Question

State if the following statements are True or False. Correct the false statement.

Measuring cylinders are used to measure the area occupied by liquids.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is B False

1. All the material things in the world occupy a certain amount of space.
2. The space which an object occupies is known as the volume of that object.
3. Liquids such as water, milk, petrol, kerosene, etc. are measured by their volume.
4. The volume of a liquid is, generally, measured in litres. Its symbol is $l$.
5. Since, the liquids do not have any shape, their volume is measured with the help of measuring cylinders.

Thus, the given statement is false. The correct statement is that the measuring cylinders are used to measure the volume occupied by liquids.