Cycle test i Part - A 1. What is meant by accuracy of an instrument? 2. A set of independent current measurements were recorded as 10.03, 10.

.10, 10.11 and 10.08 A. Calculate a) the average current b) the range of error 3. Show the connection of current transformer with neat diagram. 4. What is the special feature of a wattmeter that is suitable for low power factor circuits? 5. Give the importance of iron loss measurement. Part B 6. i) Define a) Arithmetic mean, b) Deviation from the mean, c) Average deviation d) Standard deviation or ii) Describe the construction and working of PMMC instrument. 7. a) i) Six determinations of a quantity as entered on the data sheet and presented to you for analysis, are 12.35, 12.71, 12.48, 10.24, 12.63 and 12.58. Examine the data and on the basis of your calculations calculate the arithmetic mean, the standard deviation, the probable error in percent of the average of the reading. ii) How can time and frequency standards be determined? or b) i) Write a brief note on electrical standards. ii)What are the different standard inputs for studying the dynamic response of a system? Define and sketch them. 8. a) i) Describe with the help of diagrams the construction and working of a single phase energy meter. ii) Describe the method for determination of B-H curve for ring specimen or b)i) What are the various types of digital voltmeters? Explain the construction and working of anyone type of DVM. ii) Describe the construction and working of Weston frequency meter.

Cycle test ii Part A 1. Draw the circuit for Maxwells inductance bridge. 2. Define ratios of instrument transformer. 3. What is the principle of working of LED? 4. What is dot matrix 3 x 5 display? 5. Give the functional difference between strip chart recorder and X-Y recorder. Part B 6. a) Discuss the effects of electrostatic and electromagenetic interferences in instruments. or b) Explain the operation of x-y recorder. 7. a) What are the difficulties associated with measurement of low resistance? Describe how low resistance is measured accurately by Kelvins double bridge. (4+12) or b) With neat circuit explain construction and working of Crompton type D.C potentiometer. 8. a) Explain the basic principle of magenetic tape recorder. What are the components and their functions? or b) Explain the static focusing in CRO. and explain the block diagram and working of general purpose CRO.

Cycle test iii Part A 1. Give the characteristics of transducer. 2. Why an A?D converter is usually considered as an encoder? 3. Define inverse transducers with example. 4. Mention any four types of analog to digital converter. 5. What are the materials used in piezoelectric transducers? Part B 6. a) Explain resistive transducers in brief. or b) Draw and explain the block diagram of digital data acquisition system. 7. a) Define transducers and explain in brief A) active and passive transducer, B) primary transducer and secondary transducer and C) analog transducer and digital transducer. or b) i) Explain about piezo-electric transducer. ii) Explain the working principle of strain gauges. 8.a) What is data acquisition system? Give the block diagram arrangement of a data acquisition system and describe the function of each component. or b) i) Explain working of LVDT transducers with its characteristics. ii) What are the various classifications and factors to be considered in selection of transducers?