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31 Easy
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Which of the following statement(s) is/are correct?
I. A screw gauge having a smaller value of pitch has greater accuracy.
II. The least count of screw gauge is directly proportional to the number of divisions on circular scale.
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Correct option: A
Only I
Option A (Only I) is correct because a screw gauge with a smaller pitch has greater accuracy, while the least count is inversely proportional to the number of divisions on the circular scale.
32 Easy
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Zero error is a/an
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Correct option: A
Instrumental error
Option A (Instrumental error) is correct because zero error is caused by imperfections or miscalibration within the instrument itself.
33 Easy
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Statement-I: In the measurement of gg using simple pendulum generally we take central position (mean position) of the oscillation as reference position for measuring time of oscillation.
Statement-II: This reduces the human error in measurement of time.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A is correct because both statements are true. Taking the mean position as a reference reduces human error in measuring the time period of oscillation.
34 Easy
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Statement-I: Electric current is a scalar
Statement-II: All fundamental physical quantities are scalars
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A (Statement-I is true and statement-II is true) is correct because electric current is a scalar quantity and all fundamental physical quantities are scalars.
35 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
The equation of stationary wave is: y=2asin⁡(2πntλ)cos⁡(2πxλ)y=2 a \sin \left(\frac{2 \pi n t}{\lambda}\right) \cos \left(\frac{2 \pi x}{\lambda}\right). Which of the following is NOT correct
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Correct option: C
The dimensions of n/λ{n} / \lambda is [T][T]
Option C (The dimensions of n/λ{n} / \lambda is [T][T]) is NOT correct because the dimensions of n/λ{n} / \lambda is [T−1][T^{-1}], representing angular frequency.
36 Easy
36 of 99
Analyzing +4 | -1
Which of the following sets of quantities have same dimensional formula?
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Correct option: D
Work, energy and torque
Option D is correct. Work, energy, and torque all have the same dimensional formula: [ML²T⁻²].
37 Easy
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Dimensions of kinetic energy are
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Correct option: A
ML2T−2M{L^2}{T^{ - 2}}
Option A (ML2T−2M{L^2}{T^{ - 2}}) is correct because kinetic energy is calculated as 1/2 * mass * velocity2, which results in these dimensions.
38 Easy
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The unit of expression μ0ε0{\mathrm{\mu }_0}{\mathrm{\varepsilon }_0} are
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Correct option: C
s2m−2{\mathrm{s}^2}{\mathrm{m}^{ - 2}}
Option C (s2m−2{\mathrm{s}^2}{\mathrm{m}^{ - 2}}) is correct because μ0ε0{\mathrm{\mu }_0}{\mathrm{\varepsilon }_0} is the reciprocal of the speed of light squared.
39 Easy
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Which of the following is not the unit of energy
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Correct option: D
Kilowatt
Option D (Kilowatt) is correct because kilowatt is a unit of power, while calorie, joule, and electron volt are units of energy.
40 Easy
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Statement-I: If a physical quantity has a unit, it must not be dimensionless.
Statement-II: No physical quantity exists which has dimension but no unit.
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Correct option: C
Statement-I is false and statement-II is true
Option C (Statement-I is false and statement-II is true) is correct because a physical quantity can have a unit and still be dimensionless, and there are no known physical quantities with dimension but no unit.
41 Easy
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Which of the following quantities has the same dimensions as that of energy
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Correct option: D
Work
Option D (Work) is correct because work and energy are dimensionally equivalent, both representing the capacity to do work.
42 Easy
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Unit of stress is
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Correct option: C
N/m2N/{m^2}
Option C (N/m2N/{m^2}) is correct because stress is defined as force per unit area, and the unit of force is Newton (N) and area is square meter (m2m^2).
43 Easy
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Statement I: The order of accuracy of measurement depends on the least count of the measuring instrument.

Statement II: The smaller the least count, the greater is the number of significant figures in the measured value.
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Correct option: B
Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I
Option B (Statement I is true, Statement II is true; Statement II is not the correct explanation for Statement I) is correct because both statements are true, but Statement II does not explain Statement I.
44 Easy
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Assertion The error in the measurement of radius of the sphere is 0.3%0.3 \%. The permissible error in its surface area is 0.6%0.6 \%.

Reason The permissible error is calculated by the formula ΔAA=4Δrr\frac{\Delta A}{A}=4 \frac{\Delta r}{r}
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Correct option: C
If Assertion is true, but Reason is false.
Assertion is true because the permissible error in the surface area is indeed 0.6%. Reason is false because the correct formula is ΔAA=2Δrr\frac{\Delta A}{A}=2 \frac{\Delta r}{r}.
45 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The relative error in the determination of the surface area of a sphere is α\alpha. Then the relative error in the determination of it’s volume is
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Correct option: A
32α\frac{3}{2}\alpha
Option A (32α\frac{3}{2}\alpha) is correct because the relative error in volume is 3/2 times the relative error in surface area, based on the relationship between volume and surface area of a sphere.
46 Easy
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If p=RTV−be−αV/RTp=\frac{R T}{V-b} e^{-\alpha V / R T}, then dimensional formula of α\alpha is
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Correct option: A
pp
Option A (pp) is correct because the dimensional formula of α\alpha matches that of pressure.
47 Easy
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A physical quantity QQ is calculated according to the expression

Q=A3B3CDQ=\frac{A^3 B^3}{C \sqrt{D}}

If percentage errors in A,B,C,DA, B, C, D are 2%,1%,3%2 \%, 1 \%, 3 \% and 4%4 \%, respectively. What is the percentage error in QQ ?
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Correct option: C
±14%\pm 14 \%
Option C (±14%\pm 14 \%) is correct because it is the result of summing the weighted percentage errors of each variable in the given expression.
48 Easy
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Using mass (M)(M), length (L)(L), time (T)(T) and current (A)(A) as fundamental quantities, the dimensions of permeability are
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Correct option: C
[MLT−2A−2]\left[\mathrm{MLT}^{-2} \mathrm{A}^{-2}\right]
Option C ([MLT−2A−2\mathrm{MLT}^{-2} \mathrm{A}^{-2}]) is correct because it represents the correct dimensional formula for permeability using the given fundamental quantities.
49 Easy
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Which pair has the same dimensions
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Correct option: C
Momentum and impulse
Option C (Momentum and impulse) is correct because impulse is defined as the change in momentum, hence they have the same dimensions.
50 Easy
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Remembering +4 | -1
The number of significant figures in a number
"1700.00200" is
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Correct option: C
9
Option C (9) is correct because all the digits in the number "1700.00200" are significant, including the trailing zeros after the decimal point.
51 Easy
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If e is the charge, V\mathrm{V} the potential difference, T\mathrm{T} the temperature, then the units of eVT\frac{\mathrm{eV}}{\mathrm{T}} are the same as that of
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Correct option: C
Boltzmann constant
Option C is correct because eV/T has the same units as energy per temperature, which is the same as Boltzmann's constant.
52 Easy
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Which of the following the same dimensions ?
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Correct option: C
Angular velocity and frequency
Option C (Angular velocity and frequency) is correct because both have dimensions of inverse time ([T−1][T^{-1}]).
53 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
Choose the incorrect options among the following
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Correct option: D
Both (2) and (3)
Option D (Both (2) and (3)) is correct because a physical quantity with dimensions must have a unit, and a dimensionless quantity can have a constant value.
54 Easy
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Analyzing +4 | -1
A physical quantity T=abc2 d3e1/6\mathrm{T}=\frac{\sqrt{\mathrm{abc}^2}}{\mathrm{~d}^3 \mathrm{e}^{1 / 6}} is determined by measuring a, b, c, d, e separately with the percentage error of 1%,2%,3%,4%,3%1 \%, 2 \%, 3 \%, 4 \%, 3 \% respectively. Minimum amount of error is contributed by the measurement of :
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Correct option: C
a, e
Option C (a, e) is correct because the percentage errors of a and e, when multiplied by their respective fractional powers in the formula for T, yield the smallest contributions to the overall error in T.
55 Easy
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The unit of specific resistance is
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Correct option: C
Ohm-cm
Option C (Ohm-cm) is correct because it is the unit of resistivity, also known as specific resistance.
56 Easy
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The value of Planck's constant is
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Correct option: A
6.63×10−34 Js−16.63 \times 10^{-34} \,{Js}^{-1}
Option B (6.63×10−34 kg m2 s−16.63 \times 10^{-34} {~kg} {~m}^2 {~s}^{-1}) is correct because Planck's constant has units of action, which are equivalent to kg m²/s.
57 Easy
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Statement-I: Plane angle is a dimensionless quantity.
Statement-II: All supplementary quantíties are dimensionless.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A is correct because plane angle is defined as the ratio of arc length to radius, making it dimensionless, and supplementary quantities are dimensionless.
58 Easy
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Application +4 | -1
The force F on the sphere of radius ‘a’ moving in a medium with velocity 'vv' is given by F=6πηaυF = 6\pi \eta a\upsilon. The dimensions of η are
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Correct option: A
ML−1T−1M{L^{ - 1}}{T^{ - 1}}
Option A (ML−1T−1M{L^{ - 1}}{T^{ - 1}}) is correct because it correctly derives the dimensions of viscosity (η\eta) from the given formula using dimensional analysis.
59 Easy
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The dimensional formula of farad is
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Correct option: B
[M−1 L−2 T2Q2]\left[\mathrm{M}^{-1} \mathrm{~L}^{-2} \mathrm{~T}^2 \mathrm{Q}^2\right]
Option B ([M⁻¹ L⁻² T² Q²]) is correct because it represents the correct dimensional formula for capacitance (Farad) derived from Q = CV and W = QV.
60 Easy
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Statement-I : If u1u_1 and u2u_2 are units and n1,n2n_1, n_2 are their numerical values in two different systems then n1>n2⇒u1<u2n_1 > n_2 \Rightarrow u_1 < u_2.
Statement-II: The numerical value of physical quantity is inversely proportional to unit.
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Correct option: A
Statement-I is true and statement-II is true
Option A (Statement-I is true and statement-II is true) is correct because the numerical value of a physical quantity is inversely proportional to the unit used to measure it.
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