electrical engineering MCQs – Page 223

Practise multiple-choice questions from electrical engineering for competitive examinations and subject revision. Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.

electrical engineering Mcqs
4442. Zener diode are generally made of _____________?
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A. Germanium

B. None of the above

C. Carbon

D. Silicon
4447. The current in a Zener diode is limited by _______________?
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A. External resistance

B. Power dissipation

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of the above

4449. The Zener current will be minimum when_____________?
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A. Load current is minimum

B. Load current is maximum

C. Load current is zero

D. None of the above

4451. In a Zener voltage regulator, the changes in load current produce changes in _________________?
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A. Zener voltage as well as Zener current

B. Zener voltage

C. None of the above

D. Zener current
4452. A Zener diode utilises_____________characteristic for voltage regulation?
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A. Forward

B. Reverse

C. Both forward and reverse

D. None of the above

4454. In a 15 V Zener diode , the breakdown mechanism will occur by ______________?
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A. Avalanche mechanism

B. Zener mechanism

C. Both Zener and avalanche mechanism

D. None of the above

4456. The load voltage is approximately constant when a Zener diode is ________________?
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A. Unbiased

B. Operating in the breakdown region

C. Reverse biased

D. Forward biased

4457. A Zener voltage regulator will cease to act as a voltage regulator if Zener current becomes______________?
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A. None of the above

B. More than load current

C. Zero

D. Less than load current

4459. A Zener diode______________?
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A. Is a battery

B. Acts like a battery in the breakdown region

C. Is forward biased

D. Has a barrier potential of 1 V

4460. A Zener diode that has very narrow depletion layer will breakdown by____________ mechanism?
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A. Avalanche

B. Zener

C. Both avalanche and Zener

D. None of the above