Units and Measurements - Class XII

Covers SI units, prefixes, unit conversions between MKS and CGS systems, dimensional analysis, temperature scales, and measurement systems for class XII physics

30 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If 1 kg wt = 10 N, the value of gravitational intensity will be 

  1. $\displaystyle 10{ m }/{ { s }^{ 2 } }$
  2. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 10 } { m }/{ { s }^{ 2 } }$
  3. $\displaystyle 1{ m }/{ { s }^{ 2 } }$
  4. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 100 } { m }/{ { s }^{ 2 } }$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The magnetic field flux is expressed in

  1. Dynes
  2. Oersted
  3. Gauss
  4. Weber
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

100 square millimetres ($mm^2$ )= ________ square centimetre($cm^2$).

  1. $100$
  2. $10$
  3. $1$
  4. $0.1$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

_______ square centimetres = $1$ square decimetre ($dm^2$ )

  1. $100$
  2. $10$
  3. $1000$
  4. $0.1$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used as SI prefixes:

  1. Micro
  2. Mica
  3. Mikro
  4. Maca
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not used as SI prefixes:

  1. Deca
  2. Kilo
  3. Femto
  4. Mica
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used as SI prefixes:

  1. Femto
  2. Atto
  3. Zepto
  4. All of the above
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following is used as SI prefix:

  1. Mega
  2. Hecto
  3. Tera
  4. Mara
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the values of force and length are increased four times, then the unit of energy will be increase by:

  1. 4 times
  2. 2 times
  3. 8 times
  4. 16 times
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If unit of mass, length and time are tripled, then unit of energy becomes:

  1. $3$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
  3. $9$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{9}$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If a thermometer reads freezing point of water at 20 degree Celsius and boiling point as 150 degree Celsius, how much thermometer can read when the actual temperature is 60 degree Celsius?

  1. 98 degrees celsius
  2. 10 degree Celsius
  3. 40 degree Celsius
  4. 60 degree Celsius
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of length, mass and energy are doubled.Which of the  following is /are correct?

  1. unit of time is doubled
  2. unit of momentum is doubled
  3. unit of power is doubled
  4. Both (1) & (2)
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the equation $\left( P+\dfrac { a }{ { V }^{ 2 } }  \right) \left( v-b \right) =RT,$ the SI unit of a is

  1. N ${ m }^{ 2 }$
  2. ${ m }^{ 4 }$
  3. N${ m }^{ -3 }$
  4. ${ m }^{ -2 }$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The melting point of pure ice is

  1. $ 23.5^o C $
  2. $ 100^o C $
  3. 273.15 K
  4. 100 K
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $10 ^ { 7 }$ erg is taken as unit of energy, $10 ^ { 5 }$ dyne as theunti of force, one second as unit of time, what is the unit of length? 

  1. 1$m$
  2. 10$\mathrm { m }$
  3. 100$m$
  4. none
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On a hypothetical scale X, the ice point in ${ 40 }^{ \circ  }$ and then steam point is ${ 120 }^{ \circ  }$. For another scale Y the ice point and stem points are ${ -30 }^{ \circ  }$ and ${ 130 }^{ \circ  }$ respectively. If X-reads ${ 50 }^{ \circ  }$ The read of Y is 

  1. $-{ 5 }^{ \circ }$
  2. $-{ 8 }^{ \circ }$
  3. $-{ 10 }^{ \circ }$
  4. $-{ 12 }^{ \circ }$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following temperature scale doesn't have negative number.

  1. celsius
  2. kelvin
  3. fahrenheit
  4. A.O.T
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 dyne $=$ _____ $N$.

  1. $10^5$
  2. $10^{-5}$
  3. $10^6$
  4. $10^{-6}$
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1$ Newton$=$ $K$ dyne, then what is the value of $K$?

  1. $1$
  2. $10^2$
  3. $10^5$
  4. $10$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Express the speed $36 km h^{-1}$ in $m s^{-1}$.

  1. $3600 m s^{-1}$
  2. $10 m s^{-1}$
  3. $0.6 m s^{-1}$
  4. $36 m s^{-1}$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\displaystyle kg{ ms }^{ -1 }$ is the SI unit of

  1. Impulse
  2. Force
  3. Angular velocity
  4. None of these
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Density of mercury in MKS is 13600 kg m$^{-3}$ then in CGS is:

  1. 1.36 g m$^{-3}$
  2. 13.6 kg cm$^{-3}$
  3. 13.6 g cm$^{-3}$
  4. 1.36 kg m$^{-3}$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If 1 g cm$^{-3} = 10^3,kg, m^{-3}$ then $10^6kgm^{-3}=$

  1. $10^{-3}\,g\,cm^{-3}$
  2. $10^{6}\,g\,cm^{-3}$
  3. $10^{3}\,g\,cm^{-3}$
  4. $10^{-6}\,g\,cm^{-3}$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1^o A$ is ____

  1. $10 nm$
  2. $0.1 nm$
  3. $100 nm$
  4. $1 nm$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which among the following is the smallest prefix?

  1. milli
  2. nano
  3. fermi
  4. deci
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of :

  1. length and mass
  2. mass and time
  3. length, mass and time
  4. none of these
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The physical quantity having the same unit in all the systems of unit is :

  1. length
  2. mass
  3. time
  4. foot
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A ______ is the interval from one noon to the next noon.

  1. mean solar day
  2. solar day
  3. lunar day
  4. day
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

SI unit of Magnetic flux is weber and its CGS unit is maxwell. Then 1 Wb = :

  1. $10^6$ maxwell
  2. $10^7$ maxwell
  3. $10^8$ maxwell
  4. $10^9$ maxwell
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$S = A(1 - e^{-Bxt})$, where S is speed and x is displacement. The unit of B is :

  1. $m^{-1}s^{-1}$
  2. $m^{-2}s$
  3. $s^{-2}$
  4. $s^{-1}$