Practice Test


Q1) Which of the following represents correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity ? Show Answer


Q2) Dimensions of universal constant of gravitation is Show Answer


Q3) The unit of plane angle is radian, hence its dimensions are Show Answer


Q4) Using the principle of homogeneity of dimensions, find which of the following relation is correct ? Show Answer


Q5) The radius of the earth is 6400 km, the order of magnitude is Show Answer


Q6) One micron is related to centimeter as Show Answer


Q7) If momentum (P), area (A) and time(T) are assumed to be fundamental quantities, then energy has dimensional formula Show Answer


Q8) The number of seconds in a day and expressed it in order of magnitude are Show Answer


Q9) If the unit of length is halved and that of mass is doubled then dimensions of force is Show Answer


Q10) The atomic , molecular and nuclear phenomenon are the parts of _____ domain. Show Answer


Q11) Nano size of gold has _____ colour. Show Answer


Q12) Maxwell's equation relate to Show Answer


Q13) _____ is needed for the experimental verification of various theories. Show Answer


Q14) The reference standard used for the measurement of a physical quantity is called Show Answer


Q15) Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a good unit ? Show Answer


Q16) Units are classified into ___ groups. Show Answer


Q17) F.P.S means Show Answer


Q18) A set of fundamental and derived units is known as Show Answer


Q19) ______ is the unit for mass in metric or M.K.S system. Show Answer


Q20) S.I system of unit contain ____ supplementary unit. Show Answer


Q21) In which of the following system, scientific data can be exchanged between different parts of the world ? Show Answer


Q22) Out of the following units, which is NOT a fundamental unit ? Show Answer


Q23) Which of the following is NOT a derived unit ? Show Answer


Q24) Which of the following is the CORRECT way of writing units ? Show Answer


Q25) To measure the distance of a planet from the earth ____ method is used. Show Answer


Q26) The mass of the body depends only on Show Answer


Q27) In cesium atomic clock _____ is used. Show Answer


Q28) A ____ is the interval from one noon to the next noon. Show Answer


Q29) Light year is a unit for the measurement of Show Answer


Q30) Which of the following quantity is expressed as force per unit area ? Show Answer


Q31) The SI unit of luminous intensity is Show Answer


Q32) Which of the following is a supplementary unit ? Show Answer


Q33) Out of the following pair, which one does NOT have identical dimensions ? Show Answer


Q34) Which of the following equation is dimensionally correct ? Show Answer


Q35) If the unit of length and force are increased to four times, how many times the unit of energy will increase ? Show Answer


Q36) The dimensional formula for impulse is the same as dimensional formula for Show Answer


Q37) Checking the correctness of physical equations using the method of dimensions is based on Show Answer


Q38) A unitless quantity Show Answer


Q39) Which of the following is NOT dimensionless quantity ? Show Answer


Q40) Dimensional equation CANNOT be used Show Answer


Q41) The value of the magnitude rounded off to the nearest integral power of 10 is called Show Answer


Q42) Figure which is of some significance but it does not necessarily denote certainty is defined as Show Answer


Q43) The number of significant figures in 0.0009 is Show Answer


Q44) The number of significant figures in 0.400 is Show Answer


Q45) The order of magnitude of 4.9 and 51 are Show Answer


Q46) Significant figures depends upon the ______ of the measuring instrument. Show Answer


Q47) The difference between the true value and measured value is called Show Answer


Q48) If the pointer of the voltmeter is not exactly at the zero of the scale, the error is called Show Answer


Q49) Accidental error can be minimized by Show Answer


Q50) Instrumental error can be caused due to Show Answer


Q51) Error due to non-removal of parallax between pointer and its image in case of magnetic compass needle causes Show Answer


Q52) Instrumental error can be minimized by Show Answer


Q53) The magnitude of the difference between mean value and each individual value is called Show Answer


Q54) Estimate the mean absolute error from the following data.
20.17, 21.23, 20.79, 22.07, 21.78 Show Answer


Q55) 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


Q56) 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


Q57) 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


Q58) 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


Q59) Zero error of an instrument introduces Show Answer


Q60) The physical quantity having the same unit in all the systems of unit is Show Answer


Q61) State the number of significant figures in 6.032 J Show Answer


Q62) The number of significant figures in 0.0500 is Show Answer


Q63) In the reading 2.614 cm of measurement, only uncertain figure is Show Answer


Q64) The answer of (9.15 + 3.8) with due regards to significant figure is Show Answer


Q65) Who gave the quantum model of an atom ?
Show Answer


Q66) Which of the following set have different dimensions ?
Show Answer


Q67) which of the following pairs of physical quantities has different dimensions? Show Answer


Q68) If L and R denote inductance and resistance, the dimensions of L/R are: Show Answer


Q69) Which of the following pairs does not have same dimensions? Show Answer


Q70) The dimensional representation for Stefan's constant is: Show Answer


Q71) 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


Q72) Error in the measurement of radius of sphere is 1%, the error in the measurement of volume is: Show Answer


Q73) 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


Q74) If force, length and time are the fundamental units, then the dimensional formula for mass would be: Show Answer


Q75) Which of the following represents a unified atomic mass unit (1u) ? Show Answer


Q76) The formula for percentage error is : Show Answer


Q77) 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


Q78) If the period of vibration of the prongs of a fork depends upon density of the material,Young's modulus and the length of The prongs,the expressions of time period is (k is a constant):
Show Answer


Q79) Dimension of magnetic moment of a current carrying loop are: Show Answer


Q80) In a particular system, the units of length, mass and time are 10 cm,10g, 0.1s respectively. The unit of force in this system is : Show Answer


Q81) The dimensions of solar constant are : Show Answer


Q82) If K is the kinetic energy, v the velocity and T the time and they are taken to be fundamental units then units of surface tension will be : Show Answer


Q83) The units of poynting vector are : Show Answer


Q84) Identify the pair having identical dimensions. Show Answer


Q85) The fundamental, physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of torque and angular momentum are: Show Answer


Q86) If pressure P, velocity V and time t are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the dimensional formula of the force is : Show Answer


Q87) 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


Q88) A vernier calliper has its main scale of 10 cm equally divided into 200 equal parts. Its vernier scale of 25 divisions coincides with 12 mm on the main scale.The least count of the instrument is : Show Answer


Q89) If R is Rydberg constant , h is Planck's constant and c is the velocity of light, then Rhc has the same dimensional formula as that of : Show Answer


Q90) What will be The unit of time in that system in which unit of length is m, unit of mass is kg and unit of force is kg wt? Show Answer


Q91) Which of the following quantities is undetectable by physical means but is very important for the conceptual understanding of some branch of physics? Show Answer


Q92) The damping force on an oscillating particle is observed to be proportional to velocity.The constant of proportionality can be measured in S.I units: Show Answer


Q93) If energy (E),momentum (p) and force (F) are selected the fundamental units,the dimensions of mass are : Show Answer


Q94) The number of significant figures in 3400 is : Show Answer


Q95) Dimensional formula of the Hall coefficient is : Show Answer


Q96) If G,c and h are the fundamental constants of physics, then the unit of time is expressed as: Show Answer


Q97) Which one of the following groups have quantities that do not have the same dimensions? Show Answer


Q98) If force,length and time are taken as fundamental units,then dimensional formula of mass is : Show Answer


Q99) Numerical value of magnitude of a physical quantity is : Show Answer


Q100) If velocity (V), time (T) and force (F) were chosen as fundamental quantities, the dimensions of mass will be: Show Answer


Q101) Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions? Show Answer


Q102) The length and breadth of a metal sheet are 3.124 m and 3.002 m respectively.The area of the sheet upto four correct significant digits is: Show Answer


Q103) The dimensions of the electric susceptibility are: Show Answer


Q104) The dimensional formula for coefficient of restitutions : Show Answer


Q105) The dimensions of e.m.f in M.K.S. is Show Answer


Q106) The quantity that has dimensions of time is : Show Answer


Q107) If energy (E) velocity (v) and force (F) be taken as fundamental quantity, then the dimensional formula of mass will be: Show Answer


Q108) An object is moving through the liquid.The viscous damping force acting on it is proportional to the velocity.Then dimensional formula of constant of proportionality is : Show Answer


Q109) If F, T and V denote for Force,Time and Velocity, then the dimensional formula for mass 'M' is : Show Answer


Q110) Length cannot be measured by : Show Answer


Q111) The physical quantities not having same dimensions are : Show Answer


Q112) Using mass (M), Length (L), time (T) and current (A) as fundamental quantities, the dimensional formula of permeability is : Show Answer


Q113) Pick out the wrong pair : Show Answer


Q114) The instrument to measure time is : Show Answer


Q115) 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


Q116) The dimensional formula of light year is : Show Answer


Q117) Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions? Show Answer


Q118) pressure gradient has the same dimensions as that of : Show Answer


Q119) Using mass (M),length (L),time (T) and electric current (A) as fundamental quantities, the dimensions of permittivity will be: Show Answer


Q120) Which of the following set have different dimensions ? Show Answer


Q121) Out of the following pair, which one does NOT have identical dimensions ? Show Answer


Q122) The magnetic momentum has dimensions of: Show Answer


Q123) If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error is the determination of volume of the sphere will be Show Answer


Q124) Which two of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions?
(a) energy density
(b) refractive index
(c) dielectric field
(d) Young's modulus
(e) magnetic field Show Answer


Q125) Dimensions of Resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimensions of mass M, of length L, of time T and of current I, would be: Show Answer