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Transistor and Amplifier Quiz

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A pentavalent impurity has ________ valence electrons:

a)

3

b)

5

c)

4

d)

6

2.

The direction of conventional current is always _______ to the direction of drifting electrons:

a)

Same

b)

Opposite

c)

Can’t say

d)

None of the above

3.

The average current for a half-wave rectifier is:

a)

Im / π

b)

Im / 2

c)

2Im / π

d)

Im √2

4.

The RMS current for a full-wave rectifier is:

a)

Im / π

b)

Im / 2

c)

2Im / π

d)

Im / √2

5.

The Ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier is:

a)

40.6

b)

81.2

c)

0.48

d)

1.21

6.

An inductor ________ to pass through it:

a)

Allows DC

b)

Blocks DC

c)

Allows AC

d)

Blocks AC

7.

A transistor can be visualized as a ______ port network:

a)

One

b)

Two

c)

Three

d)

Four

8.

A ______ circuit has a very high input resistance and very low output resistance:

a)

Common base

b)

Common emitter

c)

Common collector

d)

None of the above

9.

In a transistor in the saturation region, the emitter-base and collector-base junctions are ______ biased:

a)

Forward

b)

Reverse

c)

Unbiased

d)

None of these

10.

The intersection of a DC load line and the output characteristics of a transistor is called:

a)

Q point

b)

Quiescent point

c)

Operating point

d)

All of these

11.

The stability factor ‘S’ is the rate of change of ______ current with respect to reverse saturation current:

a)

Emitter

b)

Base

c)

Collector

d)

None of these

12.

The CE amplifier is most commonly used because of:

a)

Less power gain

b)

Less output voltage

c)

More power gain

d)

Low cost

13.

The input resistance (in Ω) of a common emitter transistor circuit is of the order of:

a)

100–500

b)

500–1500

c)

1500–2500

d)

2500–3000

14.

If negative feedback is used in the amplifier circuit it:

a)

Increases distortion

b)

Increases gain

c)

Reduces distortion

d)

No effect on distortion

15.

Which one among these is an example for trivalent impurity?

a)

Phosphorus

b)

Antimony

c)

Gallium

d)

Arsenic

16.

To obtain the P-type semiconductor:

a)

A pentavalent impurity is added

b)

A trivalent impurity is added

c)

Both are added

d)

None of these

17.

The forward dynamic resistance of a junction diode:

a)

Decreases with increasing forward current

b)

Increases with increasing forward current

c)

Is unaffected by the forward current

d)

Doubles for every 10°C rise in temperature

18.

An ideal diode is:

a)

Current controlled resistor

b)

Voltage controlled resistor

c)

Nonlinear time-varying resistor

d)

Neither current nor voltage controlled resistor

19.

What is the most frequently used transistor configuration?

a)

CE (Common Emitter)

b)

CB (Common Base)

c)

CC (Common Collector)

d)

All of the above

20.

Which of the following configuration has the lowest output impedance?

a)

Fixed bias

b)

Emitter bias

c)

Self bias

d)

Emitter follower (Common Collector)

21.

For a BJT with IB = 10 μA and α = 0.99, the value of IC will be:

a)

1 mA

b)

0.99 mA

c)

1.02 mA

d)

2 mA

22.

A full wave bridge rectifier supplied at 50 Hz gives output frequency of:

a)

400 Hz

b)

200 Hz

c)

100 Hz

d)

50 Hz

23.

The emitter of a CE amplifier has no AC voltage because of the:

a)

DC voltage on it

b)

Bypass capacitor

c)

Coupling capacitor

d)

Load resistor

24.

Characteristics of an ideal voltage amplifier with respect to input and output impedance:

a)

Low input and high output impedance

b)

Low input and low output impedance

c)

High input and low output impedance

d)

High input and high output impedance

25.

The current gain of common base and common emitter amplifier is respectively:

a)

Both are less than 1

b)

Both are greater than 1

c)

Less than 1 and greater than 1

d)

Greater than 1 and less than 1

26.

The function of the emitter bypass capacitor in CE amplifier is:

a)

Provide a low resistance path for the AC signals

b)

Provide high resistance path for the AC signals

c)

Act as a low resistance path for the DC signal

d)

Provide short circuit path for the DC signal

27.

The process of combining the low-frequency signal with a very high-frequency radio wave is called:

a)

Modulation

b)

Demodulation

c)

Superimposing

d)

None of these

28.

When the amplitude of a high-frequency carrier wave is changed in accordance with the amplitude of the message signal, it is called:

a)

Frequency modulation

b)

Amplitude modulation

c)

Phase modulation

d)

Pulse modulation

29.

Demodulation is needed in the _______ end of transmission:

a)

Sending end

b)

Receiving end

c)

Midway

d)

Not required

30.

The device which converts a physical quantity into an electrical signal is called:

a)

Rectifier

b)

Inverter

c)

Transducer

d)

Transformer

31.

A multimeter can’t measure:

a)

Voltage

b)

Current

c)

Power

d)

Resistance

32.

The basic circuit of a multimeter consists of:

a)

AC amplifier

b)

DC amplifier

c)

Operational amplifier

d)

Power amplifier

33.

In a photoemissive cell, the magnitude of current is directly proportional to the _______ passing through it:

a)

Intensity of light

b)

Power

c)

Solar energy

d)

None of these

34.

Transistor biasing represents:

a)

a.c.

b)

d.c.

c)

Both a.c. and d.c.

d)

None of the above

35.

If biasing is not done in an amplifier circuit, it results in:

a)

Decrease in base current

b)

Unfaithful amplification

c)

Excessive collector bias