Physics · 2025
JEE Main · 22 January 2025, Shift 1 · Q27
Given below are two statements: Statement I: In a vernier callipers, one vernier scale division is always smaller than one main scale division.…
Given below are two statements :
Statement I : In a vernier callipers, one vernier scale division is always smaller than one main scale division.
Statement II : The vernier constant is given by one main scale division multiplied by the number of vernier scale divisions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
Official answer
From NTA’s final answer key for this paper.
(4)
Statement I is true but Statement II is false
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