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7. Accuracy in the measurement of a physical quantity can

SET: A be increased by which one of the following ways?
Part - A Physics
(a) Less trials
(b) More trials
Section - I: Single Correct
(c) Using significant digits
This section contains a total of 40 questions.
All questions in this section are mandatory. (d) Order of magnitude
For every correct response you shall be awarded 4 marks.
For every incorrect response 0 marks shall be deducted. 8. The thickness of a pencil measured by using a screw
gauge (least count 0.001 cm) comes out to be 0.802
1. If the error in the measurement of momentum of a cm. The percentage error in the measurement is
particle is 100%, then find out error in the measurement
of kinetic energy? (a) 0.125 %

(a) 400% (b) 300% (b) 2.43 %

(c) 200% (d) 100% (c) 4.12 %

(d) 2.14 %
2. If a calculated value 2.7465 g contains only three
significant figures, the two insignificant digits in it are 9. What is the number of significant figures in 0.310?

(a) 2 and 7 (a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 6

(b) 7 and 4 10. The length and breadth of a rectangular sheet are 16.2
cm and 10.1 cm, respectively. The area of the sheet in
(c) 6 and 5
appropriate significant figures is
(d) 4 and 6

3. How many number of significant figure are present

in 6.25 × 105 ? (a) 164 cm2

(a) 11 (b) 6 (c) 4 (d) 3 (b) 163.62 cm2

4. Zero error in an instrument is a type of (c) 163.6 cm2

(a) Systematic error (d) 163.620 cm2

(b) Random error 11. The resistance R =

V
where V = (200 ± 5) Volt and
(c) Least count error
I
I = (20 ± 0.2) A. The percentage error in the
(d) Personal error measurement of R is

5. A physical quantity Q is found to depend on the (a) 3.5%

a4b3
quantities a, b, c by the relation Q = 2 . The (b) 3%
c
percentage errors in a, b and c are 0.3%, 0.4% and 0.5% (c) 5.5%
respectively. The percentage error in Q is:
(d) 7%
(a) 1.4% 12. Upon heating, the length of the side of a cube changes
(b) 3.4% by 2%. The volume of the cube changes by

(c) 6.6% (a) 1%

(d) 4.3% (b) 6%
6. The volume of a cube having side length equal to 1.2 m (c) 0.5%
is appropriately expressed as
(d) 4%
(a) 1.728 × 106 cm3 13. Taking into account of the significant figures, what is the
value of 9.99 m − 0.0099 m?
(b) 1.7 × 106 cm3
(a) 9.9 m
(c) 1.8 × 106 cm3
(b) 9.9801 m
(d) 1.73 × 106 cm3
(c) 9.98 m
(d) 9.980 m

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14. Statement I : Absolute error is unitless and (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5
dimensionless.
21. a2b3
Statement II : All type of errors are unitless and A physical quantity P is given as P = . The
dimensionless. c√d
percentage errors in the measurement of a, b, c and d
Statement I and Statement II are true and the are 1%, 2%, 3% and 4% respectively. The percentage
(a) Statement II is the correct explanation of error in the measurement of the quantity P will be:
Statement I.
(a) 13%
Statement I and Statement II are true but the
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of (b) 14%
Statement I. (c) 12%
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false. (d) 16%
(d) Statement I and Statement II are false.
22. The number of significant zeroes present in the
15. Statement I: 0.0003 has only one significant figure. measured value 0.020040, is
Statement II: If the number is less than 1, the zero(s) on
the right of the decimal point but to the left of the first (a) Five (b) Two
non-zero digit are not significant. (c) One (d) Three

Statement I and Statement II are true and 23. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is
(a) Statement II is the correct explanation of
T = 2π√ . The measured value of L is 1.0 m from
L
Statement I. g
Statement I and Statement II are true but meter-scale having a minimum division of 1 mm and
(b) Statement II is not the correct explanation of time of one complete oscillation is 1.95 s measured
Statement I. from stopwatch of 0.01 s resolution. The percentage
error in the determination of g will be:
(c) Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
(d) Statement I and Statement II are false. (a) 1.13% (b) 1.03%
(c) 1.33% (d) 1.30%
16. If the percentage errors in the measurement of
momentum and mass of an object are 2% and 3% 24. The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum in
respectively, the maximum percentage error in the an experiment is recorded as 2.60 s, 2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71
calculated value of its kinetic energy is s and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error is
(a) 2% (b) 1% (c) 5% (d) 7%
(a) 0.15 s
17. We can reduce random errors by (b) 0.01 s

(a) Taking large number of observations (c) 0.11 s

(b) Correcting zero error (d) 1.0 s

By following the proper technique of 25. Find out number of significant figures in 3 cm and 3.00
(c) cm are respectively?
experimentation
(d) Both (A) & (C) (a) 1, 1 (b) 1, 3
18. The percentage errors in the measurement of mass and (c) 1, 2 (d) 3, 1
speed are 2% and 3%, respectively. How much will be the
maximum error in kinetic energy ? 26. The acceleration due to gravity is measured on the
surface of the earth by using a simple pendulum. If α
(a) 1% (b) 5% and β are relative errors in the measurement of length
and time period respectively, the percentage error in the
(c) 8% (d) 12%
measurement of acceleration due to gravity is
19. The values of a number of quantities are used in a
mathematical formula. The quantity that should be most
(a) (α +
1
precise and accurate in measurement is the one
β) × 100
2
(b) (α − 2β)
(a) Having the smallest magnitude
(c) (2α + β) × 100
(b) Having the largest magnitude
(c) Used in the numerator (d) (α + 2β) × 100

(d) Used in the denominator 27. A length 5.997 m rounded off to three significant figures
is written as
20. Find out number of significant figures in 0.2300?
(a) 6.00 m

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(b) 5.99 m (b) Three

(c) 5.95 m (c) One
(d) 5.90 m (d) Infinite

28.
2
A B3 35. The relative error in the measurement of the side of a
If Z = 4
, then the relative error in Z will be: cube is 0.027. The relative error in the measurement of
its volume is
C

(a) (a) 0.027 (b) 0.054

ΔA ΔB ΔC
+ +
A B C
(c) 0.081 (d) 0.046
(b)
2ΔA 3ΔB 4ΔC
+ −
A B C 36. A physical quantity A is related to four observations a, b,
a2b3
(c) c and d as follows, A = . The percentage errors of
2ΔA 3ΔB 4ΔC
+ +
A B C c√d
measurement in a, b, c and d are 1%, 3%, 2%, and 2%
(d)
ΔA ΔB ΔC
+ − respectively. What is the maximum percentage error in
quantity A?
A B C
29. The maximum error in the measurement of resistance,
current and time for which current flows in an electrical (a) 12% (b) 7%
circuit are 1%, 2% and 3% respectively. The maximum
(c) 5% (d) 14%
percentage error in the detection of the dissipated heat
will be: 37. A set of defective observation of weights is used by a
student to find the mass of an object using a physical
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8 balance. A large number of readings will reduce
30. The leastcount of a screw guage is 0.01 mm. Find out
the percentage error in measuring 5 mm thickness using (a) Random error
screw gauge? (b) Systematic error
(a) 0.01% (b) 0.1% (c) Random as well as systematic error
(c) 0.2% (d) 0.02% (d) Neither random nor systematic error

31. The uncertain digit in the measurement of a length 38. The area of a sheet of length 10.2 cm and width 6.8 cm
reported as 41.68 cm is addressed up to the proper number of significant figures
is
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 6 (d) 8
(a) 69.36 cm2
32. The errors in the measurement which arise due to
unpredictable fluctuations in temperature and voltage (b) 69.4 cm2
supply are:
(c) 69 cm2
(a) Personal errors
(d) 70 cm2
(b) Least count errors
(c) Random errors 39. Which of the following is the most accurate
measurement?
(d) Instrumental errors
33. A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular (a) 2.0 × 10−3 m
cross-section with the help of a vernier scale records the (b) 2.00 × 10−3 m
following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm;
5.65 mm. The average of these four readings is 5.5375 (c) 2 × 10−3 m
mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 (d) 0.002 m
mm. The average diameter of the pencil should
therefore be recorded as : 40. The most accurate reading of the mass of an object,
among the following is
(a) (5.5375 ± 0.0739) mm
(a) 20 g
(b) (5.538 ± 0.074) mm
(b) 20.0 g
(c) (5.54 ± 0.07) mm
(c) 20.001 g
(d) (5.5375 ± 0.0740) mm
(d) 20.01 g
34. The number of significant figures in a pure number 410
is

(a) Two

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