1.

What kinds of signals are normally used to transmit process

signals?
a) pneumatic and radio
b) pneumatic and electronic
c) electronic and radio
d) electronic and manual
2. The usual range of current use in signal transmission is:
a) 0 to 10 A
b) 4 to 25 A
c) 4 to 20 mA
d) 4 to 25 mA
3. Hydraulic signal transmission is seldom used because:
a) a suitable liquid is expensive
b) of leakage problems
c) the properties of the liquid change with ambient conditions
d) the equipment is expensive
4. To get a process computer to accept a continuous signal, we need
to use
a) another computer
b) a digital-to-analog convertor
c) a differential pressure cell
d) an analog-to-digital convertor
5. The device that changes one instrument signal value to another
instrument signal value
is known as:
a) a filter
b) a sensor
c) a transducer
d) a transmitter

6. The device that includes a transducer and produces an amplified,
standardized instrument signal is called the:
a) filter
b) transmitter
c) zero-order-hold
d) amplifier

7. A device's ability to give reproducible results is measured by its:
a) accuracy
b) stability
c) durability
d) precision

8. The range of an instrument measuring a pressure that may
fluctuate between 2 and 3 atmospheres should be:
a) 2 to 3 atm.
b) 1 to 5 atm
c) 1 to 4 atm
d) 1 to 20 atm

9. The response time of a sensor is:
a) the time taken by the sensor to start responding to a change in input.
b) the amount of time required for the sensor to respond completely to a
change in input.
c) the time taken by the sensor to register 63.2% of its final reading.
d) the time taken to replace the sensor when it fails.

10. Voltage signals use to transmit process measurements are usually
in the range:
a) 1 to 10 volts
b) 0 to 5 volts
c) 1 to 5 volts
d) 0 to 10 volts

11. An analog signal is:
a) a continuous signal
b) a discrete signal
c) sometimes continuous, sometimes discrete
d) a special type of signal.

12. The' gain' of an amplifier is calculated as:
a) the final value of the output divided by the final value of the input
b) the final change in output divided by the final change in input
c) the final change in input divided by the final change in output
d) the final value of the input divided by the final value of the output

13. What is the gain of a P to I convertor?
a) 2
b) 4/3
c) 3/4
d) 1/2

14. An I-to-P convertor:
a) takes and input signal and sends it to a process
b) takes a current signal and sends it to a PC.
c) takes an input signal and sends it to a PC
d) takes a current signal and converts it to a pressure signal.

15. The unwanted component of a signal is called:
a) interference
b) distortion
c) noise
d) chaff

Measurements Instrumentation Objective Questions: Part-4
[16] A hot-wire ammeter
A. Can measure ac as well as dc
B. Registers current changes very fast
C. Can indicate very low voltages
D. Measures electrical energy

Ans: A

[17] The device used to indicate the presence of an electric current is
A. Electrometer
B. Galvanometer
C. Voltmeter
D. Coulometer

Ans: B

[18] A watt-hour meter measures
A. Voltage
B. Current
C. Energy
D. Power

Ans: C

[19] A voltmeter should have
A. Low internal resistance
B. High internal resistance
C. Electrostatic plates
D. A sensitive amplifier

Ans:B

[20] An average-reading digital multimeter reads 10V when fed with a triangular wave,
symmetric about the time-axis.For the same input an rms-reading meter will read
[GATE]
A. 20/3
B. 10/3
C. 203
D. 103
Ans: A
[21] The figure shows a three-phase delta connected load supplied from a
400V,50Hz,3-phase balanced source. The pressure coil(PC) and current coil(CC) of a
wattmeter are connected to the load as shown,with the coil polarities suitably selected
to ensure a positive deflection. The wattmeter reading will be [GATE]

A. 0
B. 1600Watt
C. 800Watt
D. 400Watt
Ans: C
[22] The probes of a non-isolated, two channel oscilloscope are clipped to points A,B
and C in the circuit of the adjacent figure. Vin is a square wave of a suitable low
frequency. The display on Ch1 and Ch2 are as shown on the right. Then the "signal"
and "ground" probes S1, G1 and S2, G2 of Ch1 and Ch2 respectively are connected to
points [GATE 2007]


A. A, B, C, A
B. A, B, C, B
C. C, B, A, B
D. B, A, B, C

Ans: B

[23] An analog voltmeter uses external multiplier settings. With a multiplier setting of
20k, it reads 440V and-with a multiplier setting of 80k it reads 352V. For a multiplier
setting of 40k,voltmeter reads [GATE2012]
A. 371V
B. 383V
C. 394V
D. 406V

Ans: D

[24] The rate at which charge carriers flow is measured in
A. Coulombs
B. Amperes
C. Watt-hour
D. Watts

Ans: B

[25] The main problem with bar-graph meters is that
A. They are not very sensitive
B. They are unstable
C. They cannot give very precise readings
D. They can display only peak values
Ans: C

[26] A dynamometer type wattmeter responds to the [Gate 1997]
(a) Average value of the active power
(b) Average value of reactive power
(c) Peak value of the active power
(d) Peak value of the reactive power

Ans: A

[27] A transfer instrument employed in the standardization of a polar type ac
potentiometer is [Gate 1997]
(a) An electrostatic instrument
(b) A thermal instrument
(c) A dynamometer instrument
(d) A moving coil instrument

Ans: C