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The power factor of a circuit can be improved by adding:
A Series resistance
B Series inductance
C Shunt capacitance
D Series capacitance
Correct Answer:  C. Shunt capacitance
EXPLANATION

Power factor (lagging) is improved by adding shunt capacitance, which creates a leading current that offsets the lagging component.

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A Hall effect sensor is primarily used to measure:
A Voltage
B Magnetic field strength
C Temperature
D Frequency
Correct Answer:  B. Magnetic field strength
EXPLANATION

Hall effect sensors detect the magnetic field strength by measuring the Hall voltage generated when a current-carrying conductor is placed in a perpendicular magnetic field.

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A platinum resistance thermometer (RTD) follows which relationship between resistance and temperature?
A Logarithmic
B Linear
C Exponential
D Quadratic
Correct Answer:  B. Linear
EXPLANATION

RTDs exhibit a nearly linear relationship between resistance and temperature: Rt = R₀(1 + αt + βt²), where the linear term dominates.

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The mutual inductance between two coils is independent of:
A Number of turns in coils
B Relative position of coils
C Current flowing through coils
D Permeability of medium
Correct Answer:  C. Current flowing through coils
EXPLANATION

Mutual inductance depends on geometry, coil configuration, and medium properties, but NOT on the current flowing through them.

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A thermocouple is used to measure temperature because it:
A Produces an EMF proportional to temperature difference
B Has high resistance
C Requires no power supply
D Both A and C
Correct Answer:  D. Both A and C
EXPLANATION

Thermocouples generate EMF (Seebeck effect) proportional to the temperature difference between junctions and don't require external power.

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A moving iron instrument reads the same for both AC and DC because it:
A Responds to current magnitude only
B Has a damping system
C Responds to RMS value
D Has frequency compensation
Correct Answer:  A. Responds to current magnitude only
EXPLANATION

Moving iron instruments deflect based on the magnitude of current/voltage regardless of direction. The iron core is attracted by the magnetic field produced by the coil in both AC and DC.

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In a Wheat stone bridge, the null deflection is obtained when the ratio of resistances satisfies which condition?
A R₁/R₂ = R₃/R₄
B R₁ × R₄ = R₂ × R₃
C R₁ + R₄ = R₂ + R₃
D R₁ × R₂ = R₃ × R₄
Correct Answer:  B. R₁ × R₄ = R₂ × R₃
EXPLANATION

At balance condition in Wheatstone bridge: R₁/R₂ = R₃/R₄, which can be rearranged to R₁ × R₄ = R₂ × R₃

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Which bridge circuit is most suitable for measuring an unknown capacitance?
A Wheatstone bridge
B Kelvin bridge
C Owen bridge
D Anderson bridge
Correct Answer:  C. Owen bridge
EXPLANATION

Owen bridge is specifically designed for accurate measurement of unknown inductance and capacitance values in AC circuits.

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A moving coil galvanometer has a coil resistance of 10 Ω and gives full-scale deflection for 5 mA current. What shunt resistance is required to convert it into an ammeter of range 0-5 A?
A 0.01 Ω
B 0.025 Ω
C 0.05 Ω
D 0.1 Ω
Correct Answer:  A. 0.01 Ω
EXPLANATION

Using shunt formula: S = (Ig × Rg) / (I - Ig) = (5×10⁻³ × 10) / (5 - 5×10⁻³) ≈ 0.01 Ω

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