Q.1

DC voltage of the order of a few mV can be accurately of measured by

  • PMMC voltmeters
  • moving iron voltmeter
  • null balancing potentiometer
  • electrostatic voltmeter
Q.2

Three phase four wire induction energy meter is used to measure

  • energy in 3 phase balanced star load
  • energy in 3 phase balanced delta load
  • energy in 3 phase unbalanced load
  • either (a) or (b)
Q.3

In a dynamometer 3 phase power factor meter, the planes of the two moving coils are at

  • 60°
  • 120°
  • 90°
Q.4

Thermistors are made of

  • pure metals
  • pure insulators
  • tintered mixture of metallic oxides
  • pure semiconductors
Q.5

In bridge circuit of figure, equivalent resistance between A and B is

  • 1 Ω
  • 0.5 Ω
  • 2 Ω
  • 1.5 Ω
Q.6

Without a spectrum analyser, it is not possible to determine

  • carrier frequency
  • antenna pattern
  • pulse width
  • spurious signal strength and its location
Q.7

The Y plates of a CRO are excited by a voltage 2 sint and the X plates are not connected. The display would be

  • a vertical line
  • a horizontal line
  • sine wave
  • slant line
Q.8

In a platinum RTD, the change in resistance for a temperature rise ofC is about

  • 2%
  • 10%
  • 20%
  • 40%
Q.9

A phase shifting transformer is used in conjunction with

  • DC slide wire potentiometer
  • Crompton potentiometer
  • AC coordinate potentiometer
  • Drysdale potentiometer
Q.10

Heating effect of current is used in

  • ammeters
  • voltmeters
  • both ammeters and voltmeters
  • wattmeters
Q.11

The coils of Drysdale polar potentiometer are wound non-inductively.

  • True
  • False
Q.12

The gauge factor of a semiconductor strain gauge is about

  • 2
  • 10
  • 100
  • 1000
Q.13

Which of the following instruments is used almost exclusively to measure radio frequency currents?

  • Moving coil
  • Rectifier
  • Moving iron
  • Thermocouple
Q.14

A single phase energy meter operates on induction principle.

  • True
  • False
Q.15

In a megger the controlling torque is provided by

  • spring
  • gravity
  • coil
  • eddy current
Q.16

A 3-digit voltmeter having a resolution ofmV can be used to measure a maximum of

  • 100 V
  • 200 V
  • 1000 V
  • 5000 V
Q.17

Assertion (A): A photovoltaic cell is greatly affected by temperature.

Reason (R): Both germanium and silicon can be used for photovoltaic cells.

  • Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • A is true R is false
  • A is false R is true
Q.18

If Eb is the potential of accelerating anode, the energy of electrons as they emerge from electron gun is proportional to

  • Eb
  • Eb
  • Eb1.5
  • Eb2
Q.19

The coil of a DArsonval galvanometer has N turns. If flux density is B, current is I and area of coil is A, the deflecting torque is

  • NBI/A
  • NBIA
  • NIA/B
  • N2IAB
Q.20

Consider the following statements regarding electromagnetic flowmeter

  1. AC excitation is used to avoid polarisation of fluid.
  2. The meter calibration is changed as viscosity of fluid changes.
  3. Stainless steel pipes can be used for measuring the flow of liquid of high conductivity.
Of the above statements
  • 1, 2, 3 are correct
  • 1 and 2 are correct
  • 2 and 3 are correct
  • 1 and 3 are correct
Q.21

The accuracy of measurement using CRO is about

  • ± 0.5%
  • ± 0.05 %
  • ± 1%
  • ± 3%
Q.22

The channel required for FM telemetry is

  • same as required for AM telemetry
  • smaller than that required by AM telemetry
  • 100 times that required for AM telemetry
  • 10 times that required for AM telemetry
Q.23

For measurement of high voltage capacitors the suitable bridge is

  • Wien bridge
  • modified De Sauty bridge
  • Schering bridge
  • either (a) or (b)
Q.24

If the load current is high, the pressure coil of wattmeter should be connected directly across the load.

  • True
  • False
Q.25

The material used in RTD is

  • linear
  • aluminium
  • silver
  • platinum
Q.26

Wagner earthing device eliminates

  • all stray capacitance in the circuit
  • stray capacitances between components
  • stray capacitance between detector terminal and ground
  • mutual coupling between components
Q.27

An electrostatic voltmeter is suitable for

  • low voltage at high frequency
  • high voltage
  • low voltage at low frequency
  • all ac and dc voltages
Q.28

A moving iron instrument has

  • two iron vanes, one fixed and one movable
  • two movable iron vanes
  • two aluminium vanes, one fixed and one movable
  • two vanes, one fixed made of Aluminium and the other movable made of iron
Q.29

A direct current can be measured

  • directly by dc potentiometer
  • by dc potentiometer in conjunction with a standard resistance
  • by dc potentiometer in conjunction with volt ratio box
  • none of the above
Q.30

Magnetic effect of current is used in

  • ammeters
  • voltmeters
  • wattmeters
  • ammeters, voltmeters, wattmeters and energy meters
Q.31

Assertion (A): Absolute instruments are used in standard laboratories.

Reason (R): Absolute instruments do not require calibration.

  • Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • A is true R is false
  • A is false R is true
Q.32

In measurements using CRO, Lissajous patterns are used to

  • measure magnitude of peak voltage
  • measure frequency
  • measure impedance
  • measure current
Q.33

Basically a potentiometer is a device for

  • comparing two votage
  • measuring a voltage
  • comparing two currents
  • measuring a current
Q.34

It is required to measure the true open circuit emf of a battery. The best device is

  • dc voltmeter
  • ammeter and known resistance
  • dc potentiometer
  • either (a) or (c)
Q.35

The deflection sensitivity of a CRO is generally expressed in

  • meter/V
  • cm/V
  • V/meter
  • V/cm
Q.36

The response of D'Arsonval galvanometer is over damped if

  • D2 > 4CJ
  • D2 > 2CJ
  • D2 < 4CJ
  • D2 < 2CJ
Q.37

The flow rate of electrically conducting liquid without any suspended particle can not be measured by

  • turbine flow meter
  • electromagnetic flow meter
  • ultrasonic flow meter
  • thermistor based heat flow meter
Q.38

While calibrating an ammeter by a dc potentiometer it is necessary to use a standard resistance.

  • True
  • False
Q.39

The temperature coefficient of resistance for a thermistor is

  • low and negative
  • low and positive
  • high and negative
  • high and positive
Q.40

Consider the following galvanometers

  1. D'Arsonval
  2. Ballistic
  3. Vibration
Which of these are permanent magnet moving coil instruments?
  • 1 and 2 only
  • 1, 2 and 3
  • 2 and 3 only
  • 1 and 3 only
Q.41

Assertion (A): Hall effect is observed in all metals but is very appreciable in semiconductors.

Reason (R): Hall effect transducer is very suitable for measurement of magnetic flux density.

  • Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • A is true R is false
  • A is false R is true
Q.42

Assertion (A): A 3 phase wattmeter consists of two wattmeters mounted in one case.

Reason (R): Power measurement in a 3 phase circuit can be conveniently done by two wattmeter method.

  • Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • A is true R is false
  • A is false R is true
Q.43

A dynamometer wattmeter is suitable for both dc and ac.

  • True
  • False
Q.44

If Ey is the voltage applied to Y plates, the vertical deflection of beam is proportional to

  • Ey
  • Ey
  • Ey1.5
  • Ey2
Q.45

If two time varying signals of equal magnitudes andphase displacement are applied to X and Y plates of CRO, the display will be

  • a straight line
  • a circle
  • an ellipse
  • a rectangle
Q.46

The term 'Poisson's ratio' is connected with

  • strain gauge
  • LVDT
  • Bourden tube
  • capacitance transducer
Q.47

To measure an unknown ac voltage by an ac potentiometer it is desirable that supply for the potentiometer is taken

  • from a battery
  • from a source which is not the same as unknown voltage
  • from the same source as the unknown voltage
  • either (a) or (b)
Q.48

Assertion (A): The trigger circuit of a CRO is excited by the same signal as Y plates.

Reason (R): The time base generator develops a saw tooth voltage.

  • Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • A is true R is false
  • A is false R is true
Q.49

A data signal having frequency components from dc toHz is to be sent through pulse code modulation using an 8 digit code. The minimum carrier channel bandwidth is

  • 1 kHz
  • 2 kHz
  • 4 kHz
  • 8 kHz
Q.50

The method of frequency compensation in moving iron voltmeter is

  • to use a capacitor in series with coil
  • to connect a capacitor in parallel with coil
  • to connect a capacitor in parallel with series resistance
  • none of the above
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