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General Certificate of Education (Adv. Level) Examination 2024,

Practice Paper - 04
English medium -(30 min)

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Answer all Questions

01. Vernier Caliper is shown in the following figure.
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E D C

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(a) Name the above components
A …………………….. B ………………….. C …………………….
D …………………….. E …………………. F …………………….

(b) What is the purpose of having C, E and F.

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(c) Extended Vernier Caliper is shown in the figure.

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(i) What is the least count of the main scale.

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(ii) What is the least count of the Vernier Scale.
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(iii) Hence or otherwise what is the least count of the instrument.
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(d) The above instrument gives the following reading.

2 cm

0
What is the reading
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(e) When the jaws of the above caliper are contacted with each other, following figure can
be seen.
3 cm
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0
(i) What is the name of this error
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(ii) What is the error
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(iii) If the above (d) is measured,
(a) Depth of a hole
(b) Internal height of a cylinder
(c) Thickness of a glass block.
Mention the correct measurement
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(b) ………………………………………………………………………………..
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(f) Mention two advantages of using such a caliper rather than the normal caliper.
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02. Travelling microscope is shown in the figure.

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C
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(a) Name the followings

A ………………………….. B………………………… C. ………………………

D ………………………….. E………………………… F. ………………………

(b) What is the first adjustment of the travelling microscope before use it.
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(c) What is the second adjustment of the travelling microscope
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(d) You are given a capillary tube to find the best external diameter of the open end.

Draw the correct positions of the following two figures to keep the image of the tube to
measure diameter.

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(e) Write the correct way of taking the external diameter of the capillary tube.
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(f) You are given a sample of mercury of known mass and a capillary tube to measure a
reading. Calculate the mean diameter.
(i) Mention a method to insert a mercury piled into the tube.
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(ii)
Hg

Draw the observation of both the meniscus of Hg through the cross wire.

(iii) If density and mass of mercury are  and m . Derive an expression for mean
diameter of the tube.
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