ASSIGNMENT – 1

1. If n is number and 𝑢 is the unit of a physical quantity then which of the following is correct for
the measurement of "n" –
1
(A) 𝑛 ∝ size of 𝑢 (B) 𝑛 ∝ 𝑢2 (C) 𝑛 ∝ √𝑢 (D) 𝑛 ∝
𝑢

2. Pick out the right choice 𝑆 2 = 𝑎𝑡 4 . Here 𝑆 is measured in meters, 𝑡 in second. Then the unit of
' 𝑎 ' is-
(A) ms−2 (B) ms2 (C) m2 s4 (D) m2 s−4

3. The SI unit of length is the meter. Suppose we adopt a new unit of length which equals to 𝑥
meters. The area 1 m2 expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude –
1 1
(A) 𝑥 (B) 𝑥 2 (C) (D)
𝑥 𝑥2

4. 1eV is equal to -
(A) 10 erg (B) 1.6 × 10−12 erg (C) 1.6 × 10−13 erg (D) 1.6 × 10−19 erg

 Gm 1m 2 
5. The ratio of S.I. units to the C.G.S units of ' 𝐺 ' is F = 2 
 r 

(A) 10−2 (B) 10−3 (C) 102 (D) 103

𝑎
6. In the equation 𝑆𝑛 = 𝑢 + 2 (2𝑛 + 1) the dimensions of 𝑆𝑛 are -
(A) M0 L1 T0 (B) M0 L1 T −1 (C) 𝑀1 𝐿0 𝑇−1 (D) 𝑀0 𝐿1 𝑇 −2

7. If force 𝐹 = 𝑎𝑡 + 𝑏𝑡 2 where 𝑡 denotes time, the dimensions of 𝑎 and 𝑏 shall be -

(A) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −3 , 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 4 (B) MLT−3 , MLT−4 (C) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −1 , 𝑀𝐿𝑇 0 (D) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −4 , 𝑀𝐿𝑇1

8. If the units of 𝑀𝐿 are doubled then the unit of kinetic energy will become -
(A) 8 times (B) 16 times (C) 4 times (D) 2 times

9. Out of the following which pair of quantities do not have same dimensions-
(A) Planck's constant and angular momentum.
(B) Work and torque.
(C) Impulse and momentum.
(D) Torque and moment of inertia

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10. If the units 𝑀 and 𝐿 are increased three times, then the units of energy will be increased by -
(A) 3 times (B) 6 times (C) 27 times (D) 81 times

11. Dimensions of Torque are-

(A) 𝑀1 𝐿2𝑇 −2 (B) 𝑀2 𝐿2 𝑇 2 (C) M−1 LT −1 (D) 𝑀−2 𝐿−2 𝑇 −2

12. Which of the following is dimensionless -

(A) universal gravitational constant (B) relative permittivity
(C) relative velocity (D) density

Energy
13. The physical quantity which has dimensional formula as that of Mass × length
is-
(A) Force (B) Power (C) Pressure (D) Acceleration

14. The dimensions of 𝑚𝑐 2 are -

(A) MLT −1 (B) 𝑀𝐿2 T −1 (C) 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 −2 (D) 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 2

15. For 10(𝑎𝑡 + 3), the dimension of a is -

(A) M0L0T0 (B) M0L0T1 (C) M0L0T–1 (D) none of these

16. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as 𝑔 p ℎ 𝑞 , where 𝑔 is acceleration due to gravity and ℎ
is the height. The value of 𝑝 and 𝑞 are-
1 1 1 1
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2 , 2 (C) 2 , 1 (D) 1,1

17. The dimensions of PV are equivalent to those of-

(A) Work (B) force (C) pressure (D) volume

18. 𝐴 and 𝐵 are two physical quantities having different dimensions. Then which of the following
operation is dimensionally correct -
𝐴 A
(A) 𝐴 + 𝐵 (B) log 𝐵 (C) B (D) 𝑒 𝐴𝐵𝐵

19. The velocity of water waves may depend on their wavelength 𝜆, the density of water 𝜌 and the
acceleration due to gravity g. The method of dimensions gives the relation between these
quantities as
(A) 𝑣 = 𝑘√𝜆/𝑔 (B) 𝑣 = 𝑘√𝜆 + 𝑔 (C) 𝑣 = 𝑘√𝜆 − 𝑔 (D) 𝑣 = 𝑘√𝜆𝑔

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20. Force F is given in terms of time t and distance x by
𝐹 = 𝐴sin (𝐶𝑡) + 𝐵cos (𝐷𝑥)

𝐴 𝐶
Then the dimensions of and are given by
𝐵 𝐷

(A) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −2 , 𝑀0 𝐿0𝑇 −1 (B) 𝑀𝐿𝑇 −2 , 𝑀0 𝐿−1 𝑇 0 (C) 𝑀0 𝐿0 𝑇 0 , 𝑀0 𝐿1𝑇 −1 (D) 𝑀0 𝐿1 𝑇 −1 , 𝑀0 𝐿0 𝑇 0

21. Suppose our scientific community had chosen force, speed and time as the fundamental
mechanical quantities instead of length, mass and time respectively and they chose the respective
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units of magnitudes 10 N, 100 m/s and 100 s. Then the unit of mass in their system is equivalent to
in our system.
(A) 103 kg (B) 10−3 kg (C) 10 kg (D) 10−1 kg

22. A unit less quantity -

(A) never has a nonzero dimension (B) always has a nonzero dimension
(C) may have a nonzero dimension (D) does not exit

Gm 1m 2
23. The SI unit of the universal gravitational constant G is: ( F = 2
, where F is Force, m1 and m2
r
are masses, r is distance)
(A) Nmkg–2 (B) Nm2kg–2 (C) Nm2kg–1 (D) Nmkg–1

24. Force F is given in terms of time t and distance x by F = A sinCt + B cosDx. Then the dimensions
A C
of and are given by
B D
(A) MLT −2 ,M0 L0 T −1 (B) MLT −2 ,M0 L−1 T 0
(C) M0 L0 T 0 ,M0 L1 T −1 (D) M0 L1 T −1 ,M0 L0 T 0

25. A wave is represented by:

y = a sin(At – Bx + C)
where A,B,C are constants. t is in seconds and x is in metre. The Dimensions of A,B,C respectively
are -
(A) T −1 ,L,M0 L0 T 0 (B) T −1 ,L−1 ,M0 L0 T 0 (C) T, L, M (D) T −1 ,L−1 ,M−1

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26. If E,M,J and G denote energy, mass, angular momentum and gravitational constant respectively,
2
EJ Gm 1m 2
then 5 2
has the dimensions of: ( F = and angular momentum = mvr, where F is Force,
2
M G r
m1 and m2 are masses, r is distance and v is speed)
(A) length (B) angle (C) mass (D) time

27. A gas bubble, from an explosion under water, oscillates with a period proportional to Pa dbEc .
Where P is the static pressure, d is the density and E is the total energy of the explosion. Find the
values of a + b + c.
28. In a certain system of units, 1 unit of time is 5 sec, 1 unit of mass is 20 kg and unit of length is
10m. In this system, if one unit of power will correspond to n2 Watts. Find the value of n.

29. If the unit of force were kilonewton, that of time were millisecond and that of power were kilowatt,
what would be the units of mass in kg?

30. A student of GA4 batch forgot Newton’s formula for speed of sound but he remember that there
were speed (v), pressure (p) and density (d) in the formula. He then start using dimensional analysis
to find the actual relation by assuming v  pxdy. Find the value of x-y.

31. Assuming that the period of vibration of a tuning fork depends upon the length of the prongs (),
on the density (d) and the Young’s modulus of the material (Y), then by the method of dimensions,
the formula for the period of vibration is T =  a db Y c . Then find the value of a + b + c.

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The power for the hovering a helicopter depends on the factors like, its linear size, the density of
air and g  density of the helicopter as
P  (linear size)x (density of air)y (g  density of helicopter)z
where g is acceleration due to gravity.
Given: [Power] = ML2T–3
[Linear Size] =L
[Density] = ML–3
[g  density] = ML–2T–2
and z = 3/2

32. The value of |y| in above expression is:

33. The ratio of power out put of engines to two helicopters when linear size of one helicopter is one
fourth of linear sizer of other and all other parameters are same is:

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34. On a distinct planet, ‘WOTI’ is defined as product of work and time. On that planet, fundamental
physical quantities are force, velocity & acceleration. If WOTI = k(force) (velocity)(acceleration),
where k is a dimensionless constant. Find value of 2 –  + 2
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

35. Young’s modulus of steel is 19  1010 N/m2. Express it as x  1012 dyne/cm2. Here dyne is the CGS
unit of force. Find the value of x to the nearest integer.

36. Which of the following three physical quantities can be taken as fundamental physical quantities.
(A) force, mass and velocity (B) energy, force and time
(C) energy, mass and velocity (D) length, acceleration and frequency

37. If the unit of velocity is 4ms–1, the unit of acceleration is 24ms–2, and the unit of force is 6 newtons
then choose the CORRECT statement—
(A) Unit of energy is 4 joule (B) Unit of momentum is 1 Ns
(C) Unit of power is 24 watt (D) Unit of momentum is 2/3 Ns

38. In a new system, unit of force is 50N, unit of velocity is 5 m/s and unit of frequency is 2 Hz then
choose the CORRECT statement(s):
(A) Unit of time in this system is 0.5 s.
(B) Unit of length in this system is 2.5 m.
(C) Unit of mass in this system is 5 kg.
(D) Unit of time in this system is 2 s.

39. If instead of mass, length and time as fundamental quantities, we choose velocity, acceleration
and force as fundamental quantities and express their dimensions by V, A and F respectively, then
Force
the dimensions of Young's modulus will be expressed as: [Young's modulus =  ]
Area 
(A) [FA2V–4] (B) [F2V–1A] (C) [FA2V–1] (D) [FAV–2]

40. Statement-1: The numerical value (n) of a physical quantity is inversely proportional to size of unit
(u) being used to measure it.
Statement-2: The magnitude of physical quantity does not change by changing the units.
(A) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is correct explanation for statement-
1
(B) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is true and statement-2 is NOT the correct explanation for
statement-1
(C) Statement-1 is true, statement-2 is false
(D) Statement-1 is false, statement-2 is true

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41. A calorie is a unit of heat energy and its value is 4.18 J where 1 J = 1 kg-m2/s2. Suppose we use a
new system of units in which unit of mass equals  kg, the unit of length equals  m and the unit
of the time is  sec. Then the value of a calorie in the new system of units:
2 2 2 2
   
(A) 4.18 (B) 4.18 (C) 4.18 (D) 4.18 2

2

2
 

42. In a particular system, the unit of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10 cm, 10g and 0.1s
respectively. The unit of force in this system will be equivalent to:
(A) 1/10 N (B) 1 N (C) 10 N (D) 100 N

ANSWER KEY

1. (D) 2. (D) 3. (D) 4. (B) 5. (D) 6. (A) 7. (B)

8. (A) 9. (B) 10. (C) 11. (A) 12. (B) 13. (D) 14. (C)
15. (C) 16. (B) 17. (A) 18. (C) 19. (D) 20. (C) 21. (B)
22. (A) 23. (B) 24. (C) 25. (B) 26. (B) 27. 00.00 28. 04.00
29. 1 30. 1 31. 1 32. 0.5 33. 128 34. (C) 35. 2
36. (AB) 37. (ABC) 38. (ABC) 39. (A) 40. (A) 41. (A) 42. (A)

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