Measurement of Resistance MCQs

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Q111.
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
Q112.
The resistance can be measured most accurately by _________

a.

Voltmeter-Ammeter method

b.

Bridge method

c.

Multimeter

d.

Megger

Discuss
Answer: (b).Bridge method
Q113.
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
Q114.
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
Q115.
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%
Q116.
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%
Q117.
The current flowing in a resistor of 1Ω is measured to be 25 A. But it was discovered that ammeter reading was low by 1% and resistance was marked high by 0.5%. Find true power as a percentage of the original power.

a.

95%

b.

101.5%

c.

100.1%

d.

102.4%

Discuss
Answer: (b).101.5%
Q118.
A resistor of 10 kΩ with the tolerance of 5% is connected in series with 5 kΩ resistors of 10% tolerance. What is the tolerance limit for a series network?

a.

9%

b.

12.04%

c.

8.67%

d.

6.67%

Discuss
Answer: (d).6.67%
Q119.
Two resistances 100 ± 5Ω and 150 ± 15Ω are connected in series. If the error is specified as standard deviations, the resultant error will be _________

a.

±10 Ω

b.

±10.6 Ω

c.

±15.8 Ω

d.

±20 Ω

Discuss
Answer: (c).±15.8 Ω
Q120.
Resistances R₁ and R₂ have respectively, nominal values of 10Ω and 5Ω and limiting error of ± 5% and ± 10%. The percentage limiting error for the series combination of R₁ and R₂ is?

a.

6.67%

b.

5.5%

c.

7.77%

d.

2.8%

Discuss
Answer: (a).6.67%
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