RF REVIEW CENTER PERIODIC EXAM 5 ELECTRONICS

Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following 17. Which of the following electronic devices has the longest switching
questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box time?
corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. A. Darlington Power Transistor* C. Triac
B. BJT Power Transistor D. IGBT
1. Which is not a MOSFET terminal?
A. Gate C. Source 18. In a parallel ac circuit, if the supply frequency is greater than the
B. Drain D. Base* resonance frequency, the circuit is,
A. resistive C. capacitive *
2. What is the phase relationship between VL and VC in a series LC B. inductive D. none of the above
circuit?
A. VL leads VC by 90°. 19. If the feedback signal (voltage or current) is applied in such a way
B. VL and VC are 180° out of phase* that it is in phase with the input signal and thus increases.
C. VL lags VC by 90° A. Regenerative Feedback* C. Passive Feedback
D. None of the above B. Degenerative Feedback D. Stabilized Feedback

3. The junction diode’s capacitance that is made use of in varactors is 20. How do a pointer of an underdamped ammeter behave?
known as _______ capacitance. A. It move rapidly C. Unstable
A. transition* C. diffusion B. It move slowly* D. It move backwards
B. space charge D. inter-electrode
21. A 90 Ω resistor, a coil with 30 Ω of reactance, and a capacitor with
4. SCRs are connected in series to enhance their _______. 50 Ω of reactance are in series across a 12 V ac source. The current
A. overall dv/dt rating C. current capacity through the resistor is
B. voltage ratings* D. power output A. 9 mA C. 13 mA
B. 90 mA D. 130 mA *
5. The condition that decides the oscillator’s output frequency is:
A. loop gain should atleast be unity. 22. It is a technique used to transfer machine generated circuit layout
B. loop phase-shift should be 0° or integral multiple of 2π radians.* from the mask to the wafer.
C. loop gain should be precisely unity. A. Patterning C. Metallization
D. loop phase-shift should be precisely zero radian. B. Epitaxial Method D. Photolithography*

6. The output voltage at no load in an unregulated power supply is the 23. It is defined as the change of the maximum drain-to-source current
same as its output voltage at rated load current. Therefore, its with respect to the change of gate-to-source voltage.
internal resistance is ideally: A. Slew rate C. Transimpedance
A. very small C. very large B. Transconductance* D. Differential Current
B. zero* D. infinite
24. It is a temperature transducer with a large negative temperature
7. It is the most accurate methods of locating ground faults and short coefficient of resistance, thereby enabling it to provide very
circuits in a multi-conductor cable. vigorous, but nonlinear, response to temperature change.
A. Murray Loop Method C. Varley Loop Method* A. Thermocouple C. R.T.D.
B. Wheatstone Bridge Method D. Wien Loop Method B. Thermistor* D. Photocells

8. The slew rate specification of an op-amp is usually measured in: 25. Two long straight wires lie parallel to each other at a distance 5 cm
A. µV/s C. dB apart. If one carries a current of 2 A and the other a current of 3 A
B. V/s D. V/µs* in the opposite direction, what is the force each wire exerts on the
other per unit length?
9. When a cell cannot be recharged it is considered having a chemical A. 1.4x10-5 N C. 2.4x10-5 N*
action which is: B. 2x10-5 N D. 3x10-5 N
A. Reversible C. Irreversible *
B. Primary D. Secondary 26. The expected value of the voltage across a resistor is 35 V.
However, measurements yields a value of 36 V. Calculate the
10. A given op-amp has an open loop gain of 110 dB and a CMRR rating percentage error.
of 106 dB. What should be the open loop common mode gain of this A. 2.78% C. 3.17%
op-amp? B. 2.86%* D. 3.72%
A. 106 dB C. 216 dB
B. 4 dB* D. 110 dB 27. A length of wire has a resistance of 10 ohms. What is the resistance
of a wire of the same material three times as long and twice the
11. Which of the following is not a part of a power electronic system? cross-sectional area?
A. Power source C. Control Circuit A. 30 ohms C. 15 ohms*
B. Filter D. Rectifier* B. 20 ohms D. 7 ohms

12. In a series RLC circuit, if the frequency of the source is below the 28. Which of the following improvements is (are) a result of the negative
resonance frequency, then feedback in a circuit?
A. XC = XL C. XC < XL A. Lower output impedance
B. XC > XL* D. None of the above B. Reduced noise
C. More linear operation
13. What assures the accuracy of electronics test equipment? D. All of the above*
A. Calibration C. Selectivity
B. Sensitivity D. Directivity* 29. Filters with the ________ characteristic are used for filtering pulse
waveforms.
14. The most powerful type of computer. A. Butterworth C. Bessel*
A. mainframe computers C. minicomputers B. Chebyshev D. none of the above
B. microcomputers D. supercomputers*
30. Which of the following is a terminal of a UJT?
15. A resonant circuit with a high-Q coil has A. Anode C. Gate
A. large bandwidth C. low losses * B. Base* D. Collector
B. high losses D. flat response
31. A graph showing the gain or phase performance of an electronic
16. This measures the vector sum of the currents flowing in all the circuit at various frequencies.
conductors passing through the probe, which depends on the phase A. Ogive graph C. Bode plot*
relationship of the currents. B. Gain-frequency curve D. Performance graph
A. Galvanometer C. Ammeter
B. Multimeter D. Clamp meter* 32. The metaphor used to describe the action of an SCR when it is used
to protect a load against supply.

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A. Surge C. Limiter A. high, low, high C. high, low, low

B. Breaker D. Crowbar* B. high, high, high D. high, high, low*

33. When testing an SCR with an ohmmeter, the SCR will conduct if 49. At full load the dc output voltage is 40 V and it is 41 V without any
what two elements are shorted together? load current. The load regulation is
A. Gate and Anode * C. Gate and Ground A. 0.96% C. 2.4%*
B. Ground and cathode D. Gate and Cathode B. 0.24% D. 0.48%

34. The number of free electrons per 10 mm of an ordinary copper wire 50. In a power supply, excessive hum could be due to
is 2 x 1021. The average drift speed of the electrons is 0.25 mm/s. A. Defective rectifier C. Capacitor*
The current flowing is: B. Open filter choke D. None of the above
A. 0.8 A C. 80 A
B. 8 A * D. 5 A 51. Surge current rating of an SCR is
A. the maximum repetitive surge current in which the SCR can
35. This is constructed using two SUS connected back-to-back in withstand
parallel. B. the maximum non-repetitive surge current in which the SCR can
A. UJT C. SUT withstand*
B. PUT D. SBS* C. the maximum repetitive or non repetitive surge current in which
the SCR can withstand
36. A special kind of ammeter shunt arrangement which avoids having D. the maximum surge current in which the SCR can withstand if
the ammeter in the circuit without a shunt both surge current and steady current exist together
A. Ayrton* C. potentiometer bridge
B. Wein bridge D. wheatstone bridge 52. The effective value of half-wave rectified sine wave is 20, the
average value of the wave will be
37. In turning an SCR “on”, when a positive pulse is applied to the gate, A. 69.9 C. 23.3
both transistor turns on. And even the pulse is removed; both B. 12.7* D. 27.8
transistors stay “ON” due to ____________ action
53. The UJT is a four layer device.
A. generative C. regenerative*
A. True
B. degenerative D. bidirectional
B. False*
C. Layers can be changed according to requirement
38. PMMC stands for:
D. None of the above.
A. Permanent Magnet Metallic Coil
B. Permanent Magnet Moving Core
54. As compared to mercury arc rectifiers, metal rectifiers
C. Permanent Magnet Metallic Core
A. Can operate on high voltages
D. Permanent Magnet Moving Coil*
B. Can operate at high loads
C. Give poor regulation
39. If A and B is the firing and conduction angle of an SCR respectively,
D. Operate on low temperatures*
then:
A. A + B = 90° C. 180° < A + B < 360° 55. ____________ uses two junctions of opposite polarities
B. A + B = 180°* D. A + B > 180° A. Zener diode C. Tunnel diode
B. Varistor* D. LED
40. A solid copper sphere, 10 cm in diameter is deprived of 1020
electrons by a charging scheme. The charge on the sphere is: 56. Which of the following statement is false
A. 160.2 C C. –160.2 C A. A zener diode has characteristics similar to that of an ideal
B. 16.02 C* D. –16.02 C current source
B. The SCR anode conducts with either positive or negative voltage
41. If an electron beam in a TV picture tube carries 1013 C. The SCR has gate electrode but triac has none
electrons/second and is passing through plates maintained at a D. All of the above*
potential difference of 30 kV, calculate the power in the beam.
A. 36 mW C. 52 mW 57. An ideal ammeter has a/an ________ internal resistance.
B. 48 mW* D. 65 Mw A. 0* C. very high
B. very low D. infinite
42. Characteristics of an ideal current source is close to that of
A. Transistor in CB mode* C. Crystal diode 58. Zener diode is used as a
B. Gas diode D. None of the above A. Series regulator C. Either A or B
B. Shunt regulator* D. None of the above
43. Which of the following device cannot be used as a UJT?
A. Switching device C. Transistor amplifier* 59. In a power supply with normal ac input if there is no V+ output, the
B. Timing device D. All of the above trouble could be with
A. Open filter choke C. Rectifier*
44. The main purpose of the metalization process is B. Excessive hum D. None of the above
A. to act as a heat sink
B. to interconnect the various circuit elements* 60. The current through a 0.1-H inductor is i(t) = 10te−5t A. Find the
C. to protect the chip from oxidation voltage across the inductor and the energy stored in it after 2 sec.
D. to supply a bonding surface for mounting the chip A. 1 V* C. 5 V
B. 3 V D. 7 V
45. If the input capacitor of a power supply is shorted, it will result in
A. Reduced voltage output C. Excessive hum 61. Wiedemann-Franz law correlates
B. No voltage output* D. None of the above A. Electron arrangement in shells
B. Electrical and thermal conductivities*
46. In a photoconductive diode C. Temperature and photo electric emission
A. As light increases, resistance increases D. None of the above
B. As light increases, resistance decreases*
C. Resistance remains constant even when light varies 62. The output waveform of an SCR with firing angle of 0° is the same
D. None of the above as the output waveform of a:
A. Half-wave rectifier* C. Sine wave
47. An emitter and two connections to the base without a collector B. Full-wave rectifier D. none of the above
terminal, is present in:
A. SCR C. Diac 63. In case of a junction diode, the depletion or space charge region
B. Triac D. UJT* contains charges that are
A. Fixed donor and acceptor ions*
48. An op amp is a _____-gain amplifier that has ____ input resistance B. Mobile donor and acceptor ions
and ____ output resistance. C. Mostly majority carriers
D. Mostly minority carriers

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64. The problems concerned to low frequency in response to the A. equal*

capacitance value can be resolved by which form of couplings B. different
mentioned below ? C. equal or different
A. Impedance Coupling C. Direct Coupling* D. different but sometimes equal
B. RC Coupling D. Transformer Coupling
75. The firing angle of an SCR with inductive load is 30°, what is the
65. Which among the following compound configurational amplifiers conduction angle?
gives tremendous increase in input impedance and equal decrease A. 60° C. 180°*
in output impedance? B. 150° D. 330°
A. Cascade Amplifiers C. Voltage Amplifier
B. Darlington Amplifier* D. Push - pull Amplifier 76. A practically good measuring instrument must be __________.
A. less sensitive C. 0% sensitivity
66. Which electrical network components highlights an impedance B. more sensitive* D. 100% sensitivity
inversion that results in generation of capacitive input impedance
for an inductive load impedance? 77. After the magnetizing force has been removed, the ratio of the
A. Capacitor & Inductor C. Gyrator* remaining magnetic flux to the saturated magnetic flux is called
B. Only Inductor D. All of them _____________.
A. saturation C. hysteresis
67. The firing angle of an SCR with resistive load is 30°, what is the B. retentivity* D. coercivity
conduction angle?
A. 60° C. 180° 78. You can determine the direction of the lines of force surrounding a
B. 150°* D. 330° conductor by using _____.
A. the right-hand rule* C. Lenz's law
68. According to Norton's theorem, which among the following are the B. the left-hand rule D. Faraday's law
most possibly approved conditions?
A. Replacement of multiple V & I sources by Isc in parallel with 79. Refer to the figure given below. Which diode arrangement will
equivalent impedance Zeq* supply a negative output voltage?
B. Replacement of multiple V & I sources by Isc in parallel with
equivalent capacitance Ceq
C. Replacement of multiple V & I sources by Isc in series with
equivalent impedance Zeq
D. Replacement of all multiple V & I sources by Isc in series with
equivalent impedance & parallel with equivalent capacitance Ceq.

69. A lightning bolt carried a current of 2 kA and lasted for 3 ms. How
many coulombs of charge were contained in the lightning bolt?
A. 2 C C. 6 C* *
B. 4 C D. 8 C

70. Find the total equivalent resistance between points a and b.

80. What kind of diode is formed by joining a doped semiconductor
region with a metal?
A. Laser C. PIN
B. Tunnel D. Schottky*

81. What type of diode circuit is used to clip off portions of signal voltage
above or below certain levels?
A. clipper or limiter* C. IC voltage regulator
B. clamper D. none of the above

82. Each diode in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier is ________

A. 8 Ω C. 10 Ω biased and conducts for ________ of the input cycle.
B. 9 Ω D. 11 Ω* A. forward, 90º C. forward, 180º*
B. reverse, 180º D. reverse, 90º
71. It is a three-terminal device that operates on the principle of voltage
division. It is essentially an adjustable voltage divider. As a voltage 83. In an op-amp functional block diagram, what follows the differential
regulator, it is used as a volume or level control on radios, TVs, and stage?
other devices A. cascode amplifier C. level shifter
A. Rheostat C. Transistor B. complementary amplifier D. high gain amplifier*
B. Potentiometer* D. Triac
84. To tum on a thyristor, a low voltage and short duration pulse is
72. In the voltage regulator circuit in the figure, the maximum load
applied to the gate with typical values of ___ and ____
current iL that can be drawn is:
respectively.
A. 2V, 50µs C. 4V, 100µs*
B. 3V, 75µs D. 5V, 125µs

85. The development of a DC voltage between two regions of a

photoconductive semiconductor when one of the regions is
illuminated by diffusion of an optically generated hole and electron
pairs away from the illuminated region.
A. Destriau effect C. Dember effect*
A. 1.4 mA* C. 2.3 mA B. Isotope effect D. Hawks effect
B. 1.8 mA D. 2.5 mA
86. The tendency for layer of semiconductor having a high secondary
73. The value of capacitor C for dynamic equalising circuit of series emission ratio to become positively charged when bombarded by
connected thyristors is determined by electrons. This occurs when a thin insulator separates the
A. forward characteristics of thyristors semiconductor from the metal plates. The insulator must be very
B. reverse recovery characteristics of thyristors* thin on the order of 10-7 meters. This results in a potential difference
C. both forward and reverse recovery characteristics of thyristors of up to about 100 volts.
D. none of the above A. Mateucci effect C. Destriau effect
B. Malter effect* D. Hall effect
74. In a single phase full wave regulator, the firing angles in the positive
and negative half cycles are generally

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87. Refers to the rate at which a filter’s attenuation is increasing in 99. The minimum gate current which can turn on SCR is called :
the stopband of a filter. A. trigger current* C. junction current
A. slew rate C. roll-off* B. holding current D. breakover current
B. positive rate D. off rate
100. Which is the DIAC?
88. Which of the following is not a basic function of instruments?
A. Indicating C. Scaling*
B. Recording D. Controlling
A. C.
89. Three cascaded op-amps are interconnected, the voltage gains of
the three stages are 20 dB, 10 dB and 26 dB. Find the overall *`
voltage gain of the system.
A. 56 C. 631*
B. 167 D. 5200
B. D.
90. Find the value of VO in the op-amp circuit given below.

A. 4 V C. 8 V
B. 6 V D. 10 V*

91. Reciprocity theorem states that ______.

I. Ratio of current in one mesh to voltage in second mesh must be
similar.
II. Ratio of voltage in one mesh to current in second mesh must be
similar
III. Ratio of current in one mesh to voltage in same mesh are nearly
similar
IV. Ratio of voltage in one mesh to current in same mesh are almost
similar

A. I and II* C. II and IV

B. II and III D. III and IV

92. Determine the peak value of the output waveform.

A. 25 V C. –25 V
B. 15 V* D. –15 V

93. What is the most important specification for semiconductor diode?

A. Forward resistance C. Peak Inverse Voltage
B. Reverse resistance D. Current capacity*

94. For high voltage applications, ________ is mostly used.

A. Center-tap rectifier C. Half-wave rectifier
B. Bridge type rectifier* D. none of the above
 
95. The terminals of a power MOSFET are called  
A. emitter, base, collector C. source, base, drain
B. source, gate, drain* D. emitter, gate, drain

96. In a thyristor the gate current is increased, then

A. anode current will increase
B. anode current will decrease
C. anode current will remain constant*
D. anode current may increase or decrease

97. When checking a good SCR or TRIAC with an ohmmeter it will:

A. show high resistance in both directions*
B. show low resistance with positive on anode and negative on
cathode, and high resistance when reversed
C. show high resistance with negative on anode and positive on
cathode, and low resistance when reversed
D. show low resistance in both directions

98. Which of these devices can conduct in both directions?

A. SCR C. SBS*
B. SUS D. UJT

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