CET

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES
FOR UNIT TESTS
1. Which of the following statement is not correct when a junction diode is in forward bias?
1. The width of depletion region decrease
2. Free electron on n-side will move towards the junction
3. Holes on p-side move towards the junction
4. Electron on n-side and holes on p-side will move away from junction.
2. The conduction band and valency band of a good conductor
1) Are well separated 2) They just touch 3) Are very close 4) They overlap
3. Band gap in insulator is of the order
1) 6 eV 2) 0.60 eV 3) -6 eV 4) 0eV
4. A hole is
1) A positively charged electron
2) An electron in the valence band
3) an unfulfilled covalent band
4) an excess electron in covalent bond
5. The bond, that exists in a semiconductor is
1) covalent bond 2) Ionic bond 3) Metalic bond 4) hydrogen bond
6. In case of semiconductor which one of the following statement is wrong?
1) Resistivity is in between that of a conductor and insulator
2) Temperature coefficient of resistance is negative
3) doping increases conductivity
4) At absolute zero temperature it behaves like a conductor
7. In an intrinsic semiconductor the charge carriers responsible for electrical conduction are
1) Electrons 2) Holes 3) Impurities 4) Both 1 & 2
8. The element that can be used as acceptor impurity to dop silion is
1) Antimony 2) Arsenic 3) Boron 4) phosphorous
9. Indium impurity in germanium makes
1) n-type 2) p-type 3) insulator 4) Intrinsic
10. If an intrinsic semiconductor is heated, then ratio of free electron to holes is
1. Greater than one
2. Less than one
3. Equal to one
4. Decrease and becomes zero.
11. In n-type semiconductor, the fermi energy level lies.
1. In the forbidden energy gap nearer to the conduction band.
2. In the forbidden energy gap nearer to the valence band.
 3. In the middle of forbidden energy gap
4. Outside the forbidden energy gap.
12. The majority carries in a p-type semi-conductor are........
1) Electrons 2) Holes
3) Both 4) Impurities
13. If ‘p’ region of a semi conductor is connected to negative and ‘n’ region to positive pole, it is
said to be.......
1) Directed biased 2) Unbiased
3) Forward biased 4) Reverse biased
14. When the p-n junction diode is reverse is biased, the thickness of the depletion layer
1) increases 2) Decreases 3) Becomes zero 4) remain constant
15. A p-n junction diode is reverse biased. Then
1) More current flows
2) The barrier potential decreases
3) the barrier potential increases
4) Resistance offered is low
16. A half -wave rectifier is used to convent 50Hz A.C. to D.C. voltage. The number of pulses
per second in the rectified voltage are
1) 50 2) 25 3) 100 4) 75
17. A Zener diode when used as a voltage regulator is connected
(a) in forward bias (b) in reverse bias (c) in parallel to the load (d) in series to
the load
1. (a) and (b) are correct
2. (b) and (c) are correct
3. (a) only is correct
4. (d) only is correct
18. Two ideal junction diodes D​1,​ D​2 are connected as shown in the figure. A 3V battery is
connected between A and B. The current supplied by the battery if its positive terminal is
connected to A is

1) 0.1A 2) 0.3 A 3) 0.9 A 4) 90 A

19. The current gain of transistor in a common emitter circuit is 40. The ratio of emitter current
to base current is
 1) 40 2) 41 3) 42 4) 43
20. For a transistor the current amplification factor is 0.8. The transistor is connected in common
emitter configuration, the change in collector current when the base current changes by 6mA
is
1) 6mA 2) 4.8mA 3) 24mA 4) 8Ma
21. The value of of a transistor is 0.9. What would be the change in the collector current
corresponding to a change of 4mA in the base current in a common emitter arrangement
1) 36mA 2) 72mA 3) 18mA 4) 54mA
22. If A = 1 and B = 0, then in terms of Boolean algebra what is the value of A.A + B?
1. A 2. A + B 3. B 4. A​2​ + B
23. If A = B = 1, hen in terms of Boolean algebra what is not equal to the value of A.B + A?
1. B.A + B 2. B + A 3. B 4.
24. If A = 1, B = 0, then what is the value of in terms of Boolean algebra?
1. A 2. B 3. B + A 4. A.B
25. In the Boolean algebra: A + B =
1. 2. A.B 3. 4.

26. In the Boolean algebra which of the following is not equal to A?

1. A.A 2. A + A 3. 4.
27. Which of the following represents logic addition?
1. 1 + 1 = 2 2. 1 + 1 = 10 3. 1 + 1 = 1 4. 1 + 1 = 11
28. Which of the following is not equal to 1 in Boolean algebra?
1. A = 0, B = 0 2. A = 1, B = 1 3. A = 1, B = 0 4. = 0, B = 1
29. To get an output Y = 1 from circuit of figure below, the input must be

A B C
1. 0 1 0
2. 1 0 0
3. 1 0 1
4. 1 1 0
30. To get an output 1 from the circuit shown in the figure, the input must be,
1. A = 0, B = 1, C = 0 2. A = 1, B = 0, C = 0
3. A = 1, B = 1, C = 1 4. A = 1, B = 1, C = 0