Vacuum Tubes - MCQs

 Vacuum Tubes

Q.1

Thermionic emission from oxide-coated cathodes takes place at a temperature of about ::

(a) 1000 degree C

(b) 2000 degree C

(c) 100 degree C


Ans:: a



Q.2

Vacuum tubes are used, instead of solid state devices, where ::

(a) very high power is handled

(b) very long lifetime is desirable

(c) very low frequency signal is involved


Ans:: a



Q.3

The control grid of a triode is usually kept at a negative potential so as to ::

(a) make the grid current zero

(b) reduce the effect of space charge

(c) limit the plate current to safe values


Ans:: a



Q.4

The output power of a triode amplifier is greater than the input power. This extra power ::

(a) comes from the input signal source

(b) comes from the d.c. sources

(c) violates the principle of conservation of energy


Ans:: b



Q.5

Temperature limited current in a diode valve is given by ::

(a) Child-Langmuir Law

(b) Richardson's equation

(c) Ohm's Law


Ans:: b



Q.6

Space charge limited current in a diode valve is given by ::

(a) Child-Langmuir Law

(b) Richardson's equation

(c) Ohm's Law


Ans:: a



Q.7

gm of a triode valve can be increased by ::

(a) decreasing the cathode-grid spacing

(b) increasing the cathode-grid spacing

(c) decreasing the cathode size


Ans:: a



Q.8

ยต of a triode valve can be increased by ::

(a) increasing grid wire spacing

(b) increasing grid-plate spacing

(c) increasing the plate current


Ans:: b



Q.9

The shape of the plate of a vacuum diode or triode is ::

(a) rectangular

(b) circular

(c) cylindrical

(d) straight


Ans:: c



Q.10 

Schottky effect originates from ::

(a) thermionic emission

(b) photoemission

(c) secondary emission

(d) field emission


Ans:: d

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