GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

Detailed explanation-1: -The imperial system is defined as the measurement system used in countries like the UK, Liberia, Myanmar, etc. that uses units like an inch, pound, ton, etc. The metric system is defined as the decimal system of units based on the meters, kilograms, and second as the units of length, mass, and time respectively.

Detailed explanation-2: -Imperial units, also called British Imperial System, units of measurement of the British Imperial System, the traditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain from 1824 until the adoption of the metric system beginning in 1965.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the US Customary System (i.e., using pounds and feet), the units of force are pound-force (1 N = 0.22481 lbf) and poundal (1 N = 7.233 pdl). These are also derived units found by multiplying together different units for mass and acceleration measures.

Detailed explanation-4: -The standard linear measure in the Imperial system was the mile, which was divided into furlongs, chains, yards, feet and inches. The mile was based on a Roman measurement of 1, 000 paces. The word ‘furlong’ comes from ‘a furrow long’, or the distance that could be ploughed by an ox without a rest.

Detailed explanation-5: -The English system is defined as the measurement system used in many countries including the United States using feet, pounds and seconds. An example of English system measurement is a man being six feet tall.