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Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | NEET

SECTON-A:- UNIT AND DIMENSION 12. One watt-hour is equivalent to
1. Which of the following is not the name of a physical (A) 6.3 × 103 Joule (B) 6.3 × 10–7 Joule
quantity ? 3
(C) 3.6 × 10 Joule (D) 3.6 × 10–3 Joule
(A) kilogram (B) impulse
(C) energy (D) density
13. The angular frequency is measured in rad s–1. Its
dimension in length are :
2. Light year is the unit of
(A) speed (B) mass (A) – 2 (B) –1
(C) distance (D) time (C) 0 (D) 2

3. PARSEC is a unit of 14. The pressure of 106 dyne/cm2 is equivalent to

(A) Time (B) Angle (A) 105 N/m2 (B) 106 N/m2
(C) Distance (D) Velocity (C) 107 N/m2 (D) 108 N/m2

4. Which of the following is not the unit of time 15. In a certain system of units, 1 unit of time is 5 sec,
(A) solar day (B) parallactic second 1 unit of mass is 20 kg and unit of length is 10m. In
(C) leap year (D) lunar month this system, one unit of power will correspond to
(A) 16 watts (B) 1/16 watts
5. Which of the following system of units is NOT based
(C) 25 watts (D) none of these
on the unit of mass, length and time alone
(A) FPS (B) SI
(C) CGS (D) MKS 16.  = 2 g/cm3 convert it into MKS system -
kg kg
6. The SI unit of the universal gravitational constant G is (A) 2 × 10–3 3 (B) 2 × 103
m m3
(A) Nm kg–2 (B) Nm2kg–2
2
(C) Nm kg –1 (D) Nmkg–1 kg kg
(C) 4 × 103 3 (D) 2 × 106
m m3
7. The SI unit of the universal gas constant R is :
(A) erg K–1 mol–1 (B) watt K–1 mol–1 17. If the unit of force is 1 kilonewton, the length is
–1
(C) newton K mol –1 (D) joule K–1 mol–1
1 km and time is 100 second, what will be the
unit of mass :
8. The unit of impulse is the same as that of :
(A) moment force (A) 1000 kg (B) 10 kg
(B) linear momentum (C) 10000 kg (D) 100 kg
(C) rate of change of linear momentum
(D) force 18. The value of G = 6.67 × 10–11 N m2 (kg)–2. Its
numerical value in CGS system will be :
9. Which of the following is not the unit of energy? (A) 6.67 × 10–8 (B) 6.67 × 10–6
(A) watt-hour (B) electron-volt (C) 6.67 (D) 6.67 × 10–5
(C) N × m (D) kg × m/sec2
19. The density of mercury is 13600 kg m–3. Its value
10. A physical quantity is measured and the result is of CGS system will be :
expressed as nu where u is the unit used and n is
(A) 13.6 g cm–3 (B) 1360 g cm–3
the numerical value. If the result is expressed in –3
(C) 136 g cm (D) 1.36 g cm–3
various units then
(A) n  size of u (B) n  u2
(C) n  u (D) n  1/u 20. If the acceleration due to gravity is 10 ms–2 and the
units of length and time are changed to kilometre
11. If the unit of length is micrometer and the unit of and hour, respectively, the numerical value of the
time is microsecond, the unit of velcoity will be : acceleration is :
(A) 100 m/s (B) 10 m/s (A) 360000 (B) 72000
(C) micrometers (D) m/s (C) 36000 (D) 129600

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SECTION - B : Dimension and use of dimensions 31. Dimensions of pressure are the same as that of
21. What are the dimensions of length in (A) force per unit volume
force × displacement/time (B) energy per unit volume
(A) –2 (B) 0 (C) force
(C) 2 (D) none of these (D) energy

22. A dimensionless quantity : 32. What is the physical quantity whose dimensions are
(A) never has a unit (B) always has a unit
M L2 T–2 ?
(C) may have a unit (D) does not exit
(A) kinetic energy (B) pressure
(C) momentum (D) power
23. A unitless quantity :
(A) never has a nonzero dimension
33. Which one of the following has the dimensions of
(B) always has a nonzero dimension
(C) may have a nonzero dimension ML–1T–2 ?
(D) does not exit (A) torque (B) surface tension
(C) viscosity (D) stress
24. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are
(A) M–1 L3 T–2 (B) M–1 L3 T–1 34. If area (A) velocity (v) and density () are base
–1
(C) M L T –1 –2 (D) M–2 L2 T–2 units, then the dimensional formula of force can be
represented as
25. The SI unit of Stefan's constant is : (A) Av (B) Av2
2 (D) A2v
(A) Ws–1 m–2 K–4 (B) J s m–1 K–1 (C) Av
–1
(C) J s m K–2 –1 (D) W m–2 K–4
F
26. What are the dimensions of Boltzmann's constant? 35.  = sin(t) (here V = velocity, F = force,
V2
(A) MLT–2K–1 (B) ML2T–2K–1
(C) M0LT–2 (D) M0L2T–2K–1 t = time) : Find the dimension of  and  -
(A)  = [M1L1T0],  = [T–1]
27. Planck's constant has the dimensions of : (B)  = [M1L1T–1],  = [T1]
(A) force (B) energy (C)  = [M1L1T–1],  = [T–1]
(C) linear momentum (D) angular momentum (D)  = [M1L–1T0],  = [T–1]

28. Which pair of following quantities has dimensions 36. Given that v is the speed, r is radius and g is
different from each other. acceleration due to gravity. Which of the following
(A) Impulse and linear momentum is dimension less
(B) Plank's constant and angular momentum
v 2g
(C) Moment of inertia and any moment (A) (B) v2rg
r
(D) Young's modulus and pressure
v2
29. A pair of physical quantities having the same (C) vr2g (D)
rg
dimensional formula is :
(A) angular momentum and torque
(B) torque and energy 37. If E, M, J and G denote energy, mass, angular
(C) force and power momentum and gravitational constant respectively,
(D) power and angular momentum EJ2
then has the dimensions of
M5 G2
30. The product of energy and time is called action. The
dimensional formula for action is same as that for (A) length (B) angle
(A) power (B) angular energy (C) mass (D) time
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38. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as gp hq 44. If force (F) is given by F = Pt–1 +  t, where t is
where g is acceleration due to gravity and h is the time. The unit of P is same as that of
height. The values of p and q are : (A) velocity (B) displacement
1 1 1
(C) acceleration (D) momentum
(A) 1, (B) ,
2 2 2
45. When a wave traverses a medium, the displacement
1 of a particle located at x at time t is given by y = a sin
(C) ,1 (D) 1, 1
2 (bt – cx) where a, b and c are constants of the wave.
The dimensions of b are the same as those of
39. If a and b are two physical quantities having different (A) wave velocity (B) amplitude
dimensions then which of the following can denote (C) wavelength (D) wave frequency
a new physical quantity
(A) a + b (B) a – b b
(C) a/b (D) ea/b 46. In the above question dimensions of are the same
c
as those of
40. Two physical quantities whose dimensions are not (A) wave velocity (B) wavelength
same, cannot be : (C) wave amplitude (D) wave frequency
(A) multiplied with each other
(B) divided 47. If force, acceleration and time are taken as fundamental
(C) added or substracted in the same expression quantities, then the dimensions of length will be :
(D) added together (A) FT2 (B) F–1 A2 T–1
(C) FA T 2 (D) AT2
41. The velocity 'v' (in cm/s) of a particle is given interms
b 48. In a book, the answer for a particular question is
of time 't' (in s) by the equation v = at + The
tc
ma  2kl 
dimensions of a, b and c are expressed as b   1  here m represents
k  ma 
a b c
(A) L 2 T LT 2
mass, a represents accelerations, l represents length.
(B) LT 2 LT L The unit of b should be
(C) LT –2 L T (A) m/s (B) m/s2
(D) L LT T 2
(C) meter (D) /sec

42. The time dependence of a physical quantity ? SECTION - C : Basic Maths

P = P0exp(– t2) 49. The radius of two circles are r and 4r what will be
where  is a constant and t is time the ratio of their Area.
The constant  1 1
(A) will be dimensionless (A) (B)
16 4
(B) will have dimensions of T–2
(C) will have dimensions as that of P 16 4
(C) (D)
(D) will have dimensions equal to the dimension of 1 1
P multiplied by T–2
50. Internal radius of a ball is 3 cm and external radius
43. Force F is given in terms of time t and distance x by is 4 cm. What will be the volume of the material
F = A sin C t + B cos D x. Then the dimensions of used.
A C 148 148
and are given by (A) (B)
B D
3 3
(A) MLT–2, M0L0T–1 (B) MLT–2, M0L–1T0
(C) M0L0T0, M0L1T–1 (D) M0L1T–1, M0L0T0 64
(C) 64 (D)
3

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51. Find value of (1.01)1/2 according to binomial theorem Find the first derivative & second derivative of given
functions w.r.t. corresponding independent variable.
1.01 57. y = 6x2 – 10x
(A) 1.005 (B)
2 (A) 12x – 10, 12 (B) 12 x – x, 12
1.01
(C) 12x3 – 10x2, 12x (D) 0, 0
(C) (D) 1.001
4 12
58. r=
x
52. Draw graph for following equation : 12
(A) (B) 12x
v = v0 – at x2

12
(C) 12 (D)
x2

Find derivative of given functions w.r.t. the

(A) (B)
independent variable x.
59. x sin x
(A) x cos x + sin x (B) x sin x + cos x
(B) x + cos x (D) 1 + cos x
60. y  e x  nx

ex ex
(C) (D) (A) + ex n x (B) – ex n x
x x

ex ex
(C) +x (D) –x
x x

 1
61. y  ( x 2  1)  x  5  
 x
Find the derivative of given function w.r.t. corresponding
independent variable  1  1 
(A) 2x  x  5   + (x2 + 1) 1  2 
53. 2
y  x x8  x  x 

(A) x3 + x2 (B) 2x + 1  1  1 
(B) 2x  x  5   – (x2 + 1) 1  2 
 x  x 
x3 x2
(C) 0 (D) +
3 2 1
(C) 2x + 1 –
x2
(D) 0
54. s  5t 3  3t 5
(A) 15t2 – 15t4 (B) 15t – 3 62. y = x2 tan x
(A) 2x cot x (B) 2x sec2 x
5t 4
(C) 0 (D) (C) 2x + cot x (D) 2x tan x + x2 sec2 x
4

55. y  5 sin x
63. Suppose that the radius r and surface area
S = 4r2 of a sphere are differentiable functions of
(A) 5 cos x (B) 5
ds dr
(C) sin x (D) 5 + cos x t. Write an equation that relates to .
dt dt

ds dr ds dr
56. y  x 2  sin x (A) = 8r (B) = 4r
dt dt dt dt
(A) 2x + sin x (B) 2x sin x
ds dr ds dr
(C) 2x + cos x (D) 2x cos x (C) = 4r2 (D) =
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64. Particle’s position as a function of time is given by 72. Zero error of an instrument introduces
(A) Systematic errors (B) Random errors
x  t 2  4t  4 find the maximum value of position
(C) Both (D) None
coordinate of particle.
(A) 8 (B) 4 73. What is the fractional error in g calculated
(C) 2 (D) 1
from T  2   g ? Given that fractional errors
65. Find the maximum values of function in T and  are  x and  y respectively..
3 2 (A) x + y (B) x – y
2x  15x  36 x  11
(C) 2x + y (D) 2x – y
(A) 39 (B) 69
(C) 79 (D) 49 74. A thin copper wire of length  metre increases
in length by 2% when heated through 10°C.
Find integrals of given functions in question 66 to 69 What is the percentage increase in area when
66. x2 – 2x + 1 a square copper sheet of length metre is
heated through 10°C ?
x3 x3 (A) 4% (B) 8%
(A) – x2 + x (B) + x2 – x
3 3 (C) 16% (D) None of the above.
(C) 2x – 2 (D) 2x + 2
75. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum
in the experiment is recorded as 2.63s, 2.56s,
67. –3x–4
2.42s, 2.71s and 2.80s respectively. The
(A) x–5 (B) x–3 average absolute error is
(C) x–4 (D) 0 (A) 0.1s (B) 0.11s
(C) 0.01s (D) 1.0s
1

68.  5 dx
2 76. The resistance is R 
V
where V = 100  5
I
(A) 15 (B) –5 Volts and I = 10  0.2 amperes. What is the
(C) –15 (D) 5 total error in R ?
(A) 5 % (B) 7 %
4
x  5 
69.   2  3  dx (C) 5.2 % (D)   %
2 
2

(A) 20 (B) 21 77. The length, breadth and thickness of a strip

21 are (10.0  0.1) cm, (1.00  0.01)cm and
(C) (D) 19
2 (0.100  0.001)cm respectively. The most
probable error in its volume will be
SECTION - D :- ERRORS
(A)  0.03 cm3 (B)  0.111 cm3
70. A quantity is represented by X = Ma Lb Tc.
The percentage error in measurement of M, (C)  0.012 cm3 (D) None of these
L and T are %, % and % respectively.
The percentage error in X would be 78. If error in measuring diameter of a circle is 4
(A) (a + b + c) % (B) (a – b + c) % %, the error in circumference of the circle
(C) (a – b– c) % (D) None of these would be :-
(A) 2 % (B) 8 %
71. An experiment measures quantities a, b and (C) 4 % (D) 1 %
c, and X is calculated from X = ab2/c3. If the
79. The external and internal radius of a hollow
percentage error in a, b and c are  1%,
cylinder are measured to be (4.23  0.01) cm
 3% and  2% respectively, the percentage
and (3.89  0.01)cm. The thickness of the
error in X will be –
wall of the cylinder is :-
(A)  13% (B)  7%
(A) (0.34  0.02) cm (B) (0.17  0.02) cm
(C)  4% (D)  1%
(C) (0.17  0.01) cm (D) (0.34  0.01) cm

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80. Percentage error in measuring the radius and 85. The percentage errors in the measurement of
mass of a solid sphere are 2% & 1% respectively. mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively.
Then error in measurement of moment of inertia How much will be the maximum error in the
with respect to its diameter is :- estimate of kinetic energy obtained by
(A) 3 % (B) 6 % measuring mass and speed ?
(C) 5 % (D) 4 % (A) 11 % (B) 8 %
(C) 5 % (D) 1 %
81. In a vernier calliper, N divisions of vernier scale
coincide with (N – 1) divisions of main scale 86. One centimetre on the main scale of vernier
(in which 1 division represents 1mm). The least callipers is divided into ten equal parts. If 10
count of the instrument in cm. should be divisions of vernier scale coincide with 8 small
(A) N (B) N – 1 divisions of the main scale, the least count
of the callipers is
1 1
(C) (D) (A) 0.01 cm (B) 0.02 cm
10N N 1
(C) 0.05 cm (D) 0.005 cm

82. The length of a cylinder is measured with a 87. While measuring acceleration due to gravity
metre rod having least count 0.1 cm. Its by a simple pendulum a student makes a positive
diameter is measured with vernier callipers error of 1% in the length of the pendulum and
having least count 0.01 cm. Given the length a negative error of 3% in the value of the time
is 5.0 cm. and radius is 2.00 cm. The period. His percentage error in the measurement
percentage error in the calculated value of of the value of g will be -
volume will be – (A) 2 % (B) 4 %
(A) 2% (B) 1% (C) 7 % (D) 10 %
(C) 3% (D) 4%
88. A student measured the diameter of a wire
83. A vernier callipers has 20 divisions on the vernier using a screw gauge with least count 0.001
scale which coincide with 19 divisions on the cm and listed the measurements. The correct
main scale. The least count of the instrument measurement is –
is 0.1 mm. The main scale divisions are of (A) 5.3 cm (B) 5.32 cm
(A) 0.5 mm (B) 1 mm (C) 5.320 cm (D) 5.3200 cm
(C) 2 mm (D) 1/4 mm

84. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent

upon the resistance, current and time for
which the current is flown. If the error in
measuring the above are as 1%, 2% and 1%
the maximum error in measuring heat will be
(A) 2% (B) 3%
(C) 6% (D) 1%

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Exercise - 2 Objective Problems | NEET

A. If both Assertion & Reason are True & the 6. Which of the following system of units is not based
Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion. on units of mass, length and time alone
B. If both Assertion & Reason are True but Reason (A) SI (B) MKS
is not a correct explanation of the Assertion. (C) FPS (D) CGS
C. If Assertion is True but the Reason is False
D. If both Assertion & Reason are false. 7. Which of the following quantity is unitless
(A) Velocity gradient
1. Assertion : Light year and year, both measure time. (B) Pressure gradient
(C) Displacement gradient
(D) Force gradient
Reason : Light year is the time taken by the light to
reach the earth from the sun.
8. The dimensional formula of wave number is
(A) A (B) B
(A) M°L°T–1 (B) M–1L–1T°
(C) C (D) D
(C) M°L–1T° (D) M°L°T°

2. Assertion : All derived quantities may be

9. Which of the following does not have the dimensions
represented dimensionally in terms of the base of force ?
quantities. (A) Potential gradient
Reason : The dimension of a base quantity in other (B) Energy gradient
base quantities is always zero. (C) Weight
(A) A (B) B (D) Rate of change of momentum
(C) C (D) D
10. Which of the following is incorrect statement
3. Assertion : If x and y are the distances along x and (A) A dimensionally correct equation may be correct
(B) A dimensionally correct equation may be incorrect
d3 y
y axes respectively then the dimensions of is (C) A dimensionally incorrect equation may be correct
dx 3
(D) A dimensionally incorrect equation is incorrect
M0L-2 T0

z
b
11. A dimensionless quantity
Reason : Dimensions of ydx is M0L2T0 (A) Never has a unit (B) Always has a unit
a (C) May have a unit (D) Does not exist
(A) A (B) B
12. A unitless quantity
(C) C (D) D
(A) Does not exist
(B) Always has a nonzero dimension
4. Assertion : The equation y = 2x + t cannot be true
(C) Never has a nonzero dimension
if x & y are distances and t is time.
(D) May have a nonzero dimension
Reason : Quantities with different dimensions cannot
be added or subtracted. 13. Which of the following is incorrect
(A) A (B) B (A) All derived quantities may be represented
(C) C (D) D dimensionally in terms of the base quantities
(B) A base quantity cannot be represented
5. Assertion : The unit vectors i, j and k have units dimensionally in terms of other base quantities
of distance and dimensions [M°L1T°]. (C) The dimension of a derived quantity is never
Reason : The product of a scalar and a vector is a zero in any base quantity
new scalar. (D) The dimension of a base quantity in other base
quantities is always zero.
(A) A (B) B
(C) C (D) D
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14. The Bernoulli's equation is given by 21. The percentage errors in the measurement of length
and time period of a simple pendulum are 1% and
1 2
p+ v + hg = k 2% respectively. Then, the maximum error in the
2
measurement of acceleration due to gravity is
Where p = pressure,  = density, v = speed, h =
(A) 8% (B) 3%
height of the liquid column, g = acceleration due to
(C) 4% (D) 5%
gravity and k is constant. The dimensional formula
for k is same as that for :
22. A physical quantity A is related to four observations
(A) Velocity gradient
(B) Pressure gradient a 2 b3
(C) Modulus of elasticity a,b,c and d as follows, A = . The percentage
c d
(D) Thrust errors of measurement in a,b,c and d are 1%, 3%,
2% and 2% respectively. What is the percentage
15. When a wave transverses in a medium, the error in the quantity A?
displacement of a particle located at distance x at (A) 12% (B) 7%
time t is given by y = a sin (bt – cx) where a, b and (C) 5% (D) 14%
c are constants of the wave. The dimension of b/c
are same as that of : 23. The values of two resistors are R1 = (6±0.3) k
(A) wave velocity (B) wave length and R2=(10±0.2)k. The percentage error in the
(C) wave amplitude (D) wave frequency equivalent resistance when they are connected in
parallel is
16. The method of dimensional analysis can be used to (A) 5.125% (B) 2%
derive which of the following relations ? (C) 10.125% (D) 7%
(A) N0e–t (B) A sin(t + kx)
1 1 24. The mass and volume of a body are found to be 5.00
(C) mv2 + I2 (D) None of the above
2 2 ± 0.05 kg and 1.00 ±0.05 m3 respectively. Then, the
maximum possible percentage error in its density is
17. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere (A) 6% (B) 3%
is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume (C) 10% (D) 5%
of the sphere will be
(A) 4% (B) 6% 25. The VC shown in the diagram has zero error in it. It is
(C) 8% (D) 2% given that 9 msd = 10 vsd. (i) What is the magnitude
of the zero error ? (1 msd = 1 mm) (ii) The observed
18. An ice-cube of density 900 kg/m3 is floating in water reading of the length of a rod measured by this VC
of density 1000 kg/m3. The percentage of volume comes out to be 5.4 mm. If the vernier had been error
of ice-cube outside the water is : free then reading of main scale would be ____ and
(A) 20% (B) 35% the division of vernier scale coinciding would be ____.
(C) 10% (D) 25%
zero of vernier scale

19. A vernier calipers has 1 mm marks on the main

scale. It has 20 equal division on the Vernier scale
which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Vernier calipers, the least count is :

(A) 0.02 mm (B) 0.05 mm
(C) 0.1 mm (D) 0.2 mm
(A) (i) x = – 0.5 msd, (ii) 1, 3
20. The diameter of a cylinder is measured using a vernier (B) (i) x = – 0.7 msd, (ii) 6, 1
callipers with no zero error. It is found that the zero (C) (i) x = – 0.5 msd, (ii) 3, 1
of the vernier scale lies between 5.10 cm and 5.15 (D) (i) x = 0.5 msd, (ii) 5, 1
cm of the main scale. The vernier scale has 50 division
equivalent to 2.45 cm. The 24th division of the vernier
scale exactly coincides with one of the main scale
divisions. The diameter of the cylinder is :
(A) 5.112 cm (B) 5.124 cm
(C) 5.136 cm (D) 5.148 cm
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Exercise - 3 | Section-A Previous Year Problems | NEET

1. The ratio of the dimension of Planck's constant and 8. Dimension of electrical resistance is :–
that of the moment of inertia is the dimension of :- [AIIMS 2005, AIPMT 2007]
[AIPMT 2005]
(A) ML2 T–3 A–1 (B) ML2 T–3 A–2
(A) Velocity (B) Angular momentum
(C) ML3 T–3 A–2 (D) ML–1 L3 T3 A2
(C) Time (D) Frequency
9. Which of the following units denotes the dimensions
2. 'Parsec' is the unit of – [AIIMS 2005] [ML2/Q2], where Q denotes the electri charge ?
(A) time (B) distance [BHU 2007]
(C) frequency (D) angular acceleration (A)Wb/m2 (B) Henry (H)
(C) H/m2 (D) Weber (Wb)
3. Parsec is the unit of : [DPMT 1998, AIIMS 2005]
(A) Speed (B) time
(C) distance (D) none of the above 10. The ratio of the dimensions of Planck’s constant and
that of the moment of inertia is the dimension of
4. In a system of units, if force F, acceleration A and [AFMC 2007]
time T are taken as fundamental units, then the (A) frequency
dimensional formula of energy is [BHU 2005]
(B) velocity
(A) [FA2T] (B) [FAT2]
(C) [F2AT] (D) [FAT] (C) angular momentum
(D) time
5. Pascal-second has the dimension of
[AFMC 2005] 11. The speed v of ripples on the surface of water depends
(A) force (B) energy on surface tension , density  and wavelength . The
(C) pressure (D) coefficient of viscosity square of speed is proportional to. [AIIMS 2007]


6. Assertion (A) Specific gravity of a fluid is a 
(A) (B)
 
dimensionless quantity. [AIIMS 2005]
Reason (R) It is the ratio of density of fluid to the
density of water. 
(C)  (D) 
(A) Both A and B are correct and R is the correct
explanation of A
(B) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct
12. The velocity v (in cm/s) of a particle is given in
explanation of A
terms of time t (in second) by the equation
(C) A is correct but R is incorrect
b
(D) Both A and R are incorrect v = at +
tc
The dimensions of a, b and c are [Manipal 2008]
7. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by
a b c
b
v = at + , where a, b and c are constants. The  c
tc (A) L  2
LT 2 
T   
dimensions of a, b and c are respectively :-
[AIPMT 2006] (B) [LT2] [LT] [L]
(A) LT–2, L and T (B) L2, T and LT2 (C) [LT–2] [L] [T]
(C) LT2, LT and L (D) L, LT and T2 (D) [L] [LT] [T2]

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13. If p represents radiation pressure, c represents 17. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere
speed of light Q represents radiation energy striking is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume
a unit area per second, then non-zero intergers x, y of the sphere will be [AIPMT-2008]
and z such that px Qy Cz is dimensionless, are (1) 4% (2) 6%
[BHU 2008] (3) 8% (4) 2%
(A) x= 1, y = 1, z = –1
(B) x = 1, y = –1, z = 1 19. If the dimensions of a physical quantity are given
by MaLbTc, then the physical quantity will be :
(C) x = –1, y = 1, z = 1
[AIPMT 2009]
(D) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
(A) Force if a = 0, b = –1, c = – 2

14. The physical quantity having the dimensions (B) Pressure if a = 1, b = – 1, c = – 2

(C) Velocity if a = 1, b = 0, c = – 1
[M–1L–3T3A2] is [AFMC 2008]
(D) Acceleration if a = 1, b = 1, c = – 2
(A) resistance
(B) resistivity
20. The dimensions of (00)–1/2 are
(C) electrical conductivity
[CBSE AIPMT 2011]
(D) electromotive force
(A) [L–1T] (B) [LT–1]
15. The dimensions of planck's constant and angular
(C) [L–1/2T1/2] (D) [L1/2T–1/2]
momentum are respectively [RPMT-2008]
(A) ML2T–1, ML–1T–1 (B) ML2T–1,ML2T–1
21. Dimensions of capacitance are [Manipal 2011]
(C) ML–1T–1, ML2T–1 (D) ML–2T–2,ML–1T–1 (A) [M–1L–2T4A2] (B) [MLT–3A–1]
(C) [ML–2T–3A–1] (D) [M–1L–2A–1]
16. If dimensions of A and B are different, then which of
the following operation is valid ? [RPMT-2008] 22. If C and R denote capacitance and resistance, then
(A) A/B (B) e–A/B the dimension of CR is [Manipal 2013]
(A) [M0L0T]
(C) A–B (D) A+ B
(B) [ML0T]
(C) [M0L0T2]
17. Which two of the following five physical parameters
(D) not expressible in terms of M, L and T
have the same dimensions ? [AIPMT 2008]
(a) energy density (b) refractive index
(c) dielectric constant (d) Young's modulus 1
23. The dimensions of 0E2 (0 is permittivity of free
2
(e) magnetic field
space, E is electric field) are [AIIMS 2013]
(A) (a) and (d) (B) (a) and (e)
(A) [MLT–1] (B) [ML2T–3]
(C) (b) and (d) (D) (c) and (e)
(C) [ML–1T–2] (D) [ML–2T–1]

18. The speed of light c, gravitational constant G and

Planck’s constant h are taken as fundamental units in 24. If force (F), velocity (v) and time (T) are taken as
a system. The dimensions of time in this new system fundamental units, then the dimension of mass is
should be [AIIMS 2008] [CBSE AIPMT 2014]
(A) [G1/2h1/2c–5/2] (B) [G–1/2h1/2c1/2] (A) [FvT–1] (B) [FvT–2]
(C) [G1/2h1/2c–3/2] (D) [G1/2h1/2c1/2] (C) [Fv–1T–1] (D) [Fv–1T]

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z
27. If energy (E), velocirty (V) and time (T) are chosen

25. The relation P = e k , where p is pressure, Z is as the fundamental quantities, rthe dimensional

formula of surface tension wil,l be - [AIPMT-2015]
distance, k is Bolzmann constant and  is
(A) [E2 V–1 T–3] (B) [E V–2 T–1]
temperature. The dismensional formula of will be
(C) [EV–1 T–2] (D) [E V–2 T–2]
[AFMC 2014]
(A) [M0L2T0] (B) [ML2T] 28. A physical quantity of the dimensions of
(C) [ML0T–1] (D) [M0L2T–1] length that can be formed out of c, G and

e2
40
is [c is velocity of light, G is universal
26. If dimensions of critical velocity vc of a liquid flowing
through a tube are expressed as [xyrz] where , constant of gravitation and e is charge]:
 and r are the coefficient of viscosity of liquid, [NEET-2017]
density of liquid and radius of the tube respectively, 1 1
2 2
then the value of x,y and z are given by -  e2 
2 1  e2 
(A) c G  (B) 2  
[RE-AIPMT-2015]  40  C  G 4 0

(A) 1,1,1 (B) 1, –1, –1 1

e2
2
1 1  e2 
(C) –1, –1, 1 (D) –1, –1, –1 (C) c G 4 (D) 2 G 
0 c  40 

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Exercise - 3 | Section-B Previous Year Problems | JEE MAIN

1. Out of the following pairs, which one does not have 7. The respective number of significant figures for the
identical dimensions ? [AIEEE 2005] numbers 23.023, 0.0003 and 21 × 10–3 are
(A) Angular momentum and Planck's constant [AIEEE 2010]
(B) Impulse and momentum (A) 5, 1, 2 (B) 5, 1, 5
(C) Moment of inertia and moment of a force (C) 5, 5, 2 (D) 4, 4, 2
(D) Work and torque
8. Let [0 ] denote the dimensional formula of the
permittivity of vecuum. If M = mass, L = length,
2. The 'rad' is the correct unit used to report the mea-
T = Time and A = electric current, then [Mains 2013]
surement of [AIEEE 2006]
(A) [0] = [M–1 L–3 T2 A]
(A) the ability of a beam of gamma ray photons to
produce ions in a target (B) [0] = [M–1 L–3 T4 A2]
(B) the energy delivered by radiation to a target (C) [0] = [M–2 L2 T–1 A–2]
(C) the biological effect of radiation (B) [0] = [M–1 L2 T–1 A2]
(D) the rate of decay of a radioactive source
9. Match List I with List II and select the correct
answer using the codes given below the lists.
3. Which of the following units denotes the dimensions
[ML2/Q2], where Q denotes the electric charges? [Mains 2013]
[AIEEE 2006] Column I Column II
(A) Wb/m2 (B) henry (H) (A) Boltzmann constant (P) [ML2T–1]
(C) H/m2 (D) weber (Wb) (B) Coefficient of viscosity (Q) [ML–1T–1]
(C) Planck constant (R) [MLT–3K–1]
4. A body of mass m = 3.513 kg is moving along the (D) Thermal conductivity (S) [ML2T–2K–1]
x-axis with a speed of 5.00 ms–1. The magnitude of
its momentum is recorded as [AIEEE 2008] 10. A student measures the time period of 100
(A) 17.6 kg ms–1 (B) 17.565 kg ms–1 oscillations of a simple pendulum four times.
The data set is 90 s, 91 s, 95 s and 92 s. If
(C) 17.56 kg ms–1 (D) 17.57 kg ms–1 the minimum division in the measuring clock is
1 s, then the reported mean time should be :
[JEE MAIN-2016]
5. The dimensions of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (A) 92 ± 5.0 s (B) 92 ± 1.8 s
(coulomb) is given as [AIEEE 2008] (C) 92 ± 3 s (D) 92 ± 2 s
(A) [MLT–C–1] (B) [MT2C–2]
(C) [MT–1C–1] (D) [MT2C–1]

6. In an experiment the angles are required to be

measured using an instrument. 29 divisions of the
main scale exactly coincide with the 30 divisions of
the vernier scale. If the smallest division of the main
scale is half-a-degree (= 0.5°), then the least count
of the instrument is [AIEEE 2009]
(A) one minute (B) half minute
(C) one degree (D) half degree

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ANSWER KEY
Exercise - 1 Objective Problems | NEET

1. A 2. C 3. C 4. B 5. B 6. B 7. D
8. B 9. D 10. D 11. D 12. C 13. C 14. A
15. A 16. B 17. C 18. A 19. A 20. D 21. C
22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. D 28. C
29. B 30. B 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. D
36. D 37. B 38. B 39. C 40. C 41. C 42. B
43. C 44. D 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. A
50. A 51. A 52. A 53. B 54. A 55. A 56. C
57. A 58. D 59. A 60. A 61. A 62. D 63. A
64. A 65. A 66. A 67. B 68. A 69. B 70. A
71. A 72. A 73. C 74. A 75. B 76. B 77. A
78. C 79. A 80. C 81. C 82. C 83. C 84. C
85. B 86. B 87. C 88. C

Exercise - 2 Objective Problems | NEET

1. A 2. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. C 9. C

10. C 11. C 12. A 13. D 17. B 18. C 19. D

20. B 21. D 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B

Exercise - 3 | Section-A Previous Year Problems | NEET

1. D 2. B 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. A
8. B 9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C 13. B 14. C

15. B 16. A 17. A 18. A 17. B 19. B 20. B

21. A 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D

28. D

Exercise - 3 | Section-B Previous Year Problems | JEE MAIN

1. C 2. C 3. B 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. A

8. B 9. AS;BQ;CP;DR 10. D

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