01.

In a thyristor DC chopper, which type of commutation results in best performance ()

(a). voltage commutation (b). current commutation
(c). load commutation (d). supply commutation

02.A step-down chopper can be used in ()

(a). electric traction (b). electric vehicles
(c). machine tools (d). all of the above

03.The output current in PWM DC—DC converters is equal to average value of inductor
current
(a). true (b). false ()

04. The average value of the output voltage in a step-down DC chopper is given by ()

(a). V0=vs (b). V0=Dvs

(c). V0=vs /D (d). V0=vs /(1-D)

05.Chopper is a ()
(a). AC-DC converters (b). AC - AC converters
(c). DC – AC converters (d). DC – DC converters

06. In the __________ type of chopper, two stage conversions takes place ()
(a). AC – DC (b). AC link
(c). DC link (d). none of the mentioned

07.A chopper may be thought as a ()

(a). inverters with DC input
(b). DC equivalent of an AC transformer
 (c). diode rectifier
(d).DC equivalent of an induction motor

08.Which device can be used in a chopper circuit ()

(a). BJT (b). MOSFET
(c). GTO (d). all of the above

09.A chopper is a ()
(a). time ratio controller (b). AC – DC converter
(c). high speed semi-conductor (d). DC transformer

10.What is the duty cycle of chopper ()

(a). Ton/Toff (b). Ton / T
(c). T / Ton (d). Toff / Ton

11.The load voltage of a chopper can be controlled by varying the ______ ()

(a). duty cycle (b). firing angle
(c). reactor position (d). extinction angle

12.The values of duty cycle (∞) lies between ()

(a). 0 <∞< 1 (b). 0 >∞>- 1

(c). 0 ≤∞< 1 (d). 0 <∞< 100

13.If T is the time period for a chopper circuit &∞is its duty cycle, then the chopping
frequency is

(a). Ton/ ∞ (b). Toff/ ∞ ()

(c). ∞ / Toff (d). ∞ / Ton

14.Find the output voltage expression for a step-down chopper ()

(a). Vo = Vs /∞ (b). Vo = Vs *∞

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(c). Vo = Vs /∞ (d). Vo = 2Vs /∞π

15.Jones chopper is the example for voltage commutation chopper ()

(a). true (b). false

16.A chopper, in which current remains +ve but voltage may be +ve or negative is known as

(a). type-A (b). type-B ()

(c). type-C (d). type-D

17. In DC choppers, per unit ripple is maximum when duty cycle ∞is ()

(a). 0.2 (b). 0.5

(c). 0.7 (d). 0.9

18.For eliminating 5thharmonic from the output voltage wave of a DC chopper, the ripple
factor should be ()

(a). 1 (b). 2

(c). 3 (d). 4

19.In type-B chopper, current is +ve and voltage is –ve ()

(a). true (b). false

20.For step down chopper Vo = Vs / (1-∞) is ()

(a). true (b). false