Units, Dimensions & Error Analysis 1
Units, Dimensions
Chapter Test & Error Analysis
Max. Marks: 180 Time: 60 mins
1. A student performs an experiment for determination 8. The time dependence of a physical quantity p is
given by p = p0 exp ^- at 2 h where a is constant
2
4r L
of g f = p . The error in length L is DL and in
T2 and t is time. Dimension of a is
time T is DT and n is the number of times reading (a) dimensionless (b) 6T -2@
(c) 6T 2@ (d) None
is taken. The measurement of g is most accurte for
DL DT n 9. Which of the following set have different
dimensions?
(a) 5 mm 0.2 sec 10
(a) Gravitational force, electric force.
(b) 5 mm 0.2 sec 20
(b) Potential difference, electric potential
(c) 5 mm 0.1 sec 10
(c) work done, energy
(d) 1 mm 0.1 sec 50
(d) Momentum, energy
2. If the length of the pendulum is (0.8 ± 0.01) m &
time period is (2.5 ± 0.12 ) sec, then % error in g will 10. The length and breadth of a metal sheet are 3.124
m & 3.002 m respectively. The area (in m2) of this
be d T = 2r n.
,
g sheet upto four correct significant figures is
(a) 9.37 (b) 9.378
(a) 10.85 (b) 12.75
(c) 9.3782 (d) 9.378248
(c) 15.85 (d) 21.12
11. Two quantities A and B have different dimensions.
3. If speed of light (c), acceleration due to gravity (g)
and pressure (p) are taken as fundamental units, Which mathematical operation given below is
dimension for gravitational force are physically meaningful?
(a) 7c0 gp -3A (b) 7c 2 g3 p -2A (a) A/B (b) A + B
(c) A – B (d) None
7c 4 g -2 p1A (d)
(c) 7c0 g 2 p -2A
12. In the standard equation of distance travelled in nth
4. The dimension of electric resistance is ]DV = IRg
a
(a) 6ML2 T -3 A -1@ (b) 6ML2 T3 A -2@ sec is given by Sn = u + ]2n - 1g
th
2
(c) 6ML3 T -3 A -2@ (d) 6ML1 T3 A1@ Dimension of Sn th
5. The dimension of light year is (a) 6M 0 L1 T 0@ (b) M 0 L1 T 1
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(a) 6L-1@ (b) 6T -1@ (c) 6M 0 L-1 T1@ (d) 6M 0 L0 T1@
(c) 5T ? (d) 5L?
13. If maximum errors in measurement of mass and
1
6. In Bernoulli’s theorem P + tv 2 + tgh = K length of cube are 4% and 3% respectively. The
2
J maximum error in measurement of density would
(constant t). The dimensions of are same as that be.
P
of
(a) 7 % (b) 9%
(a) Thrust (b) Pressure
(c) 12% (d) 13%
(c) Angle (d) Viscosity
7. If all of us starts using force (F), acceleration (A) 14. The external and internal radius of a hollow cylinder
and time (T) as fundamental quantities then the are measured to be (4.23 ± 0.02) cm and (3.89 ±
dimensions of length for us would be – 0.01) cm. The thickness of the wall of the cylinder is
(a) 6M 0 L1 T 0@ (b) 6FA 2 T -4@ (a) (0.34 ± 0.03) (b) (0.17 ± 0.02)
(c) 6FA -1@ (d) 6 AT 2@
(c) (0.34 ± 0.01) (d) (0.17 ± 0.01)
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15. Number of significant figures in 3 cm and 3.00 cm be :
are respectively (a) 6LT -1@ (b) 6LT 0@
(a) 1,1 (b) 1,3 (c) 6L-1 T -1@ (d)
6L-1 T 0@
(c) 2,1 (d) None
24. If the energy (E), velocity (v) and force (F) be taken
16. Taking force, length and time to be the fundamental as the fundamental quantity, then the dimensions of
quantities dimensions of density mass will be :
(a) FLT (b) FL 3 T 2 Fv 2 (b) Fv 1
-
(a)
- -
-4 2 0 0 0 -2 2
(c) FL T (d) F LT (c) Ev (d) Ev
17. Select the pair whose dimensions are same : 25. To determine Young’s modulus of a wire, the
(a) pressure and stress (b) pressure and force F L
formula is Y = $ where F/A is the stress and
(c) stress and strain (d) power and force A DL
L/DL is the strain. The conversion factor to change
18. Which of the following is dimensionally correct ?
(a) Pressure = Force per unit volume Y from CGS to MKS system is:
(b) Pressure = Momentum per unit volume per unit (a) 1 (b) 10
time (c) 0.1 (d) 0.01
(c) Pressure = Energy per unit volume 26. The number of significant figure is 6.25 # 105 is:
(d) Pressure = Energy per unit volume per unit time (a) 11 (b) 6
19. Which of the following is a derived quantity ? (c) 4 (d) 3
(a) Temperature (b) Ampere 27. s = at 2 + 2bt, where S is distance, t is time and
(c) Candela (d) Charge a, b are constants. Find dimensions of 5ab? ?
20. The force F is given by Stoke’s equation : (a) 5L?5T ?-1 (b) 5L?2 5T ?-2
(c) 5L?3 5T ?-1 (d) 5L?2 5T ?-3
F = 6rhrv
28. Accuracy in the measurement of a physical quantity
Then the dimension of viscosity coefficient h are :
can be increased by using :
6ML-1 T -1@ (b)
(a) 6MLT -1@
(a) less trials (b) more trials
6M -1 L-1 T -1@ (d)
(c) 6ML2 T -1@
(c) significant digits (d) order of magnitude
21. The force F is given in terms of time t and
29. In a slide calliper, n divisions of vernier scale
displacement x by the equation
coincides with (n–1) divisions of main scale. The
F = a cos ax + b sin bt least count of the instrument is :
1 1
where a and b are the amplitudes. The dimensions of (a) n MSD (b) n-1
MSD
b/a are :
(a) 6M 0 L0 T 0@ (b) 6M 0 L0 T -1@ n n-1
(c) MSD (d)
6M L T @ (d)
0 -1 0
6M 0 L1 T -1@ n-1 n MSD
(c)
22. The velocity v ^in cms -1 h of a particle is given in
30. In a vernier callipers ten smallest divisions of the
b vernier scale are equal to nine smallest divisions of
terms of time t (in sec) by the relation v = at + the main scale. If the smallest division of the main
t+c
; the dimensions of a, b and c are : scale is half millimeter then vernier constant is :
(a) a = L2, b = T, c = LT 2 (a) 0.005 mm (b) 0.05 mm
(b) a = TL2, b = LT, c = L (c) 0.5 mm (d) 0.1 mm
(c) a = LT 2, b = L, c = T
-
2
31. The values of measurement of a physical quantity in
(d) a = L, b = LT, c = T 5 trials were found to be 1.22, 1.23, 1.23, 1.24 and
23. In the plane progressive wave propagating with 1.25. Then pick up the incorrect answer :
velocity v, the displacement of a wave particle at a (a) average absolute error is 0.01
position x in time t is represented by the equation : (b) relative error is 0.01
y = a sin k ]vt - xg (c) percentage error is 1%
where, a is the amplitude. The dimension of k will (d) percentage error is 0.1%
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32. The length of a simple pendulum executing 39. If the error in the measurement of momentum of a
simple harmonic motion is increased by 21%. The particle is 100% then the error in the measurement
percentage increase in the time period of pendulum of kinetic energy would be :
of increased length is : ^T = 2r ,/g h
(a) 400% (b) 300%
(c) 200% (d) 100%
(a) 11% (b) 21%
(c) 42% (d) 10.5% 40. The measured mass and volume of a body are 22.42
g and 4.7 cm3, respectively. The maximum possible
33. The length of a given cylindrical wire is increased error in density is approximately :
by 100%. Due to consequent decrease in diameter (a) 2% (b) 0.2%
the change in the resistance of the wire will be : (c) 1% (d) 10%
dR ? n.
,
A 41. If separation between screen and point source is
increased by 2% what would be the effect on the
(a) 200% (b) 100% 1
(c) 50% (d) 300% intensity ? e Intensity ? 2 o
d
34. If physical quantity x is represented by (a) Increases by 4% (b) Increases by 2%
x = 6M a Lb T -c@ and the maximum percentage errors (c) Decreases by 2% (d) Decreases by 4%
in M, L and T are a%, b% and c% , respectively
42. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent upon the
then the total maximum error in x is: resistance, current and time for which the current is
(a) ^aa + bb - cc h # 100% flown. If the errors in measuring the above are 1%,
(b) ^aa + bb + cc h # 100% 2% and 1%, respectively, then the maximum error in
(c) ^aa - bb - cc h # 100% measuring heat is : ^ H = i 2 R t h
aa + bb (a) 8% (b) 6%
(d) # 100%
cc (c) 18% (d) 12%
35. While measuring acceleration due to gravity by a
2
simple pendulum, a student makes a positive error A B
43. In the measurement of physical quantity X =
of 2% in length of the pendulum and a positive C1/3 D
error of 1% in the value of time period. The actual the percentage error introduced in the measurements
percentage error in the measurement of the value of
g will be : of the quantities A, B, C and D are 2%, 2%, 4%
(a) 3% (b) 4%
and 5%, respectively. Then the minimum amount
(c) 5% (d) zero percent
36. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass of percentage error in the measurement of X is
and speed are 2% and 3%, respectively. How much contributed by :
will be the maximum error in kinetic energy ? (a) A (b) B
(a) 1% (b) 5% (c) C (d) D
(c) 8% (d) 12% 44. The external and internal diameters of a hollow
37. If diameter of a sphere is measured as cylinder are measured to be ]4.23 ! 0.01g cm and
5 cm ! 0.05 cm, findout percentage error in ]3.89 ! 0.01g cm. The thickness of the wall of the
measuring surface area of the sphere? cylinder is
(a) 5% (b) 3% (a) ]0.34 ! 0.01g cm (b) ]0.17 ! 0.02g cm
(c) 2% (d) 4% (c) ]0.17 ! 0.01g cm (d) ]0.34 ! 0.01g cm
38. The random error in the arithmetic mean of 100 45. If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere
observations is x, then random error in the arithmetic is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume
mean of 400 observations would be : of the sphere will be
1 1 (a) 4% (b) 6%
(a) x (b) x
4 2 (c) 8% (d) 2%
(c) 4x (d) 2x
