Units and measurements - Question Bank

1. The unit of kinematic viscosity is:
A) Poise
B) Stokes
C) Pascal-second
D) Newton-second
2. Which prefix represents 10^-12?
A) Nano
B) Micro
C) Pico
D) Femto
3. What is the SI unit of volume flow rate?
A) Cubic meter per second
B) Liter per second
C) Gallon per minute
D) Cubic meter per minute
4. The unit of surface area is:
A) Meter
B) Square meter
C) Cubic meter
D) Meter squared
5. What is the SI unit of illuminance?
A) Lumen
B) Candela
C) Lux
D) Foot-candle
6. Which unit is used to measure luminous flux?
A) Lux
B) Candela
C) Lumen
D) Foot-candle
7. What is the SI unit of impulse?
A) Newton-second
B) Joule-second
C) Newton-meter
D) Kilogram-meter
8. The SI unit of solid angle is:
A) Radian
B) Steradian
C) Degree
D) Gradian
9. What is the SI unit of magnetic flux density?
A) Weber
B) Ampere
C) Tesla
D) Henry
10. The SI unit of magnetic field strength is:
A) Weber
B) Tesla
C) Ampere per meter
D) Gauss
11. What is the SI unit of electric field strength?
A) Newton per Coulomb
B) Volt per meter
C) Ampere per meter
D) Coulomb per meter
12. The SI unit of electric charge is:
A) Ampere
B) Volt
C) Ohm
D) Coulomb
13. What is the SI unit of electric potential difference?
A) Ampere
B) Ohm
C) Volt
D) Watt
14. Which of the following is a unit of plane angle, but not an SI unit?
A) Radian
B) Degree
C) Gradian
D) Revolution
15. What is the unit of dynamic viscosity?
A) Stokes
B) Poise
C) Pascal-second
D) Newton-meter
16. The unit of kinematic viscosity is:
A) Pascal-second
B) Stokes
C) Poise
D) Newton-second
17. What is the SI unit of sound intensity level?
A) Neper
B) Bel
C) Decibel
D) Sone
18. The SI unit of equivalent dose of ionizing radiation is:
A) Gray
B) Rad
C) Sievert
D) Rem
19. What is the SI unit of absorbed dose of ionizing radiation?
A) Becquerel
B) Sievert
C) Gray
D) Roentgen
20. Which unit measures radioactivity?
A) Becquerel
B) Curie
C) Gray
D) Sievert
21. What is the SI unit of viscosity?
A) Poise
B) Stokes
C) Pascal-second
D) Dyne-second
22. The unit of surface tension is:
A) Newton per meter
B) Joule per meter
C) Newton per meter squared
D) Pascal
23. What is the SI unit of density?
A) Kilogram per meter
B) Kilogram per meter cubed
C) Gram per cubic centimeter
D) Kilogram per liter
24. The SI unit of acceleration is:
A) Meters per second
B) Meters per hour
C) Meters per second squared
D) Kilometers per hour squared
25. What is the SI unit of angular velocity?
A) Radians per second
B) Degrees per second
C) Revolutions per minute
D) Hertz
26. The unit of angular displacement is:
A) Degree
B) Radian
C) Gradian
D) Revolution
27. Which of the following is a non-SI unit of length commonly used in astronomy?
A) Kilometer
B) Mile
C) Light-year
D) Furlong
28. What is the SI unit of volume?
A) Liter
B) Gallon
C) Cubic meter
D) Cubic centimeter
29. The SI unit of area is:
A) Square meter
B) Square kilometer
C) Hectare
D) Acre
30. What is the SI unit of work?
A) Watt
B) Joule
C) Erg
D) Newton-meter
31. Which SI unit measures the magnetic flux density?
A) Weber
B) Tesla
C) Gauss
D) Ampere
32. The unit of inductance is:
A) Farad
B) Ohm
C) Henry
D) Siemens
33. What is the SI unit of magnetic flux?
A) Tesla
B) Gauss
C) Weber
D) Joule
34. The SI unit of capacitance is:
A) Henry
B) Farad
C) Weber
D) Tesla
35. Which unit is used to measure electrical resistance?
A) Volt
B) Ampere
C) Ohm
D) Farad
36. What is the SI unit of frequency?
A) Hertz
B) Decibel
C) Radian
D) Cycle per second
37. The SI unit of power is:
A) Joule
B) Watt
C) Erg
D) Calorie
38. Energy is measured in which SI unit?
A) Newton
B) Joule
C) Watt
D) Ohm
39. What is the SI unit of pressure?
A) Bar
B) Torr
C) Pascal
D) Atmosphere
40. The unit of force is:
A) Joule
B) Watt
C) Newton
D) Pascal
41. Which prefix denotes 10^9?
A) Mega
B) Giga
C) Tera
D) Peta
42. What is the value of the prefix 'micro'?
A) 10^-3
B) 10^-6
C) 10^-9
D) 10^-12
43. The prefix 'milli' represents a factor of:
A) 10^-3
B) 10^3
C) 10^-6
D) 10^6
44. What does the prefix 'kilo' represent in the metric system?
A) 10^-3
B) 10^3
C) 10^6
D) 10^-6
45. Which of the following is a derived SI unit?
A) Meter
B) Kilogram
C) Second
D) Newton
46. The SI unit of the amount of substance is:
A) Gram
B) Kilogram
C) Mole
D) Liter
47. What is the SI unit of luminous intensity?
A) Lux
B) Lumen
C) Candela
D) Foot-candle
48. The SI unit of temperature is:
A) Celsius
B) Fahrenheit
C) Kelvin
D) Rankine
49. Which unit is used to measure electric current in the SI system?
A) Volt
B) Ohm
C) Ampere
D) Watt
50. What is the SI unit of time?
A) Minute
B) Hour
C) Second
D) Day