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The errors due to imperfect design or ca...

The errors due to imperfect design or calibration of the measuring instrument are

A

Random errors

B

Perfect errors

C

Personal errors

D

systematic errors

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AAKASH SERIES-UNITS AND MEASUREMENTS-EXERCISE -1 A
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  7. In a measurement, a choice of change of different units

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  8. Zero error in an instrument introduces

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  9. Which of the following is systematic error

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  10. What type of elements are found to occur in the combined state?

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  11. By repeating the same measurement several times, the errors that can b...

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  12. In an experiment if the measured values of a physical quantity are hig...

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  13. In an experiment if the measured values of a physical quantity have a ...

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  14. The measured value of physical quantity expressed to infinite number o...

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  15. The arithmetic mean of several measurements is called

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  16. Zero errors of measuring instruments are called

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  17. The type of errors that can never be completely eliminated are

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  18. Which of the following error is not systematic errors?

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  19. Which of the following are intensive properties?

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  20. An experimenter measured the diameter of a wire without noting zero er...

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