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Assertion : A screw gauge having a smal...

Assertion : A screw gauge having a smaller value of pitch has greater accuracy.
Reason : The least count of screw gauge is directly proportional to the number of divisions on circular scale.

A

If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explaination of Assertion.

B

If both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explaination of Assertion.

C

If Assertion is true but Reason is false.

D

If Assertion is false but Reason is true.

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C
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