Units, Dimensions and Measurement

112. Dimensions of charge are

(a) (b) (a) Speed and
(c) (d) (b) Torque and work
113. According to Newton, the viscous force acting (c) Momentum and Planck's constant
between liquid layers of area A and velocity (d) Stress and Young's modules
123. Dimension of is
gradient is given by where
(a) (b)
is constant called coefficient of viscosity. The
(c) (d) None of these
dimension of are [JIPMER 2001, 02]
124. The dimensional formula of relative density is
(a) (b)
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(c) (d) Dimensionless
114. Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal
125. The dimensional formula for young's modulus is
(a) Torque and work (b) Stress and energy
(c) Force and stress (d) Force and work
(a) (b)
115. The dimensions of pressure is equal to
(a) Force per unit volume (c) (d)
(b) Energy per unit volume 126. Frequency is the function of density , length
(c) Force
and surface tension . Then its value is
(d) Energy
116. Which of the two have same dimensions (a) (b)
(a) Force and strain (c) (d)
(b) Force and stress
127. The dimensions of electric potential are
(c) Angular velocity and frequency
(d) Energy and strain (a) (b)
117. An object is moving through the liquid. The (c) (d)
viscous damping force acting on it is proportional
128. Dimensions of potential energy are
to the velocity. Then dimension of constant of
[MP PET 2003]
proportionality is
(a) (b)
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(c) (d)
129. The dimension of are
118. The dimensions of emf in MKS is
(a) (b) (a) (b)
(c) (d) (c) (d)
119. Which of the following quantities is dimensionless 130. The dimensions of shear modulus are
(a) (b)
(a) Gravitational constant (b) Planck's constant
(c) (d)
(c) Power of a convex lens (d) None
120. The dimensional formula for Boltzmann's constant 131. Pressure gradient has the same dimension as that
is of

(a) Velocity gradient (b) Potential gradient

(a) (b)
(c) Energy gradient (d) None of these
(c) (d) 132. If force (F), length (L) and time (T) are assumed to
be fundamental units, then the dimensional
121. The dimensions of in the equation formula of the mass will be

is (a) (b)
(c) (d)
(a) (b) 133. The dimensions of universal gas constant is
(c) (d) (a) (b)
122. The physical quantities not having same (c) (d) None of these
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134. In the relation , the Errors of Measurement

dimensional formula for k is
1. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is
(a) (b)
(c) (d) given by where l is about 100 cm and
135. Position of a body with acceleration 'a' is given by
is known to have 1mm accuracy. The period is
here t is time. Find dimension of m and about 2s. The time of 100 oscillations is measured
n. by a stop watch of least count 0.1 s. The
percentage error in g is
(a) , (b) (a) 0.1% (b) 1%
(c) (d) (c) 0.2% (d) 0.8%
136. "Pascal-Second" has dimension of 2. The percentage errors in the measurement of
mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. How
(a) Force (b) Energy
much will be the maximum error in the estimation
(c) Pressure (d) Coefficient of of the kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass
viscosity and speed
137. In a system of units if force (F), acceleration (A) (a) 11% (b) 8%
and time (T) are taken as fundamental units then
(c) 5% (d) 1%
the dimensional formula of energy is
3. The random error in the arithmetic mean of 100
observations is x; then random error in the
(a) (b) arithmetic mean of 400 observations would be
(c) (d)
(a) 4x (b)
138. Out of the following pair, which one does not have
identical dimensions
(c) 2x (d)
(a) Moment of inertia and moment of force
(b) Work and torque 4. What is the number of significant figures in
(c) Angular momentum and Planck's constant 0.310×103
(d) Impulse and momentum (a) 2 (b) 3
139. The ratio of the dimension of Planck's constant (c) 4 (d) 6
and that of moment of inertia is the dimension of 5. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is
(a) Frequency (b) Velocity 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume
(c) Angular momentum (d) Time is
(a) 1% (b) 3%
140. Which of the following group have different
dimension (c) 5% (d) 7%
6. The mean time period of second's pendulum is
2.00s and mean absolute error in the time period
(a) Potential difference, EMF, voltage is 0.05s. To express maximum estimate of error,
(b) Pressure, stress, young's modulus the time period should be written as
(c) Heat, energy, work-done (a) (2.00  0.01) s (b) (2.00 +0.025) s
(d) Dipole moment, electric flux, electric field (c) (2.00  0.05) s (d) (2.00  0.10) s
141. Out of following four dimensional quantities, which 7. A body travels uniformly a distance of (13.8 0.2)
one quantity is to be called a dimensional constant m in a time (4.0  0.3) s. The velocity of the body
within error limits is
(a) Acceleration due to gravity (a) (3.45  0.2) ms-1 (b) (3.45  0.3) ms-1
-1
(b) Surface tension of water (c) (3.45  0.4) ms (d) (3.45  0.5) ms-1
(c) Weight of a standard kilogram mass 8. The percentage error in the above problem is
(a) 7% (b) 5.95%
(d) The velocity of light in vacuum
(c) 8.95% (d) 9.85%
142. Density of a liquid in CGS system is 0.625 .
9. The unit of percentage error is
What is its magnitude in SI system (a) Same as that of physical quantity
(b) Different from that of physical quantity
(a) 0.625 (b) 0.0625 (c) Percentage error is unit less
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(d) Errors have got their own units which are in water is (4.00 0.05) Newton. Then the relative
different from that of physical quantity density along with the maximum permissible
measured percentage error is
10. The decimal equivalent of 1/20 upto three
significant figures is (a) 5.0 11% (b) 5.0 1%
(a) 0.0500 (b) 0.05000 (c) 5.0 6% (d) 1.25 5%
(c) 0.0050 (d) 5.0 × 10-2
11. Accuracy of measurement is determined by
17. The resistance R = where V= 100 5 volts
(a) Absolute error (b) Percentage error
(c) Both (d) None of these and i = 10 0.2 amperes. What is the total error
12. The radius of a sphere is (5.3  0.1) cm. The in R
percentage error in its volume is
(a) 5% (b) 7%
(a) (b)
(c) 5.2% (d) %
(c) (d)
18. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in
13. A thin copper wire of length l metre increases in the experiment is recorded as 2.63 s, 2.56 s, 2.42
length by 2% when heated through 10ºC. What is s, 2.71 s and 2.80 s respectively. The average
the percentage increase in area when a square absolute error is
copper sheet of length l metre is heated through
(a) 0.1 s (b) 0.11 s
10ºC
(a) 4% (b) 8% (c) 0.01 s (d) 1.0 s
(c) 16% (d) None of the above 19. The length of a cylinder is measured with a meter
14. In the context of accuracy of measurement and rod having least count 0.1 cm. Its diameter is
significant figures in expressing results of measured with vernier calipers having least count
experiment, which of the following is/are correct 0.01 cm. Given that length is 5.0 cm. and radius is
2.0 cm. The percentage error in the calculated
(1) Out of the two measurements 50.14 cm and
value of the volume will be
0.00025 ampere, the first one has greater
accuracy (a) 1% (b) 2%

(2) If one travels 478 km by rail and 397 m. by (c) 3% (d) 4%

road, the total distance travelled is 478 km. 20. In an experiment, the following observation's were
(a) Only (1) is correct (b) Only (2) is correct recorded : L = 2.820 m, M = 3.00 kg, l = 0.087
cm, Diameter D = 0.041 cm Taking g = 9.81
(c) Both are correct (d) None of them is
correct. using the formula , Y= , the maximum
15. A physical parameter a can be determined by
permissible error in Y is
measuring the parameters b, c, d and e using
(a) 7.96% (b) 4.56%
the relation a = . If the maximum
(c) 6.50% (d) 8.42%
errors in the measurement of b, c, d and e are 21. According to Joule's law of heating, heat produced
%, %, % and %, then the maximum Rt, where I is current, R is resistance and t
error in the value of a determined by the is time. If the errors in the measurement of I, R
experiment is and t are 3%, 4% and 6% respectively then error
in the measurement of H is
(a) ( )%
(a) 17% (b) 16%
(b) ( )% (c) 19% (d) 25%
22. If there is a positive error of 50% in the
(c) ( )% measurement of velocity of a body, then the error
in the measurement of kinetic energy is
(d) ( )%
(a) 25% (b) 50%
16. The relative density of material of a body is found (c) 100% (d) 125%
by weighing it first in air and then in water. If the
weight in air is (5.00 ) Newton and weight

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following does not represent dimensions of

frequency
23. A physical quantity P is given by P= . The
(a) (b)

quantity which brings in the maximum percentage

error in P is (c) (d)
(a) A (b) B
(c) C (d) D 3. Number of particles is given by
24. If , then
(a) 4.431 cm (b) 4.43 cm crossing a unit area perpendicular to X-axis in unit
(c) 4.4 cm (d) 4 cm time, where and are number of particles per
25. The number of significant figures in all the given unit volume for the value of meant to and
numbers 25.12, 2009, 4.156 and is . Find dimensions of called as diffusion constant
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 4 (a) (b)
26. If the length of rod A is 3.25  0.01 cm and that
(c) (d)
of B is 4.19  0.01 cm then the rod B is longer
than rod A by 4. With the usual notations, the following equation

is
(a) 0.94  0.00 cm (b) 0.94  0.01 cm
(c) 0.94  0.02 cm (d) 0.94  0.005 cm (a) Only numerically correct
27. A physical quantity is given by . The (b) Only dimensionally correct
(c) Both numerically and dimensionally correct
percentage error in measurement of and T (d) Neither numerically nor dimensionally correct
are and respectively. Then maximum 5. If the dimensions of length are expressed as
percentage error in the quantity X is ; where and are the universal
gravitational constant, speed of light and Planck's
(a) (b) constant respectively, then

(c) (d) None of these (a) (b)

28. A physical quantity A is related to four observable (c) (d)

and d as follows, , the 6. A highly rigid cubical block of small mass

and side is fixed rigidly onto another cubical
percentage errors of measurement in and
block of the same dimensions and of low
d are 1%,3%,2% and 2% respectively. What is the
percentage error in the quantity A modulus of rigidity such that the lower face of
completely covers the upper face of . The
(a) 12% (b) 7% lower face of is rigidly held on a horizontal
(c) 5% (d) 14% surface. A small force is applied perpendicular
to one of the side faces of . After the force is
withdrawn block executes small oscillations.
The time period of which is given by

(a) (b)
1. If the acceleration due to gravity is and
the units of length and time are changed in
(c) (d)
kilometer and hour respectively, the numerical
value of the acceleration is
7. The pair(s) of physical quantities that have the
same dimensions, is (are)
(a) 360000 (b) 72,000
(a) Reynolds number and coefficient of friction
(c) 36,000 (d) 129600
(b) Latent heat and gravitational potential
2. If and represent inductance, capacitance (c) Curie and frequency of a light wave
and resistance respectively, then which of the (d) Planck's constant and torque

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8. The speed of light , gravitational constant 14. A wire has a mass , radius
and Planck's constant are taken as the and length . The
fundamental units in a system. The dimension of maximum percentage error in the measurement of
time in this new system should be its density is [IIT (Screening)
[AMU 1995] 2004]
(a) (b) (a) 1 (b) 2
(c) (d) (c) 3 (d) 4
15. If 97.52 is divided by 2.54, the correct result in
9. If the constant of gravitation , Planck's
terms of significant figures is
constant and the velocity of light be
(a) 38.4 (b) 38.3937
chosen as fundamental units. The dimension of
the radius of gyration is (c) 38.394 (d) 38.39
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
10. find dimension of in (MKSA) system,
if and are the dimension of capacity and
magnetic field respectively Choose any one of the following four responses :
(a) (b) (a) If both assertion and reason are true and the
(c) (d) reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is
not the correct explanation of the assertion.
11. In the relation P is pressure, Z is the (c) If assertion is true but reason is false.
(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.
distance, k is Boltzmann constant and  is the (e) If assertion is false but reason is true.
temperature. The dimensional formula of  will be
(a) (b) 1. Assertion : ‘Light year’ and ‘Wavelength’ both
measure distance.
(c) (d)
Reason : Both have dimensions of time.
12. The frequency of vibration of string is given by
2. Assertion : Light year and year, both measure
. Here p is number of segments in time.
Reason : Because light year is the time that
the string and l is the length. The dimensional light takes to reach the earth from
formula for m will be the sun.
3. Assertion : Force cannot be added to pressure.
(a) (b)
Reason : Because their dimensions are
(c) (d) different.
13. Column I Column II 4. Assertion : Linear mass density has the
(i) Curie (A) dimensions of [M1L–1T0].
Reason : Because density is always mass per
(ii) Light year (B)
unit volume.
(iii) Dielectric strength (C) Dimensionless
5. Assertion : Rate of flow of a liquid represents
(iv) Atomic weight (D) velocity of flow.
(v) Decibel (E) Reason : The dimensions of rate of flow are
(F) [M0L1T–1].
6. Assertion : Units of Rydberg constant R are m–1
(G)
Reason : It follows from Bohr’s formula
(H)
(I) ,
(J)
where the symbols have their usual
Choose the correct match
meaning.
(a) (i) G, (ii) H, (iii) C, (iv) B, (v) C
7. Assertion : Parallex method cannot be used for
(b) (i) D, (ii) H, (iii) I, (iv) B, (v) G measuring distances of stars more
(c) (i) G, (ii) H, (iii) I, (iv) B, (v) G than 100 light years away.
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Reason : Because parallex angle reduces so

much that it cannot be measured 21. Assertion : In the relation where
accurately.
symbols have standard meaning, m
8. Assertion : Number of significant figures in 0.005
represent linear mass density.
is one and that in 0.500 is three.
Reason : The frequency has the dimensions of
Reason : This is because zeros are not inverse of time.
significant.
22. Assertion : The graph between P and Q is
9. Assertion : Out of three measurements l = 0.7 m; straight line, when P/Q is constant.
l = 0.70 m and l = 0.700 m, the last
Reason : The straight line graph means that P
one is most accurate.
proportional to Q or P is equal to
Reason : In every measurement, only the last constant multiplied by Q.
significant digit is not accurately 23. Assertion : Avogadro number is the number of
known. atoms in one gram mole.
10. Assertion : Mass, length and time are Reason : Avogadro number is a dimensionless
fundamental physical quantities. constant.
Reason : They are independent of each other. 24. Assertion : L/R and CR both have same
11. Assertion : Density is a derived physical quantity. dimensions.
Reason : Density cannot be derived from the Reason : L/R and CR both have dimension of
fundamental physical quantities. time.
12. Assertion : Now a days a standard metre is 25. Assertion : The quantity is
defined as in terms of the wavelength
dimensionally equal to velocity and
of light.
numerically equal to velocity of light.
Reason : Light has no relation with length.
Reason : is permeability of free space and
13. Assertion : Radar is used to detect an aeroplane
in the sky is the permittivity of free space.
Reason : Radar works on the principle of
reflection of waves.
14. Assertion : Surface tension and surface energy
have the same dimensions.
Reason : Because both have the same S.I. unit
15. Assertion : In is
dimensionless. Units
Reason : Because dimension of
1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c
16. Assertion : Radian is the unit of distance.
6 d 7 c 8 d 9 c 10 c
Reason : One radian is the angle subtended at
the centre of a circle by an arc equal 11 a 12 c 13 c 14 b 15 d
in length to the radius of the circle. 16 d 17 c 18 a 19 b 20 d
17. Assertion : A.U. is much bigger than Å. 21 d 22 a 23 a 24 b 25 d
Reason : A.U. stands for astronomical unit and
26 b 27 d 28 d 29 d 30 b
Å stands from Angstrom.
18. Assertion : When we change the unit of 31 a 32 b 33 a 34 b 35 a
measurement of a quantity, its 36 b 37 a 38 b 39 b 40 b
numerical value changes.
41 d 42 c 43 c, b 44 c 45 b
Reason : Smaller the unit of measurement
smaller is its numerical value. 46 a 47 c 48 c 49 a 50 a
19. Assertion : Dimensional constants are the 51 b 52 b 53 c 54 c 55 c
quantities whose value are constant. 56 c 57 b 58 a 59 c 60 a
Reason : Dimensional constants are
61 c 62 c 63 d 64 d 65 b
dimensionless.
20. Assertion : The time period of a pendulum is 66 c 67 a 68 b 69 c 70 b
given by the formula, . 71 d 72 b 73 b 74 d 75 c
Reason : According to the principle of 76 b 77 b 78 b 79 c 80 c
homogeneity of dimensions, only that 81 a 82 a 83 d 84 c 85 b
formula is correct in which the
86 d 87 d 88 b 89 a 90 c
dimensions of L.H.S. is equal to
dimensions of R.H.S. 91 a 92 d 93 b 94 a 95 d

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96 a 97 b 98 a 99 d 100 b Assertion and Reason

101 d 102 d 103 a 104 a 105 d
106 b 107 b 108 b 109 b 1 c 2 d 3 a 4 c 5 d
6 a 7 a 8 c 9 b 10 a
Dimensions 11 c 12 c 13 a 14 c 15 c

1 a 2 c 3 b 4 a 5 b 16 e 17 b 18 c 19 c 20 e

6 c 7 c 8 b 9 ad 10 a 21 b 22 a 23 c 24 a 25 b
11 d 12 b 13 a 14 a 15 a
16 b 17 b 18 d 19 a 20 c
21 b 22 a 23 b 24 d 25 a
26 d 27 a 28 d 29 d 30 d
31 c 32 c 33 a 34 a 35 b
36 b 37 c 38 c 39 a 40 b
41 a 42 b 43 d 44 d 45 a
46 d 47 b 48 d 49 b 50 a
51 a 52 d 53 b 54 b 55 c
56 c 57 d 58 a 59 a 60 c
61 b 62 b 63 c 64 a 65 a
66 b 67 a 68 d 69 c 70 a
71 a 72 c 73 c 74 a 75 b
76 d 77 a 78 a 79 b 80 b
81 d 82 b 83 bc 84 c 85 d
86 d 87 c 88 a 89 a 90 a
91 a 92 b 93 b 94 a 95 b
96 a 97 a 98 a 99 c 100 a
101 d 102 b 103 b 104 d 105 c
106 d 107 c 108 c 109 a 110 b
111 c 112 d 113 b 114 a 115 b
116 c 117 d 118 d 119 d 120 a
121 a 122 c 123 b 124 d 125 a
126 a 127 a 128 b 129 c 130 c
131 d 132 a 133 a 134 c 135 b
136 d 137 b 138 a 139 a 140 d
141 d 142 d

Errors of Measurement
1 c 2 b 3 b 4 b 5 b
6 c 7 b 8 c 9 c 10 a
11 b 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 d
16 a 17 b 18 b 19 c 20 c
21 b 22 d 23 c 24 c 25 d
26 c 27 a 28 d

Critical Thinking Questions

1 d 2 d 3 d 4 c 5 bd
6 d 7 abc 8 a 9 a 10 d
11 a 12 c 13 a 14 d 15 a

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