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प्रश्न
State whether the following statement is true or false by writing T/F against it.
The diameter of a wire can be measured more accurately by using vernier calipers than by a screw gauge.
पर्याय
True
False
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उत्तर
False
because the accuracy is higher in case of screw gauge due to lower least count value of 0.01mm
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संबंधित प्रश्न
Fig., below shows the reading obtained while measuring the diameter of a wire with a screw gauge. The screw advances by 1 division on the main scale when circular head is rotated once.
Find:
(i) Pitch of the screw gauge,
(ii) Least count of the screw gauge and
(iii) The diameter of the wire.
In figure for vernier callipers, calculate the length recorded.

What do you understand by the following term as applied to micrometre screw gauge?
Thimble
Explain the term least count of a screw gauge. How are they determined?
Consider the following case where the zero of vernier scale and the zero of the main scale are clearly seen. If L.C. of the vernier calipers is 0.01 cm, write the zero error and zero correction of the following.

The following figure shows the reading of a vernier caliper used for measuring the thickness of a metal sheet.
(i) Find the least count of the instrument.
(ii) Calculate the thickness of the metal sheet.

