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This document is a worksheet for Class XI Physics students at Delhi Public School, Knowledge Park V, focusing on Units and Measurements. It contains a series of multiple-choice questions that test students' understanding of significant figures, dimensional analysis, and the relationships between various physical quantities. The questions cover topics such as pressure, energy, density, and the principles of dimensional analysis.

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This document is a worksheet for Class XI Physics students at Delhi Public School, Knowledge Park V, focusing on Units and Measurements. It contains a series of multiple-choice questions that test students' understanding of significant figures, dimensional analysis, and the relationships between various physical quantities. The questions cover topics such as pressure, energy, density, and the principles of dimensional analysis.

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DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, KNOWLEDGE PARK V

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:

(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4


−𝑎𝑉
𝑅𝑇 ( )
Q18. The pressure of a gas 𝑃 = 𝑉−𝑏 𝑒 𝑅𝑇 . If V be the volume of gas, R be the
universal gas constant and T be the absolute temperature. The
dimensional formula of ‘a’ is same as that of:
(a) V (b) P (c) T (d) R
𝐴
Q19. Hydrostatic pressure ‘P’ varies with displacement ‘x’ as 𝑃 = 𝐵 log (𝐵𝑥 2 + 𝑐)
where A, B and C are constant. The dimensional formula for ‘A’ is:
(a) M1L-1T-2 (b) M1L1T-2 (c) M1L-2T-2 (d) M1L-3T-2
Q20. The velocity of a freely body in a resisting medium at any time ‘t’ is given
𝐴
by 𝑉 = 𝐵[1−𝑒 𝐵𝑡 ]. The dimension of ‘A’ are:

(a) L (b) LT-2 (c) LT-1 (d) LT


Q21. Find the value of 10 J on a system having 100g, 10cm and 30s as
fundamental units.
Q22. Check the correctness of the relation

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2𝐺𝑀
𝑣=√
𝑅

Where, v is the velocity, G is gravitational constant, M is mass and R is


radius of earth.
Q23. Check the correctness of the relation

1 𝐹
𝑓= √
2𝐿 𝑚

Where m is mass per unit length, f is frequency, L is length and F is force.


Q24. Assuming the mass M of the largest stone that can be moved by a flowing
river depends upon ‘v’ the velocity, ‘ρ’ the density of water, and on ‘g’, the
acceleration due to gravity. Show that M varies with the sixth power of the
velocity of flow.
Q25. A planet moves around the sun in a nearly circular orbit. Its period of
revolution ‘T’ depends upon:
i. Radius ‘r’ of the orbit,
ii. Mass ‘M’ of the sun and
iii. The gravitational constant G.
Show dimensionally that T2 ∝ r3.
Q26. A large fluid star oscillates in shape under the influence of its own
gravitational field. Using dimensional analysis, find the expression for
period of oscillation (T) in terms of radius of star (R), mean density of fluid
(ρ) and universal gravitational constant G.
Q27. A calorie is a unit of heat or energy, and it equals 4.2 J where 1J = 1 kg
m2s-2. Suppose we employ a system of units in which unit of mass is α kg,
unit of length is β m, unit of time γs. What will be magnitude of calorie in
terms of this new system?
Q28. The frequency of vibration of a string depends of on, (i) tension in the
string (ii) mass per unit length of string, (iii) vibrating length of the string.
Establish dimensionally the relation for frequency.

Q29. Derive an expression for the centripetal force F acting on a particle of


mass m moving with velocity v in a circle of radius r.

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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