Question

In a vernier callipers $$N$$ divisions of vernier scale coincide with $$N - 1$$  divisions of main scale (in which length of one division is $$1\,mm$$ ). The least count of the instrument should be

A. $$N$$
B. $$N-1$$
C. $$\frac{1}{{10N}}$$  
D. $$\frac{1}{{\left( {N - 1} \right)}}$$
Answer :   $$\frac{1}{{10N}}$$
Solution :
As given $$N\,VSD = \left( {N - 1} \right)MSD$$
$$VSD = $$  Vernier scale division
$$MSD = $$  Main scale division
$$\eqalign{ & 1\,VSD = \left( {\frac{{N - 1}}{N}} \right)MSD \cr & LC = {\text{least}}\,{\text{count}} = 1\,MSD - 1\,VSD \cr & LC = \left( {1 - \frac{{N - 1}}{N}} \right)MSD \cr & = \frac{1}{N}MSD = \frac{{0.1}}{N}cm = \frac{1}{{10N}}cm \cr} $$

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The dimension of $$\left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right){\varepsilon _0}{E^2}$$  ($${\varepsilon _0}$$ : permittivity of free space, $$E$$ electric field)

A. $$ML{T^{ - 1}}$$
B. $$M{L^2}{T^{ - 2}}$$
C. $$M{L^{ - 1}}{T^{ - 2}}$$
D. $$M{L^2}{T^{ - 1}}$$
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A quantity $$X$$ is given by $${\varepsilon _0}L\frac{{\Delta V}}{{\Delta t}}$$   where $${ \in _0}$$ is the permittivity of the free space, $$L$$ is a length, $$\Delta V$$ is a potential difference and $$\Delta t$$ is a time interval. The dimensional formula for $$X$$ is the same as that of-

A. resistance
B. charge
C. voltage
D. current
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A cube has a side of length $$1.2 \times {10^{ - 2}}m$$  . Calculate its volume.

A. $$1.7 \times {10^{ - 6}}{m^3}$$
B. $$1.73 \times {10^{ - 6}}{m^3}$$
C. $$1.70 \times {10^{ - 6}}{m^3}$$
D. $$1.732 \times {10^{ - 6}}{m^3}$$
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Pressure depends on distance as, $$P = \frac{\alpha }{\beta }exp\left( { - \frac{{\alpha z}}{{k\theta }}} \right),$$     where $$\alpha ,$$ $$\beta $$ are constants, $$z$$ is distance, $$k$$ is Boltzman’s constant and $$\theta $$ is temperature. The dimension of $$\beta $$ are-

A. $${M^0}{L^0}{T^0}$$
B. $${M^{ - 1}}{L^{ - 1}}{T^{ - 1}}$$
C. $${M^0}{L^2}{T^0}$$
D. $${M^{ - 1}}{L^1}{T^2}$$

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