Instrumentation and Measurements Lab Lab Quiz-1

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Fall-2011

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1. If an ohmmeter shows full scale deflection, then resistance will be a) Infinity b) Zero c) None of the above 2. All analog meters used for measuring currents, voltages and resistances are basically a) Ohmmeter b) Voltmeter c) Ammeter d) Multimeter e) Wattmeter 3. The scale used in multimeters is a) Linear b) Non Linear c) Square Law d) None of the above e) Tolerance in resistance will be a ___________ error. 4. Tolerance in resistance will be a a) Random error b) Gross error c) Systematic error d) Instrumental error 5. Voltmeter becomes inefficient at high frequency due to a) Capacitance b) Inductance c) Resistance d) None of the above

Instrumentation and Measurements Lab

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6. Following is an inaccurate method of measuring the resistance a) Wheatstone bridge b) Kelvin bridge c) Volt-amp method d) Ohmmeter 7. Sensitivity of voltmeter depends on a) Full scale deflection current b) Internal resistance c) Probes d) None of the above 8. Ohmmeter is always connected in a) Parallel b) Series 9. Half scale deflection methods is used for a) Calibration of instrument b) Measurement of internal resistance 10. An accurate instrument ________ a precise instrument. a) Will be b) May or may not be 11. Which one of the following types of instruments employs a non-linear scale a) Ohmmeter b) Voltmeter c) Ammeter d) Wattmeter e) Power Factor meter 12. Dynamometers can be used to measure a) AC power b) DC power c) AC voltage d) None of the above 13. If the instrument has a square law response, it can be used for measurement of a) AC only b) DC only c) Both AC and DC d) None of the above

Instrumentation and Measurements Lab

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14. When DC voltage is measured using AC voltmeter, meter will show a) Zero b) DC value c) 2 times DC value d) Half of DC value 15. Voltmeter has a ___________ response. a) Band Pass filter b) High pass filter c) Low pass filter d) Band stop filter e) None of the above. 16. The most efficient form of damping employed in Electrical Instruments is a) Fluid friction b) Air friction c) Eddy current d) Pneumatic e) None of the above 17. The basic PMMC meter has markings 0-100 mA, 5 ohms. Its ohm per volt rating is a) 100 b) 5 c) 10 d) 1000 e) 500 18. In a dynamometer, Torque is proportional to a) Current through the fixed coil b) Voltage drop across moving coil c) Square of the current through fixed coil d) Square of the voltage across fixed coil 19. Pointer inside an analog instrument deflects according to a) RMS signal b) Average signal c) Peak signal d) Peak-peak signal 20. PMMC meter will show ________ when AC voltage is measured using DC selection. a) AC peak value b) DC value c) Zero value d) Half of AC peak value
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