Test: Introduction to Electrical & Electronics Measurements

Question 1

in present day measurement systems

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use of direct methods is limited but indirect methods are commonly used '

Answer

direct methods are commonly used

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both direct and indirect methods are commonly used

Answer

none of the above

Question 2

The use of electronic instruments is becoming more extensive because they have

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both (a) and (b)

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the capability to respond to signals from remote places

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afast response and compatibility with digital computers

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a high sensitivity but less reliability

Question 3

A thermometer is calibrated 150°C to 200°C. The accuracy is specified within ±0.25 percent of instrument span. The maximum static error is

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Answer

Answer

Answer

Question 4

A set of independent current measurements were recorded as 10.03, 10.10, 10.08 and 10.11 A, The average range of error is

Accepted Answer

Answer

Answer

Answer

Question 5

Two resistors R₁, and R₂ are connected in series with R₁ = 28.7 Ω and R₂ = 3.624 Ω. The total resistance to the appropriate number of significant figures can be written as

Accepted Answer

32.3&Omega;

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32.324&Omega;

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32.4&Omega;

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32.32 &Omega;

Question 6

A Wheatstone bridge requires a change of 8 a in the unknown arm of the bridge to produce a change in deflection of 3 mm of the galvanometer. The deflection factor (scale factor) is

Accepted Answer

2.67 &Omega;/mm

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0.375 mm/Ω

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24&Omega;-mm

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can’t be determined

Question 7

A moving coil voltmeter has a uniform scale with 100 divisions, the full scale reading is 200 V and 1/10 of a scale division can be estimated with a fair degree of certainty.The resolution of the instrument in volt is

Accepted Answer

0.2

Answer

2

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0.01

Answer

1

Question 8

A multimeter having a sensitivity of 2 kΩ/V is used for the measurement of voltage across a circuit having an output resistance of 10 kΩ. The open circuit voltage of the circuit is 6 volts. The percentage error in multimeter reading when it is set to 10 volt is given by

Accepted Answer

33% low

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22% high

Answer

33% high

Answer

22% low

Question 9

A 50 V range voltmeter is connected across the terminals X and Y of the circuit shown in figure below. The voltage across the terminals are measured both under open circuit and loaded conditions.

The accuracy in the measurement of voltage across the terminals X and Y in percent is

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90.9%

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9.1%

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45.45%

Answer

4.54%

Question 10

The number of significant figures in the two resistors having resistances 4 x 10⁶ kΩ and 0.345 kΩ are respectively

Accepted Answer

1 and 3

Answer

6 and 3

Answer

2 and 4

Answer

1 and 4 .

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in present day measurement systems

The use of electronic instruments is becoming more extensive because they have

A thermometer is calibrated 150°C to 200°C. The accuracy is specified within ±0.25 percent of instrument span. The maximum static error is

A set of independent current measurements were recorded as 10.03, 10.10, 10.08 and 10.11 A, The average range of error is

Two resistors R₁, and R₂ are connected in series with R₁ = 28.7 Ω and R₂ = 3.624 Ω. The total resistance to the appropriate number of significant figures can be written as

A Wheatstone bridge requires a change of 8 a in the unknown arm of the bridge to produce a change in deflection of 3 mm of the galvanometer. The deflection factor (scale factor) is

A moving coil voltmeter has a uniform scale with 100 divisions, the full scale reading is 200 V and 1/10 of a scale division can be estimated with a fair degree of certainty.The resolution of the instrument in volt is

A multimeter having a sensitivity of 2 kΩ/V is used for the measurement of voltage across a circuit having an output resistance of 10 kΩ. The open circuit voltage of the circuit is 6 volts. The percentage error in multimeter reading when it is set to 10 volt is given by

A 50 V range voltmeter is connected across the terminals X and Y of the circuit shown in figure below. The voltage across the terminals are measured both under open circuit and loaded conditions.
The accuracy in the measurement of voltage across the terminals X and Y in percent is

The number of significant figures in the two resistors having resistances 4 x 10⁶ kΩ and 0.345 kΩ are respectively

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in present day measurement systems

The use of electronic instruments is becoming more extensive because they have

A thermometer is calibrated 150°C to 200°C. The accuracy is specified within ±0.25 percent of instrument span. The maximum static error is

A set of independent current measurements were recorded as 10.03, 10.10, 10.08 and 10.11 A, The average range of error is

Two resistors R1, and R2 are connected in series with R1 = 28.7 Ω and R2 = 3.624 Ω. The total resistance to the appropriate number of significant figures can be written as

A Wheatstone bridge requires a change of 8 a in the unknown arm of the bridge to produce a change in deflection of 3 mm of the galvanometer. The deflection factor (scale factor) is

A moving coil voltmeter has a uniform scale with 100 divisions, the full scale reading is 200 V and 1/10 of a scale division can be estimated with a fair degree of certainty.The resolution of the instrument in volt is

A multimeter having a sensitivity of 2 kΩ/V is used for the measurement of voltage across a circuit having an output resistance of 10 kΩ. The open circuit voltage of the circuit is 6 volts. The percentage error in multimeter reading when it is set to 10 volt is given by

A 50 V range voltmeter is connected across the terminals X and Y of the circuit shown in figure below. The voltage across the terminals are measured both under open circuit and loaded conditions.The accuracy in the measurement of voltage across the terminals X and Y in percent is

The number of significant figures in the two resistors having resistances 4 x 106 kΩ and 0.345 kΩ are respectively

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Two resistors R₁, and R₂ are connected in series with R₁ = 28.7 Ω and R₂ = 3.624 Ω. The total resistance to the appropriate number of significant figures can be written as

A 50 V range voltmeter is connected across the terminals X and Y of the circuit shown in figure below. The voltage across the terminals are measured both under open circuit and loaded conditions.
The accuracy in the measurement of voltage across the terminals X and Y in percent is

The number of significant figures in the two resistors having resistances 4 x 10⁶ kΩ and 0.345 kΩ are respectively