BIRLA PUBLIC SCHOOL DOHA ,QATAR

HOLIDAY WORKSHEET JULY 2021-2022

GRADE XI - PHYSICS
UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
Instruction:
Revise the chapter Units and Measurement
Solved questions to be submitted in GCR on 30th August 2021
All questions are compulsory and must be neatly done.

Choose the correct option:

1. The number of significant figures in 0.06900 is

(a) 5
(b) 4
(c) 2
(d) 3
2. The sum of the numbers 436.32, 227.2 and 0.301 in appropriate significant figures
is
(a) 663.821
(b) 664
(c) 663.8
(d) 663.82
3. The mass and volume of a body are 4.237 g and 2.5 cm ​, respectively. The
density of the material of the body in correct significant figures is
(a) 1.6048 g cm
(b) 1.69 g cm
(c) 1.7 g cm
(d) 1.695 g cm
4. The numbers 2.745 and 2.735 on rounding off to 3 significant figures will give
(a) 2.75 and 2.74
(b) 2.74 and 2.73
(c) 2.75 and 2.73
(d) 2.74 and 2.74
5. The length and breadth of a rectangular sheet are 16.2 cm and 10.1cm,
respectively. The area of the sheet in appropriate significant figures and error is
(a) 164 ± 3 cm
(b) 163.62 ± 2.6 cm
(c) 163.6 ± 2.6 cm
(d) 163.62 ± 3 cm
6. Measure of two quantities along with the precision of respective measuring
instrument is A = 2.5 m s-​1​ ± 0.5 ms-​1​ B = 0.10 s ± 0.01 s
The value of A B will be
(a) (0.25 ± 0.08) m
(b) (0.25 ± 0.5) m
(c) (0.25 ± 0.05) m
(d) (0.25 ± 0.135) m
7.CASE STUDY QUESTION
Measurement of any physical quantity involves comparison with a certain basic,
arbitrarily chosen internationally accepted reference standard called unit. The units
for the fundamental quantities are called fundamental or base units. The units of all
other physical quantities are expressed in terms of fundamental units and thus
named derived units. The nature of a physical quantity can be described by its
dimension. The dimensions of a physical quantity are the powers to which the base
quantities are raised to represent that quantity.
(i).Which of the following are not a unit of time?
(a) Second (b) Parsec (c) Year (d) Light year
(ii).The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is
(a) [MLT-​1​] (b) [M-​1​L2​​T-​2​] (c) [ML-​1​T -​1​] (d) none of these
(iii)The SI unit of solid angle is
(a)radian (b)arc second (c)steradian (d)arc minute
(iv) Which of the following pairs of physical quantities does not have same
dimensional formula?
(a) Work and torque.
(b) Angular momentum and Planck’s constant.
(c) Tension and surface tension.
(d) Impulse and linear momentum.

8.Deduce the dimensional formula for the following quantities (i) Gravitational
constant (ii) Young’s modulus (iii) Coefficient of viscosity.
​9.Define the following units:(i) Light year (ii) Parsec (iii) Astronomical unit (Au).
10.The density of a cylindrical rod was measured by using the formula ρ=4m/πD ​ ​l​.
The percentage errors in m, D and ​l​ are 1%, 1.5% and 0.5%. Calculate the
percentage error in the calculated value of density.
(a)Describe the Parallax Method for the determination of the distance of a
nearby star from the earth.
(b)The parallax of a heavenly body measured from two points diameterically
opposite on earth’s equator is 60 arcsecond. If the radius of earth is 6.4 x 10 m,
determine the distance of the heavenly body from the centre of earth. Convert this
distance in A.U. Given 1 A.U. = 1.5 x 10 ​ m.
12.(i) Differentiate accuracy and precision
(b)The diameter of a wire measured by a screw gauge was found to be
0.026cm,0.028cm,0.029cm,0.027cm,0.024cm,0.027cm.Calculate (1)mean value of
the diameter (2)mean absolute error (3)relative error (4)percentage error

13. The wavelength λ associated with a moving electron depends on its mass m, its
velocity v and Planck’s constant h. Prove dimensionally that λ∞ /mv
14. Reynold number NR a dimensionless quantity determines the condition of flow of
a viscous liquid through a pipe.NR is a function of the density of the liquid ρ ,its
average speed v and coefficient of viscosity η. Given that NR is also directly
proportional to D the diameter of the pipe .Show from dimensional considerations
that 𝑁𝑅 𝜌𝑣𝐷/η

15. Experiments show that the frequency (n) of a tuning fork depends upon the
length (l) of the prong, the density (d) and the Young’s modulus (Y) of its material.
From dimensional considerations, find a possible relation for the frequency of a
tuning fork.