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Total number of questions : 60

PWD1000530_T1 BASIC ELECTRONICS ENGG.

Time : 1hr
Max Marks : 50
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Q.no 1. A negative clipper removes the ___________ half-cycles of the input voltage.

A : Negative

B : Positive

C : Both positive and negative

D : No part of

Q.no 2. The common-mode voltage gain is

A : smaller than differential voltage gain

B : equal to voltage gain

C : greater than differential voltage gain

D : None of the above

Q.no 3. The _______ surrounds the _______ in a fiber-optic cable.

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A : fiber,cladding

B : core, fiber

C : core; cladding

D : cladding; core

Q.no 4. What are the possible forms of energy transmission that can be
undertaken by a transducer ?

A : Acoustical

B : Electrical

C : Mechanical

D : All of the above

Q.no 5. How many bits are required to store one BCD digit ?

A:1

B:2

C:3

D:4

Q.no 6. The linear variable differential transformer transducer is

A : Inductive transducer

B : Non-inductive transducer

C : Capacitive transducer

D : Resistive transducer

Q.no 7. LED is a type of ________

A : Zener Diode

B : Varactor diode

C : P-N junction Diode

D : Gunn Diode

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Q.no 8. Which circuit is used for obtaining desired output waveform in
operational amplifier?

A : Clipper

B : Clamper

C : Peak amplifier

D : Sample and hold

Q.no 9. RTDs are typically connected with other fixed resistors.

A : in a pi configuration

B : in a bridge configuration

C : and variable resistors

D : and capacitors in a filter-type circuit

Q.no 10. The output of unfiltered half wave or fullwave rectifier is

A : smoth DC voltage

B : steady DC voltage

C : pulsating Dc voltage

D : AC voltage

Q.no 11. The core of an optical fiber is _______.

A : glass

B : plastic

C : metal

D : A or B

Q.no 12. In the common mode, ……………

A : both inputs are grounded

B : the outputs are connected together

C : an identical signal appears on both the inputs

D : the output signal are in-phase

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Q.no 13. Which among the following is having more wavelengths?

A : X-rays

B : Cosmic waves

C : Radio waves

D : Gamma rays

Q.no 14. Ripple factor for Half Wave Rectifier is

A : 1.21

B : 1.12

C : 1.32

D : 1.42

Q.no 15. For silicon diode the barrier potential is approximately equals to

A : 0.3 V

B : 0.7 V

C : 6.8V

D : 2.0 V

Q.no 16. Which of the following subsystem provides radio transmission between
mobile station and MSC?

A : BSS

B : NSS

C : OSS

D : BSC

Q.no 17. In a BJT

A : The base region is sandwiched between emitter and collector

B : The collector is sandwiched between base and emitter

C : The emitter region is sandwiched between base and collector

D : The drain region is sandwiched between emitter and collector

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Q.no 18. Which of the following represents materials used for thickness
measurement using inductive transducer?

A : Material should be magnetic in nature

B : Material should be magnetic and conducting

C : Material should be magnetic and non-conducting

D : All of the mentioned

Q.no 19. Choose the false statement.

A : SCR is a bidirectional device

B : SCR is a controlled device

C : In SCR the gate is the controlling terminal

D : SCR are used for high-power applications

Q.no 20. _______ cable carries signals of higher frequency ranges than _______ cable.

A : Twisted-pair; coaxial

B : Twisted-pair; fiber-optic

C : Coaxial; twisted-pair

D : none of the above

Q.no 21. The op amp can amplify

A : AC signals only

B : DC signals only

C : Both ac and dc signals

D : Neither ac not dc signals

Q.no 22. PSSR is an op-amp parameter which defines the degree of dependence on
variations in _______.

A : temperature

B : pressure

C : power supply voltage

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D : slew rate

Q.no 23. The forward break over voltage is maximum when

A : Gate current = ∞

B : Gate current = 0

C : Gate current = -∞

D : It is independent of gate current

Q.no 24. The output of a particular Op-amp increases 8V in 12μs. The slew rate is
…….

A : 90 V/μs

B : 0.67 V/μs

C : 1.5 V/μs

D : none of these

Q.no 25. In decimal number system what is MSD

A : First digit from left to right

B : First digit from right to left

C : Middle digit

D : Mean of all digits

Q.no 26. The output of a Schmitt trigger is a

A : triangle waveform.

B : pulse waveform.

C : sawtooth waveform.

D : sinusoidal waveform.

Q.no 27. The arrow in the symbol of a transistor indicates the direction of
__________

A : electron current in the emitter

B : electron current in the collector

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C : hole current in the emitter

D : donor ion current

Q.no 28. Most of the electrons in the base of an NPN transistor flow:

A : out of the base lead

B : into the collector

C : into the emitter

D : into the base supply

Q.no 29. What is PSRR value of an ideal op-amp?

A : Zero

B : Unity

C : Infinite

D : Unpredictable

Q.no 30. Output characteristics of common emitter configuration is plotted

between _____

A : IC and VCE at constant IE

B : IC and VCE at constant IB

C : IC and VCB at constant IB

D : IC and VCB at constant IE

Q.no 31. Which of these sets of logic gates are designated as universal gates?

A : NOR, NAND.

B : XOR, NOR, NAND.

C : OR, NOT, AND.

D : NOR, NAND, XNOR.

Q.no 32. Function of transducer is to convert

A : Electrical signal into non electrical quantity

B : Non electrical quantity into electrical signal

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C : Electrical signal into mechanical quantity

D : All of these

Q.no 33. Which factor makes twisted-pair cable superior to fiber-optic cable?

A: signal attenuation

B: noise resistance

C: bandwidth range

D: cost

Q.no 34. Average load current (ILdc) for Half Wave Rectifier is _______

A : Im/π

B : 2Im/π

C : Im/2π

D : 2Im

Q.no 35. An SCR is a

A : four layer, four junction device

B : four layer, three junction device

C : four layer, two junction device

D : three layer, single junction device

Q.no 36. A single and fundamental form of load cell which is basically used as a
transducer in the operation of a weighing machine undergoes the conversion of
___________.

A : Force into an electrical signal

B : Pressure into an electrical signal

C : Acceleration into an electrical signal

D : Velocity into an electrical signal

Q.no 37. Which of the following conversion is correct for load cell?

A : Force to strain

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B : Force to displacement

C : Force to voltage

D : Both force to strain and force to displacement

Q.no 38. In a transistor, signal is transferred from a __________ circuit.

A : high resistance to low resistance

B : low resistance to high resistance

C : high resistance to high resistance

D : low resistance to low resistance

Q.no 39. When a silicon diode is forward biased, what is VBE for a C-E
configuration?

A : voltage-divider bias

B : 0.4 V

C : 0.7 V

D : emitter voltage

Q.no 40. A pn junction allows current flow when

A : the n-type material is more positive than the p-type material

B : both the n-type and p-type materials have the same potential

C : the p-type material is more positive than the n-type material

D : there is no potential on the n-type or p-type materials

Q.no 41. An inverting amplifier with gain 1 have different input voltage: 1.2v,3.2v
and 4.2v. Find the output voltage?

A : 4.2v

B : 8.6v

C : -4.2v

D : -8.6v

Q.no 42. PIV in Half Wave Rectifier is given as ___________

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A : Vm

B : 2Vm

C : 3Vm

D : Vm/π

Q.no 43. A circuit whose output is proportional to the difference between the
input signals is considered to be which type of amplifier?

A : common-mode

B : darlington

C : differential

D : operational

Q.no 44. A differential amplifier has a common-mode gain of 0.2 and a common-
mode rejection ratio of 3250. What would the output voltage be if the single-ended
input voltage was 7 mV rms?

A : 1.4 mV rms

B : 650 mV rms

C : 4.55 V rms

D : 0.455 V rms

Q.no 45. The binary equivalent of the decimal number 368 is

A : 1111E8

B : 1.1011E8

C : 1.1101E8

D : 1.111E8

Q.no 46. The TRIAC can be represented by

A : two SCRs in anti-parallel

B : two SCRs in parallel

C : two diodes in anti-parallel

D : two diodes in parallel

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Q.no 47. A voltage V = 300 cos 100 t is applied to a half wave rectifier with load
resistance equal to 5 kΩ, the rectifier may be represented by an ideal diode in
series with a resistance of 1 kΩ, the value of Im I given as __

A : 500 mA

B : 50 mA

C : 56.56 mA

D : 52 mA

Q.no 48. With a differential gain of 50,000 and a common-mode gain of 2, what is
the common-mode rejection ratio?

A : –87.9 dB

B : –43.9 dB

C : 43.9 dB

D : 87.9 dB

Q.no 49. With full-wave rectification, current through the load resistor must be

A : in the same direction

B : from the reverse biased diode

C : to the external load

D : in opposite directions

Q.no 50. Im = Vm/(Rs + 2Rf + RL) is given for ___________

A : Half Wave Rectifier

B : Full Wave Rectifier

C : Bridge Rectifier

D : Half Wave Rectifier with LC filter

Q.no 51. The diode schematic arrow points to the

A : positive axial lead

B : trivalent-doped material

C : anode lead
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D : cathode lead

Q.no 52. In a transistor, the base current is about ________ of emitter current.

A : 0.25

B : 0.2

C : 0.35

D : 05

Q.no 53. The static V-I curve for the SCR is plotted for

A : Ia (anode current) vs Ig (gate current), Va (anode – cathode voltage) as a parameter

B : Ia vs Va with Ig as a parameter

C : Va vs Ig with Ia as a parameter

D : Ig vs Vg with Ia as a parameter

Q.no 54. Which of the following memory device stores information such as
subscriber’s identification number in GSM?

A : Register

B : Flip flop

C : SIM

D : SMS

Q.no 55. The number of control lines for 32 to 1 multiplexer is

A:4

B:5

C : 16

D:6

Q.no 56. Zener breakdown voltage range can be controlled using _________

A : By controlling reverse voltage across PN junction

B : By controlling reverse current across PN junction

C : By controlling dopping level of P-N junction

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D : By controlling reverse voltage as well as reverse current across PN junction

Q.no 57. Which of the following modulating signal voltage would cause over-
modulation on a carrier voltage of 10v?

A : 9.5

B : 9.99

C : 10

D : 12

Q.no 58. A certain OP-amp has bias currents of 50 μA. The input offset current is
……..

A : 700 nA

B : 99.3 μA

C : 49.7 μA

D : none of these

Q.no 59. PIV in Bridge Rectifier is given as ____________

A : Vm

B : 2Vm

C : 3Vm

D : Vm/π

Q.no 60. If the feedback/input resistor ratio of a feedback amplifier is 4.6 with 1.7
V applied to the noninverting input, what is the output voltage value?

A : 7.82 V

B : saturation

C : cutoff

D : 9.52 V

Q.no 1. The element that has the biggest size in a transistor is _______

A : collector

B : base
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C : emitter

D : collector-base junction

Q.no 2. All of the following are basic op-amp input modes of operation EXCEPT

A : inverting mode

B : common-mode

C : double-ended

D : single-ended

Q.no 3. Electrical transducers generate ________

A : biological signals

B : chemical signals

C : physical signals

D : electrical signals

Q.no 4. For Bridge Rectifier ripple factor is __________

A : 0.4

B : 0.42

C : 0.46

D : 0.48

Q.no 5. The operating point is also called the _______

A : cut off point

B : quiescent point

C : saturation point

D : center point

Q.no 6. Complement of XNOR and OR is ________ and ________ respectively.

A : NOR, XNOR

B : OR, NOR

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C : XOR, NOR

D : XOR, OR

Q.no 7. Amplifiers and oscillators using BJT, operate in ...... Region

A : Inverted mode

B : Active

C : Cut off

D : Saturation

Q.no 8. The rate at which fluid flows through a closed pipe can be determined by

A : Determining the mass flow rate

B : Determining the volume flow rate

C : Either (1) or (2)

D : None of these

Q.no 9. The number of depletion layers in a transistor is __________

A : four

B : three

C : one

D : two

Q.no 10. What is one important thing transistors do?

A : Amplify weak signals

B : Rectify line voltage

C : Regulate voltage

D : Emit light

Q.no 11. The device which changes from serial data to parallel data is

A : COUNTER

B : MULTIPLEXER

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C : DEMULTIPLEXER

D : FLIP-FLOP

Q.no 12. _______ has an inner conductor and an outer conductor separated by
insulation.

A : twisted-pair cable

B : fiber-optic cable

C : coaxial cable

D : all of the above

Q.no 13. Load cells are used for measuring ______________.

A : Large weights only

B : Small weights only

C : Weights moving in high speed

D : Slowly moving weights

Q.no 14. The use of negative feedback

A : reduces the voltage gain of an Op-amp

B : makes the Op-amp oscillate

C : makes linear operation possible

D : Both A and B

Q.no 15. Maximum rectification efficiency for Half Wave Rectifier is ________

A : 0.4

B : 0.6

C : 0.45

D : 0.48

Q.no 16. A Binary number system has how many digits.

A:0

B:1
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C:2

D : 10

Q.no 17. In a JK Flip-Flop, toggle means

A : Set Q = 1 and Q = 0.

B : Set Q = 0 and Q = 1.

C : Change the output to the opposite state.

D : No change in output.

Q.no 18. Which number system has a base of 16

A : Decimal

B : Octal

C : Hexadecimal

D : None

Q.no 19. Majority carriers in N type semiconductor is

A : Holes

B : Electrons

C : Neutrons

D : Ions

Q.no 20. An output that is proportional to the addition of two or more inputs is
from which type of amplifier?

A : differentiator

B : difference

C : summing

D : analog subtractor

Q.no 21. In LED, when electron meets hole, it falls into a lower energy level and
releases energy in the form of ____

A : EM wave

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B : Visible ions

C : Neutron

D : Photon

Q.no 22. In a transistor amplifier circuit, VCE = VCB + ___

A : VBE

B : 2 VBE

C : 1.5 VBE

D : 3 VBE

Q.no 23. The common mode rejection ratio is

A : Very low

B : As high as possible

C : Equal to the voltage gain

D : Equal to the common mode voltage gain

Q.no 24. In a full wave rectifier the DC load current flows for

A : the complete cycle of input signal

B : only for positive half cycle of the input signal

C : less than half cycle of the input signal

D : more than half cycle but less than complete cycle of the input signal

Q.no 25. The major advantage of FM over AM is ……………

A: Reception is less noisy

B : Higher carrier frequency

C: Smaller bandwidth

D: Small frequency deviation

Q.no 26. In a P-N-P transistor, the current carriers are _______

A : acceptor ions

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B : donor ions

C : free electrons

D : holes

Q.no 27. A TRIAC__________.

A : can trigger only on positive gate voltages

B : can trigger only on negative gate voltages

C : cannot be triggered with gate voltages

D : can be triggered by either a positive or a negative gate voltage

Q.no 28. The voltage gain of a loaded differential amp is

A : Large than the unloaded voltage gain

B : Equal to Rc/ re

C : Smaller than the unloaded voltage gain

D : Impossible to determine

Q.no 29. Which of the following is not a necessary component in a clamper

circuit?

A : Diode

B : Capacitor

C : Resistor

D : Independent DC Supply

Q.no 30. A zener diode is always .......... connected.

A : reverse

B : forward

C : either reverse or forward

D : both reverse and forward

Q.no 31. When matching polarity connections have been made and the potential
difference (PD) is above 0.7 V, the diode is considered to be:

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A : not working

B : an open switch

C : reverse biased

D : forward biased

Q.no 32. The voltage where current may start to flow in a reverse-biased pn
junction is called the

A : forward voltage

B : biasing voltage

C : barrier potential

D : breakdown voltage

Q.no 33. A current ratio of IC/IE is usually less than one and is called

A : beta

B : alpha

C : omega

D : theta

Q.no 34. A cordless telephone using separate frequencies for transmission in base
and portable units is known as

A : duplex arrangement

B : half duplex arrangement

C : either (A) or (B)

D : neither (A) nor (B)

Q.no 35. When an input of NAND gate is combined ,the gate formed is

A : OR gate

B : AND Gate

C : NOT Gate

D : None of these

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Q.no 36. The closed-loop voltage gain of an inverting amplifier equals:

A : the ratio of the input resistance to the feedback resistance

B : the open-loop voltage gain

C : the feedback resistance divided by the input resistance

D : the input resistance

Q.no 37. In a transistor, collector current is controlled by

A : collector voltage

B : emitter voltage

C : base current

D : collector resistance

Q.no 38. In N-P-N transistor______________

A : collector area is greater than emitter area

B : emitter area is greater than collector area

C : base area is greater than emitter area

D : base area is equal to emitter area.

Q.no 39. Which among the following is/are the feature/s characteristic/s of an
integrated op-amp?

A : Small size

B : High reliability

C : Low cost & less power consumption

D : All of the above

Q.no 40. The output of the phototransistor depends on --------factors.

A : Wavelength of the incident light

B : Area of the light-exposed collector-base junction

C : DC current gain of the transistor.

D : All of the above

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Q.no 41. What is the bandwidth required for FM in which the modulating
frequency is 2Khz and maximum deviation is 10Khz.Assume highest needed
sidebands are 8.

A : 10Khz

B : 24Khz

C : 32khz

D : 12khz

Q.no 42. A ________ is thermally sensitive resistor that exhibits a large change in
resistance

A : Thermistor

B : Resistance Thermometer

C : Thermo couple

D : Semiconductor based sensor

Q.no 43. What is the percentage of modulation if the modulating signal is of 7.5V
and carrier is of 9V?

A : 100

B : 91

C : 83.33

D:0

Q.no 44. If a 2 mV signal produces a 2 V output, what is the voltage gain?

A : 001

B : 004

C : 100

D : 1000

Q.no 45. Convert the binary number (1111000011110000) to hexadecimal number

A : 1010

B : F0F0

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C : 7070

D : 5050

Q.no 46. Which is the higher gain provided by a C-E configuration?

A : voltage

B : current

C : resistance

D : power

Q.no 47. How many pins does temperature sensor have?

A : 5 legs

B : 2 legs

C : 4 legs

D : 3 legs

Q.no 48. Brightness of LED is controlled by

A : Forward voltage

B : Doping Level

C : Reversed voltage

D : Forward current

Q.no 49. In the toggle mode a JK flip-flop has

A : J = 0, K = 0.

B : J = 1, K = 1.

C : J = 0, K = 1.

D : J = 1, K = 0.

Q.no 50. 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

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

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

Q.no 51. The ideal diode resistance in reversed biased mode is

A : Zero

B : Infinite

C : few MΩ

D : few GΩ

Q.no 52. If the value of α is 0.9, then value of β is ........

A:9

B : 0.9

C : 900

D : 90

Q.no 53. Transistor biasing is done to keep_________in the circuit.

A : proper direct current

B : proper alternating current

C : the base current small

D : collector current small

Q.no 54. Pick out the CORRECT Statements

A : In a positional number system, each symbol represents the same value irrespective
of its position

B : The highest symbol in a position number system as a value equal to the number of
symbols in the system

C : It is not always possible to find the exact binary

D : Each hexadecimal digit can be represented as a sequence of FOUR binary symbols

Q.no 55. In a differential amplifier, the configuration is said to be an 'unbalanced

output', if ________

A : Output voltage is measured between two collectors

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B : Output is measured with respect to ground

C : Two input signals are used

D : All of the above

Q.no 56. In an SR latch built from NOR gates, which condition is not allowed

A : S=0, R=0

B : S=0, R=1

C : S=1, R=0

D : S=1, R=1

Q.no 57. At 100% modulation, the power in each sideband is ………………… of that
of carrier

A: 50%

B : 0.6

C : 0.4

D : 0.25

Q.no 58. Which of the following indicates the correct set of combination in radio
waves?

A : Shorter wavelength – high frequency

B : Longer wavelength – less frequency

C : Shorter wavelength – less frequency

D : Longer wavelength – high frequency

Q.no 59. which sensor is LM35?

A : Pressure sensor

B : Humidity sensor

C : Temperature sensor

D : Touch sensor

Q.no 60. Im = Vm/(Rs + Rf + RL) is given for ___________

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A : Half Wave Rectifier

B : Bridge Rectifier

C : Bridge Rectifier with LC filter

D : Bridge Rectifier with π filter

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