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  1. Two voltmeters 0-250 V each having resistances of 5 kΩ and 10 kΩ respectively and are connected in series. To ensure that neither of them goes beyond scale the total voltage which can be applied should be less than

  2. A.
    500 V
    B.
    400 V
    C.
    375 V
    D.
    250 V

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  3. A 24 mm long conductor has a resistance of 128 Ω. The change in resistance is 13.3 Ω and change in length is 1.6 mm under tension. The gauge factor is

  4. A.
    1.2
    B.
    1.6
    C.
    2.1
    D.
    2.6

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  5. Measuring of unknown voltage with a dc potentiometer loses its advantage of open circuit measurement when

  6. A.
    primary circuit battery is changed
    B.
    standardisation is done to compensate for drift
    C.
    voltage is larger than range of potentiometer
    D.
    range reduction by factor of 10 is employed

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  7. In a digital measuring device the input electrical signal is in the frequency range of dc to ac (50) Hz. It must be sampled at a rate of

  8. A.
    f times/sec
    B.
    0.5 f times/sec
    C.
    0.25 f times/sec
    D.
    2 f times/sec

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  9. A meter has a square law scale. For 2 A current the deflection in 90°. For a deflection of 45°, the current is

  10. A.
    1 A
    B.
    1.5 A
    C.
    1.414 A
    D.
    1.61 A

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  11. Consider the following Statements regarding resistance strain gauge

    1. The gauge factor is in the range of 2 to 5.
    2. The resistance changes due to change in specific resistance with strain.
    3. The resistance increases with increase in temperature.
    Of the above statements, which are correct?

  12. A.
    1, 2, 3
    B.
    1 and 2
    C.
    2 and 3
    D.
    1 and 3

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  13. PCM employing 4 bit code is used to send data having frequency range from 0 to 2 kHz. The minimum required bandwidth of carrier channel is

  14. A.
    2 kHz
    B.
    4 kHz
    C.
    8 kHz
    D.
    16 kHz

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  15. 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 reverse direction. The reading on hot wire ammeter will be

  16. A.
    10 A
    B.
    5 A
    C.
    3.185 A
    D.
    1.414 A

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  17. When a capacitor is connected to the terminals of an ohmmeter, the pointer indicated a low resistance initially and finally come to infinity position. This shows that capacitor is

  18. A.
    short circuited
    B.
    all right
    C.
    faulty
    D.
    open circuited

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  19. If eddy current damping is to be used, the disc of instrument should be

  20. A.
    non-conducting and non-magnetic
    B.
    conducting and magnetic
    C.
    conducting and non-magnetic
    D.
    non-conducting and magnetic

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