Measurement of Resistance MCQs

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Q111.
Connection of the various parts of a circuit to earth has a _________

a.

medium resistance

b.

high resistance

c.

very high resistance

d.

very low resistance

Discuss
Answer: (d).very low resistance
Q112.
Specific resistance of soil is _________

a.

changes from soil to soil

b.

is constant

c.

depends on the circuit connected to it

d.

depends on the supply voltage

Discuss
Answer: (a).changes from soil to soil
Q113.
The readings of polar type potentiometer are I = 12.4∠27.5°, V = 31.5∠38.4°. Then, reactance of the coil will be ________

a.

2.51 Ω

b.

2.56 Ω

c.

2.54 Ω

d.

2.59 Ω

Discuss
Answer: (c).2.54 Ω
Q114.
The voltage drop across a standard resistor of 0.2 Ω is balanced at 83 cm. Find the magnitude of the current, if the standard cell emf of 1.53 V is balanced at 42 m.

a.

13.04 A

b.

10 A

c.

14.95 A

d.

12.56 A

Discuss
Answer: (c).14.95 A
Q115.
Low resistance is measured by ___________

a.

De-Sauty’s bridge

b.

Maxwell’s bridge

c.

Kelvin double bridge

d.

Wein’s bridge

Discuss
Answer: (c).Kelvin double bridge
Q116.
The resistance can be measured most accurately by _________

a.

Voltmeter-Ammeter method

b.

Bridge method

c.

Multimeter

d.

Megger

Discuss
Answer: (b).Bridge method
Q117.
A slide wire potentiometer has 10 wires of 2 m each. With the help of a standard voltage source of 1.045 V, it is standardized by keeping the jockey at 104.5 cm. If the resistance of potentiometer wires is 2000 Ω, then the value of working current is?

a.

1 mA

b.

10 mA

c.

0.1 mA

d.

0.5 mA

Discuss
Answer: (b).10 mA
Q118.
Which of the following method is used for the measurement of Medium Resistance?

a.

Kelvin’s double bridge method

b.

Carey-Foster bridge method

c.

Anderson Bridge

d.

Direct-Deflection method

Discuss
Answer: (b).Carey-Foster bridge method
Q119.
A resistor of 10 kΩ with the tolerance of 5% is connected in parallel with 5 kΩ resistors of 10% tolerance. What is the tolerance limit for a parallel network?

a.

9%

b.

12.4%

c.

8.33%

d.

7.87%

Discuss
Answer: (c).8.33%
Q120.
A 0-400V voltmeter has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale reading. The voltage measured by this instrument is 250 V. Calculate the limiting error in percentage.

a.

4%

b.

2%

c.

2.5%

d.

1%

Discuss
Answer: (a).4%
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