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Silicon Controlled Rectifiers MCQ

Silicon Controlled Rectifiers MCQ

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Silicon Controlled Rectifiers MCQ Test

1) An SCR has _____ pn junctions.

  • A. Two
  • B.Three
  • C.Four
  • D.None of the above

2) What is the full form of SCR?

  • A. Silicon Controlled Rectifiers
  • B.solar Controlled Rectifiers
  • C.serial Controlled Rectifiers
  • D.None of the above

3) An SCR has three terminals viz _____.

  • A. Anode, cathode, grid
  • B.Cathode, anode, gate
  • C.Anode, cathode, drain
  • D.None of the above

4) An SCR is made of ______.

  • A. Germanium
  • B.Carbon
  • C.Silicon
  • D.None of the above

5) What is Cathode?

  • A. Electrical Device
  • B.Metallic Electrode
  • C.Tube
  • D.None of above

6) An SCR is turned off by _______.

  • A. Reducing gate voltage to zero
  • B.Reducing anode voltage to zero
  • C.Reverse biasing the gate
  • D.None of the above

7) AC power in a load can be controlled by using ________.

  • A. two SCR’s in parallel opposition
  • B.two SCR’s in series
  • C.three SCR’s in series
  • D.four SCR’s in series

8) Why SCR is made up of silicon?

  • A. silicon has large leakage current than germanium
  • B.silicon has small leakage current than germanium
  • C.silicon has small leakage voltage than germanium
  • D.silicon has large leakage voltage than germanium

9) An SCR can be used ______.

  • A. as static conductor
  • B.for power control
  • C.for speed control of dc shunt motor
  • D.All of the above

10) In a silicon controlled rectifier, the load is connected _____.

  • A. Across anode
  • B.In series with anode
  • C.Across cathode
  • D.In series with cathode

11) How many number of PN junction in an SCR?

  • A. Two
  • B.Three
  • C.Five
  • D.Four

12) If firing angle in an SCR circuit is increased, than output _____.

  • A. Remains the same
  • B.Is increased
  • C.is decreased
  • D.None of the above

13) Is SCR can exercise control over Positive or negative half-cycles of a.c. supply ?

  • A. True
  • B.False

14) After firing an scr, the gate pulse is remove. The current in the scr will ____.

  • A. remain the same
  • B.Immediately fall to zero
  • C.Rise up
  • D.Rise a little and then fall to zero

15) Pulse gate triggering is achieved by means of the ___.

  • A. An LC circuit
  • B.an UJT relaxation oscillator circuit
  • C.A diac-triac circuit
  • D.A rheostatic arrangement

16) We can control a.c. power in a load by connecting _________.

  • A. two SCRs in series
  • B.two SCRs in parallel
  • C.two SCRs in parallel opposition
  • D.None of the above

17) Which of the following device has characteristic close to that of an ideal voltage source?

  • A. Zener diode
  • B.Vacuum diode
  • C.Crystal diode
  • D.All of the above

18) With gate open, the maximum anode current at which SCR is turned off from ON condition is called _____.

  • A. breakdown voltage
  • B.peak reverse voltage
  • C.holding current
  • D.latching current

19) Which one is types of the rectifiers?

  • A. half wave
  • B.full wave
  • C.bridge
  • D.All of the above

20) Define the disadvantages of rectifier?

  • A. Rectifiers cannot operate at high voltages.
  • B.Rectifiers can operate at high voltages.
  • C.high voltages.
  • D.None of the above

21) A silicon controlled rectifier SCR is a ..............

  • A. Unijunction device
  • B.Device with four junction
  • C.Device with three junction
  • D.None of above

22) An SCR is sometimes called …………

  • A. Diac
  • B.Triac
  • C.Thyristor
  • D.None of above

23) An SCR behaves as a ……………. switch.

  • A. Mechanical
  • B.Bidirectional
  • C.Unidirectional
  • D.None of above

24) The control element of an SCR is ………….

  • A. Gate
  • B.Anode
  • C.Cathode
  • D.None of above

25) An SCR is a ……………….. triggered device.

  • A. Current
  • B.Voltage
  • C.Both Voltage & Current
  • D.None of above

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