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A post office box is a practical form of which instrument?
APotentiometer
BWheatstone bridge
CAmmeter shunt
DMetre bridge only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Wheatstone bridge
A post office box uses ratio arms P and Q and a third arm R to balance an unknown resistance, which is the Wheatstone bridge principle.
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