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Electrical Measurement MCQ Question Set 15
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1. Proper bonding causes errors in strain gauges.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
2. Strain gauges are classified into ________
3 types
5 types
7 types
9 types
3. Resistance wire gauges come in _______
4 forms
2 forms
6 forms
8 forms
4. Bonded resistance wire strain gauge is of _______
7 types
5 types
3 types
9 types
5. Commonly used electrical strain gauge is _______
open type
closed type
unbounded type
bonded type
6. Electrical strain gauges measure changes in _______
resistance, capacitance and inductance
resistance only
capacitance only
inductance only
7. Mechanical gauges measure the _______
change in resistance
change in length
change in area
change in inductance
8. Optical gauges make use of _______
pulleys
electricity
mirrors
rack and pinion
9. Tensile stress decreases the length.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
10. In a foil strain gauge, strain is detected through _______
a capacitance element
a resistance wire
a gold foil
a metal foil
11. Etched foil strain gauges are flexible.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
12. Gauge factor in a strain gauge must be ______
high
low
medium
small
13. Strain gauges are used for ______
small scale measurements
dynamic measurements
static measurements
large scale measurements
14. Resistance of the strain gauge must be _____
zero
small
large
medium
15. Strain gauge has a ______
tangential
exponential
non-linear
linear
16. Strain gauge has a _______
low temperature coefficient of resistance
high temperature coefficient of resistance
zero temperature coefficient of resistance
infinite temperature coefficient of resistance
17. Semiconductor strain gauges are used for _______
low gauge factor values
high gauge factor values
zero gauge factor value
infinite gauge factor value
18. Strain gauge works on the principle of _______
piezo-electric effect
barkhausen criterion
piezo- resistive effect
feedback element effect
19. In metallic gauges resistance changes due to _______
temperature
current
voltage
dimension
20. Gauge factor for a semiconductor strain gauge is _______
130 ± 10%
30 ± 10%
200 ± 10%
10 ± 10%
21. Hysteresis characteristics of a semiconductor strain gauge are poor.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
22. Strain gauge measurement involves _______
Wheatstone bridge
Kelvin bridge
De Sauty’s bridge
Anderson bridge
23. Load cell is used for the measurement of _______
area
force
mass
length
24. Strain is a ______
fractional change in volume
fractional change in area
fractional change in length
fractional change in height
25. Semiconductor strain gauge uses _______
rectifier circuitry
power electronics circuitry
ordinary bridge circuit
bridge circuit with temperature compensation
26. A semiconductor strain gauge consists of how many dummy gauges?
2
4
6
10
27. Metals in strain gauge construction have _______
non-linear temperature coefficient
linear temperature coefficient
tangential temperature coefficient
exponential temperature coefficient
28. A Wheatstone bridge has _______
low sensitivity
zero sensitivity
high sensitivity
infinite sensitivity
29. Load cells are calibrated such that _______
force varies inversely with resistance
force varies as the square of resistance
force remains constant with resistance
force varies directly with resistance
30. Load cell is sensitive to minute strains.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
31. Mass of only about 20 kg can be measured by a load cell.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
32. Resistance temperature detector is _____
a electrical transducer
a mechanical transducer
a chemical transducer
a physical transducer
33. Relation between temperature and resistance of a conductor is ________
Rt = Rref [1+t]
Rt = Rref [1+α∆t]
Rt = Rref [1-αt]
Rt = Rref [1-t]
34. Sensing element in the thermometer must provide ________
small change in resistance
no change in resistance
large change in resistance
infinite change in resistance
35. Platinum is used for industrial applications because ______
it is cheap
it is available readily
it is a noble metal
it gives accurate measurements
36. Resistance thermometer provides the change in electrical resistance.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
37. If the sensing element is large, then less amount of heat is required.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
38. Most metallic conductors have a ______
neutral temperature coefficient of resistance
negative temperature coefficient of resistance
positive temperature coefficient of resistance
zero temperature coefficient of resistance
39. In a temperature sensing element _____
low value of α is required
infinite value of α is required
α must be zero
high value of α is required
40. Nickel and its alloys can be used over a temperature range of _____
100 to 450 K
10 to 50 K
0 to 25 K
5 to 15 K
41. How can corrosion be prevented in a resistance thermometer?
by immersing the setup in oil
by enclosing the elements in a glass tube
by using guard rings
by painting the elements
42. Thermistor is a contraction ______
thermal resistor
laser resistor
electric resistor
mechanical resistor
43. Thermistors have ______
positive temperature coefficient
negative temperature coefficient
zero temperature coefficient
infinite temperature coefficient
44. Thermistor has a resistance of ____
250 ῼ to 500 kῼ
50 ῼ to 10 kῼ
1 ῼ to 1 kῼ
100 ῼ to 100 kῼ
45. Thermistors are suited for precision temperature measurements.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
46. Change in resistance is measured using a _______
Anderson’s bridge
Wheatstone’s bridge
Hay’s bridge
Maxwell’s bridge
47. Thermistor material is pressed _____
under zero pressure
under low pressure
under high pressure
under low volume
48. Thermistor follows which law for small variations ________
Charle’s law
KVL
KCL
Ohm’s law
49. At small values of voltage, a thermistor _____
reaches peak current slowly
reaches peak current immediately
does not reaches peak current
reaches peak current intermediately
50. Thermistor has low resistance.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
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