Module – 1

Q. No. Question Marks Year

6 Dec 2007
a)Define the following terms as applied to an electronic instruments:
6 June 2016
(i) Accuracy (ii) Precision (iii) Resolution
Dec 2010
b)Define Accuracy, Precision and significant figures. 6
June 2013
1 5
Dec 2014
c)Explain the following in brief: 6
Dec 2011
(i) Gross errors (ii) Relative errors (iii)Accuracy (iv) 8
Jan 2015
Resolution 6
June 2011
8 Dec 2007
8 Dec 2011
8 Jan 2013
Explain the working of a true RMS voltmeter with the help of suitable 8 Dec 2014
2
block diagram. 8 Jan 2015
8 Jan 2017
5 July 2017
6 Jan 2018
6 Dec 2007
Define Sensitivity. Determine the value of multiplier resistance on the 4 Dec 2011
3 50 V range of dc voltmeter that uses a 250µA meter movement with 6 Jan 2013
an internal resistance of 100Ω. 6 Dec 2014
8 Jan 2015
a)Explain the following with example:
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(i) Gross Error (ii) Systematic errors (iii) Random errors June 2008
(iv) Absolute error (v) Relative error
4
b)Define types of static errors and how do you avoid them 06 July 2017
c)Define absolute error and significant figures 04 Jan 2018

Write note on Gross and Systematic errors. How these errors can be June 2009
5 6
controlled?
Component manufacturer constructs certain resistance to be between
6
1.33K and 1.47K. What tolerance should be stated? If the resistance June 2009
6 7
values are specified at 25oC, calculate maximum resistance at 75oC if June 2016
temperature coefficient is +500ppm/oC.
Component manufacturer constructs certain resistance to be between
1.14K and 1.26K. and classifies them as 1.2KΩ resistors. What
tolerance should be stated if the resistance values are specified at 25 o 6 Jan 2018
C and the resistors have the temperature co-efficient of +550ppm/oc,
calculate the maximum resistance of one of these components at 75oC.
7 Explain the working of AC voltmeter using Full wave bridge rectifier. 8 June 2009
A true value of voltage across a resistor is 50V, the instrument reads
8 4 Dec 2010
49V. Calculate the absolute error and percentage error
 Explain with a circuit diagram, how a basic D’ Arsonval movement
can be converted into a DC voltmeter. Calculate a multiplier Dec 2010
9 10
resistance required to measure voltage range of (0-25)V, when RM=50
ohms, Ig=50µA.
Discuss briefly the different types of static errors of a measuring
10 6 Jan 2012
instrument
Convert the basic D’Arsonval movement into a DC Voltmeter and
11. 4 Jan 2017
derive the resistance equation
The expected value of voltage across a resistor is 80V.However the
12 measurement gives a value of 79V.Calculate i)absolute error ii)% of 4 Jan 2017
error iii)Relative accuracy iv)% of accuracy.
a)State different types of thermocouples used for RF current
measurement and explain each one of them in brief 8 Jan 2017
13 5 July 2017
b)Define principle operation of thermocouple, and also explain types
of thermocouple
a)Explain with diagram the operation of dc differential voltmeter 8 Jan 2017
14
b)Explain differential voltmeter with circuit 4 July 2017
Design a multi-range ammeter with range of 0-1A,5A and 10A
employing individual shunt in each D’Arsonal movement with an 5 July 2017
15
internal resistance of 500Ω and a full scale deflection of 10mA is 6 Jan 2018
available
16 What is loading effect 2 July 2017
Calculate series connected multiplier resistance with a D’Arsonal
movement with an internal resistance of 100Ω and a full scale
17 4 July 2017
deflection of 10mA into a multi-range dc voltmeter with ranges from
0-5V,0-50V and 0-100V.
Calculate the value of multiplier resistance on the 50V range of DC
18 voltmeter that uses 500µA meter movement with internal resistance of 4 Jan 2018
1KΩ
Two different voltmeters are used to measure the voltage across R b in
the circuit of fig(a).The meters are as follows.
Meter 1:S=1kΩ/V,R m=0.2K.Rang 10V
Meter 2:S=20KΩ/V,Rm=1.5K,range 10V
Calculate
19 6 Jan 2018
i)voltage across Rb without any meter across it.
ii)Voltage across Rb when meter 1 is used.
iii)Voltage across Rb when meter 2 is used.
iv)error in the voltmeters.
 Fig.(a)
Module – 2
Q. No. Question Marks Year
4 Dec 2007
Discuss the advantage of digital voltmeter over an analog voltmeter.
1 3 Dec 2010
4 Jan 2013

2 Explain basic principle of digital multimeter with neat diagram. 7 June 2013
6 Jan 2014
6 Dec 2007
3 Determine the resolution of 3 ½ digital display on 1v & 10 range.
10 June 2008
8 Jan 2014
4 Explain the principle of successive approximation type DVM.
8 July 2017
8 Jan 2018
Dec 2007
10
June 2008
7
Dec 2010
10
Dec 2011
Explain the working of digital frequency meter with the help of block 7
5 Jan 2013
diagram 8
June 2013
8
Dec 2015
8
Jan 2017
6
Jan 2018
With the help of block diagram explain the working of Dual slope 10 June 2009
6
integrating type DVM. 8 Jan 2017
10 Dec 2010
Explain the working of ramp type DVM with the help of block
7 10 Dec 2011
diagram
8 Dec 2015
8 Discuss briefly the general specification of digital voltmeter 5 Jan 2013
An integrator contains 100KΩ and 1µF capacitor, if the voltage
9 applied to the integrator input is 1V, What voltage will be present at 2 Jan 2017
the output of the integrator after 1s?
10 Explain the principle operation of staircase ramp 6 July 2017
11 Explain with block diagram explain digital phase meter operation 6 Jan 2017

12 Define Tachometer and pH meter 4 Jan 2017

Jan 2017
13 Explain with diagram the working of digital pH meter 8
Jan 2018
Describe with diagram the operation of voltage to time conversion
14 8 Jan 2018
type DVM
Describe with the help of diagram the operation of universal counter-
15 8 Jan 2018
timer
Draw the basic block diagram of microprocessor based RAMP type
16 8 Jan 2018
DVM and explain its operation with waveforms