Chapter 1.

Physical World MCQs & Other Various Types of Questions

Who among the following gave the first 6. Which of the following is not a fundamental quantity?
1.
of G ?
value experimental (A) length (B) temperature
(A) Galileo (B) Newton (C) electric charge (D) ampere
(C) Cavendish (D) James Watt. 7. Light year is the distance travelled by light in one year
2.
which of the following statements is correct ? and is equal to
(A) Newton was an American, who (A) 3x 10 m (B) 2 x 108 m
gravitation.
discovered law of
(C) 9.46 x 1015 m (D) none of the above.
(B) Einstein belonged to England, who discovered laws (C.E.T. 1999)
of photoelectric effect.
(CMarconi, who discovered wireless 8. Which one of the following is not a unit of time ?
American.
telegraphy, was an (A) lunar month (B) leap year
(D) Becquerel, who discovered natural radioactivity, (C) parallactic second (D) solar day
belonged to France. (N.C.E.R.T. 1990)
3. Which of the following statements is incorrect? 9. The physical quantity strain has
(A) Atomicity of charge was discovered by J. J. Thomson (A) fundamental unit (B) basic unit
and electron was discovered byMillikan. (D) no unit (C.E.T. 1999)
(C) derived unit
(B) Bohr gave theory of hydrogen atom and Yukawa, the
theory of nuclear forces. 10. How mnany wave lengths of Kso are there in 1metre ?
(C) Law of gravitation was discovered by Newton and (A) 1553164-13 (B) 1650763-73
principle of inertia by Galileo. (C) 23448123-73 (D) 652169-13 (M.N.R. 1985)
(D) Laws of photoelectric effect were discovered by 11. Candela is the unit of
Einstein and laws of electro-magnetic induction by (A) acoustic intensity (B) electric intensity
Faraday. (C) luminous intensity (D) magnetic internsity
4. Which of the following statemnents is correct ? (M.N.R. 1993)
(A) Aeroplane is based on Newton's laws of motion and
12. A micron is
laser on digital logic of electronic circuits.
(A) 109 m (B) 10-6 m
(B)Hydroelectric power is based on thermodynamic and
rocket propulsion on Bernoulli's theorem. (C) 10- m (D)10-15 m (M.N.R. 1993)
(C) Computers are based on digital logic of electronic 13. One nanometer is equal to
circuits, while electric generators on Faraday's laws of (A) 10 mm (B) 10 cm
electromagnetic induction.
(C) 10- cm (D) 10 cm (M.N.R. 1986)
(D) None of the above
14. One second is defined to be equal to
Chapter 2. Systems of Units (A) 1650763-73 periods of krypton clock.
5. Which of the following systems of units has seven base (B) 652189-63 periods of krypton clock.
units? (C) 9,19,26,31,770 periods of cesium clock.
(A) cgs system (B) fps system (D) 1650755-73 periods of cesium clock. (M.N.R. 1986)
(C) mks system (D) SI (C.E.T. 1999)
 (C) Ameter scale.
Chapter3. Length, Mass and Time Measurements (D) A
vernier calliper, where the 10 divisions in Vermio.
15. Choose the correct alternative: scale matches with 9 division in main scale and mat
The SI unitof length is the metre. Suppose we adopt a (T.E.E. Mains 2014)
scale has 10divisions in 1cm.
new unit of length which equals x metres. The area of 21. Avernier callipers has 1 mm markson the main scale l4
1m² expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude has 20 equal divisions on the vernier scale, which match
(A) x (B) 12 with the 16 main scale divisions. For this vermt
(C) rl (D) r2 callipers, the least count is
(B) 0-05 mm
16. Match list I with list IIand select the correct answer by (A) 0-02 mm
using the codes given below: (C) 01 mm (D) 02 mm (.I.T.2010)
List I (Items) List II (unit) 22. The diameter of a cylinder is measured usinga Vermi.
callipers with no zero error. It is found that the zor
(a) Distance between 1. micron the Vernier scale lies between 5-10 cm and 5-15 cm ofhe
earth and stars main scale. The Vernier scale has 50 divisions equivalent
to 2-45 cm. The 24th division of the Vernier scale exactl
(b) Interatomic distance 2. angstrom coincides with one of the main scale divisions, Tha
in a solid diameter of the cylinder is
(c) size of the nucleus 3. light year (A)5112 cm (B) 5124 cm
(a) wavelength of infra 4. Fernmired laser (C) 5136 cm (D) 5148 cm
5. kilometre (J.E.E.Advanced 2013)
23. The circular scale of a screw gauge has 50 divisions and
Codes : pitch of 0-5 mm. Find the diameter of sphere. Main sale
(a) b) (c) (d) reading is 2.
(A) 5 4 2 1
(B) 3 2 4 1
10
5 2 4 3
(D) 3 4 1 2
(N.D.A. 1995)
17. In an experiment, the angles are required to be measured
using an instrument. 29 divisions of the main scale
exactly coincide with the 30 divisions of the vernier scale.
If the smallest division of the main scale is 0-5°, then the
least count of the instrument is
(A) one minute (B) half minute
(C) one degree (D) half degree 30

(A.I.E.E.E.2009)
18. A student measured the diameter of a wire using a screw
gauge with least count 0 001 cm and listed the
measurements. The correct measurement is
(A) 53 cm (B) 532 cm F

(C) 5320 cm (D) 5:3200cm (S.C.R.A. 1998)

19. Ascrew gauge gives the following reading, when used
to measure the diameter of wire.
(A) 12 (B) 1:25
Main scale reading: 0 mm (C) 2:20 (D) 2:25 (U.LT. 2006)
Circular scale reading: 52 divisions 24. The pitch of a screw gauge is 0·5 mm. Its head scale
Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to 100 contains 50 divisions. The least count of the screw gauge
divisions of the circular scale, the diameter of wire is
from the above data is (A) 0- 01 mm (B) 0.1 mm
(A) 052 cm (B) 0052 cm (C) 025 mm (D) 0 02 mm
(C) 0-026 cm (D) 0005 cm (A.I.E.E.E. 2009) (Pre-degree Kerala, 1990, 1989)
20. A
student measured the length of a rod and wrote it as 25. The ratio of inertial mass to the gravitational mass i5
3:50 cm. Which instrument did he use to measure it ? equal to
(A) A screw gauge having 100divisions in the circular (A) 1/2 (B) 1
scale and pitch as 1 mm. (C) 2 (D) no relation exists.
(B) Ascrew gauge having 50 divisions in the circular scale (Bihar C.E.E. 1988)
and pitch as 1 mm.
88. The density of a material in CGS system of unitsis 4g cm
na system of units, in which unit of lengths is 10 cm and
unit of mass is 100 g, the value of density of material will
be
(A) 004 (B) 0-4
(C) 40 (D) 400(A.I.P.M.T.Mains 2011)
89. Which of the following has the dimensions of
pressure ?
(A) MLT2 (B) ML2 T-2
(C) ML-1T2 (D) ML-1T-1
(A.I.P.M.T. 1994)
90. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given
M"Lb T°, then the physical quantity will be by
(A) velocity, if a= 1,b=0 and c = -1
(B) acceleration, if a= 1,b=1and c=-2
(C) force, if a = 0, b =-1 and c=-2
(D) pressure, if a=1,b=-1 and c=-2 (A.I.P.M.T. 2009)
91. The dimensional formula for impulse
is
(A) MLT2 (B) MLT-1
(C) ML2T-1 (D) M2LT2
(A.LP.M.T. 1991)
92. The dimensions of impulse are
same as that of
(A) linear momentum (B) angular momentum
(C) pressure (D). force (A. (A.I.P.M.T. 1996)
 Which one of the following groups have quantities that
dimensions?
93. the same
do not have
(B) Pressure, stress
(A) Velocity, speed
(C) Force, impulse (D) Work, energy
(A.L.P.M.T. 2000)
The dimensions of torque are
94. ML0 T-1
(A) ML2 T-1 (B)
T-2 (D) M² L T2
(C) M L2
(AEMC. 1997 ;M.N.R. 1993;A.1P.M.T. 1990
dimensional constant 2
95.
Which of the following is a
(B) Poisson's ratio
(A) refractive index

(C) relative velocity

(D) gravitational constant
(A.LP.M.T. 1995)
constant an
dimensions of Planck's
96. The ratio of the dimension of
of inertia is the
that of the momnent
(B) frequency
(A) time 2005)
(D) velocity (A.IP.M.T.
(C) angular momentum constant equals to that of
Planck's
97. The dimension of (B) momemtum
(A) energy A.IP.M.T. 20071)
angular momentum (D) power
(C) viscosity is of
formula for coefficient
98.
Thedimensional
(B) ML-1T-1
(A) MI2 T-2
(D) ML3T-1
(C) MLT-1
(C.E.T. 1999 ; A.IP.M.T. 1992)
gravitationalconstant is
dimnensional formula
of
99. The (B) ML2T-1
(A) M-L3 T-2 (D) M2L2 T-1
(C) M²L3 T-2 1992)
1992, 1990;M.N.R.
(A.IP.M.T. 2004,1992 ;C.P.M.T.
given by
of a particle at time t is
100. The velocity v
v=at+t+c
of 4, b
constants. The dimensions
are
where a, band c
and care LT,Land T
L T-2 (B)
(A) L, LT and LT LT and L
L2,Tand L T2 (D) (A.IP.M.T. 2006)
(C)
101. Adimensionless quantity
always has a
unit.
unit. (B)
(A) never has a exist.
unit. (D) does not
(C) may have a
A unitless quantity
102. dimension.
always has a non zero
(A)
non zero dimension.
(B) may have a dimension.

(C) never has

a non zero

(D) does not exist.

statement: in
Choose the correct
d i m e n s i o n a l l y

103. r e p r e s e n t e d

may be
(A) All quantitiesquantities. d i m e n s i o n a l l y

terms of the base r e p r e s e n t e d

cannot be
(B) Abase quantityof the base quantitities.
rest
in terms of the
 dimension of a base 121
(C) The
quantities 0S always zero. quantity in other base 111.
Dimensions of torque are:
The dimension of a derived (A) (M² L2 T2)
(D)

any base quantity.

quantity is never zero in (B) (M L2 T-2]
(C) ML°] (D) [M L2T-]
(A.FM.C. 1997)
An equation is given here: 112. The dimensions of light
104. year are
(A) T (B) LT-1
(C) L (D) T-I (C.PM.T. 1993)
113. Dimensions of impulse are:
where P is pressure, Vis volume and 0is
If a: and b are absolute (A) [ML231 (B) (ML2]
temperature.

awill be
constants, the dimensions of (C) (M LT-] (D) (M LT-2)
(A) ML5 T-2 (B) M-1L5 T2 (A.F.M.C. 1998)
(C) ML5 T1 114. The dimensions of Planck's constant are:
(D) ML5 T-1
(A) M LT) (B) [M L-2T1]
(A.ILP.M.T. 1996) (C) [M ? T3) (D) (M L'T-j(A.FM.C. 2002)
105.
TE force (F), velocity (V) and time
(T) are taken as
bundamental units, then the dimensions 115. The dimensions of gravitational constant G are :
of mass are: (A) [ML³T
(A) (FVT (B) [FV T (B) [M-1L2 T-2]
(O FV-T-] (D) FV-1T] (A.IP.M.T. 2014) (C) (ML2 T] (D) [M- L³T)
ns The frequency of vibration of mass m (A.F.M.C. 1999)
suspen ded from 116. Aforce Fis given by
aspring of spring constant k is given by the relation
f= Cm² k, F=at+b 2,
where Cis a dimensionless constant. The values of xand where t is the time. What are dimensions ofa and b ?
y are (A) [M LH and M LT'
1 (B) (M LT]and [M LT°]
(B) (C) [M LTS] and [M LT]
1 1 (D) [M L2 T] and [M L³T4 (A.F.M.C. 2000)
1 1
(0) =-y= 117. Given that

(A.ILP.M.T. 1992) y=A sin

107. The dimensions of =o E, where &is permittivity of
2 where y and x are measured in metres. Which of the
free space and Eis electric field, is following statements is true ?
(A) ML?T2 (B) ML-1T2 (A) The unit of is same as that of x and A.
(C) ML?T (D) MLT-1 (B) The unit of is same as that of x but not of A
(A.LP.M.T. 2010) (C) The unit of cis same as that of 2/ .
108. The terminal velocity vof a small steelball of radius r
(D) The unit of (ct-)is same as that of 2/ .
falling under gravity through acolumn of viscous liquid
of coefficient of viscosity ndepends on mass of the ball (A.F.M.C. 2006)
m, acceleration due to gravityg. Which of the following 118. Pressure gradient has the same dimensions as that of :
relations is dimensionally correct ?
(A) velocity gradient (B) potential gradient
(A) v&Mgr
(B) (C) energy gradient (D) none of these
(A.F.M.C. 2004)
(C) a 119. "Pascal-second" has the dimensions of :
(D)
(A) force (B) coefficient of viscosity
(A.IP.M.T. 1992) (C) pressure (D) energy (A.FM.C. 2005)
109. Dimensions of angular velocity is 120. Consider the following equation of Bernoulli's theorem:
(A) M°L T2 (B) MOLT-1
(C) M°L0T1 (D) ML-1T-1 P+ptpgh=K(constant)
(A.FM.C. 1996) The dimensions of KIP are same as that of which of the
0. Which of the following physical quantity is following ?
dimensionless ? (A) Thrust (B) Pressure
(A) angle (B) strain (C) Angle (D) Coeficient of viscosity
(C) specific gravity (D) all of these
(A.F.M.C. 2005)
(A.FM.C. 1997)
121. The dimensions of angular velocity, is
(A) [M L ) (B) [M² L0T-!]
(C) [M° L° T-1] (D) [M L2 T-2)
(A.IIM.S. 1998)
122. The dimension of torque is
(A) [M LT] (B) (M L2 T-2]
(C) (M L-1T-] (D) [M L3 T-3]
(A.IILM.S. 2002)
123. Which of the following is a dimensionless quantity?
(A) Strain (B) Stress
(C) Specific heat (D) Quantity of heat
(A.LLM.S. 1995)

124. Which of the following physical quantity has the

dimension of [M L? T-3]?
(A) work (B) power
(C) pressure (D) impulse (A.I.IM.S. 1994)
125. The dimension of the modulus of rigidity, is
(A) [M LT) (B) [M L-1T-21
(C) (M L2 T-2] (D) [ML-lT-]
(A.LIM.S. 1994)
is
126. The dimension of coefficient of viscosity,
(A) MT²] (B) [M L3T4]
(C) [M L-1 T-2] (D) [ML-1T-]
(A.LIM.S. 2010)
127. The dimension of Planck's constant is
(A) [M L2 T-l] (B) (M L3T-]
(C) [M L2T-l] (D) [MO L-1 T-3)
(A.IIM.S. 1997)
have similar
128. Which of the following pair does not
dimensions?
(A) stress and pressure (B) angle and strain
(C) tension and surface tension
(D) Planck's constant and angular momentum
(A.IIM.S. 2001)
gravitational
129. What is the dimensional formula of
constant G?
(A) M-1 L3 T-2 (B) M2 L³T-2
(C) M-1 L2 T-2 (A) M-1 L3 T-1
(A.IILM.S .2000)
related to
130. Dimensions [M L- T ]are
(A) work (B) torque
(D) coefficient of viscosity
(C) energy
(A.IILM.S. 1999)

gravitational constant (G) and

131. The speed of light (c),
are taken as fundamental units
in
Planck's constant (h)
of time in the new system
a system. The dimensions
should be
(A) GI/2h1/2 -5/2 (B) G-1/2 h1/2 ç1/2
(C) Gl/2h1/2 -3/2 (D) GI/2 h1/2 ç1/2
(A.IIM.S. 2008)