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Ch-32 Units and Dimension

Daily Practice Problem 02

Q3. The random error in the arithmetic mean

TODAY’S DPP: of 100 observations is 𝑥𝑥; then random error
in the arithmetic mean of 400 observations
would be
Q1. The period of oscillation of a simple
(a) 4𝑥𝑥
𝑙𝑙
pendulum is given by 𝑇𝑇 = 2𝜋𝜋� where 𝑙𝑙 is
𝑔𝑔 (b) 14𝑥𝑥
about 100 cm and is known to have 1 mm
accuracy. The period is about 2s. The time of (c) 2𝑥𝑥
100 oscillations is measured by a stop watch (d) 12𝑥𝑥
of least count 0.1 s. The percentage error in
𝑔𝑔 is

(a) 0.1% Q4. What is the number of significant figures

in 0.310 × 103
(b) 1%
(a) 2
(c) 0.2%
(b) 3
(d) 0.8%
(c) 4

(d) 6
Q2. The percentage errors in the
measurement of mass and speed are 2%
and 3% respectively. How much will be the
Q5. Error in the measurement of radius of a
maximum error in the estimation of the
sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated
kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass
value of its volume is [AFMC 2005]
and speed
(a) 1%
(a) 11%
(b) 3%
(b) 8%
(c) 5%
(c) 5%
(d) 7%
(d) 1%
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Q6. The mean time period of second's Q10. Accuracy of measurement is

pendulum is 2.00𝑠𝑠 and mean absolute error determined by
in the time period is 0.05𝑠𝑠. To express
(a) Absolute error
maximum estimate of error, the time period
should be written as (b) Percentage error
(a) (2.00 ± 0.01) 𝑠𝑠 (c) Both

(b) (2.00 + 0.025)𝑠𝑠 (d) None of these

(c) (2.00 ± 0.05)𝑠𝑠

(d) (2.00 ± 0.10) 𝑠𝑠 Q11. A thin copper wire of length 𝑙𝑙 metre

increases in length by 2% when heated
through 10º𝐶𝐶. What is the percentage
Q7. A body travels uniformly a distance of increase in area when a square copper sheet
(13.8 ± 0.2) 𝑚𝑚 in a time (4.0 ± 0.3) 𝑠𝑠. The of lengthlmetre is heated through 10º𝐶𝐶
velocity of the body within error limits is
(a) 4%
(a) (3.45 ± 0.2)𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(b) 8%
(b) (3.45 ± 0.3)𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(c) 16%
(c) (3.45 ± 0.4)𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1
(d) None of the above
(d) (3.45 ± 0.5)𝑚𝑚𝑠𝑠 −1

Q12. In the context of accuracy of

Q8. The percentage error in the above measurement and significant figures in
problem is expressing results of experiment, which of
the following is/are correct
(a) 7%
(1) Out of the two measurements 50.14 cm
(b) 5.95% and 0.00025 ampere, the first one has
(c) 8.95% greater accuracy

(d) 9.85% (2) If one travels 478 km by rail and 397 m.

by road, the total distance travelled is 478
km.
Q9. The decimal equivalent of 1/20 upto (a) Only (1) is correct
three significant figures is
(b) Only (2) is correct
(a) 0.0500
(c) Both are correct
(b) 0.05000
(d) None of them is correct.
(c) 0.0050

(d) 5.0 × 10−2

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Q13. A physical parameter 𝑎𝑎 can be Q16. According to Joule's law of heating,

determined by measuring the parameters heat produced 𝐻𝐻 = 𝐼𝐼 2 𝑅𝑅𝑅𝑅, where 𝐼𝐼 is current,
𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐, 𝑑𝑑 and 𝑒𝑒 using the relation 𝑎𝑎 = 𝑏𝑏 𝛼𝛼 𝑐𝑐^𝛽𝛽/ 𝑅𝑅 is resistance and 𝑡𝑡 is time. If the errors in
𝑑𝑑 𝛾𝛾 𝑒𝑒 𝛿𝛿 . If the maximum errors in the the measurement of 𝐼𝐼, 𝑅𝑅 and 𝑡𝑡 are 3%, 4%
measurement of 𝑏𝑏, 𝑐𝑐, 𝑑𝑑 and 𝑒𝑒 and 6% respectively then error in the
are 𝑏𝑏1 %, 𝑐𝑐1 %, 𝑑𝑑1 % and 𝑒𝑒1 %, then the measurement of 𝐻𝐻 is
maximum error in the value of a determined
(a) ±17%
by the experiment is
(b) ±16%
(a) (𝑏𝑏1 + 𝑐𝑐1 + 𝑑𝑑1 + 𝑒𝑒1 )%
(c) ±19%
(b) (𝑏𝑏1 + 𝑐𝑐1 − 𝑑𝑑1 − 𝑒𝑒1 )%
(d) ±25%
(c) (𝛼𝛼𝑏𝑏1 + 𝛽𝛽𝑐𝑐1 − 𝛾𝛾𝑑𝑑1 − 𝛿𝛿𝑒𝑒1 )%

(d) (𝛼𝛼𝑏𝑏1 + 𝛽𝛽𝑐𝑐1 + 𝛾𝛾𝑑𝑑1 + 𝛿𝛿𝑒𝑒1 )%

Q17. If there is a positive error of 50% in the
measurement of velocity of a body, then the
Q14. The relative density of material of a error in the measurement of kinetic energy is
body is found by weighing it first in air and
(a) 25%
then in water. If the weight in air is (5.00 ±
0.05) Newton and weight in water is (4.00 ± (b) 50%
0.05) Newton. Then the relative density
(c) 100%
along with the maximum permissible
percentage error is (d) 125%
(a) 5.0 ± 11%

(b) 5.0 ± 1% Q18. If 𝐿𝐿 = 2.331𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐, 𝐵𝐵 = 2.1𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐, then 𝐿𝐿 +

(c) 5.0 ± 6% 𝐵𝐵 = [DCE 2003]

(d) 1.25 ± 5% (a) 4.431 cm

(b) 4.43 cm

𝑉𝑉 (c) 4.4 cm
Q15. The resistance 𝑅𝑅 = 𝑖𝑖 where 𝑉𝑉 = 100 ±
5 volts and 𝑖𝑖 = 10 ± 0.2 amperes. What is (d) 4 cm
the total error in 𝑅𝑅

(a) 5%

(b) 7%

(c) 5.2%

(d) 52%

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Q19. The number of significant figures in all

the given numbers 25.12, 2009, 4.156
and 1.217 × 10−4 is [Pb. PET 2003]

(a) 1

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 4

Q20. If the length of rod 𝐴𝐴 is 3.25 ± 0.01 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

and that of 𝐵𝐵 is 4.19 ± 0.01 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐 then the rod
𝐵𝐵 is longer than rod 𝐴𝐴 by [J&K CET
2005]

(a) 0.94 ± 0.00 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

(b) 0.94 ± 0.01 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

(c) 0.94 ± 0.02 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

(d) 0.94 ± 0.005 𝑐𝑐𝑐𝑐

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ANSWERS

1. c 8. c 15. b

2. b 9. a 16. b

3. b 10. b 17. d

4. b 11. a 18. c

5. b 12. c 19. d

6. c 13. d 20. c

7. b 14. a

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