Fundamental and Derived Units

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Fundamental and Derived Units: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Physical Quantity, Fundamental and Derived Quantities, Plane Angle & Solid Angle etc.

Important Questions on Fundamental and Derived Units

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Which of the following pairs of physical quantities have the same dimension?

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Why length, mass and time are chosen as base quantities in mechanics?

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Write the fundamental unit of amount of substance.

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Write the fundamental unit of electric current.

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Select the derived unit from the options.

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Select the fundamental unit from the options.

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Select the derived quantity from the options.

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Select the fundamental quantity from the options.

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According to metric system, how many fundamental units are there?

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Name the SI unit of solid angle.

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Units which are expressed in terms of fundamental units or those units which are dependent on fundamental units are called _____ (standard / derived) units.

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Quantities other than base quantities are called as

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Among the following statements, which one is wrong ?

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Which of the following options correctly represents the unit of potential energy?

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Identify the option which is not a base unit.

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Among the given dimensionless physical quantities, which quantity have a unit? 

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Find the dimensional formula of electric induction field D using dimensional analysis.

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1 light year is equal to

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Light year is the unit of