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151. An ammeter has a full-scale deflection current of 100 mA. If the same ammeter is used to
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155. Moving iron instrument have a scale function that is

A. log

B. exponential

C. linear

D. squared

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

156. To increase the measuring capability of a moving-iron ac ammeter, a _________ should be used.

A. shunt

B. multiplier

C. swamping resistors

D. different number of turns of operating coil

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

157. Which electrical instruments below is the most sensitive?

A. moving-iron

B. dynamometer

C. thermocouple

D. PMMC

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

158. Basically, a PMMC instrument can be used only in

A. ac measurements

B. dc measurements

C. rms measurements

D. all of the above

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

159. Controlling torque in PMMC.

A. spring action

B. magnetic action

C. electromagnetic action

D. tension cable

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

160. What damping method is used in induction type ammeters?

A. air friction

B. electrostatic damping

C. fluid friction

D. eddy current damping

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

161. Induction type instruments are mostly used as

A. voltmeter

B. ammeter

C. wattmeter

D. watt-hour meter

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

162. In indicating instruments, what will happen to the controlling torque if the deflection becomes
greater?

A. increases

B. decreases

C. remains unchanged

D. drops to zero

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

163. The force(s) that is(are) acting on the pointer of an indicating instrument as it rest on its final
deflected position. (Note: damping torque is 0).

A. controlling torque

B. deflecting torque

C. damping torque

D. A & B above

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

164. What is(are) the force(s) acting on the pointer of an indicating instrument when it is in motion?

A. controlling and deflecting torques

B. damping and deflecting torques

C. controlling and damping torques

D. controlling, damping, deflecting torques

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

165. Material that is mostly used as a pointer in indicating instruments.

A. soft iron

B. aluminum

C. silver

D. stainless

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

166. A Kelvin electrostatic voltmeter uses what method of damping?

A. fluid friction

B. spring action

C. mechanical friction

D. eddy-current damping

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

167. Shunts in meters should have a _________ temperature coefficient of resistance.

A. positive

B. negative

C. very small

D. very large

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

168. In a moving coil ammeter, a _________ is connected in series with the soil to compensate for
temperature variations.

A. limiting resistor

B. shunt resistor

C. multiplier

D. swamping resistor

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

169. Where can we use the dynamometer?

A. dc only

B. ac only

C. dc and ac

D. peak measurement

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

170. What is the meter that depends for its operation on the forces of attraction and repulsion
between electrically charged bodies?

A. induction instrument

B. electrostatic instrument

C. moving-magnet instrument

D. D’Arsonval meter movement

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

171. What do you call of an instrument that depends for its operation on the reaction between
magnetic flux set up by currents in fixed windings and other currents set up by electromagnetic
induction in movable conducting parts?

A. induction instrument

B. electrostatic instrument

C. moving-magnet instrument

D. D’Arsonval meter movement

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

172. A meter for its operation, it depends on a movable iron vane which aligns itself in the resultant
field of a permanent magnet and an adjacent current carrying coil.

A. induction instrument

B. electrostatic instrument

C. moving-magnet instrument

D. permanent-magnet moving coil-instrument

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

173. What is the measuring instrument that uses the force of repulsion between fixed and movable
magnetized iron vanes, or the force between a coil and a pivoted vane-shaped piece of soft iron to
move the indicating pointer?

A. pyrometer

B. vane-type instrument

C. electrostatic instrument

D. moving-magnet instrument

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

174. It’s an electrostatic voltmeter in which an assembly of figure – 8 – shaped metal plates rotates
between the plates of a stationary assembly when a voltage is applied between the assemblies. The
length of the arc of rotation is proportional to the electrostatic attraction and thus, to the applied
voltage.

A. varmeter

B. variometer

C. potentiometer

D. Kelvin voltmeter

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

175. What is that instrument used for measuring the strength and direction of magnetic fields?

A. varmeter

B. potentiometer

C. magnetometer

D. Kelvin voltmeter

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

176. What do you call of that instrument used for measuring reactive power in vars?

A. varmeter

B. pyrometer

C. reactive volt-ampere meter

D. A or C is correct

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

177. What is this instrument or circuit that has four or more arms, by means of which one or more of
the electrical constants of an unknown component may be measured?

A. bridge

B. Hazeltine circuit

C. Loftin – White circuit

D. D’Arsonval meter movement

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

178. A four-arm bridge. Al arms of which are predominantly resistive; used for measuring resistance.

A. bridge

B. resistance bridge

C. Wheatstone bridge

D. B or C is correct

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

179. This is the method of using a Wheatstone bridge to determine the distance from the test point
to a fault in a telephone or telegraph line or cable.

A. Mesh

B. Varley loop

C. Batten system

D. Cordonnier system

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

180. This refers to a four-arm ac bridge used for measuring inductance against a standard
capacitance.

A. Maxwell bridge

B. slide-wire bridge

C. resistance bridge

D. Wheatstone bridge

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

181. Refers to an ac bridge for measuring the inductance and Q of an inductor in terms of resistance,
frequency and a standard capacitance.

A. Hay bridge

B. Maxwell bridge

C. slide-wire bridge

D. Wheatstone bridge

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

182. This is a special bridge for measuring very low resistance (0.1 Ω or less). The arrangement of the
bridge reduces the effects of contact resistance, which causes significant error when such low
resistances are connected to conventional resistances bridges.

A. Hay bridge

B. Maxwell bridge

C. Wheatstone bridge

D. Kelvin double bridge

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

183. A type of four-arm capacitance bridge in which the unknown capacitance is compared with a
standard capacitance. This bridge is frequently employed in testing electrolytic capacitors, to which
a dc polarizing voltage is applied during the measurement. What is this bridge?

A. Hay bridge

B. Maxwell bridge

C. Schering bridge

D. Wheatstone bridge

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

184. What do you call of that frequency-sensitive bridge in which two adjacent arms are resistances
and the other two arms are RC combinations?

A. Hay bridge

B. Wein bridge

C. Maxwell bridge

D. Schering bridge

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

185. When the capacitors of a Wein bridge are replaced by inductors, the bridge becomes

A. Wein-bridge filter

B. variometer

C. Schering bridge

D. Wein inductance bridge

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

186. A simplified version of the Wheatstone bridge wherein, two of the ratio arms are replaced by a
100 cm long Manganin of uniform cross-sections and provided with a slider.

A. Hay bridge

B. Schering bridge

C. slide-wire bridge

D. Wein inductance bridge

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

187. Bridge used to measure both inductive and capacitive impedances at higher frequencies.

A. Hay bridge

B. Schering bridge

C. Wein bridge

D. radio-frequency bridge

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

188. A bridge wherein all legs are electrically identical

A. balance bridge

B. balance circuit

C. balance line

D. all of the above

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

189. Comparison between dc and ac measuring instruments

A. generally, ac instruments are less sensitive than dc instruments

B. errors such as induced emfs, frequency variations, and harmonic-current components are only
present in ac instruments

C. in ac instruments, higher value of current is needed than in dc instruments to produce the same
deflection

D. all of these are correct

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

190. What is an electronic instrument capable of showing on screen and maybe on print, relative
spacing of transmitter carriers, their sidebands and harmonics?

A. Counters

B. Spectrum analyzer

C. Triggered oscilloscope

D. Multimeter

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

191. An instrument capable of displaying simultaneously the amplitude of signals having different
frequencies.

A. oscilloscope

B. spectrum analyzer

C. VTVM

D. Logic analyzer

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

192. Spectrum analyzer is

A. a real-time analyzer

B. a non-real time analyzer

C. the same as a wave analyzer in all aspects

D. an instrument not dependent on frequency

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

193. Indications of spectrum analyzer is presented by means of

A. a moving meter

B. an iron vane

C. a CRT

D. a LED

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

194. An electronic measuring device that provide instantaneous visual indication of voltage
excursions.

A. voltmeter

B. power meter

C. oscilloscope

D. power line meter

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

195. An instrument that is capable of displaying waveforms by means of fluorescence in a CRT.

A. oscilloscope

B. wave analyzer

C. spectrum analyzer

D. distortion analyzer

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

196. Types of oscilloscopes that are able retain the display for a longer period for analysis. The
display is retained by the use of flood gun.

A. sampling oscilloscope

B. digital storage oscilloscope

C. storage oscilloscope

D. delayed sweep oscilloscope

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

197. What do call an oscilloscope that uses sampling technique in processing signals having
frequencies beyond its normal capabilities?

A. sampling oscilloscope

B. digital storage oscilloscope

C. storage oscilloscope

D. delayed sweep oscilloscope

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

198. Generally, oscilloscope uses what type of deflection?

A. magnetic deflection

B. electromagnetic deflection

C. static deflection

D. electrostatic deflection

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

199. A device or instrument, which delivers signals of pre3cise frequency and amplitude, usually over
a wide range.

A. synthesizer

B. frequency generators

C. signal generators

D. modulators

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

200. The two most common audio oscillators are

A. Wein bridge and Colpitts

B. Wein bridge and phase-shift

C. Colpitts and Hartley

D. Hartley and phase-shift

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

201. What are the two most popular RF oscillators

A. Wein bridge and Colpitts

B. Wein bridge and phase-shift

C. Colpitts and Hartley

D. Hartley and phase-shift

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

202. A device or instrument able to generate noise with accurate voltage for test purposes.

A. signal generator

B. synthesizer

C. frequency generator

D. noise generator

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

203. When do you need a noise generator?

A. When starting an oscillators

B. When evaluating noise performance of an oscillator

C. When evaluating noise characteristics of an amplifier

D. When performing modulation analysis

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

204. In RF or microwave system, what instrument is used to measure the incidental and reflected
signals.

A. oscilloscope

B. reflectometer

C. incident-wave meter

D. spectrum analyzer

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

205. A type of photometer used to measure reflection.

A. photodiode

B. reflectometer

C. incident-wave meter

D. LED

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

206. A tunable RF instrument, which, by means of a sharp dip of an indicating meter, indicates
resonance with an external circuit under test.

A. reflectometer

B. inclinometer

C. dip meter

D. Grid-dip meter

View Answer:

Answer: Option C

Solution:

207. A type of dip meter employing a vacuum tube oscillator, whose indicating dc micro-ammeter is
in the grid circuit.

A. reflectometer

B. inclinometer

C. dip meter

D. Grid-dip meter

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

208. In meter movement, how do you prevent the meter from oscillation and over-swing?

A. by shorting

B. by coupling

C. by swamping

D. by damping

View Answer:

Answer: Option D

Solution:

209. When the meter is insufficiently damped, it is considered as

A. underdamped

B. overdamped

C. critically damped

D. negatively damped

View Answer:

Answer: Option A

Solution:

210. A meter when __________ damped will become insensitive to small signals.

A. underdamped

B. overdamped

C. critically damped

D. negatively damped

View Answer:

Answer: Option B

Solution:

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1. Pamela
Bakit po ayaw ma-click nung Part 5 and 6 nung Test and Measeuremnts MCQs?

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