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ENTHUSIAST | LEADER | ACHIEVER

EXERCISE

Physical world, Units, Dimensions and

errors in measurement
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EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) Build Up Your Understanding

UNIT 8. Which of the following is not the unit of time ?
(1) Micro second (2) leap year
1. Which of the following system of units is not
(3) Lunar month (4) Parallactic second
based on units of mass, length and time alone ? UD0008
(1) SI (2) MKS (3) FPS (4) CGS 9. Which of the following is smallest unit
UD0001 (1) Millimetre (2) Angstrom
2. Which of the following quantity is unitless ? (3) Fermi (4) Metre
(1) Velocity gradient (2) Pressure gradient UD0009
(3) Displacement gradient (4) Force gradient 10. Which relation is wrong ?
(1) 1 cal = 4.18 joules
UD0002
(2) 1 Å = 10–10 m
3. The fundamental unit which has same power in (3) 1 MeV = 1.6 × 10–13 joules
the dimensional formula of surface tension and (4) 1 newton = 10–5 dynes
co-efficient of viscosity is UD0010
(1) Mass (2) Length (3) Time (4) None 11. 'Parsec' is the unit of –

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UD0003 (1) time
4. The ratio of one micron to one nanometre is (2) distance
(3) frequency
(4) angular acceleration
(1) 103 (2) 10–3 (3) 10–6 (4) 10–1
UD0011
UD0004
12. The ratio of the dimensions of Planck's constant
5. Temperature can be expressed as a derived and that of the moment of inertia is :-
quantity in terms of which of the following ? (1) Velocity
(1) Length and mass (2) Angular momentum
(2) Mass and time (3) Time
(3) Length. mass and time (4) Frequency
UD0012
(4) None of these
DIMENSIONS
UD0005
13. When a wave travels in a medium, the
6. Density of wood is 0.5 gm/cc in CGS system of
units. The corresponding value in MKS units is displacement of a particle located at distance x at
(1) 500 (2) 5 (3) 0.5 (4) 5000 time t is given by y = a sin (bt – cx) where a, b
UD0006 and c are constants of the wave. The dimensions
7. Match list I with list II and select the correct
answer by using the codes given below the lists of b/c are same as that of :
List I List II
(1) wave velocity (2) wave length
(Item) (Units of length)
A. Distance between 1. Micron (3) wave amplitude (4) wave frequency
earth and stars UD0013
B. Inter atomic 2. Angstrom 14. The dimensional formula of wave number is
distance in a solid
C. Size of nucleus 3. Light year (1) [M°L°T–1] (2) [M–1L–1T°]
D. Wavelength of 4. Fermi (3) [M°L–1T°] (4) [M°L°T°]
Infrared Laser 5. Kilometre UD0014
Codes
15. The method of dimensional analysis can be used
A B C D to derive which of the following relations ?
(1) 5 4 2 1 (1) N0e–λt (2) A sin(ωt + kx)
(2) 3 2 4 1
1 1
(3) 5 2 4 3 (3) mv2 + Iω2 (4) None of the above
2 2
(4) 3 4 1 2
UD0015
UD0007
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16. Which of the following does not have the 22. The equation of a wave is given by
dimensions of force ? x 
Y= A sin ω  − k  where ω is the angular
(1) Potential gradient v 
(2) Energy gradient velocity and v is the linear velocity. The
dimensions of k is
(3) Weight
(1) [LT] (2) [T] (3) [T–1] (4) [T2]
(4) Rate of change of momentum
UD0022
UD0016 23. The time dependence of a physical quantity P is
17. Which of the following is incorrect statement given by P = P0 exp(–α t2), where α is a constant
(1) A dimensionally correct equation may be and t is time. The constant α
correct (1) is dimensionless
(2) A dimensionally correct equation may be (2) has dimensions [T–2]
incorrect (3) has dimensions of P
(3) A dimensionally incorrect equation may be (4) has dimensions [T2]
correct
UD0023

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(4) A dimensionally incorrect equation is
incorrect 24. The dimensional formula of angular velocity is
UD0017 (1) [M0L0T–1] (2) [MLT–1]
18. A dimensionless quantity (3) [M0L0T1] (4) [ML0T–2]
(1) Never has a unit (2) Always has a unit UD0024
(3) May have a unit (4) Does not exist 25. A force F is given by F = at + bt2, where t is
time. The dimensions of a and b are
UD0018
(1) [M L T–3] and [M L T–4]
19. A unitless quantity
(2) [M L T–4] and [M L T–3]
(1) Does not exist (3) [M L T–1] and [M L T–2]
(2) Always has a nonzero dimension (4) [M L T–2] and [M L T0]
(3) Never has a nonzero dimension UD0026
(4) May have a nonzero dimension 26. Which of the following pairs does not have
UD0019 similar dimensions?

20. Which of the following is incorrect ? (1) Tension and surface tension

(1) All derived quantities may be represented (2) Stress and pressure
dimensionally in terms of the base quantities (3) Planck's constant and angular momentum
(4) Angle and strain
(2) A base quantity cannot be represented
dimensionally in terms of other base UD0029
quantities 27. The dimensions of torque are:
(3) The dimension of a derived quantity is never (1) [ML3L–3] (2) [ML–1T–1]
zero in any base quantity (3) [ML T ]
2 –2
(4) [ML–2]
(4) The dimension of a base quantity in other UD0030
base quantities is always zero. 28. Dimensions of relative density is
UD0020 (1) kg m–3 (2) [ML–3]
(3) dimensionless (4) [M2 L–6]
21. Two physical quantities of which one is a vector
and the other is a scalar having the same UD0032
dimensional formula are : 29. The dimensions of universal gravitational
constant are :-
(1) Work and energy
(2) Torque and work (1) [ML2T–1] (2) [M–2L3T–2]

(3) Impulse and momentum (3) [M–2L2T–1] (4) [M–1L3T–2]

(4) Power and pressure UD0033

UD0021
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30. If dimensions of A and B are different, then 37. If error in measuring diameter of a circle is 4 %,
which of the following operation is valid ? the error in circumference of the circle would
A be :-
(1) (2) e–A/B (3) A–B (4) A+ B (1) 2% (2) 8% (3) 4% (4) 1%
B
UD0034 UD0041
ERRORS 38. The external and internal radius of a hollow
cylinder are measured to be (4.23 ± 0.01) cm
31. A quantity is represented by X = Ma Lb Tc. The and
percentage error in measurement of M, L and T (3.89 ± 0.01)cm. The thickness of the wall of
are α%, β % and γ % respectively. The the cylinder is :-
percentage error in X would be (1) (0.34 ± 0.02) cm (2) (0.17 ± 0.02) cm
(1) (α a + βb + γc) % (2) (αa – βb + γc) % (3) (0.17 ± 0.01) cm (4) (0.34 ± 0.01) cm
(3) (α a – βb– γc) % (4) None of these UD0042
39. Percentage error in measuring the radius and
UD0035
mass of a solid sphere are 2% & 1% respectively.
32. An experiment measures quantities a, b and c, Then error in measurement of moment of inertia
and X is calculated from X = ab2/c3. If the about to its diameter is :-

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percentage error in a, b and c are ±1%, ±3% and (1) 3 % (2) 6 % (3) 5 % (4) 4 %
±2% respectively, the percentage error in X will UD0043
be –
40. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent
(1) ±13% (2) ±7% upon the resistance, current and time for which
(3) ±4% (4) ±1% the current is flown. If the error in measuring the
UD0036 above are as 1%, 2% and 1% the maximum
error in measuring heat will be
33. Zero error of an instrument introduces
(1) 2% (2) 3%
(1) Systematic errors (2 Random errors
(3) 6% (4) 1%
(3) Both (4) None of these
UD0044
UD0037
41. The percentage errors in the measurement of
34. What is the fractional error in g calculated from
mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively.
T= 2π  g ? Given that fractional errors in T How much will be the maximum error in the
and  are ±x and ±y respectively. estimate of kinetic energy obtained by measuring
mass and speed ?
(1) x + y (2) x – y (3) 2x + y (4) 2x – y (1) 11 % (2) 8 %
UD0038 (3) 5 % (4) 1 %
35. A thin copper wire of length  metre increases in UD0045
length by 2% when heated through 10°C. What 42. While measuring acceleration due to gravity by a
is the percentage increase in area when a square simple pendulum a student makes a positive
copper sheet of length  metre is heated error of 1% in the length of the pendulum and a
through 10°C ? negative error of 3% in the value of the time
(1) 4% (2) 8% period. His percentage error in the measurement
of the value of g will be -
(3) 16% (4) None of these
(1) 2 % (2) 4 %
UD0039
(3) 7 % (4) 10 %
V UD0046
36. The resistance is R = where V = (100 ± 5)
I
43. The pressure on a square plate is measured by
volt and I = (10 ± 0.2) ampere. What is the total
error in R ? measuring the force on the plate and the length
of the sides of the plate. If the maximum error in
(1) 5 % (2) 7 % the measurement of force and length are
5 respectively 4% and 2%, the maximum error in
(3) 5.2 % (4)   %
2 the measurement of pressure is –
(1) 1% (2) 2% (3) 6% (4) 8%
UD0040
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44. The error in measuring the side of a cube is MEASUREMENT
±1%. The error in the calculation of the volume
of the cube will be about 49. In a vernier callipers, N divisions of vernier scale
(1) ±0.001 % (2) ± 1 % coincide with (N – 1) divisions of main scale (in
which 1 division represents 1mm). The least
(3) ±6 % (4) ±3 % count of the instrument in cm should be
UD0048 (1) N (2) N – 1
45. When a copper sphere is heated, maximum 1 1
percentage change will be observed in– (3) (4)
10N N −1
(1) radius (2) area
UD0053
(3) volume (4) none of these
50. A vernier callipers has 20 divisions on the vernier
UD0049 scale which coincide with 19 divisions on the
46. The resistance R of a wire is given by the relation main scale. The least count of the instrument is
ρ 0.1 mm. The main scale divisions are of
R = . Percentage error in the measurement
πr 2 (1) 0.5 mm (2) 1 mm (3) 2 mm (4) 1/4 mm
of ρ,  and r is 1%, 2 % and 3 % respectively. UD0054

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Then the percentage error in the measurement 51. One centimetre on the main scale of vernier
of R is callipers is divided into ten equal parts. If 10
(1) 6% (2) 9% divisions of vernier scale coincide with 8 small
(3) 8% (4) 10% divisions of the main scale, the least count of the
callipers is
UD0050
(1) 0.01 cm (2) 0.02 cm
47. Which of the following has the highest number of
(3) 0.05 cm (4) 0.005 cm
significant figures ?
UD0055
(1) 0.007 m2 (2) 2.64 × 1024 kg
52. A student measured the diameter of a wire using
(3) 0.0006032 m2 (4) 6.3200 J
a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm and
UD0051 listed the measurements. The correct
2k 3 2 measurement is –
48. A physical quantity X is given by X = .
m n (1) 5.3 cm (2) 5.32 cm
The percentage error in the measurements of (3) 5.320 cm (4) 5.3200 cm
k,, m and n are 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% UD0056
respectively. The value of X is uncertain by
(1) 8 % (2) 10 % (3) 12 % (4) None
UD0052

EXERCISE-I (Conceptual Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 3 1 1 4 1 2 4 3 4 2 4 1 3 4
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 3 3 4 1
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45
Ans. 1 1 1 3 1 2 3 1 3 3 2 3 4 4 3
Que. 46 47 48 49 50 51 52
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) AIPMT/NEET

AIPMT 2006 AIPMT (Mains) 2010
1. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by 7. A student measures the distance traversed in free
b fall of a body, initially at rest in a given time. He
v = at + , where a, b and c are constants. uses this data to estimate g, the acceleration due
t+c
to gravity. If the maximum percentage errors in
The dimensions of a, b and c are respectively :- measurement of the distance and the time are e1
(1) LT–2, L and T (2) L2, T and LT2 and e2 respectively, the percentage error in the
(3) LT , LT and L
2
(4) L, LT and T2 estimation of g is :-
UD0057 (1) e1 + 2e2 (2) e1 + e2
AIPMT 2007 (3) e1 – 2e2 (4) e2 – e1
UD0064
2. Dimensions of electrical resistance is :–
AIPMT (Pre) 2011
(1) [ML2 T–3 A–1] (2) [ML2 T–3 A–2]

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(3) [ML3 T–3 A–2] (4) [ML–1 L3 T3 A2] 8. The dimensions of ( µ0 ∈0 )
−1/2
are :-
UD0059 1 1
−
AIPMT 2008 (1) [ L2 T 2 ] (2) [L–1T]
1 1
−
3. Which two of the following five physical (3) [LT–1] (4) [ L 2 T 2 ]
parameters have the same dimensions ? UD0066
(a) energy density (b) refractive index AIPMT (Mains) 2011
(c) dielectric constant (d) Young's modulus
9. The density of a material in CGS system of units
(e) magnetic field
is 4 g/cm3. In a system of units in which unit of
(1) (a), (d) (2) (a), (e) length is 10 cm and unit of mass is 100 g, the
(3) (b), (d) (4) (c), (e) value of density of material will be :-
UD0060 (1) 0.04 (2) 0.4 (3) 40 (4) 400
4. If the error in the measurement of radius of a UD0067
sphere is 2 % then the error in the determination AIPMT (Pre) 2012
of volume of the sphere will be :-
10. If voltage across a bulb rated 220 Volt 100 Watt
(1) 8% (2) 2 % (3) 4 % (4) 6%
drops by 2.5% of its rated value, the percentage
UD0061
of the rated value by which the power would
AIPMT 2009 decrease is :-
(1) 5% (2) 10% (3) 20% (4) 2.5%
5. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given UD0069
by MaLbTc, then the physical quantity will be : NEET-UG 2013
(1) Force if a = 0, b = –1, c = – 2 11. In an experiment four quantities a, b, c and d are
(2) Pressure if a = 1, b = – 1, c = – 2 measured with percentage errors 1%, 2%, 3%
(3) Velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = – 1 and 4% respectively. Quantity P is calculated as
(4) Acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = – 2 a 3 b2
follows P = , percentage error in P is :-
cd
UD0062 (1) 4% (2) 14% (3) 10% (4) 7%
AIPMT (Pre) 2010 UD0071
1 AIPMT 2014
6. The dimensions of ∈0 E 2 , where ∈0 is
2 12. If force (F), velocity (V) and time (T) are taken as
permittivity of free space and E is electric field, fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass are:
is:- (1) [F V T–1] (2) [F V T–2]
(1) [MLT–1] (2) [ML2T–2] (3) [F V T ]
–1 –1
(4) [F V–1 T]
(3) [ML–1T–2] (4) [ML2T–1]
UD0073
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13. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) are chosen 18. In an experiment, the percentage of error
as the fundamental quantities, the dimensional occurred in the measurment of physical
formula of surface tension will be : quantities A, B, C and D are 1%, 2%, 3% and
(1) [EV–1T–2] (2) [EV–2T–2] 4% respectively. Then the maximum percentage
(3) [E V T ]
–2 –1 –3
(4) [EV–2T–1] of error in the measurement X, where
UD0074 A 2 B1/2
X = 1/3 3 , will be :
Re-AIPMT 2015 C D
 3 
14. If dimension of critical velocity νc, of liquid (1)   % (2) 16%
 13 
flowing through a tube is expressed as (ηx ρy rz),
(3) –10% (4) 10%
where η, ρ and r the coefficient of viscosity of
UD0111
liquid, density of liquid and radius of the tube
respectively, then the values of x, y and z are 19. The unit of thermal conductivity is :
given by : (1) J m K–1 (2) J m–1 K–1
(1) 1, 1, 1 (2) 1, –1, –1 (3) W m K–1 (4) W m–1 K–1

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(3) –1, –1, 1 (4) –1, –1, –1 UD0112
UD0075
NEET(UG) 2019 (Odisha)
NEET-II 2016
20. The main scale of a vernier calliper has n
15. Planck's constant (h), speed of light in vacuum (c) divisions/cm. n divisions of the vernier scale
and Newton's gravitational constant (G) are three coincide with (n – 1) divisions of main scale. The
fundamental constants. Which of the following least count of the vernier calliper is,
combinations of these has the dimension of 1
(1) cm
length? ( n + 1)( n − 1)
hc Gc hG hG 1
(1) (2) (3) (4) (2) cm
G h3/2 c3/2 c5/2 n
UD0078 1
(3) 2 cm
NEET(UG) 2017 n
1
16. A physical quantity of the dimensions of length (4) cm
n ( n + 1)
e2
that can be formed out of c, G and is [c is UD0113
4πε0
NEET(UG) 2020
velocity of light, G is universal constant of
gravitation and e is charge] :- 21. Taking into account of the significant figures,
1/2 1/2 what is the value of 9.99 m – 0.0099 m ?
 e2  1  e2 
(1) c2 G  (2)   (1) 9.9 m (2) 9.9801 m
 4πε0  c2  G 4πε0  (3) 9.98 m (4) 9.980 m
1 e2 1  e2 
1/2
UD0114
(3) G (4) 2 G  22. Dimensions of stress are :
c 4πε0 c  4πε0 
UD0081 (1) [M L–1 T–2] (2) [M L T–2]
(3) [M L2 T–2] (4) [M L0 T–2]
NEET(UG) 2018 UD0115
17. A student measured the diameter of a small steel 23. A screw gauge has least count of 0.01 mm and
ball using a screw gauge of least count 0.001
cm. The main scale reading is 5 mm and zero of there are 50 divisions in its circular scale.
circular scale division coincides with 25 divisions
above the reference level. If screw gauge has a The pitch of the screw gauge is :
zero error of – 0.004 cm, the correct diameter of
the ball is :- (1) 1.0 mm (2) 0.01 mm
(1) 0.521 cm (2) 0.525 cm
(3) 0.053 cm (4) 0.529 cm (3) 0.25 mm (4) 0.5 mm
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24. The angle of 1' (minute of arc) in radian is nearly 29. The dimensions of mobility of electrons are
equal to (1) M–1LA2
(1) 2.91 × 10–4 rad (2) MT–2A–1

(2) 4.85 × 10–4 rad (3) M–1T2A

(4) M–1T2A–1
(3) 4.80 × 10–6 rad
UD0122
(4) 1.75 × 10–2 rad NEET(UG) 2022
UD0117 30. Plane angle and solid angle have :
25. Time intervals measured by a clock give the (1) Dimensions but no units
following readings : (2) No units and no dimensions
(3) Both units and dimensions
1.25 s, 1.24 s, 1.27 s, 1.21 s and 1.28 s.
(4) Units but no dimensions

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What is the percentage relative error of the UD0123
observations ? –2 –2
31. The dimensions [MLT A ] belong to the :
(1) 2 % (2) 4 % (3) 16 % (4) 1.6 %
(1) self inductance
UD0118 (2) magnetic permeability
NEET(UG) 2021
(3) electric permittivity
26. If force [F], acceleration [A] and time [T] are (4) magnetic flux
chosen as the fundamental physical quantities. UD0124
32.
2
Find the dimensions of energy. The area of a rectangular field (in m ) of length

(1) [F] [A] [T] (2) [F] [A] [T2] 55.3 m and breadth 25 m after rounding off the
–1 value for correct significant digits is :
(3) [F] [A] [T ] (4) [F] [A–1] [T]
(1) 1382 (2) 1382.5
UD0119 (3) 14 × 10
2
(4) 138 × 101
27. A screw gauge gives the following readings when
UD0125
used to measure the diameter of a wire 33. Match List - I with List - II :
Main scale reading : 0 mm
List - I List – II
Circular scale reading : 52 divisions
(a) Gravitational (i) [L2T–2]
Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to constant (G)
100 divisions on the circular scale. The diameter (b) Gravitational (ii)
–1
[M L T ]
3 –2

of the wire from the above data is : potential energy

–2
(1) 0.52 cm (2) 0.026 cm (c) Gravitational (iii) [LT ]
(3) 0.26 cm (4) 0.052 cm potential

UD0120 (d) Gravitational (iv) [ML2T–2]

intensity
28. If E and G respectively denote energy and Choose the correct answer from the options
E
gravitational constant, then has the given below :
G
dimensions of : (1) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(i), (d)– (iii)
2 –1 0 –1 –1
(1) [M ] [L ] [T ] (2) [M] [L ] [T ] (2) (a)–(ii), (b)–(iv), (c)–(iii), (d)– (i)
(3) (a)–(iv), (b)–(ii), (c)–(i), (d)– (iii)
(3) [M] [L0] [T0] (4) [M2] [L–2] [T–1]
(4) (a)–(ii), (b)–(i), (c)–(iv), (d)– (iii)
UD0121 UD0126
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34. The dimensions of mutual inductance (M) are: 37. The physical quantity that has the same
–2 2 2 2 –2 2
(1) [MLT A ] (2) [M L T A ] dimensional formula as pressure is :
2 –2 –2 2 –2 –2
(3) [ML T A ] (4) [M LT A ] (1) Force
UD0127 (2) Momentum
35. When the circular scale of a screw gauge (3) Young's modulus of elasticity
completes 2 rotations, it covers 1 mm over the (4) Coefficient of viscosity
pitch scale. The total number of the circular scale
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divisions is 50. The least count of the screw
38. The percentage error in the measurement of g is:
gauge in metre is:
(1) 10–5 (2) 10
–2 –3
(3) 10 (4) 10
–4
4π2 L
(Given that g = , L = (10 ± 0.1) cm,
UD0128 T2
36. T = (100 ± 1) s)

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The determination of the value of acceleration
due to gravity (g) by simple pendulum method (1) 2% (2) 5%

employs the formula, (3) 3% (4) 7%

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g= 4π2
T2
The expression for the relative error in the value
of 'g' is:
∆g  ∆L ∆T 
(1) 4π2 
= −2
g  L T 
∆g  ∆L ∆T 
(2) 4π2 
= +2
g  L T 
∆g ∆L ∆T
(3) = −2
g L T
∆g ∆L ∆T
(4) = +2
g L T
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EXERCISE-II (Previous Year Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. 1 2 1 4 2 3 1 3 3 1 2 4 2 2 3
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ans. 4 4 2 4 3 3 1 4 1 4 2 4 1 3 4
Que. 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
Ans. 2 3 1 3 1 4 3 3

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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) Master Your Understanding

1. In a particular system the units of length mass 6. Which of the following does not have the same
and time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10 g and unit as others ?
0.1 s respectively. The unit of force in this (1) watt-s (2) kilowatt-hour
system will be equal to (3) eV (4) J-s
(1) 0.1 N (2) 1 N (3) 10 N (4) 100 N UD0092
UD0083 7. Suppose refractive index µ is given as
2. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in µ = A + B/λ2, were A and B are constants and λ
is wavelength then the dimension of B are same
an experiment is recorded as 2.63s, 2.56s,
as that of :-
2.42s, 2.71s and 2.80s respectively. The
(1) wavelength (2) pressure
average absolute error is
(3) area (4) volume
(1) 0.1s (2) 0.11s (3) 0.01s (4) 1.0s
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UD0085

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8. The dimensional formula for Planck's constant h
3. The length, breadth and thickness of a strip are and gravitational constant G respectively are :-
(10.0±0.1) cm (1) [ML3T–2], [M–1L2T–3] (2) [ML2T–1], [M–1L3T–2]
(1.00±0.01) cm and (3) [ML3T–2], [M–1L2T2] (4) [MLT–3], [M–1L3T–3]
(0.100± 0.001) cm UD0095
respectively. The most probable error in its 9. A wire has a mass (0.3 ± 0.003) g, radius
volume will be (0.5 ± 0.005) mm and length (6 ± 0.06) cm. The
(1) ± 0.03 cm3 (2) ± 0.111 cm3 maximum percentage error in the measurement
(3) ± 0.012 cm3 (4) None of these of its density is–
(1) 1 (2) 2 (3) 3 (4) 4
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4. The length of a cylinder is measured with a UD0100
metre rod having least count 0.1 cm. Its diameter 10. In a vernier callipers, one main scale division is x
is measured with vernier callipers having least cm and n divisions of the vernier scale coincide
count 0.01 cm. Given the length is 5.0 cm. and with (n –1) divisions of the main scale. The least
radius is 2.00 cm. The percentage error in the count (in cm) of the callipers is :-
calculated value of volume will be –  n −1 nx x x
(1)   x (2) (3) (4)
 n  (n − 1) n (n − 1)
(1) 2% (2) 1%
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(3) 3% (4) 4%
11. Choose the incorrect statement out of the
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following :-
5. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) were
(1) Every measurement made by any measuring
chosen as fundamental physical quantities for
instrument has some error.
measurement, then the dimensional formula for
(2) Every calculated physical quantity that is
mass will be :-
based on measured values has some error.
(1) [E1 V2 T1] (2) [E2 V–2 T0] (3) A measurement can have more accuracy but
(3) [E1 V–2 T0] (4) [E–1 V2 T1]
less precision and vice versa.
UD0089 (4) The percentage error is different from
relative error.
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EXERCISE-III (Analytical Questions) ANSWER KEY

Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
Ans. 1 2 1 3 3 4 3 2 4 3 4

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