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General science UPPSC 2005 GS-I
Question

The smallest unit of length is

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: fermi-metre

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “fermi-metre”.
The smallest unit of length among the options provided is the fermi-metre (also known as fermi).

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