1. A PMMC type voltmeter, having a full scale reading of 250 V and an internal resistance of 400 kilo-ohms, is connect with a series resistance of 100 kilo- ohms. Calculate the sensitivity of the voltmeter (in Ohms/Vols) ?

2400

2000

20000

24000

Answer: 2000

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2. Determine the percentage voltage error of a potential transformer with the system voltage of 11,000 V and having a turn's ratio of 104, if the measured secondary voltage is 98 V ?

7.35

575

6.25

8.84

Answer: 7.35

Explanation:


3. A circuit having power factor of 0.8 consumes 40 W. What will be the value of reactive power (in VAR) of the circuit ?

20

40

30

10

Answer: 30

Explanation:


4. Determine the phase angle (in degrees) of a balanced 3-phase star connected system, if the first and the second wattmeter show readings of 200 W and 1200 W respectively ?

51

65

78

84

Answer: 51

Explanation:


5. Which one of the following statement is NOT true about PMMC type instruments ?

PMMC type instruments have uniformly divided scale.

These instruments are suitable for both AC and DC currents.

Stray magnetic errors are small in these types of instruments.

The cost of PMMC instruments is high.

Answer: These instruments are suitable for both AC and DC currents.

Explanation:


6. Which one of the following instrument can measure voltage, resistance, and current ?

Ammeter

Voltmeter

Multimeter

Wattmeter

Answer: Multimeter

Explanation:


7. For a dc machine shunt resistance and armature resistance values are ?

high and high

high and low

low and low

low and high

Answer: high and low

Explanation:


8. If the field of a dc shunt motor gets opened while the motor is running, then the ?

motor will become slow.

motor will attain dangerously high speed

armature current will drop

armature will oscillate about original speed as the mean speed

Answer: motor will attain dangerously high speed

Explanation:


9. Inter pole winding is connected in ?

series with armature

series with main poles

parallel with armature

parallel with main poles

Answer: series with armature

Explanation:


10. In large machines flat copper strips know as ?

windings

bushes

risers

either of these

Answer: risers

Explanation: