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MCQs on Semiconductor Physics

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Intrinsic semiconductors are:

a)

Pure semiconductors

b)

Doped with impurities

c)

Insulators

d)

Conductors

2.

The Fermi level in intrinsic semiconductors lies:

a)

Near the conduction band

b)

In the middle of the energy gap

c)

Near the valence band

d)

Outside the band gap

3.

Electrons and holes recombine in semiconductors releasing:

a)

Sound energy

b)

Light

c)

Magnetic energy

d)

Chemical energy

4.

Mobility of electrons is defined as:

a)

Velocity × electric field

b)

Current density / electric field

c)

Drift velocity / electric field

d)

Charge × resistance

5.

Mobility of charge carriers depends on

a)

temperature

b)

nature of charge carriers

c)

purity of substance

d)

none of them

6.

Drift current occurs due to:

a)

Concentration gradient

b)

Electric field

c)

Temperature gradient

d)

Photon absorption

7.

In a p-n junction, the depletion region has:

a)

Free charge carriers

b)

Ions only

c)

Holes only

d)

Electrons only

8.

The potential barrier in a silicon diode is approximately:

a)

0.1 V

b)

0.3 V

c)

0.5 V

d)

0.7 V

9.

at absolute zero, when energy state is grater than fermi energy level then probability energy state E to be filled with electron will be

a)

0

b)

1

c)

1/2

d)

1/4

10.

A Tunnel diode is known for:

a)

Negative resistance

b)

High forward voltage

c)

Low mobility

d)

High capacitance

11.

A Zener diode is used for:

a)

Amplification

b)

Voltage regulation

c)

Oscillation

d)

Current control

12.

Light Emitting Diode (LED) emits light due to:

a)

Thermal excitation

b)

Electron-hole recombination

c)

Magnetic field

d)

Drift current

13.

A solar cell converts:

a)

Light energy to heat energy

b)

Light energy to electrical energy

c)

Heat energy to electrical energy

d)

Mechanical to electrical energy

14.

In P-type semiconductor, when we increase the doping of acceptor atom, fermi level move towards (a)  

15.

The most common transistor type is:

a)

FET

b)

BJT

c)

MOSFET

d)

UJT

16.

in conduction band , if effective mass of electron is nearly zero then

a)


μnp

b)


μnp

c)

μnp

d)

none

17.

In a BJT, base current is:

a)

Zero

b)

Maximum

c)

Very small

d)

Equal to collector current

18.

A pnp transistor has:

a)

Two n regions

b)

Two p regions

c)

One p and two n regions

d)

None

19.

The Fermi-Dirac occupancy probability P (E) varies between:

a)

0 and 1

b)

0 and infinity

c)

1 and infinity

d)

-1 and 1

20.

The Fermi-Dirac occupancy probability P (E) varies between:

a)

0 and 1

b)

0 and infinity

c)

1 and infinity

d)

-1 and 1

21.

The Fermi energy of a metal depends primarily on:

a)

the temperature

b)

the volume of the sample

c)

the mass density of the metal

d)

the number density of conduction electrons

22.

The speed of an electron with energy equal to the Fermi energy for copper is on the order of:

a)


106m/s10^6m/s

b)

106m/s10^{-6}m/s

c)

10m/s10m/s

d)

101m/s10^{-1}m/s

23.

Application of a forward bias to a p-n junction:

a)

A.narrows the depletion zone

b)

B. increases the electric field in the depletion zone

c)

C. increases the potential difference across the depletion zone

d)

D. increases the number of donors on the n side

24.

With fall of temperature, the forbidden energy gap of a semiconductor

a)

A.increases

b)

B.decreases

c)

C.sometimes increases and sometimes decreases

d)

D.remains unchanged

25.

On applying reverse bias to a junction diode, it:

a)

lowers the potential barrier

b)

raise the potential barrier

c)

increases the majority carrier current

d)

increases the minority carrier current