This set of Instrumentation Transducers Explanation: Active transducers are self-

Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on “Types of Transducers”.
1. Which of the following is not a characteristic
of ideal transducer?
a) High dynamic range
b) Low linearity
c) High repeatability
d) Low noise
Answer: b
Explanation: An ideal transducer should show
high linearity. A linear system should produce
exact output according to input.
2. A transducer converting ground movement
or velocity to voltage is known as
________________
generating type, they don’t require external
power to work while passive transducers
require external power to work.
4. Which transducer is known as ‘self-
generating transducer’?
a) Active transducer
b) Passive transducer
c) Secondary transducer
d) Analog transducer
Answer: a
Explanation: The name self-generating
transducer is due to its property of working
without the use of external power.
5. What is the relation between scale factor and
sensitivity of a transducer?

a) Geophone a) Scale factor is double of sensitivity

b) Pickup b) Scale factor is inverse of sensitivity

c) Hydrophone c) Sensitivity is inverse of scale factor

d) Sonar transponder d) Sensitivity is equal to scale factor

Answer: a Answer: b

Explanation: Geophone is a device used to Explanation: Sensitivity is an important property

convert ground movement to voltage, which is of transducer. Every transducer should be
used in Remote ground sensors (RGS) and also sufficiently sensitive to provide some output
as a replacement for broadband seismometers. that can be detected.

3. Which of following represent active 6. Which of the following is an analog

transducer? transducer?

a) Strain gauge a) Encoders

b) Thermistor b) Strain gauge

c) LVDT c) Digital tachometers

d) Thermocouple d) Limit switches

Answer: d Answer: b
Explanation: Analog transducers convert
physical quantity to analog signals while digital
transducers convert physical quantity to digital
signals. Strain gauge is an example of Analog
transducer.
7. What is the principle of operation of LVDT?
Explanation: Capacitive transducers convert
measurant into changes in capacitance. Change
in capacitance is caused by change in dielectric
or change in distance between plates.
10. Which of the following is used in photo
conductive cell?

a) Mutual inductance a) Selenium

b) Self-inductance b) Quartz

c) Permanence c) Rochelle salt

d) Reluctance d) Lithium sulphate

Answer: a Answer: a

Explanation: Linear variable differential Explanation: Photo conductive action is the

transformer (LVDT) is type of transformer used property of reduction of resistance when
for measuring displacement, and it has same exposed to light. Selenium shows
principle of operation of transformer. photoconductive action.

8. Which of the following can be measured This set of Instrumentation Transducers

using Piezo-electric transducer? Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on “Temperature Measurement”.
a) Velocity
1. Output of a bimetallic element will be
b) Displacement
__________________
c) Force
a) Strain
d) Sound
b) Pressure
Answer: c
c) Displacement
Explanation: Piezo-electric crystals produces
d) Voltage
electric signal when pressure applied. Examples
are quartz, Rochelle salt. That is, it converts Answer: c
force into electric signals.
Explanation: Bimetallic element is used for
9. Capacitive transducer are used for? measuring temperature, it produces
proportional output displacement for input
a) Static measurement
temperature.
b) Dynamic measurement
2. Which of the following can be used for
c) Transient measurement measuring temperature?

d) Both static and dynamic a) Metallic diaphragm

Answer: b b) Fluid expansion system

c) Capsule
d) Bourdon tube
Answer: b
Explanation: Fluid expansion system is a
method for measuring temperature, in which
expansion of liquid is measured with
temperature.
3. IPTS stands for ________________
a) International Practical Temperature Scale
b) Indian Primary Temperature Scale
c) International Primary Temperature Scale
d) International Practical Temperature Standard
Answer: a
Explanation: IPTS is the short form of name
International Standard Temperature Scale.
4. In liquid in steel bulb thermometer, which
liquid can be used for measuring temperature
up to 60000C?
a) Mercury
b) Ether
c) Water
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Explanation: Mercury as a liquid provides
temperature range of -4000C to 65000C.
5. Which of the following is used as indication
instrument in liquid expansion system?
a) Bellows
b) Bourdon tube
c) Ammeter
d) Thermometer
Answer: b
Explanation: Bourdon tube converts pressure
into displacement and in liquid expansion
systems output expansion pressure is applied to
bourdon tube for indication.
6. 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
Answer: b
Explanation: In a bimetallic type thermometer,
two metals are used which are different in
temperature coefficients.
7. When bimetallic thermometer heated,
curling occurs to the side of metal with least
temperature coefficients.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Explanation: A bimetallic type thermometer,
when heated curls to the side of metal with
least temperature coefficient. Number of curls
will be proportional to temperature applied.
8. Analogous quantities of heat flow and
temperature in electrical are _____________
and _______________
a) Potential and current
b) Current and potential
c) Power and potential
d) Current and power
Answer: b c) Capsule

Explanation: Heat flow in thermal system is d) Bourdon tube

analogous to current flow in electrical, and
Answer: a
temperature between two points is analogous
to potential between two points in electrical. Explanation: Beams are used for force
measuring applications, all other devices listed
9. Ratio of net amount of heat received and
are used for measuring pressure.
stored in the body for certain time interval is
known as _________________ 2. Load cells are used for
measuring_______________
a) Temperature
a) Large weights only
b) Thermal coefficient
b) Small weights only
c) Thermal storage capacity
c) Weights moving in high speed
d) None of the mentioned
d) Slowly moving weights
Answer: c
Answer: d
Explanation: Thermal storage capacity denoted
by C is the ratio of Net amount of heat received Explanation: Load cells are used for measuring
and stored in the body. weights of slowly moving bodies, so that their
weight will be uniformly distributed over load
10. Heat transfer coefficient of a material with
cell surface.
length l is _________
3. Which of the following can be measured
a) K/l
using Ring-type load cell?
b) l/K
a) Large weight
c) 1/K
b) Small weight
d) Kl
c) Both large and small weights
Answer: a
d) None of the mentioned
Explanation: Heat transfer coefficient of a
Answer: b
material is the ratio of K and l, where K is the
thermal conductivity of material and l is the Explanation: Ring type load cell consist of a ring
length of heat transfer path. like arrangement to which force is applied. They
are used for applications in which measurement
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
of small forces are required.
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on ” Force Measurement”. 4. Which of the following arrangements are
used in load cells?
1. Which of the following device can be used for
force measurement? a) Tensile strain gauges
a) Beams b) Compressive strain gauges
b) Bellows c) Both tensile and compressive strain gauges
d) None of the mentioned a) True

Answer: c b) False

Explanation: Force applied to a load cell is Answer: a

measured using determining tensile and
Explanation: Diaphragm elements acts like flat
compressive components of strain. Strain
springs in case of force measurement and can
gauges are attached to the surface of load cell.
be used for measuring both force and pressure.
5. Which of the following represents correct
8. Which of the following statement is true for
relationship for strain in ring-type load cell?
force?
a) (1.08 F R)/(E b t2 )
a) Force is a scalar quantity
b) ( F R)/(E b t2 )
b) Force is a vector quantity
c) (1.08 R)/(E b t2 )
c) Force is a dimensionless quantity
d) (1.08 F )/(E b t2 )
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Answer: b
Explanation: (1.08 F R)/(E b t2 ) represents
Explanation: Force can be described as a vector
strain measured using ring-type load cell, in
quantity, in which measurement of magnitude
which F represents force applied, R represents
and direction of application is important.
radius of ring, E represents Young’s modulus of
material, b represents axial width and t 9. Which of the following statement is true for
represents thickness of ring. diaphragms?
6. Which of the following conversion is correct a) Used for measuring small forces
for load cell?
b) Used for measuring large forces
a) Force to strain
c) Used for measuring dynamic forces
b) Force to displacement
d) None of the mentioned
c) Force to voltage
Answer: a
d) Both force to strain and force to
displacement Explanation: Diaphragm elements, being small
force capacity is used for measuring small
Answer: d forces only.
Explanation: Commonly load cell measure 10. Load cells are primary transducers.
applied force using strain gauges, but in some
cases force is measured by detecting a) True
displacement, that is force to displacement b) False
conversion.
Answer: a
7. Diaphragm element can also be used for
force measurement. Explanation: Primary transducers are which
converts measurand into mechanical quantities.
Load cell converts measurand into strain or
displacement which are mechanical quantities
and hence load cells are primary transducers.
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on ” Resistive Transducers”.
Explanation: Change in resistivity can be
brought in measurement of all the mentioned
quantities, as resistivity is sensitive to
temperature.
4. What will happen for resistivity metal and
semiconductor if temperature is increased?

1. Resistive transducers are ______________ a) Increases

a) Primary transducers b) Decreases

b) Secondary transducers c) For metal increases and for semiconductor

decreases
c) Either primary or secondary
d) For metal decreases and for semiconductor
d) None of the mentioned
increases
Answer: c
Answer: c
Explanation: Resistive transducers may be
Explanation: Metal has a positive temperature
primary or secondary transducers according to
coefficient of resistance and semiconductor has
application.
a negative temperature coefficient of
2. What will happen to resistance, if length of resistance.
conductor is increased?
5. What is the relation of temperature
a) Decreases coefficient of resistivity on coefficient of
thermal expansion in RTD?
b) No change
a) Higher
c) Increases
b) Lower
d) Doubles
c) Equal
Answer: c
d) None of the mentioned
Explanation: As length of conductor increases,
resistance increases according to expression R = Answer: a
(ϱl)/A.
Explanation: It is used to provide a considerable
3. Which of the following can be measured change in resistance when exposed to
using change in resistivity? temperature.

a) Temperature 6. A metal with temperature coefficient of

resistance has a value 200, its initial resistance
b) Visible radiation is given by 40Ω. For an increase in 300c to350c
c) Moisture content what will be the final resistance value?

d) All of the mentioned a) 40 KΩ

Answer: d b) 4 KΩ
c) 40 Ω Explanation: For thermistors as temperature
increase, resistance decreases.
d) 400 Ω
10. Thermistors have high stability.
Answer: a
a) True
Explanation: Answer obtained using expression
RT=R0(1+αΔT), where α represents b) False
temperature coefficient of resistance, R0 and
Answer: b
RT represents initial and final resistance values.
Explanation: Stability of thermistors are not
7. Which of the following can be used to
satisfactory. They can be improved by using
measure using thermistors?
high temperature.
a) Very low
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
b) In-between 100Ω and 1MΩ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on “Inductive Transducers”.
c) Greater than 1MΩ
1. Which of the following represents drawback
d) None of the mentioned
of inductive transducer for displacement
Answer: b measurement?

Explanation: Thermistor at 200c can be used to a) Act of electromagnetic force of attraction

measure resistance values in between 100Ω
b) Lower sensitivity
and 1MΩ.
c) Requirement of large displacement
8. Thermistors may be in wire form.
d) None of the mentioned
a) True
Answer: a
b) False
Explanation: Electromagnetic force of attraction
Answer: b
is acted on moving core, and hence
Explanation: Due to high brittleness thermistors displacement source has to overcome this
cannot be form into wire type. Hence they are force.
shaped into bead form.
2. Which of the following represents application
9. Which of the following is correct for of inductive transducers?
thermistors?
a) Displacement measurement
a) Positive temperature coefficient of resistance
b) Thickness measurement
b) Negative temperature coefficient of
c) Both displacement and thickness
resistance
measurement
c) Unpredictable temperature coefficient
d) None of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
Answer: b
Explanation: Inductive transducers can be used 6. Which of the following represents materials
for measuring displacement and thickness of used for thickness measurement using inductive
thin plate etc. transducer?

3. Push-pull coil system is used for a) Material should be magnetic in nature

________________
a) Providing constant permeability
b) Minimize electromagnetic force of attraction
b) Material should be magnetic and conducting
c) Material should be magnetic and non-
conducting

c) Provide immunity from external magnetic d) All of the mentioned

effect

d) All of the mentioned

Answer: d
Answer: d
Explanation: Push-pull system is a special type
Explanation: Commonly all type of magnetic
of coil system which has many advantages.
materials can be used for thickness
4. Closely wound toroid coils are better than measurement using inductive transducers.
solenoid coil.
7. Which of the following device can be used for
a) True measuring relative angular displacement
between two systems?
b) False
a) Tachometer
Answer: a
b) Synchro
Explanation: Closely wound toroid coils provide
independence from effect of external magnetic c) Speedo meter
field.
d) None of the mentioned
5. Which of the following is correct for toroid
Answer: b
type coils?
Explanation: Synchro is a device used for
a) Toroid can be used for measurement of
measuring angular displacement between two
displacement
systems, usually in a machine between two
b) Toroid cannot be used for measuring shafts.
displacement
8. Which of the following is correct for synchro?
c) Toroid can be used for measuring both
a) Transformer type displacement transducer
displacement and velocity
b) Inductive type displacement transducer
d) None of the mentioned
c) Capacitive type displacement transducer
Answer: b
d) Resistive type displacement transducer
Explanation: Toroid cannot be used for
measuring linear displacement due to its shape. Answer: a
Explanation: They develop induced emf related
to angular position of rotor, hence they are
known as transformer type displacement
transducer.
9. For thickness measurement, material should
have constant permeability and resistivity.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Explanation: Material used for thickness
measurement should have constant
permeability and resistivity since properties of
material should not change while
measurement.
10. Inductive potentiometers are used to
measure ________________
a) Voltage
b) Current
c) Displacement
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c
Explanation: It has same function as linear
potentiometers and is used for measuring
displacement.
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on “Capacitive Transducers”.
1. Capacitive transducers can be used
by_______________
a) Measuring change in distance between plates
b) Measuring change in area of plates
c) Change in dielectric material
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
Explanation: Capacitance of a material is
affected by area and distance of separation of
plates and dielectric material.
2. Capacitive transducers cannot be used as
strain gauges.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
Explanation: Strain to be measured is applied to
parallel plates of capacitor and total
displacement change will be proportional to
strain.
3. Which of the following is correct for
capacitive transducer?
a) Capacitive strain gauges
b) Capacitive tachometers
c) Capacitive pressure transducer
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
Explanation: Capacitive transducers find
application in measurement of both strain,
pressure and angular displacement. Hence all of
the mentioned can be treated as application of
capacitive transducer.
4. For a material capacitance increases with
_____________
a) Decrease in area of plates, all other factors
constant
b) Increase in distance between plates, all other
factors constant
c) Decrease in distance between plates, all
other factors constant
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: c a) Displacement

Explanation: Capacitance can be represented as b) Speed

C=ε0εrA / d
c) Moisture
Where,
d) None of the mentioned
εr represents dielectric constant
Answer: d
A is the area of plate
Explanation: Capacitive transducer finds
d is the distance between plates. application in measuring almost all quantities
like displacement, thickness, moisture speed
5. Which of the following is correct for moisture
etc.
transducers?
8. Which of the following have high relative
a) Dielectric constant of pure water greater
permittivity?
than other materials
a) Bakelite
b) Dielectric constant of pure water much less
than other materials b) Marble

c) Dielectric constant of pure water and of other c) Paraffin

materials are equal
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Explanation: Dielectric constant of pure water is
80 which is much greater than other materials,
this characteristic helps in measurement of
moisture content.
6. Which of the following device is used for
measuring relative humidity?
a) Capacitive pressure transducer
b) Hygrometer
c) Capacitive strain transducer
d) Capacitive moisture transducer
Answer: b
Explanation: Hygrometers are special devices,
which are applicable for measuring relative
humidity of a medium.
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: b
Explanation: Dielectric constant or relative
permittivity of Bakelite is about 4.4, for marble
it vary from 8 to 10 and for paraffin it is only
2.2.
9. Capacitive microphone is an application of
______________
a) Capacitive displacement transducer
b) Capacitive moisture transducer
c) Hygrometer
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Explanation: In microphone electric signals are
produced according to pressure variations
caused by acoustic waves, which can be easily
measured by displacement transducer.

7. Which of the following quantities cannot be 10. Thermometers are not possible using
measured by capacitive transducers? capacitive transducer.
a) True d) Offset or bias

b) False Answer: d

Answer: b Explanation: For ideal condition, zero input

produces zero output.
Explanation: Capacitive transducers can be used
to measure temperature in a way similar to 4. Sensitivity of a sensor can be depicted by
moisture measurement. _______________

This set of Instrumentation Transducers a) Niquist plot

Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
b) Pole- zero plot
focuses on “Sensor Systems”.
c) Bode plot
1. Which of the following is correct for tactile
sensors? d) None of the mentioned
a) Touch sensitive Answer: c
b) Pressure sensitive Explanation: Bode plot can be used for
describing sensitivity of a sensor.
c) Input voltage sensitive
5. Which of the following error is caused by
d) Humidity sensitive
reversal of measured property?
Answer: a
a) Hysterisis
Explanation: Tactile sensors are those which
b) Noise
sensitive to touching.
c) Digitization error
2. Change in output of sensor with change in
input is ____________ d) Quantization error
a) Threashold Answer: a
b) Slew rate Explanation: Digitization error is caused by
reversal of measured value.
c) Sensitivity
6. Smalest change which a sensor can detect is
d) None of the mentioned
____________
Answer: c
a) Resolution
Explanation: Sensitivity of a sensor is the
b) Accuracy
change in output for a chang in input.
c) Precision
3. Which of the following can be cause for non-
zero output when zero input? d) Scale
a) Bias Answer: a
b) Slew Explanation: Resolution is the smallest change a
sensor can detect.
c) Offset
7. Thermocouple generate output voltage This set of Instrumentation Transducers
according to ____________ Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on “Thermo Electric Transducers”.
a) Circuit parameters
1. Thermocouple is a ______________
b) Humidity
a) Primary device
c) Temperature
b) Secondary transducer
d) Voltage
c) Tertiary transducer
Answer: c
d) None of the mentioned
Explanation: Thermocouple is a device which
are capable of producing output voltage Answer: a
according to input temperature.
Explanation: Thermocouple is a device which
8. Sensor is a type of transducer. converts thermal energy to electrical energy
and it can be treated as primary device.
a) True
2. Operation of thermocouple is governed by
b) False
_______________
Answer: a
a) Peltier effect
Explanation: Sensor is a device which enable
b) Seebeck effect
measurement of input value.
c) Thomson effect
9. Which of the following is not an analog
sensor? d) All of the mentioned

a) Potentiometer Answer: d

b) Force-sensing resistors Explanation: Operation of thermocouple is

based on three major effects- Peltier, Thomson
c) Accelerometers
and seebeck, all describes relation between
d) None of the mentioned current flow and temperature between two
different metal.
Answer: d
3. ______________ describes current flow
Explanation: All of the mentioned devices are between two junctions formed by two different
analog sensors. metals.
10. Measured property have no relation with a) Peltier effect
error.
b) Thomson effect
a) True
c) Seebeck effect
b) False
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Answer: a
Explanation: Error of a system is independent of
measured value.
Explanation: When two different metals are used as thermocouple element as it can
connected to form two junctions, current flow measure temperature above 15000c.
will occur from one junction to other. This is
7. Thermocouple cannot used for measurement
described by peltier effect.
of temperature of liquid.
4. Amount of heat liberated or absorbed when
a) True
1A current passes is called ____________
b) False
a) Thomson coefficient
Answer: b
b) Peltier coefficient
Explanation: Immersion type thermocouple can
c) Seebeck coefficient
be used to measure temperature of liquid, in
d) None of the mentioned which thermocouple is immersed in liquid.

Answer: b 8. _________________ can be used as a

replacement for thermocouple lead.
Explanation: Peltier coefficient relates heat
liberated or absorbed and current flow. a) Replacement lead

5. Total seebeck effect can be found as b) Replica lead

_____________
c) Compensating lead
a) Total peltier effect
d) None of the mentioned
b) Total Thomson effect
Answer: c
c) Partly peltier and partly Thomson effect
Explanation: Compensating leads are of same
d) None of the mentioned materials as thermocouple leads and can be
used as a replacement.
Answer: c
9. Thermo couple cannot be used to measure
Explanation: All three effects, peltier, seebeck
____________
and Thomson effects are connected each other,
and total seebeck effect can be found as partly a) Temperature of gas
peltier and partly Thomson effect.
b) Temperature of liquid
6. Which of the following element is used as
c) IR radiation
thermocouple in nuclear reactor?
d) None of the mentioned
a) Boron
Answer: d
b) Platinum
Explanation: Infra-Red radiation is characterized
c) Copper
by temperature and thermocouple can be used
d) Iron to measure temperature.

Answer: a 10. Peltier effect is reverse of seebeck effect.

Explanation: Nuclear reactors are places where a) True

large amount of heat is liberated, here boron is
b) False
Answer: a
Explanation: Peltier effect and seebeck effect
operations are reverse to each other.
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
Interview Questions and Answers for
Experienced people focuses on “Piezo Electric
Transducers”.
1. Process of physical deformation on
application of electric field is described by
___________
a) Electromagnetic property
b) Electro mechanical property
c) Magnetostriction property
d) Electrostriction property
Answer: d
Explanation: Electrostriction property is defined
by physical deformation of certain materials on
application of electrical field.
2. Who invented piezoelectric effect?
a) Mary Elizabeth Barber
b) Christian Doppler
c) Marie curie and Pierre curie
d) Pierre curie and Jacques curie
Answer: d
Explanation: Piezoelectric effect was first
invented and explained by curie brothers, Pierre
curie and Jacques curie in 1980.
3. Which of the following represents
piezoelectric materials?
a) ADP
b) Quartz
c) Bernilite
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
Explanation: Quartz, ADP (Ammonium
dihydrogen Phosphate), and bernilite are
examples of piezoelectric materials.
4. Property of exhibiting electric polarization
when exposed to intense electric field is known
as ___________
a) Electromagnetic effect
b) Ferromagnetic material
c) Ferroelectric materials
d) Piezoelectric materials
Answer: c
Explanation: Piezoelectric and Ferroelectric
materials are closely related and they produce
electric polarization when exposed to intense
electric field.
5. Which of the following quantities cannot be
measured using piezoelectric transducers?
a) Pressure
b) Strain
c) Acceleration
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: d
Explanation: Piezoelectric transducers can be
used to measure a wide range of quantities like
pressure, acceleration, strain displacement etc.
6. Which of the following can be used
conveniently at 1000c temperature?
a) Rochelle salt
b) ADP
c) Both ADP and Rochelle salt
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
Explanation: Rochelle salt is suitable for
operation at room temperature only while ADP
(Ammonium dihydrogen Phosphate) can be
used up to temperature 1000c.
accelerometers they don’t need damping
systems.
10. In piezoelectric strain transducer voltage
developed is _______________ to strain
applied.

7. Which of the following type transducers are a) Directly proportional

used in IC engines?
b) Inversely proportional
a) Monomorph
c) Equal
b) Dimorph
d) Independent
c) Multimorph
Answer: a
d) All of the mentioned
Explanation: For a piezoelectric strain
Answer: c transducer, as the strain applied increases
output voltage also increases.
Explanation: Multimorphes are the combination
of more than two transducers, it is suitable in IC This set of Instrumentation Transducers
engines where pressure variations occur at high Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
frequencies up to 20 KHz. focuses on “Magnetostrictive Transducers”.

8. __________ are also known as piezopile. 1. Which of the following represents correct
conversion for magnetostrictive transducers?
a) Monomorph
a) Mechanical energy to magnetic energy
b) Dimorph
b) Mechanical energy to electrical energy
c) Multimorph
c) Magnetic energy to electrical energy
d) None of the mentioned
d) Mechanical energy to acoustic energy
Answer: c
Answer: a
Explanation: Multimorphes are combination of
more than two transducers are also known as Explanation: Transducers which convert
piezopile. mechanical energy to magnetic energy is known
as magnetostrictive transducers.
9. Piezoelectric accelerometer requires damping
system. 2. Which of the following represents negative
magnetostriction?
a) True
a) On increasing stress permeability decreases
b) False
b) On decreasing stress permeability decreases
Answer: b
c) On increasing stress conductivity decreases
Explanation: Since natural frequency of
piezoelements are so high and far removed d) None of the mentioned
from range of frequencies normally required of
Answer: a
Explanation: In negative magnetostrictive
materials as stress applied is increased,
magnetic properties like remnant magnetic field
and permeability increases.
3. Which of the following element shows
increase in magnetic flux density on decreasing
stress applied?
a) Nickel Iron alloy
b) Nickel
c) Both Nickel and Nickel iron alloy
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
Explanation: Magnetostrictive transducers can
be used to measure a wide variety of quantities
like force, acceleration, torque etc.
6. Which of the following represents use of
including additional mass in acceleration
transducer?
a) To prevent system response to transverse
acceleration

d) None of the mentioned b) To prevent system response to linear

acceleration
Answer: b
c) To prevent system response to angular
Explanation: Nickel in its pure form shows
acceleration
inverse proportionality between stress and
magnetic flux density, while Nickel Iron alloy d) None of the mentioned
shows direct proportionality between stress
Answer: a
and magnetic flux density.
Explanation: Additional mass is included in the
4. Which of the following materials shows
magnetostrictive acceleration transducers for
increase in permeability with increase in tensile
avoiding effects of transverse acceleration.
stress?
7. Magnetostrictive transducers are more
a) Negative magnetostriction materials
sensitive than piezoelectric transducers.
b) Non magnetostriction materials
a) True
c) Positive magnetostriction materials
b) False
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
Answer: c
Explanation: Due to the action of earth
Explanation: Positive magnetostriction magnetic field magnetostrictive transducers
materials are those which exhibits direct became less sensitive than piezoelectric
proportionality between permeability and transducer.
applied stress.
8. Which of the following torque can be
5. Magnetostrictive transducer can be used to measured using magnetostrictive transducers?
measure _______________
a) Large amplitude torque
a) Force
b) Small amplitude torque
b) Acceleration
c) Torque of an amplitude
c) Torque
d) Cannot be used to measure torque
Answer: b Explanation: Tachometers are special devices
used to measure angular displacement of
Explanation: Magnetostrictive torque
rotating shafts.
transducers are suitable for measuring time
varying small amplitude torques only. 2. Two phase induction motor can be used as
AC tachometers.
9. Which of the following represents correct
expression for sensitivity in a magnetostrictve a) True
transducer?
b) False
a) ΔB
Answer: a
b) ΔB/σ
Explanation: One phase of induction motor can
c) σ be used to provide reference supply and second
phase can be used for providing output voltage
d) σ/ΔB
related to speed.
Answer: b
3. Electrodynamic vibration transducers are
Explanation: Sensitivity of a magnetostrictive based on _____________
transducer is the ratio of change in magnetic
a) Magnetostriction
flux density and applied stress.
b) Electromagnetic induction
10. Magnetostrictive transducers can only be
used in static forces. c) Self inductance

a) True d) None of the mentioned

b) False Answer: b

Answer: b Explanation: Electrodynamic vibration

transducers are based on electromagnetic
Explanation: Magnetostrictive force transducers
induction, in which magnet induces emf in a
can be used in case both static and dynamic
coil.
forces.
4. Which of the following is used for measuring
This set of Instrumentation Transducers
emf between plates of transducers?
Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs)
focuses on ” Electro Mechanical Transducers”. a) Low impedance voltmeter

1. Which of the following can be measured b) High impedance voltmeter

using tachometers?
c) Any voltmeter
a) Angular speed
d) None of the mentioned
b) Linear speed
Answer: b
c) Acceleration
Explanation: High impedance voltmeters are
d) Vibration used for eliminating effect of drop due to
internal resistance of liquid measured.
Answer: a
5. Which of the following is applicable for a) True
electromagnetic flow meter?
b) False
a) It causes obstruction to flow
Answer: a
b) It doesn’t causes obstruction t flow
Explanation: Electromechanical system can be
c) It cannot be used in slurries used for measuring vibration, in which vibratory
motion will be converted to output voltage.
d) None of the mentioned
9. Which of the following is correct for AC and
Answer: b
DC tachometers?
Explanation: Electromagnetic flow meters
a) Sensitivity if AC tachometer is very high
doesn’t causes obstruction to flow and can be
used for measurement in slurries. b) Sensitivity of DC tachometer is very high

6. Which of the following quantities are c) Sensitivity of both are equal

sensitive to electromechanical flow meters?
d) None of the mentioned
a) Viscosity
Answer: b
b) Density
Explanation: For AC tachometer it has a
c) Temperature sensitivity which is very less than sensitivity of
DC tachometers.
d) None of the mentioned
10. Which of the following is correct for
Answer: d
tachometer system?
Explanation: Electromagnetic flow meters are
a) First order system
insensitive to quantities like viscosity, density,
and temperature of liquid etc. b) Second order system

7. Which of the following represents expression c) Third order system

of output from electromechanical flow meter?
d) Unpredictable
a) BDV
Answer: b
b) BV
Explanation: Tachometer systems are second
c) BD order systems

d) BD2V

Answer: a

Explanation: Output potential of

electromechanical transducer will be equal to
product of magnetic flux density, diameter of
pipe, and velocity of flow.

8. Electromechanical system can be used for

measuring vibration.