JEE Main & Advanced Physics Mathematical Tools, Units & Dimensions JEE PYQ - Mathematical Tools Units and Dimensions

  • question_answer
    A student measured the length of a rod and wrote it as 3.50 cm. Which instrument did he used to measure it?              [JEE MAIN 2014]

    A) A screw gauge having 100 divisions in the circular scale and pitch as 1 mm.

    B) A screw gauge having 50 divisions in the circular scale and pitch as 1 mm.

    C) A meter scale.

    D) A vernier calliper where the 10 divisions in vernier scale matches with 9 division in main scale & main scale has 10 divisions in 1 cm

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    [d] Least count = 0.01 cm i.e. 0.1 mm for vernier calliper of 10 v.s.d. = 9 M.s. d.
    1 v.s.d. = 0.9 M.s.d.
    L.C. = 1 M.s.d
    = (0.1) M.s.d.
    1 v.s.d. = 0.1 cm
    \[\Rightarrow \] L.c = 0.01 cm


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