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Arjuna NEET (2025)

Physics
DPP: 5
Units and Measurements

Q1 The length of smallest division on the main (A) 0.01 cm

scale is equal to 1 mm and 10 Vernier scale (B) 0.02 cm
divisions coincide with 9 main scale divisions. (C) 0.05 cm
Find out Vernier constant. (D) 0.005 cm
(A) .06 cm
Q5 The least count of Vernier calipers is 0.1 mm.
(B) .02 cm
The main scale reading before the zero of the
(C) .04 cm
Vernier scale is 10 and the zero division of the
(D) .01 cm
vernier scale coincides with the main scale
Q2 A student measured the diameter of a wire division. Given that each main scale division is
using a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm 1 mm, the measured value should be
and listed the measurements. The correct expressed as:
measurement is: (A) 0.01 cm
(A) 5.320 cm (B) 1 cm
(B) 5.3 cm (C) 1.0 cm
(C) 5.32 cm (D) 1.00 cm
(D) 5.3200 cm
Q6 Relative accuracy of a screw gauge can
Q3 The length of a strip measured with a metre rod be increased:
is 10.0 cm. Its width measured with a Vernier (A) by increasing the size of pitch
calipers is 1.00 cm. The least count of the (B) by increasing the number of divisions on the
metre rod is 0.1 cm and that of Vernier calipers circular scale
0.01 cm. What will be error in its area? (C) by taking large number of observations
(A) ±0.01 cm2 (D) by having a device free from zero error
(B) ±0.1 cm2
Q7 A student measured the diameter of a wire
(C) ±0.11 cm2
using a screw gauge with least count 0.001 cm
(D) ±0.2 cm2
and listed the measurements. The correct
Q4 One centimeter on the main scale of Vernier measurement is
calipers is divided into ten equal parts. If 10 (A) 5.3 cm
divisions of the vernier scale coincide with 8 (B) 5.32 cm
small divisions of the main scale, the least count (C) 5.320 cm
of the calipers is: (D) 5.3200 cm

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Answer Key
Q1 (D) Q5 (B)

Q2 (A) Q6 (B)

Q3 (D) Q7 (C)

Q4 (B)

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