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  1. 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?

  2. A.

     99.99 K ohms

    B.

     100 K ohms

    C.

     99.99 ohms

    D.

     100 ohms


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

  4. A.

     90°

    B.

     120°

    C.

     30°

    D.

     0°


  5. PMMC type instruments normally use

  6. A.

     Air friction damping

    B.

     Fluid friction damping

    C.

     Eddy current damping

    D.

     None of the above


  7. Jewels are used in instruments for the purpose of

  8. A.

     Damping

    B.

     Torque control

    C.

     Suppressing noise

    D.

     Bearing


  9. Which instrument has identical calibration for ac as well as dc values?

  10. A.

     Hot wire type

    B.

     Moving coil type

    C.

     Induction type

    D.

     Moving iron type


  11. 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?

  12. A.

     49.99 Ohms

    B.

     1/49.99 ohms

    C.

     1 Ohm

    D.

     2 Ohms


  13. If the instrument is to have a wide range, the instrument should have

  14. A.

     Linear scale

    B.

     Square-law scale

    C.

     Exponential scale

    D.

     Logarithmic scale


  15. It can be stated that

  16. 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


  17. To measure an A. C. voltage by using an A.C. potentiometer, it is desirable that the supply for the potentiometer in taken

  18. 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


  19. With a sweep time 10ms across the screen the approx. horizontal sawtooth frequency will be

  20. A.

     50Hz

    B.

     100Hz

    C.

     1kHz

    D.

     500Hz