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MALLESHWARA, BENGALURU – 560 003
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CHAPTER 1
UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
1. Light year is a unit of
a. time b. mass c. energy d. distance
2. Which unit is not for length?
a. parsec b. light year c. angstrom d. nano
3. Unit of impulse is
a. N b. kg m c. kgms-1 d. J
4. Torr is the unit of
a. pressure b. volume c. density d. flux
5. Which of the following relations is wrong?
a. 1 A x 1Ω =1 V b. 1 W x 1 s =1 J c. 1 NC-1 = 1 Vm-1 d. 1 C x 1 V = 1 W
6. Length cannot be measured by
a. Fermi b. De Bye c. micron d. Light year
7. A physical quantity is measured and it is found to be ‘nu’, where n = numerical value and
u=unit. Which of the following relations is true?
a. nα u2 b. nα u c. nα√u d. nα1/u
8. Curie is a unit of
a. energy of gamma rays b. half- life c. radioactivity d. Intensity of gamma rays.
9. The unit of surface tension in SI system is
a. dyne/cm2 b. Nm-1 c. dyne/cm d. Nm-2
10. If the units of mass, length and time are doubled, unit of angular momentum will be
a. doubled b. tripled c. quadrupled d. 8 times the original value
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11. Joule second is the unit of
a. energy b. momentum c. Angular momentum d. power
12. The unit of thermal conductivity is
a. W m -1 K-1 b. J m K -1 c. J m-1 K -1 d. W m K-1
13. Newton –second is the unit of
a. velocity b. Angular momentum c. Momentum d. Energy
14. Which of the following is not represented as a correct unit?
a. stress/ strain = N/ m2 b. surface tension =N/m c. Energy = kg- m / sec d. pressure
=N/m2
15. A suitable unit of gravitational constant is
a .kg-ms-1 b. N m-1 sec c. Nm2 kg-2 d. kg m sec-1
16. Plane angle and solid angle have
a. Units but no dimension b. Dimension but no unit c. No units and no dimension
d. Both units and dimension
Dimensions of Physical Quantities
17. Dimensions of stress are
a. [M L T-2] b. [M L2 T-2] c. [M L 0T-2] d. [M L-1 T-2]
18. The pair of quantities having same dimension is
a. Impulse and Surface Tension
b. Angular momentum and work
c. Work and Torque
d. young’s modulus and Energy
19. What are the dimensions of (μo εo )1/2̢ ?
a. [L1/2 T -1/2] b. [L-1 T] C. [L T-1] d. [L-1/2 T-1/2]
20. The dimension of Planck’s constant equal to that of
a. energy b. momentum c. angular momentum d. power
21. The dimensional formula of angular velocity is
a. [M0L0T-1] b. [M L T-1] c. [M0 L0 T1] d. [ ML0 T-2]
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22. The dimensions of RC is
a. square of time b. square of inverse time c. time d. inverse time
23. Which of the following is a dimensional constant?
a. Relative density b. Gravitational constant c. Refractive index d. Poisson’s ratio
24. If pressure P, velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the
dimensional formula of force is
a. [P V2 T2 ] b. [P-1 V2 T-2 ] c. [P V T2 ] d. [P-1 V T2]
25. If energy E, velocity v and force F be taken as fundamental quantity, then what are the
dimensions of mass?
a. Ev2 b. Ev-2 c. Fv-1 d. Fv-2
26 The dimensions of length in electrical resistance are
a. 2 b. 1 c -3 d.-1
27. The pair having the same dimensions is
a. Angular momentum, work b. Potential energy, linear momentum. c. kinetic energy,
velocity d. Work and torque
28. The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and that of moment of inertia is the
dimension of
a. Frequency b. velocity c. Angular momentum d. Time
29. Dimensions of resistance are
a. M L2 T-1 b. M L2 T-3 A-2 c. M L-1 T-2 d. None of these
30. The dimensions of the modulus of rigidity are
a. [M L T -2] b. [M L -1 T-2] c. [M L -2T-2] d. [M L-1 T-1]
31. The angle of 1’ (minute of arc) in radian is nearly equal to
a. 1.75 x 10 -2 rad b. 2.91 x 10-4 rad c. 4.85 x 10-4 rad d. 4.80 x 10 -6 rad
32. The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and 2.1 x 10 -3
are
a. 4, 4, 2 b. 5, 1, 2 c. 5, 1, 5 d. 5, 5, 2
33. A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and there are 50 divisions in its circular scale.
The pitch of the screw gauge is
a. 0.25mm b. 1.0mm c. 0.5mm d. 0.01mm
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34. Temperature can be expressed as derived quantity in terms of
a. length and mass b. mass and time c. length, mass and time d. None of these
35. What is the correct number of significant figures in 0.0003026?
a. 4 b. 7 c. 8 d. 6
36. Systematic errors can be
a. positive only b. negative only c. either positive or negative d. None of these
37. Dimension of coefficient of viscosity are
a. [ M L -1T-1] b. [ M L1 T -2] c. [ M -1L T-2] d. [ M T2]
38. The unit of Plank’s constant are
a. J/s b. Js-2 c. J s d. Js-2
39. What is the dimension of surface tension?
a. [M L1 T0] c. [M L1 T-1] c. [M L0 T-2] d. [M1 L 1T-2]
40. Which of the following is dimensionless quantity?
a. Strain b. stress. c. Specific heat d. Quantity of heat
41. Dimensional formula of torque is
a. [ M L2 T-2] b. [ M L T-2] c. [ M L-1T-2] d. [ M L-2 T-2]
42. The area of rectangle field (in m2) of length 55.3 m and breath 25 m after rounding off the
value for correct significant digit is
a. 138x 10 1 b. 1382 c. 1382.5 d. 14x102
43. The unit of permittivity of free space, εo , is
a. coulomb/ newton – meter b. newton –meter 2 / coulomb 2
c. coulomb2/ newton –meter 2 d. coulomb 2/ (newton – meter)
44.The number of significant figures in 0.06900
a. 5 b. 4 c. 2 d. 3
45. The dimensions [ M L T -2 A-2] are equal to
a. Magnetic flux b. self-inductance c. Magnetic permeability d. electric permittivity
46. When we add 0.9825 to 3.04, the correct result with regard to significant figures is
a. 4.0225 b. 4.022 c. 4.02 d. 4.0
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47. Which among the following is dimensionless?
a. force/ acceleration b. velocity / acceleration c. volume/ area d. energy / work
48. A force F is given by F =at +bt2 where t is time. The dimensions of a and b are
a. [ M L T -3] and [ M L T-4] b. [ M L T-4] and [ M L T-3]
c. [ M L T-1] and [ M L T-2] d. [ M L T-2] and [ M L T0]
49. if ‘L ‘is the inductance, ‘I’ is current in the circuit, ½ Li 2 has the dimensions of
a. work b. power c. pressure d. force
50. What are the units of K= 1/4𝜋ℇ𝑜 ?
a. C 2 N-1 m -2 b. C-2 N 1 m 2 c. C 2 N 1 m2 d. unitless
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