PHYSICAL QUANTITIES AND MEASUREMENT LE CHOICE QUESTIONS ‘The branch of science which deals with the study of properties of matter, energy and their mutual relationship is called: a) Astronomy b) Physics ©) Geology 4) Chemistry 2, "The study of properties of matter at very high temperature is called: a) Plasma Physics —_b) Astrophysics ¢) Sound 4) Electromagnetism 3. The study of internal structure of earth and its activities is called: a) Solid state physics b) Heat ©) Mechanics d) Geophysics 4. The study of the isolated nuclei of an atom is called: a) Plasma Physics —_b) Astrophysics ©) Nuclear Physics d) Biophysics 5. Much of the universe is made up of: a) Solid b) Liquid ©) Plasma 4d) All of above 6. The international system of units is abbreviated as: a) IS’ b) SI c) Botha &b none 7.» The term used internationally for multiples and submiultiples is knoynas: a) Standard b) Scientific notation ¢) Prefixes 4) All of above 8 Meter rule can measure the length.accurately up to: a) 1mm b) Lom im d) 1km 2 -- can accurately measure up to one tenth of a millimeter. a) Meter rule b) Vernier calipers c) Screw Gauge —d) All 10. The SI unit of intensity of light is: a) Néwton b) Kelvin ©) Kilogram 4) Candela IL | Onemeter is equal to: a) 10°'mm b) 10°km c) 10? cm dA 12, Volume measuring scale has a vertical scale in: : a) Milliliter b)cm* ¢) Botha &b 13. One Femto is equal to: a) 10° b) 10 c) 10° @) 1077 14. The least count of vernier calipers is: a) 0.lom b) 0.1mm ¢) 0.01em 4) Both b & & 15. Total length of the yernier scale a) Imm b)9 mm ¢) 10mm d) lcm 16. _ Number of divisions on the vernier scale are: a)l b)9 oy 10 @) 100 17. Length of the smallest division on main scale of the vernier calipers is: a) lem b) 1mm ¢) 0.9mm All18. 19, 20. 2s 22, 23. 24. m.. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. ah. 32. 33. 34, Separation between division on the vernier scale of the vernier calipers is: a)icm b) i mm ©) 0.9 mm a) All If zero of the vernier scale is on the right side of the zero of the main scale then it is know as ~- zero error: a) Positive b) Negative ¢) No error 4) none of these If zero of the vernier scale is on the left side of the zero of the main scale then it is Known as ~ zero error: 2) Positive b) Negative c)None ofthese) No exror If zero of the vernier scale is on the right side of the zero of the main scale then zero error is to be: a) Added b) Subtracted ©) Multiplied d) Divided If zero of the vernier scale is on the left side of the zero of the main scale then zero error is to be: a) Added ») Subiracted ©) Multiplied 4d) Divided The least count of Screw Gauge is: a) 0.1 mm b) 0.01 mm )0.1em 4) 0.01 em, ‘Total number of divisions on the circular scale of Screw Gauge are: a) 10 b) 20 c) 100 dy200 Pitch of the screw gauge is: ‘ a) im b) Imm c) Lem 4) Ooetmm If the zero of the circular scale is above the horizontal line then the zero error. will be: a) Positive b) Negative ¢) None ofthese -d) No error If the zero ef the circular scaleis below the horizontal line then the zere error will be: a) Positive b) Negative c) None of these d) No error If the zero of the circular Seale is-above the horizenial line then the zero error is to be: a) Added b) Subtracted ©) Multiplied d) Divided ‘Tf the zero Of the circular scale is below the horizontal line then the zero error is to be: a) Added ») Subiracted c) Multiplied d) Divided For scientific notation internationally accepted practice is that there should be ———~ igit(s) before the decimal point. a) One b) Two c) Three d) No in serew gauge, the distance moved forward or backward in one complete rotation of the circular scale is known as: a) Least count ») Pitch ©) Constant 4d) None of above A physical balance is used to measure: a) Weight b) Volume c) Length 4) mass Least count of mechanical stop watch is: a) | second b) I minute ©) 0.1 second 4) 0.01 second Least count of digital stop wateh is: a) 1 second b) 1 minute ©) 0.1 second 4) 0.01 second35. 36. 37. 38. aa. 40. ae 42. 43. 44, In any measurement, the accurately known digits and first doubtful digit are known as: a) Prefixes b) Significant figures c) Real numbers d) All The radius of wire is 0.022 cm. The number of significant figures in the measurements are: a) b)2 3 a4 ‘The number of significant figures in 1.406 are: a)4 b)3 o)2 a1 ‘The aumber of significant figures in 1.40 x 10° are: at b)2 e)3 a4 Vernier constant is also known as — of vernier calipers: a) Piteh b) Proportionality constant ¢) Vernier value d) Least count The zeros in between the digits are considered: 2) Significant ) Insignificant ¢) Constant 4) None of above 10° Stands for: a) Micro b) Pico ©) Nino d) Mega tys is equal to: a) 10° b) 10%.s <) 10%s, d 10? s To measure correctly the volume of the liquid, the eye must be kept @iithe==-——~ surface of meniscus: a) Lower b) Upper ©) Middle 4) Allofabove The number of derived units in SI system are: a) 3 b)5 7 d) Multiple ANSWER KEY