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Assertion A: If in five complete rotations of the circular scale, the distance travelled on the main scale of the screw gauge is 5 mm and there are 50 total divisions on a circular scale, then the least count is 0.001 cm.

Reason R:
Least Count = Pitch  Total divisions on circular scale 
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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Important Questions on Physics and Measurement

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Match List I with List II.

  List-I   List-II
a Capacitance, C i M1 L1 T-3 A-1
b Permittivity of free space, ε0 ii M-1 L-3 T4 A2
c Permeability of free space, μ0 iii M-1 L-2 T4 A2
d Electric field, E iv M1L1T-2A-2

Choose the correct answer from the options given below

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A physical quantity y is represented by the formula y=m2r-4 gxl-32 If the percentage errors found in y, m, r, l and g are 18, 1, 0.5, 4 and p respectively, then find the value of x and p.
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One main scale division of a vernier callipers is a cm and nth division of the vernier scale coincide with n-1th division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in mm is :
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The resistance R=VI, where V=50±2 V and I=20±0.2 A. The percentage error in R is x %. The value of x to the nearest integer is ________.
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The vernier scale used for measurement has a positive zero error of 0.2 mm. If while taking a measurement it was noted that 0 on the vernier scale lies between 8.5 cm and 8.6 cm. Vernier coincidence is 6, then the correct value of measurement is cm.

(least count=0.01 cm)

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The time period of a simple pendulum is given by T=2πlg. The measured value of the length of the pendulum is 10 cm known to a 1 mm accuracy. The time for 200 oscillations of the pendulum is found to be 100 second using a clock of 1s resolution. The percentage accuracy in the determination of g using this pendulum is x. The value of x to the nearest integer is:-
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In the experiment of Ohm's law, a potential difference of 5.0 V is applied across the end of a conductor of length 10.0 cm and diameter of 5.00 mm. The measured current in the conductor is 2.00 A. The maximum permissible percentage error in the resistivity of the conductor is :-
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The radius of a sphere is measured to be (7.50±0.85) cm. Suppose the percentage error in its volume is x. The value of x, to the nearest x, is ___ .