UNIT-I

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. Which one is classified as an integrating instrument? [ ]

a. D'Arsonval galvanometer b. Ampere - hour meter

c. Ohm – meter d. Ammeter

2. the most suitable material used as spring material for most of the applications, except in low
resistance measurements [ ]

a. platinum silver b. phosphor – bronze c. silicon – bronze d. hard rolled silver

3. at a steady state deflected position of an indicating instrument, the moving system is subjected
to [ ]

a. deflecting torque only b. deflecting and controlling torques

c. deflecting, controlling, damping torques d. deflecting and controlling torques

4. An instrument which gives total quantity of energy passed through it, in a given time is called

a. integrating instrument b. indicating instrument [ ]

c. recording instrument d. digital instrument

5. The controlling torque in a spring controlled meter is proportional to [ ]

a. theta b. %2 c.1/theta d. 1/ %2

6. The movement of the moving element of an electrical indicating instrument is dependent on

a. restoring torque b. number of turns on the coil [ ]

c. resistance of the circuit

d. restoring torque, number of turns on the coil and resistance of the circuit

7. In indicating instruments, the springs are mainly used to [ ]

a. hold the pivot in position b. conduct the current to the coils

c. control the movement of the pointer d. reduce the vibrations of the pointer

8. The deflecting torque can be produced by [ ]

a. gravity control b. spring control c. air friction d. magnetically

9. Operating torques in an indicating instrument are [ ]

a. deflecting, controlling, damping b. deflecting, balancing, damping

 c. deflecting, controlling, vibration d. restoring, controlling, balancing

10. The pointer returns to its zero position on removing the source producing the deflecting
torque. This happens due to [
]

a. deflecting torque b. controlling torque c. damping torque d. mass of pointer

11. An instrument will have uniform scale only when [ ]

a. deflecting torque varies directly as the magnitude of the quantity under measurement

b. controlling torque varies directly as deflecting angle

c. damping torque varies directly as the deflection angle

d. deflecting torque varies directly as the magnitude of the quantity under measurement and
controlling torque varies directly as deflecting angle

12. The controlling torque in gravity controlled meter is proportional to [ ]

a.cos0 b.sin0 c.tan0 d. none

13. A meter has a full scale deflection of 900 at a current of 1A. The response of the meter is
square law. Assuming spring control, the current for a deflection of 450 will be [ ]

a. 0.25A b. 0.50A c. 0.67A d. 0.707A

14. The torque of an ammeter varies as square of the current. The instrument is gravity controlled
and gives deflection of 900 for current of 10A. The deflection for a current of 5A will be

a. 22.50 b. 14.50c. 450 d. 600 [ ]

15. A spring controlled instrument uses phosphor bronze springs to produce controlling torque. If
the ratio of length of spring to thickness of the spring is 3000 for a deflection of 900, what
should be this ratio if the scale is extended to 1200? [
]

a. 4000 b. 2250 c. 2000 d. 3250

17. In indicating instruments the damping is usually adjusted [ ]

a. at critical value b. to the value slightly below critical value

c. to the value slightly higher than critical value d. to any value

18. Fluid friction damping can be employed [ ]

a. in vertically mounted instruments only b. in horizontally mounted instruments only

c. in both vertically and horizontally mounted instruments

d. neither in vertically nor horizontally mounted instruments

19. In eddy current damping systems, the disc employed should be of [ ]

 a. conducting and magnetic material b. conducting but non- magnetic material

c. magnetic and non - conducting material d. non - magnetic and non - conducting material

20. A voltage of 220V produces a deflection of 900 in a PMMC spring controlled instrument. If
the same instrument is provided with gravity control, what would be the deflection? [ ]

a. 900 b. 450 c. 64.20 d. 1800

21. Eddy current damping should not be used where deflecting torque in the instrument is
produced due to [ ]

a. magnetic field b. electrostatic field c. thermo-electric e.m.f d. friction

22. The damping torque must operate only when the moving system of the indicating instrument
is [ ]

a. actually moving b. stationary c. just starting to move d. near its full deflection

23. The force responsible for reduction of oscillations of the pointer in an ammeter [ ]

a. controlling force b. damping force c. deflecting force d. vibration force

24. If the damping torque is more than the critical damping, the instrument is called [ ]

a. under damped b. over damped c. critically damped d. un damped

25. Air friction damping is used in the instrument which is [ ]

a. Moving iron b. Moving coil c. Induction d. Hot wire

26. Fluid friction damping [ ]

a. can be used in horizontally mounted instruments

b. can be used in vertically mounted instruments

c. can be used in both horizontally and vertically mounted instruments

d. can't be used in either horizontally or vertically mounted instruments

27. The current in a circuit consists of a DC component of 10A superimposed on a 50Hz

sinusoidal component of Rms value 10A. The reading shown by aPMMC ammeter will be

a.20 b. 20/3 c. 10 d. 10 + (10/3) [ ]

28. A PMMC instrument produces a deflection 900 when a current 2mA passes through its
moving coil. Suppose the instrument is redesigned with its spring constant as before, and its
permanent magnet is replaced with a new permanent magnet which produces twice the flux
density as before, what would be the deflection if a current of 1mA is passed through the coil.
The other features of the PMMC instrument remain the same. [ ]

a. 1800 b. 90 c. 450 d. 1350

29. A PMMC instrument is spring controlled, the control spring stiffness decreases by amount
0.04 % per 0C rise in temperature and the strength of magnets goes down by 0.02 % per 0C
rise in temperature. The rise in temperature is 100C. The deflection. [ ]

a. decreases by about 0.2 % b. decreases by about 0.4 %

c. increases by about 0.4 % d. increases by about 0.2 %

30. A PMMC instrument uses a coil of resistance 0.2B and produces full scale deflection with a
steady current of 10A. If this instrument is used as an ammeter, then the range of the
instrument will be zero to [
]

a. 0.2A b. 1A c. 2A d. 10A

31. The material to be used in the manufacture of a standard resistor should be of [ ]

a) low resistivity b) high resistivity and low temperature co-efficient

c) high temperature co-efficient d) low resistivity and high temperature coefficient

32. P.T’s are used in [ ]

a) A.C. current measurement b) A.C. voltage measurement

c) D.C. current measurement d) D.C. voltage measurement

33. The best material for use for standard resistor is [ ]

a) manganin b) aluminium c) nichrome d) platinum

34. Which of the following types of instrument is an integrating instrument [ ]

a) power factor meter b) energy meter c) wattmeter d) frequency meter

35. An instrument that measures electrical energy is an __________ type instrument. [ ]

a) Moving iron b) Moving coil c) Induction d) interating

36. A voltmeter contains a ____________ resistance in series [ ]

a) high b) low c) medium d) very low

37. Absolute null method is used for testing of _________ [ ]

a) potential transformer b) isolated transformer

c) transformer d) current transformer

38. In PMMC instrument the scale is _________________ [ ]

a) divided b) uniformly c) uniformaly divided d) linearly divided

39. The measurement of a quqntityis __________________________

40. Which one is classified as an integrating instrument? [ ]

a. D'Arsonval galvanometer b. Ampere - hour meter

c. Ohm – meter d. Ammeter

41. The most suitable material used as spring material for most of the applications, except in low
resistance measurements [ ]

a. platinum silver b. phosphor – bronze c. silicon – bronze d. hard rolled silver

42. At a steady state deflected position of an indicating instrument, the moving system is
subjected to a. deflecting torque only b. deflecting and controlling torques

c. deflecting, controlling, damping torques d. deflecting and controlling torques

43 An instrument which gives total quantity of energy passed through it, in a given time is called

a. integrating instrument b. indicating instrument [ ]

c. recording instrument d. digital instrument

44. The controlling torque in a spring controlled meter is proportional to [ ]

a. theta b. %2 c.1/theta d. 1/ %2

45. The movement of the moving element of an electrical indicating instrument is dependent on

a. restoring torque b. number of turns on the coil [ ]

c. resistance of the circuit

d. restoring torque, number of turns on the coil and resistance of the circuit

46. In indicating instruments, the springs are mainly used to [ ]

a. hold the pivot in position b. conduct the current to the coils

c. control the movement of the pointer d. reduce the vibrations of the pointer

47. The deflecting torque can be produced by [ ]

a. gravity control b. spring control c. air friction d. magnetically

48. Operating torques in an indicating instrument are [ ]

a. deflecting, controlling, damping b. deflecting, balancing, damping

c. deflecting, controlling, vibration d. restoring, controlling, balancing

49. The pointer returns to its zero position on removing the source producing the deflecting
torque. This happens due to [
]
 a. deflecting torque b. controlling torque c. damping torque d. mass of pointer

50. An instrument will have uniform scale only when [ ]

a. deflecting torque varies directly as the magnitude of the quantity under measurement

b. controlling torque varies directly as deflecting angle

c. damping torque varies directly as the deflection angle

d. deflecting torque varies directly as the magnitude of the quantity

KEY: 1.B 2.B 3.B 4.A 5.A 6.D 7.C 8.D 9.A 10.B 11.D 12.B
13.D 14.B 15.C 17.B 18.A 19.B 20.B 21.A 22.A 23.B 24.B
25.A 26.B 27.C 28.B 29.D 30.D 31.B 32.B 33.A 34.B 35.D
36.A 37.A 38.C 39. COPARSION OF AN UNKNOWN QUANTITY WITH A
PREDEFINED QUANTITY

40.B 41.B 42.B 43.A 44.A 45.D 46.C 47.D 48.A 49.B 50.D

UNIT-II

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS

1. If the connections of a moving iron voltmeter connected in a circuit are interchanged, then the
voltmeter [ ]

a. will not give any reading b. will deflect in opposite direction

c. reading will remain unaffected d. will burnt

2. Eddy current damping cannot be used for moving iron instruments because [ ]

a. weight of the instrument will increase

b. presence of permanent magnet required for this purpose will affect the deflection
and hence the instrument readings
c. size of the instrument will increase

d. eddy current will pass through the iron and there by cause loss

3. The deflecting torque of moving iron instrument is proportional to [ ]

a. I b. I2 c. 2I d. 4I

4. A square wave type voltage of peak magnitude 100V is measured by a moving iron voltmeter.
It will read [ ]

a. 200V b. 50V c. 100V d. 400V

5. A moving iron voltmeter reads low for A.C. voltages than for corresponding values of D.C.
voltages. The meter can be made to read equally for both A.C.and D.C. voltages [ ]
 a. if the resistance of the multiplier is made very high

b. if the inductance of the coil is made small

c. if the resistance of the coil is made very large

d. if the multiplier resistance is shunted by a capacitance of appropriate value to make

the circuit non inductive

6. A short circuiting link is provided on the secondary side of a current transformer because

a. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the primary
winding energized, avery high current flows on the primary side

b. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the
primary winding energized, it is possible to make any adjustments in the secondary
winding circuit like replacing a faulty ammeter
c. When the short circuiting link is opened with the secondary winding open circuited, the
current on the primary side falls to almost zero.

d. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the primary
winding energized, it is not possible to make any adjustments in the secondary winding circuit
like replacing a faulty ammeter.

7. When the secondary winding of a current transformer is open-circuited with primary winding
energized [ ]

a. the whole of the primary current produces large value of flux in the core there by
producing a largevoltage in the secondary winding.
b. When the large magnetizing force is taken off it leaves a small value of residual magnetism

c. the whole of the primary current produces small value of flux in the core there by
producing a small voltage in the secondary winding.
d. a very small current flows on the primary side

8. While using a CT it is essential to maintain at all times a closed circuit on the secondary side
in order to [ ]

a. reduce power losses b. avoid demagnetization

c. avoid dangerously high emfs for both the operator and the transformer insulation

d. avoid dangerously high currents

9. A current transformer has a rating of 100/5A. its magnetizing and loss components of the
exciting current are 1A and 0.6A respectively and second winding is purely resistive, its
transformation ratio at rated current is [ ]

a. 20.12 b. 20.2 c. 200.2 d. 2000.2

10. The advantage of instrument transformers over ammeter shunts and voltmeter multipliers are
 a. the metering circuit is electrically isolated from the power circuit there by providing safety
in use to both the instruments and the operator

b. small power losses in comparison to those in ammeter shunts and voltmeter multipliers

c. the instrument transformers can be used for both dc as well as ac measurements

d. the metering circuit is electrically isolated from the power circuit and small power
losses in comparison to those in ammeter shunts and voltmeter multipliers

11. The number of turns on the primary of current transformer is usually [ ]

a. 1 to 5 b. 10 to 20 c. 20 to 100 d. 100 to 500

12 The nominal ratio of a current transformer [ ]

a. primary winding current / secondary winding current

b. rated primary winding current / rated secondary winding current

c. number of secondary winding turns / number of primary winding turns

d. primary winding voltage / secondary winding voltage

13. The burden of current transformer is expressed in terms of [ ]

a. secondary winding current b. VA rating of transformer

c. Voltage, current and power factor of secondary winding circuit d. Primary winding
current

14. The current in the primary winding of a current transformer depends upon [ ]

a. burden of the transformer secondary winding

b. load connected to the system in which the C.T. is installed

c. both burden of the transformer secondary winding and load connected to the system

d. power factor of the secondary winding

15. Clamp on meters are used because [ ]

a. it is possible to measure current flowing in a line without breaking the circuit

b. their accuracy is high c. it is not possible to measure voltage without them

d. they are cheap

16. When the secondary winding of a potential transformer is suddenly open-circuited with
primary winding energized [
]

a. Large voltages are produced in the secondary winding may be a safety hazard to operating
personnel
 b. The large voltages so produced may rapture the insulation

c. The primary winding draws only the no load current

d. a very high current flows on the primary side

17. In case of potential transformers with the increase in load on secondary side [ ]

a. both of the ratio error and phase angle error increases

b. the ratio error increases but phase angle error decreases

c. the ratio error decreases but phase angle error increases

d. both of the ratio error and phase angle error decreases

18. High A.C. voltages are usually measured with [ ]

a. magnetic voltmeter b. inductive voltmeter

c. Potential Transformers with voltmeter d. Current Transformers with voltmeter

19. The transformation ratio of a potential transformer is defined as the ratio of [ ]

a. primary winding voltage / secondary winding voltage

b. rated primary winding voltage / rated secondary winding voltage

c. number of primary winding turns / number of secondary winding turns

d. primary winding current / secondary winding current

20. Capacitive potential transformers are used [ ]

a. for primary winding phase voltages below 100kV

b. for keeping the value of transformation ratio constant irrespective of the burden by
making certain adjustments
c. because they are cheaper than the electromagnetic transformer below a certain voltage
range

d. because they are costlier than the electromagnetic transformer above a certain voltage
range

KEY:

1.C 2.B 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.A 10.D 11.A
12.B 13.B 14.B 15.A 16.C 17.A 18.C 19.A 20.B
OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS ON POTENTIOMETERS:
1. Measuring range of a voltmeter can be extended by using [ ]

a. high shunt resistance b. high series resistance

c. low shunt resistance d. low series resistance

2. In the figure shown figure (a) the voltmeter has a total resistance of 50kB and reads 50V. the
voltage V is then [ ]

a. 50V b. 25V c. 100V d. 75V

3. An Electrostatic voltmeter with spring control gives a full scale deflection of 800 when 0.2kV
is applied. The capacitance increases uniformly with angular deflection from 20pF for zero
deflection to 100pF for 800. The deflection for 1.5kV will be [ ]

a. 200 b. 300 c. 45 degrees d. 600

4. A hypothetical electrostatic voltmeter with spring control is designed with one fixed and
another movable plate. Both plates are in the form of circle with one plate over the other so as
to produce a rotary motion. If a voltage is applied between them, no rotary motion is
produced because

a. there is no change in the voltage

b. there is no change in the capacitance irrespective of the relative position of the two plates

c. the spring force is very large

d. the applied voltage is small to produce any noticeable deflection

5. Frequency up to which the electrostatic instruments can be used without serious loss of
accuracy is [
]

a. 100Hz b. 100kHz c. 1MHz d. 10MHz

6. Quadrant type electrostatic instruments can be used for measurement of A.C. voltage

a. only when Hetrostatically connected b. only when Idiostatically connected

c. in either Hetrostatically or Idiostatically connected d. not at all

7. An electrostatic voltmeter draws a small value of current on D.C [ ]

a. under steady state condition irrespective of the applied voltage

b. when switched on irrespective of the applied voltage

c. when measuring low voltages d. when measuring high voltages

8. In electrostatic instruments, deflecting torque is proportional to [ ]

a. V b. V2 c. 1/V d. 1/V2
9. Electrostatic instruments work on the principle of [ ]

a. repulsion of unlike poles b. attraction of like poles

c. attraction between positive and negative charge

d. repulsion between negative charges

10. Electrostatic instruments are suitable for the measurement of [ ]

a. A.C. and D.C. voltages b. A.C. voltages and currents

c. D.C. voltages and currents d. A.C. voltages only

11. The main advantage of electrostatic instruments is that [ ]

a. it is suitable for measurement of very low voltage and currents

b. it is suitable for measurement of very low voltage and very high currents

c. it takes negligible current from the source

d. its construction is very robust and cheap

12. Electrostatic type of instruments are primarily used as [ ]

a. ammeters b. watt meters c. voltmeters d. ohmmeters

13. Electrostatic instruments are mainly used for measurement of [ ]

a. heavy currents b. low currents

c. low voltages d. high voltages

14. Which of the following instrument is free from hysteresis and eddy current errors? [ ]

a. Moving Iron b. electrostatic

c. moving coil dynamometer d. PMMC

15. A quadrant type electrostatic instrument uses two types of connections (i) Hetrostatic and (ii)
Idiostatic. An external battery is [ ]

a. used for Idiostatic connection b. used for Hetrostatic connection

c. used for both Idiostatic and Hetrostatic connections

d. neither used for Hetrostatic nor Idiostatic connection

16. The size of electrostatic voltmeter is large as compared with corresponding electromagnetic
voltmeters because [ ]
 a. they are used for measurement of high voltages

b. energy density in an electrostatic field is considerably smaller than that in an

electromagnetic field

c. their frequency range is smaller d. they have a high dielectric loss

17. The range of electrostatic voltmeter can be extended by using [ ]

a. a capacitor in series with the voltmeter whose capacitance is greater than the capacitance of
the voltmeter

b. a capacitor in series with the voltmeter whose capacitance is smaller than the capacitance
of the voltmeter

c. a resistor in series with the voltmeter d. an inductor in series with the voltmeter

18. Which of the following instruments is not used for measuring current? [ ]

a. Moving Iron b. electrostatic c. Hot wire d. PMMC

19. A short circuiting link is provided on the secondary side of a current transformer because

a. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the primary
winding energized, a very high current flows on the primary side [ ]

b. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the primary
winding energized, it is possible to make any adjustments in the secondary winding circuit
like replacing a faulty ammeter

c. When the short circuiting link is opened with the secondary winding open circuited, the
current on the primary side falls to almost zero.

d. When the secondary winding of the C.T. is short circuited by the link with the primary
winding energized, it is not possible to make any adjustments in the secondary winding circuit
like replacing a faulty ammeter.

20. When the secondary winding of a current transformer is open-circuited with primary winding
energized [ ]

a. the whole of the primary current produces large value of flux in the core there by producing
a large voltage in the secondary winding.

b. When the large magnetizing force is taken off it leaves a small value of residual magnetism

c. the whole of the primary current produces small value of flux in the core there by
producing a small voltage in the secondary winding.

d. a very small current flows on the primary side

KEY:

1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B 5.B 6.B 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.A 11.C
12.C

13.D 14.B 15.B 16.B 17.B 18.B 19.B 20.A