1.

Which of the following sets cannot enter into the list of fundamental quantities in any system of
units
(a) length, mass and velocity (b) length, time and velocity
(c) mass, time and velocity (d) length, time and mass.
2. A physical quantity is measured and the result is expressed as nu where u is the unit used and n
is the numerical value. If the result is expressed in various units then
(a) n ∝ size of u (b) n ∝ u 2 (c) n ∝ √ u (d) n ∝ 1/ u
3. Suppose a quantity x can be dimensionally represented in terms of M, L and T, that is, [x] = M a
Lb T c. The quantity mass
(a) can always be dimensionally represented in terms of L, T and x
(b) can never be dimensionally represented in terms of L, T and x
(c) may be represented in terms of L, T and x if a = 0
(d) may be represented in terms of L, T and x if a ≠ 0.
4. A dimensionless quantity
(a) never has a unit (b) always has a unit (c) may have a unit (d) does not exist.
5. 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 exist
6. the dimension of pressure is equal to
a. force per unit volume b. energy per unit volume c. force d. energy
7. the physical quantity that has no dimensions is
a. strain b. angular velocity c. angular momentum
d. linear momentum
8. which is dimensionless ?
a. force/acceleration b. velocity/ acceleration c. volume/ area d. energy/work
9. two quantities P and Q have different dimensions which mathematical operation given below is
physically meaningful?
a. P/Q b. P+Q c. A-B d. A=B
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10. Number of significant figures in expression 3 is
8.7 cm
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d.4
11. How many cubic inches are there in a cubic foot?
a. 144 b. 1728 c. 196 d. 1546
12. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%. The error in the calculated value of its
volume is
(a) 1% (b) 3% (c) 6% (d) 7%
13. The mean time period of second's pendulum is 2.00 s and mean absolute error in the time
period is 0.02 s . To express maximum estimate of error, the time period should be written as
(a) (2.00 ± 0.2) s (b) (2.00 +0.025) s (c) (2.00 ± 0.02) s (d) (2.00 ± 0.10) s
14. A body travels uniformly a distance of (13.8 ±0.2) m in a time (4.0 ± 0.3) s. The percentage error
in velocity is
(a) 7% (b) 5.95% (c) 8.95% (d) 9.85%
15. The unit of percentage error is
(a) Same as that of physical quantity (b) Percentage error is unit less
(c) Different from that of physical quantity
(d) Errors have got their own units which are different from that of physical quantity measured
16. Which one quantity is to be called a dimensional constant among the following?
 (a) Acceleration due to gravity (b) Surface tension of water
(c) Weight of a standard kilogram mass (d) The velocity of light in vacuum
17. Which of the following group have different dimension
(a) Potential difference, EMF, voltage (b) Pressure, stress, young's modulus
(c) Heat, energy, work-done (d) Dipole moment, electric flux, electric field
18. The ratio of the dimension of Planck's constant and that of moment of inertia is the dimension
of
(a) Frequency (b) Velocity (c) Angular momentum (d) Time
19. The physical quantities not having same dimensions are
(a) Speed and μoε o -1/2 (b) Torque and work (c) Momentum and Planck's constant
(d) Stress and Young's modules
20. A force F is given by ,F=at+bt2 where t is time. What are the dimensions of a and b
(a) MLT-3 and ML2 T -4 (b) ML T -1 and ML T 0 (c) ML T -3 and ML T -4 (d) ML T -4 and ML T 1
21. One femtometer is equivalent to
(a) 10-15m (b) 1015m (c) 10-9m (d) 10-3m
22. Candela is the unit of
(a) Electric intensity (b) Luminous intensity (c) Sound intensity (d) None of these
23. Unit of impulse is
(a) Newton (b) kg-m (c) kg m/s (d) Joule
24. Which of the following quantity is expressed as force per unit area
(a) Work (b) Pressure (c) Volume (d) Area
25. Which of the following is a derived unit
(a) Unit of mass (b) Unit of length (c) Unit of time (d) Unit of volume
26. The unit of power is
(a) Joule (b) Joule per second only
(c) Joule per second and watt both (d) Only watt
27. If there is a positive error of 50% in the measurement of velocity of a body, then the error in the
measurement of kinetic energy is
(a) 25% (b) 50% (c) 100% (d) 125%
28. The dimensionally correct equations
(a) Always produce correct result (b) always produce incorrect result
(c) may or may not produce correct result (d) NOT
29. product of number and unit of physical quantity is
(a) magnitude (b) number (c) result (d) vector
30. the nature of a physical quantity is known as its
(a) unit (b) magnitude (c) dimensions (d) NOT