Measurement

20/08/2018 Electrical and Electronic Measurements | Electrical Engineering | EE | GATE Syllabus, Paper Solution, Question Answer
Topics of Electrical and Electronic Measurements

Bridges and Potentiometers (Electrical-
41 Question(s) | Weightage 05 (Marks)
Electronic-Measurements/Bridges-Potentiometers) , Measurement of Voltage, Current, Power,
Energy and Power Factor (Electrical-Electronic-Measurements/Measurement-Voltage-Current-
Power-Energy-Power-Factor) , Instrument Transformers , Digital Voltmeters and Multimeters
(Electrical-Electronic-Measurements/Digital-Voltmeters-Multimeters) , Phase, Time and
Frequency Measurement , Oscilloscopes (Electrical-Electronic-Measurements/Oscilloscopes) ,
Error Analysis
GATE - 2016 02
Question No. 164 (../../EEE-GATE-2016-Question-164)
An energy meter, having meter constant of 1200 revolutions/kWh, makes 20 revolutions in 30

seconds for a constant load. The load, in kW, is _____________.
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GATE - 2015 01
When the Wheatstone bridge shown is used to nd value of resistance RX , the Galvanometer G
indicates zero current when R1 = 50Ω , R2 = 65Ω and R3 = 100Ω . If R3 is known with ±5%
tolerance on its nominal value of 100,Ωwhat is tha range of RX in Ohms?
(A) [123.50, 136.50] (B) [125.89, 134.12] (C) [117.00, 143.00]
(D) [120.25, 139.75]
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GATE - 2015 01
A (0-50 A) moving coil ammeter has a voltage drop of 0.1 V across its terminals at full scale
de ection. The external shunt resistance (in milliohms) needed to extend its range to (0-500 A) is
________.
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GATE - 2015 02
An unbalanced DC Wheatstone bridge is shown in the gure. At what value of p will the magnitude
of V0 be maximum?
−−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−−

(A) √(1 + x) (B) (1 + x) (C) 1/√(1 − x) (D) √(1 − x)
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GATE - 2015 01
Match the following:
Instrument Type Used for

P. Permanent magnet moving coil 1. DC only
Q. Moving iron connected through current transformer2. AC only
R. Recti er 3.AC and DC
S. Electrodynamometer
(A) (B) (C) (D)

P-1 P-1 P-1 P-3
Q-2 Q-3 Q-2 Q-1
R-1 R-1 R-3 R-2
S-3 S-2 S-3 S-1
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GATE - 2015 01
A 3-phase balanced load which has a power factor of 0.707 is connected to balanced supply. The
power consumed by the load is 5 kW. The power is measured by the two wattmeter method. The
readings of the two wattmeters are
(A) 3.94 kW and 1.06 kW (B) 2.50 kW and 2.50 kW (C) 5.00 kW and 0.00 kW
(D) 2.96 kW and 2.04 kW
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GATE - 2015 01
A capacitive voltage divider is used to measure the bus voltage Vbus in a high-voltage 50 Hz AC
system as shown in the gure. The measurement capacitor C1 and C2 have tolerances of ±10 %
on their normal capacitance values. If the bus voltage Vbus is 100 kV rms, the maximum rms output
voltage Vout (in kV), considering toleance , is _____________.
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Question No. 140 (../../EEE-GATE-2015-Question-140) GATE - 2015 02
The coils of a wattmeter have resistances 0.01Ω and 1000Ω; their inductances may be neglected.
The wattmeter is connected as shown in the gure, to measure the power consumed by a load,
which draws 25A at power factor 0.8. The voltage across the load terminals is 30V. The percentage
error on the wattmeter reading is _________.
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GATE - 2014 01
Power consumed by a balanced 3-phase, 3-wire load is measured by the two wattmeter method.
The rst wattmeter reads twice that of the second. Then the load impedance angle in radians is
(A) π/2 (B) π/8 (C) π/6 (D) π/3
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GATE - 2014 01
In an oscilloscope screen, linear sweep is applied at the
(A) vertical axis (B) horizontal axis (C) origin (D) both horizontal and vertical axis
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GATE - 2014 02
The reading of the voltmeter (rms) in volts, for the circuit shown in the gure is __________
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The dc current owing in a circuit is measured by two ammeters, one PMMC and another
electrodynamometer type, connected in series. The PMMC meter contains 100 turns in the coil, the
ux density in the air gap is 0.2 Wb/m2, and the area of the coil is 80 mm2. The
electrodynamometer ammeter has a change in mutual inductance with respect to de ection of 0.5
mH/deg. The spring constants of both the meters are equal. The value of current, at which the
de ections of the two meters are same, is ________
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The saw-tooth voltage waveform shown in the gure is fed to a moving iron voltmeter. Its reading
would be close to _____________
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GATE - 2014 01
While measuring power of a three-phase balanced load by the two-wattmeter method, the
readings are 100 W and 250 W. The power factor of the load is _________.
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GATE - 2014 02
Suppose that resistors R1 and R2 are connected in parallel to give an equivalent resistor R. If
resistors R1 and R2 have tolerance of 1% each, the equivalent resistor R for resistors R1 =300 Ω and
R2= 200 Ω will have tolerance of
(A) 0.5% (B) 1% (C) 1.2% (D) 2%
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GATE - 2014 02
Two ammeters X and Y have resistances of 1.2 Ω and 1.5 Ω respectively and they give full-scale
de ection with 150 mA and 250 mA respectively. The ranges have been extended by connecting
shunts so as to give full scale de ection with 15 A. The ammeters along with shunts are connected
in parallel and then placed in a circuit in which the total current owing is 15A. The current in
amperes indicated in ammeter X is __________.
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GATE - 2014 01
An LPF wattmeter of power factor 0.2 is having three voltage settings 300 V, 150 V and 75 V, and
two current settings 5 A and 10 A. The full scale reading is 150. If the wattmeter is used with 150 V
voltage setting and 10 A current setting, the multiplying factor of the wattmeter is _________.
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The two signals S1 and S2, shown in gure, are applied to Y and X de ection plates of an
oscilloscope
The waveform displayed on the screen is
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
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A periodic waveform observed across a load is represented by
1 + sin ωt 0 ≤ ωt < 6π
V (t) = {
−1 + sin ωt 6π ≤ ωt < 12π
The measured value, using moving iron voltmeter connected across the load, is
(A) √ 2 (B) √ 23 (C) 2 (D) 23

3 3
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GATE - 2014 02
In the bridge circuit shown, the capacitors are loss free. At balance, the value of capacitance C1 in
microfarad is _________.
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GATE - 2013 01
The input impedance of the permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC) voltmeter is in nite. Assuming
that the diode shown in the gure below is ideal, the reading of the voltmeter in Volts is
(A) 4.46 (B) 3.15 (C) 2.23 (D) 0
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GATE - 2013 02
A strain gauge forms one arm of the bridge shown in the gure below and has a nominal
resistance without any load as Rs = 300 Ω. Other bridge resistances are R1 = R2 = R3 = 300 Ω. The
maximum permissible current through the strain gauge is 20 mA. During certain measurement
when the bridge is excited by maximum permissible voltage and the strain gauge resistance is
increased by 1% over the nominal value, the output voltage V0 in mV is
(A) 56.02 (B) 40.83 (C) 29.85 (D) 10.02
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GATE - 2012 01
A periodic voltage waveform observed on an oscilloscope across a load is shown. A permanent

magnet moving coil (PMMC) meter connected across the same load reads
(A) 4 V (B) 5 V (C) 8 V (D) 10 V
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GATE - 2012 01
The bridge method commonly used for nding mutual inductance is
(A) Heaviside Campbell bridge (B) Schering bridge (C) De Sauty bridge
(D) Wien bridge
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GATE - 2012 01
For the circuit shown in the gure, the voltage and current expressions are
v (t) = E1 sin (ωt) + E3 sin (3ωt) and

i (t) = I1 sin (ωt − Φ1 ) + I3 sin (3ωt − Φ3 ) + I5 sin (5ωt)
The average power measured by the Wattmeter is
(A) 2 E1 I1 cos Φ1 (B) 2

1 1
[E1 I1 cos Φ1 + E1 I3 cos Φ3 +E1 I5 ]
(C) 2 (D) 2
1 1
[E1 I1 cos Φ1 + E3 I3 cos Φ3 ] [E1 I1 cos Φ1 + E3 I1 cos Φ1 ]
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GATE - 2012 02
An analog voltmeter uses external multiplier settings. With a multiplier setting of 20 kΩ, it reads
440 V and with a multiplier setting of 80 kΩ, it reads 352 V. For a multiplier setting of 40 kΩ, the
voltmeter reads
(A) 371 V (B) 383 V (C) 394 V (D) 406 V
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GATE - 2011 01
Consider the following statement

(i) The compensating coil of a low power factor wattmeter compensates the e ect of the
impedance of the current coil.
(ii) The compensating coil of a low power factor wattmeter compensates the e ect of the
impedance of the voltage coil circuit.
(A) (i) is true but (ii) is false (B) (i) is false but (ii) is true (C) both (i) and (ii) are true
(D) both (i) and (ii) are false
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GATE - 2011 01
The bridge circuit shown in the gure below is used for the measurement of an unknown element
ZX. The bridge circuit is best suited when ZX is a
(A) low resistance (B) high resistance (C) low Q inductor (D) lossy capacitor
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GATE - 2011 01
A dual trace oscilloscope is set to operate in the ALTernate mode. The control input of the
multiplexer used in the y-circuit is fed with a signal having a frequency equal to
(A) the highest frequency that the multiplexer can operate properly
(B) twice the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator
(C) the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator
(D) haif the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator
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GATE - 2011 02
A 4 1/2 digit DMM has the error speci cation as: 0.2% of reading + 10 counts. If a dc voltage of 100
V is read on its 200 V full scale, the maximum error that can be expected in the reading is
(A) ±0.1% (B) ±0.2% (C) ±0.3% (D) ±0.4%
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GATE - 2010 01
A wattmeter is connected as shown in the gure. The wattmeter reads
(A) Zero always (B) Total power consumed by Z1 and Z2 (C) Power consumed by Z1
(D) Power consumed by Z2
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GATE - 2010 01
An ammeter has a current range of 0 - 5 A, and its internal resistance is 0.2Ω. In order to change
the range to 0 - 25 A, we need to add a resistance of
(A) 0.8Ω in series with the meter (B) 1.0Ω in series with the meter
(C) 0.04Ω in parallel with the meter (D) 0.05Ω in parallel with the meter
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GATE - 2010 02
The Maxwell's bridge shown in the gure is at balance. The parameters of the inductive coil are
(A) R =R2R3 / R4, L = C4R2R3 (B) L =R2R3 / R4, R = C4R2R3 (C) R =R4 / R2R3, L = 1/(C4R2R3)
(D) L =R4 / R2R3, R = 1/(C4R2R3)
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The pressure coil of a dynamometer type wattmeter is
(A) highly inductive (B) highly resistive (C) purely resistive (D) purely inductive
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GATE - 2009 01
The two inputs of a CRO are fed with two stationary periodic signals. In the X-Y mode, the screen
shows a gure which changes from ellipse to circle and back to ellipse with its major axis changing
orientation slowly and repeatedly. The following inference can be made from this.
(A) The signals are not sinusoidal
(B) The amplitudes of the signals are very close but not equal
(C) The signals are sinusoidal with their frequencies very close but not equal
(D) There is a constant but small phase di erence between the signals
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GATE - 2009 02
The gure shows a three-phase delta connected load supplied from a 400V, 50 Hz, 3-phase
balanced source. The pressure coil (PC) and current coil (CC) of a wattmeter are connected to the
load as shown, with the coil polarities suitably selected to ensure a positive de ection. The
wattmeter reading will be
(A) 0 (B) 1600 Watt (C) 800 Watt (D) 400 Watt
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GATE - 2009 02
An average-reading digital multimeter reads 10V when fed with a triangular wave, symmetric about
the time-axis. For the same input an rms-reading meter will read.
(A) 20/√3 (B) 10/√3 (C) 20√3 (D) 10√3
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GATE - 2008 01
Two 8-bit ADCs, one of single slope integrating type and other of successive approximation type,
take TA and TB times to convert 5 V analog input signal to equivalent digital output. If the input
analog signal is reduced to 2.5 V, the approximate time taken by the two ADCs will respectively, be
(A) TA,TB (B) TA/2,TB (C) TA,TB/2 (D) TA/2,TB/2
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GATE - 2008 02
Two sinusoidal signals p(ω1t) = A sinω1t and q(ω2t) are applied to X and Y inputs of a dual channel
CRO. The Lissajous gure displayed on the screen shown below :
The signal q(ω2t) will be represented as
(A) q(ω2t) = A sinω2t, ω2 = 2ω1 (B) q(ω2t) = A sinω2t, ω2 = ω1/2
(C) q(ω2t) = A cosω2t, ω2 = 2ω1 (D) q(ω2t) = A cosω2t, ω2 = ω1/2
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GATE - 2008 02
The ac bridge shown in the gure is used to measure the impedance Z .
If the bridge is balanced for oscillator frequency f = 2 kHz, then the impedance Z will be
(A) (260 + j0)Ω (B) (0 + j200)Ω (C) (260 − j200)Ω (D) (260 + j200)Ω
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GATE - 2007 01
The probes of a non-isolated, two channel oscillocope are clipped to points A, B and C in the circuit
of the adjacent gure. Vin is a square wave of a suitable low frequency. The display on Ch1 and Ch2
are as shown on the right. Then the “Signal” and “Ground” probes S1, G1 and S2, G2 of Ch1 and Ch2
respectively are connected to points:
(A) A, B, C, A (B) A, B, C, B (C) C, B, A, B (D) B, A, B, C
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20/08/2018 Electrical and Electronic Measurements | Electrical Engineering | EE | GATE Syllabus, Paper Solution, Question Answer

Topics of Electrical and Electronic Measurements

An energy meter, having meter constant of 1200 revolutions/kWh, makes 20 revolutions in 30

Enter Your Answer Here

tolerance on its nominal value of 100,Ωwhat is tha range of RX in Ohms?

(A) [123.50, 136.50] (B) [125.89, 134.12] (C) [117.00, 143.00]

(D) [120.25, 139.75]

Enter Your Answer Here

−−−−−− −−−−−− −−−−−−

Match the following:

Instrument Type Used for

(A) (B) (C) (D)

(D) 2.96 kW and 2.04 kW

Enter Your Answer Here

Question No. 140 (../../EEE-GATE-2015-Question-140) GATE - 2015 02

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(A) π/2 (B) π/8 (C) π/6 (D) π/3

In an oscilloscope screen, linear sweep is applied at the

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Question No. 58 (../../EEE-GATE-2014-Question-58) GATE - 2014 02

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Question No. 129 (../../EEE-GATE-2014-Question-129) GATE - 2014 01

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(A) 0.5% (B) 1% (C) 1.2% (D) 2%

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Question No. 230 (../../EEE-GATE-2014-Question-230) GATE - 2014 01

The waveform displayed on the screen is

Question No. 257 (../../EEE-GATE-2014-Question-257) GATE - 2014 02

A periodic waveform observed across a load is represented by

(A) √ 2 (B) √ 23 (C) 2 (D) 23

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(A) 4.46 (B) 3.15 (C) 2.23 (D) 0

(A) 56.02 (B) 40.83 (C) 29.85 (D) 10.02

A periodic voltage waveform observed on an oscilloscope across a load is shown. A permanent

(A) 4 V (B) 5 V (C) 8 V (D) 10 V

The bridge method commonly used for nding mutual inductance is

(A) Heaviside Campbell bridge (B) Schering bridge (C) De Sauty bridge

v (t) = E1 sin (ωt) + E3 sin (3ωt) and

The average power measured by the Wattmeter is

(A) 2 E1 I1 cos Φ1 (B) 2

(A) 371 V (B) 383 V (C) 394 V (D) 406 V

Consider the following statement

(D) both (i) and (ii) are false

(A) low resistance (B) high resistance (C) low Q inductor (D) lossy capacitor

(A) the highest frequency that the multiplexer can operate properly

(B) twice the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator

(C) the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator

(D) haif the frequency of the time base (sweep) oscillator

(A) ±0.1% (B) ±0.2% (C) ±0.3% (D) ±0.4%

A wattmeter is connected as shown in the gure. The wattmeter reads

(A) Zero always (B) Total power consumed by Z1 and Z2 (C) Power consumed by Z1

(D) L =R4 / R2R3, R = 1/(C4R2R3)

Question No. 1 (../../EEE-GATE-2009-Question-1) GATE - 2009 01

The pressure coil of a dynamometer type wattmeter is

(A) highly inductive (B) highly resistive (C) purely resistive (D) purely inductive

(A) The signals are not sinusoidal

(D) There is a constant but small phase di erence between the signals