Physics Measurements MCQs Chapter 1 Class 11 - PLS Academy

Physics Measurements for First Year Entry Tests and FSC Board Exams

Measurements is a fundamental chapter in First Year Physics that explains how physical quantities are measured accurately and systematically. Therefore, it is highly important for students preparing for MDCAT, NUMS, AKU, NUST, UET ECAT, and FSC First Year board exams. Key concepts include SI units, fundamental and derived quantities, precision, accuracy, errors, and significant figures. These concepts are frequently tested in MCQs and numerical problems.

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A value for the acceleration of free fall on earth is given as (10+-2) m s-2. Which statement is correct?

ETEA 2017
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) The value is accurate but not precise

B) The value is both accurate and precise.

C) The value is neither precise nor accurate.

D) The value is precise but not accurate.

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Identify the dimensions of area, velocity and acceleration respectively: ( where L= Length, T=Time)

NTS 2015 SMBBMC
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) L2T2, LT2, LT-1

B) L2, LT-1, LT-2

C) LT-1, LT-2, L2

D) LT-1,LT-1, L2

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Ratio of Nano to Atto Is:

10^9

10^8

10^12

10^-9

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The SI unit of mass is?

Miligram

Gram

Kilogram

Ton

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What is 1 radian in degrees approximately

PMC Sample 3
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 57.3 degrees

B) 360 degrees

C) π degrees

D) π^2 degrees

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Parsec(pc) is the unit of ?

Frequency

Mass

Distance

Time

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The dimensions of volume and acceleration (respectively) are:

NTS 2010
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) LT-1

B) LT-2 and LT-1

C) L3 and LT-2

D) L4 T-1 and LT

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The dimensions of acceleration are:

NTS 2011
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) LT-1

B) LT-2

C) L3

D) L2

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Force is a derived quantity, its derived unit can be expressed in terms of the base units as:

UHS 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Kgms-2

B) Kgcms-2

C) Kgm2s2

D) Kgms2

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What are the Dimensions of P^2/m, where P is the momentum and m is the mass?

M^2 L^2 T^2

M^2 L^2 T^-2

M L^2 T^-2

M LT^-2

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The different magnitudes of same physical quantities are measured by comparing them to:

UHS 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Available scale

B) Standard size

C) Each other

D) Other physical quantities

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if 5.1 and 3.014 added. the number of significant figures will be in final answer

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Which one has least value?

femto

Pico

atto

milli

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The number L = 8.0 x 104cm can be expressed as ________.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) L = 8.0 x 106 mm

B) L = 0.8 km

C) L = 0.8 x 102 m

D) L = 8.0 x 103 m

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if v is the velocity of an object, then the following equation is always:

[1-v²/c²]^-0.25

Greater than 1

) less than 1

Equal to 1

None

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A metal sphere of radius r is dropped into a tank of water. As it sink at speed v, it experience a drag force F given by F= krv, where k is a constant: What are the SI base units of k?

ETEA 2017
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) kg m2s-1

B) kg m2s-2

C) kg m-1s-1

D) kg ms-2

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Name the quantity which can be measured by using the base unit kgm2s-3

UHS 2013
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Weight

B) Pressure

C) Power

D) Work

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Molar mass of water is:

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 0.018 kg/mol

B) 0.108 kg/mol

C) 0.027 kg/mol

D) 0.0635 kg/mol

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1 femto

a) 10-15

b) 10-9

c) 10-6

d) None

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Volume of sphere having radius 17 cm Is:

20579.53 cm^3

0.03 cm^3

0.08 cm^3

0.01 cm^3

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Which of the following quantity has the dimension MLT^-1

force

Work

Momentum

Pressure

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Which of the following is not a base unit in the SI system?

NTS 2016 SMBBMC
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Ampere

B) Second

C) Meter per second

D) Candela

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In the SI system of units, the fundamental units of length, mass, and time are ____, _____ and respectively:

NTS 2019
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Meter Kilogram and Kilo second

B) A kilometre, Kilogram and hour

C) Meter, Kilogram, and Second

D) Centimetre, Centigram and Second

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Which of the following is dimensionless quantity?

NUMS 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Power

B) Frequency

C) Refractive Index

D) Impulse

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In the SI system of units, the fundamental units of mass, time and length are ____, _____ and ______ respectively.

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Centimeter, Centigram and Second

B) Kilometer, Kilogram and Second

C) Kilogram, Second and Meter

D) Kilogram, Second and Kilometer

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Electric charge on an object is measured as 5 microcoulombs. How the value of this charge can be expressed in terms of base units:

UHS 2012
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 5 x 100 ampere second

B) 5 x 10-6 ampere second

C) 5 x 10+6 coulomb second

D) 5 x 100 coulomb second

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SI unit of acceleration is

ms^-1

ms^-2

ms^2

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When the dimensions of both sides of an equation are equal, then the equation is said to be:

UHS 2011
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Simultaneous

B) Homogeneous

C) Instantaneous

D) Quadratic

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The velocity of a particle is related to time according to the equation

V= ct3. The dimensions of constant are _______.

NTS 2019
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) L-1 T-1

B) L T-3

C) LT -4

D) L-2 T-2

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Dimensions of torsional couple Is similar to the dimension of

Power

Current

Work

Galvanometer constant

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1 light year distance is the:

PMC Practice 5
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Distance traveled by earth in one year

B) Distance traveled by a star in one year

C) Distance traveled by light in one year

D) Distance travelled by light in one galactic year

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Percentage uncertainty in length and width of a rectangle is 2% and 3%. The total uncertainty in the area of that rectangle is?

UHS 2019
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 1.5%

B) 5%

C) 1%

D) 6%

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What are the units of a and b In v = a + bt, where unit of v=ms^-1 and t=s

ms^-1 and ms^-2

ms^-1 and ms^-1

ms^-2 and ms^-2

ms^-2 and ms^-1

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The dimensions of angular velocity (ω) is:

NUMS 2019 Cancelled
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

B) MLT-1

C) MLT-2

D) M0L-2T-3

E) M0L0T-1

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SI unit of velocity Is

s/m

m/s

s/m2

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1 Inch = —- cm

2.50

2.52

2.54

2.56

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Percentage uncertainty in length and width of a rectangle is 2% and 3%. The total uncertainty in the area of that rectangle is?

UHS 2019
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 1.5%

B) 5%

C) 1%

D) 6%

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The dimensional formula for change in momentum is same as that for:

ETEA 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Force

B) Impulse

C) Acceleration

D) Velocity

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If A = 2.79 and B = 8.1 , then A+B =?

10.89

10.9

None

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Unit of pressure?

Kelvin

Candela

Pascal

Joule

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The length and width of a rectangular plate are measured to be 15.3 mm and 12.50 mm. Find the area of the plate up to an appropriate number of significant figures.

NUMS 2017
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 191.25 mm2

B) 195.8 mm2

C) 196 mm2

D) 200 mm2

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Unit of light year Is:

Seconds

Meter

Meter/Second

Volts

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The unit of velocity is:

PMC Sample 2
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) m

B) m s

C) m / s

D) m / s^2

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Which measure Is nearest to your height?

0.01 cm

2 cm

40 cm

160 cm

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1 rad is equal to how many degrees

57.196

57.296

58.196

58.296

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Dimension of power?

M^1L^2T^-2

M^1L^2T^-3

M^0L^-1^0

M^-1L^2T^3

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The dimensions of momentum are the same as that of:

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Forces and Motion
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) All of these

B) Power

C) Impulse

D) Planck's constant

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Which one of the following physical quantity does not the dimension of force per unit area

ETEA 2019
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Stress

B) Strain

C) Young modulus

D) Pressure

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Dimensions of work?

MLT^-2

ML^-1T^-2

ML^2T^2

ML^2T^-2

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Zeros are always considered significant when they are

In between non-zero digits

On left of non-zero digits

On right of non-zero digits

All of the above

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Which of the following is not a S.I. base quantity.

NUMS 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Mass

B) Intensity of light

C) Velocity

D) Length

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Which one of the following Is correct

1GeV=10^3 eV

1Mev=10^6 eV

1eV =1.6 x 10^-19 j

All of the above

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The base units of Young’s Modulus are:

NUMS 2019 Reconduct
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) kg m-1s-2

B) kg m-2s-2

C) kg m-3s-2

D) kg ms-3

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Which of the following is a supplementary physical quantity?

UHS 2017 Reconduct
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Radian

B) Steradian

C) Both Radian & Steradian

D) None of the given options

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A quantity ? is to be determined from the equation, ? = ? – ?. ? is measured as (1.27 ± 0.02) ? and ? is measured as (0.83 ± 0.01) ?. What is the percentage uncertainty in ? to one significant figure?

ETEA 2018
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) 0.4%

B) 2%

C) 3%

D) 7%

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Which experimental technique reduces the systematic error of the quantity being investigated?

ETEA 2017
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Adjusting am ammeter to remove its zero error before measuring a current.

B) Measuring several inter modal distance on a standing wave to find the mean inter modal distance

C) Measuring the diameter of a wire repeatedly and calculating the average.

D) Timing a large number of oscillation to find a period

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Number of Significant figures in 0.001634 Is:

None

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Branch of physics which deals with sub atomic particles.

Atomic physics

Particle physics

Molecular physics

Nuclear physics

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In SI units, the unit of Candela is used for the measurement of:

NTS 2016 DUHS & JSMU
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Heat intensity

B) Light intensity

C) Energy/time

D) Energy/area

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Least count of micrometer screw gauge is

0.02 cm

0.01 cm

0.01 mm

0.02 mm

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Suppose A =4.1, and B= 3.26 and the result from calculator comes to be 1.00876543. What should be the correct number of significant figures In final answer If multiplication and division only?

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What Is absolute uncertainty In length of 10m measured by scale of precision of 0.1m?

0.1

0.01

1.5

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Which set of the prefixes gives values in increasing order?

UHS 2014
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Pico, Mega, Kilo, Tera

B) Pico, Micro, Mega, Giga

C) Tera, Pico, Micro, Kilo

D) Giga, Kilo, Milli, Nano

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The unit of temperature in base unit is:

UHS 2015
Physics
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Celsius

B) Degree

C) Kelvin

D) Fahrenheit

65 / 70

Radian Is a:

Base unit

Derived unit

Supplementary unit

None

66 / 70

Weight Is equivalent to which of the following

Momentum

Energy

Acceleration

Force

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If v = a + bt, the dimensions of a and b are

LT^-1 & LT^-2

LT^-1 & T

L^-2T & T

None

68 / 70

Pa m² is the unit of

Work

Pressure

force

Power

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Which of the following is NOT a unit of energy?

PMC 2021 Tested
Physics
Work, Power & Energy
Measurements
Elimination Tool:

A) Calorie

B) None of these

C) Kilowatt

D) Joule

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1 femto is equal to

10 atto

100 atto

1000 atto

10000 atto

Your score is

The average score is 60%

Importance of Measurements in Competitive Physics

Understanding Measurements helps students solve problems with correct units and minimize errors. Moreover, it allows students to interpret experimental data and compare results effectively. Topics like dimensional analysis, types of errors, and unit conversions appear frequently in entry tests. By practicing chapter-wise problems, MCQs, and diagrams, students can strengthen conceptual clarity and improve their problem-solving speed.

Effective Preparation and Practice Resources for Measurements

To prepare effectively, students should revise formulas, practice numerical questions, and attempt mock tests. In addition, solving past papers and exam-oriented questions helps identify important areas and repeated concepts. PLS Academy provides structured learning resources that allow students to master Measurements and perform confidently in physics entry tests and FSC First Year board examinations.

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