Oscilloscope - Electrical Engineering (MCQ) questions and answers

1)   If the bombardment of electrons ceases i.e. when the signal becomes zero then the light emitted by the screen will

a. Disappear immediately
b. Persist for some time then it will disappear
c. Will not disappear at all
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Persist for some time then it will disappear

Explanation:
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2)   The phase difference between two waveforms in the below figure is given by

a. ∅ = sin -1 Y1 / Y2
b. ∅ = sin -1 Y2 / Y1
c. ∅ = tan -1 Y2 / Y1
d. ∅ = tan -1 Y1 / Y2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ∅ = sin -1 Y1 / Y2

Explanation:
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3)   If the two input waveforms are of equal amplitude and 90 degree phase difference is applied to the CRO then the Lissajous patterns obtained will be

a. Straight line tilted at 45 degree with respect to X - axis
b. Circle
c. Ellipse
d. Vertical straight line
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Circle

Explanation:
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4)   The Lissajous patterns help in the measurement of

a. Phase difference between two sine wave
b. Frequency of one waveform if the frequency of other waveform is known
c. Both (a) and (b)
d. None of these
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both (a) and (b)

Explanation:
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5)   In terms of the division on screen, the voltage of the waveform in CRO is

a. Average voltage
b. RMS voltage
c. Peak to peak voltage
d. Maximum voltage
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peak to peak voltage

Explanation:
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6)   The light emitted by the zinc silicate coated fluorescent screen of cathode ray tube is usually of

a. Green colour
b. Yellow colour
c. Blue colour
d. White colour
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Green colour

Explanation:
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7)   Which part is called as heart of CRO?

a. CRT
b. Sweep generator
c. Trigger circuit
d. Amplifier
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: CRT

Explanation:
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8)   The sweep generator of a CRO is used to produce

a. Sinusoidal voltage for the horizontal deflection of electron beam
b. Saw tooth voltage for the vertical deflection of electron beam
c. Sinusoidal voltage for the vertical deflection of electron beam
d. Saw tooth voltage for the horizontal deflection of electron beam
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Saw tooth voltage for the horizontal deflection of electron beam

Explanation:
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9)   Principally CRO is a

a. Ammeter
b. Voltmeter
c. Wattmeter
d. Watt - hour meter
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Voltmeter

Explanation:
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10)   CRO gives the visual representation of time varying signals. The display of the signal is

a. One dimensional
b. Two dimensional
c. Three dimensional
d. Four dimensional
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Two dimensional

Explanation:
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