TEST # 07 CHAPTER # 17 Total Marks: 30

SECTION – I
Q.1: MCQ’S (0.5 x 10 = 5)

i. A junction diode when forward biased behaves as a device of

(a) zero resistance (b) infinite resistance

(c) low resistance (d) high resistance

ii. In forward biasing the width of depletion region

(a) increase (b) decreases

(c) remains same (d) none of these

iii. Average value of A.C over a cycle is

(a) Vo (b) 1/√2 Vo

(c) √2 Vo (d) zero

iv. The average value of V2 over a cycle is

(a) Vo (b) Vo2

(c) zero (d) 0.5Vo2

v. Potential barrier is measured in

(a) ohm (b) Ampere

(c) coulomb (d) volts

vi. A diode characteristic curve is a plot between

a. Current & Time b. Voltage & Current
c. Voltage and Time d. Forward voltage & Reverse voltage
vii The colour of light emitted by a LED depends on:
a. Its Forward bias b. Its Reverse Bias
c. The amount of forward current d. The type of semi-conductor material used
viii. A moving hole in a diode behaves as a:
(a) Negative charge (b) Positive charge
 (c) Neutral particle (d) None of the above
ix. Depletion region consists of
(a) Free electrons (b) holes
(c) Both free electrons and holes (d) None
x. A PN- Junction cannot be used as
(a) Rectifier (b) amplifier
(c) Detector (d) LED
SECTION II

Q-2 Short Question’s: (3 x 5 = 15)

i. How does LED work

ii. Explain why CE configuration is widely uesd?
iii. Why emitter base junction is forward biased and collector base
junction is reversed biased?
iv. Why base current is weak than collector current?
v. Explain the formation of depletion layer in PN- junction

SECTION III

Q.3 Long Question:

(a) How transistor is used as an amplifier and as a switch? (7)

(b) In a certain circuit the transistor has a collector current of 10

mA and a base current of 40μ A. what is current gain af a
transistor?