Applied Electronics (I)

1. Which of the following semiconductor is mostly used to construct electronic circuits?

a. Silicon
b. Germanium
c. Selenium
d. Tin
2. What is the possible way to use of semiconductor material as a conductor?
a. Increasing the band gap energy
b. Decreasing the supplied temperature
c. Doping with impurity elements
d. Generating covalent bond between atoms
3. Which of the following statements is true about a Zener diode?
a. It only conducts in the forward direction.
b. It only conducts in the reverse direction.
c. It can conduct in both forward and reverse directions.
d. It does not conduct at all.
4. What is the function of a varactor diode?
a. To act as a voltage regulator
b. To amplify signals
c. To rectify AC to DC
d. To vary its capacitance with the applied voltage
5. What happens when the base-emitter junction of an NPN transistor is forward-biased?
a. Electrons flow from the emitter to the base
b. Electrons flow from the base to the emitter
c. Holes flow from the emitter to the base
d. Holes flow from the base to the emitter
6. What is the effect of temperature on the recombination rate of electrons in electronic circuits?
a. Recombination rate increases with increase in the temperature
b. Recombination rate decreases with increase in the temperature
c. Recombination rate is independent of temperature
d. Recombination of electrons doesn’t occur in semiconductors
7. What is the main function of a clipper circuit?
a. To amplify a signal.
b. To filter a signal.
c. To remove a portion of a signal.
d. To invert a signal.
8. Which type of clipper circuit removes the positive portion of a signal?
a. Positive clipper.
b. Negative clipper.
c. Biased clipper.
d. None of the above.
9. Which of the following is the correct relationship between temperature (T) and mobility (u) of
electrons in electronic circuits?
a. u ∝ T-3/2
b. u ∝ T-1/2
c. u ∝ T
d. u ∝ T-1
10. For an ideal MOSFET biased in saturation , the magnitude of the small signal current gain for a
common drain amplifier is:
a. 0
b. 1
c. 100
d. Infinite
11. Which of the following is not a common dopant for p-type semiconductors?
a. Boron
b. Aluminum
c. Phosphorus
d. Gallium
12. What is the main function of a clamper circuit?
a. To amplify a signal.
b. To filter a signal.
c. To remove a portion of a signal.
d. To shift the DC level of a signal.
13. How is the voltage across a Zener diode affected by changes in current?
a. It remains constant.
b. It increases.
c. It decreases.
d. It fluctuates.
14. Which one of the following is not true about semiconductor materials
a. They have negative temperature coefficient
b. Doping with impurity atoms
c. Offer movement of electrons and holes when they energized
d. None
15. Which of the following is not a common application of a diode?
a. Power rectification
b. Voltage regulation
c. Signal amplification
d. Light emitting
16. Which of the following type of transistor is preferred in digital and analog electronic circuits?
a. BJT
b. JFET
c. MOSFET
d. FET
17. Which of the following is an application of Zener diode
a. Voltage Regulator
b. Rectifier
c. Amplifier
d. Oscillator
18. How is a p-type semiconductor material formed?
a. By doping with an element that has more valence electrons than the parent material
b. By doping with an element that has fewer valence electrons than the parent material
c. By doping with an element that has the same number of valence electrons as the parent
material
d. By exposing the material to high temperatures
19. What will happen when a PN junction is forward biased?
a. Minority carrier are not detected
b. Holes and electrons move away from the junction
c. Depletion region decreases
d. A very large potential is generated across the junction
20. What is the purpose of a capacitor in a clamper circuit?
a. To remove the DC component of the signal.
b. To store energy.
c. To shift the DC level of the signal.
d. To provide resistance.
21. What type of diode is used in frequency modulation applications?
a. PIN diode
b. Varactor diode
c. Zener diode
d. Schottky diode
22. What is the function of a Zener diode?
a. To act as a voltage regulator
b. To amplify signals
c. To rectify AC to DC
d. To protect against overvoltage
23. Which one of the following is not true about intrinsic semiconductor materials
a. They are chemically pure
b. They donate electrons by combining with pentavalent impurity elements
c. They have Electrons and holes exist with equal proportion
d. None
24. Which of the following is a common application of a bipolar junction transistor (BJT)?
a. Voltage regulation
b. Signal amplification
c. Power switching
d. Audio processing
25. Which one of the following is correct configuration for normal operation of NPN transistor,
a. Emitter base junction must be reverse biased and base-collector junction must be forward
biased
b. Emitter base junction must be reverse biased and base-collector junction must be reverse
biased
c. Emitter base junction must be forward biased and base-collector junction must be forward
biased
d. Emitter base junction must be forward biased and base-collector junction must be reverse
biased
26. In which of the following region does BJT act as the amplifier electronic device?
a. Cut-off
b. Saturation
c. Active
d. Reverse saturation
27. What is the function of a Schottky diode?
a. To act as a voltage regulator
b. To amplify signals
c. To rectify AC to DC
d. To reduce switching time in digital circuits
28. Which type of clipper circuit removes both the positive and negative portions of a signal?
a. Positive clipper.
b. Negative clipper.
c. Biased clipper.
d. None of the above.
29. A half wave rectifier has a 200V rms source and the step-down transformer has a turn ratio of 4:1.
What will be the peak voltage across the load ignoring the drop across the diode
a. 42V
b. 50.4V
c. 70.7V
d. 100V
30. Under what kind of device will BJT transistor act as when it is used in the cut-off or saturation
state?
a. Regulator
b. Switch
c. Amplifier
d. Rectifier
31. Which of the following is an application of Zener diode
a. Voltage Regulator
b. Rectifier
c. Amplifier
d. Oscillator
32. What is the purpose of a biasing resistor in a biased clipper circuit?
a. To shift the DC level of the signal.
b. To remove the positive portion of the signal.
c. To remove the negative portion of the signal.
d. To amplify the signal.
33. Forbidden Energy gap (EG) of a semiconductor in electronic devices depends on which of the
a. Interatomic distance
b. Material constant
c. Electron affinity
d. Recombination and Generation