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1. The mass of vegetables in two bags are (2.0±0.2)kg 13. In an experiment, the percentage error in the
and (1.0±0.2)kg. What is the total mass of vegetables measurment of quantities A, B ,C & D are 1%, 2%, 3%
in the two bags. and 4% respectively. Then the maximum percentage
error in X, where X= A2B1/2/C1/3D3 will be
2. The length of a rod A is (3.25±0.01)cm and that of B [NEET2019]
is(4.19±0.01)cm. How much is rod B longer than A. (a) 16% (b) -10% (c) 10% (d) 3/13%
3. The length and breadth of rectangular piece of paper 14. Calculate the mean percentage error in the following
are (8.0±0.2)cm & (6.0±0.1)cm. What is the error in observations 80.0, 80.5, 81.5 and 82. [AIIMS 2019]
its (a) perimeter (b) area (c) diagonal. (a) 0.74% (b) 1.74% (c) 0.38% (d) 1.38%
4. The error in measurement of length, breadth and 15. If P=a3b2/cd and percentage error in measurment of
height of cuboids is 1%, 1% & 2%. The percentage a, b, c & d are1%, 2%, 3% and 4% respectively then
error in its volume. error in P is [NEET 2012]
(a) 14% (b) 10% (c) 7% (d) 4%
5. The error in measuring the side of a cube is 1%. What
is the percentage error in its (a) volume (b)total 16. If the percentage error in measurment of mass and
surface area of the cuboid and (c) its diagonal. speed are 2% and 3% respectively then the
percentage error in kinetic energy is [AIIMS 2012]
6. The time period of pendulum is measured as2.5s with (a) 4% (b) 6% (c) 8% (d) 10%
a stop watch of least count 0.5s. then what is the
maximum permissible error percentage. 17. A student measures time of 100 oscillations of
pendulum four times as 90s, 91s, 95s and 92s. If the
7. The current and voltage across a resistor are minimum division in the measuring clock is 1s, then
measured as (10±1)A and (50±2)V. What is its the reported mean time should be [JEE mains 2016]
resistance. (a)92±5.0s (b)92±1.8s (c)92±3s (d)92±2s
8. The percentage error in measuring length and time 𝐿
18. The time period of a simple pendulum is 𝑇 = 2𝜋√𝑔 .
period of a simple pendulum are 1% and 2%. What is
the percentage error in measurment of acceleration The measured value of L is 20.0cm known to accuracy
due to gravity. of 1mm and time for 100 oscillations of the pendulum
is found to be 90s using a stop watch of 1s resolution.
9. A physical quantity is given by P=A3B1/2/C-4D3/2. The accuracy in determination of g is
Which quantity brings maximum error is measurment [JEE mains 2015]
of P. (a) 2% (b) 3% (c) 1% (d) 5%
10. A physical quantity is given by X=MaLbTc. If the 19. The current and voltage relation of a diode is given by
percentage error in measurment of M, L & T are α, β & 𝐼 = (𝑒 1000𝑉⁄𝑇 − 1)𝑚𝐴, where applied voltage V is in
γ respectively then what is the maximum percentage volts and the temperature T is in Kelvin. If a student
error in X. makes an error measuring ±0.01V while measuring
the current of 5mA at 300K, what will be the error in
11. In an experiment to determine the height of a bridge the value of current in mA
by dropping a stone into water underneath and (a) 0.2 (b) 0.02 (c) 0.5 (d) 0.05
measuring the time of fall. If the error in measurment
of time is 0.1s at the end of 2s, what is the error in ANSWERS
measurment of height. (take g=9.8m/s2). 1(3.0±0.4)kg,2(0.94±0.2)cm,3(a)0.6cm,(b)0.48cm2
(c)0.3cm4-4%5(a)3%(b)2%(c)1% 6-20% 7 5±1Ω 8
12. The resistance of two resistors is given as (30±1)Ω 5% 9 C 10 aα+bβ+cγ 11 1.96m 12 (a)2Ω(b)1Ω 13a
and (60±1)Ω. What is the error in equivalent 14a 15 a 16c 17d 18b 19b
resistance if they are connected in (i)series (ii)
parallel.
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