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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

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  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

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  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

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  7. Zener diode are generally made of ___________

  8. A.

     Germanium

    B.

     Silicon

    C.

     Carbon

    D.

     None of the above

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  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

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  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

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  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

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

  16. A.

     High

    B.

     Very high

    C.

     Moderate

    D.

     Small

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  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

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  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

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