ECE Questions
ECE Questions
School of Engineering
Practice Questions-1
Module-1
1. With neat energy band diagram explain energy levels of insulators, conductors and
semiconductors.
2. Define N type material, P type material, majority charge carriers, and minority charge
carriers.
3. Define acceptor doping and donor doping. Explain the doping process in brief.
4. Explain the operation of PN junction diode under forward and reverse bias conditions
with the help of V-I characteristics curve.
5. Define following diode parameters: (i) Peak inverse voltage (ii) Reverse leakage current
(iii) Maximum forward current
9. With a neat circuit diagram, explain the working of a half-wave rectifier along with
relevant waveforms.
10. Explain the working of a Full wave Bridge rectifier with the help of circuit diagram and
waveforms.
11. Briefly explain positive logic AND gate circuit using diode.
12. With a neat diagram, explain how Zener diode can be used for voltage regulation.
13. Determine the thermal voltage for a diode at a temperature of 100°C. (Boiling point of
water). For the same diode of part (a), find the diode current using Equation if I s =40 nA, n
=2 (low value of V D), and the applied bias voltage is 0.5 V.
14. Determine the temperature coefficient of a 5-V Zener diode (rated 25°C value) if the
nominal voltage drops to 4.8 V at a temperature of 100°C.
17. Assuming an ideal diode, sketch v i , v d , and i d for the half-wave rectifier circuit . The
input is a sinusoidal waveform with a frequency of 60 Hz. Determine the profit value of v i
from the given dc level.
18. Determine v o and the required PIV rating of each diode for the configuration given
below. In addition, determine the maximum current through each diode.
Module-2
1. Explain the construction and operation of NPN BJT.
2. Draw and explain the input and output characteristics of a transistor in common emitter
(CE) configuration.
3. What are the biasing rules for a transistor so that it can be used as an amplifier?
6. In a common base connection, current amplification factor is 0.7. If the emitter current is
1.2 mA, determine the value of base current.