WS 1 - UNITS & MEASUREMENT
WS 1 - UNITS & MEASUREMENT
CLASS: XI
SUBJECT: PHYSICS
WORKSHEET: CHAPTER 1 – UNITS & MEASUREMENTS
Q1. If the value of 103.5 kg is rounded off to three significant figures, then the
value is:
(a) 103 (b) 103.0 (c) 104 (d) 10.3
Q2. The side of a cube is 2.5 metre, the volume of the cube to the significant
figures is:
(a) 15 (b) 16 (c) 1.5 (d) 1.6
Q3. When a force is expressed in dyne, the number of significant figures is
four. If it is expressed in Newton, the number of significant figures will
become (105 dyne = 1N)
(a) 9 (b) 5 (c) 1 (d) 4
Q4. The number of significant figure in 0.010200 is:
(a) 6 (b) 5 (c) 4 (d) 2
Q5. When 24.25×103 is rounded off to three significant figures:
(a) 242 (b) 243 (c) 24.380×103 (d) 24.2×103
Q6. 1 Pascal = ____ in CGS unit
(a) 10 (b) 1/10 (c) 100 (d) 1000
Q7. If the unit of length is doubled and that of mass and time is halved, the
unit of energy will be:
(a) Doubled (b) 4 times (c) 8 times (d) same
Q8. The dimension of length in electrical resistance is:
(a) 2 (b) 1 (c) -2 (d) -1
Q9. The relation between refractive index of a prism and wavelength of light
𝐵 𝐶
passing through it is expressed as: 𝜇 = 𝐴 + 𝜆 + 𝜆2 . The dimension of A, B
and C are as:
(a) No dimension, L, L2
(b) L2, No dimension, L
(c) L, L2, No dimension
(d) L, L2, No dimension
𝑃 𝑣2
Q10. According to Bernoulli’s theorem 𝑑
+ 2
+ 𝑔ℎ = 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡. The dimensional
formula of the constant is (P is pressure, d is density, h is height, v is
velocity and g is acceleration due to gravity):
(a) M0L0T0 (b) M0L1T0 (c) M0L2T-2 (d) M0L2T-4
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Q11. If minute is the unit of time, 10 ms-2 is the unit of acceleration and 100 kg
is the unit of mass, the new unit of work in joule is:
(a) 105 (b) 106 (c) 6×106 (d) 36×106
Q12. If the units of length and force are increased to four times the unit of
energy will be increased by:
(a) 16% (b) 1600% (c) 1500% (d) 400%
Q13. The value of density of mercury in CGS system is 13.56gm cm-3. Its value
in SI system is:
(a) 135.6 kg m-3 (b) 13.56 kg m-3
(c) 1.356 kg m-3 (d) 13560 kg m-3
Q14. If the unit of mass is ½ kg and that of length is 2m and the unit of time is
one second, the unit of pressure is:
(a) 2 Pascal (b) 0.5 Pascal (c) 0.25 Pascal (d) 1.0 Pascal
Q15. The velocity of sound in air (v) pressure (P) and density of air (d) are
related as v ∝ Pxdy. The values of x and y respectively are:
(a) 1, ½ (b) -½, -½ (c) ½,½ (d) ½, -½
Q16. If force F, acceleration A and time T are taken as fundamental quantities
then the dimensions of energy are:
(a) A2 T (b) FAT2 (c) F2T (d) FA-1T-1
(𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑠)2 (𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑢𝑠)2
Q17. If (𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒)𝑥 = (𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑜𝑑)4
the value of x is:
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2𝐺𝑀
𝑣=√
𝑅
1 𝐹
𝑓= √
2𝐿 𝑚
Q30. Given that the period T of oscillation of a gas bubble from an explosion
under water depends on P, d and E, where P is pressure, d is density of
water and E is the total energy of the explosion. Find dimensionally a
relation for T.
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