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Question-1
Name a device used to measure the short time intervals?

(A) Wrist watch	(B) Stop watch
(C) Screw gauge	(D) Vernier caliper

Question-2
Which instrument in measuring time, consisting of two glass chambers connected by a narrow neck and containing a quantity of sand?

(A) Sundial	(B) Mechanical clock
(C) Atomic clock	(D) Sand clock

Question-3
Which of the following instrument is used for measuring weight ?

(A) Spring balance	(B) Two pan balance
(C) Physical balance	(D) Vernier caliper

Question-4
Which element is used as the electronic oscillator in quartz clock?

(A) Sand	(B) Iridium
(C) Quartz	(D) Diamond

Question-5
What is the unit of mass?

(A) Gm	(B) Kg
(C) Cm	(D) Mm

Question-6
Which of the following is the part of a vernier caliper that is used for measuring the external diameter of a cylindrical tube?

(A) Outside jaw / external jaw	(B) Inside jaw / internal jaw
(C) Tail	(D) None of the above

Question-7
Force of gravity on a body is called

(A) Density	(B) Weight
(C) Pressure	(D) Acceleration

Question-8
Which of the following is the SI unit for length?

(A) Centimetre	(B) Metre
(C) Kilometre	(D) Mile

Question-9
Which of the following is the primitive form of a clock which work on the principle of shadow?

(A) Sundial	(B) Sand clock
(C) Digital clock	(D) Solar clock

Question-10
Which of the following is used in measuring weight in jewellery shop?

(A) Beam balances	(B) Medical scale
(C) Physical balance	(D) Digital balance

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Std 9

Tamil Nadu (English Medium)

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