S.I unit of length is
metre
centimetre
millimetre
decimetre
In railway stations __________ balances are used.
Platform
Triple beam
Compression
Roman Steelyard
While measuring the length of a piece of a chalk by Vernier calipers. The main scale reading is found to be between 5.2cm and the 5th division of a vernier scale is found to coincide with a division on the main scale. Find the length of the chalk if the least count of the vernier is 0.01cm and zero error is 0.02cm.
5.71cm
5.27cm
5.23cm
5.25cm
A Vernier Callipers with 1MSD = 1cm has 5 divisions as the vernier. The least count is
0.8 mm
0.8 cm
0.5 cm
0.4 cm
The angular amplitude of the simple pendulum should not be more than which of the following?
200
100
50
10
A physical balance is used in the laboratories, to find out the mass of a substance correct to a
Kilogram
Gram
Ton
Milligram
To find the weight of a person ______________ balance is used.
Spring
Compression Spring
If an instrument gives nearly equal values in repeated measurements, it possesses
Accuracy
Precision
Both accuracy and precision
Sensitivity
If the zeroth division of the vernier is on the left of the zeroth division of the main scale, then the zero error and zero correction are as follows.
Error positive and correction
Error negative and correction positive
Both error and correction are positive
Both error and correction are negative
The number of oscillations that the bob makes per second is called its
Amplitude
Frequency
Period of oscillation
Time period