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Name the part of the vernier callipers which is used to measure the following
External diameter of a tube
The pitch of a screw gauge is 1 mm and the circular scale has 100 divisions. In measurement of the diameter of a wire, the main scale reads 2 mm and 45th mark on the circular scale coincides with the base line. Find
(i) The least count and
(ii) The diameter of the wire.
What is the need for measuring length with vernier callipers?
Define the term least count as applied to a vernier callipers.
State the formula for determining a pitch
The circular scale of a screw gauge has 100 divisions. Its spindle moves forward by 2.5 mm when given five complete turns. Calculate
- pitch
- least count of the screw gauge
Figure shows a screw gauge in which circular scale has 200 divisions. Calculate the least count and radius of the wire.

What do you understand by the following term as applied to micrometre screw gauge?
Thimble
In a vernier calipers, (N + 1) divisions of vernier scale coincide with N divisions of main scale. If 1 MSD represents 0.1 mm, the vernier constant (in cm) is ______.
