Practice MCQs For Measurement of Physical Quantities

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1. A micrometer screw gauge is precise to ________ ?

0.005 mm

0.1 mm

0.05 mm

0.01 mm

2. The diagram shows a micrometer scale.

What is the reading shown on the micrometer scale?

7.14 mm

5.64 mm

7.16 mm

7.64 mm

3. What is the zero error as shown in the figure below?

-0.2 mm

0.048 mm

0.48 mm

-0.02 mm

4. Which of the following is accurate but not precise?

B

C

A

D

5. What is the zero error as shown in the figure below?

-0.3 mm

0.03 mm

-0.03 mm

0.3 mm

6. In a micrometer screw gauge, the ratchet is used to

apply the correct pressure

turn the circular scale

lock the spindle

correct the zero error

7. What is the zero error as shown in the figure below?

-0.3 mm

0.7 mm

0.3 mm

-0.7 mm

8. In an experiment, it is required to measure the distance between two points which are between 0.7 m to 0.8 m apart. Which of the following instruments should be used so that the distance can be measured to within an accuracy of 0.001 m?

A ten-metre measuring tape

A metre rule and a pair of vernier calipers

A half-metre rule

A metre rule

9. What is the reading as shown in the figure below?

9.98 cm

9.48 mm

9.48 cm

9.98 mm

10. When using a measuring cylinder, one precaution to take is to __________.

position the eye in line with the base of the meniscus

look at the meniscus from below the level of the water surface

check for the zero error

obtain more readings by looking from more than one direction

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