DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL - BOPAL, AHMEDABAD

PHYSICS ASSIGNMENT
CLASS : XI SCIENCE
CH 2 : UNIT AND MEASUREMENT
MCQs

1. One nanometre is equal to:

a. 109 mm
b. 10–6 mm
c. 10–7 cm
d. 10–9 mm

2. A force F is given by F= at +bt2 where t is time. What are the dimensions of a and b
a. MLT−3 and ML2 T-4
b. MLT−3 and MLT−4
c. MLT−1 and MLT0
d. MLT−4 and MLT1

3. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the experiment is recorded as 2.63 s,

2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71 s and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error is:
a. 0.1 s
b. 0.11 s
c. 0.01 s
d. 1.0 s

4. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of
its volume is:
a. 1%
b. 3%
c. 5%
d. 7%

5. In C.G.S. system the magnitude of the force is 100 dynes. In another system where the
fundamental physical quantities are kilogram, metre and minute, the magnitude of the force
is:
a. 0.036
b. 0.36
c. 3.6
d. 36

6. The number of significant digits in 6.320 J is

a. 6
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5

7. Which of the following have the same dimensions?

a. Pressure and density
b. Work and Energy
c. Force and momentum
 d. Volume and Surface Area

8. Volt is equal to:

a. Nm /Coulomb
2

b. Joule/Coulomb
c. Coulomb/Time
d. N/m

9. The respective number of significant figures for the numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and
2.1 x 103 are
a. 5, 1, 2
b. 5, 1, 5
c. 5, 5, 2
d. 4, 4, 2

Assertion & Reasoning Based MCQs

Two statements are given-one labelled Assertion (A) and the other labelled Reason (R).
Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes (a), (b), (c) and (d) as given
below.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false
(d) A is false and R is also false

10. Assertion: Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three.
Reason: This is because zeros are not significant.

11. Assertion: Now a-days, a standard meter is defined in terms of the wavelength of light.
Reason: Light has no relation with length.

12. Assertion: Avogadro number is the number of atoms in one gram mole.
Reason: Avogadro number is a dimensionless constant.

13. Assertion: The order of accuracy of measurement depends on the least count of the
measuring instrument.
Reason: The smaller the least count the greater is the number of significant figures in the
measured value.

14. Assertion: The graph between P and Q is straight line, when P/Q is constant.
Reason: The straight line graph means that P is proportional to Q or P is equal to constant
multiplied by Q

15. Assertion : If the units of force and length are doubled, the unit of energy will be 4 times.
Reason : The unit of energy is independent of the unit of force and length.

Case Study Based Question

The base units for length, mass and time in these systems were as follows : In CGS system
they were centimetre, gram and second respectively. In FPS system they were foot, pound
and second respectively. In MKS system they were metre, kilogram and second
respectively. The system of units which is at present internationally accepted for
measurement is the Système Internationale d’ Unites (French for International System
of Units),

16. Which among the following is the Supplementary Unit——–

a. Mass
b. Time
c. Solid angle
d. Luminosity

17. What is the unit of solid angle?

a. second
b. Steradian
c. kilogram
d. candela

18. AU is the unit of ________

a. Astronomy Unit
b. Astronomical unit
c. Astrological Unit
d. Archaeological Unit

19. Joule second is the unit of

a. Force
b. Angular momentum
c. Energy
d. Power

1 d 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 c
6 b 7 b 8 a 9 b 10 c
11 c 12 c 13 b 14 a 15 c
16 c 17 b 18 b 19 b

Level- 1 SHORT ANSWER QUESTION

20.What is the difference between mN, Nm and nm?

21. Write three Physical quantities having dimensions ML-1 T-2
[Pressure, stress and Young’s Modulus]
22. If x= a +bt2 +ct3 where x is in metre and t in second, then what is the unit of c?
[ m/s2]
23. What are the dimension of rate of flow? [L3T-1]
24. Can an instrument be called precise without being accurate? Can it be accurate without
being precise?
25. Can a physical quantity have different dimensions in different system of units?

26. Add 8.2 and 10.163 and round off the sum to have two significant figures. [18]

27 Give reason why is platinum iridium alloy used in making prototype metre and
kilogram?
Level- 2 LONG ANSWER QUESTIONS
1. Define parallax and explain parallax method to estimate large distance.
2. Explain the method to estimate size of oelic acid molecule.
3. Define and explain in detail absolute error, relative error and percentage error.
4. Explain error in resultant of summation, division, multiplication and subtraction.
5. State and explain the rule to get significant figure in given value.
6. State and explain the rule to get significant figure in result of (a) operation of
addition and subtraction (b) operation of multiplication and division.
7. Write three application of Dimensional formula.
8. What are the limitations of application of Dimensional formula?

Level- 3 NUMERICALS
9. If the velocity of light in vacuum is taken as the unit of velocity and one year as
the unit of time, then what must be the unit of length? What it is called?
[one light year.]
10. If x = a + bt + ct2 where x is in metres and t in seconds. What are the units of a, b
and c? [ a = m, b= m/s , c =
m/s2]

11. Check whether the following equation is dimensionally correct or not

h = 2T cosθ/rdg where h is height of liquid, T is the surface tension of liquid, r is
the radius of tube, d is the density of liquid and g is the acceleration due to
gravity.
12. The frequency n of a vibrating string of length l under tension F is given by n =
1/2l√(F/m) where m is the mass per unit length. Check whether this relation is
correct or not.
13. Prove by making use of dimension that n = K/l√(F/m) where n is the frequency of
a vibrating string of length l and m mass per unit length when it is stretched by a
force F.
14. Assuming that the volume of liquid flowing per second (V) through a cylindrical
tube depends on (i) the pressure gradient (p/l) (ii) the radius of the tube and (iii)
the coefficient of viscosity of liquid η, find the relation between them.
[Ans V = Kpr4/ ηl.]
15. If the unit of force, velocity and energy are 100 dyne, 10 cm/s and 400 erg
respectively. What will be unit of mass, length and time? [ Ans 4g, 4cm, 0.4 s.]

16. 1 calorie = 4.18 J where J has the dimensions of energy. Now system of unit is so
chosen that the unit of mass equals α kg, the unit of length equals β m and the unit
of time is γ s, then prove that 1 calorie = 4.18 γ2/ α β2 in terms of new units.

17. Reynolds number NR (a dimensionless quantity) determines the condition of

laminar flow of a viscous liquid through a pipe. NR is a function of the density (ρ)
of liquid, its speed (v) and coefficient of viscosity (η) of the liquid NR is
proportional to the diameter (D) of a pipe, show that NR∞ ρvD/η using
dimensional analysis.
18. If dimensions of length are expressed as G xcyhz where G, c and h are the universal
gravitational constant, speed of light and Planck’s constant respectively, what are
the value of x, y and z? Ans: ½, -3/2, ½.
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