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Q.01 An instruments which gives the value of the quantity to be measured in term of constants of the
instrument and their deflection only is known as __.
A. secondary instruments
B. absolute instruments
C. recording instruments
D. integrating instruments
Ans.: B
Q.02 Which of the following instruments are most generally used in everyday works?
A. secondary instruments
B. absolute instruments
C. recording instruments
D. integrating instruments
Ans.: A
Q.03 A tangent Galvanometer is ____
A. secondary instruments
B. absolute instruments
C. recording instruments
D. integrating instruments
Ans.: B
Q.04 An instruments which gives the value of the quantity to be measured can be determined from the
deflection of the instruments.
A. secondary instruments
B. absolute instruments
C. recording instruments
D. integrating instruments
Ans.: A
Q.05 In which of the following type of instrument gives the value of quantity to be measured only when
they been pre-calibrated by comparison with an absolute instrument.
A. Integrating instruments
B. Recording instruments
C. secondary instruments
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D. Absolute instruments
Ans.: C
Q.06 Which of the following effects generally utilized in operation of electrical measuring instruments?
A. Electro-dynamic effect
B. Magnetic effect
C. Electrostatic effect
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.07 In which of the following instruments, deflection of instrument is meaningless?
A. ammeter
B. Voltmeter
C. Absolute Instruments
D. Secondary instruments
Ans.: D
Q.08 An electrical measuring instruments depends on their on one of the many physical effect of _____.
A. electrical potential
B. electrical current
C. Both A or B
D. chemical effect
Ans.: C
Q.09 An electrical instruments are generally classified according to which of the following effects is
utilized in their operation?
A. Electrostatic effect, electromagnetic effect
B. Chemical effect, thermal effect
C. Electro-dynamic effect, magnetic effect
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.10A secondary instruments are classified into___
A. Integrating instruments
B. Indicating instruments
C. recording instruments
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D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.11 Which of the following pair is correct?
A. Electromagnetic effect – for ammeters and voltmeters
B. Electrostatic effect – for voltmeter only
C. Chemical effect – for d.c ampere-hour meters
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.12 An instruments are those which gives indicate the instantaneous value of electrical quantity being
measured at the time at which it is being measured.
A. Recording instruments
B. Indicating instruments
C. Integrating instruments
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q.13 An instruments which measure and resister by a set of dials and pointers the total quantity of
electricity (in amperes-hours)?
A. Recording instruments
B. Indicating instruments
C. Integrating instruments
D. none of the above
Ans.: A
Q.14 Ordinary Voltmeters, ammeters and watt-meters are belongs to ____class.
A. Recording instruments
B. Indicating instruments
C. Integrating instruments
D. all of the above
Ans.: B
Q.15 The ___ torque is produced by utilizing any one of physical effect of an electric current or
potential.
A. Controlling torque
B. Deflecting torque
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C. operating torque
D. Both B or C
Ans.: D
Q.17 An indicating instruments consists essentially of ___
A. calibrated scale
B. pointer
C. moving system pivoted in jeweled bearing
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.18 In electrical measuring instruments the moving system is subjected to
A. a deflecting torque
B. controlling torque
C. damping torque
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.19 A deflecting torque causes the moving system to move from its___
A. intermediate position
B. zero position
C. infinite position
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q.20 The deflecting torque of the moving system would be infinite if there is
A. no controlling torque
B. no restoring torque
C. Both A or B
D. damping torque
Ans.: C
Q.21 A controlling torque is
A. oppose the deflecting torque
B. increases with the deflection torque
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C. equal to damping torque
D. Both A and B
Ans.: D
Q.22 A deflecting torque comes into action when
A. instrument is supplied from mains
B. instrument is disconnected from mains
C. instrument is out of services
D. any of the above
Ans.: A
Q.23 In deflecting torque the pointer is comes to zero position when the
A. instrument is supplied from mains
B. instrument is disconnected from mains
C. instrument is out of services
D. any of the above
Ans.: B
Q.24 In electrical measuring instruments the moving system brought to rest at a position when the __
A. two opposing torque are unequal
B. two opposing torque are equal
C. two torque are in same direction
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q. 25 In measuring instruments, without _______ the pointer would swing over to the maximum
deflection position irrespective of the magnitude of current to be measured.
A. deflecting torque
B. controlling torque
C. damping torque
D. all of the above
Ans.: B
Q.26 A restoring torque is obtained by a
A. spring
B. by gravity
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C. Both A or B
D. by air friction
Ans.: C
Q.27 In the absence of _____ the pointer once deflected would not return to zero position on removing
the current.
A. restoring torque
B. controlling torque
C. balancing torque
D. any of the above
Ans.: D
Q.28 Which of the torque ensure that currents of different magnitudes shall produce deflection of the
moving system in proportion to their size?
A. controlling torque
B. balancing torque
C. deflecting torque
D. damping torque
Ans.: C
Q.29 A hair- spring used in instrument for controlling torque is made up of__
A. phosphor-bronze
B. copper
C. Aluminium
D. Tungsten
Ans.: A
Q.30 When the deflection of pointer then the spring is
A. moving in opposite direction
B. twisted in same direction
C. twisted in opposite direction
D. moving in same direction
Ans.: C
Q.31 The twisted in spring produce_____
A. deflecting torque
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B. damping torque
C. controlling torque
D. none of the above
Ans.: C
Q.32 The controlling torque produced by spring is directly proportional to
A. angle of deflection of moving system
B. type of quantity to be measured
C. type of instruments to be used
D. all of the above
Ans.: A
Q.33 In measuring instruments, at equilibrium position the
A. pointer comes to at rest
B. deflecting torque is equal to controlling torque
C. controlling torque is opposite to deflecting torque
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.34 A ____ instruments gives continuous record of a quantity over a specific or selected period of time.
A. Integrating instrument
B. recording instruments
C. deflecting instruments
D. indicating instruments
Ans.: B
Q.35 An integrating instruments which measures and resisters by a set of dials and pointer____
A. the total quantity of electricity
B. the total amount of electrical energy supplied to a circuit in a give time
C. either A or B
D. indicates the magnitude of quantity at a given time
Ans.: C
Q.36 a spring controlled instruments have a
A. uniform scale
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B. equally spaced scales over the whole of their range
C. Both A or B
D. Both A and B
Ans.: C
Q.37 A springs used for controlling torque in measuring instruments are made of ___ materials.
A. none magnetic
B. are not subjected to much fatigue
C. have low temperature –resistance coefficient
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.38 The spring have large number of turns because of
A. to ensure that controlling torque is proportional to the angle of deflection
B. to ensure that controlling torque is proportional to the damping torque
C. to ensure that controlling torque is proportional to the supplied current
D. all of the above
Ans.: A
Q.39 The material of spring used in measuring instruments have
A. high specific resistance
B. low specific resistance
C. high temperature –resistance coefficient
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q.40 The stress in the spring should be restricted to such a value, because
A. it does not produce a permanent set in it
B. it produce a permanent set in it
C. it produce a diamagnetism set in it
D. none of the above
Ans.: A
Q.41 Gravity control is obtained by
A. attaching a small adjustable weight
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B. attaching spring
C. attaching air piston
D. all of the above
Ans.: A
Q.42 In gravity control the controlling or restoring torque is proportional to the
A. weight attached to it
B. sine of the angle of deflection
C. cosine of the angle of deflection
D. magnitude of gravity
Ans.: B
Q.43 What are the disadvantages of gravity control over the spring control?
A. the instrument has to be kept in vertical
B. it gives cramped scale
C. Both A and B
D. the instruments has to be kept in horizontal
Ans.: C
Q.44 A gravity controlled instruments have
A. non uniform scale
B. scales are cramped
C. scales are crowded at their lower ends
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.45 The degree of control in gravity control is adjusted by ____ the carrying system.
A. screwing the weight up
B. screwing the weight down
C. by using more number of turns of spring
D. Both A or B
Ans.: D
Q.46 A ___ which is acts on the moving system of the instrument only when it is moving and always
opposes its motion.
A. controlling torque
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B. damping torque
C. deflection torque
D. rotation torque
Ans.: B
Q.47 Why the pointer will oscillates about its final deflected position for some time before coming to
rest in the steady state position.
A. due to damping torque
B. due to deflecting torque
C. due to inertia of the moving system
D. due to controlling torque
Ans.: C
Q.48 The damping force can be produced by
A. eddy current
B. fluid friction
C. air friction
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.49 Which of the following is attached to the moving system of the instrument?
A. copper piston
B. light aluminum piston
C. heavy aluminum piston
D. light tungsten piston
Ans.: B
Q.50 In air damping
A. damping is affected by compression and suction of the piston on the air
B. the cross section of the chamber is either rectangular or circular
C. one or two aluminum vanes are mounted on the spindle of the moving system
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.51 Why fluid damping is more effective?
A. due to velocity of oil
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B. due to viscosity of oil
C. due to porosity of oil
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q.52 What are the disadvantages of fluid damping?
A. objectionable creeping of oil
B. the instrument always in the vertical position
C. unsuitability for use in portable instrument
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.53Which of the following form of damping is most efficient damping?
A. eddy current
B. air friction
C. fluid friction
D. all is same effective
Ans.: A
Q.54 In eddy current damping the thin disc is made up of
A. conducing
B. non magnetic material
C. material like copper or aluminum
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.55 In eddy current damping produces a force in a direction as ____
A. same as in current flowing
B. equal and same magnitude as the system current
C. to oppose the very causes producing them
D. depend upon the quantity to be measured
Ans.: C
Q.56 Which of the following instrument is used only for DC?
A. permanent magnet type
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B. Electrostatic type
C. Electrolytic type
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.57 In moving iron type Ammeters and Voltmeters are of
A. repulsion type
B. attractive type
C. Both A and B
D. either A or B
Ans.: C
Q.58 In attractive type instruments the operation is depends upon the____.
A. attraction of a single piece of soft iron into magnetic field
B. attraction of a single piece of soft iron into electric field
C. attraction of a single piece of soft iron into both magnetic and electric field
D. neither of any field
Ans.: A
Q.59 A moving iron instrument used as an Ammeter the coil has comparatively ____.
A. large number of turns of thin wire
B. fewer numbers of turns of thick wire
C. large numbers of turns of thick wire
D. fewer numbers of turns of thin wire
Ans.: B
Q.60 The operation of repulsion type instrument is depends on the
A. attraction of two adjacent pieces of iron magnetized by the same magnetic field
B. attraction of two adjacent pieces of iron magnetized by the different magnetic field
C. repulsion of two adjacent pieces of iron magnetized by the same magnetic field
D. repulsion of two adjacent pieces of iron magnetized by the different magnetic field
Ans.: C
Q.61An Ammeter is connected in _____ with the series circuit.
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B. series
C. series-parallel
D. any of the above depend upon the connected load
Ans.: B
Q.62In moving iron voltmeter the coil has____
A. low impedance
B. low conductance
C. high impedance
D. high conductance
Ans.: C
Q.63 A voltmeter is connected in _____ with the circuit
A. parallel
B. series
C. series-parallel
D. any of the above depend upon the connected load
Ans.: A
Q.64 When the current producing the magnetic field is greater than the amount of deflection would of
____.
A. less
B. greater
C. zero
D. negligible
Ans.: B
Q.65 Which of the following is correct if the iron disc would always be magnetized in a such a way that
is pulled inwards?
A. forward direction of current through the coil
B. reverses direction of current through the coil
C. whatever the direction of current through the coil
D. depend on polarity of supply
Ans.: C
Q.66 In moving iron type instrument the damping is provided by_
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A. air friction damping
B. eddy current damping
C. fluid damping
D. gravity
Ans.: A
Q.67 A moving iron type instrument is used for measuring of ______.
A. DC only
B. Both AC and DC
C. AC only
D. power factor
Ans.: B
Q.68 In repulsion type instrument the force of repulsion is
A. proportional to the current passing through the coil
B. inversely proportional to the current passing through the coil
C. proportional to the square of current passing through the coil
D. inversely proportional to the square of current passing through the coil
Ans.: C
Q.69 In repulsion type instrument the deflecting torque is due to the _____between the two _____
magnetized sheet or rods.
A. attractive force; similarly
B. repulsive force; similarly
C. repulsive force; dissimilarly
D. attractive force; dissimilarly
Ans.: B
Q.70 In repulsive type instrument in order to achieve uniformity of scale ______ are used instead of two
rods.
A. two tongue shaped strip
B. two cylindrical shape strip
C. two rectangular shaped strip
D. two circular shaped strip
Ans.: A
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Q.71 Why eddy current damping is no employed in repulsive type instrument?
A. because of presence of permanent magnet
B. because of presence of tongue shape strip
C. because of uniformity of scale
D. all of the above
Ans.: A
Q.72 which of the following damping is provided in repulsive type moving iron instrument?
A. fluid damping
B. pneumatic damping
C. gravity control
D. eddy current damping
Ans.: B
Q.73 Moving iron type instrument is ____
A. gravity control
B. spring control
C. Either A or B
D. eddy current control
Ans.: C
Q.74 In eddy current damping is provided in repulsive type moving iron instrument__
A. it would affect the deflection
B. it would affect the reading of the instrument
C. Both A and B
D. eddy current loss takes place
Ans.: C
Q.75 In repulsive type instrument the polarity of both rods are reverse simultaneously than the
deflection____
A. also changed
B. not changed
C. remains at zero position
D. deflected to infinite
Ans.: B
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Q.76 In moving iron type instrument the readings are higher for _____ because of hysteresis.
A. ascending values
B. descending values
C. at steady state value
D. none of the above
Ans.: B
Q.77 Because of hysteresis in the iron parts of the moving system the readings are _____ for ascending
values.
A. higher
B. same as descending value
C. lower
D. remains constant
Ans.: C
Q.78 Error due to change in frequency produce ________ in moving iron type instruments.
A. change in the magnitude of the eddy currents
B. change in the impedance of the coil
C. Both A and B
D. change in internal resistance of the coil
Ans.: C
Q.79 The errors due to change in frequency is removed by___ in moving iron type instruments.
A. connecting suitable value capacitor in parallel with swamp resistor
B. connecting suitable value inductor in parallel with swamp resistor
C. connecting suitable value capacitor in series with swamp resistor
D. connecting suitable value inductor in series with swamp resistor
Ans.: A
Q.80 In moving iron instrument for frequency higher than the one used for calibration the instrument
gives _____.
A. higher values
B. lower values
C. constant value at any frequency
D. either A or B
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Ans.: B
Q.81 What are the advantages of moving iron instruments?
A. it can be used for both AC and DC
B. gives a reliable service
C. instruments are cheap and robust
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.82 The range of the moving iron type instrument can be extended when used as ammeter by _____.
A. suitable shunt across the its terminals
B. suitable multipliers across its terminals
C. suitable capacitor across its terminals
D. any of the above
Ans.: A
Q.83 The multiplying power of the shunt is given by____.
A. N = I /i
B. N = 1 + R/Rs
C. Both A and B
D. N = R/Rs
[I= line current, i= full scale deflection current of the instrument]
Ans.: C
Q.84 When moving iron instrument is used as voltmeter, its range can be extended by using a______.
A. high non inductive resistance R connected in series with voltmeter
B. low non inductive resistance R connected in series with voltmeter
C. non inductive resistance R connected in series with voltmeter
D. inductive resistance R connected in series with voltmeter
Ans.: A
Q.85 The voltage magnification is given as___
A. V/v = 1+R
B. V/v = R/r
C. V/v = 1+ R/r
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D. V/v = 1+ R/ i
Ans.: C
Q.86 A non inductive resistance R connected in series with the voltmeter is also known as _____ when
used on DC circuits.
A. multiplier
B. multi-meter
C. current limiter
D. none of the above
Ans.: A
Q.87 The greater is the extension in the voltmeter range of the instrument if the value of R is ___.
A. very low
B. greater
C. constant
D. same as voltmeter coil
Ans.: B
Q.88 Why the series resistor R is made up of non inductive as possible in order to ____.
A. keep the resistance of the whole circuit to the minimum
B. keep the capacitance of the whole circuit to the minimum
C. keep the inductance of the whole circuit to the maximum
D. keep the inductance of the whole circuit to the minimum
Ans.: D
Q.89 The frequency error introduced by the inductance of the instrument coil can be compensated by
shunting by____.
A. inductor
B. capacitor
C. inductor and capacitor in series
D. any of the above
Ans.: B
Q.90 A spring controlled moving iron voltmeter reads correctly on 250-V d.c. The instrument coil has a
resistance of 500 ohm and inductance of 1H and the series resistance is 2000 ohms. Calculate the scale
reading when 250 a.c is applied at 50 Hz.
A. 238 V
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B. 258 V
C. 248 V
D. 288 V
Ans.: C
Q.91 When the repulsive type instrument is used on a.c circuits the instrument reads the ____.
A. average value of current
B. peak value of current
C. r.m.s value of current
D. mean value of current
Ans.: C
Q.92 The permanent magnet moving coil type instrument is used for ____
A. DC only
B. AC only
C. Both A and B
D. power factor measurement
Ans.: A
Q.93The PMMC instruments have___
A. uniform scales
B. non uniform scales
C. cramped near the zero
D. any of the above
Ans.: A
Q.94 The control spring of the PMMC is made up of _____.
A. copper - aluminum
B. phosphor – bronze
C. copper – tungsten
D. aluminum – bronze
Ans.: B
Q.95 Why two springs are spiraled in opposite directions in PMMC instruments?
A. in order to neutralize the effects of eddy currents
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B. in order to neutralize the effects of electrostatic field
C. in order to neutralize the effects of temperature changes
D. in order to neutralize the effects of errors due to external agent
Ans.: C
Q.96 In PMMC the deflecting torque is given by____
A. Td = NBIL N-m
B. Td = NBL N-m
C. Td = BIL N-m
D. Td = NBI N-m
Ans.: A
Q.97 In PMMC the damping torque is provided by____
A. air damping
B. fluid damping
C. electromagnetic damping
D. any of the above
Ans.: C
Q.98 What are the advantages of PMMC type instruments?
A. higher torque to weight ratio
B. can be designed to extent over an arc of 170°
C. they have no hysteresis loss
D. all of the above
Ans.: D
Q.99 In PMMC at final deflected position the deflecting torque is
A. less than controlling torque
B. more than controlling torque
C. less than damping torque
D. equal to the controlling torque
Ans.: D
Q.100 The PMMC type instruments can be used for a.c measurement in conjunction with___
A. thermo-junction
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B. rectifier
C. Both A or B
D. inverters
Ans.: C
Q.101 The PMMC type instrument can be used as ammeter with the help of __
A. high resistance shunt
B. low resistance shunt
C. low series resistance
D. high series resistance
Ans.: B
Q.102 The PMMC type instrument can be used as voltmeter with the help of __
A. high resistance shunt
B. low resistance shunt
C. low series resistance
D. high series resistance
Ans.: D
Q.103 By eliminating the control springs, the instrument can be used for measuring the quantity of
electric current passing through the coil. This method is used in____.
A. voltmeter
B. ammeter
C. Flux meters
D. galvanometers
Ans.: C
Q.104 Lower the value of shunt resistance, greater its _____.
A. resolution power
B. multiplying power
C. accuracy
D. sensitivity
Ans.: B
Q.105A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 10 ohm and gives full scale deflection when carrying
a current of 50 mA. Calculate the value of resistance to be connected in series to extent its range.
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A. 10.99 ohm
B. 15.99 ohm
C. 14.99 ohm
D. 20 ohm
Ans.: C
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