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Force and area are measured as and with errors and . The maximum error in pressure is (SI Unit)
A student measures the time period of a simple pendulum as 2.00 s using a stopwatch with a least count of 0.01 s. What is the maximum percentage error in the measurement of the time period?
0.005%
0.5%
5%
0.05%
The mass and volume of a body are found to be respectively. Then the maximum possible percentage error in its density is
The length, breadth, and height of a cuboid are measured with percentage errors of 1%, 2%, and 3%, respectively. What is the maximum percentage error in calculating its volume, given by ?
3%
4%
6%
9%
A screw gauge has a least count of mm and there are divisions on its circular scale. The pitch of the screw gauge is:
0.05 mm
0.5 mm
5 mm
0.25 mm
If the error in the measurement of radius of a sphere is 2%, then the error in the determination of volume of the sphere will be:
4%
8%
2%
6%
Errors in a measurement caused by unpredictable changes in temperature and voltage supply are classified as:
Random errors
Systematic errors
Gross errors
Instrumental errors
A Vernier Calipers has 1mm marks on the main scale. It has 20 equal divisions on the Vernier scale which match with 16 main scale divisions. For this Vernier calipers, the least count is
0.02 mm
0.05 mm
0.1 mm
0.2 mm
Which type of error is least likely to be affected by unpredictable fluctuations in environmental factors like temperature and voltage?
Random errors
Gross errors
Systematic errors
Parallax errors