Question

Statement 1: Measurement is the comparison of an unknown quantity with a known quantity.
Statement 2: Unit is the known quantity.

Which of the following is correct?

• A. Statement 1 is true but statement 2 is false.
• B. Statement 1 is false but statement 2 is true.
• C. Both the statements are true.
• D. Both the statements are false.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both the statements are true.

The process of comparing an unknown quantity with the known quantity is called measurement. This known quantity is called unit. The result of a measurement is expressed in two parts; one part is a number and the other part is the unit of the measurement.