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05. (Electrical Instruments and

Measurements)
1. (Introduction to Electrical Measuring (DMRC 2014)
Instruments) 7. Electrostatic instruments are suitable for the
measure of:
(LMRC 2015) (a) ac and dc voltages
1. Hot wire ammeters are used for measuring: (b) ac voltage and current
(a) Only a.c. (c) dc voltage and current
(b) Only d.c (d) ac and dc current
(c) Neither a.c nor d.c
(d) Both a.c. and d.c.

(SSC JE 2008) (UPSSSC JE-2016)

2. Which of the following meters is an 8. Rectifier type instrument can b e use in-
integrating type instrument? (a) a.c.
(a) Ammeter (b) d.c.
(b) Voltmeter (c) Both (a) and (d)
(c) Wattmeter (d) Pulsating
(d) Energy meter
(UPSSSC JE-2016)
(SSC JE 2007) 9. Dynamometer type of instrument can use in-
3. Which of the following instruments is an (a) a.c.
integrating type instrument? (b) d.c.
(a) Wattmeter (c) (b)/(a)
(b) Energy Meter (d) Pulsating
(c) Power Factor Meter
(d) None of the above (UTTARAKAHND –I 2013)
10. Which one of the following instruments is equally
(MPJE 2015) accurate on ac as well as dc circuits?
4. An electrodynamometer type of instruments (a) PMMC voltmeter
finds its major use as (b) Dynamometer wattmeter
(a) Standard instrument only (c) Moving iron ammeter
(b) Transfer instrument only (d) Induction wattmeter
(c) Both as or standard and transfer 2. (Measurement and Errors)
instruments
(d) An indicator type of instrument (SSCJE 2012)
1. Which one of the following types of
(UPSSSC 2015) instruments does suffer from error due to
5. Electrostatic instruments are used for magnetic hysteresis?
measuring (a) Induction type
(a) AC and DC voltage (b) Electrodynamics
(b) Ac voltage and current (c) Moving Iron
(c) Dc voltage and current (d) PMMC
(d) AC and DC currents
(JMRC 2012)
2. A generated voltage is equally dependent on
three resistance R1 , R2 , R3 and its value
V= (R1 R2)/ (R3). If tolerance of each
resistor is 0.1%, what will be the maximum
error in voltage?
(a) 0.30%
(b) 0.3%
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(c) 0.10% (b) Losses and output

(d) 0.1% (c) Losses and input
(d) Losses
(MPJE 2015)
3. Which one of the following statements (DMRC 2014)
correctly response the systematic error? 10. The ratio error in current transformer is due to:
(a) These error can be calculated from the (a) Power factor of primary
details of the instrument. (b) Wattles component of the current in the primary
(b) These are the residual errors. (c) Exciting currents
(c) These errors may occur controlled (d) Leakage flux
conditions.
(d) These are the error committed by the
experiments.

(UPSSSC 2014)
4. Swamp resistance and condenser are used (SSCJE 2013)
(a) To reduce the error while measuring DC 11. To minimize the errors due to lead and contact
quantities in a moving iron instrument resistance, low resistance used in electrical
(b) To reduce the error while measuring AC measurement work are provided with
quantities in a moving iron instrument (a) Guard rings
(c) To reduce the error while measuring DC (b) Four terminals
quantities in a moving coil instrument (c) Thick insulation
(d) None of these (d) Metal shields

(UPSSSC JE- 2016) (SSCJE 2015)

5. For accuracy of the instrument which is 12. A 150 V moving iron voltmeter of accuracy class
necessary- 1.0 reads 75 V when used in a circuit under standard
(a) Conformity condition. The mssimum possible percentage error in
(b) Precision the reading is:
(c) Both (a) 4.0
(d) None of the above (b) 2.0
(c) 1.0
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013) (d) 0.5
6. Energy meter runs slowly even if power is
not used. This error is called (JMRC 2012)
(a) Speed error 13. In order to achieve accuracy, how should
(b) Phase error the slide wire of a potentiometer be?
(c) Creeping error (a) As long as possible
(d) None of these (b) As short as possible
(c) Very thin
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013) (d) Very thick

7. A null type of instrument as compared to a (MPJE 2015)

deflecting type instrument has] 14. Torque/weight ratio of an instrument
(a) Higher accuracy indicates:
(b) Lower sensitivity (a) Selectivity
(c) Faster response (b) Sensitivity
(d) All of the above (c) Accuracy
(d) Fidelity
(MPJE 2016 Evening Shift)
8. The efficiency of electrical machines should (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
be calculated by measuring-
(a) Output and input
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15. A 0-10 A ammeter has a guaranteed accuracy of
1% of full scale deflection, the limiting error
while reading 2.5A will be
(a) 1%
(b) 2%
(c) 4%
(d) None of these
1. (Instruments and their Requirements)
(SSCJE 2013)
(UPRVUNL 2014)
2.A torque is developed in an electro mechanical
energy conversion device, the value of which
depends upon:
(a) stator field strength and torque angle
(b) stator field and rotor field strength
(c) stator field and rotor field strengths and the
torque angle
(d) stator field strength only
7. In inducting instruments the springs are
mainly used to
(a) Conduct the current to the coils
(b) Hold the pivot in position
(c) Control the pointer movement
(d) Reduce the vibration of the pointer
8. To maximize the driving torque in an
induction type instrument, flux produced by
shunt coil and series coil should be
(a) In phase with each other
(b) In quadrature with each other
(c) Displaced by 45º with respect to each
other
(d) Out of phase with respect to each other

(UPRVUNL 2014)
3………………instrument is from hysteresis and (JMRC 2013)
eddy current errors. 9. What is a Weston frequency meter?
(a) Electrostatics (a) Moving coil instrument
(b) Moving Iron (b) Moving iron instrument
(c) Moving coil-Permanent Magnet type (c) Dynamometer type instrument
(d) Moving coil dynamometer type

(DMRC 2015) (UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)

4. Moving iron instruments can be used: 10. Indicating instruments should be
(a) To measure dc currents only (a) Undamped
(b) To measure ac currents only (b) Critical damped
(c) To measure a.c. voltage only (c) Over damped
(d) To measure a.c. and d.c. currents and voltage (d) Under damped

(RPHED 2015)
5.Moving coil instrument, having coil resistance of (MPJE 2016) Evening Shift
4.5Ω gives a full scale deflection of 30 mA. The 11. The effect of stray magnetic fields on the
resistance connected in parallel with this instrument actuating torque of a portable instrument is
to read up to 2.5A is: the maximum when the operating field of the
(a) 6.46Ω instrument and the stray fields are
(b) 0.0346Ω (a) Perpendicular
(c) 0.0546Ω (b) Parallel
(d) 0.0625Ω (c) Inclined at 60º
(d) Inclined at 30º
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)
6. In a particular meter, the operating torque is (MPJE 2015)
directly proportional to the current passing 12. A moving iron instrument can be used for
through it, then the type of meter is: current and voltage measurements?
(a) Moving iron (a) In AC circuit only
(b) Moving coil (b) In DC circuits only
(c) Electrostatic (c) In both AC and DC circuit
(d) Induction (d) None of these

(SSCJE 2013) (MPJE 2015)

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13. The controlling torque in power factor meter (c) Eddy current daming
is given by (d) None of the above
(a) Spring control
(b) Sensor control (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
(c) Gravity control 21. The moving system of an indicating type of
(d) None of these electrical instrument is subjected to
(a) a deflecting torque
(b) a controlling torque
(MPJE 2015) (c) a damping torque
14. A 0-1 mA PMMC ammeter reads 4 mA in (d) All of the above
circuits. Its bottom control spring snaps
suddenly. The meter will now read nearly: (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
(a) Zero 22. The type of instruments used mainly for
(b) 10 mA standardizing instruments in laboratories is
(c) 2 mA (a) Indicating instrument
(d) 8 mA (b) Integrating instrument
(c) Absolute instrument
(d) Recording instrument

(UPSSSC 2015)
15. Following is not an advantage of a permanent ( UPSSSC JE-2016)
magnet moving coil instrument 23. Which torque is essential for indicating
(a) It has a uniform scale instruments-?
(b) It can be used without error for a (a) Deflecting
long period of time (b) Controlling
(c) It has good damping torque (c) Damping
(d) Its range can be easily extended (d) All of the above

(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
(MPJE 2016 Morning Shift) 24. Moving coil instruments have which one of the
16. Energy savings potential of variable torque following scales?
application compared to constant torque (a) Logarithmic scale
application is- (b) Uniform scale
(a) Higher (c) Non-uniform scale
(b) Minor (d) Squared scale
(c) Equivalent
(d) None of the above (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
25. The material of hair spring used in measuring
(MPJE 2016 Morning Shift) instruments is made of which of material of the
17. Determine the absolute error of measurement following:
if measured value of a resistance = 20.65Ω (a) Copper
and true value = 20.55Ω. (b) Bronze
(a) 0.1Ω (c) Alnico
(b) 0.2Ω (d) None of these
(c) 0.3Ω
(d) 0.4Ω (UPPCL 2016)
26. If a galvanometer is sensitive, it will provide
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013) large deflection on providing-
20. The most efficient form of damping (a) No current
employed in electric instruments is (b) Large power
(a) Air friction damping (c) Small current
(b) Fluid friction damping (d) large voltage
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(SSCJE 2010) (DMRC 2014)

27. Swamping resistance is used to compensate error 38. The deflection torque can be produced by:
due to- (a) Gravity control
(a) Stray magnetic field (b) Spring control
(b) Large supply voltage (c) Air Friction
(c) Large supply frequency (d) Magnetically
(d) Temperature variations
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)
(UTTARAKHAND –II 2013) 39. Which of the following instruments has the
1. Integration of unit ramp function gives highest torque/weight ratio among the given
(a) Unit parabolic function instruments?
(b) Unit ramp function (a) Attraction type MI instrument
(c) Unit doublet function (b) Repulsion type MI instrument
(d) None of these (c) Permanent magnet moving coil instrument
(d) Electrodynamometer instrument
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)
2. If current through the operating coil of a (SSCJE 2014, EveningShift)
moving iron instrument is doubled, the 40. Moving coil (PNMC) and moving iron
operating force becomes. instruments can be distinguished by observing its.
(a) One and a half times (a) range
(b) 2 times (b) scale
(c) 3 times (c) size of terminals
(d) 4 times (d) pointer

(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) (SSCJE 2013)

3. In moving iron instruments, the iron moves 41. In reference to the figure, the voltage waveform
in a direction to cause v(t) is measured by a PMMC, a PMMC combined
(a) Coil inductance to be constant with bridge rectifier and a moving iron (MI)
(b) Mutual inductance to be constant instrument. Two lists are prepared thereafter:
(c) Minimum reluctance path Instrument list List of
(d) Decrease in the flux passing through it instrument reading
A. PMMC i. 5
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) V
4. A moving coil instrument has a resistance of B. PMMC rectifier ii 2.75
10Ω and gives full scale deflection at 0.5 V V
potential difference across it. How can it be C. M.I. iii 2.5
adopted to measure a current up to 100 A V
(a) By connecting shunt resistance of The correct option relating the instruments and
0.005Ω across the meter their reading is
(b) By connecting shunt resistance of (a) A – i, B – ii, C – iii
0.05Ω across the meter (b) A – iii, B – ii, C – i
(c) By connecting shunt resistance of 5Ω (c) A – ii, B – iii, C – i
across the meter (d) A –iii, B-I, C – ii
(d) By connecting shunt resistance of 10Ω
across the meter (SSCJE 2008)
42. The scale of moving iron (M.I) instrument
ius-
(UPRVUNL 2015) (a) uniform
37. Which of the following statements is not an (b) Cramped
advantage of electrodynamics instruments? (c) Linear
(a) Free from hysteresis errors (d) All the above
(b) Low power consumption
(c) Low accuracy (SSCJE 2010)
(d) Low sensitivity 43. The controlling torque in gravity controlled
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meter is proportional to-

(a) cos θ (UPRVUNL 2014)
(b) sin θ 2. Current in a circuit is measured using a
(c) tan θ simple slide using. What will be voltage
(d) θ drop per unit length? If the standard cell
is of emf 2.38 V balanced a length of 35
(UPSSSC 2015) cm?
44. Damping torque is essential to (a) 0.68 V/cm
(a) Increase oscillate (b) 0.068 V/cm
(b) Reduce oscillation (c) 68 V/cm
(c) Maintain oscillation (d) 6.8 V/cm
(d) None of these
(DMRC 2015)
(UPSSSC 2015) 3. The measurement range of an ammeter
45. In an attraction type moving Iron instruments, the can be increased by using a:
damping torque is usually provide by (a) High resistance in shunt
(a) Air friction damping (b) Low resistance in shunt
(b) Eddy current damping (c) High resistance in series
(c) Fluid friction damping (d) Low resistance in series
(d) Capacitive damping

(UPSSSC JE -2016)
48. Which instruments have uniform scale-?
(a) Spring control instruments
(b) Gravity control instruments (DMRC 2015)
(c) Both (a) and (b) 4. For increasing the range of voltmeter,
(d) None of the above one should connect a”
(a) High value resistance in series
(UPSSSC JE -2016) with voltmeter
49. Watt-hour instrument is the type of- (b) Low value resistance in series with
(a) Indicting voltmeter
(b) Integrating (c) High value resistance in parallel
(c) Recording with voltmeter
(d) None of the above (d) Low value resistance in parallel
with voltmeter
(UPSSSC JE -2016)
50. Induction type instruments are used in (SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)
(a) AC 5. To increasing the range of an a.c.
(b) Dc ammeter you would use:
(c) Both (a) A potential transformer
(d) None of the above (b) An inductance across the motor
(c) A condenser across the meter
(UPSSSC JE -2016) (d) Current transformer
51. Which damping is most efficient-?
(a) Air friction (UPSSSC JE -2016)
(b) Fluid friction 6. An instrument which electric current is
(c) Eddy current known as-
(d) None of the above (a) Voltmeter
(b) Rheostat
4. (Ammeters and Voltmeters) (c) Wattmeter
(d) Galvanometer
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circuit, which is found to be 1.2 V. This

(SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift) is also measured by a voltmeters, which
7. A d.c. voltmeter has a sensitivity of is found to be 0.9 V. The resistance of
1000Ω/watt. When it measure half full the voltmeter is 60 kΩ. The input
scale in 100 V range, the current through resistance between two points.
the voltmeter will be: (a) 60 kΩ
(a) 1 mA (b) 20 kΩ
(b) 0.5 mA (c) 45 kΩ
(c) 50 mA (d) 80 kΩ
(d) 100 mA

(SSCJE 2012)
(SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift) 12. During the measurement of a low
8. Two voltmeter of (0-300 V) range are resistance using a potentiometer, the
connected in parallel to a.c. circuits. One following readings were obtained:
voltmeter is moving iron type reads 200 Voltage drop across unknown
V. If the other is PMMC instrument, its Resistance = 0.531 Volt.
riding will be: Voltage drop across a 0.1 Ohm standard
(a) Zero resistance connected in series with the
(b) 222 V unknown = 1.083 Volt. Value of the
(c) 127.4 V unknown resistor is
(d) Slightly less 200 V (a) 49.03 milliohm
(b) 108.3 milliohm
(c) 20.4 milliohm
(d) 53.1 milliohm

(SSCJE 2013) SSCJE 2010)

9. If a 110 V, Hz is applied across a PMMC 13. An ammeter is obtained by shunting a
voltmeter of full-scale range 0-220 V and 30 Ω Galvanometer with 30 Ω
internal resistance of 10 kΩ, reading of resistance. What additional shunt should
the voltmeter will be be connected across it to double the
(a) 0 V range?
(b) 110√2 V (a) 15 Ω
(c) 78 V (b) 10 Ω
(d) 55 V (c) 5 Ω
(d) 30 Ω

(SSCJE 2013) (SSCJE 2010)

10. A current of i = 6+10 sin(100θ πt) + 20 14. To increase the range of a voltmeter-
sin(200 πt) is flowing through a series (a) A low resistance is connected in
combination of a PMMC and moving series
iron instrument. Ratio of the two currents (b) A low resistance is connected in
as registered by the M.I. and PMMC parallel
meter is (c) A high resistance is connected in
(a) 1.81 series
(b) 3.11 (d) A high resistance is connected in
(c) 2.82 parallel
(d) 2.63

(JMRC 2012)
(SSCJE 2012) 15. What is the main purpose of
11. A potentiometer is used to measure the potentiometer as device for?
voltage between to points of a D.C. (a) Comparing two voltages
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(b) Comparing two currents
(c) Measuring a voltage
(d) Measuring a current
(JMRC 2012)
16. What are the main criteria to select
resistance of coils and slide wire in
Crompton potentiometer?
(a) 14 coil and slide wire all having
the same resistance
(b) 14 coils and slide wire but they
resistance of slide wire is half of that
of each coil
(c) 14 coils and slide wire all having
the different resistance
(d) 14 coils out of which 7 coils have
resistance which is twice that of
remaining 7 coils
(JMRC 2012)
17. A standard cell of 1.0185 V is used with
a slide wire potentiometer. The balance
was obtained at 60 cm. When an
unknown emf was connected, the
balance was obtained at 82 cm. What is
the magnitude of unknown emf?
(a) 1.39 V
(b) 0.79 V
(c) 13.9 V
(d) 7.45 V
(MPJE 2015)
18. A 0-15 V voltmeter has a resistance of
1000Ω, if it is desired to expand its range
0-15 V a resistance of………………….
Is connected in series with it.
(a) 3 k Ω
(b) 5 k Ω
(c) 9 k Ω
(d) 2 k Ω
(IOF 2014)
19. For increasing the range of voltmeter,
connect a
(a) Low value resistance in series with
voltmeter
(b) High value resistance in parallel
with voltmeter
(c) High value resistance in series
with voltmeter
(d) Low value resistance in parallel
with voltmeter
(UPSSSC 2014)
20. The internal resistance of a voltmeter is
20,000 ohms. If this voltmeter is
connected in series with a resistance and
a 220 volt supply is connected across the
combination, the voltmeter reads 200
volts. The value of the resistance is
(a) 200 Ω
(b) 4000 Ω
(c) 2000 Ω
(d) 20,000 Ω
(MPJE 2016, Evening Shift)
21. Which type of potentiometer consists of
two separate potentiometer circuits
enclosed in a common case?
(a) Gall Tinsley AC potentiometer
(b) Dry dale Tinsley AC potentiometer
(c) Campbell Larsen potentiometer
(d) Crompton potentiometer
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
25. Internal resistance of a micro-ammeter is 500
ohm. Resistance required to increase its range from
0-100 μA to 0-10 A will be approximately
(a) 0.05 Ω
(b) 0.005 Ω
(c) 0.5 Ω
(d) 5.0 Ω
(UPSSSCJE – 2016)
26. Range of ammeter can extend by connecting-
(a) a Shunt parallel to ammeter
(b) a Shunt in series to ammeter
(c) a Multiplier parallel to ammeter
(d) a Multiplier in series to ammeter
(DMRC 2016)
27. Clamp on ammeter is used for measurement of:
(a) Large alternating currents
(b) Small direct currents
(c) Small alternating currents
(d) Large direct currents
(DMRC 2016)
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28. An ammeter has a current range of 0-5 A, and its 35. By mistake voltmeter and ammeter are connected
internal resistance is 0.2Ω. In order to change the as shown in the figure below:
range to 0-25 A, what should be the value of (a) Only voltmeter will burn away
resistance added and how it would connect with (b) Only ammeter will burn away
meter (i.e. series/parallel)? (c) Both voltmeter and ammeter will burn away
(a) (0.05Ω/series) (d) None will burn away
(b) (0.05Ω/parallel)
(c) (0.20Ω/parallel) (SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)
(d) (0.20Ω/Series) 36. In electrodynamometer ammeter, the deflection
of the pointer is proportional to
(DMRC 2016) (a) mean of currents in fixed coil and moving coil
29. The measurement range of an ammeter can be (b) square of the current in moving coil
increased by using a: (c) RMS value of current in fixed coil
(a) High resistance in shunt (d) Mean -square of currents in fixed coil and
(b) Low resistance in shunt moving coil
(c) High resistance in series
(d) Low resistance in series (SSCJE 2013)
37. When a multiplier is added to an existing
(DMRC 2016) voltmeter for extending its range, its electromagnetic
30. A permanent magnet moving coil ammeter has a damping
coil resistance of 99 ohm and Full scale deflection (a) remains unaffected
(FSD) current of 0.1 mA. Shunt resistance is 1 ohm. (b) Increase
Current through the meter at 0.5 F.S.D. is: (c) Decreases
(a) 0.007 mA (d) Changes by an amount depending on the
(b) 0.05 mA controlling torque
(c) 0.023 mA
(d) None of these

(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)

31. The multiplying power of the shunt of a
millimeter is 8. If the circuit current is 200 mA. Then (SSCJE 2013)
current through the meter us 38. A voltmeter when connected across a D.C.
(a) 25 mA supply, reads 124 V. When a series combination of
(b) 200 mA the voltmeter and an unknown resistance X is
(c) 1600 mA connected across the supply, the meter reads 4 V. If
(d) 3200 mA the resistance of the voltmeter is 50 kΩ, the value of
X is
(UPRVUNL 2014) (a) 1550 kΩ
34. What should be the properties and mode of (b) 1600 kΩ
connection of the shunts and multipliers used to (c) 1.6 kΩ
increase the ranges of voltmeters and ammeters? (d) 1.5kΩ
(a) Shunts- low resistance connected in parallel
with ammeters (SSCJE 2009)
(b) Shunt- high resistance, connected in series with 39. A DC ammeter ha resistance of 0.1Ω and current
ammeters range is 0 – 100A. If the range is to be extended to 0-
(c) Multipliers- low resistance, connected in series 500A, then meter enquires shunt resistance of:
with voltmeters (a) 0.010Ω
(d) Multipliers- high resistance, connected in parallel (b) 0.011Ω
with voltmeters (c) 0.025Ω
(d) 1.0Ω
(DMRC 2016)
(SSCJE 2009)
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40. Which instrument has the lowest resistance? (c) 2.5%

(a) Ammeter (d) 4%
(b) Voltmeter
(c) Megger (LMRCSC/TO 2015)
(d) Frequency meter 51. A 10 mA ammeter has a resistance of 50 ohms. It
is to be converted to a 1 A ammeter. The value of
(MPJE 2015) shunt resistance should be:
41. A 0-300 V voltmeter has a guaranteed accuracy (a) 5 ohms
of 1% on full scale reading. The voltage measured by (b) 0.1 ohms
the instrument is 83 V. The percent limiting error is: (c) 0.505 ohms
(a) 3.62 (d) 0.05 ohms
(b) 1.81
(c) 0.95 (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
(d) 14.85 52. Series resistance required to read 0-250 V with a
moving coil instrument of internal resistance 2 ohm
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013) and full scale deflection of 50 mA is
44. What will happen if a voltmeter is connected like (a) 49998 Ω
an ammeter in series of the load? (b) 4998 Ω
(a) The meter will burn out. (c) 498 Ω
(b) The measurement will be too high. (d) 49.8 Ω
(c) The same current will flow as would have been
with ammeter in circuit. 5. (Wattmeter and Maximum Demand Indicator)
(d) There will be almost no current in the circuit.
(UPRVUNL 2013)
1. According to Blondel’s theorem, if a
network is supplied using ‘n’ conductor’ the
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013) total power is the of the reading of n
45. The sensitivity of voltmeter using 0-5 mA meter wattmeter so arranged that a current coil of
movement is each line and the corresponding pressure
(a) 200 Ω/V coil is connected between that line and a
(b) 150 Ω/V common point
(c) 100 Ω/V (a) Sum
(d) 50 Ω/V (b) Product
(c) Sum of product of two wattmeter
(UPSSSCJE –2016) reading taken together
48. Internal resistance of an ideal ammeter is- (d) Difference
(a) Zero
(b) Infinite (DMRC 2014)
(c) Small 2. The pressure coil of a wattmeter consists of:
(d) Big (a) More number of turns of fine wire
(b) Less number of turns of fine wire
(DMRC Electronic 2015) (c) Less number of turns of thick wire
49. A voltmeter is used. (d) More number of turns of thick wire
(a) To measure current
(b) In series with the circuit (SSCJE 2014) Evening Shift
(c) In parallel with the circuit 3. The least number of 1- ɸ wattmeter required
(d) To measure coulombs to measure total power consumed by an
unbalanced load fed from a 3ɸ, m 4 wire
(LMRCSC/TO 2015) system is:
50. A voltmeter gives 120 oscillations per minute, (a) 2
when connected to the rotor of an induction motor. (b) 3
The stator frequency is 50 Hz. The slope of the motor (c) 4
is: (d) 1
(a) 2%
(b) 5% (SSCJE 2013)
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4. In a balanced 3-phases circuit, the line 9. If a dynamometer type wattmeter is

current is 12 A. When the power is connected in an ac circuit, the power
measured by two wattmeter method, one indicated by the wattmeter will be:
meter reads 11 kW while the other reads (a) Instant Peak power
zero. Power factor of the load is (b) Peak power
(a) 0 (c) Volt ampere product
(b) 0.5 (d) Average power
(c) 0.866
(d) 1.0 (JMRC 2012)
10. The resistance of a 125 W strain gauge
changes by 1 W for 400 micro strain. How
(SSCJE 2012) much is the gauge factor?
5. In a balanced 3-phases system, the current (a) 1.5
coil of a wattmeter is inserted in line 1 and (b) 2
the potential coil across 2 and 3. If the (c) 2.5
wattmeter reads 100 W, the reactive power (d) 3
drawn by the 3-phases load is
(a) 173.2 VAR (UTTARAKHAND-II 2013)
(b) 50 VAR 11. An automatic power factor controller cannot
(c) 100 VAR achieve
(d) 141.4 VAR (a) Voltage control
(b) K VAR control
(SSCJE 2012) (c) kW control
6. In phantom loading arrangement, energy (d) Pf control
consumption in the calibration test of
wattmeter is reduced because of (MPJE 2015)
(a) The separate application of low voltage 12. In an electrodynamometer type wattmeter:
supply across current coil (a) The current coil is made fixed
(b) No common point between the two (b) The pressure coil is fixed
coils (c) Both the coil are fixed
(c) The reduced loss in current coil and (d) Both the coil are movable
pressure
(d) The absence of load in the test set

(SSCJE 2007)
7. A dynamometer type wattmeter can be used
on-
(a) d.c.only (MPJE 2015)
(b) a.c.only
(c) rectified a c only 13. The power in a 3 phase four wire circuit can
(d) a.c. as well as d.c be measured by using:
(a) 1 wattmeter
(SSCJE 2015) (b) 2 wattmeter
8. A dc voltmeter has a sensitivity of 100Ω/ (c) 3 wattmeter
volt when it measures half full scale in 100V (d) 4 wattmeter
range, the current through the voltmeter will
be? (MPJE 2015)
(a) 50 mA
(b) 1 mA 14. In a single phase induction type wattmeter, a
(c) 0.5 mA meter can be reversed by
(d) 100 mA (a) Reversing either the potential coil
terminal
(SSCJE 2015) (b) Reversing connections of both current
and potential coil circuits
(c) Reversing the supply terminals
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(d) Reversing the load terminals
(MPJE 2015
15. One single phase wattmeter operating on
230 V and 5A for hours makes 1940
revolutions. Meter constant in revolution is
400. The power factor of the load will be:
(a) 1
(b) 0.8
(c) 0.7
(d) 0.6
(UPSSSC 2015)
16. In an electro dynamometer type Watt meter
if the voltage and current measured are
given by V = 100 sin 314t and i = 10 sin (
314 t - 60º) respectively, the reading (in
watts) will be
(a) 1000
(b) 500
(c) 250
(d) 433
(UPSSSC 2015)
17. In the measurement of 3 phase power by two
watt meter method, for an unbalanced load,
the power factor of the load is
(a) Cos[tan
(MPJE 2016 Evening Shift)
18. Which of the following provide deflecting
force for voltmeters only?
(a) Electromagnetic effect
(b) Electrodynamics effect
(c) Magnetic effect
(d) Electrostatic effect
(MPJE 2016 Evening Shift)
19. How many coils are there in a wattmeter?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 4
(d) 1
(MPJE 2016 Evening Shift)
20. A dynamometer wattmeter is rated at 10 A
and 100 V with a full scale reading of 1000
W. The inductance of the voltage circuit is
5mH and its resistance 3000 ohm. Voltage
across the current coil is negligible. At 50
Hz and zero power factors, the error in the
wattmeter at the VA reading will be-
(a) 0.325 W
(b) 0.523 VA
(c) 0.575 VA
(d) 0.604 W
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
21. If a dynamometer wattmeter is connected in
an ac circuit, the power indicated by the
wattmeter will be
(a) Volt-ampere product
(b) Average power
(c) Peak power
(d) Instantaneous power
(UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
22. A compensated wattmeter has its reading
corrected for error due to
(a) Frequency
(b) Friction
(c) Power consumed in current coil
(d) Power consumed in pressure coil
(DMRC 2016)
23. Power consumed by a balanced 3-phase, 3-
wire load is measured by two wattmeter
method. The first wattmeter reads twice that
of the second. Then what will be the load
impedance angle in radian?
(a) (π/6)
(b) (π/3)
(c) (π/2)
(d) (π/4)
(DMRC 2016)
24. For power measurement of three phase
circuit by two wattmeter method, when the
value of power factor is less than 0.5
lagging:
(a) One of the wattmeter will read zero.
(b) Both give the same readings
(c) One of the wattmeter connections
will have to be reversed
(d) Pressure coil of the wattmeter will
become ineffective
(SSCJE 2010)
25. Laboratory wattmeter’s are-
(a) Induction type
(b) Moving type
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(c) Electrostatic type
(d) Electro- dynamometer type
(UPRVUNL 2014)
29. Single or one Wattmeter method can only be
used for
(a) Balanced three-phase load
(b) Imbalanced two-phase load
(c) Balanced one-phase load
(d) Imbalanced one-phase load
(UPRVUNL 2014)
30. In a single phase Dynamometer, the
instantaneous torque has a component of
power which varies as
(a) Twice
(b) Half
(c) Four times
(d) Three times
(UPRVUNL 2014)
31. Calculate the percentage error for a
wattmeter which is so connected that the
current coil is no the load side. The
wattmeter has a current coil of 0.03Ω
resistance and a pressure coil of 6000Ω
resistance. It is also known that the load
takes 20 A at a voltage of 220 V and 0.6
power factor.
(a) 0.45%
(b) 45%
(c) 5.5%
(d) 6.5%
(DMRC 2015)
32. The power in an unbalance 3-phase 4-wire
circuit can be measured by using a
……….method.
(a) 4 wattmeter
(b) 3 wattmeter
(c) 2 wattmeter
(d) 1 wattmeter
(SSCJE 2013)
33. Pharos diagram of load voltage (V), current
in pressure coil (Ip) and current in current
coil (Ic) is shown in the figure when an
electrodynamics wattmeter is used to the
wattmeter will be proportional to:
(SSCJE 2013)
34. A wattmeter is marked 15A/30A,
300V/600V and its scale is marked up to
4500 watts. When the meter is connected for
30 A, 600V, the point indicated 2000 watts.
The actual power in the circuit is
(a) 200 watts
(b) 400 watts
(c) 6000 watts
(d) 8000 watts
(SSCJE 2013)
35. In the measurement of power in a balanced
3-phase circuit by two-wattmeter method if
the two wattmeter show equal readings.
Then the power factor of the circuit is
(a) Zero
(b) Unit
(c) O.8 lagging
(d) 0.8 leading
(SSCJE 2013)
36. Two meters X and Y required 40 mA and 50
mA respectively for full scale deflection.
Then
(a) Both are equally sensitive
(b) Data are insufficient to comment
(c) X is more sensitive than y
(d) Y is more sensitive than X
(SSCJE 2008)
37. A dynamometer type watt meter responds
to the
(a) Average value of active power
(b) Average value of reactive power
(c) Peak value of active power
(d) Peak value of reactive power
(SSCJE 2009)
38. The moving coil in a dynamometer
wattmeter is connected
(a) In series with the fixed coil
(b) Across the supply
(c) In series with the load
(d) Any one of the above
(SSCJE 2015)
39. Three wattmeter method of power
measurement can be used to measure power
in:
(a) Both balanced and unbalanced
circuits
(b) Balanced circuits
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(c) None of these (b) Has equal number of turns of

(d) Unbalanced circuits current coil and is connected in
series with voltage coil
(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013) (c) Has equal number of turns of current
40. Which of the following is not a method of coil and is connected in series with
resistance measurement? current coil
(a) Ammeter- Voltmeter method (d) Has equal number of turns of voltage
(b) Post- office box method coil and is connected in series with
(c) Ohm- Meter method voltage coil
(d) Two wattmeter method
(SSCJE 2011)
(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013) 46. A wattmeter is being tested under phantom
41. While measuring power in a three phase loading condition. If the wattmeter reading
load by two wattmeter method, the reading is 60 W, the actual power consumed from
of two wattmeter are equal and opposite, the supply, is
when (a) Much higher than 60 W
(a) Load is balanced (b) 60 W
(b) Power factor is unity (c) Much less than 60 W
(c) Phase angle is between 60º to 90º (d) 30W
(d) The load is purely inductive
(LMRC SC/TO 2015)
(UPSSSCJE – 2016) 47. A dynamometer type of wattmeter responds
42. A which angle in two wattmeter method, to:
one wattmeter show zero readings- (a) R.m.s value of active power
(a) ɸ=0 (b) Average value of active power
(b) ɸ=60 (c) Average value of reactive power
(c) ɸ=90 (d) R.m.s value of reactive power
(d) ɸ=45
(UPSSSCJE 2016)
(UPSSSCJE – 2016) 48. While measuring power in a 3-phase load by
43. Which power factor results equal reading of 2 wattmeter method the reading of two
both wattmeter in 2 wattmeter method- wattmeter are equal and opposite when
(a) Unit (a) Pf is unity
(b) Half (b) Load is balanced
(c) Zero (c) Phase angle is between 60º and 90º
(d) None of the above (d) The load is pure inductive

(UPSSSCJE – 2016)
44. While measuring power in a 3-phase load by 1. (Energy Meter)
2 wattmeter method the readings of two
wattmeter are equal and opposite when (DMRC 2014)
(a) Pf is unity
(b) Load is balanced 2. The major cause for creeping in energy-
(c) Phase angle is between 60º and 90º meter is:
(d) The load is pure inductive (a) Over compensation for friction
(b) Vibrations
(DMRC 2014) (c) Stray magnetic fields
45. In dynamometer wattmeter the (d) Excessive voltage across the potential
compensation coil coil
(a) Has equal number of turnoff voltage
coil and is connected in series with (UPSSSC 2014)
current coil
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1. In which of the following instruments, a (b) Wattmeter

disc is present? (c) Energy meter
(a) Ammeter (d) Volt meter
(b) Voltmeter
(c) Wattmeter (UTTARAKHAND- I 2013)
(d) Energy meter 8. The meter constant of a single phase
energy meter is 500 rev/kwh the meter
(JMRC 2012) takes 86 seconds to make 50 revolutions
2. The loss of charge method can be used while measuring a full load of 4.4
to measure which of the following? kilowatt. The percentage error in the
(a) Resistance of shunt meter is
(b) Resistance of shunt winding (a) -2.43%
(c) Insulation resistance of cable (b) 2.43%
(d) Resistance of transformer winding (c) -4.86%
(d) 4.86%
(JMRC 2012)
3. In a single phase power meter what is
the phase difference between current in (SSCJE 2011)
the two pressure coils? 12.In an induction type energy meter,
(a) Exactly 0º everything else remaining same, if the
(b) Exactly 90º radial distance of the brake magnet
(c) Approximately 0º poles from the spindle is decreased by
(d) Approximately 90º 10%, the rotational speed of the disc
will……………………...approximately
(UTTARAKHAND- II 2013) .
4. A single [phase energy meter has a (a) Increased by 23.5%
constant of 1200 revolution/k Wh. (b) Decrease by 10.6%
When a load of 200 W is connected, the (c) Decrease by 19.4%
disc rotates at 4.2 revolutions per min. (d) Increase by 11%
If the load is on for 10 hours, the meter
records an excess of (UTTATRAKHAND – I 2013)
(a) 0.1 kWh 13.The disc of domestic supply energy meter is made
(b) 0.2 kWh of which material?
(c) 1.0 kWh (a) Zinc
(d) 2.0 kWh (b) Copper
(c) Aluminum
(UPSSSC 2014) (d) Silver
5. The household energy meter is
(a) An indicating instrument
(b) A recording instrument
(c) An integrating instrument
(d) None of the above

(MPJE 2015) (UPPCL 2016)

6. The pressure coil of an energy meter 1. The energy meter used in homes is an
is…………….. example of-
(a) Purely resistive (a) Indicating instrument
(b) Purely inductive (b) Comparison instrument
(c) Highly resistive (c) Recording instrument
(d) Highly inductive (d) Integrating instrument

(UPSSSC 2014) (SSCJE 2017)

7. The creeping is observed in 2. The household energy meter is
(a) Ammeter meter (a) Recording instrument
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(b) None of these

(c) Indicating instrument (DMRC 2015)
(d) Integrating instrument 2. When testing an electric iron on
megger, the reading of the megger
(UPRVUNL 2014) is infinity. This indicates:
17. In a single phase induction type energy meter, the (a) Short circuit of heating
deflecting torque is the true power in the circuit. element
(a) Proportional to (b) Short circuit of supply
(b) Equal to terminals
(c) Greater than (c) Open circuit of heating
(d) Less than element
(d) Loose terminal connection
(DMRC 2015)
18. If an induction type energy meter runs fast, it (DMRC 2015)
can be slowed down by: 3. When external circuit is open, on
(a) Lag adjustment moving the handle, the pointer of
(b) Light load adjustment megger indicates:
(c) Adjusting the position of braking (a) Zero
magnet and making it come closer to (b) Very low resistance
the centre of the disc (c) Very high resistance
(d) Adjusting the position of braking (d) Infinity
magnet and making move away from
the centre of the disc. (SSSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)
4. Speed of the megger is kept at:
(a) 120 rpm
(b) 140 rpm
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) (c) 160 rpm
19. Two holes are drilled in the disc on a (d) 100 rpm
diameter of energy-meter to
(a) Increase ventilation
(b) Reduce the weight of disc (SSCJE 2012)
(c) Eliminate creeping on no-load 5. Which of the following does not
(d) Increase deflecting torque employ a null method of
measurement?
(a) Megger
(b) Dc potentiometer
(c) Kelvin double bridge
(d) AC potentiometer

(SSCJE 2011)
7.(Miscellaneous Measuring Instruments)
6. Megger is an instrument by which
(UPRVUNL 2015) we can measure
1. In a megger, controlling torque is (a) High resistance
provided by: (b) Low resistance
(a) Spring (c) High current
(b) Gravity (d) High voltage
(c) Coil
(d) Eddy current (SSCJE 2011)
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7. With the decrees in the strength of
the permanent magnet in an
insulation Megger due to ageing,
Megger reading will
(a) Be lowest than actual
(b) Be higher than actual
(c) Remain unaffected
(d) Fluctuate rapidly
(SSCJE 2015)
8. Which instrument is used to
measure the high resistance?
(a) Kelvin’s Double bridge
(b) Carey-Foster bridge
(c) Megger
(d) Wheat stone bridge
(JMRC 2012)
9. When a capacitor is connected to
the terminal of a ohm meter, the
pointer indicated a low resistance
initially and finally came to infinity
position. What does this slowly
about the capacitor?
(a) Short circuit
(b) All right
(c) Faculty
(d) Open
(JMRC 2012)
10. The dead zone in pyrometer is
0.125% of span. The calibration is
400ºC to 100ºC. What temperature
change might occur before it is
detected?
(a) 0.0125ºC
(b) 0.75ºC
(c) 0.4ºC
(d) 1ºC
(JMRC 2012)
11. In measuring a resistance by
voltmeter-ammeter method, the
voltmeter can be connected either
across supply or across the
resistance. If the resistance is low,
then where the voltmeter should be
connected?
(a) Across the supply
(b) Across the resistance
(c) Either in two position
(d) Preferably across the supply
(UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)
12. To measure insulating resistance of
equipments of voltage rating up to
440 V the megger generator must
generate
(a) 220 V
(b) 440 V
(c) 500 V
(d) None of these
(UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)
13. A megger is to measure insulation
resistance of a cable. The cable
should be connected to
(a) Battery
(b) DC supply
(c) AC supply
(d) No supply
(UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)
14. A megger is basically a/an
(a) Moving iron type instrument
(b) Moving coil type instrument
(c) Hot wire instrument
(d) Electrolytic instrument
15. Piezo meter is used to measure
(a) Very high pressure
(b) Very low pressure
(c) Displacement
(d) None of these
(UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)
16. Which of the following device is
used to measure flow in an open
channel?
(a) Venturimeter
(b) Rota meter
(c) Orifice
(d) Pitot tube
(MPJE 2015)
17. A megger is usually:
(a) Moving iron type instrument
(b) Electro-static type instrument
(c) Hot-wire type instrument
(d) Moving coil type instrument
(MPJE 2015)
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18. A meggar is used for measurement
of:
(a) Low valued resistance
(b) Medium valued resistance
(c) High valued resistance,
particularly insulation
resistances
(d) All of the above
(IOF 2014)
19. The limitation of the voltage
multiplying circuit is that
(a) The output has high ripple
content
(b) High output voltage is difficult
to obtain
(c) High output current is
difficult to obtain
(d) The size of the captors
becomes very large
(UPSSSC 2015)
20. In which type of frequency meter,
the frequency is found when the
torque in the moving coil becomes
zero?
(a) Vibrating reed type
(b) Permanent Magnet moving
coil type
(c) Moving iron type type
(d) Electrical resonance type
(MPJE 2016 Evening Shift)
21. Which of the following method
used for measuring high resistance?
(Given: above 100kΩ).
(a) Megger Method
(b) Ohmeter Method
(c) Potentiometer Method
(d) Wheat stone bridge Method
(UTTARAKHAND- I 2013)
28. Megger is used for measure
(a) Very high resistance
insulation resistance
(b) Low resistance
(c) High resistance
(d) Very low resistance
(UPPCL 2016)
29. Resistance can be measured by-
(a) Ohmmeters
(b) Resistance bridge
(c) Wattmeters
(d) Ampere-hour meters
(UPPCL 2016)
30. In a meggar, the deflection of moving coil
depends on-
(a) Applied voltage
(b) Inverse of applied voltage
(c) The ration of currents in the coil
(d) The product of currents in the coils
(SSCJE 2008)
5. Megger is an instrument to measure:
(a) A very low resistance
(b) Insulation resistance
(c) Q of coil
(d) Inductance of coil
(UTTARAKHAND- II 2013)
6. The insulation resistance test in performed
on power lines with
(a) Ohm meter
(b) Earth tester
(c) Megger
(d) Any of these
(UPSSSC JE- 2016)
7. If an ohm meter reading immediately goes
practically to zero and stays there while
checking a capacitor, the capacitor is
(a) Leaky
(b) Short circuited
(c) Open circuited
(d) satisfactory
(UPVUNL 2014)
36.The insulation resistance of an
installation is measured by a
(a) Multimeter
(b) Wheat stone bridge
(c) earth tester
(d) Megger
(UPVUNL 2014)
37. Which among the following is not a method for
or measurement of high resistance?
(a) Direct deflection method
(b) Megohm bridge
(c) Megger
(d) Loss of current method
(SSCJE 2011)
39. Megger is an instrument used for measurement
of:
(a) High resistance
(b) Medium resistance
(c) Low resistance
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(d) Leakage current (d) Power

(IOF 2014) (UTTARAKHAND – II 2013)

40. The pressure coil consist of 5. Horizontal deflection plates of CRO are
(a) More number of turns of fine wire placed generally:
(b) More number of turns of thick wire (a) Horizontal
(c) Less number of turns of fine wire (b) Vertical
(d) Less number of turns of thick wire (c) Diagonal
8. (Electronic Instruments) (d) (a) or (b)

(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) (UTTARAKHAND – II 2013)

4. In a Cathode Ray Tube, the focusing anode is 6. Lissajous pattern obtained on a CRO screen
located is a circle. Frequency of two signals are
(a) After accelerating anode (a) Equal
(b) Between pre-accelerating and accelerating (b) Unequal
anodes (c) Zero
(c) Before pre-accelerating anode (d) Infinity
(d) Just after electron-gun
(UTTARAKHAND – II 2013)
(SSCJE 2015) 7. In the case of PMMC rectifier type
5. Modern electronic multimeters measure resistance instruments, the deflecting torque is
by? proportional to:
(a) Using an electronic bridge compensator for (a) Average value of AC current
nulling (b) RMS of AC
(b) Using a bridge circuit (c) Instantaneous value
(c) Using a electrical bridge circuit (d) Peak value
(d) Forcing a constant current and measuring the
voltage across the unknown resistance (MPJE 2015)
8. Which meter is suitable of the measurement
(SSCJE 2015) of 10 mV at 50 MHz?
2. A CRO screen has ten divisions on the (a) Moving iron voltmeter
horizontal scale. If a voltage signal 5 sin (b) VTVM
(314t + 45º) is examined with a line base (c) Moving coil voltmeter
setting of 5 msec/dic, the number of cycle of (d) CRO
signal displayed on the screen will be?
(a) 0.5 cycle (MPJE 2015)
(b) 10 cycle 9. The high torque to weight ratio in an
(c) 2.5 cycle analog indicating instrument indicates:
(d) 5 cycle (a) High friction loss
(b) Low friction loss
(UTTARAKHAND – II 2013) (c) Not related to friction loss
3. Which meter is suitable for the measurement (d) None of the above
of 10 m V at 50 MHz?
(a) Moving iron voltmeter
(MPJE 2016, Evening Shift)
(b) CRO
(c) Electrostatic voltmeter 10. What is the resolution of 4-digit digital
(d) VTVM instrument?
(a) 0.002%
(b) 0.005%
(UTTARAKHAND – II 2013) (c) 0.1%
4. A CRO cannot be used for direct (d) 0.01%
measurement of
(a) Voltage (UTTARAKHAND- I 2013)
(b) Current 17. A VTVM can be used to measure
(c) Frequency (a) Dc voltage only
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(b) Ac voltage only (d) Light intensity & High temperature

(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above (MPJE 2015)
24. An LVDT is used to measure displacement.
(IOF 2014) The LVDT feeds a voltmeter of 0.5V range
18. The essential condition for the Paschen’s law to through a 250 gain amplifier. For a
be valid is that displacement 0.5 mm the output of LVDT is
(a) Voltage must be D.C 2 mV. The sensitivity of instrument is:
(b) Voltage must be A.C. (a) 0.1 V/mm
(c) Temperature must be constant (b) 0.5 V/mm
(d) Humidity must be low (c) 1 V/mm
(d) 5V/mm
(UPRVUNL 2015)
19. Which of the following cannot be measured by (UPSSSCJE – 2016)
multimeters? 28. Cathode of CRO is coated with-
(a) Frequency (a) Alkali material
(b) Current (b) Thorium oxide
(c) Resistance (c) Copper oxide
(d) Voltage (d) Barium oxide

(DMRC 2014) (UPSSSCJE – 2016)

20. LVDT is a: 29. A CRO can be used to measure-
(a) Displacement transducer (a) a.c. voltage
(b) Velocity transducer (b) d.c. voltage
(c) Acceleration transducer (c) Frequency
(d) Pressure transducer (d) All of the above

(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) (SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)

21. In a CRO, a sinusoidal waveform of a certain 30. In a 3 ½ digit voltmeter, the largest number that
frequency is displayed. The value of the can be read is:
quantity that can be made out by observation (a) 1999
is (b) 5999
(a) RMS value of the sine wave (c) 9999
(b) Average value of the sine wave (d) 0999
(c) Form factor of the sine wave
(d) Peak-peak value of the sine wave (UTTARAKHAND –I 2013)
31. A digital voltmeter has a read-out range from 0 to
9999 counts. When full scale reading is 9.999 V, the
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift) resolution of the instrument will be
22. The technique of adding a precise amount of (a) 100 mV
time between the trigger point the beginning (b) 99 mV
of the scope sweep in a CRO is known as (c) 9 mV
(a) Free running sweep (d) 1 mV
(b) Delayed sweep
(c) Triggered swap
(d) Non-sawtooth sweep

4
(UTTARAKHAND- II 2013)
23. Optical pyrometer is used to measure (UTTARAKHAND –II 2013)
(a) Light intensity 32. Match of the Lists L-I and L-II.
(b) Low temperature List-I
(c) High temperature List-II
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1. Bolometer (a) Dielectric loss

A. Flow (b) The inductance
2. H- Bridge (c) Low resistance
B. Dispalcement (d) Mutual inductance
3. LVDT
C. Radiation (JMRC 2012)
4. Anemometer 4. To measure the resistance of about 8 Ω
D. DC Motor which instrument should be used?
1234 (a) Kelvin’s double bridge
(a) C D B A (b) Wheatston’s bridge
(b) D C A B (c) Meggar
(c) A C B D (d) Wattmeter
(d) D C B A
(IOF 2014)
(DMRC Electronic 2016) 5. Low resistance is measured by
33.In a CRO which of the following is not a part of (a) De sauty’s bridge
election gun. (b) Maxwell’s bridge
(a) Cathode (c) Kelvin’s bridge
(b) Grid (d) Wien bridge
(c) accelerating anode
(d) X-Y plates (DMRC Electronic 2014)
6. Schering bridge is used to measure
(IOF Electronic 2014) (a) Frequency
34.An oscilloscope is basically designed to convert (b) Inductance
(a) Visual signals to electrical signals (c) Capacitance
(b) Sound signals to electrical signals (d) Mutual inductance
(c) Electrical signets to visual signals
(d) Sound signals to visual signal (MPJE 2016 Morning Shift)
9. (Measurement of Resistance, Inductance and 7. Which method requires a standard capacitor
capacitance) in terms of which the self-
(a) Anderson Bridge
(UPRVUNL 2014) (b) Hays Bridge
1. In order to measure the dielectric losses of a (c) Heaviside-Campbell Bridge
capacitor, which one of the following AC (d) Owens Bridge
bridges is used?
(a) Anderson Bridge (MPJE 2016, Evening Shift)
(b) Hay’s bridge 8. Which method is especially suitable for the
(c) Schering bridge measurement of small inductance?
(d) Wien’s bridge (a) Kuriyama method
(b) Butterworths method
(UPRVUNL 2014) (c) Felicia method
2. Which expression depicts the sensitivity (S) (d) Campbell’s method
of a Wheatstone Bridge?
(a) S = D/I
(b) S = DI (MPJE 2016, Evening Shift)
(c) S = D + I 9. In which type of instrument the moving coil
(d) S = D – 1 consists of a single loop of fine bronze or
platinum silver wire?
(a) Schering and Schmidt galvanometer
(b) Darsonval galvanometer
(c) Campbell galvanometer
(d) Duddell moving coil galvanometer

(DMRC 2014) (MPJE 2016, Evening Shift)

3. Schering bridge is used to measure:
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10. ………………..circuit is used to make 14. In a galvanometer, the deflection becomes

precise measurement of a resistors value one half when the galvanometer is shunted
using resistors, voltage source and a by a 20 ohm resistor. The galvanometer
galvanometer resistance is:
(a) Wheatstone bridge (a) 50 ohm
(b) Wien bridge (b) 10 ohm
(c) Carey Foster bridge (c) 40 ohm
(d) Kelvin bridge (d) 20 ohm

(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013)
(SSCJE 2014, Morning Shift)
13.Hay bridge is suitable for measuring following 19. The AC bridge used for measurement of
type of inductance dielectric loss of capacitor is
(a) having Q greater than 10 (a) Anderson bridge
(b) having Q less than 10 (b) Schering bridge
(c) having any value of Q (c) Wien bridge
(d) having phase angle of reactance very large. (d) Hay’s bridge

(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013)
14.The dielectric loss of a capacitance can be (DMRC 2014)
measured by 20. A Q-meter measure:
(a) Hay bridge (a) Loss in a capacitor
(b) Maxwell bridge (b) Schering bridge
(c) Anderson bridge (c) Wien bridge
(d) Schering bridge (d) Hay’s bridge

(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013) (SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)

11. For measurement of low resistance, the 21. Which one of the following bridge is
bridge used is generally used for measurement of
(a) Wheatstone frequency and also capacitance?
(b) Kelvin (a) Owen’s bridge
(c) Maxwell (b) Schering bridge
(d) Anderson (c) Wien bridge
(d) Hay’s bridge
(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013)
12. The Maxwell bridge is used for measuring (SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)
(a) Capacitance 22. A wheat stone bridge has ratio arm of 1000Ω and
(b) Dielectric loss 100Ω resistances, the standard resistance arm consist
(c) Inductance of 4 decades resistance boxes of 1000, 100, 10, 1Ω
(d) Phase angle steps. The maximum and minimum values of
unknown resistance that can be determined with this
(UPPCL 2016) setup are:
13. The unknown inductance is measured in (a) 11110 Ω
terms of……………………..in the case of (b) 10000 Ω, 10 Ω
Anderson bridge. (c) 111100 Ω, 10 Ω
(a) Known resistance and capacitance (d) 111100 Ω,1 Ω
(b) Known inductance
(c) Known resistance (SSCJE 2017)
(d) Known capacitance and inductance 22. Which of the following a.c. bridges is
preferred fot the measurement of
inductance having high Q-factor?
(a) Hay bridge
(b) Maxwell bridge
(c) Desauty bridge
(DMRC 2016) (d) Wien bridge
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(UTTARAKHAND-I 2013)
(UPSSSC 2014) 2. A strain gauge is a passive transducer and is
23. Relative permittivity can be measured employed for converting
by…………………Bridge (a) Pressure into change in resistance
(a) Wheat stone (b) Force into displacement
(b) Hays (c) Mechanical displacement into a
(c) Schering change of resistance
(d) Density’s (d) None of the above
(SSCJE 2015)
24. In the Maxwell as shown in the figure
(UPSSSC 2014)
below the value of resistance Rx and
inductance Lx of a xoil are to be 3. Synchro is
calculated after balancing the bridge. The (a) Parabolic transducer
component values are shown in the fig at (b) An angular position transducer
balance. The values of Rx and Lx will (c) A synchronizing transducer
respectively be: (d) A variable transducer
(a) 75 ohm, 150 mH
(b) 75 ohm, 75 mH (MPJE 2015)
(c) 37.5 ohm, 75 mH 4. The thermocouple instruments do not have:
(d) 375 ohm, 75 mH (a) High sensitivity
(b) Absence of frequency error
(UPSSSCJE- 2016) (c) Independence of ambient temperature
25. Maxwell bridge is used to measure (d) High degree of measuring accuracy
(a) Inductance
(b) Capacitance (SSCJE 2014, Evening Shift)
(c) Frequency 5. What is the order of minimum displacement
(d) None of the above that can be measured with capacitive
transducers?
(UPSSSCJE- 2016) (a) 1 mm
26. The bridge used for the measurement of (b) 1 μm
the value of the capacitance is (c) 1 X 10ˉˡ²
(a) Wien’ bridge (d) 1 cm
(b) Wheatstone bridge
(c) Schering bridge (UTTARAKHAND-II 2013)
(d) Hay’s bridge 6. The dynamic characteristics of capacitive
10. (Elements of process transducer are similar to those of
Instrumentation) (a) Low-pass filter
(b) High-pass filter
(c) Notch filter
(UTTARAKHAND-II 2013) (d) Band-stop filter
1. An inverse transducer converts
(a) Electrical energy to any other form of
energy
(b) Electrical energy to light energy
(c) Mechanical displacement into
electrical signal
(d) Electrical energy to mechanical form