Test: Units and Measurement

Time 30 mins

1. What are fundamental and derived units? Give 5 examples for each with units.
2. De ne these units:
1. Astronomical Unit
2. Parsec
3. Kilogram
3. What is a unit? What are the various systems of units?

4. How to calculate the least count of a : i. Screw Gauge, ii. Vernier Callipers

5. The diameter of a cylinder is measured using a Vernier callipers with no zero error. It is found
that the zero of the Vernier scale lies between 5.10 cm and 5.15 cm of the main scale. The Vernier
scale has 50 divisions equivalent to 2.45 cm. The 24th division of the Vernier scale exactly
coincides with one of the main scale divisions. The diameter of the cylinder is:

6. The pitch of the screw gauge is 1 mm and there are 100 divisions on the circular scale. A
student measures the diameter of a wire using this screw gauge and he gets the main scale
reading as 5 mm and circular divisions as 25. If the screw gauge has a positive zero error of 0.03
mm, the correct value of diameter will be:
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