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

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Important Questions on Physical World and Measurement

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A student measured the diameter of a small steel ball using a screw gauge of least count 0.001 cm. The main scale reading is 5 mm and zero division of the circular scale coincides with 25 divisions above the reference level. If the screw gauge has a zero error of -0.004 cm. the correct diameter of the ball is__________
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The pitch of a screw gauge is 0.5 mm and its head scale has 50 divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:

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Just as precise measurements are necessary in science, it is equally important to be able to make rough estimates of quantities using rudimentary ideas and common observations. Think of ways by which you can estimate the following (where an estimate is difficult to obtain, try to get an upper bound on the quantity): "the total mass of rain-bearing clouds over India during the Monsoon".
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The pitch of a screw gauge is 0.5 mm and its head scale has 50 divisions. The least count of the screw gauge is:

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A student measures the thickness of a human hair by looking at it through a microscope of magnification 100. He makes 20 observations and finds that the average width of the hair in the field of view of the microscope is 3.5 mm. What is the estimate on the thickness of hair in mm
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To calculate the effective length of pendulum, we measure :-
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Represent the union of two sets by Venn diagram for each of the following.

X={x | x is a prime number between 80 and 100}

Y={y | y is an odd number between 90 and 100}

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A spherometer has three legs so that it forms an equilateral triangle. The three legs of the spherometer are used for measuring both positively and negatively curved surfaces.
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Which of the following measurement is most precise?
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Closeness of two or more measured values is called as
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The figure given above indicates good accuracy and poor precision.

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Which of the following is the most precise instrument for measuring length?
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Closeness of two or more measured values is called as
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A spherometer has a least count of 0.005 mm and its head scale is divided into 200 equal divisions. The distance between consecutive thread on the spherometer screw is:

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Measure of two quantities along with the precision of respective measuring instrument is

A = 2.5 m s-1 ± 0.5 m s-1

B = 0.10 s ± 0.01 s

The value of AB will be 

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Precise measurements of physical quantities are a need of science. For example, to ascertain the speed of an aircraft, one must have an accurate method to find its positions at closely separated instants of time. This was the actual motivation behind the discovery of radar in World War II. Think of different examples in modern science where precise measurements of length, time, mass etc. are needed. Also, wherever you can, give a quantitative idea of the precision needed.
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A spherometer has a least count of 0.005 mm and its head scale is divided into 200 equal divisions. The distance between consecutive thread on the spherometer screw is:

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To calculate the effective length of pendulum, we measure :-