Units & Measurements

2021 Q151 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Assertion A : If in five complete rotations of the circular scale, the distance travelled on main scale of the screw gauge is 5 mm and there are 50 total divisions on circular scale, then least count is 0.001 cm.

Reason R :

Least Count = ${{Pitch} \over {Total\,divisions\,on\,circular\,scale}}$

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
A.
A is not correct but R is correct.
B.
Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
C.
A is correct but R is not correct.
D.
Both A and R are correct and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
2021 Q152 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The force is given in terms of time t and displacement x by the equation

F = A cos Bx + C sin Dt

The dimensional formula of ${{AD} \over B}$ is :
A.
$[{M^0}L{T^{ - 1}}]$
B.
$[M{L^2}{T^{ - 3}}]$
C.
$[{M^1}{L^1}{T^{ - 2}}]$
D.
$[{M^2}{L^2}{T^{ - 3}}]$
2021 Q153 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If time (t), velocity (v), and angular momentum (l) are taken as the fundamental units. Then the dimension of mass (m) in terms of t, v and l is :
A.
$[{t^{ - 1}}{v^1}{l^{ - 2}}]$
B.
$[{t^1}{v^2}{l^{ - 1}}]$
C.
$[{t^{ - 2}}{v^{ - 1}}{l^1}]$
D.
$[{t^{ - 1}}{v^{ - 2}}{l^1}]$
2021 Q154 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The vernier scale used for measurement has a positive zero error of 0.2 mm. If while taking a measurement it was noted that '0' on the vernier scale lies between 8.5 cm and 8.6 cm, vernier coincidence is 6, then the correct value of measurement is ___________ cm. (least count = 0.01 cm)
A.
8.58 cm
B.
8.54 cm
C.
8.56 cm
D.
8.36 cm
2021 Q155 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In order to determine the Young's Modulus of a wire of radius 0.2 cm (measured using a scale of least count = 0.001 cm) and length 1m (measured using a scale of least count = 1 mm), a weight of mass 1 kg (measured using a scale of least count = 1 g) was hanged to get the elongation of 0.5 cm (measured using a scale of least count 0.001 cm). What will be the fractional error in the value of Young's Modulus determined by this experiment?
A.
0.14%
B.
9%
C.
1.4%
D.
0.9%
2021 Q156 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
One main scale division of a vernier callipers is 'a' cm and nth division of the vernier scale coincide with (n $-$ 1)th division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in mm is :
A.
${{10a} \over n}$
B.
${{10na} \over {(n - 1)}}$
C.
$\left( {{{n - 1} \over {10n}}} \right)a$
D.
${{10a} \over {(n - 1)}}$
2021 Q157 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If 'C' and 'V' represent capacity and voltage respectively then what are the dimensions of $\lambda$ where C/V = $\lambda$ ?
A.
$[{M^{ - 3}}{L^{ - 4}}{I^3}{T^7}]$
B.
$[{M^{ - 2}}{L^{ - 3}}{I^2}{T^6}]$
C.
$[{M^{ - 2}}{L^{ - 4}}{I^3}{T^7}]$
D.
$[{M^{ - 1}}{L^{ - 3}}{I^{ - 2}}{T^{ - 7}}]$
2021 Q158 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In a typical combustion engine the workdone by a gas molecule is given by $W = {\alpha ^2}\beta {e^{{{ - \beta {x^2}} \over {kT}}}}$, where x is the displacement, k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature. If $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants, dimensions of $\alpha$ will be :
A.
$[{M^0}L{T^0}]$
B.
$[ML{T^{ - 1}}]$
C.
$[ML{T^{ - 2}}]$
D.
$[{M^2}L{T^{ - 2}}]$
2021 Q159 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If e is the electronic charge, c is the speed of light in free space and h is Planck's constant, the quantity ${1 \over {4\pi {\varepsilon _0}}}{{|e{|^2}} \over {hc}}$ has dimensions of :
A.
$[ML{T^{ - 1}}]$
B.
$[ML{T^0}]$
C.
$[{M^0}{L^0}{T^0}]$
D.
$[L{C^{ - 1}}]$
2021 Q160 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Match List - I with List - II :

List I List II
(a) h (Planck's constant) (i) $[ML{T^{ - 1}}]$
(b) E (kinetic energy) (ii) $[M{L^2}{T^{ - 1}}]$
(c) V (electric potential) (iii) $[M{L^2}{T^{ - 2}}]$
(d) P (linear momentum) (iv) $[M{L^2}{I^{ - 1}}{T^{ - 3}}]$


Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
A.
(a) $ \to $ (ii), (b) $ \to $ (iii), (c) $ \to $ (iv), (d) $ \to $ (i)
B.
(a) $ \to $ (i), (b) $ \to $ (ii), (c) $ \to $ (iv), (d) $ \to $ (iii)
C.
(a) $ \to $ (iii), (b) $ \to $ (ii), (c) $ \to $ (iv), (d) $ \to $ (i)
D.
(a) $ \to $ (iii), (b) $ \to $ (iv), (c) $ \to $ (ii), (d) $ \to $ (i)
2021 Q161 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The pitch of the screw gauge is 1 mm and there are 100 divisions on the circular scale. When nothing is put in between the jaws, the zero of the circular scale lies 8 divisions below the reference line. When a wire is placed between the jaws, the first linear scale division is clearly visible while 72nd division on circular scale coincides with the reference line. The radius of the wire is :
A.
1.80 mm
B.
0.90 mm
C.
0.82 mm
D.
1.64 mm
2021 Q162 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The work done by a gas molecule in an isolated system is

given by, $W = \alpha {\beta ^2}{e^{ - {{{x^2}} \over {\alpha kT}}}}$, where x is the displacement, k is the Boltzmann constant and T is the temperature. $\alpha$ and $\beta$ are constants. Then the dimensions of $\beta$ will be :
A.
$[{M^0}L{T^0}]$
B.
$[M{L^2}{T^{ - 2}}]$
C.
$[ML{T^{ - 2}}]$
D.
$[{M^2}L{T^2}]$
2021 Q163 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The diameter of a spherical bob is measured using a vernier callipers. 9 divisions of the main scale, in the vernier callipers, are equal to 10 divisions of vernier scale. One main scale division is 1 mm. The main scale reading is 10 mm and 8th division of vernier scale was found to coincide exactly with one of the main scale division. If the given vernier callipers has positive zero error of 0.04 cm, then the radius of the bob is ___________ $\times$ 10$-$2 cm.
2021 Q164 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The acceleration due to gravity is found upto an accuracy of 4% on a planet. The energy supplied to a simple pendulum to known mass 'm' to undertake oscillations of time period T is being estimated. If time period is measured to an accuracy of 3%, the accuracy to which E is known as ..............%
2021 Q165 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Student A and student B used two screw gauges of equal pitch and 100 equal circular divisions to measure the radius of a given wire. The actual value of the radius of the wire is 0.322 cm. The absolute value of the difference between the final circular scale readings observed by the students A and B is ______________.

[Figure shows position of reference 'O' when jaws of screw gauge are closed]

Given pitch = 0.1 cm.

JEE Main 2021 (Online) 25th July Morning Shift Physics - Units & Measurements Question 155 English
2021 Q166 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
Three students S1, S2 and S3 perform an experiment for determining the acceleration due to gravity (g) using a simple pendulum. They use different lengths of pendulum and record time for different number of oscillations. The observations are as shown in the table.

Student
No.
Length of
Pendulum (cm)
No. of
oscillations (n)
Total time for
n oscillations
Time
period (s)
1 64.0 8 128.0 16.0
2 64.0 4 64.0 16.0
3 20.0 4 36.0 9.0


(Least count of length = 0.1 cm and Least count for time = 0.1 s)

If E1, E2 and E3 are the percentage errors in 'g' for students 1, 2 and 3 respectively, then the minimum percentage error is obtained by student no. ______________.
2021 Q167 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The radius of a sphere is measured to be (7.50 $\pm$ 0.85) cm. Suppose the percentage error in its volume is x.

The value of x, to the nearest x, is __________.
2021 Q168 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The resistance R = ${V \over I}$, where V = (50 $\pm$ 2)V and I = (20 $\pm$ 0.2)A. The percentage error in R is 'x'%. The value of 'x' to the nearest integer is _________.
2020 Q169 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A student measuring the diameter of a pencil of circular cross-section with the help of a vernier scale records the following four readings 5.50 mm, 5.55 mm, 5.45 mm, 5.65 mm. The average of these four readings is 5.5375 mm and the standard deviation of the data is 0.07395 mm. The average diameter
of the pencil should therefore be recorded as :
A.
(5.54 $ \pm $ 0.07) mm
B.
(5.5375 $ \pm $ 0.0740) mm
C.
(5.5375 $ \pm $ 0.0739) mm
D.
(5.538 $ \pm $ 0.074) mm
2020 Q170 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its circular scale. The circular scale is 4 units ahead of the pitch scale marking, prior to use. Upon one complete rotation of the circular scale, a displacement of 0.5mm is noticed on the pitch scale. The nature of zero error involved and the least count of the screw gauge, are respectively :
A.
Positive, 0.1 mm
B.
Positive, 0.1 $\mu $m
C.
Positive, 10 $\mu $m
D.
Negative, 2 $\mu $m
2020 Q171 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The quantities x = ${1 \over {\sqrt {{\mu _0}{\varepsilon _0}} }}$, y = ${E \over B}$ and z = ${l \over {CR}}$ are
defined where C-capacitance, R-Resistance, l-length, E-Electric field, B-magnetic field and ${{\varepsilon _0}}$, ${{\mu _0}}$, - free space permittivity and permeability respectively. Then :
A.
Only y and z have the same dimension
B.
x, y and z have the same dimension
C.
Only x and y have the same dimension
D.
Only x and z have the same dimension
2020 Q172 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A physical quantity z depends on four observables
a, b, c and d, as z = ${{{a^2}{b^{{2 \over 3}}}} \over {\sqrt c {d^3}}}$. The percentages of error in the measurement of a, b, c and d are 2%, 1.5%, 4% and 2.5% respectively. The percentage of error in z is :
A.
13.5 %
B.
14.5%
C.
16.5%
D.
12.25%
2020 Q173 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A quantity x is given by $\left( {{{IF{v^2}} \over {W{L^4}}}} \right)$ in terms of moment of inertia I, force F, velocity v, work W and Length L. The dimensional formula for x is same as that of :
A.
Coefficient of viscosity
B.
Force constant
C.
Energy density
D.
Planck's constant
2020 Q174 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Dimensional formula for thermal conductivity is (here K denotes the temperature):
A.
MLT–3K–1
B.
MLT–2K–2
C.
MLT–2K
D.
MLT–3K
2020 Q175 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Amount of solar energy received on the earth’s surface per unit area per unit time is defined a solar constant. Dimension of solar constant is :
A.
MLT–2
B.
ML0T–3
C.
M2L0T–1
D.
ML2T–2
2020 Q176 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Using screw gauge of pitch 0.1 cm and 50 divisions on its circular scale, the thickness of an object is measured. It should correctly be recorded as
A.
2.123 cm
B.
2.124 cm
C.
2.125 cm
D.
2.121 cm
2020 Q177 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If momentum (P), area (A) and time (T) are taken to be the fundamental quantities then the dimensional formula for energy is
A.
[P2AT–2]
B.
$\left[ {{P^{{1 \over 2}}}A{T^{ - 1}}} \right]$
C.
$\left[ {P{A^{{1 \over 2}}}{T^{ - 1}}} \right]$
D.
[PA–1T–2]
2020 Q178 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If speed V, area A and force F are chosen as fundamental units, then the dimension of Young’s modulus will be
A.
FA–1V0
B.
FA2V–1
C.
FA2V–2
D.
FA2V–3
2020 Q179 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The least count of the main scale of a vernier callipers is 1 mm. Its vernier scale is divided into 10 divisions and coincide with 9 divisions of the main scale. When jaws are touching each other, the 7th division of vernier scale coincides with a division of main scale and the zero of vernier scale is lying right side of the zero of main scale. When this vernier is used to measure length of a cylinder the zero of the vernier scale between 3.1 cm and 3.2 cm and 4th VSD coincides with a main scale division. The length of the cylinder is : (VSD is vernier scale division)
A.
3.21 cm
B.
2.99 cm
C.
3.07 cm
D.
3.2 cm
2020 Q180 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
For the four sets of three measured physical quantities as given below. Which of the following options is correct ?
(i) A1 = 24.36, B1 = 0.0724, C1 = 256.2
(ii) A2 = 24.44, B2 = 16.082, C2 = 240.2
(iii) A3 = 25.2, B3 = 19.2812, C3 = 236.183
(iv) A4 = 25, B4 = 236.191, C4 = 19.5
A.
A1 + B1 + C1 = A2 + B2 + C2 = A3 + B3 + C3 = A4 + B4 + C4
B.
A4 + B4 + C4 $ < $ A1 + B1 + C1 $ < $ A3 + B3 + C3 $ < $ A2 + B2 + C2
C.
A4 + B4 + C4 $ < $ A1 + B1 + C1 = A2 + B2 + C2 = A3 + B3 + C3
D.
A4 + B4 + C4 $ > $ A3 + B3 + C3 = A2 + B2 + C2 $ > $ A1 + B1 + C1
2020 Q181 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
A quantity f is given by $f = \sqrt {{{h{c^5}} \over G}} $ where c is speed of light, G universal gravitational constant and h is the Planck's constant. Dimension of f is that of :
A.
Energy
B.
Momentum
C.
Area
D.
Volume
2020 Q182 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If the screw on a screw-gauge is given six rotations, it moves by 3 mm on the main scale. If there are 50 divisions on the circular scale the least count of the screw gauge is :
A.
0.001 mm
B.
0.01 cm
C.
0.02 mm
D.
0.001 cm
2020 Q183 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The dimension of stopping potential V0 in photoelectric effect in units of Planck's constant 'h', speed of light 'c' and Gravitational constant 'G' and ampere A is :
A.
h1/3 G2/3 c1/3 A–1
B.
h0 c5 G-1 A-1
C.
h2/3 c5/3 G1/3 A–1
D.
h2 G3/2 c1/3 A–1
2020 Q184 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The dimension of ${{{B^2}} \over {2{\mu _0}}}$, where B is magnetic field and ${{\mu _0}}$ is the magnetic permeability of vacuum, is :
A.
ML2T–2
B.
MLT–2
C.
ML-1T–2
D.
ML2T–1
2020 Q185 JEE Mains Numerical
10 Mar 2026
The density of a solid metal sphere is determined by measuring its mass and its diameter. The maximum error in the density of the sphere is $\left( {{x \over {100}}} \right)$ %. If the relative errors in measuring the mass and the diameter are 6.0% and 1.5% respectively, the value of x is_______.
2019 Q186 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Which of the following combinations has the dimension of electrical resistance ($ \in $0 is the permittivity of vacuum and $\mu $0 is the permeability of vacuum)?
A.
$\sqrt {{{{ \in _0}} \over {{\mu _0}}}} $
B.
${{{{ \in _0}} \over {{\mu _0}}}}$
C.
$\sqrt {{{{\mu _0}} \over {{ \in _0}}}} $
D.
${{{{\mu _0}} \over {{ \in _0}}}}$
2019 Q187 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In the formula X = 5YZ2 , X and Z have dimensions of capacitance and magnetic field, respectively. What are the dimensions of Y in SI units?
A.
[M–3L–2T8A4]
B.
[M–2L–2T6A3]
C.
[M–1L–2T4A2]
D.
[M–2L0 T–4A–2]
2019 Q188 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The area of a square is 5.29 cm2. The area of 7 such squares taking into account the significant figures is :-
A.
37.0 cm2
B.
37 cm2
C.
37.030 cm2
D.
37.03 cm2
2019 Q189 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In the density measurement of a cube, the mass and edge length are measured as (10.00 ± 0.10) kg and (0.10 ± 0.01) m, respectively. The error in the measurement of density is :
A.
0.01 kg/m3
B.
0.10 kg/m3
C.
0.31 kg/m3
D.
0.07 kg/m3
2019 Q190 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In a simple pendulum experiment for determination of acceleration due to gravity (g), time taken for 20 oscillations is measured by using a watch of 1 second least count. The mean value of time taken comes out to be 30 s. The length of pendulum is measured by using a meter scale of least count 1 mm and the value obtained is 55.0 cm. The percentage error in the determination of g is close to :-
A.
0.2%
B.
3.5%
C.
0.7%
D.
6.8%
2019 Q191 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If surface tension (S), Moment of inertia (I) and Planck's constant (h), were to be taken as the fundamental units, the dimensional formula for linear momentum would be :-
A.
S1/2I1/2h0
B.
S3/2I1/2h0
C.
S1/2I1/2h-1
D.
S1/2I3/2h-1
2019 Q192 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
In SI units, the dimensions of $\sqrt {{{{ \in _0}} \over {{\mu _0}}}} $ is :
A.
A–1 TML3
B.
A2T3M–1L–2
C.
AT–3ML3/2
D.
AT2M–1L–1
2019 Q193 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Let $\ell $, r, C and V represent inductance, resistance, capacitance and voltage, respectively. The dimension of ${\ell \over {rCV}}$ in SI units will be :
A.
[A–1]
B.
[LTA]
C.
[LA–2]
D.
[LT2]
2019 Q194 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The least count of the main scale of a screw gauge is 1 mm. The minimum number of divisions on its circular scale required to measure 5 $\mu $m diameter of a wire is :
A.
500
B.
100
C.
200
D.
50
2019 Q195 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
If speed (V), acceleration (A) and force (F) are considered as fundamental units, the dimension of Young,s modulus will be:
A.
V$-$2A2F2
B.
V$-$4A$-$2F
C.
V$-$4A2F
D.
V$-$2A2F$-$2
2019 Q196 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The force of interaction between two atoms is given by F = $\alpha $$\beta $exp $\left( { - {{{x^2}} \over {\alpha kt}}} \right)$; where x is the distance, k is the Boltzmann constant and T is temperature and $\alpha $ and $\beta $ are two constants. The dimension of $\beta $ is :
A.
M2L2T$-$2
B.
M2LT$-$4
C.
MLT$-$4
D.
M0L2LT$-$4
2019 Q197 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The diameter and height of a cylinder are measured by a meter scale to be 12.6 $ \pm $ 0.1 cm and 34.2 $ \pm $ 0.1 cm, respectively. What will be the value of its volume in appropriate significant figures ?
A.
4264.4 $ \pm $ 81.0 cm3
B.
4264 $ \pm $ 81 cm3
C.
4300 $ \pm $ 80 cm3
D.
4260 $ \pm $ 80 cm3
2019 Q198 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The density of a material in SI units is 128 kg m–3 . In certain units in which the unit of length is 25 cm and the unit of mass is 50 g, the numerical value of density of the material is -
A.
40
B.
640
C.
16
D.
410
2019 Q199 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
The pitch and the number of divisions, on the circular scale, for a given screw gauge are 0.5 mm and 100 respectively. When the screw gauge is fully tightened without any object, the zero of its circular scale lies 3 divisions below the mean line.

The readings of the main scale and the circular scale, for a thin sheet, are 5.5 mm and 48 respectively, the thickness of this sheet is :
A.
5.755 mm
B.
5.950 mm
C.
5.725 mm
D.
5.740 mm
2019 Q200 JEE Mains MCQ
10 Mar 2026
Expression for time in terms of G(universal gravitional constant), h (Planck constant) and c (speed of light) is proportional to :
A.
$\sqrt {{{h{c^5}} \over G}} $
B.
$\sqrt {{{{c^3}} \over {Gh}}} $
C.
$\sqrt {{{Gh} \over {{c^5}}}} $
D.
$\sqrt {{{Gh} \over {{c^3}}}} $