Unconventional units of measurements - class-VII

unconventional units of measurements

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
Complete the following:
$1$ quintal $=$ _________ kg
  1. $10$
  2. $100$
  3. $1000$
  4. $0.01$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mass is a ....................... quantity.

  1. Scalar
  2. Vector
  3. Tensor
  4. All
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is the value of $1  \ m $ in $\mathring{A}$?

  1. $10^{-10}$
  2. $10^{5}$
  3. $10^{7}$
  4. $10^{10}$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The number of fermi in $1$ meter is _____. 

  1. $10^{13}$
  2. $10^{14}$
  3. $10^{15}$
  4. $10^{16}$
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of atomic mass is

  1. mu
  2. kg
  3. amu
  4. g
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is smallest unit of distance ?

  1. Milimeter
  2. Angstrom
  3. Fermi
  4. Meter
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parsec in the unit of which physical quantity?

  1. Time
  2. Distance
  3. Frequency
  4. Angular acceleration
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statement is True or False. 

The prefix used for $\displaystyle { 10 }^{ 9 }$ is nano.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In CGS system, gram is the unit of mass. State true or false.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statement is True or False. 

One micron is equal to $\displaystyle { 10 }^{ -3 }m$.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is different from others?

  1. Micron
  2. Light year
  3. Mole
  4. Angstrom
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One angstrom is equal to _________ .

  1. $\displaystyle { 10 }^{ -12 }m$
  2. $\displaystyle { 10 }^{ -10 }m$
  3. the time taken by Neil Armstrong to reach the moon
  4. the distance travelled by Neil Armstrong on the surface of the moon
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not the unit of length ?

  1. Micron
  2. Light year
  3. Angstrom
  4. Radian
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Angstrom is a unit used to express

  1. length
  2. mass
  3. time
  4. none of these
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Par sec is a unit of:

  1. angle
  2. velocity
  3. time
  4. distance
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 quintal is equal to

  1. $\displaystyle \frac { 1 }{ 10 } $ kg
  2. 10 kg
  3. 100 kg
  4. 1000 kg
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 light year is equal to 

  1. $\displaystyle 6.3\times { 10 }^{ 5 }\overset { o }{ A } $
  2. $\displaystyle 6.3\times { 10 }^{ 4 }$$AU$
  3. $\displaystyle 3.0\times { 10 }^{ 16 }{ ms }^{ -1 }$
  4. $\displaystyle 6.3\times { 10 }^{ 4 }\overset { o }{ A } $
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pound is the unit of ________ in the F.P.S. system.

  1. mass
  2. length
  3. time
  4. temperature
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 parsec is equal to

  1. $\displaystyle 3.1\times { 10 }^{ 15 }m$
  2. $\displaystyle 3.1\times { 10 }^{ -15 }m$
  3. $\displaystyle 3.1\times { 10 }^{ 16 }m$
  4. $\displaystyle 3.1\times { 10 }^{ -16 }m$
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 light year is equal to

  1. $\displaystyle 9.46\times { 10 }^{ -15 }m$
  2. $\displaystyle 9.46\times { 10 }^{ 15 }m$
  3. $\displaystyle 9.46\times { 10 }^{ -13 }m$
  4. $\displaystyle 9.46\times { 10 }^{ 13 }m$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 AU is equal to

  1. $\displaystyle 1.5\times { 10 }^{ 11 }m$
  2. $\displaystyle 1.5\times { 10 }^{ 10 }m$
  3. $\displaystyle 1.5\times { 10 }^{ 9 }m$
  4. $\displaystyle 1.5\times { 10 }^{ -11 }m$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 ton =

  1. 100 kg
  2. 1000 kg
  3. 10 kg
  4. 10000 kg
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The average distance between the earth and the sun is termed as a/an

  1. astronomical unit
  2. light year
  3. parallactic second
  4. none of these
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of length in the F.P.S. system is 

  1. foot
  2. pound
  3. metre
  4. none of these
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parsec is a unit of time.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many light year away, the Sun is located from the galatic centre?

  1. 250
  2. 30,000
  3. 22.5
  4. 15,000
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1$ kg = __________ pounds

  1. 5.121
  2. 1.856
  3. 2.203
  4. 0.547
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a NOT non-metric unit of mass ?

  1. tons
  2. pounds
  3. ounces
  4. kilograms
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One astronomical unit is the mean distance between the centre of the Earth and centre

of the_________ .

  1. Mars
  2. Moon
  3. Sun
  4. Jupiter
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One light year is used for measurement of large distances?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Parallax method is used to measure small distances between molecules?

  1. True
  2. False
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

1 light year $=$ ....................... m.

  1. $ 9.46 \times 10^{12}$
  2. $ 9.46 \times 10^{15}$
  3. $ 9.46 \times 10^{10}$
  4. $ 9.46 \times 10^{18}$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Tonne is:

  1. a metric system defined unit
  2. a SI system defined unit
  3. a non-metric system defined unit
  4. None of the above
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The maximum distance that a light signal could have travelled since the birth of universe is called.

  1. Horizon distance
  2. Linear distance
  3. World line
  4. Hawking distance
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether the following statement is True or False. 

Light year is a unit of time.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Express parsec in terms of metres. 

  1. $3.1\times { 10 }^{ 16 }m$
  2. $3\times { 10 }^{ 8 }m$
  3. $3.1\times { 10 }^{ 18 }m$
  4. $3.1\times { 10 }^{ 32 }m$
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The distance between two atoms in a molecule is measured in the order of Angstrom.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Human life expectancy is of the order of

  1. $10^{6}s$
  2. $10^{7}s$
  3. $10^{8}s$
  4. $10^{9}s$
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In which of the following lists are the units an order from LONGEST to SHORTEST?

  1. light-year, kilometer, astronomical unit
  2. astronomical unit, kilometer, light-year
  3. kilometer, light-year, astronomical unit
  4. light-year, astronomical unit, kilometer
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

State whether true or false.
Light year is the unit of time.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A pilot while informing the position of the plane uses the following unit 

  1. Nauticle mile
  2. Metric ton
  3. mm of Hg
  4. Light year
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

To measure long distances which of the following method is used?

  1. Radio Echo
  2. Laser Pulse
  3. Parallax
  4. All of These
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$1$ ounce = ________ grams

  1. $15.51$
  2. $28.35$
  3. $45.63$
  4. $09.87$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

 _______________displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

  1. Echo
  2. Parallax
  3. Triangulation
  4. None of These
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A uniform metre scale is balanced at $40\ cm$ mark, when weighs of $25\ gf$ and $10\ gf$ are suspended at $5\ cm$ mark and $75\ cm$ mark respectively. Calculate weight of metre scale.(in gf)

  1. 50.5
  2. 72.5
  3. 52.5
  4. 80
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a non-metric unit of mass ?

  1. pounds
  2. ounces
  3. both
  4. none
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$AB$ is a metre scale, with forces action as shown. Its mass of $100\ g$. Calculate the algebraic sum of their moments about A. answer should be in $gf$ cm

  1. 0
  2. 50
  3. 100
  4. 20
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The mass of a body is a measure of its.

  1. Momentum
  2. Force
  3. Inertia
  4. None of these
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is a non-metric unit of mass ?

  1. thou
  2. gallons
  3. pounds
  4. bar