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The error in the measurement of force acting normally on a square plate is $3 \%$. If the error in the measurement of the side of the plate is $1 \%$, then the error in the determination of the pressure acting on the plate is

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In an experiment, the coefficient of viscosity (in $\mathrm{mPa} . \mathrm{s})$ of a liquid was determined as $2.62,2.68,2.58$, $2.57,2.54$ and 2.55 . The mean absolute error in the determination of the coefficient of viscosity of the liquid is
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A piece of length 3.532 m is cut from a rod of length 43.4 m . The length of the remaining rod in metre is (up to correct significant figures)

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If the length of a rod is measured as 830600 mm , then the number of significant figures in the measurement is

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5
If $L$ and $C$ are inductance and capacitance respectively, then the dimensional formula of $(\mathrm{LC})^{-\frac{1}{2}}$ is
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If $A, B$ and $C$ are three different physical quantities with different dimensional formulae, then the combination which can never give a proper physical quantity is

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Which of the following statement regarding nature of physical laws is not correct?
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The internal and external diameters of hollow cylinder measured with vernier callipers are $(5.73 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{cm}$ and $(6.01 \pm 0.01) \mathrm{cm}$ respectively. Then, the thickness of the cylinder wall is
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The error in the measurement of resistance, when $(10 \pm 05)$ A current passing through it produces a potential difference of $(100 \pm 6) \mathrm{V}$ across it is
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The equation of motion of a damped oscillator is given by $m \frac{d^2 x}{d t^2}+b \frac{d x}{d t}+k x=0$. The dimensional formula of $\frac{b}{\sqrt{k m}}$ is
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A physical quantity $X$ is given by $X=\frac{2 k^3 l^2}{m \sqrt{n}}$. The percentage errors in the measurements of $k, l, m$ and $n$ are $1 \%, 2 \%, 3 \%$ and $4 \%$ respectively. The value of $X$ is uncertain by

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12

The number of significant figures in the measurement of a length 0.079000 m is

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13

The efficiency of an engine is given by $\eta=\frac{\alpha \beta}{\sin \theta} \cdot \log _e \frac{\beta x}{k T}$, where $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants. If $T$ is the absolute temperature, $k$ is Boltzmann constant, $\theta$ is angular displacement and $x$ is distance, then the incorrect statement is

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Velocities $(v)$ and accelerations (a) in two systems of units 1 and 2 are related as $v_2=\frac{n}{m^2} v_1$ and $a_2=\frac{a_1}{m n}$ respectively. Here $m$ and $n$ are constants. Dimensionally relations between distances ( $s_1$ and $s_2$ ) and times ( $t_1$ and $t_2$ ) in the two systems are respectively

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The number of significant figures in $3.78 \times 10^{22} \mathrm{~kg}$ is

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Which of the following pairs has same dimensions?
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17

If the velocity of light $c$, the gravitational constant $G$ and Planck's constant $h$ are chosen as the fundamental units, the dimension of density in the new system is

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18

Select the physical quantities in Column I and Column II having same dimensions

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\text { Column I }
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$$
\text { Column II }
$$
(A) Entropy (I) Angular velocity
(B) Young's modulus of elasticity (II) Boltzmann constant
(C) Angular momentum (III) Energy density
(D) Decay constant (IV) Planck's constant
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A physical quantity $S$ is related to four observables $a, b, c$ and $d$ as $S=\frac{\sqrt{a b}}{c^3 d^4}$. If the percentage errors of measurement in $a, b, c$ and $d$ are $2 \%, 1 \%, 1 \%$ and $1 \%$ respectively, then percentage error in the quantity $S$ is

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20

In a $R$ - $C$ circuit, where $R$ is resistance and $C$ is capacitance, which of the following has the dimension of time?

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Choose the correct statement from following.
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If $E$ and $E_0$ denote energies at time $t$ and $t_0$ respectively, and $L$ and $L_0$ distance from same point at $t$ and $t_0$ respectively, then which of the following equations can be declared to be incorrect on dimensional grounds? (A) $E=\frac{2 E_0 L}{L_0}$ (B) $E=E_0 e^{-2 L / L_0}$ (C) $E=2 L e^{-L / E_0}$ (D) $E=2\left(E_0 / L_0\right) \times e^{-L / L_0}$
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23

In an experiment the angles are required to be measured using an instrument in which 29 divisions of the main scale exactly coincide with the 30 divisions of the vernier scale. If the smallest division of the main scale is half a degree $\left(=0.5^{\circ}\right)$, then the least count of the instrument is

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The dimension of $\frac{E^2}{\mu_0}$ in mass $(M)$, length $(L)$ and time

$(T)$ is $(E=$ electric field,

$\mu_0=$ permeability of free space)

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25

The surface tension of 70 dynes $/ \mathrm{cm}$ is equal to

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The dimension of angular momentum in mass $(M)$, length $(L)$ and time $(T)$ is

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What is the dimension of $\frac{1}{\mu_0 \varepsilon_0}$ ? ( $\mu_0=$ magnetic permeability and $\varepsilon_0=$ permittivity of free space)

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28

In five successive measurements, the mass of a ball is measured to be $2.61 \mathrm{~g}, 2.58 \mathrm{~g}, 2.40 \mathrm{~g}, 2.73 \mathrm{~g}$ and 2.80 g . The absolute error in the measurement is

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Due to an explosion underneath water, a bubble started oscillating. If this oscillation has time period $T$,which is proportional to $p^\alpha S^\beta E^\gamma$, where $p$ is static pressure, $S$ is density of water and $E$ is total energy of explosion. Determine $\alpha, \beta$ and $\gamma$.

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