J & K CET Engineering J and K - CET Engineering Solved Paper-2015

  • question_answer
    Smallest division on the main scale of given vernier calipers is \[0.5\text{ }mm\]. Vernier scale has 25 divisions and these coincide with 24 main scale divisions. The least count of vernier calipers is

    A) \[0.001\text{ }cm\]           

    B) \[0.002\,\,cm\]

    C) \[~0.01\text{ }cm\]            

    D) \[0.02\,\,cm\]

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Least count of vernier calliper \[LC=1\,MSD-1\,VSD\] where, MSD = Main Scale Division VSD = Vernier Scale Division \[=0.5\,\,mm-\frac{24}{25}MSD\] \[=0.5\,\,mm-\frac{24}{25}\times 0.5\,mm\] \[=0.5\,\,m\left( 1-\frac{24}{25} \right)=0.5\,mm\times \frac{1}{25}\] \[=\frac{1}{50}mm\,=0.02mm=0.002cm\]


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