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19) A galvanometer with a full scale current of 10 mA has a resistance of 1000 . The
multiplying power (the ratio of measured current to galvanometer current) of 100 shunt
with this galvanometer is
A [ ]) 110.
B [ ]) 100.
C [v]) 11.
D [ ]) 10.
E [ ]) HINTS-Rsh=R/m-1,100=1000/m-1,m=11
20) The high torque to weight ratio in an analog indicating instrument indicates
A [v]) low friction loss.
B [ ]) high friction loss.
C [ ]) nothing related to friction loss
D [ ]) none of these.
27) Deflection method direct measurements are most widely used as. These are
A [v]) most simple and least time consuming.
B [ ]) least time consuming.
C [ ]) most simple.
D [ ]) most accurate.
32) The smallest change in measured variable to which instrument will respond is
A [v]) resolution.
B [ ]) accuracy.
C [ ]) precision.
D [ ]) sensitivity.
E [ ]) HINTS-The resolution of any instrument is the smallest change in the input signal (quantity
under measured) which can be detected by the instrument. It may be expressed as an actual
value or as a fraction or percentage of the full scale value.
38) A pressure measurement instrument is calibrated between 10 bar and 260 bar. The
scale span of the instrument is
A [ ]) 10 bar.
B [v]) 250 bar.
C [ ]) 260 bar.
D [ ]) 270 bar.
39) If two meters X and Y require 40 mA and 50 mA respectively, to give full scale
deflection, then
A [ ]) Y is more sensitive.
B [v]) X is more sensitive.
C [ ]) Both X and Y are equally sensitive.
D [ ]) It would not be possible to asses then sensitivity on the basis of the given data.
40) Purely mechanical instrument cannot be used for dynamic measurements because they
have
A [ ]) high inertia.
B [ ]) higher response time.
C [ ]) large time constant.
D [v]) all of the above.
42) In AC circuits, the connection of measuring instruments cause loading effect errors
which may effect
A [ ]) only the magnitude of the quantity being measured.
B [ ]) only phase of the quantity being measured.
C [ ]) both of above.
D [v]) magnitude, phase and waveform of the quantity being measured.
44) A 0 - 100 V voltmeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 2 % of full scale reading. The
voltage measured by the voltmeter is 75 V. The limiting error is in percentage
A [ ]) 3.33 %.
B [v]) 2.66 %.
C [ ]) 2 %.
D [ ]) 1 %.
E [ ]) HINTS-The magnitude of the limiting error of the instrument = relative error X scale division
= 0.02 X 100 = 2 V.
limiting error is in percentage=(2/75)100=2.66%
47) The resistance in the circuit of the moving coil of a dynamometer wattmeter should be
A [ ]) Low.
B [ ]) Very low.
C [v]) High.
D [ ]) Almost zero.
49) A sinusoidal signal waveform, when observed on an oscilloscope, has a peak to peak
amplitude of 6 cm. If the vertical sensitivity setting is 5 v/cm, then rms value of the voltage
will be
A [ ]) 15 V.
B [ ]) 12.6 V
C [ ]) 11.1 V.
D [v]) 10.6 V.
E [ ]) HINTS-Amplitude of the signal = 6 X 5/2 = 15 V. rms value = 15/2 = 10.6 V.
50) If an inductance L is connected in one arm of bridge and resistance R1, R2, R3 in other
three arms
52) Which of following are needed both for protection and metering?
A [ ]) Energy meter.
B [ ]) Wattmeters.
C [v]) Instrument transformer.
D [ ]) Power factor meters.
E [ ]) HINTS-Instrument transformers are used to measure high current and voltage. They also
the relay for protection.
54) Which of following statement are correct in case of power factor meter?
A [ ]) The restoring torque is provided by a controlling torque.
B [ ]) It consist of two coils mounted at right angles to each other.
C [ ]) The deflection is proportional to pahse angle between field coil and crossed.
D [v]) Both B and C.
56) A Manganin swap resistance is connected in series with a moving coil ammeter
consisting of a milli ammeter and a suitable shunt in order to
A [v]) Minimize the effect of temperature variation.
B [ ]) Obtaine large deflecting torque.
C [ ]) Reduce the size of the meter.
D [ ]) Minimize the effect of stray magnetic fields.
E [ ]) HINTS-In PMMC instruements, as temperature increases the coil resistance increases.
Swap resistance are connected in series with the moving coil to provide temperature
compensation.Swamping resistors is made of magnin which has a zero temperature coefficient.
57) In DC potentiometer measurments, a second reading is often taken after reversing the
polarities of the DC supply and the unknown voltage and the average of the two reading is
taken. This is with a view of eliminate the effects of
A [ ]) Stray magnetic fields.
B [ ]) Ripples of the DC supply.
C [ ]) Errorneous standardisation.
D [v]) Stray thermal emfs.
58) The measurment of very low and very high frequencies is invariably done using a
frequency counter in which one of the following?
A [v]) Period and frequency measurement modes respectively.
B [ ]) Frequency and period measurment modes, respectively.
C [ ]) Frequency measurment modes only.
D [ ]) Period measurment modes only.
61) A wheatstone bridge cannot be used for precision measurements because errors are
introduced into on account of
A [ ]) Contact resistance.
B [ ]) Resistance of connecting leads.
C [ ]) Thermoelectric emfs.
D [v]) All of above.
62) When a potentiometer is used for measurement of voltage of an unknown source, the
power consume in the circuit of the unknown source under null condition is
A [ ]) High.
B [ ]) Small.
C [v]) Ideally zero.
D [ ]) Very high.
64) For measuring an AC voltage by an AC potentiometer it is desirable that the supply for
the potenmeter is taken from
A [ ]) A battery.
B [v]) The same source as the unknown voltage.
C [ ]) A source other than the source of unknown voltage.
D [ ]) Any of above.
67) A DC potentiometer is the best means available for the measurement of DC voltage
because
A [v]) It is based on null balance technique.
B [ ]) It is possible to standardize before a measurement is undertaken.
C [ ]) The precision in measurment is independent of the type of the defector used.
D [ ]) None of above.
68) A thermo couple ammeter gives full scale deflection of 10 A, when it reads one fifth of
the scale, the current will be
A [ ]) 2 A.
B [v]) 4.47 A.
C [ ]) 4 A.
D [ ]) 5.78 A.
E [ ]) HINTS-Q1/Q2=I1/I2=5/1=10/I2
71) In which of the transformer is the secondary nearly short circuited under normal
operating condition?
A [ ]) PT.
B [v]) CT.
C [ ]) Power transformer.
D [ ]) Distribution transformer.
73) The use of thermocouple meters for AC measurement leads to scale which is
A [ ]) Linear.
B [v]) Square law.
C [ ]) Expontial.
D [ ]) Logarithmic.
76) Which of following voltmeters would you use for measuring voltage across 20K
resistance
A [v]) Voltmeter having sensitivity of 10 KW/V.
B [ ]) Voltmeter having a resistance of 5 K.
C [ ]) Voltmeter having sensitivity of 1 KW/V.
D [ ]) None of above.
E [ ]) HINTS-The resistance of voltmeter should be very high as compared to 20 K. As it results
the sensitivity of voltmeter will be high.
78) An average reading digital multimeter reads 10 V when fed a triangular wave,
symmetric about the axis. For the same input, an rms reading meter will read
A [ ]) 203.
B [v]) 103.
C [ ]) 10.
D [ ]) 20.
E [ ]) HINTS-For triangular wave, average value = Vm/3 Hence Vm = average value X 3 = 10 X 3
= 30 V
RMS value=Vm/3=103.
81) To the y input of a CRO a signal defined by 10sin100t is applied. To the x input the
signal 10cos100t is fed. The gain for both x-channel and y-channel is the same. The screen
shows
A [v]) A circle.
B [ ]) Sinisoidal.
C [ ]) An ellipse.
D [ ]) A straight line.
E [ ]) HINTS-Here x + y = 10 | sin100t + cos100t = 100, which is a constant. This the equation
of a circle. So the screen show a circle.
85) Which of the following meter is most suitable for measuring radio frequency currents?
A [ ]) Moving - coil meter.
B [ ]) Moving - iron meter.
C [v]) Thermocouple meter.
D [ ]) VTVM.
87) A moving coil of a meter has 100 turns, and a length and depth of 10 mm and 20 mm
respectively. It is positioned in a uniform radial flux density of 200 mT. The coil carries a
current of 50 mA. The torque on the coil is
A [ ]) 1 Nm.
B [v]) 200 Nm.
C [ ]) 100 Nm.
D [ ]) 2 Nm.
E [ ]) HINTS-Torque on the coil T = NBAI Where N = 100, B = 200 mT, A = Area of the coil =
length X breadth = 200 X 10sq. mt., I = current through the coil = 50 mA . T = 200 Nm.
88) Attraction and repulsion type instruments are the two different types of which
instrument ?
A [v]) Moving iron type.
B [ ]) Multipliers.
C [ ]) Dynamo-meter type.
89) A voltmeter has 100 scale divisions and can measure up to 100 V. Each division can be
read to division. The resolution of the voltmeter is
A [ ]) 1 V
B [v]) 0.5 V
C [ ]) 1.5 V
D [ ]) 2 V
E [ ]) HINTS-Resolution is nothing but smallest change in the input that can be measured by the
instrument. In the given instrument smallest change in the input that can be measured is
division. 100division = 100volt 1division = 1volt 1/2division = 0.5volt
90) The difference between the measured value and the true value is called
A [ ]) probable error
B [v]) absolute error
C [ ]) gross error
D [ ]) relative error
92) A 150 V moving iron voltmeter of accuracy class 1-0 reads 75 V when used in a circuit
under standard condition. The maximum possible percentage error in the reading is
A [ ]) 1%
B [ ]) 1.5%
C [v]) 2%
D [ ]) 2.5%
E [ ]) HINTS-Class 1-0 means guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale. 1 % of 150 volt is 1.5v
Now, 75 (L.E./100) = 1.5 (Limiting Error) L.E. = 2 %
93) The maximum percentage error in the sum of two voltage measurements when V1 =
100V 1% and V2 = 80V 5% is
96) The ratio of change in output to the change in the input is called
A [ ]) precision
B [ ]) resolution
C [v]) sensitivity
D [ ]) repeatability
97) Which one the following statements is correct ? The application of the instrument in
wrong manner in the procedure of measurement results in a/an
A [v]) instrument error
B [ ]) random error
C [ ]) systematic error
D [ ]) gross error
100) Which one of the following meters has maximum loading effect on the circuit under
measurement ?
A [ ]) 1000 /volt
B [ ]) 10 M/volt
C [v]) 100 /volt
D [ ]) 1 M/volt
E [ ]) HINTS-Maximum loading effect takes place due to low sensitivity of the instrument.
101) If an ammeter is to be used in place of a voltmeter, we must connect with the ammeter
a
A [ ]) High resistance in parallel
B [v]) High resistance in series
C [ ]) Low resistance in parallel
D [ ]) Low resistance in series
104) Measurement of pressure can be done by using wire, foil or semiconductor type Strain
Gauges. The disadvantage of the semiconductor type of strain gauge compared to other
two is in terms of
A [ ]) Gauge factor
B [ ]) Hysteresis characteristics
C [v]) Temperature sensitivity
D [ ]) Frequency response
105) The effects of power factor and frequency variations in wattmeter can be reduced if
A [ ]) pressure coil induction is zero.
B [v]) a capacitance is connected in parallel to the pressure coil.
C [ ]) damping is not provided.
D [ ]) voltage coil resistance is zero.
106) In which of the transformer is the secondary nearly short circuited under normal
operating conditions?
A [v]) CT
B [ ]) PT
C [ ]) Distribution transformer
D [ ]) Power transformer
108) In a strain measuring device using a strain gauge, the output quantity is
A [v]) voltage
B [ ]) resistance
C [ ]) impedance
D [ ]) either (A) or (B)
112) The speed transducer using a drag cup rotor has the main advantage of
A [ ]) very high accuracy
B [v]) low energy requirement
119) The D'Arsonval- movement can be converted into audio frequency ac ammeter by
adding a
A [ ]) thermocouple
B [ ]) transducer
C [ ]) chopper
D [v]) rectifier
120) LVDT is a
A [ ]) pressure transducer
B [v]) displacement transducer
C [ ]) velocity transducer
D [ ]) acceleration transducer
126) Measuring of unknown voltage with a dc potentiometer loses its advantage of open
circuit measurement when
A [ ]) primary circuit battery is changed
B [v]) range reduction by factor of 10 is employed
C [ ]) standardisation is done to compensate for drift
D [ ]) voltage is larger than range of potentiometer
127) When a capacitor is connected to the terminals of an ohmmeter, the pointer indicated
a low resistance initially and finally come to infinity position. This shows that capacitor is
A [ ]) short circuited
B [v]) all right
128) It is required that a strain gauge has gauge factor of 100. The proper strain gauge is
A [ ]) constantan strain gauge
B [ ]) nichrome strain gauge
C [v]) semiconductor strain gauge
D [ ]) alloy strain gauge
134) It is required to study transients during switching process. Which CRO should be
preferred?
A [ ]) Ordinary CRO
B [ ]) Dual beam CRO
C [ ]) Dual trace CRO
D [v]) Storage oscilloscope
1.Tangent galvanometer
2.Rayleigh current balance
3.Household energy meter
4.Hot wire ammeter
Out of above absolute instruments are
A [ ]) 1, 2 and 3
B [ ]) 1, 2 and 4
C [v]) 1 and 2
D [ ]) 2, 3 and 4
140) Which of the following does not use the principle of change in inductance?
A [ ]) LVDT
B [ ]) Inductance displacement transducer
C [v]) Strain gauge
D [ ]) Reluctance pick up
141) It is necessary to measure the amplitudes of two signals and also the phase difference
between them. This can be done by using a
A [ ]) phase meter
B [v]) waveform meter
C [ ]) vector voltmeter
D [ ]) digital voltmeter
143) Four voltmeters have following specifications. If accuracy is main consideration which
is the best?
A [ ]) 100 V, 2 mA
B [ ]) 100 V, 100 mA
C [ ]) 100 V, 1 mA
D [v]) 100 V, 0.1 mA
144) A polyphase wattmeter basically consists of two wattmeters. The moving system of
two wattmeters
A [v]) are common
B [ ]) are separate
C [ ]) are generally common
D [ ]) are generally separate
146) For measurement of surface temperature of solids the elements of RTD is usually in
the shape of
A [ ]) bar
B [ ]) coil
C [v]) flat grid
D [ ]) either (A) or (B)
149) Two sinusoidal signals of equal amplitude and frequency are applied to X and Y plate
of CRO respectively. The observed Lissajous pattern is a straight line. The phase shift
between signals is
A [ ]) zero
B [ ]) 90
C [v]) either zero or 180
D [ ]) either 90 or 270
150) Three phase four wire induction energy meter is used to measure
A [ ]) energy in 3 phase balanced star load
B [ ]) energy in 3 phase balanced delta load
C [v]) energy in 3 phase unbalanced load
D [ ]) either (A) or (B)
151) For measuring temperatures below 800C with high accuracy, the best instrument is
A [ ]) optical pyrometer
B [ ]) thermistor based thermometer
C [ ]) GaAs junction diode thermometer
D [v]) platinum resistance thermometer
157) The two pressure coils in a single phase power factor meter of turns
A [v]) the same dimension and the same numbers of turns
B [ ]) the same dimension but different number of turns
C [ ]) different dimension and different numbers of turns
D [ ]) different dimension but the same numbers of turns
160) In a dynamometer 3 phase power factor meter, the planes of the two moving coils are
at
A [ ]) 60
B [ ]) 0
C [v]) 120
D [ ]) 90
162) When deflecting torque and braking torque in an energy meter are zero,
A [v]) the disc rotates at steady speed
B [ ]) the disc is stationary
C [ ]) the disc accelerates
D [ ]) the disc retards
164) The Y plates of a CRO are excited by a voltage 2 sin 100 t and the X plates are not
connected. The display would be
A [v]) a vertical line
B [ ]) a horizontal line
C [ ]) sine wave
D [ ]) slant line
170) In a semiconductor strain gauge, the ohmic electrical contacts are generally made of
A [ ]) copper wire
B [v]) gold wire
C [ ]) aluminium wire
D [ ]) nickel wire
177) To avoid the effect of stray magnetic fields in ac bridge we can use
A [v]) magnetic screening
B [ ]) Wagner earthing device
C [ ]) wave filter
D [ ]) transformer
182) The sensitivity of electromagnetic digital flow meter can be increased by increasing
A [ ]) circumferential width of rotor teeth
B [ ]) radial depth of rotor teeth
C [ ]) thickness of rotor teeth
D [v]) number of teeth
187) In measurements using strain gauge, the dummy strain gauge is used to
A [ ]) compensate for resistance of strain gauge
B [v]) compensate for change in temperature
C [ ]) compensate for error due to change in voltage of battery
D [ ]) compensate for error in voltmete
192) In Weston frequency meter, the magnetic axes of the two fixed coils are
A [ ]) parallel
B [v]) perpendicular
C [ ]) inclined at 60
D [ ]) inclined at 15
199) Bridge circuits using RTD in temperature measurement usually employ 3 lead system
so as to obtain
A [ ]) higher sensitivity
B [ ]) better impedance matching
C [v]) compensation for signal wire resistance
D [ ]) reduction in power consumption
202) The adjustment of position of shading bands, in an energy meter, is done to provide
A [v]) friction compensation
B [ ]) creep compensation
C [ ]) braking torque
D [ ]) none of the above
204) The pressure coil of a wattmeter should be connected to the supply side of the current
coil when
A [v]) load impedance in high
B [ ]) load impedance is low
C [ ]) voltage is high
D [ ]) voltage is low
210) An E transformer is a
A [v]) displacement transducer
211) It is required to measure pressure using LVDT. The additional device needed is
A [ ]) strain gauge
B [ ]) pitot tube
C [v]) bourden tube
D [ ]) rotameter
218) It is required to measure the true open circuit emf of a battery. The best device is
A [ ]) dc voltmeter
B [ ]) ammeter and known resistance
C [v]) dc potentiometer
D [ ]) either (A) or (C)
223) The precision of an instrument indicates its ability to reproduce a certain reading with
a given
A [ ]) drift
B [ ]) resolutions
C [ ]) shift
D [v]) consistency
224) The flow rate of electrically conducting liquid without any suspended particle can not
be measured by
A [ ]) turbine flow meter
B [ ]) electromagnetic flow meter
C [ ]) ultrasonic flow meter
D [v]) thermistor based heat flow meter