CHAPTER-UNIT AND DIMENSIONS

1. Light year is a unit of

(a) Time (b) Mass (c) Distance (d) Energy
2. The magnitude of any physical quantity
(a) Depends on the method of measurement
(b) Does not depend on the method of measurement
(c) Is more in SI system than in CGS system
(d) Directly proportional to the fundamental units of mass, length and time
3. One second is equal to
(a) 1650763.73 time periods of Kr clock
(b) 652189.63 time periods of Kr clock
(c) 1650763.73 time periods of Cs clock
(d) 9192631770 time periods of Cs clock
4. Wavelength of ray of light is 0.00006 m . It is equal to
(a) 6 microns (b) 60 microns (c) 600 microns (d) 0.6 microns
5. If the unit of length and force be increased four times, then the unit of energy is

(a) Increased 4 times (b) Increased 8 times

(c) Increased 16 times (d) Decreased 16 times
6. Tesla is a unit for measuring
(a) Magnetic moment (b) Magnetic induction
(c) Magnetic intensity (d) Magnetic pole strength
7. The binding energy of a nucleon in a nucleus is of the order of a few
(a) eV (b) Ergs (c) MeV (d) Volts
8. Par sec is a unit of
(a) Distance (b) Velocity (c) Time (d) Angle
9. Universal time is based on
(a) Rotation of the earth on its axis (b) Earth's orbital motion around the earth
(c) Vibrations of cesium atom (d) Oscillations of quartz crystal
10. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists

List-I List-II
I. Joule A. Henry ´ Amp/sec
II. Watt B. Farad ´ Volt
III. Volt C. Coulomb ´ Volt
IV. Coulomb D. Oersted ´ Cm
E. Amp ´ Gauss
F. Amp 2 ´ Ohm
Codes:
(a) I - A, II - F, III - E, IV - D (b) I - C, II - F, III - A, IV - B
(c) I - C, II - F, III - A, IV - E (d) I - B, II - F, III - A, IV - C
11. Which is different from others by units
(a) Phase difference (b) Mechanical equivalent
(c) Loudness of sound (d) Poisson's ratio

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12. Candela is the unit of
(a) Electric intensity (b) Luminous intensity
(c) Sound intensity (d) None of these
13. Which of the following pairs is wrong
(a) Pressure-Baromter (b) Relative density-Pyrometer
(c) Temperature-Thermometer (d) Earthquake-Seismograph
14. Select the pair whose dimensions are same
(a) Pressure and stress (b) Stress and strain
(c) Pressure and force (d) Power and force
L
15. If L and R are respectively the inductance and resistance, then the dimensions of will be
R

(a) M 0 L0 T -1 (b) M0 LT 0
(c) M 0 L0 T (d) Cannot be represented in terms of M, L and
T
16. If C and R represent capacitance and resistance respectively, then the dimensions of RC are
(a) M 0 L0 T 2 (b) M 0 L0 T (c) ML-1 (d) None of the above
17. Dimensional formula for angular momentum is
(a) ML2 T -2 (b) ML2 T -1 (c) MLT -1 (d) M 0 L2 T -2
18. The dimensional formula for the modulus of rigidity is
(a) ML2 T -2 (b) ML-1T -3 (c) ML-2 T -2 (d) ML-1T -2
19. The dimensional formula for impulse is same as the dimensional formula for
(a) Momentum (b) Force
(c) Rate of change of momentum (d) Torque
20. Planck's constant has the dimensions (unit) of
(a) Energy (b) Linear momentum
(c) Work (d) Angular momentum
21. If V denotes the potential difference across the plates of a capacitor of capacitance C, the
dimensions of CV 2 are
(a) Not expressible in MLT (b) MLT -2
(c) M 2 LT -1 (d) ML2 T -2
22. If L denotes the inductance of an inductor through which a current i is flowing, the dimensions
of Li 2 are
(a) ML2 T -2 (b) Not expressible in MLT
-2
(c) MLT (d) M 2 L2 T -2

23. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three
(a) Energy per unit volume
(b) Force per unit area
(c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume
(d) Angular momentum per unit mass

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24. A small steel ball of radius r is allowed to fall under gravity through a column of a viscous
liquid of coefficient of viscosity h . After some time the velocity of the ball attains a constant
value known as terminal velocity v T . The terminal velocity depends on (i) the mass of the ball
m , (ii) h , (iii) r and (iv) acceleration due to gravity g . Which of the following relations is
dimensionally correct
mg hr mgr
(a) v T µ (b) v T µ (c) v T µ hrmg (d) v T µ
hr mg h
25. The Martians use force ( F), acceleration (A) and time (T) as their fundamental physical
quantities. The dimensions of length on Martians system are
(a) FT2 (b) F-1T 2 (c) F-1A 2 T -1 (d) AT 2
26. An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions does
he view for muscle
(a) MLT -2 (b) ML2 T -2 (c) MLT2 (d) L
27. If P represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and Q represents radiation
energy striking a unit area per second, then non-zero integers x , y and z such that P x Q y c z is
dimensionless, are
(a) x = 1, y = 1, z = -1 (b) x = 1, y = -1, z = 1
(c) x = -1, y = 1, z = 1 (d) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
28. The pair having the same dimensions is
(a) Angular momentum, work (b) Work, torque
(c) Potential energy, linear momentum (d) Kinetic energy, velocity
29. If velocity v , acceleration A and force F are chosen as fundamental quantities, then the
dimensional formula of angular momentum in terms of v, A and F would be
(a) FA-1v (b) Fv 3 A -2 (c) Fv 2 A -1 (d) F 2v 2 A -1
30. Dimensions of the following three quantities are the same
(a) Work, energy, force
(b) Velocity, momentum, impulse
(c) Potential energy, kinetic energy, momentum
(d) Pressure, stress, coefficient of elasticity
31. A force F is given by F = at + bt 2 , where t is time. What are the dimensions of a and b
(a) MLT -3 and ML2 T -4 (b) MLT -3 and MLT -4
(c) MLT -1 and MLT 0 (d) MLT -4 and MLT 1
32. The dimensions of inter atomic force constant are
(a) MT -2 (b) MLT -1 (c) MLT -2 (d) ML-1 T -1

33. If the speed of light (c) , acceleration due to gravity (g) and pressure (p) are taken as the
fundamental quantities, then the dimension of gravitational constant is
(a) c 2 g 0 p -2 (b) c 0 g 2 p -1 (c) cg 3 p -2 (d) c -1 g 0 p -1
34. If the time period (T ) of vibration of a liquid drop depends on surface tension (S ) , radius (r)
of the drop and density (r ) of the liquid, then the expression of T is
(a) T = k rr 3 / S (b) T = k r 1 / 2 r 3 / S (c) T = k rr 3 / S 1 / 2 (d) None of these
35. Dimension of electric current is
(a) [M 0 L0 T -1 Q] (b) [ML2 T -1 Q] (c) [M 2 LT -1 Q] (d) [M 2 L2 T -1 Q]

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36. The fundamental physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of
torque and angular momentum are
(a) Mass, time (b) Time, length (c) Mass, length (d) Time, mole
37. If pressure P , velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the
dimensional formula of force is
(a) PV 2 T 2 (b) P -1 V 2 T -2 (c) PVT 2 (d) P -1 VT 2
38. Dimensions of luminous flux are
(a) ML2 T -2 (b) ML2 T -3 (c) ML2 T -1 (d) MLT -2
39. Which of the following pair does not have similar dimensions
(a) Stress and pressure (b) Angle and strain
(c) Tension and surface tension (d) Planck's constant and angular momentum
40. Which of the following represents the dimensions of Farad
(a) M -1 L-2 T 4 A 2 (b) ML2 T 2 A -2 (c) ML2 T 2 A -1 (d) MT -2 A -1
41. If energy of photon is E µ h a c b ld . Here, h = plank’s constant, c = speed of light, l = wavelength
of photon. Then the values of a, b and d are
(a) 1,1,1 (b) 1, –1, 1 (c) 1, 1, –1 (d) none of these
42. The unit of surface tension may be expressed as
(a) Nm (b) Nm–2 (c) Nm2 (d) Nm–1
h
43. The dimension of is the same as of (here h is Planck’s constant and e is electronic charges)
e
(a) voltage (b) magnetic flux (c) current (d) angular
momentum
44. The dimensions of B2 L2C is same as that of (where B is magnetic field, L is length and C is
capacitance)
(a) mass (b) length (c) time (d) force
45. Which of the options has two quantities that have different dimensions
(a) Reynold’s number and coefficient of friction
(b) Curie and frequency of light
(c) Latent heat and gravitation constant
(d) Planck’s constant and angular momentum

46. The dimensional formula for strain is same as that for :

(a) stress (b) modulus of elasticity
(c) thrust (d) angle of twist.
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47. Which of the following does not have Nm as the unit?
(a) Pressure (b) Stress (c) Strain (d) Young’s modulus
48. Which of the following quantities does not possess the same dimensions as the other three
quantities listed below?
(a) Frequency (b) Velocity gradient
(c) Angular speed (d) Potential gradient
49. If a vernier callipers has negative zero error, then zero correction is
(a) positive (b) negative (c) may be positive (d) may be negative
50. The lag between the linear motion of the screw and the circular motion given to the head of a
screw gauge is called

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 (a) ratchet error (b) ratchet correction
(c) backlash error (d) backlash correction

1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c)

6. (b), (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (b) 13. (b) 14. (a) 15. (c)
16. (b) 17. (b) 18. (d) 19. (a) 20. (d)
21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (d) 24. (a) 25. (d)
26. (a) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (b) 30. (d)
31. (b) 32. (a) 33. (b) 34. (a) 35. (a)
36. (c) 37. (a) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (a)
41. (c) 42. (d) 43. (b) 44. (a) 45. (c)
46. (d) 47. (c) 48. (d) 49. (a) 50. (c)