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Measurement and Instrumentation MCQ Set 1
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1. The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.
Should be nonmagnetic
Most be of low temperature coefficient
Should have low specific resistance
All of the above
2. For handling greater currents induction watt-meters are used in conjunction with
Potential transformers
Current transformers
Power transformers
Either of the above
3. The chemical effect of current is used in
D.C. ammeter hour meter
D.C. ammeter
D.C. energy meter
None of the above
4. The multiplier and the meter coil in a voltmeter are in
Series
Parallel
Series-parallel
None of the above
5. The pressure coil of a wattmeter should be connected on the supply side of the current coil when
Load impedance is high
Load impedance is low
Supply voltage is low
None of the above
6. 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
Short-circuited
All right
Faulty
None of the above
7. Which of the following devices should be used for accurate measurement of low D.C. voltage?
Small range moving coil voltmeter
D.C. potentiometer
Small range thermocouple voltmeter
None of the above
8. To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken
From a source which is not the same as the unknown voltage
From a battery
From the same source as the unknown voltage
Any of the above
9. Wagner earthing device is used to eliminate errors due to
Electrostatic coupling
Electromagnetic coupling
Both (A) and (B)
None of the above
10. The two pressure coils of a single phase power factor meter have
The same dimensions and the same number of turns
The same dimension but different number of turns
The same number of turns but different dimensions
None of the above
11. In a Weston synchronoscope, the fixed coils are connected across
Bus-bars
Incoming alternator
A lamp
None of the above
12. In a Weston frequency meter, the magnetic axes of the two fixed coils are
Parallel
Perpendicular
Inclined at 60°
Inclined at 120°
13. If an instrument has cramped scale for larger values, then it follows
Square law
Logarithmic law
Uniform law
None of the above
14. Alternating current is measured by
Induction ammeter
Permanent magnet type ammeter
Electrostatic ammeter
Moving iron repulsion type voltmeter
15. The power of a n-phase circuit can be measured by using a minimum of
(n - 1) wattmeter elements
n wattmeter elements
(n + 1) wattmeter elements
2n wattmeter elements
16. To measure radio frequency, the suitable frequency meter is
Weston frequency meter
Reed vibrator frequency meter
Heterodoxy frequency meter
Electrical resonance frequency meter
17. Induction type single phase energy meters measure electric energy in
kW
Wh
kWh
VAR
18. In majority of instruments damping is provided by
Fluid friction
Spring
Eddy currents
None of the above
19. A moving iron instrument can be used for
D.C. only
A.C. only
Both D.C. and A.C.
None of the above
20. In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method, both the watt meters had identical readings. The power factor of the load was
Unity
0.8 lagging
0.8 leading
Zero
21. It is required to measure the true open circuit e.m.f. of a battery. The best device is
D.C. voltmeter
Ammeter and a known resistance
D.C. potentiometer
None of the above
22. In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be
D.C. voltmeter
Ammeter and a known resistance
D.C. potentiometer
None of these
23. In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be
As long as possible
As short as possible
Neither too small not too large
Very thick
24. For measurement of mutual inductance we can use
Anderson bridge
Maxwell's bridge
Heaviside bridge
Any of the above
25. A power factor meter has
One current circuit and two pressure circuits
One current circuit and one pressure circuit
Two current circuits and one pressure circuit
None of the above
26. In Weston synchronoscope the moving coil is connected across
Bus-bars
Incoming alternator
Fixed coils
None of the above
27. Operating torques in analogue instruments are
Deflecting and control
Deflecting and damping
Deflecting, control and damping
Vibration and balancing
28. A sensitive galvanometer produces large deflection for a
Small value of current
Large value of current
Large value of power
Large value of voltage
29. In an energy meter braking torque is produced to
Safe guard it against creep
Brake the instrument
Bring energy meter to stand still
Maintain steady speed and equal to dr
30. The principle on which vector voltmeter is based is
That it works on the principle of complex variation
That it works on the principle of complex variation
Same as digital meter
That it measures the amplitude of a single at two points and at the same time measures their phase difference
31. Commonly used instruments in power system measurement are
Induction
Moving coil or iron
Rectifier
Electrostatic
32. The power factor of a single phase load can be calculated if the instruments available are
One voltmeter and one ammeter
One voltmeter, one ammeter and one wattmeter
One voltmeter, one ammeter and one energy meter
None of the above
33. In a single phase power factor meter the phase difference between the currents in the two pressure coils is
Exactly 0°
Approximately 0°
Exactly 90°
Approximately 90°
34. For measurements on high voltage capacitors, the suitable bridge is
Wien bridge
Modified De Santy's bridge
Schering Bridge
Any of the above
35. The operating voltage of a Meggar is about (A) 6 V (B) 12 V (C) 40 V (D)
6 V
12 V
40 V
100 V
36. An ohmmeter is a
Moving iron instrument
Moving coil instrument
Dynamometer instrument
None of the above
37. A dynamometer wattmeter can be used for
Both D.C. and A.C.
D.C. only
A.C. only
All of the above
38. The disc of an instrument using eddy current damping should be of
Conducting and magnetic material
Non-conducting and magnetic material
Conducting and nonmagnetic material
None of the above
39. The use of ________ instruments is merely confined within laboratories as standardizing instruments.
Absolute
Indicating
Recording
Integrating
40. An instrument transformer is used to extend the range of
Induction instrument
Electrostatic instrument
Moving coil instrument
All of the above
41. The gravity controlled instrument has crowded scale because current is proportional to
Balancing weight
Deflection angle
Sine of deflection angle
None of these
42. Systematic errors are
Instrumental errors
Environmental errors
Observational errors
All of the above
43. In a dynamometer 3-phase power factor meter, the planes of the two moving coils are at
0°
60°
90°
120°
44. A universal RLC bridge uses
Maxwell bridge configuration for measurement of inductance and De Santa’s Bridge for measurement of capacitance
Maxwell Wien Bridge for measurement of inductance and modified De Santy's bridge for measurement of capacitance
Maxwell Wien Bridge for measurement of inductance and Wien Bridge for measurement of capacitance
All of the above
45. A voltage of about 200 V can be measured
Directly by a D.C. potentiometer
A D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box
A D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance
none of the above
46. In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method the reading of one of the wattmeter was zero. The power factor of the load must be
Unity
0.5
0.3
Zero
47. The scale of a rectifier instrument is
Linear
Nonlinear
Either (A) or (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
48. The household energy meter is
An indicating instrument
A recording instrument
An integrating instrument
None of the above
49. Most common form of A.C. meters met with in every day domestic and industrial installations are
Mercury motor meters
Commutator motor meters
induction type single phase energy meters
All of the above
50. Resistances can be measured with the help of
Watt-meters
Voltmeters
Ammeters
Ohmmeters and resistance bridges
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