Topic : UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS

DPP No.: 01
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1. In an experiment, to measure the height of a bridge by dropping stone into water underneath, if the error in
measurement of time is 0.1𝑠 at the end of 2𝑠, then the error in estimation of height of bridge will be
a) 0.49 𝑚 b) 0.98 𝑚 c) 1.96 𝑚 d) 2.12 𝑚

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2. The dimension of 𝑘 in the equation 𝑊 = 𝑘𝑥 2 is
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a) [𝑀𝐿0 𝑇 −2 ] b) [𝑀0 𝐿𝑇 −1 ] c) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 −2 ] d) [𝑀𝐿0 𝑇 −1 ]

3. A body of mass 𝑚 = 3.513 𝑘𝑔 is moving along the 𝑥 −axis with a speed of 5.00 𝑚𝑠 −1 . The magnitude of its
momentum is recorded as
a) 17.6 𝑘𝑔 𝑚𝑠 −1 b) 17.565 𝑘𝑔 𝑚𝑠 −1 c) 17.56 𝑘𝑔 𝑚𝑠 −1 d) 17.57 𝑘𝑔 𝑚𝑠 −1

4. The dimensional formula for the modulus of rigidity is

a) 𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 −2 b) 𝑀𝐿−1 𝑇 −3 c) 𝑀𝐿−2 𝑇 −2 d) 𝑀𝐿−1 𝑇 −2

5. The unit of physical quantity obtained by the line intergral of electric field is
a) 𝑁𝐶 −1 b) 𝑉𝑚−1 c) 𝐽𝐶 −1 d) 𝐶 2 𝑁 −1 𝑚−2

6. The dimensions of gravitational constant 𝐺 and the moment of inertia are respectively
a) [𝑀𝐿3 𝑇 −2 ]; [𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 0 ] b) [𝑀−1 𝐿3 𝑇 −2 ]; [𝑀𝐿2 𝑇 0 ]
c) [𝑀−1 𝐿3 𝑇 −2 ]; [𝑀−1 𝐿2 𝑇] d) [𝑀𝐿3 𝑇 −2 ]; [𝑀−1 𝐿2 𝑇]

7. Unit of stress is
a) 𝑁/𝑚b) 𝑁 − 𝑚c) 𝑁/𝑚2 d) 𝑁 − 𝑚2

8. Crane is British unit of volume (one crane = 170.4742). convert crane into SI units.
a) 0.170474 𝑚3 b) 17.0474𝑚3 c) 0.00170474𝑚3 d) 1704.74𝑚3

9. SI unit of intensity of wave is

a) J𝑚−2 𝑠 −1 b) J𝑚−1 𝑠 −2 c) W 𝑚−2 d) J 𝑚−2

10. If 𝐹 denotes force and 𝑡 time, then in equation 𝐹 = 𝑎𝑡 −1 + 𝑏𝑡 2 , the dimensions of 𝑎 and 𝑏 respectively are
a) [𝐿𝑇 −4 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝐿𝑇 −1 ] b) [𝐿𝑇 −1 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝐿𝑇 −4 ]
c) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝑀𝐿𝑇 ]
−4 −1
d) [𝑀𝐿𝑇 −1 ] 𝑎𝑛𝑑 [𝑀𝐿𝑇 −4 ]
 Topic : MOTION IN A STRAIGHT LINE
DPP No.: 01
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1. From the top of a tower two stones, whose masses are in the ratio 1: 2 are thrown one straight up with an
initial speed 𝑢 and the second straight down with the same speed 𝑢. Then, neglecting air resistance
a) The heavier stone hits the ground with a higher speed
b) The lighter stone hits the ground with a higher speed
c) Both the stones will have the same speed when they hit the ground
d) The speed can’t be determined with the give data

3. A body is thrown vertically upwards. If air resistance is to be taken into account, then the time during which
the body rises is
a) Equal to the time of fall b) Less than the time of fall
c) Greater than the time of fall d) Twice the time of fall

4. A body of 5 𝑘𝑔 is moving with a velocity of 20𝑚/𝑠. If a force of 100𝑁 is applied on it for 10𝑠 in the same
direction as its velocity, what will now be the velocity of the body
a) 200 𝑚/𝑠 b) 220 𝑚/𝑠 c) 240 𝑚/𝑠 d) 260 𝑚/𝑠

5. A particle when thrown, moves such that it passes from same height at 2 and 10𝑠, the height is
a) 𝑔 b) 2𝑔 c) 5𝑔 d) 10𝑔

6. Two trains one of 100 𝑚 and another of length 125m, are moving in mutually opposite directions along
parallel lines, meet each other, each with speed 10m/s.
If their acceleration are 0.3𝑚/𝑠 2 and 0.2𝑚/𝑠 2 respectively, then the time taken to pass each other will be
a) 5 𝑠 b) 10 𝑠 c) 15 𝑠 d) 20 𝑠

7. A ball is dropped downwards. After 1 second another ball is dropped downwards from the same point. What
is the distance between them after 3 seconds
a) 25 𝑚 b) 20 𝑚 c) 50 𝑚 d) 9.8 𝑚

8. A balloon rises from rest with a constant acceleration 𝑔/8. A stone is released from it when it has risen to
height ℎ. The time taken by the stone to reach the ground is
ℎ ℎ 2ℎ 𝑔
a) 4√ b) 2√ c) √ d) √
𝑔 𝑔 𝑔 ℎ

10. The acceleration due to gravity on the planet 𝐴 is 9 times the acceleration due to gravity on the planet 𝐵. A
man jumps to a height of 2𝑚 on the surface of 𝐴. What is the height of jump by the same person on the planet
𝐵
2 2
a) 18 𝑚 b) 6 𝑚 c) 𝑚 d) 𝑚
3 9
11. A parachutist after bailing out falls 50 𝑚 without friction. When parachute opens, it decelerates at 2 𝑚/𝑠 2 . He
reaches the ground with a speed of 3 𝑚/𝑠. At what height, did he bail out
a) 293 𝑚 b) 111 𝑚 c) 91 𝑚 d) 182 𝑚

12. Two spheres of same size, one of mas 2 𝑘𝑔 and another of mass 4 𝑘𝑔, are dropped simultaneously from the
top of Qutub Minar (height = 72𝑚). When they are 1 m above the ground, the two spheres have the same
a) Momentum b) Kinetic energy c) Potential energy d) Acceleration
 Topic : MOTION IN A PALNE
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7. A man can throw a stone to a maximum distance of 80 m. The maximum height to which it will rise in metre, is
a) 30 m b) 20 m c) 10 m d) 40 m

8. The bob of a pendulum of mass 𝑚 and length 𝐿 is displaced, 90° from the vertical and gently released. In order
that the string may not break upon passing through the lowest point, its minimum strength must be
a) 𝑚g b) 2 𝑚g c) 3 𝑚g d) 4 𝑚g

9. An aeroplane is flying horizontally with a constant velocity of 100 kmh−1 at a height of 1 km from the ground
level. At 𝑡 = 0, it starts dropping packets at constant time intervals of 𝑇0 . If 𝑅 represents the separation
between two consecutive points of impact on the ground, then for the first three packets, 𝑅1 /𝑅2 is
a) 1 b) >1
c) <1 d) Sufficient data is not given

10. A particle is acted upon by a force of constant magnitude which is always perpendicular to the velocity of the
particle. The motion of the particle takes place in a plane it follows that
a) Its velocity is constant b) Its acceleration is constant
c) Its kinetic energy is constant d) It moves in a straight line

11. A stone is just released from the window of a train moving along a horizontal straight track. The stone will hit
the ground following
a) Straight path b) Circular path c) Parabolic path d) Hyperbolic path

12. A cyclist riding the bicycle at a speed of 14√3 𝑚𝑠 −1 takes a turn around a circular road of radius 20√3 𝑚
without skidding. Given 𝑔 = 9.8 𝑚𝑠 −2 , what is his inclination to the vertical

a) 30o b) 90o c) 45o d) 60o

13. When a projectile is projected at a certain angle with the horizontal, its horizontal range is 𝑅 and time of flight
is 𝑇1 . When the same projectile is throwing with the same speed at some other angle with the horizontal, its
horizontal range is 𝑅 and time of flight is 𝑇2 . The product of 𝑇1 and 𝑇2 is
𝑅 2𝑅 3𝑅 4𝑅
a) b) c) d)
g g g g

14. The equation of a projectile is 𝑦 = √3𝑥 − g𝑥 2. The angle of projection is given by

2
1 π d) Zero
a) tan θ = b) tan θ = √3 c)
√3 2
15. A cyclist is moving on a circular track of radius 80 m with a velocity𝑣 = 36kmh−1. He has to lean from the
vertical approximately through an angle
(take 𝑔 = 10 ms−2
1 1 1
a) tan−1 (4) b) tan−1 ( ) c) tan−1 ( ) d) tan−1 ( )
3 4 8

16. A particle of mass 𝑚 is fixed to one end of a light spring of force constant 𝑘 and unstretched length 𝑙. The
system is rotated about the other end of the spring with an angular velocity 𝜔, in gravity free space. As shown
in figure the increase in length of the spring will be
𝑚 𝜔2 𝑙 𝑚 𝜔2 𝑙 𝑚 𝜔2 𝑙 d) None of these
a) b) c)
𝑘 𝑘−𝑚𝜔 2 𝑘+𝑚𝜔 2