Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Measurements.

This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Measurements knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

A 500 A, 50 Hz current transformer has a bar primary. The secondary burden is a pure resistance of 1 and it draws a current of 5 A. If the magnetic core requires 250 Ampere-turn for magnetization, the percentage ratio error is __________

A. 10.56%
B. -10.56%
C. 11.80%
D. -11.80%
Answer» C. 11.80%
2.

A voltmeter has a sensitivity of 1000 /V reads 200 V on its 300 V scale. When connected across an unknown resistor in series with a millimeter. When the milliammeter reads 10 mA. The error due to the loading effect of the voltmeter is ________

A. 3.33%
B. 6.67%
C. 13.34%
D. 13.67%
Answer» C. 13.34%
3.

A voltmeter has a sensitivity of 1000 /V reads 200 V on its 300 V scale. When connected across an unknown resistor in series with a millimeter. When the milliammeter reads 10 mA. The actual resistance of the unknown resistor will be?

A. 20 k
B. 18.57 k
C. 21.43 k
D. 22.76 k
Answer» D. 22.76 k
4.

A voltmeter has a sensitivity of 1000 /V reads 200 V on its 300 V scale. When connected across an unknown resistor in series with a millimeter. When the milliammeter reads 10 mA. The apparent resistance of the unknown resistor will be?

A. 20 k
B. 21.43 k
C. 18.57 k
D. 22.36 k
Answer» B. 21.43 k
5.

Resistances R1 and R2 have respectively, nominal values of 10 and 5 and limiting error of 5% and 10%. The percentage limiting error for the series combination of R1 and R2 is?

A. 6.67%
B. 5.5%
C. 7.77%
D. 2.8%
Answer» B. 5.5%
6.

Two resistances 100 5 and 150 15 are connected in series. If the error is specified as standard deviations, the resultant error will be _________

A. 10
B. 10.6
C. 15.8
D. 20
Answer» D. 20
7.

A resistor of 10 k with the tolerance of 5% is connected in series with 5 k resistors of 10% tolerance. What is the tolerance limit for a series network?

A. 9%
B. 12.04%
C. 8.67%
D. 6.67%
Answer» E.
8.

The current flowing in a resistor of 1 is measured to be 25 A. But it was discovered that ammeter reading was low by 1% and resistance was marked high by 0.5%. Find true power as a percentage of the original power.

A. 95%
B. 101.5%
C. 100.1%
D. 102.4%
Answer» C. 100.1%
9.

A 0-400V voltmeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale reading. The voltage measured by this instrument is 250 V. Calculate the limiting error in percentage.

A. 4%
B. 2%
C. 2.5%
D. 1%
Answer» B. 2%
10.

A resistor of 10 k with the tolerance of 5% is connected in parallel with 5 k resistors of 10% tolerance. What is the tolerance limit for a parallel network?

A. 9%
B. 12.4%
C. 8.33%
D. 7.87%
Answer» D. 7.87%