Question 1
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Which one of the following meters has maximum loading effect on the circuit under measurement ?
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1000 Ω/volt
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10 MΩ/volt
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100 Ω/volt
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1 MΩ/volt
Question 2
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A 150 V moving iron voltmeter of accuracy class 1.0 reads 75 V when used in a circuit under standard conditions. The maximum possible percentage error in the reading is
Question 3
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To measures 5 volts, if one selects a 0-100 volt range voltmeter which is accurate with in ± 1%, then the error in this measurement may be up to
Question 4
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Assertion (A) : It is always desirable to take the reading of an indicating instrument very close to the full scale reading.
Reason (R) : Accuracy of an indicating instrument is maximum at the full scale deflection and error increases as reading comes closer to the beginning of the scale.
Question 5
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If an ammeter is to be used in place of a voltmeter, we must connect with the ammeter a
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High resistance in parallel
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High resistance in series
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Low resistance in parallel
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Low resistance in series
Question 6
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In eddy current damping system, the disc employed should be of
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Conducting and magnetic material
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Conducting but non-magnetic material
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Magnetic but non-conducting material
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Non-conducting and non-magnetic material
Question 7
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Which of the following can act as in inverse transducer?
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LVDT
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Strain
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Piezo electric crystal
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Bimetal strip
Question 8
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The total current I = I1 + I2 in a circuit is measured I1 = 150 ± 3A , I2 = 250 ± 4 A, where the limits of error are given as standard deviations. I is measured as
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(400 ± 3) A
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(400 ± 2.24) A
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(400 ±5) A
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(400 ± 1) A
Question 9
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A first order instrument is characterized by
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Static sensitivity and damping coefficient
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Time constant only
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Static sensitivity and time constant
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Static sensitivity, damping coefficient and natural frequency of oscillations
Question 10
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The ratio of change in output to the change in the input is called
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precision
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resolution
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sensitivity
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repeatability
Question 11
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The difference between the indicated value and the true value of a quantity is
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Dynamic error
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Gross error
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Absolute error
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Relative error
Question 12
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Which one the following statements is correct ?
The application of the instrument in wrong manner in the procedure of measurement results in a/an
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instrument error
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random error
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systematic error
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gross error
Question 13
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Two capacitance, C1 = 150 ± 2.4µF and C2 = 120 ± 1.5 µF are connected in parallel. What is the limiting error of the resultant capacitance C (in µF) ?
Question 14
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Dynamic errors are caused by
Question 15
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Consider the following statements :
In a measuring instrument,
1. Linearity is more important than sensitivity.
2. High precision indicates high accuracy
3. Accuracy cannot be better than resolution.
Of these statements
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1 and 3 are correct
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1 and 2 are correct
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1, 2 and 3 are correct
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2 and 3 are correct
Question 16
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A resistance is measured by the voltmeter-ammeter method employing dc excitation and a voltmeter of very high resistance connected directly across the unknown resistance. If the voltmeter and ammeter reading are subject to maximum possible errors of ± 2.4 % and ± 1.0 % respectively, then the magnitude of the maximum possible percentage error in the value of resistance deduced from the measurement is nearly
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± 1%
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± 2.4%
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± 3.4%
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± 1.4%
Question 17
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Two meters X and Y require 40 mA and 50 mA, Respectively, to give full-scale Deflection, then
Question 18
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Assertion (A) : Precision is a necessary prerequisite of accuracy.
Reason (R) : Precision guarantees accuracy.
Question 19
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An ammeter of range 0-25 A has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full-scale reading. The current measured by the ammeter is 5 A. The limiting error in the reading is
Question 20
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Which of the following meter is most suitable for measuring radio frequency currents?
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Moving - coil meter.
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Moving - iron meter.
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Thermocouple meter.
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VTVM.
Question 21
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Schering bridge is used to measure which of the following ?
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Frequency.
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Inductance.
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Capacitance.
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Resistance.
Question 22
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A moving coil of a meter has 100 turns, and a length and depth of 10 mm and 20 mm respectively. It is positioned in a uniform radial flux density of 200 mT. The coil carries a current of 50 mA. The torque on the coil is
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200 µNm.
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100 µNm.
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400 µNm.
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500 µNm.
Question 23
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Attraction and repulsion type instruments are the two different types of which instrument ?
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Moving iron type.
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Multipliers.
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Dynamo-meter type.
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Induction type.
Question 24
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A PMMC voltmeter is connected across a series combination of a DC voltage source V1 = 2 V and an AC voltage source V2 = 3sin4t, the voltmeters reads
Question 25
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An average reading digital multimeter reads 10 V when fed a triangular wave, symmetric about the axis. For the same input, an rms reading meter will read
Question 26
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The effect of stay megnetic fields on the actuating torque of a portable instrument is maximum when the operating field of the instrument and stay fields are
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Inclined at 30°.
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Inclined at 60°.
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Parallel.
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Perpendicular.
Question 27
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Kelvines double bridge is used to measure low resistance because
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There is no thermo electric emf.
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It has high sensitivity.
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Effect of contact and lead resistance is eliminated.
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Resistance variation due to temperature.
Question 28
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An electrodynamic meter can be used to measure
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AC volatge.
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DC voltage.
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both AC and DC voltage.
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DC current.
Question 29
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The main advantage of Anderson bridge over Maxwell bridge is that
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reduction of the cost.
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balance equation independent of frequency.
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attaining balance condition is easier.
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measures high Q inductors.
Question 30
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Assertion(A): A low power factor wattmeter has special constructional features to ensure accurate measurment.
Reason(R): Extension of wattmeter range in DC circuit can be easily done by using current and potential trnasformer