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Questions Related to units of mass

A pilot while informing the position of the plane uses the following unit 

  1. Nauticle mile

  2. Metric ton

  3. mm of Hg

  4. Light year


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A nautical mile is a unit of distance that is approximately one minute of arc measured along any meridian.

1 Nauticle mile = 1.852 Km

To measure long distances which of the following method is used?

  1. Radio Echo

  2. Laser Pulse

  3. Parallax

  4. All of These


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Radio Echo, Laser Pulse and Parallax methods are used to measure mong distances.

$1$ ounce = ________ grams

  1. $15.51$

  2. $28.35$

  3. $45.63$

  4. $09.87$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Kilogram is the metric unit of mass

$1$ ounce is equal to $0.02835$ kg
So we get $1$ ounce $=$ $0.02835 \times 1000 = 28.35$ grams
Therefore option $B$ is correct

 _______________displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

  1. Echo

  2. Parallax

  3. Triangulation

  4. None of These


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Parallax displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object vied along two different lines of sight, and is measured by the angle or semi-angle of inclination between those two lines.

A uniform metre scale is balanced at $40\ cm$ mark, when weighs of $25\ gf$ and $10\ gf$ are suspended at $5\ cm$ mark and $75\ cm$ mark respectively. Calculate weight of metre scale.(in gf)

  1. 50.5

  2. 72.5

  3. 52.5

  4. 80


Correct Option: C

Which of the following is a non-metric unit of mass ?

  1. pounds

  2. ounces

  3. both

  4. none


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The basic metric unit of mass is kilogram

Tons , pounds and ounces are non metric units of mass
Therefore option $C$ is correct

$AB$ is a metre scale, with forces action as shown. Its mass of $100\ g$. Calculate the algebraic sum of their moments about A. answer should be in $gf$ cm

  1. 0

  2. 50

  3. 100

  4. 20


Correct Option: B

The mass of a body is a measure of its.

  1. Momentum

  2. Force

  3. Inertia

  4. None of these


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The mass of a body is a measure of its inertia. By definition, inertia is the resistance to a change in the state of motion of a physical object. Mass is, therefore, a measure of inertia.

Which of the following is a non-metric unit of mass ?

  1. thou

  2. gallons

  3. pounds

  4. bar


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Kilogram is the basic unit of mass in the metric system

Pounds is not the metric unit of mass
So the non metric unit of mass is pounds
Therefore option $C$ is correct