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1. Power electronics converts ________ energy into any other form of energy.
A. Electrical
B. Mechanical
C. Solar
D. Thermal
2. Which of the following are the applications of power electronics?
A. Battery charger
B. HVDC thyristor
C. PC’s power supply
D. All the above
3. A thyristor is a ______ device.
A. Semiconductor
B. Conducting
C. Insulating
D. All the above
4. Modern power electronic devices use ____ and _____ to perform energy conversion.
A. Semiconductor device and power transistors
B. Conductor device and power transistors
C. Semiconductor device and transistors
D. All the above
5. The conductivity value of a semiconductor device is ________.
A. Infinity
B. Below conductors’ conductivity value
C. Above insulator conductivity value
D. Between conductor and insulator conductivity value
6. A P-type semiconductor has majority of _______ charge carriers.
A. Electrons
B. Holes
C. Both a and b
D. Partial electrons and partial holes
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7. The process of adding impurities to the semiconducting material is called.

A. Adding
B. Oxidizing
C. Doping
D. None of the above
8. When a positive polarity of battery is connected to the positive terminal of diode and a
negative polarity of battery is connected to the negative terminal of diode it is called ____
bias?
A. Reverse
B. Forward
C. Both a and b
D. None of the above
9. The device that is used to control the speed of induction motor is called ______.
A. Variable speed drive
B. Tachometer
C. Pyrometer
D. None of the above
10. An inverter converts ___ into ___ to allow the current to pass in single direction.
A. AC to DC
B. DC to AC
C. AC to AC
D. DC to DC
11. Power inverters in electrical power appliances are used in ___ current and voltage conditions.
A. Low
B. Medium
C. Zero
D. High
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12. Power inverters in electronic power appliances are used in ___ current and voltage
conditions.
A. High
B. Low
C. Medium
D. Zero
13. Half wave rectifier is used to convert _____ voltage to ______ voltage.
A. Half of the ac cycle into pulsating dc
B. Ac into dc
C. Dc into ac
D. Full ac cycle into pulsating dc
14. What is an electric drive?
A. A machine that converts electrical energy into kinetic energy
B. A machine that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
C. A machine that converts electrical energy into mechanical energy
D. A machine that converts kinetic energy into electrical energy
15. Which of the following is/are essential components of an electric drive?
A. Control unit and Power Modulator
B. Electric Motor and Control System
C. Input Command
D. Sensing Device and Electric Motor
16. Which of the following devices should be used as a switch for high power and high voltage
application?
A. TRIAC
B. Thyristor
C. GTO
D. MOSFET
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17. Calculate the output frequency for the six-pulse converter if the supply frequency is 10 Hz
A. 40 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 60 Hz
D. 70 Hz
18. Which one of the following device is uncontrolled?
A. MOSFET
B. Diode
C. TRIAC
D. SCR
19. In Solid-State Thyristors operation the value of latching current is more than holding current.
A. True
B. False
20. For successful commutation circuit turn-off time ______ device turn-off time.
A. <
B. >
C. =
D. ~
21. Which of the following is used to protect SCR from thermal conditions?
A. Heat sink
B. Voltage clamping device
C. Zener diode
D. Snubber circuit
22. Which of the following is used to protect SCR from d(i)/d(t) condition?
A. Capacitor
B. Heat sink
C. Inductor
D. Fuse
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23. Which of the following is used to protect SCR from d(v)/d(t) condition?
E. Capacitor
F. Heat sink
G. Inductor
H. Fuse
24. Regenerative braking mode can be achieved in which quadrant (V-I curve)?
A. Third
B. Fourth
C. First
D. Second
25. Calculate the value of angular acceleration of motor using the given data: J = 20 kg-m 2, load
torque = 20 N-m, motor torque = 60 N-m.
A. 5 rad/s2
B. 3 rad/s2
C. 2 rad/s2
D. 4 rad/s2
26. What is the transformer utilization factor of a half-wave rectifier and full wave bridge
rectifiers respectively?
A. 0.286, 0.572
B. 0.26,0.53
C. 0.44, 0.81
D. 0.286, 0.81
27. What is the ripple factor, rectification ratio and form factor of half wave rectifier
respectively.
A. 1.21, 40.5 %, 1.57
B. 0.482, 40.5 %, 1.11
C. 0.1.21, 81 %, 1.11
D. 0.482, 40.5 %, 1.57
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28. How many diodes are required to construct a three-phase full wave uncontrolled rectifier?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 6
D. 4
29. Which one is correct statement about the operation of N-P-N bipolar junction transistor
(BJT)
A. when the collector polarity is negative with respect to the emitter and base polarity
positive with respect to the emitter, the transistor is turned on with current pulse on
the base.
B. when the collector polarity is positive with respect to the emitter and base polarity
positive with respect to the emitter, the transistor is turned on with current pulse on
the base.
C. when the collector polarity is positive with respect to the emitter and base polarity
negative with respect to the emitter, the transistor is turned on with current pulse
on the base.
D. when the collector polarity is negative with respect to the emitter and base polarity
negative with respect to the emitter, the transistor is turned on with current pulse
on the base.
30. What could be the value of peak inverse voltage (PIV) of diode D in practice for half, center
taped full wave and full wave bridge rectifiers if the transformer secondary voltage
Vs=Vm*sin(ωt).
A. Vm, Vm, Vm
B. 2*Vm, Vm, Vm
C. Vm, 2*Vm, Vm
D. Vm, 2*Vm, 2*Vm
31. Which one is correct about power MOSFET and BJT
A. Both are suited to switching d.c. power sources.
B. Both are suited to switching a.c. power sources.
C. Both are suited to switching a.c. and d.c power sources.
D. MOSFET is suited for a,c and BJT for d.c
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32. From general torque expression T d−T L=T I where T d is developed torque T L is load torque
and T I is inertial torque which statement is not correct about the given dynamic equation?
A. Td > TL, then T I > 0 is accelerating toque so that speed increases.
B. Td < TL, then T I < 0 is decelerating toque so that speed decreases.
C. Td = TL, then T I = 0 so that drive attains steady state and runs at constant speed.
D. Td < TL, then T I < 0 is accelerating toque so that speed increases.
33. Consider that the diameter of the driven gear is one fourth of the diameter of the driving gear,
then the speed of driven gear is.
A. One fourth of the speed of driving gear.
B. Four times the speed of driving gear.
C. Half of the speed of driving gear.
D. Two times the speed of driving gear.
34. An oscillator uses _____ current and voltage range in circuit.
A. High
B. Low
C. Medium
D. Zero
35. Determine the dc current gain βdc and the emitter current IE for the BJT transistor whare
IB=50 µA and IC=5 mA.
A. 100, 4.95 mA
B. 100, 5.05 mA
C. 0.01, 5.05 mA
D. 0.01, 4.95 mA
36. A semiconducting material ____ the current flow.
A. Blocks
B. Allows
C. Partially allows.
D. Partially blocks.

37. A diode, diac and triac conducts in how many directions respectively?
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A. Uni-direction, bidirectional and bidirectional

B. Bi direction, uni direction and bi direction
C. Bi-direction, bi-direction and uni-direction
D. all conduct in multiple direction
38. In Half-wave uncontrolled rectifier calculate the average value of the voltage if the supply is
23sin(50t).
A. 8.32 V
B. 9.32 V
C. 14.63 V
D. 7.32 V
39. In Half-wave controlled rectifier calculate the average value of the voltage if the supply is
10sin(50t) and firing angle is 30°.
A. 2.32 V
B. 2.97 V
C. 4.26 V
D. 5.64 V
40. Calculate the output voltage of the Buck converter if the supply voltage is 11 V and duty
cycle value is 0.4.
A. 4.4 V
B. 2.2 V
C. 4.8 V
D. 6.4 V
41. Calculate the output voltage of the Boost converter if the supply voltage is 8 V and duty
cycle value is 0.6.
A. 40 V
B. 20 V
C. 48 V
D. 51 V
42. The conduction period of diode in Half-wave uncontrolled rectifier for resistive load is \
A. π
B. 2π
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C. 3π
D. 4π

43. For which duty cycle is that Buck-Boost converter act as Buck converter and boost converter
respectively?
A. 0.9 and 0.9
B. 0.7 and 0.4
C. 0.6 and 0.1
D. 0.4 and 0.8
44. Inductor and Capacitor in Buck converter are used to ___________
A. Increase the cost.
B. Decrease the cost.
C. Filter out the harmonics.
D. Increase the harmonics.
45. The turn-off times of the devices in the increasing order is ___________
I. MOSFET
II. BJT
III. IGBT
IV. Thyristor
A. I, III, II, IV
B. I, II, III, IV
C. III, I, II, IV
D. III, II, IV, I
46. What does the first quadrant operation describe in four quadrant operation of locomotive
A. Decelerating in forward direction
B. Accelerating in forward direction
C. Accelerating in reverse direction
D. Decelerating in reverse direction
47. Consider you need to design a closed loop speed control of a motor, then which is not
important component for your system.
A. Speed sensing and current sensing device
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B. Speed controller and current controller

C. Firing circuit and filter circuit
D. Force and load control circuit
48. Which one of the following is not an important component of electrical drive system
A. Electrical source and convertors
B. Actuating motors and controlling unit
C. Feedback device and mechanical load
D. Engine and mechanical source
49. Which motor type is your best motor selection if you have constant load and you need
constant speed.
A. Squirrel cage Induction motor
B. Wound rotor induction motor
C. Synchronous motor
D. Brushed or brushless DC motor
50. What are the criteria you need to consider while selecting electric drive motor for your load
application?
A. Inertia
B. Speed torque characteristics
C. Control requirement
D. All