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PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND

MEASUREMENT

Q1. Define science.

01(001)
Q2. Define physics and explain its branches.
01(002)
Q3. Write the importance of physics in our daily life?
01(003)
Q4. Define physical quantities. Also write its types.
01(004)
Q5. What is international system of units? OR What role SI Units have played in the
development of Science?
01(005)
Q6. What are base units and derived units?
01(006)
Q7. Define prefixes and give example?
01(007)
Q8. Define Scientific Notation and give example.
01(008)
Q9. What are measuring instruments? Explain meter rule and measuring tape. 01(009)
Q10. What is meant by vernier callipers? Write its construction.
01(010)
Q11. How we can take reading on Vernier Callipers? (Practical).
01(011)
Q12. Define SCREW GAUGE and write its construction.
01(012)
Q13. How does screw Gauge work? (Practical).
01(013)
Q14. What are mass measuring instruments?
01(014)
Q15. What is physical balance? Write its construction and working?
01(015)
Q16. Show by an example which one is the most Accurate Balance?
01(016)
Q17. What is meant by Stopwatch? Writes its types.
01(017)
Q18. What is measuring cylinder? Explain.
01(018)
Q19. How can we measure the volume of an irregular shaped solid object?
01(019)
Q20. Define SIGNIFICANT FIGURES and write its rules to consider zero as significant
figures?
01(020)

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS

Encircle the correct answer from the given choices:
1. The number of base units in SI are
(c) all the accurately known digits and the
(a) 3
(b) 6
01(021)
first doubtful digit
(c) 7
(d) 9
(d) all the accurately known digits and all
2. Which one of the following unit is not a
the doubtful digits
derived unit
01(022)
11. 1 micro()=
01(031)
(a) pascal
(b) kilogramme
(a) 10-3
(b) 10-6
(c) newton
(d) watt
(c) 10-12
(d) 10-2
3. Amount of a substance in terms of
12. 1nm have meters.
01(032)
-3
-6
numbers is measured in:
01(023)
(a) 10 m
(b) 10 m
(a) gram
(b) kilogramme
(c) 10-9m
(d) 10-10m
(c) newton
(d) mole
13. In measurement 1.032 numbers of
4. An interval of 200 s equivalent to:
significant figure are
01(033)
(a) 0.2s
(b) 0.02s
01(024)
(a)
1
(b)
2
(c) 2 x 10-4s
(d) 2 x 10-6 s
(c) 3
(d) 4
5. Which one of the following is the
14. The unit of electric current is. 01(034)
smallest quantity.
01(025)
(a) candela
(b) metre
(a) 0.01g
(b) 2mg
(c) second
(d) Ampere
(c) 100g
(d) 5000ng
15. Andromeda is one of the billions of
6. Which instrument is most suitable to
galaxies is known as.
01(035)
measure the internal diameter of a test
(a) star
(b) asteroid
tube:
01(026)
(c) pole
(d) universe
(a) Metre rule
(b) Vernier Calliper
16. The study of the structure and
(c) Measuring tap (d) Screw Gauge
properties of atom is called.
01(036)
7. A student claimed the diameter of a wire
(a) Electricity
(b) nuclear physics
as 1.032 cm using Vernier callipers. Upto
(c) geo physics
(d)atomic physics
what extent do you agree with it.
01(027)
17. The eleventh general conference was
(a) 1 cm
(b) 1.0 cm
held in Paris
01(037)
(c) 1.03 cm
(d) 1.032 cm
(a) 1959
(b) 1961
8. A measuring cylinder is used to measure.
(c) 1660
(d) 1960
(a) mass
(b) area
01(028)
18. The unit of electric charge is.
01(038)
(c) volume
(d) level of liquid
(a) Coulomb
(b) ampere
9. A student noted the thickness of glass
(c) volt
(d) joule
sheet using screw gauge. On the main scale
19. The least count of vernier calipers is:
it reads 3 division. While 8th division on the
(a) .01mm
(b)0.1mm 01(039)
(c) .001mm
(d) .01m
circular scale coincides with index line. Its
20.
The
least
count
of
screw
gauge is
thickness is.
01(029)
(a) .01mm
(b)0.1mm 01(040)
(a) 3.8 cm
(b) 3.08 mm
(c)
.001mm
(d) .01m
(c) 3.8 mm
(d) 3.08 m
21. A thimble of circular scale consists of
10. Significant figures in an expression are.
equal division.
01(041)
(a) all the digits
01(030)
(a) 100
(b) 10
(b) all accurately known digits
(c) 1000
(d) none of these

22. In screw gauge if zero of circular scale is

behind the index line is called error. 01(042)
(a) 100
(b)zero
(c) negative
(d) positive
23. The number 275.00 consists of
significant figures.
01(043)
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 4
(d) 2
24. Science is that word which is derived by
Latin word
01(044)

(a) Scient
(b) Scientis
(c) Scientia
(d) Scincet
25. The number .00580 in scientific notation
is
01(045)
5
-4
(a) 5.8010
(b) 5.8010
(c) 5.8010-3
(d) .5.8010-2
26. The unit of force is
01(046)
(a) Newton
(b) m3
(c) ms-2
(d) ms-1

SHORT ANSWER QUESTIONS

Q1. Pick out the base units in the following
01(047)
Q2. Find the base quantities involved in each of the following derived quantities:
01(048)
(a) speed
(b) volume
(c) force
(d) work
Q3. Estimate your age in seconds.
01(049)
Q4. What role SI units have played in the development of science?
01(050)
Q5. What is meant by vernier constant?
01(051)
Q6. What do you understand by the zero error of a measuring instrument?
01(052)
Q7. Why is the use of zero error necessary in a measuring instrument?
01(053)
Q8. What is a stopwatch? What is the least count of a mechanical stopwatch you have used in
the laboratories?
01(054)
Q9. Why do we need to measure extremely small interval of time?
01(055)
Q10. How is precision related to the significant figures in a measured quantity?
01(056)
Q11. What do you know about Andromeda?
01(057)
Q12. Name five prefixes commonly used.
01(058)
Q13. How can we round the number?
01(059)
Q14. Identify the base quantity in the following:
01(060)
(i) Speed
(ii) Area
(iii) Force
(iv) Distance
Q15. Identify the following as base or derived quantity:
01(061)
Density, force, mass, speed, time, length, temperature and volume.
Q16. The Sun is one hundred and fifty million kilometers away from the Earth. Write this
(a) as an ordinary whole number.
01(062)
(b) In scientific notation.
Q17. Write the number given below in scientific notation.
01(063)
(a) 3000000000
(b) 6400000 m
(c) 0.00000000 16g (d) 0.0000548 s
Q18. Which one of the two instruments is more precise and why?
01(064)
(a) Vernier Callipers
(b) Screw gauge

NUMERICAL PROBLEMS
=Q1.1.

Express the following quantities

using prefixes.
01(065)
(a)5000 g
(b) 2000 000 W
(c)52 10-10kg (d) 225 10-8 s
Q1.2 How do the prefixes micro, nano and
pico relate to each other?
01(066)
Q1.3 Your hair grow at the rate of 1mm per
day. Find their growth rate in nm
s-1
01(067)
Q1.4 Rewrite the following in standard
form.
01(068)
-27
5

(a) 1168 10
(b) 32 10
(c) 725 10-5kg
(d) 0.02 10-8
Q1.5 Write the following quantities in
standard form.
01(069)
(a) 6400 km
(b) 380 000km
(c) 300 000 000ms- (d) seconds in a day
Q1.6 On closing the jaws of a Vernier
Calliper, zero of the vernier scale is on the

right to its main scale such that 4th division

of its vernier scale coincides with one of the
main scale division. Find its zero error and
zero correction.
01(070)
Q1.7 A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its
circular scale. The pitch of the screw gauge
is 0.5mm. What is its least count? 01(071)
Q1.8 Which of the following quantities
have three significant figures?
01(072)
(a) 3.0066m
(b) 0.00309kg
(c) 5.05 1027kg (d) 301.0 s
Q1.9 What are the significant figures in the
following measurements?
01(073)
(a) 1.009m
(b) 0.00450kg
(c) 1.66 1027kg (d) 2001 s
Q1.10 A chocolate wrapper is 6.7 cm long
and 5.4 cm wide. Calculate its area upto
reasonable number of significant figures.