DAV CENTENARY PUBLIC SCHOOL

ASSIGNMENT ON DIMENSION
1. Select the pair whose dimensions are same
(a) Pressure and stress
(b) Stress and strain
(c) Pressure and force
(d) Power and force
2. Dimensional formula ML1T 2 does not represent the physical quantity [Manipal
MEE 2022]
(a) Young's modulus of elasticity
(b) Stress
(c) Strain
(d) Pressure
3. Dimensional formula ML2 T 3 represents
[EAMCET 1981; MP PMT 1996, 2012]
(a) Force (b) Power
(c) Energy (d) Work
4. The dimensions of calorie are [CPMT 2012]
2 2 2
(a) ML T (b) MLT

(c) ML2 T 1 (d) ML2 T 3

5. Whose dimensions is ML2 T 1 [CPMT 2016]

(a) Torque (b) Angular momentum

(c) Power (d) Work
L
6. If L and R are respectively the inductance and resistance, then the dimensions of will be
R
[CPMT 1986; CBSE PMT 2023; Roorkee 2014; MP PET/PMT 1998; DCE 2016]
0 0 1
(a) M L T
(b) M 0 LT 0
(c) M 0 L0 T
(d) Cannot be represented in terms of M, L and T

7. Which pair has the same dimensions

[EAMCET 1982; CPMT 1984, 85;
Pb. PET 2002; MP PET 1985]
(a) Work and power
(b) Density and relative density
(c) Momentum and impulse
(d) Stress and strain
8. If C and R represent capacitance and resistance respectively, then the dimensions of RC are
[CPMT 1981, 85; CBSE PMT 1992, 95; Pb. PMT 1999]
 (a) M 0 L0 T 2 (b) M 0 L0 T
(c) ML 1 (d) None of the above
9. Dimensions of one or more pairs are same. Identify the pairs [IIT 2017]

(a) Torque and work

(b) Angular momentum and work
(c) Energy and Young's modulus
(d) Light year and wavelength
10. Dimensional formula for latent heat is
[MNR 1987; CPMT 1978, 86; IIT 2009, 89; RPET 2024]
2 2
(a) M LT0 2
(b) MLT
2
(c) ML T 2
(d) ML2 T 1
11. Dimensional formula for volume elasticity is
[MP PMT 1991, 2002; CPMT 1991; MNR 1986]
1 2 2 1 3 2
(a) M L T (b) M L T
2
(c) M L T 1 2
(d) M 1 L1T 2
12. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are
[MP PMT 1984, 87, 97, 2000; CBSE PMT 1988, 92; 2004
MP PET 1984, 96, 99; MNR 1992; DPMT 2015;
CPMT 1978, 84, 89, 90, 92, 96; AFMC 1999;
NCERT 2007; DPET 1993; AIIMS 2000;
RPET 2001; Pb. PMT 2002, 03; UPSEAT 1999;
BCECE 2003, 05;]
2 2 2 1 3 2
(a) M LT (b) M LT
(c) ML1T 2 (d) ML2 T 2
13. The dimensional formula of angular velocity is
[JIPMER 1993; AFMC 1996; AIIMS 2023]
1 1
(a) M LT0 0
(b) MLT
(c) M LT0 0 1
(d) ML0 T 2
14. The dimensions of power are
[CPMT 1974, 75; SCRA 1989]
3 2
(a) M LT1 2
(b) 2 1
M LT
1
(c) M L T 1 2
(d) M 1 L1T 2
15. The dimensions of couple are [CPMT 1972; JIPMER 1993]
2
(a) ML T 2
(b) MLT 2
(c) ML1T 3 (d) ML2 T 2
16. Dimensional formula for angular momentum is
[CBSE PMT 1988, 92; EAMCET 1995; DPMT 1987;
CMC Vellore 1982; CPMT 1973, 82, 86;
MP PMT 1987; BHU 1995; IIT 2024;
Pb. PET 2000]
(a) ML2 T 2 (b) ML2 T 1
(c) MLT 1 (d) M 0 L2 T 2
17. The dimensional formula for impulse is
[EAMCET 1981; CBSE PMT 1991; CPMT 1978;
AFMC 2016; BCECE 2003]
2 1
(a) MLT (b) MLT
1
(c) ML T2
(d) M 2 LT 1
18. The dimensional formula for the modulus of rigidity is
[MNR 1984; IIT 1982; MP PET 2000]
2 1 3
(a) ML T2
(b) ML T
(c) ML2 T 2 (d) ML1T 2
19. The dimensional formula for r.m.s. (root mean square) velocity is
(a) M 0 LT 1 (b) M 0 L0 T 2
(c) M 0 L0 T 1 (d) MLT 3
20. The dimensional formula for Planck's constant (h) is
[DPMT 1987; MP PMT 1983, 96; IIT 1985; MP PET 1995;
AFMC 2003; RPMT 1999; Kerala PMT 2002]
2 3 2
(a) ML T (b) ML T2

1
(c) ML T 2
(d) ML2 T 2
21. Out of the following, the only pair that does not have identical dimensions is [MP PET/PMT 1998;
BHU 1997]
(a) Angular momentum and Planck's constant
(b) Moment of inertia and moment of a force
(c) Work and torque
(d) Impulse and momentum
22. The dimensional formula for impulse is same as the dimensional formula for
[CPMT 1982, 83; CBSE PMT 1993; UPSEAT 2001]
(a) Momentum
(b) Force
(c) Rate of change of momentum
(d) Torque
23. Which of the following is dimensionally correct
(a) Pressure = Energy per unit area
(b) Pressure = Energy per unit volume
(c) Pressure = Force per unit volume
(d) Pressure = Momentum per unit volume per unit time
24. Planck's constant has the dimensions (unit) of
[CPMT 1983, 84, 85, 90, 91; AIIMS 2018; MP PMT 1987;
EAMCET 1990; RPMT 1999; CBSE PMT 2001;
MP PET 2019; KCET 2024]
(a) Energy (b) Linear momentum
(c) Work (d) Angular momentum
 The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as  P 
a 
25.  (V  b )  RT . Here P is the
 V2 
pressure, V is the volume, T is the absolute temperature and a, b, R are constants. The
dimensions of ' a' are
[CBSE PMT 1991, 96; NCERT 1984; MP PET 1992;
CPMT 1974, 79, 87, 97; MP PMT 1992, 94;
MNR 1995; AFMC 1995]
(a) ML5 T 2 (b) ML1 T 2
(c) M 0 L3 T 0 (d) M 0 L6 T 0
26. If V denotes the potential difference across the plates of a capacitor of capacitance C , the
dimensions of CV 2 are
[CPMT 1982]
2
(a) Not expressible in MLT (b) MLT
1 2 2
(c) M LT2
(d) ML T
27. If L denotes the inductance of an inductor through which a current i is flowing, the dimensions of
Li 2 are
[CPMT 1982, 85, 87]
2
(a) ML T 2
(b) Not expressible in MLT
2
(c) MLT (d) M 2 L2 T 2
28. Of the following quantities, which one has dimensions different from the remaining three
[AIIMS 2022; CBSE PMT 1993]
(a) Energy per unit volume
(b) Force per unit area
(c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume
(d) Angular momentum per unit mass
29. 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 [AIIMS 1987]

2 
6mr  
(a) mr (b)  2 
6  g 
m
(c) (d) None of the above
6 rv

30. The frequency of vibration f of a mass m suspended from a spring of spring constant K is given
by a relation of this type f  C m x K y ; where C is a dimensionless quantity. The value of x and y
are [CBSE PMT 2023]
1 1 1 1
(a) x  , y  (b) x   , y  
2 2 2 2
1 1 1 1
(c) x  , y   (d) x   , y 
2 2 2 2
31. The quantities A and B are related by the relation, m  A / B , where m is the linear density and A
is the force. The dimensions of B are of
(a) Pressure (b) Work
 (c) Latent heat (d) None of the above
32. The velocity of water waves v may depend upon their wavelength  , the density of water  and
the acceleration due to gravity g . The method of dimensions gives the relation between these
quantities as
[NCERT 1979; CET 1992; MP PET 2001; UPSEAT 2000]
1 1
(a) v  g 
2
(b) v  g
2

(c) v  g
2
(d) v 2  g 1 3
33. The dimensions of Farad are [MP PET 1993]
1 2 1 2
(a) M L T Q 2 2
(b) M L TQ
(c) M 1 L2 T 2 Q (d) M 1 L2 TQ 2
34. The dimensions of resistivity in terms of M, L, T and Q where Q stands for the dimensions of
charge, is
[MP PET 1993]
1 2 2 1
(a) ML T Q 3
(b) ML T Q3

(c) ML2 T 1 Q 1 (d) MLT 1 Q 1

35. The equation of a wave is given by
x 
Y  A sin    k 
v 
where  is the angular velocity and v is the linear velocity. The dimension of k is
[MP PMT 1993]
(a) LT (b) T
(c) T 1 (d) T 2
36. The dimensions of coefficient of thermal conductivity is
[MP PMT 1993]
2 1 3 1
(a) ML T K 2
(b) MLT K
2 1
(c) MLT K (d) MLT 3 K
37. Dimensional formula of stress is
(a) M 0 LT 2 (b) M 0 L1 T 2
(c) ML 1 T 2 (d) ML 2 T 2
38. Dimensional formula of velocity of sound is
(a) M 0 LT 2 (b) LT 0
(c) M 0 LT 1 (d) M 0 L1 T 1
39. Dimensional formula of capacitance is
[CPMT 1978; MP PMT 1979; IIT 1983]
1 2 2
(a) M L T A 4
(b) ML T A
2 2 4

4
(c)MLT A 2
(d) M 1 L2 T 4 A 2
40. MLT 1 represents the dimensional formula of
[CPMT 1975]
(a) Power (b) Momentum
(c) Force (d) Couple
41. Dimensional formula of heat energy is
[CPMT 1976, 81, 86, 91]
2 1
(a) ML T 2
(b) MLT
0 0 2
(c) M L T (d) None of these
42. If C and L denote capacitance and inductance respectively, then the dimensions of LC are
[CPMT 1981; MP PET 1997]
(a) M L T 0 0 0
(b) M L T 0 0 2

(c) M L T
2 0 2
(d) MLT 2
43. Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as that of energy [AFMC 1991; CPMT
1976; DPMT 2001]
(a) Power (b) Force
(c) Momentum (d) Work
L
44. The dimensions of "time constant" during growth and decay of current in all inductive circuit is
R
same as that of
[MP PET 1993; EAMCET 1994]
(a) Constant (b) Resistance
(c) Current (d) Time
45. The period of a body under SHM i.e. presented by T  P a D b S c ; where P is pressure, D is density
and S is surface tension. The value of a, b and c are [CPMT 1981]
3 1
(a)  , , 1 (b) 1,  2, 3
2 2
1 3 1 1
(c) , , (d) 1, 2,
2 2 2 3
46. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities has the same dimensions [CPMT 1978; NCERT
1987]
(a) Work and power (b) Momentum and energy
(c) Force and power (d) Work and energy
47. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as g p hq where g is acceleration due to gravity and h is
the height. The values of p and q are [NCERT 1983; EAMCET 1994]
1 1 1
(a) 1, (b) ,
2 2 2
1
(c) ,1 (d) 1, 1
2
48. Which one of the following does not have the same dimensions [CPMT 2022]

(a) Work and energy

(b) Angle and strain
(c) Relative density and refractive index
(d) Planck constant and energy
49. Dimensions of frequency are [CPMT 1988]
0 1 1
(a) M L T 0
(b) 0 0
M LT
(c) 0 0
M LT (d) MT 2
50. Which one has the dimensions different from the remaining three [CBSE PMT2021]

(a) Power (b) Work

(c) Torque (d) Energy
51. A small steel ball of radius r is allowed to fall under gravity through a column of a viscous liquid of
coefficient of viscosity  . After some time the velocity of the ball attains a constant value known
as terminal velocity vT . The terminal velocity depends on (i) the mass of the ball m , (ii)  , (iii) r
and (iv) acceleration due to gravity g . Which of the following relations is dimensionally correct
[CPMT 1992; CBSE PMT 1992;
NCERT 1983; MP PMT 2001]
mg r
(a) vT  (b) vT 
r mg
mgr
(c) vT  rmg (d) vT 

 0 LV
52. The quantity X  :  0 is the permittivity of free space, L is length, V is potential difference
t
and t is time. The dimensions of X are same as that of [IIT 2019]

(a) Resistance (b) Charge

(c) Voltage (d) Current
53.  0 and  0 denote the permeability and permittivity of free space, the dimensions of  0  0 are

(a) LT 1 (b) L 2 T 2
(c) M 1 L3 Q 2 T 2 (d) M 1 L3 I 2 T 2

54. The expression [ML2 T 2 ] represents [JIPMER 1993, 97]

(a) Pressure (b) Kinetic energy

(c) Momentum (d) Power
X
55. The dimensions of physical quantity X in the equation Force  is given by
Density
[DCE 1993]
(a) M 1 L4 T 2 (b) M 2 L2 T 1
(c) M 2 L2 T 2 (d) M 1 L2 T 1
56. The dimensions of CV 2 matches with the dimensions of
[DCE 1993]
(a) 2
L I (b) 2 2
L I
1
(c) LI 2 (d)
LI
57. The Martians use force (F) , acceleration (A) and time (T ) as their fundamental physical
quantities. The dimensions of length on Martians system are [DCE 1993]

(a) FT 2 (b) F 1 T 2
(c) F 1 A 2 T 1 (d) AT 2
1
58. The dimension of is that of [SCRA 1986]
 0 0

(a) Velocity (b) Time

 (c) Capacitance (d) Distance
59. An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions does he
view for muscle
(a) MLT 2 (b) ML2 T 2
(c) MLT 2 (d) L
60. The foundations of dimensional analysis were laid down by
(a) Gallileo (b) Newton
(c) Fourier (d) Joule
61. The dimensional formula of wave number is
(a) M 0 L0 T 1 (b) M 0 L1T 0
(c) M 1 L1T 0 (d) M 0 L0 T 0
62. The dimensions of stress are equal to[MP PET 1991, 2003]
(a) Force (b) Pressure
1
(c) Work (d)
Pressure
63. The dimensions of pressure are
[CPMT 1977; MP PMT 1994]
2 2
(a) MLT (b) ML T 2

1 2
(c) ML T (d) MLT 2
64. Dimensions of permeability are
[CBSE PMT 1991; AIIMS 2013]
2 2 2
(a) A M L T 1 1
(b) MLT
0 1
(c) ML T (d) A 1 MLT 2
65. Dimensional formula of magnetic flux is
[DCE 1993; IIT 1982; CBSE PMT 1989, 99;
DPMT 2011; Kerala PMT 2015]
(a) ML2 T 2 A 1 (b) ML0 T 2 A 2
(c) M 0 L2 T 2 A 3 (d) ML2 T 2 A 3
66. If P represents radiation pressure, c represents speed of light and Q represents radiation energy
striking a unit area per second, then non-zero integers x, y and z such that P x Q y c z is
dimensionless, are
[AFMC 1991; CBSE PMT 1992;
CPMT 1981, 92; MP PMT 1992]
(a) x  1, y  1, z  1
(b) x  1, y  1, z  1
(c) x  1, y  1, z  1
(d) x  1, y  1, z  1
67. Inductance L can be dimensionally represented as
[CBSE PMT 1989, 92; IIT 1983; CPMT 1992;
DPMT 1999; KCET 2004; J&K CET 2005]
(a) ML 2 T 2 A 2 (b) ML2 T 4 A 3
(c) ML2 T 2 A 2 (d) ML 2 T 4 A 3
68. Dimensions of strain are [MP PET 1984; SCRA 1986]
1
(a) MLT (b) ML2 T 1
(c) MLT 2 (d) M 0 L0 T 0
69. Dimensions of time in power are [EAMCET 1982]

(a) T 1 (b) T 2
(c) T 3 (d) T 0
70. Dimensions of kinetic energy are
[Bihar PET 1983; DPET 1993; AFMC 1991]
(a) ML2 T 2 (b) M 2 LT 1
(c) ML2 T 1 (d) ML3 T 1
71. Dimensional formula for torque is
[DPMT 1984; IIT 1983; CBSE PMT 1990; MNR 1988; AIIMS 2002; BHU 1995, 2001; RPMT 1999;
RPET 2003; DCE 1999, 2000; DCE 2004]
(a) L2 MT 2 (b) L1 MT 2
(c) L2 MT 3 (d) LMT 2
72.Dimensions of coefficient of viscosity are
[AIIMS 1993; CPMT 1992; Bihar PET 1984;
MP PMT 1987, 89, 91; AFMC 2016;
CBSE PMT 1992; KCET 1994;
DCE 1999; AIEEE 2014;
DPMT 2004]
(a) ML2 T 2 (b) ML2 T 1
(c) ML1T 1 (d) MLT
73.The dimension of quantity (L / RCV ) is [Roorkee 2024]

(a) [A ] (b) [ A 2 ]
(c) [ A 1 ] (d) None of these
74. The dimension of the ratio of angular to linear momentum is [MNR 1994]

(a) M 0 L1T 0 (b) M 1 L1 T 1

(c) M 1 L2 T 1 (d) M 1 L1T 1
75.The pair having the same dimensions is
[MP PET 1994; CPMT 1996]
(a) Angular momentum, work
(b) Work, torque
(c) Potential energy, linear momentum
(d) Kinetic energy, velocity
76.The dimensions of surface tension are
[MP PMT 1994, 99; UPSEAT 1999]
1 2 2
(a) ML T (b) MLT
1 1
(c) ML T (d) MT 2
77.In the following list, the only pair which have different dimensions, is [Manipal
MEE 1995]
(a) Linear momentum and moment of a force
(b) Planck's constant and angular momentum
 (c) Pressure and modulus of elasticity
(d) Torque and potential energy
78.If R and L represent respectively resistance and self inductance, which of the following
combinations has the dimensions of frequency
[MP PMT 1996, 2000, 02; MP PET 1999]
R L
(a) (b)
L R
R L
(c) (d)
L R
79.If velocity v , acceleration A and force F are chosen as fundamental quantities, then the
dimensional formula of angular momentum in terms of v, A and F would be
(a) FA 1v (b) Fv 3 A 2
(c) Fv 2 A 1 (d) F 2v 2 A 1
80.The dimensions of permittivity  0 are
[MP PET 1997; AIIMS-2004; DCE-2003]
1 3 1 3
(a) A T M L 2 2
(b) A T M L 2 4

2 4
(c) A T ML 3
(d) A 2 T 4 M 1 L3
81.Dimensions of the following three quantities are the same
[MP PET 1997]
(a) Work, energy, force
(b) Velocity, momentum, impulse
(c) Potential energy, kinetic energy, momentum
(d) Pressure, stress, coefficient of elasticity
82.The dimensions of Planck's constant and angular momentum are respectively [CPMT 1999; BCECE
2004]
(a) ML2 T 1 and MLT 1 (b) ML2 T 1 and ML2 T 1
(c) MLT 1 and ML2 T 1 (d) MLT 1 and ML2 T 2
83.Let [ 0 ] denotes the dimensional formula of the permittivity of the vacuum and [0 ] that of the
permeability of the vacuum. If M  mass , L  length , T  Time and I  electric current , then
[IIT 1998]
(a) [ 0 ]  M 1 L3 T 2 I (b) [ 0 ]  M 1 L3 T 4 I 2
(c) [ 0 ]  MLT 2 I 2 (d) [ 0 ]  ML2 T 1 I
84.Dimensions of CR are those of
[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995; AIIMS 1999]
(a) Frequency (b) Energy
(c) Time period (d) Current
85.The physical quantity that has no dimensions
[EAMCET (Engg.) 1995]
(a) Angular Velocity (b) Linear momentum
(c) Angular momentum (d) Strain
1
86. ML T 2 represents
[EAMCET (Med.) 1995; Pb. PMT 2001]
 (a) Stress
(b) Young's Modulus
(c) Pressure
(d) All the above three quantities
87.Dimensions of magnetic field intensity is
[RPMT 1997; EAMCET (Med.) 2000; MP PET 2003]
1 1 1
(a) [M L T A ]
0 0 1
(b) [MLT A ]
(c) [ML0 T 2 A 1 ] (d) [MLT 2 A]
88.The force F on a sphere of radius ' a' moving in a medium with velocity 'v' is given by F  6 av . The
dimensions of  are [CBSE PMT 1997; DPMT 2000]

(a) ML1 T 1 (b) MT 1

(c) MLT 2 (d) ML 3
89.Which physical quantities have the same dimension
[CPMT 1997]
(a) Couple of force and work
(b) Force and power
(c) Latent heat and specific heat
(d) Work and power
90.Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation given below is
physically meaningful [CPMT 1997]

(a) A / B (b) A  B
(c) A  B (d) None
91.Given that v is speed, r is the radius and g is the acceleration due to gravity. Which of the following
is dimensionless [CET 1998]

(a) v 2 / rg (b) v 2 r / g
(c) v 2 g / r (d) v 2 rg
92.The physical quantity which has the dimensional formula M 1 T 3 is [CET 1998]

(a) Surface tension (b) Solar constant

(c) Density (d) Compressibility
93.A force F is given by F  at  bt 2 , where t is time. What are the dimensions of a and b
[AFMC 2001; BHU 1998, 2005]
3 4 3 4
(a) MLT and ML T (b) MLT and MLT
2

1
(c) MLT and MLT 0
(d) MLT 4 and MLT 1
94.The dimensions of inter atomic force constant are
[UPSEAT 1999]
2 1
(a) MT (b) MLT
2
(c) MLT (d) ML1 T 1
95.If the speed of light (c) , acceleration due to gravity (g ) and pressure (p ) are taken as the fundamental
quantities, then the dimension of gravitational constant is
[AMU (Med.) 1999]
 (a) c 2 g 0 p 2 (b) c 0 g 2 p 1
(c) cg 3 p 2 (d) c 1 g 0 p 1
96.If the time period (T ) of vibration of a liquid drop depends on surface tension (S ) , radius (r) of the
drop and density (  ) of the liquid, then the expression of T is
[AMU (Med.) 2000]

(a) T  k r 3 / S (b) T  k  1 / 2 r 3 / S
(c) T  k r 3 / S 1 / 2 (d) None of these
3 1 2
97. ML T Q is dimension of [RPET 2000]

(a) Resistivity (b) Conductivity

(c) Resistance (d) None of these
98.Dimension of electric current is [CBSE PMT 2017]

(a) [M 0 L0 T 1 Q] (b) [ML2 T 1 Q]

(c) [M 2 LT 1 Q] (d) [M 2 L2 T 1 Q]
99.The fundamental physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of
torque and angular momentum are [EAMCET (Eng.) 2009]
(a) Mass, time (b) Time, length
(c) Mass, length (d) Time, mole
100.If pressure P , velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the
dimensional formula of force is [EAMCET (Eng.) 2008]
1 2 2
(a) PV T
2 2
(b) P V T
(c) PVT 2
(d) P 1 VT 2

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ANSWER KEY
1 c 2 b 3 d 4 c 5 c
6 d 7 c 8 d 9 c 10 c
11 a 12 c 13 c 14 b 15 d
16 d 17 c 18 a 19 b 20 d
21 d 22 a 23 a 24 b 25 d
26 b 27 d 28 d 29 d 30 b
31 a 32 b 33 a 34 b 35 a
36 b 37 a 38 b 39 b 40 b
41 d 42 c 43 c, b 44 c 45 b
46 a 47 c 48 c 49 a 50 a
51 b 52 b 53 c 54 c 55 c
56 c 57 b 58 a 59 c 60 a
61 c 62 c 63 d 64 d 65 b
66 c 67 a 68 b 69 c 70 b
71 d 72 b 73 b 74 d 75 c
76 b 77 b 78 b 79 c 80 c

81 a 82 a 83 d 84 c 85 b

86 d 87 d 88 b 89 a 90 c
91 a 92 d 93 b 94 a 95 d
96 a 97 b 98 a 99 d 100 b