Instrumentation Problems

1. One single phase wattmeter operating on 230V and 5A for 5 hours makes 1940 revolutions.
Meter constant in revolutions is

400. What is the power factor of the land?
A. 1 C. 0.84*
B. 0.73 D. 0.65
2. The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.
A. Should be nonmagnetic
B. Most be of low temperature coefficient
C. Should have low specific resistance
D. All of the above*
3. Why is a MISC meter not recommended for DC measurement?

A. The meter is calibrated for AC and it’s error for DC would be high
B. The meter does not respond to DC signals
C. The error is high due to hysteresis effect*
D. The error is high due to eddy current effect
4. A moving iron ammeter may be compensated for frequency errors by

A. A shunt resistance C. A series inductance
B. Shunt capacitance* D. Series resistance
5. Which of the following meters has a linear scale?

A. Thermocouple meter C. Moving iron meter
B. Hot wore meter D. Moving coil meter*
6. For handling greater currents induction watt-meters are used in conjunction with
A. Potential transformers C. Current transformers*
B. Power transformers D. Either of the above
7. When using ohmmeter, applied voltage is to be disconnected from the circuit because
A. Voltage source will increase resistance
B. Current will decrease resistance
C. The ohmmeter has its own internal battery*
D. None of the above
8. A 10MHz CRO has

A. 5MHz sweep
B. 10MHz vertical oscillator
C. 10MHz horizontal oscillator*
D. 10MHz supply frequency
9. A CRO can display

A. AC signals
B. DC signals
C. Both AC and DC signals*
D. Time invariant signals
10. A galvanometer has

A. Air friction damping
B. Fluid friction damping
C. Spring coil damping
D. Eddy current damping*
11. A megger is usually

A. Moving iron type instrument
B. Electro-static type instrument
C. Hot-wire type instrument
D. Moving coil type instrument*
12. A megger is usually
A. Moving iron type instrument
B. Electro-static type instrument
C. Hot-wire type instrument
D. Moving coil type instrument*
13. Ampere is one of the

A. Supplementary units
B. Derived units
C. Base units*
D. Units used to measure charge
14. The internal resistance of an ammeter should be

A. Very small* C. Medium
B. High D. Infinity
15. A rectifier type instrument is connected to 100VDC and is operated in the DC measuring module reads
A. 111V* C. 90V
B. 50V D. 100V
16. An oscilloscope indicates

A. Peak to peak value of voltage*
B. DC value of voltage
C. RMS value
D. Average value
17. Ryall crest voltmeter is used for measurement of

A. AC voltage of any form C. Low frequency voltage
B. High DC voltage D. High AC voltage*
18. Direct method is used to measure

A. Length* C. Temperature
B. Pressure D. Voltage
19. The resistance can be measured most accurately by

A. Voltmeter-ammeter method
B. Bridge method*
C. Multimeter
D. Megger
20. In a ballistic galvanometer, the deflecting torque is proportional to

A. The current through coil*
B. Square of current through coil
C. Square-root of current through coil
D. Sine of measured
21. In a moving coil instrument, the deflecting torque is proportional to

A. Current*
B. Square of the current
C. Squareroot of the current
D. Sine of the measurand
22. In a moving iron meter, the deflecting torque is proportional to

A. Current through the coil
B. Square of the current through the coil*
C. Sine of the measurand
D. Squareroot of the measurand
23. Which wave has the least form factor?
A. Square wave* C. Rectangular wave
B. Sine wave D. Triangular wave
24. The current coil of a wattmeter is connected to the CT of R-phase. The potential coil is connected across Y and B phases. The
wattmeter measures
A. Active power in R phase
B. Active power of Y phase
C. Reactive power of R phase*
D. Power proportional to 3 phase power if the load is balanced
25. Two voltmeters have the same range 0-400V. The internal impedance are 30,000 Ohms and 20,000 Ohms. If they are connected
in series and 600V be applied across them, the readings are
A. 360V and 240V*
B. 300V each
C. 400V and 200V
D. One of the meters out of the range and other 100V
26. The two pressure coils of a single phase power factor meter have
A. The same dimensions and the same number of turns*
B. The same dimension but different number of turns
C. The same number of turns but different dimensions
27. To measure the flux, devices used are based on

A. Voltaic effect C. Piezo-electric effect
B. Hall effect* D. Photo-voltaic effect
28. No eddy current and hysteresis losses occur in

A. Electrostatic instruments*
B. PMMC instruments
C. Moving iron instruments
D. Electrodynamo meter instruments
29. The absolute measurement of resistance is done by

A. Ohm’s law method C. Bridge Method
B. Rayleigh method D. Lorenz method*
30. For power measurement of three phase circuit by two wattmeter method, when the value of power factor is less than 0.5
lagging
A. One of the wattmeters will read zero
B. Both give the same readings
C. One of the wattmeter connections will have to be reversed*
D. Pressure coil of the wattmeter will become ineffective.
31. A permanent magnet moving coil ammeter has a coil resistance of 99ohm and Full Scale Deflection (FSD). current of 0.1mA.
Shunt resistance is 1 ohm. Current through the meter at 0.5 F.S.D is
A. 0.007Ma C. 0.05mA*
B. 0.023Ma D. 0.1mA
32. The chemical effect of current is used in

A. D.C. ammeter hour meter*C. D.C. ammeter
B. D.C. energy meter D. None of the above
33. Some wire- wound resistors have bifilar winding. This type of winding is used to
A. Increase the thermal stability
B. Reduce the tolerance
C. Reduce the inductance of winding*
D. Double the power rating of the resistor
34. The pressure coil of a wattmeter should be connected on the supply side of the current coil when
A. Load impedance is high* C. Load impedance is low
B. Supply voltage is low D. None of the above
35. A resistor of 10kΩhms with 5% tolerance is connected in parallel with a 5kΩhms resistor of 10% tolerance. What is the
tolerance limit for the parallel network?
A. 5% C. 6.67%
B. 10% D. 8.33%*
36. It is found that 10A current passes through a resistor of 10°hms. The resistor has 5% tolerance. The error in measurement of
current can be as high as 5%. What is max error in measurement of power, calculated from measured value of I and the
nominal value of resistor?
A. 100W C. 150W*
B. 50W D. 200W
37. The EMF of Weston standard cell is measured using

A. Moving- iron meter C. Moving-coil meter
B. Digital Volt meter D. Potentiometer*
38. A milliammeter can be used as

A. Voltmeter and ammeter* C. Wattmeter
B. Ohmmeter D. Frequency meter
39. Wagner earthing device is used to eliminate errors due to

A. Electrostatic coupling*
B. Electromagnetic coupling
C. Both A and B
40. The multiplier and the meter coil in a voltmeter are in

A. Series* C. Parallel
B. Series-parallel D. None of the above
41. The form factor in AC is the ratio of

A. Peak value to average value
B. Peak value to rms value
C. Rms value to average value*
D. Rms value to peak value
42. The error of an instrument is normally given as a percentage of

A. Measured value C. Full-scale value*
B. Mean value D. Rms value
43. The repeat accuracy of an instrument can be judged from its

A. Static error
C. Linearity error
B. Dynamic error
D. Standard deviation of error*
44. The resistance offered to the passage of an in-varying current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice of mass
14.4521 gms of uniform cross-sectional area and length 106.3cm is
A. Standard ohm
B. One international ohm*
C. One ohm according to SI units
D. One ohm according to working standards
45. In a gravity controlled instrument, the deflection angle is proportional
A. Measurand
B. Square of the measurand
C. Sine inverse of measurand*
D. Sine of the measurand
46. The problem of Electrostatic coupling in a transformer is acute at

A. Low frequencies
B. Power frequencies
C. High frequencies*
D. High load on the transformer
47. Which meter is suitable for the measurement of 10mV at 50MHz?

A. Moving iron voltmeter
B. VTVM
C. Moving coil voltmeter
D. CRO*
48. Which of the following devices should be used for accurate measurement of low D.C. voltage?
A. Small range moving coil voltmeter
B. D.C. potentiometer*
C. Small range thermocouple voltmeter
49. An instrument to be used for measurement and control should preferably have
A. Dead zone and dead time
B. Linear output and fast response*
C. Non-linear output
D. A highly damped response
50. Electrostatic instruments are normally used for

A. Low current measurements
B. High current measurements
C. Low voltage measurements
D. High voltage measurements*
51. The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100°hm. This is to have full deflection when
100V is measured. What is the value of series resistor to be used?
A. 99.99 K ohms* C. 100 K ohms
B. 99.99 ohms D. 100 ohms
52. A spring controlled indicating instrument has a deflection of 90deg for maximum current I. The corresponding deflection for a
gravity controlled instrument is
A. 90° C. 120°
B. 30°* D. 0°
53. PMMC type instruments normally use

A. Air friction damping C. Fluid friction damping
B. Eddy current damping* D. None of the above
54. Which instrument has identical calibration for ac as well as dc values?

A. Hot wire type* C. Moving coil type
B. Induction type D. Moving iron type
55. The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100°hm. If this meter is to have full
deflection at 5A, what is the value of the shunt resistance to be used?
A. 49.99 Ohms C. 1/49.99 ohms*
B. 1 Ohm D. 2 Ohms
56. If the instrument is to have a wide range, the instrument should have
A. Linear scale C. Square-law scale
B. Exponential scale D. Logarithmic scale*
57. It can be stated that

A. CT operates at almost the same flux density as a PT
B. CT operates with a higher flux density than PT
C. CT operates with considerably lower flux density than a PT*
D. No generalisation can be made with regard to the flux densities in CT and PT
58. To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken
A. From a source which is not the same as the unknown voltage
B. From a battery
C. From the same source as the unknown voltage*
D. Any of the above
59. With a sweep time 10ms across the screen the approx. horizontal sawtooth frequency will be
A. 50Hz C. 100Hz*
B. 1kHz D. 500Hz
60. The thermocouple instrument will measure

A. Current C. Voltage
B. Flux D. None of the above*
61. The thermocouple instruments do not have

A. High sensitivity
B. Absence of frequency error
C. Independence of ambient temperature
D. High degree of measuring accuracy*
62. Which of the following instruments can be used to measure AC current only?
A. Permanent Magnet Type ammeter
B. Induction type ammeter*
C. Moving iron voltmeter
D. Moving iron ammeter
63. Wien bridge is useful for measuring

A. Very high frequency C. Low frequency
B. Medium frequency D. High frequency*
64. When a capacitor was connected to the terminal of ohmmeter, the pointer indicated a low resistance initially and then slowly
came to infinity position. This shows that capacitor is
A. Short-circuited C. All right*
B. Faulty D. None of the above

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1. One single phase wattmeter operating on 230V and 5A for 5 hours makes 1940 revolutions.

Meter constant in revolutions is

3. Why is a MISC meter not recommended for DC measurement?

4. A moving iron ammeter may be compensated for frequency errors by

5. Which of the following meters has a linear scale?

8. A 10MHz CRO has

9. A CRO can display

10. A galvanometer has

11. A megger is usually

13. Ampere is one of the

14. The internal resistance of an ammeter should be

16. An oscilloscope indicates

17. Ryall crest voltmeter is used for measurement of

18. Direct method is used to measure

19. The resistance can be measured most accurately by

20. In a ballistic galvanometer, the deflecting torque is proportional to

21. In a moving coil instrument, the deflecting torque is proportional to

22. In a moving iron meter, the deflecting torque is proportional to

27. To measure the flux, devices used are based on

28. No eddy current and hysteresis losses occur in

29. The absolute measurement of resistance is done by

32. The chemical effect of current is used in

37. The EMF of Weston standard cell is measured using

38. A milliammeter can be used as

39. Wagner earthing device is used to eliminate errors due to

40. The multiplier and the meter coil in a voltmeter are in

41. The form factor in AC is the ratio of

42. The error of an instrument is normally given as a percentage of

43. The repeat accuracy of an instrument can be judged from its

46. The problem of Electrostatic coupling in a transformer is acute at

47. Which meter is suitable for the measurement of 10mV at 50MHz?

50. Electrostatic instruments are normally used for

53. PMMC type instruments normally use

54. Which instrument has identical calibration for ac as well as dc values?

57. It can be stated that

60. The thermocouple instrument will measure

61. The thermocouple instruments do not have

63. Wien bridge is useful for measuring

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