NCERT Solutions for class 11 Physics | Chapter 2 - Units and Measurements

(1) Light year is a unit of
[A] time
[B] distance
[C] sunlight intensity
[D] mass
Answer: distance
(2) The volume of a cube in m³ is equal to the surface area of the cube in m². The volume of the cube is
[A] 64 m³
[B] 216 m³
[C] 512 m³
[D] 196 m³
Answer: 216 m³

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(3) If force (F), work (W) and velocity (v) are taken as fundamental quantities. What is the dimensional formula of time (T)?
[A] [WFv]
[B] [WFv-1]
[C] [W-1F -1v]
[D] [WF-1v -1]
Answer: [WF-1v -1]
(4) Physical quantities are
[A] quantities such as degrees, radians and steradians
[B] quantities such as length, mass, time, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity
[C] quantities such as pounds, dollars and rupees
[D] quantities such as kilos, pounds and gallons
Answer: quantities such as length, mass, time, electric current, thermodynamic temperature, amount of substance, and luminous intensity
(5) The dimensions of kinetic energy is
[A] [M 2L2T]
[B] [ML 2T]
[C] [ML 2T-2]
[D] [ML 2T-1]
Answer: [ML 2T-2]
(6) Which of the following pairs has the same dimensions?
[A] specific heat and latent heat
[B] lmpulse and momentum
[C] surface tension and force
[D] moment of lnertia and torque
Answer: lmpulse and momentum
(7) A force F is given by F = at + bt², where t is time. What are the dimensions of a and b?
[A] MLT-1 and MLT0
[B] MLT-3 and ML2T4
[C] MLT-4 and MLT1
[D] MLT-3 and MLT-4
Answer: MLT-3 and MLT-4
(8) The atmospheric pressure is 106 dyne/cm². What is its value in SI unit?
[A] 105 newton/m²
[B] 106 newton/m²
[C] 104 newton/m²
[D] 103 newton/m²
Answer: 105 newton/m²
(9) In a system of units if force (F), acceleration (A) and time (T) are taken as fundamentals units then the dimensional formula of energy is
[A] FA2T
[B] FAT2
[C] FA2T
[D] FAT
Answer: FAT2
(10) The dimensions of kinetic energy is same as that of
[A] force
[B] pressure
[C] work
[D] momentum
Answer: work
(11) Which of the following units denotes the dimensions [ML2/Q2], where Q represents the electric charge?
[A] Wb/m²
[B] Henry(H)
[C] H/m²
[D] Weber(Wb)
Answer: Henry(H)
(12) Absolute error of the measurement is
[A] the difference between the individual measurement and the true value of the quantity cubed.
[B] the difference between the individual measurement and the true value of the quantity squared.
[C] the difference between two individual measurements and their mean
[D] the difference between the individual measurement and the true value of the quantity
Answer: the difference between the individual measurement and the true value of the quantity cubed.
(13) A particle starting from the origin (0, 0) moves in a straight line in the (x, y) plane. Its coordinates at a later time are the path of the particle makes with the x-axis an angle of
[A] 300
[B] 450
[C] 600
[D] 0
Answer: 600
(14) Which one of the following represents the correct dimensions of the coefficient of viscosity?
[A] [ML-1T-2]
[B] [MLT-1]
[C] [ML-1T-1]
[D] [ML-2T-2]
Answer: [ML-1T-1]
(15) In SI system the fundamental units are
[A] meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and candela
[B] meter, kilogram, second, coulomb, Kelvin, mole and candela
[C] meter, Newton, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and candela
[D] meter, kilogram, second, ampere, Kelvin, mole and lux
Answer: meter, kilogram, second, coulomb, Kelvin, mole and candela
(16) Electron volt is a unit of
[A] charge
[B] potential difference
[C] energy
[D] magnetic force
Answer: energy
(17) Which of the following groups have different dimensions?
[A] Potential difference, EMF, voltage
[B] Pressure, stress, Youngs modulus
[C] Heat, energy, work done
[D] Dipole moment, electric flux, electric field
Answer: Dipole moment, electric flux, electric field
(18) ML-1T -2 is the dimensional formula of
[A] magnetic induction
[B] self-inductance
[C] electric potential
[D] electric field
Answer: magnetic induction
(19) What is the dimensional formula of magnetic field?
[A] MT-2A-1
[B] MT-1A-2
[C] M-1L-2TA-1
[D] M-1LTA-2
Answer: MT-2A-1
(20) Resolution is
[A] a measure of the bias in the instrument
[B] None of these
[C] the smallest amount of input signal change that the instrument can detect reliably
[D] a measure of the systematic errors
Answer: a measure of the systematic errors

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