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MALLA REDDY INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

Approved by AICTE New Delhi, Permanently affiliated to JNTUH
Maisammaguda, Dhulapally, Secundarabad-500014

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ROUND -1 QUESTION PAPER
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1. Which of the following equipment can check the condition of a transistor?
A

Current tracer

Digital display meter (DDM)

Ohmmeter (VOM)

All of the above

2. In the active region, while the collector-base junction is ________-biased, the base-emitter is ________-biased.
A.

forward, forward

B.

forward, reverse

C.

reverse, forward

D.

reverse, reverse

3. What does a high resistance reading in both forward- and reverse-bias directions indicate?
A.

A good diode

B.

An open diode.

C.

A shorted diode

D.

A defective ohmmeter

4. Find the equivalent resistance, REQ for the following resistor combination circuit.

A. 10 Ohms

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B. 15 Ohms

C. 11 Ohms

D. 12 Ohms

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5.

The intermediate frequency in a standard AM receiver is

A.

455 Hz.

B.

455 kHz.

C.

4.55 MHz.

D.

none of the above

6. The ________ has a physical channel between the drain and source.
A.

D-MOSFET.

C.

V-MOSFET

E-MOSFET

7. Refer to figure given below. Calculate the value of VDS.

A.

0V

B.

2 V.

C.

4V

D.

2 V

8. Refer to this figure. If the value of R1 decreases, the voltage gain will ________ and the input impedance will
________.

A.

increase, increase

B.

Increase, decrease.

C.

decrease, decrease

D.

decrease, increase

9. Only the condition

A.

B.

C.

D.

A = ________ must be satisfied for self-sustained oscillations to result.

None of the above

10 Ideally, for linear operation, a transistor should be biased so that the Q-point is
A.

near saturation.

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B.

near cutoff.

C.

where IC is maximum.

halfway between cutoff and saturation.

11 Under normal conditions a diode conducts current when it is

1. 12.
2

A.

reverse-biased

B.

Forward-biased.

C.

avalanched

D.

Saturated

The wide end arrow on a schematic indicates the ________ of a diode.

A. Ground

B. Direction of the electron flow

c. Cathode

D. Anode

13.
A silicon diode is forward-biased. You measure the voltage to ground from the anode at ________, and the
voltage from the cathode to ground at ________.

A.

0 V, 0.3 V

B.

2.3 V, 1.6 V

C.

1.6 V, 2.3 V

D.

0.3 V, 0 V

14. Which element dictates the maximum level of source voltage?

A.

VZ

B.

IZM.

C.

IZ

D.

None of the above

15. Each diode in a center-tapped full-wave rectifier is ________ -biased and conducts for ________ of the
input cycle.
A.

forward, 90

B.

reverse, 180

forward, 180

D.

reverse, 90

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