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Instrumentation Previous Year

This document is a question paper for an instrumentation and measurement techniques exam. It contains 18 questions across 7 sections assessing topics like accuracy vs precision, transducer types, bridge circuits, oscilloscope operation, and signal generation. Students are instructed to attempt 6 questions total from the provided options.

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Instrumentation Previous Year

This document is a question paper for an instrumentation and measurement techniques exam. It contains 18 questions across 7 sections assessing topics like accuracy vs precision, transducer types, bridge circuits, oscilloscope operation, and signal generation. Students are instructed to attempt 6 questions total from the provided options.

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Your Roll N223
Sr. No. of Question Paper : 1198
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Unique Paper Code : 2512011201

Name of the Paper : Basic


Instrumentation &
Measurement Techniques
Name of the Course : B.Sc. (H) Electronics
Semester : II

Duration:3 Hours Maximum Marks : 90

Instructions for Candidates


1. Write your Roll No. on the top immediately on receipt
of this question paper.
2. Question No. 1is compulsory.
3. Attempt 5 questions in all.
4. All questions carry equal marks.

1.
Attempt any six questions:
(a) Differentiate between the Accuracy and Precision
of a measurement.

(6) Calculate the sensitivity of a 200uA meter


movement which is to be used as a dc voltmeter.
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What are any


any three advantages of using PMMC
(c)
instruments?

audio oscillator with


(d) Compare an
Generator
Function
(e) Define the terms (i) Bandwidth; (ii) Sensitivity.
(iii) Rise Time; with respect to scilloscone
specification.

(0 What is the difference between active and passive


transducers?

(g) What is Seeback effect? How is this effect used


in the measurement of temperature? (3x6)

2. (a) Calculate the maximum percentage error u


the sum of two voltage measurement when
V, =200+1% V and V, = 120+5%V.
(b) Avoltmeter having a sensitivity of 1k2/N B

Connected across an unknown resistance in series


with a milliammeter reading 80V on 150Vscale.
When the milliammeter reads 10mA, calculate the
() apparent resistance of the unknown resistance.
(ii) actual resistanc
resistance
and (iii) error due to
of the unknown
ofthe
the loading effect
voltmeter.
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construction
struction and working of Integrating
(c) Explain the
ype DVM with the help of a block diagram. Also,
write its advantages and disadvantages.
o0degat bgel adt bus (6+6+6)
(a) Explain the working of the Wheatstone bridge and
derive the expression for finding an unknown
resistance.
lsbiw
(b) Explain with the help of a diagram and necessary
mathematics, the operation of Kelvin's bridge.
(c) Find the equivalent parallel resistance and
capacitance that causes a Wien bridge to null with
the following component values:
R,=3.1k2, C,= 5.2uF, R,= 25k, f=2.5kHz,
R,= 100kQ (6+6+6)

4. (a) Draw the basic block diagram of an


oscilloscope
and state the functions of each block.

(b) Explain the operation of a basic signal generator.


(9 What are 10:1 attenuator probes? What is the role
Or compensating capacitors in these probes?
Discuss the problems arising by improper
compensation. (6+6+6)
S, (a)
What are primary and secondary transducers? How
are they different from each other?
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length of wire used as a strain
mm
A 20 a resistance of 1502. When a force is
(b) cxhibits gauge
resistance changes by
applied in tension, the
and the length changes by 0.07 mm.
Find the 29.,
factor of the strain gauge.
gauge
(c) Explain with the help of a diagram the inductive
transducer which is widely used
used to convert
motion into electrical signals?
linear
(6+6+6)

6. (a) With a neat diagram explain in detail the


construction of PMMC instrument?

(b) Design an Ayrton Shunt circuit for an ammeter of


range l00uA, R = 1K2 which is to be extended
to a range of 1OmA, 100mA, 1A, and 10A.

(c) What are Lissajous figures? Draw Lissajous


0 Figures of two mutually perpendicular signals o
the same amplitude but a frequency ratio of
2:3. (6+6+6)

7. (a) Explain briefly the working of a


SMPS.
the
(b) With the help of a
block diagram, explain
working of a function generator.
(C) How is the piezo-electric effect seen .
(6t6+0)
crystals used to make Imeasurements?

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