MODULE - 4 (B1)

1. What gives the colour of an LED?

a) The plastic it is encased in
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b) The active element
c) The type of gas used inside it
2. A germanium diode is used for:
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a) rectification
b) voltage stabilization
c) modulation
3. Why is a diode put in parallel with an LED?
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a) To protect it from AC
b) So it will work only above a certain voltage
c) So it will work only below a certain voltage
4. When testing the forward bias of a diode with a multimeter:
a) the positive lead of the ohmmeter is placed on the cathode
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b) the positive lead of the ohmmeter is placed on the anode
c) it does not matter which terminal the positive lead of the
ohmmeter is placed
5. In an NPN transistor the P is the:
a) Collector
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b) Base
c) Emitter
6. The output of a tachogenerator is
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a) proportional to speed of rotation
b) proportional to position
c) proportional to acceleration
7. AC power is supplied to:
a) torque receiver only
b) torque transmitter only
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c) both the torque receiver and torque transmitter
8. How is a PCB protected after manufacture?
a) With non-conductive varnish
b) With wax
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c) By conformal coating
9. A differential synchro:
a) can only be used as a transmitter
b) can only be used as a receiver
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c) can be used as either a transmitter or a receiver
10. A semiconductor doped with an element having a valency of 5 will
produce
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a) an N type material
b) a P type material
c) either an N type or a P type depending on what type of
semiconductor material is used :

11. What gate does the following Boolean expression represent

F = A.B.C:
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a) AND
b) OR
c) NOT
12. What gate does the following Boolean expression represent
F = A+B+C:
a) NOT
b) NOR
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c) OR
13. A resolver has:
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a) 2 coils on the rotor and 2 coils on the stator
b) 3 coils on the rotor and 2 coils on the stator
c) 2 coils on the rotor and 3 coils on the stator
14. The 'null' point on a control synchro is when the two rotors are:
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a) at 90 to each other
b) parallel to each other
c) wired in series
15. What type of diode would be used to stop voltage spikes across a coil
of a relay?
a)
Gunn diode
b)
Schottky diode
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c)
Double acting diode
16. A silicon diode, when compared to a germanium diode has:
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a) a higher forward bias voltage
b) less forward bias voltage
c) the same forward bias voltage
17. A zener diode is used for:
a) rectification
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b) voltage stabilization
c) modulation
18. The rotor of a desynn indicator is :
a) an electromagnet
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b) a permanent magnet
c) an AC magnet
19. What is this circuit?

a) Half wave rectifier

b) Full wave rectifier
c) Flywheel diode

20. This symbol is:

a) a diode
b) a triac
c) a transistor
21. The power supply to a torque synchro system is:
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a)
AC
b)
DC
c)
AC or DC

22. This symbol is

a)
b)
c)

an LED
a laser diode
a photodiode

23. An open loop system is one which has:

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a) no direct feedback loop
b) rate feedback loop
c) position feedback only
24. The power supply to a torque synchro system is connected to:
a) the transmitter stator
b) the transmitter rotor only
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c) the transmitter and receiver rotors
25. A zener diode:
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a) stabilizes voltage at a predetermined level
b) allows current to flow in one direction
c) acts like a switch
26. In a toroidal resistance transmitter indicator system, the power supply
is connected to
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a) the brushes
b) the resistor slab
c) the rotor
27. When a servo has reached its null and stopped, the velocity feedback
Is:
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a) zero
b) maximum and anti-phase
c) maximum and in phase

28. The primary purpose of rate feedback in a positional servo system is

to:
a) ensure minimum response time
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b) prevent excessive overshoot
c) ensure system linearity
29. Amplifiers may be classified as:
a) common emitter or common collector amplifiers
b) voltage amplifiers or impedance amplifiers
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c) voltage amplifiers or power amplifiers
30. In a torque synchro that includes a differential synchro the power
supply is connected to:
a) the transmitter rotor only
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b) the transmitter and receiver rotors only
c) all three rotors
31. A differential synchro rotor has:
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a) three windings
b) two windings
c) one winding
32. If the rotor of a control synchro sticks:
a) the system hunts
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b) high current will flow
c) the position feedback will oscillate
33. A resolver synchro output is obtained from a rotor with:
a) one single coil
b) three coils at 120o
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c) two coils at 90o
34. A junction diode:
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a) has one p-n junction
b) is similar to a vacuum diode but cannot rectify
c) can handle only very small currents
35. The output of a tachogenerator should be
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a) sinusoidal
b) exponential
c) linear
36. A two phase motor will stop when:
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a) the reference phase is reversed
b) the control phase is reversed
c) the control phase is zero
37. Reverse bias:
a) lowers the potential barrier
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b) raises the potential barrier
c) greatly increases the majority carrier current

38. To reverse the direction of rotation of a two phase induction motor:

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a) reverse the polarity of the control phase
b) reverse the polarity of both the control phase and reference
phase
c) shift the reference by 90
39. Avalanche breakdown occurs when:
a) forward current becomes excessive
b) forward bias exceeds a certain value
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c) reverse bias exceeds a certain value
40. A diode connected across a relay coil is used to:
a) allow the coil to energize with only one polarity
b) cause a delay in switching on
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c) dissipate coil spikes on switch off
41. what is resistor R used for

a) Amplification
b) Bias
c) stabilization

42. To check the forward resistance of a diode with a multimeter, the lead
Connected to the positive terminal is put to the:
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a) anode
b)cathode
c) either anode or cathode
43.The rotor of a magnesyn transmitter is:
a) a dc electromagnet
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b) a permanent magnet.
c) an ac electromagnet
44. A transistor is said to be in the quiescent state when:
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a) no signal is applied to the input
b) it is unbiased
c) no currents are flowing
45.In an unbiased p-n junction, current flow is
a) due to the diffusion of minority carriers only
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b) zero, because no charges are crossing the junction
c) zero, because equal but opposite currents are crossing the
the junction
46.A common base transistor circuit is so called because
a) the base region is located between the emitter and collector
region
b) the base is n-type material
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c) the base is common to the emitter and collector circuits

47.What device transfers one energy type to another?

a) Transmitter
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b) Transducer
c) Transponder
48.Which way does conventional current flow in a PNP junction?
a) Collector to emitter
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b) Emitter to base
c) Collector to base
49.With reference to the circuit shown below, how is the transistor
Configured?

a) common emitter
b) common collector
c) common base

50.In the following Boolean algebra statement, which gate is described?

F=A+B+C
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a) Or
b)Not
c) And
51. In an LED, what is used to make the colour?
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a) The doping material
b)The electrons
c)The plastic lens cover
52. An atom with 5 electrons in its outer shell is part of
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a) an N type material
b)a P type material
c) a C type material
53. In the Boolean algebra statement below, the gate described is
F = A.B.C
a) Nand
b)Nor
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c) And
54. Thermal runaway in a transistor is caused by
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a) excessive heat causing maximum current flow
b)excessive heat causing minimum current flow
c) low heat causing minimum current flow

55. A diode which emits photons when conducting is a:

a) zener
b)varactor
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c)light emitting
56. What gives an LED its colour?
a) A gas
b)The cover
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c) Composition and impurity of the compound
57. For conduction of a transistor the emitter junction is:
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a) fwd biased
b)reverse biased
c) fwd or reverse as appropriate to the input signal
58. In a PNP transistor which way does conventional current flow:
a) base to emitter
b)collector to emitter
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c) emitter to collector
59. Forward voltage of a silicon diode is:
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a) 0.6V
b)0.2V
c)1.6V
60. When testing a transistor with an ohmmeter, what is the resistance of
the emitter/collector?
a) High resistance one way
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b)High resistance both ways
c) Low resistance both ways
61. What is the typical volts drop across an LED:
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a) 1.6V
b)0.2V
c) 0.4V
62. A logic circuit with more than one gate will have:
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a) one of 2 states of logic output
b) 2 or more outputs
c) an analogue output
63. This is a diagram of:

a) an SCR
b)a transistor
c) a photo diode

64. In a synchro, what is used to convert signals from one form to another?
a) Transmitter
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b)Transducer
c)Transformer
65. Components on an integrated circuit are :
a) in the solid
b)don't need them
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c) on the surface
66. What diode is used to stop power spikes in a coil?
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a) Two directional zener diode
b)Shottky diode
c) Gunn diode
67. The anode of a diode is connected to a +4v DC supply and the cathode
is connected to a +2v DC supply. The diode is:
a) forward biased not conducting
b)reverse biased not conducting
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c) forward biased conducting
68. Using electron flow in a diode the current flows from:
a) Anode to Cathode
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b)Cathode to Anode
c)Cathode to Base
69. In a PNP transistor, conventional current will flow when:
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a) the emitter is more positive than the base
b)the base is more positive than the emitter
c) the collector is more positive than the emitter
70. A gyro will provide:
a) rate feedback
b)velocity feedback
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c) positional feedback
71. A junction diode:
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a) has one p-n junction
b)is similar to a vacuum diode but cannot rectify
c)can handle only small currents
72. A germanium diode is used for:
a) voltage stabilization
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b)rectification
c) signal detection
73. A zener diode is designed to operate:
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a) above its breakdown voltage
b)below its breakdown voltage
c)either above or below its breakdown voltage
74. A piece of pure Germanium:
a) has a deficit of electrons
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b)is electrically stable
c)has an excess of electrons

75. When a PN junction is forward biased, it conducts via:

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a) majority carrier
b)minority carrier
c)intrinsic carrier
76. Resistors and capacitors are used to couple stages of amplifiers so
That:
a) only d.c can be applied
b)equal amounts of a.c and d.c can be applied
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c)only a.c can be applied
77. In a slab desynn transmitter the:
a) pick-offs form part of the circuit resistance
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b)pick-offs rotate on the slab resister
c)pick-offs are connected to a spark suppressor