SABHYA ACADEMY

24 BLOCK TILAK NAGAR

UNITS AND MEASUREMENT

Class 11 - Physics

DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS (MCQ)

1. Which of the following physical quantity has the dimension of [ML2T-3]?

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a) Pressure b) Work

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c) Impulse d) Power
2. In SI system the fundamental units are

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a) meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, b) meter, Newton, second, ampere, Kelvin,
mole and watt

c) meter, kilogram, second, coulomb, Kelvin,

mole, candela and horse power
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d) meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin,

mole and candela
3. The dimensions of torque are:
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a) [MLT-1] b) [ML2T2]

c) [ML2T-2] d) [M2L2T-2]

4. The dimensions of strain are:

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a) ML-1T-2 b) it is dimensionless

c) L2 d) L
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5. Which of the following have same dimensions?

a) torque and force b) potential energy and force

c) Planck's constant and momentum d) torque and potential energy

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6. Which of the following pair does not have similar dimensions?

a) angle and strain b) stress and pressure

c) tension and surface tension d) Planck's constant and angular momentum

7. Dimensions of electrical resistance are

a) [ML2T-3A-1] b) [ML2T-3A-2]

c) [ML-1T3A2] d) [ML3T3A-2]

8. The unit of permittivity of free space ε is

0

a) newton-metre2/coulomb2 b) coulomb2/newton-metre2

c) coulomb/newton-metre d) coulomb2/(newton-metre)2

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 9. _________ are units of physical quantity that can be expressed as a combination of fundamental physical quantities.

a) Complex units b) Basic units

c) Derived units d) None of these

10. Dimensions of coeffcient of viscosity are:

a) [ML-3T-4] b) [MT2]

c) [ML-1T-1] d) [ML-1T-2]

11. Which pairs do not have equal dimensions?

a) Force and impulse b) Elastic modulus and pressure

c) Energy and torque d) Angular momentum and Planck's constant

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12. Which of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions?

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i. energy density
ii. refractive index

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iii. dielectric constant
iv. Young's modulus
v. magnetic field

a) iii and v
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b) ii and iv

c) i and iv d) i and v
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13. Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimension of mass M, of length L, of time T and of current I,
would be

a) [ML2T-1I-1] b) [ML2T-2]
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c) [ML2T-3I-1] d) [ML2T-3I-2]

14. Which of the following quantities measured from different inertial reference frames are same?

a) Force b) Displacement
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c) Velocity d) Kinetic energy

15. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three?
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a) Product of voltage and charge per unit b) Energy per unit volume
volume

c) Angular momentum d) Force per unit area

16. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given by MaLbTc, then the physical quantity will be

a) Force if a = 0, b = -1, c = -2 b) Velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = -1

c) Pressure if a = 1, b = -1, c = -2 d) Acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = -2

17. Which of the following dimensions will be the same as that of time?

a) C

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b) L

c) R

L
d) LC

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18. Planck's constant (h), speed of light in vacuum (c) and Newton's gravitational constant (G) are three fundamental
constants. Which of the following combinations of these has the dimension of length?
−−
a) √ hc
b) √hG

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G c

−−−
c) √hG

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d) √
Gc

3/2
c h

19. The dimensions of Planck's constant equal to that of

a) power b) angular momentum

c) momentum d) energy
20. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by v = , where a, b and c are constants. The dimensions of a, b
b
at +
t+c

and c are

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a) [LT-2] , [LT] and [L] b) [L2], [T] and [LT-2]

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c) [LT-2], [L] and [T] d) [L], [LT] and [LT-2]

21. The force F is given in terms of time t and displacement x by the equation F = A cos Bx + C sin Dt. The dimensional

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formula of D

B
is:

a) [M0L0T0]

c) [M0L-1T0] AD
b) [M0LT-1]

d) [M0L0T-1]

22. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities does not have same dimensional formula?
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a) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant b) Work and torque

c) Tension and surface tension d) Impulse and linear momentum

23. A book with many printing errors contains four different formulas for the displacement y of a particle undergoing a
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certain periodic motion. Choose the correct formula

a) y = a sin 2πt

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b) y = a sin vt

c) y = (a/T) sin t/a d) y = a sin 2 π t

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24. Given that the displacement of an oscillating particle is given by y = A sin(Bx + Ct + D). The dimensional formula for
(ABCD) is:

a) [M0L-1T-1] b) [M0L0T0]
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c) [M0L-1T0] d) [M0L0T-1]

25. If the energy (E), velocity (v) and force (F) be taken as fundamental quantity, then the dimensions of mass will be:

a) Fv-1 b) Ev-2

c) Ev2 d) Fv-2

26. The dimensional formula of magnetic flux is

a) ML2T-1A3 b) [ML2T-2A-1]

c) [ML0T-2A-2] d) [M0L-2T-2A-2]

27. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) are chosen as the fundamental quantities, the dimensional formula of surface
tension will be

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 a) [EV-1T-2] b) [EV-2T-1]

c) [EV-2T-2] d) [E-2V-1T-3]

28. According to Newton, the viscous force acting between liquid layers of area A and velocity gradient Δv
is given by
Δx

, where η is constant called coefficient of viscosity. The dimensional formula of η is

Δv
F = −ηA
Δx

a) [ML-2T-2] b) [M0L0T0]

c) [ML-1T-1] d) [ML2T-2]

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

29. Give an example of a physical quantity which has a unit but no dimensions.
30. Do all physical quantities have dimensions? If no, name three physical quantities that are dimensionless.

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31. If the units of force and length each are doubled, then how many times would the unit of energy be affected?

32. Name two physical quantities having the dimensions [ML2T-2].

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33. Give an example of a constant which has no unit.
34. Can a quantity have dimensions but still has no units?
35. Can a quantity have units but still be dimensionless?
36. Find out the dimensions of universal gravitational constant used in Newton's law of gravitation.

units?
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37. If the unit of force is 100 N, unit of length is 10 m and unit of time is 100 s. What is the unit of mass in this system of

Main concept used: After writing dimensions of given physical quantities, then co-relate them.
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38. Write three physical quantities having dimensions [ML2T-2].
39. What are the dimensions of rate of flow?
40. Does the magnitude of a physical quantity depend on the system of units chosen?
41. Write two examples of non-dimensional constants.
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42. Name the constant whose dimensions are same as that of angular momentum?
43. Can a quantity have different dimensions in different systems of units?
44. Distinguish between the dimensions and unit of a physical quantity.
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45. What are the dimensional formulae of the following:

i. pressure
ii. power
iii. density
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iv. angle?
46. Calculate the dimensions of force and impulse taking velocity, density and frequency as basic quantities.
47. Explain the statement clearly "To call a dimensional quantity large or small is meaningless without specifying a standard
for comparison". In view of this, reframe the following statements wherever necessary
i. Atoms are very small objects.
ii. A jet plane moves with great speed.
iii. The mass of Jupiter is very large.
iv. The air inside this rooms contains a large number of molecules.
v. A proton is much more massive than an electron.
vi. The speed of the sound is much smaller than the speed of light.

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48. In the equation: y = a sin (ωt - kx), t and x stand for time and distance respectively. Obtain the dimensional formula for ω
and k.
49. If slap times speed equals power, what will be the dimensional equation for slap?

50. Name the physical quantity whose dimensional formula as follow: MT-2
51. Are all constants dimensionless?
52. Write the dimensional formula of (i) stress (ii) coefficient of viscosity.
53. Deduce the dimensional formulae of the physical quantity of Specific heat.
54. Name the physical quantity whose dimensional formula as follow: ML2T-3
55. Justify L + L = L and L - L = L.
56. Deduce the dimensional formulae of the physical quantity of Boltzmann's constant.
57. Deduce the dimensional formula of the physical quantity of Heat.

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58. Deduce the dimensional formulae of the physical quantity of Universal gas constant.

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59. Deduce the dimensional formula for the given physical quantity Power?

60. Name the physical quantity whose dimensional formula as follow: ML-1T-1

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61. Deduce the dimensional formulae for the physical quantity Planck's constant.
62. Which of the following has the same dimensions as Planck's constant: Torque, gravitational constant and angular
momentum?
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63. Deduce the dimensional formulae of the physical quantity of Coefficient of thermal conductivity.
64. Deduce the dimensional formula for the physical quantity Young's modulus.
65. In the relation p = (a/b)e , p is the pressure, z is the distance, and θ is the temperature. What is the dimensional
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−(az/θ)

formula of b?
66. The displacement of a progressive wave is represented by y = A sin(ωt - kx), where x is distance and t is time. Write the
dimensional formula of
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i. ω and
ii. k.
67. Find the dimensional formulae of
i. charge
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ii. potential
iii. resistance
iv. capacitance.
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68. Distinguish between dimensional and non-dimensional constants.

69. The period of vibration of a tuning fork depends on the length l of its prong, density d and Young's modulus Y of its
material. Deduce an expression for the period of vibration on the basis of dimensions.
70. The velocity v of water waves depends on the wavelength λ , density of water ρ and the acceleration due to gravity g.
Deduce by the method of dimensions the relationship between these quantities.
71. Read the text carefully and answer the questions:
All quantities in mechanics are represented in terms of base units of length, mass and time. Additional base unit of
temperature (kelvin) is used in heat and thermodynamics. In magnetism and electricity, the additional unit of electric
current is ampere.
(i) The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are:

a) [ML-3T2] b) [ML2T-3]

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 c) [M-1L3T-2] d) [M2L2T-2]

(ii) The coefficient of thermal conductivity has the dimensions

a) [MLT-3K-1] b) [ML-1T-3K-1]

c) [ML-1T3K3] d) [MLT-3K]

(iii)Dimensions of resistance are

a) [M2LT-3A-1] b) [ML2T-3A-1]

c) [MLT-3A-1] d) [ML2T-3A]

(iv)Given, force = α

3
Density+β

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a) [M2L4T-2], [M1/3L-1] b) [M2L-2T-2], [ML-2]

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c) [M2L-2T-2], [M1/3L-1] d) [ML2T-2], [ML-1/3]

(v) Which of the following has unit but no dimension?

a) Relative velocity b) Angle

c) Strain

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