Which of the following instruments will be used to measure the temperature above 1600°C
A. A simple thermometer
B. Electrical resistance pyrometer
C. Thermo-electric pyrometer
D. None of the above
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Which one of the following is composed of two characteristics: conformity and the number of significant figures to which a measurement may be made?
A. Sensitivity
B. Resolution
C. Accuracy
D. Precision
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In a Q-meter, the value of shunt resistance connected across the oscillator is typically of the order of
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Torque/weight ratio of an instrument indicates
A. selectivity
B. accuracy
C. sensitivity
D. fidelity
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A disc mounted on the shaft of a machine has 12 pattern points. The number of flashes projected on the disc by a stroboscope is 6000 in a minute. When the disc appears stationary and it has single image of 12 points, the speed of the machine will be
A. 5 rps
B. 50 rpm
C. 500 rpm
D. 50 rps
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The number of turns of wire needed to provide a potentiometer with a resolution of 0.05% is:
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A peak-responding ac voltmeter employing a half-wave precision rectifier has been calibrated to give a reading of 1 V for 1 V rms sinusoidal input. For 1 V dc input, the meter reading will be
A. 0.707 V
B. 0.707 V or 0 V
C. 1.414 V
D. 1.414 V or 0 V
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The energy meter installed near the main switch in a residence and other locations is
A. Indicating or deflecting type instrument
B. Integrating type instrument
C. Recording type instrument
D. Absolute instrument
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In a piezoelectric crystal oscillator, if x represent the mass of the crystal, then the oscillation or tuning frequency is linearly proportional to
A. the mass of the crystal
B. the square root of the mass of the crystal
C. the square of the mass of the crystal
D. the inverse of the square root of the mass of the crystal
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A wattmeter will read zero under the following condition
A. The voltage and current are exactly in phase
B. The voltage and current have the same time periods but the voltage is sinusoidal whereas the current is a square wave
C. the voltage frequency is twice the current frequency
D. The current is dc and the voltage is sinusoidal
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For a rotameter, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The weight of the float is balanced by the buoyancy and the drag force acting on the float
B. The velocity of the fluid remains constant for all positions of the float
C. The measurement of volume flow rate of gas is not possible
D. The volume flow rate is insensitive to changes in density of the fluid
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In an electro dynamometer, a moving coil has an area A, turn N and carries a current I producing a magnetic flux B. The torque on the moving coil is proportional to
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An inductor tunes at 200 kHz with 624 pF capacitor and at 600 kHz with 60.4 pF capacitor. The self capacitance of the inductor would be-
A. 8.05 pF
B. 10.05 pF
C. 16.10 pF
D. 20.10 pF
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A 1 m length wire has a resistance of 150 Ω. When it is subjected to strain, its length becomes 1.01 m. The measurement is conducted by a strain gauge whose gauge factor is 2. The change in resistance of the wire is
A. 0.5 Ω
B. 1.0 Ω
C. 2.0 Ω
D. 3.0 Ω
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Which of the following transducers requires a high input impedance preamplifier for proper measurements?
A. Thermocouple
B. Piezoelectric
C. Thermistor
D. L.V.D.T.
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The values of capacitance and inductance used in the series LCR circuit are 160 pF and 160 µH with the inherent tolerance ±10% in each. Then, the resonance frequency of the circuit is in the range of:
A. 0.8 MHz to 1.2 MHz
B. 0.9 MHz to 1.0 MHz
C. 0.8 MHz to 1.0 MHz
D. 0.9 MHz to 1.2 MHz
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Potentiometer can be classified as:
A. Deflection type instrument
B. Null type instrument
C. Both deflection as well as null type instrument
D. None of the above
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In S.I system, unit of stress is:
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If A = 629 ± 8 and B = 131 ± 3, A - B with range of doubt is
A. 498 ± 8
B. 498 ± 4
C. 498 ± 11
D. 498 ± 13
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If an induction type energy meter runs fast, it can be slowed down by
A. lag adjustment
B. light load adjustment
C. by adjusting the position of braking magnet and making it come closer to the centre of the disc
D. by adjusting the position of braking magnet and making it move away from the centre of the disc
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