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UNIT DIMENSIONS AND ERRORS 1. One nanometre is equal to a) 109 mm

b) 10-6 mm

c) 10-7 mm

d) 10-9 mm

2.

A micron is related to centimetre as b) 1 micron = 10-6 cm a) 1 micron = 10-8 cm The SI unit of universal gas constant (R) is a) Watt K-1 mol-1 b) N K-1 mol-1 Stefan's constant has the unit b) kg sec-3 K-4 a) Joule metre-2 K-4 The unit of temperature in S.I. system is a) Degree centigrade b) Degree Celsius Joule X sec is the unit of a) energy

c) 1 micron = 10-5 cm

d) 1 micron = 10-4 cm

3.

c) J K-1 mol-1

d) erg K-1 mol-1

4.

c) Watt metre-2 K-4

d) Newton metre sec-1 K-4

5.

c) Kelvin

d) Degree Fahrenheit

6.

b) momentum

c) angular momentum

d) power

7.

The dimensional formula for latent heat is b) M L T-2 a) M L2 T-2

c) M L2 T-2

d) M L2 T-1

8.

The dimensional formula for r.m.s. (root mean square) velocity is a) M L T-1 b) M L T-2 c) M L T-1 The dimensions of electrical conductivity are b) M L3 T3 A2 a) M-1 L-3 T3 A2

d) M L T--3

9.

c) M L3 T-3 A-2

d) M2 L3 T-3 q2

10. If C and R denote the capacity and resistance, the dimensions of CR are a) M L T-1 b) M1 L T c) M L T d) not expressible of MLT.

11. The dimension of universal Gravitational constant is a) M-2 b) M-1 L3 T-2 12. The dimensions of voltage in terms of MLTA are b) M L2 T-3A-2 a) M L2 T3A-1

c) M-1 L-3 T-2

d) M L2 T-2

c) M L2 T-3A-1

d) M L2 T-3A1

13. E, m, J and G denote energy, mass, angular momentum and gravitational constant respectively. Then the dimension of E J2 / m5 G2 are a) angle b) length c) mass d) time 14. From the equation tan = v 2 / rg , one can obtain the angle of banking for a cyclist taking a curve. The symbols have their usual meanings. We can say that it is a) both dimensionally and numerically correct b) neither numerically nor dimensionally correct c) dimensionally correct only d) numerically correct only

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15. The dimensional formula for impulse is same as the dimensional formula for a) momentum b) force c) rate of change of momentum d) torque 16. A dimensionally consistent relation for the volume V of a liquid of co-efficient of viscosity h flowing per second through a tube of radius r and length l and having a pressure difference p across its end is a) V = p r 4 / 8l b) V = l / 8 p r 4 c) V = 8 p l / r 4 d) V = p l / 8 l r 4

17. The dimensions of the quantities in one (or more) of the following pairs are the same. Identify the pairs a) Torque and work b) Angular momentum and work c) Energy and Young's modulus d) Light year and wavelength 18. L, C and R represent physical quantities - inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively. The combinations which have the dimensions of frequency are a) 1/RC b) R/L c) 1/

LC

d) C/L

19. The velocity v ( in cm/sec ) of a particle is given in terms of time t ( in sec ) by the equation, v = at + c are a a) b) c) d) L LT2 LT -2 L
2

b . The dimensions of a, b and t +c

b T LT L LT

c LT2 L T T2

20. The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as p +

a (V b ) = RT .Here, P is the pressure, V the volume, T the V2

d) M 0 L6 T 0

absolute temperature, and a, b, R are constants. The dimensions of 'a' are a) M L5 T 2 b) M L1 T 2 c) M 0 L3 T 0

21. The number of particles is given by

n = D

n2 n1 crossing a unit area to X-axis in unit time, where x2 x1

d) M 0 L2 T 1

n1 and n2 are number of particles per unit volume for the value of x meant to x2 and x1, find dimensions of D called as diffusion constant a) M 0 L T 2 b) M 0 L2 T 4 c) M 0 L T 3

22. If V denotes the potential difference across the plates of a capacitor of capacitance C, the dimensions of CV2 are a) Not expressible in MLT b) M L T 2 c) M 2 L T 1 d) M L2 T 2 i2 are

23. If L denotes the inductance of an inductor through which a current i is flowing, the dimensions of L a) M L2 T 2 b) Not expressible in MLT c) M L T 2

d) M 2 L2 T 2

24. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. Then error in the measurement of volume is a) 1% b) 5% c) 3% d) 8% 25. If a physical quantity is represented by X = Ma Lb T -c and if percentage error in the measurement of M, L and T are % ,% and % respectively, then total percentage error is a) ( a b + c)% b) ( a + b + c)% c) (a b c) % d) None of these

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26. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three ? a) Energy per unit volume b) Force per unit area c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume d) Angular momentum per unit mass 27. A spherical body of mass m and radius r is allowed to fall in a medium of viscosity h. The time in which the velocity of the body increases from zero to 0.63 times the terminal velocity (v) is called time constant (t). Dimensionally t can be represented by

mr 2 a) 6

b)

FG 6 m r IJ H g K
2

c)

m 6 r v

d) None of these

28. The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and the length of its sides. If the maximum errors in the measurement of mass and length are 3% and 2% respectively, then the maximum error in the measurement of the density is a) 9% b) 7% c) 5% d) 1% 29. If the value of r is 10.845 ohm and the value of current is 3.23 amp., the potential is 35.02935 its value in significant number would be a) 3.50 V b) 35.0 V c) 35.029 V d) 35.030 V 30. The least count of a stop watch is 1/5 second. The time of 20 oscillations of a pendulum is measured to be 25 seconds. The percentage error in the measurement of time will be a) 0.1 % b) 0.8 % c) 1.8 % d) 8 % 31. In a Vernier calliper, N divisions of vernier scale coincides with N - 1 divisions of main scale (in which length of one division is 1 mm ). The least count of the instrument should be a) N b) N - 1 c) 1/ N d) 1/N - 1 32. An experiment measures quantities a, b, c and then x is calculated as x = ab / c . If the percentage errors in a, b, c are
2 3

1%, 3%

and a)

2% respectively, the percentage error in x can be 13%

b)

7%

c)

4%

d)

1%

33. The dimensional formula for coefficient of viscosity is a) M L2 T 2 b) M L1 T 1 c) MLT 1 d) M 2 L2 T 1

34. If P represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and Q represents radiation energy striking a unit area per second, then nonx, y and z, such that Px Qy cz is dimensionless, are a) x = 1, y = 1, z = -1 b) x = 1, y = -1, z = 1 c) x = -1, y = 1, z = 1 d) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
z e ro in te g e rs

35. If x = ( a/b ), the maximum percentage error in the measurement of x will be a)

c)

FG a 100%IJ / FG b 100%IJ Ha K Hb K FG a + b IJ 100% Ha bK

b)

d)

FG a 100%IJ FG b 100%IJ Ha K Hb K FG a b IJ 100% Ha bK

36. While measuring the acceleration due to gravity by a simple pendulum, a student makes a positive error of 1% in the length of the pendulum and a negative error of 3% in the value of time period. His percentage error in the measurement of g by the relation

g = 4 2 (A / T 2 ) will be
a) 2% b) 4% c) 7% d) 10%

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37. If x = a - b, the maximum percentage error in the measurement of x will be a)

c)

FG a + b IJ 100% Ha bK FG a + b IJ 100% H a b a bK

b)

d)

FG a b IJ 100% Ha bK FG a b IJ 100% H a b a bK
d) 0.44 102 cc

38. The volume of one sphere is 1.76 cc. The volume of 25 such spheres ( according to the idea of significant figure ) is a) 44.00 cc b) 44.0 cc c) 44 cc

39. Which one of the following has not been expressed in proper units c) Energy = kg m/sec a) { Stress / Strain } = N/m2 b) Surface Tension = N/m

d) Pressure = N/m2

40. Let A = i A cos + j A sin be any vector. Another vector B, which is normal to A can be expressed as a) i B cos - j B sin 41. Angular momentum is a) scalar b) i B cos + j B sin c) i B sin - j B cos d) i B sin + j B cos

b) a polar vector

c) an axial vector

d) linear momentum

42. A river is flowing from west to east at a speed of 5 metres per minute. A man on the south bank of the river, capable of swimming at 10 metres per minute in still water, wants to swim across the river in shortest time. He should swim in a direction : a) due north b) 30 east of north c) 30 west of north d) 60 east of north 43. A boat which has a speed of 5 km/hr in still water crosses a river of width 1 km along the shortest possible path in 15 minutes. The velocity of the river water in km/hr is a) 1 b) 3 c) 4 d)

41

44. Out of the following sets of forces, the resultant of which cannot be zero a) 10, 10, 10 b) 10, 10, 20 c) 10, 20, 20 d) 10, 20, 40

45. Three vectors A, B and C satisfy the relation A B = 0 and A C = 0 . The vector A is parallel to a) B b) C c) B C

46. The vectors A and B are such that a) 0 b) 60

G G G G | A + B |=| A B | then the angle between the two vectors will be

d) 180

d) B C

c) 90

47. A truck travelling due North at 20 m/sec turns West and travels at the same speed. Then the change in velocity is a) 40 m/sec North West b) 20

2 m/sec North West c) 40 m/sec South West

c) 11 units

d) 20

2 m/sec South West

48. A point of application of a force F = 5i - 3j + 2k is moved from r1 = 2i + 7j + 4k to r2 = -5i + 2j + 3k. The work done is a) -22 units b) 22 units d) 0 units.

49. The vector sum of n coplanar forces, each of magnitude F, when each force is making an angle of 2 / n with the proceeding one, is a) zero b) nF c) F/2 d) nF/2 50. A boat is moving with a velocity 3i + 4j with respect to ground. The water in the river is moving with a velocity - 3i - 4j with respect to ground. The relative velocity of the boat with respect to water is a) 8j b) -6i - 8j c) 6i + 8j (d) 5 2

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