TIMES PU COLLEGE, C R PATNA

CET, NEET-JEE MOCK TEST

MAX. MARKS: 40 SUBJECT: PHYSICS DURATION: 1 HOUR
TOPIC: UNITS AND MEASUREMENT

1. The numbers 3.845 and 3.835 on rounding off to significant figures will give
a) 3.85 and 3.84 b) 3.84 and 3.83 c) 3.85 and 3.83 d) 3.84 and 3.84

2. _______ is dimensionless quantity.

a)Time b) Refractive index c) Luminous intensity d) speed

3. How many seconds are there in a light fermi?

a)10-15 b) 3.0 ×108 c) 3.3 × 10-7 d) 3.33×10-24

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

5. The value of resistance is 10.845 Ω and current is 3.23 A. On multiplying we get

the potential difference is 35.02935volts. The value of potential difference in
terms of significant significant figures would be
a) 35V. b) 35.0V c) 35.029V d) 35.03V

6. Significant figures in 0.0039800 × 10⁹ is ________

a) 3 b) 5 c) 7 d) 4
7. Which one of the following is not a derived unit?
a) Frequency b) Planck constant c) gravitational constant d) Electric current

8. If the unit of length, mass and time each be doubled the unit of work is increased
by
a) 8 times b) 4 times c) 6 times d) 2 times

9. Area cannot be expressed in units of

a) Parsec b) Hector c) Barn d) Acre

10.In an experiment refractive index of glass was observed to be 1.45, 1.56, 1.54,
1.44, 1.54 and 1.53. The mean absolute error in the experiment is
a) ±0.04 b) 0.02 c) -0.03 d) ±0.01

11.A dimensionless quantity

a) Never has a unit b) always has a unit. c) may have a unit d) doesn’t
exist
12.The wrong unit conversion amount of following is
a) 1 angstrom = 10 -10m b) 1 fermi = 10-15m
c) 1 light year = 9.46 × 10¹⁵m d) 1 astronomical unit = 1.496 × 10 -11m

13.Dimensions are not same for the pair

a) Power and strain. b) Torque and work
c) Momentum and impulse. d) pressure and stress

14.The only mechanical quantity which has negative dimension of mass

a) angular momentum b) Torque c) Force d) Gravitational constant

15.Which of the following is the most precise instrument for measuring length?
a) Meter rod of least count 0.1cm b) Vernier calipers of least count
0.01cm
c) Screw gauge of least count 0.01 mm d) none of these

16.The number of significant figures in the numbers 4.8000 × 10⁴ and 48000.50 are
respectively
a) 5 and 6 b) 5 and 7 c) 2 and 7 d) 2 and 6

17.The dimensions of planck's constant are same as that of

a) Linear impulse b) work c) linear momentum d) angular
momentum

18.The radius of circle inscribed in any triangle whose sides are a, b, c is given by

[ ]
1
( s−a )( s−b ) ( s−c ) 2 a+b+ c
r= where s=
s 2
Check this formula for dimensional consistency
a) Consistent b) Inconsistent. c) data is insufficient d) none of these

19.If momentum(p) area(A) and time(t) are taken to be fundamental quantities,

then the energy has the dimensional formula
a) [p1 A-1t -1] b) [p2 A1 t 1] c) [p1 A1/2 t -1] d) [p1 A1/2 t 1]

20.If mass is measured in units of α kg length in β meter and time in γ s then calorie
would be
a) 4.2 α β² γ-2 b) 4.2 α-1 β-2 γ2 c) 4.2 α-1 β2 γ2 d) 4.2 α-2 β-1 γ-2

21. In which of the following pairs, the two physical quantities have different
dimensions?
a) Planks constant and angular momentum
b) Impulse and linear momentum
c) Moment of inertia and moment of force
d) Energy and torque
22. The resistance R=V/I, where V = 100 ± 5 V and I = 10 ± 0.2 A. What is the total
error in R?
a) 5% b) 7% c) 5.2% d) 2.5%

23.Calculate the solid angle subtended by the periphery of an area of 1cm² at a

point situated symmetrically.
a) 14×10³ steradian b) 5×10-3 steradian c) 4 × 10-2 steradian. d) 41 × 10⁴
steradian

24. Match list I with list II and choose proper option

25. The mass of the box measured by grocer balance is 2.3 kg to gold pieces of mass
20.15g and 20.17g are added to the box the total mass of the box is
a) 2.3kg b) 2.34 kg c) 2.340 kg. d) 2.3403 kg

26. A body travels uniformly a distance of (13.8 ± 0.2 )m in a time (4.0 ± 0.3)s. It's
velocity with error limits is
a) (3.5 ± 0.6)m s-1 b) (3.5 ± 0.3) m s-1 . c) (3.5 ± 0.6)m s-1. d) (6.1 ± 0.6)m s-1

27. The radius of the sphere is 1.41cm. its volume to an appropriate number of
significant figures is
a) 11.73cm³ b) 11.736cm³ c) 11.7cm³ d) 117 cm³

28. From the point of view of significant figures which of the following statements
are correct?
i) 10.2cm + 8.0cm = 18.2 cm
ii) 2.53 m – 1.2m = 1.33m
iii) 4.2m × 1.4m = 5.88 m²
iv) 3.6m ÷ 1.75s = 2.1 ms-1
a) i) and iv) only b) ii) and iii) only c) iv) only. d) ii) and iv) only

29. If a current of 2.33 A is passed through a resistance of 10.485 Ω the potential

is 24.43005V it's value in proper significant figures
a) 24.43V b) 24.4V. c) 24.430V. d) 24.43005V

30. If force (F), velocity (V) and angular time (T) are chosen as fundamental units,
then the dimensions of mass are
 a) [FVT-1] b) [FVT-2] c) [FV-1T-1] d) [FV-1T]

31. The period of revolution (T) of a planet moving ground the sun in a circular
orbit depends upon the radius (r) of orbit, mass(M) of the sun and gravitational
constant (G) then T is proportional to
a) r1/2 b) r c) r3/2. d) r²

32. Which of the following is dimensionless?

a) v²/rg b) v²g/r. c) vg/r. d) v²rg

33. The dimensions of quantity hc where h is planck’s constant and c is velocity of

light.
a) [ML²T-1] b) [MLT-1] c) [MLT-2] d) [ML³T-2]

34. Percentage errors in quantities P, Q, R and S are 0.5% , 1% , 3%, 1.5%

3 2
P Q
respectively in the measurement of a physical A= quantity the maximum
√R S
percentage error in the value of a will be
a) 6.5% b) 8.5% c) 6.0% d) 7.5%

35. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum was observed to be 2.63s, 2.56s,
2.42s, 2.71s and 2.80s. The mean absolute error is
a) 0.11s b) 0.12s c) 0.13s d) 0.14s

36. A scientist performs an experiment in order to measure a certain physical

quantity and takes 100 observations. He repeats the same experiment and takes
400 observations, by doing so
a) Error remains same b) Error is reduced to 1/4
c) Error is halved d) Error becomes 4 times

37. Which one of the following quantities has not been expressed in proper units?
a) Stress/Strain = newton/m² b) Surface tension = newton/m
c) Energy = kg m/s d) Pressure = newton/m²

38. Percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3%
respectively. The error in the estimation of kinetic energy obtained by
measuring mass and speed will be
a) 8% b) 2% c) 12% d) 10%

39. Assertion : Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is
three
Reason : Zeros are not significant figure
a) If both affection and reason are truth and reason is correct explanation of assertion
b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of
assertion.
c) if assertion is true but reason is false
d) If both assertion and reason are false

40.A physical quantity P is related to four observables a, b, c, d as follows

P=a³b²/(√c d) The percentage errors in the measurement of a, b, c and d are 1%
3% 4% and 2% respectively. The percentage error in the quantity P is
a) 12% b) 13% c) 15% d)16%