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Dimensions of the following three quantities are the same
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Correct option: D
Pressure, stress, coefficient of elasticity
Option D (Pressure, stress, coefficient of elasticity) is correct because all three quantities are defined as force per unit area, hence they share the same dimensions [ML⁻¹T⁻²].
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A sextant is used to measure
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Correct option: B
Height of an object
Option B (Height of an object) is correct because a sextant is an instrument used to measure the angle between an astronomical object and the horizon, which is then used to calculate the height of the object.
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Light Year is a unit of
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Correct option: C
Distance
Option C (Distance) is correct because a light-year is defined as the distance light travels in one year.
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The dimensions belong to the:
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Correct option: D
Magnetic permeability
Option D (Magnetic permeability) is correct because the dimensions of magnetic permeability are .
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Which one of the following is not a unit of Young’s modulus?
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Correct option: A
Option A () is the correct answer because it represents force per unit length, not stress per unit strain, which is Young's modulus.
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If L,C and R denote inductance, capacitance and resistance respectively, then which of the following combination has the dimension of time?
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Correct option: C
Option C (L/R) is correct because the ratio of inductance to resistance has the dimensions of time.
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Time (T), velocity (C) and angular momentum (h) are chosen as fundamental quantities instead of mass, length and time. In terms of these, the dimensions of mass would be :
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because by expressing mass in terms of time, velocity, and angular momentum, we can derive the correct dimensional formula using the definitions of these quantities.
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A screw gauge gives the following readings when used to measure the diameter of a wire
Main scale reading: 0 mm
Circular scale reading: 52 divisions
Given that 1mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions on the circular scale. The diameter of the wire from the above data is
Main scale reading: 0 mm
Circular scale reading: 52 divisions
Given that 1mm on main scale corresponds to 100 divisions on the circular scale. The diameter of the wire from the above data is
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the diameter calculated from the screw gauge readings, considering the least count and circular scale division.
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Dimensions of charge are
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because charge is current multiplied by time, and current is represented by and time by .
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The relative error in the determination of the surface area of a sphere is . Then the relative error in the determination of it’s volume is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because the volume is proportional to the radius cubed, and the surface area is proportional to the radius squared, so the relative error in volume is 3/2 times the relative error in surface area.
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The physical quantity angular momentum has the same dimensions as that of
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Correct option: D
Planck’s constant
Option D (Planck’s constant) is correct because both angular momentum and Planck's constant have the dimensions of [ML²T⁻¹].
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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
Option C (Mass, length) is correct because both torque and angular momentum have mass and length in their dimensional formulas.
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The dimensional formula of is
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Correct option: A
Option A ([M⁰L⁰T⁰A⁰]) is correct because the expression is dimensionless, representing a pure number (fine-structure constant).
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“Pascal-Second” has dimension of
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Correct option: D
Coefficient of viscosity
The correct answer is Coefficient of viscosity because Pascal-Second is the SI unit for viscosity.
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What will be the unit of time in that system in which the unit of length is metre, unit of mass is kg and unit of force is kg wt?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is derived from equating the units of force in the new system to the standard SI units.
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Statement-I: Pressure can be subtracted from pressure gradient
Statement-II: Only like quantities can be added or subtracted from each other
Statement-II: Only like quantities can be added or subtracted from each other
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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 pressure and pressure gradient have different dimensions, and only quantities with the same dimensions can be added or subtracted.
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A physical quantity x depends on quantities y and z as follows: where A, B and C are constants. Which of the following do not have the same dimensions
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Correct option: D
x and A
Option D (x and A) is correct because the dimensions of x are not necessarily the same as A, since A is multiplied by y, and y may have different dimensions than x.
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If and are physical quantities, having different dimensions, which of the following combination can never be meaningful quantity?
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Correct option: A
Option A ((A-B)/C) is correct because for (A-B) to be meaningful, A and B must have the same dimensions, but the question states that A, B, and C have different dimensions.
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Which of the following pairs does not have similar dimensions
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Correct option: C
Tension and surface tension
Option C (Tension and surface tension) is correct because tension is a force and surface tension is force per unit length, hence they have different dimensions.
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In a vernier callipers, one main scale division is and division of the vernier scale coincide with divisions of the main scale. The least count (in cm) of the callipers is
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Correct option: C
Option C () 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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The unit of the coefficient of viscosity in S.I. system is
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it represents the correct SI unit for the coefficient of viscosity.
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The dimensions of surface tension are
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because surface tension is force per unit length, and its dimensional formula reflects this relationship.
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If and then is (in m)
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it accurately calculates the sum and its associated error.
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If the measurement of volume of solid sphere using the formula if the error committed in the measurement of the radius r is 1.5%, the percentage error in the volume measurement is
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Correct option: C
0.045
Option C (0.045) is correct because the percentage error in volume is three times the percentage error in the radius.
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The dimension of quantity (L/RCV) is
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Correct option: C
Option C ([]) is correct because it involves finding the dimension of (L/RCV) where L is inductance, R is resistance, C is capacitance, and V is voltage. Since L/R has the dimension of time [T], CV has the dimension of charge [AT], and L/RCV becomes [T/AT] = [A-1].
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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 the dimensions of x(t) must be length (L), which implies has dimensions of and has dimensions of to make the exponent dimensionless.
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If pressure P, velocity V and time T are taken as fundamental physical quantities, the dimensional formulae of the force is
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Correct option: A
Option A () is correct because it yields the dimensions of force when pressure, velocity, and time are taken as fundamental quantities.
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The physical quantity which is not a unit of energy is
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Correct option: B
MeV-sec
Option B (MeV-sec) is not a unit of energy because MeV is a unit of energy, and multiplying it by seconds gives a unit of energy multiplied by time, not just energy.
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Dimensions of impulse are same as that of
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Correct option: B
Momentum
The correct answer is Momentum because impulse is defined as the change in momentum.
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The vernier constant of Vernier callipers is and it has zero error of . While measuring diameter of a sphere, the main scale reading is and coinciding vernier division is 5 . The corrected diameter will be .
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Correct option: A
180
Option A (180) is correct because the corrected diameter is calculated by adding the main scale reading and vernier scale reading, then correcting for the zero error.
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