Curriculum 2026–27
Practice
Science & Technology Cluster· Domain Code UNIT

Units, Measurements & Scientific Instruments — General Knowledge & Solved Quizzes

Units, Measurements & Scientific Instruments covers standard measurement systems, physical constants, dimensional units, and laboratory apparatus utilized across the physical sciences. Key topics include the International System of Units (SI base and derived units like Newton, Joule, Pascal, Farad), imperial conversions, and precision measurement instruments such as barometers, galvanometers, pyrometers, and spectrometers. It also details the operating principles and scientific inventors behind standard measurement devices. Questions identifying the correct unit of physical quantities or the instrument used for specific measurements frequently appear in General Science and technical papers in SSC, Railway (RRB), Defence, and state examinations. Master10 organizes physical units and scientific instruments into structured modules with verified MCQs and timed drills that reinforce physical units, measurement scales, and scientific instruments.

Prescribed Topics & Learning Modules

Si Base Derived Units
Measuring Instruments Physics
Meteorology Earth Instruments
Medical Biological Devices
Scientific Constants Prefixes

Public Sample Quizzes & Solved Questions

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Question 1Barometer, Anemometer, Galvanometer & Pyrometer
easy

Which scientific instrument, invented by Evangelista Torricelli in 1643, is used to measure atmospheric pressure?

Question 2SI Base Units, Derived Quantities & Dimensions
medium

In the International System of Units (SI), what is the derived unit of electrical capacitance, named after the British scientist who discovered electromagnetic induction?

Question 3Barometer, Anemometer, Galvanometer & Pyrometer
hard

Which non-contact scientific instrument is specially designed to measure extremely high temperatures (such as inside blast furnaces or stars) by detecting emitted thermal radiation?

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