Hiried Measurement and Instrumentation Multiple choice Questions and Answers pdf

51.    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
Ans: b

52.    It is required to measure the true open circuit e.m.f. of a battery. The best device is
(a)    D.C. voltmeter
(b)    Ammeter and a known resistance
(c)    D.C. potentiometer
(d)     None of the above
Ans: c

53.    A voltage of about 200 V can be measured
(a)     directly by a D.C. potentiometer
(b)     a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box
(c)    a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a known resistance
(d)    none of the above
Ans: b

54.    A direct current can be measured by
(a)     a D.C. potentiometer directly
(b)     a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a standard resistance
(c)    a D.C. potentiometer in conjunction with a volt ratio box
(d)     none of the above
Ans: b

55.    To measure a resistance with the help of a potentiometer it is
(a)     necessary to standardise the potentiometer
(b)     not necessary to standardise the potentiometer
(c)    necessary to use a volt ratio box in conjunction with the potentiometer
(d)    none of the above
Ans: b

56.    A phase shifting transformer is used in conjunction with
(a)    D.C. potentiometer
(b)    Drysdale potentiometer
(c)    A.C. co-ordinate potentiometer
(d)    Crompton potentiometer
 Ans: b

57.    Basically a potentiometer is a device for
(a)     comparing two voltages
(b)     measuring a current
(c)    comparing two currents
(d)    measuring a voltage
(e)    none of the above
Ans: a

58.    In order to achieve high accuracy, the slide wire of a potentiometer should be
(a)     as long as possible
(b)     as short as possible
(c)    neither too small not too large
(d)    very thick
Ans: a

59.    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
Ans: c

60.    The stator of phase shifting transformer for use in conjunction with an A.C. potentiometer usually has a
(a)     single-phase winding
(b)     two-phase winding
(c)    three-phase winding
(d)    any of the above
Ans: b

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