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Multiple Choice Questions
Q.1. A crystal diode has ……..
- one pn junction
- two pn junctions
- three pn junctions
- none of the above
Answer: one pn junction
Q.2. A crystal diode has forward resistance of the order of ……..
- kΩ
- Ω
- MΩ
- none of the above
Answer: Ω
Q.3. If the arrow of crystal diode symbol is positive w.r.t. bar, then diode is …….. biased.
- forward
- reverse
- either forward or reverse
- none of the above
Answer: forward
Q.4. The reverse current in a diode is of the order of ……..
- kA
- mA
- μA
- A
Answer: μA
Q.5. The forward voltage drop across a silicon diode is about ……..
- 2.5 V
- 3 V
- 10 V
- 0.7 V
Answer: 0.7 V
Q.6. A crystal diode is used as ……..
- an amplifier
- a rectifier
- an oscillator
- a voltage regulator
Answer: a rectifier
Q.7. The d.c. resistance of a crystal diode is …….. its a.c. resistance.
- the same as
- more than
- less than
- none of the above
Answer: less than
Q.8. An ideal crystal diode is one which behaves as a perfect …….. when forward biased.
- conductor
- insulator
- resistance material
- none of the above
Answer: conductor
Q.9. The ratio of reverse resistance and forward resistance of a germanium crystal diode is about ……..
- 1 : 1
- 100 : 1
- 1000 : 1
- 40000 : 1
Answer: 40000 : 1
Q.10. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to ……..
- minority carriers
- majority carriers
- junction capacitance
- none of the above
Answer: minority carriers
Q.11. If the temperature of a crystal diode increases, then leakage current ……..
- remains the same
- decreases
- increases
- becomes zero
Answer: increases
Q.12. The PIV rating of a crystal diode is …….. that of equivalent vacuum diode.
- the same as
- lower than
- more than
- none of the above
Answer: lower than
Q.13. If the doping level of a crystal diode is increased, the breakdown voltage ………
- remains the same
- is increased
- is decreased
- none of the above
Answer: is decreased
Q.14. The knee voltage of a crystal diode is approximately equal to ……..
- applied voltage
- breakdown voltage
- forward voltage
- barrier potential
Answer: barrier potential
Q.15. When the graph between current through and voltage across a device is a straight line, the device is referred to as ……..
- linear
- active
- nonlinear
- passive
Answer: linear
Q.16. When the crystal diode current is large, the bias is ……..
- forward
- inverse
- poor
- reverse
Answer: forward
Q.17. A crystal diode is a …….. device.
- non-linear
- bilateral
- linear
- none of the above
Answer: non-linear
Q.18. A crystal diode utilises …….. characteristic for rectification.
- reverse
- forward
- forward or reverse
- none of the above
Answer: forward
Q.19. When a crystal diode is used as a rectifier, the most important consideration is ……..
- forward characteristic
- doping level
- reverse characteristic
- PIV rating
Answer: PIV rating
Q.20. If the doping level in a crystal diode is increased, the width of depletion layer ……..
- remains the same
- is decreased
- is increased
- none of the above
Answer: is increased
Q.21. A zener diode has ……..
- one pn junction
- two pn junctions
- three pn junctions
- none of the above
Answer: one pn junction
Q.22. A zener diode is used as ……..
- an amplifier
- a voltage regulator
- a rectifier
- a multivibrator
Answer: a voltage regulator
Q.23. The doping level in a zener diode is …….. that of a crystal diode.
- the same as
- less than
- more than
- none of the above
Answer: more than
Q.24. A zener diode is always ………. connected.
- reverse
- forward
- either reverse or forward
- none of the above
Answer: reverse
Q.25. A zener diode utilises …….. characteristic for its operation.
- forward
- reverse
- both forward and reverse
- none of the above
Answer: reverse
Q.26. In the breakdown region, a zener diode behaves like a ……… source.
- constant voltage
- constant current
- constant resistance
- none of the above
Answer: constant voltage
Q.27. A zener diode is destroyed if it ……..
- is forward biased
- is reverse biased
- carries more than rated current
- none of the above
Answer: carries more than rated current
Q.28. A series resistance is connected in the zener circuit to ……..
- properly reverse bias the zener
- protect the zener
- properly forward bias the zener
- none of the above
Answer: protect the zener
Q.29. A zener diode is …….. device.
- a non-linear
- a linear
- an amplifying
- none of the above
Answer: a non-linear
Q.30. A zener diode has …….. breakdown voltage.
- undefined
- sharp
- zero
- none of the above
Answer: sharp
Q.31. …….. rectifier has the lowest forward resistance.
- solid state
- vacuum tube
- gas tube
- none of the above
Answer: solid state
Q.32. Mains a.c. power is converted into d.c. power for ……..
- lighting purposes
- heaters
- using in electronic equipment
- none of the above
Answer: using in electronic equipment
Q.33. The disadvantage of a half-wave rectifier is that the ……..
- components are expensive
- diodes must have a higher power rating
- output is difficult to filter
- none of the above
Answer: output is difficult to filter
Q.34. If the a.c. input to a half-wave rectifier has an r.m.s. value of 400/ 2 volts, then diode PIV rating is ……..
- 400/ 2 V
- 400 V
- 400 × 2 V
- none of the above
Answer: 400 V
Q.35. The ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier is ……..
- 2
- 1.21
- 2.5
- 0.48
Answer: 0.48
Q.36. There is a need of transformer for ……..
- half-wave rectifier
- centre-tap full-wave rectifier
- bridge full-wave rectifier
- none of the above
Answer: centre-tap full-wave rectifier
Q.37. The PIV rating of each diode in a bridge rectifier is …….. that of the equivalent centretap rectifier.
- one-half
- the same as
- twice
- four times
Answer: the same as
Q.38. For the same secondary voltage, the output voltage from a centre-tap rectifier is …….. than that of bridge rectifier.
- twice
- thrice
- four times
- one-half
Answer: one-half
Q.39. If the PIV rating of a diode is exceeded, ……..
- the diode conducts poorly
- the diode is destroyed
- the diode behaves as zener diode
- none of the above
Answer: the diode is destroyed
Q.40. A 10 V power supply would use …….. as filter capacitor.
- paper capacitor
- mica capacitor
- electrolytic capacitor
- air capacitor
Answer: electrolytic capacitor
Q.41. A 1000 V power supply would use …….. as a filter capacitor.
- paper capacitor
- air capacitor
- mica capacitor
- electrolytic capacitor
Answer: paper capacitor
Q.42. The …… filter circuit results in the best voltage regulation.
- choke input
- capacitor input
- resistance input
- none of the above
Answer: choke input
Q.43. A half-wave rectifier has an input voltage of 240 V r.m.s. If the step-down transformer has a turns ratio of 8 : 1, what is the peak load voltage ? Ignore diode drop.
- 27.5 V
- 86.5 V
- 30 V
- 42.5 V
Answer: 42.5 V
Q.44. The maximum efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is ………..
- 40.6%
- 81.2%
- 50%
- 25%
Answer: 40.6%
Q.45. The most widely used rectifier is ………..
- half-wave rectifier
- centre-tap full-wave rectifier
- bridge full-wave rectifier
- none of the above
Answer: bridge full-wave rectifier