SIGNIFICANT FIGURES

1. The number of significant figures in 0.00150 is:

(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
2. The number of significant digits in 4755.50 is

3. The number of significiant digits in 17.200

(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
4. The number of significant digits in 007020$00
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
5. Number of significant digits in 0.3 x 10-2 is
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)1
6. Number of significant digits in 0023.30 x 10-2 is
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
7. Number of significant digits in 0.00203 x 10-1 is
(a)2 (b)3 (c)4 (d)5
8. The number 3.230 x 102 can be written as
(a)323 (b)320 (c)323.0 (d) 323.00
9. Which of the following are not true regarding significant figures?
a. A non – zero digit may not be significant.
b. The zeros appearing in the middle of a number are significant, while those at the end of a number without a
decimal point are ambiguous.
c. The power of 10 are counted while counting the number of significant figure
d. All the zeros appearing after the decimal point are always significant.

10. Value of 2.25 + 6 in accordance with significant digits is

a. 8.25 b. 8.3 c. 8 d. none of these
11. Value of 1.2 + 1.33 + 1.34 in accordance with significant digits is
a. 3.87 b. 3.8 c. 3.89 d. 3.9
12. What is the sum of 6.75 ´ 103 and 4.52 ´ 102.
(a) 7202 (b) 720.0 (c) 7.2 x 103 (d) 7.20 x 103
13. A body of mass m = 3.513 kg is moving along the x – axis with a speed of 5.00ms -1 . The magnitude of its
momentum is recorded as:
(a) 17.6 kg ms -1 (b) 17.565 kg ms -1 (c) 17.56 kg ms -1 (d) 17.57 kg ms -1
14. Subtract 3.2 ´ 10-6 from 4.7 ´ 10-4.

15. 2.00 x 3.5 can be written as

a. 7 b. 7.0 c. 7.00 d. none of these
16. 3.2 × 2.7 =
(a)9 (b)8 (c)8.6 (d)8.64
17. Find the volume of a cube of side 2.5 cm
a. 15.625 b. 15.6 c. 16 d. 15.62
18. If 97.52 is divided by 2.54, the correct result in terms of significant figures is
(a) 38.4 (b) 38.3937 (c) 38.394 (d) 38.39
19. A substance of mass 5.74 gm occupies a volume of 1.2 cm3. Calculate density of the substance.
a. 4.783 b. 4.78 c. 4.8 D. 5 (c)8.6 (d)8.64
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21. If the value of resistance is 10.845 ohm and the value of current is 3.23 ampere, the potential is 35.02935 volt. Its
value in significant number would be
(a) 3.55 volt (b) 35.0 volt (c) 35.029 volt (d) 35.030 volt

Answers
1. B 2. 6 3. D 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. B

8. C 9. A C D 10. C 11. D 12. D 13. A 14. 4.7 x 10

15. A 16. C 17. C 18. A 19. C 20. A 21. B