Question Bank –Electronics Engineering Fall 2009

1. Which is the most widely used semiconductor?

i. Copper
ii. Germanium
iii. Silicon
iv. None of the above
2. An intrinsic semiconductor has some holes in it at room temperature. What causes these
holes?

i. Doping
ii. Free electrons
iii. Thermal energy
iv. Valence electrons
3. At room temperature an intrinsic silicon crystal acts approximately like

i. A battery
ii. A conductor
iii. An insulator
iv. A piece of copper wire
4. The number of free electrons and holes in an intrinsic semiconductor increases when the
temperature

i. Decreases
ii. Increases
iii. Stays the same
iv. None of the above
5. Trivatent atoms have how many valence electrons?

i. 1
ii. 3
iii. 4
iv. 5
6. A donor atom has how many valence electrons?

i. 1
ii. 3
iii. 4
iv. 5

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 7. Silver is the best conductor. How many valence electrons do you think it has?

i. 1
ii. 4
iii. 18
iv. 29
8. How many electrons are there in the valence orbit of a silicon atom within a crystal?

i. 1
ii. 4
iii. 8
iv. 14
9. The type of bond in a semiconductor is
i. Ionic Bond
ii. Metallic Bond
iii. Co-valent bond
iv. All of the above
10. How many holes does a n-type semiconductor contain?
i. None
ii. Only those produced by thermal energy
iii.Many
iv. Same number as free electrons
11. Which of the following is a forward voltage?
i. Saturation voltage
ii. Peak Inverse Voltage
iii.Breakdown Voltage
iv. Knee Voltage

12. The current through a reverse biased silicon diode in second approximation is
i. 0A
ii. 1 mA
iii. 300 mA
iv. 1A
13. The ripple is maximum at the output of a
i. Half-wave rectifier
ii. Centre tap Full-wave rectifier
iii. Full wave Bridge rectifier
iv. Capacitor Filter
14. For normal operation of the transistor, the emitter-base junction has to be
i. Forward-biased
ii. Reverse-biased
iii. Non-conducting
iv. Operating in the breakdown region
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 15. If the current gain is 200 and the collector current is 100 mA, the base current is
i. 0.5 mA
ii. 2 mA
iii. 2 A
iv. 20 A
16. The phase difference between the input signal and output signal in an amplifier is
i. 00
ii. 3600
iii. 90 0
iv. 180 0
17. The type of feedback used in an oscillator is
i. Positive feedback
ii. Negative feedback
iii. Both types of feedback
iv. Zero feedback
18. The valence electron of a conductor is also called a
i. Bound electron
ii. Free electron
iii. Nucleus
iv. Proton
19. At absolute zero temperature an intrinsic semiconductor has
i. A few free electrons
ii. Many holes
iii. Many free electrons
iv. No holes or free electrons
20. To produce a large forward current in a silicon diode, the applied voltage must be
greater than
i. 0V
ii. 50 V
iii. 0.7 V
iv. 0.3 V

21. What kind of device does the symbol in Figure 1 represent?

i. A p-channel JFET
ii.A npn bipolar transistor
iii.A pnp bipolar transistor
iv.A n- channel JFET Figure 1

22. In a filter circuit, the inductor is used to

i. Block AC and pass DC
ii. Pass both AC and DC
iii. Block both AC and DC
iv. Pass AC and block DC
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 23. The load voltage is approximately constant when a zener diode is

i. Forward-biased
ii. Reverse-biased
iii. Operating in the breakdown region
iv. Unbiased
24. A transistor has how many doped regions?

i. 1
ii. 2
iii. 3
iv. 4
25. In an npn transistor, the majority carriers in the base are

i. Free electrons
ii. Holes
iii. Neither
iv. Both

26. For normal operation of the transistor, the collector-base junction has to be
i. Forward-biased
ii. Reverse-biased
iii. Non-conducting
iv. Operating in the breakdown region
27. The voltage gain of an amplifier is :
i. The ratio of input voltage over output voltage
ii. The ratio of output voltage over input voltage
iii. The ratio of input current over output voltage
iv. The ratio of output current over input voltage

28. If RC = 3.6 k ohm and RL = 10 k ohm, the ac load resistance, RAC equals
i. 10 k ohms
ii. 2.65 k ohms
iii. 1 k ohms
iv. 3.6 k ohms
29. The Zener diode normally works in the
i. Forward bias region
ii. Reverse bias region
iii. Zero – crossing region
iv. Reverse breakdown region

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 30. In intrinsic semiconductors, number of electrons __________ number of holes
i. Equal
ii. Greater than
iii. Lesser than
iv. Can not define
31. Which is not an example for intrinsic semiconductor
i. Silicon
ii. Antimony
iii. Germanium
iv. All the above
32. In a common-emitter bipolar junction transistor amplifier:
i. The base-emitter junction is forward biased and the collector-base junction is
forward biased.
ii. the base-emitter junction is reverse-biased and the collector-base junction is
forward-biased.
iii. the base-emitter junction is reverse-biased and the collector-base junction is
reverse-biased.
iv. the base-emitter junction is forward-biased and the collector-base junction is
reverse-biased.

33. The base current in a transistor is 1 mA and emitter current is 80 mA. The collector
current will be
i. 79 mA
ii. 80 mA
iii. 81 mA
iv. 1 mA

34. Which device has to satisfy the Barkhausen criterion?

i. Amplifiers
ii. Oscillators
iii. Bipolar Junction Transistor
iv. Diode
35. When the reverse voltage increases from 5 to 10 V, the depletion layer

i. Becomes smaller
ii. Becomes larger
iii. Is unaffected
iv. Breaks down

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 36. Efficiency of Fullwave bridge rectifier is
i. 81.2%
ii. 81.3%
iii. 81.1%
iv. 80%
37. The resistance of forward biased diode is
i. Very High
ii. Very Low
iii. Cannot say
iv. Same as that of reversed biased diode
38. The logic gate which is called an inverter is
i. AND gate
ii. OR Gate
iii. NOT gate
iv. None of the above
39. Each digit in a binary number system is known as
i. Bit
ii. Byte
iii. Gate
iv. Number
40. Output of a two input AND Gate is high when
i. One input is high, other input is low
ii. Both the inputs are high
iii. Both the inputs are low
iv. Any of the above
41. Output of a two input OR Gate is low when
i. One input is low, other input is high
ii. Both the inputs are high
iii. Both the inputs are low
iv. Any of the above
42. Binary information is stored in digital systems using
i. Counters
ii. Gates
iii. Registers
iv. Diodes
43. The binary equivalent of decimal number 12 is
i. 1010
ii. 00010010
iii. 1100
iv. 111000
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 44. Which of the following is Barkhausen criteria
i. unity loop gain ( A β = 1)
ii. loop phase shift is zero.
iii. Both
iv. None
45. In general an oscillator has
i. Two amplifiers connected together
ii. An amplifier and feed back network
iii. A diode and an amplifier
iv. Any of the above
46. Device used to increase the strength of a weak signal is
i. Amplifier
ii. Rectifier
iii. Oscillator
iv. Counter
47. The typical value of α in a transistor is
i. 0.1
ii. 200
iii. 0.95
iv. 1
48. The following are the terminals of an FET
i. Emitter, Base, Collector
ii. Source, Drain, Gate
iii. AND, OR, NOT
iv. Field, Emitter, Transistor
49. If the output voltage does not change with changes at the input and the output load, it is
called
i. Rectification
ii. Break down
iii. Regulation
iv. Oscillation
50. Which of the following transistor regions have the highest doping
i. Emitter
ii. Collector
iii. Base
iv. All are equal

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