Units and Measurements DPP 4 Min
Units and Measurements DPP 4 Min
3. The velocity of water waves 𝜐 may depend upon their wavelength 𝜆, the density of water 𝜌 and
the acceleration due to gravity 𝑔. The method of dimensions gives the relation between these
quantities as
a) 𝜐2 ∝ 𝜆𝑔-1𝜌-1 b) 𝜐2 ∝ 𝑔𝜆𝜌 c) 𝜐2 ∝ 𝑔𝜆 d)𝜐2 ∝ 𝑔-1𝜆-3
4. A gas bubble from an explosion under water oscillates with a time period 𝑇, depends upon
static pressure 𝑝, density of water 𝜌 and the total energy of explosion 𝐸. Find the expression for
the time period 𝑇.(where, 𝑘 is a dimensionless constant)
a) 𝑇 = 𝑘𝑝-5/6𝜌1/2𝐸1/3 b) 𝑇 = 𝑘𝑝-4/7𝜌1/2𝐸1/3 c) 𝑇 = 𝑘𝑝-5/6𝜌1/2𝐸1/2 d)𝑇 = 𝑘𝑝-4/7𝜌1/3𝐸1/2
5. 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
8. If 𝐶 and 𝐿 denote capacitance and inductance respectively, then the dimensions of 𝐿𝐶 are
a) 𝑀0𝐿0𝑇0 b) 𝑀0𝐿0 𝑇2 c) 𝑀2𝐿0𝑇2 d)𝑀𝐿𝑇2
10. The dimensions of 𝑒2/4𝜋𝜀0h𝑐, where 𝑒, 𝜀0, ℎ and 𝑐 are electronic charge, electric permittivity,
Planck’s constant and velocity of light in vacuum respectively
a) [𝑀0𝐿0𝑇0] b) [𝑀1𝐿0𝑇0] c) [𝑀0𝐿1𝑇0] d)[𝑀0𝐿0𝑇1]
12. The length, breadth and thickness of a metal block is given by 𝑙 = 90 cm, 𝑏 = 8 cm, 𝑡 = 2.45 cm.
The volume of the block is
a) 2 × 102cm3 b) 1.8 × 102cm3 c) 1.77 × 102cm3 d)1.764 × 102cm3
13. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as 𝑔𝑝h𝑞 where 𝑔 is acceleration due to gravity and
h is the height. The values of 𝑝 and 𝑞 are
1 11 1
a) 1,2 b) 2,2 c) 2,1 d)1, 1
16. Position of a body with acceleration 𝑎 is given by 𝑥 = 𝑘𝑎𝑚 𝑡𝑛. Here 𝑡 is time. Find the
dimensions of 𝑚 and 𝑛.
a) 𝑚 = 1, 𝑛 = 1 b) 𝑚 = 1, 𝑛 = 2 c) 𝑚 = 2, 𝑛 = 1 d)𝑚 = 2, 𝑛 = 2