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Units and Dimensions

The dimensional formula for Areal Velocity is

1.

2.

5.

2.105

4.10-7

1. Surface Tension

2. Viscosity

3. Strain Energy

4. Intensity of Energy

Linear Momentum and Angular Momentum have the same dimensions in

1. Mass and Length

2. Length and Time

3. Mass and Time

4.Mass, Length and Time

The angle subtended at the centre of a circle by an arc whose length is equal to the

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2. 2 Radian

3. Radian

4. /2 Radian

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The dimensions of (velocity)/radius are the same as that of

1) Plancks constant

3) Dielectric constant

2) Gravitational constant

4) Acceleration due to Gravity

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The physical quantities not having same dimensions are

2) Momentum and Plancks constant

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1) Torque and Work

4) Speed and 0 o

3) Stress and Youngs Modulus

1/ 2

The dimensional formula of resistivity in terms of M, L, T and Q, where Q stands

8.

M 0 L2T 1

[Jm-2] is the unit of

1. Radian

7.

4.

3.107

diameter of the circle is

6.

M 0 L2T 1

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4.

3.

If P is the X-ray unit and Q is micron then P/Q is

1. 10-5

3.

M 0 L2T 1

n.

2.

M 0 L2T 1

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for the dimensions of charge is

1) [ ML3T 1Q 2 ]

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2) [ ML3T 1Q 1 ]

3) [ ML2T 1Q 1 ]

4) [ MLT 1Q 1 ]

The dimensional formula for magnetic flux is

1) [ ML2T 2 I 1 ]

2) [ ML2T 2 I 2 ]

10. If is the permeability and

3) [ ML2T 2 I 1 ]

is the permittivity then

4) [ ML2T 2 I 2 ]
is equal to

1. Speed of sound

2. Speed of light in vacuum

3. Speed of sound in medium

4. Speed of light in medium

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11.

1
has the same unit as
Capacitance Inductance

1) Time

2) Velocity

3) Velocity gradient

4) None of the above

12. [M1L2T-3A-2] is the dimensional formula of

1. Electric resistance

2. Capacity

3. Electric potential

4. Specific resistance

13. If m is the mass, Q is the charge and B is the magnetic induction, m/BQ has the

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same dimensions as
1. Frequency

2. Time

3. Velocity

4. Acceleration

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14. Consider the following two statements A and B and identify the correct answer.

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A) The size (u) of the unit of physical quantity and its numerical magnitude (n) are
related to each other by the relation nu = constant.

1) A is true but B is false

3) Both A and B are true

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B) The choice of mass, length and time as fundamental quantities is not unique.
2) B is true but A is false
4) Both A and B are false

15. Consider the following two statements A and B and identify the correct answer

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A) The MKS system is a coherent system of units

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B) In SI, joule is the unit for all forms of energy

2) B is true but A is false

3) Both A and B are true

4) Both A and B are false

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1) A is true but B is false

16. With usual notation, the following equation, said to give the distance covered in the

( 2n 1)
nth second i.e., is Sn = u + a

1) Numerically correct only

2) Dimensionally correct only
3) Both dimensionally and numerically correct
4) Neither numerically nor dimensionally corrects

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17. The pair of quantities having neither units nor dimensions is

1) Plane angle and Specific gravity
2) Magnetic permeability and Relative Permittivity
3) Coefficient of friction and Coefficient of restitution
4) Linear momentum and Angular momentum

1) Force

2) Power

3) Pressure

Energy
is
mass length

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18. The physical quantity which has dimensional formula as that of

4) Acceleration

19. Out of the following the correct order of dimensions of mass increases is
b) Power

c) Gravitational Constant

1) a, b, c

2) c, a, b

3) a, c, b

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a) Velocity

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4) b, c, a

20. The correct order in which the dimensions of time decreases in the following physical

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quantities.
a) Power

b) Modulus of elasticity

c) Moment of inertia

d) Angular momentum

1) a, b, d, c

2) c, d, a, b

3) a, c, d, b

4) c, d, b, a

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21. (A): Plane angle has unit but no dimensional formula.

(B): All dimensions less quantities are unit less.
2) Both A & B are false

3) Only A is true

4) Only B is true

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1) Both A & B are true

22. (A): The correctness of an equation is verified using the principle of homogeneity.

(B): All units less quantities are dimensional less.

2) Both A & B are false

3) Only A is true

4) Only B is true

1) Both A & B are true

23. (A): The value of dimensionless constants or proportionality constants cannot be

found by dimensional methods.
(B): The equations containing trigonometrical, exponential and logarithmic
functions cannot be analyzed by dimensional methods.
1) Both A & B are true

2) Both A & B are false

3) Only A is true

4) only B is true

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24. The pair of physical quantities not having the same dimensional formula are
(1993E)

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1. Acceleration, Gravitational field strength

2. Torque, Angular momentum

3. Pressure, Modulus of elasticity

4. All the above

A pair of physical quantities having the same dimensional formula is

1. Momentum and Impulse

2. Momentum and Energy

3. Energy and Pressure

4. Force and Power

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26. A pair of physical quantities having the same dimensional formula is

1. Force and Work

2. Work and Energy

3. Force and Torque

4. Work and Power

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27. The pair of physical quantities having the same dimensional formula is
2. Torque and Strain energy

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1. Angular momentum and Torque

3. Entropy and Power

4. Power and Angular momentum

28. If the dimensions of velocity, acceleration and length are yz1, yz2 and xy

(1) x0y0z0

(2) x1y0z0

29. Poise is the unit of

(2) Viscosity

(3) x1y0z0

(3) Surface Tension

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(1) Torque

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respectively, the dimensions of the coefficient of friction is

(4) x1y1z0

(4) Moment of Inertia

30. Surface tension has the same dimensional formula as that of

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(1) Spring constant (2) Compliance

(3) Viscosity

(4) Entropy

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31. A spherical body of mass m and radius r is allowed to fall in a medium of viscosity .
The time in which the velocity of the body increases from zero to 0.63 times the

terminal velocity (v) is called time constant ( ). Dimensionally can be represented by

mr 2
6

(1)

(2)

6 mr
g2

(3)

6 rv

(4) none of these

32. Which of the following have the same dimensions?

(1) Plancks constant and Gas constant

(2) Latent heat and Gravitational potential

(3) Work and Power

(4) Impulse and Torque

33. The dimensional formula of from equation N = N 0e t where N is the number of

atoms remaining after a time t of a radioactive decay is
(1) M0L0T0

(2) M0L0T

(3) M0L0T1

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(4) MLT

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34. Electron volt is the unit of

(1) Energy

(2) Potential difference

(3) Charge

(4) Potential gradient

35. Assume that the mass m of the largest stone that can be moved by a flowing river
depends upon the velocity v of water, its density and acceleration due to gravity g.
Then m is proportional to
(1) v2

(2) v4

(3) v6

(4) v8

(1) Frequency

(2) Energy

(3) Time Period

37. The dimensional formula for Plancks constant is

(2) ML2T1

(3) ML1T1

(4) Current

(4) MLT1

n.

(1) M1L1T2

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36. The dimensions of resistance x capacitance are same as for

magnetic induction, is as same as that of

(2) Force

(3) Pressure Head (4) Entropy

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(1) Velocity

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38. The dimensional formula for E/B, where E is intensity of electric field and B is

39. (A): Electric current is a scalar.

(R): All fundamental physical quantities are scalar.

1. A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.

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2. A and R are correct and R is correct not correct explanation A.

3. A is true and R is false.

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4. A is false and R is true.

40. (A): The equation y=x+t can not be true where x, y are the distances and t is time.

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(R): Quantities with different dimensions cannot be added.

1. A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.

2. A and R are correct and R is correct not correct explanation A.

3. A is true and R is false.

4. A is false and R is true.

41. A: Surface tension and spring constant have the same dimensions.
R: Both are equivalent to force per unit length.
1. A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A.
2. A and R are correct and R is correct not correct explanation A.
3. A is true and R is false.
4. A is false and R is true.

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42. (A): Elastic strain is a dimensionless quantity.

(R): The ratio of two similar physical quantities is dimensionless.

(1) A is true, R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.
(2) A is true, R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(3) A is true, R is false.
(4) Both A and R are false.

quantity e2/hc is a number.

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43. (A): If e is charge, h the planks constant, and c the velocity of light, then the

(R): The dimensions of e2 are the same as those of the product hc.

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(1) A is true, R is true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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(2) A is true, R is true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(3) A is true, R is false.

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(4) Both A and R are false.

44. (A): If u1 and u2 are units and n1, n2 are their numerical values in two different
systems then n1 > n2 u1 < u2.

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(R): The numerical value of physical quantity is inversely proportional to unit.

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

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(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

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(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.

(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.

45. (A): The value of G can not be derived by dimensional method.

(R): The value of proportionality constants can not be derived by dimensional

method.

(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.

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46. (A): In mechanics, we treat length, mass and time as the three basic or fundamental
quantities.
(R): Length, mass and time cannot be obtained from one another.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.

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(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.

47. (A): When the unit of measurement of a quantity is changed, its numerical value
changes.

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(R): Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.

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(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

(2) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).

(4) (A) is false but (R) is true.

48. Match the following:
a) Same negative

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(3) (A) is true but (R) is false.

e) Pressure, Dimensions of mass Rydberg constant

f) Magnetic induction dimensions of length

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c) Same dimensions

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b) Same negative

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d) Same dimensions

c-h

d-f

2) a - g

b-h

c-e

d-f

b-e

3) a - e

b-f

c-g

d-h

1) a - g

4) a - f

b-e

c-h

d-g

field, potential

g) Capacity, Universal of time gravitational constant

h) Energy density of current Surface tension

49. Match the following.

a) Plancks constant

e) ML1T2

b) Gravitational constant

f) ML1T1

c) Bulk modulus

g) ML2T1

d) Coefficient of viscosity

h) M1L3T2

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1) a - h;

b - g; c - f;

d-e

2) a - f;

b - e; c - g;

d-h

3) a - g;

b - f; c - e;

d-h

4) a - g;

b - h; c - e;

d-f

b) NmK1

f) MLT3K1

c) Jkg1K1

g) ML1T1

d) Wm1K1

h) ML2T2K1

1) a - h;
2)

b - g; c - e;

d-f

a - g; b - f; c - h;

d-e

b - e; c - h;

d-f

4) a - g;

b - h; c - e;

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3) a - g;

51. Match the following.

e) 746 W

b) KWH

f) 10-15 m

g) 36 x 105 J

h) 1.6 x 10-19J

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d) Fermi

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a) Electron volt

c) Horse power

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e) L2T2K1

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50. Match the following.

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(1) a-h, b-g, c-e, d-f

(3) a-g, b-h, c-e, d-f

(2) a-h, b-f, c-g, d-e

(4) a-h, b-g, c-f, d-e

52. Match the following.

e) ML2T-2I-1

b) Latent heat

f) M0L0T-1

c) Velocity gradient

g) ML-1 T-2

d) Magnetic flux

h) M0L2T-2

(1) a-h, b-f, c-g, d-e

(2) a-g, b-h, c-e, d-f

(3) a-g, b-h, c-f, d-e

(4) a-f, b-g, c-e, d-h

a) Pressure

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53. Match the following.

e) Gas constant

b) Specific heat

f) Areal velocity

c) Latent heat

g) Spring constant

d) Kinematic viscosity

h) Gravitational potential

(1) a-e, b-g, c-h, d-f

(2) a-f, b-h, c-g, d-e

(3) a-g, b-f, c-h, d-e

(4) a-g, b-e, c-h, d-f

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a) Surface tension

54. Match the following.

e) Pressure, Rydberg constant

b) Same negative dimensions of length

f) Magnetic induction field, Potential

c) Same dimensions of time

g) Capacity, Universal gravitational

constant
d) Same dimensions of current

h) Energy density, Surface tension

(2) a-g, b-h, c-c, d-f

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a) Same negative dimensions of mass

(3) a-e, b-f, c-g, d-h

(4) a-f, b-e, c-h, d-g

55. A force of 40N acts on a body. If the units of mass and length are doubled and the

2) 90 new units

3)

160
new units
9

4)

160
N
9

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1) 90 N

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unit of time is tripled, then the force in the new system becomes

56. If the unit of power is million erg/minute, the unit of force is 1000 dyne and the unit

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of length is 5/3 cm then the unit of time is (in second)

2) 1

3) 1/10

4) 1/100

1) 10

J2
has the
E

57. If J is the angular momentum and E is the kinetic energy, then

dimensions of

1) Moment of Inertia

2) Power

3) Angular velocity

4) Impulse

58. If the unit of mass is kg, the unit of length is metre and the unit of time is
second, the magnitude of calorie in the new system is (1 Cal = 4.2 J)
1) 4.2 2 2 2 new units

2) 4.2 1 2 2 new units

3) 1 2 2 New units

4)

1
1 2 2 new units
4.2

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59. The number of particles crossing unit area perpendicular to x-axis in unit time is
given by n =

D(n2 n1 )
where n1 and n2 are number of particles per unit volume for
x2 x1

the value of x meant to x1 and x2. The dimensions of D are

1) ML T3

2) ML2 T4

3) ML T2

4) ML2 T1

60. Dimensional formula of the product of the two physical quantities P and Q is ML2T

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2, the dimensional formula of P/Q is MT2. P and Q respectively are

1) Force, Velocity

2) Momentum, Displacement

3) Force, Displacement

4) Work, Velocity

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A
(Bx+C) is dimensionally true, then (here h is the coefficient of viscosity
B

and x is the distance)

1) C is dimensionless constant

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61. If log =

2) B has dimensions of -1 in length

4) All the above are true.

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3) The dimensional formula of A is ML-2T-1

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62. The Vander Waals equation for a gas is P + 2 (V b) = nRT where P, V, R, T and
V

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n represent the pressure, volume, universal gas constant, absolute temperature and
number of moles of a gas respectively. a and b are constants. The ratio b/a will have

2) M1L1T1

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1) M1L2T2

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the following dimensional formula

63. A quantity X is given by 0 L

3) ML2T2

4) MLT2

V
where 0 is the permittivity of free space, L is a
t

length V is a potential difference and t is a time interval. The dimensional

formula for X is the same as that of

1) Resistance

2) Charge

3) Voltage

4) Current

64. If velocity of light C, universal gravitational constant G and Plancks constant h are
the fundamental quantities in a system of measurement, then the dimensional
formula for mass is
1

1) C 2 G 2 h 2

2) C 2 G 2 h 2

3) C 2 G 2 h 2

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65. Bernoullis Equation is given by P + v 2 + gh = constant . The quantity v2/2 has the
2

same units as that of

(1) Force

(2) Impulse

(3) Strain

(4) Pressure

66. The time period of a small liquid drop of density d, radius r and surface tension
S is
dr 3

Sr 3

dS

2) T = k

3) T = k 3
r

4) T =

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1) T = k 3
Sr

67. If P represents radiation pressure, C represents speed of light and Q represents

radiation energy striking unit area per second, then non zero integers x, y and z,

n.

such that Px.Qy.Cz is dimensionless are

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1) x = 1, y = 1, z = -1 2) x = 1, y = -1, z = 1 3) x = -1, y = 1, z = 1 4) x = 1, y = 1, z = 1
68. If K represents kinetic energy, V velocity and T time, and these are chosen as the

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fundamental units then, the units of surface tension will be:

1) KV-2T-2

2) KV-1T-2

3) K2V-1T-3

4) KV-2T-1

69. A certain body of mass M moves under the action of a conservative force with
Kx
( x dis tan ce, a amplitude) in this equation
x + a2
2

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potential energy V given by V =

1) Power

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the units of K will be equal to that of:

2) Couple

3) Joule-metre

4) all are true

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70. Which one of the following formulae is dimensionally correct?

2 g cos
2Tr

2) h =

2T cos
r g

3) h =

2Trg
cos

4) h =

2Tr
g cos

1) h =

71. A solid cylinder rolls down an inclined plane without slipping. The velocity of the
cylinder at the bottom of the plane, if the height of the plane is h, is given by:

1)

3 gh
4

2)

4g

3)

2g

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72. Given that y = a cos qx , where t is time in seconds and x is distance in

p

metre. Which of the following statements is true?

1) The unit of x is same as that of q
2) The unit of x is same as that of p
3) The unit of t is the same as that of q
4) The unit of t is the same as that of p

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73. For the equation F AxV y D z F is force, A is area, V is the velocity and D is the
density with the dimensional analysis gives the following results:

74. The dimensions of

3) x=1,y=1,z=2

1 e2

0 hc

1) [A2L-3T4M-4]

4) x=0,y=1,z=1

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2) x=2,y=1, z=1

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1) x=1, y=2,z=1

2) [A-2T-4L3M]

3) [A0M0L0T0]

4) [AT2L-3M-1]

its mean free path l , then

dcl

2) MLT-1

has the dimensional formula

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1) MLT-2

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75. The viscosity of a gas is determined by its density d, molecular velocity c and

3) M0L0T0

4) M0L0T-1

76. In a particular system, the units of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10cm

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10gm and 0.1sec respectively the unit of force in this system will be equivalent to
2) 1N

3) 10N

4) 100N

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1) 0.1N

77. Pressure gradient

dimensions of

dp
is rate of change of pressure with distance. What are the
dx

dp
?
dx

1) ML-1T-1

2) ML-2T-2

3) ML-1T-2

4) ML-2 T-1

78. To determine the Young's modulus of a wire, the formula is

length,

A = area

of cross-section of the wire,

L = change

Y =

F L

;
A L

where

in length of the wire when

stretched with a force F . The conversion factor to change it from CGS to MKS
system is
1) 1

2) 1

3)

0.1

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0.01

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Key

(12)1

(21) 3

(5)2

(6)4

(7)2

(8)1

(9)1

(10)4

(13)2 (14)3 (15)1 (16)3

(17)3

(18)4

(19)2

(20)4

(22)1

(23)1 (24)1 (25)1 (26)2

(27)2

(28)1

(29)2

(30)1

(31) 4

(32)2

(33)3 (34)1 (35)3 (36)3

(37)2

(38)1

(39)2

(40)2

(41) 1

(42)1

(43)1 (44)1 (45)1 (46)1

(47)3

(48)1

(51) 1

(52)3

(53)4 (54)1 (55)2 (56)3

(61)4

(62)1

(63)4 (64)1 (65) 4 (66) 2

(71) 4

(72) 4

(73) 1 (74) 3 (75)3 (76)1

(57)4

(50)4

(59)4

(60)3

(67) 2

(68) 1

(69) 3

(70) 2

(77)3

(78) 3

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(49)4

(58)2

55. n1u1 = n 2 u 2

2M2L
ML
40 2 = n 2 =
2
T
( 3T )
ML 4 ML
40 2 = n 2 2
T 9 T

40 =

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(11) 3

(4)3

n.

(3)1

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(2)4

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(1) 3

4
n2
9

n 2 = 90 new units

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FL
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56. P =
T=
T
P
T=

1000 5
1
x x 60 = sec
6
10
3
10

2 -2
J 2 ( ML T )
57.
=
= ML2
2 -2
E
ML T

58. n1U1 = n2U2

2
J
2

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4.2 J = n2

4.2 1 2 2 = n2

n.

1
= L2T 1
Area time

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59. n =

(x2 - x1) = L
1
L3

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(n2 n2 ) =

L
L2T 1 = L2 T1
3
L

60. P.Q = ML2T2

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P
= MT 2
Q

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x x
D = 2 1 .n
n2 n1

P2 = M2L2T4

P = MLT2

Q=L

61. =

A
log ( Bx + C )
B

C Dimension less
B = L1
A
=
B

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A = .B = ML1T1L1
A = ML2 T1

62. p + 2 (v b) = RT
v
a = pv2 = ML1 T2 L6
a = ML5T2

co
m

b = L3
b
L3
=
= M 1 L2T 2
5 2
a ML T

= M 1 L3 T 4 I 2

L.ML2T 3 I 1
I (current)
T

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uc

64. M C x G y h z

n.

V
T

at
io

63. x =0 L.

M ( LT 1 ) x ( M 1 L3T 2 ) y ( ML2T 1 ) Z

-y + z = 1

-x - 2y - z = 0
1
2

y=

1
2

z=

1
2

ak

x=

sh
i

x + 3y + 2z = 0

w
.s

M = C1/ 2 .G 1/ 2 .h1/ 2

66. Let T d x r y s z (or) T = k. dx ry sz.

Writing dimensions on both the sides and comparing powers of T, M, L, we get

M0L0T = [ML-3]x [L]y [MT-2]z = Mx+z L-3x+y T-2z
z = -1/2, x = 1/2, y = 3/2
dr 3
T = k
s

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67. [PxQyCz) = [M0L0T0].

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y

ML2T 2
1 z
[ M L T ] = [ ML T ] 2
[ LT ]
L T
0 0

2 x

M0L0T0 = M(x+y) L (-x+z) T (-2x-3y-z)

Trying the options, the correct answer is x = 1,
y = -1, z = 1.

co
m

75. Dimensional formula of = ML-1T-1

Dimensional formula of d = ML-3

n.

Dimensional formula of c = LT-1

dcl

has the dimensional formula [M0L0T0]

76. n1 C.G.S units = n2 new units

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uc

On substituting these,

at
io

Dimensional formula of l = L

n1[M1L1T1-2] = n2 [M2L2T2-2]

n1 10 gm 10cm
sec2
=
+
+
n2
gm
cm
y100 sec 2

ak

sh
i

M L T
n1 = n 2 2 2 2
M 1 L1 T1

w
.s

n1 = 10 4 n2

From equation (1)

104n2 dyne = n2

1new unit = 0.1N

77. Dimensions of

78.

Y =

F L
.
A L

dp dim ensions of p ML1T 2

=
=
dim ension of x
dx
L

dyne
10 5 N
=
= 0 .1 N / m 2
cm 2 10 4 m 2

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