Moving Charges and Magnetism

A galvanometer of resistance 100 Ω gives full scale deflection for a current of 1 mA. It is converted into an ammeter of range 0 – 10 A. The shunt required is :

1. 0.001 Ω
2. 0.10 Ω
3. 1.0 Ω
4. 0.01 Ω

Current sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer is 5 div/mA and its voltage sensitivity (angular deflection per unit voltage applied) is 20 div/V. The resistance of the galvanometer is

1. 40
2. 25
3. 250
4. 500

A circuit contains an ammeter, a battery of 30 V and a resistance 40.8 ohm all connected in series. If the ammeter has a coil of resistance 480 ohm and a shunt of 20 ohm, the reading in the ammeter will be

1. 2 A
2. 1 A
3. 0.5 A
4. 0.25 A

In an ammeter 0.2% of main current passes through the galvanometer. If resistance of galvanometer is G, the resistance of ammeter will be

1. 1499 G
2. 499500 G
3. 1500 G
4. 500499 G

A millivoltmeter of 25 millivolt range is to be converted into an ammeter of 25 ampere range. The value (in ohm) of necessary shunt will be

1. 0.001
2. 0.01
3. 1
4. 0.05

A galvanometer of resistance, G, is shunted by a resistance S ohm. To keep the main current in the circuit unchanged, the resistance to be put in series with the galvanometer is

1. G(S+G)
2. S2(S+G)
3. ( SGS+G )
4. G2(S+G)

A thermocouple of negligible resistance produces an e.m.f. of 40 / C in the linear range of temperature. A galvanometer of resistance 10 ohm whose sensitivity is 1 /division, is employed with the thermocouple. The smallest value of temperature difference that can be detected by the system will be

1. 1
2. 0.5
3. 0.1
4. 0.25

A galvanometer has a coil of resistance 100 ohm and gives a full scale deflection for 30 mA current. If it is to work as a voltmeter of 30 volt range, the resistance required to be added will be

1. 900
2. 1800
3. 500
4. 1000

A galvanometer has a coil of resistance 100 ohm and gives a full scale deflection for 30 mA current. If it is to work as a voltmeter of 30 volt range, the resistance required to be added will be

1. 900
2. 1800
3. 500
4. 1000

A galvanometer having a coil resistance of 60 shows full scale deflection when a current of 1.0 amp passes through it. It can be converted into an ammeter to read currents up to 5.0 amp by

1. putting in series a resistance of 15
2. putting in series a resistance of 240
3. putting in parallel a resistance of 15
4. putting in parallel a resistance of 240

A galvanometer of resistance 50 is connected to a battery of 3 V along with a resistance of 2950 in series. A full scale deflection of 30 divisions is obtained in the galvanometer. In order to reduce this deflection to 20 divisions, the resistance in series should be

1. 6050
2. 4450
3. 5050
4. 5550

The resistance of an ammeter is 13 and its scale is graduated for a current upto 100 amps. After an additional shunt has been connected to this ammeter it becomes possible to measure currents upto 750 amperes by this meter. The value of shunt-resistance is

1. 2
2. 0.2
3. 2 k
4. 20

A galvanometer of 50 ohm resistance has 25 divisions. A current of 4 10-4 ampere gives a deflection of one division. To convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter having a range of 25 volts, it should be connected with a resistance of

1. 2500 as a shunt
2. 2450 as a shunt
3. 2550 in series
4. 2450 in series

To convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter one should connect a

1. high resistance in series with galvanometer
2. low resistance in series with galvanometer
3. high resistance in parallel with galvanometer
4. low resistance in parallel with galvanometer

To convert a galvanometer into a voltmeter one should connect a

1. high resistance in series with galvanometer
2. low resistance in series with galvanometer
3. high resistance in parallel with galvanometer
4. low resistance in parallel with galvanometer.