Measurement and Instrumentation MCQ Saturday, October 20, 2012

1. A moving iron ammeter coil has few turns of thick Measurements - Instruments Objective Questions
wire in order to have: Answers
a) High sensitivity b) Effective damping 1. ____ factor is the ratio of total flux to the useful flux
c) Low resistance and large current carrying capacity in a magnetic circuit:
d) Large scale C a) Form factor b) Leakage c) Utility d) Dispersion
B
2. Which of the set of torques is provided in 2. For eliminating the effect of earth capacitance from
deflection galvanometer: the bridge network we use:
a) Deflection and controlling b) Controlling and a) Wagner's earthing device b) High voltage at low
damping c) Deflecting and damping frequency c) Low voltage at high frequency d)
d) Deflecting, controlling and damping Campbell-maxwell device A
D
3. The most commonly used null deflector in a power
3. Which of the following is not an absolute frequency ac bridge is a:
instrument: a) Vibration galvanometer b) D'Arsanval galvanometer
a) Tangent galvanometer b) Rayleigh current balance c) Ballistic galvanometer d) Tachometer A
c) D'Arsonval galvanometer d) Absolute
electrometer C 4. For measuring emf of a standard cell we use:
a) Galvanometer b) Potentiometer c) Zener reference d)
4. Voltmeter should be of very high resistance so Electro-dynamic voltmeter B
that:
a) Its range is high b) Its accuracy is high 5.Loss of charge method is used to measure:
c) It may draw current minimum possible a) Low R b) High R c) Low L d) High L B
d) Its sensitivity is high C 6. Megger is an instrument used for the measurement of:
a) High resistance and insulation resistance
5. The internal resistance for milli ammeter must be b) Medium resistance c) Low resistance d) Leakage
very low for: current A
a)High sensitivity b) High accuracy
c) Maximum voltage drop across the meter 7. Vibration reeds are employed in:
d) Minimum voltage drop across the meter D a) Frequency meter b) Power factor meter
6. Swamping of resistance is used to compensate c)Synchroscope d) Megger A
error due to:
a) Stray magnetic field b) Temperature variations 8. Kelvin double bridge is best suited for the
c) Large supply variations d) None of the above measurement of:
B a) Inductance b) Capacitance c) Low resistance
d) High resistance C
7.Which of the following instrument can be used for
both ac and dc 9. Introduction of dielectric:
a) PMMC type b) Induction type c) Moving-iron type a) Increases the capacitance b) Reduces the breakdown
d) None of the above C voltage c) Reduces the mechanical voltage d)
Increases the size of the capacitor A
8. Electrostatic instruments are mainly employed to 10. The material used to make standard resistance is:
measure: a) Manganin b) Aluminium c) Nichrome d) Platinum
a) Heavy currents b) Low currents c) Low voltages A
d) High voltages D 1. A moving iron ammeter coil has few turns of thick
9. Uniformity in the scale of an ammeter indicates wire in order to have:
that it is: a) High sensitivity b) Effective damping c) Low
a) Rectifier type b) PMMC type c) Moving iron resistance and large current carrying capacity d) Large
type d) Dynamo-meter type B scale C
10. A Dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the: 2. Which of the set of torques is provided in deflection
a) Average value of the active power galvanometer:
b) Average value of the reactive power a) Deflection and controlling b) Controlling and
c) Peak value of the active power damping c) Deflecting and damping d) Deflecting,
d) Peak value of the reactive power controlling and damping D

A 3. Which of the following is not an absolute instrument:

a) Tangent galvanometer b) Rayleigh current balance
11. Anderson bridge is used to measure of: c) D'Arsonval galvanometer d) Absolute electrometer
a) Inductance b) Capacitance c) Time period C
d) Resistance and capacitance A
4. Voltmeter should be of very high resistance so that:
12. Campbell's bridge method is used to measure: a) Its range is high b) Its accuracy is high c) It may
a) Copper loss b) Iron loss c) Both iron and copper draw current minimum possible d) Its sensitivity is high
loss d) None of the above B C

13. A Dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the: 5. The internal resistance for milli ammeter must be very
a) Average value of the active power low for:
b) Average value of the reactive power a)High sensitivity b) High accuracy c) Maximum
c) Peak value of the active power voltage drop across the meter d) Minimum voltage drop
d) Peak value of the reactive power across the meter D
A
6. Swamping of resistance is used to compensate error
14. Anderson bridge is used to measure of: due to:
a) Inductance b) Capacitance c) Time period a) Stray magnetic field b) Temperature variations
d) Resistance and capacitance A c) Large supply variations d) None of the above B

15. Campbell's bridge method is used to measure: 7.Which of the following instrument can be used for both
a) Copper loss ac and dc
b) Iron loss a) PMMC type b) Induction type c) Moving-iron
c) Both iron and copper loss type d) None of the above C
d) None of the above
8. Electrostatic instruments are mainly employed to
B measure:
a) Heavy currents b) Low currents c) Low voltages
d) High voltages D
Electronic Devices Objective Questions Answers
1. In a semiconductor the movement of holes is due 9. Uniformity in the scale of an ammeter indicates that it
to: is:
a) Movements of electrons in the conduction band a) Rectifier type b) PMMC type c) Moving iron type
b) Movement of holes in the conduction band d) Dynamo-meter type B
c) Movement of holes in the valence band
d) Movement of electrons in the valence band [1] Which of the following statements are correct?
1. Thyristor is current driven device 2. GTO is current
D driven device 3. GTR is current driven device
4. SCR is a pulse triggered device
2. The forbidden energy gap of germanium is: A.1 and 2 B.1, 2, 3 C.All D.4 only Ans:C
a) 0.3 eV b) 3.5 eV c) 0.72 eV d) 1.1 eV
[2] Which of the following statements are correct?
C GTO is a pulse triggered device
 MOSFET is uni-polar device
3. Conduction of electrons will have more mobility SCR is a bipolar device
than the holes because they: Continuous gate signal is not required to maintain the
a) Have negative charge SCR to be in ON state
b) They need less energy to move them A. 1, 2, 4 only B.1, 2 only C. 4 only D.All
c) They are lighter Ans: D
d) Experience collisions less frequently
[3] Which of the following is not a fully controlled
B semiconductor device?
a. MOSFET b. IGBT c. IGCT d. SCR
4. Which one of the following material is not a Ans: D . Only turn on of the SCR can be controlled
semiconductor material: whereas in other devices we can control both turn on and
a) Silica b) Germanium c) Selenium d) Gallium turn off
Arsenide A
[4] Which of the following is not associated with p-n
5. In an Intrinsic semi conductor, the mobility of junction
electrons in a conduction band is: A. junction capacitance
a) Zero B. charge storage capacitance
b) Less than the mobility of holes in the valence band C. depletion capacitance
c) Equal to the mobility of holes in the valence band D. channel length modulation
d) Greater than the mobility of holes in the valence
band Ans: D
D
[5] In a p-n junction diode under reverse bias, the
6. The conductivity of semiconductor depends on: magnitude of electric field is maximum at
a) Number of current carriers present per unit volume A. the edge of the depletion region on the p-side
b) The mobility of current carriers B. the edge of the depletion region on the n-side
c) Both (a) and (b) C. the p-n junction
d) None of the above D. the center of the depletion region on the n-side

Ans: C
7. On increasing the temperature of the intrinsic
semiconductor: [6] An n-channel JFET has IDSS=2mA, and Vp=-4V. Its
a) Resistance of the semiconductor increases transconductance gm=(in mA/V) for an applied gate to
b) Energy of the atom increases source voltage VGS=-2V is
c) Holes are created in the conduction band A. 0.25 B. 0.5 C. 0.75 D. 1
d) Atomic radius is reduced B Ans: B

8. Higher the electric field intensity [7]The MOSFET switch in its on-state may be
a) Lower will be the mobility considered equivalent to
b) Higher will be the mobility A. resistor B. inductor C. capacitor D. battery
c) Mobility remains the same Ans: C
d) First increases upto 105 V/m and then decreases
A [8] The effective channel length of a MOSFET in a
saturation decreases with increase in
9. Which is the pair of acceptor elements: A. gate voltage B. drain voltage C. source voltage
a) Arsenic and boron b) Antimony and indium D. body voltage Ans:B
c) Phosphorous and aluminium d) Gallium and
boron
D
 [9] The early effect in a bipolar junction transistor is
10. For N-type semiconductor material the doping caused by
material is: A. Fast turn - on
a) A tetravalent impurity b) A pentavalent impurity B. Fast turn - off
c) A trivalent impurity d) Germanium B C. Large collector - base reverse bias
D. Large emmiter - base forward bias
11. The temperature coefficient of an intrinsic
semiconductor is: Ans: C
a) Zero b) Poitive c) Negative d) None of the above
C [10] MOSFET can be used as a
A. Current controlled capacitor
12. Electron volt is the unit of: B. Voltage controlled capacitor
a) Power b) Work c) Potential d) Charge C. Current controlled inductor
D. Voltage controlled inductors
B
Answers Solved Objective Questions from Measurements &
1. The Covalent bond is formed by: Instrumentation:
a) Transfer of electrons between the atoms [1] An oscilloscope cannot be used to indicate
b) Sharing of electrons between the atoms A. Frequency
c) Sharing of variable number of electrons by a B. Peak signal voltage
variable number of atoms C. Energy
d) Removing the electrons completely D. Wave shape

B [2] In two watt meter method of power measurement, if

one of the watt meter shows zero reading, then it can be
2. In a conductor the valence band and the concluded that
conduction band A. Power factor is unity
a) Separated by large gap b) Separated by small gap B. Power factor is zero
c) Overlapping d) None of the above C C. Power factor is 0.5 lagging
D. Power factor is 0.5 leading
3.A Thyratron is a:
a) Gas filled diode b) Gas filled triode c) Gas filled Ans: C
tetrode d) Gas filled pentode B [3] voltmeters should generally have
A. High internal resistance
4. A Vacuum diode is a: B. Low internal resistance
i) Detector ii) Rectifier iii) Amplifier iv) Oscillator C. The ability to withstand large currents
of all these statements: D. The greatest possible sensitivity
a) (i) and (ii) are correct b) (ii) and (iii) are correct
c) (ii) and (iv) are correct d) (i) and (iv) are correct Ans:A
A [4] To measure the applied power supply voltage to the
electrical circuit, the voltmeter should be placed
5. A practical current source is usually represented A. In series with the circuit that works from the supply
by: B. Between the positive pole of the supply and the
a) Resistance in series with an ideal current source circuit working from the supply
b) Resistance in parallel with an ideal current source C. Between the negative pole of the supply and the
c) Resistance in both series and parallel with ideal circuit working from the supply
current sourcce D. In parallel with the circuit that works from the supply
d) Resistance and capacitor in parallel with the ideal
current source Ans:D
B
 [5] Which will not normally cause a large error in an
6. The process of electron emission from the surface ohmmeter reading?
of a metal into the surrounding space by heating the A. A slight change in switchable internal resistance
material is known as: B. A small voltage between points under test
a) Thermionic emission b) Secondary emission C. A small change in the resistance to be measured
c) Field emission d) Photo-electronic emission D. A slight error in the range switch position
A
Ans:C
7. An ideal voltage source will charge an ideal [6] Which is not function of the fuse?
capacitor: A. To ensure there is enough current available for and
a) In infinite time b) Exponentially c) Instantaneously appliance to work right
d) None of the above C B. To make sure the current drawn by an appliance can
not exceed a certain limit
8. An example of solid state device is: C. To limit the amount of power that a device can draw
a) Zener diode b) Triode c) Pentode d) Thyratron A from the electrical circuit
D. To make it impossible to use appliances that are too
9.In Zener diode large reverse current is due to: large for a given circuit
a) Collision b) Presence of impurities
c) Rupture of bonds d) Low resistance in the reverse Ans: A
biased region C [7] The utility meter’s motor speed depends directly on
10. Avalanche breakdown in a semiconductor diode A. The number of watt hours being used at the time
occurs when: B. The number of ampere hours being used at the time
a) The potential barrier is reduced to zero C. The number of watts being used at the time
b) Reverse bias exceeds a certain value D. The number of kilowatt hours being used at the time
c) Forward bias exceeds a certain value
d) Forward current exceeds certain value Ans: C
[8] A typical frequency counter
B A. Works by indirectly measuring voltage
B. Is accurate to six digits or more
Electronic Devices Objective Questions Answers C. Works by indirectly measuring current
D. Has an analog readout
1. Junction breakdown occurs:
a) With forward bias Ans: B
b) With reverse bias [9] A VU meter is never used to get a general indication
c) Under high temperature condition of
d) Because of excess heating of the diode A. Sound intensity
B. Visible light intensity
B C. Power in an audio amplifier
D. Decibels
2. In a P-N junction the barrier potential offers
opposition to only: Ans:D
a) Holes in P-region b) Free electrons in N-region [10] The meter movement in an illumination meter
c) Majority carriers in both regions directly measures
d) Minority carriers in both regions A. Current
C B. Power
C. Voltage
3. In the depletion region in the P-N junction there D. Energy
are:
a) No charges b) No current c) No mobile charges Ans:A
d) No electron C
4. For highly doped diode: Measuring Instrumentation Objective Questions
a) Zener breakdown is likely to take place 1. Moving Iron instruments can be used on:
b) Avalanche breakdown is likely to take place a) ac and dc both
c) Either (a) or (b) can take place b) ac only
d) Neither (a) nor (b) can take place c) dc only
A d) none of the above

5. Tunnel diode is a: A
a) Power diode b) Has light doping c) Has heavy
doping d) Is a reverse recovery diode 2. In spring control instruments, controlling torque:
C a) can be adjusted easily
b) cannot be adjusted easily
6. Zener diode is used as the main component in dc c) remains the same
power supply for: d) varies with the load
a) Rectification b) Voltage regulation c) Filter action
d) Both (a) and (b) B
3. Chemical effect is used for the operation of:
7. Reverse resistance of a diode is of the order of: a) voltmeter
a) Milli ohm b) Ohm c) Kilo ohm d) Mega ohm b) ammeter
D c) ampere hour meter
8. LEDs are fabricated from: d) kWh meter
a) Silicon b) Germanium
c) Si or Ge d) Gallium arsenide C

9. Schottky barrier diode can be used as: 4. The deflection torque can be produced by:
a) Low noise amplifier a) gravity control b) spring control c) air friction
b) Variable capacitance device d) magnetically
c) Power supply rectifier D
d) Low level detector
5. Moving coil instruments are:
a) permanent magnet type
10. The arrow head of transistor symbol always b) dynamometer type
shows the direction of: c) induction type
a) Electron flow in emitter region d) permanent magnet and dynamometer type
b) Conventional current flow D
c) Majority carrier flow in the emitter region 6. For increasing the range of an ammeter, connect:
d) Minority carrier flow in the emitter region a) a high value resistance in series with the ammeter coil
B b) a high value resistance in parallel with the ammeter
Instrumentation MCQ Objectives coil c) a low value resistance in parallel with the
1. A thermo-couple instrument can be used for the ammeter coil d) a low value resistance in series with the
measurement of: ammeter coil C
a) Direct current only 7. A galvanometer can be used for measuring current and
b) Alternating current only voltage of a circuit by:
c) Both direct current and alternating current a) shunt only
d) dc/ac voltage only b) connecting high value of resistance in series only
C c) shunt for measuring current and high resistance in
2. Electrostatic type instruments are mainly used for series for voltage
measurement of: d) without shunt and series resistance
a) Heavy currents b) Low currents c) Low voltages d)
High voltages D C
3. The instrument which is cheapest for dc 8. Most commonly used watt meter is:
measurement is: a) induction type
a) Moving iron b) PMMC c) Hot-wire d) Electro- b) electrostatic type
dynamo A c) dynamometer type
d) moving iron type
4. Measurement range of a voltmeter can be extended
by using: C
a) High current resistance b) High series resistance
c) Low shunt resistance d) Low series resistance B 9. The energy meter used for measuring energy of a dc
circuit is:
5. Which of the following voltmeter have least power a) ampere hour meter
consumption: b) induction type
a) Moving iron b) Hot-wire c) Electrostatic d) c) electrostatic type
Induction type C d) dynamometer type

6. Which of the following instruments have least A

torque/weight ratio:
a) Dynamometer type b) PMMC c) Attraction type 10. The energy consumption of MI instrument as
moving iron d) Repulsion type moving iron compared to MC instrument is:
A a) same
b) more
7. The instrument having its deflection depends upon c) less
average value is: d) very small
a) Moving iron b) Hot wire c) Rectifier type
d) Induction type B
1. Proportional band of a controller is defined as the
8. Which of the following instruments can be used range of:
for full scale deflection of 300o: a) Measured variable to the set variable
a) PMMC b) Induction type c) Hot wire d) b) Air output as the measured variable varies from
Electrostatic B maximum to minimum
c) Measured variables through which the air output
9.While testing cables the galvanometer used should varies from maximum to minimum
be initially short-circuited in order to protect it from d) None of the above
sudden initial inrush currents as the cable have:
a) A low value of initial resistance C
b) A low value of initial capacitance
c) A high value of initial capacitance 2. Proportional band of the controller is expressed as:
d) Both (a) and (b) a) Gain b) Ratio c) Percentage d) Range of control
C variables C
10. A Ohmmeter is basically:
a) A ammeter b) A voltmeter c) A multimeter 3. The term reset control refers to:
d) None of the above A a) Proportional b) Integral c) Derivative d) None of the
11. A megger indicates infinity when test terminals above B
are open-circuited. This is because:
a) No current flows through the current coil 4. The integral control:
b) No current flows through the pressure coil a) Increases the steady state error b) Decreases the
c) No current flows through the compensating steady state error c) Increases the noise and stability
winding d) Current does not flow through current d) Decreases the damping coefficient
coil and pressure coil A A
12. Potentiometer is an __ instrument:
a) Indicating b) Comparison c) Calibrating 5. In a proportional temperature controller, if the quantity
d) Recording B under the heater increases the offset will:
a) Increase b) Reduce c) Remain unaffected d) None
13. Which of the following bridge is frequency of the above
sensitive: A
a) Wheatstone bridge b) Maxwell bridge c)
Anderson bridge d) Wien bridge C 6. When derivative action is included in a proportional
controller, the proportional band:
14. Tesla coil is a ___ transformer: a) Increases b) Reduces c) Remains unchanged d) None
a) Coreless b) Cascaded c) Low impedance of the above C
d) High frequency resonant
D 7. The number of operational amplifiers require for
15. Direct current is preferred over alternating current designing of electronic PID controller is:
for testing of ac transmission lines and cables a) 1
because: b) 2
a) Heavy charging currents will be drawn and so a c) 3
large sized transformer is required if tested with ac d) 6
b) Transmission lines and cables should not be tested
with dc A
c) The transformers required for testing cannot be
used for long distances 8. Which of the following system provides excellent
d) All the above transient and steady state response:
a) Proportional action
A b) Proportional + Integral action
c) Proportional + Differential action
d) Proportional + Integral + Differential action

9. In a PID controller, the offset has increased. The

integral time constant has to be ___ so as to reduce
offset:
a) Reduced b) Increased c) Reduced to zero
d) None of the above
B
10. In a PID controller, the overshoots has increased. The
derivative time constant has to be __ so as to reduce the
overshoots:
a) Increased b) Reduced c) Reduced to zero
d) None of the above
A