Physics test based on FSC-I chapter 01-05

Allowed time: 35 minutes

1. If the wavelength of the green line of the visible spectrum is 546 nm, its value
in metre is
(A) 546 × 10–10
(B) 546 × 10–19
(C) 54.6 × 10–8
(D) 54.6 × 109.

2. Which one of the following has not been expressed in proper units?
(A) Momentum → kg m s–1
(B) Power → kg m2 s–3
(C) Power → kg m2 s–1
(D) Pressure → kg m–2 s–2.

3. A watt is equal to
(A) 418 calorie per second
(B) one joule per second
(C) 4.18 joule per second
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(D) 4.18 Joule per second.

4. Planck’s constant has the dimensions of

(A) Power
(B) Electric charge
(C) Angular momentum
(D) Linear momentum.

5. A student conducts an experiment and takes 100 readings. He repeats the

experiment and takes 800 readings, by doing so the probability of error
(A) Becomes four times
(B) Is halved
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(C) Is reduced by 16 factor
(D) Remains unchanged.

6. A unitless quantity
(A) Never has nonzero dimensions
(B) Always has nonzero dimensions
(C) May have a non-zero dimension
(D) Doesn’t exist.
7. Two resistors R1= [ 3 ± 0.1 ] Ω and R2= [ 6 ± 0.3 ] Ω are connected in parallel
combination. The value of the equivalent resistance will be;
(A) [ 2.0 ±0. 4 ] Ω
(B) [ 2.00 ±0.08 ] Ω
(C)[ 2.0 ±0. 2 ] Ω
(D) [ 2.00 ±0. 04 ] Ω
8. Length of one side of the cube is 1.2 cm. The volume of the cube upto
appropriate significant figures is
(A) 1.728 cm3
(B) 1.73 cm3
(C) 1.7 cm3
(D) 17.3 cm3

9. A pair of physical quantities having the same dimensional formula is

(A) Angular momentum and torque
(B) Torque and energy
(C) Entropy and Power
(D) Power and angular momentum

10. Time period of a simple pendulum is given by

L
T =2 π
√ g
The errors in the measurements of L and T are 1% and 2% respectively. The
maximum percentage error in the value of g is
(A) 5%
(B) 4%
(C) 3%
(D) 1.5%
11. Given P= A+ B and Q= A−B. If the magnitudes of vectors P and Q Are equal, what
is the angle between vectors A and B.
(A) Zero

π
(B) 4

π
(C) 2
(D) π

12. (A)

13. (C)

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14. (D)

15. For uniform circular motion (UCM) which of the following is NOT correct.
(A) Linear speed is constant
(B) Linear velocity is constant
(C) Magnitude of angular velocity is constant
(D) Angular velocity is constant.
16. (C )

17. (B)

18. (A)

19. (B)

20. Which of the following statements is FALSE for a particle moving in a circle with
a constant angular speed?
(A) The velocity vector is tangent to the circle.
(B) The acceleration vector is tangent to the circle.
(C) The acceleration vector points to the center of the circle.
(D) The velocity and acceleration/
21. (A)

22. Two particles of mass M and m are moving in a circle of radii R and r. If their
time periods are same, what will be the ratio of their linear velocities?
(A) MR : mr
(B) M : m
(C) R : r
(D) 1 : 1
23. Which of the following is not the unit of energy?
(A) Watt-hour
(B) Electron volt
(C) Nm
(D) kg m2 s-2
24. A-s is unit of
(A) Capacitance.
(B) Charge
(C) Energy
(D) Power

25. (D)
26. (D)

27. _______ is needed for the experimental verification of various theories.

(A) Unit
(B) Symbol
(C) Instrument
(D) Measurement

28. If the dimensional formula for the physical quantity is [M 1L2T−2] then the physical
quantity is _______.
(A) Torque
(B) Impulse
(C) Force
(D) Force per unit area

mass × pressure
29. The physical quantity denoted by density
is
(A) Force
(B) Momentum
(C) Angular momentum
(D) Work

30. Curie is a unit of

(A) Energy of γ-rays
(B) Half life
(C) Radioactivity
(D) Intensity of γ-rays