Inductance of a coil having Q value in the range of (1 < Q < 10), can be measured by using
A. Hay's bridge
B. De Sauty's bridge
C. axwell's bridge
D. Carry Foster's bridge
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LVDT is a
A. Pressure transducer
B. Displacement transducer
C. Velocity transducer
D. Acceleration transducer
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Which one of the following multi range voltmeters has high and constant input impedance
A. PMMC voltmeter
B. Electronic voltmeter
C. Moving iron voltmeter
D. Dynamometer type voltmeter
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Measurement of an unknown voltage with a dc potentiometer loses its advantage of open-circuit measurement when
A. the primary circuit battery is changed
B. standardization has to be done again to compensate for drifts
C. voltage is larger than the range of the potentiometer
D. range reduction by a factor of 10 is employed
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Potentiometer method of dc voltage measurement is, in principle, more accurate than direct measurement of a voltage using voltmeter because.
A. it loads the circuit to the maximum extent
B. it loads the circuit moderately
C. it does not load the circuit at all
D. it uses zero centre galvanometer instead of a voltmeter
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Current passing through a resistor of 100 ± 0.2Ω is 2.00 ± 0.01 A. Computed value of power will be
A. 400 ± 0.21W
B. 400 ± 0.002W
C. 400 ± 5.2W
D. 400 ± 4.8W
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The current flowing in a 20 Ω resistor is given by i = 2 + 4 sin 314t. This current is measured by a hot wire ammeter. What is the measured value?
A. 2 A
B. 3.46 A
C. 4 A
D. 2.83 A
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Which type of wattmeter cannot be used for D.C.?
A. Electrostatic type
B. Dynamometer type
C. Induction type
D. None of these
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The voltage (E0 ) developed across a glass electrode for pH measurement is related to the temperature (T) by the relation
A. E 0 ∝ T 2 1
B. E 0 ∝ T 1
C. E 0 ∝ T
D. E 0 ∝ T 2
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In binary data transmission DPSK is preferred to PSK because
A. a coherent carrier is not required to be generated at the receiver
B. for a given energy per bit, the probability of error is less
C. the 180° phase shifts of the carrier are unimportant
D. more protection is provided against impulse noise
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A voltmeter having a sensitivity of 1000 Ω/V reads 100 V on its 150 V scale when connected across at resistor of unidentified specifications in series with a milliammeter. When the milliammeter reads 5 mA, the error due to the loading effect of the voltmeter will be nearly
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A digital displacement indicator based on a linear voltage differential transformer (LVDT) transducer and A/D conversion used a LVDT with a sensitivity of 1 mV/mm. If the smallest displacement to be measured is 0.1 mm and the maximum displacement of the LVDT core is 10 cm, then the digital display required for the instrument has to be
A. 2 digit type
B. 2 2 1 digit type
C. 3 digit type
D. 3 2 1 digit type
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The study of energy distribution across the frequency spectrum of a given electrical signal is done by a
A. Distortion meter
B. Wave analyzer
C. Spectrum analyzer
D. Q-meter
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The function of the dummy strain gauge, in measurement using two strain gauge, is to
A. increase the stability of measuring system
B. Nullify the errors due to temperature i.e. thermal e.m.f
C. Measure the straining both, x as well as y direction
D. Increase the sensitivity of measuring system
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Harmonic distortion analyzer
A. Measures the amplitude of each harmonic component
B. Measures the rms value of fundamental frequency component
C. Measures the rms value of all the harmonic component except the fundamental frequency component
D. Displays rms value of each harmonic component of the screen of a CRO
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The value of n for the n-bit A/D converter required to convert an analog input in the range of 0 to 5 volts to an accuracy of 10 mV is:
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For the recording of very fast random signals, the most suitable instrument would be
A. dual-trace
B. sampling oscilloscope
C. real-time spectrum analyzer
D. scanning-type spectrum analyzer
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The sensitivity of a potentiometer can be increased by
A. Increasing the length of wire
B. Decreasing the length of wire
C. Increasing the current in the wire
D. Decreasing the current in the wire
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Consider the following types of digital voltmeters:
1. Ramp type
2. Dual slope integrating type
3. Integrating type using voltage to frequency conversion
4. Successive approximation type
5. Servo balanced potentiometer type
Which of these require a fixed reference voltage at the comparator stage?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2, 4 and 5 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 4 and 5 only
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Q factor of Quartz . . . . . . . .
A. 20000
B. 10000
C. 30000
D. 50000
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