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Seat No -
Total number of questions : 59

PWD10265_POWER ELECTRONICS
Time : 1hr
Max Marks : 50
N.B

1) All questions are Multiple Choice Questions having single correct option.

2) Attempt any 50 questions out of 60.

3) Use of calculator is allowed.

4) Each question carries 1 Mark.

5) Specially abled students are allowed 20 minutes extra for examination.

6) Do not use pencils to darken answer.

7) Use only black/blue ball point pen to darken the appropriate circle.

8) No change will be allowed once the answer is marked on OMR Sheet.

9) Rough work shall not be done on OMR sheet or on question paper.

10) Darken ONLY ONE CIRCLE for each answer.

Q.no 1. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great deal
of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 2. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 3. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

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A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 4. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 5. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 6. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 7. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 8. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π
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B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 9. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 10. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 11. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 12. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 13. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

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B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 14. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 15. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 16. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 17. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 18. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

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B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 19. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 20. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 21. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 22. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 23. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET
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C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 24. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 25. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 26. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 27. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 28. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

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C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 29. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 30. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 31. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 32. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 33. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

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C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 34. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 35. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 36. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 37. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 38. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

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C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 39. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 40. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 41. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 42. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 43. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

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C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 44. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 45. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 46. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 47. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 48. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

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C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 49. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 50. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 51. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 52. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 53. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

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A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 54. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 55. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 56. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 57. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 58. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

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A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 59. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 1. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 2. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 3. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

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Q.no 4. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 5. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 6. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 7. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 8. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

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Q.no 9. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 10. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 11. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 12. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 13. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 14. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.


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A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 15. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 16. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 17. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 18. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 19. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

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A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 20. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 21. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 22. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 23. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 24. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs
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B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 25. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 26. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 27. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 28. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 29. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

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B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 30. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 31. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 32. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 33. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 34. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

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A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 35. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 36. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 37. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 38. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 39. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

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A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 40. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 41. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 42. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 43. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 44. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

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A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 45. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 46. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 47. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 48. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

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Q.no 49. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 50. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 51. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 52. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 53. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

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D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 54. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 55. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 56. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 57. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 58. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

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C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 59. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 1. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 2. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 3. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 4. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

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C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 5. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 6. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 7. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 8. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 9. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

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C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 10. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 11. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 12. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 13. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 14. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

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C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 15. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 16. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 17. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 18. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 19. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

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C:6

D:8

Q.no 20. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 21. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 22. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 23. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 24. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic
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D : IGBT

Q.no 25. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 26. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 27. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 28. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 29. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

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D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 30. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 31. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 32. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 33. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 34. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

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D : triangular wave

Q.no 35. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 36. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 37. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 38. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 39. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

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D : over admittance

Q.no 40. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 41. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 42. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 43. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 44. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

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D : IL, V0

Q.no 45. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 46. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 47. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 48. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 49. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

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D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 50. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 51. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 52. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 53. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 54. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

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B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 55. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 56. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 57. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 58. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 59. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

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A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 1. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 2. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 3. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 4. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 5. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff
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B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 6. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 7. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great deal
of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 8. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 9. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 10. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

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B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 11. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 12. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 13. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 14. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 15. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

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B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 16. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 17. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 18. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 19. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 20. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1
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C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 21. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 22. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 23. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 24. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 25. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current
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D : over admittance

Q.no 26. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 27. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 28. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 29. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 30. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

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C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 31. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 32. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 33. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 34. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 35. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

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B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 36. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 37. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 38. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 39. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 40. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

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B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 41. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 42. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 43. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 44. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 45. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side


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C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 46. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 47. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 48. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 49. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 50. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

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C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 51. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 52. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 53. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 54. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 55. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

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C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 56. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 57. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 58. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 59. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 1. A chopper may be thought as a

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A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 2. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 3. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great deal
of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 4. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 5. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

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Q.no 6. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 7. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 8. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 9. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 10. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

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Q.no 11. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 12. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 13. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 14. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 15. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 16. A fully controlled converter uses


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A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 17. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 18. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 19. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 20. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 21. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter


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B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 22. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 23. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 24. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 25. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 26. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage
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C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 27. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 28. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 29. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 30. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 31. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

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C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 32. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 33. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 34. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 35. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 36. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

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C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 37. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 38. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 39. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 40. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 41. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

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B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 42. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 43. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 44. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 45. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 46. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

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A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 47. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 48. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 49. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 50. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 51. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

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A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 52. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 53. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 54. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 55. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

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D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 56. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 57. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 58. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 59. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 1. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

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D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 2. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 3. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 4. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 5. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 6. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode
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Q.no 7. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 8. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 9. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 10. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 11. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

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Q.no 12. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 13. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 14. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 15. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 16. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

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Q.no 17. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 18. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 19. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 20. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 21. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

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Q.no 22. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 23. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 24. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 25. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 26. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

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Q.no 27. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 28. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 29. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 30. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 31. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

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Q.no 32. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 33. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 34. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 35. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 36. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

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Q.no 37. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 38. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 39. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 40. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 41. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

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Q.no 42. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 43. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 44. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 45. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 46. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

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Q.no 47. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 48. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 49. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 50. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 51. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

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D : 150°

Q.no 52. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 53. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 54. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 55. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 56. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

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B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 57. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 58. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 59. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 1. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 2. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

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B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 3. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 4. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 5. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 6. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 7. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

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B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 8. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 9. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 10. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 11. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 12. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

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B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 13. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 14. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 15. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 16. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 17. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

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B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 18. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 19. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 20. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 21. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 22. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative
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C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 23. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 24. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 25. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 26. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 27. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL
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D : IL, V0

Q.no 28. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 29. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 30. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 31. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 32. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

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C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 33. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 34. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 35. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 36. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 37. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

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C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 38. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 39. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 40. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 41. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 42. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

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B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 43. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 44. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 45. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 46. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 47. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

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B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 48. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 49. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 50. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 51. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 52. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

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A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 53. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 54. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 55. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 56. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

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Q.no 57. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 58. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 59. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 1. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 2. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

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D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 3. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 4. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 5. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 6. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 7. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

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D : peak anode current value

Q.no 8. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 9. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 10. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 11. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 12. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference


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Q.no 13. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 14. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 15. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 16. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 17. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 18. A chopper may be thought as a


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A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 19. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 20. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 21. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 22. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 23. Inverters converts

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A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 24. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 25. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 26. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 27. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

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Q.no 28. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 29. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 30. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 31. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 32. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

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Q.no 33. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 34. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 35. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 36. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 37. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

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Q.no 38. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 39. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 40. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 41. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 42. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

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Q.no 43. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 44. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 45. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 46. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 47. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

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Q.no 48. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 49. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 50. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 51. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 52. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

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Q.no 53. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 54. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 55. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 56. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 57. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

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D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 58. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 59. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 1. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 2. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 3. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

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D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 4. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 5. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 6. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 7. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 8. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

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D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 9. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 10. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 11. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 12. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 13. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

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D : RLE

Q.no 14. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 15. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 16. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 17. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 18. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

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D : Cathode

Q.no 19. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 20. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 21. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 22. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 23. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another


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Q.no 24. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 25. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 26. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 27. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 28. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

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Q.no 29. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 30. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 31. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 32. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 33. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

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Q.no 34. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 35. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 36. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 37. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 38. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

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Q.no 39. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 40. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 41. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 42. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 43. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

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Q.no 44. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 45. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 46. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 47. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 48. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

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Q.no 49. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 50. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 51. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 52. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 53. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

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C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 54. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 55. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 56. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 57. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 58. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

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B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 59. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 1. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 2. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 3. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 4. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply


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C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 5. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 6. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 7. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 8. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 9. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

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C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 10. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 11. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 12. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 13. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 14. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2
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D : π/4

Q.no 15. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 16. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 17. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 18. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 19. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

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D : peak anode current value

Q.no 20. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 21. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 22. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 23. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 24. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

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D : 1<α<100

Q.no 25. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 26. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 27. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 28. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 29. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

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C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 30. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 31. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 32. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 33. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 34. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

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C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 35. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 36. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 37. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 38. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 39. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

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C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 40. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 41. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 42. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 43. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 44. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

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C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 45. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 46. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 47. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 48. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 49. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

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C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 50. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 51. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 52. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 53. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 54. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

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B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 55. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 56. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 57. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 58. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 59. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

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A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 1. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 2. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 3. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 4. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 5. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter


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B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 6. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 7. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 8. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 9. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 10. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0
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C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 11. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 12. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 13. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 14. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 15. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

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C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 16. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 17. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 18. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 19. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 20. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

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C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 21. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 22. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 23. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 24. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 25. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

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C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 26. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 27. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 28. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 29. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 30. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

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C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 31. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 32. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 33. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 34. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 35. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

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C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 36. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 37. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 38. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 39. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 40. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

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B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 41. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 42. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 43. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 44. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 45. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

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A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 46. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 47. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 48. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 49. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

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Q.no 50. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 51. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 52. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 53. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 54. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

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D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 55. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 56. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 57. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 58. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 59. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

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D : 229.17 w

Q.no 1. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 2. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 3. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 4. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 5. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE
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Q.no 6. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 7. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 8. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 9. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 10. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 11. A chopper may be thought as a


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A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 12. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 13. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 14. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 15. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 16. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power
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B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 17. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 18. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 19. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 20. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 21. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

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B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 22. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 23. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 24. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 25. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 26. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

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A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 27. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 28. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 29. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 30. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 31. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

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A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 32. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 33. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 34. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 35. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 36. Choose the correct statement

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A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 37. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 38. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 39. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 40. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

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Q.no 41. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 42. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 43. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 44. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 45. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

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Q.no 46. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 47. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 48. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 49. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 50. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

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D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 51. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 52. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 53. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 54. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 55. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

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D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 56. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 57. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 58. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 59. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 1. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

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C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 2. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 3. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 4. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 5. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 6. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R
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D:RLC

Q.no 7. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 8. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 9. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 10. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 11. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

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D : RCCB

Q.no 12. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 13. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 14. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 15. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 16. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100
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Q.no 17. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 18. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 19. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 20. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 21. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

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Q.no 22. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 23. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 24. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 25. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 26. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

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Q.no 27. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 28. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 29. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 30. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 31. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

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D:4

Q.no 32. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 33. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 34. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 35. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 36. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

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D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 37. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 38. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 39. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 40. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 41. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

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D : triangular wave

Q.no 42. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 43. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 44. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 45. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 46. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

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D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 47. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 48. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 49. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 50. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 51. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

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D : 2.4 A

Q.no 52. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 53. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 54. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 55. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 56. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

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C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 57. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 58. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 59. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 1. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 2. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

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C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 3. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 4. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 5. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 6. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 7. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great deal
of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

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C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 8. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 9. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 10. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 11. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 12. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

C : Traic
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D : IGBT

Q.no 13. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 14. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 15. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 16. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 17. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

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D : 1<α<100

Q.no 18. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 19. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 20. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 21. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 22. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE
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Q.no 23. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C

C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 24. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 25. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 26. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 27. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

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Q.no 28. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 29. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 30. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 31. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 32. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

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Q.no 33. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 34. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 35. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 36. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 37. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

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D : 120 V

Q.no 38. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 39. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 40. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 41. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 42. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

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D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 43. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 44. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 45. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 46. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 47. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

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D : 10

Q.no 48. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 49. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 50. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 51. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 52. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

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C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 53. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 54. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 55. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

Q.no 56. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

Q.no 57. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

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B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 58. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 59. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 1. The values of duty cycle (α) lies between

A : 0<α<1

B : 0>α>-1

C : 0<=α<=1

D : 1<α<100

Q.no 2. A three-phase bridge inverter requires minimum of _____________ switching devices.

A:3

B:4

C:6

D:8

Q.no 3. which is not the application of DC-AC converters _______.

A : dc motor drive

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B : UPS

C : electric vehicle

D : inverter

Q.no 4. What is the duty cycle of a chopper ?

A : Ton/Toff

B : Ton/T

C : T/Ton

D : Toff x Ton

Q.no 5. Choose the incorrect statement

A : SMPS is less sensitive to input voltage variations

B : SMPS is smaller as compared to rectifiers

C : SMPS has low input ripple

D : SMPS is a source of radio interference

Q.no 6. full form of BLDC is__________ motor.

A : basic locked DC

B : brushless DC

C : brushless AC

D : basic locked AC

Q.no 7. SMPS is used for

A : obtaining controlled ac power supply

B : obtaining controlled dc power supply

C : storage of dc power

D : switch from one source to another

Q.no 8. resonant converters make use of __________.

A:L

B:C
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C:R

D:RLC

Q.no 9. The full form of SMPS is

A : static mode positive supply

B : static mode power supply

C : switched mode positive supply

D : switched mode power supply

Q.no 10. The minimum value of anode current below which it must fall to completely turn-off the
device is called as the

A : holding current value

B : latching current value

C : switching current value

D : peak anode current value

Q.no 11. The average output voltage is maximum when SCR is triggered at ωt =

A:π

B:0

C : π/2

D : π/4

Q.no 12. Inverters converts

A : dc power to dc power

B : dc power to ac power

C : ac power to ac power

D : ac power to dc power

Q.no 13. A chopper may be thought as a

A : Inverter with DC input

B : DC equivalent of an AC transformer

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C : Diode rectifier

D : DC equivalent of an induction motor

Q.no 14. A fully controlled converter uses

A : diodes only

B : thyristors only

C : both diodes and thyristors

D : Six SCRs

Q.no 15. The output voltage from a single phase full wave bridge inverter varies from

A : Vs to –Vs

B : Vs to zero

C : Vs/2 to zero

D : –Vs/2 to Vs/2

Q.no 16. _________ is used for critical loads where temporary power failure can cause a great
deal of inconvenience.

A : SMPS

B : UPS

C : MPS

D : RCCB

Q.no 17. The output characteristics of a MOSFET, is a plot of

A : Id as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

B : Id as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

C : Ig as a function of Vgs with Vds as a parameter

D : Ig as a function of Vds with Vgs as a parameter

Q.no 18. Which terminal does not belong to the SCR?

A : Anode

B : Gate

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C : Base

D : Cathode

Q.no 19. single quadrant operation in DC chopper provides _____ Vo and _____ Io.

A : positive , positive

B : positive, negative

C : negative, positive

D : negative, negative

Q.no 20. over voltage gate protection circuit is obtained by ________

A : zener diode across gate-cathode

B : zener diode in series with gate

C : diode across gate-cathode

D : diode in series with gate

Q.no 21. A three-phase three pulse type controlled converter is constructed using 3 SCR devices.
The circuit is supplying an R load with α < 30°. As such, each SCR device would conduct for

A : 60° each cycle

B : 120° each cycle

C : 180° each cycle

D : 360° each cycle

Q.no 22. which is not the component of UPS system

A : rectifier

B : battery

C : inverter

D : chopper

Q.no 23. Diac is used to fire ________.

A : SCR

B : MOSFET

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C : Traic

D : IGBT

Q.no 24. the equivalent circuit of DC motor is ______.

A:R

B:L

C:E

D : RLE

Q.no 25. Choose the correct statement

A : IGBTs have higher switching losses as compared to BJTs

B : IGBTs have secondary breakdown problems

C : IGBTs have lower gate drive requirements

D : IGBTs are current controlled devices

Q.no 26. BLDC motor is controlled ________.

A : square wave chopper

B : quasi square wave chopper

C : PWM chopper

D : triangular wave

Q.no 27. circuit breaker provides protection against surge currents lower than ________surge
current rating of device.

A : half-cycle

B : one-cycle

C : two-cycle

D : sub-cycle

Q.no 28. For an SCR in the forward blocking mode (practically)

A : leakage current does not flow

B : leakage current flows from anode to cathode

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C : leakage current flows from cathode to anode

D : leakage current flows from gate to anode

Q.no 29. For a full wave bridge inverter, the output voltage (Vo)

A : Vo = Vs/2 for 0 < t < T/2

B : Vo = Vs for 0 < t <T/2

C : Vo = Vs for T/2< t < T

D : Vo = -Vs for T/2< t < 3T/2

Q.no 30. find the VA rating of the battery for rating 12 V , 30 A

A : 360

B : 2.5

C : 0.4

D:4

Q.no 31. __________ is used in the rotating type UPS system to supply the mains.

A : DC motor

B : Self excited DC generator

C : Alternator

D : Battery bank

Q.no 32. Find the expression for output voltage for a step-up chopper, assume linear variation of
load current and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vs

B : Vs/α

C : Vs/(1-α)

D : Vs/√2

Q.no 33. Fuse in the circuit provides protection against __________ .

A : over current

B : over voltage

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C : over impedance

D : over admittance

Q.no 34. No discontinuity is observed in case of

A : short break static UPS configuration

B : long break static UPS configuration

C : no break static UPS configuration

D : rotating type UPS configuration

Q.no 35. Find the output voltage for a step-up chopper when it is operated at a duty cycle of 50
% and Vs = 240 V.

A : 240 V

B : 480 V

C : 560 V

D : 120 V

Q.no 36. Find the output voltage expression for a step down chopper with Vs as the input voltage
and α as the duty cycle.

A : Vo = Vs/α

B : Vo = Vs x α

C : Vo = Vs2/α

D : Vo = 2Vs/απ

Q.no 37. class C chopper is combination of class _____ and class___________chopper.

A : A,B

B : D,E

C : A,D

D : B,E

Q.no 38. In inverters, to make the supply voltage constant

A : an inductor is placed in series with the load

B : capacitor is connected in parallel to the load side

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C : capacitor is connected in parallel to the supply side

D : inductor is placed in parallel to the supply

Q.no 39. If the cathode of an SCR is made positive with respect to the anode & no gate current is
applied then

A : all the junctions are reversed biased

B : all the junctions are forward biased

C : only the middle junction is forward biased

D : only the middle junction is reversed biased

Q.no 40. In offline UPS system load is operated on ____________

A : AC

B : inverter

C : always on AC and inverter

D : AC and in case of AC failure on inverter

Q.no 41. determine the efficiency of the ups if input power is 330 W and output power is 300 W.

A : 90.9

B : 111

C : 30

D : 10

Q.no 42. A single-phase full controlled converted with RLE load will act like a line-commutated
inverter when the firing angle α

A : α > 180°

B : α > 90°

C : α < 90°

D : α = 90°

Q.no 43. A single-phase two pulse converter feeds RL load with a sufficient smoothing such that
the load current does not fall to zero. If the resistance of the load circuit is increased then the

A : ripple content is not affected

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B : ripple content of current increases

C : ripple content of current decreases

D : load current may fall to zero

Q.no 44. Inductor in series with device provides protection against __________ .

A : over impedance

B : over voltage

C : over current

D : over admittance

Q.no 45. Load regulation is variation in ______ w.r.t. ________.

A : Vo , Vin

B : Vin, Vo

C : Vo, IL

D : IL, V0

Q.no 46. find minimum input voltage required to 10 LED lamp circuit produces Io= 5 mA, Po=
250 mW

A : 10 V

B : 20 V

C : 30 V

D : 50 V

Q.no 47. A motor load is connected to a single-phase full converter B-2 type controlled rectifier.
The net energy is transferred from ac source to the motor (dc load) when

A : π+α > 90

B : π-α > α

C : π+α > α

D : π-α > 90

Q.no 48. In the three-phase bridge inverter, each step consists of

A : 30°

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B : 60°

C : 90°

D : will depend on the value of the firing angle

Q.no 49. The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

A : The major drawback of the first generation IGBTs was that, they had

B : noise & secondary breakdown problems

C : sluggish operation

D : latch-up & secondary breakdown problems

Q.no 50. find average power dissipation for given Tj = 125°C , Ts = 70°C , Фjc = 0.16 °C /w, Фcs
= 0.08 /w

A : 70.71 w

B : 125. 12 w

C : 212.3 w

D : 229.17 w

Q.no 51. average power dissipation in heat sink is given by _____.

A : (Tj - Ta)/ θja

B : Tj - Ta

C:0

D : Tj

Q.no 52. A single-phase half wave circuit has Vs = 230 V with a R load of 100 Ω. Find the average
load current at α = 30°.

A : 1.45 A

B : 0.57 A

C : 0.96 A

D : 2.3 A

Q.no 53. An SCR has half cycle surge current rating of 3000 A at 50 Hz. Calculate its one-cycle
surge current rating

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A : 3121.32 A

B : 2121.32 A

C : 3131.32 A

D : 2131.32 A

Q.no 54. determine the AH rating of the battery if current is 30 A and battery back up time is 4
hrs.

A : 7.5

B : 120

C : 26

D : 12

Q.no 55. Safe commutation can be achieved in case of the ____________ operating mode.

A : 180°

B : 120°

C : 360°

D : 150°

Q.no 56. A step down chopper is operated at 240V at duty cycle of 75%. Find the value of RMS
switch (IGBT/MOSFET) current. Take R = 10 Ω.

A : 2.07 A

B : 200 mA

C : 1.58 A

D : 2.4 A

Q.no 57. If T1 is gated at 0 °, T3 and T5 will start conducting at _______ and _________
respectively

A : 180°, 270°

B : 120°, 240°

C : 180°, 300°

D : 240°, 360°

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Q.no 58. A voltage source Vs = Vm sinωt is connected in series with a resistance R and an SCR.
At some firing angle delay of α a positive gate pulse is applied to the SCR which turns on the
SCR. Considering ideal conditions, at the instant α the voltage at the resistor terminals Vo

A : falls to zero

B : falls to –Vm sin α

C : rises to Vm sin α

D : rises to Vm sin ωt

Q.no 59. If a step up chopper’s switch is always kept off then (ideally)

A : Vo = 0

B : Vo = ∞

C : Vo = Vs

D : Vo > Vs

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