Chapter 01 Practice Questions
Chapter 01 Practice Questions
• Hint
The dimension of inductance => [ML2T-2A-2]
The dimension of resistance => [ML2T-3A-2]
The dimension of capacitance => [M-1L-2T4A2]
24. Which of the following does not have same dimensions as
pressure?
a) Stress b) Thrust
c) Bulk modulus d) Energy density
25. If force ' F, energy ' E and velocity ' V are chosen as
fundamental quantities, the dimensional formula for
acceleration will be
a) [FVE] b) [FV2E−1]
c) [FVE−1] d) [F−1V−2E−1]
26. The dimensions of c = 1/ ( ) (here c = speed of light ) is
a) [L2T-2 ] b) 1/[L2T-2 ]
c) 1/[LT-1 ] d) [LT-1]
27. The velocity of a particle is given by: v =at2 + bt + c If v is measured in
ms−1 and t is measured in s, the unit of:
a) a is m/s
b) b is m/s
c) c is m/s
d) a and b is same and c is different
28. In the relation p = e−αz/kθ, p is the pressure, z the distance, k is
Boltzmann constant and θ is the temperature, the dimensional
formula of will be.
a) [ML-1T-2] b) [M0L-1T0]
c) [M0L-2T-1] d) [ML2T-1]
29. A quantity X is defined by the equation X = 3CB2 where C is
capacitance and B is magnetic field, then dimension of x is
a) [ML-2 ] b) [ML-2T-2A]
c) [ML-2T-2A2] d) [L-1A-1]
• Hint
Dimension of Capacitance (C) = [M⁻¹L⁻²T⁴A²]
Dimension of Magnetic field (B) = [M¹T⁻²A⁻¹]
30. A wave function expressing the displacement (Y) as a function
of its position (X) and time (t) is given as Y = P log (QX + e−Rt)
Which of the following expressions has dimensions different
from other?
a) YR b) PR
c) R/Q d) QR
31. The volume V of water passing through a point of a uniform
tube during t seconds is related to the cross-sectional area ‘A’
of the tube and velocity u of water by relation V ∝ Aαuβt Which
one of the following will be most appropriate?
a) α = = b) =
c) α = ≠ d) α ≠ ≠
32. Which of the following relation cannot be deduced using
dimensional analysis? [the symbols have their usual meanings]
a) y = Asin(ωt+kx) b) v = u+at
c) k =1/2mv2 d) All of these
33. A physical quantity is measured and the result is expressed
as nu where u is the unit used and n is the numerical value. If the
result is expressed in various units then:
a) n ∝ size of u b) n ∝ u2
c) n ∝ d) n ∝
34. A physical quantity is measured and the result is expressed
as nu where u is the unit used and n is the numerical value. Suppose
u1 and u2 are two different systems of unit ,then
a) b)
c) = d) =
35. The position of a particle at time t is given by), where is
constant . The dimensional formula for will be
a) [L3T-4] b) [L3T-5]
c) [LT-2] d) [L2T-3]
36. The frequency of vibration of a string is given by where p is
the number of segments in which the string is divided; F is the
tension in the string and L its length. The dimensional formula
for m is
a) [M0L0T0] b) [ML-1T0]
c) [ML0T-1] d) [M0LT-1]
37. Two Physical quantities A and B have different dimensions.
Which of the following mathematical operations is certainly
meaningful?
a) Z = A × B b) Z = (A × B) / (A2 + B)
c) Z = (A2B) / (B2 + A) d) Z = (AB2) / (A + B)
38. A new system of unit is chosen in which the unit of mass is
taken as 10 Kg, unit of length is taken as 1m and unit of time is
taken 10 second. 1 joule in this new system is numerically
equal to
a) 1 b) 1000
c) 10 d) 1/10
39. If , where is displacement and t is time then dimensional
formula for l will be
a) [ML-1T-1] b) [M0L1T0]
c) [M0L-1T-1] d) [M0L0T0]
40. If force , time and velocity are treated as fundamental quantities
then dimensional formula of energy will be
a) [FTV] b) [FT2V]
c) [FTV2] d) [FT2V2]
41. Number of zeros, that are significant in the number 0.01020 ×
104 is
a) 5 b) 2
c) 6 d) 8
42. The respective number of significant figures for the numbers
89.052 , 0.0005 and 5.1 × 10-3 are
a) 5, 1, 2 b) 5, 1, 6
c) 4, 4, 2 d) 5, 4, 2
43. One of the sides of a rectangle have an error of 1% . To determine
the other side, its area is measured with an error of 2%. Then error
in other side will be
a) 1% b) 2.5%
c) 2% d) 3%
45.Number of significant figure in 8.0050 × 1023 is
a) 4 b) 3
c) 5 d) 28
46. Which of the following physical quantities is considered to have
infinite significant figures?
a) Acceleration due to gravity, g = 9.8 m/s2
b) Speed of light in vacuum, c = 3.00×108 m/s
c) Number of days in a week
d) Avogadro's number, NA = 6.022×1023
47. If length of rectangle is 2.1 m and width is 1.62 m then its area will
be
a) 3.8 m2 b) 3.402 m2
c) 3.4 m2 d) 3.40 m2
48. The inner radius and outer radius of a hollow cylinder are
measured to be (5.3 0.1) cm and (6.8 0.1) cm respectively.
Thickness of cylinder will be
a) (0.8 0.1) b) (0.8 0.2)
c) (1.5 0.1) d) (1.5 0.2)
49. Error in measurement of volume of a sphere is 1%. The error
in calculation of surface area of the sphere will be
a) 2/3% b) 3/2%
c) 3% d) 1/3%
50. A physical quantity X is related to four variables a, b, c and d
as follows, X = errors in measurement of a, b, c, d are 0.1%,
0.3%, 0.2% and 0.2% respectively. What is percentage error in
quantity X?
a) 0.8% b) 1.2%
c) 1.4% d) 0.5%