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YEAR 2012 ONE MARK

Q. 1 A periodic voltage waveforms observed on an oscilloscope across a load is shown.

A permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC) meter connected across the same load
reads.

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(A) 4 V (B) 5 V

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(C) 8 V (D) 10 V

Q. 2

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Q. 3 For the circuit in the figure, the voltage and current expressions are :
v ^ t h = E1 sin ^wt h + E 3 sin ^3wt h and

wi ^ t h = I1 sin ^wt - f1h + I 3 sin ^3wt - f3h + I5 sin ^5wt h

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The average power measured by the Wattmeter is

(A) 1 E1 I1 cos f1 (B) 1 6E1 I1 cos f1 + E1 I 3 cos f3 + E1 I5@

2 2
(C) 1 6E1 I1 cos f1 + E 3 I 3 cos f3@ (D) 1 6E1 I1 cos f1 + E 3 I1 cos f1@
2 2

YEAR 2012 TWO MARKS

Q. 4 An analog voltmeter uses external multiplier settings. With a multiplier setting of

20 kW, it reads 440 V and with a multiplier setting of 80 kW, it reads 352 V. For
a multiplier setting of 40 kW, the voltmeter reads
(A) 371 V (B) 383 A
(C) 394 V (D) 406 V
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YEAR 2011 ONE MARK

Q. 5 The primary and secondary of an LVDT (stroke length ! 50 mm ) are connected

to a 3 kHz sinusoidal source and ideal semiconductor diode bridge-based phase
sensitive demodulator circuit. The core of the LVDT remains static at 15 mm
above the ideal null position. The frequency of the voltage observed at the input
of the low-pass filter is
(A) 1 kHz (B) 1.5 kHz
(C) 3 kHz (D) 6 kHz

YEAR 2011 TWO MARKS

Q. 6 A differential push-pull type capacitive displacement sensor (nominal capacitance

C 0 = 0.01 mF ) is connected in two adjacent arms of an ac bridge in such a way

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that the output voltage of the bridge is independent of the frequency of the

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supply voltage. Supply to the bridge is 1 V at 1 kHz, and two equal resistance
(R = 3.9 kW) are placed in the other two arms of the bridge. The bridge sensitivity
is

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(A) 0.001 mV/pF

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(B) 0.05 mV/pF

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(C) 0.1 mV/pF

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(D) 0.5 mV/pF

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Q. 7 The transfer characteristics of the circuit drawn below is observed on an

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oscilloscope used in XY mode. The display on the oscilloscope is shown on the
right hand side. Vi is connected to the X input with a setting of 0.5 V/div, and

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Vo is connected to the Y input with a setting of 2 V/div. The beam is positioned

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at the origin when Vi is zero.

Assuming that the opamp is ideal and the zener diodes have forward biased
voltage drop of 0.7 V, the values of reverse break-down voltages of Z1 and Z2 are,
respectively,
(A) 3.3 V and 5.3 V (B) 4.7 V and 6.7 V
(C) 6.7 V and 4.7 V (D) 5.3 V and 3.3 V

Q. 8 Power in a 3-phase star connected balanced inductive load is measured by two-

wattmeter method. The 230 V and 5 A , respectively. The power factor of the load
is 0.707. The readings P1 and P2 of the two wattmeters are
(A) P1 = 298 W and P2 = 1111 W
(B) P1 = 516 W and P2 = 1924 W
(C) P1 = 1220 W and P2 = 1220 W
(D) P1 = 1111 W and P2 =- 516 W
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Q. 9 In the Wheatstone bridge shown below, when the resistance R1 increases by 1 W,

the current through the galvanometer is

(consider the Thevenin equivalent resistance of the bridge in the calculations)

(A) 1.25 mA (B) 2.5 mA
(C) 12.5 mA (D) 25 mA

YEAR 2010 ONE MARK

Q. 10 A measurement system with input x ^ t h and output y ^ t h is described by the

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differential equation 3 dy
dt + 5y = 8x . The static sensitivity of the system is

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(A) 0.60 (B) 1.60

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(C) 1.67 (D) 2.67

Q. 11

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Poisson’s ratio for a metal is 0.35. Neglecting piezo-resistance effect. The gauge

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factor of a strain gauge made of this metal is
(A) 0.65
(C) 1.35
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(D) 1.70

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Q. 12 The PMMC ammeter A in the adjoining figure has a range of 0 to 3mA. When
switch S1 is opened, the pointer of the ammeter swings to the 1 mA mark, return

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and settles at 0.9 mA. The meter is

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(A) critically damped and has a coil resistance of 10 W
(B) critically damped and has a coil resistance of 200 W
(C) under damped and has a coil resistance of 100 W
(D) under damped and has a coil resistance of 200 W

Q. 13 The deflection angle of the pointer of an ideal moving iron ammeter is 20c for
1.0 ampere dc current. If a current of 3 sin (314t) amperes is passed through the
ammeter then the deflection angle is
(A) 0c (B) 42c
(C) 60c (D) 90c
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YEAR 2010 TWO MARKS

Q. 14 The volume of a cylinder is computed from measurements of its height ^h h and

diameter ^d h. A set of several measurements of height has an average value
of 0.2 m and a standard deviation of 1% . the average value obtained for the
diameter is 0.1 m and the standard deviation is 1% . Assuming the errors in the
measurements of height and diameter are uncorrelated, the standard deviation of
the computed volume is
(A) 1.00%
(B) 1.73%
(C) 2.23%
(D) 2.41%

Q. 15 In an analog single channel cathode ray oscilloscope (CRO), the x and y sensitivities

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are set as 1ms/div. and 1V/div. respectively. The y -input is connected to a

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voltage signal 4 cos (200pt - 45c)V. The trigger source is internal, level chosen is

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zero and the slope is positive. The display seen on the CRO screen is

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Common Data For Questions 16 and 17 :

A PMMC type ammeter has full scale current of 100 mA and a coil resistance of
100 W
Q. 16 The resistance required to convert the 100 mA ammeter into 1 A full scale dc
ammeter is
(A) 10 mW in series with the meter
(B) 10 mW in parallel with the meter
(C) 1 mW in series with the meter
(D) 1 mW in parallel with the meter
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Q. 17 The above PMMC meter is connected in the circuit shown in the adjoining fig.
The op-amp is ideal. The voltage Vi (t) = 1.0 sin 314t V. Assuming the source
impedance of Vi (t) to be zero, the ammeter will indicate a current of

(A) 100 mA (B) 70.7 mA

(C) 63.7 mA (D) 31.8 mA

Statement For Linked Answer Q. 18 and 19 :

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Consider a temperature measurement scheme shown in the adjoining figure. It uses an
RTD whose resistance at 0cC is 100 W and temperature coefficient of resistance ^ah is
0.00392/cC

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Q. 18 The differential gain of the instrumentation amplifier to achieve a voltage
sensitivity of 10 mV/cC , should be approximately

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(A) 13.41 (B) 26.02
(C) 57.53 (D) 90.14

Q. 19 The RTD is placed in a hot water bath of temperature 100cC . Based on the gain
calculated in Q.18, the error in the measured value of the temperature due to
bridge non-linearity is
(A) - 0.1cC (B) - 0.4cC
(C) - 0.9cC (D) + 1.2cC

YEAR 2009 ONE MARK

Q. 20 An LVDT is supplied with a sinusoidal voltage of amplitude 5 V and frequency 1

kHz. The output is connected to an ac voltmeter. The reading of the voltmeter is
1V for a displacement of 1 mm from the null position. When the displacement is
1mm in the opposite from the null position, the reading of the voltmeter is
(A) - 1 V (B) - 0.2 V
(C) 1 V (D) 5 V
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Q. 21 The figure shows a periodic wave form to be displayed on a CRO. A trigger

setting which ensures a stationary display is

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(A) level : 0.2 V, slope : - ve
(B) level : 0.5 V, slope : - ve
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(C) level : - 0.2 V , slope : + ve

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(D) level : 1.8 V, slope : - ve

Q. 22

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The input impedance of CRO is equivalent to a 1 MW resistance in parallel with

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a 45 pF capacitance. It is used with a compensated 10-to-1 attenuation probe.

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The effective input capacitance at the probe tip is

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(A) 4.5 pF (B) 5 pF
(C) 45 pF (D) 450 pF

Q. 23
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A galvanometer with internal resistance 100 W and full-scale current 1 mA is used

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to realize a dc voltmeter with a full scale range of 1 V. The full scale range of this

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voltmeter can be extended to 10 V by connecting an external resistance of value
(A) 9 kW (B) 9.9 kW

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(C) 10 kW (D) 11 kW

YEAR 2009 TWO MARKS

Q. 24 The dc potentiometer shown in the figure has a working current of 10 mA with

switch S open. Let Rs + R1 = 100 W. The galvanometer G has only detect currents
greater than 10 mA. The maximum percentage error in the measurement of the
unknown emf Ex as calculated from the slider position shown is closest to

(A) 0.3 (B) 0.5

(C) 0.6 (D) 1.0
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YEAR 2008 ONE MARK

Q. 25 A linear variable differential transformer (LVDT) is

(A) a displacement transducer
(B) an impedance matching transformer
(C) a differential temperature sensor
(D) an auto transformer

Q. 26 If a current of 9- 6 2 sin (100pt) + 6 2 cos (300pt) + p C A is passed through a

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true RMS ammeter, the meter reading will be
(A) 6 2 A (B) 126 A
(C) 12 A (D) 216 A

Q. 27 If the ac bridge circuit shown below is balanced, the element Z can be a

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(A) Pure capacitor (B) Pure inductor

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(C) R-L series combination (D) R-L parallel combination

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YEAR 2008 TWO MARKS

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A 2 A full-scale PMMC type dc ammeter has a voltage drop of 100 mV at 2A.
Q. 28

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(A) 12.5 mW resistor in parallel with the meter

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(B) 12.5 mW resistor in series with the meter

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(C) 50.0 mW resistor in parallel with the meter
(D) 50.0 mW resistor in series with the meter

Q. 29 A 3 12 digit, 200 mV full scale DVM has an accuracy specification of ! 0.5% of

reading plus 5 counts. When the meter reads 100 mV, the voltage being measured
is
(A) Any value between 99.5 mV and 100.5 mV
(B) Any value between 99.0 mV and 101.0 mV
(C) Eactly 99.5 mV
(D) Eactly 100 mV

Q. 30 A 230 V , 5 A , 50 Hz single-phase house service energy meter has a meter constant

of 360 rev/kW-h. The meter takes 50 s for making 51 revolutions of the disc when
connected to a 10 kW , unity power factor load. The error in the reading of the
meter is
(A) 0 (B) + 0.5%
(C) - 2.0% (D) + 2.0%
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Q. 31 The op-amp based circuit of a half wave rectifier electronic voltmeter shown
below uses a PMMC ammeter with a full scale deflection (FSD) current of 1 mA
and a coil resistance of 1 kW. The value of R that gives FSD for a sinusoidal input
voltage of 100 mV (RMS) is

(A) 45 W
(C) 100 W
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(B) 67.5 W

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(D) 144.4 W

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Q. 32 The x and y sensitivities of an analog oscilloscope are set as 2 ms/cm and 1
V/cm respectively. The trigger is set at 0V with negative slope. An input of

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2 cos ^100pt + 30ch V is fed to the y input of the oscilloscope. The waveform seen

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on the oscilloscope will be

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Statement For Linked Answer Q. 33 and 34 :

In the Wheatstone bridge shown below the galvanometer G has a current
sensitivity of 1 mA /mm, a resistance of 2.5 kW and a scale resolution of 1 mm.
Let DR be the minimum increase in R from its nominal value of 1 kW that can
be detected by this bridge.
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Q. 33 When R is 2 kW + DR , VAN is
(A) 6 V (B) 6.0024 V
(C) 6.0038 V (D) 6.005 V

Q. 34 The value of DR is approximately

(A) 2.8 W (B) 3.4 W
(C) 5.2 W (D) 12 W

YEAR 2007 ONE MARK

Q. 35 A dynamometer type wattmeter with a single scale marked for the smallest power
range, has two current ranges, namely, 0-5 A and 0.10 A well as two voltage
ranges, namely, 0-150 V and 0.300 V. To carry out a load test on a 230 V/115 V,
1kVA, single phase transformer, the wattmeter is used on the high voltage side.
The voltage and current ranges are chosen for maximum utilization of the scale.
The multiplying factor to be used in this case is.
(A) 0.5 (B) 1.0

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(C) 2.0 (D) 4.0

Q. 36
positive finite values.
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Consider the AC bridge shown in the figure below, with A, L and C having

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Then
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(A) V0 = 0 if wL = 1 (B) V0 = 0 if L = C
wC

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(C) V0 = 0 if R = w 1
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(D) V0 cannot be made zero

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YEAR 2007 TWO MARKS

Q. 37 Consider a non-ideal voltage source whose output voltage is measured by a non-

ideal voltmeter as shown below.

Let Ve be the difference between Vs and the measured voltage.

The Ve is a function of
Vs
(A) Rm only (B) R s only
(C) sR (D) Rm - R s
Rm
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Q. 38 The linear sweep for the time base in an oscilloscope has deviation from its
nominal waveform. The nominal (dashed line) and actual (solid line) sweep wave
forms as shown in the following figure.

A 5V p-p sine wave with a frequency of 1 kHz will be measured on the oscilloscope
as a sine wave with.
(A) 4.45 V p-p and 1 kHz frequency
(B) 5V p-p and 1kHz frequency
(C) 5 V p-p and 1.1 kHz frequency
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(D) 5V p-p and 1.15 kHz frequency

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Q. 39

a .
The figures shows a potentiometer of total resistance RT with a sliding contact.

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The resistance between the point P and Q of the potentiometer at the position of
the contact shown is RC and the voltage ratio VO at this point is 0.5. If the ratio

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VS
RL = 1, the ratio Rc is
RT RT

(A) - 1 + 5 (B) 1 + 5
2 2
(C) - 1 + 5 (D) 1 + 5

Q. 40 Two signals of peak-to-peak voltages 5 V and 2 V are being fed to Channel

1 and Channel 2, respectively, of an oscilloscope with a single time base. The
vertical sensitivity of both channels is 1 V/div . The two sine waves have identical
frequency and phase. The trigger is on manual mode the triggers at a level of
+ 1.25 V on Channel 1, as shown in the figure below.

Which of the following figures correctly depicts the trace seen in Channel 2?
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Statement For Linked Answer Q. 41 and 42 :

A push-pull capacitive displacement transducer is interfaced to a differential

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amplifier and an ADC as shown in the figure below.

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derived from the same 10 V DC source.

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The change in capacitance for full scale displacement is ! 5% for the capacitors.

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Q. 41
The gain of the differential amplifier for utilization of the full range of the ADC

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(Which is ! 10V ) is
(A) 10
(B) 20
(C) 30
(D) 40

Q. 42 If the supply voltage to the bridge decreases by 5%, the sensitivity of the
measurement system
(A) Decreases by 5%
(B) Does not change
(C) Increase by 5%
(D) Increases by 200%
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YEAR 2006 ONE MARK

Q. 43 A 4 kW, 0.02 W potentiometer is used in the circuit shown below. The minimum
value of the resistance R S in order to protect the potentiometer is

(A) 2.23 kW (B) 2.71 kW

(C) 3.82 kW (D) 8.92 kW

Q. 44 A Pirani gauge measures vacuum pressure and works on the principle of

(A) change in ionizing potential (B) change in thermal conductivity
(C) deformation of elastic body

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(D) change in self-inductance

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YEAR 2006 TWO MARKS

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Q. 45 The secondary induced voltages of a LVDT , shown in the following figure, at null
position are v1 = 1.0V+0c, v2 = 1.0V+10c respectively. Then the null voltage of
the LVDT is

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(A) 0 V
(C) 0.174
(B) 0.014 V
(D) 2 V

Q. 46 A variable air gap type capacitor consists of two parallel plates : a fixed plate an
a moving plat at a distance x . If a potential V is applied across the two plates,
then force of attraction between the plates is related to x as
(A) F \ x2 (B) F \ 12
x
(C) F \ 1 (D) F \ x
x
Q. 47 An accelerometer has a seismic mass of 100 microgram and natural frequency
of 1 kHz. With g the acceleration due to gravity, the static sensitivity of the
accelerometer in (nm/g) is
(A) 2.58 nm/ g
(B) 9.81 nm/g
(C) 7.28 # 102 nm/g
(D) 6.28 # nm/g
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Q. 48 An unknown voltage source Eu (with negligible internal resistance) is connected

to a potentiometer circuit as shown in the following figure. If the galvanometer
current is 10 mA with the direction as indicated, then value of Eu is

(A) 0.9910 V
(B) 0.9991 V
(C) 1.0012 V

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(D) 1.0048 V

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Q. 49 The two-wattmeter method is used to measure power in a 3-phase, 3-wire

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balanced inductive circuit. The line voltage and line current are 400 V and 10 A

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respectively. If the load power factor is 0.866 lagging, then readings of the two

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wattmeter are

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(A) 6000 W and 0 W

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(B) 5000 W and 1000 W
(C) 4500 W and 1500 W

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(D) 4000 W and 2000 W

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Q. 50
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The voltmeter shown in the following figure has a sensitivity of 500 W/V and a full

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scale of 100 V. When connected in the circuit as shown, then meter reads 20 V.
The value of Rx is

(A) 75 kW
(B) 50 kW
(C) 25 kW
(D) 10 kW
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Q. 51 An ac voltmeter uses the circuit shown below, where the PMMC meter has
an internal resistance of 100 W and requires a dc current of 1 mA for full scale
deflection.
Assuming the diodes to be idea, the value of R s to obtain full scale deflection with
100 V (ac rms) applied to the input terminal would be R s

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(A) 80 kW (B) 89 kW
(C) 89.9 kW
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(D) 90 kW

Q. 52

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Consider the AC bridge shown below. If wRC = 1 and 3 C < 0.01, then ratio

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C
V0 is approximately equal to

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Vs

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(A) 1 + 3C (B) 2 3 C
C C

(C) 3 C (D) 3 C
C 2C

Statement For Linked Answer Q. 53 and 54 :

In the circuit shown below, the current through PMMC meter is assumed to
be zero. The ideal switch toggles between position 1 and position 2. For each
position, it is connected for time T . Assume R 4 Cx << T and R2 Cx >> T .
2 2 2
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Q. 53 The capacitor Cx can be charged up to the maximum voltage

(A) Vs T (B) Vs T
2R2 Cx 2R 4 Cx
(C) 2Vs R2 Cx (D) 2Vs R 4 Cx
T T
Q. 54 In the bridge circuit shown in the figure above, if the PMMC meter shows null
deflection, then the value of Cx is
(A) T (B) TR 3
R4 (R1 + R2) R2
T (R 3 + R1) TR 3
(C) (D)
4R2 (R 3 - R1) 2R2 (R1 - R 3)

YEAR 2005 ONE MARK

Q. 55 A mass of 10 kg is measured with an instrument and the readings are normally

0.84
- h2
exp c
2 m
1
distributed with respect to the mean of 10 kg . Given that,
2p 0
# dh = 0.6

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and the 60% of the readings are found to be within 0.05 kg from the mean, the

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standard deviation of the data is

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(A) 0.02 (B) 0.04
(C) 0.06

a .(D) 0.08

Q. 56

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standard deviation of the readings is, i
The measurements of a source voltage are 5.9 V , 5.7 V and 6.1 V . The sample

(A) 0.013

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(C) 0.115 (D) 0.2

Q. 57

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The diameter of an aluminium sphere is fund to be 50 mm at an atomospheric

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pressure of 105 Pa . The bulk modulus for aluminium is 68.6 GPa . The change in
the diameter of the sphere in micron, when placed in vacuum is
(A) 0.018
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(C) 0.032 (D) 0.038

Q. 58 In a flyball-type angular speed magnitude measuring device, the centrifugal force,

given 10-6 w2 , where w is the angular speed in rad/s, is transmitted to a spring
with the non-linear characteristic F = 16p2 x2 , where F is the applied force and
x is the spring compression in metre. The sensitivity of the device (in mm-s) is
(A) 1 (B) 1
p 2p

(C) 1 (D) 1
3p 4p

Q. 59 A voltage signal V (t) = A + B sin wt is fed to an oscilloscope with the coupling

mode set to DC, other settings being appropriate. The displayed wave can be
expressed as
(A) A + B sin wt (B) B sin wt
(C) A (D) A + B sin wt
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YEAR 2005 TWO MARKS

Q. 60 A temperature sensor having range of 0 - 100cC has a worst case accuracy

specification of ! 1.0% of true value of ! 0.3% of full-scale, whichever is higher.
The sensitivity of the sensor is experientally obtained by taking its readings at
true temperatures 25cC and 75cC . The maximum error in sensitivity, expressed
as percentage of its ideal value is
(A) ! 0.105% (B) ! 0.21%
(C) ! 1.05% (D) ! 2.1%

Q. 61 The bridge shown in Fig. is balanced. The dissipation factor for the unknown
lossy capacitor Rx + 1 is
jw C x

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(A) wR2 C 3 (B) wR 1 C 3

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R2

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(C) wR 3 C 3 (D) R1
R2

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Q. 62 The two-wattmeter method is used to measure power in a balanced 3-phase
circuit, drawing lagging current. The power factor if one of the wattmeters reads

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zero is
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.8
(C) 1.0 (D) 0.0

Statement For Linked Answer Q. 63 and 64 :

In the amplifier circuit shown in the figure, a 10 kW resistance is connected in parallel
to a negative temperature coefficient thermistor to reduce non-linearity in the range
298-232 K . The thermistor specifications are
R298 = 10 kW , the characteristic constant b = 4000 K
1 1
RT = R298 exp :b bT - 298 lD
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Q. 63 The magnitudes of the resistance change, between the temperatures 298 K

and 323 K , when the thermistor is used alone and when it is used in parallel
combination with the resistance, are
(A) 6.5 kW , 2.4 kW (B) 5.7 kW , 1.6 kW
(C) 6.1 kW , 2.0 kW (D) 5.3 kW , 1.2 kW

Q. 64 In the given figure the potentiometer is adjusted so that the output voltage Vo is
0 at T = 298 K , the voltage output at 323 K is
(A) 500 mV (B) 400 mV
(C) 2.4 V (D) 2.6 V

YEAR 2004 ONE MARK

Q. 65 A zero error in a Vernier caliper is termed as

(A) accidental error (B) systematic error
(C) interference error (D) random error

Filtering is performed in surface finish measurement as a means of separating

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Q. 66
roughness and waviness. In roughness measurement, the wavelengths that are
filtered out, are
(A) half the cut-off wavelength
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(B) shorter than the cut-off wavelength
(C) equal to the cut-off wavelength
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(D) longer than the cut-off wavelength

Q. 67

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(1) accuracy (2) sensitivity
(3) precision and (4) resolution

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Match these with their possible definition listed below
P. Repeatability of readings on successive observations
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T. Ratio of the change in the instrument reading to the change in measured
variable
(A) 1 - P,2 - Q,3 - R,4 - S (B) 1 - S,2 - Q,3 - P,4 - T
(C) 1 - R,2 - T,3 - P,4 - Q (D) 1 - T,2 - Q,3 - P,4 - R

Q. 68 For a proving ring used in a press, the value of force and its uncertainty are given
as 12355 ! 2354 N without any rounding-off. If the error should be rounded-off at
the maximum to two significant figures only, the value of the reading is rounded-
off as
(A) 12300 ! 2300 N (B) 12360 ! 2350 N
(C) 12400 ! 2300 N (D) 12400 ! 2400 N

Q. 69 The excitation frequency of an LVDT is 2 kHz. The maximum frequency of

displacement should be limited to
(A) 200 Hz (B) 1.5 kHz
(C) 2 kHz (D) 2.5 kHz
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Q. 70 The brake magnet of an error free electromechanical, induction type energy meter
is shifted from its position and moved a small distance towards the edge of the
disc. Then the meter will
(A) continue to work correctly without any change in its characteristics
(B) continue to work, but registers a lower kWhr
(C) continue to work, but registers a higher kWhr
(D) stop working

Q. 71 A dc voltage of magnitude 11 kV is to be measured without loading the source

under steady condition. the best-suited instrument is
(A) a rectifier type voltmeter
(B) an electrodynamic type voltmeter
(C) a megger

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(A) X-input and X-plates
(B) Y-input and Y-plates
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(A) - 1.5 V (B) - 1.0 V
(C) - 0.75 V (D) + 2.5 V

Q. 74 A strain gauge of resistance 120 W and gauge factor 2.0 is at zero strain condition.
A 200 kW fixed resistance is connected in parallel with it. Then the combination
will represent an equivalent strain of
(A) + 5290 mm/m (B) 0 mm/m
(C) - 123.8 mm/m (D) - 300 mm/m

Q. 75 An iron-constantan thermocouple is to be used to measure temperature between

0 and 300cC . With reference junction at 0cC , the emf induced at 100cC and
300cC are
E100 = 5268 mV , E 300 = 16325 mV
Then, the non-linearity at 100cC as a percentage of full scale is
(A) + 3.23% (B) - 1.06%
(C) - 0.96% (D) + 3.23%
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Q. 76 The resistance values of the bridge circuit shown in Fig. are R1 = R2 = R3 = R

and R4 = R + 3 R . The bridge is balanced by introducing a small voltage v . The
value of 3 R is

(A) Rv (B) Rv
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(C) R 2v (D) Rv
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(A) 50 mH in parallel with 50 W (B) 50 mH in series with 50 W
(C) 50 mH in series with 50 W (D) 50 nF in parallel with 5 kW

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A 3-phase balanced R-L load is connected to a 3-phase balanced symmetrical
400V, 50 Hz, RYB sequence mains as shown in Figure. The wattmeter W reads
1.732 kW. Then

(A) the active power in the load is 1.732 kW

(B) the reactive power of the load is 1.732 kVAr
(C) the active power in the load is 3 kW
(D) the reactive power of the load is 3 kVAr
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Q. 79 An ideal diode has been connected across a 10 W, 100 mA, center-zero PMMC
meter as shown in Figure. The meter will read

(A) + 100 mA (B) + 31.8 mA

(C) - 31.8 mA (D) - 67.3 mA

Q. 80 A wire potentiometer of length 11 m and resistance 1 W/m balances a standard

cell voltage of 1.018 V at a length of 10 m 18 cm. If the voltage of the battery
supplying the current through the potentiometer is 2.0 V, then the value of the

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of 10 V is fed to Y-input of a single channel oscilloscope. The screen appears

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(A) 5 ms/cm, 2V/cm and + ve slope

(B) 5 ms/cm, 2V/cm and -ve slope
(C) 10 ms/cm, 1 V/cm and +ve slope
(D) 20 ms/cm, 2 V/cm and -ve slope

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Q. 83 A large number of 230 W resistors are obtained by combining 120 W resistors with
a standard deviation of 4.0 W and 110 W resistors with a standard deviation of
3.0 W . The standard deviation of the 230 W resistors thus formed, will be
(A) 3.5 W (B) 5.0 W
(C) 7.0 W (D) 12.0 W
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Q. 84 A 312 digit multimeter has an accuracy specification of ( !0.5% of reading !5

counts). If the meter reads 2.00 mA on a full scale of 20 mA, the worst-case error
in the reading is
(A) 0.5% (B) 2.5%
(C) 3.0% (D) 5.5%

Q. 85 Which one of the following is a derived unit (not a basic unit) in SI system?
(A) candela (B) Coulomb
(C) Kelvin (D) Mole

Q. 86 A shaft encoder attached to a dc motor has a sensitivity of 500 pulses per

revolution. A frequency meter connected to the output of the encoder indicates
the frequency to be 5500 Hz. The speed of the motor in RPM is
(A) 110 (B) 220
(C) 550 (D) 660

Q. 87 A Pirani gauge sensor is used to measure pressure of the order of

(A) 10 MPa (B) 1 MPa

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(C) 100 Pa (D) 1 Pa

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(A) Orifice meter

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(A) P-2, Q-3, R-5, S-1 (B) P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-3
(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-5 (D) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2

Q. 90 The current coil of a 200 V, 5 A, electro-dynamometer type LPF wattmeter

carries a current of 2 cos (100pt) A . The voltage across the pressure coil is
2 200 sin (100pt) V . The meter will indicate
(A) 0 W (B) 100 W
(C) 200 W (D) 400 W

Q. 91 The insulation level for a 5 A full scale rectifier type ammeter is specified as 2.5
kV. It is then safe to use the meter with a potential difference of upto 2.5 kV
between
(A) the terminals of the meter
(B) case and the ground
(C) both the terminals and the case
(D) one of the terminals and the ground
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Q. 92 An oscilloscope screen displays a line inclined at 45c. Its Y-input is a sine wave of
frequency f then the X-input should be
(A) sine wave of frequency f and 0c phase shift with the Y-input
(B) sine wave of frequency f and 45c phase shift with the Y-input
(C) sine wave of frequency f and 90c phase shift with the Y-input
(D) saw-tooth wave of frequency f

Q. 93 In a synchro pair, the control transmitter excites the three stator windings of the
control transformer. The stator winding voltages will have
(A) equal magnitudes but different phases
(B) different magnitudes and different phases
(C) equal magnitudes and phases
(D) different magnitudes but equal phases

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Q. 94

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model as RT = R 0 ^1 + 0.004 Th

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model of the RTD is RT = R 0 ^1 + 0.004 T + 6 # 10-7 T 2h

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(A) 2 W (B) 2.8 W

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(A) 12.5 kW (B) 24.5 kW
(C) 25.0 kW (D) 100 kW

Q. 96 For the bridge circuit in Figure, the voltages are

V- 1 = 2 cos 1000t V,
V- 2 = 2 cos (1000t + 45c) and
Vd = 0
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The value of R = 100W . Then Zx will be

(A) 100 W resistor in series with 100 mH inductor
(B) 100 W resistor in series with 100 mF capacitor
(C) 100 W resistance in parallel with 100 mH inductor
(D) 100 W resistance in parallel with 100 mF capacitor

Q. 97 An oscilloscope is powered from 230 V mains having a nominal frequency of nearly

50 Hz. The triggering mode of the oscilloscope is set to LINE. A square wave
from a function generator is fed to the Y input and a stable display (properly
triggered) is obtained when the frequency of the function generator is 297 Hz.
The actual frequency of the power supply is
(A) 50 Hz (B) 49.5 Hz
(C) 49.0 Hz (D) 48.5 Hz

Q. 98 The primary of a 200/1 A , 5 VA , 0.8 pF Current Transformer (CT) carries 100 A

. The secondary current is 0.495 A . The ratio error of the CT is
(A) - 1.0% (B) - 0.5%

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(C) + 0.5% (D) + 1.0%

Q. 99

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of the coil is found to be 820 pF. Resonance occurred at an angular frequency w

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of 10 6 rad/s with a capacitance of 918 nF. The inductance of the coil is

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(C) 100 nH

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Q. 100 A potentiometer circuit is shown in Fig. The jockey of the ptentiaometer is kept

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exactly at the mid-point and the ammeter reads the current, I, as 0.2 mA. When

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(A) 500 W, 1.1 V (B) 50 W, 1.1 V
(C) 500 W, 0.9 V (D) 50 W, 0.9 V

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Q. 101 An 8-bit DAC with a reference voltage of 2.55 V , when tested gave the following
results:
Input 20 H 21 H 22 H 23 H 24 H
Output 0.320 V 0.330 V 0.325 V 0.350 V 0.360 V
The DAC is
(A) monotonic
(B) non-monotonic
(C) bi polar
(D) quadratic
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Q. 102 A piezoelectric type 50 MPa full-scale pressure sensor with built-in electronics
has a sensitivity of 100 mV/MPa . If this sensor is subjected to a static pressure
of 10 MPa , then its output will be
(A) 0 mV (B) 100 mV
(C) 1000/ 2 mV (D) 1000 mV

Q. 103 Kelvin double-bridge is best suited for the measurement of

(A) resistances of very low value (B) low value capacitances
(C) resistances of very high value (D) high value capacitances

Q. 104 A counter timer has a basic clock of 16 MHz . The count value displayed is in error
by 1 count. The frequency at which the error in the displayed value is the same
whether the counter-timer is used in the frequency mode of operation or period
mode of operation is

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(C) 8 MHz
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(A) Young’s modulus is the same for all metals and alloys

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Q. 106 Majority of digital voltmeters are built with a dual-slope ADC because
(A) dual-slope ADCs are less complex than other types of ADCs

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(D) dual slope ADCs provide BCD outputs

Q. 107 Wien bridge is best suited for the measurement of

(A) frequency (B) capacitor
(C) inductor (D) resistor

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Q. 108 A 3 34 digit digital voltmeter has an internal reference of 200 mV . Its full-scale
count and resolution are
(A) 2000 and 1 mV (B) 4000 and 0.1 mV
(C) 2000 and 0.1 mV (D) 4000 and 1 mV

Q. 109 Three DC currents l1 , l2 and l 3 meet at a node with l1 entering and l2 and l 3 leaving
the node. l1 and l2 are measured as 100 mA and 99 mA with a ! 1% accuracy.
Then the value of l 3 and the accuracy of l 3 are
(A) 1 mA ! 2% (B) 199 mA ! 2%
(C) 1 mA ! 2% (D) 1 mA ! 199%
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Q. 110 A rectifier type PMMC voltmeter has a sensitivity of 20 kW/V . A reading of

4.5 V is obtained when measuring a voltage source with an internal resistance
on its 5 V scale. When the scale is changed to 10 V full-scale, a reading of 6 V is
obtained. The value of the voltage and its internal resistance R, are
(A) 10 V and 100 kW (B) 9 V and 100 kW
(C) 10 V and 200 kW (D) 9 V and 200 kW

Q. 111 A 3 12 digit multimeter has an accuracy specification of 0.5% of reading plus 5

counts. The value of an unknown resistance is read as 50.0 W on the 200 W scale
of the meter. The value of the resistance is
(A) 50.0 ! 0.25 W (B) 50.0 ! 0.5 W
(C) 50.0 ! 0.75 W (D) 50.0 ! 1.0 W

Q. 112 A 5 A , 110 V electrodynamics type wattmeter has a scale having 110 divisions.
Its pressure coil is fed a voltage of 6110 2 cos ^314t h + 2 sin ^942t h@ V and its
current coil carries a current of
65 2 cos ^314t + 60h + 2 2 sin ^628t + 90h + 2 cos ^942t + 90h@ A .
The needle of the wattmeter will move to

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Q. 114 International temperature scale in the range 0 - 630cC is defined by means of a
(A) mercury pressure spring thermometer

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(C) platinum resistance thermometer
(D) total radiation pyrometer

Q. 115 Linear variable differential transformer has

(A) two primary coils connected in phase and a secondary coil
(B) two primary coils connected in opposition and a secondary coil
(C) one primary coil and two secondary coils connected in phase
(D) one primary coil and two secondary coils connected in opposition

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Q. 116 A strain gauge is attached to a bar of length 20 cm which is subjected to a tensile

force. The nominal resistance of strain gauge is 100 W . The changes in resistance
and elongation in the bar measured are 0.35 W and 0.2 mm , respectively. The
gauge factor of the strain gauge is
(A) 2 (B) 3.5
(C) 10 (D) 100
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Q. 117 In the context of low resistances, identify the incorrect statement.

(A) Standard low resistances have four terminal construction
(B) In Kelvin bridge for measuring low resistance, precision depends on the
detector sensitivity
(C) A pair of ratio arms in Kelvin bridge for measuring the low resistance
eliminates the error due to thermo-emf
(D) Low resistances used for ammeter shunts are usually made with a suitable
number of plates of large area and all the plates connected in parallel

Q. 118 In the context of a PMMC instrument, identify the correct matches.

(a) A pair of springs (P) To provide controlling torque
(b) Aluminium former (Q) To provide damping torque
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(A) 50 Hz (B) 5 kHz
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Q. 120 The elliptical Lissajous pattern shown in figure was observed from two sinusoidal
signal sources of same frequency on a CRO.

The phase angle between the signals is

(A) cos-1 ^A/B h (B) tan-1 ^A/B h
(C) sin-1 ^A/B h (D) ^A/B h

Q. 121 The scale of a full-wave rectifier type average sensing meter is calibrated to read
the rms for ideal sine wave signal (form factor 1.11). Determine the multiplying
factor of the meter if it is used to measure then rms value of square waves.
(A) 1.11
(B) 1/1.11
(C) 1.0
(D) Depends on the frequency of the square wave
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Q. 122 A Hall probe of thickness 2 # 10-3 m carrying a current of 0.2 A is placed in

voltage of 0.4 V . The Hall coefficient of the probe in terms of consistent unit is
(A) 1 # 10-3 (B) 8 # 10-3
(C) 0.5 # 10-2 (D) 4 # 10-2

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Q. 123 Which one of the following conditions must be satisfied for the two wattmeter
method of three phase power measurement?
(A) Load must be balanced
(B) Source must be balanced
(C) System should be 3-phase 3-wire type
(D) None of the above

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