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The power of lens is where f is focal length of the lens . The dimensions of power of lens are
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the power of a lens is the reciprocal of its focal length, and focal length has dimensions of length.
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If and , Let . The correct order of error in and
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Correct option: C
z
The correct answer is C () because the percentage errors are calculated as 1%, 7%, and 2% for x, y, and z respectively.
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Identify the pair which has different dimensions
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Correct option: C
Angular momentum and frequency
Option C (Angular momentum and frequency) is correct because angular momentum has dimensions of [ML²T⁻¹] while frequency has dimensions of [T⁻¹].
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On which of the following factor universal time depends?
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Correct option: A
Rotation of earth on its axis
Option A (Rotation of earth on its axis) is correct because Universal Time (UT) is based on the Earth's rotation.
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Dimensional formula for surface tension is
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Correct option: B
Option B ([]) is correct because surface tension is force per unit length, and its dimensional formula is derived accordingly.
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The relative density of a material of a body is found by weighing it first in air and then in water. If the weight of the body in air is and the weight in water is , then the relative density with the maximum permissible error is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it accurately calculates the relative density and its maximum permissible error using error propagation.
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A student measured the diameter of a wire using a screw gauge with the least count and listed the measurements. The measured value should be recorded as
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because the measurement should be recorded to the same number of decimal places as the least count (0.001 cm).
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Which one has the dimensions different from the remaining three
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Correct option: A
Power
Option A (Power) is correct because power has different dimensions than work, torque, and energy, which all have the same dimensions.
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The unit of physical quantity obtained by the line intergral of electric field is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the line integral of the electric field represents the electric potential difference, which has units of Joules per Coulomb.
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The dimensions of are same as
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Correct option: A
Energy density (energy per unit volume)
Option A (Energy density (energy per unit volume)) is correct because the dimensions of represent energy per unit volume, which is energy density.
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Dimension of should be equal to
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the dimension of is equal to the square of velocity, which is .
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An atomic clock makes use of
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Correct option: A
Cesium 133 atom
Option A (Cesium 133 atom) is correct because atomic clocks use the precise and constant frequency of the cesium-133 atom's resonance.
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Assertion : Parallax method cannot be used for measuring
distances of stars more than 100 light years away.
Reason : Because parallax angle reduces so much that it
cannot be measured accurately.
distances of stars more than 100 light years away.
Reason : Because parallax angle reduces so much that it
cannot be measured accurately.
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Correct option: A
Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion
Option A (Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct explanation for assertion) is correct because the parallax angle becomes too small to measure accurately for stars beyond 100 light years.
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The dimensions of pressure is equal to
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Correct option: B
Energy per unit volume
Option B (Energy per unit volume) is correct because the dimensions of pressure are the same as energy density (energy per unit volume).
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If , , and denote the quantities as energy, angular momentum, mass and constant of gravitation respectively, then the dimension of in the formula is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because after substituting the dimensions of each quantity, the resulting dimension of P is dimensionless.
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In the eqn. constant, the unit of is
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Correct option: B
dyne
Option B (dyne ) is correct because in the van der Waals equation, the term a/V² has the same units as pressure (P), so the unit of 'a' is pressure times volume squared.
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Force is given in terms of time and distance by , then the dimension of is:-
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Correct option: C
Option C ([M⁰L⁰T⁰]) is correct because the arguments of trigonometric functions are dimensionless, so the dimensions of a and b must be the same as F, making a/b dimensionless.
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The number of significant figures in 0.235041 are
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Correct option: A
6
Option A is correct because all the digits in the number 0.235041 are significant, resulting in a total of 6 significant figures.
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Which does not have the same unit as others
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Correct option: D
J-sec
Option D (J-sec) is correct. Watt-sec, Kilowatt-hour, and eV are all units of energy, while J-sec is the unit of angular momentum.
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The lengths of two cylindrical rods are measured as and . What is maximum percentage error in measurement of difference of lengths of two cylinders?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the maximum percentage error calculated by adding the absolute errors and dividing by the difference in lengths.
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Given that , where l is the length of a string of linear density m, under tension T has the same dimensional formula as that of
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Correct option: B
Time
Option B (Time) is correct because the expression has the dimensions of time.
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SI unit of Bohr magneton is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because Bohr magneton is defined as , and its SI unit is ampere-meter squared.
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A physical quantity is given by . The percentage error in measurement of M,L and T are and respectively. The maximum percentage error in the quantity X is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the maximum percentage error is the sum of the absolute values of the percentage errors multiplied by their respective exponents.
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The fundamental physical quantities that have same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of torque and angular momentum are
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Correct option: C
Mass, length
The correct answer is C (Mass, length) because both torque and angular momentum have the same dimensions for mass and length, which are [M] and [L²] respectively.
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Assertion: SI units are logical and coherent.
Reason: SI system of units is a rationalised system.
Reason: SI system of units is a rationalised system.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of the assertion.
Option B (If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not correct explanation of the assertion) is correct because both the assertion and reason are true statements, but the reason does not explain why SI units are logical and coherent.
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Which of the following pairs of physical quantities does not have same dimensional formulae?
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Correct option: C
Tension and surface tension
Option C (Tension and surface tension) is correct because tension has dimensions of force, while surface tension has dimensions of force per unit length, resulting in different dimensional formulae.
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Which one of the following pairs of quantities and their unit is properly matched?
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Correct option: B
Magnetic flux - Weber
The correct answer is Magnetic flux - Weber because Weber is the correct unit for magnetic flux density, often called magnetic field.
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In a new system of units, the net force applied on a block of mass moving with acceleration is given as 100 unit of force. When the same block is moving at a speed of , its kinetic energy become 20 unit of energy. A liquid has a surface tension of 10 SI units. What is the magnitude of its surface tension in new system? (Dimensional formula of surface tension is .)
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Correct option: A
1000
Option A (1000) is correct because the surface tension in the new system is 1000 times the value in SI units, derived from dimensional analysis and the given force and kinetic energy relationships.
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Wave number has the dimensions of
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Correct option: B
Length
Option B (Length) is correct because wave number is the reciprocal of wavelength, which has the dimension of length.
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Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation given below is physically meaningful
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Correct option: A
A/B
Option A (A/B) is correct because quantities with different dimensions can be divided or multiplied, but not added or subtracted.
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