Practice Test


Q1) The angle of 1'' (one second) in radians is Show Answer


Q2) The distance at which average radius of earth's orbit subtends an angle of 1 arc second is called Show Answer


Q3) The parameter which is a measure of how close the measured value is to the true value of the quantity is called Show Answer


Q4) The error associated with the resolution of an instrument is Show Answer


Q5) Significant figures indicate the ________ of measurement. Show Answer


Q6) Each side of a cube is measured to be 7.203 m. The total surface area and the volume of the cube to appropriate significant figures are Show Answer


Q7) The volume of a cube of side 1 cm is equal to ________ . Show Answer


Q8) The surface area of a solid cylinder of radius 2.0 cm and height 10.0 cm is equal to ________. Show Answer


Q9) 1 m = __________ ly Show Answer


Q10) A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. The distance between the sun and the earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8 min and 20 s to cover this distance is Show Answer


Q11) A SONAR (sound navigation and ranging) uses ultrasonic waves to detect and locate objects under water. In a submarine equipped with a sonar the time delay between generation of a probe wave and the reception of its echo after reflection from an enemy submarine is found to be 77.0 s. What is the distance of the enemy submarine? Show Answer


Q12) The mass of a box measured by a grocer's balance is 2.3 kg. Two gold piece of masses 20.15 g and 20.17 g are added to the box. What is (i) the toal mass of the box and (ii) the difference in the masses of the piece to correct significant figures Show Answer


Q13) A book with many printing erros contains four different formula for the displacement y of a particle undergoing a certain periodic motion. Rule out the wrong formula on dimensional ground. (a = maximum displacement of the particle,
v = speed of the particle,
T = time period of motion) Show Answer


Q14) The size of a hydrogen atom is about 0.5 A. The total atomic volume of a mole of hydrogen atoms is Show Answer


Q15) SI unit of surface tension is Show Answer


Q16) Which one of the following is NOT a unit of time? Show Answer


Q17) The SI unit of electric field strength is Show Answer


Q18) Dimensional formula for the angle of contact is Show Answer


Q19) Dimensional formula of angular velocity is Show Answer


Q20) The dimensional formula of angular momentum is Show Answer


Q21) Specific gravity has .... Dimensions in mass, ... Dimensions in length and .... Dimensions in time. Show Answer


Q22) The unit of impluse is the same as that of Show Answer


Q23) The SI unit of magnetic flux is Show Answer


Q24) SI unit of molar gas constant is Show Answer


Q25) The dimensional formula of 'time constant' L/R during growth and decay of current in an inductive circuit is same as that of Show Answer


Q26) If 'C' denotes the capacitance and L denotes the inductance, then the dimensional formula of LC is Show Answer


Q27) The curie is a unit used for the measurement of Show Answer


Q28) Consider a new system of units in which c (speed of light in vacuum), h (Planck's constant) and G (gravitational constant) are taken as fundamental units. Which of the following would correclty represent mass in this new system? Show Answer


Q29) The dimensional formula of self - inductance is Show Answer


Q30) If time T, acceleration A and force F are regarded as base units, then the dimensional formula of work is Show Answer


Q31) Which of the following mathematical expressions is not meaningful according to principle of homogeneity of dimensions? Show Answer


Q32) The dimensions of specific heat capacity are Show Answer


Q33) Which of the following has the dimensions of pressure? Show Answer


Q34) The dimensional formula for root mean square velocity is Show Answer


Q35) One horse power is equal to Show Answer


Q36) One X-ray unit is equal to Show Answer


Q37) The dimensional formula for Rydberg constant is Show Answer


Q38) The dimenstional formula of latent heat is Show Answer


Q39) The dimensional formula of magnetic moment of a current carrying coil is Show Answer


Q40) The SI unit of potential energy is Show Answer


Q41) Consider the following statments about dimensions
P : Force = Acceleration due to gravity x mass
Q : Electric charge = current x time
R : Magnetic flux = Electric voltage x time
The correct statements are Show Answer


Q42) Force constant has the same dimensions as Show Answer


Q43) Statement 1 : Dimensionless quantities have no units.
Statement 2 : Unitless quantities have no dimensions. Show Answer


Q44) Statement - 1 : If two quantities have same dimensions, they represent the same physical content.
Statement - 2 : Physical quantities have a single dimensional formula. Show Answer


Q45) The percentage error in the measurement of extension by the micrometer is Show Answer


Q46) Let R be the resolution of a particular measuring instrument in the above experiment, then select the correct alternative. Show Answer


Q47) The maximum percentage error in the calculation of Young's modulus is Show Answer


Q48) Which of the following represents correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity ? Show Answer


Q49) Dimensions of universal constant of gravitation is Show Answer


Q50) The unit of plane angle is radian, hence its dimensions are Show Answer


Q51) Using the principle of homogeneity of dimensions, find which of the following relation is correct ? Show Answer


Q52) The radius of the earth is 6400 km, the order of magnitude is Show Answer


Q53) One micron is related to centimeter as Show Answer


Q54) If momentum (P), area (A) and time(T) are assumed to be fundamental quantities, then energy has dimensional formula Show Answer


Q55) The number of seconds in a day and expressed it in order of magnitude are Show Answer


Q56) If the unit of length is halved and that of mass is doubled then dimensions of force is Show Answer


Q57) The atomic , molecular and nuclear phenomenon are the parts of _____ domain. Show Answer


Q58) Maxwell's equation relate to Show Answer


Q59) _____ is needed for the experimental verification of various theories. Show Answer


Q60) The reference standard used for the measurement of a physical quantity is called Show Answer


Q61) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good unit ? Show Answer


Q62) Units are classified into ___ groups. Show Answer


Q63) F.P.S means Show Answer


Q64) A set of fundamental and derived units is known as Show Answer


Q65) ______ is the unit for mass in metric or M.K.S system. Show Answer


Q66) S.I system of unit contain ____ supplementary unit. Show Answer


Q67) In which of the following system, scientific data can be exchanged between different parts of the world ? Show Answer


Q68) Out of the following units, which is NOT a fundamental unit ? Show Answer


Q69) Which of the following is NOT a derived unit ? Show Answer


Q70) Which of the following is the CORRECT way of writing units ? Show Answer


Q71) To measure the distance of a planet from the earth ____ method is used. Show Answer


Q72) The mass of the body depends only on Show Answer


Q73) In cesium atomic clock _____ is used. Show Answer


Q74) A ____ is the interval from one noon to the next noon. Show Answer


Q75) Light year is a unit for the measurement of Show Answer


Q76) Which of the following quantity is expressed as force per unit area ? Show Answer


Q77) The SI unit of luminous intensity is Show Answer


Q78) Which of the following is a supplementary unit ? Show Answer


Q79) Out of the following pair, which one does NOT have identical dimensions ? Show Answer


Q80) Which of the following equation is dimensionally correct ? Show Answer


Q81) If the unit of length and force are increased to four times, how many times the unit of energy will increase ? Show Answer


Q82) The dimensional formula for impulse is the same as dimensional formula for Show Answer


Q83) Checking the correctness of physical equations using the method of dimensions is based on Show Answer


Q84) A unitless quantity Show Answer


Q85) Which of the following is NOT dimensionless quantity ? Show Answer


Q86) Dimensional equation CANNOT be used Show Answer


Q87) The value of the magnitude rounded off to the nearest integral power of 10 is called Show Answer


Q88) Figure which is of some significance but it does not necessarily denote certainty is defined as Show Answer


Q89) The number of significant figures in 0.0009 is Show Answer


Q90) The number of significant figures in 0.400 is Show Answer


Q91) The order of magnitude of 4.9 and 5.1 are Show Answer


Q92) Significant figures depends upon the ______ of the measuring instrument. Show Answer


Q93) The difference between the true value and measured value is called Show Answer


Q94) If the pointer of the voltmeter is not exactly at the zero of the scale, the error is called Show Answer


Q95) Accidental error can be minimized by Show Answer


Q96) Instrumental error can be caused due to Show Answer


Q97) Error due to non-removal of parallax between pointer and its image in case of magnetic compass needle causes Show Answer


Q98) Instrumental error can be minimized by Show Answer


Q99) The magnitude of the difference between mean value and each individual value is called Show Answer


Q100) Estimate the mean absolute error from the following data.
20.17, 21.23, 20.79, 22.07, 21.78 Show Answer


Q101) The least count of a screw gauge is 0.005 cm. The diameter of a wire is 0.020 cm as measured by it. The percentage error in measurement is Show Answer


Q102) The percentage error in the measurement of radius r of a sphere is 0.1% then the percentage error introduced in the measurement of volume is Show Answer


Q103) The percentage error in the measurement of mass of a body is 0.75% and the percentage error in the measurement of its speed is 1.85%. Then the percentage error in the measurement of its kinetic energy is Show Answer


Q104) Thickness of the paper measured by micrometer screw gauge of least count 0.01 mm is 1.03 mm, the percentage error in the measurement of thickness of paper is Show Answer


Q105) Zero error of an instrument introduces Show Answer


Q106) The physical quantity having the same unit in all the systems of unit is Show Answer


Q107) State the number of significant figures in 6.032 J Show Answer


Q108) The number of significant figures in 0.0500 is Show Answer


Q109) In the reading 2.614 cm of measurement, only uncertain figure is Show Answer


Q110) The answer of (9.15 + 3.8) with due regards to significant figure is Show Answer


Q111) Who gave the quantum model of an atom ?
Show Answer


Q112) Which of the following set have different dimensions ?
Show Answer


Q113) which of the following pairs of physical quantities has different dimensions? Show Answer


Q114) If L and R denote inductance and resistance, the dimensions of L/R are: Show Answer


Q115) Which of the following pairs does not have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q116) The dimensional representation for Stefan's constant is: Show Answer


Q117) The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and length of side. If the maximum error in their measurement is 3% and 2% respectively, the maximum error in the measurement of density is: Show Answer


Q118) The percentage error in measurement of length and time period is 2% and 1% respectively. The % error in measurement of g is: Show Answer


Q119) Error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 1%, the error in the measurement of volume is: Show Answer


Q120) The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively, how much will be the maximum error in the measurement of K.E.? Show Answer


Q121) If force, length and time are the fundamental units, then the dimensional formula for mass would be: Show Answer


Q122) Which of the following represents a unified atomic mass unit (1u) ? Show Answer


Q123) The formula for percentage error is : Show Answer


Q124) If the period of vibration of the prongs of fork depends upon density of the material,Young's modulus and the length of the prongs, the expression of time period is (K is a constant ): Show Answer


Q125) Light year is a unit of Show Answer


Q126) The magnitude of any physical quantity Show Answer


Q127) Which of the following is not equal to watt? Show Answer


Q128) Which of the following is not represented in correct unit? Show Answer


Q129) One second is equal to Show Answer


Q130) A micron is related to centimetre as Show Answer


Q131) The unit of power is Show Answer


Q132) SI unit of pressure is Show Answer


Q133) Which of the following is not a unit of energy Show Answer


Q134) Unit of energy in SI system is Show Answer


Q135) Electron volt is a unit of Show Answer


Q136) Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of any of the following Show Answer


Q137) Unit of power is Show Answer


Q138) Unit of energy is Show Answer


Q139) Which is the correct unit for measuring nuclear radii? Show Answer


Q140) One Mach number is equal to Show Answer


Q141) Volt/metre is the unit of Show Answer


Q142) Kilowatt-hour is a unit of Show Answer


Q143) What is the SI unit of permeability Show Answer


Q144) In which of the following systems of unit, Weber is the unit of magnetic flux Show Answer


Q145) Tesla is a unit for measuring Show Answer


Q146) The unit of specific resistance is Show Answer


Q147) The binding energy of a nucleon in a nucleus is of the order of a few Show Answer


Q148) Par-sec is a unit of Show Answer


Q149) 1eV is Show Answer


Q150) The nuclear cross-section is measured in barn, it is equal to Show Answer


Q151) Unit of moment of inertia in MKS system Show Answer


Q152) Unit of stress is Show Answer


Q153) Unit of Stefan's constant is Show Answer


Q154) Hertz is the unit for Show Answer


Q155) One pico Farad is equal to Show Answer


Q156) In SI, Henry is the unit of Show Answer


Q157) Which of the following is not the unit of time? Show Answer


Q158) Unit of self inductance is Show Answer


Q159) Young's modulus of a material has the same units as Show Answer


Q160) Which of the following is smallest unit Show Answer


Q161) Which one of the following pairs of quantities and their units is a proper match Show Answer


Q162) The units of modulus of rigidity are Show Answer


Q163) The unit of absolute permittivity is Show Answer


Q164) Which relation is wrong Show Answer


Q165) Which of the following quantity is expressed as force per unit area? Show Answer


Q166) Which is not a unit of electric field Show Answer


Q167) Which of the following is a derived unit Show Answer


Q168) The units of angular momentum are Show Answer


Q169) Which of the following is not a unit of time? Show Answer


Q170) Which one of the following is not a unit of young's modulus? Show Answer


Q171) In C.G.S. system the magnitude of the force is 100 dynes. In another system where the fundamental physical quantities are kilogram, meter and minute, the magnitude of the force is Show Answer


Q172) The unit of L/R is (where L = inductance and R = resistance) Show Answer


Q173) Which is different from others by units? Show Answer


Q174) Length cannot be measured by Show Answer


Q175) The value of Planck's constant is Show Answer


Q176) Candela is the unit of Show Answer


Q177) The unit of reactance is Show Answer


Q178) The unit of Planck's constant is Show Answer


Q179) Number of base SI units is Show Answer


Q180) Which does not has the same unit as others? Show Answer


Q181) Unit of surface tension is Show Answer


Q182) The unit of the coefficient of viscosity in S.I. system is Show Answer


Q183) The unit of Young's modulus is Show Answer


Q184) One femtometer is equivalent to Show Answer


Q185) The dimensions of calorie are Show Answer


Q186) If C and R represent capacitance and resistance respectively, then the dimensions of RC are Show Answer


Q187) Dimensions of one or more pairs are same. Identify the pairs Show Answer


Q188) Dimensional formula for latent heat is Show Answer


Q189) The dimensions of power are Show Answer


Q190) Dimensional formula for angular momentum is Show Answer


Q191) The dimensional formula for the modulus of rigidity is Show Answer


Q192) The dimensional formula for r.m.s. (root mean square) velocity is Show Answer


Q193) The dimensional formula for Planck's constant (h) is Show Answer


Q194) Out of the following, the only pair that does not have identical dimensions is Show Answer


Q195) The dimensional formula for impulse is same as the dimensional formula for Show Answer


Q196) Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three? Show Answer


Q197) The quantities A and B are related by the relation, m = A/B, where m is the linear density and A is the force. The dimensions of B are of Show Answer


Q198) The dimensions of coefficient of thermal conductivity is Show Answer


Q199) Dimensional formula of stress is Show Answer


Q200) Dimensional formula of velocity of sound is Show Answer


Q201) Dimensional formula of capacitance is Show Answer


Q202) Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as that of energy Show Answer


Q203) Which of the following pairs of physical quantities has the same dimensions Show Answer


Q204) Which one of the following does not have the same dimensions Show Answer


Q205) The Martians use force (F), acceleration (A) and time (T) as their fundamental physical quantities. The dimensions of length on Martians system are Show Answer


Q206) An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions does he view for muscle? Show Answer


Q207) The foundations of dimensional analysis were laid down by Show Answer


Q208) The dimensional formula of wave number is Show Answer


Q209) The dimensions of stress are equal to Show Answer


Q210) The dimensions of pressure are Show Answer


Q211) Dimensional formula of magnetic flux is Show Answer


Q212) Dimensions of time in power are Show Answer


Q213) The dimension of quantity (L/RCV) Show Answer


Q214) If R and L represent respectively resistance and self inductance, which of the following combinations has the dimensions of frequency Show Answer


Q215) If velocity v, acceleration A and force F are chosen as fundamental quantities, then the dimensional formula of angular momentum in terms of v, A and F would be Show Answer


Q216) The dimensions of Planck's constant and angular momentum are respectively Show Answer


Q217) The physical quantity that has no dimensions Show Answer


Q218) Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation given below is physically meaningful Show Answer


Q219) The fundamental physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of torque and angular momentum are Show Answer


Q220) If pressure P, velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the dimensional formula of force is Show Answer


Q221) If energy (E), velocity (v) and force (F) be taken as fundamental quantity, then what are the dimensions of mass? Show Answer


Q222) Dimensions of luminous flux are Show Answer


Q223) Which of the following pair does not have similar dimensions? Show Answer


Q224) Out of the following which pair of quantities does not have same dimensions Show Answer


Q225) Which of the following represents the dimensions of Farad? Show Answer


Q226) If the velocity of light (c), gravitational constant (G) and Planck's constant (h) are chosen as fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass in new system is Show Answer


Q227) Dimensions of permeability are Show Answer


Q228) Identify the pair whose dimensions are equal Show Answer


Q229) The dimensions of pressure is equal to Show Answer


Q230) Which of the two have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q231) An object is moving through the liquid. The viscous damping force acting on it is proportional to the velocity. Then dimension of constant of proportionality is Show Answer


Q232) The dimensions of e.m.f. in MKS is Show Answer


Q233) Which of the following quantities is dimensionless? Show Answer


Q234) The dimensional formula for Boltzmann's constant is Show Answer


Q235) The physical quantities not having same dimensions are Show Answer


Q236) The dimensional formula of relative density is Show Answer


Q237) The dimensional formula for young's modulus is Show Answer


Q238) The dimensions of electric potential are Show Answer


Q239) Dimensions of potential energy are Show Answer


Q240) The dimension of R/L are Show Answer


Q241) The dimensions of shear modulus are Show Answer


Q242) Pressure gradient has the same dimension as that of Show Answer


Q243) If force (F), length (L) and time (T) are assumed to be fundamental units, then the dimensional formula of the mass will be Show Answer


Q244) The dimensions of universal gas constant is Show Answer


Q245) "Pascal-Second" has dimension of Show Answer


Q246) In a system of units if force (F), acceleration (A) and time (T) are taken as fundamental units then the dimensional formula of energy is Show Answer


Q247) Out of the following pair, which one does not have identical dimensions Show Answer


Q248) The ratio of the dimension of Planck's constant and that of moment of inertia is the dimension of Show Answer


Q249) Which of the following group have different dimension? Show Answer


Q250) Out of following four dimensional quantities, which one quantity is to be called a dimensional constant Show Answer


Q251) The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimation of the kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed Show Answer


Q252) The random error in the arithmetic mean of 100 observations is x; then random error in the arithmetic mean of 400 observations would be Show Answer


Q253) Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume is Show Answer


Q254) The mean time period of second?s pendulum is 2.00s and means absolute error in the time period is 0.05s. To express maximum estimate of error, the time period should be written as Show Answer


Q255) The decimal equivalent of 1/20 upto three significant figures is Show Answer


Q256) Accuracy of measurement is determined by Show Answer


Q257) In the context of accuracy of measurement and significant figures in expressing results of experiment, which of the following is/are correct?
(1) Out of the two measurements 50.14 cm and 0.00025 ampere, the first one has greater accuracy.
(2) If one travels 478 km by rail and 397 m. by road, the total distance travelled is 478 km. Show Answer


Q258) The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the experiment is recorded as 2.63 s, 2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71 s and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error is Show Answer


Q259) The length of a cylinder is measured with a meter rod having least count 0.1 cm. Its diameter is measured with vernier calipers having least count 0.01 cm. Given that length is 5.0 cm. and radius is 2.0 cm. The percentage error in the calculated value of the volume will be Show Answer


Q260) If there is a positive error of 50% in the measurement of velocity of a body, then the error in the measurement of kinetic energy is Show Answer


Q261) If L = 2.331 cm, B = 2.1 cm, then L + B = Show Answer


Q262) If L, C and R represent inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively, then which of the following does not represent dimensions of frequency Show Answer


Q263) The pair(s) of physical quantities that have the same dimensions is (are) Show Answer


Q264) The speed of light (c) gravitational constant (G) and Planck's constant (h) are taken as the fundamental units in a system. The dimension of time in this new system should be Show Answer


Q265) If the constant of gravitation (G), Planck's constant (h) and the velocity of light (c) be chosen as fundamental units. The dimension of the radius of gyration is Show Answer


Q266) If 97.52 are divided by 2.54, the correct result in terms of significant figures is Show Answer


Q267) Assertion : ‘Light year’ and ‘Wavelength’ both measure distance.
Reason : Both have dimensions of time.
Show Answer


Q268) Assertion : Light year and year, both measure time.
Reason : Because light year is the time that light takes to reach the earth from the sun. Show Answer


Q269) Assertion: Force cannot be added to pressure.
Reason : Because their dimensions are different.
Show Answer


Q270) Assertion : Parallex method cannot be used for measuring distances of stars more than 100 light years away.
Reason : Because parallex angle reduces so much that it cannot be measured accurately. Show Answer


Q271) Assertion : Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three.
Reason : This is because zeros are not significant. Show Answer


Q272) Assertion : Out of three measurements l = 0.7 m; l = 0.70 m and l = 0.700 m, the last one is most accurate.
Reason : In every measurement, only the last significant digit is not accurately known. Show Answer


Q273) Assertion : Mass, length and time are fundamental physical quantities.
Reason : They are independent of each other. Show Answer


Q274) Assertion : Density is a derived physical quantity.
Reason : Density cannot be derived from the fundamental physical quantities. Show Answer


Q275) Assertion : Now a days a standard metre is defined as in terms of the wavelength of light.
Reason : Light has no relation with length. Show Answer


Q276) Assertion : Radar is used to detect an aeroplane in the sky
Reason : Radar works on the principle of reflection of waves. Show Answer


Q277) Assertion : Surface tension and surface energy have the same dimensions.
Reason : Because both have the same S.I. unit. Show Answer


Q278) Assertion :Radian is the unit of distance.
Reason : One radian is the angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc equal in length to the radius of the circle. Show Answer


Q279) Assertion : When we change the unit of measurement of a quantity, its numerical value changes.
Reason : Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value. Show Answer


Q280) Assertion : Dimensional constants are the quantities whose value are constant.
Reason : Dimensional constants are dimensionless. Show Answer


Q281) Assertion : The graph between P and Q is straight line, when P/Q is constant.
Reason : The straight line graph means that P proportional to Q or P is equal to constant multiplied by Q. Show Answer


Q282) Assertion : Avogadro number is the number of atoms in one gram mole.
Reason : Avogadro number is a dimensionless constant. Show Answer


Q283) Assertion : L/R and CR both have same dimensions.
Reason : L/R and CR both have dimension of time. Show Answer


Q284) The SI unit of universal gas constant (R) is Show Answer


Q285) The SI unit of surface tension is Show Answer


Q286) From the dimensional consideration, which of the following equation is correct? Show Answer


Q287) The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the length of the sides of the plate. If the maximum error in the measurement of force and length are respectively 4% and 2%. The maximum error in the measurement of pressure is Show Answer


Q288) The length, breadth and thickness of a block are given by l = 12 cm, b = 6 cm and t = 2.45 cm . The volume of the block according to the idea of significant figures should be Show Answer


Q289) Crane is British unit of volume (one crane = 170.4742). convert crane into SI units Show Answer


Q290) If the speed of light (c), acceleration due to gravity (g) and pressure (p) are taken as the fundamental quantities, then the dimension of gravitational constant is Show Answer


Q291) The fundamental physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of torque and angular momentum are Show Answer


Q292) In an experiment, to measure the height of a bridge by dropping stone into water underneath, if the error in measurement of time is 0.1s at the end of 2s, then the error in estimation of height of bridge will be Show Answer


Q293) Which of the following pairs is wrong? Show Answer


Q294) One yard in SI units is equal Show Answer


Q295) The dimensional formula for Boltzmann’s constant is Show Answer


Q296) Which physical quantities have the same dimension? Show Answer


Q297) The pair having the same dimensions is Show Answer


Q298) Which one has the dimensions different from the remaining three Show Answer


Q299) Planck’s constant has the dimensions (unit) of Show Answer


Q300) Dimension of R is Show Answer


Q301) Which of the following sets have different dimensions? Show Answer


Q302) Which of the following is dimensionless? Show Answer


Q303) The S.I. unit of gravitational potential is Show Answer


Q304) Dimensions of charge are Show Answer


Q305) A cube has numerically equal volume and surface area. The volume of such a cube is Show Answer


Q306) A suitable unit for gravitational constant is Show Answer


Q307) Dimensional formula for force is Show Answer


Q308) The dimensions of electric dipole moment are Show Answer


Q309) The unit of Wien’s constant b is Show Answer


Q310) The SI unit of gravitational potential is Show Answer


Q311) A physical quantity is measured and its value is found to be nu where n = numerical value and u = unit. Then which of the following relations is true Show Answer


Q312) Which of the following pairs has same dimensions? Show Answer


Q313) “Pascal-Second” has dimension of Show Answer


Q314) Unit of electric flux is Show Answer


Q315) Dimensions of frequency are Show Answer


Q316) The unit of the coefficient of viscosity in S.I. system is

Show Answer


Q317) The physical quantity angular momentum has the same dimensions as that of Show Answer


Q318) Let us choose a new unit of length such that the velocity of light in vacuum is unity. If light takes 8 min and 20 sec to cover the distance between sun and earth, this distance in terms of the new unit is Show Answer


Q319) If L,C and R denote inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively, then which of the following combination has the dimension of time? Show Answer


Q320) Out of the following which pair of quantities do not have same dimensions Show Answer


Q321) The unit of physical quantity obtained by the line intergral of electric field is Show Answer


Q322) Write dimensional formula for the intensity of radiation Show Answer


Q323) Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation given below is physically meaningful? Show Answer


Q324) The percentage errors in the measurement of a mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimate of kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed? Show Answer


Q325) The concorde is the fastest airlines used for commercial service. It can cruise at 1450 mile per hour (about two times the speed of sound or in other words mach 2). What is it in m/s? Show Answer


Q326) The dimensions of electric potential are Show Answer


Q327) The dimensions of kinetic energy are Show Answer


Q328) Which of the following is the smallest unit? Show Answer


Q329) The dimensions of couple are Show Answer


Q330) The dimensional formula of relative density is Show Answer


Q331) The dimensions of emf in MKS is Show Answer


Q332) The surface tension of a liquid is 70 dyne/cm, in MKS system value is Show Answer


Q333) If unit of length, mass and time each be doubled, the unit of work done is increased by Show Answer


Q334) Unit of impulse is Show Answer


Q335) From the dimensional consideration, which of the following equation is correct Show Answer


Q336) Which of the following is not a unit of energy? Show Answer


Q337) Which relation is wrong? Show Answer


Q338) Ampere-hour is a unit of Show Answer


Q339) Unit of magnetic moment is Show Answer


Q340) Surface tension has the same dimensions as that of Show Answer


Q341) The dimensions of farad are Show Answer


Q342) The mean time period of second’s pendulum is 2.00s and mean absolute error in the time period is 0.05s. To express maximum estimate of error, the time period should be written as Show Answer


Q343) A vernier callipers has 1 mm marks on the main scale. It has 20 equal divisions on the Vernier scale which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this Vernier callipers , the least count is Show Answer


Q344) The relative density of material of a body is found by weighing it first in air and then in water. If the weight in air is (5.00±0.05) newton and weight in water is (4.00±0.05) newton .Then the relative density along with the maximum permissible percentage error is Show Answer


Q345) The dimensions of coefficient of self inductance are Show Answer


Q346) If force (F), length (L) and time (T) are assumed to be the fundamental units, then the dimensional formula of the mass will be Show Answer


Q347) Inductance L can be dimensionally represented as Show Answer


Q348) Linear momentum and angular momentum have the same dimensions in Show Answer


Q349) SI unit of electric intensity is Show Answer


Q350) The dimensional formula for impulse is Show Answer


Q351) The dimensional formula of self-inductance is Show Answer


Q352) The unit of self-inductance is Show Answer


Q353) Consider a new system of units in which c(speed of light in vacuum), h(Planck’s constant) and G(gravitational constant) are taken as fundamental units. Which of the following would correctly represent mass in this new system? Show Answer


Q354) The dimensional formula of angular velocity is Show Answer


Q355) Farad is not equivalent to Show Answer


Q356) The ratio of the dimension of Planck’s constant and that of moment of inertia is the dimension of Show Answer


Q357) Size of universe is about Show Answer


Q358) The SI unit of momentum is Show Answer


Q359) What will be the unit of time in that system in which the unit of length is metre, unit of mass is kg and unit of force is kg wt? Show Answer


Q360) If pressure P, velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the dimensional formula of force is Show Answer


Q361) The dimensional formula for Planck’s constant (h) is Show Answer


Q362) The physical quantities not having same dimensions are Show Answer


Q363) Pressure gradient has the same dimension as that of Show Answer


Q364) The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of the constant of proportionality are Show Answer


Q365) Dimensional formula of capacitance (or farad) is Show Answer


Q366) Joule-second is the unit of Show Answer


Q367) The dimension of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (coulomb) is given as Show Answer


Q368) In a system of units if force (F), acceleration (A), and time (T) are taken as fundamental units then the dimensional formula of energy is Show Answer


Q369) Which of the following system of units is not based on units of mass, length and time alone? Show Answer


Q370) Which one of the following is not a unit of Young’s modulus? Show Answer


Q371) The unit of surface tension in SI system is Show Answer


Q372) The dimensional formula of modulus of rigidity is Show Answer


Q373) The dimensional formula of capacitance in terms of M, L, T and I is Show Answer


Q374) The fundamental unit, which has the same power in the dimensional formulae of surface tension and viscosity is Show Answer


Q375) Two full turns of the circular scale of a screw gauge cover a distance of 1 mm on its main scale. The total number of divisions on the circular scale is 50. Further, it is found that the screw gauge has a zero error of -0.03 mm. While measuring the diameter of a thin wire, a student notes the main scale reading of 3 mm and the number of circular scale divisions in line with the main scale as 35. The diameter of the wire is Show Answer


Q376) One million electron volt (1 MeV) is equal to Show Answer


Q377) If x=a-b, then the maximum percentage error in the measurement of x will be Show Answer


Q378) Which pair has the same dimensions? Show Answer


Q379) Which of the following is the unit of specific heat? Show Answer


Q380) A sextant is used to measure Show Answer


Q381) In the context of accuracy of measurement and significant figures in expressing results of experiment, which of the following is/are correct
(1) Out of the two measurements 50.14 cm and 0.00025 ampere, the first one has greater accuracy
(2) If one travels 478 km by rail and 397 m by road, the total distance travelled is 478 km
Show Answer


Q382) If error in radius is 3%, what is error in volume of sphere? Show Answer


Q383) Let L denote the self-inductance of coil which is in series with a capacitor of capacitance C. Which of the following has the unit second? Show Answer


Q384) The unit of Stefan’s constant is Show Answer


Q385) SI unit of permittivity is Show Answer


Q386) The physical quantity which is not a unit of energy is Show Answer


Q387) If the constant of gravitation (G), Plank’s constant (h) and the velocity of light (c) be chosen as fundamental units. The dimension of the radius of gyration is Show Answer


Q388) Which of the following quantities is dimensionless Show Answer


Q389) If the units of mass, length and time are doubled unit of angular momentum will be Show Answer


Q390) Which is different from others by units Show Answer


Q391) Which of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions
(A) Energy density (B) Refractive index (C) Dielectric constant (D) Young’s modulus (E) Magnetic field Show Answer


Q392) If C and L denote capacitance and inductance respectively, then the dimensions of LC are Show Answer


Q393) Dimensions of impulse are same as that of Show Answer


Q394) The dimensional formula of electrical conductivity is Show Answer


Q395) The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in the experiment is recorded as 2.63 s, 2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71 s and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error is Show Answer


Q396) Dimensional formula for torque is Show Answer


Q397) Dimensional formula of Stefan’s constant is Show Answer


Q398) Dimensions of CR are those of Show Answer


Q399) A screw gauge gives the following reading when used to measure the diameter of a wire.
Main scale reading : 0 mm
Circular scale reading : 52 divisions
Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to
100 divisions of the circular scale.
The diameter of wire from the above data is Show Answer


Q400) The dimensions of inter atomic force constant are Show Answer


Q401) The physical quantity that has no dimensions is Show Answer


Q402) Out of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimensions? Show Answer


Q403) The only mechanical quantity which has negative dimension of mass is Show Answer


Q404) The dimensions of shear modulus are Show Answer


Q405) Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions? Show Answer


Q406) If the velocity of light c, gravitational constant G and Planck’s constant h are chosen as fundamental units, the dimensions of length L in the new system is Show Answer


Q407) Which of the following physical quantities has neither dimensions nor unit? Show Answer


Q408) What is the area of a disc of radius 1.1 cm? Show Answer


Q409) Oersted is a unit of Show Answer


Q410) The length of a cylinder is measured with a meter rod having least count 0.1 cm.
Its diameter is measured with vernier callipers having least count 0.01 cm. Given that length is 5.0 cm. and radius is 2.0 cm. The percentage error in the calculated value of the volume will be Show Answer


Q411) If C and R represent capacitance and resistance respectively, then the dimensions of RC are Show Answer


Q412) One nanometre is equal to Show Answer


Q413) In the following list, the only pair which have different dimensions, is Show Answer


Q414) If force (F), length (L) and time (T) are assumed to be fundamental units, then the dimensional formula of the mass will be Show Answer


Q415) The dimensions of surface tension are Show Answer


Q416) Which of the following is dimensionally correct? Show Answer


Q417) The dimensions of pressure is equal to Show Answer


Q418) The sides of a rectangle are 6.01 m and 12m. taking the significant figures into account, the area of the rectangle is Show Answer


Q419) The SI unit of universal gas constant (R) is Show Answer


Q420) Dimensional formula for force is Show Answer


Q421) The unit of angular acceleration in the SI system is Show Answer


Q422) Dimensions of the following three quantities are the same Show Answer


Q423) Two full turns of the circular scale of a screw gauge cover a distance of 1 mm on its main scale. The total number of divisions on the circular scale is 50. Further, it is found that the screw gauge has a zero error of -0.03 mm. While measuring the diameter of a thin wire, a student notes the main scale reading of 3 mm and the number of circular scale divisions in line with the main scale as 35. The diameter of the wire is Show Answer


Q424) The dimensional formula of magnetic flux is Show Answer


Q425) Energy per unit volume represents Show Answer


Q426) The unit of self inductance of a coil is Show Answer


Q427) One slug is equivalent to 14.6 kg. A force of 10 pound is applied on a body of 1 kg. The acceleration of the body is Show Answer


Q428) The SI unit of electrochemical equivalent is Show Answer


Q429) Length is measured in metre and time in second as usual. But a new unit of mass is so chosen that G=1. This new unit of mass is equal to Show Answer


Q430) Dimensions of magnetic field intensity is Show Answer


Q431) New unit of mass is `1/(6.67×10^(-11) ) kg ie,1.5×10^10 `kg Show Answer


Q432) Which of the following represents a volt Show Answer


Q433) A weber is equivalent to Show Answer


Q434) The physical quantities not having same dimensions are Show Answer


Q435) The dimension of the ratio of angular to linear momentum is Show Answer


Q436) The unit of potential energy is Show Answer


Q437) The unit of momentum is Show Answer


Q438) The speed of light (c), gravitational constant (G) and Planck’s constant (h) are taken as the fundamental units in a system. The dimension of time in this new system should be Show Answer


Q439) Dimensions of kinetic energy are Show Answer


Q440) Which of the following cannot be regarded as an essential characteristic of a unit of measurement? Show Answer


Q441) What is the power of a 100 W bulb in CGS units? Show Answer


Q442) One femtometre is equivalent to Show Answer


Q443) The unit of L/R is (where L=inductance and R= Resistance) Show Answer


Q444) The dimensions of calorie are Show Answer


Q445) The dimensions of potential are the same as that of Show Answer


Q446) If the units of M and L are increased three times, then the unit of energy will be increased by Show Answer


Q447) Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimension of mass M, of length L, of time T and current I, would be Show Answer


Q448) An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions does he view for muscle Show Answer


Q449) If the units of mass, length and time are doubled, unit of angular momentum will be Show Answer


Q450) Young’s modulus of a material has the same units as Show Answer


Q451) The unit of e.m.f. is Show Answer


Q452) Coefficient of thermal conductivity has the dimensions Show Answer


Q453) Error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 2%. The error in the measurement of volume is Show Answer


Q454) Curie is a unit of Show Answer


Q455) The dimensions of electric potential are Show Answer


Q456) The dimensions of gravitational constant G and the moment of inertia are respectively Show Answer


Q457) Which physical quantities have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q458) The dimensional formula of latent heat is Show Answer


Q459) Which of the following is not the unit of energy? Show Answer


Q460) The least count of a stop watch is 0.2 s. The time of 20 oscillations of a pendulum is measured to be 25 s. The percentage error in the measurement of time will be Show Answer


Q461) The dimensions of resistance are same as those of ………. Where h is the Planck’s constant and e is the charge. Show Answer


Q462) The dimensional formula of magnetic permeability is Show Answer


Q463) If the unit of length and force be increased four times, then the unit of energy is Show Answer


Q464) Faraday is the unit of Show Answer


Q465) The dimensions of Planck’s constant are Show Answer


Q466) The mass of a box is 2.3 g. Two gold pieces, each of mass 0.035 g, are placed in it. The total mass of the box and gold pieces is Show Answer


Q467) The dimensions of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (coulomb) is given as Show Answer


Q468) Which one of the following represents the correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity? Show Answer


Q469) Energy per unit volume represents Show Answer


Q470) The pressure on a square plate is measured by measuring the force on the plate and the length of the sides of the plate. If the maximum error in the measurement of force and length are respectively 4% and 2%, the maximum error in the measurement of pressure is Show Answer


Q471) The percentage errors in the measurement of length and time period of a simple pendulum are 1% and 2% respectively. Then the maximum error in the measurement of acceleration due to gravity is Show Answer


Q472) SI unit of intensity of wave is Show Answer


Q473) Which of the following quantities has not been expressed in proper unit? Show Answer


Q474) One side of a cubical block is measured with the help of a vernier callipers of vernier constant 0.01 cm. This side comes out to be 1.23 cm. What is the percentage error in the measurement of area? Show Answer


Q475) The unit of magnetic moment is Show Answer


Q476) Dimensional formula of Stefan’s constant is Show Answer


Q477) newton-second is the unit of Show Answer


Q478) Which of the two have same dimensions Show Answer


Q479) The dimensional formula of magnetic induction B is Show Answer


Q480) A student has measured the length of a wire equal to 0.04580 m. This value of length has the number of significant figures equal to Show Answer


Q481) Universal time is based on Show Answer


Q482) If there is a positive error of 50% in the measurement of speed of a body, then the error in the measurement of kinetic energy is Show Answer


Q483) Which of the following sets of quantities have same dimensional formula? Show Answer


Q484) Dimensions of strain are Show Answer


Q485) The damping force of an oscillating particle is observed to be proportional to velocity. The constant of proportionality can be measured in Show Answer


Q486) The value of 0.99-0.989 is Show Answer


Q487) The dimensional formula for areal velocity is Show Answer


Q488) Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of any of the following Show Answer


Q489) Unit of stress is Show Answer


Q490) If the velocity of light (c), gravitational constant (G) and Planck’s constant (h) are chosen as fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass in new system is Show Answer


Q491) The dimensions of resistivity in terms of M, L, T and Q where Q stands for the dimensions of charge, is Show Answer


Q492) A spectrometer gives the following reading when used to measure the angle of a prism
Main scale reading : 58.5 degree
Vernier scale reading : 09 divisions
Given that 1 division on main scale corresponds to 0.5 degree. Total divisions on the vernier scale is 30 and match with 29 divisions of the main scale. The angle of the prism from the above data Show Answer


Q493) Which does not have the same unit as others? Show Answer


Q494) The radius of a wire is 0.24 mm. Then its area of cross section by taking significant figures into consideration is Show Answer


Q495) The length, breadth and thickness of a block is measured to be 50 cm, 2.0 cm and 1.00 cm. The percentage error in the measurement of volume is Show Answer


Q496) R, L and C represent the physical quantities resistance, inductance and capacitance respectively. Which one of the following combination has dimension of frequency? Show Answer


Q497) Wavelength of ray of light is 0.00006 m. It is equal to Show Answer


Q498) Dimensions of permeability are Show Answer


Q499) Ins is defined as Show Answer


Q500) Density of wood is 0.5 gm/cc in the CGS system of units. The corresponding value in MKS units is Show Answer


Q501) Unit of moment of inertia in MKS system Show Answer


Q502) The percentage error in the above problem is Show Answer


Q503) What is dimensional formula of thermal conductivity? Show Answer


Q504) Universal time is based on Show Answer


Q505) Identify the pair which has different dimensions Show Answer


Q506) Dimensions of ohm are same as (h - Planck’s constant, e - charge) Show Answer


Q507) The difference in the lengths of a mean solar day and a sidereal day is about Show Answer


Q508) If the units of mass, length and time are doubled, unit of angular momentum will be Show Answer


Q509) 1kWh = Show Answer


Q510) A wire has a mass 0.3±0.003g, radius 0.5±0.005 mm and length 6±0.06 cm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is Show Answer


Q511) Coefficient of thermal conductivity has the dimensions Show Answer


Q512) Which physical quantities have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q513) Resistance of a given wire is obtained by measuring the current flowing in it and the voltage difference applied across it. If the percentage errors in the measurement of the current and the voltage difference are 3% each, then error in the value of resistance of the wire is Show Answer


Q514) Dimensional formula for the universal gravitational constant G is Show Answer


Q515) Select the pair whose dimensions are same Show Answer


Q516) R and L represent respectively resistance and self inductance, which of the following combinations has the dimensions of frequency Show Answer


Q517) The unit of specific resistance is Show Answer


Q518) Dimension of electric current is Show Answer


Q519) Henry/ohm can be expressed in Show Answer


Q520) The dimensions of time constant are Show Answer


Q521) The dimensions of Planck’s constant is same as that of Show Answer


Q522) Parsec is a unit of Show Answer


Q523) Dimensional formula for volume elasticity is Show Answer


Q524) The square root of the product of inductance and capacitance has the dimension of Show Answer


Q525) Dimensions of coefficient of viscosity are Show Answer


Q526) Which physical quantities have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q527) If L, C and R represent inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively, then which of the following does not represent dimensions of frequency? Show Answer


Q528) The expression for centripetal force depends upon mass of body, speed of the body and the radius of circular path. Find the expression for centripetal force Show Answer


Q529) Which of the following is/are the units of strength of magnetic field at a point? Show Answer


Q530) A screw gauge gives the following reading when used to measure the diameter of a wire
Main scale reading : 0 mm
Circular scale reading : 52 divisions
Given that 1 mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions on the circular scale.
The diameter of wire from the above data is Show Answer


Q531) The energy (E), angular momentum (L) and universal gravitational constant (G) are chosen as fundamental quantities. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant in the dimensional formula of Planck’s constant (h) is Show Answer


Q532) Find the dimensions of electric permittivity Show Answer


Q533) The dimensional formula of universal gas constant is Show Answer


Q534) In C.G.S. system the magnitude of the force is 100 dyne. In another system where fundamental physical quantities are kilogram, metre and minute, the magnitude of the force is Show Answer


Q535) The dimensions of potential are the same as that of Show Answer


Q536) The dimensional formula of the ratio of angular to linear momentum is Show Answer


Q537) The length of a simple pendulum is about 100 cm known to an accuracy of 1 mm. Its period of oscillation is 2s determined by measuring the time for 100 oscillations using a clock of 0.1 s resolution. What is the accuracy in the determined value of g? Show Answer


Q538) If force is proportional to square of velocity, then the dimensions of proportionality constant are Show Answer


Q539) The dimensional formula for the magnetic field is Show Answer


Q540) The density of a solid ball is to be determined in an experiment. The diameter of the ball is measured with a screw gauge, whose pitch is 0.5 mm and there are 50 divisions on the circular scale. The reading on the main scale is 2.5 mm and that on the circular scale is 20 divisions. If the measured mass of the ball has a relative error of 2%, the relative percentage error in the density is Show Answer


Q541) Which one of the following does not have the same dimensions? Show Answer


Q542) Dimensional formula of heat energy is Show Answer


Q543) Length is measured in metre and time in second as usual. But a new unit of mass is so chosen that G = 1. This new unit of mass is equal to Show Answer


Q544) The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are Show Answer


Q545) 1a.m.u. is equivalent to Show Answer


Q546) Given below are two statements :
Statement I Astronomical unit (Au), Parsec (Pc) and Light year (ly) are units for measuring astronomical distances.
Statement II Au < Parsec (Pc) < < ly
In the light of above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. Show Answer


Q547) If E and H represent the intensity of electric field and magnetizing field respectively, then the unit of E/H will be Show Answer


Q548) The rad is the correct unit used to measurement of
Show Answer


Q549) Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) A spherical body of radius (5±0.1)mm having a particular density is falling through a liquid of constant density. The percentage error in the calculation of its terminal velocity is 4%.
Reason (R) The terminal velocity of the spherical body falling through the liquid is inversely proportional to its radius.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below. Show Answer


Q550) A cylindrical wire of mass (0.4 ± 0.01) g has length (8±0.04) cm and radius (6±0.03) mm. The maximum error in its density will be Show Answer


Q551) A torque meter is calibrated to reference standards of mass, length and time each with 5% accuracy. After calibration, the measured torque with this torque meter will have net accuracy of Show Answer


Q552) The maximum error in the measurement of resistance, current and time for which current flows in an electric circuit are 1%, 2% and 3%, respectively. The maximum percentage error in the detection of the dissipated heat will be Show Answer


Q553) A silver wire has mass (0.6±0.006) g, radius (0.5±0.005) mm and length (4±0.04) cm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density will be: Show Answer


Q554) If the length of the pendulum in pendulum clock increases by 0.1%, then the error in time per day is Show Answer


Q555) In order to determine the Young's modulus of a wire of radius 0.2 cm (measured using a scale of least count=0.001 cm) and length 1m (measured using a scale of least count = 1 mm), a weight of mass 1kg (measured using a scale of least count = 1g) was hanged to get the elongation of 0.5 cm (measured using a scale of least count 0.001 cm). What will be the fractional error in the value of Young's modulus determined by this experiment? Show Answer


Q556) In a simple pendulum, experiment for determination of acceleration due to gravity (g), time taken for 20 oscillations is measured by using a watch of 1 second least count. The mean value of time taken comes out to be 30 s. The length of pendulum is measured by using a meter scale of least count 1 mm and the value obtained 55.0 cm. The percentage error in the determination of g is close to Show Answer


Q557) The diameter and height of a cylinder are measured by a meter scale to be 12.6± 0.1 cm and 34.2±0.1 cm, respectively. What will be the value of its volume in appropriate significant figures? Show Answer


Q558) The density of a material in the shape of a cube is determined by measuring three sides of the cube and its mass. If the relative errors in measuring the mass and length are respectively 1.5% and 1%, the maximum error in determining the density is Show Answer


Q559) A student measures the time period of 100 oscillations of a simple pendulum four times. The data set is 90s, 91s, 92s and 95s. If the minimum division in the measuring clock is 1s, then the reported mean time should be Show Answer


Q560) A spectrometer gives the following reading when used to measure the angle of a prism. Main scale reading: 58.5 degree Vernier scale reading : 09 divisions
Given that 1 division on main scale corresponds to 0.5 degree. Total divisions on the vernier scale is 30 and match with 29 divisions of the main scale. The angle of the prism from the above data is Show Answer


Q561) Resistance of a given wire is obtained by measuring the current flowing in it and the voltage difference applied across it. If the percentage errors in the measurement of the current and the voltage difference are 3% each, then error in the value of
resistance of the wire is Show Answer


Q562) 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 half a degree (= 0.5°), then the least count of the instrument is Show Answer


Q563) In an experiment to find acceleration due to gravity (g) using simple pendulum, time period of 0.5 s is measured from time of 100 oscillation with a watch of ls resolution. If measured value of length is 10 cm known to 1 mm accuracy. The accuracy in the determination of g is found to be x%. The value of x is Show Answer


Q564) The radius of a sphere is measured to be
(7.50 +0.85) cm. Suppose, the percentage error in its volume is x. The value of x, to the nearest x, is Show Answer


Q565) If force (F), velocity (V) and time (T) are considered as fundamental physical quantity, then dimensional formula of density will be Show Answer


Q566) If the velocity of light c, universal gravitational constant G and Planck's constant h are choosen as fundamental quantities. The dimensions of mass in Show Answer


Q567) If L, C and R are the self inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively, which of the following does not have the dimension of time? Show Answer


Q568) Identify the pair of physical quantities which have different dimensions Show Answer


Q569) Which of the following physical quantities have the same dimensions? Show Answer


Q570) The SI unit of a physical quantity is pascal-second. The dimensional formula of this quantity will be Show Answer


Q571) Identify the pair of physical quantities that have same dimensions. Show Answer


Q572) If force (F), length (L) and time (T) are taken as the fundamental quantities. Then what will be the dimension of density? Show Answer


Q573) If velocity [v], time [T] and force [F] are choosen as the base quantities, the dimensions of the mass will be Show Answer


Q574) Which of the following is not a dimensionless quantity? Show Answer


Q575) If time (t), velocity (v) and angular momentum (l) are taken as the fundamental units, then the dimension of mass (m) in terms of t,v and l is Show Answer


Q576) If C and V represent capacity and voltage respectively, then what are the dimensions of 2, where C/V =λ? Show Answer


Q577) If momentum P, area A and time T are taken to be the fundamental quantities, then the dimensional formula for energy is Show Answer


Q578) Amount of solar energy received on the earth's surface per unit area per unit time is defined as solar constant. Dimensional formula of solar constant is Show Answer


Q579) Dimensional formula for thermal conductivity is
(Here, K denotes the temperature) Show Answer


Q580) Which of the following combinations has the dimension of electrical resistance (e is the permittivity of vacuum and μ, is the permeability of vacuum)? Show Answer


Q581) In form of G (universal gravitational constant), h (Planck constant) and c (speed of light), the time period will be proportional to Show Answer


Q582) If speed (v), acceleration (A) and force (F) are() considered as fundamental units, the dimension of Young's modulus will be Show Answer


Q583) Let l, r, c, and v represent inductance, resistance,
capacitance and voltage, respectively. The dimension of l/ rcv in SI units will be Show Answer


Q584) Time (T), velocity (C) and angular momentum (h) are chosen as fundamental quantities instead of mass, length and time, In terms of these, the dimensions of mass would be: Show Answer


Q585) A, B, C and D are four different physical quantities having different dimensions. None of them is dimensionless. But we know that the equation AD=C In (BD) holds true. Then, which of the combination is not a meaningful quantity? Show Answer


Q586) In the following 'I' refers to current and other symbols have their usual meaning. Choose the option that corresponds to the dimensions of electrical conductivity Show Answer


Q587) The dimensions of angular momentum, latent heat
and capacitance are, respectively. Show Answer


Q588) The dimensions of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (coulomb) is given as Show Answer


Q589) Out of the following pairs, which one does not have identical dimensions?
Show Answer


Q590) Which one of the following represents the correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity? Show Answer


Q591) The physical quantities not having same dimensions are Show Answer