JEE Advanced · 2010 · 11 Apr 2010 · Paper 2 · Units & Measurement

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A Vernier calipers has 1 mm marks on the main scale. It has 20 equal divisions on the Vernier scale which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this Vernier calipers, the least count is
  1. (A)0.02 mm
  2. (B)0.05 mm
  3. (C)0.1 mm
  4. (D)0.2 mm✓ Correct

Answer: (D)

Solution

The least count of a Vernier caliper is given by:



Since 20 Vernier scale divisions match with 16 main scale divisions:


Therefore:


The answer is (D) 0.2 mm.

JEE Advanced · 2010 · 11 Apr 2010 · Paper 2 · Single correct option

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