EXERCISE

1-Measurement is
A. the result of a quantitative comparison
between a given quantity and a quantity of
the same kind chosen as a unit
B. the physical personification of the unit of
measurement
C. the act of a quantitative similarities
between a given quantity and a quantity of
the same kind chosen as a unit
D. the act of a quantitative similarities
between a given quantity and a quantity of
the different kind chosen as a unit
2- is defined as: the physical personification of the
unit of measurement or its submultiple or multiple
values.
A. Instruments
B. Standard
C. Indicating instrument
D. all of these
 3-……. are maintained by national standards
laboratories in different places of the world.
A. primary standards
B. international standards
C. Working standards
D. Secondary standards

4-……. are the basic reference standards used in

the industrial measurement laboratories.
A. primary standards
B. international standards
C. Working standards
D. Secondary standards

5- This type of instrument gives the total amount of

the quantity to be measured over a specified
period of time.
A. Indicating instrument
B. Integrating instrument
C. Recording instrument
D. None of these

6- The smallest change in a measured variable to which an

instrument will respond is

A. resolution
B. precision
C. sensitivity
D. accuracy

7- the closeness with which the instrument reading

approaches the true value of the variable under
measurement.

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 A. resolution
B. precision
C. sensitivity
D. accuracy

8- measure of the reproducibility of the

measurements, or a measure of the degree to which
successive measurements differ from one another.
A. resolution
B. precision
C. sensitivity
D. accuracy

9- The quickness of an instrument to read the

measurand variable
A. Recording instrument
B. Absolute Instruments
C. Speed of Response
D. None of all

10- An analog ammeter is

A. an absolute instrument
B. an indicating instrument
C. a controlling instrument
D. a recording instruments

11- to provide an indication or recording in a

form that can be evaluated by an unaided human
sense or by a controller.
A. Data Presentation Elements

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 B. Data Transmission Elements
C. Manipulation Elements
D. Primary Sensing Elements

12. _____ instruments are those which measure the

total quantity of electricity delivered in a particular
time.
A. Absolute
B. Indicating
C. Recording
D. Integrating
13.Which of the following are integrating
instruments?
A. Ammeters
B. Voltmeters
C. Watt meters
D. Ampere-hour and watt-hour meters
14. Which of the following essential features is
possessed by an indicating instrument?
A. Deflecting device
B. Controlling device
C. Damping device
D. All of the above

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15. A _____ device prevents the oscillation of the
moving system and enables the latter to reach its
final position quickly.
A. Deflecting
B. Controlling
C. Damping
D. all of the above
16.A moving-coil permanent-magnet instrument can
be used as _____ by using a low resistance shunt.
A. ammeter
B. voltmeter
C. flux-meter
D. ballistic galvanometer

17. In majority of instruments damping is provided

by
A. fluid friction
B. spring
C. eddy currents
D. all of the above
18. An ammeter is a

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 A. secondary instrument
B. absolute instrument
C. recording instrument
D. integrating instrument

19. The disc of an instrument using eddy current

damping should be of
A. conducting and magnetic material
B. non-conducting and magnetic material
C. conducting and non-magnetic material
D. none of the above
20. The function of shunt in an ammeter is to
A. by pass the current
B. increase the sensitivity of the ammeter
C. increase the resistance of ammeter
D. none of the above

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21. The shunt resistance in an ammeter is usually
(a) less than meter resistance

(b) equal to meter resistance

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 (c) more than meter resistance

(d) none of any value

22. Moving-iron instruments when measuring voltages or currents

(a) indicate the same values of the measurement for both
ascending and descending values (b) indicate higher value of
measurand for ascending values

(c) indicate higher value of measurand for decreasing values

(d) none of the above

23. A moving-iron type of instrument can be used as

1. (a) standard instruments for calibration of other instruments
2. (b) transfer-type instruments
3. (c) indicator-type instruments as on panels
4. (d) all of the above

24. An electrodynamometer type of instrument finds its major use as

a) standard instrument only
b) both as standard and transfer instrument
c) transfer instrument only
d) indicator-type instrument

25. Which meter has the highest accuracy in the prescribed limit of
frequency range?

1. (a) PMMC

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 2. (b) Moving iron
3. (c) Electrodynamometer
4. (d) Rectifier

26. The moving iron voltmeters are likely:

a) To indicate the same value of the ac as on dc
b) To indicate higher value of ac than on dc
c) To indicate lower value of ac than on dc
d) The moving iron instruments should not be used for dc
measurement
27. Moving iron and PMMC instruments can be distinguished
from each other by looking al:
a) Pointer
b) Terminal size
c) Scale
d) Scale range

28. Air friction damping is used in the instruments which is:

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

29. PMMC instrument gives uniform scale because:

a) It uses spring control
b) It uses eddy current damping

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c) The deflection torque is proportional to the instrument curren
d) Both (a) and (c)

30. Which of the following instruments have least torque/weight

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a) Dynamometer type
b) PMMC
c) Attraction type moving iron
d) Repulsion type moving iron

31. An ammeter is connected in .............. with the circuit

element whose current we wish to measure
1. Series
2. Parallel
3. Series or parallel
4. None of the above
.
Answer: 1
32. A galvanometer in series with a high resistance is
called…………
1. An ammeter
2. A voltmeter
3. A wattmeter
4. None of the above
Answer: 2

33. An ammeter should have .......

...... resistance
1. Infinite

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2. Very large
3. Very low
4. None of the above
Answer: 3

34. A voltmeter is connected in a ............... with the circuit

component across which potential difference is to be measured
1. Parallel
2. Series
3. Series or parallel
4. None of the above
Answer: 1
35. A voltmeter should have .......
... resistance
1. Zero
2. Very high
3. Very low
4. None of the above
Answer: 2

36. Instrument transformers provide

a) electrical isolation from low rated winding
b) electrical isolation from high rated winding
c) electrical isolation from medium rated winding
d) no electrical isolation at all
Answer: b
37. How are instrument transformers different from shunts and
multipliers
a) they are all the same
b) they have transformers
c) readings are independent of component values
d) they can be used for high voltages and currents*

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Answer: c

38. For a C.T. the turns ratio is defined as the

a)n = Np/Ns
b) n= ½
c)n = Ns
d) n= Ns/NP
Answer: d

39. For a P.T. the turns ratio is defined as the

a) n= Np/Ns
b) n= 1/Np
C) n = Ns
d) n= Ns/N.
Answer: a

40. A moving iron instrument can be used for

D.C. only
A.C. only
both D.C. and A.C.
None of the above

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41. Instrument transformers are
a)potential transformers
b) current transformer
c)both (a) and (b)
d) power transformers
42. Measuring resistance by ohmmeter is
considered:
a) direct method
b) indirect method
c) direct and indirect method
d) neither direct nor indirect method

44. ______ is determined by measuring the

functionally related quantity and calculating the
desired quantity :
a) indirect method
b) direct method
c) wireless method
d) wire method

45. Which of the following is considered as

primary fundamental units:

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 a) time
b) thermal quantities
c) voltage
d) power
46. mass is______
a) a fundamental unit
b) an auxiliary fundamental unit
c) a derived unit
d) unit of length
47. It is maintained by the particular involved
industry
a) secondary standard
b) international standard
c) working standard
d) primary standard

48. It is determined by direct comparison with a

standard of the given quantity:
a) comparison methods
b) deflection method
c) indirect method
d) integrative method

49. Meter square ( m ) is

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a) derived units

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 b) standard
c) fundamental units
d) auxiliary fundamental units

50. They give the value of the measurand in

terms of instrument constant and its deflection:
a) Absolute Instruments
b) Secondary Instruments
c) Absolute instruments and Secondary
instruments
d) Indicating instruments

51 Secondary instruments are used in:

practice
theory parts
all fields
making absolute instruments

52 Energy meters are:

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 a) Integrating instruments
b) Indicating instruments
c) Recording instruments
d) Absolute Instruments

53 frequency meters are:

a) Indicating instruments
b) Integrating instruments
c) Recording instruments
d) Analog Instruments

54 Speedometer are:
a) Analog Instruments
b) Indicating instruments
c) Integrating instruments
d) Recording instruments

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55 Self-operated Instruments
a. no outside power is nedded
b) outside power is required
c) are the instruments which need an
operator to work
d) are the instruments which don’t need an
operator to work

Q1. state two Advantages and two disadvantages of

pmmc?
Slide 56
Q2. state two Advantages and two disadvantages of
moving iron Instruments?
Answer slide no 77
Q3. state two Advantages and two disadvantages of
electrodynamometer type?
Answer slide no 79

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Q4: state two reasons for use of instrument
transformers in measurement?
Answer slide no 81
Q5: Name any tow methods that produced damping
torque?
Answer slide no 84
Q6: What are the differences between CT and PT
instruments, state at least one different for each
type?

PMMC: Permanent Magnet Moving Coil

(SI):International System of Units

CT: current transformer
PT: potential transformer

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