SAIT JABALPUR
DEPT=ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS
(ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTATION)EX-221 CBCS NEW
VIVA QUESTIONS
Measurement And Instrument Theory - 1 - MCQs with answers
Q1. Instruments are subdivided into active and passive
based on whether the output of instrument is produced
by the quantity being measured simply changes the
magnitude of some external power source. The
pressure measuring device and the float-type petrol
tank level indicator are example of
A. Active instruments
B. Passive instruments
c. Former is active instrument and later is passive
instrument
D. Former is passive instrument and later is active
instrument
ANSWER: D. Former is passive instrument and
later is active instrument
Q2. Considering cost of instruments, which is a
better choice, active or passive?
A. Active instruments
B. Passive instruments
C. Cost of both active and passive instruments are
approximately same
D. None of these
ANSWER: B. Passive instruments
Q3. In deadweight gauge, weights are added on
the top of piston until the piston reaches a datum
level. The datum level is known as
A. Null point, where the downward force balances
the fluid pressure
B. Lowest point of the container
C. Highest level of fluid in the container
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. Null point, where the downward
force balances the fluid pressure
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Q4. The accuracy of the deflection type
instruments and of the null type instruments
depends on
A. Linearity, calibration of spring
B. Calibration of spring, linearity and calibration of
weights
C. Linearity and calibration of spring, calibration of
weights
D. Both depends on calibration of weight
ANSWER: C. Linearity and calibration of spring,
calibration of weights
Q5. In terms of usage, deflection type instruments
are
A. More convenient than null type instrument
B. Less convenient than null type instruments
C. Both are equally convenient
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. More convenient than null type
instrument
Q6. The output of an analogue instrument varies
A. Continuously and can have an infinite number of
values within its range of instruments
B. In discrete steps and can have an infinite number of
values within its range of instruments
C. Continuously and can have an finite number of values
within its range of instruments
D. In discrete steps and can have an infinite number of
values within its range of instruments
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ANSWER: A. Continuously and can have an
infinite number of values within its range of
instruments
Q7. The microcomputer performs its computations in
A. Analogue form
B. Digital form
C. Either analogue form or digital form depending on
their applications
D. None of these
ANSWER: B. Digital form
Q8. To read and record a measurement, the
indicating type instrument
A. Always requires human intervention
B. Does not requires human intervention
C. Requires human intervention only when the
instrument consists of a rotating pointer moving
against a scale
D. Requires human intervention only when the
Measurement And Instrumentation QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.The chemical effect of current is used in
D.C. ammeter hour meter
D.C. ammeter
D.C. energy meter
none of the above
ANSWER : : D.C. ammeter hour meter
2.Which of the following meters are not used on
D.C. circuits
Mercury motor meters
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instrument consists of a rotating scale moving
against a pointer
ANSWER: A. Always requires human
intervention
Q9. Accuracy of an measuring instrument indicates the
A. Closeness of the output reading to the true value
B. Ratio of output value to the input value
C. Change in output with each change in input
D. Degree of freedom from random errors
ANSWER: A. Closeness of the output reading to
the true value
Q10. If a pressure gauge of range 0-10 bar has a quoted
inaccuracy of ±1.0 % of full scale reading, then it means
A. Minimum expected error in any reading is 0.1 bar
B. Maximum expected error in any reading is 0.1 bar
C. Maximum expected error in any reading is 1 bar
D. Minimum expected error in any reading is 1 bar
ANSWER: B. Maximum expected error in any
reading is 0.1 bar
Commutator motor meters
Induction meters
None of the above
ANSWER : : Induction meters
3.Which of the following essential features is
possessed by an indicating instrument ?
Deflecting device
Controlling device
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 ANSWER : : spring
Damping device
5._____ instruments are those which measure the
total quantity of electricity delivered in a
All of the above particular time.

ANSWER : : All of the above Absolute

4.In a portable instrument, the controlling torque
is provided by Indicating
spring
Recording
gravity
Integrating
eddy currents
ANSWER : : Integrating

all of the above

Essentials Of Indicating Instrument - 1 - MCQs with answers

ANSWER: D. Ampere-hour and watt-hour
Q1. The electromagnetic effect is generally utilized for meters

A. Ammeters
B. Voltmeters Q4. The moving system in the indicating instruments is
C. Wattmeters and watt-hour meters subjected to
D. All of these
A. Deflecting torque
ANSWER: D. All of these B. Controlling torque
C. Damping torque
Q2. The electrostatic effect is utilized for D. All the above

A. Ammeters ANSWER: D. All the above

B. Voltmeters
C. D.C. ampere-hour meters
D. Wattmeters Q5. If the deflection torques on moving system
increases then the controlling torque
ANSWER: B. Voltmeters
A. Increases
Q3. Integrating instruments is the subdivision of B. Decreases
the secondary instruments. The example for C. Remains same
integrating instruments is D. None of these

A. Ampere-hour meters ANSWER: A. Increases

B. Watt-hour meters
C. Wattmeters
D. Ampere-hour and watt-hour meters Q6. In the absence of the restoring torque, the
pointer

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A. Will not deflect from its initial position
B. Will deflect but would not return to its zero
position on removing current
C. Will deflect and return to its zero position on
removing current
D. Will swing from minimum to maximum position
ANSWER: B. Will deflect but would not return to
its zero position on removing current
Q7. In indicating instruments, the controlling and
restoring torque can be obtained by using
A. Spring
B. Gravity
C. Either by spring or by gravity
D. Neither by spring nor by gravity
ANSWER: C. Either by spring or by gravity
Q8. The restoring torque in a spring controlled
indicating instrument is
A. Directly proportional to the angle of deflection of
moving system
B. Directly proportional to the sine of angle of
deflection of moving system
ANSWER: D. All of these
Instrument Transformers - MCQs with answers
Q1. Current transformers and potential transformers
are used to increase the ranges of
A. Ac ammeter and ac voltmeter respectively
B. Ac ammeter and dc voltmeter respectively
C. Dc ammeter and dc voltmeter respectively
D. Dc ammeter and ac voltmeter respectively
ANSWER: A. Ac ammeter and ac voltmeter
respectively
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C. Inversely proportional to the angle of deflection
of moving system
D. Directly proportional to the square of the angle of
deflection of moving system
ANSWER: A. Directly proportional to the angle
of deflection of moving system
Q9. The deflecting torque in a permanent magnet
moving coil type instrument is
A. Directly proportional to the angle of deflection of
moving system
B. Directly proportional to the current flowing through it
C. Directly proportional to the current flowing through it
D. Inversely proportional to the current flowing through
it
ANSWER: B. Directly proportional to the
current flowing through it
Q10. The spring which is used for producing controlling
torque in indicating instruments are made up of
materials which is/are
A. Non-magnetic
B. Not subjected to much fatigue
C. Low specific resistance and low temperature
resistance coefficient
D. All of these
Q2. For the measurement of energy and power it is
essential to know
A. Only the transformation ratio
B. Phase angle between the primary and secondary
currents
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
ANSWER: C. Both (a) and (b)
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Q3. The transformer ratio of the transformer
depends upon the B. no. of turns in the primary winding / no. of turns in the
secondary winding
A. Exciting current
B. Secondary current
C. no. of turns in the secondary winding / no. of turns in
C. Power factor of secondary circuit
the primary winding
D. All of these

ANSWER: D. All of these D. rated secondary winding current / rated primary

winding current
Q4. Primary current in a current transformer is
determined by ANSWER: A. rated primary winding current /
rated secondary winding current
A. The load on the system
B. The load on its own secondary Q8. The resistances of potential transformer winding is
minimized by using
C. The load on its own primary
D. All of these
A. Thick conductors and small length of turns
ANSWER: A. The load on the system B. Thin conductors and small length of turns
C. Thin conductors and large length of turns
Q5. The potential transformers are used to measure D. Thick conductors and large length of turns
large voltage using
ANSWER: A. Thick conductors and small length
A. High range voltmeter of turns
B. Low range voltmeter
Q9. In potential transformer, with increase in frequency
C. High range ammeter
the phase angle
D. Low range ammeter

A. Increases
ANSWER: B. Low range voltmeter
B. Decreases
Q6. If an instrument transformer is used to extend the C. Remains same
ranges of AC instrument, then its reading will depend D. None of these
on Answer: A

A. R ANSWER: A. Increases
B. L
Q10. Under normal operating condition, the excitation
C. C
current of current transformer and potential
D. None of these
transformer
ANSWER: D. None of these
A. Both varies over a wide range
Q7. The nominal ratio for a current transformer is given B. Varies over a wide range, remains constant
by C. Remains constant, varies over a wide range
D. Both remains constant
A. rated primary winding current / rated secondary
winding current ANSWER: B. Varies over a wide range, remains
constant

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Energy Meter Theory - MCQs with answers

Q1. The instrument which works only with dc is Q5. In case of motor meters, the speed of rotation is

A. Electrolytic motor A. Directly proportional to the current in case of ampere

B. Mercury motor hour meter and to power in case of watt-hour meter
C. Induction motor
D. Both (a) and (b) B. Directly proportional to the current in case of ampere
hour meter and inversely proportional to the power in
ANSWER: D. Both (a) and (b) case of watt-hour meter
Q2. The electrolytic energy meters are essentially
C. Inversely proportional to the current in case of
A. A true watt-hour meter ampere hour meter and directly proportional to the
B. An ampere hour meter
power in case of watt-hour meter
C. Either watt-hour or ampere hour meter
D. Neither watt-hour nor ampere hour meter
D. Inversely proportional to the current in case of
ANSWER: B. An ampere hour meter ampere hour meter and to power in case of watt-hour
meter
Q3. An electrolytic ampere hour meter can be
converted into watt-hour meter by ANSWER: A. Directly proportional to the
current in case of ampere hour meter and to
A. Multiplying them by the voltage of the circuits in power in case of watt-hour meter
which it is used
Q6. In motor meters, the speed control of the rotating
system is done by using
B. Multiplying them by the current of the circuits in
which it is used
A. Permanent magnet
B. Train of gear wheels and dials
C. Multiplying them by the power of the circuits in which
C. Pinion
it is used
D. All of these
ANSWER: A. Permanent magnet
D. Cannot be converted
Q7. Commutator motor meters are
ANSWER: A. Multiplying them by the voltage of
the circuits in which it is used A. Ampere hour meter
B. True watt-hour meter
Q4. Commutator type meters can be used for C. Either ampere hour meter or true watt-hour meter
D. None of these
A. Ac supply ANSWER: C. Either ampere hour meter or true watt-
B. Dc supply hour meter
C. Both ac and dc supply
D. None of these Q8. The induction type single-phase watt-hour meters
uses
ANSWER: C. Both ac and dc supply
A. Control spring
B. Pointer

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C. Brake magnet and spindle
D. All of these A. The ratio of the shunt magnet flux and series magnet
ANSWER: C. Brake magnet and spindle flux large with the help of two shading bands

Q9. In induction watt-hour meter, due to shunt magnet

B. The ratio of the series magnet flux and shunt magnet
the torque is not zero power factor. It can be flux large with the help of two shading bands
compensated by using
C. The ratio of the shunt magnet flux and series magnet
A. Shading ring flux large with the help of three shading bands
B. Power factor compensator
C. Drilling holes in the disc on a diameter D. The ratio of the series magnet flux and shunt magnet
D. Both (a) and (b) flux large with the help of three shading bands
ANSWER: D. Both (a) and (b) ANSWER: A. The ratio of the shunt magnet flux and
Q10. For friction compensation in an induction watt- series magnet flux large with the help of two shading
hour meter is done by making bands

Wattmeter Theory And Measurement of Power - 1 - MCQs

Q1. In case of dc supply and in case of ac supply, the

torque produced is
A. Directly proportional to power, inversely power to
power
B. Directly proportional to power, directly proportional
to power
C. Inversely proportional to power, inversely
proportional to power
D. Inversely proportional to power, directly proportional
to power
ANSWER: B. Directly proportional to power,
directly proportional to power
Q2. The scale of dynamometer wattmeter is
Q3. In standard wattmeter’s, the error caused by the
voltage coil is overcome by
A. Connecting a high inductive resistance in series to the
voltage coil
B. Connecting a high inductive resistance in parallel to
the voltage coil
C. Connecting a compensating winding in series to the
voltage coil
D. Connecting a compensating winding in parallel to the
voltage coil
ANSWER: C. Connecting a compensating
winding in series to the voltage coil

A. Approximately uniform Q4. In a dynamometer type wattmeter, the

B. Cramped at the middle pressure coil connected across the load terminal is
C. Cramped at the end points
D. Crowded in the first half A. Highly inductive
B. Highly capacitive
C. Highly resistive
ANSWER: A. Approximately uniform
D. Non inductive

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ANSWER: C. Highly resistive
Q5. The dynamometer wattmeter’s are
A. More accurate on dc supply
B. More accurate on ac supply
C. Equally accurate on both ac and dc supply
D. None of these
ANSWER: C. Equally accurate on both ac and dc
supply
Q6. Due to the inductance in the pressure coil of
dynamometer type wattmeter, the reading will be
A. High for both leading and lagging power factors
B. Low for both leading and lagging power factors
C. High for lagging power factor and low for leading
power factor
D. Low for lagging power factor and high for leading
power factor
ANSWER: C. High for lagging power factor and low for
leading power factor
Q7. What will happen if the current coil and potential
coil of dynamometer type wattmeter is interchanged?
Wattmeter Theory And
Measurement of Power - 2 -
MCQs
Q1. A dynamometer type wattmeter reads 200W when
its voltage coil is connected across the load whose
voltage is 150 V. if the voltage coil has internal
resistance of 1800 ohm, then the power taken by the
load will be
A. 163.8 W
B. 171.7 W
C. 178.9 W
D. 187.5 W
ANSWER: D. 187.5 W
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A. Potential coil will get damaged
B. Current coil will get damaged
C. Both current coil and potential coil will get damaged
D. Neither potential coil nor current coil will get
damaged
ANSWER: B. Current coil will get damaged
Q8. In some wattmeter’s, a small capacitor is connected
in parallel with the series resistor for
A. Reducing error due to inductance of the series resistor
B. Obtaining non inductive voltage coil current
C. Making resultant reactance capacitive
D. All of these
ANSWER: D. All of these
Q9. In wattmeter’s, errors due to stray fields can
be removed by
A. Proper instrument construction
B. Using brake magnet
C. Using shading ring
D. Using two separate ac magnets
ANSWER: A. Proper instrument construction
Q2. In a dynamometer type meter, the error due
to connections would be minimum if
A. Capacitive reactance of pressure coil is greater
than its inductive reactance
B. Capacitive reactance of pressure coil is equal to
its inductive reactance
C. Capacitive reactance of pressure coil is lesser than
its inductive reactance
D. Capacitive reactance of current coil is equal to its
inductive reactance
ANSWER: B. Capacitive reactance of pressure
coil is equal to its inductive reactance
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 Q6. In induction type wattmeter both current and
Q3. To avoid wastage of power during calibration in pressure coils are required. For obtaining the
dynamometer type wattmeter required phase difference

A. Shaded pole principle is used

A. Phantom loading is used
B. Two separate ac magnets are used
B. Brake magnet is used
C. Only one ac magnets are used
C. Spring is used D. All of these
D. Capacitance is used ANSWER: B. Two separate ac magnets are used

ANSWER: A. Phantom loading is used Q7. The scale of induction wattmeter extends over

A. 70 degree
Q4. Induction wattmeter’s can be used with B. 120 degree
C. 180 degree
A. Only ac supply D. 300 degree
B. Only dc supply
C. Both ac and dc supply ANSWER: D. 300 degree
D. None of these
ANSWER: A. Only ac supply Q8. A wattmeter has a pressure coil resistance of 5K
ohm and current coil resistance of 0.02 ohm. What load
Q5. The frequency and supply voltage of induction will give equal error with the two connections if the
wattmeter’s are load current is 15 A at a voltage of 240 V and 0.8 power
factor
A. Constant, constant
B. Constant, variable A. 20 A
C. Variable, constant B. 24 A
D. Variable, variable C. 28 A
D. 32 A
ANSWER: A. Constant, constant ANSWER: B. 24 A

Wattmeter Theory And Measurement of Power - 3 - MCQs

Q1. The readings of the two wattmeter used for the

measurement of power input to a 3 phase induction Q2. What will be the power factor of an inductive
motor are 850 W and 250 W respectively. The power load if the reading of the two wattmeters
factor of the motor is connected to measure input power of a 3 phase
induction motor is 6: 3?
A. 0.73
A. 0.86
B. 0.76
B. 0.89
C. 0.79 C. 0.91
D. 0.85 D. 0.95

ANSWER: A. 0.73 ANSWER: A. 0.86

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Q3. If the reading of the one wattmeter is four times ANSWER: B. Zero
the other wattmeter while measuring the input power
of 3 phase induction motor then the power factor of
the load will be Q7. During load test on 3 phase induction motor,
the readings of the two wattmeters are -5.5 kW
and +12.5 kW respectively. If the line voltage is
A. 0.56
420 V then the line current will be
B. 0.69
C. 0.74 A. 38.91 A
D. 0.81 B. 41.02 A
C. 42.10 A
ANSWER: B. 0.69 D. 43.94 A

ANSWER: D. 43.94 A
Q4. In L-C connected wattmeter, compensated coil is
used. The error in the wattmeter is due to power
consumed by the Q8. The two wattmeters used for the
measurement of power input read 50 kW each.
A. Current coil What will be the readings of the two wattmeter if
B. Potential coil the power factor is changed to 0.8 leading keeping
C. Inductor the total input power same?
D. Capacitor
A. 28.35W, 71.65W
ANSWER: B. Potential coil B. 31.25W, 73.71W
C. 33.33W, 73.33W
D. 38.35W, 75.5W
Q5. The full scale current of a galvanometer with
internal resistance of 800 ohm is 8 A. what will be the ANSWER: A. 28.35W, 71.65W
multiplying power of 80 ohm shunt with this
galvanometer?

A. 8
B. 9
C. 10
D. 11

ANSWER: D. 11

Q6. If the reading of the two wattmeter’s is equal

and opposite while measuring power in a 3 phase
induction motor then the power factor of the load
will be

A. Unity
B. Zero
C. 0.5 lagging
D. 0.5 leading

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 . instrument has a Answer: Option B
1 To increase Q factor of resistance of 500 Ω and Explanation:
a coil, the wire should an inductance of 1 H. It
be reads 250 V when a 250 V When p.f. = 0.5, 0 = 60°
dc is applied. If series and one of the wattmeters
A. long reads zero.
resistance is 2000 Ω, its
B. thin reading when fed by 250 View Answer Discuss in
. V, 50 Hz ac will be Forum Workspace Report
C. thick A. 260 V
D. long and thin B. 252 V 5. In a CRO which of the
Answer: Option C following is not a part of
Explanation: C. 250 V electron gun
Q is high if resistance is D. 248 V A. cathode
low. Therefore, wire Answer: Option D
should be thick. B. grid
Explanation:
accelerating
C.
anode
2. An ammeter of 0-25 A
D. X - Y plates
range has a guaranteed
accuracy of 1% of full Answer: Option D
scale reading. The Explanation:
current measured is 5 A.
The limiting error is View Answer Discuss in Electron gun consists of
Forum Workspace Report cathode, grid and
A. 2% accelerating anode.
B. 2.5% 1. Kelvin's double bridge is
4. In 3 phase power used to measure low
C. 4% measurement by two resistances because
wattmeter method, the
D. 5% it has high
reading of one wattmeter A.
sensitivity
Answer: Option D is zero. The power factor
Explanation: of load is there is no
A B. thermoelectric
1
. emf

B resistance
. 0.5
. variation due
C.
to
View Answer Discuss in C temperature
Forum Workspace Repor 0
.
t effect of
D D. contact and
0.8
. lead
3The coil of a moving iron
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 t 5. The resistance of a 125
resistances is
Ω strain gauge changes
eliminated
by 1 ohm for 4000 micro
Answer: Option D 3. The scale of hot wire strain. The gauge factor
Explanation: instrument is linear. is
Effect of lead and contact A. True A. 1.5
resistances is very
important in B. False B. 2
measurement of low Answer: Option B
resistances. C. 2.5
Explanation:
View Answer Discuss in Since reading is D. 3
Forum Workspace Report proportional to I2, the
scale is non-linear. Answer: Option B
Explanation:
View Answer Discuss in
2. Assertion (A): Shunt of Forum Workspace Repor
an ammeter has a low t
resistance.
Reason (R): Shunt may
be connected in series or 4. The D'Arsonval-
in parallel with ammeter. movement can be .
converted into audio
Both A and R are frequency ac ammeter by
true and R is adding a
A.
correct
explanation of A A. thermocouple

Both A and R are B. transducer

true but R is not
B. C. chopper
correct
explanation of A
D. rectifier
C. A is true R is false Answer: Option D
Explanation:
D. A is false R is true
Rectifier converts ac to
Answer: Option C
dc which is measured by
Explanation: D'Arsonval meter.
Shunt is always View Answer Discuss in
connected in parallel with Forum Workspace Repor
ammeter. t
View Answer Discuss in
Forum Workspace Repor

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 UNIT-I,II

1. Explain the construction and working of D’Arsonval Galvanometer with neat diagram.List the
advantages and disadvantages of the same.
2. With a neat diagram explain the construction an working of different types of Moving Iron
Instruments.
3. With a neat diagram explain the construction an working of PM Moving Coil Instruments. What
are the errors in PMMC instruments, Explain.
4. Explain the construction and working of Dynamometer type voltmeters and ammeters with neat
diagram.List the errors in Dynamometer type meters and explain.
5. Explain the construction and working of Ballistic Galvanometer with neat diagram.Explain the
thoery of operation.
6. Explain the principle and operation of induction type meters. Why induction type instruments
can be used only for AC measurements.
Unit III,V
1. Explain with neat diagram , the theory, operation and errors in Dynamometer type wattmeters.
2. Explain the principle and operation of Induction wattmeters with neat diagram.
3. Brief the principle of Electrostatic type wattmeters and explain the different methods of
removing the error .
4. Explain the construction and working of Induction type energy meter. What are the errors in
wattmenter and how are they compensated.
Unit V,VI
1. Explain with neat diagram , the theory, operation of laboratory
type(Crompton’s)Potentiometers.
2. Explain the principle and operation of GalTinsley potentiometer with neat diagram.
3. What are CT and PT ? explain the construction and operation of CT and PT with neat
diagram.
4. Explain Drysdale polar type potentiometer with neat diagram . List the advantages and
disadvantages of the same.
5. Brief the principle of Wheatstone bridge and explain how it is used in Resistance
measurement .
6. Explain the construction and working of Megger. Briefly explain the methods of measuring
High resistance.
7. How are resistance classified?
8. 4.Explain the different methods of measurement of earth resistance.
9. 5.What is Q factor of a coil?
10.6.Explain Maxwell and Wein’s bridge with its circuit diagram. Derive the theory of the
same.

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