Class test-1 Max.

marks : 25

1. State the number of significant figures in the following. [2]

(i) 5461 Aᵒ (ii)35.000mm (iii)0.007 m2 (iv) 0.2470g cm-3
2. Distinguish between accuracy and precision. [2]
3. What are fundamental and derived units. Give two examples of derived units. [3]
4. What is meant by significant figures? State the rules for finding the significant figures. [4]
5. What do you understand by errors in measurement?. Discuss random errors and systematic
errors and their elimination. [3]
6. Explain combination of errors and show that error in addition and subtraction is identical or
remain same. [5]
7. The error in the measurement of diameter of a sphere is 1%. What will be the percentage error in its
calculated volume. [2]

8 A physical quantity x is calculated from

a b2
x= Calculate % error ∈x , when% error ∈measuring a , b , c are 4 % , 2 % and
√c
3 % respectively [2]
8. Define the following
( i) Astronomical unit (ii) Parsec [2]