Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter 1)

CHAPTER # 1: MEASUREMENTS

1) Which one of the following is not a unit of 8) Unit of G is ?

length (a) Nm2 kg2
(a) Angstrom (b) N m2 kg
(b) Micron (c) N m2 kg-2
(c) Radian (d) none
(d) Light year
9) The unit of force is________ and its
2) Which one of the following is not regarded symbol is _______ which is the correct
as a fundamental quantity in Physics? pair?
(a) Length (a) Newton, n
(b) Mass (b) Newton, N
(c) Time (c) newton, n
(d) Weight (d) newton, N

3) Zero is not significant only if it 10) Which one is the correct representation of
(a) Lies to the left of a significant the unit of pressure?
digit (a) Newton/Meter2
(b) is between two digits (b) newton/meter2
(c) is to the right of a significant digit (c) Newton/meter2
(d) is before the decimal point (d) Newton/Meter2

4) The dimension of the following pair is not 11) 1024 can be written in scientific notation
the same as
(a) work & energy (a) 1.024x 103
(b) work and torque (b) 210
(c) Momentum & impulse (c) 0.000976
(d) Mass & moment of inertia (d) 1/0300097

5) The error in measurement may occur due 12) Number of significant figures in 0.0173
to are
(a) inexperience of a person (a) Three
(b) The faulty apparatus (b) four
(c) Inappropriate method (c) five
(d) Due to all reasons in a, b and c (d) two

6) In any measurement the significant figures 13) The dimension of force is

are
(a) all accurately known and all (a) MLT-1
doubtful digits (b) MLT-2
(b) only accurately known digits (c) ML-1T
(c) only doubtful digits (d) ML-1T2
(d) all accurately know digits and the
first doubtful digit 14) ML-1T-2 is the dimension of

7) Which one is the highest power multiple? (a) Force

(a) giga (b) Pressure
(b) beta (c) Momentum
(c) mega (d) Energy
(d) deca

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Physics (MCQ’s) 1st Year (Chapter 1)

15) Which equation is not dimensionally 23) Steradian is the angel which lies in:
correct?
(a) E = mc2 (a) One dimension
(b) Vf = Vi + at (b) Two dimensions
(c) S = Vt2 (c) Three dimensions
(d) S = 1/2at2 (d) None

16) Which of the following is SI base unit? 24) Error occur due to negligence and
(a) gram inexperience of a person is:
(b) slug
(c) Newton (a) Systematic Error
(d) kilogram (b) Random Error
(c) None
17) The dimensions of stain are
25) Zero to the right of non-zero digits are:
1) [MLT2]
2) [ML-2T] (a) Significant
3) [Mo Lo To] (b) Not significant
4) [M-1L-1T-1] (c) May or may not be significant
(d) None
18) The SI unit of intensity of light is:
26) Absolute uncertainties are added in
(a) Mole following operations:
(b) Kelvin
(c) Candela (a) Multiplication
(d) Ampere (b) Division
(c) Subtraction
19) 0.0023 can be expressed in scientific (d) None
notation as:
(a) 23 10 27) Silicon is abundantly obtained from:
(b) 0.23 10
(c) 2.3 10 (a) Water
(d) None (b) Metal
(c) Sand
20) How many years in one second? (d) Stones
(a) 3.1 10 years
(b) 3.1 10 years
(c) 3.1 10 years
(d) 3.1 10 years

21) If the reading is taken with measuring

scale whose minimum division is 1mm,
then the correct reading is:

(a) 0.2145 m
(b) 0.21 m
(c) 0.214 m
(d) None

22) 75.560 is round off as:

(a) 75.6
(b) 75.7
(c) 76.00
(d) None
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Written and composed by: Prof. Muhammad Ali Malik (M. Phil. Physics), Govt. Degree College, Naushera