Question

Pitch of a screw gauge is 0.5 mm and its least count is .01 mm, Calculate no. of divisons on its circular scale.
A. 100
B. 25
C. 50
D. None of these

Answer 1

Correct Answer - C
Pitch =0.5 mm
`LC=("Pitch")/("No. of circular scale divisions ")`
`:.` No, of circular scale divisions `=(0.5)/(0.1)=50`