Start Practice Exam Test Questions (b) the device will turn off when the anode current

when the anode current falls

below this value
Choose the letter of the best answer in each
questions. (c) the device may be damaged if the anode current
exceeds this value
1. A thyristor has
(d) the gate current must equal or exceed this value to
(a) two pn junctions
turn the device on
(b) three pn junctions
9. The diac is
(c) four pn junctions
(a) a thyristor
(d) only two terminals
(b) a bilateral, two-terminal device
2. Common types of thyristors include
(c) like two parallel 4-layer diodes in reverse directions
(a) BJTs and SCRs
(d) answers (a), (b), and (c)
(b) UJTs and PUTs
10. The triac is
(c) FETs and triacs
(a) like a bidirectional SCR
(d) diacs and triacs
(b) a four-terminal device
3. A 4-layer diode turns on when the anode-to-cathode
(c) not a thyristor
voltage exceeds
(d) answers (a) and (b)
(a) 0.7 V
11. The SCS differs from the SCR because
(b) the gate voltage
(a) it does not have a gate terminal
(c) the forward-breakover voltage
(b) its holding current is less
(d) the forward-blocking voltage
(c) it can handle much higher currents
4. Once it is conducting, a 4-layer diode can be turned
off by (d) it has two gate terminals
(a) reducing the current below a certain value 12. The SCS can be turned on by
(b) disconnecting the anode voltage (a) an anode voltage that exceeds forward-breakover
voltage
(c) answers (a) and (b)
(b) a positive pulse on the cathode gate
(d) neither answer (a) nor (b)
(c) a negative pulse on the anode gate
5. An SCR differs from the 4-layer diode because
(d) either (b) or (c)
(a) it has a gate terminal
13. The SCS can be turned off by
(b) it is not a thyristor
(a) a negative pulse on the cathode gate and a positive
(c) it does not have four layers
pulse on the anode gate
(d) it cannot be turned on and off
(b) reducing the anode current to below the holding
6. An SCR can be turned off by value

(a) forced commutation (c) answers (a) and (b)

(b) a negative pulse on the gate (d) a positive pulse on the cathode gate and a negative
pulse on the anode gate
(c) anode current interruption
View Answer:
(d) answers (a), (b), and (c)
14. Which of the following is not a characteristic of the
(e) answers (a) and (c) UJT?
7. In the forward-blocking region, the SCR is (a) intrinsic standoff ratio
(a) reverse-biased (b) negative resistance
(b) in the off state (c) peak-point voltage
(c) in the on state (d) bilateral conduction
(d) at the point of breakdown View Answer:
8. The specified value of holding current for an SCR 15. The PUT is
means that
(a) much like the UJT
(a) the device will turn on when the anode current
exceeds this value (b) not a thyristor
(c) triggered on and off by the gate-to-anode voltage 2). Silicon controlled rectifier (SCR) is also called as
_________.
(d) not a four-layer device
Semiconductor controlled rectifier
41.The number of leads in an SCR are :
A. 2 Semiconductor conducting rectifier
B. 3 Semiconductor controlled resistor
C. 4
None of the above
D. 5
3). SCR has ________ layers.
42.In a single phase full wave converter (M-2
2
connection) feeding on R - L load, the input voltage
is v = Vm sin ωt. The expression for dc output voltage is 3
4
5
4). SCR principle was developed by _________.
Goldey
Holonyak
Tanenbaum
All the above
5). SCR principle was developed by Goldey,
Tanenbaum, Holonyak, and Moll in which year?

43. A thyristor has a turn on time of 6 μs. If the anode  1996

circuit is inductive, the turn on time will be
 1956
A. 6 μs
 1999
B. Less than 6μs
C. more than 6 μs  2000
D. either 6 μs or less 6). SCR principles practical demonstration was
presented by which of the following scientist?

44.The total number of leads in reverse conducting  Dr. Lan M. Mackintosh

thyristor is
 Goldey
A. 2
B. 3  Holonyak
C. 1  Tanenbaum
D. 4 7). SCR is a _______ type of device.

45. Assertion (A): A TRIAC is a bidirectional SCR.  Thyristor

Reason (R): A TRIAC is a four layers 3 terminal device  Resistor
and can conduct in both directions.
 Capacitor
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation
of A  Diode
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation 8). A thyristor is a _______ type of switch.
of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong  Monostable

D. A is wrong but R is correct  Bistable

 Tri stable
1). SCR is abbreviated as _________.
Silicon controlled rectifier  Multi stable
9). SCR was invented by which scientist?
Silicon conducting rectifier
Silicon-controlled resistor  Gordon Hall
None of the above  Frank W
  Both a and b  Forward blocking type mode

 Henry  Forward conduction type mode

10). SCR has _______ number of terminals.
 Reverse blocking type mode
 2  All the above
 3 18). The 3 modes of SCR can be represented in
_______ forms.
 4
 On sate
 1
11). An Anode is _______ polarity.  Off-state

 Both a and b
 Positive
 Zero stage
 Negative
19). Forward blocking mode is also called as _______
 Zero state.

 Both a and c  On sate

12). A Cathode is ________ polarity.
 Off-state
 Positive  Both a and b
 Negative  Zero stage
 Zero 22). Forward conduction type mode, anode terminal
is connected to ______ type voltage source.
 Both a and c
13). SCR has _______ junctions.  Positive

 Negative
 2
 Zero
 3
 Ground
 4
25). Which of the following junctions in SCR forward
 5 conduction type mode are forward biased?
14). SCR is _______ directional type device.
 J1
 Multi  J3
 Uni  J2
 Bi  Both a and b
 Mono
15). SCR is a unidirectional type device, means it Self-Test
conducts in a _______ direction. 1. A thyristor can be used as
a. A resistor
 Single direction
b. An amplifier
 Multiple direction c. A switch
d. A power source
 No direction

 Bi- direction 2. Positive feedback means that the returning signals.

16). In how modes can a SCR operate? a. Opposes the original change.
b. Aids the original change.
 2 c. Is equivalent to negative feedback.
d. Is amplified.
 3

 4 3. A latch always uses

a. Transistors
 5
b. Negative feedback
17). Which of the following are the modes of SCR?
c. Current c. Breakover
d. Positive feedback d. Crowbarring

4. To turn on a four-layer diode, you need 13. When a crowbar is used with a power supply, the
a. A positive trigger supply needs to have a fuse or
b. Low-current drop-out a. Adequate trigger current
c. Breakover b. Holding current.
d. Reverse-bias triggering c. Filtering
d. Current limiting
5. The minimum input current that can turn on a
thyristor is called the 14. The photo-SCR responds to
a. Holding current a. Current
b. Trigger current b. Voltage
c. Breakover current c. Humidity
d. Low-current drop-out d. Light

6. The only way to stop a fourlayer diode that is 15. The diac is a
conducting is by a. Transistor
a. A positive trigger b. Unidirectional device
b. Low-current drop-out c. Three-layer device
c. Breakover d. Bidirectional device
d. Reverse-bias triggering
16. The triac is equivalent to
7. The minimum anode current that keeps a thyristor a. A four-layer diode
turned on is called the
b. Two diacs in parallel
a. Holding current
c. A thyristor with a gate lead
b. Trigger current
d. Two SCRs in parallel
c. Breakover current
d. Low-current drop-out
17. The unijunction transistor acts as a
a. Four-layer diode
8. A silicon controlled rectifier has
b. Diac
a. Two external leads
c. Triac
b. Three external leads
d. Latch
c. Four external leads
d. Three doped regions
18. Any thyristor can be turned on with
a. Breakover
9. An SCR is usually turned on by
b. Forward-bias triggering
a. Breakover
c. Low-current drop-out
b. A gate trigger
d. Reverse-bias triggering
c. Breakdown
d. Holding current.
19. A Schockley diode is the same as
a. A four-layer diode
10. SCRs are
b. An SCR
a. Low-power devices
c. A diac
b. Four-layer diodes
d. A triac
c. High-current devices
d. Bidirectional

20. The trigger voltage of an SCR is closest to

11. The usual way to protect a load from excessive
supply voltage is with a a. 0
a. Crowbar b. 0.7 V
b. Zener diode c. 4 V
c. Four-layer diode d. Breakover voltage
d. Thyristor
21. Any thyristor can be turned off with
12. An RC snubber protects an SCR against a. Breakover
a. Supply over voltages b. Forward-bias triggering
b. False triggering c. Low-current drop-out
d. Reverse-bias triggering c. RDS(on)
d. VCES
22. Exceeding the critical rate of rise produces
a. Excessive power dissipation 31. A PUT is considered programmable by using
b. False triggering a. External gate resistors
c. Low-current drop-out b. Applying preset cathode voltage levels
d. Reverse-bias triggering c. An external capacitor
d. Doped pn junctions
23. A four-layer diode is sometimes called a
a. Unijunction transistor
b. Diac
c. pnpn diode
d. Switch

24. A latch is based on

a. Negative feedback
b. Positive feedback
c. The four-layer diode
d. SCR action

25. An SCR can switch to the on state if

a. Its forward breakover voltage is exceeded
b. IGT is applied
c. The critical rate of voltage rise is exceeded
d. All of the above

26. To properly test an SCR using an ohmmeter

a. The ohmmeter must supply the SCR’s breakover
voltage
b. The ohmmeter cannot supply more than 0.7V
c. The ohmmeter must supply the SCR’s reverse
breakover voltage
d. The ohmmeter must supply the SCR’s holding current

27. The maximum firing angle with a single RC phase

control circuit is
a. 45°
b. 90°
c. 180°
d. 360°

28. A triac is generally considered most sensitive in

a. Quadrant I
b. Quadrant II
c. Quadrant III
d. Quadrant IV

29. An IGBT is essentially a

a. BJT on the input and MOSFET on the output
b. MOSFET on the input and MOSFET on the output
c. MOSFET on the input and BJT on the output
d. BJT on the input and BJT on the output

30. The maximum on-state output voltage of an IGBT

is
a. VGS(on)
b. VCE(sat)