The pitch of the screw gauge is $1\, mm$ and there are $100$ divisions on the circular scale. When nothing is put in between the jaws,the zero of the circular scale lies $8$ divisions below the reference line. When a wire is placed between the jaws,the first linear scale division is clearly visible while $72^{nd}$ division on the circular scale coincides with the reference line. The radius of the wire is.........$mm$

  • A
    $1.64$
  • B
    $0.82$
  • C
    $1.80$
  • D
    $0.90$

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