Jyoti Convent Sr. Sec.

School , Biaora
Physics
Periodic test – 1
M.M. – 40 Class XI Time – 1:30 H

SECTION A (3 marks each)

1 . State the number of significant figures in the following:

(a) 0.007 m2 (b) 2.64 x 104 kg
(c) 0.2370 g cm-3 (d) 6.320 J
(e) 6.032 N m-2 (f) 0.0006032 m2

2. The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular sheet of metal are 4.234 m, 1.005 m and 2.01 cm respectively.
Give the area and volume of the sheet to correct significant figures.

3. The mass of a box measured by a grocer’s balance is 2.3 kg. Two gold pieces of masses 20.15 g and 20.17 g are
added to the box. What is (a) the total mass of the box (b) the difference in the masses of the pieces to correct
significant figures?

4. A physical quantity P is related to four observables a, b, c and d as follows:

The percentage errors of measurement in a, b, c and d are 1%, 3%, 4% and 2%, respectively. What is the percentage
error in the quantity P? If the value of P calculated using the above relation turns out to be 3.763, to what value
should you round off the result?

5. A book with many printing errors contains four different formulas for the displacement y of a particle undergoing
a certain periodic motion:

(a = maximum displacement of the particle, v = speed of the particle, T = time-period of motion)Rule out the wrong
formulas on dimensional grounds.

6. The voltage across a lamp is (6.0 ± 0.1) volt and the current passing through it is (4.0 ± 0.2) ampere. Find the
power consumed by the lamp.

7. If x = a + bt + ct2 where x is in metre and t in second, then what is the unit of c?

8. Given that the value of G in the CGS system as 6.67 x 10-8dyne cm2 g-2 , find the value in MKS system.

9. The length of a n iron rod is measured in successive measurement to be 5.67 m, 5.70 m, 5.72 m and 5.62 m. Find
absolute error, relative error and percentage error.

10. Fill ups.

(i) 3.0m/s2 = --------------------- km/hr2

(ii) 6.67 10-11Nm2/kg2 = ------------------------- g-1cm3s-2

 SECTION B

Multiple choice questions. (Each question carry 1 marks)

11. The dimensions of kinetic energy is

(a) [M 2L2T]
(b) [ML 2T]
(c) [ML 2T-2]
(d) [ML 2T-1]

12. The volume of a cube in m³ is equal to the surface area of the cube in m². The volume of the cube is
(a) 64 m³
(b) 216 m³
(c) 512 m³
(d) 196 m³

13. In SI system the fundamental units are

(a) meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and candela
(b) meter, kilogram, second, coulomb, Kelvin, mole and candela
(c) meter, Newton, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and candela
(d) meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and lux

14. Light year is a unit of

(a) time
(b) distance
(c) sunlight intensity
(d) mass

15. Which of the following have the same dimensions as v2r Where v is the speed of the particle describing a circular
path of radius r.
(a) Force
(b) Impulse
(c) Acceleration
(d) Momentum

16. What is the number of significant figures in (3.20 + 4.80) × 10 5?

(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 5

17. Which of the following numerical values has three significant figures?
(a) 5.055
(b) 0.050
(c) 50.50
(d) 0.500

18. Give that the displacement of a particle is given by x = A² sin² kt, where t denotes the time. The unit of k is
(a) radian
(b) metre
(c) hertz
(d) second

19. Which of the following is not the name of physical quantity?

(a) Kilogram
(b) Density
(c) Impulse
(d) Energy

20. The density of a liquid is 13.6 g cm-3. Its value in S.I. is

(a) 13.6 kgm-3
(b) 136 kgm-3
(c) 13600 kgm-3
(d) 1360 kgm-3