16.`A public park, in the form of a square, has an area of (1000.2) m2.

The side
of park is
(a) (1000.2)m (b) (100.1)m (c) (10.00.1)m
(d) (10.00.2)m
17.The initial temperature of a liquid is (80.00.1)0C. After it has been cooled, its
temperature is (10.00.1)0C. The fall in temperature in degree centigrade is
(a) 70.0 (b) 70.00.3 (c) 70.00.2 (d) 70.00.1
a b c
18.A physical quantity is represented by X=M L T . If percentage errors in the
measurements of M, L and T are %, % and % respectively, then total,
percentage error is
(a) (a+bc)% (b) (a+b+c)% (c) (abc)% (d) 0%
19.The internal and external diameters of a hollow cylinder are measured with
the help of a vernier calipers. Their values are 4.230.01 cm and 3.87 0.01
cm respectively. The thickness of the wall of the cylinder is
(a) 0.360.02 cm (b) 0.180.02 cm (c) 0.360.01 cm (d) 0.180.01 cm
19.The density of the material of a cube is measured by measuring its mass and
length of its side. If the maximum errors in the measurement of mass and the
length are 3% and 2% respectively, the maximum error in the measurement
of density is
(a) 1% (b) 5% (c) 7% (d)
9%
20.The length of a cube is 2.1 102 m. The volume in significant figures will be
(a) 9.2106m3 (b) 9.3106m3 (c) 9.26106m3
(d) 9.261106m3
21.If the value of the resistance is 10.845 and the value of the current is 3.23
A, then the potential difference is 35.02935 V. Its value in correct significant
figures would be
(a) 35 V (b) 35.0 V (c) 35.03 V (d) 35.029 V
22.In an experiment, we measure quantities a, b and c. Then x is calculated from
2
ab
the formula, x 3 . Then percentage errors in a, b, c are 1%, 3%, and
c

2% respectively. The percentage error in x can be

(a) 1% (b) 4% (c) 7% (d)
13%
23.The least count of a stop watch is 0.2 s. The time of 20 oscillations of a
pendulum is measured to be 25 s. The percentage error in the measurement
of time will be
(a )8% (b) 1.8% (c) 0.8% (d)
0.1%
24.Given =3.14. The value of 2 with due regard for significant figures is
(a) 9.86 (b) 9.859 (c) 9.8596 (d) 9.85960
25.The length, breadth and thickness of metal block is given by l=90 cm, b=8
cm, t= 2.45 cm. The volume of the block is
 (a) 2102 cm3 (b) 1.8102 cm3 (c) 1.77102 cm3 (d)
1.764102 cm2
1 11
26.The focal length of a mirror is given by f uv where u and v represent

object and image distances respectively. The maximum relative error in f is

f u v f 1 1
(a) f u v (b) f uu v v
f u v uv f u v u v
(c) f u v uv (d) f u v uv uv
27.A current of 2.34 A flow s in a resistance of 11.111111. The potential
difference across the given resistance with due regard for significant figures
is
(a) 26.000 V (b) 26.00 V (c) 26.0 V (d) 26 V
28.The length l, breadth b and thickness t of a block are measured with the help
of a metre scale. Given l=15.120.01 cm, b=10.150.01 cm, t=5.280.01 cm.
The percentage error in volume is
(a) 0.64% (b) 0.28% (c) 0.37% (d )0.48%
n2n1
29.The number of particles given by nD are crossing a unit area
x2 x1

perpendicular to x-axis in unit time, where n 1 and n2 are the number of

particles per unit volume for the values x1 and x2 of x respectively. Then the
dimensional formula of diffusion constant D is
(a) [M0LT0] (b) [M0L2T4] (c) [M0LT3] (d) [M0L2T1]
30.Which of the following is a unit of permeability
(a) H/m (b) Wb/AM (c) ohms/m (d) Vs/m2
31.For equation F Aa Vb Dc, where F is force, A is area, v is velocity and D is
density the values of the values of the dimensions are
(a) a=1, b=1, c=1 (b) a=2, b=1, c=1 (c) a=1, b=1, c=2 (d) a=0, b=1, c=1
32.In an experiment, the angles are required to measured using an instrument.
29 divisions of the main scale coincide with 30 divisions of the vermier scale.
If the smallest division of the main scale is half a degree (=0.5 0), then the
least count of the instrument is
(a) half minute (b) one degree (c) half degree
(d) one minute
(AIEEE 2009)
33.If 3.8106 is added to 4.2105 given due regard to significant figures, then
the result will be
(UP SEE 2009)
5 5 5
(a) 4.5810 (b) 4.610 (c) 4.510 (d) None of these
34.If muscle times speed equals power, what is the ratio of the SI units and the
CGS unit of muscle?
(BVP 2008)
 (a) 105 (b) 103 (c) 107
(d) 105
35.The velocity v (in cms1) of a particle is given in terms of time t (in sec) by the
equation,
(BVP 2008)
b
v at .
tc
The dimension of a, b and c are
a b c
(a) [L2] [T] [LT2]
2
(b) [LT ] [LT] [L]
(c) [LT2] [L] [T]
(d) [L] [LT] [T2]
36.The dimensions of coefficient of self inductance are
(UP SEE 2008)
2 2 2 1
2
(a) [ML T A ] 2
(b) [ML T A ] (c) [MLT A2]
2
(d)
2 1
[MLT A ]
37.Two full turns of the circular scale of a screw gauge cover a distance of 1 mm
on its main scale. The total number of divisions on the circular scale is 50.
Further, it is found that the screw gauge has a zero error of 0.03 mm. While
measuring the diameter of athin wire, a student notes the main scale reading
of 3 mm and the number of circular scale divisions in line with the main scale
as 35. The diameter of the wire is
(AIEEE 2008)
(a) 3.32 mm (b) 3.37 mm (c) 3.67 mm (d) 3.38 mm
38.The dimensions of magnetic field in M, L, T and C (coulomb) are given as
(AIEEE 2008)
(a) [MLT1C1] (b) [MT2C2] (c) [MT1C1] (d) [MT2C1]
39.The dimensional formula of magnetic flux is
(BVP 2007)
(a) [ML0T2A1] (b) [MT2 C2] (c) [MT1 T2A1] (d)
2 2 1
[ML T A ]
40.Dimensions of resistance in an electrical circuit, in terms of dimension of
mass M, of length L, of time T and of current I, would be
(UP SEE 2007)
(a) [ML2T3I1] (b) [ML2T2] (c) [ML2T1I1] (d) [ML2T3
I2]
41.Which of the following units denotes the dimensions [ML 2/Q2], where q
denoted the electric charge?
(AIEEE 2006)
2
(a) henry (b) Hm (c) weber (Wb) (d) Wbm2
42.The dimensions of permittivity 0 are
(BVP 2006)
(a) [M1L3A2T4 ] (b) [M1L3A2T4 ] (c) [M1L1A2T2 ] (d)
1 3 2 4
[M L A T ]
43.What is dimensional formula of thermal conductivity?
(UP SEE 2006)
1 1 3 1 3 2
(a) [MLT ] (b) [MLT ] (c) [M LT ]
2
(d) [ML2 T2]
R
44.The dimension of L are

(BVP 2005)
(a) [T2] (b) [T] (c) [T1] (d)
2
[T ]
45.Dimensions of potential energy are
(BVP 2005)
(a) [MLT1] (b) [ML2T2] (c) [ML1T2] (d) [ML1T1]
46.1 wbm2 is equal to
(UP SEE 2005)
4 3
(a) 10 gauss (b) 410 gauss
(c) 102 gauss (d) 104 gauss
47.A wire has a mass (0.30.003)g, radius (0.5+0.005) mm and length (60.06)
cm. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of its density is
(IIT JEE 2004)
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
48.In an experiment to measure the height of a bridge by dropping stone into
water underneath, if the error in measurement of time is 0.1s at the end of 2
s, then the error in estimation of height of bridge will be
(Kerala CEE 2004)
(a) 0.49 m (b) 0.98 m (c) 1.96 m (d) 2.12 m
49.A cube has a side of length 1.2102 m. Calculate its volume
(a) 1.7106m3 (b) 1.73106m3
6
(c) 1.7010 m 3
(d) 1.732106m3
50.The gravitational force F between two masses m1 and m2 separated by a
distance r is given by
G m1 m 2
F where G is the universal gravitational constant. What are the
r2

dimensions of G?
(a) M1L3T2 (b) ML3T2 (c) ML2T3 (d) M1L2T3
a
P V bcT
51.The equation of state of a real gas can be expressed as v
2 where P

is the pressure, V the volume, T the absolute temperature and a, b and c are
constants. What are the dimensions of a?
(a) M0L3T2 (b) ML5T2 (c) M0L3T0 (d) ML2T5
52.The equation of state for n moles of an ideal gas is
PV nRT

53.Where R is the universal gas constant and P, V and T have the usual
meanings. What are the dimensions of R?
 (a) M0LT2K1 mol1 (b) ML2T2K1 mol1 (c) M0L2T2K1 mol1 (d) ML2T2K1 mol1
54.According to the quantum theory, the energy E of a photon of frequency v is
given by
E=h v
Where h is plancks constant. What is the dimensional formula for h?
(a) M L2 T2 (b) M L2 T1 (c) M L2 T (d) M L2 T2
55.The volume V of water passing any point of a uniform tube during t seconds
is related to the cross-sectional area A of the tube and velocity u of water by
the relation
V A u t
Which one of the following will be true?
(a) (b) (c) (d)
56.The dimensions of permittivity (0) of vacuum are
(a) M1L3T4A2 (b) ML3T2A2 (c) M1L3T4A2 (d) ML3T2A2
57.What are the dimensions of permeability (0) of vacuum?
(a) MLT2A2 (b) MLT2A2 (c) ML1T2A2 (d) ML1T2A2
0
58.The dimensions of 1
0 E2 permittivity of free space and E=electric field) are
2
(a) MLT1 (b) ML2T2 (c) ML1T2 (d) ML2T1
59.If E, M, J and G respectively denote energy, mass, angular momentum and
EJ 2
gravitational constant, then 5 2
M G has the dimensions of

(a) length (b) angle (c) mass (d) time

60.A gas bubble from an explosion under water oscillates with period
proportional to Pa db Ec where P is the static pressure, d is the density of
water and E is the energy of explosion. Then a, b and c respectively are
5 1 1 1 5 1 1 1 5
(a)
, , (b)
, , (c)
, ,
6 2 3 2 6 3 3 2 6
(d) 1,1,1
V
61.A quantity X is given by
0 L where 0 is the permittivity of free space, L
t
is a length, t is a time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as
the of
(a) resistance (b) charge (c) voltage (d) current
62.A student performs an experiment to determine the Youngs modulus of a
wire, exactly 2 m long, by Searles method. In a particular reading, the
student measures the extension in the length of the wire to be 0.8 mm with
an uncertainty of 0.05 mm at a load of exactly 1.0 kg. The student also
measures the diameter of the wire to be 0.4 mm with a uncertainty of 0.01
mm. Take g=9.8 m/s2 (exact). The Youngs modulus obtained from the reading
is
(a) (2.00.3)1011 N/m2 (b) (2.00.2)1011 N/m2
(c) (2.00.1)1011 N/m2 (d) (2.00.05)1011 N/m2