Dimensions

1. Select the pair whose dimensions are same 7. Which pair has the same dimensions

(a) Pressure and stress (a) Work and power

(b) Stress and strain (b) Density and relative density

(c) Pressure and force (c) Momentum and impulse

(d) Power and force (d) Stress and strain

−1 −2
2. Dimensional formula ML T does not represent 8. If C and R represent capacitance and resistance
the physical quantity respectively, then the dimensions of RC are

(a) Young's modulus of elasticity (a) M 0 L0 T 2 (b) M 0 L0 T

(b) Stress (c) ML −1 (d) None of the above

(c) Strain 9. Dimensions of one or more pairs are same. Identify
(d) Pressure the pairs

2 −3 (a) Torque and work

3. Dimensional formula ML T represents
(b) Angular momentum and work
(a) Force (b) Power
(c) Energy and Young's modulus
(c) Energy (d) Work
(d) Light year and wavelength
4. The dimensions of calorie are
10. Dimensional formula for latent heat is
(a) ML2 T −2 (b) MLT −2
(a) M 0 L2 T −2 (b) MLT −2
(c) ML2 T −1 (d) ML2 T −3
(c) ML2 T −2 (d) ML2 T −1
5. Whose dimensions is ML2 T −1
11. Dimensional formula for volume elasticity is
(a) Torque (b) Angular momentum
(a) M 1 L−2 T −2 (b) M 1 L−3 T −2
(c) Power (d) Work
(c) M 1 L2 T −2 (d) M 1 L−1T −2
6. If L and R are respectively the inductance and
L 12. The dimensions of universal gravitational constant
resistance, then the dimensions of R will be are
(a) M 0 L0 T −1 M −2 L2 T −2 M −1 L3 T −2
(a) (b)
(b) M 0 LT 0 ML−1T −2 ML2 T −2
(c) (d)
(c) M 0 L0 T 13. The dimensional formula of angular velocity is

(d) Cannot be represented in terms of M, L and T (a) M 0 L0 T −1 (b) MLT −1

(c) M 0 L0 T 1 (d) ML0 T −2

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14. The dimensions of power are 22. The dimensional formula for impulse is same as the
dimensional formula for
(a) M 1 L2 T −3 (b) M 2 L1T −2
(a) Momentum
(c) M 1 L2 T −1 (d) M 1 L1T −2
(b) Force
15. The dimensions of couple are
(c) Rate of change of momentum
(a) ML2 T −2 (b) MLT −2
(d) Torque
−1 −3 −2 −2
(c) ML T (d) ML T
23. Which of the following is dimensionally correct
16. Dimensional formula for angular momentum is (a) Pressure = Energy per unit area
2 −2 2 −1
(a) ML T (b) ML T (b) Pressure = Energy per unit volume

(c) MLT −1 (d) M 0 L2 T −2 (c) Pressure = Force per unit volume

17. The dimensional formula for impulse is (d) Pressure = Momentum per unit volume per unit
time
(a) MLT −2 (b) MLT −1
24. Planck's constant has the dimensions (unit) of
(c) ML2 T −1 (d) M 2 LT −1
(a) Energy (b) Linear momentum
18. The dimensional formula for the modulus of rigidity
(c) Work (d) Angular momentum
is
25. The equation of state of some gases can be
(a) ML2 T −2 (b) ML−1T −3
 a 
 P + 2  (V − b ) = RT
ML−2 T −2 ML−1T −2 expressed as  V  . Here P is the
(c) (d)
pressure, V is the volume, T is the absolute
19. The dimensional formula for r.m .s. (root mean
square) velocity is temperature and a, b, R are constants. The
dimensions of ' a' are
(a) M 0 LT −1 (b) M 0 L0 T −2
(a) ML5 T −2 (b) ML−1 T −2
(c) M 0 L0 T −1 (d) MLT −3
(c) M 0 L3 T 0 (d) M 0 L6 T 0
20. The dimensional formula for Planck's constant (h)
26. If V denotes the potential difference across the
is
plates of a capacitor of capacitance C , the
(a) ML−2 T −3 (b) ML2 T −2 2
dimensions of CV are

(c) ML2 T −1 (d) ML−2 T −2 (a) Not expressible in MLT (b) MLT −2

21. Out of the following, the only pair that does not (c) M 2 LT −1 (d) ML 2 T −2
have identical dimensions is
27. If L denotes the inductance of an inductor through
(a) Angular momentum and Planck's constant 2
which a current i is flowing, the dimensions of Li
(b) Moment of inertia and moment of a force are

(c) Work and torque (a) ML 2 T −2 (b) Not expressible in MLT

(d) Impulse and momentum (c) MLT −2 (d) M 2 L 2 T −2

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28. Of the following quantities, which one has 32. The velocity of water waves v may depend upon
dimensions different from the remaining three their wavelength λ , the density of water ρ and
the acceleration due to gravity g . The method of
(a) Energy per unit volume
dimensions gives the relation between these
(b) Force per unit area quantities as
(c) Product of voltage and charge per unit volume (a) v 2 ∝ λ g −1 ρ −1 (b) v 2 ∝ gλρ

(d) Angular momentum per unit mass

(c) v 2 ∝ gλ (d) v 2 ∝ g −1 λ −3
29. A spherical body of mass m and radius r is allowed
33. The dimensions of Farad are
to fall in a medium of viscosity η . The time in
which the velocity of the body increases from zero M −1 L−2 T 2 Q 2 M −1 L−2 TQ
(a) (b)
to 0.63 times the terminal velocity (v) is called time
constant (τ ) . Dimensionally τ can be represented (c) M −1 L−2 T −2 Q (d) M −1 L−2 TQ 2

by
34. The dimensions of resistivity in terms of M , L, T and
mr 2  6πmr η  Q where Q stands for the dimensions of charge, is
 
 g2 
(a) 6πη
(b)  
(a) ML 3 T −1 Q −2 (b) ML 3 T −2 Q −1
m
6πη rv (c) ML 2 T −1 Q −1 (d) MLT −1 Q −1
(c) (d) None of the above

30. The frequency of vibration f of a mass m 35. The equation of a wave is given by
suspended from a spring of spring constant K is x 
Y = A sin ω  − k 
f =CmxKy v 
given by a relation of this type ; where
C is a dimensionless quantity. The value of x and
where ω is the angular velocity and v is the
y are
linear velocity. The dimension of k is
1 1 1 1 LT T
x= ,y = x =− ,y = − (a) (b)
(a) 2 2 (b) 2 2

(c) T −1 (d) T2
1 1 1 1
x = ,y = − x = − ,y =
(c) 2 2 (d) 2 2 36. The dimensions of coefficient of thermal
conductivity is
31. The quantities A and B are related by the relation,
m = A / B , where m is the linear density and A is (a) ML 2 T −2 K −1 (b) MLT −3 K −1
the force. The dimensions of B are of
−2
(c) MLT K −1 (d) MLT −3
K
(a) Pressure (b) Work
37. Dimensional formula of stress is
(c) Latent heat (d) None of the above
(a) M 0 LT −2 (b) M 0 L−1 T −2

(c) ML−1 T −2 (d) ML 2 T −2

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38. Dimensional formula of velocity of sound is 45. The period of a body under SHM i.e. presented by
T = P a D b S c ; where P is pressure, D is density and
(a) M 0 LT −2 (b) LT 0
S is surface tension. The value of a, b and c are
0 −1 0 −1 −1
(c) M LT (d) M L T
3 1
− , ,1
2 2 −1, − 2, 3
39. Dimensional formula of capacitance is (a) (b)

(a) M −1 L−2 T 4 A 2 (b) ML 2 T 4 A −2 1 3 1 1

,− ,− 1, 2,
(c) 2 2 2 (d) 3
(c) MLT −4 A 2 (d) M −1 L−2 T −4 A −2
46. Which of the following pairs of physical quantities
has the same dimensions
−1
40. MLT represents the dimensional formula of (a) Work and power (b) Momentum and
energy
(a) Power (b) Momentum
(c) Force and power (d) Work and
(c) Force (d) Couple energy
41. Dimensional formula of heat energy 47. The velocity of a freely falling body changes as
ML T 2 −2
MLT −1 g p hqwhere g is acceleration due to gravity and h
(a) (b)
is the height. The values of p and q are
(c) M 0 L0 T − 2 (d) None of these
1 1 1
1, ,
42. If C and L denote capacitance and inductance (a) 2 (b) 2 2
respectively, then the dimensions of LC are
1
,1
0
M L T 0 0 0
M L T 0 2 2 1, 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)

(c) M 2 L0 T 2 (d) MLT 2

48. Which one of the following does not have the same
dimensions
43. Which of the following quantities has the same
dimensions as that of energy (a) Work and energy

(a) Power (b) Force (b) Angle and strain

(c) Momentum (d) Work (c) Relative density and refractive index

L (d) Planck constant and energy

44. The dimensions of "time constant" during R
49. Dimensions of frequency are
growth and decay of current in all inductive circuit
is same as that of (a) M 0 L−1T 0 (b) M 0 L0 T −1

(a) Constant (b) Resistance (c) M 0 L0 T (d) MT −2

(c) Current (d) Time 50. Which one has the dimensions different from the
remaining three

(a) Power (b) Work

(c) Torque (d) Energy

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51. A small steel ball of radius r is allowed to fall under 56.

2
The dimensions of CV matches with the
gravity through a column of a viscous liquid of dimensions of
coefficient of viscosity η . After some time the
velocity of the ball attains a constant value known (a) L2 I (b) L2 I 2

as terminal velocity v T . The terminal velocity 1

depends on (i) the mass of the ball m , (ii) η , (iii) r (c) LI 2
(d) LI
and (iv) acceleration due to gravity g . Which of the
following relations is dimensionally correct 57. The Martians use force (F) , acceleration (A) and
time (T ) as their fundamental physical quantities.
mg ηr
vT ∝ vT ∝ The dimensions of length on Martians system are
ηr mg
(a) (b)
(a) FT 2 (b) F −1 T 2
mgr
vT ∝
v T ∝ ηrmg η F −1 A 2 T −1 AT 2
(c) (d) (c) (d)
1
ε 0 µ0
ε 0 LV 58. The dimension of is that of
X=
t ε0
52. The quantity : is the permittivity of (a) Velocity(b) Time
L V
free space, is length, is potential difference
and t is time. The dimensions of X are same as (c) Capacitance (d) Distance
that of 59. An athletic coach told his team that muscle times
(a) Resistance (b) Charge speed equals power. What dimensions does he
view for muscle
(c) Voltage (d) Current
(a) MLT −2 (b) ML2 T −2
µ0 ε0
53. and denote the permeability and
(c) MLT 2 (d) L
permittivity of free space, the dimensions of µ 0 ε 0
are 60. The foundations of dimensional analysis were laid
LT −1 −2
L T 2 down by
(a) (b)
(a) Gallileo (b) Newton
(c) M −1 L−3 Q 2 T 2 (d) M −1 L−3 I 2 T 2
(c) Fourier (d) Joule
54. The expression [ML 2 T −2 ] represents
61. The dimensional formula of wave number is
(a) Pressure (b) Kinetic energy
(a) M 0 L0 T −1 (b) M 0 L−1T 0
(c) Momentum (d) Power
(c) M −1 L−1T 0 (d) M 0 L0 T 0
55. The dimensions of physical quantity X in the
X 62. The dimensions of stress are equal to
=
equation Force Density is given by (a) Force (b) Pressure
(a) M 1 L4 T −2 (b) M 2 L−2 T −1 1
(c) Work (d) Pressure
(c) M 2 L −2 T −2 (d) M 1 L−2 T −1
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63. The dimensions of pressure are 70. Dimensions of kinetic energy are

(a) MLT −2 (b) ML−2 T 2 (a) ML2 T −2 (b) M 2 LT −1

(c) ML−1T −2 (d) MLT 2 (c) ML2 T −1 (d) ML3 T −1

64. Dimensions of permeability are 71. Dimensional formula for torque is

(a) A −2 M 1 L1T −2 (b) MLT −2 (a) L2 MT −2 (b) L−1 MT −2

(c) ML0 T −1 (d) A −1 MLT 2 (c) L2 MT −3 (d) LMT −2

65. Dimensional formula of magnetic flux is 72. Dimensions of coefficient of viscosity are

(a) ML2 T −2 A −1 (b) ML 0 T −2 A −2 (a) ML2 T −2 (b) ML2 T −1

(c) M 0 L−2 T −2 A −3 (d) ML 2 T −2 A 3 (c) ML−1T −1 (d) MLT

66. If P represents radiation pressure, c represents 73. The dimension of quantity (L / RCV ) is
speed of light and Q represents radiation energy
(a) [A] (b) [A2]
striking a unit area per second, then non-zero
x y z
integers x, y and z such that P Q c is (c) [ A −1 ] (d) None of these
dimensionless, are
74. The dimension of the ratio of angular to linear
x = 1, y = 1, z = −1
(a) momentum is
x = 1, y = −1, z = 1 M 0 L1 T 0 M 1 L1 T −1
(b) (a) (b)
x = −1, y = 1, z = 1 M 1 L2 T −1 M −1 L−1 T −1
(c) (c) (d)
x = 1, y = 1, z = 1 75. The pair having the same dimensions is
(d)

67. Inductance L can be dimensionally represented as (a) Angular momentum, work

ML 2 T −2 A −2 ML2 T −4 A −3 (b) Work, torque

(a) (b)
(c) Potential energy, linear momentum
(c) ML −2 T −2 A −2 (d) ML 2 T 4 A 3
(d) Kinetic energy, velocity
68. Dimensions of strain are
−1 2 −1
76. The dimensions of surface tension
(a) MLT (b) ML T
(a) ML−1T −2 (b) MLT −2
(c) MLT −2 (d) M 0 L0 T 0
(c) ML−1T −1 (d) MT −2
69. Dimensions of time in power are

(a) T −1 (b) T −2

(c) T −3 (d) T0
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77. In the following list, the only pair which have 82. The dimensions of Planck's constant and angular
different dimensions, is momentum are respectively

(a) Linear momentum and moment of a force (a) ML2 T −1 and MLT
−1
(b) ML2 T −1 and
ML2 T −1
(b) Planck's constant and angular momentum
(c) MLT −1 2 −1
and ML T (d) MLT −1 and
(c) Pressure and modulus of elasticity
2 −2
ML T
(d) Torque and potential energy
83. Let [ε 0 ] denotes the dimensional formula of the
78. If R and L represent respectively resistance and
self inductance, which of the following permittivity of the vacuum and [µ 0 ] that of the
combinations has the dimensions of frequen permeability of the vacuum. If M = mass , L = length ,
T = Time and I = electric current , then
R L
(a) L (b) R [ε 0 ] = M −1 L−3 T 2 I [ε 0 ] = M −1 L−3 T 4 I 2
(a) (b)
R L [µ 0 ] = MLT −2 I −2 [µ 0 ] = ML 2 T −1 I
L R
(c) (d)
(c) (d)
84. Dimensions of CR are those of
79. If velocity v , acceleration A and force F are
chosen as fundamental quantities, then the (a) Frequency (b) Energy
dimensional formula of angular momentum in
(c) Time period (d) Current
terms of v, A and F would be
85. The physical quantity that has no dimensions
(a) FA −1v (b) Fv 3 A −2
(a) Angular Velocity (b) Linear
(c) Fv 2 A −1 (d) F 2 v 2 A −1 momentum

80. The dimensions of permittivity ε 0 are (c) Angular momentum (d) Strain

86. ML−1 T −2 represents

(a) A 2 T 2 M −1 L−3 (b) A 2 T 4 M −1 L−3

A −2 T −4 ML3 A 2 T −4 M −1 L−3
(a) Stress
(c) (d)
(b) Young's Modulus
81. Dimensions of the following three quantities are
the same (c) Pressure
(a) Work, energy, force (d) All the above three quantities
(b) Velocity, momentum, impulse 87. Dimensions of magnetic field intensity is
(c) Potential energy, kinetic energy, momentum (a) [M 0 L−1 T 0 A 1 ] (b) [MLT −1 A −1 ]

(d) Pressure, stress, coefficient of elasticity

(c) [ML0 T −2 A −1 ] (d) [MLT −2 A]
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88. The force F on a sphere of radius ' a' moving in a 94. The dimensions of inter atomic force constant are
medium with velocity 'v ' is given by F = 6πηav . The MT −2 MLT −1
(a) (b)
dimensions of η are
(c) MLT −2 (d) ML−1 T −1
(a) ML−1 T −1 (b) MT −1

95. If the speed of light (c) , acceleration due to gravity

(c) MLT −2 (d) ML−3
(g )
and pressure (p) are taken as the fundamental
89. Which physical quantities have the same dimension quantities, then the dimension of gravitational
constant is
(a) Couple of force and work
(a) c 2 g 0 p −2 (b) c 0 g 2 p −1
(b) Force and power

(c) Latent heat and specific heat (c) cg 3 p −2 (d) c −1 g 0 p −1

(d) Work and power 96. If the time period (T ) of vibration of a liquid drop
90. Two quantities A and B have different dimensions. depends on surface tension (S ) , radius (r) of the
Which mathematical operation given below is drop and density ( ρ ) of the liquid, then the
physically meaningful expression of T is
(a) A/B (b) A+B
T = k ρr 3 / S T = k ρ 1 / 2r 3 / S
(a) (b)
(c) A−B (d) None
T = k ρr 3 / S 1 / 2
(c) (d) None of these
91. Given that v is speed, r is the radius and g is the
acceleration due to gravity. Which of the following ML3 T −1 Q −2
97. is dimension of
is dimensionless
(a) Resistivity (b) Conductivity
(a) v 2 / rg (b) v 2r / g
(c) Resistance (d) None of these
(c) v2g /r (d) v 2 rg
98. Dimension of electric current is
92. The physical quantity which has the dimensional
(a) [M 0 L0 T −1 Q ] (b) [ML 2 T −1 Q ]
formula M 1 T −3 is
(c) [M 2 LT −1 Q ] (d) [ M 2 L 2 T −1 Q ]
(a) Surface tension (b) Solar constant

(c) Density (d) Compressibility 99. The fundamental physical quantities that have
same dimensions in the dimensional formulae of
torque and angular momentum are

(a) Mass, time (b) Time, length

2
93. A force F is given by F = at + bt , where t is time. (c) Mass, length (d) Time, mole
What are the dimensions of a and b
100. If pressure P , velocity V and time T are taken as
−3 2 −4 −3
(a) MLT and ML T (b) MLT and fundamental physical quantities, the dimensional
MLT −4 formula of force is

(c) MLT −1 and MLT

0
(d) MLT −4 and (a) PV 2 T 2 (b) P −1 V 2 T −2
MLT 1
(c) PVT 2 (d) P −1 VT 2
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101. The physical quantity which has dimensional 107. Identify the pair which has different dimensions
Energy
Mass × Length (a) Planck's constant and angular momentum
formula as that of is
(b) Impulse and linear momentum
(a) Force (b) Power
(c) Angular momentum and frequency
(c) Pressure (d) Acceleration
(d) Pressure and Young's modulus
102. If energy (E) , velocity (v) and force (F) be taken as
0 2 −2
fundamental quantity, then what are the 108. The dimensional formula M L T stands for
dimensions of mass
(a) Torque
(a) Ev 2 (b) Ev −2
(b) Angular momentum
−1 −2
(c) Fv (d) Fv
(c) Latent heat
103. Dimensions of luminous flux are (d) Coefficient of thermal conductivity
2 −2 2 −3
(a) ML T (b) ML T 109. Which of the following represents the dimensions
of Farad
(c) ML2 T −1 (d) MLT −2
(a) M −1 L−2 T 4 A 2 (b) ML 2 T 2 A −2
104. A physcial quantity x depends on quantities y and
z as follows: x = Ay + B tan Cz , where A, B and C (c) ML2 T 2 A −1 (d) MT −2 A −1
are constants. Which of the following do not have
the same dimensions 110. If L, C and R denote the inductance, capacitance
and resistance respectively, the dimensional
−1
(a) x and B (b) C and z 2
formula for C LR is
(c) y and B / A (d) x and A
(a) [ML−2 T −1 I 0 ] (b) [M 0 L0 T 3 I 0 ]

105. Which of the following pair does not have similar

(c) [M −1 L−2 T 6 I 2 ] (d) [M 0 L0 T 2 I 0 ]
dimensions

(a) Stress and pressure 111. If the velocity of light (c) , gravitational constant (G)
and Planck's constant (h) are chosen as
(b) Angle and strain
fundamental units, then the dimensions of mass in
(c) Tension and surface tension new system is

(d) Planck's constant and angular momentum (a) c1 / 2 G 1 / 2 h1 / 2 (b) c 1 / 2 G 1 / 2 h −1 / 2

(c) c 1 / 2 G −1 / 2 h 1 / 2 (d) c −1 / 2 G 1 / 2 h 1 / 2

106. Out of the following which pair of quantities do not

have same dimensions

(a) Planck's constant and angular momentum

(b) Work and energy

(c) Pressure and Young's modulus

(d) Torque & moment of inertia