1.

Change in output of sensor with change in input is ____________

a) Threashold

b) Slew rate

c) Sensitivity

d) None of the mentioned

View Answer

Answer: c

Explanation: Sensitivity of a sensor is the change in output for a change in input.

2. Sensitivity of a sensor can be depicted by _______________

a) Niquist plot

b) Pole- zero plot

c) Bode plot

d) None of the mentioned

View Answer

Answer: c

Explanation: Bode plot can be used for describing the sensitivity of a sensor.

3. Smallest change which a sensor can detect is ____________

a) Resolution

b) Accuracy

c) Precision
d) Scale

View Answer

Answer: a

Explanation: Resolution is the smallest change a sensor can detect.

4 . Thermocouple generate output voltage according to ____________

a) Circuit parameters

b) Humidity

c) Temperature

d) Voltage

View Answer

Answer: c

Explanation: Thermocouple is a device which is capable of producing output voltage according to input
temperature.

5. Sensor is a type of transducer.

a) True

b) False

View Answer

Answer: a

Explanation: Sensor is a device which enables measurement of input value.

6. Which of the following is not an analog sensor?

a) Potentiometer

b) Force-sensing resistors

c) Accelerometers.
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: d

Explanation: All of the mentioned devices are analog sensors.

7. It is the ability of the sensor to indicate the same output over a period of time for a constant input.

A. Stability .

B. Resolution

C. Error

D. Impedence

8.......... usually responds with signals having an electrochemical character.

A. Man made sensor

B. Natural sensor
C.both

D. None of the above

9. Sensor is a translator of a non electrical value into electrical value.

A. True

B. False

10. Microphone is a example of .........

A transducer.

B sensor
C. Both

D none of the above.

11. Loudspeaker is example of....

A transducer
B sensor

C both

D none of the above

12. ............. does not require any additional energy source & directly generates an electrical signal in
response to an external stimulus.

A active sensor

B passive sensors

C both

D none of the above

13. Active sensors require external power for their operation which is called .......

A electrical signal

B stimulus

C excitation signal
D All of the above

14. A dynamic range of stimuli which may be converted by a sensor is called....

A span

B full scale output

C hysteresis

D calibration
15. ...... Converts the non electricity to be measured into a continuously changing voltage or current

A digital sensor

B analog sensor

C active sensor

D passive sensor

16. ........is a deviation of the sensor's output at a specified point of the input signal when it is approached
from the opposite direction.

A calibration

B full scale output

C hysteresis

D span

17 ......... Is inaccuracy permitted by manufacturer when a sensor is calibrated in the factory.

A span

B accuracy

C full scale output

D calibration error

18 . Non linearity error is specified for sensors whose .....may be approximated by a straight line.

A transfer function

B span

C Accuracy

D All
19 .SI unit of time is minute

A true

B false

20. Which of the following is the magnetic sensor .

A resistive sensor

B semiconductor sensor

C capacitive sensor

D inductive sensor

21. Thermistor is a...

A sensor

B tranducer

C both

D none

22 . ........ Is caused by the inability of a sensor to represent the same value under identical conditions.

A reliability

B dead band

C repeatability

D all

23 ...... Is the ability of sensor to perform a required function under stated conditions for stated time

A non linearity

B reliability
C accuracy

D span

25 ....... Is th insensitivity of a sensor in a specific range of input signals.

A dead band

B repeatability

C non linearity

D none
1). The capacitance C is charged through a resistor R. The time constant
of the charging circuit is given by

a) C/R
b) 1/RC
c) RC
d) R/C
Answer :c

2). Capacitor blocks__________ after long time.

a)alternating current
b)direct current
c)both alternating and direct current
d)neither alternating nor direct current
Answer: b
3) Why does capacitor block dc signal at steady state?
a) due to zero frequency of dc signal
b) due to high frequency of dc signal
c) capacitor doesnot pass any current at steady state
d) due to zero frequency of dc signal
Answer: d
4) Capacitance of a parallel plate air capacitor depends on
a) Thickness of conducting plates
b) Charge on the conducting plates
c) Area of the conducting plates
d) Distance of separation between the conducting plates
answer
For parallel plate air capacitor
C = (ε0A)/d
Which clearly shows that capacitance does not depend on charge on both
the conducting plates. Hence answer is
(a), (c) and (d)
5) The law that the induced e.m.f. and current always oppose the cause
producing them is due to
a) Faraday
b) Lenz
c) Newton
d) Coulomb
Answer: Option B
6)An open coil has
a) Zero resistance and inductance
b) Infinite resistance and zero inductance
c) Infinite resistance and normal inductance
d) Zero resistance and high inductance
Answer: Option B
7)Identify which of the following is the unit of magnetic flux density?
a) Weber
b) Weber/m
c) Tesla
d) Weber-1
Answer: c
8)Mutual inductance depends on _________
a) self-inductance
b) self-inductance and coefficient of coupling
c) coefficient of coupling
d) permittivity of air

Answer: b
9)Inductive transducer is used for the measurement of physical quantities.
a) True
b) False
c) None of the above
Answer: a
10) Piezoelectric transducer is used for measuring __________
a) a)non-electrical quantities
 b) electrical quantities
c) chemical quantities
d) any quantity
Answer: a
11) A piezoelectric transducer has a ________
a)very high sensitivity
b)low sensitivity
c)high sensitivity
d)zero sensitivity
Answer: c
12) A piezoelectric transducer is used as an ignition source for a cigarette.
a) True
b) False
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
Answer: a
13)Hall Effect transducers attain equilibrium instantaneously.
a) True
b) False
c) Both
d) None of the above
Answer: b

14) Hall Efccfect transducer can be used to measure ___________

a) Magnetic field
b) Angular displacement
c) Linear displacement
d) All of the mentioned
Answer: d
15). With increase in temperature, thermal conductivity of a metal
_____________.
 a) Increases
b) (b) Decreases
c) (c) Either
d) (d) All, depending on metal.
Answer D
16) Fidelity is a static characteristic.
a) True
b) False
c) Both a & b
d) None of the above
Answer: b
17). Measuring lag is a dynamic characteristic.
a) True
b) False
c) None of the above
Answer: a
18)The initial response when tune output is not equal to input is called
a) Transient response
b) Error response
c) Dynamic response
d) Either of the above
Ans: a
19)How many types of sensors are there?
a) Three
b) Two
c) c)Four
d) d)Five
Answer : b
20)The possibility of generation of sparks by friction and is a result of the
_________ effect.
a) magnetic
b) electrical
 c)triboelectric effect
d)both a & b
Answer : c
21) If a two positive charges are kept in vicinity ,then the charge repelling
electric force.
a) a) true
b) b) false
c) c)both a & b
d) neither a & b
Answer : a

22) If a two opposite charges are kept in vicinity ,then the charge repelling
electric force.
a) a) true
b) b) false
c) c)both a & b
d) neither a & b
Answer : b
23) A vector field may be characterized by a distribution of vectors which f the
called f as _______ .
a) flux
b) b)intensity
c) both a & b
d) none
Answer : a
24) electronic charge: e= ___________ .
a) 1.602×10−19 C.
b) 10.602×10−19 C.
c) 1.602×10−10 C.
d) e=1.602×10−9
Answer : a
25) The force acting on a test charge is inversely proportional to a squared
distance from the charge is called as ______ .
 a) Coulomb’s law
b) Biot –savart law
c) c)Ampere’s law
d) Faraday’s law
Answer : a
27) a ______ is a part of a crystal.
a) pole
b) dipole
c) electrons
d) protons
Answer : b
28) A fundamental property of magnetism is that _____ electric charges .
a) moving
b) steady
c) all of the above
d) none of the above
Answer : a
29) This is the basis for the resistive humidity sensors, which are called ___ .
a) hygristors
b) resistance
c) inductances
d) capacitance
Answer : a
30) ______ is the generation of electric charge by a crystalline material upon
subjecting it to stress.
a) The piezoelectric effect
b) Hall effect
c) both a & b
d) none of the above
Answer : a
31) Hall sensors are used to detect magnetic fields
a) a)resistance
b) inductance
 c) capacitance
d) magnetic
Answer : d
32) The change in any linear dimension (length, width, or height) is called a
a) linear expansion
b) non- linear expansion
c) c)both
d) none of the above
Answer : a

33) Heat transfer from a solid body to a moving agent or within the moving
agent is called convection
a) repletion
b) attraction
c) convection
d) none of the above
Answer : c
34) ____ is a very efficient form of energy for sensing a great variety.
a) a)light
b) wave
c) signal
d) none
Answer : a
Unit III- Interface Electronic Circuits
1. Following are the causes of error in sensor output
a. Leakage current
b. Bias Current
c. Offset voltage
d. all of the above
2. Following is not the reason of lower surface resistance which cause leakage current
a. Bad quality of PCB
b. Flux residue
c. Moisture
d. None of the above
3. If the stimulus maximum frequency is 100 Hz, what should be corner frequency of
interfacing circuit
a. 200 Hz
b. 170 Hz
c. 700 Hz
d. None
4. The offset voltage source is connected in _______ and its resulting error is _________ of
the output impedance of the sensor.
a. Series, dependent
b. Series, independent
c. Parallel, dependent
d. Parallel, independent
5. Following statement is true
a. Bias current resulting error is proportional to the output impedance of the sensor.
b. Offset Voltage resulting error is proportional to the output impedance of the
sensor
c. Leakage Current resulting error is proportional to the output impedance of the
sensor
d. None of the above
6. An inductive detector is sensitive to the magnitude or variations in the bias current.
a. True
b. False
c. Neither true nor false
d. None
7. Operation amplifier which is a part of signal conditioning exhibits following
characteristics
a. Low noise
b. High bandwidth
c. Low input offset
d. All of the above
8. The Open loop Gain AOL changes with following parameters
a. the load resistance
 b. temperature
c. the power-supply fluctuations
d. All of the above
9. The input bias current for the current generating sensor interface must be ___ times
lesser than sensor current
a. 100
b. 150
c. 90
d. 200
10. Monolithic instrumentation amplifier is INA118 offers ____ offset voltage and
____CMRR
a. 50µV, 110 dB
b. 110 µV, 50 dB
c. 60 µV, 100 dB
d. 60 µV, 90 dB

11. The charge amplifier (CA) is a very special class of circuits which must have extremely
low bias currents
a. True
b. False
c. Partially true
d. None of the above
12. To convert the signals from capacitive sensors, quantum detectors, pyroelectric sensor to
voltage following amplifier is employed
a. Voltage Follower
b. Instrumentation Amplifier
c. Charge Amplifier
d. All of the above

13. The advantage of the virtual ground is that the output signal does not depend on the
sensor’s _______
a. Capacitance
b. Resistance
c. Impedance
d. None

14. The non inverting circuit can convert and amplify the signal and its speed depends on
sensor capacitance and converting resistor
a. True
b. False
c. Partially true
d. None
15. The resistance multiplication factor in Non inverting I-V convertor must be kept limited
to _____factor
a. 15
b. 10
c. 20
 d. 5
16. In resistance multiplication circuit following factors get affected by multiplication factor
a. Noise
b. Bias Current
c. Offset voltage
d. All of the above
17. The sensor’s accuracy and stability depends upon following parameters of excitation
circuits
a. Stability
b. Precision
c. Both stability & precision
d. None
18. Following are the characteristics of current generator
a. Output resistance
b. Voltage compliance
c. Both output resistance & voltage compliance
d. Input resistance
19. Current generators are independent of
a. sensor properties
b. stimulus value
c. environment factor
d. All of the above
20. Which of the following feature is employed in current mirror?
a. transistor’s collector current is very little dependent on collector voltages
b. transistor’s collector current is very little dependent on base voltages
c. transistor’s collector current is very much dependent on collector voltages
d. None of the above
21. Zener diodes usually are used with current-limiting components, the reason is
a. Excess current results in the diode overheating and destruction
b. To limit the Vz in given range
c. Both a &b
d. None of the above

22. The diode is connected in parallel with its load, the effect is known as
a. Parallel reference
b. Shunting
c. Shunting reference
d. Constant voltage source
23. A commercial monolithic version of reference voltage circuit is available from Motorola
is
a. 1N821
b. 1N723
c. 1N721
d. 1N741
24. Key characteristics of A/D converters includes
a. absolute and relative accuracy
b. linearity
c. resolution
d. conversion speed
e. stability
f. price
g. all of the above
25. Following is not an example of fast ADC
a. successive-approximation
b. dual-ramp
c. quad-slope
d. voltage-to-frequency (V/F)converters

26. In ADC the full scale is dependent of the number of bits of resolution
a. True
b. False
c. Partially True
d. None
27. Which of the following statement is true
a. All V/F converters are of the integrating type
b. frequency is proportional to the average value of the input voltage
c. Using V/F convertor A/D conversion is simple and economic
d. All
28. The advantages of charge-balance type of V-F convertors are
a. High Speed
b. High Linearity
c. Good Noise rejection
d. All
29. Dual Slope ADCs are preferable due to following reasons
a. Simplicity
b. cost-effectiveness
c. noise immunity
d. potentially high resolution
e. All
30. In successive approximation ADC the conversion time is _____ and _____ of input
signal
a. Fixed and independent
b. Variable and independent
c. Fixed and dependent
d. Variable and dependent
31. D/A convertor is the part of following ADC
a. Dual Slope
b. Successive approximation
c. Charge balanced
d. All
32. There is a need to hold the input in following ADC
a. Dual Slope
b. Successive approximation
c. Charge balanced
d. All
33. Direct digitization devices are linear in nature
a. True
b. False
c. Partially true
d. None
34. Following chip is an example of single silicon chip for sensor signal conditioning
a. MAX1463
b. MAX 1563
c. NI1463
d. NI1563
35. The resistive bridge circuits are commonly used with
a. Strain Gauges
b. Piezoelectric pressure transducer
c. Thermistor thermometers
d. Sensors with immunity against environmental factors
e. All
36. Bridge with capacitive and magnetic sensors is used for
a. measuring force
b. displacement
c. moisture
d. All
37. Following are the examples of electrochemical sources
a. C–Zn
b. Zn–air
c. Ni-Cd
d. lead–acid
e. alkaline
f. lithium
g. Li–MnO2
h. Ni–metal hydride
i. All
38. Battery energy and power are affected by
a. the construction of the battery
b. the size
c. the duty cycle of current delivery
d. All
39. The popularity of lithium–manganese dioxide cells grows rapidly because of
a. higher operating voltage
b. wide range of sizes and capacities
c. excellent shelf life
d. all
40. 1 gm of lithium produce a capacity of ___Ah
a. 3.81
b. 3.86
c. 3.76
d. 3.71
41. The main advantages of secondary cells are
a. low initial cost
b. low self discharge
c. ability to support heavy loads
d. withstand harsh environment
e. All
42. The disadvantages of secondary cells are
a. large size and weight
b. potential environmental hazard
c. Both Size and hazard
d. None
43. Following transmission technique is used for remote bridge
a. Two-wire
b. Four-wire
c. Six-wire
d. None
44. While designing the practical circuit for bridge temperature compensation following
variables are considered
a. temperature range
b. allowable temperature error
c. environmental conditions
d. size
e. Cost
f. All
45. Following statement is true for Temperature compensation network
a. Use of a temperature sensor as a part of the compensation network
b. The compensation network is a fixed resistor
c. A compensating network contains a temperature-controlled voltage source
d. A current source is employed as an excitation circuit
e. All
46.
Unit 4: Sensors in Different Application areas

1. Response to moving object is carried out using

a. Motion sensor
b. Occupancy Detector
c. Both Occupancy and motion
d. None
2. Following is not an application of occupancy and motion detector
a. Robotics and automotive
b. Surveillance
c. Security
d. Level
3. One of the major problem with Occupancy and motion detectors is
a. False positive response
b. False negative response
c. Both false positive and negative
d. None of the above
4. Following sensors or detectors are used for occupancy and motion
a. Capacitive
b. Switch
c. Glass breakage
d. Vibration
e. All of the above
5. While selecting occupancy and motion sensors following characteristics need to be
considered
a. Reliability
b. Selectivity
c. Noise immunity
d. All of the above
6. The phenomenon of change in frequency of the reflected wavelength from the
transmitted waves is known as
a. Seebeck effect
b. Doppler effect
c. Cannon effect
d. None of the above
7. A typical operating frequency of the transmitting piezoelectric element is near ____
a. 32 kHz
b. 16 KHz
c. 48 kHz
d. None
8. The main types of the ultrasonic transducers for operation in air are
 a. piezoelectric
b. electrostatic
c. electromagnetic
d. both piezoelectric and electrostatic
9. Separate piezoelectric elements are employed for the transmitter and receiver in
following USW sensor
a. Pulsed
b. Continuous
c. Both pulsed and continuous
d. None
10. Which motion detector works on principle of thermal radiation
a. Ultra Sound
b. Microwave
c. Near Infrared
d. Far Infrared
11. Human Skin have emissivity about _____ percent
a. 90
b. 0.74
c. 0.95
d. None
12. PIR sensor are responsive to radiation spectra in the range of _____ µm.
a. 4-20
b. 5-25
c. 3-18
d. None
13. Which of the following elements are useful in PIR sensors
a. Thermistor
b. Thermopiles
c. Pyroelectrics
d. All
14. What are the advantages of pyroelectric element that makes them more useful in PIR
sensors
a. Low Cost
b. Simplicity
c. High Responsivity
d. A Broad dynamic range
e. All
15. PIR sensor having even number of pairs positioned in alternate connection is called as
a. Interdigitized electrode
b. Alternate Digitized electrode
c. Parallel Digitized electrode
d. None
16. Following pyroelectric materials are used for manufacturing PIR sensors
a. Ceramic
b. PVDF
c. Both
d. None
17. For low frequency applications, following sensor provide good accuracy
a. Position and displacement
b. Acceleration
c. Velocity
d. All of the above
18. For Intermediate and high frequency application following sensors are preferred
a. Position and displacement
b. Level
c. Velocity and Acceleration
d. All of the above
19. The component which lags behind the accelerometer’s housing is know as ____ mass
a. Seismic
b. Inertial
c. Both a &b
d. None
20. The maximum displacement which is measured by capacitive accelerometer is ___
µm
a. 20
b. 25
c. 15
d. 30
21. The frequency range for piezoelectric accelerometer is
a. 2 Hz - 5 KHz
b. 2 Hz - 6 KHz
c. 2 Hz - 4 KHz
d. 2 Hz - 7 KHz
22. The most popular sensing materials for piezoelectric accelerometer are
a. Barium titanate
 b. lead zirconite titanate
c. lead metaniobite
d. All of the above
23. If the gyro platform rotates around the input axis, the gyro will develop a torque
around a perpendicular (output) axis, thus turning its spin axis around the output axis.
The phenomenon is known as ____ of a gyro.
a. Precession
b. Precision
c. Procession
d. None
24. The magnetic gyroscopes also are called as
a. Cryogenic
b. Trygenic
c. Mayogenic
d. None.
25. All Vibrating gyroscopes rely on ______phenomenon.
a. Coriolis acceleration
b. Precession
c. Both
d. None
26. A vibrating gyro is divided into following principles
a. Simple oscillators
b. Balanced oscillators
c. Shell resonators
d. All
27. The measurement of force is required in engineering, for
a. weighing objects,
b. designing prosthesis
c. Both a & b
d. None of the mentioned
28. Qualitative force sensors are _____ devices
a. Threshold
b. Continuous
c. Random
d. None of the mentioned
29. A strain gauge is device which shows following effect
a. Piezoelectric
b. Pyroelectric
c. Piezoresistive
d. Electrostatic
30. The most common materials used for strain gauge are
a. Constantan
b. Nichrome
c. Advance
d. Karma
e. All of the above
31. Following are the examples of Tactile sensors
a. Touch display
b. Keyboard
c. Forces
d. Biomedical sensors
e. Human skin
f. All of the above
32. Piezoelectric tactile sensor is passive device
a. True
b. False
c. Partially true
d. None of the mentioned
33. Tactile sensor works on following principles
a. Piezoelectric
b. Piezoresistive
c. Switch
d. All of the above
34. It is impossible to apply pressure to fluid in any direction except normal to its surface
a. True
b. False
c. Partially true
d. None of the mentioned
35. If the pressure is measured with respect to ambient pressure then it is called as
a. Relative pressure
b. Absolute pressure
c. Differntial pressure
d. None of the mentioned
36. Generally measurement of pressure is converted into following quantity
a. Force
b. Acceleration
c. Displacement
d. None of the mentioned
37. Silicon pressure sensor works on following principle
a. Piezoresistivity
b. Electroststic
c. Pyroelectric
d. Switch
38. Pressure Sensors are available in following configurations
a. Absolute
b. Differential
c. Gauge
d. All of the above
39. The water contents in any material is called as
a. Humidity
b. Moisture
c. Wetness
 d. Dryness
40. The ratio of the actual vapor pressure of the air at any temperature to the maximum of
saturation vapor pressure at the same temperature is
a. Relative humidity
b. Absolute humidity
c. Relative moisture
d. Absolute moisture
41. The dew point is the temperature at which liquid and vapor phases of water (or any
fluid for that matter) are in equilibrium.
a. dew point
b. set point
c. frost point
d. None of the mentioned
42. Quantum light detectors are used for light in the range of
a. ultraviolet to mid-infrared
b. far-infrared
c. X-ray
d. All of the mentioned
43. Following are the examples of quantum light detectors
a. Photodiodes
b. Phototransistor
c. Photoresistor
d. All of the mentioned
44. Following characteristics should be considered while selecting photo detetors
a. Noise equivalent power
b. IR cut off wavelength
c. Junction capacitance
d. Radiant responsivity
e. Maximum reverse voltage
f. All of the above
45. Photodiodes are generally connected in_______ condition
a. Forward bias
b. Reverse bias
c. Depending on application either FB or RB
d. None of the mentioned
46. Different types of photodiodes used to sense light are
a. PN Diode
b. PN diode with reduced junction capacitance
c. PN diode sensitive to UV light
d. PIN photodiode
e. Schottky photodiode
f. Avalanche Photodiode
g. All of them
47. Photodiodes used in photovoltaic mode, following is not true
 a. No bias voltage is applied
b. diode operates as a current-generating device
c. junction capacitance put limit on bandwidth
d. load characteristic is proportional to current
48. Following is not true in case photodiode used in photoconductive mode
a. a reverse-bias voltage is applied to the photodiode
b. offers bandwidths to hundreds of megahertz
c. increase in the signal-to noise ratio
d. Used in forward bias condition
49. The membrane temperature rise in thermopiles depends on
a. thermal capacity
b. thermal conductivity
c. intensity of the infrared light
d. All of the mentioned
50. A _______ sensor measures a temperature difference between two objects, or
thermal gradient
a. Relative
b. Absolute
c. Differential
d. All of the mentioned
51. Following is the example of relative sensor
a. Thermistor
b. RTD
c. Thermocouple
d. All of the mentioned
52. Heat is sensed by following methods
a. Conductive
b. Convective
c. Radiative
d. All of the above
53. A typical contact temperature sensor consists of the following components
a. Sensing elements
b. Terminals
c. A protective envelop
d. All of the above
54. Following temperature measurement method is less accurate
a. Equilibrium
b. Predictive
c. Both
d. None of the mentioned
55. Platinum is preferred in RTD because of
a. predictable response
b. long-term stability
c. durability
d. All of the mentioned
56. Following are the examples of PTC type of temperature sensors
 a. Thermistor
b. RTD
c. Both thermistor and RTD
d. None of the above
57. PTC thermistors can be used in following applications
a. Biomedical
b. Chemical
c. Time delay circuits
d. Flow meter
e. Liquid level
f. All of the above
58. Following metals or alloys are preferred for themocopule
a. Copper
b. Constantan
c. Iron,
d. Chromel
e. Alumel
f. Nicrosil
g. Nisil
h. Platinum (Pt),
i. Rhodium (Rh)
j. All of the above
59. Following is true for thermocouple
a. A thermoelectric current cannot be established in a homogeneous circuit by
heat alone
b. The algebraic sum of the thermoelectric forces in a circuit composed of any
number and combination of dissimilar materials is zero if all junctions are at a
uniform temperature
c. If two junctions at temperatures T1 and T2 produce Seebeck voltageV2, and
temperatures T2 and T3 produce voltageV1, then temperatures T1 and T3 will
produce V3 =V1 +V2
d. All of the above
60. Acoustic Temperature Sensor uses following sensor principle
a. Piezoelectric
b. USW
c. Both
d. None
Unit 5: Sensor Material and Technology
1. Silicon does not posses ___ effect
a. Piezoelectric
b. Piezoresistive
c. Hall
d. Seebeck
2. Silicon is sensitive to following stimuli
a. Radient
b. Mechanical
c. Thermal
d. Magnetic
e. Chemical
f. All of the mentioned
3. _________ is a key technology for the micromachining of miniature three-dimensional
structures in silicon.
a. Anisotropic etching
b. Sputtering
c. Thin film
d. None of the mentioned
4. Young’s modulus of silicon is ______ dyn/cm
a. 1.9 x 1012
b. 2.5 x 1012
c. 2.3 x 1012
d. 1.6 x 1012
5. In Low pressure chemical vapor deposition technique following material is doped to form
Polysilicon
a. Boron
b. Phosphorous
c. Ge
d. None of the mentioned
6. Plastics are synthetic materials made from chemical raw materials called _______
a. Polyester
b. Polystyrene
c. Monomers
d. All of the mentioned
7. ______ metal has a high strength-to-weigh ratio and possesses its own anticorrosion
mechanism.
a. Copper
b. Aluminum
c. Iron
d. Beryllium
8. ______Alloys include binary system with Copper, Silicon and Molybdenum.
a. Nickel
b. Aluminum
c. Magnesium
d. Beryllium
9. Gold can form a alloy with following metals
a. Copper
b. Nickel
c. Silver
d. All of the mentioned
10. Ceramic material has following properties
a. structural strength
b. thermal stability
c. light weight
d. resistance to chemicals
e. ability to bond with other materials
f. excellent electrical properties
g. All of the mentioned
11. Following is an amorphous solid material made by fusing silica with a basic oxide.
a. Glass
b. Ceramic
c. Plastic
d. None of the mentioned
12. Following are the major components of glass
a. Silica
b. Lime
c. sodium carbonite
d. All of the mentioned
13. Following technique is useful for production of optical, optoelectronic, and electronic
devices
a. CVD
b. Sputtering
c. Vacuum deposition
d. Spin casting
14. Which of the following technique yield better uniformity for film formation in presence
of magnetic field
a. CVD
b. Sputtering
c. Vacuum deposition
d. Spin casting
15. MEOMS stands for
a. Mechanical-electro-optical system
b. Micro-electro-optical system
c. Mini-electro-optical system
d. None of the mentioned
16. What are the different techniques of micromachining?
a. Silicon micromachining
b. LIGA
c. Excimer Laser
d. All of the mentioned
17. Isotropic etchants are available for
a. oxide,
b. nitride,
c. aluminum,
d. polysilicon,
e. gold,
f. silicon
g. All of the mentioned
18. The most popular anisotropic etchant is potassium hydroxide (KOH), because____
a. It is the safest to use.
b. It is easy to use
c. It is cost effective
d. All of the mentioned
19. Both oxide and nitride etch slowly in KOH for _____ and _____ periods respectively.
a. shorter, longer
b. Longer, shorter
c. Longer. Longer
d. Shorter, shorter
20. Thinner diaphragms, up to about 20 μm thick, can be produced using boron to stop the
KOH etch, the process is called as
a. Concentration-dependent etching
b. concentration-independent etching
c. Dependent etching
d. None of the mentioned
21. Dry etching technique uses following etching method
a. Concentration dependent
b. Reactive ion
c. Both of the mentioned
d. None of the mentioned
22. Anodic bonding is also known as
a. Electrostatic bonding
b. Electromagnetic bonding
c. Electrochemical bonding
d. None of the mentioned
23. To bond silicon wafers directly together using gentle pressure, under water is done by
a. Electrostatic bonding
b. Direct Silicon bonding
c. Adhesive
d. All of the mentioned