A digital linear displacement transducer normally uses
A. straight binary code
B. binary coded decimal
C. Gray code
D. Hexadecimal code
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The measurement of the speed of a rotating shaft by means of an electric tachometer is a:
A. Direct Measurement
B. Secondary Measurement
C. Tertiary Measurement
D. All of these
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The null balance potentiometric measurement of voltage technique is not capable of measuring
A. DC voltage
B. AC voltage
C. voltage with higher accuracy and sensitivity as compared to deflection-type instrument
D. dynamic and transient voltage changes
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What is the major cause of creeping in an energy-meter?
A. Over compensation for friction
B. Mechanical vibrations
C. Excessive voltage across the potential coil
D. Stray magnetic fields
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Q factor is measured using
A. Reflect meter method
B. Transmission line method
C. Power ratio method
D. Current ratio method
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Consider two metallic wires W1 and W2 . They are made up of same material and each has circular cross-section. The diameter of W2 is twice that of W1 and the length of W2 is four times that of W1 . Which one of the following statement is TRUE?
A. Resistance of W1 is half that of W2
B. Resistance of W1 is equal to that of W2
C. Resistance of W1 is twice that of W2
D. Resistance of W1 is eight times that of W2
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The following is not essential for the working of an indicating instrument
A. Deflecting torque
B. Braking torque
C. Dampling torque
D. Controlling torque
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The advantage of Hay's bridge over Maxwell's inductance-capacitance bridge is
A. It can be used for measurement of inductance of high Q-coils
B. It can be used for measurement of inductance of low Q-coils
C. Its equation for balance do not contain any frequency term
D. None of these
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A circle is found on the screen of CRO when 2 time varying signals of same frequency and same magnitude are applied to X and Y plates of the CRO. What is the relative phase difference?
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Which one of the following effect is used in measuring power?
A. Seebeck
B. Ferranti
C. Induction
D. Hall
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Electrical voltage-based telemetering schemes used for short distances must necessarily have
A. Low current level only
B. Small signal power only
C. High signal to noise ratio ( N S >> 2 ) only
D. All of the above
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With . . . . . . . . testing is possible to see even smallest distortions clearly on CRO.
A. triangular wave
B. sine wave
C. square wave
D. sawtooth wave
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A voltmeter having symmetrical square wave shape is applied to an average reading voltmeter with scale calibrated in terms of RMS value of a sinusoidal wave has an error of:
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In a Q meter, an inductor turns to 2 MHz with 450 pF and to 4 MHz with 90 pF. The value of self-distributed capacitance is:
A. 20 pF
B. 30 pF
C. 40 pF
D. 50 pF
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In an LVDT, there are two secondary coils which are connected for a signal output. Which one of the following is correct?
A. The coils are in series and in phase opposition
B. The coils are in parallel and in phase opposition
C. The coils are in series and in the same phase condition
D. The coils are in parallel and in the same phase condition
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For measuring DC value of current which meter is preferable . . . . . . . .
A. PMMC
B. MI
C. Dynamometer
D. EMMC
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If a dynamometer type 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. either 90 degrees or 270 degrees
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If power is measured using two-wattmeter method with unity power factor, then:
A. one of the wattmeters will read zero
B. both the wattmeters will have the same reading
C. the reading of one wattmeter will be two times the other
D. one of the wattmeters will read negative
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A resistance strain gauge has a resistance of
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An accelerometer has a seismic mass of 0.05 kg and a spring constant of 3 × 103 N/m. The maximum permissible displacement of the mass is ±1 mm. The maximum measurable acceleration is
A. 30 m/s2
B. 60 m/s2
C. 90 m/s2
D. 120 m/s2
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