NEET/JEE UNITS Physics- Exercise

ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

SECTION (A) : UNITS

1. One watt-hour is equivalent to -
(1) 3.6 × 103 Joule (2) 3.6 × 10–3 Joule (3) 6.3 × 103 Joule (4) 6.3 × 10–3 Joule

2. Which of the following is not equal to watt - [CPMT-1990]

2
(1) Joule/second (2) Ampere×volt (3) (Ampere) ×ohm (4) Ampere/volt

3. Which of the following is not the unit of length : [JEE - 1998]

(1) micron (2) light year (3) angstrom (4) radian

4. Unit of Stefan’s constant is :- [AIPMT-2002]

(1) Watt- m2 –K4 (2) Watt -m2 –K4 (3) Watt /m2 –K (4) Watt/m2 K4

5 The S.I. unit of gravitational potential is [AFMC 2001]

(1) J (2) J . kg -1 (3) J - kg (4) J - kg -2

6. Length cannot be measured by [AllMS 2002]

(1) Fermi (2) Debye (3) Micron (4) Light year

7. If n is number and u is the unit of a physical quantity then which of the following is correct for
the measurement of "n"-

(1) n ∝ size of u (2) n ∝ u2 (3) n ∝ (4) n ∝

8. In the C.G.S. system the magnitude of the force is 100 dynes. In another system where the
fundamental physical quantities are kilogram, meter and minute, the magnitude of the force is-
(1) 0.036 (2) 0.36 (3) 3.6 (4) 36
2 4
9. Pick out the right choice S = at . Here S is measured in meters, t in second. Then the unit of
‘a’ is-
(1) ms–2 (2) ms2 (3) m2s4 (4) m2s–4

10. The units of angular momentum are-

(1) kg-m2/s2 (2) joules-s (3) joules/s (4) kg-m s–2

11. 1eV is equal to -

(1) 10 erg (2) 1.6 × 10–12 erg (3) 1.6 × 10–13 erg (4) 1.6 × 10–19 erg

12. The ratio of S.I. units to the C.G.S units of ‘G’ is -

(1) 10–2 (2) 10–3 (3) 102 (4) 103

13. Time taken by light to travel from sun to the earth is approximately -
(1) 8 seconds (2) 8 hours (3) 8 minutes (4) 8 days

14. If the units M and L are increased three times, then the units of energy will be increased by -
(1) 3 times (2) 6 times (3) 27 times (4) 81 times

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15. The SI unit of length is the meter. Suppose we adopt a new unit of length which equals x
meters. The area 1m2 expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude -

(1) x (2) x2 (3) (4)

16. The ratio of S.I. to C.G.S units for Stefan’s constant is -

(1) (2) (3) 100 (4) 1000

17. If the units of M & L are doubled then the unit of kinetic energy will become -
(1) 8 times (2) 16 times (3) 4 times (4) 2 times

18. Unit of impulse is : [CPMT 1997]

(1) Newton (2) kg-m (3) kg- m/s (4) Joule

19. The unit of permittivity of free space ε is :- [AIPMT-2004]

(1) Newton metre /Coulomb
2 2
(2) Coulomb/Newton metre
(3)Coulomb2 /Newton metre2 (4) Coulomb2 / (Newton metre)2

SECTION (B) : DIMENSIONS

1. The unit of is the same as that of (where T is tension and m is mass/length) -

(1) Frequency (2) Time period (3) Wave-length (4) Wave number

2. Which of the following is not dimensionally correct– (T = tension, m = mass/length, s = distance,

h = height)

(1) s = at2 (2) (3*) (4)

3. Which of the following sets have different dimensions ? [JEE-2005 (Scr.)]

(1) Pressure, Young’s modulus, Stress (2) Emf, Potential difference, Electric potential
(3) Heat, Work done, Energy (4) Dipole moment, Electric flux, Electric field

4. Dimension formula for angular momentum is

(1) ML2T -2 (2) ML2T - 1 (3) MLT -1 (4) MOL2T -2

5. Which of the following pair does not have similar dimensions

(1) Stress and pressure (2) Angle and strain
(3) Tension and surface tension (4) planck’s constant and angular momentum

6. Pressure gradient has the same dimension as that of [ AFMC 2004]

(1) Velocity gradient (2) Potential gradient
(3) Energy gradient (4) None of these

7. Dimension of Resistance is [AFMC 2003 ;AllMS 2005]

(1) ML2 T-1 (2) ML2T-3 A-2 (3) ML-1 T-2 (4) None of these

8. “ Pascal -Second ‘’has dimension of [AFMC 2005]

(1) Force (2) Energy (3) Pressure (4) Coefficient of Viscosity

9. Which relation is wrong [RPMT 1997]

(1) 1 Calorie = 4.18 Joules (2) 1Å = 10-10 m
(3) 1MeV = 1.6 ×10-13 Joules (4) 1 Newton =10 -5 Dynes

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10. Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal [AIEEE-2002, 4/300]
(1) Torque and work (2) Stress and energy
(3) Force and stress (4) Force and work

11. The physical quantities not having same dimensions are - [AIEEE-2003]
–1/2
(1) stress and Young’s modulus (2) speed and (μ0 ∈0)
(3) torque and work (4) momentum and Planck’s constant

12. Dimensions of 1/(μ0 ∈0) where symbols have their usual meaning are - [AIEEE-2003]
2 –2 2 2 –1
(1) L T (2) L T (3) L T (4) LT–1

13. In a given relation F = at1 + bt2, F and t denote the force and the time respectively, then
dimensions of a and b are respectively as –
(1) M°L°T1, M°L°T–2 (2) M°L1T–2, M°L2T–2 (3*) M1L1T–3, M1L1T–4 (4)M1L1T–1, M1L1T–2

14. Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation given below
is physically meaningful- [CPMT-1997]
(1) A/B (2) A + B (3) A – B (4) None

15. Dimensional formula for volume elasticity is- [CPMT-1991]

(1) M2L–2T–2 (2) M1L–3T–2 (3) M1L2T–2 (4) M1L–1T–2

16. Position of a body with acceleration ‘a’ is given by x = Kamtn, here it is time. Find dimension of
m and n:
(1) m = 1, n = 1 (2) m = 1, n = 2 [Orissa JEE 2005]
(3) m = 2, n = 1 (4) m = 2, n = 2

17. The dimension of the ratio of angular momentum and linear momentum is -
(1) L° (2) L1 (3) L2 (4) MLT

18. Dimensions of Torque are-

(1) M1L2T–2 (2) M2L2T2 (3) M–1LT–1 (4) M–2L–2T–2

19. Out of the following which pair of quantities do not have same dimensions-
(1) Planck's constant and angular momentum. (2) Work and torque.
(3) Impulse and momentum. (4) Torque and moment of inertia

20. Dimensional formula of angular velocity is-

(1) M0L0T–1 (2) M1L1T–1 (3) M0L+1T–1 (4) M0L0T–2

21. Which of the following is dimensionless -

(1) universal gravitational constant (2*) relative permittivity
(3) relative velocity (4) density

22. The physical quantity which has dimensional formula as that of is-
(1) Force (2) Power (3) Pressure (4*) Acceleration

23. The dimensions of the Gravitational constant G are-

(1) ML–1T–1 (2) MLT2 (3*) M–1L3T–2 (4) M2L–1T2

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24. What will be the unit of c in the equation S = a + bt + ct if the units of S and t are meter and
second respectively -
(1) meter (2) meter-sec–1 (3) meter-sec–2 (4) meter-sec

25. The dimensions of PV are equivalent to those of -

(1) Work (2) force (3) pressure (4) volume

26. The dimensions of mc2 are -

(1) MLT–1 (2) ML2T–1 (3) ML2T–2 (4) ML2T2

27. In the equation Sn = u + (2n + 1) the dimensions of Sn are -

0 1 0
(1) M L T (2) M0L1T–1 (3) M1L0T–1 (4) M0L1T–2

28. The dimensions of light year is -

(1) T (2) L (3) LT (4) T–1

29. Which of the following quantities is dimensionless -

(1) strain (2) relative density (3) angle (4) all of these

30. If force F = at + bt2 where t denotes time, the dimensions of a and b shall be -
(1) MLT–3, ML2T4 (2) MLT–3, MLT–4 (3) MLT–1, MLT0 (4) MLT–4, MLT1

31. A and B are two physical quantities having different dimensions. Then which of the following
operation is dimensionally correct -

(1) A + B (2) log (3) (4) eA/B

32. For 10(at + 3) , the dimension of a is -
(1) M0L0T0 (2) M0L0T1 (3) M0L0T–1 (4) none of these

33. If velocity (V), time (T) and force (F) were chosen as fundamental quantities, the dimensions of
mass will be-
(1) FTV (2) F–1TV (3) FTV–1 (4) FT–1V

34. If pressure P, velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the
dimensional formula of the force is-
(1) PV2T2 (2) P–1V2T–2 (3) PVT2 (4) P–1VT2

35. A particle of mass m is suspended by a spring if frequency of its oscillation is n = cmxky here c
is a constant then the value of x and y are -

(1) x = ,y= (2) x = – ,y=– (3) x = – ,y= (4) x = ,y=–

equating power of M, L and T
0=x+y

–1=–2y y= , x=–

36. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as gphq, where g is acceleration due to gravity and
h is the height. The value of p and q are-

(1) (2) (3) (4) 1, 1

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37. In the formula V = E d , if V ; E and d are the velocity of longitudinal waves, bulk modulus of
elasticity and density of the gaseous medium respectively, then the values of a and b are respectively -

(1) and (2) and (3) and (4) and

38. If force (F), area (A) and density (D) are taken as the fundamental units, the dimensional
representation of Young's modulus will be -
(1) F–1A–1D–2 (2) FA–2D–2 (3) FA–1D0 (4) FA–1D

39. A spherical body of mass m and radius r is allowed to fall in a medium of coefficient of viscosity
η. The time in which its velocity rises to 0.63 times the critical velocity v is known as τ. τ is dimensionally
represented by

(1) mr2/6πη (2) (3) m/6πηrv (4) none of

the above

None of the three options have dimension of time.

40. The dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity are -
(1) ML–1T–1 (2) MLT (3) M–1L–1T–1 (4) M0L0T0

41. The ratio of the dimension of Planck’s constant and that of the moment of inertia is the
dimension of :-
[AIPMT-2005]
(1) Velocity (2) Angular momentum (3) Time (4) Frequency

42. The dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity are - [AIEEE-2004]

(1) ML–1T–1 (2) MLT (3) M–1L–1T–1 (4) M0L0T0

ONLY ONE OPTION CORRECT TYPE

1. An air bubble inside water oscillates due to some explosion with period T. If T ∝ Pa db Ec then
determine the values of a, b and c. Here P, d and E are the static pressure, density and total energy of
explosion of water respectively. -
(1) a = 5/6, b = 1, c = 1/3 (2) a = –5/6, b = 1/2, c = 1/3
(3) a = 1, b = 1, c = 1 (4) a = 0, b = 0, c = 1

2. The velocity of a particle depends upon time according to the relation v = αt + . The

dimensions of α, β and γ will be -

(1) LT–2, L, T (2) L, T, LT–2 (3) T, L, LT–2 (4) LT–1, L, T

3. The velocity of ripples on the water surface depends upon the wavelength λ, density of water d
and acceleration due to gravity g. Which of the following relations is correct among these quantities -

(1) V2 ∝ gλ (2) V2 ∝ (3) V2 ∝ (4) V2 λ g λd

4. A wave is represented by y = a sin (At – Bx + C)
where A, B, C are constants. The dimensions of A, B, C are - y = a sin (At – Bx + C)
(1) T–1, L, M0L0T0 (2) T–1, L–1, M0L0T0 (3) T, L, M (4) T–1, L–1, M–1

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5. The dimensions of Rydberg’s constant are -

(1) M0L–1T (2) M L T–1 (3) M0L–1T0 (4) ML0T2

6. The SΙ unit of Mechanical Equivalent of heat is -

(1) Joule × Calorie (2) Joules/Calorie (3) Calorie × Ergs (4) Ergs/Calorie

7. Given that the displacement of a particle is given by x = A2 sin kt, where t denotes the time.
The unit of k is -
(1) hertz (2) metre (3) radian (4) seconds

8. In a relation F = a sink1x + b sink2t, F, x and t denote the force, distance and time respectively.
Units of k1 and k2 are respectively as –
(1) Metre, sec (2) Metre–1, sec–1 (3) Metre–1, sec (4) Metre, sec–1

9. E, m, J and G represent energy, mass, angular momentum and gravitational constant

respectively. Then the dimensions of EJ2/m5G2 are that of -
(1) angle (2) length (3) mass (4) time

10. If the velocity of light c, gravitational constant G and planck’s constant h be taken as
fundamental units the dimension of mass in the new system will be -
(1) c1/2h1/2 G1/2 (2) c1/2h1/2 G–1/2 (3) c–3/2h1/2 G1/2 (4) c–5/2h1/2 G1/2

11. Force F = + C is a dimensionally correct relation, then X will have dimensions -

–2
(1) MLT (2) MLT–3 (3) ML2T–3 (4) M2L–2T–2

12. If P is the pressure of a gas and ρ is its density, then dimension of velocity is given by -

(1) P1/2 ρ–1/2 (2) P1/2 ρ1/2 (3) P–1/2 ρ1/2 (4) P–1/2 ρ–1/2

13. The equation of a plane progressive wave is given by y = A sin(ωt – kx). The dimensions of ω/k
are that of –
(1) Frequency (2) Velocity (3) Wavelength (4) Inverse of velocity

14. If L denotes the inductance of an inductor through which a current i is flowing, the dimensions of
Li2 are-
(1) ML2T–2 (2) Not expressible in MLT [CPMT-1992]
(3) MLT–2 (4) M2L–2T–2

15. The velocity v (in cm/sec) of a particle is given in terms of time t (in sec) by the relation

, the dimensions of a, b and c are-

[CPMT-1997]
(1) a = L2, b = T, c = LT2 (2) a = LT2, b =LT, c = L
(3) a = LT–2, b = L, C = T (4) a = L, b = LT, c = T2

16. Which of the following represents a volt- [AFMC-1991, CPMT-1990]

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(1) Joule / second (2) Watt / Ampere
(3) Watt / Coulomb (4) Coulomb / Joule

17. In the relation y = a cos (ωt – kx) the dimensional formula for k is – [BHU-2004]
–1 –1 –1 –1
(1) [Mº L T ] (2) [MºLT ] (3) [MºL Tº] (4) [MºLT]

18. In a system of unit if force (F), acceleration (A) and time (T) are taken as fundamental units then
the dimensional formula of energy is : [BHU-2005]
2 2 2
(1) FA T (2) FAT (3) F AT (4) FAT

19. In the formula X = 3YZ2, X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and magnetic induction
respectively. What are the dimensions of Y in the MKSQ system? [JEE - 1995]
(1) [M–3 L–1 T3 Q4] (2*) [M–3 L–2 T4 Q4 ] (3) [M–2 L–2 T4 Q4] (4) [M–3 L–2 T4 Q1]

20. The dimensions of ε0 E2 (ε0: permittivity of free space; E: electric field) are:
[JEE 2000 (Scr.)]
[note - there was no correct option in IIT so we made the correct option ]
− − − −
(1) M L T 1
(2) M L–2 T–2 (3) M L T 2
(4) M L 1 T 2

21. If the unit of force and length each be increased by four times, then the unit of energy is
increased by
(1) 16 times (2) 8 times (3) 2 times (4) 4 times

AIPMT QUESTION (PREVIOUS YEARS )

1. The dimension of , where ε0 is permittivity of free space and E is electric field, is

[AIPMT-2010]
(1) ML2T–2 (2) ML–1T–2 (3) ML2T–1 (4) MLT–1
2. The density of material in the CGS system of units is 4g/cm3. In a system of units in which unit
of lengths is
10 cm and unit of mass is 100 g, the value of density of material will be : [AIPMT-2011]
(1) 0.4 (2) 40 (3) 400 (4) 0.04

3. If force (F), velocity(V) and time (T) are taken as fundamental units, the dimensions of mass are

[AIPMT_2014]
(1) [FVT ]
–1
(2) [FVT ]-2
(3) [FV T ]
–1 –1
(4) [FV–1T]

4. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) are chosen as the fundamental quantities, the
dimensional formula of surface tension will be: [AIPMT-2015]
(1) [EV-1 T-2] (2) [EV-2T-2] (3) [E-2V-1T-3] (4) [EV-2 T-1]

5. If dimensions of critical velocity υc of a liquid flowing through a tube are expressed as ,

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 : [AIPMT 2015]
(1) –1, –1, 1 (2) –1, –1, –1 (3) 1,1,1 (4) 1, –1, –1

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6. A physical quantity of the dimensions of length that can be formed out of c, G and is [c
is velocity of light, G is universal constant of gravitation and e is charge] : [NEET 2017]

(1) (2) c2 (3) (4)

PART - II : JEE (MAIN) / AIEEE PROBLEMS (PREVIOUS YEARS)

1. The density of a material in SI units is 128 kgm–3. In certain units in which the units of length is
25 cm and the unit of mass is 50 g, the numerical value of density of the material is : [JEE Main 2019]
(1) 410 (2) 40 (3) 640 (4) 16

2. If speed (V), acceleration (A) and force (F) are considered as fundamental units, the dimension
of Young's modulus will be : [JEE Main 2019]
(1) V–4A2F (2) V A F–2 2 –2 –4
(3) V A F –2
(4) V–2A2F2

3. Let l, r, c and v represent inductance, resistance, capacitance and voltage, respectively. The

dimension of in SI units will be : [JEE Main 2019]

(1) [LT2] (2) [LA–2] (3) [LTA] (4) [A–1]

9. Expression for time in terms of G (universal gravitational constant), h (Planck constant) and c
(speed of light) is proportional to : [JEE(Main)-2019]

(1) (2) (3) (4)

4. The dimensions of , where B is magnetic field and μ0 is the magnetic permeability of

vacuum, is [JEE MAIN Jan._2020]

(1) MLT–2 (2) ML–1T–2 (3) ML2T–1 (4) ML2T–2

5. The dimension of stopping potential V0 in photoelectric effect in units of Planck's constant 'h',
speed of light 'c' and Gravitational constant 'G' and ampere A is: [JEE MAIN Jan._2020]
(1) h–2/3c–1/3G4/3A–1 (2) h2/3c5/3G1/3A–1 (3) h1/3G2/3c1/3A–1 (4) h2/3G3/2c1/3A–1

6. A quantity f is given by f = where c is the speed of light, G the universal gravitational

constant and h is Planck's constant. Dimension of f is that of : [JEE MAIN Jan._2020]

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(1) volume (2) energy (3) momentum (4) area

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