Unit & Measurement

1. Which relation CANNOT be obtained dimensionally ?

(A) Pressure =
(B) Volume = length × area
(C) Thermal energy = (momentum)2 (mass)–1
(D) Distance = velocity × time

2. Which relation is dimensionally INCORRECT ?

(A) Pressure =
(B) Velocity = (displacement)1/2 (Acceleration)1/2
(C) Volume = (Area)2 (length)–1
(D) Height = (Velocity) (Acceleration)–1/2

A
3. Position of a particle moving along straight line is given by x(t) = (1 – e–At), where B is constant and A > 0.
B

Dimension of is similar to :
(A) Linear momentum (B) Moment of inertia
(C) Relative velocity (D) Acceleration

4. According to Vender Wall’s equation pressure (P), volume (V) and temperature (T) are related as (V – b)
= RT [for 1 mole of gas]

Then dimensions of is equivalent to :-

(A) force (B) energy
(C) power (D) pressure

5. Two resistance are measured in ohm and is given as:-

R1 = 3 ± 1% and R2 = 6 ± 2%
When they are connected in parallel, the percentage error in equivalent resistance is
(A) 3% (B) 4.5%
(C) 0.67% (D) 1.33%

6. The units of length, velocity and force are doubled. Which of the following is correct change in the other units ?
(A) unit of time is unchanged (B) unit of mass is unchanged
(C) unit of momentum is doubled (D) All of these

7. Which of the following combinations of three different physical quantities P, Q, R can never be a meaningful
quantity?
(A) PQ – R (B) PQ/R
(C) (P – Q)/R (D) (PR – Q3)/QR.

8. If force = then dimensions of are

 (A) M1/3 L–1 (B) M2 L2 T–2
(C) M2/3 T–1 (D) can’t be determined

9. The frequency (n) of vibration of a string is given as n = where T is tension and  is the length of vibrating
string. Then, the dimensional formula for m is
(A) [M0 L1 T1] (B) [M0 L0 T0]
1 –1 0
(C) [M L T ] (D) [M1 L0 T0]

10.  represents momentum and q represents position, then the dimensions o plank’s constant (h) terms of q and  are :-
(A) 1 q1 (B) 2 q1
(C)  q1 2
(D) 2 q2

11. If momentum (P), area (A) and time (T) are taken to be fundamental quantities then energy has dimensional
formula:-
(A) [PA–1 T] (B) [P2AT]
–1/2
(C) [PA T] (D) [PA1/2 T–1]

12. In a vernier caliper, one main scale division is x cm and n division of vernier scale coincide with (n – 1) division of
the main scale. The least count of the vernier caliper in cm is :-

(A) (B)

(C) (D)

13. The length of the string of a simple pendulum is measured with a meter scale to be 63.5 cm, the radius of the bob
plus the hook is measured with the help of vernier caliper to be 1.65 cm. Select the incorrect statement:-,
(A) Least count of meter scale is 0.1 cm
(B) Least count of vernier caliper is 0.01 cm
(C) Effective length of pendulum is 65.1 cm
(D) Effective length of pendulum is 65.2 cm

14. Which of the following sets cannot enter into the list of fundamental quantities in any newly proposed system of
units?
(i) length, mass and velocity
(ii) pressure, density and velocity
(iii) force, velocity and time
(iv) force, momentum and time
(A) (i) and (iii) (B) (ii) and (iv)
(C) only (iv) (D) only (i)

15. The dimensional formula of product and quotient of two physical quantities A and B are given by [AB] = ML 2T–2;

[ ]
A
B
= MT–2

The quantities A and B respectively are

(A) Force and velocity (B) Force and displacement
(C) Momentum and displacement (D) Work and velocity

16. If A and B are two physical quantities having different dimensions then which of the following may denote a new
physical quantity ?
 ( −BA )
3
A
(A) A + (B) exp
B
A
(C) A + B2 (D) 3
B

17. If unit of mass, length and time are doubled then in this new system which of the following, will not have same
magnitude :-
(A) Gravitational constant
(B) Gravitational force
(C) Power of gravitational force
(D) Gravitational energy

18. In the expression F = , where F is force, m1 and m2 are masses. G is universal gravitational constant (M –1 L3
–2
T ). Which physical quantity A may represent :-
(A) Breadth (B) Velocity
(C) Volume (D) Area

19. Force (F) and density (d) are related as F = then dimension is  are
(A) [M3/2 L–1/2 T–2] (B) [M3/2 L1/2 T2]
(C) [M3/2 L–1/2 T2] (D) [M–3/2 L–1/2 T2]

20. If the unit of force were Kilonewton, that of time millisecond and that of power Kilowatt, that would be the units of
mass in 1 kg?
(A) 2 kg (B) 1 kg
(C) 3 kg (D) 4 kg

21. In case of an electromagnetic wave, the radiation pressure has the dimensions of :
(A) intensity (B) energy density
(C) energy flux (D) energy per unit area

22. The internal and external radii of a hollow cylinder are measured with the help of a vernier callipers. Their values
are (4.23 ± 0.01) cm and (3.87 ± 0.01) cm, respectively. The thickness of the wall of the cylinder is :
(A) (0.36 ± 0.02) cm (B) (0.18 ± 0.02) cm
(C) (0.36 ± 0.01) cm (D) (0.18 ± 0.01) cm

23. Two students A & B carried out an experiment to measure the time period of a pendulum which in actual is 5.40 s.
Their experimental readings are as follows:
Students A Students B
5.43 s 5.32 s
5.37 s 5.34 s
5.41 s 5.30 s
5.52 s 5.29 s
5.51 s 5.33 s
Then
(A) Student A is more precise but less accurate
(B) Student B is more precise but less accurate
(C) Student A is more precise as well as accurate
(D) Student B is more precise as well as accurate
24. In an experiment of simple pendulum time period measured was 50 sec for 25 vibrations when the length of the
simple pendulum was taken 100 cm. If the least count of stop watch is 0.1 sec. and that of meter scale is 0.1 cm then
maximum possible error in value of g is :-
(A) 0.5 % (B) 1 %
(C) 0.4% (D) 0.1 %

25. Given that v is the speed, r is radius and g is acceleration due to gravity. Which of the following is dimensionless ?

(A) (B)

(C) (D) v2rg

26. The damping force (F) on an object moving with velocity (v) in a viscous medium is given by F = kv2. The
dimensional formula of quantity k is
(A) [MT–2] (B) [MT–1]
–2
(C) [MT ] (D) [MT–1]

27. If momentum (P), area (A) and time (T) are taken to be fundamental quantities, then power has the dimensional
formula
(A) (P1 A–1 T1) (B) (P2 A1 T1)
(C) (P1 A–1/2 T1) (D) (P1 A1/2 T–2)

28. The force F is given in terms of time t and displacement x by the equation F = A cos Bx + C sin Dt. The dimensional
formula of D/B is :-
(A) M0 L0 T0 (B) M0 L0 T–1
(C) M0 L–1 T0 (D) M0 L1 T–1