COURSE CODE-17528

“PRACTICE/SAMPLE MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS “

Topic 1 –Introduction and Significance of Measurement

Q A measuring system consists of

A Primary sensing element
B Variable conversion elements
C data presentation element
D All of these

Q Advantage of passive instrument is

A. It does not need power supply

B. Cheap
C Slow speed of response
D. Accurate

Q …….Instruments indicate the instantaneous value of the electrical quantity being measured
at the time at which it is being measured?
1. Absolute 2. Indicating 3. Recording 4. Integrating

Q What should be the size of the slide wire of the potentiometer to make it to achieve high
accuracy?

1. As long as possible
2. As short as possible
3. 1 meter
4. Neither too thin nor too thick

Q Which of the following is a digital transducer?

a) Hand tachometer
b) Encoder
c) hair hygrometer
d) all of above

Q LVDT is examples of
a) Active transducers
b) Passive transducers
c) Analog transducers
d) Primary transducers

Q The accuracy of measuring instruments at high frequency

a) Decrease
b) Becomes zero
c) Increases
d) does not change

Q The dynamic error of an instrument is defined as

a) The difference is full scale reading and actual readings

b) The difference in actual and indicated values
c) The difference in two consecutive readings of the scale
d) None of them

Q The measurement of reproducibility of an instrument given an indication of

a) Resolution
b) Damping
c) Efficiency
d) Precision

Q Which of the following transducers offer the best accuracy?

a) Strain gauge type
b) Diaphragm type
c) Capacitance type
d) Capsule type

Q The stroboscopic method can be used to measure the rotational speed of the electrical
drives.
a) True
b) False

Q The self-balancing potentiometer is used

a) For experimental purpose in the laboratory

b) For vibration measurements
c) For industrial measurements
d) In recorders

Q In which of the following categories be thin plate diaphragm included?

a) Primary transducer
b) Secondary transducer
c) Voltage measuring devices
d) spring balance systems

Q.If the instrument is used in wrong manner while application, then it will results in

A. Systematic error
B. Instrument error
C. Random error
D. Environmental error

Q. The undesirable characteristics of a measuring system is/are

A. Drift
B. Dead zone
C. Non linearity
D. All of these

Q. A temperature transducer has a range of 0 C to 100 C and an accuracy of 0.5 % of full

scale value. Find the error in reading of 55 C.

A. +/– 1.5º C
B. +/– 0.5º C
C. +/– 1.0º C
D. +/– 0.05º C
Q.A thermometer has range 0 C to 100C. It has accuracy of  1 % of full scale value find
the error in reading of 73C.

A.  0.1C

B.  0.001C

C.  0.0001C

D.  1C

TOPIC 2 -DISPLACEMENT AND PRESUURE MEASUREMENT

Q. Which of the following quantity can be measured using bellows?

a) Pressure

B ) mass

c) Speed

d)humidity

Q. Which of the following conversion take place in bourdon tubes?

a) Pressure to displacement
b) Pressure to voltage
c) Pressure to strain
d) Pressure to force

Q. ‘Capsules are made from diaphragms’.

a) True
b) False

Q. ‘In bellows pressure to displacement conversion takes place’.

a) True
b) False

Q. The pressure sensing element of elastic type pressure gauge is never made in the form of

A. Bellow
B. Diaphragm

C. Strip

D. Bourdon tube

Q. If the displacement is measured with strain gauge then the number of strain gauge
normally required are

A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Four

Q The instruments used for the measurement of pressure is/are

A. Bellows
B. Diaphragms
C. Bourdon tube
D. All of these

Q. Bourdon tube is used for the measurement of gauge pressure of

A. Gas
B. Liquid fluid
C. Solid
D. Both (a) and (b)

Q. Dead weight gauge is used for the measurement of pressure of

A. About 1000 bar

B. About 2000 bar
C. About 5000 bar
D. About 7000 bar
Q. The ionization gauge an instrument used for the measurement of
A. Very low pressure
B. Medium pressure
C. High pressure
D. Very high pressure

Q. In McLeod gauge,

A. High pressure fluid is expanded to a low pressure which is read by the monometer
technique

B. Low pressure fluid is compressed to a high pressure which is read by the bourdon
technique

C. High pressure fluid is expanded to a low pressure which is read by the bourdon technique

D. Low pressure fluid is compressed to a high pressure which is read by the monometer
technique
Q In wire wound strain gauges, the change in resistance is due to
a) Change in diameter of the wire
b) Change in length of the wire
c) Change in both length and diameter
d) Change in resistivity

Q. Certain type of materials generates an electrostatic charge or voltage when

mechanical force is applied across them. Such materials are called
a) Piezo-electric
b) Photo-electric
c) Thermo-electric
d) Photo-resistive

Q Quartz and Rochelle salt belongs to _______ of piezo-electric materials

a) Natural group
b) Synthetic group
c) Natural or Synthetic group
d) Fiber group

Q Piezo – electric transducers work when we apply ________ to it.

a) Mechanical force
b) Vibrations
c) Illuminations
d) Heat

Q Piezo electric crystal can produce an emf

a) When external mechanical force is applied to it
b) When radiant energy stimulates the crystal
c) When external magnetic field is applied
d) When the junction of two such crystals are heated

Q LVDT is an/a _______ transducer

a) Magneto-strict ion
b) Inductive
c) Resistive
d) Eddy current

Q Which of the following can be measured with the help of piezo electric crystal?
a) Force
b) Velocity
c) Sound
d) Pressure

3) Capacitance sensor can measure very small displacement. It can be formed by varying

a. Separation

b. Area

c. Permittivity

d. Either (a) or (b) or (c)

UNIT-3 TEMPRATURE MEASUREMENT

Q Output of a bimetallic element will be __________________
a) Strain
b) Pressure
c) Displacement
d) Voltage
Q In liquid in glass bulb thermometer, which liquid can be used for measuring temperature up
to 5000C?
a) Mercury
b) Ether
c) Water
d) None of the mentioned
Q. Which of the following is used as indication instrument in a liquid expansion system?
a) Bellows
b) Bourdon tube
c) Ammeter
d) all
Q. Which of the following is true for bimetallic type thermometer?
a) Two metals have same temperature coefficients
b) Two metals have different temperature coefficient
c) One metal is cooled always
d) None of the mentioned
Q When bimetallic thermometer heated, curling occurs to the side of metal with least
temperature coefficients.
a) True
b) False
Q The thermocouple circuit which is used to measure temperature works on ____.

a. Seebeck effect
b. Peltier effect
c. Thomson effect
d. none of the above
Q Which law of thermodynamics is the basis of temperature measurement?

a. Zeroth law of thermodynamics

b. First law of thermodynamics
c. Second law of thermodynamics
d. none of the above
Q The term which can differentiate thermodynamics from other sciences is ____.

a. Pressure
b. Temperature
c. Mass
d. none of the above
Q. Thermal expansion of a solid is employed in :
A.Thermocouple
B.Resistance thermometer
C.Bulb thermometer
D.Bimetal element
Q. The material used for resistance temperature sensor is :
A.Copper
B.Nickel
C.Platinum
D.Any one of above

Q.Which of the thermocouple one will choose to measure the temperature of 500°C?

a) Chromal Alumal (Cr Al)

b) Iron Constantan (Fe K)
c) Platicum-Platinum Rhydium (Pt Pt Rh)
d) None of the above

Q. The output of thermocouple is in the range of

a)Volts
b) Milli volts
c) Amperes
d) Milli amperes

Q.In optical pyrometer temperature is measured by

A.Photocell principle
B.Thermocouple effect
C.Comparing the brightness of the source with the brightness of a standard source
D.None of the above

TOPIC 4 -FLOW MEASUREMENT

Q The rate at which fluid flows through a closed pipe can be determined by

A. Determining the mass flow rate

B. Determining the volume flow rate
C. Either (a) or (b)
D. None of these

Q The devices used for flow obstruction is/are

A. Orifice plate
B. Venturi tube
C. Flow nozzle and dall flow tube
D. All of these

Q For the measurement of flow the cheapest device is

A. Venturi
B. Dall flow tube
C. Flow nozzle
D. Pitot static tube
Q The instrument which is not suitable for the application in automatic control scheme

A. Rotameters
B. Pitot static tube
C. Rotary piston meter
D. Orifice plate

Q Turbine meters are generally preferred for

A. Low-viscosity and high flow measurements

B. High viscosity and low flow measurements
C. High viscosity and high flow measurements
D. Low viscosity and low flow measurements
Q Capacitive devices are used for the level measurement of

A. Only liquid
B. Solid
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. None of these
Q A vibrating level sensors consists of

A. One piezoelectric oscillators

B. Two piezoelectric oscillators
C. Three piezoelectric oscillators
D. Four piezoelectric oscillators
Q Centrifugal force elements are used for ___________
a) High flow rate
b) Low flow rate
c) All range of flow rate
d) none of the mentioned
Q.Which of the following instruments is used to measure flow on the application of
Bernoulli's equation
(A) venturimeter
(B) orifice plate
(C) pitot tube
(D) all of the above

Q. Rotameter is a device used to measure

 (A) absolute pressure
(B) velocity of fluid
(C) flow
(D) rotation

Q. A turbine flowmeter produces an output in the form of pulses. The total number of
pulses is:
a. Inversely proportional to flow
b. Directly proportional to total flow
c. Proportional to the square root of flow
d. Proportional to the square of flow
Q. Rotameters must be mounted __________.
1. Horizontally
2. Vertically
3. Diagonally
4. all of the above

TOPIC 5 –MISCELLANEOUS MEASUREMENT

Q In SI system the unit for speed is written as
A. meter
B. meter/sec
C. meter/hour
D. km/sec

Q The sensitivity factor of strain gauges is normally of the order of

a) 1 to 1.5
b) 1.5 to 2
c) 0.5 to 1
d) 5 to 10
 Q. What is humidity sensor?
a) Hair Hygrometer
b) Gyroscope
c) Sesimoscope
d) Sundial
Q. Which sensors measure the moisture level using humidity?
a) Capacitive Sensor
b) Resistive Sensor
c) Thermal Conductivity
d) Both resistive and conductive
Q The amount of water vapour in air is regarded as
A. water vapour
B. humidity
C. mildness
D. pressure

Q The factor influencing humidity includes

A. water
B. temperature
C. pressure
D. osmosis

Q The instrument used to measure humidity is the

A. barometer
B. thermometer
C. psychrometer
D. spring meter

Q Which of the following instrument is not used for measuring speed

a.tachometer
b.revolution counter
c.ammeter
d.none of above

Q What is measured by using inductive type tachometer

a.speed
b.force
c.area
d.mass

Q Capacitor pick-up tachometer uses

a.vanes
b.capacitor plate
c.rotating shaft
d.all of above

Q Phototelectric tachometer uses ….

a. light sensor
b .speed sensor
c diode
d electrode

Q Stroboscope uses ….light

A constant
B flashing
C black
D none of above

Q Sling Psychrometer uses how many thermometers

A1
B2
C3
D4

Q Hair Hygrometer uses ….

A Strand of hair
B Single long hair
C Light sensor
D Laser Light

Q. The instrument which measures the humidity directly is known as

A. Hygrometer
B. Barometer
C. Tachometer
D. thermometer

Q Which of the following is used for sound measurement

A carbon microphone
B tachometer
C Ammeter
D All of above
Q. In wire wound strain gauges, the change in resistance is due to
a) Change in diameter of the wire
b) Change in length of the wire
c) Change in both length and diameter
d) Change in resistivity

Q. The draw backs of strain gauges are

1: Low fatigue life
2: They are expensive, brittle and sensitive to temperature
3: Poor linearity
a) 1 and 2
b) 2 and 3
c) 1 and3
d) 1 only

TOPIC 6 – CONTROL SYSYTEM

Q-Which of following is most simple and cheapest control system

A On-OFF control…….ans
B PI control
C PID control
D PD control
Q’ In an open loop control system
a) Output is independent of control input
b) Output is dependent on control input
c) Only system parameters have effect on the control output
d) None of the mentioned

Q For open control system which of the following statements is incorrect?

a) Less expensive
b) Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
c) Construction is simple and maintenance easy
d) Errors are caused by disturbance

Q. A control system in which the control action is somehow dependent on the output is
known as
a) Closed loop system
b) Semiclosed loop system
c) Open system
d) None of the mentioned

Q. In open loop system

a) the control action depends on the size of the system
b) the control action depends on system variables
c) the control action depends on the input signal
d) the control action is independent of the output

Q.Output of the feedback control system should be a function of

a) Input
b) Reference and output
c) Feedback signal
d) None of these

Q. A good control system has all the following features except

a) good stability
b) slow response
c) good accuracy
d) sufficient power handling capacity

Q Given image shows ….

A PID CONTROL ACTION
B PD CONTROL ACTION
C BOTH A AND B
D PI CONTROL ACTION

Q-GIVEN GRAPH SHOWS

A PROPORTIONAL CONTROL ACTION

B PD CONTROL ACTION
C BOTH A AND B
D PI CONTROL ACTION
Q. A car is rising at a constant speed of 50 km/h, which of the following is the feedback
element for the driver?
1. Gears
2. Eyes
 3. Needle of the speedometer
4. Steering wheel

Q-Which of the following is not a component of air conditioner unit

A Controller,
B Compressor,
C Evaporator
D Boiler

Q. Into which energy signal does the position sensor convert the measured position of
servomotor in servomechanisms?
a. Mechanical
b. Electrical
c. Thermal
d. Light
Q. In P-D controller, the derivative action plays a significant role in increasing _______ of
response.
a. Time
b. Distance
c. Speed
d. Volume

Q. The control system offer the most precise control and repeatability is

a. Electronic
b. Hydraulic
c. Pneumatic
d. All of the above