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105. A measure of consistency or repeatability of measurements is called

A. precision

B. accuracy

C. sharpness

D. correctness

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106. Precision is also known as

A. correctness

B. accuracy

C. sharpness

D. reproducibility

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Answer: Option D

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107. In measurements, the sum of a set of numbers divided by the total number of pieces of data in
the given set is called

A. geometric mean

B. algebraic mean

C. arithmetic mean

D. effective value

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Answer: Option C

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108. The deviation of a reading from the expected value

A. accuracy

B. precision

C. error

D. difference

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Answer: Option C

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109. Errors due to frictions of the meter movement, incorrect spring tension, improper calibration or
faulty instruments:

A. Observational errors

B. Environmental errors

C. Instrument errors

D. Gross errors

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Answer: Option C

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110. When an instrument is subjected to harsh environments such as high temperature, strong
magnetic, electrostatic or electromagnetic field, it may have detrimental effects and cause errors
known as

A. Observational errors

B. Environmental errors

C. Instrument errors

D. Gross errors

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Answer: Option B

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111. Errors introduced by the observer or user.

A. Observational errors

B. Environmental errors

C. Instrument errors

D. Gross errors

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Answer: Option A

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112. Errors in analog meter reading due to your physical position with respect to the meter scale.

A. parallax error

B. angular error

C. linear error

D. deviation

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Answer: Option A

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113. What do you call the difference between any number within the set of numbers and the
arithmetic mean of that set of numbers?

A. parallax error

B. angular error

C. linear error

D. deviation

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Answer: Option D

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114. An instrument or device having recognized permanent or stable value that is used as a
reference.

A. standard instrument/device

B. reference instrument/device

C. fixed instrument/device

D. ideal instrument/device

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Answer: Option A

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115. The smallest change in a measured variable to which an instrument will respond.

A. quantize value

B. resolution

C. minimum

D. step size

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Answer: Option B

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116. A device or mechanism used to determine the value of a quantity under observation.

A. measuring kit

B. evaluator

C. instrument

D. sensor

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Answer: Option C

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117. What is the basic unit for measuring current flow?

A. coulomb

B. ampere

C. atomic weight

D. volt

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Answer: Option B

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118. An instrument used to detect and measure the presence of electrical current is generally called

A. D’Arsonval meter

B. electrodynamometer

C. galvanometer

D. potentiometer

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Answer: Option C

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119. What is the common type of meter movement?

A. Fixed coil

B. Farad

C. D’Arsonval

D. Digital

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Answer: Option C

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120. A permanent-magnet moving-coil instrument.

A. induction instrument

B. D’Arsonval meter movement

C. moving-iron instrument

D. moving-magnet instrument

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Answer: Option B

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121. An instrument which depends on current in one or more foxed-coils acting on one or more
pieces of soft iron, at least one of which is movable.

A. moving-magnet instrument

B. moving-iron instrument

C. D’Arsonval meter movement

D. induction instrument

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122. What is that device, which depends on the action of a movable permanent magnet, in aligning
itself in the resultant field, produced either by a fixed permanent magnet and adjacent coil or coils
carrying current, or by two or more current-carrying coils whose axes are displaced by a fixed angle?

A. D’Arsonval meter movement

B. induction instrument

C. moving-magnet instrument

D. moving-iron instrument

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Answer: Option C

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123. What ammeter is mostly used in measuring high-frequency currents?

A. electrostatic

B. moving-coil

C. dynamometer

D. thermocouple

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Answer: Option D

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124. Measurement of high dc-voltages is usually done by using

A. Electrostatic

B. moving-coil

C. dynamometer

D. thermocouple

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Answer: Option A

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125. Measuring instrument that can be used only to measure voltages.

A. electrostatic

B. thermocouple

C. dynamometer

D. permanent-magnet moving-coil

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

126. This instrument measures temperatures by electric means, especially temperatures beyond the
range of mercury thermometers.

A. pyrometer

B. electrostatic instrument

C. moving-magnet instrument

D. permanent-magnet moving-coil instrument

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Answer: Option A

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127. This instrument refers to that one, which measures the intensity of the radiation, received from
any portion of the sky.

A. megaohmmeter

B. pyranometer

C. Megger

D. galvanometer

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

128. What is the normal indication on a megger (megohmmeter) when checking insulation?

A. one

B. infinity

C. middle of scale

D. zero

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

129. Resistance measuring instrument particularly used in determining the insulation resistance.

A. megaohmmeter

B. Megger

C. galvanometer

D. A or B are correct

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

130. An electrodynamic meter used to measure power

A. hook-on type voltmeter

B. wattmeter

C. watt-hour meter

D. multi-meter

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

131. A device used to mechanically measure the output power of a motor.

A. dynamometer

B. Megger

C. concentric-vane instrument

D. radial-vane instrument

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

132. An indicating instrument whose movable coils rotate between two stationary coils, usually used
as wattmeter.

A. induction-type meter

B. radial-vane instrument

C. electrodynamometer

D. concentric-vane instrument

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Answer: Option C

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133. Dynamometers are mostly used as

A. voltmeter

B. ammeter

C. ohmmeter

D. wattmeter

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Answer: Option D

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134. What damping method is generally used in dynamometers?

A. spring

B. fluid friction

C. eddy-current damping

D. air friction

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Answer: Option D

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135. Which dynamometer instrument has a uniform scale?

A. voltmeter

B. ammeter

C. ohmmeter

D. wattmeter

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Answer: Option D

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136. For a dynamometer to be able to measure high current, a __________ should be used.

A. shunt resistor

B. multiplier

C. CVDT

D. current transformer

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Answer: Option D

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137. Error in voltmeter reading is due to

A. insertion

B. loading

C. battery aging

D. conversion

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Answer: Option B

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138. Error in ammeter reading id due to

A. insertion

B. loading

C. battery aging

D. conversion

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

139. Which type of meter requires its own power source?

A. A voltmeter

B. An ammeter

C. An ohmmeter

D. A wattmeter

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

140. Error in ohmmeter reading is due to

A. insertion

B. loading

C. battery aging

D. meter friction

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Answer: Option C

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141. Decreasing the value of the shunt resistor of an ammeter, its current measuring capability

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains constant

D. none of the above

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Answer: Option A

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142. Increasing the value of the series resistor of a voltmeter, its voltage measuring capability

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains constant

D. none of the above

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

143. A device that is used to measure current without opening the circuit

A. megger test

B. clamp probe

C. ammeter

D. multi-meter

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

144. Which of the ammeter below that has no insertion error?

A. D’Arsonval meter

B. clamp-meter

C. micrometer

D. meter with current transformer

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

145. To prevent damage of the multi-range ammeter during selection, a/an _________ should be
used.

A. direct shunt

B. selected shunt

C. Ayrton shunt

D. shunt fuse

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

146. For the greatest accuracy, what should be the input impedance of a VOM be?

A. 1,000 ohms/V

B. 50,000 ohms/V

C. as large as possible

D. as small as possible

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

147. Voltage measurement in a high impedance circuit requires a voltmeter with

A. low input impedance

B. high input impedance

C. high voltage probe

D. low voltage probe

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

148. A meter has a full-scale current of 50 μA, what is its sensitivity?

A. 20 kΩ/V

B. 20 V/Ω

C. 50 kΩ/V

D. 50 μA/V

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

149. If a meter with a full-scale current of 100μA is used as an ac voltmeter with half-wave
rectification, its ac sensitivity is

A. 10,000 Ω/V

B. 4,500 Ω/V

C. 9,000 Ω/V

D. 100 Ω/V

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

150. In order to make an accurate measurement as possible, the internal resistance of a voltmeter
must be

A. as high as possible

B. as low as possible

C. proportional to the voltage range

D. proportional to the current range

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

Questions and Answers in Tests and Measurements

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