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Summary of si units - class-VIII

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Which of the following is not the name of a physical quantity?

  1. Time

  2. Impulse

  3. Mass

  4. Kilogram


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The kilogram represents the unit of a physical quantity and not the physical quantity

In International System of units, there are seven base quantities whose units are defined. Which physical quantity has a prefix with its unit?

  1. Mass

  2. Thermodynamic temperature

  3. Luminous intensity

  4. Amount of substance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Unit of mass is kilogram and here, kilo is a prefix used in the unit. Thus mass is the physical quantity which has prefix with its unit.

The Richardson equation is given by $I = AT^2 e^{-B/kT}$. The dimensional formula for $AB^2$ is same as that for

  1. $IT^2$

  2. $kT$

  3. $Ik^2$

  4. $Ik^2/ T$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$I = AT^2 e^{-B/kT}$
Dimensionally, $A = I/T^2$, dimensions of B = kT
($\because$ power of exponential is a number)
$\displaystyle AB^2 = \frac{I}{T^2} (kT)^2 = Ik^2$

The SI unit of temperature is Kelvin.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
S.I. unit of temperature is Kelvin represented by $K$.
Hence the above statement is true.

S.I. unit of frequency is _______.

  1. Hertz

  2. Candela

  3. Newton

  4. Dyne


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Frequency is defined as the number of revolutions completed by the object in one second.
S.I. unit of frequency is Hertz denoted by $Hz$.

The density of silver is _______ times greater than that of water.

  1. 14

  2. 10.4

  3. 12

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Density of silver is   $10.49 \ g/cm^3$ and that of water is $1 \ g/cm^3$.
Density is silver is $10.49$ times than that of water. Thus the given statement is false.

Unit of relative density is kg m$^{-3}$

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Relative density is a unitless quantity. Thus the given statement is false.

The SI unit of pressure is ______.

  1. $N/{m^2}$

  2. Pa

  3. Both A and B

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
As pressure $=\dfrac {Force (N)}{Area (m^2)}=N/m^2$
Its $SI$ unit is $N/m^2$ or Pa (passed)
option $-c$ is correct

Force F  and density d are related as F is equal to A divided by B plus root d obtain dimensions of A

  1. $M^ \dfrac{3}{2} L ^ {\dfrac{-1}{2} }T^{-2}$

  2. $M^ \dfrac{3}{2} L ^ {\dfrac{-1}{2} }T ^ {2}$

  3. $M^ \dfrac{3}{2} L ^ {\dfrac{1}{2} }T ^ {2}$

  4. $M^ \dfrac{3}{2} L ^ {\dfrac{5}{2} }T ^ {-2}$


Correct Option: A

Illuminance of a surface is measured in

  1. lumen

  2. candela

  3. lux

  4. lux $m^{-2}$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Illuminance is luminous flux per unit area, it is measure in 'lux'.

Dyne-sec is the unit of

  1. momentum

  2. force

  3. work

  4. angular momentum


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Change in momentum $=Force \times time=dyne-sec$

The fundamental unit is

  1. newton.

  2. pascal.

  3. hertz.

  4. second.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

'Second' is a fundamental unit.

The unit of atmospheric pressure is :

  1. $metre$

  2. $kg-wt$

  3. $gm { cm }^{ -2 }$

  4. $bar$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Atmospheric pressure is measured in bar.

The unit of Luminous intensity is:

  1. Candela

  2. Watt

  3. Lumen

  4. Ampere


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Candela is the unit of Luminous intensity.
Watt is the unit of power.
Lumen is the unit of luminous flux.
Ampere is the unit of current.

Siemen is the S.I unit of:

  1. Electrical conductance

  2. Electrical conductivity

  3. Potential difference

  4. Inductance


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Siemen is the unit of Electrical conductance.
Siemens/meter is the unit of Electrical conductivity.
Voltage is the unit of Potential difference.
Henry is the unit of Inductance.

Consider the following two statements A and B and identify the correct answer.
A) The size ($u$) of the unit of physical quantity and its numerical magnitude ($n$) are related to each other by the relation nu $=$ constant
B) The choice of mass, length and time as fundamental quantities is not unique.

  1. A is true but B is false

  2. B is true but A is false

  3. Both A and B are true

  4. Both A and B are false


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A: eg. $10$ seconds, where $n=10, u=$seconds. This is constant.
B: We can choose any quantity as fundamental and derive other quantities with respect to that

Which of the following is / are not unit(s) of time ?
a) Parsec                   b) Light-year 

c) Micron                  d) Second

  1. a and c

  2. a and b

  3. a, b and c

  4. all a, b, c and d


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Parsec, light year and micron are all units of length. 

Only second is the unit of time.

Debye is a unit of

  1. rms velocity

  2. force

  3. specific gravity

  4. electric dipole moment


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The correct option is D.

The Debye, represented as D, is a CGS unit of electric dipole moment. This name was given in the honor of the physicist Peter J. W. Debye. Its value is defined as $1 \times { 10 } ^{ -18 }$ statcoulomb-centimetre.

The SI unit of luminous intensity is

  1. Ampere

  2. Candela

  3. Mole

  4. None of these


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The SI unit of luminous intensity is Candela

The amount of substance in the SI system of units is represented by 

  1. Candela

  2. Mole

  3. Weight

  4. Kilogram


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mole represents the amount of substance in the SI system of units.

The SI unit of temperature is

  1. Kelvin

  2. Second

  3. Mole

  4. Candela


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SI unit of temperature is Kelvin denoted by  $K$.

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

  1. Retardation

  2. Acceleration

  3. Rate of change of velocity

  4. All of these


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Acceleration is measured as   $a = \dfrac{Force}{mass}$

Thus, $N kg^{-1}$ is the unit of acceleration.

Retardation is the acceleration in the opposite direction.

Also, acceleration is defined as rate of change of velocity of the body.
Thus option D is correct.

Unit for the rate of change of velocity is 

  1. $\displaystyle m/s$

  2. $\displaystyle { m }/{ { s }^{ 2 } }$

  3. $\displaystyle Ns$

  4. $\displaystyle N/s$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
Rate of change of velocity is known as acceleration.
Unit of acceleration is  $m/s^2$

Kilowatt hour $\left(kWh\right)$ represents the unit of

  1. Power

  2. Impulse

  3. Momentum

  4. Energy


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Kilowatt hour $(kWh)$ is the unit of energy.
$1 \ kWh = 3.6\times 10^6 \ J$

Which of the following physical quantities has no unit?

  1. Relative density

  2. Density

  3. Pressure

  4. Thrust


Correct Option: A
Explanation:
Relative density is defined as the ratio of density of a given substance to the density of water.
Thus relative density has no unit.

Milligram is a submultiple of kilogram.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Milligram is a submultiple of Kilogram.

Which is measured in hertz?  

  1. Frequency

  2. Amplitude

  3. Period

  4. Wavelength

  5. Kinetic Energy


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Frequency of a wave is measured in hertz  $(Hz)$.

Parallactic second is a unit of :

  1. Time

  2. Speed

  3. Distance

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Parallactic second is a unit of distance.

Light year is the unit of time.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
One light year is defined as the distance travelled by light in vacuum on one year. So light year is the unit of distance.
So, the given statement is false.

The unit of absolute permitivity of a medium is 

  1. Joule/Coulomb

  2. Newton-Meter

  3. Farad/Meter

  4. Farad-Coulomb


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Absolute permittivity $(\epsilon)$ is the measure of the resistance that  is encountered when forming an electric field in a medium. The standard SI unit for absolute permittivity is Farad per meter $(F/m)$.

The temp of the sun is measured with

  1. platinum thermometer

  2. gas thermometer

  3. pyrometer

  4. vapour pressure


Correct Option: C
Explanation:
A pyrometer is a non-contacting device that intercepts and measures thermal radiation, a process known as pyrometry. This device can be used to determine the temperature of an object's surface.  As the temperature of the sun is very high, a non-contact type temperature measurement is needed. So pyrometer will be used to measure the temperature of the sun.

One of the following dimensional quantities which one qualifies to be called dimensional constant?

  1. Acceleration due to gravity

  2. surface tension of water

  3. weight of standard kilogram mass

  4. The velocity of light is vaccum


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Dimensonal constants are those constants while have both fixed magnitude and dimension.


$\Rightarrow $1) acceleration due gravity


$\Rightarrow $ Not a Dimensional constant because if planet changes magnitude.

Similarly the magnitude of surface tension and weight is not tired.


So  Speed of light is best if has both fixed dimension and magnitude over all universe.

Answer is speed of light.

The SI unit of electric energy or heat energy is ________.

  1. joule (J)

  2. Volt (V)

  3. ampere (A)

  4. watt (W)


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

SI unit of electric energy or heat energy is Joule (J). One Joule is defined as the amount of energy exerted when a force of one newton is applied over a displacement of one meter. One Joule is equivalent of one watt of power radiated or dissipated for one second.

The strength of force is expressed by?

  1. weight

  2. mass

  3. magnitude

  4. longitudinal force


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The strength of a force is expressed by its magnitude. The magnitude of a force is expressed in the SI unit of force called Newton. One Newton is the force which can make an object of one kilogram mass to move at a speed of one meter per second.

The fundamental unit of the quantity of matter is :

  1. kg

  2. mol

  3. gm

  4. meter


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Mole is standard unit to measure the amount of substance in SI system.
The mole is the amount of substance which contains as many elementary entities  present in atoms in 0.012 kg of carbon-12.

Temperature can be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of any of the following.

  1. length and mass

  2. mass and time

  3. length,mass and time

  4. in terms of none


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Temperature is a fundamental quantity, so it can not be expressed as a derived quantity in terms of length, mass and time.So the correct option is (D).

Given  $x = a + b t + c t ^ { 2 }$  where  $x$  in metre and  $t$  in second. Find the units of $a$

  1. $m s ^ { - 1 }$

  2. $m s ^ { - 2 }$

  3. $m ^ { 2 } s$

  4. $m$


Correct Option: D

Joules / coulomb is the same as....

  1. Watt

  2. ampere

  3. Volt

  4. Ohm


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Joule is a unit for work done and coulomb is the unit for the charge. The potential is defined as the ratio of the work done to the charge and the unit of the potential difference is volt. Hence, one joule per coulomb is equal to the unit of the potential difference. Therefore it will be equal to one Volt.

Dimension of $\sqrt { \dfrac { \epsilon _{ 0 } }{ \mu _ 0 }  }$ are

  1. $[ML^2T^{-3}A^{-2}]$

  2. $[M^{-1}L^{-2}T^3A^2]$

  3. $[M^2L^2T^{-3}A^{-2}]$

  4. $[M^{-1}L^2T^3A^2]$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\sqrt{\dfrac{\varepsilon _0}{\mu _0}}=\sqrt{\dfrac{\varepsilon _0^2}{\mu _0\varepsilon _0 }}=\varepsilon _0c=[M^{-1}L^{-3}T^{4}A^2][LT^{-1}]$
$[M^{-1}L^{-2}T^{3}A^2]$

What is the unit of latent heat ?

  1. $J kg^{-1}$

  2. $J kg^{-1}mol^{-1}$

  3. $J mol^{-1}$

  4. $J$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Latent heat is related to the heat energy as:
$Q=mL$
$\displaystyle L=\frac {Q}{m}=Jkg^{-1}$

Study the following

List - I List - II
a) Fundamental unit I) rad
b) Derived unit II) Kg-Wt
c) Practical unit III) N
d) Supplementary unit IV) Kg
  1. a-I b-IV c-II d-III

  2. a-IV b-III c-II d-I

  3. a-I b-III c-IV d-I

  4. a-I b-II c-III d-IV


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Fundamental unit $\rightarrow$ $Kg$
Derived unit $\rightarrow$ $N$
Practical unit $\rightarrow$ $Kg-Wt$
Supplementary unit $\rightarrow$ $rad$

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