Fundamental quantities - class-VII

Tests knowledge of fundamental quantities, SI units, derived quantities, and dimensional analysis principles in physics

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Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The SI unit of specific latent heat is 

  1. $Jkg^{-1}K^{-1}$
  2. $J^{0}K^{-1}$
  3. $J kg^{-1}$
  4. $J kgK^{-1}$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The specific heat capacity of water in SI unit is :

  1. $4.2 Jg^{-1}K^{-1}$
  2. $42 Jg^{-1}K^{-1}$
  3. $420 J kg^{-1}K^{-1}$
  4. $4200 J kg^{-1}K^{-1}$
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The SI unit of thermal capacity is ;

  1. $J\ kg^{-1}\ K^{-1}$
  2. $J^{-1}\ kg\ K^{-1}$
  3. $JK^{-1}$
  4. $J\ kg\ K^{-1}$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Potential is measured in

  1. joule/coulomb
  2. watt/coulomb
  3. newton-second
  4. none of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the physical quantity related to the following unit : watt.

  1. $Force$
  2. $Power$
  3. $Work$
  4. $Pressure$
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Name the physical quantity related to the following unit : pascal.

  1. $Force$
  2. $Pressure$
  3. $Work$
  4. $Distance$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Column I gives three physical quantities. Select the appropriate units for these from the choices given in column II. Some of the physical quantities may have more than one choice.

Column-I Column - II
a) Capacitance d) Ohm second
b) Inductance e) Coulomb$^{2}$ joule$^{ -1 }$
c) Magnetic induction f) Coulomb volt$^{ -1 }$
g) Newton (ampere/metre)$^{ -1 }$
h) Volt second (ampere)$^{ -1 }$
  1. a-e,f; b-d,h; c-g
  2. a-h; b-d; c-e
  3. a-e; b-g,h; c-g
  4. a-e,f; b-d,h; c-d,e
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The SI unit of magnetic permeability is

  1. ${ Am }^{ -1 }$
  2. ${ Am }^{ -2 }$
  3. ${ Hm }^{ -2 }$
  4. ${ Hm }^{ -1 }$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$\left( Coulomb \right) ^{ 2 }{ J }^{ -1 }$ can be the unit of :

  1. electric resistence
  2. electric energy
  3. electric capacity
  4. electric power
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

joule is the unit of

  1. heat
  2. temperature
  3. thermometry
  4. work
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

How many fundamental units are present in the SI system of units?

  1. 5
  2. 6
  3. 7
  4. 3
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether true or false.
The quantity of matter in a body is called its mass.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The units which can neither derived from one another nor resolved into any thing more basic are called 

  1. Fundamental unit
  2. Scale
  3. Derived unit
  4. Standard unit
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether given statement is True or False.
The standard quantity used for comparison is called fundamental quantity.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

One second is defined to be equal to:

  1. 1650763.73 periods of krypton clock
  2. 652189.63 periods of krypton clock
  3. 1650755.73 periods of cesium clock
  4. 9, 19, 26, 31, 770 periods of cesium clock
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Which of the following are dimensionless quantities,(symbols have their usual meaning)
[$\eta$=viscocity,$\rho$=density,$r$=radius,$k$=thermal conductivity,$c$=heat capacity.]

  1. $\dfrac{k}{\rho\times c}$
  2. $\dfrac{\rho \times v \times r}{\eta}$
  3. Specific gravity
  4. Rate of change of angle (in radians) of rotation.
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is dimensionally  correct? ($\rho$=density,$\eta$=coefficient of viscosity,$P$=pressure,$S$=surface tension,$r$=radius,$g$=gravitational constant)

  1. $h=\dfrac{2Scos\theta}{\rho \times rg}$
  2. $v=\dfrac{P}{\rho}$
  3. $V=\dfrac{Pr^{4}t}{\eta}$
  4. none of the above
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following equation which gives a hypothetical physical quantity mutual dynamic constant $\psi$ as,
$\dfrac{2Scos\theta}{\rho \times rg}$+$\dfrac{1}{2\pi}\dfrac{mgl}{I}$
($I$=moment of inertia ,$S$=surface tension,others symbol have usual meanings)

  1. $\psi$ may exist
  2. $\psi$ will never exist
  3. Such physical quantity is a standard result of electromagnetism ,hence it exists.
  4. none of the above
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is not the fundamental quantity,

  1. mass
  2. length
  3. velocity
  4. time
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The most basic rule of dimensional analysis is that of dimensional homogeneity. Only commensurable quantities  may be

  1. compared
  2. equated
  3. added or subtracted
  4. all of the above
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Light year is a unit of:

  1. time
  2. distance
  3. light
  4. intensity of light
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one can be represented as the symbol of time?

  1. $m$
  2. $F$
  3. $t$
  4. None
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of electric field intensity is:

  1. Newton/ metre
  2. Coulomb/ newton
  3. Newton/ coulomb
  4. Joule/ newton
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Among the following indentify the derived quantities.

  1. Gravitational constant
  2. Frequency
  3. Electric charge
  4. Electric current
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The energy which an electron acquires when accelerated, through a potential difference of $1$ volt is called

  1. $1$ Joule
  2. $1$ eV
  3. $1$ erg
  4. $1$ watt
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Sl unit of length is the meter. Suppose we adopt a new unit of length which equals to $x$ meters. The area 1 $m ^ { 2 }$ expressed in terms of the new unit has a magnitude:

  1. $x$
  2. $x ^ { 2 }$
  3. $\dfrac { 1 } { x }$
  4. $\dfrac { 1 } { x ^ { 2 } }$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The impulse $J$ required to bring it to rest when it reaches the vertical position.

  1. Impulse of $m\sqrt {\dfrac {gl}{3}}$ when it is applied horizontally at distance $l$ from pivoted point
  2. Impulse of $m\sqrt {\dfrac {gl}{3}}$ when it is applied horizontally at distance $\dfrac {l}{2}$ from pivoted point
  3. Minimum impulse is $m\sqrt {\dfrac {gl}{2}}$ when it is applied at distance $l$ from pivoted point
  4. If rod is stopped by applying minimum impulse then the is impulse imparted by pivot is $\dfrac {m\sqrt {gl}}{2\sqrt {3}}$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

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

  1. $1$ $m$
  2. $10$ $m$
  3. $100$ $m$
  4. None
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The following quantities which have same directions :

  1. force, impulse
  2. impulse, change in momentum
  3. change in velocity, change in momentum
  4. All the above
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The MKS unit of quantity $\dfrac{\pi \eta r^4}{2}$ is :

  1. $N s {m}^{2} radian $
  2. $Ns/m/Radian$
  3. $Radian/Ns/m$
  4. $ Ns/m/Radian^2 $
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In S.l. system the value of $\epsilon _ { 0 }$

  1. $1 c ^ { 2 } N ^ { - 1 } m ^ { - 2 }$
  2. $9 \times 10 ^ { 9 } c ^ { 2 } N ^ { - 1 } m ^ { - 2 }$
  3. $\cfrac { 1 } { 9 \times 10 ^ { 9 } } c ^ { 2 } N ^ { - 1 } m ^ { - 2 }$
  4. $\cfrac { 1 } { 4 \pi \times 9 \times 10 ^ { 9 } } c ^ { 2 } N ^ { - 1 } m ^ { - 2 }$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Unit of self inductance is

  1. $\cfrac { newton\ second }{ coulomb\quad \times \quad ampere } $
  2. $\cfrac { joule/coubmb\quad \times \quad second }{ ampere } $
  3. $\cfrac { volt\quad \times \quad metre }{ coulomb } $
  4. $\cfrac { newton\quad \times \quad metre }{ ampere } $
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If $\epsilon ,\phi $ and  t stand for permittivity,electric flux and time respectively, then dimensions of $ \epsilon \cfrac{d \phi}{dt}$ is same as that

  1. Speed
  2. Current
  3. Charge
  4. Potential difference
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following pairs is not matched?

  1. Coefficient of self-induction : henry
  2. Magnetic flux : weber
  3. Electric flux : volt-meter
  4. Electric capacity : farad-meter
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

kilowatt-hour is the unit of ____. 

  1. potential difference
  2. electric power
  3. electric energy
  4. charge
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Oersted is the unit of

  1. Intensity of magnetisation
  2. Magnetic moment
  3. Magnetic induction
  4. Magnetic flux
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The SI unit of pressure is

  1. $Newton$
  2. $Joule$
  3. $N/m^{2}$
  4. $Nm$
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The damping force on an oscillator is directly proportional to the velocity. The units of constant of proportionality are

  1. Kg m/s
  2. Kg $m/s^2$
  3. Kg/s
  4. kgs
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The unit of permittivity of free space, $ \varepsilon _ o $ is

  1. $\dfrac {Coulomb} {newton - meter}$
  2. $ \dfrac {newton - meter^2} { Coulomb ^2} $
  3. $\dfrac {Coulomb^2}{newton- meter^2} $
  4. $ \dfrac {Coulomb^2} {(newton-metre)^2}$
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In $S = a + bt + ct^{2}, S$ is measured in metres and $t$ is seconds. The unit of $c$ is

  1. $ms^{-2}$
  2. $m$
  3. $m^{-1}$
  4. None
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the volume of a cube is equal to its surface area in magnitude. Then the volume of the cube is? 

  1. $216$ unit
  2. $512$ unit
  3. $64$ unit
  4. None of these
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the eqn. $\left (P+\dfrac {a}{V^2}\right )(V-b)=$ constant, the unit of $a$ is

  1. $dyne\times cm^5$
  2. $dyne\times cm^4$
  3. $dyne/cm^3$
  4. $dyne\times cm^2$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Unit of specific resistance is

  1. $\Omega/m^2$
  2. $\Omega m^3$
  3. $\Omega m$
  4. $\Omega/m$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is different from others?

  1. Speed
  2. Density
  3. Force
  4. Time
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Mass is a _________ physical quantity.

  1. derived
  2. fundamental
  3. semi-derived
  4. valueless
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following physical quantity is different form others ?

  1. Displacement
  2. Velocity
  3. Force
  4. Kinetic energy
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Write the SI unit of the physical quantity having following dimensional formula
$\displaystyle [{ M }^{ 0 }{ L }^{ 2 }{ T }^{ -2 }{ K }^{ -1 }]$.

  1. $\displaystyle {m} { kg }^{ 2 }{ K }^{ -1 }$
  2. $\displaystyle {m} ^{2} { kg }^{ 2 }{ T }^{ -1 }$
  3. $\displaystyle {m} ^{2} { s }^{ -2 }{ K }^{ -1 }$
  4. $\displaystyle {m} ^{2} { kg }^{ 2 }{ K }^{ -1 }$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Dimensional analysis is the analysis of the relationships between different physical quantities by 

  1. identifying their fundamental dimensions
  2. units of measure
  3. tracking these dimensions as calculations or comparisons are performed.
  4. All of the above
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)
State whether true or false.
The mass of a body can never be zero.
  1. True
  2. False
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which one of the following is not a fundamental SI unit?

  1. Ampere
  2. Candela
  3. Newton
  4. Kelvin
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A dimensionless quantity

  1. never has a unit
  2. always has unit
  3. may have a unit
  4. does not exit
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Some physical quantities are given in Column I and some possible SI units in which these quantities may be expressed are given in Column II. Match the physical quantities in Column I with the units in Column II.

Column I Column II
i. $GM _eM _s$ a. (volt) (coulomb) (metre)
ii. $3RT/M$ b. $(kilogram)(metre)^3 (second)^2$
iii. $F^2/q^2B^2$ c. $(meter)^2 (second)^{-2}$
iv. $GM _e/R _e$ d. $(farad) (volt)^2 (kg)^{-1}$


where G is universal gravitational constant; $M _e$ mass of the earth; $M _s$, mass of sun; $R _e$ radius of the earth; R, universal gas constant;T, absolute temperature; M, molar mass, F, force; q, charge; B, magnetic field.

  1. $i \rightarrow b., ii \rightarrow c.,d., iii \rightarrow c.,d., iv \rightarrow c.,d.,$
  2. $i \rightarrow a., ii \rightarrow c.,d., iii \rightarrow c.,d., iv \rightarrow c.,d.,$
  3. $i \rightarrow d., ii \rightarrow c.,d., iii \rightarrow c.,d., iv \rightarrow c.,d.,$
  4. $i \rightarrow c., ii \rightarrow c.,b., iii \rightarrow c.,d., iv \rightarrow c.,d.,$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pressure (P), density $\displaystyle (\rho )$ and velocity (V) be taken as fundamental quantities for dimensional analysis.

  1. True
  2. False
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$S.I$unit of conductivity is 

  1. $siemens / meter$
  2. $siemens \times meter$
  3. $meter \times siemens$
  4. ${m}^{2}/ohm$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which expression has the same SI base units as pressure?

  1. $\dfrac{force}{length\times speed}$
  2. $\dfrac{force}{length\times time}$
  3. $\dfrac{mass}{length\times (time)^2}$
  4. $\dfrac{mass\times (time)^2}{length}$