Level-I

Chapter 1

Physical World, Units and

Measurement

Solutions

[System of Units]
1. Answer (3)
nu = constant
2. Answer (3)
1 nm = 10–9 m = 10–7 cm
3. Answer (1)
Pascal = newton/m2
4. Answer (3)
Angular acceleration = change in angular velocity/Δt
[Dimensional Analysis]
5. Answer (4)
There are many quantities which have same dimension hence due to this reason it may be possible that an
equation which is dimensionally correct is incorrect. e.g.,
 
Kinetic energy = r × F
is dimensionally correct but it is an incorrect relation.
6. Answer (3)
Angular velocity and frequency have dimension of [M0L0T–1].
7. Answer (1)
K = [ML2T–2]/[L2] = [ML0T–2].
8. Answer (3)
[h] = [ML2T–1] while [p] = [MLT–1]
9. Answer (3)
p = At2 + Bt + C
⇒ [MLT–1] = B × [T]
B = [MLT–2]

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10. Answer (3)

nR θ joule α joule sec sec

α= = β= = × =
x metre p metre joule metre

11. Answer (4)

1 1
f = cmx.ky ⇒ [T–1] = [Mx] [MT–2]y ⇒ [T–1] = [Mx+yT–2y], x = − , y =
2 2

12. Answer (4)

Argument of trigonometric function is dimensionless.
13. Answer (4)
1 joule = n units. Or 1 kg m2s–2 = n units

2 −2
 kg   1m   sec 
⇒ n = 1      n = 36 × 10 −6
100 kg  1000 m   60 sec 

14. Answer (4)

1 1 3
f = k .T a ρb l c , [ T ] = [MT -2 ], ρ = [ML-3 ]  a = ,b = − ,c = −
2 2 2

15. Answer (1)

[M] = [Fa] [Lb] [Tc] = [MLT–2]a [Lb] [Tc] ⇒ a = 1, b = – 1, c = 2
16. Answer (4)
Coefficient of viscosity ‘η’ has its unit pascal-second in SI system.
17. Answer (3)
Newton × sec = Impulse = change in Linear momentum.
18. Answer (3)
Unit of energy is kg m2 s–2
19. Answer (3)
F = G.m1m2/r2 ⇒ G = F × r2/m1m2
20. Answer (4)

A ΔV F Δx [MLT –2 ] [L]
F =η η= = 2 = [ML–1T –1 ] ⇒ [n] = [ML–1 T–1] ⇒ kg.m–1s–1
Δx AΔV [L ] [LT –1 ]
21. Answer (1)

Pressure = [ML–1 T–2]

22. Answer (4)

2π is dimensionless and h is Planck’s constant. Whose dimensions are same as that of angular momentum.

23. Answer (1)

Calorie is the unit of heat which is a form of energy.

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24. Answer (4)

According to principle of homogeneity of dimensions, A cannot be added directly to B.

[Error Analysis]
25. Answer (3)

Precision of an instrument depends on least count because it decides up to how many places after decimal,
quantity can be measured.

26. Answer (1)

The instrument can measure the diameter after three decimal places.

27. Answer (1)

Least count = 0.1 cm

∴ Uncertainity = ± 0.1

0.1
∴ ± × 100 ≈ ± 1%
10.1
28. Answer (1)

A has maximum number of significant figures.

29. Answer (3)
If mass of cube is m and length of side is l then

m
density ρ =
l3
Δρ Δm Δl
= +3
ρ m l
⇒ Percentage error in ρ = percentage error in m + 3 × percentage error in l.
= 0.3 + 3 × 0.2 = 0.9%
30. Answer (2)
13.12
Mean value = = 2.62 ,
5
0.54
Mean absolute error = = 0.11
5
31. Answer (3)
As per rounding off rule and significant figure.
0.00274 becomes 0.0027.
32. Answer (2)
After decimal, zeros are insignificant.
33. Answer (4)
0.205 has least number of significant digits after decimal and equals to 3 which is obtained in option (4).
34. Answer (3)
Calculation is done upto two places after the decimal according to rule of significant figure.

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[Significant Figures, Errors in Measurement]

35. Answer (1)

A X BY
Y =
CZ
ΔY ΔA ΔB ΔC
 =X +Y +Z
Y A B C
ΔY
 × 100 = xa + yb + zc
Y
36. Answer (3)

We have, p = 2mK

p2
 k=
2m

p2
k1 =
2m

(1.1p )2
k2 =
2m

 p2 
 (k2 − k1 ) =   (0.21)
 2m 

Δk
 × 100 = 21
k
37. Answer (3)
Value of time 100 s contain three significant figures.
38. Answer (500.00)
Density ρ = 0.5 g/cc

0.5 × 10 −3 kg
=
(10 −2 )3 m3

= 5 × 10 2 kg m3

39. Answer (69.00)

2
 13v  2

kf − k i  10  − v
× 100 =   × 100 = 69%
% change in kinetic energy =
ki v2
40. Answer (0.1)
Conversion factor = dyne.cm–2/newton.m–2 = 0.1
41. Answer (0.8)

1
Least count = = 0.2 s
5
∴ ΔT = 0.2 s, T = 25 s

0.2
% error = × 100 = 0.8%
25
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42. Answer (4.00)

Δd 0.003 0.005 0.06

× 100 = × 100 + 2 × × 100 + × 100 = 4%
d 0.3 0.5 6
43. Answer (45.00)

dm sec 2 θd θ 2 ⋅ d θ
m = π tan θ  dm = π sec 2 θd θ  × 100 = =
m tan θ sin2θ

dm
× 100 will be minimum when 2θ = 90° ⇒ θ = 45°
m
44. Answer (3.00)

(3.20 + 4.80) × 105 have 3 significant figures as specified in rules.

45. Answer (90.00)

Let least count is t second and time period is T.

 t 
E1 =  
 10T 

 t 
E2 =  
 100T 

ΔE
× 100 = 90%
E1

  

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