1. Which of the following statements is not correct regarding h parameters of transistor ?

values depend on transistor configuration

values of h-parameter cannot be obtained from transistor characteristics

values depend on operating point

they are four in number

Answer: values of h-parameter cannot be obtained from transistor characteristics

Explanation:


2. The phenomenon known as "Early Effect" in a bipolar transistor refers to a reduction of the effective base-width caused by ?

the forward biasing of emitter-base junction

electron-hole recombination at the base

the early removal of stored base charge during saturation-to cutoff switching

the reverse biasing of the base-collector junction

Answer: the reverse biasing of the base-collector junction

Explanation:


3. An incremental model of a solid state device is one which represents the ?

ac property of the device at all operating points

complete ac and dc behaviour of the device at all operating points

ac property of the device at the desired operating point

dc property of the device at all operating points

Answer: ac property of the device at the desired operating point

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4. Which one of the following statements with reference to effective mass is incorrect ?

Its concept is applicable only to electrons and not to holes

It is different from free mass because of lattice interaction

It can be positive or negative

It is a function of wave vector K

Answer: Its concept is applicable only to electrons and not to holes

Explanation:


5. Consider the following statements pertaining to tunnel diodes: 1. Impurity concentration is high. 2 Carrier velocities are low. 3. They have current-controlled V-I characteristic. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

2 and 3 only

1 only

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

Answer: 1 only

Explanation:


6. Consider the following statements for a p-n junction diode: 1. It is an active component. 2. Depletion layer width decreases with forward biasing. 3. In the reverse biasing case, saturation current increases with increasing temperature. Which of the statements given above are correct ?

1 and 2 only

1 and 3 only

1,2 and 3

2 and 3 only

Answer: 1,2 and 3

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7. Consider the following statements: A tunnel diode is 1. made of Ge or GaAs 2 an abrupt junction with both sides heavily doped. 3. a hyper abrupt junction with both sides heavily doped. 4. majority carrier device. Which of these statements are correct ?

3 and 4

1 and 2

1,2 and 4

1,3 and 4

Answer: 1 and 2

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8. If for a silicon n-p-n transistor, the base-to-emitter voltage (VB) is 0.7 V and the collector-to-base voltage (Ven) is 0.2 V. then the transistor is operating in the ?

saturation mode

normal active mode

cutoff mode

inverse active mode

Answer: normal active mode

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9. A bipolar junction transistor with forward current transfer ratio ?=0.98, when working in CE mode, provides current transfer ratio Beta as ?

0.49

0.02

98

49

Answer: 0.49

Explanation:


10. Which one of following statements is correct, In a transistor ?

Iceo is equal to Loo and doubles for every 10 degrees rise in temperature

Icbo is equal to Ico and doubles for every 10 degrees rise in temperature

Icbo is greater than Ico and doubles for every 10 degrees rise in temperature

Icbo is greater than Iceo and does not depend upon temperature

Answer: Icbo is equal to Ico and doubles for every 10 degrees rise in temperature

Explanation: