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Q: Maximum allowable limit upto that a measurement may vary from the true value is known as____:
  • A. Permissible error
  • B. Residual error
  • C. Expected error
  • D. Safe error
Correct Answer: Option A - Permissible Error – • The permissible error is the maximum allowable limit that a measurement may vary from the true value or from value previously adopted as correct. • The value of the permissible error in any given case depends upon the scale, the purpose of the survey, the instruments available class of work etc.
A. Permissible Error – • The permissible error is the maximum allowable limit that a measurement may vary from the true value or from value previously adopted as correct. • The value of the permissible error in any given case depends upon the scale, the purpose of the survey, the instruments available class of work etc.

Explanations:

Permissible Error – • The permissible error is the maximum allowable limit that a measurement may vary from the true value or from value previously adopted as correct. • The value of the permissible error in any given case depends upon the scale, the purpose of the survey, the instruments available class of work etc.