SEMICONDUCTOR

MULTIPLE CHOICE
I. 1. Which of the consititue and active components ?
a) Semiconductor device b) Resistor c) Capacitor d) Inductor
2. Wich is of the following is a pasive component ?
a) Semi conductor device b) Vaccum tube device c) Capacitor d) All the aove
3. A Germanium atom contains
a) 2 electron orbits b) 3 valence electron c) 4 prontons d) 4 valence electron
4 The charge of an electron is a) 1.6 x 10

5. The atomic weight of an atom is

a) The number of proton b) The number of neutron c) The number of proton and neutron
6.The maximum number of electron in third orbit is
a) 3 b) 6 c) 12 d) 18
7.Which is of the following elements has four valence electron ?
a) Silicon b) Germanium c) Both a&b d) none of the above
8.The forebidden energy gap between the valence band and conduction band will be least in case of ?
a) Metal b) Semiconductor c) Insulator d) All of the above
9.An insulator will conduct when
a) Voltage applied is more than the break down voltage b) Temp. is raise very high level
10. A semiconductor in its purest form is called
a) Intrinsic semiconductor b) Extrinsic semi;conductro c) P-type semiconductor d) N-type sem
11. At absolute 0 temp. a semiconductor behave like
a) An insulator b) Superconductor c) A good conductor d) A variable resistor
12.Semiconductor have
a) 0 Temp. coeffeicent of resistance b) Positive Temp. coeffieceint of resistance c) Negative T
13. A doped semiconductor is called
a) Impure semiconductor b) Dipole semiconductor c) Bipolar semiconductor d) Extrinsic
14. Which of the following result in the movement of a hole a) Move of neutron b) move of proton c) A vacanc;

15. When a semiconductor is doped its electrical conductivity a) increase b) decrease in the direct ratio of the do
d) remains unaltered

16. The forbidden energy gap in semiconductor a) is always 0 b) lies just below the valence band
d) lies just above the conduction band

17. The conduction band is a) Same as forbidden energy gap b) gernaly located on the top of the crystal
d) A range of the energies corresponding to the energy of the free electron

18. The larger the orbit the ……… is the energy of the electron a) Neglible b) lower

19. A P-N junction offers a) high resistance in forward as well as reverse direction b) low resistance in forwa
c) conducts in forward direction only d) conducts in reverse direction only

20.A P-N juction is said to be forward biased when a) +ve terminal of the bty. connected to P-side and -ve side to
b) +ve terminal of the bty. connected to N-side and -ve side to th
c) N-side is connected to the P-side
d) Junction is earthed

II State True and False

1. Silicon and Germanium are semiconductors with valence of 4 T

2. Hole currnet is the movement of negative charges in the opposite direction from the electron flow F

3. Doping with phosphorus makes silicon P-type with majority charges and minority holes charge. F
 4. Hole current into an electrode is considered the positive direction of the current . T

5. The internal barrier potential at P-N junction for silicon is approx 9 Volt F

6. The LED emits light T

7. The SCR is a silicon diode rectifier with the gate controlle electorde. T

8. The Zener diode is used as constant voltage source. T

9. Gallium is generally used for germanium as donor impurity element F

10. The phosphorus in its purest form acts as an intrinsic semiconductor F

11. Gallium is generally used for germanium as acceptor impurity element. T

12. An N-type semiconductor has free electron T

13. P-type semiconductor has hole charge. T

14. The triac is a bidirectional gate controlled rectifier. T

15. The proton is stable charge in the nuecleus that is not free to move. T

III Fill in the blanks. Answere

1. Zener diode is always used with ------------ bias Reverse

2. Varactor is used with …………… bias Reverse

3. LED is produces light when ………….. Forward bias

4 The turn on voltage of a Ge junction diode is ……… 0.3 V

5. The neighbouring atoms in the crystalline lattice instructure of the semiconductor Ge form ………….bonds

6. The electron in an atom moves in the ……………… Elliptical orbits

7. The electron in N-type semiconductor is ………….. Carrier. Majority

8. The hole in P-type semiconductor is ………….. Carrier Majority

9.A donor type impurity must have …………..Valence electrons 5

10. The process of the adding of impuity in semiconductor is called ………. Doping

11. The Electron in the outermost orbit is called ………….electron Valence

12. Diode is generally used as an ……………. Rectifier

13.The impurity added to extrinsic semiconductor is of the order of ………... 1 in 1,00,000,00

14.At ………….. Temperature semiconductor behave like a insulator Zero

15. 0.3 V is the potential barrier height of ……. ……type of semiconductor. Ge

I
1. A collector collects
a) Electron from the base in case of PNP tr. b) Electron from the emitter in case of the PNP tr.
c) Holes from the base in case of NPN tr. d) Holes from the base in case of PNP tr.

2. A PNP tr is made of
a) Silicon b) Germanium c) Either Silicon or Germanium

3. In most tr. The collector region is made physically larger than the emitter region
a) For dissipating heat b) to distinguish it from other region c
c) As it is sensitive to ultra violet ray d) to reduce resistance in the path of flow of electron

4. In a tr. Which of the following region is very likely dope and very thin
a) Emitter b) Base c) Collector d) None of the above

5. In a PNP tr. With normal bias the emitter junction

a) is always reverse bias b) offers very high resistance
c) offers a low resistance d) remains open

6. In a NPN tr. When emitter junction is forward bias and collector junction is reverse bias the tr. Will operate in
a) Active region b) Saturation region c) Cutt off region d) Inverted re

7. The tr. Specification number IN refer to a

a) Diode b) Junction tr. c) FET with one gate d) ACR

8. In a NPN tr. of the emitter junction is reverse bias and collector is also reverse bias the tr. will operate in
a) Acid region b) Saturation region c) Cutt off region d) Inverted re

9.In a resistance loaded RC-coupled aplifier the DC component is blocked

a) Tr. b) Cc c) Rb d)Rc

10. Common base configuation is little used because a

a) it has low input impedance b) it has high input impecance
c) it does not heat up d) it has very high gain

11. Common emitter tr. Has

a) High current and high voltage gain b) low current gain and low voltage gain
c) high current gain and low voltage gain d) low current and voltage gain

12. The emitter bias largely depends on

a) gain b) signal input c) Ie d) None of above

13. A FET has

a) very high input resistance b) very low input resistance c) high connection emitter
d) forward base PN junction

14. Which of the following is not provided in PNP tr. d

a) Base b) Collector c) Emitter d) heater

15. A DC amplifier
a) DC only b) AC only c) Both AC and DC d) Neither of the above

16. Which of the following is the point of reference JFET

a) Drain b) Gate c) source d) None of the above

17. Which one of the following is a unipolar device

a) FET b) PN diode c) Zener diode d) None of the above
 18. Which one of the following is expected have the highest input impedance
a) MOSFET b) JFET amplifier c) CE bipolar tr.
d) Common collector bipolar tr.

19. Highest operating frequency can be expected in case of

a) Bipolar tr. b) JFET c) MOSFET D) all have nearly same freq.

20. Transistor has a

a) Two junction b) Three junction c) one junction
d) None of the above

II. State true and false

1. FET is a unipolar device T

2. Transistor is a bipolar device T
3. Minority charge carriers have opposite polarity from majority carrier T
4. A Field effect tr. Operates on minority only. F
5. The collector circuit in tr. Amplifier always has reverse voltage while the base emitter circuit has forward bias
6. The FET has a very high input resistance T
7. The Zener diode is used a constant voltage source T
8. The LED emits ultra violet light only F
9. For an N channel JFET the drain voltage has to be negative with respect to source.
10. A FET is unipolar tr. With either an N or P- channel. T
11. For proper operation of N channel JFET , gate voltage needs to be positive w.r.t. drain.
12. In a common source FET amplifier , output voltage is faced shifted by 180 degrees from the input voltage
13. Free electron exist in conduction band . T
14. The SCR is often employed as a gate control switch. T
15. The SCR is a semiconductor device made up of two P-type and two N-type layers.

III. Fill in the blanks Answer

1. The noise factor of an ideal amplifier is …………. dB 0 degree
2. In a tr. Emitter is ……….. Doped. highly
3. A PNP tr.is a …………… of NPN tr. Complement
4. FET has …………. Resistance from gate to source High
5. A Zener diode is always used in ……….. Bias for voltage regulator. Reverse
6. FET is a ………….. Control device . Voltage
7. A tr. Is replacement of …………… Vaccum tube
8. The base is much thinner than ……………. Collector
9. In common collector connection voltage gain is ……….. Unity less than
10. 180 degrees phase shift is occurred in ……………….. Tr. Configuration .
11. The…………... of common collector configuration is less than unity. voltage gain
12. The alpha gain is ………. Ic/Ie
13. A SCR has ……….. Junctions. Three
14.SCR stands for ……… Silicon control rectifier.
15.Common configuation mostly used for ………….. impedance matching

Wave Propagation
I
SL.no. MCQ
1 The value of propagation constant P will be
a) 15.9 radians /km b) 3`.8 radians/km
c) 63.6 radians / km d) 105.4 radians/km
2 Skip distance of radio wave increases with ……….
a) increasing in freq. b) reduction in freq.
c) Temp. of atmosphere

3 Space wave propagation is used for ………….

a) LF b) MF c) VHF
 4 Imaginary part of propagation constant is known as
a) Attenuation constant b) Phase constant
c) Primary constant d) Secondary constant

5 VHF is also known as

a) Space wave communication b) Sky wave commn.
c) line of sight commn.

6 In sky wave propagation radio wave returns to receiving antenna by ………….

a) Reflection b) Refraction
c) dispersion d) none of them

7 Transmission radio wave from TX to RX can be taken place ………………

a) Ground wave propagation b) sky wave propagation
c) Space wave propagation d) All of these

8 The best solution to combat fading of signal in ship to ship commn. is by used of
a) Space diversity b) freq. diversity c) none of these

9 High freq. wave are ……….

a) absorb by F2 layer b) Reflected by D layer
c) affected by solar cycle d) none of above

10 The ionospher layer which responsible for long distance commn. is ……….
a) D layer b) E layer c) F layer d) none of these

11 The layer at the height ranges from 250 km -450 km is ………..

a) D layer b) E layer c) F-layer d) none of these

12 Medium Freq. is generally used for ………..

a)Telegraphic b) Radio and TV
c) Sattelite commn d) Broad casting navigation

13 Freq. that used for radar is generally ………….

a) VLF B) MF C) UHF E) EHF

14 VLF is generally used for

a) Telegraphic b) Sattelite Commn.
c) Instrument landing system d) All of above

15 F1 layer is situated at the height of …………… from the earth surface.

a) 110 km b) 220 km c) 50-90 km

II Fill in the blanks

1 For sattelite commn. The freq. should be …………… than the critical freq.
2 The max. freq. that can be used for transmission between
two points is known as ………….
3 ………….is the name given to undesirable changes in the intensity and loudness
of the wave at the RX point.
4 The real part of propagation constant is known as ………….. Constant
5 VHF range is …………..
6 Sky wave propagation is suitable for fequencies between ……………
7 The higher freq., the ……………. The skip distance .
8 Antenna converts electrical signal to …………….. Wave and vice versa.
9 The propagation constant represents the relationship between
input and output …………….
10 Ground wave commn. is used for ………….. Broadcasting
11 E layer appear at 110 km height during …………… time.
 12 Sky wave propagation is also called as ……………propagation
13 Critical freq. is different for ………… layers
14 The D layer extends approx. ………….
15 ………….. Wave remains unaffected during day and night

III State true and false

1 Skip distance decrease with increase in freq.

2 The velocity of wave as it passes from air into ionospher increases.
3 Electromagnetic wave in free space can only be attenuated.
4 For high freq. earth acts as a dielectric.
5 D-layer disappers during day time.
6 VHF ranges are 2 to 30 MHz
7 E-layers appers at 110 kms height during the night.
8 A radio fade out is the result of a sudden burst of radiation from the sun
which causes the ionization in D layers.
9 Seletive fading is the one in which only the part of signal may be fade out
at any given time, so that one part of side band fades independently.
10 Ground wave is responsible for short distance commn.
11 The velocity of wave as it passes from air into ionospher increases.
12 The antenna for lower frequecies are generally vertical grounded wire type.
13 The polarisation of electromagnetic is in the direction of electric field.
14 Ground wave is also known as ionospheric wave.
15 Skip distance is the distance from the TX at which a sky wave of given freq.
is retured to earth by the ionospher.

NET WORK
I MCQ
1 A four terminal net work is a network having only input of
a) Four pair b) Three Pair c) Two pair d) one pair

2 When the electrical properties of a network unaffected by interchanging the

input and output terminal the net said to be
a) Asymmetrical b) Symmetrical c) Both

3 The propagation constant which represents the relationship between the input
and output …………..
a) Voltage b) current c) Resistance d) none of the these

4 The attenuation constant is measured in ………….

a) dB b) nepers c) Farad d) Henry

5 The imaginary part of the propagation constant is called the …………..

a) attenuation constant b) image impedance
c) phase constant d) none of these

6 The decibel is fundametally a unit of …………..

a) Power ratio b) current ratio c) voltage ratio
d) none of these

7 Attenuation in db = ………. nepers

a) 8.866 b) 8.686 c) 8.688 d) none of these

8 Two networks having the same characteristics impedance and same propagation
are said to be ………..
a) equivalent b) unequivalent c) constant d) none of these

9 The neper is fundametally a unit of ……….

a) Power ratio b) current ratio c) voltage ratio d) none
 10 Asymmetrical net work generally different characteristic ……….. on the two sides.
a) inductance b) impedance c) capacitance d) none

II Fill in the blanks.

1 The loss of power in a transmission line or electrical net work is known as ………..
2 Attenuation in nepers = ……….. Db
3 Norton's theorem is infact as ……………… to the Thevenin's therem.
4 When the two image impedance are ………. this common value is equal to the
characteristic impedance of the net work.
5 Asymmetrical network is said to be correctly terminated when it is terminated in its
……….
TRANSMISSION LINE

I MCQ
1 Parallel wire is the example of …………… line.
a) Balanced b) Unbalanced c) both d) none

2 Transmission line is a communication medium used to connect …………..

a) Rx to Ant. b) Tx to Ant c) Both d) none of these

3 The co-axial wire is

a) balanced b) unbalanced c) both d) none of these

4 Co-axial lines are not normally used above ……….

a) 16 GHz b) 18 GHz c) 17 GHz d) none of these

5 The usual range of characteristic impedance for balanced line is ………..

a) 150 to 500 ohms b) 150 to 600 ohms c) 140 to 600 ohms
The four line parameters R,L,C and G are termed as
6 …………..
a) Secondary constant b) propagation constant c) primary constant

7 In loss less line , propagation constant is purlely imaginary and is directly

proportional to the ………………
a) frequency b) phase constant c) image constant
In optical fibre communication light signal are used instead of
8 ……………
a) electrical signal b) magnetic sigal c) soud signal

9 An optical fibre is a transperant rod usually made of glass or …………. Through

which light can propagate.
a) clear fibre b) clear plastic c) copper

10 The frequency limitation of optical fibre is approximately ……………..

a) 40 GHz b) 50 GHz c) 60 GHz d) none of these

II State true or false.

1 The relative permittivity of air is 1.

2 The resonance frequency of a series LC tuned circuit is more than
for a shunt circuit.
3 The resistance offered by one meter long, one mm. diameter copper wire is
larger than similar with 1/2 mm diameter.
4 If a trasmission line is terminated with the a resistance equal to its characteristics
impedance the standing wave ratio will be minimum.
5 Transmission line can be used for impedance matching.
6 For perfect match between line and load, value of Kr should be 0
7 The characteristic impedance of co-axial cable is 42-150 ohms.
 8 For connecting an unbalanced co-axial line to a balanced antenna, we may use
a baloon.
9 The velocity factor of transmission line depends on the permittivity of the
surrounding medium.
10 A transmission line terminated in its characteristics impedance is called a
resonance line.
 Answer
a

d
0

d) The number of electron and proton c

c) Either of a or b above d) None of the above c

emiconductor a

Temp. coefficeint d) None of the above c

c semiconductor d
c;y filled by valence electron from t d) d) all of the above

oped material c) decrease in the inverse ratio of the doped material

c) lies between the valence band and conduction band

c) generaly located on the bottom of the crystal

c) greater d) infintely larger

ard as well as reverse direction

to the N side
the P side
Covalent bond
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d) None of the above c

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Fading

Attenuation
30 to 300 MHz
2 to 30 MHz
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Electromagnetic
Current

AM
Day
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Different
50-90 km
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 AMPLIFIER

I. MCQ
1 Push pull amplifier is working on the principle of
a) Class A amplifier b) class B amplifier c) class C amplifier

2 The maximum collector efficiency of class A amplifier is

a) 75% b) 60% c) 35% d) 95%

3 Gain of emitter follower is ………….. Unity.

a) less than b) greater than c) equal to

4 When positive feedback is applied to an amplifier the gain is

a) Decrease b) increase c) same

5 The highest collector efficeincy is in

a) class A b) class B c) class C

6 The change of output wave shape to the input wave shape of an amplifier is
called ………….
a) Collector efficeincy b) distortion c) amplication factor

7 Emitter resistance Re in an amplifier is used for

a) biasing b) stabilization c) bypass way

8 The main function of transistor is

a) amplification b) biasing c) reduction of signal

9 The positive feedback is applied in

a) amplifier b) oscillator c) modulation

10 The term "snow" is related to

a) audio amplifier b) video amplifier c) TV screen
d) radio

11 The noise power in the amplifer is

a) Directly proportional to the bandwidth
b) inversely proportional to the bandwidth
c) reciprocal of bandwidth
d) independent of bandwidth

12 The maximum collector efficiency of class B is

a) 75% b) 60% c) 35% d) 95%

13 When the feedback energy is 180 degrees phase it is called ……….

a) - ve feedback b) +ve feedback c) feedback

14 Negative feedback applied in series with source voltage

a) increases input resistance of the amplifier
 b) decreases input resistance of the amplifier
c) does not change input resistance of the amplier
d) increases output resistance of the amplifier

15 Negative feedback in an amplifier in which feedback signal is retured to the

input voltage in shunt with the applied signal
a) increases input resistance of the amplifier
b) decreases input resistance of the amplifier
c) does not change input resistance of the amplier
d) increases output resistance of the amplifier
e) b and d both

16 One of the main functions of the RF amplifier in a receiver is to

a) provide improved tracking b) increase the tuning range of the receiver
c) improve the rejection of the image frequency.

17 The term motor boating is related to the

a) amplifiers b) diodes c) transistors d) tubes

18 While controlling volume of audio amplifier manually, one controls the

a) frequency of amplier b) gain of amplifier
c) plate resistance of triode d) output impedance of amplifier

19 Which of the following transistor configuation has the highest input resistance
and lowest output resistance
a) Common emiter b) common collector
c) common base d) cathode follower

20 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage gain of less than unity
a) common emitter amplifier b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier d) none of these

21 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage and current gain
of more than unity
a) common emitter amplifier b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier d) none of these

22 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage gain very close to unity
a) common emitter amplifier b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier d) none of these

23 Decibel is defined in terms of

a) voltage ratio b) current ratio
c) power ratio d) none of these

24 The RC coupled amplifier is used in radio reciever to

a) minimize the noise b) increase the bandwidth
c) isolate AC signal from DC signal d) none of these

25 Class B amplifier has less efficiency compared to

 a) class A b) class AB
c) class C d) A,AB and C

26 Which of the following amplier has the largest bandwidth

a) RC coupled amplifier b) Transformer coupled amplifier
c) direct coupled amplifier d) difference amplifier

27 The gain of RC coupled amplifier will decrease if

a) the frequency is too low b) the frequency is too high
c) the frequency is too low or too high
d) the freq. lies in the bandwidth range

28 Audio frequency range extends from 20 Hz to

a) 500 Hz b) 15 KHz
c) 50 KHz d) 5 Mhz

29 In case of amplifier which coupling gives the highest gain

a) transformer coupling c) resistance coupling
c) impedance coupling d) capacitance coupling

30 A transistor amplifier with 85% effieceincy is likely to be

a) Class A B) class B
c) class C d) class AB

II State true or false.

1 PA used in Receiver of a earth station is known as LNA.
2 In CE amplifier, the output is 180 degrees out of phase.
3 Class A amplifier is used as AF amplifier.
4 Negative feedback increases the gain of the amplifier.
5 Emitter follower is an amplifier with positive feedback.
6 For the CE circuit, the amplified signal voltage at the collector has inverted
Polarity.
7 Beta (β) specifies the current gain for a CE amplifier.
8 Push pull signals are equal and opposite in phase.
9 The input impedance of an emitter is low and output impedance is very high.
10 The negative feedback in an amplifier increases the stability of its voltage
gain.
11 The output impedance of a transistor amplifier is independent of the transistor
configuration.
12 Emitter follower is the same as a common base amplifier circuit.
13 Class AB operation cannot be used for the push pull audio power output
stage.
14 A push pull output transformer has a centre taped primary.

15 The voltage gain of a transistor amplifier in CE more is always less than unity.

16 The normal transistor amplifier gives higher gain than triode amplifier.

17 A good biasing circuit should stabilize the collector current against the temp.
variation.
 18 A direct coupled amplifier does not have any coupling capacitor.

19 The sound waves can not be amplied by transistor, but audio signal can be.

20 High frequency roll off in an audio amplifier causes weak base responds.

III Fill in the blanks.

1
 b

c
d) Class AB

c) amplication factor

a
 e

a
g range of the receiver

a
c

T
T
T
F
F
T

T
T
F
T

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F

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 OSCILLATOR

MCQ

1 An electronic oscillator is c
a) just like an alternator
b) nothing but an amplifier
C) an amplifier with feed back
d) a convertor of AC to DC energy

2 The oscillator that uses tapped capacitor in the tuned circuir is a

a Colpitts
b astable multivibrator
c hartley
d armstron

3 An oscillator produces oscillations due to a

a positive feed back
b negative feed back
c partly positive and partly negative feedback
d niether positive nor negative feedback

4 If Barkhausen's criterion is not fulfilled by an oscillator circuit, it a

will
a stop oscillating
b produced damped waves continuosly
c become an amplifier
d produce high freq whistles

5 The fundamental requirement for oscillations in an amplifier is a

a positive feed back from output to input
b negative feedback from output to input
c ample power gain of the amplifier

6 Which of the undergiven oscillator has best freq stability a

a Clapp
b phase shift circuit
c crystal
d multivibrator

7 Crystal oscillator are often for providing c

 a Square wave o/p
b Triangular wave out put
c stable carrier wave in radio tx
d frequencty multiplication

8 The crystal oscillator frequency is very stable due to d

a rigidity of crystal
b size of crystal
c structure of crystal
d high Q of the crystal

9 Oscillators are widely used in d

a Radio broadcasting
b television broadcasting
c radio and television receiver
d all of the above

10 A multivibrator produces c
a Pure sine waves
b distorted sine waves
c square waves
d saw tooth voltages

11 The main advantage of using crystal oscillatore is a

a constant frequency of oscillations
b suitability for low voltages
c high efficiency
d high out put voltages

12 An oscillator circuit is mainly a

a Dc to AC convertor
b DC to DC convertor
c AC to DC convertor
d Ac to AC convertor

13 Which of the following sinusoidal oscillators is preferred for c

microwave frequencies
a resonant circuit oscillators
b RC phase shift oscillators
c negative resistance oscillators
d all of the above
14 LC oscillators can be used to produce frequencies as high as d
a 1 MHz
b 5 MHz
c 50 MHz
d 500 MHz

15 Which of the following oscillators will be preferred for generating a

1 MHz
a Colpit's Oscillator
b Wein bridge oscillator
c Phase shift oscilator
d Any one of the above
 8th Weekly Test
I Multiple choice question
1 An electronic oscillator is c
a) just like an alternator
b) nothing but an amplifier
C) an amplifier with feed back
d) a convertor of AC to DC energy

2 The oscillator that uses tapped capacitor in the tuned circuir is a

a Colpitts
b astable multivibrator
c hartley
d armstron

3 An oscillator produces oscillations due to a

a positive feed back
b negative feed back
c partly positive and partly negative feedback
d niether positive nor negative feedback

4 If Barkhausen's criterion is not fulfilled by an oscillator circuit, it a

will
a stop oscillating
b produced damped waves continuosly
c become an amplifier
d produce high freq whistles

5 The fundamental requirement for oscillations in an amplifier is a

a positive feed back from output to input
b negative feedback from output to input
c ample power gain of the amplifier

6 Which of the undergiven oscillator has best freq stability a

a Clapp
b phase shift circuit
c crystal
d multivibrator

7 Crystal oscillator are often for providing c

a Square wave o/p
 b Triangular wave out put
c stable carrier wave in radio tx
d frequencty multiplication

8 The crystal oscillator frequency is very stable due to d

a rigidity of crystal
b size of crystal
c structure of crystal
d high Q of the crystal

9 Oscillators are widely used in d

a Radio broadcasting
b television broadcasting
c radio and television receiver
d all of the above

10 A multivibrator produces c
a Pure sine waves
b distorted sine waves
c square waves
d saw tooth voltages

11 The main advantage of using crystal oscillatore is a

a constant frequency of oscillations
b suitability for low voltages
c high efficiency
d high out put voltages

12 An oscillator circuit is mainly a

a Dc to AC convertor
b DC to DC convertor
c AC to DC convertor
d Ac to AC convertor

13 Which of the following sinusoidal oscillators is preferred for c

microwave frequencies
a resonant circuit oscillators
b RC phase shift oscillators
c negative resistance oscillators
d all of the above
 14 LC oscillators can be used to produce frequencies as high as d
a 1 MHz
b 5 MHz
c 50 MHz
d 500 MHz

15 Which of the following oscillators will be preferred for generating a

1 MHz
a Colpit's Oscillator
b Wein bridge oscillator
c Phase shift oscilator
d Any one of the above

II State True or False

1 The output impedance of a transistor amplifier is independent of the transistor F
configuration.
2 Emitter follower is the same as a common base amplifier circuit. F
3 Class AB operation cannot be used for the push pull audio power output F
stage.
4 A push pull output transformer has a centre taped primary. T

5 The voltage gain of a transistor amplifier in CE more is always less than unity. F

6 The normal transistor amplifier gives higher gain than triode amplifier. T

7 A good biasing circuit should stabilize the collector current against the temp. T
variation.

8 A direct coupled amplifier does not have any coupling capacitor. T

9 The sound waves can not be amplied by transistor, but audio signal can be. T

10 High frequency roll off in an audio amplifier causes weak base responds. F

III Fill in the blanks

1 Zener diode is always used with ------------ bias Reverse

2 Varactor is used with …………… bias Reverse

3 LED is produces light when ………….. Forward bias

4 The turn on voltage of a Ge junction diode is ……… 0.3 V

5 The neighbouring atoms in the crystalline lattice instructure of Covalent bond

the semiconductor Ge form ………….bonds
6 The electron in an atom moves in the ……………… Elliptical orbits

7 The electron in N-type semiconductor is ………….. Carrier. Majority

 8 The hole in P-type semiconductor is ………….. Carrier Majority

9 A donor type impurity must have …………..Valence electrons 5

10 The process of the adding of impuity in semiconductor is called ………. Doping

11 The Electron in the outermost orbit is called ………….electron Valence

12 Diode is generally used as an ……………. Rectifier

13 The impurity added to extrinsic semiconductor is of the order of ………... 1 in 1,00,000,00

14 At ………….. Temperature semiconductor behave like a insulator Zero

15 0.3 V is the potential barrier height of ……. ……type of semiconductor. Ge

 7th Weekly Test

I Multiple choice question

1 Push pull amplifier is working on the principle of b
a) Class A amplifier
b) class B amplifier
c) class C amplifier

2 The maximum collector efficiency of class A amplifier is c

a) 75%
b) 60%
c) 35%
d) 95%

3 Gain of emitter follower is ………….. Unity. a

a) less than
b) greater than
c) equal to

4 When positive feedback is applied to an amplifier the gain is a

a) Decrease
b) increase
c) same

5 The highest collector efficeincy is in c

a) class A
b) class B
c) class C
d) Class AB

6 The change of output wave shape to the input wave shape of an amplifier is called …… b
a) Collector efficeincy
b) distortion
c) amplication factor

7 Emitter resistance Re in an amplifier is used for b

a) biasing
b) stabilization
c) bypass way

8 The main function of transistor is a

a) amplification
b) biasing
c) reduction of signal

9 The positive feedback is applied in b

a) amplifier
b) oscillator
 c) modulation

10 The term "snow" is related to b

a) audio amplifier
b) video amplifier
c) TV screen
d) radio
a
11 The noise power in the amplifer is
a) Directly proportional to the bandwidth
b) inversely proportional to the bandwidth
c) reciprocal of bandwidth
d) independent of bandwidth

12 The maximum collector efficiency of class B is b

a) 75%
b) 60%
c) 35%
d) 95%

13 When the feedback energy is 180 degrees phase it is called ………. a

a) - ve feedback
b) +ve feedback
c) feedback

14 Negative feedback applied in series with source voltage a

a) increases input resistance of the amplifier
b) decreases input resistance of the amplifier
c) does not change input resistance of the amplier
d) increases output resistance of the amplifier

15 Negative feedback in an amplifier in which feedback signal is retured to the e

input voltage in shunt with the applied signal
a) increases input resistance of the amplifier
b) decreases input resistance of the amplifier
c) does not change input resistance of the amplier
d) increases output resistance of the amplifier
e) b and d both

16 One of the main functions of the RF amplifier in a receiver is to a

a) provide improved tracking
b) increase the tuning range of the receiver
c) improve the rejection of the image frequency.

17 The term motor boating is related to the a

a) amplifiers
b) diodes
c) transistors
d) tubes
18 While controlling volume of audio amplifier manually, one controls the b
a) frequency of amplier
b) gain of amplifier
c) plate resistance of triode
d) output impedance of amplifier

19 Which of the following transistor configuation has the highest input resistance b
and lowest output resistance
a) Common emiter
b) common collector
c) common base
d) cathode follower

20 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage gain of less than unity c
a) common emitter amplifier
b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier
d) none of these

21 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage and current gain a
of more than unity
a) common emitter amplifier
b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier
d) none of these

22 Which of the following transistor amplifier has the voltage gain very close to unity a
a) common emitter amplifier
b) common base amplifier
c) common collector amplifier
d) none of these

23 Decibel is defined in terms of c

a) voltage ratio
b) current ratio
c) power ratio
d) none of these

24 The RC coupled amplifier is used in radio reciever to c

a) minimize the noise
b) increase the bandwidth
c) isolate AC signal from DC signal
d) none of these

25 Class B amplifier has less efficiency compared to a

a) class A
b) class AB
c) class C
d) A,AB and C
 26 Which of the following amplier has the largest bandwidth c
a) RC coupled amplifier
b) Transformer coupled amplifier
c) direct coupled amplifier
d) difference amplifier

27 The gain of RC coupled amplifier will decrease if c

a) the frequency is too low
b) the frequency is too high
c) the frequency is too low or too high
d) the freq. lies in the bandwidth range

28 Audio frequency range extends from 20 Hz to b

a) 500 Hz
b) 15 KHz
c) 50 KHz
d) 5 Mhz

29 In case of amplifier which coupling gives the highest gain a

a) transformer coupling
c) resistance coupling
c) impedance coupling
d) capacitance coupling

30 A transistor amplifier with 85% effieceincy is likely to be c

a) Class A
b) class B
c) class C
d) class AB

II State True or False.

1 PA used in Receiver of a earth station is known as LNA. T
2 In CE amplifier, the output is 180 degrees out of phase. T
3 Class A amplifier is used as AF amplifier. T
4 Negative feedback increases the gain of the amplifier. F
5 Emitter follower is an amplifier with positive feedback. F
6 For the CE circuit, the amplified signal voltage at the collector has inverted T
Polarity.
7 Beta (β) specifies the current gain for a CE amplifier. T
8 Push pull signals are equal and opposite in phase. T
9 The input impedance of an emitter is low and output impedance is very high. F
10 The negative feedback in an amplifier increases the stability of its voltage T
gain.
 6th Weekly Test

1. Which of the consititue and active components ?

a) Semiconductor device b) Resistor c) Capacitor d) Inductor
2. Wich is of the following is a pasive component ?
a) Semi conductor device b) Vaccum tube device c) Capacitor d) All the above
3. A Germanium atom contains
a) 2 electron orbits b) 3 valence electron c) 4 prontons d) 4 valence electron
4 The charge of an electron is
a) 1.6 x 10 b) 1.6x100 c) none of these
5. The atomic weight of an atom is
a) The number of proton b) The number of neutron c) The number of proton and neutron
d) The number of electron and proton
6.The maximum number of electron in third orbit is
a) 3 b) 6 c) 12 d) 18
7.Which is of the following elements has four valence electron ?
a) Silicon b) Germanium c) Both a&b d) none of the above
8.The forebidden energy gap between the valence band and conduction band will be least in case of ?
a) Metal b) Semiconductor c) Insulator d) All of the above
9.An insulator will conduct when
a) Voltage applied is more than the break down voltage b) Temp. is raise very high level
c) Either of a or b above
10. A semiconductor in its purest form is called
a) Intrinsic semiconductor b) Extrinsic semiconductor c) P-type semiconductor
d) N-type semiconductor
11. At absolute 0 temp. a semiconductor behave like
a) An insulator b) Superconductor c) A good conductor d) A variable resistor
12.Semiconductor have
a) 0 Temp. coeffeicent of resistance b) Positive Temp. coeffieceint of resistance
c) Negative Temp. coefficeint
13. A doped semiconductor is called
d) remains unaltered

16. The forbidden energy gap in semiconductor

a) is always 0 b) lies just below the valence band
c) lies between the valence band and conduction band d) lies just above the conduction band
17. The conduction band is a) Same as forbidden energy gap b) gernaly located on the top of the crystal
d) A range of the energies corresponding to the energy of the free electron

18. The larger the orbit the ……… is the energy of the electron a) Neglible b) lower

19. A P-N junction offers a) high resistance in forward as well as reverse direction b) low resistance in forward as
c) conducts in forward direction only d) conducts in reverse direction only
20.A P-N juction is said to be forward biased when
a) +ve terminal of the bty. connected to P-side and -ve side to the N side
b) +ve terminal of the bty. connected to N-side and -ve side to the P side
c) N-side is connected to the P-side
d) Junction is earthed
op of the crystal c) generaly located on the bottom of the crystal

c) greater

b) low resistance in forward as well as reverse direction