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Unit & Measurement
|Angular
xdistance
2t X Frequency |[T-!
[MI2T1
frequency
[LI
Wavelength Distance
[ML2 T-/TI/[L2] [MOLT
Intensity of wave (Energy/time)/area
[MT-]/[LT] [MLT
Radiation
pressure
Intensity of wave
Speed of light
[ML-1T1
TML2 T-]/ [L
Energy density
Critical velocity
Energy/volume
Reynold's number xcoefficient of viscocity [M°L'T][ML T]
[ML-1T-1
[MOLT-1]
Mass density xradius [MLIL]
Escape velocity (2 x acceleration due to gravity xearth's |[LT-2|/2x (L]e
radius)1/2
[MOLT-]
Heat energy, Work (= Force x distance) [MLT-J [LJ [ML2 T-21
internal energy
Kinetic energy (1/2) mass x (velocity)? [M] [LT-112 [ML²T]
Potential energy Mass x acceleration due to gravity X [M] [LT-2] [L] [ML?T-]
height
Rotational 1/2 xmoment of inertia (angular [MOLOT®] [ML] x (T-]? |[ML2 T-2]
kinetic energy velocity)²
Efficiency Output work or energy MLT-] [MOLOTO]
Input work or energy MLT?]
|Angular impulse Torque x time |[ML2T-][T] [MLZT-1]
Gravitational
constant
Force x (distance) [MLT"J[L [M-LTY
mass X mass [M][M]
Planck constant Energy/frequency [ML2 T-2]/[T-1] [ML'T-1
Heat capacity, Heat energy /temperature [MLZT-21/K] [MLT-2K]
entropy
Specific heat Heat Energy
capacity
[MLZT-1/[M][K] [MOLT-2K
Mass x temperature
|Latent heat Heat energy/mass [ML2 T-21/[M] [MOL2T-?]
Thermal expansion Change in dimension
coefficient or LV[LJ[K] [MOLOK-]
|Thermal expansivity Original dimension x temperature
Thermal Heat Energy x thickness
conductivity Area x temperaturex time
[MLTJL] [MLT- K-1]
Bulk modulus or
[L'I[K][T]
(compressibility)
Volumex(Changein pressure) [L'IML'T?] [ML-1T-1
-1
Change in volume
Centripetal (Velocity)'/radius
acceleration |[LT-1/(LJ [MOLT]
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currentx currentxlength [AJ[AJ[L]
space)
Refractive index Speed of light in vacuum [LT-]/[LT-] [MOLOTO
Speed of light in medium
Wave number 2/ wavelength
Mass defect
[MOLOTO],/[L] [MOL-1TO]
(sum of masses of nucleons)- (mass of the [MJ [MLOTO]
nucleus)
Binding energy Mass defect x (speed of light in vacuum)2 [M][LT-j [MLZT-2]
of nucleus
Decay constant 0.693/half life [T-] [MOLOT-1
Resonant
(Inductancex capacitance)2 [MLT²Aj'MLTA'] [MOLOAOT-1]
frequency
Quality factor or Resonant frequency x inducatance [TJ[ML?TA] [MOLOTO]
Q- factor of coil Resistance [ML²TA]
Power of lens (Focal length)-1 [L-] TMOL-1TO]
Magnification Image distance [LI/[L] [MOL°TO]
Object distance
Fluid flow rate (/8) (pressure) x (radius) [MLTL'] [MOLT-]
(viscosity coefficient) x length [MLTJ[L]
Capacitive (Angular frequency capacitance)-1 [T-1]-1 [M-1L-2 T4A2]-1 [ML2T-3A-2]
reactance
Inductive (Angular frequency inductance) [T-][ML2 T-2A-] [ML2T-A-2]
reactance
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Which of the following system of units is not (1)electrical charge (2) energy
based on units of mass, length and time alone ? (3) power (4) force
(1) SI (2) MKS 14. One nanometer is equal to:
(3) FPS (4) CGS (1) 109 mm (2) 10-6 cm
2
Which of the following is not a fundamental (3) 10-7 cm (4) 10-9 cm
physical quantity ? 15. The units nanometre, fermi, angstrom and
(1) Mass (2) Length attometre, arranged in decreasing order will
(3) Temperature (4) Density read as:
3 Which of the following is not the name of a (1)angstrom, nanometre, fermi, attometre
physical quantity : (2) fermi, attometre, angstrom, nanometre
(1) kilogram (2) impulse (3) nanometre, angstrom, fermi, attometre
(3) energy (4) density (4) attometre,angstrom, fermi, nanometer
4. Which of the following is not a unit of time ? 16. Which is the correct unit for measuring
(1) microsecond (2) leap year nuclear radii:
(3) lunar month (4) light year (2) millimetre
(1)micron
5. Unit of energy in SI system is : (3) agnstrom (4) fermi
(1) erg (2) calorie 17. Which of the following is usually a derived
(3) joule (4)electron volt
quantity?
6 In the SI system, the unit of temperature is : (2) Velocity
(1)Mass
(1) Degree centrigrade (4)Time
(2) Degree Celsius (3) Length
(3) Kelvin 18. Temperature can be expressed as a derived
(4)Degree Fahrenheit quantity in terms of which of the following ?
7. The SI unit of momentum is : (1)Length and mass
(2) Mass and time
kg.m
(1) kg
m
(2) sec (3) Length. mass and time
(4) None of these
kg.m² (4)kg x newton 19. Which of the following sets can not enter into
(3) sec
the list of fundamental quantities in any
8 S(unit of pressure is : system of units?
(1) pascal (2) Dyne/cm²
(4) atmosphere (1) length, mass, velocity
(3) cm of Hg
9. kg m/s2 stand for the unit of :
(2) length, time, velocity
(2) acceleration (3)length, time, mass
(1) Energy (4) mass, time, velocity
(3)Force (4) Momentum
10. Nkg-1 is the unit of : 20. The density of aliquid is 1000 kg m-. Its
(1)velocity (2) energy value in CGS system :
(3) acceleration (4) force (1)1 gem-3 (2) 0.1 gcm-3
11, If the unit of length is micrometre and unit of (3) 10gcm-3 (4) 100 gcm-3
time is microsecond, the unit of velocity will 21. The surface tension of a liquid is 70 dynes/cm.
be: It may be expressed in M.K.S. system as :
(1)100 m/s (2) 10 m/s (1) 70 N/m
(3) micrometre/s (4)m/s (2) 7 x 10-2 N/m
12. The unit of power is : (3) 7x 102 N/m
(1)kilowatt (2) kilowatt-hour (4) 7 x 103 N/m
(3)dyne (4) joule
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Which pair has the same dimensions ?
22. Units of length, velocity and force are
doubled. Which of the following is correct : (1) Work and power
(1) Units of time is doubled (2) Density and relative density
(2) Unit of mass is doubled (3) Momentum and impulse
(4) Latent heat and specific heat
(3)Unit of momentum is doubled
32. Dimensions of one pair 1s Same. Identif...
(4) Unit of energy is doubled
pair:
23. If the units of length, velocity and force are (1)Torque andenergy
half,then the units of Power will be: (2)Angular momentum and work
(1)doubled (3) Energy and pressure
(2) halved (4) Light year and solar day
(3) one fourth The method of dimensional
33. analysis can be
(4)remains unaffected used to derive which of the
DIMENSIONS
relations ?
(1)Noe-t
fol owing
24. A
dimensionless quantity (2) Asin(ot + kx)
(1) Never has a unit (2) Always has a unit 1
(3) my2 +- Io2
(3)May have a unit (4) Does not exist 2
25. Aunitless quantity (4) None of the above
(1) Does not exist 34. If dimensions of Aand B are different, then
(2) Always has a nonzero dimension which of the following operation is valid ?
(3) Never has a nonzero dimension A
(1) (2) e-4/B
(4) May have a nonzero dimension B
26. Which of the following physical quantities has (3) A- B (4) A + B
neither dimensions nor unit? 35. Which of the following is incorrect statement
(1) angle (1) A
dimensionally correct equation may be
(2) Luminous intensity correct
(3) coefficient of friction (2) A dimensionally correct equation may be
(4) Electric current incorrect
27. Dimensions of relative density is (3) A dimensionally incorrect equation may
be correct
(1) kg m3 (2) [ML-]
(3)dimensionless (4) A dimensionally incorrect equation is
(4) [M² L-]
28. incorrect
Which of the following does not have 36. Which of the following is incorrect?
dimensions of length?
(1) fermi
(1) Allderived quantities may be represented
(2)micron
(3)angstrom (4) radian dimensionally in terms of the base
quantities
29. The quantity having dimension -2 in the time (2) A base quantity cannot be represented
is :
dimensionally in terms of other base
(1) force quantities
(2) pressure (3) The dimension of a derived quantity is
(3) gravitational constant never zero in any base quantity
(4) all of these (4) The dimension of a base quantity in
other
30. The dimensional formula [ML?T-2] represents : base quantities is always zero.
(1) pressure 37. If x= at + bt2, where x is in metre
andtis in
(2)linear momentum hour(hr), then unit of bwill be:
(3) power (1) m²/hr (2) m
(3) m/hr (4)m/hr?
(4) enery
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38. Aforce is given by F= at + bt², where t is time. 46. Awave is represented by
The dimensions of aand b are y=asin (At- Bx +C)
(1) [M LT-] and [MLT-4] where A, B, C are constants. The dimensions
(2) [M LT-4] and [M LT-] of A, B, Care
(3) [M L T-]and [MLT] (1) T-1, L, MOLOLO (2) T-1, L, MOL°L0
(4) [MLT-] and [MLTO] (3) T, L, M (4) T-1,L1, M-1
1
39. If S = ft3, 'f has the dimensions of 47. For 10(at+3), the dimensions of a is :
3
(1) M°L0TO (2) MOLT1
(S= distance, t =time) (3) MOLOT-1 (4) None of these
(1) [M°L-1T3] (2) [M'L'T-3] dv
(3) [MOLIT-3] 48. The equation = AT - Bv is describing the
(4) [M°L-1T-3] dt
40. The time dependence of a physical quantity P rate of change of velocity of a body falling
is given by P = Po exp(-a t), where a is a from rest in a resisting medium. The
constant andtis time. The constant a. dimensions of A and B are :
(1) is dimensionless (1) LT-3, T (2) LT-3, T-1
(2) has dimensions [T-21 (3) LT, T (4) LT, T-1
(3) has dimensions of P 49. If y represents distance and x-represents
(4) has dimensions [T21
41. Given the force F Pt-1 + Qt. Here t is time. time, dimensions of d'y are :
dy?
The unit of Pis same as that of:
(1) LT-1 (2) L2T2 (3)L2T-1 (4)LT-2
(1)displacement (2) velocity
(3) acceleration 50. If energy (E), velocity (v) and force (F), be
(4)momentum taken as fundamental quantities, then what
42. The force F, on a sphere of radius 'a' moving
in a medium with velocity v is given by are the dimensions of mass :
(1)EV2 (2) EV-2 (3) FV-1 (4) FV-2
F=6nav. The dimensions of nare : 51, Asystem has basic dimensions as density [D],
(1) [ML-1T-1] (2) [MT-1] velocity [V and area [AJ. The dimensional
(3) [ MLT-2] (4) [ML-3] representation of force in this system is :
43. The force is given in terms of time (t) and
(1) AV2D (2) A2VD (3) AVD2 (4) A°VD
displacement (x) by the equation :
F=A cos Bx + C sin Dt
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Then, the dimensions of B
are : 52. The significant digits in 200.40 are :
(1) 4 (2) 5 (3)2 (4) 3
(1) MoLoTo (2) M"LoT-1 53. Number of significant digits in 0.01230 is :
(3) M"L-1To (4) M"LT-1
(1) 3 (2) 4 (3) 5 (4) 6
44. For a body moving along X-axis, the distance 54. Which of the following has the highest
travelled by body from a reference point is
number of significant figures ?
given as function of time tas x= at? + b, where (1) 0.007 m2 (2) 2.64 x 1024 kg
a and b are constants, then the dimension of (3) 0.0006032 m² (4) 6.3200J
Wab is same asS : 55. Given P = 0.0030 m, Q = 2.40 m and
(2)distance travelled R= 3000Om, the number of significant figures
(1)speed
(3) acceleration (4)none of these in P, Qand Rare respectively :
45. In the relation y =r sin (ot - kx) the (1) 1,2,1 (2) 2, 3, 4
(3) 4, 2, 1 (4)4, 2, 4
dimensions of are :
k 56. After rounding off the number 4621 to 2
(1) [M°L1To] (2) [MOL1T-1] significant digits the value becomes :
(3) [MOLOT3] (4) [M°L1TO] (1)4600 (2)4500 (3)4700 (4) 4720
62.
(3) (22.1 +0.15) cm (4)(22.10 + 0.10) cm
The external and internal radius of a hollow
How much will be the maximum error in th respectively.
estimate of kinetic energy obtained A
cylinder are measuredto be (5.23 + 0.015)cm
and (4.89 + 0.005) cm. The thickness of the measuring mass and speed :
(1) 11% (2) 8% (3) 5% (4) 4%
wall of the cylinder is :
(1) (0.34 0.02) cm (2) (0.17 0.02) cm 71. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent
(3) (0.17 0.01) cm (4)(0.34 0.01) cm upon the resistance, current and time for
which the current is flown. If the error in
63. The resistance is R= where V= (100 ± 5) measuring the above are as 1%, 29% and 1%
I
the maximum error in measuring heat will be
volt andI =(10 + 0.2) ampere. What is the
total error in R ? (1) 2% (2) 3%
(1) 5% (2) 7 % (3) 6% (4) 1%
72. Percentage error in measuring the radius (R)
(3) 5.2% (4) |% and mass (M) of a solid sphere are 2% &1%
64.
respectively. Then error in measurement of
When a copper sphere is heated, maximum moment of inertia about to its diameter
percentage change will be observed in
2
(1) radius (2) area i.e. I=MR is :
5
(3) volume (4)none of these
65. If error in measuring diameter of a circle is (1) 3% (2) 6% (3)5% (4) 4 %
2%, the error in circumference of the circle 73. The resistance R of a wire is given by the
would be: pe
relation R = Percentage error in the
(1) 2% (2) 8% (3) 4% (4) 1%
66. The error is the measurement of volume of
measurement of p, and r is 1%,3 % and 2%
sphere is 1.5%. The error in the measurement
of its diameter is : respectively. Then the percentage error in the
(1) 1% (2) 2% (3)0.5% (4) 1.5% measurement of R is
(4)10%
(1)6% (2) 9% (3) 8%
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