In an experiment,the angles are required to be measured using an instrument where $29$ divisions of the main scale exactly coincide with $30$ divisions of the vernier scale. If the smallest division of the main scale is half a degree $(= 0.5^\circ)$,then the least count of the instrument is:

  • A
    $1^\circ$
  • B
    $\frac{1}{2}^\circ$
  • C
    $1'$
  • D
    $(\frac{1}{2})'$

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