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In a screw gauge, the zero of the circular scale lies below the base line of the main scale. The zero error is:
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A Positive
B Negative
C Zero
D Positive and negative
Explanation

When the circular scale zero is below the base line, the instrument reads more than the true value, giving a positive zero error.

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