COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Terminal Exam - SPRING 2022
Class: EPE 4B Date: 23/07/2022
Subject: Electrical Instrumentation and Measurements Instructor: Dr. Noman Ullah
Total Time Allowed: 180 mins Max Marks: (50+50)
Name:___________________________ Registration #___________

Q. CLO Domain / Justification

No. Level
SecA 0 00 MCQs
1 1 C1, PLO1 Define different measurement techniques and instruments and their procedure of operation.
2 2 C2-PLO1 Express understanding of following concepts: accuracy Sensitivity, Reproducibility, Drift, Dead Zone, Errors, principles of transducers and meters.
3 3 C4-PLO2 Analyze the parameters of different instruments for taking measurements under different Conditions / environments. Illustrate the use of
appropriate transducers as per the demand of prevalent conditions.
SECTION-A (Time allowed: 60 mins) (Marks: 50) (CLO-00)
Q.No.1 Choose the most appropriate option and fill in box with capital alphabets.
1. Constant(s) in Voltage to frequency conversion voltmeters are
a) Charging voltage and Discharging time b) Charging time c) Discharging time
2. Which of the following bridges is used for measuring frequency
a) Kelvin’s bridge b) Schering’s bridge c) Wien’s bridge d) Hay’s bridge
3. The superimposed noise in the DC voltage signal to be measured by a digital voltmeter can be avoided by using,
a) Ramp technique b) Dual-slope technique c) Noise filter d) None of above
4. The dual-slope integrating technique in digital voltmeter provides additional advantage of,
a) Converting voltage into frequency b) measuring AC voltage
c) Less complexity d) minimizing the effect of noise
5. An oscilloscope (sometimes abbreviated as “scope”) is a ________________ sensing electronic instrument that is
used to visualize certain waveforms.
a) Voltage b) Current
6. An analog oscilloscope works by directly applying a waveform to ______________.
a) Deflection plates b) Electron beam c) Analog-to-digital converter
7. Generally, analog instruments measure quantities in terms of_______ and digital instruments in terms of______.
a) Voltage; Voltage b) Current; Voltage c) Voltage; Current d) Current; Current
8. The _______________provides an axial direction for the electron beam and controls the number and speed of
electrons in the beam.
a) Control grid b) Deflection plates
9. In digital voltmeters, signal is converted into ____________, to get a numerical read-out.
a) Time b) Frequency c) either (a) or (b) d) Pulses
10. Constant(s) in dual slope technique (Voltage to Time conversion) voltmeters are
a) Negative voltage b) Charging time c) Discharging time
11. The measurement of inductance of a coil with Q factor greater than 10, is preferred by using?
a) Kelvin’s bridge b) Schering’s bridge c) Wien’s bridge d) Hay’s bridge
12. Regarding oscilloscope, the amount of vertical or horizontal deflection is directly proportional to the corresponding
applied ___________.

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a) Voltage b) Current
13. Series type Ohm meter has a scale with infinity ohm at
a) Half deflection b) the left side c) no deflection d) Full deflection
14. The deflection system consists of _______of parallel plates, referred to as the vertical and horizontal deflection
plates.
a) Two pairs b) One pair
15. If only sinusoidal waveform is applied to vertical deflection plates, bright spot will oscillate in ____________
pattern.
a) left-right (b) negative slope line (c) positive slope deflected line (d) up-down
16. A repulsion force is created by applying a ____________voltage to the control grid, to adjust their number and
speed.
a) Negative b) Positive
17. The bright spot travels from extreme left to extreme right in a time equal to the ____________.
a) Fly-back time b) Trace time c) Sweep time
18. For smooth movement of bright spot from extreme left point to extreme right, ___________ waveform is applied on
horizontal plates.
a) Rectangular b) Saw tooth
19. Balanced condition in a bridge circuit refers to a situation when potential across basic meter is
a) ½ of the voltage source b) equal to the potential on first arm
c) Zero d) equal to the potential on second arm
20. Trace Time = ___________________
A. Fly-back time + Sweep period B. Fly-back time - Sweep period C. Sweep period – Fly-back time
21. This phenomenon of extraction of energy by a measurement system from the measured medium is known as the
______________________.
a) Loading Effect b) Fringing Effect
22. In simplest Ammeter, deflecting current will only face,
a) Shunt Resistance b) Series Resistance c) Potential Resistance d) Meter Resistance
23. Kelvin’s bridge is capable of measuring
a) High resistance because of high V b) Capacitance c) Very low resistance d) Inductance
24. The rotor of power factor meter for a single phase line has,
a) Single winding b) Two parallel windings c) Two series windings d) Iron vanes attached
25. A ______________________ senses the physical variable to be measured (i.e. measurand) and converts it to a
suitable signal, preferably an electrical one.
a) Transducer b) Signal Conditioner
26. If Theeta= sin-1(A/B)=90degrees, corresponding output on oscilloscope screen will be ______________.
a) Ellipse b) Straight line (c) Circle
27. Series type Ohm meter has a scale with zero ohm at
a) Half deflection b) the left side c) no deflection d) Full deflection
28. The preferred shunt conducting material used in DC circuits within instrument is
a) Copper b) Manganin c) Iron d) Constantan
29. Electrodynamometer works on
a) Electric field b) Magnetic field by permanent magnets

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 c) Charge difference d) Magnetic field by electro magnets
30. The three phase watthour meter with mechanical counter has
a) Zero center scale pointer b) Three numerical readouts c) One numerical readout d) Digital display
31. If Theeta= sin-1(A/B)=0degrees, corresponding output on oscilloscope screen will be ______________.
a) Ellipse b) Straight line (c) Circle
32. If Theeta= sin (A/B)=45degrees, corresponding output on oscilloscope screen will be ______________.
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a) Ellipse b) Straight line (c) Circle

33. Parallel type Ohm meter has a scale with zero ohm at
a) Half deflection b) the left side c) no deflection d) Full deflection
34. Parallel type Ohm meter has a scale with infinity ohm at
a) Half deflection b) the left side c) no deflection d) Full deflection
35. The preferred shunt conducting material used in AC circuits within instrument is
a) Copper b) Manganin c) Iron d) Constantan
36. To get an equivalent signal with quick rise and fall edge, following circuitry is used,
a) Schmitt trigger b) Comparator c) AND Gate
37. Signal conditioning unit is an element of instrument that could be responsible for,
a) Digitizing signal b) Amplification c) Attenuation d) All of above
38. The measurement of coil inductance with Q factor 7, is preferred by using?
a) Kelvin’s bridge b) Maxwell bridge c) Wien’s bridge d) Hay’s bridge
39. In case of Voltmeter, sensitivity has ____________________ relation with full scale deflection current.
a) Directly b) Inversely
40. CRO gives visual representation of time varying signals. The display of the signal is
a) One dimensional b) Two dimensional c) Three dimensional
41. Principally CRO is a
a) Voltmeter b) Ammeter
42. The desirable static characteristic of an instrument among the following would be,
a) Drift b) Dead zone c) Repeatability
43. Schmitt trigger is a useful circuitry used for generating,
a) discrete signals b) analogue signals
44. Regarding CRO, material which gives light as a result of bombardment of fast moving electrons is
a) Phosphorus b) Nickel
45. The closeness of instrument reading to the actual value of measurand is known as __________.
a) Accuracy b) Precision c) Resolution
46. The degree of closeness with which a particular reading of an instrument, taken at different times is known
as________________.
a) Accuracy b) Reproducibility c) Resolution
47. A minimum increment in input to produce a perceptible output is called
a) Accuracy b) Precision c) Resolution
48. The torque which causes the moving system of instrument from initial rest position is ________.
a) Deflection Torque b) Restoring Torque
49. If the full scale deflection current of a multimeter is 50µA its sensitivity is__.
a) 20 k-ohm/V b) 200 k-ohm/V c) 50k-ohm/V

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50. Energy meter measures energy in
a) Volts b) Joules c) kwh

COMSATS University Islamabad, Abbottabad Campus

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Terminal Exam - SPRING 2022
Class: EPE 4B Date: 23/07/2022
Subject: Electrical Instrumentation and Measurements Instructor: Dr. Noman Ullah
Total Time Allowed: 180 mins Max Marks: (50+50)
Name:___________________________ Registration #___________

SECTION-B
(Max Marks: 10)
Q No. 1: Define following: (Discuss range, location, and output form) (10 marks) (CLO1)
(i) Panel meters (3 marks)
(ii) Bench type meters (3 marks)
(iii) System meters (4 marks)
SECTION-C
(Max Marks: 40)
Q No. 2: Design an Aryton shunt (Fig. below) to provide an ammeter with a current range of 0 - 1 mA, 10 mA, 50
mA and 100 mA. A D 'Arsonval movement with an internal resistance of 100-ohm and full scale current of 50
micro-Ampere is used. (5+5+5+5 marks) (CLO3)

Q No. 3: A 100-ohm basic movement is to be used as an ohm meter requiring full scale deflection of 1 milli-
ampere and internal battery voltage of 3 volts. A half scale deflection marking of one kilo-ohm is required.
(CLO3)
Calculate:
(i) Value of R1 and R2 (3+3 marks)
(ii) Maximum value of R2 to compensate for a 3% drop in battery voltage (4 marks)

Q No. 4: Four arms of a Hay’s Bridge are arranged as follows:

AD is coil of unknown impedance Z,
DC is a non-inductive resistance of 1 kilo-ohm,

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CB is a non-inductive resistance of 800 ohm in series .with a standard capacitor of 2 micro-F,
BA is a non-inductive resistance of 16500 ohm, if the supply frequency is 50 Hz.
Calculate the value of Land R of coil, when the bridge is balanced. (5+5 marks) (CLO3)