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2801.

The rating of a transformer to deliver 100 watts of D.C. power to a load under half wave rectifier will be nearly

A. 1 kVA
B. 350 VA
C. 175 VA
D. 108 VA
Answer» C. 175 VA
2802.

The temperature of cathode is increased from 2500K to 2600K. The increase in thermionic emission current is about

A. 0.1%
B. 4%
C. 50%
D. 150%
Answer» E.
2803.

Consider the following statements about diamagnetic material and diamagnetism. The materials have negative magnetic susceptibility.At very low temperature diamagnetic materials. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. neither 1 nor 2
Answer» B. 2 only
2804.

In a photo emissive device and emission efficiency is increased by

A. coating the cathode ray by an active materials
B. coating the cathode by an insulating material
C. heating the cathode
D. cooling the anode
Answer» B. coating the cathode by an insulating material
2805.

Materials in order of decreasing electrical conductivity are

A. aluminium, silver, gold, copper
B. gold, silver, copper, aluminium
C. copper, silver, gold, aluminium
D. silver, copper, gold, aluminium
Answer» E.
2806.

When a ferromagnetic substance is magnetised, there are small changes in its dimensions. This phenomenon is called

A. hysteresis
B. magnetostriction
C. diamagnetism
D. bipolar relaxation
Answer» C. diamagnetism
2807.

Gold is often diffused into silicon PN junction devices to

A. increase the recombination rate
B. reduce the recombination rate
C. make silicon a direct gap semiconductor
D. make silicon semimetal
Answer» D. make silicon semimetal
2808.

In the figure shows the circuits symbol of

A. FET
B. PMOSFET
C. CMOSFET
D. NMOSFET
Answer» E.
2809.

Assertion (A): FET is a unipolar device. Reason (R): BJT is bipolar device.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
2810.

In a p-n-p transistor the main current carriers and the mechanism of flow respectively are

A. electrons, drift
B. holes, drift
C. holes, diffusion
D. electrons, diffusion
Answer» D. electrons, diffusion
2811.

Secondary emission occurs in

A. diode
B. triode
C. tetrode
D. pentode
Answer» D. pentode
2812.

Which quantity controls the effectiveness of LED in emitting light?

A. Applied voltage
B. Current
C. Extent of doping
D. Temperature
Answer» E.
2813.

Ferromagnetic materials exhibit

A. a linear B-H behaviour
B. a non-linear B-H behaviour
C. an exponential B-H behaviour
D. none of the above
Answer» C. an exponential B-H behaviour
2814.

For generating 1 MHz frequency signal, the most suitable circuit is

A. phase shift oscillator
B. weinbridge oscillator
C. colpitt's oscillator
D. clapp oscillator
Answer» D. clapp oscillator
2815.

A doped semi-conductor is called

A. impure semi-conductor
B. dipole semi-conductor
C. bipolar semi-conductor
D. extrinsic semi-conductor
Answer» E.
2816.

The saturation current in a semi-conductor diode

A. depends on forward voltage
B. depends on reverse voltage
C. is due to thermally generated minority carriers
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
2817.

Photo electric emission can occur only if the frequency of light is more than threshold frequency.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2818.

The first and the last critical frequency of an RC driving point impedance function must respectively by

A. a zero and a pole
B. a zero and a zero
C. a pole and a pole
D. a pole and a zero
Answer» B. a zero and a zero
2819.

The diffusion current is proportional to

A. applied electric field
B. concentration gradient of charge carrier
C. square of the electric field
D. cube of the applied electric field
Answer» C. square of the electric field
2820.

High purity copper is obtained by

A. rolling casting
B. casting
C. electrolytic refining
D. induction heating
Answer» D. induction heating
2821.

Figure represents a

A. Varactor
B. LED
C. Zener diode
D. Temperature dependent diode
Answer» D. Temperature dependent diode
2822.

The unit of thermal resistance of a semi-conductor device is

A. Ohms
B. Ohms/ C
C. C/ohm
D. C/watt
Answer» E.
2823.

In a JFET the width of channel is controlled by

A. gate voltage
B. drain current
C. source current
D. all of the above
Answer» B. drain current
2824.

Atomic number of germanium is

A. 24
B. 28
C. 32
D. 36
Answer» D. 36
2825.

The resistivity of ferrites is

A. very much lower than that of the ferromagnetic metals
B. slightly lower than that of the ferromagnetic materials
C. slightly higher than that of the ferromagnetic metals
D. very much higher than that of the ferromagnetic metals
Answer» E.
2826.

A JFET

A. is current controlled device
B. has low input resistance
C. has high gate current
D. is a voltage controlled device
Answer» E.
2827.

At any point on the v-i characteristics of a semiconductor diode, the slope of v-i characteristics is called

A. resistance of diode
B. conductance of diode
C. incremental resistance of diode
D. incremental conductance of diode
Answer» E.
2828.

In monostable multivibrator

A. has no stable state
B. has one stable state
C. has two stable states
D. switches automatically from one state to other state
Answer» C. has two stable states
2829.

Diffusion constants Dp, Dn mobility p, n and absolute temperature T are related as

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/electronic-devices-and-circuits/37-42-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/electronic-devices-and-circuits/37-42-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/electronic-devices-and-circuits/37-42-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/electronic-devices-and-circuits/37-42-4.png">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/electronic-devices-and-circuits/37-42-2.png">
2830.

The probability giving distribution of electrons over a range of allowed energy levels is known as

A. Maxwell's Distribution
B. Fermi-Dirac Distribution
C. Richardson Dushman Distribution
D. none of the above
Answer» C. Richardson Dushman Distribution
2831.

Hall coefficient is reciprocal of charge density.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2832.

The intrinsic resistivity of silicon at 300 K is about

A. 1 &ohm;-cm
B. 400 &ohm;-cm
C. 10000 &ohm;-cm
D. 230000 &ohm;-cm
Answer» E.
2833.

What happens when forward bias is applied to a junction diode?

A. Majority carrier current is reduced to zero
B. Minority carrier current is reduced to zero
C. Potential barrier is increased
D. Potential barrier is decreased
Answer» E.
2834.

A differential amplifier is invariably used in the I/P stage of all OP-amps. This is done basically to produce the OP-amp with a very high.

A. CMRR
B. bandwidth
C. slew rate
D. open-loop gain
Answer» E.
2835.

The v-i characteristic of an element is shown in below figure the element is

A. non-linear, active, non-bilateral
B. linear, active, non-bilateral
C. non-linear, passive, non-bilateral
D. non-linear, active, bilateral
Answer» E.
2836.

In which of the following does a negative resistance region exist in the v-i characteristics?

A. PIN diode
B. Schottky diode
C. Tunnel diode
D. Zener diode
Answer» D. Zener diode
2837.

Reluctivity is analogous to

A. permeability
B. conductivity
C. resistivity
D. retentivity
Answer» D. retentivity
2838.

If the conductivity of pure germanium is 1.54 siemens/metre, its resistivity in ohm-metre will be nearly

A. 65
B. 6.5
C. 0.65
D. 0.065
Answer» C. 0.65
2839.

The v-i characteristics of a diode may be linear or non linear.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2840.

The band gap of Si at room temperature is

A. 1.3 eV
B. 0.7 eV
C. 1.1 eV
D. 1.4 eV
Answer» D. 1.4 eV
2841.

Spot the odd one out

A. aluminium
B. silver
C. porcelain
D. copper
Answer» D. copper
2842.

Transition capacitance is associated with __________ and depletion capacitance is associated with __________ diodes.

A. reverse bias and forward bias
B. forward bias and reverse bias
C. reverse bias and reverse bias
D. forward bias and forward bias
Answer» D. forward bias and forward bias
2843.

Figure represents a

A. Tunnel diode
B. PNP transistor
C. Photo sensitive diode
D. Photo emissive diode
Answer» B. PNP transistor
2844.

If the energy gap of a semiconductor is 1.1 eV, then it would be.

A. opaque to the visible light
B. transparent to the visible light
C. transparent to the ultraviolet radiation
D. opaque to the infrared radiation
Answer» B. transparent to the visible light
2845.

Under low level injection assumption, the infected minority carrier current for an extrinsic semiconductor is essentially the

A. diffusion current
B. drift current
C. recombination current
D. induced current
Answer» B. drift current
2846.

The addition of impurity in extrinsic semiconductor is about 1 part in 108 parts.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
2847.

As the reverse voltage is increased, the depletion layer

A. becomes narrow
B. widens
C. remains the same
D. reduce to zero
Answer» C. remains the same
2848.

The cascade amplifier is a multistage configuration of

A. CC-CB
B. CE-CB
C. CB-CC
D. CE-CC
Answer» C. CB-CC
2849.

The light output of LED varies as (current)n. The value of n is about

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.3
D. 2.1
Answer» D. 2.1
2850.

If an electron move through a potential difference of 500 V, the energy possesses by it will be

A. 500 ergs
B. 500 joules
C. 500 eV
D. 500 mV
Answer» D. 500 mV