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1.Theuseof_____instrumentsismerelyconfinedwithinlaboratoriesasstandardizinginstruments.
(a)absolute
(b)indicating
(c)recording
(d)integrating
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
2.Whichofthefollowinginstrumentsindicatetheinstantaneousvalueoftheelectricalquantitybeingmeasuredatthetime
atwhichitisbeingmeasured?
(a)Absoluteinstruments
(b)Indicatinginstruments
(c)Recordinginstruments
(d)Integratinginstruments
Ans:b
3._____instrumentsarethosewhichmeasurethetotalquantityofelectricitydeliveredinaparticulartime.
(a)Absolute
(b)Indicating
(c)Recording
(d)Integrating
Ans:d
4.Whichofthefollowingareintegratinginstruments?
(a)Ammeters
(b)Voltmeters
(c)Wattmeters
(d)Amperehourandwatthourmeters
Ans:d
5.Resistancescanbemeasuredwiththehelpof
(a)wattmeters
(b)voltmeters
(c)ammeters
(d)ohmmetersandresistancebridges
(e)alloftheabove
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(b)Mostbeoflowtemperaturecoefficient
(c)Shouldhavelowspecificresistance
(d)Shouldnotbesubjectedtofatigue
(e)Alloftheabove
Ans:e
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(a)Mustbeagoodinsulator
(b)Shouldbenonevaporating
(c)Shouldnothavecorrosiveactionuponthemetalofthevane
(d)Theviscosityoftheoilshouldnotchangewiththetemperature
(e)Alloftheabove
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11.Amovingcoilpermanentmagnetinstrumentcanbeusedas_____byusingalowresistanceshunt.
(a)ammeter
(b)voltmeter
(c)fluxmeter
(d)ballisticgalvanometer
Ans:a
12.Amovingcoilpermanentmagnetinstrumentcanbeusedasfluxmeter
(a)byusingalowresistanceshunt
(b)byusingahighseriesresistance
(c)byeliminatingthecontrolsprings
(d)bymakingcontrolspringsoflargemomentofinertia
Ans:c
13.Whichofthefollowingdevicesmaybeusedforextendingtherangeofinstruments?
(a)Shunts
(b)Multipliers
(c)Currenttransformers
(d)Potentialtransformers
(e)Alloftheabove
Ans:e
14.Aninductionmetercanhandlecurrentupto
(a)10A
(b)30A
(c)60A
(d)100A
Ans:d
15.Forhandlinggreatercurrentsinductionwattmetersareusedinconjunctionwith
(a)potentialtransformers
(b)currenttransformers
(c)powertransformers
(d)eitheroftheabove
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
16.Inductiontypesinglephaseenergymetersmeasureelectricenergyin
(a)kW
(b)Wh
(c)kWh
(d)VAR
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
17.MostcommonformofA.C.metersmetwithineverydaydomesticandindustrialinstallationsare
(a)mercurymotormeters
(b)commutatormotormeters
(c)inductiontypesinglephaseenergymeters
(d)alloftheabove
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(b)measurementofcurrent
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(d)calibrationofvoltmeter
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(b)arecordinginstrument
(c)anintegratinginstrument
(d)noneoftheabove
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(a)verylight
(b)veryheavy
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(d)neither(a)nor(b)
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(b)D.C.ammeter
(c)D.C.energymeter
(d)noneoftheabove
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(a)fluidfriction
(b)spring
(c)eddycurrents
(d)alloftheabove
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(b)absoluteinstrument
(c)recordinginstrument
(d)integratinginstrument
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27.Inaportableinstrument,thecontrollingtorqueisprovidedby
(a)spring
(b)gravity
(c)eddycurrents
(d)alloftheabove
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(a)conductingandmagneticmaterial
(b)nonconductingandmagneticmaterial
(c)conductingandnonmagneticmaterial
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(a)shouldbemountedinverticalposition
(6)shouldbemountedinhorizontalposition
(c)either(a)or(b)
(d)neither(a)nor(b)
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(b)increasethesensitivityoftheammeter
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(6)0.8lagging
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(d)zero
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powerfactoroftheloadmustbe
(a)unity
(b)0.5
(c)0.3
(d)zero
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43.Theadjustmentofpositionofshadingbands,inanenergymeterisdonetoprovide
(a)frictioncompensation
(b)creepcompensation
(c)brakingtorque
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
44.Anohmmeterisa
(a)movingironinstrument
(b)movingcoilinstrument
(c)dynamometerinstrument
(d)noneoftheabove
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45.Whenacapacitorwasconnectedtotheterminalofohmmeter,thepointerindicatedalowresistanceinitiallyandthen
slowlycametoinfinityposition.Thisshowsthatcapacitoris
(a)shortcircuited
(b)allright
(c)faulty
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46.Formeasuringaveryhighresistanceweshoulduse
(a)Kelvin'sdoublebridge
(b)Wheatstonebridge
(c)Meggar
(d)Noneoftheabove
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47.Theelectricalpowertoameggarisprovidedby
(a)battery
(b)permanentmagnetD.C.generator
(c)AC.generator
(d)anyoftheabove
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48.Inameggarcontrollingtorqueisprovidedby
(a)spring
(b)gravity
(c)coil
(d)eddycurrent
Ans:c
49.Theoperatingvoltageofameggarisabout
(a)6V
(b)12V
(c)40V
(d)100V
Ans:d
50.Murraylooptestcanbeusedforlocationof
(a)groundfaultonacable
(b)shortcircuitfaultonacable
(c)boththegroundfaultandtheshortcircuitfault
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
51.WhichofthefollowingdevicesshouldbeusedforaccuratemeasurementoflowD.C.voltage?
(a)Smallrangemovingcoilvoltmeter
(b)D.C.potentiometer
(c)Smallrangethermocouplevoltmeter
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:b
52.Itisrequiredtomeasurethetrueopencircuite.m.f.ofabattery.Thebestdeviceis
(a)D.C.voltmeter
(b)Ammeterandaknownresistance
(c)D.C.potentiometer
(d)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
53.Avoltageofabout200Vcanbemeasured
(a)directlybyaD.C.potentiometer
(b)aD.C.potentiometerinconjunctionwithavoltratiobox
(c)aD.C.potentiometerinconjunctionwithaknownresistance

(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
54.Adirectcurrentcanbemeasuredby
(a)aD.C.potentiometerdirectly
(b)aD.C.potentiometerinconjunctionwithastandardresistance
(c)aD.C.potentiometerinconjunctionwithavoltratiobox
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
55.Tomeasurearesistancewiththehelpofapotentiometeritis
(a)necessarytostandardisethepotentiometer
(b)notnecessarytostandardisethepotentiometer
(c)necessarytouseavoltratioboxinconjunctionwiththepotentiometer
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
56.Aphaseshiftingtransformerisusedinconjunctionwith
(a)D.C.potentiometer
(b)Drysdalepotentiometer
(c)A.C.coordinatepotentiometer
(d)Cromptonpotentiometer
Ans:b
57.Basicallyapotentiometerisadevicefor
(a)comparingtwovoltages
(b)measuringacurrent
(c)comparingtwocurrents
(d)measuringavoltage
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
58.Inordertoachievehighaccuracy,theslidewireofapotentiometershouldbe
(a)aslongaspossible
(b)asshortaspossible
(c)neithertoosmallnottoolarge
(d)verythick
Ans:a
59.TomeasureanA.C.voltagebyusinganA.C.potentiometer,itisdesirablethatthesupplyforthepotentiometerintaken
(a)fromasourcewhichisnotthesameastheunknownvoltage
(b)fromabattery
(c)fromthesamesourceastheunknownvoltage
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:c
60.ThestatorofphaseshiftingtransformerforuseinconjunctionwithanA.C.potentiometerusuallyhasa
(a)singlephasewinding
(b)twophasewinding
(c)threephasewinding
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
61.InanAC.coordinatepotentiometer,thecurrentsinthephaseandquadraturepotentiometerareadjustedtobe
(a)outofphaseby90
(6)outofphaseby60
(c)outofphaseby30
(d)outofphaseby0
(e)outofphaseby180
Ans:a
62.AuniversalRLCbridgeuses
(a)MaxwellbridgeconfigurationformeasurementofinductanceandDeSantasbridgeformeasurementofcapacitance
(b)MaxwellWeinbridgeformeasurementofinductanceandmodifiedDeSanty'sbridgeformeasurementofcapacitance
(c)MaxwellWeinbridgeformeasurementofinductanceandWeinbridgeformeasurementofcapacitance
(d)Anyoftheabove.
Ans:b
63.Formeasurementsonhighvoltagecapacitors,thesuitablebridgeis
(a)Weinbridge
(b)ModifiedDeSanty'sbridge
(c)Scheringbridge
(d)Anyoftheabove
(e)Noneoftheabove
Ans:c
64.InanAndersonbridge,theunknowninductanceismeasuredintermsof
(a)knowninductanceandresistance
(b)knowncapacitanceandresistance
(c)knownresistance
(d)knowninductance

Ans:b
65.Wagnerearthingdeviceisusedtoeliminateerrorsdueto
(a)electrostaticcoupling
(b)electromagneticcoupling
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
66.Formeasurementofmutualinductancewecanuse
(a)Andersonbridge
(b)Maxwell'sbridge
(c)Heavisidebridge
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:c
67.Formeasurementofinductancehavinghighvalue,weshoulduse
(a)Maxwell'sbridge
(b)MaxwellWeinbridge
(c)Hay'sbridge
(d)Anyoftheabove
Ans:c
68.Ifthecurrentinacapacitorleadsthevoltageby80,thelossangleofthecapacitoris
(a)10
(b)80
(c)120
(d)170
Ans:a
69.InaScheringbridgethepotentialofthedetectoraboveearthpotentialis
(a)afewvoltsonly
(6)1kV
(c)5kV
(d)10kV
Ans:a
70.ToavoidtheeffectofstraymagneticfieldinA.C.bridgeswecanuse
(a)magneticscreening
(b)Wagnerearthingdevice
(c)wavefilters
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
71.Ifaninductanceisconnectedinonearmofbridgeandresistancesintheremainingthreearms
(a)thebridgecanalwaysbebalanced
(b)thebridgecannotbebalanced
(c)thebridgecanbebalancediftheresistanceshavesomespecificvalues
Ans:b
72.Apowerfactormeterhas
(a)onecurrentcircuitandtwopressurecircuits
(b)onecurrentcircuitandonepressurecircuit
(c)twocurrentcircuitsandonepressurecircuit
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
73.Thetwopressurecoilsofasinglephasepowerfactormeterhave
(a)thesamedimensionsandthesamenumberofturns
(b)thesamedimensionbutdifferentnumberofturns
(c)thesamenumberofturnsbutdifferentdimensions
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
74.Inasinglephasepowerfactormeterthephasedifferencebetweenthecurrentsinthetwopressurecoilsis
(a)exactly0
(b)approximately0
(c)exactly90
(d)approximately90
Ans:c
75.Inadynamometer3phasepowerfactormeter,theplanesofthetwomovingcoilsareat
(a)0
(b)60
(c)90
(d)120
Ans:d
76.Inavibratingreedfrequencymeterthenaturalfrequenciesoftwoadjacentreedshaveadifferenceof
(a)0.1Hz
(b)0.25Hz

(c)0.5Hz
(d)1.5Hz
Ans:c
77.InaWestonfrequencymeter,themagneticaxesofthetwofixedcoilsare
(a)parallel
(b)perpendicular
(c)inclinedat60
(d)inclinedat120
Ans:b
78.AWestonfrequencymeteris
(a)movingcoilinstrument
(b)movingironinstrument
(c)dynamometerinstrument
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
79.AWestonsynchronoscopeisa
(a)movingcoilinstrument
(b)movingironinstrument
(c)dynamometerinstrument
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:c
80.InaWestonsynchronoscope,thefixedcoilsareconnectedacross
(a)busbars
(b)incomingalternator
(c)alamp
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
81.InWestonsynchronoscopethemovingcoilisconnectedacross
(a)busbars
(b)incomingalternator
(c)fixedcoils
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
82.Thepowerfactorofasinglephaseloadcanbecalculatediftheinstrumentsavailableare
(a)onevoltmeterandoneammeter
(b)onevoltmeter,oneammeterandonewattmeter
(c)onevoltmeter,oneammeterandoneenergymeter
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:b
83.Thedesirablestaticcharacteristicsofameasuringsystemare
(a)accuracyandreproducibility
(b)accuracy,sensitivityandreproducibility
(c)driftanddeadzone
(d)staticerror
Ans:b
84.Theratioofmaximumdisplacementdeviationtofullscaledeviationoftheinstrumentiscalled
(a)staticsensitivity
(b)dynamicdeviation
(c)linearity
(d)precisionoraccuracy
Ans:c
85.Systematicerrorsare
(a)instrumentalerrors
(b)environmentalerrors
(c)observationalerrors
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:d
86.Standardresistorismadefrom
(a)platinum
(b)maganin
(c)silver
(d)nichrome
Ans:b
87.Commonlyusedstandardcapacitoris
(a)sphericaltype
(b)concentriccylindricaltype
(c)electrostatictype
(d)multilayerparallelplatetype
Ans:b

88.Operatingtorquesinanalogueinstrumentsare
(a)deflectingandcontrol
(b)deflectinganddamping
(c)deflecting,controlanddamping
(d)vibrationandbalancing
Ans:c
89.Commonlyusedinstrumentsinpowersystemmeasurementare
(a)induction
(b)movingcoiloriron
(c)rectifier
(d)electrostatic
Ans:a
90.DampingoftheBallisticgalvanometerismadesmallto
(a)getfirstdeflectionlarge
(b)makethesystemoscillatory
(c)makethesystemcriticallydamped
(d)getminimumovershoot
Ans:a
91.Ifaninstrumenthascrampedscaleforlargervalues,thenitfollows
(a)squarelaw
(b)logarithmiclaw
(c)uniformlaw
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:b
92.Voltboxisacomponentto
(a)extendvoltagerange
(6)measurevoltage
(c)comparevoltageinabox
(d)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
93.E.m.f.ofaWestoncellisaccuratelymeasuredby
(a)electrostaticvoltmeter
(b)hotwirevoltmeter
(c)isothermalvoltmeter
(d)electrodynamicvoltmeter
Ans:a
94.Thegravitycontrolledinstrumenthascrowdedscalebecausecurrentisproportionalto
(a)balancingweight
(b)deflectionangle
(c)sineofdeflectionangle
Ans:c
95.Asensitivegalvanometerproduceslargedeflectionfora
(a)smallvalueofcurrent
(b)largevalueofcurrent
(c)largevalueofpower
(d)largevalueofvoltage
(e)noneoftheabove
Ans:a
96.Amultirangqinstrumenthas
(a)multipleshuntorseriesresistancesinsidethemeter
(b)multicoiiarrangement
(c)variableturnsofcoil
(d)multirangemetersinsidethemeasurementsystem
(e)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
97.Therectifierinstrumentisnotfreefrom
(a)temperatureerror
(b)waveshapeerror
(c)frequencyerror
(d)alloftheabove
Ans:c
98.Alternatingcurrentismeasuredby
(a)inductionammeter
(b)permanentmagnettypeammeter
(c)electrostaticammeter
(d)movingironrepulsiontypevoltmeter
Ans:a
99.Mostsensitivegalvanometeris
(a)elasticgalvanometer
(b)vibrationgalvanometer

(c)Duddlbgalvanometer
(d)spotballisticgalvanometer
Ans:d
100.Instrumenttransformersare
(a)potentialtransformers
(b)currenttransformers
(c)both(a)and(b)
(d)powertransformers
Ans:c
101.Aninstrumenttransformerisusedtoextendtherangeof
(a)inductioninstrument
(b)electrostaticinstrument
(c)movingcoilinstrument
(d)anyoftheabove
Ans:a
102.Wattmetercannotbedesignedontheprincipleof
(a)electrostaticinstrument
(b)thermocoupleinstrument
(c)movingironinstrument
(d)electrodynamicinstrument
Ans:c
103.Inanenergymeterbrakingtorqueisproducedto
(a)safeguarditagainstcreep
(b)braketheinstrument
(c)bringenergymetertostandstill
(d)maintainsteadyspeedandequaltodrivingtorque
Ans:d
104.Variousadjustmentsinanenergymeterinclude
(a)lightloadorfriction
(b)lagandcreep
(c)overloadandvoltagecompensation
(d)temperaturecompensation
(e)alloftheabove
Ans:e
105.Thepowerofanphasecircuitcanbemeasuredbyusingaminimumof
(a)(n1)wattmeterelements
(b)nwattmeterelements
(c)(n+1)wattmeterelements
(d)2nwattmeterelements
Ans:a
106.Twoholesinthediscofenergymeteraredrilledattheoppositesidesofthespindleto
(a)improveitsventilation
(b)eliminatecreepingatnoload
(c)increaseitsdeflectingtorque
(d)increaseitsbrakingtorque
Ans:b
107.Whichofthefollowingismeasuredbyusingavectorvoltmeter?
(a)Amplifiergainandphaseshift
(b)Fillertransferfunctions
(c)Complexinsersionloss
(d)Alloftheabove
Ans:d
108.Theprincipleonwhichvectorvoltmeterisbasedis
(a)thatitworksontheprincipleofcomplexvariation
(b)thatitmeasurestheresponseoflinearrampvoltage
(c)sameasdigitalmeter
(d)thatitmeasurestheamplitudeofasingleattwopointsandatthesametimemeasurestheirphasedifference
Ans:d
109.Tomeasureradiofrequency,thesuitablefrequencymeteris
(a)Westonfrequencymeter
(b)reedvibratorfrequencymeter
(c)heterodoxyfrequencymeter
(d)electricalresonancefrequencymeter
Ans:c

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