1. Which of the following is not an electromechanical rectifier?

a. Vibrating Rectifier
b. Selenium and copper oxide rectifiers
c. Synchronous Rectifier
d. Motor-Generator set

2. It is a popular type of crystal detector which consists of a crystal of some semiconducting

mineral, usually galena (lead sulfide), with a light springy wire touching its surface.

a. cat's whisker detector

b. Fleming valve
c. thyristors
d. Mercury-arc

3. These were made up to a few hundred volts and a few amperes rating, and in some sizes
strongly resembled an incandescent lamp with an additional electrode.

a. Fleming valve
b. Mercury-arc
c. Argon gas electron tube
d. cat's whisker detector

4. Which of the following is true?

a. Polyphase rectifier is not used as a signal peak detector

b. Polyphase rectifier is mostly used in domestic application
c. Rectification is the process of converting DC to AC
d. Polyphase rectifier is mostly used in industrial application

5. are the most widely used rectifiers for lower voltages and powers, and have
largely replaced other rectifiers.

a. Selenium and copper oxide rectifiers

b. Silicon and germanium diodes
c. thermionic vacuum tube diode
d. mercury-arc valve