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1. A semiconductor is formed by ……… bonds.
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B. Electrovalent
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2. A semiconductor has ………… temperature coefficient of


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Negative
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ANS:- C

3. The most commonly used semiconductor is ………..

Germanium
Silicon
Carbon
Sulphur
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4. A semiconductor has generally ……………… valence


electrons.

2
3

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4
ANS:- D

5. The resistivity of pure germanium under standard


conditions is about ……….

6 x 104
O cm
60
O cm
3 x 106
O cm
6 x 10-4
O cm
ANS:- B

6. The resistivity of a pure silicon is about ……………

100 O cm
6000 O cm
3 x 105 O m
6 x 10-8 O cm
ANS:- B

7. When a pure semiconductor is heated, its resistance


…………..

Goes up
Goes down
Remains the same
Can’t say
ANS:- B

8. The strength of a semiconductor crystal comes from ……..

Forces between nuclei


Forces between protons
Electron-pair bonds
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None of the above


ANS:- C

9. When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure


semiconductor, it becomes ………

An insulator
An intrinsic semiconductor
p-type semiconductor
n-type semiconductor
ANS:- D

10. Addition of pentavalent impurity to a semiconductor


creates many ……..

Free electrons
Holes
Valence electrons
Bound electrons
ANS:- A

11. A pentavalent impurity has ………. Valence electrons

3
5
4
6
ANS:- B

12. An n-type semiconductor is ………

Positively charged
Negatively charged
Electrically neutral
None of the above
ANS:- C

13. A trivalent impurity has ….. valence electrons

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5
6
3
ANS:- D

14. Addition of trivalent impurity to a semiconductor


creates many ……..

Holes
Free electrons
Valence electrons
Bound electrons
ANS:- A

15. A hole in a semiconductor is defined as …………….

A free electron
The incomplete part of an electron pair bond
A free proton
A free neutron
ANS:- B

16. The impurity level in an extrinsic semiconductor is


about ….. of pure semiconductor.

10 atoms for 108 atoms


1 atom for 108 atoms
1 atom for 104 atoms
1 atom for 100 atoms
ANS:- B

17. As the doping to a pure semiconductor increases, the


bulk resistance of the semiconductor ………..

Remains the same


Increases
Decreases

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None of the above


ANS:- C

18. A hole and electron in close proximity would tend to


……….

Repel each other


Attract each other
Have no effect on each other
None of the above
ANS:- B

19. In a semiconductor, current conduction is due to ……..

Only holes
Only free electrons
Holes and free electrons
None of the above
ANS:- C

20. The random motion of holes and free electrons due to


thermal agitation is called ……….

Diffusion
Pressure
Ionisation
None of the above
ANS:- A

21. A forward biased pn junction diode has a resistance of


the order of

O
kO
MO
None of the above
ANS:- A

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22. The battery connections required to forward bias a pn


junction are ……

+ve terminal to p and –ve terminal to n


-ve terminal to p and +ve terminal to n
-ve terminal to p and –ve terminal to n
None of the above
ANS:- A

23. The barrier voltage at a pn junction for germanium is


about ………

5V
3V
Zero
3V
ANS:- D

24. In the depletion region of a pn junction, there is a


shortage of ……..

Acceptor ions
Holes and electrons
Donor ions
None of the above
ANS:- B

25. A reverse bias pn junction has …………

Very narrow depletion layer


Almost no current
Very low resistance
Large current flow
ANS:- B

26. A pn junction acts as a ……….

Controlled switch
Bidirectional switch
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Unidirectional switch
None of the above
ANS:- C

27. A reverse biased pn junction has resistance of the order


of

O
kO
MO
None of the above
ANS:- C

28. The leakage current across a pn junction is due to


…………..

Minority carriers
Majority carriers
Junction capacitance
None of the above
ANS:- A

29. When the temperature of an extrinsic semiconductor is


increased, the pronounced effect is on……

Junction capacitance
Minority carriers
Majority carriers
None of the above
ANS:- B

30. With forward bias to a pn junction , the width of


depletion layer ………

Decreases
Increases
Remains the same
None of the above
ANS:- A
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31. The leakage current in a pn junction is of the order of

Aa
mA
kA
µA
ANS:- D

32. In an intrinsic semiconductor, the number of free


electrons ………

Equals the number of holes


Is greater than the number of holes
Is less than the number of holes
None of the above
ANS:- A

33. At room temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has


……….

Many holes only


A few free electrons and holes
Many free electrons only
No holes or free electrons
ANS:- B

34. At absolute temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor


has ……….

A few free electrons


Many holes
Many free electrons
No holes or free electrons
ANS:- D

35. At room temperature, an intrinsic silicon crystal acts


approximately as ……

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A battery
A conductor
An insulator
A piece of copper wire
ANS:- C

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