ZION AND ALWIN GROUP OF SCHOOLS
GRADE -XI Chapter -1 UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
ASSIGNMENT QUESTIONS
1. Dimensions of 1/ μ0𝜀0 should be equal to
2. The equation of state for real gas is given by (P =a/v2) (V-b) = RT. The dimension of the
constant a is
3. In the formula X = 3YZ2, X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and magnetic
induction respectively. The dimensions of Y in MKS system are ……………
4. A force is given by: F a t + b t 2 (where t is time). What are the dimensions of a and b?
5. Obtain dimensional formula for universal gravitational constant (G), Planck’s constant
(h) and universal gas constant (R).
6. Centripetal force acting on any particle moving in a circular path depends on its mass
(m), velocity (v) and radius of circular path(r), Establish dimensionally for relation of
centripetal force.
7. An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions
does he view for muscle
8. Imagine a system of unit in which the unit of mass is 10 kg , length is 1 km and time is 1
min. Then, 1 J in this system is equal to
9. [L2M1T-2] are the dimensions of
10.The force F acting on a body of density d are related by the relation F= y /√d. The
dimensions of y are
11.The ratio of the dimensions of Planck's constant to that of moment of inertia is the
dimensions of
12.If P,Q and R are physical quantities having different dimensions, which of the following
combinations can never be a meaningful quantity?
(a) (P-Q) /R (b) PQ/R (C )PQ-R (D) (PR-Q2)/R
13.The velocity of a particle (v) at an instant t is given by v=at+bt2 the dimension of b is
14.The quantities which have the same dimensions as those of solid angle are:
15.The mechanical quantity, which has dimensions of reciprocal of mass (M−1) is
(a) angular momentum (b) coefficient of thermal conductivity
(c ) torque (d) gravitational constant
16.Plane angle and solid angle have
17.The area of a rectangular field (in m2) of length 55.3 m and breadth 25 m after rounding
off the value for correct significant digits is
18.Planck's constant (h), speed of light in vacuum (c) and Newton's gravitional constant (G)
are three fundamental constants. Which of the following combinations of these has the
dimension of length ?
19.If dimension of critical velocity Vc of a liquid flowing through a tube are expressed as
[𝝶x𝝆yrz] where 𝝶, 𝝆 and r are the coefficient of viscosity of liquid, density of liquid and
radius of the tube respectively, then the values of x,y and z are given by
20. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) are chosen as the fundamental quantities, the
dimensional formula of surface tension will be
Dimension of surface tension = [ E V-2T-2]
21.The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of
the constant of proportionality are
22.Which two of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions ?
1. Energy density
2. Refractive index
3. Dielectric constant
4. Young's modulus
5. Magnetic field
23.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
24.Taking into account of the significant figures, what is the value of 9.99m−0.0099m
25.The density of a material in CGS system of units is 4 g cm−3. In a system of units in
which unit of length is 10 cm and unit of mass is 100 g, the value of density of material
will be
CHAPTER 2 - MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE
1. A jet lands on an aircraft carrier at 63 m/s. What is its acceleration in m/s² if it stops in 2.0 s?
2. A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s² while moving down an inclined plane
9.00 m long. What is the speed of the ball in m/s at the bottom of the first plane?
3. A golf ball is released from rest from the top of a very tall building. Calculate the position in
m of the ball after 2.00 s.
4. A particle moves along the x-axis. Its position is given by x=2.00+3.00t−4.00t2x = 2.00 +
3.00 t - 4.00t2x = 2.00+3.00t−4.00t2. Determine its velocity in m/s when it returns to the
position it had at t=0
5. A truck starts from rest, accelerates at 2.00 m/s² until it reaches 20.0 m/s. Then it travels for
20.0 s at that speed. Then it stops uniformly at 5.00 s. What is the average velocity?
6. A uniformly moving cricket ball is turned back by hitting it with a bat for a very short time
interval. Show the variation of its acceleration with time. (Take acceleration in the backward
direction as positive).
7. Give examples of one-dimensional motion where:
(a) The particle moving along positive x-direction comes to rest periodically and moves forward.
(b) The particle moving along the positive x-direction comes to rest periodically and moves
backward.
8. Give an example of a motion where x > 0, v < 0, a > 0 at a particular instant.
9. An object falling through a fluid is observed to have acceleration given by a = g – bv, where g
= gravitational acceleration and b is constant. After a long time, it falls with constant speed.
What must be the value of constant speed?
10.A bird is flying to and fro between two cars moving towards each other on a straight
road. One car has speed = 18 m/h, other = 27 m/h. Birds fly from one car to another at 36
km/h. The cars are initially 36 km apart.
11.A man runs across rooftops. Height difference = 9 m, horizontal distance = 10 m,
horizontal speed = 9 m/s. Can he make it?
12. A ball is dropped from 45 m. Another is thrown up at 40 m/s. Calculate the relative
speed as a function of time.
13.A man is on top of a building 100 m high. Two balls thrown vertically, one at t = 0,
second later. Vertical gap = 15 m at t = 2 s. Find time gap and velocity.
14.A truck on a straight road starts from rest, accelerating at 2.00 m/s² until it reaches a
speed of 20.0 m/s. Then it travels for 20.0 s at constant speed until the brakes are applied,
stopping the truck in a uniform manner in an additional 5.00 s. How long in seconds is
the truck in motion?
15.Two parallel rail tracks run north–south. Train A moves north at 54 km/h, train B moves
south at 90 km/h. What is the velocity of ground with respect to B in m/s?
16.A car moving at 60 km/h comes to a stop in 4.0 s. What was its deceleration?
17.A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s² while moving down an inclined plane
9.00 m long. It then rolls up another plane and stops after moving 15.0 m. How many
seconds does it take to roll down the first plane?
18.A ball starts from rest and accelerates at 0.500 m/s² while moving down an inclined plane
9.00 m long. When it reaches the bottom, it rolls up a second plane 15.0 m long and
comes to rest. What is the ball’s speed at 8.00 m along the second plane?
19.A bus starts from rest with an acceleration of 1 m/s². A man who is 48 meters behind the
bus with a uniform velocity of 10 m/s tries to catch it. What is the minimum time after
which he catches the bus?
