Q#1.

What is the function of concave pole pieces and the coaxial soft-iron cylinder in
moving coil galvanometer?
Ans: the function of concave pole pieces and the coaxial soft-iron cylinder in a moving coil
galvanometer is to produce a radial magnetic field in order to make the angle of deflection
directly proportional to current.

Q#2. Why is it necessary to have some form of controlling couple in Moving coil
galvanometer?
Ans: the controlling couple is necessary in a moving coil galvanometer in order to stop the pointer at the
equilibrium position i.e when deflecting torque becomes equal to controlling torque and second is that
controlling torque also back the pointer to initial point when galvanometer is disconnected from the load.

Q#3. What is meant by Sensitivity of galvanometer? Write Factors? How the sensitivity
of galvanometer is increased?
Ans: the term sensitivity is define as the ability of galvanometer to gives deflection at when there
is smallest amount of current is flowing through it. The sensitivity of galvanometer depends up
on the number of turn of coil, strength of magnetic field, Area of coil and the torque per unit
twist. Sensitivity can be increased by increasing number of turns of coil, strengthen the
magnetic field , increasing the area of coil and using the spring having the low torque per unit
twist.
Q#4.Which galvanometer usually has greater sensitivity, Aluminum pointer scale type or lamp and scale
type? Why?
Q#5. Why is it necessary for an ammeter to have zero or negligibly small resistance?
Ans: it is necessary for an ammeter to have zero or negligible resistance in order measure the load
accurately. if it has some resistance then it will add resistance to load whose current so the current will be
altered .
Q#6. What necessary condition must a voltage measuring device satisfy?
Ans- the voltage source must have very high resistance in order to draw no current from the circuit so it can
measure voltage difference accurately between two points of circuit .
Q#7. Why must an ammeter be connected to a circuit in series and voltmeter in parallel?
Ans. As we know that the current remains same in series with the circuit so to measure it correctly we have to
connect the ammeter in series while the Voltage remains same parallel with the circuit so to measure it correctly we
have to connect the voltmeter parallel to it.
Q#8. An ammeter and a voltmeter of just suitable ranges are to be used by circuit. What might happen if their
positions are interchanged?
Ans: There will be two different effects or that .First if the ammeter is connected parallel its coil will be burnt because
it has small resistance and the current will be heavy. While if the voltmeter is connected in series it will give the wrong
reading because of its high resistance it will alter the circuit current.
Q#9. the terminals of ammeter are usually made of thick and bare wire while those of voltmeters are quite
thin and well insulated. Explain Why?

Ans. For ammeter we need small resistance so its coil are usually thick and bare metal, while in case of volt meter
we need high resistance so it terminals are thin and to avoid the spark it is well insulated.
Q#10. Why is a potentiometer considered one of the most accurate voltage measuring device?
Ans: Because it can measure the potential difference accurately without drawing any current from the circuit.
Q#11. In a balanced wheat stone bridge, will the balance be affected if the positions of the cell and the
galvanometer are interchanged?
Ans. No effect because the principle of bridge is to connect the two ends with a battery and the remaining two with
the galvanometer.
Q#12: In a slide wire bride, is it absolutely necessary to have the bridge wire one meter long?
Ans: No it can be of any size but when then it cannot be named as Meter Bridge.
Q#13. A Post office box is compact wheat stone bridge. Then why is it so named?
Ans: Because it was first used for the fault finding purpose in the Post office and for telegraph problems.
Q.14: Which is the more accurate instrument a meter bridge or a P.O Box?
Ans. P.O Box is more accurate because the higher the ratio arm can be obtained which increase its accuracy. .

Q#14. Why do we prefer potentiometer of longer length for accurate

measurement?
Ans. The longer is the length of the potentiometer wire, the higher is the accuracy
because the potential drop on the wire per unit length decreases as the length of
the wire increases. Hence, the potentiometer measures emf more accurately.
Q#15. Why is post office box so named?
Ans. The instrument was designed to measure the resistance of telegraph wire in a
post office. That is why it is known as post office box.