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In case of a direct vernier scale
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A. graduations increase in opposite direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
B. smallest division is longer than smallest division of the main scale
C. graduations increase in the same direction in which graduations of the main scale increase
D. none of these.

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graduations increase in the same direction in which graduations of the main scale increase

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