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  1. A Zener voltage regulator will cease to act as a voltage regulator if Zener current becomes ___________

  2. A.

     Less than load current

    B.

     Zero

    C.

     More than load current

    D.

     None of the above


  3. If the load resistance decreases in a Zener regulator, then Zener current ___________

  4. A.

     Decreases

    B.

     Stays the same

    C.

     Increases

    D.

     None of the above


  5. A Zener regulator ___________ in the power supply

  6. A.

     Increases the ripple

    B.

     Decreases the ripple

    C.

     Neither increases nor decreases the ripple

    D.

     Data insufficient


  7. Zener diode are generally made of ___________

  8. A.

     Germanium

    B.

     Silicon

    C.

     Carbon

    D.

     None of the above


  9. In an unregulated power supply, if load current increases, the output voltage ___________

  10. A.

     Remains the same

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Increases

    D.

     None of the above


  11. If the load current drawn by unregulated power supply increases, the d.c. output voltage ___________

  12. A.

     Increases

    B.

     Decreases

    C.

     Stays the same

    D.

     None of the above


  13. A 30 V Zener will have depletion layer width ___________ that of 10 V Zener

  14. A.

     More than

    B.

     Less than

    C.

     Equal to

    D.

     None of the above


  15. A Zener voltage regulator is used for ___________ load currents

  16. A.

     High

    B.

     Very high

    C.

     Moderate

    D.

     Small


  17. A Zener diode that has very narrow depletion layer will breakdown by mechanism

  18. A.

     Avalanche

    B.

     Zener

    C.

     Both avalanche and Zener

    D.

     None of the above


  19. In a Zener voltage regulator, the changes in load current produce changes in ___________

  20. A.

     Zener current

    B.

     Zener voltage

    C.

     Zener voltage as well as Zener current

    D.

     None of the above