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Measurement and Instrumentation MCQ Set 2
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1. A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as ________ by using a low resistance shunt.
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Flux-meter
Ballistic galvanometer
2. ______ is an instrument which measures the insulation resistance of an electric circuit relative to earth and one another,
Tangent galvanometer
Meggar
Current transformer
None of the above
3. An induction wattmeter can be used for
Both D.C. and A.C.
D.C. only
A.C. only
Any of the above
4. Murray loop test can be used for location of
Ground fault on a cable
Short circuit fault on a cable
Both the ground fault and the short-circuit fault
None of the above
5. In an A.C. coordinate potentiometer, the currents in the phase and quadrature potentiometer are adjusted to be
Out of phase by 90°
Out of phase by 60°
Out of phase by 30°
Out of phase by 0°
6. For measuring a very high resistance we should use
Kelvin's double bridge
Wheat stone bridge
Meggar
None of the above
7. The function of shunt in an ammeter is to
By pass the current
Increase the sensitivity of the ammeter
Increase the resistance of ammeter
None of the above
8. Which of the following is an essential part of a motor meter?
An operating torque system
A braking device
Revolution registering device
All of the above
9. _______ instruments are those which measure the total quantity of electricity delivered in a particular time.
Absolute
Indicating
Recording
Integrating
10. In a low power factor wattmeter the pressure coil is connected
To the supply side of the current coil
To the load side of the current coil
In any of the two meters at connection
In any of the two meters at connection
11. A direct current can be measured by
A D.C. potentiometer directly
A D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a standard resistance
A D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box
None of the above
12. If the current in a capacitor leads the voltage by 80°, the loss angle of the capacitor is
10°
80°
120°
170°
13. Commonly used standard capacitor is
Spherical type
Concentric cylindrical type
Electrostatic type
Multilayer parallel plate type
14. Most sensitive galvanometer is
Elastic galvanometer
Vibration galvanometer
Duddlb galvanometer
Spot ballistic galvanometer
15. Which of the following is measured by using a vector voltmeter?
Amplifier gain and phase shift
Filler transfer functions
Complex insertion loss
All of the above
16. Damping of the Ballistic galvanometer is made small to
Get first deflection large
Make the system oscillatory
Make the system critically damped
Get minimum overshoot
17. In a vibrating reed frequency meter the natural frequencies of two adjacent reeds have a difference of
0.1 Hz
0.25 Hz
0.5 Hz
1.5 Hz
18. Basically a potentiometer is a device for
Comparing two voltages
Measuring a current
Comparing two currents
Measuring a voltage
19. For measuring current at high frequency we should use
Moving iron instrument
Electrostatic instrument
Thermocouple instrument
None of the above
20. A ________ device prevents the oscillation of the moving system and enables the latter to reach its final position quickly
Deflecting
Controlling
Damping
None of the above
21. A potentiometer may be used for
Measurement of resistance
Measurement of current
Calibration of ammeter
All of the above
22. The electrical power to a Meggar is provided by
Battery
Permanent magnet D.C. generator
AC. generator
None of the above
23. To avoid the effect of stray magnetic field in A.C. bridges we can use
Magnetic screening
Wagner earthing device
Wave filters
Any of the above
24. Volt box is a component to
Extend voltage range
Measure voltage
Compare voltage in a box
None of the above
25. Two holes in the disc of energy meter are drilled at the opposite sides of the spindle to
Improve its ventilation
Eliminate creeping at no load
Increase its deflecting torque
Increase its braking torque
26. Which of the following instruments indicate the instantaneous value of the electrical quantity being measured at the time at which it is being measured?
Absolute instruments
Indicating instruments
Recording instruments
Integrating instruments
27. The pointer of an indicating instrument should be
Very light
Very heavy
Either (A) or (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
28. A phase shifting transformer is used in conjunction with
D.C. potentiometer
Drysdale potentiometer
A.C. coordinate potentiometer
Crompton potentiometer
29. The desirable static characteristics of a measuring system are
Accuracy and reproducibility
Accuracy, sensitivity and reproducibility
Drift and dead zone
Static error
30. In an Anderson bridge, the unknown inductance is measured in terms of
Known inductance and resistance
Known capacitance and resistance
Known resistance
Known inductance
31. The resistance in the circuit of the moving coil of a dynamometer wattmeter should be
Almost zero
Low
High
None of the above
32. Which of the following devices may be used for extending the range of instruments?
Shunts
Multipliers
Current transformers
All of the above
33. Which of the following essential features is possessed by an indicating instrument? (A)
Deflecting device
Controlling device
Damping device
All of the above
34. In a Meggar controlling torque is provided by (A)
Spring
Gravity
Coil
Eddy current
35. The ratio of maximum displacement deviation to full scale deviation of the instrument is called
Static sensitivity
Dynamic deviation
Linearity
Precision or accuracy
36. Various adjustments in an energy meter include
Light load or friction
Lag and creep
Overload and voltage compensation
All of the above
37. E.m.f. of a Weston cell is accurately measured by
Electrostatic voltmeter
Hot wire voltmeter
Isothermal voltmeter
Electrodynamic voltmeter
38. An ammeter is a
Secondary instrument
Absolute instrument
Recording instrument
Integrating instrument
39. The stator of phase shifting transformer for use in conjunction with an A.C. potentiometer usually has a
Single-phase winding
Two-phase winding
Three-phase winding
Any of the above
40. According to application, instruments are classified as
Switch board
Portable
Both (A) and (B)
None of the above
41. The switch board instruments
Should be mounted in vertical position
Should be mounted in horizontal position
Either (A) or (B)
Neither (A) nor (B)
42. In a Schering bridge the potential of the detector above earth potential is
A few volts only
1 kV
5 kV
10 kV
43. A multi-range instrument has
Multiple shunt or series resistances inside the meter
Multi-coil arrangement
Variable turns of coil
Multi range meters inside the measurement system
44. In a low power factor wattmeter the compensating coil is connected
In series with current coil
In parallel with current coil
In series with pressure coil
In parallel with pressure coil
45. A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as flux-meter
By using a low resistance shunt
By using a high series resistance
By eliminating the control springs
By making control springs of large moment of inertia
46. Which of the following are integrating instruments?
Ammeters
Voltmeters
Watt-meters
Ampere-hour and watt-hour meters
47. A Weston synchronoscope is a
Moving coil instrument
Moving iron instrument
Dynamometer instrument
None of the above
48. Wattmeter cannot be designed on the principle of
Electrostatic instrument
Thermocouple instrument
Moving iron instrument
Electrodynamic instrument
49. Which of the following meters are not used on D.C. circuits?
Mercury motor meters
Commutator motor meters
Induction meters
None of the above
50. . If an inductance is connected in one arm of bridge and resistances in the remaining three arms
The bridge can always be balanced
he bridge cannot be balanced
The bridge can be balanced if the resistances have some specific values
None of the above
51. Which of the following properties a damping oil must possess?
Must be a good insulator
Should be non-evaporating
Should not have corrosive action upon the metal of the vane
All of the above
52. In a portable instrument, the controlling torque is provided by
Spring
Gravity
Eddy currents
All of the above
53. The adjustment of position of shading bands, in an energy meter is done to provide
Friction compensation
Creep compensation
Braking torque
None of the above
54. For measurement of inductance having high value, we should use
Maxwell's bridge
Maxwell Wien bridge
Hay's bridge
Any of the above
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