Chapter: Measurements and Chapter: Vectors and Equilibrium
Here’s a structured set of 10 MCQs for each chapter based on the **Federal Board of Islamabad’s 11th Class Physics syllabus**:
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### **Chapter: Measurements**
1. **The SI unit of luminous intensity is:**
a) Candela
b) Kelvin
c) Mole
d) Ampere
**Answer: a**
2. **The number of significant figures in 0.00580 is:**
a) 2
b) 3
c) 5
d) 6
**Answer: b**
3. **Which instrument measures small lengths like the diameter of a wire?**
a) Vernier calipers
b) Screw gauge
c) Meter rule
d) Spectrometer
**Answer: b**
4. **Dimensional formula for force is:**
a) \( [MLT^{-2}] \)
b) \( [ML^2T^{-2}] \)
c) \( [M^2LT^{-1}] \)
d) \( [ML^{-1}T^{-2}] \)
**Answer: a**
5. **Random errors can be minimized by:**
a) Taking zero correction
b) Repeating measurements
c) Using a precise instrument
d) Calibrating the instrument
**Answer: b**
6. **The uncertainty in measurement is called:**
a) Accuracy
b) Precision
c) Error
d) Least count
**Answer: c**
7. **1 parsec equals:**
a) \( 3.26 \) light-years
b) \( 1.496 \times 10^{11} \) m
c) \( 9.46 \times 10^{15} \) m
d) \( 6.3 \times 10^4 \) AU
**Answer: a**
8. **Which is a dimensionless quantity?**
a) Strain
b) Stress
c) Young’s modulus
d) Pressure
**Answer: a**
9. **The precision of a measurement depends on:**
a) Least count
b) Percentage error
c) Absolute error
d) Systematic error
**Answer: a**
10. **The number \( 8.7450 \) rounded to three significant figures becomes:**
a) 8.74
b) 8.75
c) 8.7
d) 8.745
**Answer: b**
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### **Chapter: Vectors and Equilibrium**
1. **The cross product \( \vec{A} \times \vec{B} \) is a:**
a) Scalar
b) Vector
c) Zero
d) Unit vector
**Answer: b**
2. **Two vectors are perpendicular if their dot product is:**
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) Equal to their magnitudes
**Answer: a**
3. **Torque is maximum when the angle between \( \vec{r} \) and \( \vec{F} \) is:**
a) 0°
b) 45°
c) 90°
d) 180°
**Answer: c**
4. **A body in equilibrium must satisfy:**
a) \( \sum \vec{F} = 0 \) only
b) \( \sum \vec{\tau} = 0 \) only
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b
**Answer: c**
5. **The magnitude of \( \hat{i} \times \hat{j} \) is:**
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) \( \sqrt{2} \)
**Answer: b**
6. **The horizontal component of a 10 N force at 60° is:**
a) 5 N
b) 8.66 N
c) 10 N
d) 0 N
**Answer: a**
7. **The resultant of two forces 3 N and 4 N acting at 90° is:**
a) 5 N
b) 7 N
c) 1 N
d) 12 N
**Answer: a**
8. **Moment arm is the:**
a) Distance from pivot to force
b) Length of the force vector
c) Perpendicular distance from pivot to line of action
d) Angle between force and pivot
**Answer: c**
9. **If \( \vec{A} + \vec{B} = \vec{A} - \vec{B} \), then \( \vec{B} \) must be:**
a) Zero vector
b) Equal to \( \vec{A} \)
c) Perpendicular to \( \vec{A} \)
d) Opposite to \( \vec{A} \)
**Answer: a**
10. **A vector of magnitude 10 is resolved into two components at 60°. The magnitudes are:**
a) 5 and 5
b) 5 and \( 5\sqrt{3} \)
c) 8.66 and 5
d) 10 and 10
**Answer: c**
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