The form factor in AC is the ratio of
A. Peak value to average value
B. Peak value to rms value
C. Rms value to average value
D. Rms value to peak value
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The error of an instrument is normally given as a percentage of
A. Measured value
B. Full-scale value
C. Mean value
D. Rms value
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The repeat accuracy of an instrument can be judged from its
A. Static error
B. Linearity error
C. Dynamic error
D. Standard deviation of error
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The resistance offered to the passage of an in-varying current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice of mass 14.4521 gms of uniform cross-sectional area and length 106.3cm is
A. Standard ohm
B. One international ohm
C. One ohm according to SI units
D. One ohm according to working standards
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In a gravity controlled instrument, the deflection angle is proportional
A. Measurand
B. Square of the measurand
C. Sine inverse of measurand
D. Sine of the measurand
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The problem of Electrostatic coupling in a transformer is acute at
A. Low frequencies
B. Power frequencies
C. High frequencies
D. High load on the transformer
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Which meter is suitable for the measurement of 10mV at 50MHz?
A. Moving iron voltmeter
B. VTVM
C. Moving coil voltmeter
D. CRO
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Which of the following devices should be used for accurate measurement of low D.C. voltage?
A. Small range moving coil voltmeter
B. D.C. potentiometer
C. Small range thermocouple voltmeter
D. None of the above
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An instrument to be used for measurement and control should preferably have
A. Dead zone and dead time
B. Linear output and fast response
C. Non-linear output
D. A highly damped response
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Electrostatic instruments are normally used for
A. Low current measurements
B. High current measurements
C. Low voltage measurements
D. High voltage measurements
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The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100 ohms. This is to have full deflection when 100V is measured. What is the value of series resistor to be used?
A. 99.99 K ohms
B. 100 K ohms
C. 99.99 ohms
D. 100 ohms
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A spring controlled indicating instrument has a deflection of 90° for maximum current I. The corresponding deflection for a gravity controlled instrument is
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PMMC type instruments normally use
A. Air friction damping
B. Fluid friction damping
C. Eddy current damping
D. None of the above
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Jewels are used in instruments for the purpose of
A. Damping
B. Torque control
C. Suppressing noise
D. Bearing
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Which instrument has identical calibration for ac as well as dc values?
A. Hot wire type
B. Moving coil type
C. Induction type
D. Moving iron type
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The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100 ohms. If this meter is to have full deflection at 5A, what is the value of the shunt resistance to be used?
A. 49.99 ohms
B. 49.99 1 ohms
C. 1 ohm
D. 2 ohms
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If the instrument is to have a wide range, the instrument should have
A. Linear scale
B. Square-law scale
C. Exponential scale
D. Logarithmic scale
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It can be stated that
A. CT operates at almost the same flux density as a PT
B. CT operates with a higher flux density than PT
C. CT operates with considerably lower flux density than a PT
D. No generalisation can be made with regard to the flux densities in CT and PT
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To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken
A. From a source which is not the same as the unknown voltage
B. From a battery
C. From the same source as the unknown voltage
D. Any of the above
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With a sweep time 10ms across the screen the approx. horizontal sawtooth frequency will be
A. 50Hz
B. 100Hz
C. 1kHz
D. 500Hz
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