Are senses reliable for accurate measurement?

True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B False.
Our senses are not reliable for accurate measurement. This is because our senses are not calibrated like standard measuring instruments. Our sense gives us a feeling. Different people feel differently. There isn’t a standard for feeling. Therefore different people will get different values for the measurement of the same quantity.

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