Gate EE-2011 Question Paper With Solutions

Q. 10 Consider the following statement

(1) The compensating coil of a low power factor wattmeter compensates the
effect of the impedance of the current coil.
(2) The compensating coil of a low power factor wattmeter compensates the
effect of the impedance of the voltage coil circuit.

(A) (1) is true but (2) is false

(B) (1) is false but (2) is true

(C) both (1) and (2) are true

(D) both (1) and (2) are false

Answer:(A)

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