• 1. 
    The use of _____ instruments is merely confined within laboratories as standardizing instruments.

  • absolute
  • indicating
  • recording
  • integrating
  • none of the above
  • 2. 
    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
  • 3. 
    _____ instruments are those which measure the total quantity of electricity delivered in a particular time.

  • Absolute
  • Indicating
  • Recording
  • Integrating
  • 4. 
    Which of the following are integrating instruments ?

  • Ammeters
  • Voltmeters
  • Wattmeters
  • Ampere-hour and watt-hour meters
  • 5. 
    Resistances can be measured with the help of

  • wattmeters
  • voltmeters
  • ammeters
  • ohmmeters and resistance bridges
  • all of the above
  • 6. 
    ccording to application, instruments are classified as F. both D and E

  • switch board
  • portable
  • both A. and B.
  • moving coil
  • moving iron
  • 7. 
    Which of the following essential features is possessed by an indicating instrument ?

  • Deflecting device
  • Controlling device
  • Damping device
  • All of the above
  • 8. 
    A _____ device prevents the oscillation of the moving system and enables the latter to reach its final position quickly

  • deflecting
  • controlling
  • damping
  • any of the above
  • 9. 
    The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.

  • Should be non-magnetic
  • Most be of low temperature co-efficient
  • Should have low specific resistance
  • Should not be subjected to fatigue
  • All of the above
  • 10. 
    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
  • The viscosity of the oil should not change with the temperature
  • All of the above
  • 11. 
    A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can be used as _____ by using a low resistance shunt.

  • ammeter
  • voltmeter
  • flux-meter
  • ballistic galvanometer
  • 12. 
    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
  • 13. 
    Which of the following devices may be used for extending the range of instruments ?

  • Shunts
  • Multipliers
  • Current transformers
  • Potential transformers
  • All of the above
  • 14. 
    An induction meter can handle current up to

  • 10 A
  • 30 A
  • 60 A
  • 100 A
  • 15. 
    For handling greater currents induction wattmeters are used in conjunction with

  • potential transformers
  • current transformers
  • power transformers
  • either of the above
  • none of the above
  • 16. 
    Induction type single phase energy meters measure electric energy in

  • kW
  • Wh
  • kWh
  • VAR
  • None of the above
  • 17. 
    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
  • 18. 
    Which of the following meters are not used on D.C. circuits

  • Mercury motor meters
  • Commutator motor meters
  • Induction meters
  • None of the above
  • 19. 
    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
  • 20. 
    A potentiometer may be used for

  • measurement of resistance
  • measurement of current
  • calibration of ammeter
  • calibration of voltmeter
  • all of the above
  • 21. 
    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
  • 22. 
    The household energy meter is

  • an indicating instrument
  • a recording instrument
  • an integrating instrument
  • none of the above
  • 23. 
    The pointer of an indicating instrument should be

  • very light
  • very heavy
  • either A or B
  • neither A nor B
  • 24. 
    The chemical effect of current is used in

  • D.C. ammeter hour meter
  • D.C. ammeter
  • D.C. energy meter
  • none of the above
  • 25. 
    In majority of instruments damping is provided by

  • fluid friction
  • spring
  • eddy currents
  • all of the above
  • 26. 
    An ammeter is a

  • secondary instrument
  • absolute instrument
  • recording instrument
  • integrating instrument
  • 27. 
    In a portable instrument, the controlling torque is provided by

  • spring
  • gravity
  • eddy currents
  • all of the above
  • 28. 
    The disc of an instrument using eddy current damping should be of

  • conducting and magnetic material
  • non-conducting and magnetic material
  • conducting and non-magnetic material
  • none of the above
  • 29. 
    The switch board instruments

  • should be mounted in vertical position
  • should be mounted in horizontal position
  • either A or B
  • neither A nor B
  • 30. 
    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
  • 31. 
    The multiplier and the meter coil in a voltmeter are in

  • series
  • parallel
  • series-parallel
  • none of the above
  • 32. 
    The scale of a rectifier instrument is

  • linear
  • non-linear
  • either A or B
  • neither A nor B
  • 33. 
    For measuring current at high frequency we should use

  • moving iron instrument
  • electrostatic instrument
  • thermocouple instrument
  • none of the above
  • 34. 
    The resistance in the circuit of the moving coil of a dynamometer wattmeter should be

  • almost zero
  • low
  • high
  • none of the above
  • 35. 
    A dynamometer wattmeter can be used for

  • both D.C. and A.C.
  • D.C. only
  • A.C. only
  • any of the above
  • 36. 
    An induction wattmeter can be used for

  • both D.C. and A.C.
  • D.C. only
  • A.C. only
  • any of the above
  • 37. 
    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
  • 38. 
    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
  • none of the above
  • 39. 
    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
  • 40. 
    In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method, both the watt meters had identical readings. The ower factor of the load was

  • unity
  • 0.8 lagging
  • 0.8 leading
  • zero
  • 41. 
    In a 3-phase power measurement by two wattmeter method the reading of one of the wattmeter was zero. The ower factor of the load must be

  • unity
  • 0.5
  • 0.3
  • zero
  • 42. 
    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
  • 43. 
    An ohmmeter is a

  • moving iron instrument
  • moving coil instrument
  • dynamometer instrument
  • none of the above
  • 44. 
    For measuring a very high resistance we should use

  • Kelvin’s double bridge
  • Wheat stone bridge
  • Meggar
  • None of the above
  • 45. 
    The electrical power to a meggar is provided by

  • battery
  • permanent magnet D.C. generator
  • AC. generator
  • any of the above
  • 46. 
    In a meggar controlling torque is provided by

  • spring
  • gravity
  • coil
  • eddy current
  • 47. 
    The operating voltage of a meggar is about

  • 6 V
  • 12 V
  • 40 V
  • 100 V
  • 48. 
    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
  • 49. 
    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
  • 50. 
    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
  • 51. 
    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
  • 52. 
    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
  • 53. 
    To measure a resistance with the help of a potentiometer it is

  • necessary to standardise the potentiometer
  • not necessary to standardise the potentiometer
  • necessary to use a volt ratio box in conjunction with the potentiometer
  • none of the above
  • 54. 
    A phase shifting transformer is used in conjunction with

  • D.C. potentiometer
  • Drysdale potentiometer
  • A.C. co-ordinate potentiometer
  • Crompton potentiometer
  • 55. 
    Basically a potentiometer is a device for

  • comparing two voltages
  • measuring a current
  • comparing two currents
  • measuring a voltage
  • none of the above
  • 56. 
    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
  • 57. 
    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
  • 58. 
    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
  • 59. 
    In an AC. co-ordinate potentiometer, the currents in the phase and quadrature potentiometer are adjusted to be (6) out of phase by 60°

  • out of phase by 90°
  • out of phase by 30°
  • out of phase by 0°
  • out of phase by 180°
  • 60. 
    A universal RLC bridge uses

  • Maxwell bridge configuration for measurement of inductance and De Santas bridge for measurement of capacitance
  • Maxwell Wein bridge for measurement of inductance and modified De Santy’s bridge for measurement of capacitance
  • Maxwell Wein bridge for measurement of inductance and Wein bridge for measurement of capacitance
  • Any of the above.
  • 61. 
    For measurements on high voltage capacitors, the suitable bridge is

  • Wein bridge
  • Modified De Santy’s bridge
  • Schering bridge
  • Any of the above
  • None of the above
  • 62. 
    In an Anderson bridge, the unknown inductance is measured in terms of

  • known inductance and resistance
  • known capacitance and resistance
  • known resistance
  • known inductance
  • 63. 
    Wagner earthing device is used to eliminate errors due to

  • electrostatic coupling
  • electromagnetic coupling
  • both A. and B.
  • none of the above
  • 64. 
    For measurement of mutual inductance we can use

  • Anderson bridge
  • Maxwell’s bridge
  • Heaviside bridge
  • Any of the above
  • 65. 
    For measurement of inductance having high value, we should use

  • Maxwell’s bridge
  • Maxwell Wein bridge
  • Hay’s bridge
  • Any of the above
  • 66. 
    If the current in a capacitor leads the voltage by 80°, the loss angle of the capacitor is

  • 10°
  • 80°
  • 120°
  • 170°
  • 67. 
    In a Schering bridge the potential of the detector above earth potential is

  • a few volts only
  • 1 kV
  • 5 kV
  • 10 kV
  • 68. 
    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
  • 69. 
    A power factor meter has

  • one current circuit and two pressure circuits
  • one current circuit and one pressure circuit
  • two current circuits and one pres¬sure circuit
  • none of the above
  • 70. 
    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
  • 71. 
    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°
  • 72. 
    In a dynamo meter 3-phase power factor meter, the planes of the two moving coils are at

  • 60°
  • 90°
  • 120°
  • 73. 
    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
  • 74. 
    In a Weston frequency meter, the magnetic axes of the two fixed coils are

  • parallel
  • perpendicular
  • inclined at 60°
  • inclined at 120°
  • 75. 
    A Weston frequency meter is

  • moving coil instrument
  • moving iron instrument
  • dynamo meter instrument
  • none of the above
  • 76. 
    A Weston synchronoscope is a

  • moving coil instrument
  • moving iron instrument
  • dynamometer instrument
  • none of the above
  • 77. 
    In a Weston synchronoscope, the fixed coils are connected across

  • bus-bars
  • incoming alternator
  • a lamp
  • none of the above
  • 78. 
    In Weston synchronoscope the moving coil is connected across

  • bus-bars
  • incoming alternator
  • fixed coils
  • any of the above
  • 79. 
    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
  • any of the above
  • 80. 
    The desirable static characteristics of a measuring system are

  • accuracy and reproducibility
  • accuracy, sensitivity and reproducibility
  • drift and dead zone
  • static error
  • 81. 
    The ratio of maximum displacement deviation to full scale deviation of the instrument is called

  • static sensitivity
  • dynamic deviation
  • linearity
  • precision or accuracy
  • 82. 
    Systematic errors are

  • instrumental errors
  • environmental errors
  • observational errors
  • all of the above
  • 83. 
    Standard resistor is made from

  • platinum
  • maganin
  • silver
  • nichrome
  • 84. 
    Commonly used standard capacitor is

  • spherical type
  • concentric cylindrical type
  • electrostatic type
  • multilayer parallel plate type
  • 85. 
    Operating torques in analogue instruments are

  • deflecting and control
  • deflecting and damping
  • deflecting, control and damping
  • vibration and balancing
  • 86. 
    Commonly used instruments in power system measurement are

  • induction
  • moving coil or iron
  • rectifier
  • electrostatic
  • 87. 
    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
  • 88. 
    If an instrument has cramped scale for larger values, then it follows

  • square law
  • logarithmic law
  • uniform law
  • none of the above
  • 89. 
    E.m.f. of a Weston cell is accurately measured by

  • electrostatic voltmeter
  • hot wire voltmeter
  • isothermal voltmeter
  • electrodynamic voltmeter
  • 90. 
    A sensitive galvanometer produces large deflection for a

  • small value of current
  • large value of current
  • large value of power
  • large value of voltage
  • none of the above
  • 91. 
    A multirangq instrument has

  • multiple shunt or series resistances inside the meter
  • multicoii arrangement
  • variable turns of coil
  • multi range meters inside the measurement system
  • any of the above
  • 92. 
    The rectifier instrument is not free from

  • temperature error
  • wave shape error
  • frequency error
  • all of the above
  • 93. 
    Alternating current is measured by

  • induction ammeter
  • permanent magnet type ammeter
  • electrostatic ammeter
  • moving iron repulsion type voltmeter
  • 94. 
    Most sensitive galvanometer is

  • elastic galvanometer
  • vibration galvanometer
  • Duddlb galvanometer
  • spot ballistic galvanometer
  • 95. 
    . Instrument transformers are

  • potential transformers
  • current transformers
  • both A. and B.
  • power transformers
  • 96. 
    . An instrument transformer is used to extend the range of

  • induction instrument
  • electrostatic instrument
  • moving coil instrument
  • any of the above
  • 97. 
    . Wattmeter cannot be designed on the principle of

  • electrostatic instrument
  • thermocouple instrument
  • moving iron instrument
  • electrodynamic instrument
  • 98. 
    . 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 driving torque
  • 99. 
    . Various adjustments in an energy meter include

  • light load or friction
  • lag and creep
  • overload and voltage compensation
  • temperature compensation
  • all of the above
  • 100. 
    . 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
  • 101. 
    . 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
  • 102. 
    . Which of the following is measured by using a vector voltmeter ?

  • Amplifier gain and phase shift
  • Filler transfer functions
  • Complex insersion loss
  • All of the above
  • 103. 
    . The principle on which vector voltmeter is based is

  • that it works on the principle of complex variation
  • that it measures the response of linear ramp voltage
  • same as digital meter
  • that it measures the amplitude of a single at two points and at the same time measures their phase difference
  • 104. 
    . To measure radio frequency, the suitable frequency meter is

  • Weston frequency meter
  • reed vibrator frequency meter
  • heterodoxy frequency meter
  • electrical resonance frequency meter
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