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INTER-I 5128

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Physics 293 08-Feb-2025

Exam Syllabus

CHAP 1

Q1. Choose the correct answer. 1X106=106

1. Silicon is obtained from:

(A) Water (B) Metals (C) Wood (D) Sand

2. The branch of physics which is concerned with ultimate particles of which matter is composed of is called:

(A) Atomic physics (B) Nuclear physics (C) Plasma physics (D) Particle physics

3. The ratio of 1 nanometer to 1 attometer is:

9 8 -9 -8
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

4. The diameter of milky way galaxy is:

0 30 10 20
(A) 10 m (B) 10 m (C) 10 m (D) 10 m

5. A computer chips are made of:

(A) Silicon (B) Germanium (C) Iron (D) Cadmium

6. Physical quantities are divided into ...... categories:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

7. Which of the following is a derived quantity?

(A) Mass (B) Velocity (C) Length (D) Time

8. One peta is equal to:

16 15 12 9
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

9. The SI unit of solid angle is:

(A) Steradian (B) Radian (C) Degree (D) Revolution

10. 2.0 radian is equal to:

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(A) 57.3 (B) 57.6 (C) 114.6 (D) 115.6

11. Which is the base quantity?

(A) Charge (B) Area (C) Force (D) Electric current

12. Which of the following is least multiple?

(A) Pico (B) Femto (C) Nano (D) Atto

13. 1 Giga is equal to:

3 6 9 12
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

14. Which of the following is not a unit of energy?

(A) Kilowatt (B) Erg (C) Joule (D) Kilowatt hour

15. Solid angle is:

(A) One dimensional (B) Two dimensional (C) Three dimensional (D) Four dimensional
16. One pico is equal to:

12 -12 -6 -16
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

17. The term 134.7 can be written in scientific notation:

2 3 1 4
(A) 1.347x10 (B) 1.347x10 (C) 1.347x10 (D) 1.347x10

18. SI unit of plane angle is:

(A) Radian (B) Degree (C) Steradiam (D) Revolution

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19. 2 is equal to:

(A) 0.035 rad (B) 0.30 rad (C) 0.35 rad (D) 0.0035 rad

20. An example of base quantity is:

(A) Area (B) Volume (C) Length (D) Velocity

21. Pascal is the unit of:

(A) Pressure (B) Force (C) Tension (D) Weight

22. Which is not base unit in SI units?

(A) Kilogram (B) Joule (C) Ampere (D) Kelvin

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23. The quantity 2..3x10 can be written as:

(A) 0.0023 (B) 0.023 (C) 0.23 (D) 2.3

24. How many seconds are there in one year?

6 8 10 7
(A) 3.156x10 s (B) 3.156x10 s (C) 3.156x10 s (D) 3.156x10 s

25. Steradian is the unit of:

(A) Plane angle (B) Solid angle (C) Time (D) Distance

26. ……… is not a derived unit:

(A) Newton (B) Joule (C) Coulomb (D) Ampere

27. Solid angle subtended at the centre by sphere is:

(A) 2 π (B) 4 π (C) 6 π (D) 8 π

28. One radian is equal to:

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(A) 77.3 (B) 67.3 (C) 57.3 (D) 47.3

29. How many nanometers in a meter?

19 -19 -9 -6
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

30. A light year is the:

(A) Speed (B) Distance light travel in one year (C) Distance (D) Time

31. Which is base quantity?

(A) Time (B) Force (C) Power (D) Velocity

32. Which of the following is supplementary unit?

(A) Ampere (B) Candela (C) Mole (D) Steradian

33. ……… is derived unit of:

(A) Newton (B) Ampere (C) Candela (D) Kelvin

34. SI unit of intensity of light is:

(A) Ampere (B) Mole (C) Candela (D) Joule

35. One light year is equal to:

-15 15 15 15
(A) 9.5x10 m (B) 9.5x10 m (C) 9.5x10 cm (D) 9.5x10 km

36. One femto is equal to:

-12 -13 -14 -15

(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

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37. Kgm s is the unit of:

(A) Force (B) Work (C) Pressure (D) Momentum

38. Which one of the following is not allowed standard prefix?

(A) Kilo (B) Nano (C) Mega (D) Micro micro

39. 1 tera = ………:

15 18 12 -12
(A) 10 (B) 10 (C) 10 (D) 10

40. Candela is the SI unit of:

(A) Change (B) Luminous intensity (C) Power (D) Refractive index

41. Light year is a unit of:

(A) Light (B) Time (C) Velocity (D) Distance

42. A light year is the distance, light travels in one year. How many meters are there in one light year?

-15 15 15 15
(A) 9.5 x 10 m (B) 9.5 x 10 m (C) 9.5 x 10 cm (D) 9.5 x 10 km

43. Zero error of the instrument is a type of:

(A) Systematic error (B) Classified error (C) Personal error (D) Random error

44. Zero error belongs to:

(A) Personal error (B) Random error (C) Systematic error (D) Collective error

45. The error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its area is:

(A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 3% (D) 4%

46. The percentage uncertainty in radius of a sphere is 2%. The total percentage uncertainty in the volume of sphere is:

(A) 2% (B) 4% (C) 6% (D) 8%

47. Error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume is:

(A) 7% (B) 5% (C) 3% (D) 1%

48. Significant figures in 0.0010 are:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

49. Significant figures in 0.04060 are:

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

50. The number of significant figures in 0.00232 are:

(A) 6 (B) 5 (C) 3 (D) 4

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51. If least count is 10 kg, then 8.00 x 10 kg has significant figures:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

52. Significant figures in 0.4060 are:

(A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6

53. Time taken light to reach from sun to earth is:

(A) 1 min 20 sec (B) 4 min 20 sec (C) 8 min 20 sec (D) 10 min 20 sec
54. In measurement 8,000 kg, if the scale has a least count of 10 kg, then the number of significant figure are:

(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 2 (D) 1

55. The number of significant zeros in the number 0.00904 is/are:

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

56. Significant figures in 0.0045 are:

(A) 1 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 2

57. 73.650 and 64.350 can be rounded off as:

(A) 73.7 and 64.3 (B) 73.6 and 64.4 (C) 73.8 and 64.2 (D) 7.5 and 64.2

58. Significant figures in 0.0004813 are:

(A) 8 (B) 7 (C) 4 (D) 3

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59. Significant figures in 8.70x10 kg are:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

60. How many number of zero in 7.4000 and 8000 kg are significant, if the later quantity has 1 kg least count?

(A) None and none (B) Three and three (C) Three and two (D) Two and one

61. The number of significant figures in 0.00407 are:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

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62. A number such as 5.0x10 cm can be expressed in scientific notation as:

2 6 4 -2
(A) 5.0 x 10 m (B) 5.0 x 10 m (C) 5.0 x 10 m (D) 5.0 x 10 m

63. Significant figures in 0.00567 are:

(A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 4 (D) 5

64. The sum of three numbers, 2.7543, 4.10 and 1.273, up-to correct decimal place is:

(A) 8.12 (B) 8.13 (C) 8.1273 (D) 8.127

65. If we round of 64.34546 up to three significant figures, the best answer is:

(A) 64.3 (B) 64.4 (C) 64.5 (D) 64.6

66. In order to reduce the uncertainty in finding time period of a vibrating body, it is advised to count:

(A) Small number of swings (B) Large number of swings (C) Infinite number of swings (D) Both A and C

67. The appropriate precision on addition of following masses 0.089,2.189, 5.32,11.8 in kg is:

(A) 19.398 kg (B) 19.39 kg (C) 19.4 kg (D) 19.41 kg

68. Number of colours used in process of colour printing to produce the entire range of colours are:

(A) 7 (B) 6 (C) 5 (D) 4

69. Which of the following measurement is more precise?

(A) 3127 s (B) 312.7 s (C) 31.27 s (D) 3.127 s

70. What choice would you have to pick for the percentage uncertainty in measuring 2.4 cm with meter rod and 2.45 cm with verniercalliper?

(A) 4.3 % and 0.4 % (B) 4.0 % and 0.1 % (C) 0.4 % and 0.01 % (D) 3.9 % and 0.52 %

71. Which of the following is the correct record for the diameter of a wire when measured with a screw gauge of least count of 0.001cm?

(A) 2.3cm (B) 2.31 cm (C) 2.312 cm (D) 2.3124 cm

72. Velocity of an abject has 1% uncertainty and mass has 2% uncertainty than total uncertainty in K.E will be:

(A) 3% (B) 2% (C) 4% (D) 7%

73. A precise measurement is the one which has:

(A) Greater precision (B) Less precision (C) Medium precision (D) More % error

74. The time taken by light from moon to earth is:

(A) 1 min 10 sec (B) 1 min 20 sec (C) 1 min 30 sec (D) 1 min 40 sec

75. There are four readings of a micrometer to measure the diameter of a wire in mm are 1.21, 1.23, 1.25, 1.23. The mean of deviations is:

(A) 0.02 mm (B) 0.01 mm (C) 0.10 mm (D) 0.20 mm

76. A measurement taken by vernier callipers with least count as 0.01 cm is recorded as 0.45 cm, it has fractional uncertainity:

(A) 0.01 (B) 0.02 (C) 0.03 (D) 0.45

77. Length of an object is recorded as 25.5 cm by using a meter rod having smallest division in millimeter. The fractional uncertaity is:

(A) 0.400 (B) 2.550 (C) 0.004 (D) 0.100

78. For total assessment of uncertainty in the final result obtained by multiplication and division:

(A) Absolute uncertainties are added (B) (C) % age uncertainties are added (D) Error are added

Fractional uncertainties are added

79. The percentage uncertainty in radius of a circle is 3%. The total percentage uncertainty in the area of a circle is:

(A) 4% (B) 3% (C) 6% (D) 9%

80. The absolute uncertainty for vernier callipers of L.C = 0.01cm is:

(A) 0.1mm (B) 0.001 m (C) 0.001cm (D) 0.001mm

81. In 5.47x19.89 = 108.7983 : answer should be written as:

(A) 108.8 (B) 108.9 (C) 109 (D) 108.79

82. The percentage uncertainty in measurement of mass and velocity are 2% and 3%, the maximum uncertainty in the measurement of kinetic energy is:

(A) 11% (B) 8% (C) 6% (D) 1%

83. The numerical value of constant in any formula cannot be determined by dimensional analysis. however it can be found by:

(A) Addition (B) Physical quantities (C) Experiments (D) Uncertainity

84. The dimensions of force or centripetal force is:

-2 2 -1 -2 2 2
(A) [ML T ] (B) [MLT ] (C) [MLT ] (D) [ML T ]

85. Dimensions of coefficient of viscosity are:

-1 -1 -1 -1 -2 -1 -1 -1
(A) [MLT ] (B) [ML T ] (C) [ML T ] (D) [M L T ]

86. Work has the same dimensional formulas as:

(A) Torque (B) Momentum (C) Force (D) Angular acceleration

87. The dimensions of pressure are:

2 2 2 -1 -2 3
(A) [MLT ] (B) [ML T ] (C) [ML T ] (D) [MLT ]

88. The ratio of dimensions of power to work is:

-2 -2
(A) 1:T (B) T:1 (C) 1:T (D) T :1

89. The dimension of angular momentum are:

-2 -1 2 -1 -2 -2
(A) [MLT ] (B) [MLT ] (C) [ML T ] (D) [ML T ]

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90. In the light of Einstein’s famous equation E=mc , the energy for mass 2 kg is equal to:

8 16 16 16
(A) 3x10 joule (B) 9x10 joule (C) 4x10 joule (D) 18x10 joule
91. Which pair has same dimensions?

(A) Work and power (B) Momentum and impulse (C) Force and impulse (D) Torque and power

92. Light year is the unit of:

(A) Time (B) Distance (C) Energy (D) Time and distance

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93. The dimension [M LT ] represents the quantity:

(A) Length (B) Mass (C) Time (D) Velocity

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94. The dimension of relation mc are equal to the dimension of:

(A) Force (B) Momentum (C) Energy (D) Torque

95. The dimensions of volume flow rate of fluid are:

-1 2 -2 3 2 3 -2
(A) [LT ] (B) [L T ] (C) [L T ] (D) [L T ]

-1 2
96. [ML T ] is dimension of:

(A) Force (B) Viscosity (C) Power (D) Energy

97. The dimensions of torque are:

-2 -1 -2 -1 -1 2 -2
(A) [MLT ] (B) [ML T ] (C) [ML T ] (D) [ML T ]

98. The dimension formula for the quantity light year is:

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(A) [T] (B) [L] (C) [LT ] (D) [M LT]

99. Which one of the correct is correct?

2 2 2
(A) m=E/c (B) m=c /E (C) m=c E (D) m=cE

100.

The dimension of
l is same as that of:

g
(A) Time (B) Energy (C) Velocity (D) Force

101. The dimension of density are:

2 2 2 2 3
(A) [M L- ] (B) [M L- ] (C) [ML- ] (D) None of these

102. The dimensions of light year are that of:

(A) Velocity (B) Force (C) Time (D) Length

103. The ratio of dimensions of K.E and power is:

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(A) 1:1 (B) [T]:1 (C) [1:T (D) [M] :[T}

104.

The dimension of the relation

×
F l are equal to the dimension of :

m
(A) Force (B) Momentum (C) Acceleration (D) Velocity

105. In colour printing the whole range of colours can be obtained by mixing:

(A) Three colours (B) Four colours (C) Five colours (D) Seven colours

106. A student is calculating the area of a sheet shoes lengthy and width are 27.9cm and 21.6cm respectively. The correct answer will be:

2 2 2 2
(A) 602.64cm (B) 602.6 cm (C) 602 cm (D) 603 cm

Q2. Write short answers of the following questions. 2X87=174

I . What are the main frontiers of fundamental science?

II . Define physical and Nuclear physics also give the names of two main braches of physics.

III . Define physical quantities.

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IV . Define light year. How many meters are there in one light year if speed of light is 3 x 10 ms ?

V . Write two differences between base and derived quantities?

VI . Define physics and give the names of its two main branches.

VII . Why do we find it useful to have two units for the amount pf substance the kilogram and the mole?

VIII . Name several repetitive phenomenon occurring in nature which could serve as reasonable time standards.

IX . How many Nano-seconds in one year?

X . What are supplementary units? Also define radian and steradian.

XI . Define meter and Kelvin.

XII . How many seconds are there in one year?

XIII . Differentiate between base units and derived units.

XIV . Define light year and what are the unit and dimensions of light year?

XV . Define base unit also draw a table for base unit with symbol.

XVI . What are derived units? Explain.

XVII . Define and explain scientific notation, also give examples.

XVIII . Define meter and kilogram.

XIX . Define light year. How many meters are there in one light year?

XX . How many years are there in a nano second?

XXI . Give four conventions for indicating units.

XXII . Write any two points which should be kept in mind while using units.

XXIII . How many kilometers are there in one light year?

XXIV . How many micro seconds in one year?

XXV . What are two principle characteristics of an ideal standard?

XXVI . How many radians account for circumference of circle? How many steradians account for surface area of a sphere?

XXVII . What are the base units, name all of them?

XXVIII . How many meters are there in one light year?

XXIX . Define radian and steradian.

XXX . The period of simple pendulum is measured by a stop watch. What type of errors is possible in the time period?

XXXI . Differentiate between random and error and systematic error.

XXXII . What is meant by Random error? How error may occur?

XXXIII . The period of simple pendulum is measure by a stop watch. What type of errors are possible in the time period?

XXXIV . The period of a pendulum cannot be used as a time standard why?

XXXV . Define systematic errors. Explain how can we remove the systematic error?

XXXVI . Define random error and systematic error?

XXXVII . Define significant figures.

XXXVIII . What rules are of rounded off the significant figure?

XXXIX .
.
5 348 × 10−2 × 3 . 64× 104
1 . 336
Using rules of significant figures, compute upto appropriate significant figures.

XL . Define significant figures and rounding off data?

XLI . Is a zero significant or not? Explain.

XLII . Defien and explain significant figures?

XLIII . Add the following upto appropriate precision 3.125, 1.2, 0.038.

XLIV . Add the following masses given in kg up to appropriate precision. 2,189, 0.089, 11.8 and 5.32.

XLV . Adding the following upto appropriate precision. 3.125, 1.2, 0.038

XLVI . What is rounding off data? explain.

XLVII . Under what conditions zeros are not significant?

XLVIII . If a precise measurement is also an accurate measurement. Explain your answer.

XLIX . What is the difference between precise and accurate measurement?

L . What is meant by the term presision? Explain briefly with an example.

LI . Can measurement taken with as vernier calliper be more precise than a measurement taken with a screw guage? explain.

LII . What is difference between absolute uncertainly and percentage uncertainly?

LIII . Define Precision. Which instrument can measure precise value meter rod or vernier caliper?

LIV . What is meant by precise and accurate measurement.

LV . Give the drawbacks to use the period of a pendulum as a time standard.

LVI . How will you assess the total uncertainly in case of power factor? Give an example.

LVII . Give the draw backs if time period of simple pendulum is used as time standard.

LVIII . What are the three steps to find uncertainly in the average value of many measurements?

LIX . What will be the percentage uncertainly in a radius of small sphere measured as 2.25 cm by a vernier caliper with least count 0.01cm?

LX . How you can find uncertainly in a timing experiment?

LXI . Suggest one method of reducing the uncertainly in any timing experiment.

LXII . How uncertainty is estimated in power factor?

LXIII . Does a dimensional analysis give any information on constant of proportionality that may appear in an algebraic expression? Explain.

LXIV . Write the dimensions of pressure and density.

LXV . Write down the two uses of dimension analysis.

LXVI . Write down the dimensions of viscosity and angular velocity.

1 2
= G m rm
LXVII .

What are the dimensions and unit of gravitational constant G in the formula F ?

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LXVIII . Mass is a form of energy. How much energy is equivalent to one kg mass, according to Einstein’s theory?

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LXIX . Show that the famous “Einstein equation” E = mc is dimensionally consistent.

LXX . Show that the expression vf = vi + at is dimensionally correct.

LXXI . Check the correctness of relation F=ma.

LXXII . What are the dimensions and SI units of coefficient of viscosity in the relation?

LXXIII .

What are the dimensions unit of

⎡
⎢
⎢
⎢
⎢
×
F l
⎤
⎥
⎥
⎥
⎥
/
1 2
?
⎢
⎢
⎣ m ⎥
⎥
⎦

LXXIV .
Show that S = v 1t + 12 at2 is dimensionally correct.

LXXV . What is physical significance of dimension of physical quantity?

LXXVI . Check the correctness of relation rω .

LXXVII . How many years in 1 second?

LXXVIII . Write the dimensions of : i) Angular momentum ii) Torque

LXXIX . Write the dimensions of i) Work ii) Torque

LXXX .

Check the correctness of the relation

v = F l × , where v is the speed of transverse wave on a stretched string of tension F, length l and

m
mass m.

LXXXI . Describe the principle of homogeneity of dimensional analysis.

LXXXII . Define the terms (a) precision (b) dimensions of physical quantities.

LXXXIII . What do you mean by dimension of a physical quantity?

LXXXIV .
Decide which is correct f=v or f = λv .
LXXXV .
Write down the units and the dimensions of G from the F = gmM
π
.

LXXXVI . Does a dimensional analysis give any information on the constant of proportionality?

LXXXVII . Find dimensions of coefficient of viscosity “n” in the relation of states ‘law

Q3. Write detailed answers of the following questions. 1X13=13

1. Explain: i) How many seconds are there in 1 year? Ii) How many nanoseconds in 1 year? Iii) How many years in 1 second?

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2. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. How many meters are there in one light year? (speed of light = 3.0x10 ms )

3. The length and width of a rectangular plate are measured to be 15.3cm and 12.80cm, respectively. Find the area of the plate

4. Three students measured the length of a needle with a scale on which minimum division is 1mm and recorded as: i) 0.2145m ii) 0.214m. Which

record is correct and why?

5. Add the following masses given in kg up to appropriate precision. 2.189, 0.089, 11.8 and 5.32.

= 2π L
6.

Find the value of ‘g’ and its uncertainty using

T from the following measurements made during an experiment length of simple

g
pendulum l=100cm. Time for 20 vibrations = 40.2s Length was measured by a meter scale of accuracy up to 1mm and time by stop watch of accuracy

up to 0.1s.

7. Show that the expression vf=vi+at is dimensionally correct, where vi is the velocity at t=0, a is acceleration and vf is the velocity at time t.

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8. The wavelength λ of a wave depends on the speed of v of the wave and its frequency f knowing that. [h] = [L] [v]=[LT ] and [f]=[T ].

m 1m 2
=G
9.

What are the dimensions and units of gravitational constant G in the formula of
F .

r2
2
10. Show that the famous “Einstein equation” E=mc is dimensionally consistent.

11. An old saying is that “A chain is only as strong as its weakest link”. What analogous statement can you make regarding experimental data used in a

computation?

12. The speed v of sound waves through a medium may be assumed to depend on i) the density of the medium and ii) its modulus of elasticity E which

is the ratio of stress to strain. Deduce by the method of dimensions the formula for the speed of sound.

n
13. Suppose, we are told that the acceleration of a particle moving in a circle of radius r with uniform speed v is proportional to some power of r, say r

m
and some power of v, say v , determine the powers of r and v?