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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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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. Under normal conditions a diode conducts current when it is

A.

reverse-biased

B.

Forward-biased.

C.

avalanched

D.

Saturated

1.9. The wide end arrow on a schematic indicates the ________ of a diode.
2

A. Ground

B. Direction of the electron flow

c. Cathode

D. Anode

10.
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

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

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A.

VZ

B.

IZM.

C.

IZ

D.

None of the above

12. 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

13. 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

14. Only the condition

A.

B.

C.

D.

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

None of the above

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

near saturation.

B.

near cutoff.

C.

where IC is maximum.

halfway between cutoff and saturation.

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