electrical engineering MCQs – Page 334

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 Review each marked answer and report any item that may be outdated or unclear.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
6661. An SCR combines the features of ____________?
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A. A rectifier and resistance

B. None of the above

C. A rectifier and capacitor

D. A rectifier and transistor
6662. An SCR behaves as a____________switch?
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A. Bidirectional

B. Mechanical

C. Unidirectional

D. None of the above

6663. An SCR has __________ pn junctions?
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A. Two

B. Four

C. None of the above

D. Three
6664. An SCR is sometimes called ____________?
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A. Diac

B. Triac

C. Unijunction transistor

D. Thyristor
6665. An SCR is turned off by _________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Reverse biasing the gate

C. Reducing gate voltage to zero

D. Reducing anode voltage to zero
6666. An SCR is a solid state equivalent of ______________?
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A. Tetrode

B. Triode

C. Gas-filled triode

D. Pentode

6667. An SCR is a ____________ triggered device?
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A. Voltage

B. None of the above

C. Current

D. Voltage as well as current

6668. An SCR has three terminals viz ________________?
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A. Anode, cathode, grid

B. Cathode, anode, gate

C. None of the above

D. Anode, cathode, drain

6670. An SCR has ___________semiconductor layers?
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A. None of the above

B. Three

C. Two

D. Four
6672. If firing angle in an SCR circuit is increased, the output _____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Remains the same

C. Is decreased

D. Is increased

6673. In normal operation of an SCR, gate is _____________w.r.t. cathode?
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A. None of the above

B. At zero potential

C. Negative

D. Positive
6674. When SCR is OFF, the current in the circuit is ________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Exactly zero

C. Small leakage current

D. Large leakage current

6676. The control element of an SCR is ______________?
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A. Anode

B. Anode supply

C. Gate

D. Cathode

6677. In an SCR circuit, the angle of conduction can be changed by__________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Changing gate voltage

C. Reverse biasing the gate

D. Changing anode voltage

6678. An SCR is made of_______________?
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A. Germanium

B. None of the above

C. Carbon

D. Silicon
6679. An SCR is turned off when ________________?
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A. Gate voltage is reduced to zero

B. None of the above

C. Anode current is reduced to zero

D. Gate is reverse biased

6680. The normal way to turn on a SCR is by______________?
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A. Breakover voltage

B. None of the above

C. Appropriate gate current

D. Appropriate anode current