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Measurements and Instrumentation problems


  • 1. Which of the following measurements using a dc potentiometer do not require standardisation of potentiometer?

  • Options
  • A. Measurement of unknown voltage
  • B. Measurement of resistance
  • C. Measurement of unknown current
  • D. Calibration of voltmeter
  • Discuss
  • 2. The coil of a moving coil meter has 100 turns, is 40 mm long and 30 mm wide. The control torque is 240 x 10-6 N-m on full scale. If B = 1 Wb/m2, range of meter is

  • Options
  • A. 1 mA
  • B. 2 mA
  • C. 3 mA
  • D. 4 mA
  • Discuss
  • 3. Which of the following are needed both for protection and metering?

  • Options
  • A. Wattmeters
  • B. Instrument transformers
  • C. Energy meters
  • D. Power factor meters
  • Discuss
  • 4. Figure shows an RC potentiometer to measure ac voltage. It is desired that V0/Vi should be independent of frequency. The value of C should be
    Electronics and Communication Engineering Measurements and Instrumentation: Figure shows an RC potentiometer to measure ac voltage. It is desired that V0/Vi<

  • Options
  • A. 10 ?F
  • B. 11 ?F
  • C. 0.1 ?F
  • D. 0.09 ?F
  • Discuss
  • 5. Two resistors R1 = 36 ? ± 5% and R2 = 75 ? ± 5% are connected in series. The total resistance is

  • Options
  • A. 111 ± 0 ?
  • B. 111 ± 2.778 ?
  • C. 111 ± 5.55 ?
  • D. 111 ± 7.23 ?
  • Discuss
  • 6. The speed transducer using a drag cup rotor has the main advantage of

  • Options
  • A. very high accuracy
  • B. low energy requirement
  • C. cheap construction
  • D. all of the above
  • Discuss
  • 7. A digital voltmeter has a read out range from 0 to 999 counts. If the full scale reading is 9.999 V, the resolution is

  • Options
  • A. 1 V
  • B. 0.01 V
  • C. 1 mV
  • D. 1 ?V
  • Discuss
  • 8. It is required to measure angular position. Out of the transducers

    1. Circular potentiometer
    2. LVDT
    3. E pick up
    4. Synchro
    The proper devices are

  • Options
  • A. 1, 2, 3, 4
  • B. 2 and 3
  • C. 1, 2, 4
  • D. 1 and 4
  • Discuss
  • 9. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of 0.6 ? and full scale deflection at 0.1 A. To convert it into an ammeter of 0-15 A range, the resistance of shunt should be

  • Options
  • A. 0.6 ?
  • B. 0.06 ?
  • C. 0.1 ?
  • D. 0.004 ?
  • Discuss
  • 10. Assertion (A): De sauty's bridge is suitable only for pure capacitor.

    Reason (R): Capacitors are mostly perfect.


  • Options
  • A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
  • B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
  • C. A is true R is false
  • D. A is false R is true
  • Discuss

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