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1. The 100 kHz oscillator acts as which of the following?
Transmitter
Receiver
Modulator
Transmitter and receiver
2. Which of the following removes residual harmonics from the phase-detected signal?
High-pass filter
Low-pass filter
Band-pass filter
Chopper
3. The oscilloscope is used to display the klystron mode.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
4. In the sample cell, which of the following is selected to give maximum optical transmission in the UV-visible region?
Tungsten
Quartz
Phosphor
Potassium
5. In analytical instrumentation, little circuitry is concerned with the amplification and processing of signals.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
6. Which of the following samples the analog signals to obtain their digital equivalent?
Analog to digital converter
Electronic counter
Comparator
Digital to analog converter
7. Which of the following can be used to store information?
Gates
ADC
DAC
Flip-flops
8. Which of the following is known as a nibble?
1 bit
4 bits
8 bits
16 bits
9. Which of the following is the binary equivalent of the decimal number 10?
1100
1010
1010
1110
10. 1001 is a data presented on a set of binary coded decimal output lines. What would be the decimal equivalent of this number in the case of negative logic?
9
6
1
8
11. Two switches are in parallel and are connected with a lamp and supply in series. This represents which of the following logic gate?
AND gate
OR gate
EX-OR gate
EX-OR gate
12. The output will be logic ‘1’ only if all the inputs are ‘0’. Which gate must be used to execute this condition?
AND gate
NAND gate
NOR gate
EX-OR gate
13. INHIBIT gate is ________ gate with an inhibiting input.
AND gate
OR gate
EX-OR gate
NOT gate
14. Which of the following is the most widely employed logic family?
Emitter-coupled logic
Transistor-transistor logic
CMOS logic family
NMOS logic
15. The basic function of TTL gate is which of the following functions?
AND
OR
NOR
NAND
16. In TTL logic, the input transistor has a number of ________ equal to the desired fan-in of the circuit.
Base
Collect
Emitter
Gate
17. Which of the following is the propagation delay of TTL circuits?
1 s
1 ms
1 ns
1 ps
18. The standard TTL gates are marketed as _______ series.
80
82
74
08
19. Schottky TTL logic family does not have which of the following features?
Good fan-in
Good fan-out
High speed capability
High propagation delay
20. The logic ‘0’ of ECL is represented as ______V and logic ‘1’ is represented as ______V.
1, 1.65
0.9, 1.75
1.2, 2.35
1.9, 4.3
21. ECL is a way of achieving a higher speed of gate.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
22. Which of the following is not the advantage of MOS gates?
Low power dissipation
Small size
Good immunity to noise
High switching speeds
23. CMOS gates are commercially available as which of the following series?
1000
2000
3000
4000
24. The switching of MOS gates can be improved by using CMOS.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
25. Science of precise and accurate measurement of various physical quantities is termed as ______
Metrology
Meteorology
Pedology
Mineralogy
26. In a measuring system quantity under measurement is termed as ______
Measurand
Controllers
Sensors
Indicators
27. In a measurement, what is the term used to specify the closeness of two or more measurements?
Precision
Accuracy
Fidelity
Threshold
28. Accuracy and Precision are dependent on each other.
True
False
all of the above
None of the mentioned
29. During a measurement, for a measure value “B”, absolute error is obtained as “A”, what will be the relative error of measurement?
A/B
B/A
(A+1)/B
(B+A)/A
30. In a measuring system what is the term used to specify a difference between higher and lower calibration values?
Range
Span
Drift
Threshold
31. Using a voltmeter measured value is 24.3V, while its true value is 24V. What is the relative error of measurement?
1.25%
1.2%
1.3%
1.4%
32. _______ is used to prevent oscillation in moving system.
Oscillatory system
Controlling
Damping system
Deflecting
33. What is the span of an ammeter with range -30 to +30A?
60
-60
30
20
34. Given a DC voltmeter has a sensitivity of 500ohm/V. For a full scale reading in 100V range, what will be the current through voltmeter?
500mA
200mA
250mA
300mA
35. What will be the sensitivity of a voltmeter for 0 to 50mA meter movement?
20ohm/V
25ohm/V
50ohm/V
5ohm/V
36. Using an instrument for measuring capacitance gives an output 203.5nF whereas true value is 203.9nF. What will be the static correction of the instrument?
-0.4nF
0.4nF
1nF
0.5nF
37. What is the relation between scale factor and sensitivity of a transducer?
Scale factor is double of sensitivity
Scale factor is inverse of sensitivity
Sensitivity is inverse of scale factor
Sensitivity is equal to scale factor
38. Which of the following is an analog transducer?
Encoders
Strain gauge
Digital tachometers
Digital tachometers
39. What is the principle of operation of LVDT?
Mutual inductance
Self-inductance
Permanence
Reluctance
40. Which of the following can be measured using Piezo-electric transducer?
Velocity
Displacement
Force
Sound
41. Capacitive transducer is used for?
Static measurement
Dynamic measurement
Transient measurement
Both static and dynamic
42. Which of the following is used in photo conductive cell?
Selenium
Quartz
Rochelle salt
Lithium sulphate
43. Closeness of measured value to true value is ________
Accuracy
Precision
Correction
Uncertainty
44. ________ of a measuring system refers to its ability to follow instant by instant the measurand with time.
Bandwidth
Fidelity
Measurement lag
Settling time
45. For a measuring system, dynamic sensitivity is required to be ________ of static sensitivity.
±2%
±5%
±10%
±20%
46. What is the span of an instrument, operating under a bias which read a value from 230V to 450V only?
450
220
230
400 K
47. What will be the ratio of amplitudes of largest (maximum) signal to smallest (minimum) signal to which the system is subjected?
Time constant
Settling period
Dynamic range
Bandwidth
48. For a Measurement, indicated value is 225V while true value if 226V. What will be the static error of an instrument?
1V
-1V
0.5V
-0.5V
49. What is the relation between static error and static correction?
Static error is negative of static correction
Both are equal
No relation
Both will be always positive
50. What is the term used to express the ability of a measuring system to maintain its standard performance?
Zero stability
Stability
Sensitivity
Linearity
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