Unit-I: Diode Circuits

1. The process by which impurities are added to

a pure semiconductor is
6. The manufacturer of diode provides the detail
a) Diffusing information about diode, in the form of
b) Drift
c) Doping a) excel sheet
d) Mixing b) Data Sheet
c) Log sheet
Ans: c d) None of above

2. When an atom gains or losses an ion it is said Ans: d

to be
7. Efficiency of half wave rectifier is
a) Ionised
b) Bonded a) 81.20%
c) Excited b) 40.60%
d) stabilized c) 45.6 %
d) 82.10%
Ans: a
Ans: b
3. Barrier potential for silicon diode
8. To minimize the ripple content in the circuit
a) 0.3
b) 0.4 a) Diode circuit is used
c) 0.7 b) filter circuit is used
d) 0.1 c) bridge circuit is used
d) none of the above
Ans: c
Ans: b
4. A strong electric field across a P-N junction
that causes covalent bond to break apart is called

a) avalanche breakdown 9. Number of diodes used in full wave rectifier

b) reverse breakdown is
c) Zener Breakdown
d) Low voltage break down a) 1
b) 2
Ans: c c) 3
d) 4
5. Rectifier converts
Ans: b
a) a.c. voltage to d.c.voltage
b) a.c voltage to pulsating d.c voltage 10. In a full-wave rectifier, the current in each of
c) d.c voltage to a.c. voltage the diodes flows for
d) a.c voltage to a.c voltage
a) the complete cycle of the input signal
Ans: b b) half cycle of the input signal
c) less than half cycle of the input signal
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d) zero time
15. In a semiconductor, the energy gap between
Ans: b valence band and conduction band is
about………
11. The potential barrier at a PN-junction is due
to the charges on either side of the junction. a) 5 eV
These charges are….. b) 10 eV
c) 15 eV
a) minority carriers d) 1 eV
b) majority carriers
c) both majority and minority carriers Ans: d
d) fixed donor and acceptor ions
16. A semiconductor diode has forward
Ans: d resistance of the order of ……….

12. When we apply reverse bias to a junction a) ?

diode, it b) K?
c) M?
a) lowers the potential barrier d) none of the above
b) raises the potential barrier
c) greatly increases the minority-carrier current Ans: a
d) greatly increases the majority-carrier current
17. The reverse current in a diode is of the order
Ans: b of …………….

13. a half-wave rectifier, the peak value of the ac a) µA

voltage across the secondary of the transformer b) mA
is 20v2 V. If no filter circuit is used, the c) A
maximum dc voltage across the load will be d) KA

a) 28.28 V Ans: a
b) 14.14 V
c) 20 V
d) 9 V 18. A reverse-biased diode acts like

Ans: d a) open switch

b) closed switch
c) small resistance
14. If Vm is the peak voltage across the d) none of the above
secondary of the transformer in a half-wave
rectifier(without any filter circuit), then the Ans: b
maximum voltage on the reverse biased diode is
19. What is the frequency of the capacitor ripple
a) Vm voltage in a full-wave rectifier circuit if the
b) ½. Vm frequency of the transformer secondary voltage
c) 2 Vm is 60 Hz?
d) none of the above
a) 60Hz
Ans: a b) 50Hz
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c) 120Hz
d) this is impossible to determine 25. The peak value of the input to a half wave
rectifier is 10V. the approximate peak value of
Ans: c the output is

20. What is the dc output voltage of an a) 10 V

unfiltered half-wave rectifier whose peak output b) 3.18V
voltage is 9.8 V? c) 10.7V
d) 9.3V
a) 6.23 V
b) 19.6 V Ans: d
c) 9.8 V
d) 3.1 V 26. The total secondary voltage in a centre
tapped full wave rectifier is 125 V rms.
Ans: d Neglecting the diode drop, the rms output
voltage is

21. A general purpose diode is more likely to a) 125V

suffer avalanche breakdown rather than zener b) 177V
breakdown because c) 100V
d) 62.5V
a) its leakage current is small
b) it has weak covalent bonds Ans: d
c) it is lightly doped
d) it has low reverse resistanc 27. The ideal dc output voltage of a capacitor
input filter is equal to
Ans: c
a) the peak value of the rectified voltage
22. The turn-on voltage of a Ge junction diode is b) the average value of the rectified voltage
nearly….. volts. c) the rms value of the rectified voltage
d) none of the above
a) 0.7
b) 0.3 Ans: a
c) 1
d) 0.1 28. A certain power supply filter produces an
output with a ripple of 100 mV peak-to-peak
Ans: b and dc value of 20V. the ripple factor is

a) 0.05
23. If a pure silicon crystal has one million free b) 0.005
electrons inside it, how many holes does it have? c) 0.0005
d) 0.02

a) One million Ans: b

b) two million
c) zero
d) ten million 29. If you are checking a 60 Hz full wave bridge
rectifier and observe that the output has 60Hz
Ans: a ripple
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a) the circuit is working properly 34. When holes leave the p-material to fill
b) there is an open diode electrons in the n-material the process is called
c) the transformer secondary is shorted
d) the filter capacitor is leaky a) Mixing
b) Depletion
Ans: b c) Diffusion
d) Depletion

30. PIV of diode in Full wave doubler is Ans : c

a) Vm 35. Diffusion current in the diode is caused by

b) 2Vm
c) 3Vm a) Chemical energy
d) none b) heat energy
c) voltage
Ans: b d) crystal formation

31. Resistivity of semiconductor depends on… Ans : a

a) shape of the semiconductor

b) atomic nature of semiconductor 36. Depletion region in a pn diode is due to
c) width of semiconductor
d) length of semiconductor a) reverse biasing
b) forward biasing
Ans : b c) an area created by crystal doping

32. At room temperature, the current in the d) an area void of current carriers
intrinsic semiconductor is due to....
Ans: a
a) Holes
b) electrons 37. When a diode is forward biased
c) Ions
d) holes and electrons a) Barrier potential increases
b) Barrier potential decreases
Ans : a c) Majority current reduces
d) Minority current reduces
33. If the temperature of an extrinsic
semiconductor is increased so that the intrinsic Ans: b
carrier concentration is doubled, then
38. The p-n junction forms device called
a) The majority carrier density doubles
b) the minority carrier density is doubled a) Triac
c) the minority carrier density becomes 4 times b) Diode
the original value c) multiplexer .
d) both majority and minority carrier densities d) Semiconductor
double
Ans: b
Ans : c
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39. The normal forward biased operation of b) 40.6 %

diode is c) 45.60%
d) 82.1 %
a) Below the knee point
b) at the origin Ans: a
c) above knee point
d) all the above 45. Types of filter are

Ans: c a) Capacitor input filter

b) choke input filter
40. In diode reverse current is due to c) resister input filter
d) both A and B
a) Mobile donor ions
b) Mobile acceptor ions Ans: d
c) minority carriers
d) majority carriers
46. Number of diodes used in bridge rectifier is
Ans: c
a) 1
41. Reverse characteristic of diode is plotted in b) 2
c) 3
a) 1st Quadrant d) 4
b) 2nd Quadrant
c) 3rd Quadrant Ans: a
d) 4th Quadrant
47. Number of diodes used in full wave rectifier
Ans: c is

42. Efficiency of half wave rectifier is a) 1

b) 2
a) 81.20% c) 3
b) 40.60% d) 4
c) 45.60%
d) 82.1 % Ans: b

Ans: b 48. Number of diodes used in half wave rectifier

is
43. Ripple factor of full wave rectifier is
a) 1
a) 0.122 b) 2
b) 0.4 c) 3
c) 0.48 d) 4
d) 0.05
Ans: d
Ans: c
49. In an unbiased PN-junction, the junction
44. Efficiency of bridge rectifier is current at equilibrium is

a) 81.2 % a) due to diffusion of minority carriers only

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b) due to diffusion of majority carriers only the maximum voltage on the reverse biased
c) zero, because equal but opposite carriers are diode is
crossing the junction
d) zero, because no charges are crossing the a) Vm
junction b) ½. Vm
c) 2 Vm
Ans: c d) both A and B

50. In a PN-junction diode, holes diffuse from Ans: c

the P region to the N region because
54. If the arrow of a semiconductor diode
a) the free electrons in the N region attract them symbol is positive w.r.t. bar, then diode
b) they are swept across the junction by the is…..biased.
potential difference
c) there is greater concentration of holes in the P a) reverse
region as compared to N region b) forward
d) none of the above c) none of the two
d) forward or reverse
Ans: c
Ans: b
51. The number of minority carriers crossing the
junction of a diode depends primarily on the 55. The leakage current in a semiconductor
diode is due to…….
a) concentration of doping impurities
b) magnitude of the potential barrier a) minority carriers
c) magnitude of the forward-bias voltage b) majority carriers
d) rate of thermal generation of electron –hole c) junction capacitance
pairs d) none of the above

Ans: d Ans: a

52. The forward bias applied to a PN- junction 56. What is the dc output voltage of an
diode is increased from zero to higher values. unfiltered half-wave rectifier whose peak output
Rapid increase in the current flow for a voltage is 9.8 V?
relatively small increase in voltage occurs
a) 6.23 V
a) immediately b) 19.6 V
b) only after the forward bias exceeds the c) 9.8 V
potential barrier d) 3.1 V
c) when the flow of minority carriers is
sufficient to cause an avalanche breakdown Ans: d
d) when the depletion area becomes larger than
the space-charge area 57. What is the frequency of the capacitor ripple
voltage in a full-wave rectifier circuit if the
Ans: b frequency of the transformer secondary voltage
is 60 Hz?
53. If Vm is the peak voltage across the
secondary of the transformer in a full-wave a) 60Hz
rectifier with a shunt capacitor filter circuit, then b) 50 Hz
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c) 120 Hz Ans: a
d) this is impossible to determine
62. The ideal value of reverse resistance of
Ans: c diode is
a) high
58. The output from an unfiltered half-wave or b) infinite
full wave rectifier is -- c) zero
d) very low
a) a pulsating dc
b) steady dc voltage Ans: b
c) smooth dc voltage
d) none of the above 63. The ideal value of forward resistance of
diode is
Ans: a
a) high
59. What is the approximate dc output voltage b) infinite
from a filtered bridge rectifier whose peak c) zero
output voltage is 30V? d) very low

a) 19.1 V Ans: c
b) 9.5 V
c) 30 V 64. A device converting a.c. to d.c. is called
d) none of the above
a) comparator
Ans: c b) inverter
c) rectifier
60. A half wave rectified sinusoidal waveform d) regulator
has a peak voltage of 12V. Its average value and
rms value of the fundamental components are; Ans: c
respectively given by
65. PIV rating of diode in a bridge rectifier is
a) 15/p V, 7.5 V
b) 20/p V, 10/Ö2 V a) Vm
c) 12/p V, 6 V b) 2Vm
d) none of these c) Vm/2
d) none of these
Ans: c
Ans: a
61. In a bridge rectifier circuit we use
66. In HWR the peak value of ac voltage across
a) no centre-tapping and diode having peak secondary of transformer is 20v2 V if no filter
inverse voltage Vm circuit is used
b) no centre tapping and diode having inverse the maxmium d.c voltage across the load will
voltage 2Vm be
c) centre tapping and diode having reverse
voltage Vm a) 28.28 V
d) centre- tapping and diode having reverse b) 14.14 V
voltage 2Vm c) 20 V
d) 9 V
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Ans: d 71. What is the dc output voltage of an

unfiltered half-wave rectifier whose peak output
67. If Vm is the peak voltage across secondary voltage is 9.8 V?
of transformer in HWR (without any filter
circuit) , a) 6.23 V
then the maximum voltage on reverse biased b) 19.6 V
diode is c) 9.8 V
a) Vm d) 3.1 V
b) 1/2Vm
c) 2Vm Ans : d
d) none of the above
72. What is the frequency of the capacitor ripple
Ans: a voltage in a full-wave rectifier circuit if the
frequency of the transformer secondary voltage
68. If Vm is the peak voltage across secondary is 60 Hz?
of transformer in HWR,if we use shunt capacitor
filter a) 60Hz
the maximum voltage that occurs on reverse b) 50 Hz
biased diode is c) 20 Hz
d) this is impossible to determine
a) Vm
b) 1/2Vm Ans: c
c) 2Vm
d) none of the above 73. In a full-wave rectifier, the dc load current
equals 1A. How much dc current is carried by
Ans: c each diode?

69.In Center tap FWR Vm is the peak voltage a) ½ A

between center tap and one end of secondary. b) 1 A
the maximum voltage that occurs on reverse c) 2 A
biased diode is d) 0 A

a) Vm Ans: a
b) 1/2Vm
c) 2Vm
d) none of the above 74. A half wave rectified sinusoidal waveform
has a peak voltage of 12V. Its average value and
Ans: c rms value of the fundamental components are;
respectively given by
70. In HWR the load current flows for
a) 15/p V, 7.5 V
a) the complete cycle of input signal. b) 20/p V, 10/Ö2 V
b) only for positive half cycle of input signal. c) 12/p V, 6 V
c) less than half cycle of input signal. d) none of these
d) more than half cycle but lass than complete
cycle of input signal. Ans: c

Ans: b 75. In a bridge rectifier circuit we use

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a) no centre-tapping and diode having peak 80. The peak value of the input to a half wave
inverse voltage Vm rectifier is 10V. the approximate peak value of
b) no centre tapping and diode having inverse the output is
voltage 2Vm a) 10 V
c) centre tapping and diode having reverse b) 3.18 V
voltage Vm c) 10.7 V
d) centre- tapping and diode having reverse d) 9.3 V
voltage 2Vm Ans :d

Ans : a 81. The average value of full wave rectified

voltage with a peak value of 75V is
76. In a full wave rectifier with R-C filter, the a) 53 V
conduction angle ? of the diode is b) 47.8 V
c) 37.5 V
a) 0 d) 23.9 V
b) less than ? Ans :b
c) Equal to ?
d) More than ? 82. When a 60Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied
to the input of a full wave rectifier, the output
Ans: b frequency is
a) 120 Hz
77. The no load voltage in a full wave rectifier b) 60 Hz
with ? filter is c) 240 Hz
a) 2Vm/? d) 0 V
b) Vm/? Ans : a
c) Vm
d) 3Vm/2? 83. The total secondary voltage in a centre
tapped full wave rectifier is 125 V rms.
Ans : a Neglecting the diode drop, the rms output
voltage is
78. The average value of a half wave rectified
voltage with a peak value of 200V is a) 125V
a) 63.7V b) 177 V
b) 127.3 V c) 100 V
c) 141V d) 62.5 V
d) 0V
Ans : d
Ans : a
84. When the peak output voltage is 100V, the
79. When a 60 Hz sinusoidal voltage is applied PIV for each diode in a centre- tapped full wave
to the input of a half wave rectifier, the output rectifier is( neglecting the diode drop)
frequency is a) 100 V
a) 120 Hz b) 200 V
b) 30 Hz c) 141 V
c) 60 Hz d) 50V
d) 0 Hz Ans : b
Ans : c
85. When the rms output voltage of a bridge
full-wave rectifier is 20V, the peak –inverse
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voltage across the diodes is ( neglecting the rectifier. With a 5 : 1 step down transformer, the
diode drop) minimum peak load voltage is closest to
a) 20 V a) 21 V
b) 40 V b) 25 V
c) 28.3 V c) 29.7 V
d) 56.6 V d) 35.4 V

Ans : c Ans : c

86. A 60 V peak full wave rectified voltage is 91. The voltage out of a bridge rectifier is a
applied to a capacitor input filter. If f=120 Hz, a) half wave signal
RL =10K? and C= 10 µF, the ripple voltage is b) full wave signal
a) 0.6 V c) bridge rectified signal
b) 6 mV d) sine wave
c) 5 V
d) 2.88 V Ans : b
Ans : c
92. What is the peak load voltage in a full wave
87. If one of the diodes in a bridge full wave rectifier if the secondary voltage is 20 V rms?
rectifier opens, the output is a) 0 V
a) 0V b) 0.7 V
b) one-fourth the amplitude of the input voltage c) 14.1 V
c) a half wave rectified voltage d) 28.3 V
d) a 120Hz voltage
Ans : c
Ans : c
93. We want a peak load voltage of 40 V out of
88. If you are checking a 60 Hz full wave bridge a bridge rectifier. What is the approximate rms
rectifier and observe that the output has 60Hz value of secondary voltage?
ripple a) 0 V
a) the circuit is working properly b) 14.4 V
b) there is an open diode c) 28.3 V
c) the transformer secondary is shorted d) 56.6 V
d) the filter capacitor is leaky
Ans : c
Ans : b
94. With a full wave rectified voltage across a
89. With a half wave rectified voltage across the load resistor, load current flows for what part of
load resistor, load current flows for what part of a cycle?
a cycle? a) 00
a) 00 b) 900
b) 900 c) 1800
c) 1800 d) 3600
d) 3600
Ans : d
Ans : c
95. With the same secondary voltage and filter,
90. Suppose line voltage may be as low as 105 which of the following has the most ripple?
V rms or as high as 125 V rms in a half wave a) half wave rectifier
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b) full wave rectifier Ans : c

c) bridge rectifier
d) impossible to say 101. Efficiency of full wave rectifier is
a) 81.2 %
Ans : a b) 40.6 %
c) 45.6 %
96. With the same secondary voltage and filter d) 82.1 %
which of the following produces the least load
voltage? Ans : a
a) half wave rectifier
b) full wave rectifier 102. Ripple factor of full wave rectifier is
c) bridge rectifier a) 0.122
d) impossible to say b) 0.4
c) 0.48
Ans : b d) 0.05

97. If the filtered load current is 10 mA, which Ans : c

of the following has a diode current of 10 mA?
a) half wave rectifier 103. Efficiency of bridge rectifier is
b) full wave rectifier a) 81.2 %
c) bridge rectifier b) 40.6 %
d) impossible to say c) 45.6 %
d) 82.1 %
Ans : a
Ans : a
98. The diodes in a bridge rectifier each have a
maximum dc current rating of 2 A. this means 104.Ripple factor of bridge rectifier is
the dc load current can have maximum value of a) 0.122
a) 1 A b) 0.4
b) 2 A c) 0.48
c) 4 A d) 0.05
d) 8 A
Ans : c
Ans : c
105. Number of diodes used in half wave
99. Efficiency of half wave rectifier is rectifier is
a) 81.2 % a) 1
b) 40.6 % b) 2
c) 45.6 % c) 3
d) 82.1 % d) 4

Ans : b Ans : a

100. Ripple factor of half wave rectifier is 106. Number of diodes used in full wave
a) 2.122 rectifier is
b) 1.112 a) 1
c) 1.211 b) 2
d) 2.11 c) 3
d) 4
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Ans : b Ans: a

107. Number of diodes used in bridge rectifier is 112. A certain power supply filter produces an
a) 1 output with a ripple of 100 mV peak-to-peak
b) 2 and dc value of 20V. the ripple factor is
c) 3
d) 4 a) 0.05
b) 0.005
Ans : d c) 0.0005
d) 0.02
108. In a full-wave rectifier, the current in each
of the diodes flows for Ans: b
a) the complete cycle of the input signal
b) half cycle of the input signal 113. Line regulation is determined by
c) less than half cycle of the input signal
d) zero time a) load current
b) zener current and load current
Ans : b c) changes in load resistance and output voltage
d) changes in output voltage and input voltage
109. To minimize the ripple content in the
circuit Ans: d

a) Diode circuit is used 114. 40.Load regulation is determined by

b) filter circuit is used
c) bridge circuit is used a) changes in load current and input voltage
d) none of the above b) changes in load current and output voltage
c) changes in load resistance and input voltage
Ans: b d) changes in zener current and load current

110. What is the frequency of the capacitor Ans: b

ripple voltage in a full-wave rectifier circuit if
the frequency of the transformer secondary 115. If you are checking a 60 Hz full wave
voltage is 60 Hz? bridge rectifier and observe that the output has
60Hz ripple
a) 60Hz
b) 50Hz a) the circuit is working properly
c) 120Hz b) there is an open diode
d) this is impossible to determine c) the transformer secondary is shorted
d) the filter capacitor is leaky
Ans: c
Ans: b
111. The ideal dc output voltage of a capacitor
input filter is equal to 116. Types of filter are

a) the peak value of the rectified voltage a) Capacitor input filter

b) the average value of the rectified voltage b) choke input filter
c) the rms value of the rectified voltage c) resister input filter
d) none of the above d) both A and B
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Ans: d a) 41.6
b) 42
117. Due to large........, capacitor holds its entire c) 41.8
charge. d) 55

a) charging current Ans: a

b) time constant
c) discharging current 122. In a FWR using capacitor filter of 50µF,
d) none of these Esm=42V and Idc=2 mA then its output d.c.
voltage is...........V.
Ans: b
a) 41.6
118. Due to the ........time constant the capacitor b) 42
holds its entire charge. c) 41.8
d) 55
a) zero
b) negative Ans: c
c) very large
d) unity 123. As load resistance increases, the ripple
factor of capcitor filter...........
Ans: c
a) decreases
b) increases
119. For a HWR using RL=1500?, a capacitor c) remains constant
filter is used with C=100µF then its ripple factor d) none of these
at 50HZ is.......
Ans: a
a) 0.115
b) 0.577 124. As the value of filter capacitor decreases,
c) 0.0288 the ripple factor of capacitor filter........
d) 0.0385
a) decreases
Ans: d b) increases
c) both a and b
120. For a FWR using RL=1000?, a capacitor d) None of the above
filter is used with C=100µF then its ripple factor
at 50HZ is....... Ans: b

a) 0.115 125. As the value of filter capacitor increases,

b) 0.577 the ripple factor of capacitor filter........
c) 0.0288
d) 0.0385 a) decreases
b) increases
Ans: c c) both a and b
d) None of the above
121. In a HWR using capacitor filter of 50µF,
Esm=42V and Idc=2 mA then its output d.c. Ans: a
voltage is...........V.
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126. As load resistance decreases, the ripple b) 0.048

factor of capcitor filter........... c) 0.0355
d) 0.0577
a) decreases
b) increases Ans: d
c) remains constant
d) none of these 131. A capacitor of 470µF is used as a filter for
bridge rectifier supplying a load of RL=1000?
Ans: b then ripple factor is............

127. As the value of filter capacitor a) 0.0288

increases.............. b) 0.00614
c) 0.00355
a) ripple factor increases d) 0.00577
b) initial surge current increases
c) regulation increases Ans: b
d) all of these
132. The output d.c. voltage of a rectifier using a
Ans:b capacitor filter is 20V while its ripple factor is
2.88% then the r.m.s. value of ripple voltage
128. A capacitor of 470µF is used as filter for a is .......
FWR using maximum input voltage of 30V at
50 HZ. Then its output d.c. voltage is.....V if a) 0.288
RL=100?. b) 0.576
c) 0.347
a) 35.55 d) 0.144
b) 25.94
c) 27.96 Ans: b
d) 39.54
133. If the rms value of ripple voltage is
Ans: c 0.2886V then peak to peak value of the ripple
voltage is.........V assuming traingular nature of
129. A capacitor of 470µF is used as filter for a the ripple voltage.
HWR using maximum input voltage of 30V at
50 HZ. Then its output d.c. voltage is.....V if a) 0.204
RL=100?. b) 0.408
c) 0.5
a) 35.55 d) 1
b) 25.94
c) 27.96 Ans: d
d) 39.54
134. In a filter circuit ........is always connected
Ans: b in series with the load.

130. A capacitor of 100µF is used as a filter for a) resistor

HWR supplying a load of RL=1000? then ripple b) inductor
factor is............ c) capacitor
d) none of these
a) 0.002
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Ans: b d) RC

135. Ripple factor ..............as the value of filter Ans: b

capacitor increases.
140. In a filter circuit ........is always connected
a) remains same in parallel with the load.
b) decreases
c) increases a) resistor
d) none of these b) inductor
c) capacitor
Ans: b d) none of these

136. The ripple factor for the capacitor filter Ans: c

is ............for FWR.
141. For FWR with capacitor filter, diode
a) 1/4v3fCRL conducts for .......half cycle.
b) 1/2fCRL
c) 1/2pfCRL a) less than
d) 1/pfCRL b) more than
c) equal to
Ans: a d) none of these

137. The ripple factor for the capacitor filter Ans: a

is ............for HWR.
142. The circuits used to remove unwanted
a) 1/4v3fCRL portion of waveform without distorbing the
b) 1/2fCRL remaining part are called..........
c) 1/2pfCRL
d) 1/2v3fCRL a) clampers
b) clippers
Ans: d c) chopper
d) integrator
138. The ripple factor for the capacitor filter
is ............for Bridge FWR rectifier. Ans: b

a) 1/4v3fCRL 143. The clipper circuits are also called as .........

b) 1/2fCRL
c) 1/2pfCRL a) filters
d) 1/2v3fCRL b) rectifiers
c) limiters
Ans: a d) integrators

139. If looking from the rectifier side, the first Ans: c

element in the filter is a capacitor then it is
called ........filter. 144. In a clamper,.........is necessary in addition
to a diode.
a) Choke input
b) capacitor a) transistor
c) p b) inductor
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c) capacitor Ans: a
d) none of these
150. The basic circuit of full wave doubler is
Ans: c
a) Clamper
145. One of the application of zener diode is b) Rectifier
c) Clipper
a) Clipper d) Regulator
b) Clamper
c) Voltage regulator Ans: b
d) all above
151. Series Negative clipper will clip ofF
Ans: c
a) positive half cycle of i/p
146. Clipper circuit are used for b) both half cycle of i/p
c) negative half cycle of i/p
a) rectification d) none
b) Removing part of wave form
c) Shiftingof DC level Ans: c
d) All
152. Negattive clampers add a DC voltage to the
Ans: b AC input

147. Clamper circuit are used for a) Positive

b) negative
a) rectification c) zero
b) Removing part of wave form d) both
c) Shifting of DC level
d) All Ans: b

Ans: c 153. Series Positive clipper will clip off

148. Positive clampers adds...............DC voltage a) positive half cycle of i/p

to the AC input b) both half cycle of i/p
c) negative half cycle of i/p
a) Positive d) none
b) negative
c) zero Ans: a
d) both
154. In a series clipper, ............is connected inn
Ans: a series with load.

149. The basic circuit of half wave doubler is a) Diode

b) inductor
a) Clamper c) transistor
b) Rectifier d) capacitor
c) Clipper
d) Regulator Ans: a

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155. In a.......... Clipper, a diode is connected in 160. In a series clipper, the slope of the transfer
parallel with the load. characteristics in transmitting region is............

a) series a) zero
b) combinational b) unity
c) parallel c) infinite
d) two way d) negative

Ans: c Ans: b

156. A negative clipper clips off...........portion 161. In a series clipper, the slope of the transfer
of the input waveform. characteristics in clipping region is............

a) positive a) zero
b) negative b) unity
c) peak c) infinite
d) none of these d) negative

Ans: b Ans: a

157. A positive clipper clips off...........portion of 162. In a parralel clipper, Vo = Vin can be
the input waveform. obtained in transmitting region by
making............
a) positive
b) negative a) R1>>RL
c) peak b) R1=RL
d) none of these c) R1<<RL
d) none of these
Ans: a
Ans: c
158. In a series clipper, for a clipping region, the
diode must be in ...........condition. 163. In a combinational clipper, when both the
diodes are off, it produces ...........action.
a) forward biased
b) reverse biased a) clipping
c) none of these b) transmitting
c) exponential
Ans: b d) none of these

159. In a series clipper, for a transmitting region, Ans: b

the diode must be in ...........condition.
164. In a ............clamper, the capacitor gets
a) forward biased charged during first quarter of the negative cycle
b) reverse biased of the input.
c) none of these
a) positive
Ans: a b) negative
c) combinational
d) two way
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b) Clamping
Ans: a c) rectifying
d) slicing
165. In a ............clamper, the capacitor gets
charged during first quarter of the positive cycle Ans: b
of the input.
170. In a half wave voltage doubler, the
a) positive capacitor charges in -------------
b) negative a) alternate half cycle
c) combinational b) each half cycle
d) two way c) first positive half cycle
d) none of these
Ans: b
Ans: a
166. Once charged to peak value, a capacitor
acts as .........in a clamper. 171. The voltage regulation of multipliers is
a) very good
a) filter b) poor
b) multiplier c) zero
c) battery d) none of these
d) rectifier Ans: b

Ans: c 172. --------- is not required in Voltage

multipliers
167. In a clamper, the analysis must start a) Center tap transformer
considering that part of the input which ......... b) Diode
c) Capacitor
a) reverse biases the diode d) None of these
b) forward biases the diode
c) discharges the capacitor Ans: a
d) none of these
173. PIV of diode in Full wave doubler is
Ans: b
a) Vm
168. ...........is assumed in the clamper. b) 2Vm
c) 3Vm
a) capacitor charges exponentially and d) none
discharges instantly.
b) capacitor charges instantly and discharges Ans: b
instantly.
c) capacitor charges instantly and does not 174. The basic circuit of half wave doubler is
discharge at all.
d) capacitor charges exponentially and a) Clamper
discharges exponentially. b) Rectifier
c) Clipper
Ans: c d) Regulator

169. ---------- is action used in multiplier. Ans: a

a) clipping
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175. The zener diode is generally operated in 180. A general purpose diode is more likely to
suffer avalanche breakdown rather than zener
a) Forward breakdown region breakdown because
b) reverse breakdown region
c) middle breakdown region a) its leakage current is small
d) all above b) it has weak covalent bonds
c) it is lightly doped
Ans: b d) it has low reverse resistanc

176. One of the application of zener diode is Ans: c

a) Clipper 181. Once a zener diode goes into breakdown,

b) Clamper its ……….doesn’t change much
c) Voltage regulator
d) all above a) voltage
b) current
Ans: c c) dynamic impedance
d) capacitance
177. A zener diode………
Ans: a
a) has a high forward-voltage rating
b) has a sharp breakdown at low reverse voltage 182. Load regulation is determined by
c) is useful as an amplifier
d) has a negative resistance a) changes in load current and input voltage
b) changes in load current and output voltage
Ans: b c) changes in load resistance and input voltage
d) changes in zener current and load current
178. The doping level in a zener diode is …..
that of a semiconductor diode. Ans: b

a) more than 183. For a certain 12 V zener diode, a 10 mA

b) less than change in zener current produces a 0.1 V change
c) the same as in zener voltage. The Zener impedance for this
d) none of the above current range is

Ans: a a) 1 W
b) 100 W
179. A 12 V zener diode has a 1W power rating. c) 10 W
What is the maximum rated zener current? d) 0.1 W

a) 120 mA Ans: b
b) 83.3 mA
c) 46.1 mA 184. If the load resistance increases in a zener
d) 1A regulator, the zener current

Ans: b a) decreases
b) stays the same
c) increases

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d) equals the source voltage divided by the a) LED

series resistance b) LCD
c) TFT
Ans: c d) None of above

185. Practically zener diodes are operated in Ans: a

a) Forward breakdown region 190. The color of emitted light decided by

b) reverse breakdown region
c) middle breakdown a) Semiconductor material
d) all above b) Wavelenth
c) type
Ans: b d) all above

186. A zener diode has………….. Ans: a

a) one pn-junction 191. The approximate voltage drop across a

b) two pn-junctions forward- biased LED is
c) three pn-junctions
d) none of the above a) 0.3 V
b) 0.7 V
Ans: a c) 5.6 V
d) 2.0 V
187. A zener diode is operated in the following
mode as a voltage stabilizer Ans: d

a) reverse bias 192. LEDs have replaced incandescent lamps in

b) forward bias many applications because they have…….
c) beyond the breakdown region
d) reverse bias around the knee of breakdown a) a lower operating voltage
region b) a longer life
c) faster on-off switching
Ans: d d) all the advantages as a, b,c,d

188. For a certain 12 V zener diode, a 10 mA Ans: d

change in zener current produces a 0.1 V change
in zener voltage. The Zener impedance for this 193. A display using seven LEDs is called
current range is _______.

a) 1 ohm a) bar graph display

b) 100 ohm b) seven segment display
c) 10 ohm c) matrix display
d) 0.1 ohm d) none of these

Ans: b Ans: b

189. An optical diode which emits light when 194. Which of the following group of letters can
forward biased is be displayed on seven segment display?

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a) A,C d) both A and B

b) b,d
c) F,C Ans: d
d) all of these
199. An infrared LED is optically coupled to a
Ans: d photodiode. When the LED is turned off, the
reading on an ammeter in series with the reverse
195. The internal resistance of a photodiode biased photodiode will

a) increases with light intensity when reverse a) not change

biased b) decrease
b) decreases with light intensity when reverse c) increase
biased d) fluctuate
c) increases with light intensity when forward
biased Ans: b
d) decreases with light intensity when forward
biased 200. The semiconductor material used for LED
is_________.
Ans:b
a) Gallium Arsenide
196. To display the digit 0 in a seven segment b) gallium bromide
indicator c) Silicon
d) Germanium
a) C must be off
b) G must be off Ans: a
c) F must be on
d) all segments must be lighted 201. The graph of __________ is called spectral
response of LED.
Ans: b
a) Forward Voltage Vs wavelength
197. As compared to a silicon rectifier diode, an b) Current Vs forward voltage
LED has a c) current Vs forward voltage
d) light output Vs wavelength
a) lower forward voltage and lower breakdown
voltage Ans: d
b) lower forward voltage and higher breakdown
voltage 202. The LED emits light when_______biased.
c) higher forward voltage and lower breakdown
voltage a) reverse
d) higher forward voltage and higher breakdown b) unbiased
voltage c) forward
d) none of these
Ans: c
Ans: d
198. Types of seven segment display are
203. The LED works on the principle of
a) Common anode type
b) common gate type a) fluroscence
c) common cathode type b) hall effect
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c) electroluminescene b) decreases
d) none of these c) increases
d) none of these
Ans: c
Ans: c
204. GaAsP LEDs are used to produce
__________ color light. 209. The dark current in photodiode is due to
________ charge carriers.
a) red
b) green a) majority
c) orange b) minority
d) white c) both the
d) none of these
Ans: a
Ans: b
205. The __________ controls the brightness of
LED. 210. The photodiode is _______ device.

a) Forward voltage a) photoemitter

b) Forward current b) photorejector
c) Materal used c) photodetector
d) none of these d) none of these

Ans: b Ans: d

206. A photodiode is always operated in ______ 211. The luminous efficiency of LEDs is _____.
condition.
a) high
a) reverse biased b) low
b) forward biased c) zero
c) parallel with load d) none of these
d) none of these
Ans: b
Ans: a
212. The luminous efficiency of LEDs is
207. _______ is always operated in reverse measured in ______ .
biased condition.
a) lumens/watt
a) LED b) watts/lumen
b) Photodiode c) lumens/degree C
c) Transistor d) lumens/ampere
d) Rectifier
Ans: a
Ans: b
213. _______ is used in optocouplers.
208. The current in photodiode increases as the
light intensity. a) Zener
b) LED
a) remains same c) SCR
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d) Transformer c) third
d) fourth
Ans: b
Ans: c
214. The photodiode current under no light is
called _______ current. 219. The current is photodiode is due to ______
carriers.
a) forward
b) maximum a) majority
c) dark b) minority
d) none of these c) both
d) none of these
Ans: c
Ans: b
215. The dark current of photodiode is always
_________ . 220. The LED is _______ device.

a) large a) photoemitter
b) very small b) photorejector
c) zero c) photodetector
d) infinite d) none of these

Ans: b Ans: a

216. The photo current is directly proportional 221 A photodiode converts _____ .
to _______ .
a) light energy into chemical energy
a) forward current b) chemical energy into electrical energy
b) reverse current c) light energy into electrical energy
c) intensity of light d) electrical energy into light energy
d) none of these
Ans: c
Ans: c
222. A LED converts ___ .
217. The intensity of light is measured in
______ . a) light energy into chemical energy
b) chemical energy into electrical energy
a) Lm/A c) light energy into electrical energy
b) Lm/W d) electrical energy into light energy
c) Lm/w2
d) Lm/m2 Ans: d

Ans: d

218. The photodiode characteristics lies in

_____ quadrant.

a) first
b) second
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