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This section includes 25 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electrical Engineering Questions knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
1. |
When SCR starts conducting, then _____________ loses all control? |
A. | Gate |
B. | Cathode |
C. | Anode |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Cathode | |
2. |
When SCR is OFF, the current in the circuit is ________________? |
A. | Exactly zero |
B. | Small leakage current |
C. | Large leakage current |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Large leakage current | |
3. |
When an SCR is turned on, the voltage across it is about _____________? |
A. | Zero |
B. | 10 V |
C. | 1 V |
D. | 1 V |
Answer» E. | |
4. |
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 |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
5. |
The normal way to turn on a SCR is by______________? |
A. | Breakover voltage |
B. | Appropriate anode current |
C. | Appropriate gate current |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
6. |
The control element of an SCR is ______________? |
A. | Cathode |
B. | Anode |
C. | Anode supply |
D. | Gate |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
In the normal operation of an SCR, anode is __________ w.r.t. cathode? |
A. | At zero potential |
B. | Negative |
C. | Positive |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
8. |
In normal operation of an SCR, gate is _____________w.r.t. cathode? |
A. | Positive |
B. | Negative |
C. | At zero potential |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Negative | |
9. |
In an SCR circuit, the angle of conduction can be changed by__________________? |
A. | Changing anode voltage |
B. | Changing gate voltage |
C. | Reverse biasing the gate |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Reverse biasing the gate | |
10. |
In an SCR circuit the supply voltage is generally ___________ that of breakover voltage? |
A. | Equal to |
B. | Less than |
C. | Greater than |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Greater than | |
11. |
If gate current is increased, then anode-cathode voltage at which SCR closes_________________? |
A. | Is decreased |
B. | Is increased |
C. | Remains the same |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Is increased | |
12. |
If firing angle in an SCR circuit is increased, the output _____________? |
A. | Remains the same |
B. | Is increased |
C. | Is decreased |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
13. |
An SCR is sometimes called ____________? |
A. | Triac |
B. | Diac |
C. | Unijunction transistor |
D. | Thyristor |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
An SCR is turned off when ________________? |
A. | Anode current is reduced to zero |
B. | Gate voltage is reduced to zero |
C. | Gate is reverse biased |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Gate voltage is reduced to zero | |
15. |
An SCR is turned off by _________________? |
A. | Reducing anode voltage to zero |
B. | Reducing gate voltage to zero |
C. | Reverse biasing the gate |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Reducing gate voltage to zero | |
16. |
An SCR is made of_______________? |
A. | Germanium |
B. | Silicon |
C. | Carbon |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Carbon | |
17. |
An SCR is a ____________ triggered device? |
A. | Voltage |
B. | Current |
C. | Voltage as well as current |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Voltage as well as current | |
18. |
An SCR is made of silicon and not germanium because silicon _________________? |
A. | Is inexpensive |
B. | Is mechanically strong |
C. | Has small leakage current |
D. | Is tetravalent |
Answer» D. Is tetravalent | |
19. |
An SCR is a solid state equivalent of ______________? |
A. | Triode |
B. | Pentode |
C. | Gas-filled triode |
D. | Tetrode |
Answer» D. Tetrode | |
20. |
An SCR has three terminals viz ________________? |
A. | Cathode, anode, gate |
B. | Anode, cathode, grid |
C. | Anode, cathode, drain |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Anode, cathode, grid | |
21. |
An SCR has ___________semiconductor layers? |
A. | Two |
B. | Three |
C. | Four |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» D. None of the above | |
22. |
An SCR has __________ pn junctions? |
A. | Two |
B. | Three |
C. | Four |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. Four | |
23. |
An SCR can exercise control over____________of a.c. supply? |
A. | Positive half-cycles only |
B. | Negative half-cycles only |
C. | Both positive and negative half-cycles |
D. | Positive or negative half-cycles |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
An SCR combines the features of ____________? |
A. | A rectifier and resistance |
B. | A rectifier and transistor |
C. | A rectifier and capacitor |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» C. A rectifier and capacitor | |
25. |
An SCR behaves as a____________switch? |
A. | Unidirectional |
B. | Bidirectional |
C. | Mechanical |
D. | None of the above |
Answer» B. Bidirectional | |