CBSE Test Paper 01 Chapter 2 Units and Measurements
CBSE Test Paper 01 Chapter 2 Units and Measurements
CBSE Test Paper 01 Chapter 2 Units and Measurements
a. 6
b. 4
c. 3
d. 5
a. acceleration
b. work
c. power
d. force
a. Pressure
b. Work
c. Momentum
d. Force
4. A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. What is
the distance between the Sun and the Earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8
min and 20 s to cover this distance? 1
a. 500
b. 450
c. 600
d. 550
a. 4
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b. 6
c. 5
d. 3
10. The resistance R is the ratio of potential difference V and current I. What is the
percentage error in R if V is (100 ± 5) V and I is (10 ± 2) A? 2
11. The Sun's angular diameter is measured to be 1920". The distance r of the sun from
12. A great physicist of this century (P.A.M. Dirac) loved playing with numerical values of
Fundamental constants of nature. This led him to an interesting observation. Dirac
found that from the basic constants of atomic physics (c, e, mass of electron, mass of
proton) and the gravitational constant G, he could arrive at a number with the
dimension of time. Further, it was a very large number, its magnitude being close to
the present estimate on the age of the universe (15 billion years). From the table of
fundamental constants in this book, try to see if you too can construct this number (or
any other interesting number you can think of). If its coincidence with the age of the
universe were significant, what would this imply for the constancy of fundamental
constants? 3
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13. The farthest objects in our Universe discovered by modern astronomers are so distant
that light emitted by them takes billions of years to reach the Earth. These objects
(known as quasars) have many puzzling features, which have not yet been
satisfactorily explained. What is the distance in km of a quasar from which light takes
3.0 billion years to reach us? 3
14. A book with many printing errors contains four different formulas for the
displacement y of a particle undergoing a certain periodic motion:
(a = maximum displacement of the particle, v = speed of the particle. T = time-period
of motion). Rule out the wrong formulas on dimensional grounds. 3
i.
ii. y = a sin vt
iii.
iv.
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CBSE Test Paper 01
Chapter 2 Units and Measurements
Answer
1. b. 4
Explanation: There are three rules on determining how many significant
figures are in a number:
2. d. force
Explanation: The newton is the SI unit for force; it is equal to the amount of net
force required to accelerate a mass of one kilogram at a rate of one meter per
second squared.
3. b. Work
Explanation: Work
4. a. 500
Explanation: Distance between the Sun and the Earth = Speed of light Time
taken by light to cover the distance
Given that in the new unit,
speed of light = 1 unit
Time taken, t = 8 min 20 s = 500 s Distance between the Sun and the Earth = 1 x
500 = 500 units
5. a. 4
Explanation: There are three rules on determining how many significant
figures are in a number:
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Any zeros between two significant digits are significant.
A final zero or trailing zeros in the decimal portion ONLY are significant.
6. One steradian is defined as the angle made by a spherical plane of area 1 square
meter at the centre of a sphere of radius 1m.
8. No, since length is fundamental quantity and velocity is the derived quantity and is
derived from length and time.
Hence, 1 parsec
= ±25%
11. It is given that angular diameter, = 1920" and distance of the sun from earth, r
=1.496 1011 m.
Now let the diameter of sun = d meters
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Thus, the diameter of the sun is 1.39 109 m
12. Paul Dirac was a British theoretical physicist who made fundamental contributions to
the development of quantum mechanics, quantum field theory and quantum
electrodynamics, and is particularly known for his attempts to unify the theories of
quantum mechanics and relativity theory.
One relation consists of some fundamental constants that give the age of the Universe
by:
Where,
t = Age of Universe
e = Charge of electrons =
= Absolute permittivity
mp = Mass of protons = kg
me = Mass of electrons = kg
Also, Nm2/C2
Substituting these values in the equation, we get
years
= 6 billion years
(which is the approximate age of our universe)
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Now, distance between the Earth and a quasar (using the formula, distance = speed of
light × time taken by the light to reach the earth)
m
km
This is the required distance between earth and a quasar.
14. a. Correct
Dimension of y = M0L1T0
Dimension of a = M0L1T0
Dimension of
Dimension of L.H.S = Dimension of R.H.S
Hence, the given formula is dimensionally correct.
b. Incorrect
y = a sin vt
Dimension of y = M0L1T0
Dimension of a = M0L-1T0
Dimension of vt =
But the argument of the trigonometric function must be dimensionless, which is
not so in the given case. Hence, the given formula is dimensionally incorrect.
c. Incorrect
Dimension of y = M0L1T0
Dimension of
Dimension of
But the argument of the trigonometric function must be dimensionless, which is
not so in the given case. Hence, the formula is dimensionally incorrect.
d. Correct
Dimension of y = M0L1T0
Dimension of a = M0L1T0
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Dimension of
Since the argument of the trigonometric function must be dimensionless (which is
true in the given case), the dimensions of y and a are the same. Hence, the given
formula is dimensionally correct.
15. i. Mean Value of diameter
Dmean = =
= 1.3298 = 1.330 cm
ii. Absolute Error in different observations are
D1 = Dmean - d1 = =0.002 cm
D2 = Dmean - d2 = = 0 cm
D3 = Dmean - d3 = = + 0.005 cm
D4 = Dmean - d4 = = 0.004 cm
D5 = Dmean - d5 = = - 0.004 cm
D6 = Dmean - d6 = = - 0.006 cm
= 0.0035 = 0.004 cm
iv. Fractional Error = = ±0.003 cm
v. Percentage Error = 100 = ±0.003 100% = ±0.3%
vi. Diameter of wire = (1.330 ± 0.003) cm
or D = 1.330 cm ± 0.3 %
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