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Question 44 of 70

A screw gauge has 50 divisions on its circular scale. The circular scale is 4 units ahead of the pitch scale marking, prior to use. Upon one complete rotation of the circular scale, a displacement of 0.5mm0.5mm is noticed on the pitch scale. The nature of zero error involved and the lest count of the screw gauge, are respectively:

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Answer: (B) Positive 10μm10\mu m

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