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Question 91 Mark
Water is the most commonly used thermometric substance.
Answer
False.
Mercury is the most commonly used thermometric substance.
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Question 101 Mark
A laboratory thermometer has a kink in its capillary tube.
Answer
False.
A clinical thermometer has a kink in its capillary tube.
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Question 111 Mark
The average of a group of observations is calculated by adding all the observations and dividing the sum by the number of observations.
Answer
True.
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Question 121 Mark
The length of an irregular object can be found with the help of a graph paper.
Answer
False.
The area of an irregular object can be found with the help of a graph paper.
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Question 141 Mark
The error in reading a scale due to the wrong positioning of the eye is called human error.
Answer
False.
The error in reading a scale due to the wrong positioning of the eye is called parallax error.
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Question 151 Mark
Area of an object is a fundamental physical quantity.
Answer
False.
Area of an object is a derived physical quantity.
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Question 161 Mark
The symbol used for a unit is always written in capital letters.
Answer
False.
The symbol used for a unit is normally written in small letters.
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Question 201 Mark
In ancient times, a cubit was used to measure the mass of an object.
Answer
False.
In ancient times, a cubit was used to measure the length of an object.
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