MeasurementsandInstrumentation

1. Whichofthefollowingtypesofinstrumentisanintegratinginstrument?
a. powerfactormeter
b. energymeter
c. wattmeter
d. frequentmeter
2. whichofthematerialisusedfortheswampingresistancethatisconnectedin
serieswiththeworkingcoilofavoltmeter?
a. Constantan
b. Manganin
c. Eureka
d. Nichrome
3. whatareusedtoincreasetherangeofammeters.
a. Multipliers
b. Shunts
c. ControlSprings
d. Potentialtransformers
4. Whichvoltmetersdoyouselectformeasuring50KVDC?
a. MovingCoilVoltmeter
b. Hotwirevoltmeter
c. ElectroDynamometer
d. ElectrostaticVoltmeter
5. Whichofthefollowingyouwillprefertoextendtherangeofanacvoltmeter?
a. Lowseriesresistance
b. highresistanceinparallel
c. CT
d. PT
6. HighACvoltagesareusuallymeasuredwith
a. magneticvoltmeter
b. inductivevoltmeter
c. potentialtransformerswithvoltmeters
d. currenttransformersandvoltmeters
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7. Creepingisthephenomenaoccursin
a. voltmeter
b. wattmeter
c. energymeter
d. ammeter
8. Instrumentisadevicefordetermining

(a)themagnitudeofaquantity
(b)thephysicsofavariable
(c)eitheroftheabove
(d)both(a)and(b)

9. Electronicinstrumentsarepreferredbecausetheyhave

(a)noindicatingpart
(b)lowresistanceinparallelcircuit
(c)veryfastresponse
(d)highresistanceinseriescircuit
(e)nopassiveelements.

10. ADCwattmeteressentiallyconsistof

(a)twoammeters
(b)twovoltmeters
(c)avoltmeterandanammeter
(d)acurrentandpotentialtransformer

11. Decibelisaunitof

(a)power
(b)impedance
(c)frequency
(d)powerratio

12. Adcvoltmetermaybeuseddirectlytomeasure

(a)frequency
(b)polarity
(c)powerfactor
(d)power

13. Anaccuratevoltmetermusthaveaninternalimpedanceof

(a)verylowvalue
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(b)lowvalue
(c)mediumvalue
(d)veryhighvalue

14. Theinsulationresistanceofatransformerwindingcanbeeasilymeasuredwith

(a)Wheatstonebridge
(b)megger
(c)Kelvinbridge
(d)voltmeter

15. A100Vvoltmeterhasfullscaleaccuracyof5%.Atitsreadingof50Vitwillgive
anerrorof

(a)10%
(b)5%
(c)2.5%
(d)1.25%

16. Youarerequiredtocheckthep.f.ofanelectricload.Nop.f.meterisavailable.You
woulduse:

(a)awattmeter

(b)aammeter,avoltmeterandawattmeter
(c)avoltmeterandaammeter
(d)akWhmeter

17. Theresistanceofafieldcoilmaybecorrectlymeasuredbyusing

(a)avoltmeterandanammeter
(b)Scheringbridge
(c)aKelvindoublebridge
(d)aMaxwellbridge

18. Ananaloginstrumenthasoutput

(a)Pulsatinginnature
(b)Sinusoidalinnature
(c)Whichiscontinuousfunctionoftimeandbearsaconstantrelationtoitsinput
(d)Independentoftheinputquantity

19. Basicchargemeasuringinstrumentis

(a)Duddel'soscillograph
(b)Cathoderayoscillograph
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(c)VibrationGalvanometer
(d)BailasticGalvanometer
(e)BatteryChargingequipment

20. A.C.voltagecanbemeasured(usingad.c.instrument)asavalueobtained

(a)bysubtractingthed.c.readingfromit'sa.c.reading.
(b)Usingtheoutputfunctionofthemultimeter
(c)Byusingasuitableinductorinserieswithit
(d)Byusingaparallelcapacitorwithit
(e)Noneoftheabove

21.Amovingcoilpermanentmagnetammetercanbeusedtomeasure

(a)D.C.currentonly
(b)A.C.currentonly
(c)A.C.andD.C.currents
(d)voltagebyincorporatingashuntresistance
(e)noneofthese

21. Selectthewrongstatement

(a)theinternalresistanceofthevoltmetermustbehigh

(b)theinternalresistanceofammetermustbelow
(c)thepooroverloadcapacityisthemaindisadvantageofhotwiresinstrument
(d)thecheckcontinuitywithmultimeter,thehighestrangeshouldbeused.
(e)Inmovingironvoltmeter,frequencycompensationisachievedbyconnectinga
capacitoracrossitsfixedcoil.

22. Whichofthefollowinginstrumentissuitableformeasuringbotha.c.andd.c.

quantities.

(a)permanentmagnetmovingcoilammeter.
(b)Inductiontypeammeter.
(c)Quadrantelectrometer.
(d)Movingironrepulsiontypeammeter.
(e)Movingironattractiontypevoltmeter.

23. Swampingresistanceisusedinmovingcoilinstrumentstoreduceerrordueto

(a)thermalEMF
(b)temperature
(c)powertakenbytheinstrument
(d)galvanometersensitivity.
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24. Apowerfactormeterisbasedontheprincipleof

(a)electrostaticinstrument
(b)Electrodynamometerinstrument
(c)Electrothermotypeinstrument
(d)Rectifiertypeinstrument.

25. Apotentiometerrecorderisusedfor

(a)ACsingles
(b)DCsignals
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)timevaryingsignals
(e)noneofthese.

26. Transformersusedinconjunctionwithmeasuringinstrumentsformeasuring
purposesarecalled

(a)Measuringtransformers
(b)transformermeters
(c)powertransformers
(d)instrumenttransformers
(e)pulsetransformers.

27. Leakagefluxinanelectricalmachineismeasureby

(a)Ballisticgalvanometer
(b)Fluxmeter
(c)Either(a)or(b)
(d)Vibrationgalvanometer
(e)CRO

28. AC.R.O.isusedtoindicate

(a)supplywaveform
(b)magnitudeoftheappliedvoltage
(c)B.H.loop
(d)allofthese
(e)Magnitudeofthecurrentflowinginit.

29. Anoscillatorisa

(a)anamplifierhavingfeedbacknetwork
(b)ahighgainamplifier
(c)awidebandamplifier
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(d)auntunedamplifier
(e)Noneofthese

30. Distortioncanbemeasuredby

(a)Wavemeter
(b)Digitalfilters
(c)Weinbridgecircuit
(d)BridgeTfiltercircuit

31. SeriesconnectedQmeterispreferableformeasurementofcomponentshaving

(a)highimpedance
(b)lowimpedance
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)highfrequency
(e)lowcapacitance

32. Apotentiometeris

(a)anactivetransducer
(b)apassivetransducer

(c)asecondarytransducer
(d)adigitaltransducer
(e)acurrentsensingtransducer

33. Thebasiccomponentsofadigitalvoltmeterare:

(a)A/Dconverterandacounter
(b)A/Dconvertedandarectifier
(c)D/Aconverterandacounter
(d)Rampgeneratorandcounter
(e)Comparator

34. Whichofthefollowingelectricalequipmentcannotconvertacintodc

(a)diode
(b)converter
(c)transformer
(d)mercuryarcrectifier

35. Voltagemeasurementareoftentakenbyusingeitheravoltmeteror

(a)anammeter
(b)anohmmeter
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(c)anoscillator
(d)awattmeter

36. TheelectricdevicewhichblocksDCbutallowsACiscalled:

(a)capacitance
(b)inductor
(c)anoscilloscope
(d)awattmeter

37. Therangeofanammetercanbeextendedbyusinga

(a)shuntinseries
(b)shuntinparallel
(c)multiplierinseries
(d)multiplierinparallel

38. Adevicethatchangesoneformofenergytoanotheriscalled

(a)rheostat
(b)oscillator
(c)transducer

(d)varicap

39. AquadagisusedinCROtocollect

(a)primaryelectron
(b)secondaryelectron
(c)bothprimaryandsecondary
(d)noneofabove

40. AverticalamplifierforCROcanbedesignedfor

(a)onlyahighgain
(b)onlyabroadbandwidth
(c)aconstantgaintimebandwidthproduct
(d)alloftheabove

41.Oneofthefollowingisactivetransducer

(a)Straingauge
(b)Selsyn
(c)Photovolticcell
(d)Photoemissivecell

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42.Thedynamiccharacteristicsofcapacitivetransduceraresimilartothoseof

(a)lowpassfilter
(b)highpassfilter
(c)bandpassfilter
(d)bandstopfilter

43.Thermocouplesare

(a)passivetransducers
(b)activetransducers
(c)bothactiveandpassivetransducers
(d)outputtransducers

44.Thesizeofaircoredtransducersascomparetoironcorecounterpartare

(a)bigger
(b)smaller
(c)same

45.Fromthepointofviewofsafety,theresistanceofearthingelectrodeshouldbe:

(a)low
(b)high
(c)medium
(d)thevalueofresistanceofelectrodedoesnoteffectthesafety

46.InCRTthefocusinganodeislocated

(a)betweenpreacceleratingandacceleratinganodes
(b)afteracceleratinganodes
(c)beforepreacceleratinganodes
(d)noneofabove

47.Whichtransducerconvertsheatenergyintoelectricalenergy

(a)I.V.D.T.
(b)thermocouple
(c)photoconductor
(d)noneoftheabove

49.Whichofphotoelectrictransducerisusedforproductionofelectricenergyby
convertingsolarenergy

(a)photoemissioncell
(b)photodiode
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(c)phototransistor
(d)both(b)and(c)

50.Whichofthefollowinginstrumentsconsumesmaximumpowerduring
measurement?

(a)inductioninstruments
(b)hotwireinstruments
(c)thermocoupleinstruments
(d)electrodynamometerinstruments

51.Whichofthefollowingmetershasthebestaccurancy

(a)movingironmeter
(b)movingcoilmeter
(c)rectifiertypemeter
(d)thermocouplemeter

52.Thefunctionofthesafetyresistorinohmmeteristo

(a)limitthecurrentinthecoil
(b)increasethevoltagedropacrossthecoil
(c)increasethecurrentinthecoil

(d)protectthebattery

53.Whichofthefollowinginstrumentsisfreefromhysteresisandeddycurrent
losses?

(a)M.l.instrument
(b)electrostaticinstrument
(c)electrodynamometertypeinstrument
(d)allofthese

54.Thedielectriclossofacapacitancecanbemeasuredby

(a)Wienbridge
(b)Owenbridge
(c)Scheringbridge
(d)Maxwellbridge

55.Reedfrequencymeterisessentiallya

(a)recordingsystem
(b)deflectionmeasuringsystem
(c)vibrationmeasuringsystem
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(d)oscillatorymeasuringsystem

56.InmeasurementsmadeusingaQmeter,highimpedanceelementsshould
preferablybeconnectedin

(a)star
(b)delta
(c)series
(d)parallel

57.Adigitalvoltmetermeasures

(a)peakvalue
(b)peaktopeakvalue
(c)rmsvalue
(d)averagevalue
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