Units and Measurement

01 Units and Measurement

Which of the following unit is different from others?

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There are some basic rules to denote symbol for fundamental units of measurement. Under this system "fifty kilograms" will be expressed as

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Match the following

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Match the following

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Match the following

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In measuring temperature 0 degree Celsius corresponds to

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What are the lower and upper fixed points in a Fahrenheit scale?

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How many fundamental units are present in the SI system of units?

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How much longer is a millisecond than a microsecond ?

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Light year is a unit of

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In International system of units (SI system) the standard unit of length is meter, standard unit of mass is kilogram and of time is second. What is standard unit of temperature in SI system?

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'Pyrometer' is used to measure

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A cubical glass box has side of 1 cm each. Eighty drop of water from a dropper can fill this glass box completely. What is the volume of one drop?

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Calculate the mass of water in a tank of length 60 cm, breadth 50 cm and height 20 cm, If the mass of 1 cm3 of water is 1g?

calculate-the-mass-of-water-in-a-tank-of-length-60-cm-breadth-50-cm-and-height-20-cm-if-the-mass-of-1-cm3-of-water-is-1g
One kg cube piece of iron occupies lesser space than one kg cube piece of aluminium. This means density of iron is

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Which of the following is not a unit of time ?

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Look at the photograph. An irregular shaped object is dipped in a beaker, filled up to nozle. After dipping water is displaced into next beaker. The displaced water represent:

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Parsec is the unit of which physical quantity

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Question: What is measured by manometer ? ( UP PCS (pre) 1990

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Question: Which one of the following can be used to measure temperature above 1500 degree C ? ( UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2013, UP UDA/IDA (Spl) (Pre) 2010

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Question: Which one of the following instrument is used for locating submerged objects in an ocean ? ( UP RO/ARO (pre) (Re. Exam) 2016 UP PCS (Pre) 2000

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Question: The apparatus used to measure intensity of sound is : ( MP. PCS (pre) 1990 )

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Question: 'Pyrheliometer' is used for measuring : ( UP PCS (Pre) (Re Exam) 2015

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Question: Which one of the following thermometers is known as pyrometer ? ( UP PCS (pre) 2016 )

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Question: The device to measure electric current is - ( 65th B.P.S.C. (pre) 2019 ), 64th BPSC (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The thermometer which used to measure 2000 degree C temperature is- ( UP PCS (pre) 2009 )

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Question: Which of the following is measured by 'Anemometer' ? ( MP PCS (pre) 2012 )

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Question: Which of the following is not correctly matched ? ( 67th BPSC (pre) 2022)

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Question: SONAR is mostly used by- ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2011 )

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Question: Pyrometer is used to measure- ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2011, UP PCS (mains) 2008, Utt PCS (pre) 2006 ), UP PCS (Spl.) (mains) 2004, UP PCS (pre) 1998 ) ,

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Question: In SONAR, we use- ( UP PCS (mains) 2013 )

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Question: The velocity of wind is measured by : ( UP PCS (pre) 2016 )

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Question: Which one of the following devices is used to measure extremely high temperature ? ( UP PCS (mains) 2016 )

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Question: Radar is used for: ( UP PCS (pre) 2008 ), UP PCS, (pre) 1996, UP UDA/LDA (pre) 2001, UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2004

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Question: Electroencephalogram (EEG) is used is in monitoring ( 64th BPCS (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The name of the equipment used for measuring blood pressure is: ( UP PCS (pre) 2007 )

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Question: Which instrument is used to measure humidity ? ( 64th BPCS (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The density of milk can be obtained by the use of : ( MP PCS (pre) 2006 )

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Question: Which of the following device quantify the humidity in Air ? ( RAS/RTS (pre) 1996 )

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Question: The apparatus used to measure the intensity of light is known as- ( UP PCS (spl) (mains) 2004 )

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Question: The liquid/liquids used in the simple barometer is/are : ( MP PCS (pre) 2016 )

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Question: Hygrometer is used to measure- (Uttarakhand Lower Sub. (pre) 2010 )

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Question: Which instrument is used for measuring humidity in the air ? ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2008, UP PSC (RI) 2014 )

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Question: 'Ringelmann Scale' is used to measure the density of the following : ( UP RO/ARO (mains) 2021 )

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Question: Relative humidity is measured by : ( UP PCS (pre) 1996 ), UP PCS (pre) 1995 )

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Question: Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched ? ( UP Lower Sub (pre) 2015 )

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Question: The density of milk is measured by ? ( MP PCS ( pre) 2015 )

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Question: Which instrument is used to measure atmospheric pressure ? ( UP PSC (GIC) 2010, MP PCS (pre) 2000 )

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Question : What does a 'seismograph' record ? ( MP PCS (pre) 1995 )

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Question: Which one of the following devices is used to measure the intensity of earthquake ? ( UP PCS ( mains) 2014 )

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Question : The apparatus used for detecting lie is known as - ( UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2013 )

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Question: The instrument, used for measuring angular distances in vertical plane ( elevation ) and the horizontal plane (azimuth), is : ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2020 )

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Question: Phonometer is used to measure which one of the following ? ( UP PCS (mains) 2014 )

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Question: Which of the following instruments is used to record seismic waves ? ( UP PCS (mains) 2017 )

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Question: Richter scale is used for measuring- ( UP PCS (Spl.) (mains) 2008 )

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Question: Fathometer is used to measure : ( MP PCS (pre) 2015 )

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Question: Which of the following quantities is measured on the Richter scale ? ( RAS/RTS (pre) 2003 )

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Question: Which of the following is a seismometer device ? ( UP PCS (pre) 1990 )

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Question: The intensity of earthquakes is measured : ( UP Lower Sub (pre) 2015 ), UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2004 )

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Question: Which of the following instruments is used to record seismic waves ? ( UP PCS (mains) 2017 )

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Question: Which is the following is not a vector quantity ? ( 45th BPSC (pre) 2001 )

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Question: Which one of the following is a scalar quantity ? ( 65th BPSC (pre) 2019 )

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Question: Which of the following is a vector quantity ? ( UP RO/ARO (mains) 2014 )

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Question: Which of the following is not a vector quantity ? ( 67th BPSC (pre) (Re-Exam) 2022 )

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Question: Which one of the following is a vector quantity ? ( IAS (pre) 1997 )

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'Parsec' is the unit measurement of—

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Parsec is a unit of -

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Light year is the unit of—

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A light-year is related to which of the following?

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What is the unit of Astronomical Distance?

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What is the unit to measure the wavelength of Light ?

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`Femto' means ten raised to the power of___________.

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What is the unit of the physical quantity "Stress"?

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One nautical mile is equal to_______.

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What is the fundamental unit of the amount of a substance?

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The base SI unit of the amount of substance is represented by:

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Which of the following is the SI unit for the measuring the amount of a substance?

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Units and Measurement

Which of the following unit is different from others?

which-of-the-following-term-is-different-from-others

There are some basic rules to denote symbol for fundamental units of measurement. Under this system "fifty kilograms" will be expressed as

there-are-some-basic-rules-to-denote-symbol-for-fundamental-units-of-measurement-under-this-system-fifty-kilograms-will-be-expressed-as

Match the following

match-the-following-unit-submultiple-a-deci-1-1-1000000-b-centi-2-1-1000-c-milli-3-1-100-d-micro-4-1-10-here-is-the-correct-match

Match the following

match-the-following

Match the following

match-the-following-prefix-meaning-a-mega-i-109-b-giga-ii-1015-c-tera-iii-106-d-peta-iv-1012

In measuring temperature 0 degree Celsius corresponds to

in-measuring-temperature-0-degree-celsius-corresponds-to

What are the lower and upper fixed points in a Fahrenheit scale?

what-are-the-lower-and-upper-fixed-points-in-a-fahrenheit-scale

How many fundamental units are present in the SI system of units?

how-many-fundamental-units-are-present-in-the-si-system-of-units

How much longer is a millisecond than a microsecond ?

how-much-longer-is-a-millisecond-than-a-microsecond

Light year is a unit of

light-year-is-a-unit-of

In International system of units (SI system) the standard unit of length is meter, standard unit of mass is kilogram and of time is second. What is standard unit of temperature in SI system?

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'Pyrometer' is used to measure

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A cubical glass box has side of 1 cm each. Eighty drop of water from a dropper can fill this glass box completely. What is the volume of one drop?

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Calculate the mass of water in a tank of length 60 cm, breadth 50 cm and height 20 cm, If the mass of 1 cm3 of water is 1g?

calculate-the-mass-of-water-in-a-tank-of-length-60-cm-breadth-50-cm-and-height-20-cm-if-the-mass-of-1-cm3-of-water-is-1g

One kg cube piece of iron occupies lesser space than one kg cube piece of aluminium. This means density of iron is

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Which of the following is not a unit of time ?

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Look at the photograph. An irregular shaped object is dipped in a beaker, filled up to nozle. After dipping water is displaced into next beaker. The displaced water represent:

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Parsec is the unit of which physical quantity

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Question: What is measured by manometer ? ( UP PCS (pre) 1990

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Question: Which one of the following can be used to measure temperature above 1500 degree C ? ( UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2013, UP UDA/IDA (Spl) (Pre) 2010

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Question: Which one of the following instrument is used for locating submerged objects in an ocean ? ( UP RO/ARO (pre) (Re. Exam) 2016 UP PCS (Pre) 2000

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Question: The apparatus used to measure intensity of sound is : ( MP. PCS (pre) 1990 )

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Question: 'Pyrheliometer' is used for measuring : ( UP PCS (Pre) (Re Exam) 2015

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Question: Which one of the following thermometers is known as pyrometer ? ( UP PCS (pre) 2016 )

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Question: The device to measure electric current is - ( 65th B.P.S.C. (pre) 2019 ), 64th BPSC (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The thermometer which used to measure 2000 degree C temperature is- ( UP PCS (pre) 2009 )

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Question: Which of the following is measured by 'Anemometer' ? ( MP PCS (pre) 2012 )

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Question: Which of the following is not correctly matched ? ( 67th BPSC (pre) 2022)

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Question: SONAR is mostly used by- ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2011 )

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Question: Pyrometer is used to measure- ( Chhattisgarh PCS (pre) 2011, UP PCS (mains) 2008, Utt PCS (pre) 2006 ), UP PCS (Spl.) (mains) 2004, UP PCS (pre) 1998 ) ,

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Question: In SONAR, we use- ( UP PCS (mains) 2013 )

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Question: The velocity of wind is measured by : ( UP PCS (pre) 2016 )

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Question: Which one of the following devices is used to measure extremely high temperature ? ( UP PCS (mains) 2016 )

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Question: Radar is used for: ( UP PCS (pre) 2008 ), UP PCS, (pre) 1996, UP UDA/LDA (pre) 2001, UP Lower Sub. (pre) 2004

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Question: Electroencephalogram (EEG) is used is in monitoring ( 64th BPCS (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The name of the equipment used for measuring blood pressure is: ( UP PCS (pre) 2007 )

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Question: Which instrument is used to measure humidity ? ( 64th BPCS (pre) 2018 )

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Question: The density of milk can be obtained by the use of : ( MP PCS (pre) 2006 )