SYSTEM OF UNITS February 2008 1) the odd one from the following: a) Kilogram — b] impulse) Ampere _d) Candela 2) Anew unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. Determine ‘the distance between sun and the earth in terms of the new unit if a ray of light takes 8 minutes and 20 seconds to cover this distance. 3) Remva found that a piece of metal weighs 210 g in air and 180 g when it water. Determine the density of the metal piece. 4) — Classify the following pairs of physical quantities which have the same and different a) Torque and work ©) Specific heat and thermal conductivity b) Lineer momentum and angular momentum d) Gravitational potential and square of velocity March 2012 5) Select the correct answer: a) Light year is the unit of. Length b) Kilowatt — hour is the unit of Power i, Time Year iv. Velocity Time iv. Mass Energy 6) _Allphysical quantities can be expressed in terms of dimension. a) Write the physical quantities of the following dimensions: [uir-] ue [wi?7~?] b) Check whether the equation T = 2r | is dimensionally correct. Where T ~ time \e period of a simple pendulum, m — mass of the bob, g - acceleration due to gravity. ‘September 2012 7) a) Which measurement is most precise? Vernier calipers having 5 divisions on sliding scale. Vernier calipers having 10 divisions on sliding scale. Vernier calipers having 20 divisions on sliding scale. b) What happens to the accuracy when the least count is decreased?8) a) A boy recalls the relativistic mass wrongly as mm . Using dimensional method put the missing “c” at proper place. b) Name and state the le used in solving the above problem. March 2013 9) ‘out the following unit from the following: Second, m/s, Newton, Joule. 10) _ Velocity of sound depends on density (p) and modulus of elasticity (E). (The dimensional formula of E is ML*T2). a) State the principle of homogeneity. b) Using the above principle, arrive at an expression for the velocity of sound, (Teke K= 4). September 2013 11) The correctness of an equation is checked using the principle of homogeneity. For an second. What will be the equation, © =a + bt+ ct®; where vis in metre and t dimension of ‘b’? 12) Significant figures determine the accuracy of the measurement of a physical quantity. a) The radius of a sphere is given by r = 1.03 m. How many significant figures are there in it? b) If the percentage error in calculating the radius of the sphere is 2%, what will be the percentage error in calculating the volume? March 2014 13) The centripetal force on a body i a) Write the dimension of force. b) Using the above formula, write an equation to find % error in centripetal force. ¢) What is the number of significant figures in 0.050 N? August 2014 14) \ensional method helps in converting the units from one system into another. a) Name the principle used for the above purpose. b) Using dimensions, prove 1 Newton = 10 dynes.March 2015 15) a) Suggest a method to measure the diameter of the moon. 1 b) Length, breadth and thickness of a block is measured using Vernier calipers. The » percentage errors in the measurements are 2%, 19% and 3% respectively. Estimate the percentage error in its volume. c) A physical quantity is given by h = =. F is the force, vis the velocity andLis 2 the angular momentum. Find the dimensions of i. September 2035 16) The correctness of equations can be checked using the principle of homogeneity. a) State the principle of homogeneity. 1 b) Using this principle, check whether the following equation is dimensionally correct. 2 14 h 5 mv? = moi Where m is the mass of the body, vis the velocity, gis the acceleration due to gravity and his the height. c) If percentage errors of measurement in velocity and mass are 2% and 4% 1 respectively, what is the percentage error in kinetic energy? March 2016 17) a) The error inthe measurement of radius of a circle Is 0.6%. Find the percentage error 2 in the calculation of the area of the circle. b) Name the principle used to check the correctness of an equation. 1 Cc) Whatis the number of significant figures in 0.00820 J? 1 September 2016 18) a) Length of a sheet is 17.3 + 0.3 cm and breadth is 3.12 + 0.08cm. Calculate the 2 percentage error in the area. bb) Using the principle of homogeneity of equations, check whether the equation is 2 correct. np _ 3, |E (tT 9 March 2017 1, g > acceleration, | — length) 19) a) Figure below shows the ‘parallax method’ to measure the distance ‘D’ of a planet ‘S’ from the earth.Mark the parallax angle @ in the figure. Explain how the distance can be measured. b) Check whether the equation mv? =mgh is dimensionally consistent. Based on the above equation, justify the following statement. “A dimensionally correct equation need not be. At > B actually an exact equation”. July 2017, 20) The nature of a physical quantity is described by its dimensions. a) Check the correctness of the equation v = vg + at, bythe method of dimensional 2 analysis. D) Besides the seven base units, there are two more units in SI. The unit of solid angle is 1 Radian Steradian ii, Degree iv. Candela c) Which one of the following isa dimensional constant? 1 i. Relative error of a measurement Gravitational constant li, Relative density iv. Strain March 2018 21) Select a TRUE statement from the following: 1 a) Year and light year have the same dimensions. b) Intensity of gravitetionel field has seme dimensions as that of acceleration. ‘c)_ One angstrom is the mean distance between sun and earth. d) Parsec is a urit of time July 2038 22) The accuracy in measurement depends on the limit or the resolution of the measuring instrument. a) State whether the above statement is TRUE or FALSE. b) A physical quantity P is related to four observables a,b,c and d as P = = the > percentage eror in measurements of a,b,c and dare 1% 3%, 2% and 3% respectively. What is the percentage error in the measurement of P?March 2019 23) The lengths of two bodies measured by 2 metre scale are 1, = (20405)cm and 1, = (15 £0.2)em. Calculate a) Sum of these lengths. b) Difference between the lengths. 24) “Velocity cannot be added to temperature”. 1a) This isin accordance with which law of Physics? b) Check the dimensional correctness of the equation PV = Fx, where P is the pressure, Vis volume, fis force and x is displacement. July 2019 25) The correctness of equation can be checked using the principle of homogeneity in dimensions. a) State the principle of homogeneity. b) Using this principle, check whether the equation is dimensionally correct. : feat lo (f — frequency, 1 + length, g > acceleration due to gravity) c) The velocity v of a particle depends on time tas v= At? + Bt. Find the dimensions and units of A and B.