Practical physics

st
1 -year MCQ
practice problems

TA/Omar muhammad,
Department of Physics
 Calculate the
resistance
between A and B.
3.56 ohm
b) 7 ohm
c) 14.26 ohm
d) 29.69 ohm
 Calculate the total
resistance between
the points A and B.
a) 7 ohm
b) 0 ohm
c) 7.67 ohm
d) 0.48 ohm
 ohm Calculate the
equivalent resistance
between A and B.

b) 15 ohm
c) 12 ohm
d) 48 ohm
• . Capacitors charge and
discharge in __________
manner.
a) Linear
b) Constant
c) Square
d) Exponential
• . Unit of capacitance
is___________
a) Volts
b) Farad
c) Henry
d) Newton
• . Capacitance is directly proportional to__________
a) Area of cross section between the plates
b) Distance of separation between the plates
c) Both area and distance
d) Neither area nor distance
• . Which among the following
equations is incorrect?
a) Q=CV
b) Q=C/V
c) V=Q/C
d) C=Q/V
• . Calculate the time constant
of a series RC circuit
consisting of a 100microF
capacitor in series with a
100ohm resistor.
a) 0.1 sec
b) 0.1 msec
c) 0.01 sec
d) 0.01 msec
• What will happen to the
capacitor just after the source is
removed?
a) It will not remain in its charged
state
b) It will remain in its charged
state
c) It will start discharging
d) It will become zero
• Calculate the time constant of
a series RC circuit consisting of
a 100microF capacitor in series
with a 100ohm resistor.
a) 0.1 sec
b) 0.1 msec
c) 0.01 sec
d) 0.01 msec
• . Capacitor is a device used to__________
a) store electrical energy
b) vary the resistance
c) store magnetic energy
d) dissipate energy
• . If 2V is supplied to a 3F capacitor, calculate the charge
stored in the capacitor.
a) 1.5C
b) 6C
c) 2C
d) 3C
• . Calculate the current in the capacitor having 2V supply
voltage and 3F capacitance in 2seconds.
a) 2A
b) 5A
c) 6A
d) 3A
• . A 4microF capacitor is charged to 120V, the charge in the
capacitor would be?
a) 480C
b) 480microC
c) 30C
d) 30microC
• . Capacitor stores which type of
energy?
a) kinetic energy
b) vibrational energy
c) potential energy
d) heat energy
• . Capacitor blocks__________ after long
time.
a) alternating current
b) direct current
c) both alternating and direct current
d) neither alternating nor direct
current
• . For which medium capacitance
is high?
a) Air
b) Mica
c) Water
d) Metal
• 7. What is the value of capacitance of a
capacitor which has a voltage of 4V and has
16C of charge?
a) 2F
b) 4F
c) 6F
d) 8F
• What is formed when a P-type semiconductor is joined to an N-type
semiconductor?
A. Ohmic contact
B. Schottky barrier
C. PN junction
D. MOS capacitor
• In a PN-junction at thermal equilibrium, the depletion region:
A. Is rich in free electrons and holes
B. Contains fixed ionized donor and acceptor charges
C. Has high conductivity
D. Disappears when forward-biased
• The built-in potential (barrier potential) of a silicon PN-junction at
room temperature is approximately:
A. 0.1 V
B. 0.3 V
C. 0.7 V
D. 1.2 V
• Which of the following correctly describes forward biasing a PN
junction?
A. Positive voltage applied to N-side, negative to P-side
B. Positive to P-side, negative to N-side
C. Zero voltage applied across the junction
D. Reverse current increases
• Under reverse bias, the width of the depletion region:
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains the same
D. Becomes zero
• A silicon diode carries 2 mA forward current. Its forward voltage
drop is closest to:
A. 0.1 V
B. 0.3 V
C. 0.7 V
D. 1.4 V
• The reverse saturation current (Iₛ) of a silicon diode:
A. Increases with temperature
B. Decreases with temperature
C. Is independent of temperature
D. Is zero at room temperature
• Which region in a PN junction is depleted of mobile charge carriers?
A. Quasi-neutral regions
B. Depletion region
C. Bulk region
D. Extrinsic region
• When a PN junction is reverse-biased beyond its breakdown
voltage, it:
A. Conducts heavily (zener or avalanche)
B. Behaves as an open circuit forever
C. Turns into a resistor
D. Emits light
• The condition for a PN junction to conduct significant current is that
the applied forward voltage exceeds:
A. The reverse saturation current
B. The built-in potential
C. The thermal voltage (~26 mV)
D. Zero volts
• n the I–V characteristic of a silicon diode, the exponential region
begins at about:
A. 0 V
B. 0.2 V
C. 0.6 V
D. 1.0 V
• Which of the following processes dominates in avalanche
breakdown?
A. Tunneling of electrons through the barrier
B. Impact ionization by high-energy carriers
C. Recombination of electrons and holes
D. Diffusion of carriers
• In a single-phase half-wave rectifier, the output is:
A. Pulsating DC every half cycle
B. Steady DC with no ripple
C. Pulsating DC every full cycle
D. AC inverted
• The ripple factor (γ) of an ideal half-wave rectifier (without filter) is:
A. 0.482
B. 0.303
C. 1.21
D. 0.707
• Compared to a half-wave rectifier, a full-wave rectifier:
A. Has twice the ripple frequency
B. Uses only one diode
C. Produces lower average output voltage
D. Has the same ripple frequency
• In a bridge rectifier, the number of diodes conducting during each
half-cycle is:
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
• Which of the following gives the theoretical maximum efficiency of
a full-wave rectifier?
A. 40.6%
B. 50.7%
C. 81.2%
D. 100%
• Adding a large capacitor across the load in a rectifier circuit
primarily:
A. Increases ripple
B. Decreases DC level
C. Reduces ripple
D. Converts DC back to AC
• Which rectifier uses two diodes and a centre-tapped transformer?
A. Single-diode half-wave
B. Full-wave bridge
C. Centre-tapped full-wave
D. Three-phase half-wave
• Which component is commonly added after a rectifier to smooth
the output?
A. Inductor only
B. Capacitor only
C. Resistor only
D. Capacitor and inductor
• For a full-wave rectifier without filter, the ripple factor (γ) is:
A. 0.482
B. 0.303
C. 1.21
D. 0.707
• The DC (average) output voltage of an ideal half‐wave rectifier with
peak input Is ?
• The RMS output voltage of an ideal half‐wave rectifier with peak input
Vm ?
• The DC (average) output voltage of an ideal full‐wave rectifier with
peak input Vm​ is
• The RMS output voltage of an ideal full‐wave rectifier with peak input
Vm​ is:
• If Vm=10 V, the average output of a half‐wave rectifier is:
A. 3.18 V
B. 6.37 V
C. 5.00 V
D. 7.07 V
• If Vm=10 V, the RMS output of a half‐wave rectifier is:
A. 5.00 V
B. 3.54 V
C. 7.07 V
D. 6.37 V
• If Vm=10 V, the average output of a FULL‐wave rectifier is:
A. 6.37 V
B. 3.18 V
C. 7.07 V
D. 5.00 V
• Which rectifier gives the highest average output voltage for a given
transformer secondary?
A. Half-wave
B. Centre-tapped full-wave
C. Bridge full-wave
D. All equal
• A rectifier’s DC output has a frequency of 100 Hz. The AC supply
must be:
A. 50 Hz, full-wave
B. 50 Hz, half-wave
C. 100 Hz, half-wave
D. 200 Hz, full-wave
• When load resistance decreases (heavier load), the ripple amplitude
in a capacitor-filtered rectifier:
A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains unchanged
D. Becomes zero