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  1. Assertion (A): Wien bridge can be used for measuring frequency.

    Reason (R): A frequency meter for 50 Hz system has a frequency range of 40 to 60 Hz.

  2. A.
    Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
    B.
    Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
    C.
    A is true R is false
    D.
    A is false R is true

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  3. Which of these has poor overload capacity?

  4. A.
    PMMC instrument
    B.
    Hot wire instrument
    C.
    Dynamometer instrument
    D.
    Both (a) and (c)

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  5. Which instrument is based on induction principle?

  6. A.
    Dynamometer wattmeter
    B.
    Induction wattmeter
    C.
    Energy meter
    D.
    Both (b) and (c)

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  7. Magnetic field intensity has the dimensions

  8. A.
    IL
    B.
    I2L
    C.
    IL-1
    D.
    IL-2

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  9. In figure, the position of voltmeter and ammeter are exchanged. It may result in damage to

  10. A.
    both the instruments
    B.
    ammeter
    C.
    voltmeter
    D.
    neither of two

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  11. The volt ratio box is basically a

  12. A.
    potential divider
    B.
    current transformer
    C.
    a high resistance voltmeter
    D.
    either (a) or (c)

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  13. A sinusoidal ac voltage of amplitude 100 V is applied to a rectifying device which offers 10 Ω resistance in forward direction and infinite resistance in backward direction. A moving coil ammeter is also connected in the circuit. The reading of ammeter will be

  14. A.
    10 A
    B.
    5 A
    C.
    3.185 A
    D.
    14.14 A

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  15. A variable reluctance tachometer has 180 teeth on rotor. The speed of shaft on which it is mounted in 1200 rpm. The frequency of output pulses is

  16. A.
    1800 per second
    B.
    3600 per second
    C.
    4800 per second
    D.
    5600 per second

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  17. In the wheatstone bridge in figure, each resistance is increased by 0.05%. The value of v0 will be

  18. A.
    50 mV
    B.
    5 mV
    C.
    0.1 mV
    D.
    zero

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  19. Consider the following operation in respect of Wheatstone bridge (Kb, denotes battery key, Kg denotes galvanometer key)

    1. open Kb
    2. close Kg
    3. close Kb
    4. open Kg
    The correct sequence of operations is

  20. A.
    1, 2, 3, 4
    B.
    3, 1, 2, 4
    C.
    4, 3, 2, 1
    D.
    3, 2, 4, 1

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