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Model Questions of DSE4T For ESE

The document contains 28 multiple choice questions about instrumentation topics such as significant figures, error analysis, pressure measurement instruments, signal to noise ratio, grounding techniques, transducers, and factors to consider when selecting transducers.

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Model Questions of DSE4T For ESE

The document contains 28 multiple choice questions about instrumentation topics such as significant figures, error analysis, pressure measurement instruments, signal to noise ratio, grounding techniques, transducers, and factors to consider when selecting transducers.

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Model questions of DSE4T for ESE.

1. Count total number of significant figures in the following measurements:


(a) 4.080 cm (b) 0.079 m (c) 9500 (d) 10.00 cm (e) 4.07080 (f) 7.090105.
2. Round off the following numbers to three significant figures:
(a) 7.364 (b) 7.367 (c) 8.3251 (d) 9.4450 (e) 9.4350 (f) 15.75 (g) 15.7500 (h) 24572
3. The mass and density of a solid sphere are measured to be (12.40.1) kg and (4.60.2)
kg.m3. Calculate the volume of the sphere with error limits.
4. Two resisters have the following values: R1 = 200   10%, R2 = 100   5 %.
Determine the magnitudes of resistances and the limiting errors if they are connected in
(a) series (b) parallel.
5. A 0 -10 ampere ammeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of the full-scale deflection.
The limiting error while reading is 2.5 A.
6. What is the percentage error in the measurement of kinetic energy of a body if percentage
errors in the measurement of mass and speed are 2% and 3% respectively?
7. The diameter of a wire as measured by screw gauge was found to be 2.620, 2,625, 2.630, 2.628
and 2.626 cm. Calculate (a) mean value of diameter (rounding off to three decimal places) (b)
mean absolute error (c) fractional error (d) percentage error (e ) Express the result in terms of
percentage error.
8. Explain different terms for desirable and undesirable static characteristics of an
instrument.
9. Write down the properties of transfer functions of an instrument.
10. What do you mean by Zero order instrument? Give two examples of its.
𝐾
11. Show that transfer function of a first order instrument is 𝐺(𝑠) = 1+𝜏𝑠. Give two examples

of first order instrument.


12. What do you mean by pumping speed of a rotary pump? Convert 100 pascals into torr.
13. Explain with diagram the working principle of rotary pump, diffusion pump, Pirani gauge
and Penning gauge. What is the working pressure range of each instruments?
14. Why moving parts of the rotary pump are immersed in oil ?
15. A rotary pump removes air from a 300 litre chamber at the rate of 0.5 litre/sec. What
would be the pressure in the chamber after 20 sec if the initial pressure were 1 atm.
16. What is S/N ratio? Define noise figure.
17. Mention four recommended practices for a completely earth circuits.
18. What do you mean by grounding and shielding ?
19. What do you mean Transducer? Give two examples of (a) Mechanical transducer (b)
Temperature transducer (c) Electrical transducer.
20. Write a short note on classification of transducer.
21. What is piezoelectric effect. How piezoelectricity works. Name two piezoelectric
materials. Give four applications of piezoelectricity.
22. What is piezoelectric charge coefficient for direct and Inverse effects.
23. Define Gauge factor (G) of a strain gauge. Derive the expression,
∆𝜌⁄
𝜌
𝐺 = 1 + 2𝜎 + ∆𝑙⁄ , where,  is the Poisson’s ratio and  is the resistivity of the wire. Write
𝑙
down working principle of metallic strain gauge and semiconductor type strain gauge.
24. Explain with diagram the working principle of Linear Variable Differential Transformer
𝐸𝑜 𝜔(𝑀1 −𝑀2 )/𝑅𝑃
(LVDT) and show that = ∠𝜙.
𝐸𝑖
√(𝜔𝜏𝑝 )2 +1

25. Write down two methods for measurement of linear displacement using capacitive
transducer.
26. Define temperature coefficient of resistivity of a thermistor. Give two examples of PTC
an NTC thermistors. Write down resistance -temperature relation of NTC thermistors.
27. A copper-constantan thermocouple was found to have linear calibration between 0oC and
400 oC with emf at maximum temperature (w.r.t to cold junction 0oC) equal to 20 mV.
(a) Determine the correction which must be made to the indicated emf if the cold
junction temperature is 20oC.
(b) If the indicated emf is 8.90 mV (w.r.t cold junction temperature at 20oC) in the
thermocouple circuit, determine the temperature of the hot junction.
28. What are the different Factors to be considered while selecting transducer?

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