CTC 2024 2.

0 TEST -4

PHYSICS
Unit, Dimension and Error Analysis
Q.1 The dimensional formula for energy is Q.10 The total plane angle subtended by a circle
(a) [MLT ] –2 at its centre is
(b) [ML2T–2] (a) rad (b) 2 rad
(c) [M–1L2T] 2 
(c) rad (d) rad
(d) [M L2 T] 3 2
Q.2 The dimensionally correct expression for the
resistance R among the following is 1
Q.11 The least count of a stop watch is second. The
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[P = electric power, I = electric current, t = time,
V = voltage and E = electric energy] time of 20 oscillations of a pendulum is measured
to be 25 seconds. The maximum percentage
E error in the measurement of time will be
(a) R  PI (b) R 
I2 t (a) 0.1% (b) 0.8%
2
(c) R = V P (d) R = Vl (c) 1.8% (d) 8%
Q.3 What are the dimensions of the change in velocity? Q.12 The pair of quantities having same dimensions is
0 0 0 –1
(a) [M L T ] (b) [LT ] (a) Young's modulus and Energy
–1 –2
(c) [MLT ] (d) [LT ] (b) Impulse and Surface Tension
Q.4 If velocity, time and force (V, T & F) are (c) Angular momentum and Work
considered as fundamental quantities, the
dimensional formula for mass will be (d) Work and Torque
(a) [FTV] (b) [F–1TV] Q.13 The dimensions of 0 are
(c) [FTV–1] (d) [FT–1V]  1 –1 1   1 1 –1 
2 2 2 2
Q.5 If momentum of particle is increased by 100% (a)  M L T  (b)  M L T 
then find percentage change in kinetic energy?    

(a) 100% (b) 125% (c) [L–1T] (d) [M1L1T–2A–2]

(c) 300% (d) 115% Q.14 Which two of the following five physical
Q.6 The base quantity among the following is parameters have the same dimensions?
(a) Speed (b) Weight (a) Energy density (b) Refractive index
(c) Length (d) Area (c) Dielectric constant (d) Young’s modulus
Q.7 Which of the following is not a unit of time? (e) Magnetic field
(a) Second (b) Minute (a) (a) and (e)
(c) Hour (d) Light year (b) (b) and (d)
Q.8 One astronomical unit is a distance equal (c) (c) and (e)
to (d) (a) and (d)
(a) 9.46 × 1015 m Q.15 In an experiment four quantities a, b, c and
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(b) 1.496 × 10 m d are measured with percentage error 1%,
(c) 3 × 108 m 2%, 3% and 4% respectively. Quantity P is
(d) 3.08 × 1016 m a3b 2
calculated as follows : P = % error in P is
cd
Q.9 Ampere second is a unit of
(a) 10% (b) 7%
(a) Current (b) Charge
(c) 4% (d) 14%
(c) Energy (d) Power

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Q.16 The dimensions of RC is α
Q.24 The dimensions of β in the equation
(a) Square of time (b) Square of inverse time
(c) Time (d) Inverse time α – t2
F= , where F is the force, v is velocity
βv 2
Q.17 The dimensions of impulse are equal to that of
and t is time, is
(a) Pressure (b) Linear momentum
(a) [MLT–1] (b) [ML–1T–2]
(c) Force (d) Angular momentum
(c) [ML3T–4] (d) [ML2T–4]
Q.18 Assertion : A dimensionless quantity may have unit. Q.25 In a practical unit if the unit of mass becomes
Reason : Two physical quantities having same double and that of unit of time becomes half,
dimensions, may have different units. then 8 joule will be equal to ....... unit of work.
(a) Assertion and reason both are true and the (a) 6 (b) 4
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
(c) 1 (d) 10
(b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason
is not correct explanation of assertion. Q.26 A dimensionally consistent relation for the
(c) Assertion is true but reason is wrong. volume V of a liquid of coefficient of viscosity
‘’ flowing per second, through a tube of
(d) Assertion and reason both are wrong.
radius r and length l and having a pressure
Q.19 The dimensions of Planck’s constant equals difference P across its ends, is
to that of
(a) Energy (b) Momentum  Pr 4 
(a) V  (b) V 
(c) Angular momentum (d) Power
8l 8Pr 4

Q.20 The velocity v of a particle at time t is given 8P P

(c) V  (d) V 
b  r4 8r 4
by v =at + t +c , where a, b and c are
Q.27 The equation of a stationary wave is y = 2A
constants. The dimensions of a, b and c are  2πct   2πx 
(a) L, LT and LT –2 –2
(b) LT , L and T
sin   cos   . Which of the following
 λ   λ 
(c) L2, T and LT2 (d) LT2, LT and L statements is incorrect?
Q.21 The damping force on an oscillator is directly (a) The unit of ct is same as that of 
proportional to the velocity. The units of the (b) The unit of x is same as that of 
constant of proportionality are
2πc 2πx
(a) kgs–1 (b) kgs (c) The unit of is same as that of
λ λt
(c) kgms–1 (d) kgms–2
Q.22 What is the dimension of surface tension? c x
(d) The unit of is same as that of
λ λ
(a) [ML1T0] (b) [ML1T–1]
Q.28 If energy E, velocity V and time T are taken
(c) [M1L1T–2] (d) [M1L0T–2] as fundamental units, the dimensional
Q.23 Assertion: Absolute error in a physical quantity formula for surface tension is
can be positive, negative or zero. (a) [EV–2T–2] (b) [E–2VT–2]
Reason : Absolute error is the difference in (c) [E–2V–2T] (d) [E–2V–2T–2]
measured value and true value of physical quantity.
Q.29 A force F is applied on a square area of side
(a) Assertion and reason both are true and the L. If the percentage error in the measurement
reason is correct explanation of assertion. of L is 2% and that in F is 4%, what is the
(b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason maximum percentage error in pressure?
is not correct explanation of assertion. (a) 2% (b) 4%
(c) Assertion is true but reason is wrong.
(c) 6% (d) 8%
(d) Assertion and reason both are wrong.

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Q.30 A public park, in the form of a square, has Q.40 A length 5.997 m rounded off to three
an area of (100 ± 0.2) m2. The side of park is significant figures is written as
(a) (10 ± 0.01) m (b) (10 ± 0.1) m (a) 6.00 m (b) 5.99 m
(c) (10 ± 0.02) m (d) (10 ± 0.2) m (c) 5.95 m (d) 5.90 m
Q.31 The volume of a cube having sides 1.2 m is Q.41 One unified atomic mass unit represents a
appropriately expressed as mass of magnitude
(a) 1.728 × 106 cm3 (b) 1.7 × 106 cm3 (a) 10–30 kg (b) 1.66 × 1027 kg
(c) 1.8 × 106 cm3 (d) 1.73 ×106 cm3 (c) 1.66 × 10–27 kg (d) 1030 kg
Q.32 Which of the following is a unit of force? Q.42 The number of significant figures in a pure
number 410 is
(a) N m (b) mN
(c) nm (d) N s (a) Two (b) Three

Q.33 The number of significant figures in the (c) One (d) Infinite
measured value 0.0204 is Q.43 Zero error in an instrument introduces
(a) Five (b) Three (a) Systematic error (b) Random error
(c) Four (d) Two (c) Least count error (d) Personal error
Q.34 Thickness of a pencil measured by using a Q.44 We can reduce random errors by
screw gauge (least count .001 cm) comes out (a) Taking large number of observations
to be 0.802 cm. The percentage error in the (b) Corrected zero error
measurement is
(c) By following proper technique of experiment
(a) 0.125% (b) 2.43%
(d) Both (a) & (c)
(c) 4.12% (d) 2.14%
Q.45 The order of the magnitude of speed of light
Q.35 The percentage error in the measurement of in SI unit is
the voltage V is 3% and in the measurement
of the current is 2%. The percentage error (a) 16 (b) 8
in the measurement of the resistance is (c) 4 (d) 7
(a) 3% (b) 2% Q.46 The dimensions of potential energy of an object
(c) 1% (d) 5% in mass, length and time are respectively.
Q.36 The addition of three masses 1.6 g, 7.32 g (a) 2, 2, 1 (b) 1, 2, – 2
and 4.238 g, addressed upto proper decimal (c) –2, 1, 2 (d) 1, – 1, 2
places is Q.47 The pair of the quantities having same dimensions
(a) 13.158 g (b) 13.2 g is
(c) 13.16 g (d) 13.15 g
(a) Displacement, velocity
Q.37 The dimensional formula for relative
refractive index is (b) Time, frequency

(a) [M1L1T1] (b) [M0L0T0] (c) Wavelength, focal length

(c) [M1L0T0] (d) [MLT–1] (d) Force, acceleration

Q.48 Assertion : Displacement gradient is a
Q.38 The number of significant zeroes present in
dimensionless quantity.
the measured value 0.020040, is
Reason : Displacement is dimensionless quantity.
(a) Five (b) Two
(a) Assertion and reason both are true and the
(c) One (d) Three
reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Q.39 If a calculated value 2.7465 g contains only
three significant figures, the two insignificant (b) Assertion and reason both are true but reason
digits in it are is not correct explanation of assertion.
(a) 2 and 7 (b) 7 and 4 (c) Assertion is true but reason is wrong.
(c) 6 and 5 (d) 4 and 6 (d) Assertion and reason both are wrong.

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Q.49 The dimensions of solar constant (energy Q.50 The amount of heat energy Q, used to heat
falling on earth per second per unit area) are up a substance depends on its mass m, its
(a) [M0L0T0] specific heat capacity (s) and the change in
(b) [MLT–2] temperature T of the substance. Using
dimensional method, find the expression for
(c) [ML2T–2] s is ( Given that [s] = [L2T–2K–1]) is
(d) [M T–3]
Q
(a) QmT (b)
mT

Qm m
(c) (d)
T QT

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Solution
1. (b)
 P  2 
The dimensional formula is [ML2T–2] f
 %K   P   1  100
2. (b)  i  
Dimensional formula of power
 2P  2 
W ML2 T 2 %K     1  100
   [ML2 T 3 ]  P  
t T
Current  [A]  % K  300%
6. (c)
W ML2 T 2
V   [ML2 T 3 A 1 ] There are seven base quantities,
q AT
(i) Mass
E  [ML2 T 2 ] (ii) Length
E ML2 T 2 (iii) Time
So, R  2
 2
 [ML2 T 3 A 2 ]
I t A T (iv) Current
ML2 T 3 A 1 (v) Amount of substance
and V  IR  R   [ML2 T 3 A 2 ]
A (vi) Luminous intensity
So, (b) is the correct formula. (vii) Temperature
3. (b) 7. (d)
The dimensions of change in velocity is same as
Light year is the unit of distance
that of velocity [M0LT–1].
4. (c) 1 light year = 9.46 × 1015 m

M  Mass  [M] 8. (b)

T–1]
V  Velocity  [LT One astronomical unit is the average distance
between earth and sun
T  Time  [T]
F  Force  [MLT T–2] 1 astronomical unit (AU) = 1.496 × 1011 m
[M] = [MLT–2]a [LT–1]b [T]c 9. (b)

a  1 , a + b = 0, –2a – b + c = 0 q
Current I   q  It
t
 b  1  –2 + 1 + c = 0
q = Ampere second
 c 1
So, ampere second is the unit of charge.
M  [FV 1T]
10. (b)
5. (c)
The total plane angle is 360º or 2 rad.
Pf  2Pi 11. (b)
K  1
%K   f  1  100 Least count  T  s  0.2s
 Ki  5
2
T = 25 s
P2 K P 
 K   K  P2  f   f  T 0.2
2m K i  Pi  Percentage error  100%  100%  0.8%
T 25

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12. (d) Work  ML2T–2  Joule
Work = Force × Displacement Torque  ML2T–2  Nm

W = [ML2 T –2 ] 19. (c)

E = hv
Torque = Perpendicular distance × Force =
[ML2T –2] ML2 T –2
–1
 h  h  [ML2 T –1 ]
13. (d) T
1 Angular momentum = mvr = MLT–1L
 LT –1
0 0
L  [ML2 T –1 ]
1
  L2T –2 20. (b)
 0 0
b
1 v  at 
 0  2 –2 tc
L T 0
By the principle of homogeneity,
1 c = t = [T]
  0  2 –2  ML3T –4 A –2 
LT at = v  a = [LTT–2]
  0  [MLT –2 A –2 ] b
T–1  b = [L]
= LT
14. (d) T
21. (a)
Refractive index and dielectric constant are
dimensional constant F kgms 2
F  v  F  bv  b    kgs 1
ML2T –2 v ms 1
Energy density =   ML–1T –2 
L3 22. (d)
MLT –2 Force MLT2
Young's modulus =   ML–1T –2  Surface tension  
L2 Length L
So, (d) & (a)
15. (d) Surface tension = [MT 2 ]

a 3b2 23. (d)

P
cd Absolute error is always positive as it is | true
P  3a 2b c d  value - measured value |
100%      100 % 14%
P  a b c d 
24. (c)
16. (c)
  t2
V q F
RC   v 2
I V
Dimensionally,   [T 2 ]
q q
  t
I q/t [T 2 ]
[MLT 2 ] 
17. (b) [L2 T 2 ]
T–1]
Impulse = p  [MLT T2

18. (b) [MLT 2 .L2 T 2 ]
Dimensionless quantity may have unit. for    [M 1L3T 6 ]
example, angle.
Also two quantities having same dimensions may  T2
Dimensions of   [ML3T 4 ]
have different units.  M 1L3T 6

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25. (c) On comparing,
Work  [ML2T–2]
a 1, 2a  b  0
n1v1 = n2v2
 2b0
8  M1L21T1–2  n  b  2
2
M 2 L22 T2–2
2a  b  c  2
2 –2
M L  T    2  2  c  2
 8  1   1   1   n2
 M 2   L2   T2 
 c  2
2 2
 M   L   2T  Surface tension = [EV–2T–2]
 8  1   1   1   n2
 2M1   L1   T1  29. (d)
1 1 Force
 8    n2 Pressure 
2 4 Area
 n1  1 P F 2L
 100%   100%   100%
So, unit of 8 joule  1 × new units P F L

26. (a)  4%  2  2%
On checking the dimensionality the correct P
relation is  100%  8%
P
 Pr 4 30. (a)
V
8l
A  (100  0.2)m2
27. (d)
 2ct   2x 
y = 2A sin   cos   100  l 2  l  10 m
     
ct A 2l

= dimensionless  ct  A l

0.2 l
x  2
= dimensionless  x   100 10

 l  0.01m
2c m 1
 
 sm s So, length  (10  0.01)m

2x m 1 31. (b)

 
t m s s The volume of cube is I3
28. (a) v = (1.2 m)3 = 1.728 × 106 cm3

Force MLT 2 v  1.7  106 cm 3

Surface tension    [MT 2 ]
Length L
Answer should be reported in minimum number
Surface tension = [MT ] –2 of significant figures.
E  [ML2T–2] 32. (b)
V  [LT T–1] Nm  Unit of torque
T  [T] mN  Milli newton  10–3 N
Surface tension = [Ea Vb Tc] nm  Nano metre
[MT–2] = [ML2T–2]a [LT–1]b [T]c Ns  Unit of momentum

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33. (b) 42. (d)
The non-zero digits after the decimal places are A pure number has infinite number of significant
significant. figures.
34. (a) 43. (a)
The percentage error is Zero error is a part of systematic error.
44. (a)
L 0.001
100%  100%  0.1246%  0.125% The only method of reducing random errors is by
L 0.802
taking more and more number of observations.
35. (d)
45. (b)
V Speed of light  3 × 108 ms–1
V  IR  R 
I Order of magnitude = 8
 R   V I  46. (b)
  R   100%   V  I   100% The dimensional formula of energy
   
E = [ML2T–2]
R
  100%  3%  2%  5% So, dimensions of i) Mass  1 ii) Length  2
R
iii) Time  –2
36. (b)
47. (c)
m1 = 1.6 g
Wavelength and focal length both are have units
m2 = 7.32 g of length.
m3 = 4.238 g 48. (c)
m1 + m2 + m3 = 13.158 g Displacement
Displacement gradient = 
but answer should be reported in one decimal Length
place only. Dimensionless

m  13.2g But displacement is not dimensionless.


49. (d)
37. (b)
Refractive index is a pure number, hence Energy ML2T2
Solar constant (S)   2 [MT3 ]
dimensionless. Area  Time LT

38. (d) 50. (b)

Zeores appearing between and after non-zero Q  m a s b c
numbers are significant.
0.020040 [ML2 T 2 ]  [M a ][L2b T 2b K  b ][K c ]
39. (c)  a 1, 2b  2  b  1
2.7465 g  Last two digits are most insignificant.
b  c  0
40. (a)
 b  c  c 1
5.997  6.00 m
41. (c) Q  msT

1amu  1.66  1027 kg Q

 s
mT

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