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The document discusses significant figures and uncertainty in measurement. It addresses key concepts like accuracy vs precision, calculating percentage uncertainty, and determining the number of significant figures. Some key points covered include: 1) Precision refers to the closeness of repeated measurements while accuracy is the closeness to the true value; 2) Percentage uncertainty is determined by adding the percentage errors when quantities are multiplied or divided, and by subtracting them when added; 3) The number of significant figures retained in a calculation is dependent on the measurement with the lowest number of significant figures.

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The document discusses significant figures and uncertainty in measurement. It addresses key concepts like accuracy vs precision, calculating percentage uncertainty, and determining the number of significant figures. Some key points covered include: 1) Precision refers to the closeness of repeated measurements while accuracy is the closeness to the true value; 2) Percentage uncertainty is determined by adding the percentage errors when quantities are multiplied or divided, and by subtracting them when added; 3) The number of significant figures retained in a calculation is dependent on the measurement with the lowest number of significant figures.

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SIGNIFICANT FIGURES & UN-CERTAINTY

1. The closeness of measured with known value is known as _____________


(a) accuracy (b) precision
(c) error (d) un-certainty
2. The closeness of all reading with each others is known as
(a) accuracy (b) precision
(c) error (d) un-certainty
3. The instrument having low least count is said to have ________
(a) more precision (b) less precision
(c) more accurate (d) less accurate
4. The accuracy of measurement can be understood from
(a) absolute uncertainty (b) percentage uncertainty
(c) relative uncertainty (d) both b and c
5. The precision of measurement can be understood from
(a) absolute uncertainty (b) percentage uncertainty
(c) relative uncertainty (d) both b and c
6. Which of the following is more precise
(a) 23.3 (b) 2.456
(c)1.452 (d) 2.1234
7. Which of the following is more accurate
(a) 12.34 (b) 124.5
(c) 12.345 (d) 1.23
8. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1 %, then the error in the
measurement of volume will be
(a) 8% (b) 5%
(c) 3% (d) 1%

9. The radius of a sphere is measured to be (4.0±0.2 ) cm the maximum percentage


error in the measurement of the volume of the sphere is 

(a) 18% (b) 15%

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(c) 20% (d) 1%

10. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3%,
respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimation of KE

(a) 8% (b) 15%


(c) 20% (d) 10%

11. The time of 25 oscillations of a simple pendulum is measured to be 50.0s by a watch


of least count 0.1s. The percentage error in time is

(a) 8% (b) 15%


(c) 0.2% (d) 0.5%
12. The percentage un-certainty are added in _____________ operation .
(a) addition (b) multiplication
(c) division (d) both b & C
13. Determine the percentage un-certainty in area of sphere , if its radius is measured
to be 2m , with a least count of 0.01m
(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 0.5%
14. Which of following contains least number of significant
(a) 0.000500 (b) 123.52 (c) 560000 (d) 0.003004
15. In which of the following zero’s can not be treated as significant
I. 0.0005 II. 5.0000
III. 56000 IV. 0.00500
(a) I only (b) III only (c) III & IV (d) I & III
16. The time period of oscillatory motion is recorded as 23456 seconds with a stop
watch of least count of 10seconds, then recorded value contains _____ significant
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 2
17. The number of significant figures in 600 m is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4.
18. Which of the following is false regarding significant figures ?
(a) All non-zero digits are significant.
(b) The zeros appearing in the middle of a number are significant while those at the end
of a number without a decimal point are ambiguous.
(c) The powers of 10 are counted while counting the number of significant figures.

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(d) Greater the number of significant figures in a measurement, smaller is the percentage
error

19. The number of significant figures in 0.01020 is


(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6.

20. The number of significant figures in 0.900 is


(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4.
21. When 9.525 is rounded off to give three significant figures, then it is equal to

(a) 9.53 (b) 9.52 (c) 10 (d) 9.5250.

22. When 9.535 is rounded off to give three significant figures, then it is equal to

(a) 9.53 (b) 9.52 (c) 9.54 (d) 9.5250.


23. Which of the following observed readings is the most precise ?

(a) 5678 s (b) 567.8 s (c) 56.78 s (d) 5.678 s.


24. A physical quantity is represented by X = Ma Lb T–c. . If percentage errors in the
measurements of M, L and T are α%, β% and γ% respectively, then total
percentage error is
(a) (αa + βb – γc)% (b) (αa + βb + γc)%
(c) (αa – βb – γc)% (d) 0%.

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