COMPACT PHYSICS (11th)

CHAPTER-01

Measurements
PRACTICE QUIZ – 01

1. Physical quantities are often divided into categories.

(a) two (b) three (c) four (d) seven
2. Which one is a derived quantity?
(a) force (b) acceleration (c) momentum (d) all of these
3. Mega-Watt is the unit of:
(a) Power (b) Energy (c) Force (d) Speed
4. The number of base units for various physical quantities are:
(a) three (b) five (c) seven (d) eleven
5. The SI unit of plane angle is:
(a) radian (b) degree (c) Steradian (d) all of these
6. The SI unit of solid angle is:
(a) radian (b) degree (c) Steradian (d) all of these
7. SI units for measuring all other physical quantities are derived from:
(a) base units (b) supplementary units
(c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)
8. The international accepted practice is that, on the left of the decimal point, the number of non-zero
digits should be:
(a) zero (b) only one (c) maximum two (d) all are possible
9. The number 0.0023 should be expressed in scientific notation as:
(a) 2.3  103 (b) 2.3  10+3 (c) 23  104 (d) 23  104
10. Full name of the unit begins with even named after a scientist.
(a) capital letter (b) small letter (c) both (a) and (b) (d) neither (a) nor (b)
11. A combination of base units is written each with:
(a) one space apart (b) no space apart
(c) double space apart (d) any space apart
12. What will be the value of a force 100N in a system having meter, kilogram and minute as fundamental
units?
(a) 3.6 x 105 kg m min-2 (b) 3.6 x 104 kg m min2
(c) 3.6 x 106 kg m min-2 (d) 3600 kg m min-2

13. 1.2 kgm-3, when changed to gcm-3 reads

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(a) 1.2 x 10-1 (b) 1.2 x 10-2 (c) 1.2 x 10-3 (d) 1.2 x 10-4
14. Density of liquid 13.6 gcm-3. It’s value in SI unit is:
(a) 136.0 kg m-3 (b) 13600 kg m-3 (c) 13.6 kg m-3 (d) 1.36 kg m-3
15. 1Kg m–3 is equal to
(a) 1  10–3 kg cm–3 (b) 1  103 kg cm–3 (c) 1  106 kg cm–3 (d) 1  10–6kg cm–3

ANSWER’s KEY

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(a) (d) (a) (c) (a) (c) (a) (b) (a) (b) (a) (a) (c) (b) (d)

PRACTICE QUIZ – 02

1. In any measurement, the accurately known digits and the first doubtful digit are called:
(a) accurate figure (b) doubtful figures (c) significant figures (d) all of these
2. A zero between two significant figures is:
(a) significant (b) not significant
(c) may or may not be significant (d) non-significant
3. Zeros to the left of significant figures:
(a) are significant (b) not significant
(c) nearly significant (d) may or may not be significant
4. Zeros to the right of significant figures:
(a) are nearly significant (b) not significant (c) significant (d) may or may not be
5. In decimal fraction, zeros to the right of significant figure:
(a) are significant (b) nearly significant
(c) are not significant (d) may or may not be significant
6. Significant figures in 0.375 are:
(a) one (b) two (c) three (d) four
7. Significant figures in 0.00467 are:
(a) six (b) five (c) three (d) none of these
8. Significant figures is 02.590 are:
(a) three (b) two (c) four (d) five
9. Significant figures in 7.4000 are:
(a) only one (b) two (c) three (d) five
10. The significant figures in 8,000 kg, if measuring scale has least count of 1 kg:
(a) only one (b) three (c) four (d) none of these
11. The significant figures in 8,000 kg; if measuring scale has test count of 10 kg:
(a) only one (b) three (c) four (d) none of these
12. The significant figures in 8.000  105 kg are:
(a) only one (b) three (c) four (d) five
13. The number 43.75 is rounded off to three significant figures as:
(a) 43.7 (b) 43.8 (c) 43.70 (d) 43.75
14. Suppose we wish to add 72.1, 3.42, 0.003 expressed in meters, correct answer is:
(a) 75.523 m (b) 75.5 m (c) 75 m (d) 7.5  104
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ANSWER’s KEY
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(c) (a) (b) (d) (a) (c) (c) (c) (d) (c) (b) (c) (b) (b)

PRACTICE QUIZ – 03

1. The least count of meter rod is

(a) 0.01 cm (b) 1mm (c) 0.001 mm (d) 1.0 cm
2. Least count of micrometer (screw gauge) is
(a) 1mm (b) 0.1 mm (c) 0.01 mm (d) none of these
3. In physics term precision and accuracy are:
(a) mostly used (b) rarely used (c) frequently used (d) sometimes used
4. Absolute uncertainty, in effect, is  to the least count of the measuring instrument.
(a) nearly equal (b) approximately equal (c) equal (d) half
5. A precise measurement is the one which has  absolute uncertainty.
(a) less (b) more (c) moderate (d) high
6. An accurate measurement is the one which has less:
(a) fractional error (b) percentage error
(c) percentage uncertainty (d) all of these
7. An accurate measurement is the one which has  fractional error.
(a) negative (b) less (c) highest (d) positive
8. A precise measurement is the one which has:
(a) highest precision (b) medium precision
(c) less precision (d) absolute precision
9. If the %age uncertainty in force is 2% and in area is 4%, then %age uncertainty in pressure is
(a) 6 % (b) 8 % (c) 10 % (d) 2%
10. Which is the most precise reading?
(a) 0.24 cm (b) 0.2 cm (c) 0.245 cm (d) All above
11. The time of 30 vibrations of a simple pendulum recorded by stopwatch of least count is 0.1 s. The
absolute uncertainty in the time period may be
(a) 0.003 sec (b) 0.03 sec (c) 0.3 sec (d) none of these
12. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume:
(a) 7% (b) 5% (c) 3% (d) 1%
13. In a measurement, the final result is 6.2 with 8% percentage uncertainty. The final result with
absolute uncertainty will be
(a) 6.2 ± 0.5 (b) 6.2 ± 0.6 (c) 6.2 ± 0.8 (d) 6.2 ± 0.4
14. If the percentage uncertainty in calculating a length of 5m is 2%, the absolute uncertainty is
(a) 0.1 (b) 0.2 (c) 0.6 (d) 1
15. A force F is applied on a square plate of side L. If the percentage error in the determination of L is 2%
and that in F is 4%, what is the permissible error in pressure?
(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 6% (d) 8%
16. The percentage errors in the measurements of mass and speed are 2 % and 3 % respectively. The
maximum uncertainty in the measurement of its kinetic energy:
(a) 11% (b) 8 % (c) 5 % (d) 1%
17. In an experiment on the measurement of g using a simple pendulum, the time period was measured
with an accuracy of 0.2% while the length was measured with an accuracy of 0.5%. The percentage
accuracy in the value of g, thus obtained is
(a) 0.7% (b) 0.1% (c) 0.25% (d) 0.9%
18. If X1 = 10.5 ± 0.1cm and X2 = 18.8±0.1cm then the distance X2− X1 is
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(a) 8.3 ± 0.1cm (b) 8.3 ± 0.1cm (c) 8.3 ± 0.3 cm (d) 8.3 ± 0.2 cm
19. If %age uncertainly in length of a wire is 0.2% and that of in its’ diameter is 0.8% which one in the
following may be the %age uncertainly in its volume
(a) 1.2 % (b) 1.4 % (c) 1.8 % (d) 2 %
20. Volume of a sphere is given by V = π r3; % age uncertainty on ‘V’ is equal to:
(a) % age uncertainty in r (b) 3  % age uncertainty in r
(c) 3  % age uncertainty in r and π (d) none of these
ANSWER’s KEY

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(b) (c) (c) (c) (a) (d) (b) (c) (a) (c) (a) (c) (a) (a) (d)
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(b) (d) (d) (c) (b)

PRACTICE QUIZ – 04

1. Dimensional analysis does not give any information about

(a) Constants (b) vector / scalars (c) Both a and b (d) none of these
2. 2
If x = at + bt , where x is the distance traveled by the body in kilometers while ‘t’ the time in seconds
then the units of b are
(a) Km/s (b) Kms (c) m/s2 (d) Kms-2
3. The dimensions of modulus of elasticity are
(a) [ML2T–2] (b) [ML2T–3] (c) [ML–1T–3] (d) none of them
4. Which one is dimensionally different from others
(a) Work (b) Energy (c) Power (d) Torque
5. [ML–1T–1] is the dimensions of
(a) Coefficient of absorption (b) Coefficient of friction
(c) Coefficient of viscosity (d) None of these
6. The dimensions of density are
(a) [ML–3] (b) [ML–2] (c) [ML2] (d) [M2L2]
7. –1 –2
[ML T ] are the dimensions of
(a) Intensity (b) Torque (c) Pressure (d) Force
8. The dimensions of gravitational constant ‘G’ are
(a) [ML2T–2] (b) [ML–1T–1] (c) [ML–1T–2] (d) [M–1L3T–2]
9. The dimensions of Vf are equal to
(a) vi + at (b) vit + at (c) vit + ½ at2 (d) all of these
10. The time taken by light to reach the earth from sun is
(a) 1 min 8 s (b) 8 min 20 s (c) 1 h 20 s (d) 30 min
11. The dimensions of potential energy of a gas are
(a) [ML–1T–2] (b) [MLT–2] (c) [ML2T–2] (d) None
12. The dimensions of velocity are
(a) [LT-2] (b) [LT-3] (c) [LT-4] (d) [LT-1]
13. The dimension of force is
(a) [MLT–1] (b) [MLT–2] (c) [ML2T–1] (d) [MLT]
14. The dimensions of work are
(a) [MLT–2] (b) [ML–1T–1] (c) [ML2T–2] (d) [MLT–1]
15. The pair having the same dimension is.
(a) Angular momentum, work (b) Work, Torque
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(c) Potential energy, Linear momentum (d) K.E, Velocity

16. The dimensions of the right side of the formula v = are:
(a) [MLT1] (b) [ML2T1] (c) [LT1] (d) none of these
17. The dimensions of the right side of the formula T = 2𝛑 are:
(a) [MLT1] (b) [ML2T1] (c) [ T ] (d) none of these

18. The dimension of gravitational constant ‘G’ in the formula F = G are:

(a) [M1L3T2] (b) [MLT2] (c) [ML2T2] (d) G has no dimensions

19. The dimension of is

(a) LT-1 (b) ML2T2 (c) LT-2 (d) ML2T–2
20. Choose the in incorrect statement
(a) A dimensionally correct equation may be correct
(b) A dimensionally correct equation may be incorrect
(c) A dimensionally incorrect equation may be correct
(d) A dimensionally incorrect equation may be incorrect
21. Ratio of dimension of work to the dimension of force is equal to
(a) No dimension (b) L-1 (c) L (d) LT-1
b
22. The velocity v of a particle at time t is given by v = at + t + c , where a, b and c are constants. The
dimensions of a, b and c are respectively:
(a) L, LT and T2 (b) LT−2, L and T (c) L2,T and LT2 (d) LT2, LT and L
ANSWER’s KEY

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(c) (d) (d) (c) (c) (a) (c) (d) (a) (b) (c) (d) (b) (c) (b)
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(c) (c) (a) (a) (c) (c) (b)
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