UNITS AND DIMENSIONS

BY

ER.SHREYA CHOUDHARY

M.TECH

ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION

ENGINEERING

1. [ML-1T-2] is the dimensional formula of

(A) force

(B) coefficient of friction

(C) modulus of elasticity

(D) energy

2. The dimensional formula of coefficient of viscosity is

(A) [MLT-1]

(B) [M-1L2T-2]

(C) [ML-1T -1]

(D) none of these

3. On the basis of dimensional equation, the maximum number of unknown that can
be found, is

(A) one

(B) two

(C) three

(D) four

4. If v stands for velocity of sound, E is elasticity and d the density, then find x in the
equation v = (d/E)x

(A) 1

(B) ½

(C) 2

(D) -1/2

5. The multiplication of 10.610 with 0.210 upto correct number of significant figure is

(A) 2.2281

(B) 2.228

(C) 2.22

(D) 2.2

6. The measurement of radius of a circle has error of 1%. The error in measurement
of its area is (A) 1%

(B) 2%

(C) 3%

(D) none of these

7. Dimensional formula of latent heat

(A) M0L2T-2

(B) MLT-2

(C) ML2T-2

(D) ML2T-2

8. In case of measurement of ‘g’, if error in measurement of length of pendulum is

2%, the percentage error in time period is1 %. The maximum error in measurement
of g is

(A) 1 %

(B) 2 %

(C) 4 %

(D) no error.

9. If length of pendulum is increased by 2%. The time period will

(A) increases by 1%

(B) decreases by 1%

(C) increases by 2%

(D) decreases by 2%
10. If radian correction is not considered in specific heat measurement. The
measured value of specific heat will be

(A) more than its actual value.

(B) less than its actual value.

(C) remains same as actual value.

(D) none of these.

11. The S.I. unit of universal gas constant is

(A) Watt K-1mol-1

(B) N K-1mol-1

(C) JK-1mol-1

(D) erg K-1mol-1

12. The dimensional formula of couple

(A) ML2T-2

(B)MLT-1

(C) ML-1T-1

(D) M1L1T-2
13. An experiment measures quantities a, b, c and x is calculated from x = ab2/c3. If
the maximum percentage error in a, b and c are 1%, 3% and 2% respectively, the
maximum percentage error in x will be

(A) 13%

(B) 17%

(C) 14%

(D) 11%

14. Dimensional formula of thermal conductivity is

(A) ML2T -3θ-1

(B) ML2T -2θ-4

(C) ML2T -2θ-1

(D) MLT -3θ-1

15. Three measurements 7.1J, 7.2J and 6.7J are made as experiment the result with
correct number of significant figures is

(A) 7.1 J

(B) 7.06 J

(C) 7.0 J

(D) 7J
16. 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 PxQycz is dimensionless, may be

(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

17. A spherical ball of mass m and radius r is allowed to fall in a medium of viscosity
η. The time in which the velocity of the body increases from zero to 0.63 times the
terminal velocity is called time constant (τ). Dimensionally τ can be represented by

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D) none of these.

18. Which of the following is a possible dimensionless quantity?

(A) Velocity gradient

(B) Pressure gradient

(C) Displacement gradient

(D) Force gradient

19. In specific resistance measurement of a wire using a meter bridge, the key k in the
main circuit is kept open when we are not taking readings. The reason is

(A) the emf of cell will decrease.

(B) the value of resistance will change due to joule heating effect.

(C) the galvanometer will stop working.

(D) none of these.

20. In the experiment of verification of Ohm’s law the error in the current
measurement is 1%, while that in the voltage measurement is 2%. The error in the
resistance has a maximum value of

(A)1%

(B) 2%

(C) 3%

(D) none of these.

Q21: Light year is a unit of

(a) time
(b) distance
(c) sunlight intensity
(d) mass

Q22: The dimensional formula for Planck’s constant is

(a) [MLT]
(b) [ML2T-1]
(c) [M2L2T-1]
(d) [ML1T-1]

Q23: The surface tension of a liquid is 70 dyne/cm. In MKS system its value is?
(a) 70 N/m
(b) 7 ✕ 10-2 N/m
(c) 7 ✕ 102 N/m
(d) 7 ✕ 103 N/m
Q24: The dimensions of Kinetic energy is same as that of
(a) Force
(b) Pressure
(c) Work
(d) Momentum
Answer. c) Work

Q25: At 4° C, the density of water is equal to

(a) 10-3 kg m-3
(b) 10-2 kg m-3
(c) 10 kg m-3
(d) 103 kg m-3

Q26: One watt hour contains how many joules?

(a) 3.6 ✕ 108 J
(b) 3.6 ✕ 102 J
(c) 3.6 ✕ 103 J
(d) 10-3 J

Q27: Which of the following pairs has the same dimensions?

(a) Specific Heat and Latent Heat
(b) Impulse and Momentum
(c) Surface Tension and Force
(d) Moment of Inertia and Torque

Q28: The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as Vander wal
equation i.e.
(P + a/v2)(V – b) = RT
Where P is the pressure, V is the volume, T is the absolute temperature and a,
b, R are
constants. The dimensions of ‘a’ are:
(a) [M1L1T-1]
(b) [M1L-5T1]
(c) [M2L5T-1]
(d) [M1L5T-2]

Q29: Electron volt is a unit of

(a) Charge
(b) Potential difference
(c) Energy
(d) Magnetic Force
Q30: There are 20 divisions in 4 cm of the main scale. The vernier scale has 10
divisions. The least count of the instrument is
(a) 0.05 cm
(b) 0.5 cm
(c) 5.0 cm
(d) 0.005 cm