Multiple Choice Questions

Date : __________ BATCH

Duration : 20 min.
Physics
Maximum M.: 15 Units and Dimensions XI

Instructions:
 Use HB pencil or ball point pen only to darken the appropriate circle in the response-sheet provided.
 Darken only one circle in the space provided for each entry.
 If you wish to change any answer, erase completely the already darkened circle and make a fresh mark.
 Each question carries 1 marks.
 The paper contains 15 questions

1. Light year is:

(a) Light emitted by the sun in one year.
(b) Time taken by light to travel from the sun to the earth.
(c) The distance travelled by light in one year, in free space.
(d) The time taken by earth to go round the sun once.
2. Light year is the unit of:
(a) Energy (b) Intensity of light
(c) Time (d) Distance
3. Unit of solid angle is:
(a) Newton (b) Radian
(c) Steradian (d) Pascal
4. Irrespective of the system of units followed, the condition to be satisfied is:
(a) nu = 0 (b) n iu i = n ju j
(c) n/u = constant (d) nu = 1
5. N kg–1 is the unit of:
(a) Velocity (b) Force
(c) Acceleration (d) None of these
6. The dimensions of pressure are:
–2 –1 2
(a) [MLT ] (b) [ML T ]
–1 –2 2
(c) [ML T ] (d) [MLT ]
7. The dimensions of torque are:
2 –2 –2
(a) [ML T ] (b) [MLT ]
–1 –2 –2 –2
(c) [ML T ] (d) [ML T ]
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8. Velocity of a particle depends upon t as V = A + Bt + Ct . It velocity is in m/s, The
unit of A will be:
2
(a) m/s (b) m/s
2
(c) m-s (d) m /s
9. The equation y = A sin (t – kx), the diminsional formula of  is (given x is distance
and t is time)
–1 0 –1
(a) [MLT ] (b) [M LT ]
0 0 –1 0 –1
(c) [M L T ] (d) [ML T ]
10. Which of the following is dimensionally correct:
(a) Pressure = momentum per unit volume
(b) Pressure = momentum per unit volume per unit energy
(c) Pressure = energy per unit volume
(d) Pressure = energy per unit area
11. Which of the following is the most precise instrument for measuring length?
(a) Metre rod of least count 0.1 cm
(b) Vernier Callipers of least count 0.01 cm
(c) Screw gauge of least count 0.001 cm
(d) Metre scale of least count 1 cm.
12. How many significant figures are there in 30.00?
(a) 3 (b) 4
(c) 2 (d) 1
26
13. The number of significant figures in 2.63 × 10 kg is
(a) 1 (b) 2
(c) 3 (d) 28
14. Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%. The error in the calculated
value of area of sphere is:
(a) 2% (b) 4%
(c) 6% (d) 8%
15. The maximum error in the measurement of mass and length of a cube are 3% and
2% respectively. The maximum error in the measurement of its density will be:
(a) 3% (b) 6%
(c) 9% (d) 18%

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 Answers to Multiple Choice Questions
Date : __________ BATCH
Duration : 20 min.
Physics
Maximum M.: 15 Units and Dimensions XI

1. (c) The distance travelled by light in one year, in free space.

2. (d) Distance
3. (c) Steradian
4. (b) niui = njuj
5. (c) Acceleration
–1 –2
6. (c) [ML T ]
2 –2
7. (a) [ML T ]]
8. (a) m/s
0 0 –1
9. (c) [M L T ]
10. (c) Pressure = energy per unit volume
11. (c) Screw gauge of least count 0.001 cm
12. (b) 4
13. (c) 3
14. (b) 4%
15. (c) 9%

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