Error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 1%. The error in the calculated value of its volume is 

1. 1%

2. 3%

3. 5%

4. 7%

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The mean time period of second's pendulum is 2.00s and mean absolute error in the time period is 0.05s. To express maximum estimate of error, the time period should be written as

1. (2.00 ± 0.01) s

2. (2.00 + 0.025) s

3. (2.00 ± 0.05) s

4. (2.00 ± 0.10) s

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A body travels uniformly a distance of (13.8 ± 0.2) m in a time (4.0 ± 0.3) sec. The velocity of the body within error limits is:

1. (3.45 ± 0.2) ms-1

2. (3.45 ± 0.3) ms-1

3. (3.45 ± 0.4) ms-1

4. (3.45 ± 0.5) ms-1

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The unit of percentage error is

1. Same as that of physical quantity

2. Different from that of physical quantity

3. Percentage error is unit less

4. Errors have got their own units which are different from that of physical quantity measured

Subtopic:  Errors |
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The decimal equivalent of \(\dfrac{1}{20} \) up to three significant figures is:
1. \(0.0500\) 2. \(0.05000\)
3. \(0.0050\) 4. \(5.0 \times 10^{-2}\)
Subtopic:  Significant Figures |
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Accuracy of measurement is determined by

1. Absolute error

2. Percentage error

3. Both

4. None of these

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A thin copper wire of length l metre increases in length by 2% when heated through 10ºC. What is the percentage increase in area when a square copper sheet of length l metre is heated through 10ºC

1. 4%

2. 8%

3. 16%

4. None of the above

Subtopic:  Errors |
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A physical parameter a can be determined by measuring the parameters b, c, d and e using the relation a = bαcβ/dγeδ. If the maximum errors in the measurement of b, c, d and e are b1%, c1%, d1% and e1%, then the maximum error in the value of a determined by the experiment is

1. (b1+c1+d1+e1)%

2. (b1+c1d1e1)%

3. (αb1+βc1γd1δe1)%

4. (αb1+βc1+γd1+δe1)%

Subtopic:  Errors |
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The resistance R = Vi where V= 100 ± 5 volts and i = 10 ± 0.2 amperes. What is the total error in R

1. 5%

2. 7%

3. 5.2%

4. 52%

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The periods of oscillation of a simple pendulum in an experiment are recorded as 2.63 s, 2.56 s, 2.42 s, 2.71 s, and 2.80 s respectively. The average absolute error will be:

1. 0.1 s

2. 0.11 s

3. 0.01 s

4. 1.0 s

Subtopic:  Errors |
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Level 2: 60%+
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