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The probability of electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at a finite temperature:-
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Correct option: A
Decreases exponentially with increasing band gap
Option A (Decreases exponentially with increasing band gap) is correct because the probability of finding electrons in the conduction band is inversely related to the band gap energy.
212 Medium
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Silicon is a semiconductor. If a small amount of AsAs is added to it, then its electrical conductivity
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Correct option: B
Increases
Option B (Increases) is correct because adding Arsenic (As) introduces extra electrons, increasing the conductivity of the silicon semiconductor.
213 Medium
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For a transistor to act as a switch, it must be operated in
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Correct option: D
Saturation and cut-off state
Option D (Saturation and cut-off state) is correct because a transistor acts as a switch by operating in either the saturation (ON) or cut-off (OFF) regions.
214 Medium
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A semiconductor is cooled from T1K{T_1}K to T2K{T_2}K. Its resistance
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Correct option: B
Will increase
Option B is correct because the resistance of a semiconductor increases as temperature decreases due to reduced carrier concentration.
215 Medium
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Statement I: When base region has larger width, the collector current increases.

Statement II: Electron-hole combination in base results in increases of base current.
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Correct option: D
Statement I is false; Statement II is true
The correct answer is Statement I is false; Statement II is true. A larger base width increases recombination, decreasing collector current, while electron-hole recombination increases base current.
216 Medium
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Assertion: In transistor common emitter mode as an amplifier is preferred over common base mode.

Reason: In common emitter mode the input single is connected in series with the voltage to the base emitter function.
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Correct option: B
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Option B (Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion) is correct because both statements are factually correct, but the reason doesn't explain why common emitter is preferred.
217 Medium
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Choose the only false statement from the following:
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Correct option: D
The resistivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature
Option D (The resistivity of a semiconductor increases with increase in temperature) is the false statement because the resistivity of a semiconductor decreases with increasing temperature due to increased carrier concentration.
218 Medium
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Which of the following is an amorphous substance?
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Correct option: D
Glass
Option D (Glass) is correct because glass lacks long-range order in its atomic structure, making it an amorphous substance.
219 Medium
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In a PP-type semi-conductor, germanium is dopped with
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Correct option: D
All of these
Option D (All of these) is correct because Gallium, Boron, and Aluminum are all trivalent elements, which are used as dopants in P-type semiconductors.
220 Medium
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In a common-base mode of a transistor, the collector current is 5.488 mA for an emitter current of 5.60 mA. The value of the base current amplification factor (β\mathrm{\beta }) will be
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Correct option: A
49
Option A (49) is correct because the base current amplification factor is calculated using the formula β=ICIB\beta = \frac{{I_C}}{{I_B}}.
221 Medium
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Assertion : Depletion Region of Zener diode is small.

Reason : P-N junction are highly dopped. In Zener diode.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A is correct because in a Zener diode, the depletion region is small due to heavy doping of the P-N junction.
222 Medium
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When a p−np - n junction diode is connected in forward bias its barrier potential
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Correct option: B
Decreases and more current flows in the circuit
Option B (Decreases and more current flows in the circuit) is correct because forward bias reduces the barrier potential, allowing more charge carriers to flow.
223 Medium
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The resistivity of a semiconductor at room temperature is in between
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Correct option: B
102  to  106Ω  cm{10^2}{\rm\;{to}}{\;10^6}\mathrm{\Omega \; cm}
Option B (102 to 106 Ω  cm{10^2}\,\mathrm{to}\,{10^6}\,\mathrm{\Omega \; cm}) is correct because semiconductors have resistivity values between those of conductors and insulators.
224 Medium
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The relation between the energy Ef{E_f} of fermi level, height Eb{E_b} of potential barrier and work function W0{W_0} is
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Correct option: C
Eb=W0+Ef{E_b} = {W_0} + {E_f}
Option C (Eb=W0+Ef{E_b} = {W_0} + {E_f}) is correct because the potential barrier energy is the sum of the work function and the Fermi energy.
225 Medium
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In a transistor in common-emitter configuration, the ratio of power gain to voltage gain is
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Correct option: D
β\mathrm{\beta }
Option D (β\mathrm{\beta }) is correct because the ratio of power gain to voltage gain in a common-emitter configuration is equal to the current gain, which is represented by β\mathrm{\beta }.
226 Medium
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The charge on a hole is equal to the charge of
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Correct option: B
Proton
Option B (Proton) is correct because a hole represents the absence of an electron, effectively creating a positive charge equal in magnitude to that of a proton.
227 Medium
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In NN-type semiconductors, majority charge carriers are
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Correct option: D
Electrons
Option D (Electrons) is correct because N-type semiconductors are doped with elements that contribute extra electrons.
228 Medium
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The drift current in a p-n junction is
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Correct option: A
From the n-side to the p-side
Option A (From the n-side to the p-side) is correct because the electric field in the depletion region drifts electrons from n to p.
229 Medium
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The coordination number of CuCu is
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Correct option: D
12
Option D (12) is correct because Copper (Cu) has a face-centered cubic (fcc) structure, and in an fcc structure, each atom is surrounded by 12 nearest neighbors, giving it a coordination number of 12.
230 Medium
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Statement-I: A p−n\mathrm{p-n} junction with reverse bias can be used as a photo-diode to measure light intensity.

Statement-II: In a reverse bias condition the current is small but it is more sensitive to change in incident light intensity.
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Correct option: A
If both statements are correct.
Option A (If both statements are correct) is correct because a reverse-biased p-n junction is sensitive to changes in light intensity and can be used as a photodiode.
231 Medium
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The positive feedback is required by an amplifier to act an oscillator. The feedback here means:
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Correct option: B
A portion of the output power is returned back to the input
Option B (A portion of the output power is returned back to the input) is correct because positive feedback in an amplifier, which is necessary for it to act as an oscillator, involves feeding a portion of the output signal back to the input.
232 Medium
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The collector supply voltage is 6 V and the voltage drop across a resistor of 600Ω600\mathrm{\Omega } in the collector circuit is 0.6 V, in a transistor connector in common emitter mode. If the current gain is 20, the base current is
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Correct option: B
0.05 mA
Option B (0.05 mA) is correct because the base current is calculated using the formula IB=ICβI_B = \frac{{I_C}}{{\beta}}, where ICI_C is the collector current and β\beta is the current gain.
233 Medium
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At room temperature, a PP-type semiconductor has
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Correct option: A
Large number of holes and few electrons
Option A (Large number of holes and few electrons) is correct because P-type semiconductors are doped with acceptor impurities, creating an excess of holes.
234 Medium
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When NN-type of semiconductor is heated
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Correct option: D
Number of electrons and holes increases equally
Option D (Number of electrons and holes increases equally) is correct because when a semiconductor is heated, electron-hole pairs are generated due to the breaking of covalent bonds, leading to an equal increase in both.
235 Medium
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Current gain in common base configuration is less than 1 because
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Correct option: C
Ic<Ie{I_c} < {I_e}
Option C (Ic<Ie{I_c} < {I_e}) is correct because the current gain in common base configuration is defined as the ratio of collector current to emitter current, and the collector current is always less than the emitter current.
236 Medium
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Which impurity is doped in SiSi to form NN-type semi-conductor
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Correct option: C
AsAs
Option C (AsAs) is correct because Arsenic (As) is a pentavalent impurity, which when doped into Silicon (Si) creates an N-type semiconductor.
237 Medium
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The nn-type semiconductors are obtained, when germanium is doped with
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Correct option: D
Any one of these
Option D (Any one of these) is correct because Arsenic, Phosphorus, and Antimony are all pentavalent impurities that can be used to dope germanium to create an n-type semiconductor.
238 Medium
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The phenomenon of thermionic emission was discovered by
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Correct option: D
Thomas Edison
Option D (Thomas Edison) is correct because Thomas Edison discovered the phenomenon of thermionic emission.
239 Medium
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Statement-I: The current gain in common base circuit is always less than one.

Statement-II: At constant collector voltage the change in collector current is more than the change in emitter current.
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Correct option: B
If statement-I is correct and statement II is incorrect.
Option B is correct because the current gain in a common base circuit is always less than one, and the change in collector current is less than the change in emitter current.
240 Medium
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Assertion : Photodiode always works under small reverse bias condition.

Reason : It is easier to detect current changes in reverse bias.
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Correct option: A
If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion
Option A (If both Assertion and Reason are true and the Reason is a correct explanation of the Assertion) is correct because photodiodes are operated in reverse bias to easily detect changes in current due to incident light.
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