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Electrical Measurement MCQ Question Set 3
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1. Ra and Rd are the opposite arms of a Wheatstone bridge as are Rc and Rb. The source voltage is applied across Ra and Rc. Then when the bridge is balanced which one of the following is true?
Ra = Rc Rd/Rb
Ra = Rc Rd/Rb
Ra = Rb Rd/Rc
Ra = Rb + Rc + Rd
2. A setup is used to measure resistance R. The ammeter and voltmeter resistance are 0.01 Ω and 2000 Ω respectively. Their readings are 2 A and 180 V respectively, giving a measured resistance of 90 Ω. The percentage error in the measurement is?
2.25 %
2.35 %
4.5 %
4.71 %
3. A 35 V DC supply is connected across a resistance in series with an unknown resistance R. a voltmeter having a resistance of 1.2 kΩ is connected across 600 Ω resistance and reads 5 V. The value of the known resistance is 600 Ω. The value of resistance R will be?
120 Ω
400 Ω
1.8 kΩ
2.4 kΩ
4. A DC ammeter is rated for 15 A, 250 V. The meter constant is 14.4 A-s/rev. The meter constant at rated voltage may be expressed as ______
3750 rev/kW-h
3600 rev/kW-h
1000 rev/kW-h
960 rev/kW-h
5. A DC ammeter has a resistance of 0.1 Ω and its current range is 0-100 A. If the range is to be extended to 0-500 A, the meter requires which of the following shunt resistance?
0.010 Ω
0.011 Ω
0.025 Ω
1.0 Ω
6. A 100 μA ammeter has an internal resistance of 100 Ω. The range is to be extended to 500 μA. The shunt required is of resistance ______
20.0 Ω
22.22 Ω
25.0 Ω
50.0 Ω
7. Resistance is measured by the voltmeter-ammeter method employing DC excitation and a voltmeter is connected directly across the unknown resistance. If the voltmeter and ammeter readings are subject to maximum possible errors of ±2.4 % and ±1% respectively, then the magnitude of the maximum possible percentage error in the value of resistance deduced from the measurement is?
1.4 %
1.7 %
2.4 %
3.4 %
8. A galvanometer with a full-scale current of 10 mA has a resistance of 1000 Ω. The multiplying power of a 100 Ω shunt with this galvanometer is?
110
100
11
10
9. The simultaneous applications of signals x (t) and y (t) to the horizontal and vertical plates respectively, of an oscilloscope, produce a vertical figure of 8 displays. If P and Q are constants and x(t) = P sin (4t + 30), then y(t) is equal to _____
Q sin (4t -30)
Q sin (2t +15)
Q sin (8t +60)
Q sin (4t +30)
10. In the simplest form, an AC bridge consists of _______
arms, source and a detector
arms and source
source and detector
arms and detector
11. Source is _______
dc supply
ac supply
mixed mode supply
high voltage supply
12. At high frequency, source consists of ______
amplifiers
regulators
oscillators
op amps
13. What is the frequency range for a headphone as a detector?
20 Hz to 20 kHz
10 kHz to 1 MHz
10 MHz to 1 GHz
250 Hz to 4 kHz
14. For single frequency value, the most sensitive detector is ____
tuned detector
vibration galvanometer
headphone
oscillator
15. Tuned detectors are used in the frequency range of ____
1 Hz to 100 Hz
10 Hz to 100 Hz
1 kHz to 100 kHz
1 MHz to 100 MHz
16. Vibration galvanometers are used for ____
very high frequency
very low frequency
low audio frequency
high audio frequency
17. AC bridge is an outcome of ________
Kelvin bridge
Megger
De Sauty bridge
Wheatstone bridge
18. At very low frequencies in a AC bridge, the source is ______
power line
e.m.f
galvanometer
tuned circuit
19. At high frequencies in an AC bridge, the source is _______
tuned amplifiers
oscillators
vibration galvanometer
high voltage source
20. The frequency range of a typical oscillator is _______
1 Hz to 50 Hz
1 kHz to 100 KHz
40 Hz to 125 kHz
1 MHz to 150 MHz
21. The power output for a typical oscillator is _____
1 kW
1 MW
1 mW
7 W
22. The output waveform in an oscillator is _______
sinusoidal
cosinusoidal
tangential
logarithmic
23. The output frequency of an oscillator is _______
unstable and fixed
stable and adjustable
stable and fixed
unstable and variable
24. The output power of an oscillator is not enough to drive power circuits.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
25. Tuned amplifiers can be set to _______
low frequencies
high frequencies
any frequency
audio frequencies
26. Tuned amplifier circuits respond to broad bandwidth at bridge frequency.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
27. Bridge balance equation for magnitude is given by which of the following relation?
Z1 Z4 = Z2 Z3
Z1 Z2 = Z3 Z4
Z2 Z4 = Z1 Z3
Z1 Z3 = Z2 Z4
28. Bridge must be balanced for _____
magnitude
angle
magnitude and angle
power
29. Phase angle is based on _______
source
detector
power
impedance
30. For inductive impedances, the phase angle is _______
positive
negative
zero
exponential
31. For capacitive impedances, the phase angle is _______
tangential
negative
positive
logarithmic
32. Bridge balance equation for magnitude in terms of admittances is given by the relation.
Y1Y3 = Y2Y4
Y1Y2 = Y3Y4
Y1Y4 = Y2Y3
Y1 Y3 = Y2 Y4
33. When a bridge is balanced?
no voltage drop across the circuit
power dissipation is high
temperature of the circuit is high
no current flows
34. In a capacitance bridge, the arms are _________
resistive
capacitive
inductive
mixture of resistance, capacitance and inductance
35. How is the bridge balanced?
using resistance R1
using resistance R1
through capacitance C3
through capacitance Cx
36. Impedance Z4 consists of ______
resistance Rx
capacitance Cx
combination of capacitance Cx and resistance Rx
consists of a detector
37. Impedance Z3 consists of______
resistance R3
capacitance C3
vibration galvanometer
capacitance C3 in series with resistance R3
38. Unknown capacitance value is obtained by ______
comparison with standard
using a tuned detector
using capacitance of other ratio arms
using a vibration galvanometer
39. Actual balance condition can be obtained by _____
varying R1
varying R3
varying R2
varying R1 and R3
40. Inductance comparison bridge is used to compute _____
unknown inductance and resistance
unknown resistance
unknown inductance
unknown capacitance
41. Ratio arms of the bridge consists of _____
pure inductances
pure resistances
pure capacitances
inductance and capacitance
42. Inductance control is obtained by ______
using R2
using R1
using R1
using Lx
43. Bridge depends on frequency.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
44. Bridge can be used at audio frequency.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
45. Bridge is used for the measurement of _________
high Q factor
medium Q factor
low Q factor
very low Q factor
46. Anderson bridge is used for ________
the measurement of self-inductance
the measurement of resistance
the measurement of capacitance
the measurement of impedance
47. Anderson bridge is a modified form of ________
Wheatstone’s bridge
Maxwell bridge
Kelvin double bridge
Schering bridge
48. Anderson’s bridge is basically used for ________
measurement of capacitance
measurement of resistance
measurement of inductance
measurement of voltage
49. Balance equation for computing the inductance is ________
Lx = R3 R5
Lx = CR5
Lx = CR3
Lx = CR3 R5
50. When the capacitor used is imperfect, the inductance value changes.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
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