Unit 1

Physical Quantities and Measurement

SLO Based MCQS

1. The number of base units in SI are:

A. 9 B. 7 C. 6 D. 3

2. Which one of the following is the smallest quantity?

A. 5000 ng B. 2 mg C. 100 u g D. 0.01 g

3. A student noted the thickness of a glass sheet using a screw gauge. On the main scale, it reads 3
divisions while 8th division on the circular scale coincides with index line. Its thickness is:

A. 3.8 cm B. 3.8 mm C. 3.08 mm D. 3.08 m

4. Which instrument is most suitable to measure the internal diameter of a test tube?

A. Metre rule B. Screw gauge C. Measuring tap D. Vernier Callipers

5. Amount of a substance in terms of numbers is measured in:

A. mole B. gram C. newton D. kilogram

6. An interval of 200us is equivalent to:

A. 0.2 s B. 2s C. 0.02 s D. 2 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟒 s

7. Significant figures in an expression are:

A. all the accurately known digits

B. all the accurately known and all the doubtful digits

C. all the digits

D. all the accurately known digits and the first doubtful digit
8. A measuring cylinder is used to measure:

A. level of a liquid B. mass C. volume D. area

9. A student claimed the diameter of a wire as 1.032 cm using Vernier Callipers. Up to what extent
do you agree with it?

A. 1.0 cm B. 1 cm C. 1.032 cm D. 1.03 cm

10. Which one of the following unit is not a derived unit?

A. Pascal B. watt C. kilogram D. newton

11. 4800000W = MW

A. 4.8 B. 480 C. 48 D. 4800

12. The least count of Vernier Calipers is:

A. 0.01 mm B. 1.0 mm C. 0.01 cm D. 0.1 cm

13. 32× 105 in standard form is equal to:

A. 3.2 × 105 B. 3.2 × 107 C. 3.2× 𝟏𝟎𝟔 D 3.2 × 104

14. 1 nm =

A. 10−3 B. 𝟏𝟎−𝟗 C. 10−7 D. 10−12

15. The least count of screw gauge having pitch 0.5 mm and 50 divisions on its circular scale is:

A. 0.001 cm B. 1.0 cm C. 0.01 cm D. 0.1 cm

16. 275.00 have significant digits

A. 5 B. 4 C. 2 D. 3

17. 1.45 is rounded to:

A. 1.4 B. 1.45 C. 1 D. 1.5

A. Nano B. Femto C. Micro D. Pico

20. 1L= .

A. 1 dm3 B. 1000 dm3 C. 100 dm3 D. 10 dm3

22. 300000000 𝒎𝒔−𝟏in standard form is written as:

A. 3 × 107 𝑚𝑠−1 B. 3 × 𝟏𝟎𝟖 𝒎𝒔−𝟏 C. 3 𝑚𝑠−1

23. Which one of the following numbers is in the standard form?

A. 3.0079 × 𝟏𝟎−𝟔 B. None of these C. 47679.0

24. What are the significant figures in the measurement 0.00450 kg?

A. 2 B. 4 C. 5 D. 3

25. The Least Count of a measuring cylinder is:

A. 0.01 mL B. 1 mL C. 0.1 mL

26. The unit of force is .

A. newton B. coulomb C. mole D. pascal

27. Mass of 1 litre of water is .

A. 107 g B. 109 g C. 𝟏𝟎𝟑 g D. 108 g

28. It is the study of motion of objects, its causes and effects.

A. Plasma Physics B. Geophysics C. Mechanics

A. Maximum B. Negative C. Zero

30. Least count of Digital Vernier Calipers is .

A. 0.1 mm B. 0.001 mm C. 0.01 cm D. 0.01 mm

31. The eleventh General Conference on Weight and Measures held in Paris in .

A. 1947 B. 1960 C. 1980 D. 1970

32. Deci =

A. 10−1 B. 10 2 C. 10 1 D. 10 -2

34. 1L= cm3

A. 0.1 B. 1000 C. 1 D. 10

35. Zero error will be if zero line of Vernier scale is on the right side of the zero of the
main scale.

A. Maximum B. Zero C. Positive

36. The least count of a metre rule is .

A. 1m B. 0.01 mm C. 1 mm D. 1 cm

37 . are used to produce pollution-free electricity.

A. Wind turbines B. Petrol Generators C. Diesel Generators

38. 1 mL = cm3

A. 0.1 B. 0.01 C. 10 D. 1

39. Hubble Space Telescope orbits around the Earth. It provides information about:

A. sun B. stars C. moon D. aero planes

40. The unit of volume is .

A. cubic meter B. square centimeter C. meter

A. right pan B. all of these C. left pan

42. Mega =

A. 10−6 B. 109 C. 𝟏𝟎𝟔

43. The unit of pressure is .

A. newton B. kelvin C. mole D. Pascal

44. It is the study of the internal structure of the Earth.

A. Mechanics B. Plasma Physics C. Geophysics

45. Amount of a substance in terms of numbers is measured in:

A. mole B. newton C. gram

46. A student claimed the diameter of a wire as 1.032 cm using Vernier Calipers. Up to what extent
do you agree with it?

A. 1.032 cm B. 1.03 cm C. 1.0 cm D. 1 cm

47. 0.0000000081 m = nm

A. 0.81 B. 0.081 C. 81.0 D. 8.1

48. N= .

A. kg𝑠−2 B. kgm𝒔−𝟐 C. kgm𝑠2 D. kgm

49. 1 Pa =?

A. 1 N𝒎−𝟐 B. 8 N𝑚−2 C. 4 N𝑚−2 D. 2 N𝑚−2

A. 1 mL b. 1 m3 c. 0.01 Ml D. 0.1 mL

51. A digital stop watch measures a time interval up to a minimum:

A. 1s B. 0.1 s C. 0.01 s D. 10 s

52. Light year is the unit of :

A. Weight B. Volume C. Density D. length

53. 275.00 have significant digits.

A. 4 B. 5 C. 3 D. 2

54. Joule is equal to:

A. Newton x meter B. Both Watt x second and Newton x meter

55. The number of significant figures in 0.00580 km are:

A. 4 B. 3 C. 6 D. 2

56. 𝑘𝑔𝑚−3 is the unit of :

A. Weight B. Volume C. Density D. Mass

57. 10−6 Seconds =

A. Microsecond B. Millisecond C. Nanosecond D. Mass

58. Which of the following masses expressed in prefixes is smallest?

A. 2m g B. 2 ng C. 2fg D. 2 μg