Thyristors Part 1 Multiple Choice ONLINE MCQ EE AND ECE

Thyristors Part 1

Thyristors Part 1

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1. An SCR is a …… triggered device
(1) Voltage
(2) Current
(3) Voltage as well as current
(4) None of the above

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2. In an SCR circuit, the supply voltage is generally ……… that of breakover voltage
(1) Equal to
(2) Less than
(3) Greater than
(4) None of the above

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3. When an SCR is turned on, the voltage across it is about ……….
(1) zero
(2) 10 V
(3) 0.1 V
(4) 1V

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4. An SCR is turned off when
(1) Anode current is reduced to zero
(2) Gate voltage is reduced to zero
(3) Gate is reverse biased
(4) None of the above

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5. In an SCR circuit, the angle of conduction can be changed by
(1) Changing anode voltage
(2) Changing gate voltage
(3) Reverse biasing the gate
(4) None of the above

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6. If firing angle is increased, then the output of an SCR
(1) Remains the same
(2) Is increased
(3) Is decreased
(4) None of the above

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7. If gate current is increased, then anode-cathode voltage at which SCR turns ON
(1) is decreased
(2) is increased
(3) remains the same
(4) none of the above

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8. An SCR has ……….. PN junctions.
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) None of the above

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9. An SCR has …….. semiconductor layers.
(1) Two
(2) Three
(3) Four
(4) None of the above

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10. In AC supply,  an SCR can exercise control over
(1) Positive half-cycles only
(2) Negative half-cycles only
(3) Both positive and negative half-cycles
(4) Positive or negative half-cycles

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11. AC power in a load can be controlled  by connecting
(1) Two SCRs in series
(2) Two SCRs in parallel
(3) Two SCRs in parallel opposition
(4) None of the above

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12. When SCR starts conducting, which loses all control?
(1) Cathode
(2) Gate
(3) Anode
(4) None of the above

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