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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