Vectors, Units, Dimensions and Error MCQ Practice Sheet

1. If C and R denote capacitance and resistance respectively, the dimensional

formula of R is
(a)

[M0L0T]

(b)

[M0L0T0]

(c)

[M0L0T1]

(d)

Not expressible in terms of [MLT]

[CBSE AIPMT 1988]

2. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the
remaining three?
(a)

Energy per unit volume

(b)

Force per unit area

(c)

Product of voltage and charge per unit volume

(d)

Angular momentum
[CBSE AIPMT 1989]

3. Dimensional formula of self-inductance is

(a)

[MLT2A2]

(b)

[ML2T1A2]

(c)

[ML2T2A2]

(d)

[ML2T2A1]
[CBSE AIPMT 1989]

4. If x = at + bt2, where x is the distance travelled by the body in kilometer while t

is the time in second, then the unit of b is
(a)

km/s

(b)

km-s

(c)

km/s2

(d)

km-s2
[CBSE AIPMT 1989]

5. According to Newton, the viscous force acting between liquid layers of area A

and velocity gradient

is given by F =

coefficient of viscosity. The dimensional formula of

where

is constant called

is

(a) [ML2T2]
(b)

[M0L0T0]

(c) [ML2T2]
(d)

[ML1T1]
[CBSE AIPMT 1990]

6. The frequency of vibration of f of a mass m suspended from a spring of spring

constant k is given by a relation of the type f = Cmxky, where C is a dimensionless
constant. The value of x and y are

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)
[CBSE AIPMT 1990]

7. If p represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and S represents

radiation energy striking unit area per sec. the non-zero integers x,y,z such that
pxSycz is dimensionless are
(a)

x = 1, y = 1, z = 1

(b)

x = 1, y = 1, z = 1

(c)

x = 1, y = 1, z = 1

(d)

x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
[CBSE AIPMT 1992]

8. The time dependence of physical quantity p is given by p = p 0 exp (at2), where

is a constant and t is the time. The constant
(a) is dimensionless
(b)

has dimensions [T2]

(c) has dimensions [T2]

(d)

has dimensions of p
[CBSE AIPMT 1992]

9. Turpentine oil is flowing through a tube of length l and radius r. The pressure
difference between the two ends of the tube is p. the viscosity of oil is given by

Where v is the velocity of oil a distance x from the axis of the tube. The
dimensions of

are

(a)

[M0L0T0]

(b)

[MLT1]

(c)

[ML2T2]

(d)

[ML1T1]
[CBSE AIPMT 1993]

10. A pair of physical quantities having same dimensional formula is

(a)

force and torque

(b)

work and energy

(c)

force and impulse

(d)

linear momentum and angular momentum

[CBSE AIPMT 2000]

11. The ratio of the dimensions of Plancks constant and that of the moment of
inertia is the dimension of
(a)

frequency

(b)

velocity

(c)

angular momentum

(d)

time
[CBSE AIPMT 2005]

12. The velocity v of a particle at time is given by

are constants. The dimensions of a, b and c are respectively
(a)

[LT2], [L] and [T]

(b)

[L2], [T] and [LT2]

, where a, b and c

(c)

[LT2], [LT] and [L]

(d)

[L], [LT] and [T2]

[CBSE AIPMT 2006]

13. Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimensions of

mass M, of length L, of time T and of current I, would be
(a)

[ML2T3I1]

(b)

[ML2T2]

(c)

[ML2T1I1]

(d)

[ML2T3I2]
[CBSE AIPMT 2007]

14. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error in
the determination of volume of the sphere will be
(a)

4%

(b)

6%

(c)

8%

(d)

2%
[CBSE AIPMT 2008]

15. Which two of the following five physical parameters have the same
dimensions?
(i) Energy density
(ii) Refractive index
(iii) Dielectric constant
(iv) Youngs modulus
(v) Magnetic field

(a)

(ii) and (iv)

(b)

(iii) and (v)

(c)

(i) and(iv)

(d)

(i) and (v)

[CBSE AIPMT 2008]

16. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given by M aLbTc, then the
physical quantity will be
(a)

pressure if a = 1, b = 1, c = 2

(b)

velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = 1

(c)

acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = 2

(d)

force if a = 0, b = 1, c = 2
[CBSE AIPMT 2009]

17. The magnitudes of vectors

, the angle between

(a)

(b)

(c)

are 3,4 and 5 units respectively. If

is

(d)
[CBSE AIPMT 1988]

is . The value of the triple product

18. The angle between

is
(a)

A2B

(b)

zero

(c)

A2B sin

(d)

A2B cos
[CBSE AIPMT 1989,2005]

19. The vectors

vectors will be
(a)

45

(b)

60

(c)

75

(d)

90

and

are such that

then angle between the two

[CBSE AIPMT 1991, 2001, 06]

AIPMT Physics MCQs | Vectors, Units, Dimensions and Error MCQ Practice
Sheet Answer Keys:
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