The refractive index is a dimensionless quantity and has no units. It is the ratio of the speed of light in a vacuum to the speed of light in a medium, and therefore, it is a pure number without any physical units
The correct option is (D): refractive index
Figure 1 shows the configuration of main scale and Vernier scale before measurement. Fig. 2 shows the configuration corresponding to the measurement of diameter $ D $ of a tube. The measured value of $ D $ is: