BASIC ELECTRONICS + DIODE + RECTIFIER

Time : - 35 min Date :- 18/08/2024

1. Which type of impurity is to be added to a pure semiconductor to get an p-type semiconductor ?

A) Trivalent impurity , B) Pentavalent impurity , C) Indium , D) Gallium .
2. The knee voltage of silicon and germanium PN junction is–
A) 0.3 V, 0.7 V , B) 0.4 V, 0.3V , C) 0.7 V, 0.3 V , D) 0.1 V, 0.7 V .
3. The process of adding pentavalent and trivalent impurities to a pure semi-conductor is called –
A) Refining , B) Defusing , C) Mixing , D) Doping .
4. When reverse biased, the width of depletion layer in a PN junction diode -
A) Decreases , B) Increases , C) May Increase or Decrease , D) Remains the same .
5. The temperature co-efficient of an intrinsic semi-conductor is –
A) Zero , B) Positive , C) Negative , D) Any of the above .
6. In a full wave rectifier , the load resistance RL = 2 KΩ . Each diode has idealized characteristics having slope
corresponding of 400 Ω . Voltage applied each diode is 240sin50t V . The average value of current will be –
A) 638 mA , B) 6380 mA , C) 6.380 mA , D) 63.8 mA.
7. A zener diode –
A) has a sharp breakdown at low reverse voltage , B) has a high forward voltage rating , C) is useful as amplifier ,
D) has a negative resistance.
8. 50Hz, 230 V is applied to a full-wave rectifier. Its output frequency is –
A) 100 Hz , B) 25 Hz , C) 200 Hz , D) 50 Hz.
9. The ripple factor for full wave rectifier is –
A) 1.21 , B) 1.0 , C) 0.48 , D) 0.36
10. The peak inverse voltage of a full wave bridge rectifier is –
A) Vm/2 , B) Vm /3 , C) 2 Vm /3 , D) Vm .
11. Testing a good diode with an ohm-meter should indicate –
A) High resistance when forward or reverse biased , B) Low resistance when forward or reverse biased , C) High
resistance when reverse biased and low resistance when forward biased , D) High resistance when forward biased
and low resistance when reverse biased .
12. The connection of a Zener diode in a circuit is always –
A) Positively biased , B) Reverse biased , C) In series , D) Forward biased.
13. Maximum number of electrons in valence shell of an atom is –
A) 8 , B) 3 , C) 16 , D) 4.
14. An extrinsic semiconductor has –
A) more number of free electrons than holes , B) more number of holes than free electrons , C) either more holes or
more free electrons , D ) equal number of holes and free electrons .
15. Forbidden band is largest in –
A) Insulator , B) Semiconductor , C) Conductor , D) Metal alloy.
16. The forward resistance of the diode shown in the below circuit is 5 ohms, and the other parameters are same as
those of an ideal diode. Then what is the d.c. component of the source current?

A) Vm/50π , B) Vm/100π , C) Vm/50√2π, D) 50Vm/π.

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Time : - 35 min Date :- 18/08/2024

17. Determine the supply current in the given network. Take the voltage drop during the forward biased condition is
0.3 V–

A) 5.85 Amp , B) 2.56 Amp , C) 1.95 Amp , D) 0.707 Amp .

18. The potential barrier acts as a barrier against the flow of –
A) electrons only , B) holes only , C) electrons and holes , D) Ions .
19. What causes the depletion layer ?
A) Doping , B) Barrier potential , C) Free electrons , D) Recombination.
20. A silicon diode is preferred to a germanium diode because of its –
A) higher reverse current , B) lower reverse current and higher reverse break down voltage , C) higher reverse current
and lower reverse break down voltage , D) None of the above.
21. The rms value of a half wave rectified current is 10A. What would be the full wave rectification value in Amps ?
A) 14.14 , B) 7.07 , C) 20/π , D) 10/π.
22. A semiconductor when placed at 00 K, will act as –
A) Metal , B) Conductor , C) Insulator , D) Semiconductor.
23. The forbidden energy gap for Germanium is –
A) 0.7 eV, B) 1.11 eV , C) 0.3 eV , D) 0.2 eV.
24. The pair of donor impurities for semiconductor material is –
A) Gallium and Helium , B) Gallium and Indium , C) Arsenic and Argon , D) Arsenic and Antimony.
25. A crystal diode having resistance of 20Ω is used. for half wave rectification. If supply voltage is 50 sint and load
resistance is 800Ω, find the rms value of the load current ?
A) 30.5 mA , B) 61 mA , C) 38.8 mA , D) 19.4 mA .
26. The following picture represents –

A) Solar cell , B) LED , C) Photo diode , D) Varactor diode.

27. In the circuit shown below, the knee current of the ideal Zener diode in 10 mA. To maintain 5V across RL, the
minimum value of RL is –

A) 125Ω , B) 175Ω , C) 225Ω , D) 250Ω .

28. Pulsating output of a rectifier is converted into a steady DC level by –
A) Amplifier , B) Transistor , C) Rectifier , D) Filter Circuit.
29. A half wave rectifier is used to supply 50 V DC to a resistive load of 80Ω. The diode has a resistance of 12Ω. The
AC voltage required is –
A) Cannot be found , B) 180.6 V , C) 162 V , D) 0 V.
30. A rectifier is an example of –
A) linear component , B) bilateral component , C) passive component, D) unilateral component.
31. The depletion region in an open circuited P-N junction diode contains –
A) Electrons , B) Holes, C) Immobile impurity ions, D) Neutralised impurity atoms.
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Time : - 35 min Date :- 18/08/2024

32. Which of the following devices is used in voltage limiters as a fixed reference voltage in the network?
A) Varactor diode , B) Tunnel diode , C) PIN diode , D) Zener diode.
33. Pure semiconductor silicon dopped with boron forms –
A) p-type Semiconductor , B) n-type Semiconductor , C) pn-type Semiconductor , D) np-type Semiconductor .
34. The ratio of reverse resistance and forward resistance of a germanium crystal diode is about –
A) 1000 : 1 , B) 40000 : 1 , C) 100 : 1 , D) 400000 : 1 .
35. A half-wave rectifier is gives maximum efficiency of -
A) 81.2 percent , B) 70.7 percent , C) 40.60 percent, D) 36.60 percent
 BASIC ELECTRONICS + DIODE + RECTIFIER

Time : - 35 min Date :- 18/08/2024