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BASIC ELECTRONICS QUIZ 2

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bridge rectifier is an alternative for

a)

Full wave rectifier

b)

Peak rectifier

c)

Half wave rectifier

d)

None of the mentioned

2.

Which of the following is true for a bridge rectifier?

a)

The peak inverse voltage or PIV for the bridge rectifier is lower when compared to an identical center tapped rectifier

b)

The output voltage for the center tapped rectifier is lower than the identical bridge rectifier

c)

A transistor of higher number of coil is required for center tapped rectifier than the identical bridge rectifier

d)

All of the mentioned

3.

For full-wave rectified sine wave, mean value is

a)

0.70 im


b)

0.636 im

c)

0.5 im

d)

0.318 lm.

4.

For full-wave rectified sine wave, form factor is

a)

1.5

b)

1.41

c)

1.28

d)

1.11

5.

For a half wave or full wave rectifier the Peak Inverse Voltage of the rectifier is always

a)

Greater than the input voltage

b)

Smaller than the input voltage

c)

Equal to the input voltage

d)

Greater than the input voltage for full wave rectifier and smaller for the half wave rectifier

6.

The ripple factor of a full-wave rectifier circuit compared to that of a half wave rectifier circuit without filter is

a)

half of that for a half 'wave rectifier

b)

less than half that for a half-wave rectifier circuit

c)

equal to that of a half wave rectifier

d)

none of the above

7.

A simple diode rectifier has ‘ripples’ in the output wave which makes it unsuitable as a DC source.To overcome this one can use

a)

A capacitor in series with a the load resistance

b)

A capacitor in parallel to the load resistance

c)

Both of the mentioned situations will work

d)

None of the mentioned situations will work

8.

Photodiode is used in the detection of

a)

Visible light

b)

Invisible light

c)

No light

d)

Both visible and invisible light

9.

In a photodiode, when there is no incident light, the reverse current is almost negligible and is called

a)

Zener current

b)

Dark current

c)

Photocurrent

d)

PIN current

10.

A photo-diode is normally

a)

Forward biased

b)

Reverse biased

c)

Neither forward biased nor reverse biased

d)

Emitting light

11.

When the light increases, the minority carrier current in a potodiode

a)

Decreases

b)

Increases

c)

Unaffected

d)

Reverses distortion

12.

To display the digit 8 in a seven-segment indicator

a)

C must be lighted

b)

G must be off

c)

F must be on

d)

All segment must be on

13.

LED is usually made of materials like

a)

GaAs

b)

GaP

c)

GaAsP

d)

None of the above

e)

All of the above

14.

Light Emitting diode is

a)

Forward biased

b)

Reverse biased

c)

Both forward and reverse

d)

None of the above

15.

Which process of the Electron-hole pair is responsible for emitting of light?

a)

Generation

b)

Movement

c)

Recombination

d)

Diffusion

16.

The colour of emitted light from LED depends on

a)

Construction of LED, that is physical dimensions

b)

Number of available carriers

c)

Type of semiconductor material used

d)

Number of recombinations taking place

17.

The advantage of LED is

a)

Long life

b)

Fast on-off switching

c)

Low operating voltage

d)

All of the above

18.

The LEDs made with GaAs emit light in the

a)

Yellow region

b)

Infrared region

c)

Orange region

d)

Red visible region

19.

Photodiodes operate by absorption of photons or charged particles and generate a flow of current in an external circuit,……….. to the incident power. The light is absorbed ……….with distance and is ………..to the absorption coefficient.

a)

Proportional, exponentially, proportional

b)

Proportional, logarithmically, inversely proportional

c)

Inversely proportional, exponentially, unrelated

20.

Compared to a photo-diode, which of the listed advantages and disadvantages would be expected of a phototransistor

a)

Faster response and greater sensitivity

b)

Faster response and less sensitivity

c)

Slower response and greater sensitivity

d)

Slower response and less sensitivity