AC bridges are used for the measurement of

A. Resistances
B. Resistances and Inductances
C. Inductances and capacitances
D. Resistances, inductances and capacitances
ANSWER: C

The commonly used detectors in ac bridges is/are

A. Head phones
B. Vibration galvanometers
C. Tuned amplifiers, head phones
D. Head phones, tuned amplifiers, vibration galvanometers
ANSWER: D

The Ac Bridge used for the measurement of inductance is/are

A. Maxwells inductance bridge
B. Maxwells inductance and capacitance bridge
C. Andersons bridge
D. All of these
ANSWER: D

Under balanced condition, the current flowing through the detector is equal to
A. 1 A
B. 0 A
C. Sum of the currents flowing in the adjacent arms
D. Difference between the current flowing in the adjacent arms
ANSWER: B

In Maxwells Inductance-Capacitance bridge, the frequency

A. Is directly proportional to the inductance in the balanced equation
B. Is inversely proportional to the capacitance in the balanced equation
C. Is directly proportional to the product of inductance and capacitance
D. Does not appear in the balanced equations
ANSWER: D

The Q meter works on the principle of

A. Series resonance
B. Parallel resonance
C. Both A and B
D. Neither series resonance nor parallel resonance
ANSWER: A

Anderson bridges is suitable for the measurement of

A. Resistance
B. Inductance
C. Capacitance
D. All of these
ANSWER: B

The dielectric loss of pure capacitor is equal to

A. 1
B. 0
C. Maximum
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

The Schering bridges can be used at

A. low voltage
B. high voltage
C. medium voltage
D. both (A) and (B)
ANSWER: D

Schering bridges are used for the measurement of

A. Unknown capacitance
B. Dielectric loss
C. Power factor
D. All of these
ANSWER: D

Digital voltmeters converts

A. analog to digital signal
B. digital to analog signal
C. current to voltage
D. resistance to voltage
Answer: A

A digital voltmeter reduces parallax error

A. True
B. False
Answer: A

Accuracy of a DVM is
A. low
B. high
C. medium
D. zero
Answer: B

Input impedance of a DVM is

A. low
B. zero
C. high
D. medium
Answer: C

Input signal magnitude is limited by

A. button
B. resistance
C. attenuator
D. voltage
Answer: C

Electronic multimeter consists of a rectifier

A. True
B. False
Answer: A

What is the role of a rectifier in a multimeter

A. bias purpose
B. thermal stability
C. rectification
D. inversion
Answer: C

Electrical strain gauge works on the principle of

A. variation of resistance
B. variation of capacitance
C. variation of inductance
D. variation of area
Answer: A

The strain gauge is not bonded to the specimen

A. True
B. False
Answer: B

Commonly used elements for wire strain gauges are

A. nickel and copper
B. nickel and gold
C. gold and brass
D. silver and aluminium
Answer: A

Q factor is called
A. Quality factor
B. Quantity factor
C. Queen factor
D. Quarter factor
Answer: a

Q factor is also defined as the ratio of

A. resistance to reactance
B. reactance to resistance
C. power to voltage
D. current to power
Answer: B

Voltage across the shunt is measured by

A. voltmeter
B. multimeter
C. thermocouple
D. thermometer
Answer: C

Pressure is the
A. force per unit area
B. mass per unit area
C. force per unit volume
D. mass per unit volume
Answer: A

Pressure measurement devices make use of

A. non-elastic member
B. elastic member
C. bendable member
D. non-bendable member
Answer: B

The input, output and spin axes of a gyro are always perpendicular to each other
A. True
B. False
Answer: A

Which of the following is false with respect to spinning rotor gyros

A. Mechanically complex
B. High probability of failure
C. Low run up time
D. High power consumption
Answer: C

What is the basic principle under which MEMS gyro work

A. Sagnag effect
B. Coriolis effect
C. Angular momentum conservation
D. Mass conservation
Answer: B

For the measurement of flow rate of liquid, the method used is

A. Conveyor-based methods
B. Bourdon tube
C. Coriolis method
D. Thermal mass flow measurement
ANSWER: C

The devices used for flow obstruction is

A. Orifice plate
B. Venturi tube
C. Flow nozzle and dall flow tube
D. All of these
ANSWER: D

Turbine meters are generally preferred for

A. Low-viscosity and high flow measurements
B. High viscosity and low flow measurements
C. High viscosity and high flow measurements
D. Low viscosity and low flow measurements
ANSWER: A

Which sensor can detect nearby objects

A. Proximity sensor
B. Humidity sensor
C. Touch sensor
D. Pressure sensor
Answer: A

Which device generates output signal when metal objects are either inside or
entering into sensing area
A. Capacitive Proximity
B. Magnetic Proximity
C. Inductive proximity
D. Parallel Proximity
Answer: A

which proximity sensors detects metals but along with it can also detect resins,
liquids.

A. Inductive proximity
B. Capacitive Proximity
C. Magnetic Proximity
D. Parallel Proximity
Answer: B

which thermally sensitive resistor that exhibits a large change in resistance.

A. Thermistor
B. Resistance Thermometer
C. Thermo couple
D. Semiconductor based sensor
Answer: A

what measures temperature by correlating the resistance of the RTD with temperature

A. Thermistor
B. Resistance Thermometer
C. Thermo couple
D. Semiconductor based sensor
Answer: B

what consists of two different metals connected at two points

A. Thermistor
B. Resistance Thermometer
C. Thermocouple
D. Semiconductor based sensor
Answer: C

What is humidity sensor

A. Hygrometer
B. Gyroscope
C. Sesimoscope
D. Sundial
Answer: A

Units for Humidity sensor

A. Dew/frost point or Relative Humidity
B. Relative Humidity or Parts Per Million
C. Dew/frost point or Parts Per Million
D. Dew/frost point or Parts Per Million or Relative Humidity
Answer: D

Which sensors measure the moisture level using humidity

A. Capacitive Sensor
B. Resistive Sensor
C. Thermal Conductivity
D. Both resistive and conductive
Answer: A

Capacitive RH sensors dominate the measurements of

A. Atmospheric
B. Process
C. Both atmospheric and process
D. Neither atmospheric nor process
Answer: C