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Unit And Measurement — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations

Practice high-yield Physics & Applied Physics MCQs on Unit And Measurement — Part 2 with worked academic solutions for MDCAT, CSS, PMS, PPSC, FPSC.

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Question 1 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ CSS

How can the height of a person who is six feet tall, be expressed (approximately) in nanometre?

Question 2 of 40
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The physical unit is

Question 3 of 40
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Which among the following devices is used to measure the atmospheric pressure?

Question 4 of 40
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Which one of the following can be used to measure temperature above 1500°C?

Question 5 of 40
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Which of the following has both direction and magnitude?

Question 6 of 40
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The SI unit of sound wave frequency was named in honour of which physicist?

Question 7 of 40
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Which of the following units is used to measure the intensity of sound?

Question 8 of 40
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Micron is equal to

Question 9 of 40
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The unit of pressure is

Question 10 of 40
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1 atmosphere = ?

Question 11 of 40
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What is false about richter scale?

Question 12 of 40
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Which instrument is used for measuring voltage?

Question 13 of 40
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Which of the following has magnitude and no direction?

Question 14 of 40
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Match the columns Column I (Quantity) Column II (Unit) a. Luminous intensity 1. Kelvin b. Amount of substance 2. Candela c. Time 3. Second d. Temperature 4. Mole

Question 15 of 40
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The SI unit of acceleration is

Question 16 of 40
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How many microns are there in a metre?

Question 17 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I (Units) List-II (Parametric quantities) a. Watt 1. Heat b. Knot 2. Navigation c. Nautical mile 3. Speed of a ship d. Calorie 4. Power

Question 18 of 40
★ MDCAT ★ CSS

A 'light year' is a unit that is use to measure:

Question 19 of 40
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'Dobson' unit is used for the measurement of

Question 20 of 40
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Which of the following devices is used to measure relatively high temperature, such as are encountered in furnaces?

Question 21 of 40
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The rate of doing work is called power. The unit of power is

Question 22 of 40
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Unit of power in industry is-

Question 23 of 40
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Match the following- 1. Magnetic flux density a. Tesla 2. Self inductance b. Weber 3. Magnetic flux c. Henry

Question 24 of 40
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Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Question 25 of 40
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The commercial unit of electric energy is . . . . . . . .

Question 26 of 40
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What is the unit of atmospheric pressure?

Question 27 of 40
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What is an example of vector quantity?

Question 28 of 40
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The unit for measurement of energy is

Question 29 of 40
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What is the SI unit of pressure?

Question 30 of 40
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Match the following. Quanity SI Unit a. Frequency 1. Ohm b. Force 2. Hertz c. Resistance 3. Newton

Question 31 of 40
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Which unit of measurement is multiplied by 0.39 to convert it to 'inches'?

Question 32 of 40
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Those quantities which can be derived from the fundamental quantities are called

Question 33 of 40
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What is the SI unit of retardation?

Question 34 of 40
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Which one of the following devices is used to measure extremely high temperature?

Question 35 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Anemometer 1. Earthquakes b. Seismograph 2. Atmospheric Pressure c. Barograph 3. Wind velocity d. Hygrometer 4. Humidity

Question 36 of 40
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Which one of the following is the unit of Force?

Question 37 of 40
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Match the columns. Column I (Quantity) Column II (Dimension) a. Velocity 1. [MLT -2] b. Force 2. [LT -1 ] c. Work 3. [ML 2 T -2 ] d. Momentum 4. [MLT -1 ]

Question 38 of 40
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Which of the following is a seismometer device?

Question 39 of 40
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Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer: List-I List-II a. Cusec 1. Pressure b. Byte 2. Intensity of Earthquake c. Richter 3. Rate of flow d. Bar 4. Computer

Question 40 of 40
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Vector quantities have

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