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The operating point of transistor amplifier should be in
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Correct option: A
middle of it’s active region
Option A (middle of it’s active region) is correct because the operating point, or Q-point, should be in the middle of the active region for optimal amplifier performance.
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The current in a diode is related to the voltage by the equation
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because the current in a diode is related to the voltage V by Child-Langmuir law, which states that .
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In a transistor the base is
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Correct option: A
An insulator
Option D (An extrinsic semiconductor) is correct because the base of a transistor is a thin, lightly doped region of semiconductor material.
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Statement-I: The dominant mechanism for motion of charge carriers in forward and reverse biased silicon junction are drift in both forward and reverse bias.
Statement-II: In reverse biasing, no current flow through the junction.
Statement-II: In reverse biasing, no current flow through the junction.
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Correct option: D
If both statements are incorrect.
Option D (If both statements are incorrect) is correct because in forward bias, diffusion dominates, and in reverse bias, drift dominates, and a small current *does* flow in reverse bias due to minority carriers.
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Assertion: For a conductor resistivity increases with increase in temperature.
Reason: Since , when temperature increases the random motion of free electrons increases and vibration of ions increases which decreases .
Reason: Since , when temperature increases the random motion of free electrons increases and vibration of ions increases which decreases .
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Correct option: A
If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
Option A (If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because increased temperature leads to increased resistivity due to decreased relaxation time.
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Suppose a pure crystal has atoms . It is doped with concentration of pentavalent Arsenic. Calculate the number of holes formed. .
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Correct option: B
Option B () is correct because it is the number of holes calculated using the mass action law in semiconductors.
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In a transistor the collector current is always less than the emitter current because
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Correct option: B
A few electrons are lost in the base and only remaining ones reach the collector
Option B (A few electrons are lost in the base and only remaining ones reach the collector) is correct because some of the electrons injected from the emitter into the base recombine with holes in the base region before reaching the collector.
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The coordination number of body centred crystal is
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Correct option: B
8
Option B (8) is correct because in a body-centered cubic (BCC) crystal structure, each atom is surrounded by 8 nearest neighbors.
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To reduce the ripples in a rectifier circuit with capacitor filter
(a) should be increased.
(b) Input frequency should be decreased.
(c) Input frequency should be increased.
(d) Capacitors with high capacitance should be used.
(a) should be increased.
(b) Input frequency should be decreased.
(c) Input frequency should be increased.
(d) Capacitors with high capacitance should be used.
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Correct option: D
a, c and d
Option D (a, c and d) is correct because increasing , input frequency, and capacitance reduces the ripple factor in a rectifier circuit with a capacitor filter.
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Application
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If and are the current gain in the and configurations respectively of the transistor circuit, then .
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Correct option: B
1
Option B (1) is correct because using the relationship between alpha and beta, the expression simplifies to 1.
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Choose the correct statement about Zener diode
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Correct option: D
It works as a voltage regulator in reverse bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in forward bias.
The correct answer is It works as a voltage regulator in reverse bias and behaves like simple pn junction diode in forward bias because Zener diodes are designed to operate in reverse breakdown.
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transistor are preferred to transistor because they have
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Correct option: D
Electrons having high mobility than holes
Option D (Electrons having high mobility than holes) is correct because electrons have higher mobility than holes, leading to better performance in n-p-n transistors.
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A doped semiconductor has impurity levels below the conduction band.
(a) Is the material n-type or p-type?
(b) In a thermal collision, an amount of energy is given to the extra electron loosely bound to the impurity ion and this electron is just able to jump into the conduction band. Calculate the temperature .
(a) Is the material n-type or p-type?
(b) In a thermal collision, an amount of energy is given to the extra electron loosely bound to the impurity ion and this electron is just able to jump into the conduction band. Calculate the temperature .
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Correct option: A
n-type;
Option A (n-type; ) is correct because the impurity levels are below the conduction band, indicating an n-type semiconductor, and the temperature is calculated using .
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The average value of output direct current in a half wave rectifier is
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Correct option: A
Option A is correct. The average value of the output direct current in a half-wave rectifier is , where is the peak current.
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Application
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A light-emitting diode ( ) has the voltage drop of across it and passes the current of , when it operates with the battery with a limiting resistor ' '. What is the value of ?
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Correct option: D
Option D () is correct because it is calculated using Ohm's law, considering the voltage drop across the resistor.
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Number of secondary electrons emitted per number of primary electrons depends on
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Correct option: C
Intensity
Option A (Material of target) is correct because the number of secondary electrons emitted depends on the target material's properties and work function.
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If a small amount of a trivalent atom is dropped with silicon crystal, then
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Correct option: D
There will be holes in majority
Option D (There will be holes in majority) is correct because doping silicon with a trivalent atom creates a p-type semiconductor with holes as the majority charge carriers.
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In a common emitter amplifier the output signal receive across
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Correct option: A
Emitter - Collector
Option A is correct because in a common emitter amplifier, the output signal is taken between the emitter and collector terminals.
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Application
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For a constant collector-emitter voltage of , the collector current of a transistor reached to the value of from , whereas base current changed from to value. If transistor is in active state, small signal current gain (current amplification factor) will be
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Correct option: B
400
Option B (400) is correct because the small signal current gain is calculated by dividing the change in collector current by the change in base current.
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The incorrect statement about the property of a
Zener diode is:
Zener diode is:
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Correct option: D
Depletion region formed is very wide
Option D (Depletion region formed is very wide) is correct because Zener diodes are heavily doped, resulting in a narrow depletion region, not a wide one.
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Assertion : Transistor can be used as a switch.
Reason : Both linear & non-linear voltage bias dependence occurs in it.
Reason : Both linear & non-linear voltage bias dependence occurs in it.
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Correct option: B
If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option B is correct because transistors can act as switches due to their ability to operate in cutoff and saturation regions, but this switching action isn't directly explained by linear/non-linear voltage bias dependence.
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On applying a potential of at the grid of a triode, the following relation between plate voltage and plate current (in ) is found . If on applying potential at grid and potential at plate, the plate current is found to be then amplification factor of the triode is
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Correct option: A
100
Option A (100) is correct because the amplification factor is calculated as the ratio of change in plate voltage to change in grid voltage while keeping the plate current constant.
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When p-type semiconductor is heated, the number
of:
of:
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Correct option: C
Electrons and holes increases equally
Option C is correct because when a p-type semiconductor is heated, the number of electrons and holes increases equally due to increased thermal generation.
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The nature of binding for a crystal with alternate and evenly spaced positive and negative ions is
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Correct option: D
Ionic
Option D (Ionic) is correct because the crystal lattice is formed by electrostatic attraction between alternating positive and negative ions.
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In -type semiconductors, conduction is due to
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Correct option: A
Greater number of holes and less number of electrons
Option A (Greater number of holes and less number of electrons) is correct because in p-type semiconductors, holes are the majority carriers and electrons are the minority carriers.
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The fermi energy for a substance is
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Correct option: A
independence of
Option A (independence of ) is correct because the Fermi energy is defined at absolute zero temperature and is independent of temperature.
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The correct relation between the two current gains in a transistor is
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Correct option: C
Option C () is correct because it represents the correct relationship between the common-emitter current gain () and the common-base current gain ().
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Diode is used as a/an
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Correct option: C
Rectifier
Option C (Rectifier) is correct because a diode's primary function is to allow current flow in one direction only, thus converting AC to DC.
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Application
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An experiment is performed to determine the I-V charactertitics of a Zener diode, which has a protective resistance of and a maximum power of dissipation rating of The minimum voltage range of the DC source in the circuit is
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Correct option: B
0 – 24 V
Option B (0 – 24 V) is correct because the minimum voltage range is determined by the maximum power dissipation rating of the Zener diode and the protective resistance.
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Any digital circuit can be realised by repetitive use of only
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Correct option: D
NOR gate
Option D (NOR gate) is correct because NOR and NAND gates are universal gates and can implement any digital circuit.
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