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Arjuna NEET 2.0 2023

DPP-04
Unit Dimension and Measurement
1. The unit of percentage error is 7. If x = ab, the maximum percentage error in the
(1) Same as that of physical quantity measurement of x will be:
(2) Different from that of physical quantity  a   b 
(3) Percentage error is unitless (1)   100%     100% 
 a   b 
(4) Errors have got their own units which are
 a   b 
different from that of physical quantity (2)   100%     100% 
measured  a   b 
 a b 
2. The percentage errors in measurement of mass and (3)  −   100%
 a b 
speed are 3% and 2%, respectively. The error in
 a b 
kinetic energy will be (4)  +   100%
(1) 6% (2) 7%  a b 
(3) 10% (4) 12%
8. If x = a2b, the maximum percentage error in the
3. There is an error of 2% in the measurement of side measurement of x will be:
of a cube. The percentage error in the calculation of  2a   b 
(1)   100%     100% 
its volume will be  a   b 
(1) 1% (2) 2%
 2a   b 
(3) 3% (4) 6% (2)   100%     100% 
 a   b 
4. In the measurement of a physical quantity  2a b 
(3)  −   100%
A2 B  a b 
X = . The percentage errors introduced in
C1/3 D3  2a b 
(4)  +   100%
the measurements of the quantities, A, B, C and D  a b 
are 2%, 2%, 4% and 5% respectively. Then the
minimum amount of percentage of error in the 9. A rectangular plate has length (2 ± 0.02) cm and
measurement of X is contributed by width (1 ± 0.01) cm. The maximum percentage error
(1) A (2) B in the measurement of its area is
(3) C (4) D (1) 1% (2) 2%
(3) 3% (4) 5%
5. In an experiment refractive index of glass was
observed to be 1.45, 1.56, 1.54, 1.44, 1.54 and 1.53. 10. The maximum error in the measurement of mass
The mean absolute error in the experiment is and length of the side of a cube are 2% and 1%,
(1) 0.04 (2) 0.02 respectively. The maximum error in its density is
(3) – 0.03 (4) ± 0.01 (1) 2%
(2) 1%
6. If x = a – b, the maximum percentage error in the
(3) 3%
measurement of x will be:
(4) 5%
 a b 
(1)  +   100%
 a b 
11. A student measures quantities a, b and c and then
 a b  calculates S by the formula S = ab2/c3. If the error in
(2)  −   100%
 a b  a, b, c are 1%, 3% and 2% respectively, the
 a b  maximum error in S can be
(3)  +   100%
 a −b a −b (1) 13% (2) 7%
 a b  (3) 4% (4) 1%
(4)  −   100%
 a −b a −b 
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12. A student measures the distance travelled in free fall of 14. In an experiment, refractive index of glass was
a body, initially at rest, in a given time. He uses these observed to be 1.45, 1.56, 1.54, 1.44, 1.54 & 1.53.
data to estimate g, the acceleration due to gravity. If Calculate mean value of refractive index.
the maximum percentage errors in measurement of the (1) 1.51 (2) 2.45
distance and the time are e1 and e2, respectively, the (3) 1.52 (4) 1.15
percentage error in the estimation of g is
(1) e2 – e1 (2) e1 + 2e2
(3) e1 + e2 (4) e1 – 2e2

13. In an experiment four quantities a, b, c and d are

measured with percentage error 1%, 2%, 3% and 4%,
respectively. Quantity P is calculated as follows:
a3b 2
P= % error in P is
cd
(1) 7% (2) 4%
(3) 14% (4) 10%
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Answer Key
1. (3) 8. (4)
2. (2) 9. (2)
3. (4) 10. (4)
4. (3) 11. (1)
5. (1) 12. (2)
6. (3) 13. (3)
7. (4) 14. (1)

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