BSNL TTA 2007 Question Paper-Instruments and Measurement
(1) Instrument is a device for determining
a. The magnitude of a quantity
b. The physics of a variable
c. Either of the above
d. Both a. and b.
Answer:
(2) Electronic instruments are preferred because they have
a. No indicating part
b. Low resistance in parallel circuit
c. Very fast response
d. High resistance in series circuit
(e) No passive elements.
Answer:
(3) A DC Wattmeter essentially consist of
a. Two ammeters
b. Two voltmeters
c. A voltmeter and an ammeter
d. A current and potential transformer
Answer:
(4) Decibel is a unit of
a. Power
b. Impedance
c. Frequency
d. Power ratio
Answer:
(5) A dc voltmeter may be used directly to measure
a. Frequency
b. Polarity
c. Power factor
d. Power
Answer:
(6) An accurate voltmeter must have an internal impedance of
a. Very low value
b. Low value
c. Medium value
d. Very high value
Answer:
(7) The insulation resistance of a transformer winding can be easily measured with
a. Wheatstone bridge
b. Megger
c. Kelvin bridge
d. Voltmeter
Answer:
(8) A 100 V voltmeter has full-scale accuracy of 5%. At its reading of 50 V it will give an error of
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 2.5%
d. 1.25%
Answer:
(9) You are required to check the Power Factor of an electric load. No Power Factor meter is available. You would use:
a. A Watt-meter
b. A ammeter, a voltmeter and a Watt-meter
c. A voltmeter and a ammeter
d. A kWh meter
Answer:
(10) The resistance of a field coil may be correctly measured by using
a. A voltmeter and an ammeter
b. Schering bridge
c. A Kelvin double bridge
d. A Maxwell bridge
Answer:
(11) An analog instrument has output
a. Pulsating in nature
b. Sinusoidal in nature
c. Which is continuous function of time and bears a constant relation to its input
d. Independent of the input quantity
Answer:
(12) Basic charge measuring instrument is
a. Duddel's oscilloscope
b. Cathode ray oscilloscope
c. Vibration Galvanometer
d. Ballistic Galvanometer
(e) Battery Charging equipment
Answer:
(13) A.C. voltage can be measured (using a d.c. instrument) as a value obtained
a. By subtracting the d.c. reading from it's a.c. reading.
b. Using the output function of the multi-meter
c. By using a suitable inductor in series with it
d. By using a parallel capacitor with it
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(14) A moving coil permanent magnet ammeter can be used to measure
a. D. C. current only
b. A. C. current only
c. A. C. and D. C. currents
d. Voltage by incorporating a shunt resistance
(e) None of these
Answer:
(15) Select the wrong statement
a. The internal resistance of the voltmeter must be high
b. The internal resistance of ammeter must be low
c. The poor overload capacity is the main disadvantage of hot wires instrument
d. The check continuity with multi meter, the highest range should be used.
(e) In moving iron voltmeter, frequency compensation is achieved by connecting a capacitor across its fixed coil.
Answer:
(16) Which of the following instrument is suitable for measuring both a.c. and d.c. quantities.
a. Permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC) ammeter.
b. Induction type ammeter.
c. Quadrant electrometer.
d. Moving iron repulsion type ammeter.
(e) Moving iron attraction type voltmeter.
Answer:
(17) Swamping resistance is used in moving coil instruments to reduce error due to
a. Thermal EMF
b. Temperature
c. Power taken by the instrument
d. Galvanometer sensitivity.
Answer:
(18) A power factor meter is based on the principle of
a. Electrostatic instrument
b. Electro dynamo meter instrument
c. Electro thermo type instrument
d. Rectifier type instrument.
Answer:
(19) A Potentio meter recorder is used for
a. AC singles
b. DC signals
c. Both a. and b.
d. Time varying signals
(e) None of these.
Answer:
(20) Transformers used in conjunction with measuring instruments for measuring purposes are called
a. Measuring transformers
b. Transformer meters
c. Power transformers
d. Instrument transformers
(e) Pulse transformers.
Answer:
(21) Leakage flux in an electrical machine is measure by
a. Ballistic galvanometer
b. Flux meter
c. Either a. or b.
d. Vibration galvanometer
(e) CRO
Answer:
(22) A C.R.O. is used to indicate
a. Supply waveform
b. Magnitude of the applied voltage
c. B-H loop
d. all of these
(e) Magnitude of the current flowing in it.
Answer:
(23) An oscillator is a
a. An amplifier having feedback network
b. A high gain amplifier
c. A wide band amplifier
d. An Un-tuned amplifier
(e) None of these
Answer:
(24) Distortion can be measured by
a. Wave meter
b. Digital filters
c. Wein bridge circuit
d. Bridge T filter circuit
Answer:
(25) Series connected Q- meter is preferable for measurement of components having
a. High impedance
b. Low impedance
c. Both a. and b.
d. High frequency
(e) Low capacitance
Answer:
(26) A Potentio meter is
a. An active transducer
b. A passive transducer
c. A secondary transducer
d. A digital transducer
(e) A current sensing transducer
Answer:
(27) The basic components of a digital voltmeter are:
a. A/D converter and a counter
b. A/D converted and a rectifier
c. D/A converter and a counter
d. Ramp generator and counter
(e) Comparator
Answer:
(28) Which of the following electrical equipment cannot convert AC into DC
a. Diode
b. Converter
c. Transformer
d. Mercury arc rectifier
Answer:
(29) Voltage measurement are often taken by using either a voltmeter or
a. An ammeter
b. An ohmmeter
c. An oscillator
d. A Watt-meter
Answer:
(30)The electric device which blocks DC but allows AC is called:
a. Capacitance
b. Inductor
c. An oscilloscope
d. A watt-meter
Answer:
(31 ) The range of an ammeter can be extended by using a
a. Shunt in series
b. Shunt in parallel
c. Multiplier in series
d. Multiplier in parallel
Answer:
(32)A device that changes one form of energy to another is called
a. Rheostat
b. Oscillator
c. Transducer
d. Varicap
Answer:
(33) Aquadag coating is used in CRO to collect
a. Primary electron
b. Secondary electron
c. Both primary and secondary
d. None of above
Answer:
(34) A vertical amplifier for CRO can be designed for
a. Only a high gain
b. Only a broad bandwidth
c. A constant gain time bandwidth product
d. All of the above
Answer:
(35) One of the following is active transducer
a. Strain gauge
b. Selsyn
c. Photo-Voltaic cell
d. Photo Emissive cell
Answer:
(36) The dynamic characteristics of capacitive transducer are similar to those of
a. Low pass filter
b. High pass filter
c. Band pass filter
d. band stop filter
Answer:
(37) Thermo-couples are
a. Passive transducers
b. Active transducers
c. Both active and passive transducers
d. Output transducers
Answer:
(38) The size of air cored transducers as compare to iron core counter part are
a. Bigger
b. Smaller
c. Same
Answer:
(39) From the point of view of safety, the resistance of earthing electrode should be:
a. Low
b. High
c. Medium
d. The value of resistance of electrode does not affect the safety
Answer:
(40) In CRT the focusing anode is located
a. Between pre accelerating and accelerating anodes
b. After accelerating anodes
c. Before pre accelerating anodes
d. None of above
Answer:
(41) Which transducer converts heat energy into electrical energy
a. L. V. D. T.
b. Thermo-couple
c. Photo-conductor
d. None of the above
Answer:
(42) Which of photoelectric transducer is used for production of electric energy by converting solar energy?
a. Photo emission cell
b. Photo diode
c. Photo transistor
d. Both b. and c.
Answer:
(43) Which of the following instruments consumes maximum power during measurement?
a. Induction instruments
b. Hot wire instruments
c. Thermocouple instruments
d. Electro dynamometer instruments
Answer:
(44) Which of the following meters has the best accurancy
a. Moving iron meter
b. Moving coil meter
c. Rectifier type meter
d. Thermocouple meter
Answer:
(45) The function of the safety resistor in ohm meter is to
a. Limit the current in the coil
b. Increase the voltage drop across the coil
c. Increase the current in the coil
d. Protect the battery
Answer:
(46) Which of the following instruments is free from hysteresis and eddy current losses?
a. M.I. instrument
b. Electrostatic instrument
c. Electro dynamometer type instrument
d. All of these
Answer:
(47) The dielectric loss of a capacitance can be measured by
a. Wein bridge
b. Owen bridge
c. Schering bridge
d. Maxwell bridge
Answer:
(48) Reed frequency meter is essentially a
a. Recording system
b. Deflection measuring system
c. Vibration measuring system
d. Oscillatory measuring system
Answer:
(49) In measurements made using a Q meter, high impedance elements should preferably be connected in
a. Star
b. Delta
c. Series
d. Parallel
Answer:
(50) A digital voltmeter measures
a. Peak value
b. Peak-to-Peak value
c. RMS value
d. Average value
Answer:
(1) Instrument is a device for determining
a. The magnitude of a quantity
b. The physics of a variable
c. Either of the above
d. Both a. and b.
Answer:
(2) Electronic instruments are preferred because they have
a. No indicating part
b. Low resistance in parallel circuit
c. Very fast response
d. High resistance in series circuit
(e) No passive elements.
Answer:
(3) A DC Wattmeter essentially consist of
a. Two ammeters
b. Two voltmeters
c. A voltmeter and an ammeter
d. A current and potential transformer
Answer:
(4) Decibel is a unit of
a. Power
b. Impedance
c. Frequency
d. Power ratio
Answer:
(5) A dc voltmeter may be used directly to measure
a. Frequency
b. Polarity
c. Power factor
d. Power
Answer:
(6) An accurate voltmeter must have an internal impedance of
a. Very low value
b. Low value
c. Medium value
d. Very high value
Answer:
(7) The insulation resistance of a transformer winding can be easily measured with
a. Wheatstone bridge
b. Megger
c. Kelvin bridge
d. Voltmeter
Answer:
(8) A 100 V voltmeter has full-scale accuracy of 5%. At its reading of 50 V it will give an error of
a. 10%
b. 5%
c. 2.5%
d. 1.25%
Answer:
(9) You are required to check the Power Factor of an electric load. No Power Factor meter is available. You would use:
a. A Watt-meter
b. A ammeter, a voltmeter and a Watt-meter
c. A voltmeter and a ammeter
d. A kWh meter
Answer:
(10) The resistance of a field coil may be correctly measured by using
a. A voltmeter and an ammeter
b. Schering bridge
c. A Kelvin double bridge
d. A Maxwell bridge
Answer:
(11) An analog instrument has output
a. Pulsating in nature
b. Sinusoidal in nature
c. Which is continuous function of time and bears a constant relation to its input
d. Independent of the input quantity
Answer:
(12) Basic charge measuring instrument is
a. Duddel's oscilloscope
b. Cathode ray oscilloscope
c. Vibration Galvanometer
d. Ballistic Galvanometer
(e) Battery Charging equipment
Answer:
(13) A.C. voltage can be measured (using a d.c. instrument) as a value obtained
a. By subtracting the d.c. reading from it's a.c. reading.
b. Using the output function of the multi-meter
c. By using a suitable inductor in series with it
d. By using a parallel capacitor with it
(e) None of the above
Answer:
(14) A moving coil permanent magnet ammeter can be used to measure
a. D. C. current only
b. A. C. current only
c. A. C. and D. C. currents
d. Voltage by incorporating a shunt resistance
(e) None of these
Answer:
(15) Select the wrong statement
a. The internal resistance of the voltmeter must be high
b. The internal resistance of ammeter must be low
c. The poor overload capacity is the main disadvantage of hot wires instrument
d. The check continuity with multi meter, the highest range should be used.
(e) In moving iron voltmeter, frequency compensation is achieved by connecting a capacitor across its fixed coil.
Answer:
(16) Which of the following instrument is suitable for measuring both a.c. and d.c. quantities.
a. Permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC) ammeter.
b. Induction type ammeter.
c. Quadrant electrometer.
d. Moving iron repulsion type ammeter.
(e) Moving iron attraction type voltmeter.
Answer:
(17) Swamping resistance is used in moving coil instruments to reduce error due to
a. Thermal EMF
b. Temperature
c. Power taken by the instrument
d. Galvanometer sensitivity.
Answer:
(18) A power factor meter is based on the principle of
a. Electrostatic instrument
b. Electro dynamo meter instrument
c. Electro thermo type instrument
d. Rectifier type instrument.
Answer:
(19) A Potentio meter recorder is used for
a. AC singles
b. DC signals
c. Both a. and b.
d. Time varying signals
(e) None of these.
Answer:
(20) Transformers used in conjunction with measuring instruments for measuring purposes are called
a. Measuring transformers
b. Transformer meters
c. Power transformers
d. Instrument transformers
(e) Pulse transformers.
Answer:
(21) Leakage flux in an electrical machine is measure by
a. Ballistic galvanometer
b. Flux meter
c. Either a. or b.
d. Vibration galvanometer
(e) CRO
Answer:
(22) A C.R.O. is used to indicate
a. Supply waveform
b. Magnitude of the applied voltage
c. B-H loop
d. all of these
(e) Magnitude of the current flowing in it.
Answer:
(23) An oscillator is a
a. An amplifier having feedback network
b. A high gain amplifier
c. A wide band amplifier
d. An Un-tuned amplifier
(e) None of these
Answer:
(24) Distortion can be measured by
a. Wave meter
b. Digital filters
c. Wein bridge circuit
d. Bridge T filter circuit
Answer:
(25) Series connected Q- meter is preferable for measurement of components having
a. High impedance
b. Low impedance
c. Both a. and b.
d. High frequency
(e) Low capacitance
Answer:
(26) A Potentio meter is
a. An active transducer
b. A passive transducer
c. A secondary transducer
d. A digital transducer
(e) A current sensing transducer
Answer:
(27) The basic components of a digital voltmeter are:
a. A/D converter and a counter
b. A/D converted and a rectifier
c. D/A converter and a counter
d. Ramp generator and counter
(e) Comparator
Answer:
(28) Which of the following electrical equipment cannot convert AC into DC
a. Diode
b. Converter
c. Transformer
d. Mercury arc rectifier
Answer:
(29) Voltage measurement are often taken by using either a voltmeter or
a. An ammeter
b. An ohmmeter
c. An oscillator
d. A Watt-meter
Answer:
(30)The electric device which blocks DC but allows AC is called:
a. Capacitance
b. Inductor
c. An oscilloscope
d. A watt-meter
Answer:
(31 ) The range of an ammeter can be extended by using a
a. Shunt in series
b. Shunt in parallel
c. Multiplier in series
d. Multiplier in parallel
Answer:
(32)A device that changes one form of energy to another is called
a. Rheostat
b. Oscillator
c. Transducer
d. Varicap
Answer:
(33) Aquadag coating is used in CRO to collect
a. Primary electron
b. Secondary electron
c. Both primary and secondary
d. None of above
Answer:
(34) A vertical amplifier for CRO can be designed for
a. Only a high gain
b. Only a broad bandwidth
c. A constant gain time bandwidth product
d. All of the above
Answer:
(35) One of the following is active transducer
a. Strain gauge
b. Selsyn
c. Photo-Voltaic cell
d. Photo Emissive cell
Answer:
(36) The dynamic characteristics of capacitive transducer are similar to those of
a. Low pass filter
b. High pass filter
c. Band pass filter
d. band stop filter
Answer:
(37) Thermo-couples are
a. Passive transducers
b. Active transducers
c. Both active and passive transducers
d. Output transducers
Answer:
(38) The size of air cored transducers as compare to iron core counter part are
a. Bigger
b. Smaller
c. Same
Answer:
(39) From the point of view of safety, the resistance of earthing electrode should be:
a. Low
b. High
c. Medium
d. The value of resistance of electrode does not affect the safety
Answer:
(40) In CRT the focusing anode is located
a. Between pre accelerating and accelerating anodes
b. After accelerating anodes
c. Before pre accelerating anodes
d. None of above
Answer:
(41) Which transducer converts heat energy into electrical energy
a. L. V. D. T.
b. Thermo-couple
c. Photo-conductor
d. None of the above
Answer:
(42) Which of photoelectric transducer is used for production of electric energy by converting solar energy?
a. Photo emission cell
b. Photo diode
c. Photo transistor
d. Both b. and c.
Answer:
(43) Which of the following instruments consumes maximum power during measurement?
a. Induction instruments
b. Hot wire instruments
c. Thermocouple instruments
d. Electro dynamometer instruments
Answer:
(44) Which of the following meters has the best accurancy
a. Moving iron meter
b. Moving coil meter
c. Rectifier type meter
d. Thermocouple meter
Answer:
(45) The function of the safety resistor in ohm meter is to
a. Limit the current in the coil
b. Increase the voltage drop across the coil
c. Increase the current in the coil
d. Protect the battery
Answer:
(46) Which of the following instruments is free from hysteresis and eddy current losses?
a. M.I. instrument
b. Electrostatic instrument
c. Electro dynamometer type instrument
d. All of these
Answer:
(47) The dielectric loss of a capacitance can be measured by
a. Wein bridge
b. Owen bridge
c. Schering bridge
d. Maxwell bridge
Answer:
(48) Reed frequency meter is essentially a
a. Recording system
b. Deflection measuring system
c. Vibration measuring system
d. Oscillatory measuring system
Answer:
(49) In measurements made using a Q meter, high impedance elements should preferably be connected in
a. Star
b. Delta
c. Series
d. Parallel
Answer:
(50) A digital voltmeter measures
a. Peak value
b. Peak-to-Peak value
c. RMS value
d. Average value
Answer:
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