SAMPLE MCQ QUESTION’S FOR EXAM

PREPARATION
SUBJECT: - MEASUREMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION

1) Can an instrument suffer both zero drift and sensitivity drift at the same
time?
Yes
No
It depends on the supply voltage
None of these
ANSWER: - Yes

2) The sensitivity drift is also known as scale factor drift defines the amount by
which an instruments sensitivity of measurement varies as ambient conditions
change. It is measured in units of
(angular degree/bar)/°c
°c/(angular degree/bar)
(angular degree-bar)/ °c
°c/(angular degree-bar)
ANSWER: - (angular degree/bar)/°c

3) Zero drift or bias describes the effect

Where the zero reading of an instrument is modified by a change in ambient
conditions
Where the zero reading is achieved by increasing sensitivity
Where the zero reading is achieved by increasing linearity
None of these
ANSWER: - Where the zero reading of an instrument is modified by a change in
ambient conditions
4) In an instrument torque/weight ratio is known as
Sensitivity
Accuracy
Linearity
Fidelity
ANSWER: - Sensitivity
5) The sensitivity of a measurement is a measure of
Change in instrument output when the quantity being measured changes by
a given amount
Closeness of output readings for the same input when there are changes in
the method of measurement
Ratio of output to the input
Closeness of output reading of instrument to the true value
ANSWER: - Change in instrument output when the quantity being measured
changes by a given amount

6) The output reading of an instrument is

Linearly proportional to the quantity being measured
Inversely proportional to the quantity being measured
Exponentially proportional to the quantity being measured
Not related to the quantity being measured
ANSWER: - Linearly proportional to the quantity being measured

7) A voltmeter of 0 to 250 V has an error of ± 1% of full scale deflection. If the

true voltage of voltmeter is 25 V then the range of its reading is
22.5 V – 27.5 V
27.5 V – 29.5 V
24 V – 26 V
25.5 V – 26.5 V
ANSWER: - 22.5 V – 27.5 V
8) For an instrument the degree of repeatability or reproducibility in
measurements is an alternative way of expressing its
Precision
Accuracy
Linearity
Sensitivity
ANSWER: - Precision
9) Low accuracy measurements from a high precision instrument are normally
caused by
Bias in the measurement
Human errors
Instrumental defect
Low temperature
ANSWER: - Bias in the measurement

10) Accuracy of an measuring instrument indicates the

Closeness of the output reading to the true value
Ratio of output value to the input value
Change in output with each change in input
Degree of freedom from random errors
ANSWER: - Closeness of the output reading to the true value

11) To read and record a measurement, the indicating type instrument

Always requires human intervention
Does not requires human intervention
Requires human intervention only when the instrument consists of a
rotating pointer moving against a scale
Requires human intervention only when the instrument consists of a
rotating scale moving against a pointer
ANSWER: - Always requires human intervention
12) The output of an analogue instrument varies
Continuously and can have an infinite number of values within its range of
instruments
In discrete steps and can have an infinite number of values within its range
of instruments
Continuously and can have an finite number of values within its range of
instruments
In discrete steps and can have an infinite number of values within its range
of instruments
ANSWER: - Continuously and can have an infinite number of values within its
range of instruments
13) In terms of usage, deflection type instruments are
More convenient than null type instrument
Less convenient than null type instruments
Both are equally convenient
None of these
ANSWER: - More convenient than null type instrument
14) In deadweight gauge, weights are added on the top of piston until the
piston reaches a datum level. The datum level is known as
Null point, where the downward force balances the fluid pressure
Lowest point of the container
Highest level of fluid in the container
None of these
ANSWER: - Null point, where the downward force balances the fluid pressure

15) A liquid crystal display requires

An ac drive
A dc drive
Both ac and dc drive
None of these
ANSWER: - An ac drive
16) X-Y recorders is the type of
Graphic recorders
Oscillographic recorders
Magnetic tape recorders
Digital recorders
ANSWER: - Graphic recorders

17) In the beginning, all the outputs of the successive approximation type
register is at
Logic zero
Logic one
Toggling
None of these
ANSWER: - Logic zero

18) The measurement range of digital voltmeter is

1V to 1MV
1V to 1kV
1kV to 1MV
100 kV to 100MV
ANSWER: - 1V to 1MV

19) To increase the current sensitivity below 10 mV, electronic instrument uses
Amplifiers
Modulator
Transducer
Oscillator
ANSWER: - Amplifiers
20) Contact devices used for the measurement of level are
Less reliable then devices which does not make contact with the material
More reliable then devices which does not make contact with the material
Less reliable then devices which makes contact with the material
More reliable then devices which makes contact with the material
ANSWER: - Less reliable then devices which does not make contact with the
material

21) If the ambient temperature is doubled and pressure fluctuates, then the
transmission time of radar through air is
Almost unaffected and remains same
Increases
Decreases
None of these
ANSWER: - Almost unaffected and remains same

22) In ultrasonic level gauge, the ultrasonic source is placed at the

Bottom of the vessel containing the liquid
Top of the vessel containing the liquid
Middle of the vessel containing the liquid
Far from the vessel containing the liquid
ANSWER: - Bottom of the vessel containing the liquid

23) The most common application of float system is

To monitor the fuel tank level in motor vehicle
To monitor the flow of solid
To monitor the flow of liquid
All of these
ANSWER: - To monitor the fuel tank level in motor vehicle
24) The zero drift is measured in units of
Volts/°c
Volts-°c
°c/volts
(volts)2/°c
ANSWER: - Volts/°c
25) The smallest change which can be measured by the transducer of the range
of 0 to 150 N force and resolution of 0.1% of full scale is
0.15 N
0.1 N
0.3 N
0.35 N
ANSWER: - 0.15 N

26) To produce a change in deflection of 1.5 mm of the galvanometer of

Wheatstone bridge, a change of 5Ω in the unknown arm of bridge is required.
The sensitivity is
0.3 mm/ Ω
0.2 mm/ Ω
0.4 mm/ Ω
0.5 mm/ Ω
ANSWER: - 0.3 mm/ Ω

27) A speedometer typically has a threshold of about 15 km/hr. If the car starts
from rest and accelerates, the speedometer will
Start reading when the speed reaches 15 km/hr
Start reading from the moment the car starts
Start reading when the speed reaches 30 km/hr
None of these
ANSWER: - Start reading when the speed reaches 15 km/hr
28) An instrument with a range of 0-10 bar is used for measuring pressure. If
the expected value of reading is between 0 and 1 bar then the instrument will
give
Less accurate readings than the instrument with range of 0-5 bar
More accurate readings than the instrument with range of 0-5 bar
Accuracy of reading will be same for both the instruments with range of 0-
10 bar and 0-5 bar
None of these
ANSWER: - Less accurate readings than the instrument with range of 0-5 bar

29) If a pressure gauge of range 0-10 bar has a quoted inaccuracy of ±1.0 % of
full scale reading, then it means
Maximum expected error in any reading is 0.1 bar
Minimum expected error in any reading is 0.1 bar
Maximum expected error in any reading is 1 bar
Minimum expected error in any reading is 1 bar
ANSWER: - Maximum expected error in any reading is 0.1 bar

30) The microcomputer performs its computations in

Digital form
Analogue form
Either analogue form or digital form depending on their applications
None of these
ANSWER: - Digital form
31) Considering cost of instruments, which is a better choice, active or passive?
Passive instruments
Active instruments
Cost of both active and passive instruments are approximately same
None of these
ANSWER: - Passive instruments
32) The basic difference between square wave and pulse generator is their
Duty cycles
Waveforms shape
Frequency range
Cost
ANSWER: - Duty cycles

33) In light emitting diode, the available light emitting region is

From 2.5 to 25 mm
Less than 2.5 mm
Greater than 25 mm
Greater than 50 mm
ANSWER: - From 2.5 to 25 mm

34) In potentiometric type DVM, the adjustment of sliding contact is done by

Two phase servomotor
A single phase servomotor
Three phase servomotor
All of these
ANSWER: - Two phase servomotor

35) In a ramp type DVM, the multivibrator determines the rate at which the
Measurement cycles are initiated
Clock pulses are generated
It oscillates
Its amplitude varies
ANSWER: - Measurement cycles are initiated
36) In electronic voltmeter, the range of input voltages can be extended by
using
Input attenuator
Functional switch
Rectifier
Balanced bridge dc amplifier
ANSWER: - Input attenuator

37) A vibrating level sensors consists of

Two piezoelectric oscillators
One piezoelectric oscillators
Three piezoelectric oscillators
Four piezoelectric oscillators
ANSWER: - Two piezoelectric oscillators

38) If a voltmeter can measure up to 150 V and it has 150 scale divisions where
each division can read to 3/4 divisions. Then the resolution of the voltmeter is
0.75 V
0.25 V
0.5 V
1V
ANSWER: - 0.75 V

39) If one meter A requires 80 mA to give full scale deflection and another
meter B requires 60 mA to give full scale deflection, then the
Meter B is more sensitive
Both meters are equally sensitive
Meter A is more sensitive
Insufficient data
ANSWER: - Meter B is more sensitive
40) Range or span of an instrument defines
Both minimum and maximum value of quantity that the instrument is
designed to measure
Maximum value of quantity that the instrument is designed to measure
Minimum value of quantity that the instrument is designed to measure
None of these
ANSWER: - Both minimum and maximum value of quantity that the instrument
is designed to measure

41) An instrument with high precision implies

Does not imply anything about measurement accuracy
Low accuracy
High accuracy
None of these
ANSWER: - Does not imply anything about measurement accuracy

42) Precision of an instrument is defined as

Degree of freedom from random errors
Change in output for every change in input
Closeness of output to the true value
Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: - Degree of freedom from random errors

43) The accuracy of the deflection type instruments and of the null type
instruments depends on
Linearity and calibration of spring, calibration of weights
Calibration of spring, linearity and calibration of weights
Linearity, calibration of spring
Both depends on calibration of weight
ANSWER: - Linearity and calibration of spring, calibration of weights
44) In function generator, the output waveform of integrator is
Triangular
Square
Sinusoidal
Saw-tooth
ANSWER: - Triangular

45) The full range of audibility in audio frequency oscillator is

20 Hz to 20 kHz
20 Hz to 2 kHz
0 to 20 Hz
20 Hz to 20 MHz
ANSWER: - 20 Hz to 20 kHz

46) Electronic voltmeters can be designed to measure

Both very small and very high voltages
Only very high voltages
Only very small voltages
None of these
ANSWER: - Both very small and very high voltages

47) Instrument which is capable of discriminating temperature differences of

even 0.1 degree Celsius is
Thermography
Laser method
Fibre-optic level sensors
Vibrating level sensors
ANSWER: - Thermography
48) Capacitive devices are used for the level measurement of
Both (a) and (b)
Solid in powdered form
Only liquid
None of these
ANSWER: - Both (a) and (b)
49) A voltmeter connected across a resistor gives a value of 65 V but the
expected value of resistor was 68 V. Then the absolute error and the relative
accuracy of the measurement will be
3.2%, 96.8%
3.8%, 96.2%
4%, 96%
4.4%, 95.59%
ANSWER: - 4.4%, 95.59%

50) Instruments are subdivided into active and passive based on whether the
output of instrument is produced by the quantity being measured simply
changes the magnitude of some external power source. The pressure
measuring device and the float-type petrol tan
Active instruments
Passive instruments
Former is active instrument and later is passive instrument
Former is passive instrument and later is active instrument
ANSWER: - Former is passive instrument and later is active instrument
51) In liquid crystal displays, the liquid crystal exhibits properties of
Liquid
Solids
Gases
Both (a) and (b)
ANSWER: - Both (a) and (b)
52) Depending on whether the display is a numeric or alphanumeric, the
segmental displays is
7 segmental
14 segmental
21 segmental
Either (a) or (b)
ANSWER: - Either (a) or (b)

53) The measurements which can be simplifies by using X-Y recorders is /are
Speed-torque characteristics of motors
Regulation curves of power supplies
Hysteresis curves
All of these
ANSWER: - All of these

54) The different types of analog recorders are

Graphic recorders
Oscillographic recorders
Magnetic tape recorders
All of these
ANSWER: - All of these

55) Q meter is used to measure the properties of

Inductive coils
Non inductive coils
Capacitive coils
Both (a) and (c)
ANSWER: - Both (a) and (c)
56) Which among the following is not the type of digital voltmeters?
Ramp type
Integrating
Potentiometric type
None of these
ANSWER: - None of these

57) An rms reading voltmeter can accurately measure voltages of

Sine waveforms
Square waveforms
Saw tooth waveforms
All of these
ANSWER: - All of these

58) In fibre-optic level sensors, the amount of light loss depends on

The proportion of cable that is submerged in the liquid
Amount of light which is reflected back
The proportion of cable that is not in the liquid
Amount of light which is not reflected back
ANSWER: - Amount of light which is not reflected back

59) In radiation methods, the detector system is located at

The top of the liquid filled tank
The bottom of liquid filled tank
Middle of the liquid filled tank
Outside a liquid filled tank
ANSWER: - Outside a liquid filled tank
60) Dipsticks are used for the
Pressure measurement
Flow measurement
Displacement measurement
Level measurement
ANSWER: - Level measurement

61) 1. What is the basic function of a measuring instrument?

To measure physical quantities
To amplify signals
To generate power
To convert signals to digital form
ANSWER: - To measure physical quantities

62) 2. Which type of instrument is used to measure very small amounts of

resistance?
Galvanometer
Ohmmeter
Wattmeter
Voltmeter
ANSWER: - Galvanometer

63) 3. The accuracy of an instrument is defined as the __________.

Difference between the measured value and true value
Value of the measured value
Variation in readings
Range of the instrument
ANSWER: - Difference between the measured value and true value
64) 4. A device used to measure the frequency of an electrical signal is called a
__________.
Frequency counter
Oscilloscope
Voltmeter
Multimeter
ANSWER: - Frequency counter

65) 5. What does a thermocouple measure?

Temperature
Voltage
Current
Pressure
ANSWER: - Temperature

66) 6. What is the primary function of a voltmeter?

Measure voltage
Measure resistance
Measure frequency
Measure power
ANSWER: - Measure voltage

67) 7. What type of instrument is used to measure the energy consumed in a

circuit?
Energy meter
Wattmeter
Ammeter
Ohmmeter
ANSWER: - Energy meter
68) 8. What is the unit of capacitance?
Farad
Ampere
Ohm
Volt
ANSWER: - Farad

69) 9. A digital voltmeter is preferred over an analog voltmeter because it

__________.
Provides direct reading in numerical form
Has better accuracy
Is cheaper
Is less bulky
ANSWER: - Provides direct reading in numerical form

70) 10. The device used to measure current in a circuit is called a __________.
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Wattmeter
Multimeter
ANSWER: - Ammeter

71) 11. Which instrument is used to measure temperature?

Thermometer
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Wattmeter
ANSWER: - Voltmeter
72) 12. What does an oscilloscope display?
Voltage versus time waveform
Current versus time waveform
Power versus time waveform
Frequency versus time waveform
ANSWER: - Current versus time waveform

73) 13. The response time of an instrument is the time taken to __________.
Respond to a change in the measured quantity
Measure a signal
Stabilize its reading
Process the data
ANSWER: - Measure a signal

74) 14. The type of instrument used for measuring very high resistance is
called __________.
Megger
Voltmeter
Ohmmeter
Ammeter
ANSWER: - Voltmeter

75) 15. A strain gauge is primarily used to measure __________.

Strain
Force
Displacement
Pressure
ANSWER: - Force
76) 16. The device used to measure the power consumed in an AC circuit is
called a __________.
Wattmeter
Voltmeter
Ammeter
Frequency meter
ANSWER: - Voltmeter

77) 17. What is the main disadvantage of a moving-coil instrument?

It is affected by external magnetic fields
It is too bulky
It is not accurate
It is difficult to read
ANSWER: - It is too bulky

78) 18. The impedance of a voltmeter is ideally __________.

Infinite
Zero
Equal to the circuit
Very low
ANSWER: - Zero

79) 19. What does a frequency counter measure?

The number of cycles per second
The amplitude of the signal
The average voltage
The peak current
ANSWER: - The amplitude of the signal
80) 20. Which of the following instruments is used to measure relative
humidity?
Hygrometer
Thermometer
Psychrometer
Barometer
ANSWER: - Thermometer

81) 21. A Wheatstone bridge is used to measure __________.

Resistance
Voltage
Current
Frequency
ANSWER: - Current

82) 22. The primary purpose of a potentiometer is to measure __________.

Voltage
Current
Resistance
Power
ANSWER: - Resistance

83) 23. A signal generator is used for generating signals in __________.

Communication systems
Radio frequency bands
Audio systems
Measurement systems
ANSWER: - Audio systems
84) 24. An instrument used for measuring the power factor of an electrical load
is called __________.
Power factor meter
Wattmeter
Frequency meter
Multimeter
ANSWER: - Frequency meter

85) 25. A device used to measure the concentration of a specific gas is called a
__________.
Gas analyzer
Thermometer
Oscilloscope
Hygrometer
ANSWER: - Oscilloscope

86) 26. The instrument used to measure the resistance of an electric circuit is
__________.
Ohmmeter
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Wattmeter
ANSWER: - Voltmeter

87) 27. The working principle of a thermistor is based on the __________.

Change in resistance with temperature
Change in voltage with current
Change in current with temperature
Change in power with temperature
ANSWER: - Change in current with temperature
88) 28. What is the function of a galvanometer?
To measure small currents
To measure high voltage
To measure resistance
To measure power
ANSWER: - To measure resistance

89) 29. The main advantage of using an analog meter over a digital meter is
__________.
Its ability to measure continuous values
Its precision and accuracy
Its portability
Its cost
ANSWER: - Its portability

90) 30. The accuracy of an instrument is improved by __________.

Calibrating the instrument
Increasing the range of the instrument
Decreasing the input voltage
Using lower impedance measurement
ANSWER: - Decreasing the input voltage

91) 31. A device used for measuring voltage in a circuit is __________.

Voltmeter
Ammeter
Wattmeter
Ohmmeter
ANSWER: - Ohmmeter
92) 32. Which of the following is used to measure the amount of current in a
circuit?
Ammeter
Voltmeter
Power meter
Ohmmeter
ANSWER: - Ohmmeter

93) 33. An instrument used to measure the angle of inclination is called a

__________.
Inclinometer
Thermometer
Voltmeter
Ammeter
ANSWER: - Ammeter

94) 34. The unit of capacitance is __________.

Farad
Henry
Ohm
Ampere
ANSWER: - Ampere

95) 35. What is the unit of measurement for inductance?

Henry
Ampere
Ohm
Volt
ANSWER: - Volt
96) 36. What type of instrument is used to measure fluid flow?
Flow meter
Thermometer
Pressure gauge
Speedometer
ANSWER: - Speedometer

97) 37. A digital multimeter can be used to measure __________.

Voltage, current, and resistance
Voltage only
Current only
Power only
ANSWER: - Power only

98) 38. What does a digital oscilloscope display?

Time versus voltage
Frequency versus time
Power versus time
Current versus voltage
ANSWER: - Current versus voltage

99) 39. The frequency response of an instrument is defined as the range of

__________.
Frequencies over which the instrument is accurate
Signals the instrument can measure
The input impedance of the instrument
The temperature the instrument can operate at
ANSWER: - The temperature the instrument can operate at
100) 40. What is the primary function of a tachometer?
Measure the speed of rotation
Measure temperature
Measure pressure
Measure voltage
ANSWER: - Measure voltage