SURYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, VIKKIRAVANDI, VILLUPURAM DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATION ENGINNEERING QUESTION BANK Subject:

Measurements & Instrumentation Class : III ECE UNIT I- BASIC MEASUREMENT CONCEPTS PART-A (2 MARKS)
1. What are the basic elements of a generalized measurements system? 2. Define the term precision 3. What is measurements? 4. What is the difference between accuracy and precision? 5. Define accuracy. 6. Define precision. 7. Define error. 8. List the different types of possible errors in measurements. 9. List any four static charactristics of a measuring system 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22.

Sub. Code : EC 2351 Semester : VI

Which are standard inputs used to obtain dynamic behaviour of an instrument? What are random error. What are the different types of standards? Define span. Define primary standards. What is standard? Which are the different types of standard? What is the different between secondary and working standard? What is SI system of units? What are the derived units? Define standard deviation Define arithmatic mean and medium. Define average deviation. Define sensitivity of an instrument. Define resolution of an instruments.

SURYA COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY, VIKKIRAVANDI, VILLUPURAM 23. What is meant by systematic error. 24. Show the block diagram indicating functional elements of measurements system. 25. Define limiting error. 26. Define probable error.
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The full scale deflection current of a basic dArsonval movement is 50mA. What is the ohmic sensitivity of the voltmeter constructed for this

28. What is meant by time domin response. 29. State the essential torques rtequired for an instruments. 30. How deflecting torque is produced.
31.

How controlling any damping torque is produced in an instrument.

32. List the different types of indicating instruments. 33. How linearity of instrument is defined?
34.

Why scale of gravity control is Non-uniform?

35. What is the basic principal of PMMC instruments? 36. What are the types of moving iron instrument and state its principal of operation. 37. Give two merits of moving iron instruments. 38. What is the use of make break switch in shunt type ohmmeter. 39. What is meant by loading effect? 40. Define calibration. 41. What are significant figures? 42. What is true RMS voltmeter? 43. What is multi meter and state its uses? 44. Write the torque equations for the moving iron instrument. 45. Compare moving coil and iron instruments. 46. How is the current range of a PMMC instrument extended with the help of shunts? 47. List the different types of bridges. 48. Which bridge used for the measurement of inductance value. 49. Which bridge used for the measurement of capacitance value. 50. Which bridge used for giving high Q value.

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VIKKIRAVANDI, VILLUPURAM Write the balance equation of the bridge circuit.

52. Which bridge used for the frequency measurement? 53. List the advantages of hays bridge. 54. List the advantages and disadvantages of andersons bridge. 55. Write the limitation of maxwells bridge.

PART-B Big Question 1. With a suitable block diagram, explain a general measuring system. 2. Explain the static and dynamic charactristics of a measurement system. 3. Discuss the varrious types of error possible in an instrument. 4. Write the short notes on different types of units.
5. Describe the different types of standards of measurement.

6. Define the term accuracy, error, pricision, resolution, expected value and sensitivity. 7. Explain the following (i) (ii) (iii) Arithmetic mean. Average deviation. Standard deviation.

8. Explain the construction of a PMMC meter with a neat diagram 9. Describe the construction and operation of a moving iron instruments with a neat diagram. 10. Explain how a dArsonval movement can be used for measuring current and voltage. 11. Write short note on (i) (ii) Shunt for moving iron instrument. Multipliers for moving iron instrument.

12. Explain the construction and working of a VOM. 13. Explain how a simple AC bridge circuits operats and derive a general equation for AC bridge? 14. Derive the expression for maxwells inductance and maxwells inductace capacitance bridge. 15. Explain the operation of any one of the following bridge circuit

(i)

Hays bridge

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(iii)

VIKKIRAVANDI, VILLUPURAM Weins bridge Schering bridge

(iv)

Andersons bridge