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Choose the correct options Units, Dimensions & Measurements Er. Ravinder Avasthi

1. Which of the following pairs have same dimensions? 11. In each of the following expression A, B and C represent
(i) Torque and work lengths
(ii) Angular momentum and work AB A
(iii) Energy and Young’s modulus I. A + B II. AB III. IV.
(iv) Light year and wavelength C (B  C)
a. (ii, iv) b. (i, iv) Which of the following statements are correct?
c. (i, iii) d. (i, ii, iii) (i) Two of them have dimensions of length
2. Dimensionally pressure is defined as (ii) one of them have dimensions of area
(i) momentum per unit area (iii) One of them has dimensions of volume
(ii) momentum per unit area per unit time (iv) None of them has dimensions of volume
(iii) momentum per unit volume a. (i, ii) b. (i, ii, iv) c. (ii, iii) d. (iii, iv)
(iv) energy per unit volume 12. If A, B and C are physical quantities, having different
a. (i, ii) b. (i, iii) c. (ii, iv) d. (ii, iii) dimensions, which of the following combination can never
3. A book with many printing errors contains four different be a meaningful quantity?
expression for the displacement y of a particle executing (i) AB/C (ii) A+B/ C
2
simple harmonic motion (iii) AB – C (iv) (A-B) C
(i) y = A sin (2 t/T) (ii) y = A sin t 13. One nanometer is equal to
9 -6 -7 -9
(iii) y = (A/T) sin (t/A) a. 10 mm b. 10 cm c. 10 cm d. 10 cm
 
(iv) y = A / 2 (sin t + cos t) 14. The duration of the day from the moment the sun is
overhead today to the moment the sun is overhead
a. (i, iv) b. (i, ii, iv) c. (ii, iii) d. (ii, iv)
tomorrow is determined by
4. The pair of physical quantities that have the same
a. the rotation of the earth on its axis
dimensions are
(i) Reynolds number and coefficient of friction b. the revolution of the earth on its axis
c. the rotation and revolution of the earth around the sun
(ii) Latent heat and gravitational potential
d. the inclination of the axis of rotation of the earth from
(iii) Curie and frequency of light wave
its plane of revolution
(iv) Planck constant and torque
a. (i, ii) b. (ii, iii) c. (iii, iv) d. (i, ii, iii) 15. Dyne-sec stand for the unit of
a. force b. work
5. Which of the following ratios expression pressure?
c. momentum d. angular momentum
(i) Force (ii) Energy (iii) Energy (iv) Force
16. The units of three physical quantities A, B and C are kg
Area Volume Area Volume 2 -5 -1 -2
m s , kgs and ms respectively. The possible relation
a. (i, ii) b. (ii, iv) between A, B and C is
c. (ii, iii) d. (i, iv) a. C = A B
2 2
b. B = AC
6. Photon is quantum of radiation with energy E = hv where c. A = BC
2
d. A = B C
2
v is frequency and h is Planck constant. The dimensions 17. The fundamental unit which has same power in the
of h are same as that of dimensional formula of surface tension and viscosity is
(i) angular momentum (ii) linear momentum a. mass b. length c. time d. none of these
(iii) linear impulse (iv) angular impulse 18.
2 -2
The expression [ML T ] represents
a. (i, iii) b. (ii, iii) c. (i iv) d. (i, ii, iv) a. power b. kinetic energy
7. If Planck constant (h) and speed of light in vacuum (c) c. momentum d. pressure
are taken as two fundamental quantities, which one of the 19. The dimensions of power are
following can, in addition be taken to express length, a. [ML /T ]
2 3
b. [ML /T ]
2 2
mass and time in terms of the three chosen fundamental c. [ML /T]
2
d. [ML/T ]
2
quantities? 20. If force F is applied on a body and it moves with the
(i) Mass of proton (mp) (ii) Charge of electron(e) velocity V, the power will be
(iii) Mass of electron (me) 2
a. [FV ] b. [FV] c. [F/V ]
2
d. [F/V]
(iv) Universal gravitational constant (G) 21. The dimensions of gravitational constant G are
a. (i, ii) b. (i, ii, iv) c. (ii, iii) d. (i, iii, iv) a. [MLT ]
-2
b. [ML T ]
3 -2
8. If L, C and R represent the physical quanties inductance, -1 3 -2
c. [M L T ]
-1
d. [M LT ]
-2
capacitance and resistance respectively, the combinations
which have the dimensions of frequency are
22. Which of the following quantities has the same
(i) (1/RC) (ii) (R/L)
dimensions as the gravitational constant?
(iii) (1/ LC ) (iv) (C/R) 2
a. (Velocity) / mass per unit length
a. (i, ii, iii) b. (i, ii, iv) c. (ii, iv) d. (iii, iv) b. Force /mass
x y z 2
9. If dimensions of length are expressed as G c h , where c. (momentum) /force d. Work /time
G, c and h are the universal gravitational constant, speed
of light and Planck constant respectively, then 23. E,m,l and G denote energy, mass, angular momentum
2 5 2
(i) x = (1/2), y = (1/2) (ii) x =(1/2),z = (1/2) and gravitational constant respectively, El /(m G ) has
(iii) y = (-3/2), z = (1/2) (iv) y =(1/2) ,z = (3/2) the dimensions of
a. (ii, iv) b. (ii, iii) c. (i, iii) d. (i, ii, iv) a. length b. mass c. time d. angle
10. Which of the following quantities cannot enter into the list
of fundamental quantities in any system of units? 24. The dimensional formula for modulus of rigidity is
-1 -1 -2 2
(i) Mass, time and acceleration a. [ML T ] b. [ML T ]
-1
(ii) Length, volume and velocity c. [MLT ] d. None of these
(iii) Mass, velocity and linear momentum 25. The dimensional formula for surface tension is
2 0 -2
(iv) Mass, acceleration and force a. [MT ] b. [ML T ]
-1 0 -2 2 -2
a. (i, iii) b. (i, ii) c. (i, iii, iv) d. (ii, iii) c. [M L T ] d. [ML T ]
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26. The volume of a liquid of density  and viscosity  flowing 41. The dimension formula for latent heat is:
a. [M L T ]
0 2 2
b. [ML T ]
2 2
in time t through a capillary tube of length l and radius R,
2
d. [ML T ]
2 1
with a pressure difference P, across its ends is c. [MLT ]
proportional to 42. Unit of universal gas constant in SI units is:
2 2 2 4
a. watt K mol
1 1
joule/newton K mol
1 1
a. P R t/l b. PR /l t b.
4 4 1 1 1 1
c. PR t/l d. R /l t c. Joule K mol d. erg K mol
2
27. Velocity of a particle depends upon t as V = A + Bt + Ct . 43. The equation of state of some gases can be expressed
If velocity is in m/s, the unit of A will be
2 2  a 
a. m/s b. m/s c. m-s d. m /s as;  P  2 (V  b )  RT where P is the pressure, V
 V 
2
28. Given F = (a/t) + bt where F denotes force and t time.
The dimensions of a and b are respectively the volume, T the absolute temperature and a, b, R are
-1 -4 -1 -2
a. [MLT ] and [MLT ] b. [LT ] and [T ] constants.
2 -2 -2
c. [T] and [T ] d. [LT ] and [T ] The dimensions of ‘a’ are:
29. In where F = force, v = speed, t = time, x = position, the a. [ML T ]
5 2
b. [ML T ]
1 2 3
c. [L ]
6
d. [L ]
dimensions of C will be 44. The dimensional formula for coefficient of thermal
2 -2 0 1 -1 0
a. [M L T ] b. [M L T ] conductivity is:
2 0 -2 1 0 -2
c. [M L T ] d. [M L T ]
b. [MLT ]
2
-1 -1 a. [MLTK]
30. Which of the following is true, given [q] =[ML T ]? Here 1 3 1
c. [MLTK ] d. [MLT K ]
v, A and t represent velocity, area and time respectively]
45. The unit of Stefan’s constant  is:
a. dv b. dt
qA qA 4
dt dv watt calorie watt joule
a. 4 b. 2 4 c. 2 4 d. 2 4
c. 1 dv d. none of these mK m K m K m K
q
A dt 46. In case of diffusion the number of molecules crossing unit
31. The time dependence of a physical quantity P is given by ( n 2  n1 )
2
P = P0 exp (-t ) [where  is a constant and t is time ]. area per unit time is given by: N  D
( x 2  x1 )
The constant 
-2
a. is dimensionless b. has dimensions [T ] where n1 and n2 are the number of molecules per unit
2
c. has dimensions [T ] d. has dimensions of P volume at positions x1 and x2. The dimensions of
32. From dimensional consideration which of the following coefficient of diffusion D are therefore:
a. [L T ]
2 1
b. [LT ]
2 2 4
equations is correct? c. [L T ] d.
3
a. T  2 R 3 / GM b. T  2 GM / R 3 [LT ]
47. Which of the following is the unit of charge?
c. T  2 GM / R 2 d. T  2 R 2 / GM a. Ampere b. Coulomb c. Farad d. Volt
33. The time period T of a small drop of liquid (due to surface 48. The ampere  s stands for the unit of:
tension) depends on density , radius r and surface a. power b. energy c. e.m.f. d. charge
11 2
tension S. The relation is 49. Young’s modulus of steel is 1.9  10 N/m . When
3 1/2 2
a. T (r /S) b. TrS expressed in CGS units of dynes /cm , it will be equal to:
10 11
c. T r/S d. T(S/r) a. 1.9  10 b. 1.9  10
12 13
34. A gas bubble from an explosion under water oscillates c. 1.9  10 d. 1.9  10
a b c
with a period T proportional to p d E , where P is the 50. State which of the following is correct?
static pressure, d is the density and E is the total energy a. joule = coulomb  volt b. joule = coulomb/volt
of the explosion. The values of a, b and c are c. joule = volt + coulomb d. joule = volt/coulomb
a. a = 0, b = 1, c = 2 b. a = 1, b = 2, c = 3 51. Electron volt is a unit of:
c. a = 5/6, b = -1/2, c = 1/3 a. potential difference b. energy
d. a = -5/6, b = ½, c = 1/3 c. resistance d. electric charge
35. P represents radiation pressure, C represents speed of 52. What is measured in watt?
light and S represents radiation energy striking unit area a. Electrical power b. Capacitance
x y
per sec. The non-zero integers x, y and z such that P S c. Resistance d. Electrical energy
z
c is dimensionless are 53. A watt is defined as:
a. x = 1, y = 1, z= 1 b. x = -1,y = 1, z = 1 a. ampere  ohm b. ampere  volt
c. x = 1, y = -1, z = 1 d. z = 1, y = 1, z = -1 c. volt  amp
2
d. coulomb  volt
36. A system has basic dimensions as density [D], velocity 54. The farad is a unit of:
[V] and area [A]. The dimensional representation of force a. self-inductance b. capacitance
in this system is: c. mutual inductance d. conductance
2 2 2 0
a. [A V D] b. [A VD] c. [AVD ] d. [A VD] 55. The unit of specific resistance is:
37. The SI unit of temperature is: a. ohm/m
3
b. ohm m
3
a. degree centigrade b. kelvin c. ohm  m d. ohm/m
c. degree centigrade d. degree fahrenheit 56. Turpentine oil is flowering through a tube of length l and
38. Celsius is a unit: radius r. The pressure difference between the two ends
a. of electric potential b. of trigonometric angle of the tube is p; the viscosity of the oil is given by
c. equivalent to K
p(r 2  x 2 )
d. equivalent to degree centigrade 
39. Practical unit of heat is: 4 l
a. calorie b. horse power c. joule d. watt Where v is the velocity of oil at a distance x from the axis
40. The dimensional formula for heat is: of the tube. From this relations, the dimensions of
a. [M L T ]
1 2 2
b. [M L T ]
2 1 2
viscosity  are
2 2
d. [M L T ]
1 1 1 0 0 0 -1
c. [ML T ] a. [M L T ] b. [MLT ]
2 -2 -1 -1
c. [ML T ] d. [ML T ]

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Answers (UNITS, DIMENSIONS & MEASURMENTS)

1. B. 2. C. 3. C. 4. D. 5. A. 6. C.
7. D. 8. A. 9. B. 10. C. 11. B. 12. D.
13. C. 14. C. 15. C. 16. C. 17. A. 18. B.
19. A. 20. B. 21. C. 22. A. 23. D. 24. D.
25. B. 26. C. 27. A. 28. A. 29. C. 30. D.
31. B. 32. A. 33. A. 34. D. 35. C. 36. A.
37. B. 38. D. 39. A. 40. A. 41. A. 42. C.
43. A. 44. D. 45. C. 46. A. 47. B. 48. D.
49. C. 50. A. 51. B. 52. A. 53. B. 54. B.
55. C. 56. D.

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