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1. One of the combinations from the 7. Which of the following
hc pairs of physical
fundamental physical constants is .
G quantities have same
The unit of this expression is
dimension?
a) kg2 b) m 3
a) force and power
c) s -1 d) m
b) torque and energy
2. If the error in the measurement of
c) torque and power
radius is 2%, then the error in the

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determination of volume of the sphere d) force and torque
will be 8. The dimensional formula of Planck's
a) 8% b) 2% constant h is [AMU, Main, JEE, NEET]
c) 4% d) 6% a) [ML2T-1] b) [ML2T-3]
3. If the length and time period of an c) [MLT-1] d) [ML3T-3]
oscillating pendulum have errors of 9.The velocity of a particle v at an instant t
1% and 3% respectively then the error is given by v = at + bt 2 . The dimensions
in measurement of acceleration due to of b is
gravity is a) [L] b) [LT-1]
a) 4% [Related to AMPMT 2008] c) [LT-2] d) [LT-3]

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b) 5% 10. The dimensional formula for
c) 6% gravitational constant G is [Related to
d) 7% AIPMT 2004]
4. The length of a body is measured as 3.51 a) [ML3T-2] b) [M-1L3T-2]
m, if the accuracy is 0.01mm, then the c) [M-1L-3T-2] d) [ML-3T2]
percentage error in the measurement is 11. The density of a material in CGS system
a) 351% b) 1% of units is 4 g cm-3 . In a system of units
c) 0.28% d) 0.035% in which unit of length is 10 cm and
unit of mass is 100 g, then the value of
5. Which of the following has the highest
density of material will be
number of significant figures?
a) 0.04 b) 0.4
a) 0.007 m2
c) 40 d) 400
b) 2.64x1024 kg
12. If the force is proportional to square
c) 0.0006032 m2
of velocity, then the dimension of
d) 6.3200 J proportionality constant is [JEE-2000]
6. If π = 3.14, then the value of π2 is a) [MLT0] b) [MLT-1]
a) 9.8596 b) 9.860 c) [ML-2T] d) [ML-1T0]
c) 9.86 d) 9.9
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13. The dimension of ( μ0ε 0 ) 2 is
−
the particles. Which of the following
[Main AIPMT 2011] expression for l is dimensionally
(a) length (b) time correct?. [JEE (advanced) 2016]
(c) velocity (d) force nq 2
(a) l =
14. Planck’s constant (h), speed of light in ε kBT
vacuum (c) and Newton’s gravitational
constant (G) are taken as three
ε kBT
fundamental constants. Which of the (b) l =
nq 2
following combinations of these has
the dimension of length?.

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[NEET 2016 (phase II)] q2
(c) l = 2
hG hG ε n kBT
3
(a) 3
(b) 5
2 2
c c q2
(d) l =
ε nkBT
hc Gc
(c) (d) 3
G 2
h
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permittivity (H ) of a dielectric material, 5) d 6) c 7) b 8) a
Boltzmann constant (kB ), the absolute 9) d 10) b 11) c 12) d

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1. Briefly explain the types of physical 4. What are the limitations of dimensional
quantities. analysis?
2. How will you measure the diameter of 5. Define precision and accuracy. Explain
the Moon using parallax method? with one example.
3. Write the rules for determining
significant figures.

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1. i) Explain the use of screw gauge and 2. Explain in detail the various types of
vernier caliper in measuring small- errors.
er distances. 3. What do you mean by propagation of
ii) Write a note on triangulation errors? Explain the propagation of
method and radar method to errors in addition and multiplication.
measure larger distances.
4. Write short notes on the following. 5. Explain the principle of homogeniety
a) Unit of dimensions. What are its uses?
b) Rounding - off Give example.
c) Dimensionless quantities

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1. In a submarine equipped with sonar, 4. Jupiter is at a distance of 824.7 million
the time delay between the generation km from the Earth. Its angular
of a pulse and its echo after reflection diameter is measured to be 35.72˝.
from an enemy submarine is observed Calculate the diameter of Jupiter.
to be 80 s. If the speed of sound in water Ans: (1.428 × 105 km)
is 1460 ms −1. What is the distance of

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5. The measurement value of length of
enemy submarine? Ans: (58.40 km) a simple pendulum is 20 cm known
2. The radius of the circle is 3.12 m. with 2 mm accuracy. The time for
Calculate the area of the circle with regard 50 oscillations was measured to be
to significant figures. Ans: (30.6 m2) 40 s within 1 s resolution. Calculate
3. Assuming that the frequency γ of a the percentage accuracy in the
vibrating string may depend upon i) determination of acceleration due to
applied force (F) ii) length (A) iii) mass gravity ‘g’ from the above measurement.
Ans: (6%)
per unit length (m), prove that ga
1 F
using dimensional analysis.
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1. Why is it convenient to express the 3. If humans were to settle on other
distance of stars in terms of light year planets which of the fundamental
(or) parsec rather than in km? quantities will be in trouble? Why?
2. Show that a screw gauge of pitch 1 mm 4. Having all units in atomic standards is
and 100 divisions is more precise than more useful. Explain.
a vernier caliper with 20 divisions on 5. Why dimensional methods are
the sliding scale. applicable only up to three quantities?