NAME: 7. Which of the following applications 14.

Which of the following is not a key

_________________________________ typically use four-quadrant switches? parameter of MOSFETs?

____________________ a) Simple signal routing a) Gate charge

b) DC motor drives and AC power b) On-resistance
1. What does switch realization switching c) Drain current
involve? c) Amplifier circuits d) Emitter-collector saturation voltage
a) Controlling electrical components d) Low power AC-DC converters
15. The main advantage of BJTs over
manually 8. Four-quadrant switches can handle MOSFETs in amplification applications
b) Designing physical or logical switches current and voltage in: is:
c) Only hardware-based switching
d) Controlling electromagnetic signals a) Positive voltage and negative current a) Higher gain
only b) Lower input impedance
2. What is a single quadrant switch? b) Both positive and negative voltage and c) Faster switching speed
a) A switch that operates in one of the current d) Higher power dissipation
four quadrants of the voltage-current c) Only first quadrant operations
d) Negative voltage and positive current 16. A BJT operates in saturation mode
plane when:
b) A switch that controls voltage in both 9. What is the key advantage of
directions synchronous rectifiers compared to a) The base-emitter junction is reverse-
c) A switch that operates in multiple traditional diodes? biased
quadrants simultaneously b) Both emitter-base and collector-base
d) A switch that only operates with a) They offer lower efficiency junctions are forward-biased
negative voltages b) They improve efficiency by reducing c) Current does not flow through the
power loss collector
3. Which of the following is an example c) They operate at higher voltages d) The transistor amplifies current
of a single quadrant switch? d) They are cheaper to implement
17. What is the function of an IGBT?
a) N-channel MOSFET 10. Synchronous rectifiers replace
b) H-bridge traditional diodes with: a) Amplification of low-power signals
c) Bipolar junction transistor b) Efficient switching in high-power
d) Diode bridge a) IGBTs applications
b) BJTs c) Regulating low-frequency signals
4. Current-bidirectional two-quadrant c) MOSFETs d) Amplifying current in AC circuits
switches allow: d) SCRs
18. IGBTs are commonly used in:
a) Current flow in both directions but 11. Which of the following is not a
voltage in one direction characteristic of power diodes? a) High-speed amplifiers
b) Current and voltage flow in one b) Low-voltage circuits
direction a) High current and voltage ratings c) Power inverters and motor drives
c) Voltage to flow in both directions but b) Used in rectification circuits d) Analog signal processing circuits
restrict current flow c) Fast switching speed
d) Current flow in both directions and d) Low forward voltage drop 19. The main advantage of IGBTs over
specific voltage conditions MOSFETs is:
12. Schottky diodes are preferred for
5. Where are current-bidirectional two- high-speed applications because: a) Lower gate drive complexity
quadrant switches typically used? b) Higher voltage and current handling
a) They have high forward voltage drops capability
a) Power diodes b) They have slower switching times c) Faster switching times
b) AC-DC converters c) They offer low forward voltage drops d) Lower thermal dissipation
c) Motor control applications and faster switching
d) Amplification circuits d) They can handle high currents 20. Which type of diode is used for
high-voltage applications?
6. A voltage-bidirectional two-quadrant 13. Which type of transistor uses
switch is primarily used for: voltage to control the flow of current? a) Standard silicon diode
b) Schottky diode
a) Controlling bidirectional current flow a) BJT c) Ultra-fast recovery diode
b) Allowing bidirectional voltage control b) MOSFET d) High-voltage power diode
c) Controlling voltage and current flow in c) SCR
all quadrants d) Triac
d) Controlling signal amplitude
21. Which component is used in 29. What is the forward voltage drop 16. A BJT operates in saturation
rectification circuits to convert AC to for a silicon power diode? mode when both emitter-base
DC? and collector-base junctions are
a) 1.5V forward-biased.
a) Bipolar Junction Transistor b) 0.7V 17. An IGBT is primarily used for
b) Power Diode c) 0.3V amplifying low-power signals.
c) MOSFET d) 0.2V 18. IGBTs are commonly used in
d) Synchronous Rectifier power inverters and motor
30. Which of the following is an drives.
22. What is the primary disadvantage application of four-quadrant switches? 19. The main advantage of IGBTs
of BJTs in high-power applications? over MOSFETs is their lower
a) Signal modulation gate drive complexity.
a) High efficiency b) AC motor drives 20. A high-voltage power diode is
b) Higher input impedance c) Low-power amplifiers used for high-voltage
c) Thermal runaway d) Audio rectifiers applications.
d) Fast switching speed

23. A P-channel MOSFET typically

operates in which quadrant? II. TRUE OR FALSE

a) First 1. Switch realization involves only

hardware-based switching.
b) Second
2. A single quadrant switch can
c) Third
operate in multiple quadrants
d) Fourth simultaneously.
24. What type of switch is commonly 3. An N-channel MOSFET is an
example of a single quadrant
used in H-bridge circuits?
switch.
a) Single quadrant switch 4. Current-bidirectional two-
b) Two-quadrant switch quadrant switches allow current
c) Four-quadrant switch flow in both directions but
restrict voltage flow.
d) One-way switch
5. Current-bidirectional two-
25. A Schottky diode's low forward quadrant switches are typically
voltage drop is typically around: used in AC-DC converters.
6. A voltage-bidirectional two-
a) 0.1V quadrant switch primarily allows
b) 0.7V bidirectional current control.
c) 0.2V to 0.3V 7. Four-quadrant switches are used
d) 1V in DC motor drives and AC
power switching applications.
26. Which parameter of MOSFETs 8. Four-quadrant switches can
affects their switching speed? handle only positive voltage and
current.
a) On-resistance 9. Synchronous rectifiers improve
b) Gate charge efficiency by reducing power
c) Drain current loss compared to traditional
d) Base current diodes.
10. Synchronous rectifiers replace
27. Which device uses a combination of traditional diodes with IGBTs.
MOSFET and BJT properties? Answer: False
11. Power diodes have fast switching
a) Schottky Diode speed as a characteristic.
b) IGBT 12. Schottky diodes are preferred for
c) Triac high-speed applications due to
d) SCR their low forward voltage drop
and fast switching.
28. The reverse recovery time of a diode 13. A MOSFET uses voltage to
refers to: control the flow of current.
14. Emitter-collector saturation
a) The time it takes for a diode to conduct voltage is a key parameter of
b) The time it takes for a diode to switch MOSFETs.
from conducting to non-conducting 15. BJTs have a higher gain
c) The voltage drop across the diode advantage over MOSFETs in
during conduction amplification applications.
d) The current gain of the diode