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EXERCISE- 1 JEE-MAIN EXERCISE
Essentially To Be Discussed in Class
SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS
1. Significant figures in 3400 are
(A) 2 (B)5 (C) 6 (D) 7
2. The percentage eors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. How much will be
the maximum error in the estimate of kinetic enerqV obtained bymeasuring mass and speed ?
(A) 11% (B) 8% (C) 5% (D) 1%

3.
The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and the length of its side. If the maximum errors
in the measurement of mass and length are 4% and 3% respectively. the maximum eror in the measurement
of the density is
(A) 9% (B) 13% (C)12% (D) 7%

ab'
4. An experiment measures quantities a, band c,andX is calculated from X= . f the percentage error in a,
b and c are +1%, +3% and +2% respectively, the percentage error in Xwill be -
(A) +13% (B) +7% (C) +4% (D) +1%

5 Iferror in measuring diameter of a circle is 4%, the error in the radius of the circle would be
(A) 2% (B) 8% (C) 4% (D) 1%
6 Ifa, b, care the percentage errors in the measurement of A, B and C, then percentage error in ABC would be
approximately -

(A) abc (B) a+ b+c (C) ab + bc + ac abc

(D)t,
1. The diameter of a wire is measured with a screw gauze having least count 0.01 mm. Which of the following
correctly expresses the diameter
(A) 0.20 cm (B) 0.002 m (C) 2.00 mm (D) 0.2 cm

8.
While measuring acceleration due to gavity by asimple pendulum astudent makes apositive error of 1% in
the length of the pendulum and anegative error of 3% in the value of the time period. His percentage error in
the measurement of the value of g will be
(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 7% (D) 10%
9 Astudent measured the diameter of a wire using a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm and listed the
measurements. The correct measurement is -
(A)5.3 cm (B) 5.32 cm (C) 5.320 cm (D) 5.3200 cm
10. The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the length of the sides of
the plate. If the maximum error in the measurement of foce and length are respectively 4% and 2%, the
maximum error in the measurement of pressure is -
(A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 6% (D)8%
11. When acopper sphere is heated, maximum percentage changewill be observed in
(A) radius (B) area (C) volume (D) none of these

12. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the experiment is recorded as 2.63s,2.56s, 2.42s, 2.71sand
2.80s respectively. The average absolute error is
(A) 0.1s (B) 0.11s (C) 0.01s (D) 1.0s

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13. The significant digits in 200.40 are

(A)4 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3

14. Ascientist performs an experiment in order to measure a certain physical quantity and takes 100 observations.
He repeats the same experiment and takes 400 observations, by doing so
(A) The possible error remains same (B) The possible error is doubled
(C) The possible error is halved (D) The possible error is reduced to one fourth

15. Aquantity is represented by X= MLb T*. The percentage error in measurement of M, Land Tare a%, p%
and y %respectively. The percentage error in Xwould be
(A) (a a+ Bb + yc) % (B) (aa - pb + yc) % (C) (a a - Bb- yc) % (D) None of these

16. If error in measuring diameter of a circle is 4 %, the error in circumference of the circle would be i
(A) 2% (B) 8% (C) 4% (D) 1%

17. Awire has a mass (0.3+0.003) a. radius (0.5:+0.005) mm and length (6 +0.06) cm. The maximum percentage
error in the measurement of its density is -
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

18. The length of a cylinder is measured withametre rod having least count 0.1 cm. Its diameter is measured with
vernier callipers having least count 0.01 cm. Given the length is 5.0cm and diameter is 2.00cm. The percentage
error in the calculated value of volume willbe -
(A) 2% (B) 1% (C) 3% (D) 4%

19.
The volume ofa sphere is 1.76 cm² The volume of 25 such spheres taking into account the significant figure is
(A) 0.44x 10 cm3 (B) 44.0 cm3 (C) 44 cm² (D)44.00 cm

20. What is the fractional error in gcalculated from T=2r, ? Given that maximum fractional errors in T and

l are + Xand +y respectively.

(A)x + y (B) x -y (C) 2x + y (D) 2x -y)

21. Theresistance is R= where V= 100 +5 Volts and I= 10 + 0.2 amperes. What is the total error in R?

(A) 5% (B) 7% (C) 5.2%

22. The length, breadth and thickness of astrip are (10.0 ±0.1)cm, (1.00 + 0.01)
cm and (0,100 ± 0.001)cm a
respectively. The most probable eror in its volume will be
(A) + 0.03 cm3 (B) ± 0.111 cm3 (C) +0.012 cm (D) None of these

23. The external and internal radius of a hollow cylinder are measured to
be (4.23 ±0.01) cm and (3.89 + 0.01) cm.
Thethickness of the wall of the cylinder is :
(A)(0.34 t0.02)cm (B) (0.17 + 0.02)cm (C)(0.17+0.01)cm (D) (0.34 +0.01)cm
24. Theradius of a disc is 1.2 cm. Its area according to idea of
significant figures, will be given by:
(A)4.5216 cm2 (B) 4.521 cm2 (C) 4.52 cm² (D) 4.5 cm²
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25. The length(, breadth band thickness t of a block of woodwere measured with the help of a measuring scale.
The results with permissible errors are l= 15.12+0.01 cm b= 10.15 +0.01 cm, t = 5.28 +0.01 cm. Ine
percentage error in volume upto proper significant fiqures is
(A) 0.28% (B)0.36% (C) 0.48 % (D)0.64%

water by capillary tube method:

26. The following observations were taken for determiningsurface tension of
Taking g = 9.80 m
Diameter of capillary D = 1.25 x 10 m Rise of water in capillary, h=1.45 x 10 m.
in surface tension. T
s and using the relation T = (rhg/2) X 103 N/m. what is thepossible error
(D) 2.4%
(A)0.16% (B) 1.6% (C) 16%

20 oscillations of a pendulum is measured to be 25 s.

27. The least count of a stop watch is 1/5 sec. The time of
What is the maximum percentage error in this measurement
(C) 0.8%
(D) 16%
(A) 8% (B) 1%

28. Thearea of a rectangle of size 1.23 x 2.345 cm is (C) 2.88435 cm2

(A) 2.88 cm2 (B) 2.884 cm² (C) 2.9 cm2

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EXERCISE - 2 Essentially To Be Discussed in Class

SECTION-1 : SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS

1. The rad' is the correct unit used to report the measurement
of: [AIEEE 2006]
(1) the ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to produce ions in a target
(2) the energy delivered by radiation to a target
(3) the biological effect of radiation
(4) the rate of decay of a radioactive source

10 are:
2. The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023. 0.0003 and 2.1 x
[AIEEE - 2010]
(1) 4, 4, 2 (2) 5, 1, 2 (3) 5, 1, 5 (4) 5, 5, 2

3. The amount of heat produced in an electric circuit depends upon the current (1), resistance (R) and time (t).
If the error made in the measurements of the above quantities are 2% 1% and 1% respectively then the
maximum possible error in the total heat produced will be [AIEEE 2012, Online]
(1) 3% (2) 6% (3) 2% (4) 1%

4. A
student measured the length of a rod and wrote it as 3.50 cm. Which instrument did he use tomeaure it?
(1) A meter scale [JEE(Main) 2014]
(2)A vernier calliper where the 10 divisions in vernier scale matches with 9 division in main scale and main
scale has 10 divisions in 1 cm
(3) A screw gauge having 100divisions in the circular scale and pitch as lmm
(4) A screwgauge having 50 divisions in the circular scale and pitch as lmm
5. The current voltage relation of diode is given by I = (el000 VT 1) mA, where the applied voltage Vis in volts
and the temperature T is in degree Kelvin. If a student makes an error measuring +0.01 V while measuring
the current of 5 mA at 300 K, what will be the error in the value of current in mA ? [JEE(Main) - 2014]
(1)0.2 mA (2)0.02 mA (3) 0.5 mA (4)0.05 mA
6. An experiment is performed to obtain the valueof acceleration due to gravityg by using a simple pendulum
of length L. In this experiment timefor 100 oscillations is measured byusing a watch of 1second least count
andthe value is 90.0 seconds. The length L is measured by using a meter scale of least
count 1 mm and
the value is 20.0 cm. The error in the determination of g would be : (JEE(Main) 2014, Online]
(1) 1.7% (2) 2.7% (3) 4.4% (4)2.27%
7. In the experiment of calibration of voltmeter, astandard cell of e.m.f.
1.1 volt is balanced against 440 cm
of potentiometer wire. The potential difference across the
ends of resistance is found to balance against
220 cm of the wie. The correspondingreading of voltmeter is 0.5 volt.
The error in the reading of voltmeter
will be:
(1) 0.15 volt (2) 0.5 volt [JEE(Main) 2014, Onlinel
(3) 0.15 volt (4) 0.05 volt

8. The priod of oscillation of a simple pendulum is T = 2r,

g
Measured value of L is 20.0 cm known
to imm
accuracy and time for 100 oscillations of the
The accuracy in thedetermination of g is
pendulum is tound to be 90s using a wrist watch of
ls resulution.
(1) 2% (2) 3% (3) 1%
[JEE(Main) - 2015]
(4) 5%
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Astudent measures the time period of 100oscillations of a simple pendulum four times. The data set is 90 s.
91s,95 sand 92 s. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is 1s, then the reported mean time should be:
(JEE(Main) -2016]
(1)92+2 s (2) 92 +5.0 s (3) 92 t1.8 s (4) 92 + 3s

10. The following observations were taken for determining surface tension T of water by capillary method:
diameter of capillary, D = 1.25 x 10* m rise of water, h = 1.45 x 10 m.
rhg
Using, g = 9.80 m/s and the simplified relation T= 2 -x10°N/m, the possible error in surface tension is
closest to : [JEE(Main) - 2017]
(1) 1.5% (2) 2.4% (3) 10% (4) 0.15%

11. A physical quantity P is described by the relation

P=a2 b² c d
If the relative errors in the measurement of a, b, c and d respectively, are 2%, 1%, 3% and 5%. then the
relative error in P will be: [JEE(Main) 2017, Online]
(1) 32% (2) 12% (3) 25% (4) 8%

cube and its

12. The densityof a material in the shape of a cube is determined by measuringthree sides of the
mass. If the relative errors in measuring the mass and length are respectively 1.5% and 1%, the maximum
error in determining the density is: [JEE(Main) 2018]
(1) 2.5% (2)3.5% (3) 4.5% (4) 6%

t 0.1 cm and
13. The diameter and height of a cylinder are measured by a meter scale to be 12.6
34.2 + 0.1 cm, respectively. What will be the value of its volume in appropriate significant figures ?
[JEE(Main) 2019, Online]

(1) 4260 ± 80 cm3 (2) 4300 ± 80 cm (3) 4264.4 ± 81.0 cm (4) 4264 + 81 cm³

mneasured as (10.00 + 0.10) kg and

14. In the density measurement of a cube, the mass and edge length are [JEE(Main) 2019, Online]
(0.10 ± 0.01) m, respectively. The eror in the measurement of density is :
(1) 0.10 kam³ (2) 0.31 kg/m³ (3) 0.07 kg/m (4) 0.01 kg/m

rotations, it moves by 3 mm on the main scale. If

there are 50
15. It the Screw on ascrew-gauge is given six (JEE(Main) 2020, Online]
divisions on the circular scale the least count of the screw gauge is :
(2) 0.001 cm (3) 0.02 mm (4) 0.01l cm
(1) 0.001 mm
divisions
callipers is 1 mm. Its vernier scale is divided into 10
16. The least count of the main scale of a vernier vernier
When jaws are touching each other, the 7th division of
and coincide with 9 divisions of themain scale. of
the zero of vernier scale is lying right side of the zero
scale coincides with a division of main scale and the vernier scale between
measure length of acylinder the zero of
main scale. When this vernier is used to cylinder is:
with a main scale division. The length of the
3.1 cm and 3.2 cm and 4th ySD coincides [JEE(Main) 2020, Online]
(VSD is vernier scale division) (3) 3.2 cm (4) 3.07 cm
(1) 3.21 cm (2) 2.99 cm
cross-section with the help of a vernier scale
17. measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular
A student average of these four
records the following four readings 5.50
mm, 5.55 mm, 5,45 mm; 5.65 mm. The average diameter
0.07395 mm. The
5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is
readings is
recorded as :
of the pencil should therefore be [JEE(Main) 2020, Online]
(2) (5.538 ± 0.074) mm
(1) (5.5375 + 0.0739) mm (4) (5.5375 + 0.0740) mm
(3) (5.54 ± 0.07) mm
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18. Osing screwgauge of pitch 0.1 cm and 50divisions on its circular scale, the
It should comectly be recorded as :
[JEE(Main) 2020, Onlinel
(1) 2.123 cm (2) 2.125 cm (3) 2.121 cm (4) 2.124 cm

19. A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its circular scale. The circular scale is 4 units ahead of the pitch scal
marking, prior to use. Upon one complete rotation of the circular scale, a displacement of 0.5 mm is noticedon
the pitch scale. The nature of zero error involved, and the least count of the screw gauge,are respectively:
[JEE(Main) 2020, Onlinel
(1) Negative, 2 um (2) Positive, 10um
(3) Positive, 0.1 um (4) Positive, 0.1 mm

20. An object is located at 2 km beneath the surface of the water. If the fractional compression AV is 1.36%
, the ratio of hydraulic stress to the corresponding
(Given: density of water is 1000 ka m and g= 9.8
hydraulic strain will be
ms.]
(1) 1.96 × 10" Nm2 (JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
(2) 1.44 x10 Nm-2 (3) 2.26 x 10 Nm2 (4) 1.44 x 10 Nm2
21. satellite is launched into a circular orbit of radius R around
A
circular orbit of radius 1.02 R. The percentage difference in earth, while a second satellite is launched intoa
the time periods of the two satellites is
(1) 1.5 (2) 2.0 (3) 0.7
(JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
(4) 3.0
22. Assertion A :If in five complete rotations of the circular
gauge is 5 mm scale, the distance travelled on main scale of the
and there are 50 total divisions on circular screw
scale, then least count is 0.001 cm.
Pitch
Reason R:Least Count =
Total divisions on circular scale
In the light of the above statements,
choose the most appropriate answer from the
options given below:
(1)A is not correct but R is correct. (JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
(2) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct
explanation of A.
(3) A is correct but R is not correct.
(4) Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct
explanation of A.

23. The time period of a simple pendulum is given by T=2T The measured value of the
length of pendulum
is 10 cm known to a 1mm accuracy.
The time tor 200oscillations of the
using a clock of 1s resolution. The percentage pendulum is found to be 100 socond
' .The value of 'x to the nearest integer is: accuracy in the etermination of g' using this Dendulum is

(1) 2% (2) 3% (3) 5% [JEE(Main)

(4) 4%
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24. One main scale division of avernier callipers is
'a' cm and n division of the vernier scale
(n - 1)th division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in mm is :
coincido s,.6h
[JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
10na 10a n-1
(1) 10a
(n-1) (2) (3) (4)
(n -1) 10n
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25. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is T = 2n Measured value of 'L' is 1.0 m from meter

scale having a minimum division of 1 mm and time of onecomplete oscillation is 1.95 smeasured frorm stopwatch
of 0.01 sresolution. The percentage error in the determination of 'a will be:
(JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
(2) 1.03% (3) 1.33% (4) 1.30%
(1) 1.13%

When nothing is put

26. The pitch of the screw gauge is Imm and there are 100 divisions on the circular scale.
divisions below the reference line. When a wire is
in between the jaws, the zero of the circular scale lies 8
visible while 72nd division on circular scale
placed between the jaws, the first linear scale division is clearlu
coincideswith the reference line. The radius of the wire is
(JEE(Main) 202 1, Online]
(2) 0.82 mm (3) 1.80 mm (4) 0.90 mm
(1) 1.64 mm

MgL
The value of g is taken to
27. Astudent determined Young'sModulus of elasticity using the formula Y = 4bd'8
following.
be9.8 m/s, without any significant error, his observation are as
Observed value
Physical Least count of the Equipment
used for measurement
Quantity
1g 2 kg
Mass (M)
1mm 1m
Length of bar (L)
0.1 mm 4cm
Breadth of bar (b)
0.01 mm 0.4 cm
Thickness of bar (d)
0.01 mm 5 mm
Depression (8)
of Y is :
[JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
Then the fractional error in the measurement
(3)0.155 (4) 0.083
(1)0.0083 (2) 0.0155
QUESTIONS
SECTION-2 : NUMERICAL ANSWER BASED
measuring its mass and its diameter. The maximum error
28. The density of a solid metal sphere is determined by
diameter are
X
relative errors in measuring the mass and the
in the density of the sphere is 100 %. If the
6.0% and 1.5% respectively, the value of x is. (JEE(Main) 2020, Online]

error in R is 'x' %. The

29. The resistance R= where ä =(50 t 2)V and I = (20 +0.2)A. The percentage

value of 'x to the nearest integer is [(JEE(Main) 2021, Online]

volume is
± 0.85) cm. Suppose the percentage error in its
30. The radius of a sphere is measured to be (7.50
X. The value of x. to the nearest x, is_
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speed of 286 kmns. The shift in the wavelength

of a red line
31. A galaxy is moving away from the earth at a nearest integer, is
x, to the
at 630 nm is xx 10-10m. The value of (JEE(Main) 2021, Online)
ms]
[Take the value of speed of light c, as 3 x 10

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32. Student A and StudentB used two screw gauges of equal pitch and 100 equal circular divisions to measve
the radius of a given wire. The actual value of the radius of the wire is 0.322 cm. The absolute value of the
differencebetween the final circular scale readings observed by the students A and B is
(Figureshows position of reference "O when jaws of screw gauge are closed]
Given pitch = 0.1 cm. [JEE(Main) 2021, Online]
TO

10 T
90 92 95
Screw gauge Screw gauge
(A) (B)

33. The acceleration due to gravity is found upto an accuracy of 4% on a planet. The energy supplied to a simple
pendulum to known mass 'm' to undertake oscillations of time period T is being estimated. If time period i
measured to an accuracy of 3%, the accuracy to which E is known as .%.
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34. The diameter of a spherical bob is measured using a vernier callipers. 9 divisions of the main scale, in the
vernier calipers, are equal to 10divisions of vernier scale. One main scale division is 1mm. The main scale
reading is 10mm and 8h division of vernier scale was found to coincide exactlywith one of the mainscale
division.X 10-
If thecm.
given vernier callipers has positive zero error of 0.04 cm, then the radius of the bob is
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ANSWERS
EXERCISE-1

Que. 10 11 12 13 14 15

D C B D A
Ans. A B B A B C
25 26 27 28
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24
D B B A
Ans. C D D C B A A

EXERCISE-2
SINGLE CHOICE CORRECT QUESTIONS
11 12 13 14 15
10
Que. 1 1 2 2
2 2 1 2 4 2 1 1
Ans. 3 2
21 22 26 27
16 17 18 1920
Que. 2 2
4 4 1 2 4 1
Ans. 4 3 4 2

NUMERICAL ANSWER BASED QUESTIONS

32. (13) 33. (14) 34. (52)
28. (1050) 29. (5) 30. (34) 31. (6)

EXERCISE-3 7. (B) 8. (C)

4. (CD) 5. (D) 6. (D)
1. (A) 2. (D) 3. (D)
9. (0.69) 10. (C)

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