CLASS-XI PHYSICS WORKSHEET

DATE: /04/23
TOPIC: UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS
Q1 Which of the following is not the unit of distance?
(a) light year (b) Astronomical Unit (c) Parsec (d) Millisecond
Q2 Which of the following systems of units is not based on units of mass, length and time alone?
(a) SI (b) MKS (c) CGS (d) FPS
Q3 Number of base units in SI system of units is
(a) 4 (b) 7 (c) 3 (d) 5
Q4 The speed (v) of sound in a gas is given by v = k Pxρy, where K is dimensionless constant, P is pressure, and ρ
is the density, then
(a) x = 1⁄2, y = 1⁄2 (b) x = –1⁄2, y = –1⁄2 (c) x = 1⁄2, y = –1⁄2 (d) x = –1⁄2, y = 1⁄2
Q5 The dimensional formula of intensity is
(a) [ L° M T–3 ] (b) [ L1 M2 T–2 ] (c) [ L2 M T–2 ] (d) [ L2 M2 T–3 ]
Q6 Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. Which mathematical operation may be physically
meaningful.
(a) A/B (b) A+B (c) A–B (d) A = B
Q7 Which one of the following pair of quantities has the same dimension?
(a) force and work done (b) momentum and impulse
(c) pressure and force (d) surface tension and force
Q8 The number of significant figures in 30.00 m are
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Q9 1° (degree) is equal to ( in rad)
(a) 17 (b) 174.5 × 10-2 (c) 17.45 × 10-2 (d) 1.745 × 10-2
Q10 Which one of the following is the smallest unit
(a) millimetre (b) angstrom (c) fermi (d) metre
Q11 2
A force is given by F = at + bt , where t is time, the dimensions of a and b are
(a) [M L T -4] and [M L T-1] (b) [M L T-1] and [M L T0] (c) [M L T-3] and [M L T-4] (d) [M L T-4] and [M LT0].
Q12 −1
The mechanical quantity, which has dimensions of reciprocal of mass (M ) is :
(a) Angular momentum (b) torque (c) Gravitational constant (d) Coefficient of
thermal conductivity
Q13 If m is mass and k is the force per unit length, what is dimensional formula of m/k
(a) [M0L0T0] (b) [M0L2T0] (c) [M0L0T2] (d) [M2L0T0]
Q14 The dimensional formula of strain is same as of:
(a) Stress (b) Modulus of rigidity (c) thrust (d) Angle of twist
Q15 The velocity v of water waves may depend on wavelength λ, density of water ρ and the acceleration due to
gravity. Which of the following relations is correct:
(a) v2α λgp (b) v2α λ−1g−1p−1 (c) v2 α pλ (d) v2 α gλ
ASSERTION & REASON QUESTIONS:
Mark the correct choice as
(a) If both A & R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) If both A & R are correct and R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) If A is true & R is false
(d) If A is false & R is correct
Q16 Assertion : Now a days a standard metre is defined in terms of the wavelength of light.
Reason: Light has no relation with length.
Q17 Assertion : When we change the unit of measurement of a quantity, its numerical value changes.
Reason : Smaller the unit of measurement smaller is its numerical value.
Q18 Assertion : The number of significant figures depends on the least count of measuring instrument.
Reason : Significant figures define the accuracy of measuring instrument.
Q19 Assertion : Number of significant figures in 0.005 is one and that in 0.500 is three.
Reason : This is because zeros are not significant.
Q20 Assertion : Angle and strain are dimensionless.
Reason : Angle and strain have no unit.
Q21 Assertion: Force cannot be added to pressure.
 Reason: The dimensions of force and pressure are different.
Q22 CASE 1:
Significant figures in the measured value of a physical quantity tell the number of digits in which we
have confidence. Larger the number of significant figures obtained in a measurement, greater is the
accuracy of the measurement. The reverse is also true.
Significant Figures in Calculation:
The following two rules should be followed to obtain the proper number of significant figures in any
calculation.
(1) The result of an addition or subtraction in the number having different precisions should be
reported to the same number of decimal places as are present in the number having the least
number of decimal places.
(2) The answer to a multiplication or division is rounded off to the same number of significant
figures as is possessed by the least precise term used in the calculation.
1. What is the correct number of significant figures in 0.0003026?
(a) Four (b) Seven (c) Eight (d) Six
2. The sum of the numbers 436.32, 227.2 and 0.301 in appropriate significant figures is
(a) 6663.821 (b) 664 (c) 663.8 (d) 663.82
3. The respective number of significant figures for the number 23.023, 0.0003 and 2.1 × 10–3 are
respectively.
(a) 5, 1 and 2 (b) 5, 1 and 5 (c) 5, 5 and 2 (d) 4, 4 and 2
4. The number of significant figures in 0.00060 m is
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
5. Which of the following is the most accurate?
(a) 200.0 m (b) 20 × 101 m (c) 2 × 102 m (d) 0.2 × 103 m
Q23 Least count of an instrument means instrument having less error. Least count means smallest
division. It is one type of error. Least count is always related to instrument. Least count is meant to
check how well our practice is going .

All the readings or measured values are good enough only up to this least count.Least count error is the
error which is concerned with the resolution of the instrument. Now let's understand this concept with
the help of an example, we all know what vernier calliper is. You must have used it in practical. A vernier
calliper has a least count of 0.01 cm. A spherometer may have a least count of 0.0001cm, it means that
different measuring instruments have different-different least count.
1. The pitch of the screw gauge is 0.5 mm. Its circular scale contains 50 divisions. The least count of
the screw gauge is
(a) 0.001 mm (b) 0.01 mm (c) 0.02 mm (d) 0.025 mm
2. One centimetre on the main scale of a vernier callipers is divided into 10 equal parts. If 10 divisions of
vernier coincide with 8 small divisions of the main scale, the least count of vernier callipers is
(a) 0.01 cm (b) 0.02 cm (c) 0.05 cm (d) 0.005 cm
3. The smallest value that can be measured by the measuring instrument is called
(a) least count (b) parallax (c) accuracy (d) precision
4. In a vernier callipers N division of vernier coincide with (N – 1) divisions of main scale in which length of
a division is 1 mm. The least count of the instrument in cm is
(a) N (b) N – 1 (c) 1 /10N (d) (1 / N) – 1