UNIT & DIMENSION – PRACTICE SHEET

LEVEL # 1
Questions
Units Q.11 The M.K.S. units of coefficient of viscosity is-
based on
(A) kg m–1s–1 (B) kg m s–2
Q.1 The unit of power is- (C) kg m2 s–1 (D) kg–1 m–1 s2
(A) kilowatt (B) kilowatt-hour
(C) dyne (D) joule Q.12 The unit of intensity of magnetisation is-
(A) Amp m2 (B) Amp m–2
Q.2 The unit of energy is - (C) Amp m (D) Amp m–1
(A) J/s (B) watt-day
(C) kilowatt (D) g-cm/s2 Q.13 Unit of magnetic induction (B) is-
(A) Weber (B) Weber/metre
Q.3 In the S.I. system, the unit of temperature is- (C) Newton/amp-metre (D) Henry
(A) degree centigrade
(B) Kelvin Q.14 The specific resistance has the unit of-
(C) degree Celsius
(D) degree Fahrenheit (A) ohm/m (B) ohm/m2
(C) ohm.m2 (D) ohm.m
Q.4 In the S.I. system the unit of energy is-
(A) erg (B) calorie Q.15 The mutual inductance has unit of-
(C) joule (D) electron volt (A) Gauss (B) Weber
(C) Farad (D) Henry
Q.5 Unit of pressure in S.I. system is-
(A) atmosphere Q.16 Which of the following is not unit of energy ?
(B) dynes per square cm (A) Watt-hour (B) Electron volt
(C) pascal
(C) Nm (D) kg m s–2
(D) bar

Q.6 Which of the following is not a unit of time ? Q.17 The MKS unit of ‘G’ is -
(A) microsecond (B) leap year (A) Nm2 kg–2 (B) Nkg2m–2
(C) lunar month (D) light year (C) Nm2kg2 (D) Nkgm–1

Q.7 Which of the following is not a unit for energy ? Q.18 Surface tension has MKS unit of-
(A) Kilo watt hour (B) Newton- meter
(A) N/m (B) N/m2
(C) (weber) (ampere) (D) None of these
(C) Nm (D) Nm2
Q.8 In SI unit the angular acceleration has unit of-
Q.19 In Vander Waal’s equation the unit of ‘a’ is-
(A) Nmkg–1 (B) ms–2
(A) Nm4 (B) Nm–4
(C) rad.s–2 (D) Nkg–1
(C) Nm–2 (D) Nm2
Q.9 Surface tension has unit of-
Q.20 The unit of magnetic moment is-
(A) Joule.m2 (B) Joule.m–2
(C) Joule.m (D) Joule.m3 (A) amp m2 (B) amp m–2
(C) amp m (D) amp m–1
Q.10 The unit of Stefan’s constant is-
(A) Joule sec–2 K–4 (B) [Link].K–4 Q.21 The electrical permittivity for vacuum has unit-
(C) Watt.m2 K–4 (D) Watt. m–2.K–4 (A) Farad (B) Farad m2
(C) Farad/m (D) Volt × metre
Q.22 Which of the following is usually a derived Q.30 The dimensional formula for angular
quantity ? momentum is –
(A) Mass (B) Velocity (A) ML2T –2 (B) ML2T –1
(C) Length (D) Time
(C) MLT –1 (D) M0L2T –2
Q.23 A dimensionless quantity -
(A) never has a unit (B) always has a unit Q.31 Which of the following statement is wrong ?
(C) may have a unit (D) does not exist (A) Unit of K.E. is Newton-metre
(B) Unit of viscosity is poise
Questions (C) Work and energy have same dimensions
based on
Dimensions & their applications
(D) Unit of surface tension is Newton metre

Q.24 [M L T –1] are the dimensions of - Q.32 Which of the following is different from other
(A) power (B) momentum with a point of view of dimension ?
(C) force (D) couple (A) Planck’s constant
(B) Coefficient of viscosity
Q.25 The dimensions of impulse are equal to that of- (C) Force constant
(A) force (D) Poisson’s ratio
(B) angular momentum
(C) pressure Q.33 Dimensions of magnetic flux density is -
(D) linear momentum
(A) M1 L0 T–1A–1 (B) M1 L0 T–2A–1

Q.26 Which of the following pairs have same (C) M1 L1 T–2A–1 (D) M1 L0 T–1A–2
dimensions –
(a) Torque and work L
Q.34 The dimensions of the quantity
are
(b) Angular momentum and work RCV
(c) Energy and moment of inertia where L  Inductance, R resistance,
(d) Light year and wavelengths C capacitance and V  potential difference -
(A) a and b (B) a and d (A) M0 L0 T1A1 (B) M0 L0 T–1A–1
(C) b and c (D) a , b, and d
(C) M0 L0 T0A1 (D) M0 L0 T0A–1
Q.27 Which of the following does not have
dimensions of length ? Q.35 A and B are two physical quantities having
(A) Fermi (B) Micron different dimensions. Then which of the
(C) Angstrom (D) Radian following operation is dimensionally correct ?
A
(A) A + B (B) log
Q.28 Plank constant has the same dimensions as- B
(A) Force × time A
(C) (D) eA/B
(B) Force × distance B
(C) Force × speed
(D) Force × distance × time Q.36 Vander waal's gas equation is
 a 
Q.29 If E, M, J and G denote energy , mass , angular  P  2  (V–b) = RT. The dimensions of
 V 
momentum and gravitational constant then
constant a as given above are –
EJ 2
has the dimensions of – (A) M L4 T–2 (B) ML5 T–2
M 5G 2
(A) length (B) angle (C) M L3 T–2 (D) M L2 T–2
(C) mass (D) time
Q.37 For 10(at+3) , the dimension of a is-
(A) M0 L0 T0 (B) M0 L0 T1
(C) M0 L0 T–1 (D) None of these

Q.38 The velocity of a moving particle depends upon

b
time t as v = at + . Then dimensional
tc
formula for b is –
(A) [M0 L0 T0] (B) [M0 L1 T0]
(C) [M0 L1 T–1 ] (D) [M0 L1 T–2]

Q.39 The SI unit of length is the meter. Suppose we

adopt a new unit of length which equals to
x meters. The area 1m2 expressed in terms of
the new unit has a magnitude-
(A) x (B) x2
1 1
(C) (D) 2
x x

Questions
based on
Errors

Q.40 Which of the following is the most accurate

measurement ?
(A) 3 × 10–2 cm (B) 0.030 cm
(C) 300 × 10–4 cm (D) 30 × 10–3 cm

Q.41 The volume of one sphere is 1.76 c.c. The

volume of 25 such spheres (according to the
idea of significant figures) is-
(A) 44.00 c.c (B) 44.0 c.c
(C) 44 c.c (D) 0.44 × 102 c.c.

Q.42 In arithmetic 17.8 × 3.1143 = 55.4354.

But as a result of experimental measurements
the best way to express the product is-
(A) 55.3454 (B) 55.4
(C) 55.44 (D) 55.435
 LEVEL # 2
Q.1 The units nanometre, fermi, angstrom and Q.9 Which of the following is a dimensional
attometre, arranged in decreasing order will constant ?
read as- (A) Refractive index
(A) angstrom, nanometre, fermi, attometre (B) Dielectric constant
(B) fermi, attometre, angstrom, nanometre (C) Relative density
(C) nanometre, angstrom, fermi, attometre (D) Gravitational constant
(D) attometre, angstrom, fermi, nanometre
Q.10 The dimensional formula of propagation vector
Q.2 Which of the following pairs of physical (k) is
quantities has different dimensions ? (A) [M0LT–1] (B) [M0L–1T0]
(A) stress, pressure
(C) [M1 L–1 T0] (D) [M–1 L–1T0]
(B) Young’s modulus, energy density
(C) density, relative density
Q.11 Two quantities whose dimensions are not same,
(D) energy, torque
cannot be-
(A) multiplied with each other
Q.3 If the unit of length is micrometre and the unit
(B) divided
of time is microsecond, the unit of velocity will
(C) added or subtracted in the same expression
be-
(D) added together
(A) 100 m/s (B) 10 m/s
(C) micrometre/s (D) m/s
Q.12 Express length L in terms of G, h and c-

Q.4 Which one of the following is not a unit of time ? (A) G–1/2, h1/2 c1/2 (B) G1/2 h1/2 c–3/2
(A) lunar month (B) leap year (C) G1/2 h1/2 c–5/2 (D) G h c
(C) parallactic second (D) solar day
Q.13 If force, length and time would have been the
Q.5 The SI unit of magnetic permeability is- fundamental units, what would have been the
(A) weber m–2 amp–1 (B) weber m–1 amp–1 dimensional formula for mass ?
(C) weber m–1 amp (D) weber m amp (A) F L–1 T2 (B) F L T–2
(C) F L T–1 (D) F
Q.6 The dimensions of solar constant are-
(A) M0 L0 T0 (B) M L T–2
Q.14 If x = at + bt2, where x is in metre and t in hour
(C) M0 L–1 T–2 (D) M T–3 (hr), then unit of b will be-
(A) m2/hr (B) m
Q.7 The dimensions of Rydberg’s constant are-
(A) M0L–1T (B) M L T–1 (C) m/hr (D) m/hr2
(C) M0 L–1 T0 (D) M L0 T2
Q.15 The equation of a wave is given by
Q.8 A wave is represented by- x 
y = A sin    k  ; where  is the angular
y = a sin (At – Bx + C) v 
where A, B, C are constants. The Dimensions of velocity and v is the linear velocity . The
A, B, C are dimensions of k is -
(A) T–1, L, M0L0T0 (B)T–1, L–1, M0L0T0 (A) LT (B) T
(C) T, L, M (D) T–1, L–1, M–1 (C) T –1 (D) T2
Q.16 The equation of the stationary wave is (C) L0, T3 (D) none of these
 2ct   2x 
y = 2A sin   cos 
      Q.24 Choose the wrong statement-
Which of the following statements is wrong ? (A) all quantities can be expressed dimensionally
(A) the unit of ct is same as that of  in terms of the fundamental quantities
(B) the unit of x is same as that of  (B) a fundamental quantity cannot be represented
(C) the unit of 2 c/ is same as that of 2x/t dimensionally in terms of the rest of
(D) the unit of c/ is same as that of x/ fundamental quantities
(C) the dimension of a fundamental quantity, in
Q.17 The dimension of which quantity is different other fundamental quantities is always zero
from the remaining three quantities- (D) the dimension of a derived quantity isnever
(A) Elastic constants zero in any fundamental quantity
(B) Pressure
(C) Stress Q.25 The period of a body under S.H.M. is
(D) Angular momentum per unit mass represented by : T  PaDbSc, where P is
pressure, D is density and S is surface tension,
Q.18 Temperature can be represented as derived unit
then the values of a, b, and c are-
from which of the combination of units given
(A) –3/2, 1/2, 1 (B) –1, –2, 3
below –
(C) 1/2, –3/2, –1/2 (D) 1, 2, 1/3
(A) mass and length
(B) mass and time
(C) mass, length and time Q.26 Given P = 0.0030 m, Q = 2.40 m the number of
(D) none of these significant figures in P, Q, R are respectively-
(A) 1, 2 (B) 2, 3
Q.19 The unit of temperature in SI system is- (C) 4, 2 (D) 4, 2
(A) degree Celsius (B) degree Fahrenheit
(C) degree Kelvin (D) degree Reaumur Q.27 The radius of the circle is stated as 2.12 cm. Its
area should be written as-
Q.20 If the units of length and force are increased (A) 14 cm2 (B) 14.1 cm2
four times, then the unit of energy will-
(C) 14.11 cm2 (D) 14.1124 cm2
(A) becomes 8 times (B) becomes 16 times
(C) decrease 16 times (D) increase 4 times
Q.28 The surface tension of a liquid is
70 dynes/cm. It may be expressed in M.K.S.
Q.21 If Force = (x/density) + C is dimensionally
system as-
correct, the dimension of x are –
(A) MLT–2 (B) MLT–3 (A) 70 N/m (B) 7 × 10–2 N/m

(C) ML2T–3 (D) M2L–2T–2 (C) 7 × 102 N/m (D) 7 × 103 N/m

Q.22 If the units of length , velocity and force are

half, then the units of Power will be –
(A) doubled (B) halved
(C) quadrupled (D) remain unaffected

Q.23 The distance covered by a particle in time t is

given by x = a + bt + ct2 + dt3. The dimensions
of a and d are –
(A) L, T–3 (B) L, LT–3
 LEVEL # 3
Q.1 What is the percentage error in the measurement Q.8 The significant digits in 200.40 are -
of time period of a pendulum if maximum errors (A) 4 (B) 5 (C) 2 (D) 3
in the measurement of '' and 'g' are 2% and 4 %
respectively - Q.9 The radius of a thin wire is 0.16 mm. The area
(A) 6% (B) 4% (C) 3% (D) 5% of cross-section taking significant figure into
consideration in square millimetres is -
Q.2 If  represents the coefficient of viscosity and T (A) 0.0804 (B) 0.080
(C) 0.08 (D) 0.080384
the surface tension, then the dimensions of T/
are same as that of -
Each of the questions given below consist of
(A) Length (B) Mass
Statement – I and Statement – II. Use the
(C) Time (D) Speed
following Key to choose the appropriate
answer.
Q.3 The area of a rectangle of size 1.23 × 2.345 cm
(A) If both Statement- I and Statement- II are
is -
true, and Statement - II is the correct
(A) 2.88 cm2 (B) 2.884 cm2 explanation of Statement– I.
(C) 2.9 cm2 (D) 2.88435 cm2 (B) If both Statement - I and Statement - II are
true
Q.4 The error in the measurement of volume of but Statement - II is not the correct
sphere is 1.5 %. The error in the measurement explanation
of its diameter is - of Statement – I.
(A) 1% (B) 2% (C) 0.5% (D) 1.5 % (C) If Statement - I is true but Statement - II
is false.
Q.5 Which of the following is not the unit of surface (D) If Statement - I is false but Statement –II is
tension - true.
(A) N/m (B) J/m2
Q.10 Statement I : Light year is an unit of time.
(C) kg/s2 (D) None of these
Statement II : Light year is the distance
travelled by light in vacuum in one year.
Q.6 Choose the wrong statement -
L Q.11 Statement I : When we change unit of
(A) The dimensions of are same as that of
R measurement of a quantity, its numerical value
strain changes.
1 Statement II : Smaller the unit of
(B) The dimensions of are same as that
LC measurement, smaller is its numerical value.
of angular velocity
(C) The dimension of LCR are same as that of Q.12 Statement I :The equation y = x + t cannot be
time true, where x,y are distance and t is time.
(D) None of the above Statement II : Quantities with different
dimensions can't be added:
Q.7 The length of a rod is (11.05 ± 0.05) cm. What
is the length of two such rods -
(A) (22.1 ± 0.05) cm (B) (22.10 ± 0.05) cm
(C) (22.1 ± 0.05) cm (D) (22.10 ± 0.10 cm)
 Column I Column II
(A) GMe Ms (P) (volt) (coulomb)
G - universal gravitational (metre)
Constant
Me- mass of the earth
Ms - mass of the Sun
3RT
(B) (Q) (kilogram)
M
R - universal gas constant (metre)3(second)-2
T - absolute temperature
M - molar mass
F2
(C) (R) (metre)2
q 2 B2
F- force (second)-2
q - charge
B - magnetic field
GM e
(D) (S) (farad) (volt)2 (kg)-1
Re
G - universal gravitational constant
Me - mass of the earth
Re - radius of the earth

Q.10 Match List I with List II and select the correct

answer using the codes given below the lists :
List I List II
P. Boltzmann constant 1.[ML2T–1]
Q. Coefficient of viscosity 2.[ML–1T–1]
R. Planck constant 3.[MLT–3K–1]
S. Thermal conductivity 4.[ML2T–2K–1]
Codes : [JEE -Advance 2015]
P Q R
S
(A) 3 1 2
4
(B) 3 2 1
4
(C) 4 2 1
3
(D) 4 2 3
 ANSWER KEY
LEVEL # 1
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Ans. A B B C C D D C B D A D C D D D A A A A C

Ques. 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42
Ans. B C B D B D D B B D D B D C B C B D C B B

LEVEL # 2
Ques . 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Ans . C C D C B D C B D B C B A D B D D D
Ques . 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans . C B D C B D A B B B

LEVEL # 3
Ques. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Ans. C D A C D C D B B D C A