JEE PYQ: Units & Measurements - Question ID 2c8642042b5c (JEE Main 2014)

ID: 2c8642042b5cJEE Main 2014Single Correct MCQ
A student measured the length of a rod and wrote it as 3.50 cm. Which instrument did he use to measure it?

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Step-by-step Explanation

Measured length of rod = 3.50 cm

That means least count of the measuring instrument should be 0.01 cm = 0.1 mm

For vernier scale 1 main scale division = 1 mm

And 9 MSD = 10 VSD

Least count = 1 MSD - 1 VSD

= 1 - 0.9 = 0.1 mm

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