Code No: 53009 Set No.

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
II B.Tech. I Sem., I Mid-Term Examinations, December– 2020
ELECTRONIC DEVICES AND CIRCUITS
Objective Exam
Name: Hall Ticket No. A
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 10.

I Choose the correct alternative:

1. In a PN diode, for constant value of current at room temperature, dv/dt varies approximately at the rate
of [ ]
A) 25 mV/deg c B) 2.5 mV/deg c C) -25 mV/deg c D) -2.5 mV/deg c

2. Which rectifier requires four diodes [ ]

A) FULL WAVE RECTIFIER B) HALF WAVE RECTIFIER
C) BRIDGE RECTIFIER D) VOLTAGE Quadruple

3. For BJT, under saturation condition [ ]

A) IC < β IB B) IC is independent of all other parameters C) IC > β IB D) IC = β IB

4. The early-effect in bipolar junction transistor is caused by [ ]

A) fast turn-off B) fast turn-on
C) large emitter-base forward bias D) large collector-base reverse bias

5. The Ebers-moll model is applicable to [ ]

A) junction field-effect transistors B) bipolar junction transistors
C) NMOS transistors D) unipolar junction transistors

6. To avoid thermal runaway in the design of an analog circuit, the operating point of the BJT should be
such that it satisfies the condition [ ]
A) VCE ≤ 0.78VCC B) VCE ≥ 0.5VCC C) VCE ≤ 0.5VCC D) VCE = 0.5VCC

7. The temperature coefficient of a breakdown diode based on avalanche breakdown is [ ]

A) zero B) positive C) negative D) none

8. Which of these is a best description of a Zener diode [ ]

A) it works in forward region B) it is a constant current device
C) it is a constant voltage device D) it operates in the reverse region

9. A transistor is said to be in quiescent state when [ ]

A) emitter bias junction is equal to collector junction bias B) no current is flowing in it
C) no signal is applied to it D) it is unbiased

10. An inductor filter has a ripple that with load resistance and consequently is used only with
relatively load currents [ ]
A) decreases, low B) decreases, high C) increases, low D) increases, high

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II Fill in the blanks:

11. is a circuit which converts AC voltages and currents into pulsating DC voltages and currents
12. Relation between % efficiency and Transformer Utilization factor is given by
13. Higher value of ripple factor indicates
14. The circuits used for getting the desired and proper operating point are known as
15. The ripple factor for half wave rectified sine wave is
16. A C-L-C filter is also known as filter
17. PN junction failure above 8 V is caused predominantly due to
18. Which rectifier has the least ratio of rectification
19. diode does not show negative resistance region
20. When the emitter current of a transistor is changed by 1mA, there is a change in collector current by
0.99mA, then the current gain of the transistor is