Question bank for BEC (2225)

1. Calculate value of resistor Yellow Violet Red

A. 47k -ohm

B. 57k-ohm

C. 4700-ohm

D. 4.7k –ohm

Ans A

2. Unit of resistor is

A. Ohm ( Ω )

B. mho ( Ω )

C. rho (Φ)

D. infinite

3. 3. Calculate value of Red Red Red gold

A. 22k 5%

B. 2k2 5 %

C. 2200 5%

D. 220 5%

Ans A

4. An IC has …………….. size

A.Very large
B.Large
C.Extremely small
D.None of the above

Ans C
 5. ICs are generally made of ……………

A.Silicon
B.Germanium
C.Copper
D.None of the above

Ans A

6. ……… ICs are the most commonly used.

A.Thin films
B.Monolithic
C.Hybrid
D.None of the above

Ans B
7 ……. cannot be fabricated on an IC.
A Transistors
B Diodes
C Resistors
D Large inductors and transformers

Ans D

8. ICs are used in ……………

A Linear devices only
B Digital devices only
C Both linear and digital devices
D None of the above

Ans C

9. A transistor takes …………… inductor on a silicon IC chip

A Less space than
B More space than
C Same space as
D None of the above

Ans A

10. We use ……………….. ICs in computers

A Digital
B Linear
C Both digital and linear
D None of the above

Ans A
11.A semiconductor in its purest form is called

A. Pure semiconductor

B. Doped semiconductor

C. Intrinsic semiconductor

D. Extrinsic semiconductor

Ans :C

12 Define Knee voltage for P-N junction diode

A. 0.3
B. 0.4
C. 0.5
D. 0.6

Ans : D

13. In half wave rectifier the load current flow

A .Only for the positive half cycle of the input signal .

B. Only for the negative half cycle of the input signal.

C. For full cycle .

D. For less than fourth cycle.

Ans :A

14 Light dependent resistors are

A. Highly doped semiconductor

B. Intrinsic semiconductor

C. Lightly doped semiconductor

D. Either A or B
 Ans :C

15 A semiconductor has generally ……………… valence electrons.

A2
B3
C6
D4

Ans D

16 When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes ………

A An insulator
B An intrinsic semiconductor
C p-type semiconductor
D n-type semiconductor

Ans D

17 Addition of pentavalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many ……..

A Free electrons
B Holes
C Valence electrons
D Bound electrons
Ans A

18 A pentavalent impurity has ………. Valence electrons

A 3
B5
C 4
D 6
Ans B

19 A trivalent impurity has ….. valence electrons

A4
B5
C6
D3
Ans D

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

A Only holes
B Only free electrons
C Holes and free electrons
D None of the above
Ans C
21 A reverse bias pn junction has …………
A Very narrow depletion layer
B Almost no current
 C Very low resistance
D Large current flow
Ans B

22 With forward bias to a pn junction , the width of depletion layer ………

A Decreases
B Increases
C Remains the same
D None of the above
Ans A

23 Under normal conditions a diode conducts current when it is ……………

A reverse biased
B forward biased
C avalanched
D saturated
Ans B

24 At absolute temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has ……….

A A few free electrons
B Many holes
C Many free electrons
D No holes or free electrons
Ans D

25 The input resistance is given by _________

a) ∆VCE/∆IB
b) ∆VBE/∆IB
c) ∆VBE/∆IC
d) ∆VBE/∆IE
Ans B

26 A Positive temperature coefficient means voltage increase when temperature \

A. increase
B. decrease
C. Become zero
D. infinite

Ans A
27 The transfer of a signal in a transistor is_________
a) low to high resistance
b) high to low resistance
c) collector to base junction
d) emitter to base junction
Ans A

28 .In a bipolar transistor, the emitter base junction has

 A.Forward bias

B.Reverse bias

C.Zero bias

D.Zero or reverse bias

Ans : A

29 BJT stands for

A. Bi-Junction Transfer
B. Blue Junction Transistor
C. Bipolar Junction Transistor
D.Base Junction Transistor

Ans : C

30. Which region of the transistor is highly doped?

A. Emitter

B.Base

C.Collector

D. Both Emitter and Collector

Ans: A

31 What is the use of coupling capacitors in CE amplifier?

a) blocks dc
b) pass ac
c) reduce distortion
d) pass ac & blocks dc
Ans D
32 CE amplifier is mostly preferred in amplifier circuits because _________
a) it provides better voltage and current gain
b) of low output impedance
 c) of high output impedance
d) it has better Q-point
Ans :A
33 Which type of biasing is used in CE amplifier?
a) Fixed bias
b) Collector to base bias
c) Voltage divider bias
d) Emitter bias
Ans C
34 The use of by-pass capacitor in CE amplifier is _________
a) to increase voltage gain
b) to increase negative feedback
c) for decreasing the frequency
d) to block dc
Ans A
35 The___________ configuration is used frequently for impedance matching.
a) fixed bias
b) voltage- divider
c) emitter follower
d) collector feedback

Ans C

36 Which of the following is true in construction of a transistor?

a) the collector dissipates lesser power
b) the emitter supplies minority carriers
c) the collector is made physically larger than the emitter region
d) the collector collects minority charge carriers
Ans C
37 In the operation of an NPN transistor, the electrons cross which region?
a) emitter region
b) the region where there is high depletion
c) the region where there is low depletion
d) P type base region
Ans D
38 In the saturated region, the transistor acts like a_________
a) poor transistor
b) amplifier
c) open switch
d) closed switch
Ans D
39 When does the transistor act like an open switch?
a) cut off region
b) inverted region
c) saturated region
d) active region
Ans A
40 The transfer of a signal in a transistor is_________
a) low to high resistance
b) high to low resistance
c) collector to base junction
d) emitter to base junction
Ans A
41 A JFET has three terminals, namely ………
A cathode, anode, grid
B emitter, base, collector
C source, gate, drain
D none of the above
Ans C

42 A JFET is also called …………… transistor

A unipolar
B bipolar
C unijunction
D none of the above
Ans A

43 A JFET is a ………… driven device

A current
B voltage
C both current and voltage
D none of the above
Ans B

44 The gate of a JFET is ………… biased

A reverse
B forward
C reverse as well as forward
D none of the above
Ans A

45 . In a p-channel JFET, the charge carriers are …………..

A electrons
B holes
C both electrons and holes
D none of the above
Ans B
46 A JFET has ……….. power gain
A small
B very high
C very small
D none of the above
Ans B

47 The gate voltage in a JFET at which drain current becomes zero is called ………..
voltage
A saturation
B pinch-off
C active
D cut-off
Ans B

48 Which type of JFET bias requires a negative supply voltage?

A feedback
B source
C gate
D voltage divider
Ans C

49 The input impedance of a common-gate configured JFET is …………

A very low
B low
C high
D very high
Ans A

50 Thermistor is a transducer. Its temperature coefficient is

A. Negative
B. Positive
C. Zero
D. None of these
Ans A
51 Strain gauge is a

A. Active device and converts mechanical displacement into a change of resistance

B. Passive device and converts electrical displacement into a change of resistance

C. Passive device and converts mechanical displacement into a change of resistance

D. Active device and converts electrical displacement into a change of resistance

 Ans C
52 With the increase in the intensity of light, the resistance of a photovoltaic cell

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. None of these
Ans B
53 The smallest change which a sensor can detect is termed:

A Accuracy
B Precision
C Resolution
D Scale
Ans C
54 The thermistor whose resistance increase by increasing temperature:

A NTC Thermistor
B PTC Thermistor
C None of these
D Any of these
Ans B

55 Sound to electrical energy transducer:

A Microphone
B AFR
C Tactile sensor
D Pellistor
Ans A

56 . Which transducer is known as ‘self-generating transducer’?

A Active transducer
B Passive transducer
C Secondary transducer
D Analog transducer

Ans A

57 What is the principle of operation of LVDT?

A Mutual inductance
B Self-inductance
C Permanence
D Reluctance

58 Mechanical transducers sense __________

A electrical changes
B physical changes
C chemical changes
D biological changes
Ans B

59 Electrical transducers are costly.

A True
B False
Ans A
60 Mechanical transducers cause ________
A power loss
B hysteresis loss
C eddy current loss
D frictional loss
Ans D