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NEET UG 2024 · Physics · Question 18

NEET 2024 Physics, question 18

Question 18 of the NEET 2024 paper (code T2) is a Physics question from Units and Measurements. Its idea, Vernier Caliper Least Count, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 4.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q18 · Physics

In a vernier calipers, (N+1)(N + 1) divisions of vernier scale coincide with NN divisions of main scale. If 1 MSD represents 0.1 mm, the vernier constant (in cm) is :

  1. 1100N100N
  2. 210(N+1)10(N + 1)
  3. 3110N\frac{1}{10N}
  4. 41100(N+1)\frac{1}{100(N+1)}Official answer

Official answer: option 4 · NTA final answer key

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