Bridges MCQs | AC Bridges MCQs

31. Schering bridges are used for the measurement of

  1. Unknown capacitance
  2. Dielectric loss
  3. Power factor
  4. All of these

Answer
Answer. d

32. The bridge suitable for the measurement of capacitance is /are

  1. Anderson’s bridge
  2. Hay’s bridge
  3. Owen’s bridge
  4. None of these

Answer
Answer. d

33. The Schering bridges can be used at

  1. low voltage
  2. high voltage
  3. medium voltage
  4. both (a) and (b)

Answer
Answer. d

34. If δ is the loss angle then the dissipation factor is given by

  1. sin δ
  2. cos δ
  3. tan δ
  4. cot δ

Answer
Answer. c

35. The dielectric loss of a pure capacitor is equal to

  1. 1
  2. 0
  3. Maximum
  4. None of these

Answer
Answer. b

36. Anderson bridges are suitable for the measurement of

  1. Resistance
  2. Inductance
  3. Capacitance
  4. All of these

Answer
Answer. b

37. The Hay’s bridge is suitable for the measurement of inductances of coils with Q factor

  1. More than 10
  2. Less than 1
  3. More than 1
  4. Less than 10

Answer
Answer. a

38. If C4 is the capacitance and R4 is the resistance of Hay’s bridge, then the Q-factor of Hay’s bridge is given by

  1. 1 / ωC4R4
  2. ωC4R4
  3. ωC4 / R4
  4. ωR4 / C4

Answer
Answer. a

39. At 2 MHz, the resonance is obtained with a resonating capacitance value of 12 pF and at 400 kHz, the resonance is obtained with resonating capacitance value of 320 pF. Then the self-capacitance of the coil is

  1. 0.62 pF
  2. 0.83 pF
  3. 1.2 pF
  4. 1.5 pF

Answer
Answer. a

40. Shielding of the capacitor is done to

  1. Make the value of capacitor definite
  2. Balance the bridge without any problem
  3. Both (a) and (b)
  4. None of these

Answer
Answer. c