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Physics Question Bank (Units and Measurements)

1) Which of the following is not a fundamental unit?

a) metre b) kilogram
c)kelvin d) volt.

2) [L'MT)] isthe dimensional formula for:

a) momentum b) acceleration
c) force d) work.

3) Zero error of an instrument introduces

a) systematic error b) random error
c) personal error d) decimal error.

4) Dimensions of kinetic energy are the same as that of :

a) force b) work
c) acceleration d) pressure.
5) The radius of the Earth is 6371 km. The order of the magnitude of Earth's
radius is:
a) 10°m 10°m
c) 10'm d) 10 m.

6) 3.310 X10 hassignificant figures.

7) Find the order of magnitude ofthe following:
a) Gravitational acceleration (g) 9.81 m/s
=

b) Mass of electron = 9.10938 x 10 kg

c) Rod of length 50 cm
d) Speed of light in vacuum = 299792458 m/s
e) Period of rotation of Earth = 86400s

f) Universal Gravitational constant 6.673 x

10" Nm/kg

8) How many significant figures do the following numbers have?

a) 58.4 b) 39.2 c) 100.3 d) 3.14
9) Classify the following S.I. units into fundamental and derived units:
a) kilogram b) joule c) kelvin d) mole e) newton f)coulomb
8) ampere h) watt i) volt

10) Clasify the following physical quantities into fundamental and derived
quantities:
a) Force b) Work c) Luminous intensity d) Power e) Temperature
f) Impulse 8)Charge i) Energy

11) Obtain the dimensions of the following derived quantities from their defining
equations:
a) Volume b} Density c) Velocity d) Acceleration e) Force f) Pressure
8) Momentum h} Work i) Energy ) Power k}) Charge

12) Using the princlple of homogeneity, test the correctness of equations:

a)v=u+at
b) s= ut+ % at
c)v= u+2as?
d) P= hpg
e) F=mv

13) Using dimensional analysis, show that

a) 1 newton 10 dyne
b) 1 joule = 10 erg
c) 1g/cm = 10 kg/m

14) State different types of systems of units.

15) What are fundamental quantities?

State two examples of fundamental quantities. Write their S.I. and C.G.S. units.
16) What are derived quantities ?
State two examples of derived quantties. Write their S.l. and C.G.S. units.
17) State two supplementary units.

18) State the limitations of dimensional analysis.

19) The kinetic energy of a body depends upon the mass (m) and its speed (v).
Obtain an expression for kinetic energy by using dimensional analysis.

20) The hydrostatic pressure (P) of a liquid column depends on the density (p) of
the liquid, height of the liquid column (h) and acceleration due to gravity (e)
Using dimensional analysis, obtain the formula for hydrostatic pressure.

21) The period (T) of a simple pendulum depends upon the length () of simple
pendulum and acceleration due to gravity (g). Using dimensional analysis,
obtain the relation between T, I and g.

22) The distance (s) covered by a body in time (t) is given by the relation
s a+bt+ct'. What are the dimensions of a, b and c?

23) Define the following quantities and write their formula.

a) Absolute Error
b) Mean absolute error
c) Relative error
d) Percentage Error

24) In Ohm's experiment, the values of the unknown resistance were found to be
6.120, 6.09 0, 6.22 n, 6.15 n. Calculate the absolute error, relative error &
percentage error in these measurements.

25) In a workshop a worker measures the length of a steel plate with a Vernier
callipers having a least count 0.01 cm. Four such measurements of length
yielded the following values: 3.11 cm, 3.13 cm, 3.14 cm, 3.14 cm. Find the
mean length, the mean absolute error and the percentage error in the
measured value of the length.

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