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Transistor &Semiconductor

Total questions: 46

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The reverse saturation current in a PN Junction diode is only due to _________________.

a)

minority carriers

b)

majority carries

c)

negative ions

d)

positive ions

2.

Which of the following is a symbol of NPN transistor ?

a)
b)
c)
d)
3.
Name this electronic component
a)
Capacitor
b)
Fixed Resistor
c)
Potentiometer
d)
Transistor
4.

LED is

a)

Light Enhancing Diode

b)

Light Emitting Diode

c)

Light Emitting Detector

d)

Light Enhancing Detector

5.

The energy band in which free electrons exist is know as

a)

first band

b)

second band

c)

conductive band

d)

valence band

6.

What is the most common semiconductor material used for producing integrated circuits

a)

Quartz

b)

Silicon

c)

Diamond

d)

Tantalum

7.

A transistor is said to be in active region, when

a)

BE junction forward biased and BC junction reversed biased

b)

BE junction forward biased and BC junction forward biased

c)

BE junction reverse biased and BC junction reversed biased

d)

none of above

8.

What is the name of this component?

a)

PN junction

b)

LED

c)

silicon

d)

PNP

9.

semiconductor is

a)

poor conductivity

b)

lies between conductivity and insulator

10.

Examples for N-type material

a)

Arsenic

b)

Aluminium

c)

Antimony

d)

Bismuth

11.

Examples for P-type material.

a)

Boron

b)

Gallium

c)

Bismuth

d)

Indium

12.

Applying external D.C voltage to any electronic device is called

(a)  

13.

In PN junction forward biasing width of the depletion region

a)

Increases

b)

Decreases

14.

The types of breakdown in zener diode reverse bias condition is

a)

Avalanche Breakdown

b)

voltage breakdown

c)

Zener Breakdown

15.

Opto coupler consist of

a)

Light Emitter

b)

Insulator

c)

Light Detector

d)

Light Indicator

16.

Which is not one of the properties of semiconductor?

a)

4 electrons in outermost orbit, in covalent bonding.

b)

Electron free leaves hole.

c)

Semiconductor has 2 types of charge carriers.

d)

all of the above are the properties of it

17.

The characteristics of p-type semiconductors is includes

a)

Majority carriers are electron

b)

Has tendency to gain electron

c)

Has tendency to donor electron

d)

Easy to conduct electricity

18.

The process of adding an impurity to an intrinsic semiconductor is called

a)

Doping

b)

Ionization

c)

Recombination

d)

Atomic modification

19.

How is conduction increased in an p-type semiconductor?

a)

by increased applied electrical field

b)

by decreased applied electrical field

c)

by the availability of extra holes

d)

by the availability of donor electrons

20.

What are the 3 legs of a transistor called?

a)

Base, Electrode, Commiter

b)

Bridge, Collector, Extruder

c)

Base, Collector, Emitter

d)

Brake, Collection, Emit

21.

Transistors act like tiny "____________."

a)

Electron sources

b)

Switches

c)

Batteries

d)

Bees?

22.

transistor has 3 electrodes namely

a)

PNP

b)

NPN

c)

Base/ Collector/ Emitter

d)

Drain/ Gate/ Source

23.

In a Transistor ………………..

a)

IE = IC + IB

b)

IC = IE + IB

c)

IE = IC – IB

d)

IB = IC + IE

24.

What are the names of the terminals X, Y and Z?

a)

X = Base, Y = Collector, Z = Emitter

b)

X = Emitter, Y = Base, Z = Collector

c)

X = Collector, Y = Base, Z = Emitter

d)

X = Collector, Y = Emitter, Z = Base

25.

One function of the transistor is to_____________?

a)

rectify

b)

amplify

c)

limit

d)

control

26.
Emits light when a current passes through it
a)
fuse
b)
diode
c)
LED
d)
resistor
27.

How many terminals are there in a transistor....?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

3

d)

4

28.

Which terminal was heavily dopped....?

a)

Emitter

b)

Base

c)

Collector

d)

None of the above

29.

In which region, the transistor operates.....?

a)

Saturation Region

b)

Cut-off Region

c)

Active Region

d)

None of the above

30.

What is the correct name for this component?

a)

Transistor

b)

Resistor

c)

Thyristor

d)

Thermistor

31.

The shorter leg of an LED is what?

a)

Positive

b)

Negative

32.
BJT transistor are also called…
a)
Bipolar
b)
Eccentric
c)
Three polar
d)
Conductor
e)
Isolator
33.

A diode is used as rectifier to convert

a)

dc to ac

b)

ac to dc

c)

low current into high current

d)

high current into low current

34.

When the diode is operated in forward bias mode

a)

it offers high resistance

b)

it becomes non conductive

c)

it is open switch

d)

it offers very low resistance

35.

The silver ring marked on diode indicates

a)

anode

b)

tolerance ± %

c)

current rating

d)

cathode

36.

A zener diode is a heavily doped pn junction which is always used in

a)

Forward bias mode

b)

cut off mode

c)

Reverse bias mode

d)

series of load resistor

37.

A pn junction diode which has a sharp breakdown voltage is known as

a)

zener diode

b)

rectifier diode switching diode

c)

switching diode

d)

varactor diode

38.

Zener diodes are mostly used in

a)

current regulator circuit

b)

power regulator circuit

c)

voltage regulator circuit

d)

rectifier circuit

39.

Colour of the LED output light is decided by

a)

coloured glass covering it

b)

colour added at time of manufacturing

c)

material used for its construction

d)

size of LED

40.

In burglar alarm which type of diode is used

a)

rectifier diode

b)

zener diode

c)

photo diode

d)

Switching Diode

41.

An optocoupler is used as

a)

isolator circuit

b)

coupling device

c)

magnifying device

d)

colourful device

42.

In solar cell the short circuit current .......with light intensity

a)

increases

b)

decreases

c)

remains unchanged

d)

falls down to zero

43.

Optocouplers are available in Integrated circuit form

a)

true

b)

false

44.

A diode made of GaAs emits dark ....... light

a)

red

b)

green

c)

blue

45.

In the reverse bias operation diode offers high resistance in the circuit

a)

true

b)

false

46.

When diode is operated in forward bias mode it offers very low resistance in the circuit

a)

true

b)

false