Chapter 2

Units & Measurements

Solutions

SECTION - A
Objective Type Questions

1. The number of significant figure in 0.02300 is

(1) 2 (2) 3 (3) 4 (4) 5
Sol. Answer (3)

2. If L, M, N are physical quantities with different dimensions, then which of the following combinations can never
be a meaningful quantity?

LM LN – M 2 L–M
(1) (2) LN – M (3) (4)
N N N
Sol. Answer (4)

3. The vernier scale of a callipers has 50 divisions which coincide with 49 main scale divisions. If each main scale
division is of 0.5 mm, then the minimum inaccuracy in the measurement by callipers is
(1) 0.02 cm (2) 0.02 mm (3) 0.01 mm (4) 0.01 cm
Sol. Answer (3)
LC = 1 msd – 1 vsd = 0.01 mm
X
4. If X = 8.00 ± 0.04 cm and Y = 4.00 ± 0.04 cm, then should be expressed as
Y
(1) 2.00 ± 0.01 (2) 2.00 ± 0.02 (3) 2.00 ± 0.03 (4) 2.00 ± 0.04
Sol. Answer (3)

X
 2.00  1.5%  2.00  0.03
Y

5. It is given that A = B2. If A = 100 ± 0.20, then B is equal to

(1) 10 ± 0.20 (2) 10 ± 0.02 (3) 10 ± 0.01 (4) 10 ± 0.1
Sol. Answer (3)
% error in A = 2(% error in B)

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6. If density D, frequency F and velocity V are taken as fundamental quantities then the dimensional formula for
kinetic energy should be
(1) [DF –3V 5] (2) [D–2F2V –3] (3) [D–3F5V] (4) [DFV –3]
Sol. Answer (1)
[ML2T–2] = [DxF y V z]

7. The dimensional formula for which of the following pairs is not same?
(1) Work and potential energy

(2) Energy per unit volume and pressure

(3) Impulse and torque

(4) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant

Sol. Answer (3)

8. Kinetic energy of a particle depends on the square of speed of the particle. If error in measurement of speed
is 40% then error in the measurement of kinetic energy will be
(1) 80% (2) 40% (3) 96% (4) 120%
Sol. Answer (3)

9. If X = 2.14 and Y = 3.232 then value of XY taking into account significant figures will be
(1) 6.9 (2) 6.92 (3) 6.916 (4) 6.9165
Sol. Answer (2)

10. Absolute error of the measurement is defined as

(1) The magnitude of the difference between individual and the true value of quantity

(2) The difference between individual and the true value

(3) Positive or negative value

(4) Both (2) & (3)

Sol. Answer (1)

11. If velocity p, acceleration q and density r are taken as fundamental quantities, then the dimensional formula
for kinetic energy k is
(1) p8r2q–3 (2) p2r8q3 (3) p2r2q–8 (4) p8rq–3
Sol. Answer (4)
K = pa qb rc

K = [LT–1]a [LT–2]b [ML–3]c

ML2T–2 = Mc La + b – 3c T–a–2b

c = 1, a + b – 3c = 2, – a – 2b = –2

a + b = 5, a + 2b = 2

b = –3, a = +8

 K = p8 q–3 r

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12. Two measurements are as A = (2.00 ± 0.01) cm and B = (1.00 ± 0.01) cm. The [AB] is given as
(1) [2.00 ± 0.01] cm2 (2) [2.00 ± 0.15] cm2 (3) [2.00 ± 0.03] cm2 (4) [2 ± 0.01] cm2
Sol. Answer (3)
Y = AB

Y A B
 
Y A B

Y 0.01 0.01
   0.015
Y 2 1
Y = 0.03
 Y = [2 ± 0.03] cm2

13. Speed of light in S.I. system is 3 × 108 m/s. In a new system, unit of length is a km and unit of time is b
second. Then speed of light in new system of unit is

b b 3a 3b
(1)  105 (2)  105 (3)  105 (4)  105
a 3a b a
Sol. Answer (4)
∵ n1u1 = n2u2

3  108 m n2  a  103 m

s bs

3b
n2 =  105
a

14. Mass of a body is (10 ± 0.1) kg. Volume is (1 ± 0.1) m3. Then density () is given as
(1) (10 ± 1.1) kg m–3 (2) (10 ± 0.11) kg m–3 (3) (10 ± 0.01) kg m–3 (4) (10 ± 0.21) kg m–3
Sol. Answer (1)
m = (10 ± 0.1) kg and V = (1 ± 0.1) m3
m 10
d=  = 10 kg/m3
V 1
d m V 0.1 0.1
    = 0.11
d m V 10 1
 d = 0.11 × d = 1.1 kg / m3 = 1 kg/m3
Hence most suitable option is (1)
v
2 
15. A force is given as F = e , where F is force, v is velocity. Then dimensional formula of  4 2 is

(1) [M L T–2] (2) [M2 L2 T–2] (3) [M2 L2 T–4] (4) [M L2 T–2]
Sol. Answer (3)

2 
F= e


2
= [MLT–2]

2
 2 
   = [M2L2T–4 ]
  
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16. The dimensions of a rectangular block measured with an instrument having least count 0.01 cm is
4.0 mm × 10.0 mm × 10.0 mm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of volume of the block
is
(1) 0.45% (2) 0.045% (3) 4.5% (4) 0.54%
Sol. Answer (3)
V = a.b.h

 V a  b  h
  
V a b h

V  0.1 0.1 0.1

%     100
V  4 10 10 
V
= 4.5%
V

17. The position x of a body moving with uniform acceleration depends on time t as x = 2t + 6t2. The numbers 2
and 6 in the equations are
(1) Dimensionless variable (2) Dimensional constant
(3) Dimensionless constant (4) Dimensional variable
Sol. Answer (2)
l
18. Resistance of a conductor is given as R = . The symbols have their usual meanings. Select correct option
A
(1) Expression is dimensionally inconsistent
(2) Expression is correct
(3) Expression cannot be derived using dimensional analysis
(4) Both (2) & (3)
Sol. Answer (4)

19. The radius of a spherical body is (10 ± 0.5) cm. Then correct option is/are
(1) The percentage error in radius is 5% (2) The percentage error in volume is 10%

(3) The percentage error in volume is 15% (4) Both (1) & (3)
Sol. Answer (4)

4
V= R 3
3

V  R 
 3 
V  R 
2
20. The dimensional formula of is [where  is magnetic field, q charge, V electric potential and 0
permeability] 0 qV

(1) [M0 L–3 T0] (2) [ML–3 T0] (3) [M0 L3 T0] (4) [M L3 T0]
Sol. Answer (1)

2
∵  Energy density
20

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qV =  Energy

2 / 2 0 ML1T 2
   M0L3 T 0 
qV ML2 T 2 

21. In a simple pendulum, length increases by 4% and g increases by 2%, then time period of simple pendulum
(1) Increases by 4% (2) Increases by 3% (3) Decreases by 3% (4) Increases by 1%
Sol. Answer (4)

l
T  2
g

T 1 l 1 g
 .  .
T 2 l 2 g

l g
∵  4% ,  2%
l g

T 1 1
 .4%  .2%  1%
T 2 2
a
22. If momentum P and velocity v are related as P  , then dimensional formula of [ab–2] is
b  v2
(1) [MLT–1] (2) [M2L2T–1] (3) [M2L2T–2] (4) [ML2T–2]
Sol. Answer (3)

a  P.b.
a
 Dimension of = Dimension of P
b
a
 MLT 1
b
2
 a 2 2 2
   [M L T ]
 b 
a
  M2L2 T 2
b2
[ab–2] = [M2L2T–2]

23. The length of a rod is 6.0 × 102 mm. If it is converted into meter then it is given as
(1) 0.6 m (2) 6.0 × 10–1 m (3) 6.00 × 10–1 m (4) 0.600 m
Sol. Answer (2)

24. Select correct option.

(1) Error in a measurement cannot be greater than least count of the measuring instrument
(2) Numerical value of the physical quantity is directly proportional to the unit of physical quantity
(3) Numerical constant can be deduced by the method of dimensions
(4) A number which is not a measured value has infinite number of significant figures
Sol. Answer (4)

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25. In a new system, the unit of mass is 10 times, the unit of length is 10 times and unit of time is 100 times
the SI unit. Then the value of 1 J in the new system of unit is10a, then a is
(1) Zero (2) 1 (3) 2 (4) –1
Sol. Answer (2)
n1u1 = n2u2

SECTION - B
Previous Years Questions
1. A student measured the diameter of a small steel ball using a screw gauge of least count 0.001 cm. The main
scale reading is 5 mm and zero of circular scale division coincides with 25 divisions above the reference level.
If screw gauge has a zero error of –0.004 cm, the correct diameter of the ball is [NEET-2018]
(1) 0.521 cm (2) 0.525 cm (3) 0.529 cm (4) 0.053 cm
Sol. Answer (3)
Diameter of the ball
= MSR + CSR × (Least count) – Zero error
= 0.5 cm + 25 × 0.001 – (–0.004)
= 0.5 + 0.025 + 0.004
= 0.529 cm

e2
2. A physical quantity of the dimensions of length that can be formed out of c, G and is [c is velocity of
40
light, G is universal constant of gravitation and e is charge] [NEET-2017]
1 1 1
1  e2  2  e2  2
2 1  e2  2 1 e2
(1) 2 G  (2) c G  (3) 2   (4) G
c  40   40  c  G 40  c 40
Sol. Answer (1)

e2
Let  A  ML3 T –2
40
l = CxGy(A)z
L = [LT–1]x [M–1L3T–2]y [ML3T–2]z
–y + z = 0  y = z ...(i)
x + 3y + 3z = 1 ...(ii)
–x – 4z = 0 ...(iii)
From (i), (ii) & (iii)

1
z=y= , x = –2
2
3. Planck's constant (h), speed of light in vacuum (c) and Newton's gravitational constant (G) are three fundamental
constants. Which of the following combinations of these has the dimension of length? [NEET(Phase-2) 2016]

hG hG hc Gc
(1) (2) (3) (4)
c 3/2 c 5/2 G h3/2
Sol. Answer (1)
L  hacbGc

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[L]1 = [M1L2T–1]a [LT–1]b [M–1L3T–2]c
1 1 3
Solving, a  , c , b
2 2 2

hG
 L
c 3/2
4. If dimensions of critical velocity vc of a liquid flowing through a tube are expressed as [xyr z] where
,  and r are the coefficient of viscosity of liquid, density of liquid and radius of the tube respectively, then
the values of x, y and z are given by [Re-AIPMT-2015]
(1) 1, 1, 1 (2) 1, – 1, –1 (3) – 1, – 1, 1 (4) –1, – 1, – 1
Sol. Answer (2)

R
Equation of critical velocity, vc =
D
vc  1–1D–1

 x = 1, y = – 1, z = – 1
5. If energy (E), velocity (V) and time (T) are chosen as the fundamental quantities, the dimensional formula of
surface tension will be [AIPMT-2015]
(1) [E–2 V–1 T–3] (2) [E V–2 T–1] (3) [E V–1 T–2] (4) [E V–2 T–2]
Sol. Answer (4)

6. If force (F), velocity (V) and time (T) are taken as fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass are
[AIPMT-2014]
(1) [F V T–1] (2) [F V T–2] (3) [F V–1 T–1] (4) [F V–1 T]
Sol. Answer (4)
M = Fx Vy Tz
M = (MLT–2)x (LT–1)y (T)z
M = M x Lx+y T–2x–y+z
Equating powers of M, L and T both sides
x = 1, x + y = 0, –2x –y + z = 0
Solving equations x = 1, y = –1, z = 1
M = F V–1 T

7. In an experiment four quantities a, b, c and d are measured with percentage error 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%
a3b2
respectively. Quantity P is calculated as follows : P = . % error in P is [NEET-2013]
cd
(1) 10% (2) 7% (3) 4% (4) 14%

Sol. Answer (4)

a3b2
P=
cd

P  3 a 2b c d 
 100% =       100% = 14%
P  a b c d 

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8. The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of the constant of
proportionality are [AIPMT (Prelims)-2012]

(1) kg s–1 (2) kg s (3) kg ms–1 (4) kg ms–2

Sol. Answer (1)

F kgms2
F v  F = bv  b = = kgs–1
v ms 1

9. The dimensions of (00)–½ are [AIPMT (Prelims)-2011 & (Mains)-2012 ]

(1) [L–½ T½] (2) [L½ T–½] (3) [L–1 T] (4) [L T–1]

Sol. Answer (4)

1
Speed of light c   c  (0 0 )1/2
0 0

So, dimensional formula of (0 0 )1/2

10. The density of a material in CGS system of units is 4 g/cm3. In a system of units in which unit of length is
10 cm and unit of mass is 100 g, the value of density of material will be [AIPMT (Mains)-2011]

(1) 400 (2) 0.04 (3) 0.4 (4) 40

Sol. Answer (4)

4g 100 g
Density, n1u1 = n2u2   n2   n2  40
cm3 103 cm3

11. A student measures the distance traversed in free fall of a body, initially at rest in a given time. He uses this
data to estimate g, the acceleration due to gravity. If the maximum percentage errors in measurement of the
distance and the time are e1 and e2 respectively, the percentage error in the estimation of g is

[AIPMT (Mains)-2010]

(1) e2 – e1 (2) e1 + 2e2 (3) e1 + e2 (4) e1 – 2e2

Sol. Answer (2)

1
12. The dimension of  E2, where 0 is permittivity of free space and E is electric field, is
2 0
[AIPMT (Prelims)-2010]

(1) ML2 T–2 (2) ML–1 T–2 (3) MLT–2 (4) MLT–1

Sol. Answer (2)

E 1 2 ML2 T 2 1 2 1 2
Energy density = = 0E   [ML T ]   0 E
V 2 L3 2

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13. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given by Ma Lb Tc, then the physical quantity will be

[AIPMT (Prelims)-2009]

(1) Velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = –1 (2) Acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = –2

(3) Force if a = 0, b = –1, c = –2 (4) Pressure if a = 1, b = –1, c = –2

Sol. Answer (4)

Pressure = [ML–1T–2]

14. Which two of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions? [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]

(a) Energy density (b) Refractive index

(c) Dielectric constant (d) Young’s modulus

(e) Magnetic field

(1) (a) and (e) (2) (b) and (d) (3) (c) and (e) (4) (a) and (d)

Sol. Answer (4)

Refractive index and dielectric constant are dimensional constant

ML2 T 2
Energy density =  [ML1T 2 ]
L3

MLT 2
Young's modulus = 2
 [ML1T 2 ]
L

So, (d) & (a)

15. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume of
the sphere will be [AIPMT (Prelims)-2008]

(1) 2% (2) 4% (3) 6% (4) 8%

Sol. Answer (3)

4
Volume of sphere = R 3
3

V R
  100% = 3   100%
V R

= 3 × 2%

V
  100%  6%
V

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16. Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimension of mass M, of length L, of time T and
of current I, would be [AIPMT (Prelims)-2007]

(1) [ML2T–3I–2] (2) [ML2T–3I–1] (3) [ML2T–2] (4) [ML2T–1I–1]

Sol. Answer (1)

V W ML2 T 2
V = IR  R     R  [ML2 T 3 A 2 ]
I qI AT  A

b
17. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by, v  at  , where a, b and c are constants, The dimensions
t c
of a, b and c are respectively [AIPMT (Prelims)-2006]

(1) [LT–2], [L] and [T] (2) [L2], [T] and [LT2] (3) [LT2], [LT] and [L] (4) [L], [LT] and [T2]

Sol. Answer (1)

b
v  at 
t c

By the principle of homogeneity, c = t = [T]

at = v  a = [LT–2]

b
 LT 1  b = [L]
T

18. The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and that of the moment of inertia is the dimension of

[AIPMT (Prelims)-2005]

(1) Frequency (2) Velocity (3) Angular momentum (4) Time

Sol. Answer (1)

h ML2 T 1
  [T 1]  Frequency
I ML2

19. The pair of quantities having same dimensions is

(1) Young's modulus and Energy (2) Impulse and Surface Tension

(3) Angular momentum and Work (4) Work and Torque

Sol. Answer (4)

Work = Force × Displacement

W  [ML2 T 2

Torque = Perpendicular distance × Force = [ML2T–2]

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20. The dimensions of 0 are

 1 1  1 1
(1) M1 L 2 T 2  (2) M1L2 T  2  (3) [L–1T] (4) [M1L1T–2A–2]
   

Sol. Answer (4)

1 1 1 1
 LT 1   L2 T 2   0  2 2 3 4 2
  0  2 2 [ML T A ]   0  [MLT 2 A 2
0 0 0 0 L T 0 LT

21. What is the dimension of surface tension?

(1) [ML1T0] (2) [ML1T–1] (3) [ML0T–2] (4) [M1L0T–2]

Sol. Answer (3, 4)

F MLT 2
Surface tension = = = [MT–2]
L L

22. Which of the following has the dimensions of pressure?

(1) [MLT–2] (2) [ML–1T–2] (3) [ML–2T–2] (4) [M–1L–1]

Sol. Answer (2)

Force MLT 2
Pressure = =  [ML–1T–2]
Area L2

P  [ML1T 2

23. Percentage errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. The error in the
estimate of kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed will be

(1) 8% (2) 2% (3) 12% (4) 10%

Sol. Answer (1)

1 K M 2V K
KE  MV 2   100% =  100%   100% = 2% + 2 × 3%  100%  8%
2 K M V K

24. Which of the following is a dimensional constant?

(1) Relative density (2) Gravitational constant (3) Refractive index (4) Poisson’s ratio

Sol. Answer (2)

Dimensional constant [G] = [M–1L3T–2]

25. The dimensions of RC is

(1) Square of time (2) Square of inverse time (3) Time (4) Inverse time

Sol. Answer (3)

RC = Time

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26. The dimensions of impulse are equal to that of

(1) Pressure (2) Linear momentum (3) Force (4) Angular momentum

Sol. Answer (2)

Impulse = p  [MLT–1]

27. The density of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and length of its sides. If the maximum error in
the measurement of mass and lengths are 3% and 2% respectively, the maximum error in the measurement
of density would be

(1) 12% (2) 14% (3) 7% (4) 9%

Sol. Answer (4)

Mass
Density =
Volume

d m 3 l
 100% =  100%   100% = 3% + 3 × 2%
d m l

d
 100%  9%
d

 a  
28. An equation is given here  P  2   b where P = Pressure, V = Volume and  = Absolute temperature.
 V  V

If a and b are constants, the dimensions of a will be

(1) [ML–5 T–1] (2) [ML5 T1] (3) [ML5 T–2] (4) [M–1 L5T2]

Sol. Answer (3)

 a  
P  2   b
 V  V

a
Dimensionally, P 
V2

ML–1T–2 × L6 = a  a  [ML5 T 2 ]

29. Which of the following dimensions will be the same as that of time?

L C R
(1) (2) (3) LC (4)
R L L

Sol. Answer (1)

L
 Time
R

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30. The dimensional formula of magnetic flux is

(1) [M0L–2T2A–2] (2) [ML0T–2A–2] (3) [ML2T–2A–1] (4) [ML2T–1A3]

Sol. Answer (3)

F
 = BA = A [F  qvB ]
qv

MLT 2
=  L2
AT  LT 1

= [ML2T–2A–1]

31. Which pair do not have equal dimensions?

(1) Energy and torque

(2) Force and impulse

(3) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant

(4) Elastic modulus and pressure

Sol. Answer (2)

Force = [MLT–2]

Impulse = Force × Time

 [MLT–1]

32. The dimensions of Planck’s constant equals to that of

(1) Energy (2) Momentum (3) Angular momentum (4) Power

Sol. Answer (3)

E = h

ML2 T 2
h
T 1
 h  [ML2 T 1 ]

Angular momentum = mvr = MLT–1L

L  [ML2 T 1 ]

33. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are

(1) [M–1L3T–2] (2) [ML2T–1] (3) [M–2L3T–2] (4) [M–2L2T–1]

Sol. Answer (1)

Gravitational constant = [M–1L3T–2]

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SECTION - C
Assertion-Reason Type Questions
1. A : Shake and light year, both measure time.
R : Both have dimension of time.
Sol. Answer (4)
Shake  Unit of time
Light year  Unit of length
2. A : Displacement gradient is a dimensionless quantity.
R : Displacement is dimensionless quantity.
Sol. Answer (3)
Displacement
Displacement gradient =  Dimensionless
Length
But displacement is not dimensionless.

3. A : Absolute error in a physical quantity can be positive, negative or zero.

R : Absolute error is the difference in measured value and true value of physical quantity.
Sol. Answer (4)
Absolute error is always positive as it is true value  measured value

4. A : A unitless physical quantity must be dimensionless.

R : A pure number is always dimensionless.
Sol. Answer (2)
If a quantity doesnot have units so definitely it will be dimensionless but reverse is not true.
Pure number  also dimensionless.

5. A : Absolute error is unitless and dimensionless.

R : All type of errors are unitless and dimensionless.
Sol. Answer (4)
Absolute error is not dimensionless rather it will having dimensions of the measured quantity.

6. A : Higher is the precision of measurement, if instrument have smaller least count.

R : Smaller the percentage error, higher is the accuracy of measurement.
Sol. Answer (2)
Smaller least count means higher precisions.
So, error will be very smaller.
Low least count means low error and hence high accuracy.

7. A : The maximum possible error in a reading is taken as least count of the measuring instrument.
R : Error in a measurement cannot be greater than least count of the measuring instrument.
Sol. Answer (3)

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The assertion is true as least count is the maximum possible error in the measurement.
But the error can be greater than least count it will depend upon power of quantity.

8. A : In a measurement, two readings obtained are 20.004 and 20.0004. The second measurement is more
precise.
R : Measurement having more decimal places is more precise.
Sol. Answer (1)
The precisions is decided by the more number of decimal places so, 20.0004 is more precise.

9. A : Out of the measurements A = 20.00 and B = 20.000, B is more accurate.

R : Percentage error in B is less than the percentage error in A.
Sol. Answer (1)
Out of 20.00 and 20.000
The second measurement is more precise and more accurate also. The percentage error in second reading
is less.

0.01 1
 100  = 0.05%
20.00 20

0.001
 100  0.0005%
20.000

10. A : When we change the unit of a measurement of a quantity, its numerical value changes.
R : The product of numerical value of the physical quantity and unit for a quantity remains constant.
Sol. Answer (1)
Numerical value × Unit = constant

11. A : All physically correct equations are dimensionally correct.

R : All dimensionally correct equations are physically correct.
Sol. Answer (3)
If an equation is physically correct it has to be dimensionally correct also.
But the reverse is not true.

12. A : Physical relations involving addition and subtraction cannot be derived by dimensional analysis.
R : Numerical constants cannot be deduced by the method of dimensions.
Sol. Answer (2)
Those equations carrying multiplication and divisions of physical quantities can be derived but not valid for
addition or subtraction.

13. A : If displacement y of a particle executing simple harmonic motion depends upon amplitude a angular
frequency  and time t then the relation y = a sint cannot be dimensionally achieved.
R : An equation cannot be achieved by dimensional analysis, if it contains dimensionless expressions.
Sol. Answer (1)
Assertion and reason is correct and correctly explains assertion.

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14. A : An exact number has infinite number of significant digits.

R : A number, which is a measured value has finite number of significant digits.
Sol. Answer (2)
An exact number contains infinite number of significant figures.

15. A : A dimensionless quantity may have unit.

R : Two physical quantities having same dimensions, may have different units.
Sol. Answer (2)
Dimensionless quantity may have unit. for example, angle.
Also two quantities having same dimensions may have different units.
Work  ML2T–2  Joule
Torque  ML2T–2  Nm
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