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Viva-voice questions
1. Define least count.
2. What is the least count of the vernier calipers used by you?
3. Identify each part of the vernier calipers and mention its use.
4. What is the least count of the meter scale in your laboratory?
5. What is the least count of the protractor in your geometry box?
6. What is the least count of your watch?
7. Does the vernier calipers have any error? Did you take that into consideration? Why?
8. What are the different kinds of errors in a measurement?
9. What is the error you have minimized by taking a certain number of reading ( instead of just one
reading )?
10. If you had a body much smaller than the one given to you, would you use the vernier calipers to
measure its dimensions?
11. Are there any other similar vernier calipers in the experiments you performed in your practicals?
12. Do all vernier calipers have the same least count?
More questions will be added in due course of time
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