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CBSE Questions for Class 12 Engineering Physics Semiconductor Electronics: Materials,Devices And Simple Circuits Quiz 11 - MCQExams.com

The I -V characteristic of an LED is:
The impurity atoms needed to make a p-type semiconductor are
  • phosphorus
  • boron
  • antimony
  • arsenic
In the depletion layer, the electric field created
  • is from n-side to p-side
  • is from p-side to n-side
  • changes randomly
  • depends on the biasing
The dominant mechanisms for motion of charge carriers in forward and reversed biased silicon p-n junctions are :
  • Diffusion in forward bias, drift in reverse bias
  • Diffusion in both forward and reverse bias
  • Drift in both forward and reverse bias
  • None of these
Which of the following circuits correctly represents the following truth table?
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A zener regulated power supply consists of a 9 V battery connected in series with a and a zener diode. The zener diode maintains a constant voltage drop of 4V The current drawn by the load resistance will be :
  • 0.025 A
  • 0.050 A
  • 0.01 A
  • 0.015 A
In which of the following circuits is the diode forward biased?
The dominant mechanisms of motion of change carriers in forward and reverse biased silicon P-N junction are
  • drift in forward bias, diffusion in reverse bias
  • diffusion in forward bias, drift in reverses bias
  • diffusion in both forward and reverse bias
  • drift in both forward and reverse bias
A non-conducting device is connected in a series circuit with a battery and a resistance. A current is found to pass through the circuit. If the polarity of the battery is reversed, the current drops to almost zero. The device may be
  • a p-n junction diode
  • an intrinsic semiconductor
  • a p-type semiconductor
  • a n-type semiconductor

 If the resistivity of an alloy is \rho ' and that of constituent metal is \rho then :

  • \rho ' > \rho
  • \rho ' < \rho
  • \rho ' = \rho
  • there is no simple reaction between \rho '\& \rho
If a p-n junction diode is reverse biased, then the resistance measure by an ohm-meter will be
  • zero
  • low
  • high
  • infinite
In the case of forward biasing of a p-n junction diode,which one of the following figure correctly depicts the direction of conventional current?
A Zener diode is connected to a battery and a load as shown below: The current I,I_{Z} and I_{L} are respectively :
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  • 12.5\ mA,735\ mA,5\ mA
  • 12.5\ mA,5\ mA,7.5\ mA
  • 15\ mA,7.5\ mA,7.5\ mA
  • 15\ mA,5\ mA,10\ mA
In a pure silicon () crystal at 300 K, 10^{21} atoms of phosphorus are added per cubic meter. The new hole concentration will be:-
  • 10^{21} \text{per} \ m^3
  • 10^{19} \text{per} \ m^3
  • 10^{11} \text{per} \ m^3
  • 10^{5} \text{per} \ m^3
The following combination of gates is equivalent to :
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In an unbiased PN-junction,
  • The junction current at equilibrium is zero as charges do not cross the junction
  • The junction current reduces with rise in temperature
  • The junction current at equilibrium is zero as equal but opposite carriers are crossing the junction
  • The junction current is due to minority carriers only 
For a purely resistive circuit, which of the following statements is incorrect?
  • rms current will vary if the frequency of the source is varied
  • Power factor is equal to 1
  • Current and voltage are in phase
  • The average Power dissipated through the resistor is directly proportional to {i}_{rms}^{2}
Which is not true:
  • Resistance of metals increases with increasing temperature
  • Resistance of semi-conductors decreases with rise of temperature
  • Resistance of an electrolyte increases with rise of temperature
  • None of the above
The combination of the gates shown will produce
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  • AND gate
  • NAND gate
  • NOR gate
  • XOR gate
In a P-type semiconductor, the acceptor level is 57meV, above the valence band. The maximum wavelength of light required to produce a hole will be 
  • 57 \mathrm { A } ^ { o }
  • 57 \times 10 ^ { - 3 } A ^ { o }
  • 2.18\times10 ^ { -5 }A^o
  • 11.61 \times 10 \mathrm { A } ^ { \circ }
In the following circuits, PN-junction diodes Dl, D2 and D3 are ideal for the following potential of AB, the correct increasing order of resistance between A and B will be - 
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  • ( i ) < ( i i ) < ( i i i )
  • \text { (iii) } < \text { (ii) } < \text { (i) }
  • \text { (ii) } = \text { (iii) } < \text { (i) }
  • \text { (i) } = \text { (iii) } < \text { (ii) }
Find current through the ideal diode.
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  • Zero
  • 20A
  • 0.05 A
  • 0.15 A
The output Y of the combination of gates shown is equal to:
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  • A
  • \bar { A }
  • A+B
  • AB
In a silicon diode, the reverse current increases from 10\mu A to 20\mu A. when the reverse voltage change from 2V to 4V. The reverse ac resistance of the diode is
  • 2\times 10^{5}\ \Omega
  • 1\times 10^{5}\ \Omega
  • 3\times 10^{5}\ \Omega
  • 4\times 10^{5}\ \Omega
How many NOR gates are required to form NAND gate:
  • 1
  • 3
  • 2
  • 4
A two inputed XOR gate produces an high output only when its both inputs are:
  • same
  • different
  • low
  • high
When all the inputs of a NAND gate are connected together, the resulting circuit is:
  • a NOT gate
  • an AND gate
  • an OR gate
  • a NOR gate
Select the correct statement from the following 
  • a diode can be used as a rectifier
  • a diode cannot be used as a rectifier
  • the current in a diode is always proportional to the applied voltage
  • None of these
In a zener diode, break down occurs in reverse bias due to
  • Impact ionisation
  • Internal field emission
  • High doping concentration
  • All of these
The probability of  electrons to be found in the conduction band of an intrinsic semiconductor at a finite temperature :-
  • decreases exponentially with increasing band gap
  • increases exponentially with increasing band gap
  • decreases with increasing temperature
  • is independent of the temperature and the band gap
A.P.N junction Diode when connected to an AC sourice behaves as an ?
  • Rectifier
  • Zero resistance
  • Amplifier
  • None of these
If electromagnetic rays are incident on a semiconductors its conductivity .
  • Increases
  • Increases with increases frequency
  • Increases when frequency increases above certain frequency
  • Increases when wavelength is increases above a certain wavelength
In the circuit given the current through the Zener diode is :- -
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  • 10 \mathrm { mA }
  • 6.67 \mathrm { mA }
  • 5 \mathrm { mA }
  • 3.33 \mathrm { mA }
In an intrinsic semiconductor, the density of conduction electrons is 7.07\times 10^{15}m^{-3}. When it is doped with indium, the density of holes becomes 5\times 10^{22}m^{-3}. Find the density of conduction electrons in doped semiconductor 
  • Zero
  • 1\times 10^9m^{-3}
  • 7\times 10^{15}m^{-3}
  • 5\times 10^{22}m^{-3}
When a diode is heavily doped the 
  • Zener voltage will be low
  • Avalanche voltage will be high
  • Depletion region will be thin
  • Leakage current will be low
In the adjacent circuit, A and B represent two inputs and C represents the output. The circuit represents.

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  • NOR gate
  • AND gate
  • NAND gate
  • OR gate
A light emitting diode (LED) has a voltage drop of 2 V across it and passes a current of 10 mA. When it operates with a 6 V battery through a limiting resistor R, the value of R is 
  • 200 \Omega
  • 400 \Omega
  • 40 k\Omega
  • 4 k\Omega
The mobility of hole in a semiconductor depend on
  • Electric field
  • Potential difference
  • current
  • Mass
If potential V=100\pm0.5Volt and current I=10\pm0.2 amp are given to us, then what will be the value of resistance
  • 10\pm0.7ohm
  • 5\pm2ohm
  • 0.1\pm0.2ohm
  • none of these
A zener diode, having breakdown voltage equal to 15 V is used in a voltage regulator circuit shown in figure. The current through the diode is

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  • 20 mA
  • 5 mA
  • 10 mA
  • 15 mA
For detecting intensity of light we use
  • Photodiode in forward bias
  • Photodiode in reverse bias
  • LED in forward bias
  • LED in reverse bias
The material used in solar cells contains
  • C_s
  • Si
  • Sn
  • None of the above
Which of the following statements is true for a p-n-p transistor when used in an amplifier circuit ?
  • Emitter is connected to negative terminal of a battery.
  • Base current is always lower than emitter current.
  • Collector is connected to positive terminal of a battery
  • Collector current is always more than the emitter current
The number of particles crossing unit area perpendicular to X-axis in unit time is given by  \dfrac { D\left( n_ 2-n_ 1 \right)  }{ \left( x_ 2-x_ 1 \right)  }  where n_1 and n_2 are number of particle per unit volume respectively at and x_2 The dimension of the diffusion constant D are
  • \left[ LT^ { -1}  \right]
  • \left[ L^2 T^ { -1} \right]
  • [LT]
  • [L^{-1} T ]
The relation between dynamic plate resistance \left( r _ { p } \right) of a vacuum diode and plate current in the space charge limited region, is 
  • r _ { p } \propto I _ { p }
  • r _ { p } \propto I _ { p } ^ { 3 / 2 }
  • r _ { p } \propto \dfrac { 1 } { I _ { p } }
  • r _ { p } \propto \dfrac { 1 } { \left( I _ { p } \right) ^ { 1 / 3 } }
Which of the following break down of pn junction is reversible?
  • Avalanche breakdown
  • Zener breakdown
  • Dielectric breakdown
  • All of these
A gate in which all the inputs must be low to get a high output is called
  • NAND gate
  • An inverter
  • NOR gate
  • AND gate
The given figure shows the waveforms for three inputs A,B and C and that for the output Y of a logic circuit. The logic circuit is  
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  • XOR Gate
  • XNOR Gate
  • NAND Gate
  • NOR Gate
In PN-junction diode the reverse saturation current is 10 ^ { - 5 } amp at 27 ^ { \circ } C. The forward current for a voltage of 0.2 volt is
  • 2037.6 \times 10 ^ { - 3 } \mathrm { amp }
  • 203.76 \times 10 ^ { - 3 } \mathrm { amp }
  • 20.376 \times 10 ^ { - 3 }amp
  • 2.0376 \times 10 ^ { 3 }amp
The magnitude of the force between a pair of conductors, each of length 110 cm, carrying a current of 10 A and separated by a distance of 10 cm is
  • 55 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } N
  • 44 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } N
  • 33 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } N
  • 22 \times 10 ^ { - 5 } N
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