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The magnetic moment has dimensions of
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Correct option: B
Option B ([L2 A]) is correct because magnetic moment is defined as the product of current and area, and its dimensional formula is [L2 A].
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The error due to parallax is a:
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Correct option: C
Personal error
Option C (Personal error) is correct because parallax error arises from the observer's position and judgment while taking a reading.
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One side of a cubical block is measured with the help of a vernier callipers of vernier constant 0.01 cm. This side comes out to be 1.23 cm. What is the percentage error in the measurement of area?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because the percentage error in area is twice the percentage error in the side length.
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If and are resistance, capacitance inductance and decay constant respectively then which of the following has the same dimensions as frequency :-
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because its dimensions match that of frequency (T), which is verified through dimensional analysis.
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The dimensions of are
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Correct option: C
Option C ([LT⁻¹]) is correct because ()(-1/2) represents the speed of light in a vacuum, which has dimensions of length per time.
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The percentage error in the measurement of mass and speed are 2 % and 3 % respectively. How much will be the maximum error in the estimation of the kinetic energy obtained by measuring mass and speed
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Correct option: B
0.08
Option B (8%) is correct because the maximum error in kinetic energy is the sum of the percentage error in mass and twice the percentage error in speed.
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The dimension of stopping potential in photoelectric effect in units of Planck’s constant speed of light and gravitational constant and ampere is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because dimensional analysis is used to find the relationship between stopping potential and Planck's constant, speed of light, gravitational constant, and ampere.
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The equation of a circle is given by , where is the radius. If the equation is modified to change the origin other than , then find out the correct dimensions of and in a new equation . The dimension of is given as .
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it satisfies the dimensional homogeneity in the given equation.
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An athletic coach told his team that muscle times speed equals power. What dimensions does he view for muscle
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it represents the dimensions of force, which is derived from the equation muscle times speed equals power.
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A spherical body of mass and radius 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 is called time constant ( . Dimensionally can be represented by
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Correct option: D
None of the above
Option D (None of the above) is correct because none of the provided options have the correct dimensions of time [T].
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The dimensions of the quantity are - ( L-inductance, R-resitance, C-capacitance and V-potential difference)
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Correct option: D
Option D is correct. The dimensions of the given quantity are because it represents the reciprocal of current.
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One centimetre on the main scale of a vernier callipers is divided into 10 equal parts. If 10 divisions of vernier coincide with 8 small divisions of the main scale, the least count of vernier callipers is
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Correct option: B
0.02 cm
Option B (0.02 cm) is correct because the least count is calculated by finding the difference between one main scale division and one vernier scale division.
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If the error in the measurement of momentum of a particle is then the error in the measurement of kinetic energy would be
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the error in kinetic energy is calculated based on the error in momentum.
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The diameter and height of a cylinder are measured by a meter scale to be and , respectively. What will be the value of tis Volume in appropriate significant figures?
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it correctly calculates the volume and its uncertainty with the appropriate significant figures.
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Which of the following is not the unit of time?
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Correct option: D
Parallactic second
Option D is correct because a parallactic second (parsec) is a unit of distance, while the others are units of time.
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The pitch of a screw gauge and there are 100 divisions on the circular scale. While measuring diameter of a thick wire. The pitch scale reads and 63 rad division on the circular scale coincides with the reference. The length of the wire is , then which one of the following option is correct?
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Correct option: B
The volume of the wire is
Option B (The volume of the wire is ) is correct because the volume is calculated correctly using the measured diameter and length of the wire.
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Crane is British unit of volume (one crane = 170.4742). convert crane into SI units.
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it is the result of converting liters to cubic meters using the conversion factor 1 L = 10-3 m3.
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What is dimensional formula of thermal conductivity?
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Correct option: B
Option B is the correct dimensional formula for thermal conductivity, derived from the heat transfer equation.
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One yard in SI units is equal
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Correct option: B
0.9144 metre
Option B (0.9144 metre) is correct because 1 yard is defined as exactly 0.9144 meters in the SI system.
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Assertion: The quantity is dimensionally equal to velocity and numerically equal to velocity of light.
Reason: is permeability of free space and is the permittivity of free space.
Reason: is permeability of free space and is the permittivity of free space.
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Correct option: B
If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
Option B is correct. The assertion is true because the expression has dimensions of velocity and equals the speed of light, but the reason is a correct statement but not the correct explanation.
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Statement I: The mass of an object is in the measurement there are 3 significant figures.
Statement II: The same mass when expressed in grams as has five significant figures.
Statement II: The same mass when expressed in grams as has five significant figures.
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Correct option: C
Statement I is true; Statement II is false
Option C (Statement I is true; Statement II is false) is correct because changing the unit does not change the number of significant figures.
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The position of a particle at time t is given by the relation where is constant and . The dimensions of and are respectively
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it correctly identifies the dimensions of velocity and inverse time, respectively, based on the given equation.
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Which of the following five physical parameters have the same dimensions (A) Energy density (B) Refractive index (C) Dielectric constant (D) Young’s modulus (E) Magnetic field
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Correct option: A
(A) and (D)
Option A ((A) and (D)) is correct because both energy density and Young's modulus have the same dimensions of [ML⁻¹T⁻²].
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Assertion: Light year is the distance that light travels with velocity of in one year.
Reason: Light year is the unit for measuring time.
Reason: Light year is the unit for measuring time.
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Correct option: C
If assertion is true but reason is false
Option C (If assertion is true but reason is false) is correct because light year is a unit of distance, not time, although the assertion correctly defines what a light year represents.
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One main scale division of a vernier caliper is equal to units. If division of main scale coincides with division of vernier scale, the least count of the vernier caliper is:
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it's the least count calculated from the given relationship between main scale division and vernier scale division.
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The dimensional formula for areal velocity is
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Correct option: C
Option C is correct because areal velocity is area per unit time, hence L²T⁻¹.
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Number of significant figures in expression is
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Correct option: C
3
Option C (3) is correct because the number with the least significant figures (2.51) has 3 significant figures, so the result must also have 3.
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Which of the following functions of and is possibly correct if and possess different dimensions?
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because mathematical functions like exponents and logarithms require dimensionless arguments, while division is allowed for quantities with different dimensions.
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The dimension of kinetic energy is same as that of
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Correct option: C
Work
Option C (Work) is correct because both kinetic energy and work have the same dimensions of [ML²T⁻²].
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Weber is the unit of
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Correct option: C
magnetic flux
Option C (magnetic flux) is correct because the Weber (Wb) is the SI unit of magnetic flux.
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