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This Section covers below lists of topics :

  1. Special Purpose Diode MCQs.
  2. Zener Diode MCQs.
  3. Zener Regulator MCQs.
  4. Varactor Diode MCQs.
  5. Optoelectronic Devices MCQs.
  6. Light Emitting Diode MCQs.
  7. Photo Diodes,Schottky Diode,Constant current diode MCQs

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1. What is true about the breakdown voltage in a zener diode?

  • It decreases when current increases.
  • It destroys the diode.
  • It equals the current times the resistance.
  • It is approximately constant.

2. Which of these is the best description of a zener diode?

  • It is a rectifier diode.
  • It is a constant-voltage device.
  • It is a constant-current device.
  • It works in the forward region.

3. A zener diode

  • Is a battery
  • Has a constant voltage in the breakdown region
  • Has a barrier potential of 1 V
  • Is forward-biased

4. The voltage across the zener resistance is usually

  • Small
  • Large
  • Measured in volts
  • Subtracted from the breakdown voltage

5. If the series resistance decreases in an unloaded zener regulator, the zener current

  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Equals the voltage divided by the resistance

6. In the second approximation, the total voltage across the zener diode is the sum of-the breakdown voltage and the voltage across the

  • Source
  • Series resistor
  • Zener resistance
  • Zener diode

7. The load voltage is approximately constant when a zener diode is

  • Forward-biased
  • Reverse-biased
  • Operating in the breakdown region
  • Unbiased

8. In a loaded zener regulator, which has the largest current?

  • Series current
  • Zener current
  • Load current
  • None of these

9. If the load resistance decreases in a zener regulator, the zener current

  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Equals the source voltage divided by the series resistance

10. If the load resistance decreases in a zener regulator, the series current

  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Equals the source voltage divided by the series resistance

11. When the source voltage increases in a zener regulator, which of these currents remains approximately constant?

  • Series current
  • Zener current
  • Load current
  • Total current

12. If the zener diode in a zener regulator is connected with the wrong polarity, the load voltage will be closest to

  • 0.7 V
  • 10 V
  • 14 V
  • 18 V

13. At high frequencies, ordinary diodes don’t work properly because of

  • Forward bias
  • Reverse bias
  • Breakdown
  • Charge storage

14. The capacitance of a varactor diode increases when the reverse voltage across it

  • Decreases
  • Increases
  • Breaks down
  • Stores charges

15. Breakdown does not destroy a zener diode provided the zener current is less than the

  • Breakdown voltage
  • Zener test current
  • Maximum zener current rating
  • Banier potential

16. To display the digit 8 in a seven-segment indicator,

  • C must be lighted
  • G must be off
  • F must be on
  • All segments must be on

17. A photodiode is normally

  • Forward-biased
  • Reverse-biased
  • Neither forward- nor reverse biased
  • Emitting light

18. When the light increases, the reverse minority carrier current in a photodiode

  • Decreases
  • Increases
  • Is unaffected
  • Reverses direction

19. The device associated with voltage-controlled capacitance is a

  • Light-emitting diode
  • Photodiode
  • Varactor diode
  • Zener diode

20. If the depletion layer gets wider, the capacitance

  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Is variable

21. When the reverse voltage increases, the capacitance

  • Decreases
  • Stays the same
  • Increases
  • Has more bandwidth

22. The varactor is usually

  • Forward-biased
  • Reverse-biased
  • Unbiased
  • Operated in the breakdown region

23. The device to use for rectifying a weak ac signal is a

  • Zener diode
  • Light-emitting diode
  • Varistor
  • Back diode

24. Which of the following has a negative-resistance region?

  • Tunnel diode
  • Step-recovery diode
  • Schottky diode
  • Optocoupler

25. A blown-fuse indicator uses a

  • Zener diode
  • Constant-current diode
  • Light-emitting diode
  • Back diode

26. To isolate an output circuit from an input circuit, which is the device to use?

  • Back diode
  • Optocoupler
  • Seven-segment indicator
  • Tunnel diode

27. The diode with a forward voltage drop of approximately 0.25 V is the

  • Step-recovery diode
  • Schottky diode
  • Back diode
  • Constant-current diode

28. For typical operation, you need to use reverse bias with a

  • Zener diode
  • Photodiode
  • Varactor
  • All of the above

29. A Zener diode is based on the principle of:

  • Thermionic emission
  • Tunneling of charge carriers across the junction
  • Diffusion of charge carriers across the junction
  • None of the above

30. Silicon diode is less suited for low voltage rectifier operation because:

  • Its breakdown voltage is high
  • Its reverse saturation current is low
  • Its cut-in voltage is high
  • None of the above

31. Silicon is not suitable for fabrication of light-emitting diodes because it is:

  • An indirect band gap semiconductor
  • A direct band gap semiconductor
  • A wide band gap semiconductor
  • None of the above

32. For an abrupt junction Varactor diode, the dependence of the device capacitance (C), an applied reverse-bias (V) is given by:

  • C ∞ Vl/3
  • C ∞ VI/2
  • C ∞ V-1I3
  • None of the above

33. A Zener diode:

  • Has a high forward voltage rating
  • Has a sharp breakdown at low reverse voltage
  • Is useful as an amplifier
  • None of the above

34. Which of these is a best description of a Zener diode?

  • It operates in the reverse region
  • It is a constant voltage device
  • It is a constant current device
  • None of the above

35. When two Zener diodes each of 10 V and 15 V are connected in series, then the overall voltage between them when they are in conduction is

  • 10 V
  • 25 V
  • 15 V
  • Zero

36. In a standard regulator circuit that uses Zener diode 10 V, the input voltage varies from 25 to 40 V, load current varies from 10 to 20 mA, and the minimum Zener current is 5 mA, the value of the series resistance in ohms will be:

  • 1500
  • 1200
  • 600
  • None of the above

37. The LED is usually made of materials like:

  • GaAs
  • C and Si
  • GeAs
  • None of the above

38. Varactor diodes are used in FM receivers to obtain:

  • Automatic frequency control
  • Automatic gain control
  • Automatic volume control
  • None of the above

39. No-load voltage of power supply is 100 V and full-load voltage is 80 V, the percentage of regulation is:

  • 0
  • 25
  • 15.75
  • None of the above

40. Zener diodes are used as:

  • Reference voltage elements
  • Reference current elements
  • Reference resistance
  • None of the above

41. Zener diodes are:

  • Specially doped p–n junctions
  • Normally doped p–n junctions
  • Lightly doped p–n junctions
  • None of the above

42. Silicon diode is less suited for low voltage rectifier operation because:

  • It can withstand high temperatures
  • Its reverse saturation current is low
  • Its breakdown voltage is high
  • None of the above

43. Silicon is not suitable for fabrication of light emitting diodes because it is:

  • An indirect band gap semiconductor
  • A direct band gap semiconductor
  • A wide band gap semiconductor
  • None of the above

44. In an abrupt junction Varactor diode, the dependence of the device capacitance (C) and applied reverse-bias (V) is given by:

  • C ∞ VI/3
  • C ∞ V-1I3
  • C ∞ VII2
  • None of the above

45. A general propose diode is more likely to suffer an avalanche breakdown rather than a Zener breakdown because:

  • It is lightly doped
  • It is heavily doped
  • It has weak covalent bonds
  • None of the above

46. A Zener diode:

  • Has a high forward voltage rating
  • Is useful as an amplifier
  • Has a sharp breakdown at low reverse voltage
  • None of the above

47. If the junction temperature of LED is increased the radiant output power:

  • Decreases
  • Increases
  • Remains the same
  • None of the above

48. The Zener effect is valid approximately:

  • Below 5 V
  • Above 5 V
  • Equal to 5 V
  • None of these

49. Each diode of full-wave centre-tapped rectifier conducts for:

  • 360°
  • 270°
  • 90°
  • 180°

50. The transfer characteristics of a diode relates to:

  • The diode current and the input voltage
  • The diode current and the output voltage
  • The output voltage and the input voltage
  • None of the above

51. The clipping action of a diode requires that its forward resistance:

  • Be zero
  • Have a finite value
  • Be infinite
  • None of the above

52. For a low voltage rectification:

  • Two diode full-wave rectifier is suitable
  • Both bridge and full-wave rectifier are suitable
  • Bridge rectifier is suitable
  • None of the above

53. If Vm is the peak value of an applied voltage in a half-wave rectifier with a large capacitor across the load, then PIV is:

  • Vm
  • Vm/2
  • 2Vm
  • None of the above

54. The induction filter is mostly used for rectifiers with:
1.       Half-wave rectifiers
2.       Light loads
3.       High loads
4.       None of the above

  • 1 and 3
  • 1 and 2
  • 2 and 3
  • 4

55. The most significant component of ripple voltage in a half-wave rectifier is contained in:

  • Fundamental frequency
  • Second harmonic
  • DC component
  • None of the above

56. The disadvantages of capacitor input LC filter are:

  • High cost, more weight and external field produced by a series inductor
  • High cost, less weight
  • Low cost, more weight
  • None of the above

57. Larger the value of the capacitor filter:

  • Smaller the dc voltage across the load
  • Longer the time that current pulse flows through the diode
  • Larger the peak current in the rectifying diode
  • None of the above

58. Which rectifier requires four diodes?

  • Half-wave voltage doublers
  • Full-wave voltage doublers
  • Full-wave bridge circuit
  • None of the above

59. Zener diode has a

  • High forward voltage rating
  • Negative resistance
  • High amplification
  • Sharp breakdown voltage at low reverse voltage

60. Zener diode is used as

  • An amplifier
  • A voltage regulator
  • A coupler
  • A rectifier

61. Zener diode is operated in

  • Breakdown region
  • Forward characteristics region
  • Both a and b
  • None of these

62. The output voltage of a zener diode rated as 12 volt  10% tolerance is

  • 12.2 to 11.8 volt
  • 13.2 to 10.8 volt
  • Only 12 volt
  • None of these

63. A  veractor diode is optimized for

  • High output voltage
  • High output current
  • It’s a variable capacitance
  • It’s variable inductance

64. When the reverse bias potential is increased across of varactor diode

  • Width of depletion layer increases which capacitance
  • Width of the depletion layer increases which decreases the capacitance
  • Width of the depletion layer decreases which decreases the capacitance
  • Width of the depletion layer decreases with increases the capacitance

65. The light emitting diode LED is

  • Si
  • Ge
  • GaAsP
  • None of these

66. The material used for construction of LED is

  • Si
  • Ge
  • GaAsP
  • None of these

67. The barrier potential of schottky diode is

  • 0.25 volt
  • 0.7 volt
  • 0.3 volt
  • 1.7 volt

68. Diode which has zero breakdown voltage is known as

  • Zener diode
  • Scott key diode
  • Backward diode
  • Tunnel diode
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