FSc ICS MCAT ECAT Physics Second Year Chapter 18 Electronics Choice Multiple Question (MCQ) Notes

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FSc ICS MCAT ECAT Physics Second Year Chapter 18 Electronics Choice Multiple Question (MCQ) Notes


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1. The gate, which performs the operation of inversion is called:
  • NOT gate
  • AND gate
  • OR gate
  • XOR gate

2. The gate, which changes the logic level to its opposite level is called:
  • NOR gate
  • AND gate
  • OR gate
  • NOT gate

3. If both the inputs given to a gate are 1, such that the output is 0 then it is:
  • NAND gate
  • NOR gate
  • XOR gate
  • All of these

4. If both the inputs given to a gate are 0 such that the output is 1 then it is:
  • NAND gate
  • NOR gate
  • XNOR gate
  • All of these

5. XNOR gate can be made by combining:
  • OR, NOR, NOT gate
  • OR, AND, NOT gate
  • OR, NAND, NAND gate
  • NOR, AND, NOT gate

6. Breakdown voltage is:
  • 25 V
  • 15 V
  • 35 V
  • 5 V

7. The value of reverse current for Ge is:
  • 1 micro Ampere
  • 1 milli Ampere
  • 1 Ampere
  • 1 Mega Ampere

8. Device used for conversion of D.C. to A.C. is:
  • Oscillator
  • Rectifier
  • Amplifier
  • None

9. p-n junction when reversed biased acts as a:
  • Capacitor
  • On switch
  • Off switch
  • None

10. Pulsating D.C. can be made smooth by using a circuit known as:
  • Filter
  • Tank
  • Accepter
  • All

11. A photodiode can switch its current on Or off in:
  • nano second
  • milli second
  • micro second
  • centi second

12. Photodiode is used in:
  • Automatic switch
  • Optical communication equipment
  • Light meters
  • All

13. Current gain of a transistor which has collector current of 10 mA and a base current of 40 micro Ampere is:
  • 25
  • 250
  • 2500
  • 25000

14. In case of common emitter amplifier, phase difference between input and output:
  • 0 degree
  • 120 degree
  • 180 degree
  • 90 degree

15. When transistor acts as OFF switch then voltage across collector and emitter is _____ Vcc.
  • Less than
  • Greater than
  • Equal to
  • None

16. The photovoltaic cell is always:
  • Forward biased
  • Reverse biased
  • No biasing is required
  • None

17. Under ideal conditions, the collector current is:
  • Equal to base current
  • Nearly equal to emitter current
  • Less than base current
  • Always zero


18. One use of a single p-n junction semiconductor in an electrical circuit is a:
  • Rectifier
  • Transistor
  • Battery
  • Diode

19. The output from a full wave rectifier is:
  • An AC voltage
  • A DC voltage
  • Zero
  • A pulsating unidirectional voltage

20. When n-type semiconductor is heated:
  • Number of electrons increases while holes decreases
  • Number of holes increases while electrons decreases
  • Holes and electrons remains same
  • Holes and electrons increases equally

21. Zener diode is used for:
  • Rectification
  • Amplification
  • Stabilization
  • Modulation

22. In a semi-conducting diode, the reverse biased current is due to drift of free electrons and holes caused by:
  • Thermal excitations only
  • Impurity atoms only
  • Both first and second
  • Neither first nor second

23. In the reverse biased p-n junction, the current is of the order of:
  • Ampere
  • Milliampere
  • Microampere
  • Nanoampere

24. To measure light intensity we use:
  • LED with forward bias
  • LED with reverse bias
  • Photodiode with reverse bias
  • Photodiode with forward bias

25. On increasing the reverse bias to a large value in a p-n junction diode current:
  • Increases slowly
  • Remains fixed
  • Suddenly increases
  • Decreases slowly

26. Rectifier is used to convert:
  • Electrical energy to mechanical energy
  • Heat energy into electrical energy
  • High voltage into low voltage
  • AC into DC

27. In an n-p-n transistor p-type crystal acts as:
  • Emitter only
  • Base only
  • Collector only
  • Either emitter or collector

28. The emitter base junction in the transistor is:
  • Forward biased
  • Reverse biased
  • Either forward or reverse biased
  • Neither forward nor reverse biased

29. The current gain of common-base transistor amplifier is:
  • Less than one
  • More than one
  • Equal to one
  • Zero

30. In common-base transistor amplifier. the phase difference between output voltage and input voltage is:
  • Zero
  • 180 degree
  • 90 degree
  • 45 degree

31. For a common base transistor amplifier the numerical value is least for:
  • Voltage gain
  • Power gain
  • Resistance gain
  • Current gain

32. The base of the transistor is made thin and is doped with least impurity atoms, because:
  • About 95% charge carriers may cross
  • !00% charge carriers may cross
  • the transistor may be saved from high currents
  • None of these

33. A logic gate is an electronic circuit which:
  • Makes logic decisions
  • Allow electron flow only in one direction
  • Allows hole flow only in one direction
  • Alternates between 0 an 1 value


34. Digital circuits can be made by respective use of:
  • AND gates
  • OR gates
  • NOT gates
  • NAND gates

35. Which logic function has the output low only when inputs are high?
  • OR
  • NOR
  • AND
  • NAND

36. In a half wave rectifier the rms value of AC component of the waves:
  • Zero
  • Equal to DC value
  • More than DC value
  • Less than DC value

37. A PN junction has a thickness of the order of:
  • 10(-12) m
  • 10(-6) m
  • 1 mm
  • 1 cm

38. A hole in a p-type semi-conductor is:
  • A donor level
  • An excess electron
  • Missing electron
  • A missing atom

39. If PN junction is forward biased its resistance is:
  • Zero
  • Infinity
  • A few ohm
  • A few kilo ohms

40. A part of transistor which is heavily doped to produce large number of majority carriers is:
  • Emitter
  • Base
  • Collector
  • May be any one

41. How is emitter base junction in the transistor biased?
  • Forward
  • Reverse
  • May be forward or reverse
  • None

42. The potential barrier of silicon diode is:
  • 0.3 V
  • 0.5 V
  • 0.7 V
  • 0.9 V

43. If collector current is 10 mA and base current of 10 microA. What is the current gain of transistor?
  • 250
  • 500
  • 1000
  • None of these

44. An op-amplifier can be used as:
  • Inverting amplifier
  • Night switch
  • Comparator
  • All

45. The output of two input OR gate is zero only when:
  • Both are one
  • Both are zero
  • Either input is 1
  • None

46. The semi-conductor used for fast counting in electronic circuit is:
  • Photodiode
  • LED
  • Photovoltaic cell
  • Solar cell

47. For normal transistor operation Ie is given by:
  • Ie = Ic
  • Ie = Ic + Ib
  • Ie = Ib
  • None

48. The value of open loop gain value for the amplifier is:
  • Zero
  • Infinity
  • Very high
  • Very low

49. The gate will recognized the voltage as 1 if the applied voltage to gate is:
  • 1.5 V
  • 0.5 V
  • 3.5 V
  • 0.7 V

50. In the depletion region of an unbiased PN junction diode there are:
  • Only electrons
  • Only holes
  • Both holes and electrons
  • Ions

51. In a transistor, the conventional current flows from base to emitter. The transistor is:
  • NPN
  • PNP
  • FET
  • None of these

52. In full wave rectifier with input frequency 50 Hz the ripple in the output is mainly of frequency:
  • 25 Hz
  • 50 Hz
  • 100 Hz
  • Zero

53. What is the voltage gain in a common emitter amplifier where input resistance is 3 ohm and load resistance 24 ohm, Î² = 0.6?
  • 8.4
  • 4.8
  • 2.4
  • 480

54. How many NAND gates are used to form AND gate?
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4

55. Photodiode operates when it is:
  • Forward biased
  • Reverse biased
  • Unbiased
  • None

56. The open loop gain of  op-amp is of the order of:
  • 10(3)
  • 10(4)
  • 10(5)
  • 10(6)

57. In  a forward biased p-n junction diode, current inside the junction diode is due to drift of:
  • Free electrons
  • Both types of majority carriers
  • Both types of minority carriers
  • Donor atoms

58. A p-n junction diode cannot be used for:
  • Rectification
  • Amplification
  • Obtaining light radiation
  • Detecting light intensity

59. In a semiconductor diode, p-side is earthed and to n-side is applied a potential of -2 volt; the diode shall:
  • Conduct
  • Not conduct
  • Conduct partially
  • Break down

60. In the symbol for a transistor, the arrow head points in the direction of flow of:
  • Holes 
  • Electrons
  • Majority carriers
  • Minority carriers

61. The current gain of common-emitter transistor amplifier is:
  • Less than one
  • More than one
  • Equal to one
  • Zero

62. In a common-emitter transistor amplifier, the phase difference between output voltage input voltage is:
  • Zero
  • 180 degree
  • 90 degree
  • 45 degree

63. The emitter of a transistor is doped the heaviest because it:
  • Acts as a supplier of charge carriers
  • Dissipates maximum power
  • has a large resistance
  • has a small resistance

64. At room temperature, potential difference develops across the depletion region in case of silicon:
  • 0.3 V
  • 0.7 V
  • 0.8 V
  • 0.9 V

65. Width of depletion region is:
  • 10(-8) m
  • 10(-7) m
  • 10(-6) m
  • 10(-4) m

66. In photovoltaic cell current is _______ proportional to intensity of light.
  • Directly
  • Inversely
  • Both first and second
  • None

67. Silicon transistors are preferred because:
  • High operating temperature
  • Low leakage current
  • Suited to high frequency circuits
  • All

68. If Rc = 10 kΩ , rie = 1kΩ Î² = 50 then gain of common emitter amplifier:
  • 500
  • 50
  • 5
  • None

69. If R1 = 10 Î©k and R2 = 100kΩ then gain of inverting amplifier is:
  • 10
  • -10
  • 100
  • None

70. Electronic circuits which implement various logic operations are called:
  • Logic gates
  • Boolean algebra
  • Amplifier gain
  • None

Written by: Asad Hussain

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