Least count of a vernier calliper or travelling microscope from its scale divisions
This type of question, asked 10 times: 2021 Paper 5, 26 Jun 2022, 29 Jul 2022, 30 Jan 2024, 1 Feb 2024, 5 Apr 2024, 8 Apr 2024, 9 Apr 2024, 4 Apr 2025, 24 Jan 2026 S2. All 11 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
2021 Paper 5
1One main scale division of a vernier callipers is ' ' and division of the vernier scale coincide with division of the main scale. The least count of the callipers in is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
26 Jun 2022
27In a vernier callipers, each on the main scale is divided into 20 equal parts. If tenth vernier scale division coincides with ninth main scale division. Then the value of vernier constant will be .Question 3
26 Jun 2022
119A travelling microscope is used to determine the refractive index of a glass slab. If 40 divisions are there in on main scale and 50 Vernier scale divisions are equal to 49 main scale divisions, then least count of the travelling microscope is .Question 4
29 Jul 2022
19A travelling microscope has 20 divisions per on the main scale while its Vernier scale has total 50 divisions and 25 Vernier scale divisions are equal to 24 main scale divisions, what is the least count of the travelling microscope?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
30 Jan 2024
91If 50 Vernier divisions are equal to 49 main scale divisions of a travelling microscope and one smallest reading of main scale is , the Vernier constant of travelling microscope is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
1 Feb 2024
1210 divisions on the main scale of a Vernier calliper coincide with 11 divisions on the Vernier scale. If each division on the main scale is of 5 units, the least count of the instrument is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
5 Apr 2024
107A vernier callipers has 20 divisions on the vernier scale, which coincides with division on the main scale. The least count of the instrument is . One main scale division is equal to _________ .Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
8 Apr 2024
108Least count of a vernier caliper is . The value of one division on the main scale is . Then the number of divisions of main scale that coincide with divisions of vernier scale is :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
9 Apr 2024
17One main scale division of a vernier caliper is equal to units. If division of main scale coincides with division of vernier scale, the least count of the vernier caliper is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
4 Apr 2025
88For the determination of refractive index of glass slab, a travelling microscope is used whose main scale contains 300 equal divisions equals to 15 cm . The vernier scale attached to the microscope has 25 divisions equals to 24 divisions of main scale. The least count (LC) of the travelling microscope is (in cm) :Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 11
24 Jan 2026 S2
2In a vernier callipers, 50 vernier scale divisions are equal to 48 main scale divisions. If one main scale division , then the least count of the vernier callipers is mm.Tap an option to check your answer.