The Sun’s angular diameter is measured to be 1920′′. The distance D of the Sun from the Earth is The diameter of the Sun:
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If the size of a nucleus (in the range of \(10^{-15}\) to \(10^{-14}\) m) is scaled up to the tip of a sharp pin, what roughly is the size of an atom? Assume tip of the pin to be in the range \(10^{-5}\) m to \(10^{-4}\) m.
1. \(1\) m
2. \(10\) m
3. \(10^{-10}\) m
4. \(10^{-5}\) m
Two clocks are being tested against a standard clock located in a national laboratory. At 12:00:00 noon by the standard clock, the readings of the two clocks are:
Days | Clock 1 | Clock 2 |
Monday | 12:00:05 | 10:15:06 |
Tuesday | 12:01:15 | 10:14:59 |
Wednesday | 11:59:08 | 10:15:18 |
Thursday | 12:01:50 | 10:15:07 |
Friday | 11:59:15 | 10:14:53 |
Saturday | 12:01:30 | 10:15:24 |
Sunday | 12:01:19 | 10:15:11 |
If you are doing an experiment that requires precision time interval measurements, which of the two clocks will you prefer?
1. | clock 1 |
2. | clock 2 |
3. | neither clock 1 nor clock 2 |
4. | both clock 1 and clock 2 |
We measure the period of oscillation of a simple pendulum. In successive measurements, the readings turn out to be \(2.63~\text s, 2.56~\text s, 2.42~\text s, 2.71~\text s,\) and \(2.80~\text s.\) The average absolute error and percentage error, respectively, are:
1. \(0.22~\text s\) and \(4\%\)
2. \(0.11~\text s\) and \(4\%\)
3. \(4~\text s\) and \(0.11\%\)
4. \(5~\text s\) and \(0.22\%\)
The temperatures of two bodies measured by a thermometer are \(t_1=20^\circ \text{C}\pm0.5^\circ \text{C}\) and \(t_2=50^\circ \text{C}\pm0.5^\circ \text{C}.\) The temperature difference with permissible error is:
1. \(31^\circ \text{C}\pm0.5^\circ \text{C}\)
2. \(30^\circ \text{C}\pm1.0^\circ \text{C}\)
3. \(30^\circ \text{C}\pm0.0^\circ \text{C}\)
4. \(30^\circ \text{C}\pm1.5^\circ \text{C}\)
The resistance \(R=\frac{V}{I}\) where \(V=(100 \pm 5) ~V\) and \(I=(10 \pm 0.2)~ A\). The percentage error in \(R\) is:
1. \(5\%\)
2. \(2\%\)
3. \(7\%\)
4. \(3\%\)
Two resistors of resistances ohm and ohm are connected in series, the equivalent resistance of the series combination is:
1. (300 ± 7) ohm
2. (300 ± 1) ohm
3. (300 ± 0) ohm
4. (100 ± 1) ohm
Two resistors of resistances ohm and ohm are connected in parallel. The equivalent resistance of the parallel combination is:
1. (300 ± 7) ohm
2. (66.7 ± 7) ohm
3. (66.7 ± 1.8) ohm
4. (100 ± 1) ohm
The relative error in \(Z,\) if \(Z=\frac{A^{4}B^{1/3}}{CD^{3/2}}\) is:
1. \(\frac{\Delta A}{A}+\frac{\Delta B}{B}+\frac{\Delta C}{C}+\frac{\Delta D}{D}\)
2. \(4\frac{\Delta A}{A}+\frac{1}{3}\frac{\Delta B}{B}-\frac{\Delta C}{C}- \frac{3}{2}\frac{\Delta D}{D}\)
3. \(4\frac{\Delta A}{A}+\frac{1}{3}\frac{\Delta B}{B}+\frac{\Delta C}{C}+\frac{2}{3}\frac{\Delta D}{D}\)
4. \(4\frac{\Delta A}{A}+\frac{1}{3}\frac{\Delta B}{B}+\frac{\Delta C}{C}+\frac{3}{2}\frac{\Delta D}{D}\)
The period of oscillation of a simple pendulum is . Measured value of L is 20.0 cm known to 1 mm accuracy and time for 100 oscillations of the pendulum is found to be 90 s using a wrist watch of 1 s resolution. The percentage error in g is:
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