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Practice Sheet-01
EE ECE & IN
Measurement
Measuring Instruments
Q1 In a moving coil instrument, the moving coil A half wave rectifier type instrument 0–5 V is to
consists of 200 turns wound on a square former be used for the voltage range of 0-100 V. _____
of length 4 cm. The flux density in the air gap is kW is the value of multiplier resistance, if full-
50 mT. _________ × 10–6 N-m is the turning scale deflection is 5 mA. Assume diode
moment acting on the coil when carrying a resistance as 50Ω.
current of 12 mA.-
Q7 The following periodic voltage wave form is
Q2 A voltmeter has a range [1V, 20V] and a measured using a moving iron instrument. The
resolution of 0.1 mV. The dynamic range is ______ instrument will read _______V.
dB.

Q3 A DC ammeter has a resistance of 0.1 W and its

current range is 0 -5A. If the range is to be
extended to 0-600 A, then meter requires the
shunt resistance is _______mΩ.

Q4 The instrument that reads only average quantity

will be Q8 For a certain dynamometer ammeter, the mutual
(A) Induction-type ammeter inductance M varies with deflection (θ)
(B) PMMC (expressed in degree) as M = –12cos [θ + 10°] mH.
(C) Moving Iron voltmeter Find the deflecting torque produced by a direct
(D) Rectifier type current of 25 mA corresponding to a deflection
of 50° is.
Q5 A sinusoidal voltage of amplitude 120 V has been
(A) 6.5 µN-m
applied to a circuit having a rectifying device that
(B) 7.1 µN-m
prevents flow of current in one direction and
(C) 7.5 µN-m
offers a resistance of 5 Ω for the flow of current
(D) 8.2 µN-m
in other direction. If hotwire type and PMMC type
instruments are connected in this circuit to Q9 In the circuit shown in figure below the voltmeter
measure the current their readings would is connected across ab. If the voltmeter has a
respectively be resistance of 600 Ω, the measured value
(A) 6 A and 5.40 A difference from true value by
(B) 6 A and 7.64 A
(C) 12 A and 5.40A
(D) 12 A and 7.64 A

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The coil of a PMMC instrument has 100 turns, on

a former that is 15 mm wide, the effective length
of the conductor being 20 mm. It moves in a
uniform field of flux density 1 Wb/m2. The control
spring constant is 2 µNm/degree. The current
required to produce a deflection of 45° degree is
(A) 2.5 V more (B) 5 V less _____mA.
(C) 2.5 V less (D) 5 V more
Q14 The periodic voltage waveform as shown in the
Q10 A PMMC instrument with FSD = 50 µA and Rm = 2 figure below is applied to a true rms meter. The
kΩ is to be employed as an AC voltmeter with reading of the instrument in volts is _____V.
FSD 120 V (rms) silicon diodes are used in the
bridge rectifier circuit shown in figure. Then the
multiplier resistance value will be __________kΩ.

Q15 The input impedance of PMMC voltmeter is

infinite. Assuming the diode shown below is
Q11 In the circuit, the forward resistance of the diode
ideal. The reading of PMMC voltmeter is _____V.
is 2Ω and its reverse resistance is infinity. The
meter is PMMC type. Find the reading of PMMC
instruments.

Q16 An AC voltmeter uses a full wave bridge rectifier

and the basic meter with F.S.D current of 5 mA
and the meter resistance of 1 kΩ. Then the
multiplier resistance for a 50 V rms range on the
voltmeter will be. Assume diode resistance as 50
(A) 3.45 A (B) 4.50 A
Ω.
(C) 5.54 A (D) 6.55 A
(A) 4.9 kΩ (B) 7.9 kΩ
Q12 An ammeter has a range of 0 to 100 A. The (C) 5 kΩ (D) 8 kΩ
instrument gave the following readings.
Q17 A voltmeter of (0 – 200) V has a sensitivity of 1
Current Flow (A) 0 12 24 46 67 87
kΩ/V is connected across 10 kΩ resistor as shown
Ammeter reading 2 13 25 45 65 80 in figure. The percentage error is.
The non-linearity of the instrument in terms of
full-scale reading is_______%.

Q13

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Q22 A PMMC voltmeter with resistance of 20 Ω has a

(A) – 4.8% (B) – 4.4%
full-scale deflection of 120° for a voltage of 80
(C) – 3.6% (D) – 3.2%
mV across it. The coil dimensions are 20 mm × 20
Q18 A current of 12sinω t + 4sin3wt is passed through mm having number of turns equal to 100.
the inductor shown below. Then the reading of Current carrying turns are made of conductor
each instrument, if ω = 500 rad/s. with specific resistance = 1.69 × 10–8 Ω-m. The
control spring constant is 0.5 × 10–6 N-m/degree.
The coil resistance is 50% of total instrument
resistance. The value of diameter of conductor
wire used in coil winding _______µm.
(A) 8.94 A, 12 V (B) 8.94 A, 6 V
Q23 A moving iron ammeter shows a full-scale
(C) 12.64 A, 12 V (D) 12.64 A, 6 V deflection of 120° due to a torque of 300 μ-Nm

Q19 A deflection of 60° was observed in a PMMC which was produced by a current of 20 A. The

galvanometer carrying a current of 1 mA through rate of change of self-inductance (μH/radian) of

its moving coil with controlling torque has been the instrument at full scale is.
provided by control spring. If the magnet used in (A) 1.5 μH/radian

galvanometer is replaced by another magnet (B) 1.75 μH/radian

with two times magnetic flux density than that of (C) 2.5 μH/radian

earlier one and current flowing in the moving coil (D) 2.25 μH/radian

is reduced to one fourth of initial value, then new Q24 A sawtooth voltage has a peak value of 30 V and
value of deflection of galvanometer will be
a time of 2.5 sec. This voltage is measured with a
____rad.
full wave rectifier type voltmeter which is

Q20 A thermocouple ammeter gives full scale calibrated in terms of rms value of sinusoidal

deflection at 50 A. For a current of 20 A, the new wave. The percentage error in measured value
deflection in term of full-scale deflection will be. will be.

(A) 4/25 times initial deflection (A) 3.87% (B) –3.87%

(B) 2/5 times initial deflection (C) 4.53% (D) –4.53%

(C) 25/4 times initial deflection Q25 A moving iron ammeter has constant rate of
(D) 5/2 times initial deflection change of inductance with respect to deflection

Q21 A parallel combination of two current sources equal to 5 μH / degree. The control torque is

with waveforms shown below is feeding a provided by spring having spring constant equal

resistive load of 10 Ω. If ideal PMMC voltmeter is to

connected across this resistance reads 50 V, the 0.2 × 10–6 N-m / degree. If the maximum

value of x shown in figure below will be ________ deflection of pointer is 90°, then current

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corresponding to this maximum deflection will constant K in μN-m/rad. At full scale deflection
be ________ A. the angle subtended by needle is 75°. If the
capacitance at zero voltage and capacitance at
Q26 A full-scale deflection current of a meter is 5 mA,
full scale deflection is 12 pF and 30 pF
and its internal resistance is 1 kΩ. The instrument
respectively, then the value of spring constant K
is required to be used as voltmeter with full scale
is _________ μN-m/rad.
deflection of 100 V. The value of series resistor
required should be _______kΩ. Q29 A weight of 15 gm is used as control weight in an
upright gravity controlled zero centre deflection
Q27 A periodic voltage waveform observed across a
type measuring instrument. For an input signal,
load on oscilloscope is shown in figure below. A
the deflecting torque was observed to be 4 mN-
(PMMC) voltmeter connected across load will
m. If the distance of control weight from spindle
show _______V.
is 32 mm and acceleration due to gravity is 10
N/kg then deflection in degree will be
__________.

Q30 A moving coil voltmeter has 120 turns and

effective depth and width of 2.2 cm and 3.5 cm
respectively. The meter shows full scale
deflection with a current of 12 mA. The control
torque for full scale deflection provided by
control spring is 0.5 gram-cm, then the flux
Q28 An electrostatic voltmeter has a full scale reading
density in air gap will be ________ Wb/m2.
of 1500 V. It is controlled by a spring having
Assume gravity is 10 N/kg.

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Answer Key
Q1 191~193 Q16 (B)

Q2 105~106 Q17 (A)

Q3 0.83~0.85 Q18 (A)

Q4 (B) Q19 0.4~0.6

Q5 (D) Q20 (A)

Q6 7.8~8 Q21 4.9~5.1

Q7 81~82 Q22 131~132

Q8 (A) Q23 (A)

Q9 (B) Q24 (B)

Q10 2140~2141 Q25 2.5~2.8

Q11 (B) Q26 18.5~19.5

Q12 6.9~7.1 Q27 8~9

Q13 2.9~3.1 Q28 11~12

Q14 2.9~3.1 Q29 56~57

Q15 53~54 Q30 0.04~0.05

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Hints & Solutions

Q1 Text Solution: Q16 Text Solution:
192 B

Q2 Text Solution: Q17 Text Solution:

105.57 A

Q3 Text Solution: Q18 Text Solution:

0.84 A

Q4 Text Solution: Q19 Text Solution:

B (0.523)

Q5 Text Solution: Q20 Text Solution:

D A

Q6 Text Solution: Q21 Text Solution:

7.95 5

Q7 Text Solution: Q22 Text Solution:

81.65 (131.2)

Q8 Text Solution: Q23 Text Solution:

A A

Q9 Text Solution: Q24 Text Solution:

B B

Q10 Text Solution: Q25 Text Solution:

(2140.93) (2.68)

Q11 Text Solution: Q26 Text Solution:

B 19

Q12 Text Solution: Q27 Text Solution:

7 (8.53)

Q13 Text Solution: Q28 Text Solution:

3 (11.82)

Q14 Text Solution: Q29 Text Solution:

3.04 (56.44)

Q15 Text Solution: Q30 Text Solution:

53.48 (0.045)

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