PAST QUESTIONS OF CHAPTER - 1

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OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
1. The unit of pressure in terms of base units are:
(A) Kgm-1s-2 (B) Kmg -1s-3
(C) Kmg -1s-1 (D) Kmgs-1
2. Which of following is least multiple:
(A) Pico (B) Femto
(C) Nano (D) Atto
3. The sum of three numbers,2.7543,4.10 and 1.273 up-to correct decimal place is:
(A) 8.12 (B) 8.13
(C) 8.1273 (D) 8.127
4. Si unit of pressure is:
(A) Nm2 (B) N2m
(C) Nm -2 -2
(D) N m
5. 1275 has significant digits:
(A) 2 (B) 3
(C) 4 (D) 5
6. Radian and Steradian are:
(A) Base units (B) Derived units
(C) Supplementary units (D) Complementary units
7. The dimension of coefficient of viscosity is: ( 2times)

(A) [ M 2 L−1 T −1] (B) [ ML−1T 2 ]

(C) (D) [ MLT ]
8. The dimension of work is:

(A) [ MLT ] (B) [ MLT −1]

[
(C) ML T
2 −2
] (D) [ ML T ]
−1 −1

9. The angle made by ice cone at its edge is a:

(A) Plane angle (B) Solid angle
(C) Critical angle (D) Obtuse angle
10. The ratio of circumference of a circle to its diameter is equal to:
(A) 2 π radian (B) π
π
radian
(C) 2 (D) One Steradian
11. The prefix Pico is equal to:
(A) 10-6 (B) 10-12
(C) 10-18 (D) 10-11
12. ……… is not a derived unit:
(A) Newton (B) Joule
(C) Coulomb (D) Ampere
13. Which is the base quantity:
(A) Time (B) Force
(C) Power (D) Velocity
14. The unit of work in base units is:
(A) Kmg-1s-2 (B) Kmgs-2
 (C) Kmg2s-2 (D) Kmg-1s-1
15. The force and torque are analogous to:
(A) Velocity (B) Mass and weight
(C) Momentum of inertia (D) Each other
16. One gaga is equal to:
(A) 103 (B) 106
(C) 109 (D) 1012

17. Computer chips are made of:

(A) Silicon (B) Germanium
(C) Iron (D) Cadmium
18. Which of the following measurement of length is most precise:
(A) 5 cm (B) 5.4 cm
(C) 5.41 cm (D) 5.412 cm
19. Solid angle subtended at the center by a sphere is:
(A) 2 π (B) 4 π
(C) 6 π (D) 8 π
20. The percentage uncertainly in measurement of mass and velocity are 2% and 3%.
The maximum uncertainly measurement of kinetic energy is:
(A) 11% (B) 8%
(C) 6% (D) 1%
21. One radian is equal to:
(A) 67.3o (B) 57.3o
(C) 87.3 o
(D) 97.3o
22. A student added three figure 72.1, 3.23 and 0.003. the correct answer regarding
the rules of addition of the significant figure will be:
(A) 75.423 (B) 75.42
(C) 75.4 (D) 75
23. The branch of physics which deals with the ultimate practices of which the matter
is composed is:
(A) Plasma physics (B) Atomic physics
(C) Nuclear physics (D) Particle physics
24. Which is the correct record for the diameter of wire when measure by a screw
gauge of least count 0.001 cm:
(A) 2.3 cm (B) 2.31 cm
(C) 2.312 cm (D) 2.124 cm
25. A positron is:
(A) An electron (B) A proton
(C) An antiparticle (D) An antiparticle of proton
26. The SI unit of solid angle is:
(A) Degree (B) Steradian
(C) Revelation (D) Radian
27. The error in the value of speed of sound calculate by Newton at S.T.P is about;
(A) 14% (B) 15%
(C) 16% (D) 20%
28. A light year is a unit for:
(A) Intensity of light (B) Time
(C) Distance (D) Velocity
29. Which of the following pair has same dimension?
(A) Work and power (B) Momentum and energy
(C) Work and torque (D) Power and pressure
30. A student is calculating the area of a sheet whose length and width are 27.9 cm
and 21.6 cm respectively. The correct answer will be:
(A) 602.64 cm (B) 602.6 cm2
 (C) 602 cm2 (D) 603 cm2
31. Units of some physical quantities are given below. Which of these is a base unit:
(A) Joule (B) Newton
(C) Mole (D) Centigrade
32. One light year is equal to:
(A) 9.5×1015m (B) 9.6×1015m
(C) 9.5×10 -15
(D) 9.6×10-15 m
33. The dimension of force is:

(A) [ MLT −1] (B) [ ML−1T −1 ]

(C) [ MLT ] (D) [ ML T ]
−2 −2 −2

34. SI unit of torque is:

(A) Nkg-1 (B) N-2kg
(C) Nm (D) Nm2
35. Significant figure in 1.00110 are:
(A) 6 (B) 5
(C) 3 (D) 1
36. According to Einstein’s equation E=mc2 1kg mass equivalent to energy:
(A) 3×106J (B) 9×1016J
(C) 9×10 J8
(D) 3×108J
37. The number of basic physics quantity in the SI system is:
(A) 4 (B) 5
(C) 6 (D) 7
38. One Femto is equal to:
(A) 10-15 (B) 10-12
(C) 10 12
(D) 1015
39. Silicon is obtained from: (2 times)
(A) Water (B) Metal
(C) Wood (D) Sand
40. Significant figure in 0.00846 are:
(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 6 (D) 7
41. An alternative unit to kgms-1 is:
(A) Js (B) Nm
(C) Ns (D) N
42. Candela is the unit SI unit of:
(A) Charge (B) Luminous intensity
(C) Power (D) Refractive index
43. The dimension formula for the quantity light year is:

(A) [ LT −1 ] (B) [T ]
(C) [ ML T ] (D) [ L ]
2 2

44. [ 0 0
]
The dimension ML T represent the quantity:
(A) Length (B) Mass
(C) Time (D) Velocity
45. 73.650 rounded of up to one decimal is:
(A) 73.6 (B) 73.7
(C) 74 (D) 73.65
46. One tera is equal to:
(A) 1010 (B) 109
(C) 10 12
(D) 1015
47. Significant figure in 0.00567 are:
(A) 2 (B) 3
 (C) 4 (D) 5
48. The branch of physics which is concerned with ultimate particles of which matter
is composed of:
(A) Atomic physics (B) Nuclear physics
(C) Plasma physics (D) Particle physics
49. The ratio of dimension of power to work is:
(A) 1: T (B) 1:T2
(C) T: 1 (D) T: 12
50. The approximate age of earth is:
(A) 1.4×1016S (B) 2.8×1016S
17
(C) 1.4×10 S (D) 2.8×1017S
51. The percentage uncertainly in radius of a sphere is 2%. The total percentage
uncertainly in the volume of a sphere is:
(A) 2% (B) 4%
(C) 6% (D) 8%
52. How many nanometers in a meter?
(A) 10-19 (B) 109
(C) 10 19
(D) 10-9
53. The magnitude of i. u x k) is equal to:
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) -1 (D) k
54. In the relation F= 6 π nrv Dimension of co-efficient of viscosity n is:

(A) [ ML−1T −1 ] (B) [ MLT −1]

(C) [ ML T ] [ MLT ]
−2 −1
(D)

55. Significant figure in 0.00876 are:

(A) 3 (B) 4
(C) 5 (D) 6
56. The dimension of Angular momentum are:

(A) [ MLT 2 ] (B) [ MLT 1 ]

(C) [ ML 2 T 1] (D) [ ML−2 T −2 ]
57. SI unit of plane angle is:
(A) Radian (B) Degree
(C) Steradian (D) Revolution
58. The angle subtended at the center by circumference of a circle is:
(A) π rad (B) 3 π rad
π
(C) 2 rad (D) π /2 rad
59. Which is not a base unit SI units?
(A) Kilogram (B) Joule
(C) Ampere (D) Kelvin
60. The ratio of 1 nanometer to 1-atto-metter is:
(A) 10o (B) 108
(C) 10 -9
(D) 10-8
61. Work has dimension like:
(A) Torque (B) Momentum
(C) Velocity (D) Power
62. The dimension of angular velocity are:

(A) [ LT −1 ] (B) [ LT −2 ]
(C) [ L T ] (D) [ T ]
−1 −1

63. SI unit of intensity of light is:

 (A) Atomic physics (B) Nuclear physics
(C) Plasma physics (D) Particle physics
64. Significant figure in 0.0010 are:
(A) 1 (B) 2
(C) 3 (D) 4
65. The dimension unit of impulse is:
(A) MLT (B) MLT-1
(C) ML-1T1 (D) M-1L-1T-1

OBJECTIVE ANSWERS
1 A 2 D 3 B 4 C 5 C
6 C 7 C 8 C 9 B 10 B
11 B 12 D 13 A 14 C 15 D
16 C 17 A 18 C 19 B 20 B
21 B 22 C 23 D 24 C 25 C
26 B 27 C 28 C 29 C 30 D
31 C 32 A 33 C 34 C 35 A
36 B 37 D 38 A 39 D 40 A
41 B 42 B 43 D 44 B 45 A
46 C 47 B 48 D 49 A 50 C
51 C 52 B 53 B 54 A 55 A
56 C 57 A 58 C 59 B 60 C
61 A 62 D 63 D 64 B 65 B