1.

The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and that of the

moment of inertia is the dimension of:
(a) frequency (b) velocity
(c) angular momentum (d) time

2. In a system of units if force (F), acceleration (A) and time (T) are taken
as fundamental units, then the dimensional formula of energy is:
(a) FA2T (b) FAT2 (c) FA2T3 (d) FAT

3. The dimensions of the quantity L/C is identical to:

(a) (resistance)-1 (b) (dine)-2
2
(c) (resistance) (d) none of these

4. The dimensions of h/e (h = Planck’s constant and e = electronic

charge) are same as that of:
(a) magnetic flux (b) electric flux
(c) electric field (d) magnetic field

E2
5. has the dimensions (E = electric field, m0 = permeability of free
m0
space)
(a) [M2L3T2A2] (b) [MLT-4] (c) [ML3T-2] (d) [M-1L2TA-2]

6. The dimensions of (angular momentum)/(magnetic moment) are

(a) [M3LT-2A2] (b) [MA-1T-1] (c) [ML2A-2T] (d) [M2L-3AT2]

7. The dimensions of e2/0hc (here symbols has their usual meanings)

are:
(a) [M°L°T°] (b) [M2L-2T-4A-2] (c) [M3L2T-2A2] (d) [L-3T2A-3]

8. The dimensions of b4 ( = Stefans constant and b = Wein’s constant)

are
(a) [M°L°T°] (b) [ML4T-3] (c) [ML-2T] (d) [ML6T-3]

CV
9. Units of r are of :
0

(a) charge (b) current (c) time (d) frequency

(C = capacitance, V = potential, r = specific resistance and 0 =
permittivity of free space)
 a a - t2
10. The dimensions of in the equation P = where P is pressure, x
b bx
is distance and t is time are :
(a) [M2LT-3] (b) [MT-2] (c) [ML3T-1] (d) [LT-3]

dt �t �
11. In the equation �2at - t 2
= a x sin-1 � - 1�.
�a �
The value of x is :
(a) 1 (b) – 1 (c) 0 (d) 2

� � h
12. The dimensions of the quantity hc �where h = �is :
� 2p �
(a) [ML2T-1] (b) [MLT-1] (c) [ML3T-2] (d) [ML3T-1]

13. A particle of mass m is executing oscillations about the origin on the

x-axis. Its potential energy is U(x) = K |x| 3, where K is a positive
constant. If the amplitude of oscillation is a, then its nine period T is:
1
(a) proportional to (b) independent of a
a
(c) proportional to a (d) proportional to a3/2

14. A plane is inclined at an angle of 300 with horizontal. The component

r
of a vector A = - 10 k̂ perpendicular to this plane is (here z-direction is
vertically upwards)
(a) 5 2 (b) 5 3 (c) 5 (d) 2.5

15. The sum of magnitudes of two forces acting at a point is 16 N. If their

resultant is normal to the smaller force and has a magnitude of 8 N.
Then the forces are:
(a) 6 N, 10 N (b) 8 N, 8 N (c) 4 N, 12 N (d) 2 N, 14 N

16. The distance between the point p (2 m, 3 m, 4 m) and the x-axis is

(a) 29 m (b) 5 m (c) 13 m (d) 20 m
r r
17. If the angle between the vectors A and B is , the value of the product
r r r
( B × A ). A is equal to:
(a) BA2 cos  (b) BA2 sin (c) BA2 sin  cos  (d) zero
r r r r
18. If a1 and a2 are two non collinear unit vectors and if | a1 + a2 | = 3,
r r r r
then the value of ( a1 - a2 ).(2 a1 + a2 ) is :
3 1
(a) 2 (b) (c) (d) 1
2 2

r r
19. The sum, difference and cross product of two vectors A and B are
mutually perpendicular if :
r r r r
(a) A and B are perpendicular to each other and | A | = | B |
r r
(b) A and B are perpendicular to each other
r r
(c) A and B are perpendicular but their magnitudes are arbitrary
 r r
(d) | A | = | B | and their directions are arbitrary
r r r r
20. If A �B = C + D , then select the correct alternative :
r r r
(a) B is parallel to C + D
r r
(b) A is perpendicular to C
r r r r
(c) Component of C along A = component of D along A
r r r r
(d) Component C along A = - component of D along A
r r r
21. If a, b and c are the unit vectors along the incident ray, reflected ray
andr the outward normal r r
to the reflector. rThen : r r
r r r rr r r rrr
(a) b = a - c (b) b = a + (a.c )c (c) b = 2a - c (d) b = a - 2(a.c )c

22. The x – y plane is the boundary between two transparent media.

Medium-1 with z  0 has a refractive index 2 and medium-2 with z ≤
0 has a refractive index 3 . A ray of light in medium-1 given by vector
r
A = 3iˆ - kˆ is incident on the plane of separation. The unit vector in
the direction of the refracted ray in medium-2 is :
1 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ 1 ˆ ˆ
(a) (kˆ - iˆ) (b) (i - j ) (c) (i - k ) (d) (i + k )
2 2 2 2

23. The significant digits in 200.40 are:

(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 2 (d) 3

24. After rounding off the number 4621 to 2 signification digits the value
becomes:
(a) 4600 (b) 4620 (c) 4700 (d) 4720

25. The area of a rectangle of size 1.23 cm × 2.345 cm is:

(a) 2.88 cm2 (b) 2.884 cm2 (c) 2.9 cm2 (d) 2.88435 cm2

26. The length of a rod is (11.05 ± 0.05) cm. What is the length of two
such rods?
(a) (22.1 ± 0.05) cm (b) (22.10 ± 0.05) cm
(c) (22.1 ± 0.05) cm (d) (22.10 ± 0.10)cm

27. The relative density of a metal may be found by block of the metal
from a spring balance and noting that in air the balance reads (5.00 ±
0.05) N while in water it reads (4.00 ± 0.05) N. The relative density
would quoted as:
(a) (5.00 ± 0.05) (b) 5.00 ± 11% (c) (500 ± 0.10) (d) 5.00 ± 6%

28. What is the percentage error in the measurment of time period of a

pendulum if maximum errors in measurement of I and g are 2% and
4% respectively?
(a) 6% (b) 4% (c) 3% (d) 5%

29. The result after adding 3.8 × 10-6 with 4.2 × 10-4 with due regard to
significant figures is:
 (a) 4.58 ×10-5 (b) 0.458 × 10-4 (c) 4.6 × 10-5 (d) 45.8 × 10-6

30. In an experiment refractive index of glass was observed be 1.45, 1.56,

1.54, 1.44, 1.54 and 1.53. The mean absolute error in the experiment
is:
(a) ± 0.04 (b) 0.02 (c) – 0.03 (d) ± 0.01

31. The radius of a thin wire is 0.16 nun. The area of a section taking
significant figure into consideration square millimeters is:
(a) 0.0804 (b) 0.080 (c) 0.08 (d) 0.080384

32. The volume of a sphere is 2.42 cm3. The volume of 12 such spheres
taking in to account the significant figure is:
(a) 29.04 cm3 (b) 29 cm3 (c) 29.0 cm3 (d) 29.km3

33. Choose the wrong statement for zero error and zero correction:
(a) If the zero of the vernier scale does not conicide with the zero of the
main scale then the instntment is said to be having a zero error.
(b) Zero correction has a magnitude equal to zero error but sign is
opposite to that of the zero error.
(c) Zero error is positive when the zero of vernier scale lies to the left of
the zero of the main scale.
(d) none of these is wrong

34. What is the reading of vernier scale shown is figure:

(a) 54.6 mm (b) 53.2 nun (c) 52.7 mm (d) 54.7 mm

35. What is the reading of micrometer screwgauge shown in figure:

(a) 2.31mm (b) 2.29 mm (c) 2.36 mm (d) 2.41 mm

36. While determining the value of & using simple pendulum we plot a
graph between l and T2 which is:
(a) a straight line (b) a parabola
(c) an ellipse (d) a circle

37. How many number of wires are used in Searle’s experiment for
determining Young’s modulus of elasticity
(a) 3 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 4

38. In Searle’s experiment a graph is plotted between:

(a) load on hanger and radius of wire
 (b) load on hanger and mean value of spherometer screw reading
(c) radius of the wire and spherometer screw reading
(d) load on hanger and spherometer screw reading during load
increasing

39. To find the focal length of a concave mirror a graph is plotted between:
1 1
(a) u and v (b) and (c) both (a) and (b) (d) none
u v

40. What type of minor is most suitable as shaving glass:

(a) plane mirror
(b) convex mirror
(c) concave mirror of large focal length
(d) none of the above

41. The |u|,|v| graph for a concave minor is as shown in figure. Here |
u|.|f|. A line passing through origin of slope 1 cuts the graph at point
P. Then co-ordinates of point P are

(a) (|2f|, |2f|) (b) (|2f|, |f|) (c) (|f|, |2f|) (d) (|f|, |f|)

42. The gap of resistance box is marked with infinite. It implies that
(a) the plug has no wire (b) the plug is short circuited
(c) both (a) and (b) are correct (d) both (a) and (b) are wrong

43. In the formula X = 3YZ2, X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and

magnetic induction respectively. What are the dimensions of Y in
MKSQ system?
(a) [M-3L-1T3Q4] (b) [M-3L-2T4Q4]
(c) [M-2L-2T4Q4] (d) [M-3L-2T4Q1]

1
44. The dimensions of 0E2 (0 : permittivity of free space; E : electric
2
field) is :
(a) [MLT-1] (b) [ML-1T-2] (c) [MLT-2] (d) [ML2T-1]

DV
45. A quantity X is given by 0L , where 0 is the permittivity of free
Dt
space, L is a length, DV is a potential difference and Dt is a time
interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of:
(a) resistance (b) charge (c) voltage (d) current

46. A cube has a side of length 1.2 × 10-2 m. Calculate its volume:
(a) 1.7 × 10-6 m3 (b) 1.73 × 10-6 m3
 (c) 1.70 × 10-6 m2 (d) 1.732 × 10-6 m2

47. In the relation;

a - aZ
P = e k
b
P is pressure, Z is distance, k is Boltzmann constant and B is the
temperature. The dimensional formula of p will be:
(a) [M0 L2 T0] (b) [M1 L2 T1] (c) [M1 L0 T-1] (d) [M0L2T-1]

48. A wire has a mass (0.3 ± 0.003) g, radius (0.5 ± 0.005) mm and length
(6 ± 0.06) cm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of
its density is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4

49. Which of the following sets have different dimensions?

(a) Pressure, Young’s modulus, Stress
(b) Emf, Potential difference, Electric potential
(c) Heat, Work done, Energy
(d) Dipole moment, Electric flux, Electric field

r r
1. The two vectors A and B are drawn from a common point and
r r r r r
C = A + B , then angle between A and B is :
(a) 90 if C2 = A2 + B2 (b) greater than 90 if C2 < A2+B2
(c) greater than 90 if C2 > A2 + B2 (d) less than 90 if C2 > A2 + B2

2. The pair(s) of physical quantities that have the same dimensions is

(are)
(a) volumetric strain and coefficient of friction
(b) disintegration constant of a radioactive substance and frequency of
light wave
(c) heat capacity ad gravitational potential
(d) Planck’s constant and torque

3. Units of CR2 is/are :

(C = capacitance and R = resistance)
volt - sec ond volt joule
(a) henry (b) ampere
(c) ampere (d) ampere 2

4. 0E2 has the dimensions of :

(0 = permittivity of free space, E = electric field)
(a) pressure (b) kT (c) R/T (d) all of these
Here,
k = Boltzmann constant
T = absolute temperature
R = universal gas constant
 r r
5. A torque i on a body about a given point is found to be equal to C ×
r r r
L , where C is a constant vector and L is the angular momentum of
the body about that point. From this it follows that :
r
(a) L rdoes not change with time
dL r
(b) is perpendicular to L does not change with time
dt
r
(c) the magnitude of L does not change with time
(d) all of the above

6. Which of the following quantities are independent of the choice of

orientation of the co-ordinate axes?
r r
(a) a + b (b) ax + by
r r r r r
(c) |a + b - c | (d) Angle between a and b
r r r r
7. Given, a + b + c + d = 0 . Which of the following statement(s) is (are)
correct)?
r r r r
(a) a, b, c and d must each be a null vector
r r r r
(b) The magnitude of a + c equals the magnitude of b + d
r
(c) The magnitude r r
of ra can never be greater than the sum of the
magnitudes of b, c and d
r r r r r r
(d) b + c must lie in the plane of a and d if a and d , are not collinear
r r
and in the line of a and d , if they are collinear

8. What is vernier constant?

(a) It is the value of one main scale division divided by the total
number of divisions on the main scale
(b) It is the value of one vernier scale division divided by the total
number of divisions on the vernier scale
(c) It is the difference between value of one main scale division and
one vernier scale division
(d) It is also the least count of the vernier scale

9. L, C and R represent the physical quantities inductance, capacitance

and resistance respectively. The combinations which have the
dimensions of frequency are:
(a) 1/RC (b) R/L (c) 1/ LC (d) C/L

10. The dimensions of the quantities in one (or more) of the following pairs
are the same. Identify the pair(s)
(a) torque and work (b) angular momentum and work
(c) energy and Young’s modulus (d) light year and wavelength

11. The pairs of physical quantities that have the same dimensions in
(are) :
(a) Reynolds number and coefficient of friction
(b) Curie and frequency of a light wave
(c) Latent heat and gravitational potential
(d) Planck’s constant and torque
12. Let [0] denote the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the
vacuum and [m0] that of the permeability of the vacuum. If M = mass,
L = length, T = time and I = electric current, then:
(a) [0] = [M-1L-3T2I] (b) [0] = [M-1L-3T4I2]
(c) [m0] = [MLT-2I-2] (d) [m0] = [ML2T-1I]

13. The SI unit of the inductance, the henry can by written as:
(a) weber/ampere (b) volt-second/ampere
2
(c) joule/(ampere) (d) ohm-second

1. Match the following:

Table-1 Table-2
(A) R/L (P) Time
(B) CR (Q) Frequency
(C) E/B (R) Speed
(D)  0 m0 (S) None

2.
Table-1 Table-2
(A) Stress (P) Pressure
(B) Strain (Q) Energy density
(C) Modulus of elasticity (R) Angle
(D) Torque (S) energy

3. Suppose force (F), area (A) and time (T) are the fundamental units,
then match the following :
Table-1 Table-2
(A) Work (P) [A1/2T-1]
(B) Moment of inertia (Q) [F A1/2]
(C) Velocity (R) [F A1/2T2]

4. Match the following:

Table-1
(A) Electrical resistance
(B) Capacitance
(C) Magnetic field
(D) Inductance
Table-2
(P) [M-1L-2T4A2]
(Q) [ML2T-2A-2]
(R) [ML2T-3A-2]
(S) [MT-2A-1]

5. Match the following:

Table-1 Table-2
(A) Specific heat (P) [ML2T-2-1]
(B) Boltzman constant (Q) [MT-3-3]
(C) Wien’s constant (R) [L]
(D) Stefan’s constant (S) [L2T-2-1]
 r
6. For component of a vector A = ( 3iˆ + 4 ˆj - 5kˆ ), match the following table :
Table-1 Table-2
(A) y-axis (P) 5 unit
(B) Along another vector ( (Q) 4 unit
2iˆ + ˆj + 2kˆ )
(C) Along ( 6iˆ + 8 ˆj - 10kˆ ) (R) Zero
(D) Along another vector ( (S) None
-3iˆ + 4 ˆj + 5kˆ )

7. Assertion : Magnetic Dipole moment �Magnetic induction

has the
Moment of inertia
dimensional formula [M0L0T).
Reason : The given dimension is that of frequency.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

8. Assertion : Modulus of elasticity

has the unit ms-1.
Density
Reason : 1
Acceleration =
( )
 0 m0 t .
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

9. Assertion : 40.40
= 20.20 becomes 20.2 as per significant figures.
2.0
Reason : In the case of measured values to be divided, the
quotient will have the number of significant digits
equal to the least numbered numerator or
denommator.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

10. Assertion : The measured and unmeasured values both have the
equal role of sigmficant figures.
Reason : In the intermediate steps it is better to have one
significant figure more than the minimum number of
given significant figure.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

11. Assertion : an Dx ��D a � ��D b �

If x = the =n� �- m � �. The change in a or
bm x �a � �b �
b i.e., Da or Db may be comparable to a and b.
Reason : The above relation is valid when D a <<a and Db << b.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

12. Assertion : If the measuring instruments used are perfect, then

measurements made can be perfect.
Reason : Measurements depend upon the error free
instruments only.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E
 13. Assertion : Systematic errors and random errors fall in the same
group of errors.
Reason : Both systematic and random errors are based on the
cause of error.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

14. Assertion : Absolute error may be negative or positive.

Reason : Absolute error is the difference between the real value
and the measured value of a physical quantity.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

15. Assertion : The watches having hour hand, minute hand and
seconds hand have least count as 1 s.
Reason : Least count is the maximum measurement that can
be measured accurately by an instrument.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

16. Assertion : Pendulum bob is preferred to be spherical.

Reason : Sphere has minimum surface area.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

17. Assertion : Finite angular displacement is not a vector quantity.

Reason : It does not obey the vector laws.
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) D (e) E

1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (b) 11. (c) 12. (c)
13. (a) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (d) 18. (c) 19. (d) 20. (d) 21. (d) 22. (c) 23. (b)
24. (a) 25. (a) 26. (d) 27. (B) 28. (c) 29. (c) 30. (a) 31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (b)
35. (a) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (c) 40. (c) 41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (b) 44. (b) 45. (d)
46. (a) 47. (a) 48. (d) 49. (d)

1.(a, b, d) 2.(a, b, c) 3.(a, b, d) 4.(a, b) 5.(b, c) 6.(a, c, d) 7.(b, c, d) 8. (c, d) 9.

(a, b, c) 10. (a, d) 11. (a, b, c) 12. (b, c) 13. (a, b, c, d)

1. (A)Q, (B) P. (C) R, (D) S 2. (A) P, Q, (B) R, (C) P, Q, (D) S

3. (A) Q, (B) R, (C) P 4. (A) R, (B) P, (C) S. (U) Q
5. (A) S, (B) P, (C) R, (D) Q 6. (A) Q, (B) R, (C) 5, (D) S

7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (c) 11. (d) 12. (c) 13. (a) 14. (a) 15. (d) 16. (a) 17. (a)