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  1. A mercury thermometer can not be used to measure the temperature below the freezing point of mercury, which is __________ °C.

  2. A.
    -38.9
    B.
    -11.9
    C.
    -60.9
    D.
    -80.9

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  3. __________ controller has the maximum stabilising time.

  4. A.
    P
    B.
    PD
    C.
    PI
    D.
    PID

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  5. Out of the following temperature measuring instruments, the measurement accuracy will be minimum for the

  6. A.
    mercury in glass thermometer.
    B.
    optical pyrometer.
    C.
    iron-constantan thermocouple.
    D.
    alcohol filled thermometer.

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  7. Stalagmometer is used for the measurement of

  8. A.
    kinematic viscosity
    B.
    surface tension
    C.
    refractive index
    D.
    optical activity

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  9. The deflection in diaphragm (which is used as pressure sensor in pneumatic and electronic instruments) is dependent on the metal thickness, its diameter (d) and shape & number of corrugations. Its deflection is proportional to

  10. A.
    d
    B.
    d2
    C.
    d3
    D.
    d4

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  11. Working principle of radiation pyrometer is based on the

  12. A.
    Wien's law
    B.
    Kirchoffs law
    C.
    stefan-Boltzman law
    D.
    Seebeck effect

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  13. Liquid levels in autocalves are measued by

  14. A.
    simple float
    B.
    differential float type manometer
    C.
    glass gauge
    D.
    none of these

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  15. E.m.f. generated by thermocouples is of the order of

  16. A.
    millivolts
    B.
    microvolts
    C.
    volts
    D.
    kilo volts

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  17. A pyrheliometer is an instrument used for measuring the

  18. A.
    bright sunshine period.
    B.
    beam radiation.
    C.
    diffuse radiation.
    D.
    none of these.

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  19. Flow rate through an orifice is __________ the pressure differential.

  20. A.
    proportional to
    B.
    inversely proportional to the square root of
    C.
    proportional to the square root of
    D.
    inversely proportional to the square of

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