The unit of reduction factor of the tangent galvanometer is 

(1) Ampere

(2) Gauss

(3) Radian

(4) None of these

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A voltmeter of resistance 1000 Ω gives full-scale deflection when a current of 100 mA flow through it. The shunt resistance required across it to enable it to be used as an ammeter reading 1 A at full-scale deflection is :

(1) 10000 Ω

(2) 9000 Ω

(3) 222 Ω

(4) 111 Ω

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A galvanometer of \(50~\Omega \) resistance has 25 divisions. A current of 4 × 10–4 A gives a deflection of one division. To convert this galvanometer into a voltmeter having a range of 25 V, it should be connected with a resistance of:

1. 2500 Ω as a shunt

2. 2450 Ω as a shunt

3. 2550 Ω in series

4. 2450 Ω in series

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A moving coil galvanometer of resistance 100Ω is used as an ammeter using a resistance 0.1Ω. The maximum deflection current in the galvanometer is 100 mA. Find the minimum current in the circuit so that the ammeter shows maximum deflection :

(1) 100.1 A

(2) 1000.1 mA

(3) 10.01 mA

(4) 1.01 mA

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A moving coil galvanometer has 150 equal divisions. Its current sensitivity is 10 divisions per milliampere and voltage sensitivity is 2 divisions per millivolt. In order that each division reads 1 volt, the resistance in ohms needed to be connected in series with the coil will be 

(1) 99995

(2) 9995

(3) 103

(4) 105

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To make the field radial in a moving coil galvanometer :

(1) The number of turns in the coil is increased

(2) Magnet is taken in the form of horse-shoe

(3) Poles are cylindrically cut

(4) The coil is wounded on the aluminum frame

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In a moving coil galvanometer, the deflection of the coil θ is related to the electrical current i by the relation

(1) itanθ                 

(2) iθ 

(3) iθ2                    

(4) iθ 

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A moving coil galvanometer has N number of turns in a coil of effective area A, it carries a current I. The magnetic field B is radial. The torque acting on the coil is 

(1) NA2B2I                          

(2) NABI2

(3) N2ABI                            

(4) NABI

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Which among the following options needs to be decreased to increase the sensitivity of a moving coil galvanometer?

1.  the number of turns in the coil. 2. the area of the coil.
3. the magnetic field. 4. the couple per unit twist of the suspension.

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A ring of radius R, made of an insulating material carries a charge Q uniformly distributed on it. If the ring rotates about the axis passing through its center and normal to the plane of the ring with constant angular speed ω, then the magnitude of the magnetic moment of the ring is:

1. QωR2                       2. 12QωR2

3. Qω2R                       4. 12Qω2R

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