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NDA 2018 GAT · General Knowledge · Units and Measurements · easy

The SI unit of pressure is

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The SI unit of pressure is
  1. A. newton
  2. B. joule
  3. C. pascal
  4. D. watt
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Answer: (C) pascal

Pressure is force per unit area, so its unit is newton per square metre, which is named the pascal. The newton is the unit of force, the joule of work or energy, and the watt of power. Students often pick the newton because force appears in the definition, but the area in the denominator changes the unit.
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