Chapter 1 Basics of Measuring instruments MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. Electrical instruments are broadly divided into: (A) Five types (B) Three types (C) Four types (D) Two typesShow All Answers 2. Absolute instruments are mainly used in: (A) Houses (B) Industries (C) Vehicles (D) Standard laboratoriesShow All Answers 3. Secondary instruments give: (A) Indirect reading (B) No reading (C) Calculated reading (D) Direct readingShow All Answers 4. Which of the following is an example of absolute instrument? (A) Ammeter (B) Voltmeter (C) Tangent galvanometer (D) WattmeterShow All Answers 5. Which instrument needs calibration? (A) Secondary instrument (B) Absolute instrument (C) Digital instrument (D) NoneShow All Answers 6. Indicating instruments show: (A) Stored value (B) Average value (C) Instantaneous value (D) Total valueShow All Answers 7. Recording instruments provide: (A) Continuous record (B) No value (C) Instant value only (D) Calculated valueShow All Answers 8. Integrating instruments measure: (A) Total energy over time (B) Current (C) Voltage (D) ResistanceShow All Answers 9. Example of integrating instrument is: (A) Voltmeter (B) Ammeter (C) Energy meter (D) Frequency meterShow All Answers 10. Digital instruments have: (A) Moving parts (B) No moving parts (C) Heavy parts (D) Magnetic partsShow All Answers 11. Analogue instruments are: (A) Less accurate (B) More accurate (C) Digital (D) AutomaticShow All Answers 12. Which instrument is more accurate? (A) Analogue (B) None (C) Both same (D) DigitalShow All Answers 13. Magnetic effect of current is used in: (A) Few instruments (B) Only digital instruments (C) No instruments (D) Most instrumentsShow All Answers 14. Heating effect of current depends on: (A) V² (B) IR (C) I²R (D) R²Show All Answers 15. Electrostatic instruments are used for: (A) High voltage (B) Low voltage (C) Current (D) PowerShow All Answers 16. Deflecting force is used to: (A) Stop motion (B) Increase resistance (C) Reduce error (D) Move pointerShow All Answers 17. Controlling force acts: (A) Same direction as deflecting (B) Opposite to deflecting (C) No direction (D) RandomlyShow All Answers 18. Damping force is used to: (A) Reduce oscillations (B) Increase speed (C) Increase current (D) Reduce voltageShow All Answers 19. Which damping method is most efficient? (A) Air friction (B) Eddy current (C) Fluid friction (D) GravityShow All Answers 20. Tangent galvanometer works on: (A) Tangent law (B) Faraday law (C) Ohm’s law (D) Kirchhoff lawShow All Answers