Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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101.

__A CRO can display__

A. AC signals
B. DC signals
C. Both AC and DC signals
D. Time invariant signals
Answer» D. Time invariant signals
102.

__The pressure coil of a wattmeter should be connected on the supply side of the current coil when__

A. Load impedance is high
B. Load impedance is low
C. Supply voltage is low
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Load impedance is low
103.

__The absolute measurement of resistance is done by__

A. Ohm’s law method
B. Bridge Method
C. Rayleigh method
D. Lorenz method
Answer» E.
104.

__The current coil of a wattmeter is connected to the CT of R-phase. The potential coil is connected across Y and B phases. The wattmeter measures__

A. Active power in R phase
B. Active power of Y phase
C. Reactive power of R phase
D. Power proportional to 3 phase power if the load is balanced
Answer» D. Power proportional to 3 phase power if the load is balanced
105.

__The resistance can be measured most accurately by__

A. Voltmeter-ammeter method
B. Bridge method
C. Multimeter
D. Megger
Answer» C. Multimeter
106.

__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
Answer» C. One ohm according to SI units
107.

__Wagner earthing device is used to eliminate errors due to__

A. Electrostatic coupling
B. Electromagnetic coupling
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Electromagnetic coupling
108.

_Why is a MISC meter not recommended for DC measurement?$?

A. The meter is calibrated for AC and it’s error for DC would be high
B. The meter does not respond to DC signals
C. The error is high due to hysteresis effect
D. The error is high due to eddy current effect
Answer» D. The error is high due to eddy current effect
109.

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
Answer» D. No generalisation can be made with regard to the flux densities in CT and PT
110.

PMMC type instruments normally use$?

A. Air friction damping
B. Fluid friction damping
C. Eddy current damping
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
111.

Which of the following instruments can be used to measure AC current only?$?

A. Permanent Magnet Type ammeter
B. Induction type ammeter
C. Moving iron voltmeter
D. Moving iron ammeter
Answer» C. Moving iron voltmeter
112.

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
Answer» C. Small range thermocouple voltmeter
113.

Ampere is one of the$?

A. Supplementary units
B. Derived units
C. Base units
D. Units used to measure charge
Answer» D. Units used to measure charge
114.

A 10MHz CRO has$?

A. 5MHz sweep
B. 10MHz vertical oscillator
C. 10MHz horizontal oscillator
D. 10MHz supply frequency
Answer» D. 10MHz supply frequency
115.

Some wire- wound resistors have bifilar winding. This type of winding is used to$?

A. Increase the thermal stability
B. Reduce the tolerance
C. Reduce the inductance of winding
D. Double the power rating of the resistor
Answer» D. Double the power rating of the resistor
116.

No eddy current and hysteresis losses occur in$?

A. Electrostatic instruments
B. PMMC instruments
C. Moving iron instruments
D. Electrodynamo meter instruments
Answer» B. PMMC instruments
117.

Which wave has the least form factor?$?

A. Square wave
B. Rectangular wave
C. Sine wave
D. Triangular wave
Answer» B. Rectangular wave
118.

Direct method is used to measure$?

A. Length
B. Temperature
C. Pressure
D. Voltage
Answer» B. Temperature
119.

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
Answer» E.
120.

A mulliammeter can be used as$?

A. Voltmeter and ammeter
B. Wattmeter
C. Ohmmeter
D. Frequency meter
Answer» B. Wattmeter
121.

The spring material used in a spring control device should have the following property.?

A. Should be nonmagnetic
B. Most be of low temperature coefficient
C. Should have low specific resistance
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
122.

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
Answer» E.
123.

A spring controlled indicating instrument has a deflection of 90deg for maximum current I. The corresponding deflection for a gravity controlled instrument is

A. 90°
B. 120°
C. 30°
D. 0°
Answer» D. 0¬¨‚àû
124.

The thermocouple instruments do not have

A. High sensitivity
B. Absence of frequency error
C. Independence of ambient temperature
D. High degree of measuring accuracy
Answer» E.
125.

Which meter is suitable for the measurement of 10mV at 50MHz?

A. Moving iron voltmeter
B. VTVM
C. Moving coil voltmeter
D. CRO
Answer» E.
126.

When using ohmmeter, applied voltage is to be disconnected from the circuit because

A. Voltage source will increase resistance
B. Current will decrease resistance
C. The ohmmeter has its own internal battery
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
127.

To measure the flux, devices used are based on

A. Voltaic effect
B. Piezo-electric effect
C. Hall effect
D. Photo-voltaic effect
Answer» D. Photo-voltaic effect
128.

In a moving iron meter, the deflecting torque is proportional to

A. Current through the coil
B. Square of the current through the coil
C. Sine of the measurand
D. Squareroot of the measurand
Answer» C. Sine of the measurand
129.

Ryall crest voltmeter is used for measurement of

A. AC voltage of any form
B. Low frequency voltage
C. High DC voltage
D. High AC voltage
Answer» E.
130.

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
Answer» C. Mean value
131.

The EMF of Weston standard cell is measured using

A. Moving- iron meter
B. Moving-coil meter
C. Digital Volt meter
D. Potentiometer
Answer» E.
132.

One single phase wattmeter operating on 230V and 5A for 5 hours makes 1940 revolutions. Meter constant in revolutions is 400. What is the power factor of the land?

A. 1
B. 0.84
C. 0.73
D. 0.65
Answer» C. 0.73
133.

The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100°hm. 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. 1/49.99 ohms
C. 1 Ohm
D. 2 Ohms
Answer» C. 1 Ohm
134.

The full-scale deflection current of an ammeter is 1 mA and its internal resistance is 100°hm. 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
Answer» B. 100 K ohms
135.

The thermocouple instrument will measure

A. Current
B. Voltage
C. Flux
D. None of the above
Answer» E.
136.

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
Answer» D. High load on the transformer
137.

A megger is usually

A. Moving iron type instrument
B. Electro-static type instrument
C. Hot-wire type instrument
D. Moving coil type instrument
Answer» E.
138.

For handling greater currents induction watt-meters are used in conjunction with

A. Potential transformers
B. Current transformers
C. Power transformers
D. Either of the above
Answer» C. Power transformers
139.

A permanent magnet moving coil ammeter has a coil resistance of 99ohm and Full Scale DeflectionFSD. current of 0.1mA. Shunt resistance is 1 ohm. Current through the meter at 0.5 F.S.D is

A. 0.007mA
B. 0.05mA
C. 0.023mA
D. 0.1mA
Answer» C. 0.023mA
140.

The two pressure coils of a single phase power factor meter have

A. The same dimensions and the same number of turns
B. The same dimension but different number of turns
C. The same number of turns but different dimensions
D. None of the above
Answer» B. The same dimension but different number of turns
141.

In a moving coil instrument, the deflecting torque is proportional to

A. Current
B. Square of the current
C. Squareroot of the current
D. Sine of the measurand
Answer» B. Square of the current
142.

An oscilloscope indicates

A. Peak to peak value of voltage
B. DC value of voltage
C. RMS value
D. Average value
Answer» B. DC value of voltage
143.

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
Answer» D. Rms value to peak value
144.

It is found that 10A current passes through a resistor of 10°hms. The resistor has 5% tolerance . The error in measurement of current can be as high as 5%. What is max error in measurement of power, calculated from measured value of I and the nominal value of resistor?#

A. 100W
B. 150W
C. 50W
D. 200W
Answer» C. 50W