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
1. | 1%1% | 2. | 2%2% |
3. | 3%3% | 4. | 4%4% |
In an experiment, the following observations were recorded: initial length L=2.820 mL=2.820 m, mass M=3.00 kgM=3.00 kg, change in length l=0.087 cml=0.087 cm, diameter D=0.041 cmD=0.041 cm. Taking g=9.81 m/s2g=9.81 m/s2 and using the formula, Y=4MgLπD2l,Y=4MgLπD2l, the maximum permissible error in YY will be:
1. 7.96%7.96%
2. 4.56%4.56%
3. 6.50%6.50%
4. 8.42%8.42%
According to Joule's law of heating, heat produced H = I2Rt, where I is current, R is resistance and t is time. If the errors in the measurement of I, R and t are 3%, 4% and 6% respectively then error in the measurement of H is
1. ± 17%
2 ± 16%
3. ± 19%
4. ± 25%
If there is a positive error of 50%50% in the measurement of the velocity of a body, then the error in the measurement of kinetic energy is:
1. 25%25%
2. 50%50%
3. 100%100%
4. 125%125%
A physical quantity PP is given by P=A3B1/2C−4D3/2.P=A3B1/2C−4D3/2. The quantity which contributes the maximum percentage error in PP is:
1. | AA | 2. | BB |
3. | CC | 4. | DD |
If L = 2.331 cm, B = 2.1 cm, then L + B =?
1. 4.431 cm
2. 4.43 cm
3. 4.4 cm
4. 4 cm
If the length of rod A is 3.25 ± 0.01 cm and that of B is 4.19 ± 0.01 cm then the rod B is longer than rod A by
1. 0.94 ± 0.00 cm
2. 0.94 ± 0.01 cm
3. 0.94 ± 0.02 cm
4. 0.94 ± 0.005 cm
A physical quantity is given by X=MaLbTcX=MaLbTc. The percentage error in measurement of M, L and T are α,β and γ respectively. Then maximum percentage error in the quantity X is
1. aα+bβ+cγ
2. aα+bβ−cγ
3. aα+bβ+cγ
4. None of these
A physical quantity A is related to four observable quantities a, b, c and d as follows, A=a2b3c√d, the percentage errors of measurement in a, b, c and d are 1%, 3%, 2% and 2% respectively. The percentage error in quantity A will be:
1. 12%
2. 7%
3. 5%
4. 14%