COMPLETE 28/09/2010 This paper updates on Unit 3

Unit -3 3EI04 Potentiometer

Q1. A potentiometer is basically a:
(a) Deflection type instrument
as null type instrument

(b)Null type instrument

(c) Deflection as well

(d) A digital instrument

ans=b
Q2.when a potentiometer is used for measurement of voltage of an unknown source, the power
consumed in the circuit of the unknown source under null conditions
(a)is very high

(b)is high

(c) is small

(d) is ideally zero

ans=d
Q3.Standardisation of potentiometer is done in order that, they become
(a)accurate

(b)precise

(c)accurate and direct reading(d)accurate and precise

ans=c
Q4.A Cromptons potentiometer is provided with a dial resistor having 15 steps of 10 each and
a slide wire of 10 resistance. The slide wire is divide into 100 division and one fifth of a
division can be read with certainly. The workin current of a potentiometer is 10mA. The range
and resolution of the potentiometer are respectively:
(a)1.6V,0.2mV
1.6V,0.1mV

(b) 1.6V,0.5mV

(b) 1.5V,0.1mV

ans=a

Q5.The standardization of a.c. potentiometer is done by:

(a)Directly using a.c. standard voltage source
(b)Using d.c. standard source and transfer instrument
(c) Using d.c. standard source and dArsonval galvanometer
(d) Using a.c. standard source and transfer instruments
ans=b

(b)

Q6.The reading of apolar type a.c. potentiometer when measuring the reactance of a coil are

I=12 13.8 , V=27.8 29.7 The reactance of the coil is:

(a)2.317

(b)0.634

(c)2.22

(d)- 2.22

ans=b
Q7.A coordinate type potentiometer is used for determination of impedance of a coil and result
obtained are: voltage across 1 resistor in series with a coil,0.24V on in phase dial and -0.09V
on quadrature dial, Voltage across 10:1 potential divider used with coil+0.37V on inphase dial
and +0.32 on quadrature dial. The resistance of coil is:
(a)9.14

(a)2.34

(a)16.76

(a)none of the above

ans=a
Q8. In the standardization process which is adjusted:
(a)Voltage

(b) Current

(c)Power

(d)None

ans=b
Q9.What the value of working current is generally used in the standardization process
(a)5mA

(b)10mA

(c)20mA

(d)1mA

ans=b
Q10.Potentiometer is a device generally used for calibration of:
(a)Ammeter

(b)Voltmeter

(c)Wattmeter

(d)All of the above

ans=d
Q11.The range of the potentiometer is:
(a)5V

(b)3V

(c)1.5V

(d)None

ans=c
Q12.In the dry dale phase shifting transformer the resultant EMF is:
(a) e=KIsin ( t )

(b) e=KIsin ( t+ )

(c) e=KIcos ( t )

above
ans=a
Q13.The transfer instrument used in a.c. potentiometer is:

(d)None of the

(a) dArsonval type

ammeter
(d)None

(b)Vibration galvanometer

(c)Electrodynamometer

ans=c
Q14.The induced emf in secondary winding of the potentiometer is:
(a)e=2fL

(b)e= 2fMi

(c)e=V

(d)None

ans=b
Q15.The resistor and capacitor is used in a.c. potentiometer for
(a) Making 600phase shift t in currents
(b)Making 400phase shift t in currents
0
(c)Making 90 phase shift t in currents
(d)All of the above
ans=c
Q16.What the value of D.C supply is generally used in the standardization process
(a)5V

(b)10V

(c)1.0186V

(d)None of the above

ans=c
Q17. The value of unknown emf in the basic slide wire potentiometer is determined by shifting
the decimal point
(a)in left two position
(d)None

(b) in right two position

(c) in left one position

ans=a
Q18.In the quadrature potentiometer the value of unknown emf is:
(a)V= (V12+V22)0.5

(b)V=(V12-V22)0.5
ans=a

(c)V=(V12/V22)0.5

(d)None