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Instruments

GATE Electrical Engineering · 28 questions across 18 years (1992-2018) · 45% recurrence rate

Recurrence sparkline

19922018
199220052018

Difficulty mix

easy 68%
med 32%

Question types

MCQ24
NAT4

All 28 questions on Instruments

2018 PYQ

A 0-1 Ampere moving iron ammeter has an internal resistance of 50 m$$\Omega $$ and inductance of 0.1 mH. A shunt coil is connected to extend its range to 0-10 Ampere for all operating frequencies. The time constant in mi...

Med
2016 PYQ

A dc voltage with ripple is given by $$v\left( t \right)\,\,\,\, = \,\,\,\,\left[ {100 + 10\sin \left( {\omega t} \right) - 5\sin \left( {3\omega t} \right)} \right]$$ volts. Measurements of this voltage $$v\left( t \rig...

Med
2015 PYQ

A ($$0-50$$ $$A$$) moving coil ammeter has a voltage drop of $$0.1$$ $$V$$ across its terminals at full scale deflection. The external shunt resistance (in $$milliohms$$) needed to extend its range to ($$0 – 500$$ $$A$$)...

Easy
2014 PYQ

A periodic waveform observed across a load is represented by $$$V\left( t \right) = \left\{ {\matrix{ {1 + \sin \,\omega t} & {0 \le \omega t < 6\pi } \cr { - 1 + \sin \,\omega t} & {6\pi \le \omega t < 12\pi } \cr } } \...

Med
2014 PYQ

The dc current flowing in a circuit is measured by two ammeters, one PMMC and another electrodynamometer type, connected in series. The PMMC meter contains 100 turns in the coil, the flux density in the air gap is 0.2 Wb...

Med
2012 PYQ

An analog voltmeter uses external multiplier settings. With a multiplier setting of $$20\,\,k\Omega ,$$ it reads $$440$$ $$V$$ and with a multiplier setting of $$80$$ $$k\Omega ,$$ it reads $$352$$ $$V.$$ For a multiplie...

Med
2010 PYQ

An ammeter has a current range of $$0$$-$$5A,$$ and its internal resistance is $$0.2\Omega $$. In order to change the range to $$0$$-$$25$$ $$A$$ we need to add a resistance of

Easy
2006 PYQ

A current of $$ - 8 + 6\sqrt 2 \left( {\sin \,\omega t + {{30}^0}} \right)\,\,A$$ is passed though three meters. They are a center zero $$PMMC$$ meter, true $$r.m.s$$ meter and moving $${\rm I}$$ron instrument. The respe...

Easy
2005 PYQ

A DC ammeter has a resistance of $$0.1$$$$\Omega $$ and its current range is $$0$$ – $$100A.$$ If the range is to be extended to $$0$$ –$$500A,$$ the meter requires the following shunt resistance

Easy
2004 PYQ

A moving coil of a meter has $$100$$ turns, and a length and depth of $$10$$ $$mm$$ and $$20$$ $$mm$$ respectively. It is positioned in a uniform radial flux density of $$200$$ $$mT.$$ The coil carries a current of $$50$...

Easy
2004 PYQ

A moving iron ammeter produces a full scale torque of $$240$$ $$\,\mu Nm$$ with a deflection of $${120^ \circ }$$ at a current of $$10$$ $$A$$. The rate of change of self inductance $$\left( {\mu H/radian} \right)$$ of t...

Easy
2004 PYQ

A galvanometer with a full scale current of $$10$$ $$mA$$ has a resistance of $$1000$$$$\Omega $$. The multiplying power (the ratio of measured current to galvanometer current) of a $$100$$$$\Omega $$ shunt with this gal...

Easy
2003 PYQ

A Manganin swamping resistance is connected in series with a moving coil ammeter consisting of a milli-ammeter and a suitable shunt in order to

Easy
2003 PYQ

The effect of stray magnetic fields on the actuating torque of a portable instrument is maximum when the operating field of the instrument and the stray fields are

Easy
2003 PYQ

The inductance of a certain moving-iron ammeter is expressed as $$L = 10 + 3\theta - {{{\theta ^2}} \over 4}\mu H,\,\,$$ where $$\,\,\theta \,\,\,$$ is the deflection in radians from the zero position. The control spring...

Med
2001 PYQ

A $$100$$ $$\mu A$$ ammeter has an internal resistance of $$100\,\Omega $$. For extending its range to measure $$500$$ $$\mu A$$, the shunt required is of resistance (in $$\Omega $$)

Easy
1999 PYQ

Two $$100$$ $$\mu A$$ full scale $$PMMC$$ meters are employed to construct a $$10$$ $$V$$ and a $$100$$ $$V$$ full scale voltmeter. These meters will have figures of merit (sensitivities) as

Easy
1999 PYQ

A current of $$\left[ {2 + \sqrt 2 \sin \left( {314t + 30} \right) + 2\sqrt 2 \cos \left( {952t + 45} \right)} \right]$$ is measured with a thermocouple type. $$5A$$ full scale, class $$1$$ meter. The meter reading would...

Med
1998 PYQ

A moving coil galvanometer is made into a d.c. ammeter by connecting

Easy
1997 PYQ

A dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the

Easy
1997 PYQ

A transfer instrument employed in the standardization of a polar type $$a.c$$ potentiometer is ______

Easy
1996 PYQ

For a given frequency, the deflecting torque of an induction ammeter is directly proportional to

Easy
1996 PYQ

The moving coil in a dynamometer wattmeter is connected

Easy
1996 PYQ

The scale of a voltmeter is uniform. Its type is

Easy
1996 PYQ

An advantage of a permanent magnet moving coil instrument is that it is

Easy
1995 PYQ

Two $$100V$$ full scale $$PMMC$$ type D.C voltmeter having figure of merits ($$FOM)$$ of $$10k\Omega /V$$ and $$20k\Omega /V$$ are connected in series. The series combination can be used to measure a maximum dc voltage o...

Med
1994 PYQ

A $$0$$-$$10$$ $$mA$$ $$PMMC$$ ammeter reads $$4$$ $$mA$$ in a circuit. Its bottom control spring snaps suddenly. The meter will now read nearly

Easy
1992 PYQ

An unshielded moving iron voltmeter is used to measure the voltage in an a.c. circuit. If a stray d.c. magnetic field having a component along the axis of the meter coil appears, the meter reading would be

Med