
A spherometer does not have a zero error because the result obtained is by taking the difference between the final and initial reading.

Important Questions on Physical World and Measurement


The pitch of a screw gauge is and its head scale has divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:


The pitch of a screw gauge is and its head scale has divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:



Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.
is a prime number between and
is an odd number between and




The figure given above indicates good accuracy and poor precision.



A spherometer has a least count of and its head scale is divided into equal divisions. The distance between consecutive thread on the spherometer screw is:

Measure of two quantities along with the precision of respective measuring instrument is
The value of AB will be



A spherometer has a least count of and its head scale is divided into equal divisions. The distance between consecutive thread on the spherometer screw is:


