Level - 1 (Only one option correct)

Units and Dimensions 8. Which one of the following does not have the same
1. Which of the following statements is correct about a scalar dimensions
quantity: (a) work and energy
(i) it remain conserved in a process (b) angle and strain
(ii) can never take negative sign
(c) relative density and refractive index
(iii) does not vary from one place to another in space

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(iv) has same value for observers with different orientation (d) plank constant and energy
of axis
(a) (i) (b) (ii) 9. The density of a material in CGS system is 8 g / cm3. In a
(c) (iii) (d) (iv) system of a unit in which unit of length is 5 cm and unit of
2. Which of the following is not the unit of time mass is 20 g. The density of material is :
(a) Micro second (b) Leap year (a) 8 (b) 20
(c) Lunar month (d) Parallactic second
(c) 50 (d) 80
3. Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms
of any of the following 10. In a new system the unit of mass is α kg, unit of length is β
(a) length and mass (b) mass and time m and unit of time is γ s. The value of 1 J in this new system
(c) length, mass and time (d) none of these is [AMU B.Tech. 2012]
4. With the usual notations, the following equation (a) g2/ab2 (b) ga/b2
1
S1 = u + a (2t − 1) is (c) abg (d) ag2/b2
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(a) only numerically correct
(b) only dimensionally correct 11. A boy recalls the relation almost correctly but forgets
(c) both numerically and dimensionally correct where to put the constant c (speed of light). He writes;
(d) neither numerically nor dimensionally correct m0
m= , where m and m0 stand for masses and v for
5. Which of the following readings is the most accurate 1 − v2
(i) 4000 m (ii) 40 × 102 m speed. Right place of c is
(iii) 4 × 103 m (iv) 0.4 × 104 m m0
cm0
(a) (i) (b) (ii) (a) m= (b) m=
(c) (iii) (d) (iv) 1− v 2 c 1 − v2
6. If unit of length and force are increased 4 times. The unit m0 m0
(c) m= (d) m=
of energy: 2 2
c −v v2
(a) is increased by 4 times 1−
(b) is increased by 16 times c2
(c) is increased by 8 times 12. The equation of state of some gases can be expressed as
(d) remain unchanged  a 
7. Which one of the following is a set of dimensionless physical  P + 2  (V – b) = RT. Here P is the pressure, V is the
 V 
quantities : volume, T is the absolute temperature and a, b, R are
(a) strain, specific gravity, angle constants. The dimensions of a are :
(b) strain, work, couple (a) ML5 T–2 (b) ML–1T2
(c) work, angle, specific gravity
(c) M0L3T0 (d) M0L6T–2
(d) work, energy, frequency
13. A spherical body of mass m and radius r is allowed to fall 22. A physical quantity x depends on quantities y and z as
in a medium of viscosity h . The time in which the velocity follows : x = Ay + B tan Cz, where A, B and C are constants.
of the body increases from zero to 0.63 times the terminal Which of the following do not have the same dimensions :
velocity (v) is called time constant (t). Dimensionally t can (a) x and B (b) C and z–1
be represented by (c) y and B / A (d) x and A
mr 2  6π mrη  23. The time dependence of a physical quantity P is given by
(a) (b)  
6πη 2  P = P0 exp (αt2) where α is a constant and t is time. The
 g 
constant α :
m
(c) (d) none of the above (a) is dimensionless
6πη rv
(b) has dimensions of T–2
14. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant are
(c) has dimensions as that of P

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(a) M–2L2T–2 (b) M–1L3T–2
(d) has dimensions equal to the dimensions of PT–2
(c) ML–1T–2 (d) ML2T–2
24. If L and R denote inductance and resistance respectively,
p F then the dimensions of L / R is :
15. The frequency of vibration of string is given by f =
2 µ
(a) M0 L0 T0 (b) M0L0T1
Here p is number of segments in the string and  is the
(c) M2L0T2 (d) MLT2
length. The dimension formula for µ will be :   
25. The dimensions of the quantity E × B where E represents
(a) [M0LT–1] (b) [M1L2T1] 
–1 0 the electric field and B the magnetic field may be given as:
(c) [ML T ] (d) [M0L2T–1]
16. Dimensions of coefficient of viscosity are (a) MT–3 (b) M2LT–5A–2
(a) M L2 T–2 (b) M L2 T–1 (c) M2LT–3A–1 (d) MLT–2A–2
(c) M L–1 T–1 (d) M LT  A
17. In the formula X = 3 YZ2 , X and Z have dimensions of 26. The electric field is given by E = iˆ + Byjˆ + Cz 2 kˆ . The
3
x
capacitance and magnetic induction respectively. The
SI units of A, B and C are respectively:

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dimensions of Y in MKSA system are :
[AMU B.Tech. 2013]
(a) [M–3L–2T–2A–4] (b) [ML–2]
3
–3 –2
(c) [M L A T ]4 8 (d) [M–3L2A4T4] (a) N − m , V/m2, N/m2-C
18. The physical quantities not having same dimensions are C
(b) V-m2, V/m, N/m2-C
(a) speed and (m0e0)-1/2
(b) torque and work (c) V/m2, V/m, N-C/m2
(c) momentum and Planck’s constant (d)V/m, N-m3/C, N-C/m
(d) stress and Young’s modulus
=
27. What are the dimensions of A/B in the relation F A x + Bt 2
19. Inductance L can be dimensionally represented as
, where F is the force, x is the distance and t is time?
(a) M L2 T–2A–2 (b) M L2 T–4A–3 [AMU B.Tech. 2013]
(c) M L–2 T–2A–2 (d) M L2 T4A3
(a) ML2T–2 (b) L-1/2T2
20. If the time period (T) of vibration of a liquid drop depends
on surface tension (S), radius (r) of the drop and density (r) (c) L–1/2T–1 (d) LT–2
of liquid, then the expression of T is 28. The potential energy of a particle is given by the expression
x
(a) T
= k ρr 3 / S = k ρ1/ 2 r 3 / S
(b) T U ( x) = – αx + β sin . A dimensionless combination of the
γ
= k ρr 3 / S1/ 2
(c) T (d) none of these constants a, b and g is : [KVPY - 2012]
α 2
21. If energy E, velocity v and time T are chosen as fundamental α
(a) (b)
βγ βα
units, the dimensions of surface tension will be :
(a) [Ev–2T–2] (b) [Ev–1T–2] (c)
γ
(d) αγ
(c) [Ev2T–1] (d) [E2v–1T–1] αβ β