Question

Least count of any measuring instrument means that :

• A. it can measure anything which is of bigger length
• B. it cannot measure anything which is of lesser length
• C. it can measure anything which is of lesser length
• D. all of these

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (B)

The correct options are
A it can measure anything which is of bigger length
B it cannot measure anything which is of lesser length

Least count is the lowest limit of measuring using any measuring instrument. It means it cannot measure anything which is of lesser length and also it can measure anything which is of bigger length.