Byju’s Practice Workshop

Topic covered:
 Units and Dimensions

1. The mass of liquid flowing per second per unit area of cross section of the tube is
proportional to P x and v y , where P is the pressure difference and v is the velocity, then
the relation between x and y is
a. x = y b. x = −y
c. y = x
2
d. y = −x 2

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2. The potential energy of a particle varies with distance x as U = , where A and B are
x2 +B
constants. The dimensional formula for A × B is
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a. M1 L2 T −2 b. M1 L 2 T −2
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c. M1 L2 T −2 d. M1 L2 T −2

3. If α kilogram, β meter, and γ second are the fundamental units, 1 cal can be expressed in
new units as [1 cal = 4.2 J]
a. α−1 β2 γ b. α−1 β−2 γ
c. 4.2 α−1 β d. 4.2 α−1 β−2 γ2

4. Using the concept of significant figures, match Column I with the correct number of
significant figures in Column II

Column I Column II

i. 0.1234 a. 5

ii. 1.2100 cm b. 4

iii. 47.23 ÷ 2.3 c. 1

iv. 3 × 108 d. 2

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For Q.5 – Q.8, please refer to the following paragraph

The Van Der Waal’s equation of state for some gases can be expressed as:
a
(P + 2 ) (V − b) = RT
V
Where P is the pressure, V is the molar volume and T is the absolute temperature of the
given sample of gas and a, b and R are constants.

5. The dimensions of a are

a. ML5 T −2 b. ML−1 T −2
c. L3 d. L6

6. The dimensions of constant b are

a. ML5 T −2 b. ML−1 T −2
c. L3 d. L6

7. Which of the following does not have the same dimension formula as that of RT?
a. PV b. Pb
a ab
c. d.
V2 V2

8. The dimensional representation of ab/RT is

a. ML5 T −2 b. M 0 L3 T 0
c. ML−1 T −2 d. None of these

9. A physical quantity x depends on quantities y and z as follows: x = Ay + B tan(Cz), where

A, B and C are constants. Which of the following do not have the same dimensions?
a. x and B b. C and z −1
c. y and B/A d. x and A

10. In an instrument, there are 25 divisions on the vernier scale which coincides with 24th
division of the main scale. 1 cm on main scale is divided into 20 equal parts. The least
count of the instrument is
a. 0.002 cm b. 0.05 cm
c. 0.001 cm d. 0.02 cm

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divisions of the main scale exactly coincide with the 30 divisions of the vernier scale. If
the smallest division of the main scale is half-a-degree (0.5°) then the least count of the
instrument is
a. one minute b. half minute
c. one degree d. half degree

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12. Some physical quantities are given in Column I and some possible SI units in which these
quantities may be expressed are given in Column II. Match the physical quantities in
Column I with the units in Column II.

Column I Column II

i. GMe Ms a. (kg)(metre)2 (second)−2

ii. 3RT b. (farad)(volt)2 (kg)−1

iii. F 2 /q2 B2 c. (volt) (coulomb) (metre)

Where G is universal gravitational constant; Me = mass of the earth; Ms = mass of sun;

R = universal gas constant; T = absolute temperature; F = force; q = charge;
1 joule 1 coulomb
B = magnetic field (MA−1 T −2 ). (1 volt = 1 coulomb; 1 farad = 1 volt )

13. A screw gauge with a pitch of 0.5 mm and a circular scale with 50 divisions is used to
measure the thickness of a thin sheet of Aluminium. Before starting the measurement, it
is found that when the two jaws of the screw gauge are brought in contact, the 45th
division coincides with the main scale line and that the zero of the main scale is barely
visible. What is the thickness of the sheet if the main scale reading is 0.5 mm and the 25th
division coincides with the main scale line?
a. 0.50 𝑚𝑚 b. 0.75 𝑚𝑚
c. 0.80 𝑚𝑚 d. 0.70 𝑚𝑚

14. A highly rigid cubical block A of small mass M and side L is fixed rigidly onto another
cubical block B of the same dimensions and of modulus of rigidity η such that the lower
face of A completely covers the upper face of B. The lower face of B is rigidly held on a
horizontal surface. A small force F is applied perpendicular to one of the side faces of A.
After the force is withdrawn block A executes small oscillations. The time period of which
is given by
𝑀𝜂 𝐿
a. 2𝜋√ b. 2𝜋√𝑀𝜂
𝐿
𝑀𝐿 𝑀
c. 2𝜋√ 𝜂 d. 2𝜋√𝜂𝐿

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15. If 𝑥 and a stand for distance, then for what value of n is the given equation
𝑑𝑥 𝑥
dimensionally correct? The equation is ∫ √𝑎2 = sin−1 𝑎
−𝑥 𝑛

a. 0 b. 2
c. −2 d. 1

16. The energy of a system as a function of time t is given as 𝐸(𝑡) = 𝑒 −𝛼𝑡 𝐴2 , where 𝛼 =
0.2𝑠 −1 . The measurement of 𝐴 has an error of 1.25%. If the error in the measurement of
time is 1.50%, the percentage error in the value of 𝐸(𝑡) at t = 5s is _______.

17. If force, time and velocity are treated as fundamental quantities, then dimensional
formula of energy will be
a. [𝐹𝑇𝑉] b. [𝐹𝑇 2 𝑉]
c. [𝐹𝑇𝑉 2 ] d. [𝐹T 2 𝑉 2 ]

18. The dimensions of the quantities in one (or more) of the following pairs are the same.
Identify the pair(s).

(Given, Torque = Force×distance, Angular momentum = momentum× distance,

𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑐𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ
Young’s modulus = 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑛, Stress = , Strain = )
𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 𝑂𝑟𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ

a. Torque and work b. Angular momentum and work

c. Energy and Young’s modulus d. Light year and wavelength

𝑉
19. The resistance R = where V=100 ± 5 volts and 𝐼 =10 ± 0.3 amperes. Calculate the
𝐼
percentage error in R.
a. 8 % b. 10 %
c. 12% d. 14%

20. Test which of the following equations are dimensionally correct. (S = surface tension,
𝜌 = density, 𝑃 = pressure, V = volume, 𝑛 = coefficient of viscosity, 𝑟 = radius, 𝑣 = velocity,
𝑡 = time, 𝑙 = length, H = height)
2𝑆 𝑐𝑜𝑠 𝜃
a. H = b. 𝑣 = √𝜌
𝑃
𝜌𝑟𝑔

c. V =
𝜋𝜌𝑟 4 𝑡 d. All correct
8𝑛𝑙

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21. The time dependence of physical quantity P is found to be of the form P =
2
𝑃𝑜 𝑒 −𝛼𝑡 Where‘t’ is the time and α is some constant. Then the constant α will

a. be dimensionless
b. have dimensions of 𝑇 −2
c. have dimensions of P
d. have dimensions of P multiplied by 𝑇 −2

22. If the units of length and force are increased four times, then the unit of energy will
a. increase 8 times b. increase 16 times
c. decrease 16 times d. increase 4 times

23. In a particular system, the unit of length, mass and time are chosen to be 10 𝑐𝑚, 10 𝑔𝑚
and 0.1𝑠 respectively. The unit of force in this system will be equivalent to
a. 1/10 𝑁 b. 1 𝑁
c. 10 𝑁 d. 100 𝑁

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ANSWER KEY

Question
Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Correct (i – b; ii –
Answer (b, c, d) (b) (d) a; iii – d; (a) (c) (c) (c) (d)
iv – c)

Question
Number 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Correct (i – c; ii –
Answer (d) (a) a; iii – b) (c) (d) (b) 3 (a)

Question
Number 18 19 20 21 22 23
Correct
Answer (a, d) (a) (a, b) (b) (b) (a)

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