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Process Control and Instrumentation problems


  • 1. A pyranometer is an instrument used for measuring the

  • Options
  • A. beam radiation.
  • B. global radiation.
  • C. bright sunshine period.
  • D. none of these.
  • Discuss
  • 2. An aneroid barometer measures the __________ pressure.

  • Options
  • A. atmospheric
  • B. absolute
  • C. vacuum
  • D. gage
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following does not figure in the list of seven substances selected for international temperature scale?

  • Options
  • A. Ice (F.P) and steam (B.P)
  • B. Oxygen and sulphur (B.P)
  • C. Antimony and silver (F.P)
  • D. Zinc (B.P) and mercury (F.P)
  • Discuss
  • 4. Working principle of mercury in glass thermometer is based on volumetric expansion of mercury with increase in temperature. Which of the following undergoes minimum volumetric expansion for a given temperature change?

  • Options
  • A. Water
  • B. Mercury
  • C. Methyl alcohal
  • D. Carbon-tetrachloride
  • Discuss
  • 5. Very low pressure is expressed in microns(?), which is equal to __________ mm of Hg coloumn (absolute) at 0°C.

  • Options
  • A. 0.0001
  • B. 0.001
  • C. 0.01
  • D. 0.1
  • Discuss
  • 6. Mercury thermometer can be used to measure the temperature upto __________ °C.

  • Options
  • A. 100
  • B. 250
  • C. 350
  • D. 750
  • Discuss
  • 7. Bourdon gauges are used for measuring pressure (kg/cm2 )

  • Options
  • A. < atmospheric
  • B. > 2 (gauge)
  • C. < 2 (gauge)
  • D. > 10 (absolute)
  • Discuss
  • 8. All the thermocouples used for temperature measurement use dissimilar metal

  • Options
  • A. strips
  • B. bars
  • C. wires
  • D. beads
  • Discuss
  • 9. The time constant of a unity gain, first order plus time delay process is 5 min. If the phase lag at a frequency of 0.2 rad/min is 60°, then the dead time (in minutes) is

  • Options
  • A. 5?/12
  • B. ?/6
  • C. ?/12
  • D. ?/3
  • Discuss
  • 10. In a second order under damped system, the

  • Options
  • A. time required for the response of first reach its ultimate value is called the response time.
  • B. overshoot (which is a measure of how much the response exceeds the ultimate value) increase with the decrease of damping co-efficient e.
  • C. decay ratio (which is the ratio of the sizes of successive peaks) is equal to the reciprocal of overshoot.
  • D. characteristics of a step response is represented by
  • Discuss

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