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WEEK - 01 | Subject; PHYSICS | Weightage in EAMCET: 1, JEE: 0, NEET: 1

CHAPTER NAME: Physical World
Important Topics which will be discussed today:
 NATURE OF PHYSICAL LAWS
 Towards Unification of Forces:
 Weak Nuclear Forc
 Strong Nuclear Force
Classroom Problems
FORMULAE:
The true value: If are the (vi) If , then
observed value of q quantity, then its true value is
given by
Absolute error true value - observed value
or
Error in computed quantity Mean absolute error
(i) If and be the absolute errors in and
respectively ann if , then maximum
possible error in
(ii) If , then Average Speed Formula
(iii) If , then Acceleration Formula

(iv) If , then Density Formula

Power Formula
(v) If , then

Classroom Problems

1. In an experiment, a physical quantity is given by . The permissible percentage error

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
2. The following observations were taken for determining the surface tension of water by capillary rise method.
Diameter of the capillary
, rise of water in capillary tube and using the relation
, the possible percentage error in surface tension is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
3. A quantity X is given by where is the permitttivity of free space, is a length.
is a potential difference and is a time interval. The dimensional formula for X is the same as that of
(1) resistance (2 ) charge (3 ) voltage (4) current
4. Two physical quantities are represented by P and Q . The dimensions of their product is and the
dimensions of their ratio is . Then P and Q respectively are
(1) Magnetic flux and Torque acting on a Magnet. (2) Torque and Magnetic flux.
(3) Magnetic Moment and Polestrength (4) Magnetic Moment and Magnetic permeability.
5. n an experiment to determine the value of icceleration due to gravity 'g' using a simple pendulum, the
measured value of length of the pendulum is 31.4 cm known to 1 mm accuracy and the time period for 100
oscillations of pendulum is 112.0s known to 0.01s accuracy. The accuracy in determining the value of ' ' is.
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
6. The rate of flow of a liquid Q through a capillary tube depends upon the pressure gradient, , radius of the
capillary ( r ) and coefficient viscosity and constant of proportionality is . The equation for the rate of flow
of the liquid Q is given by

(1) (2) (3) (4)

7. The rate of flow of a liquid Q through a capillary tube depends upon the pressure gradient, , radius of the
capillary ( r ) and coefficient viscosity and constant of proportionality is . The equation for the rate of flow
of the liquid Q is given by

(1) (2) (3) (4)

8. A physical quantity is represented by . . The percentage of errors in the measurements are

then the maximum percentage error is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
9. A rectangular metal slab of mass 33.333 g has its length 8.0 cm , breadth 5.0 cm and thickness 1 mm . The mass
is measured with accuracy up to 1 mg with a sensitive balance. The length and breadth are measured with
vemier calipers having a least count of 0.01 cm . The thickness is measured with a screw gauge of least count
0.01 mm . The percentage accuracy in density calculated from the above measurements is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
10. If P represents radiation pressure ' ' represents speed of light and Q represents radiation energy striking a
unit area per second then non-zero integers , and such that
is dimensionless are :
(1) (2)
(3) (4)

11. In the measurement of a physical quantity . The percentage errors introduced in the measurements
of the quantities and D are 2%, 2%, 4% and 5% respectively. Then the minimum amount of percentage
of error in the measurement of is contributed by
(1) (2) (3) C (4)D
12. Two resistances are expressed as and . The net resistance when they are
connected in series with percentage error is (In series )
(1) (2) (3) (4)
13. If the units of velocity of light ' ', Gravitational constant 'G' and Planck's Constant 'h' are taken as fundamental
units, the dimensional formula for Mass in the new system will be :

(1) [CGh] (2) (3) (4)

14. If the time period of vibration a liquid drop depends on surface tension . radius of the drop and
density ( ) of the liquid, then the expressions of T is

(1) (2) (3) (4) none

15. The frequency ' ' of transverse waves in a string of length and mas per unit length , under a tension T is
given by where k is dimensionless. Then the values of , are
(1) (2) (3) (4)
16. The viscous force acting on a rain drop of radius a' alaling through air of coefficient of viscosity ' ' with
terminal velocity V is given by For . Then the values of and are
(1) (2) (3) 1,2,3 (4) 1,1,1,1
17. The equation which is dimensionally consistent in the following is Where distance travelled by a body in
second,
initial velocity acceleration
time period radius of the orbit
Mass of the sun
G=universal gravitational constant.
RMS velocity pressure .
density.

(1) (2) (3) (4)

18. If the unit of velocity is equal to the velocity of light and acceleration is , the unit of time is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
19. If the unit of force is 1 KN unit of length is 1 km and unit of time is 100 s in a- new system, then the new unit of
mass is
(1) 1000 kg (2) 1 kg (3) (4) 100 kg
20. The power of a motor is 1600 watt. If the unit of mass is doubled and units of length and time are halved, the
power of the motor in new system is
(1) 400 units (2) 6400 units (3)3200 units (4) 4800 units
21. The velocity ' ' of a particle varies with distance ' x ' and time ' t ' as when A , B, C are
constants, then will have the dimensions of
(1) velocity (2) acceleration (3) pressure (4) strain
22. The Vanderwaal's equation for a gas is where and n represent the pressure,
volume, universal gas constant, absolute temperature, and number of moles of a gas respectively 'a' and 'b' are
constants. The ratio b/a will have the following demensional formula
(1) (2) (3) (4)
23. The position of a particle at time ' ' is given by the equation where is a constant and
. Dimensions of and A respectively are
(1) and (2) and (3) and (4) and
24. The thrust developed by a rocket motor is given by where m is the mass, V is the velocity
of gas A is area of cross section of the nozzle. are pressures of the exhaust gas and surrounding
atmosphere. Then this equation is
(1) dimensionally correct (2) dimensionally wrong
(3) some times correct and some times wrong (4) algebrically correct
25. If the unit of force is 4 N unit of length is 4 m and unit of mass is in a new system, then the new unit of
velocity is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
26. The height of Mercury barometer is 76 cm and density of Mercury is . The corresponding height of
water barometer is Sl system is
(1) 10.336 m (2) 103 .36 m (3)5 .5 m (4)1 .0336 m
27. The length, breadth and thickness of a rectangular lamina are , and 0.0031 m . The volume is
(1) (2) (3) (4) 0.00177
28. A certain amount of energy is measured as 500 units. If the fundamental units of length, Mass and time each are
doubled then the magnitude of energy in new system will be
(1)1000 units (2) 250 units (3) 500 units (4) 2000 units
29. The diameter of a wire as measured by a screw gauge was found to be and 1.006 cm . The
absolute error in the third reading is
(1) 0.002 cm (2) 0.004 cm (3)1.002 cm (4)zero
30. The error in the measurement of the length of simple pendulum is 0.1 % and the error in time period is .
The maximum possible error in the measurement of is
(1) 6.1 % (2) (3) (4)
31. The displacement in second of uniformly acelerated motion is given by This
equation is dimensionally
(1) correct
(2) not correct
(3) can be made correct by multiplying the right hand side of equation by n .
(4) can be made correct by dividing the left hand side of the equation by n .
32. The velocity of light in vacuum is . This is expressed in standard form upto 3 significant figures as
(1) (2) (3) (4)
33. The percentage error in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively. The maximum
percentage error in the estimation of kinetic energy of a body measuring its mass and speed will be
(1) (2) (3) (4)
34. The density of a cube can be measured by measuring its mass and the length of its side. If the maximum errors
in the measurement of mass and length are , and respectively, the maximum error in the measurement
of the density of the cube is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
35. Dimensional formula for a physical quantity X is . The errors in measuring the quantities M,L and T
respectively are , and . The maximum percentage error that occurs in measuring the quantity X is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
36. The heat generated in a circuit is dependent on the resistance, current and time of flow of electric current. If
the percentage errors measured in the above physical quantities are and , the maximum error in
measuring the heat is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
37. The period of oscillation 'T' of a loaded spring depends upon the mass of load 'M' and force costant K of the
spring. If the constant of proportionality is , the dimensional formula for ' T ' is

(1) (2) (3) (4)

38. Two soaps and are given. Dimensions of are 50% more than each dimensions of . Soap content of B as
compared to A is
(1) 1.5 (2) 2.25 (3) 3.375 (4)4
39. If 'R' is Rydberg constant, his Planck's constant, C is velocity of light, Rhc has the same dimensional formula as
that of
(1) Energy (2) Force (3) Angular momentum (4)Power
40. A certain physical quantity is calculated from the formula where h , a and b , all are lengths.
Then x is :
(1) velocity (2) acceleration (3)area (4) volume
41. The surface tension of a liquid in CGS system is 45 dyne . Its value in SI system in is
(2) (3) (4)

42. According to Bernoulli's theorem constant. The dimensional formula of the constant is ( P is
pressure, d is density, is height, is velocity and is accelaration due to gravity)
(1) (2) (3) (4)
43. Force where t is time. The dimensions of and are:
(1) and (2) MLT and MLT-2
(3) and (4) MLT- and MLT-1
44. The dimensional formula for pressure gradient is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
45. The velocity of an object varies with time as . Taking the unit of time as 1 sec and Velocity as
, the units of A, B, C respectively are:
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
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WEEK - 02 | Subject: physics| Weightage in EAMCET: 1, JEE: 0, NEET: 1
CHAPTER NAME: UNITS AND DIMENSIONS
Important Topics which will be discussed today:
 Significant Figures
 Rounding off numbers:
 UNIT OF MEASUREMENT:
 DIMENSIONS
 Some physical constants and their values:
 USES OF DIMENSIONAL ANALYSIS
 METHOD:
Classroom Problems
FORMULAE:
Work Force x distance Joule – J [M1L2T-2]
Force Mass x acceleration Newton – N [M1L1T-2]
Energy Work Joule – J [M1L2T-2]
Momentum Mass x velocity [MILIT-1]

Area Length breadth

Volume Length breadth height
Mass density Mass/volume
Frequency 1/time period
Velocity, speed Displacementtime [M
Acceleration Velocity/time [M
Force Mass X Acceleration [MLT2]
Impulse Force X Time [MLT ]
Work, Energy Force X Distance
Power WorkTime [ ]
Momentum Mass X Velocity [M L T-]

Relative luminosity Luminous flux of a source

wavelength
of same power
 Permittivity constant Charge charge
(or free space) electricforce (distance
Permeability constant
(of free space)

Classroom Problems
1. If , where is the distance travelled by the body in kilometers while is the time in seconds, then
the units of is
(a) (b) km s (c) (d)
2. The time dependence of a physical quantity is given by , where is a constant and is the
time. The constant
(a) is dimensionless (b) has dimensions
(c) has dimensions (d) has dimensions of
3. Turpentine oil is flowing through a tube of length and radius . The pressure difference between the two ends
of the tube is . The viscosity of oil is given by where is the velocity of oil at a distance from the
axis of the tube. The dimensions of are
(a) (b) (c) (d)
4. The velocity of a particle at time is given by , where and are constants. The dimensions of
and are
(a) and (b) and
(c) and (d) and .
5. An equation is given here where Pressure, Volume and Absolute 5 emperature. If
and are constants, the dimensions of will be
(a) (b) (c) (d) .
6. The density of a material in CGS system of units is . In a system of units in which unit of length is 10
cm and unit of mass is 100 g , the value of density of material will be
(a) 0.04 (b) 0.4 (c) 40 (d) 400
7. If the significant figures are more,
(1)percentage error is more and accuracy is less
(2)percentage error is less and accuracy is more
(3)percentage error is less and accuracy is less
(4)percentage error is more and accuracy is more
8. , the maximum percentage error in he measurement of Y will be
(1) (2)

(3) (4)
9. Which of the following is a dimensional constant?
(1) Relative density (2) Gravitational constant (3) Refractive index (4) Poisson's ratio.
10. The error due to resolution of a measuring instrument is
(1) personal error (2) random error (3) systematic error (4)gross error
11. Arrange the following physical quantities in the decreasing order of dimension of length
I. Density II. Pressure III. Power IV. Impulse
(1) I, II, III, IV (2) III, II, I, IV (3) IV, I, II, III (4) III, IV, II, I
12. Consider following two statements A and B Consider the following two state and identify the correct answer.
(A) Two quantities which are to be added must have the same dimensions
(B) Two quantities which are to be multiplied must have the same dimensions.
(1) is true but is false (2) is true but is false
(3)Both and are true (4) Both A and B are false
13. Arrange the following lengths in increasing order
I.1 Angstrom II. 1 Micro III. 1 Fermi IV. 1 light year
(1) III, I, II, IV (2) I, I, II, II, IV (3) III, II, I, IV (4) II, III, I, IV
14. Arrange the following physical quantities increasing order of their magnitudes
I. dyne II. 1 N III. IV.
1. II I III IV
2. IV I III II
3. II III I IV
4. I II III IV

15. If , the maximum percentage error in the measurement of will be

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
16. If , the maximum percentage error in the measurement of Y will be
(1) (2)

(3) (4)
17. Which of the following is not a unit of time
(a) parsec (b) lightyear (c) micron (d) SEC
(1)a and care correct (2) a and bare correct
(3)a, band c are correct (4) all are correct
18. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists.
List – I List - II
(a) Joule (e)Henry –amp/sec
(b) Watt (f) Farad-Volt
(c) Volt (g) Coulomb-volt
(d) Coulomb (h) Oersted-cm
(i) Amp-gauss
(j) Amp -ohm
(1) (2)
(3) (4)
19. Arrange the following multiples in decreasing order
I. Milli II. Centi III. Nano IV. Pico
(1) IV, II, I, III (2) II, I, III,IV (3) I, III, II, IV (4) III, IV, I, II
20. With a highly advanced precision instrument
(1) percentage error can be reduced (2) totally accurate value can be measured
(3) true value can be found out (4) all the above
21. Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the Lists.
List – I List-II
(A)Distance between earth and stars (I) Micron
(B)Inter atomic distance in a solid (II) Angstrom
(C) Size of the nucleus (III) Light year
(D) Wave length of infrared laser (IV) Ferm
(V) Kilometer

22. If , the maximum percentage error in the measurement of will be

(1) (2)

(3) (4)
23. A: Light year is a unit of time
: Light year is the distance traveled by light in vaccum in one year.
(1) and are correct and is correct explanation of A
(2) and are correct and is correct not correct explanation A
is true and is false
(4) is false and is true
24. If , the maximum percentage error in the measurement of Y will be
(1) (2) (3) (4)
25. Match the physical quantities given in Column I with suitable dimensions expressed in Column II.
Column I Column II
(a) Angular momentum (e)
(b) Torque (f)
(c) Gravitational constant (g)
(d) Tension (h)
The correct match is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
26. A book with many printing errors contains four different expressions for the displacement ' ' of a particle
executing simple harmonic motion. The wrong formula on dimensional basis
i.
ii.
iii.
iv
(1) ii only (2) ii and iii only (3) iii only (4) iii and iv only
27. A: Surface tension and spring constant have the same dimensions.
: Both are equivalent to force per unit length
(1) and are correct and is correct explanation of
 (2) A and R are correct and R is correct not correct explanation
(3) is true and is false
(4) is false and is true
28. The pair of physical quantities not having the same dimensional formula are.
(1) acceleration, gravitational field strength
(2) Torque, angular momentum
(3) Pressure, Modulus of Elasticity
(4) All the above
29. A certain physical quantity is calculated from the formula where h , a and b , all are lengths.
Then x is :
(1) velocity (2) acceleration (3) area (4)volume
30. If force (F), work (W) and Velocity (V) are taken as fundamental quantities then the dimensional formula of
Time (T) is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
31. Force where t is time. The dimensions of a and b are:
(1) and (2) and
(3) and (4) MLT-4 and MLT-1
32. A physical quantity is represented by . The percentage of errors in the measurements are
then the maximum percentage error is
(1) (2) (3) (4)
33. The mass of a box is 2.3 kg . Two marbles of masses 2.15 g and 12.48 g are added to it. The total mass of the
box is
(1)2.3438 kg (2) 2.3428 kg (3)2.34 kg (4) 2.31 kg
34. If and respectively represents electric charge, permittivity of free space, Planck's constant and speed
of light then has the dimensions of
(a) angle (b) relative density (c) strain (d) current
(1) a & b are correct (2) d & c are correct (3)a, b & c are correct (4)a, b, c & d are correct
35. The correct order in which the dimensions of "length " decreases in the following physical quantities is
(a) Coefficient of viscosity (b) Thermal capacity
(c) Escape velocity (d) Density
1. b c a d
2. a b c d
3. c d b a
4. a d c b
36. When a force is expressed in dyne, the number of significant figures is four. If it is expressed in Newton, the
number of significant figures will become ( dyne )
(1)9 (2) 5 (3)1 (4)4
37. The pair of physical quantities having the same dimensional formula is
(1) Angular Momentum and torque (2) Torque and strain energy
(3) Entropy and power (4)Power and Angular momentum
38. Names of units of some physical quantities are given in List - I and their dimensional formulae are given in List
- II. Match the correct pair of the lists.
 List –I List - II
(a) Pa s (e)
(b) (f)
(c) (g)
(d) (h)
a b c d
1. h g e f
2. g f h e
3. g e h f
4. g h e f
39. Let denote the permittivity of the vacuum and is permeability of vacuum. If mass, length,
time and electric current, then
(a) (b)
(c) (d)
(1) a & c are correct (2) b & c are correct
(3)c & d are correct (4) d & a are correct
40. The pair of physical quantities that have same dimensions are
(a) Reynold number and coefficient of friction
(b) Latent heat and gravitational potential
(c) Curie and frequency of light wave
(d) Planck's constant and torque
(1) b and c are correct (2) and are correct
(3) a,b and c are correct (4) all are correct
41. The physical quantities which have the same dimensions as are
(1)Frequency and Angular velocity
(2)Velocity gradient and radio active disintegration
(3)Both 1 and 2
(4)Wave number, Rydberg's constant

42. The quantity has the dimensions of

(1) (2) (3) (4)

43. If C, R, C and I denote capacity resistance, inductance and electric current respectively, the quantities having
the same dimensions of time are
(1) CR (2) (3) (4)
44. Which of the following is dimensionless
(a) Boltzmann's constant (b) Planck's constant (c) Poisson's ratio (d) Relative constant
(1) and are correct (2) c and b are correct
(3)c and d are correct (4) d and a are correct
45. The time period of a seconds pendulum is measured repeatedly for three times by two stop watches A,B. If the
readings are as follows
[Link] A B
1. 2.01 sec 2.56 sec
2. 2.10 sec 2.55 sec
3. 1.98 sec 2.57 sec
 (1) is more accurate but is more precise (2) is more accurate but is more precise
(3) are equally precise (4) are equally accurate

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