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EDC Important Questions

The document contains important objective bits and subjective questions related to Electronic Devices and Circuits, covering topics such as diodes, transistors, rectifiers, and their characteristics. It includes multiple-choice questions about the functioning of various electronic components and detailed subjective questions for deeper understanding. Key concepts include the operation of PN junctions, ripple factors, and clamping circuits.

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EDC Important Questions

The document contains important objective bits and subjective questions related to Electronic Devices and Circuits, covering topics such as diodes, transistors, rectifiers, and their characteristics. It includes multiple-choice questions about the functioning of various electronic components and detailed subjective questions for deeper understanding. Key concepts include the operation of PN junctions, ripple factors, and clamping circuits.

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SUB: Electronic Devices and Circuits

IMPORTANT OBJECTIVE BITS (UNIT I & II)

1. A breakdown which is caused by cumulative multiplication of carriers through field-induced


impact ionization occurs in
 Zener diode
 Tunnel diode
 Varactor diode
 Avalanche diode
2. A rectifier is used to
 Convert a.c voltage to d.c voltage
 Convert d.c voltage to a.c voltage
 Both (a) and (b)
 Convert voltage to current
3. The bridge rectifier requires
 2 diodes
 3 diodes
 4 diodes
 8diodes
4. In most transistors, the collector region is made physically large than the emitter region
 For dissipating heat
 To distinguish it from other regions
 As it is sensitive to ultraviolet rays
 To reduce resistance in the path of flow of electrons
5. The arrow head on a transistor symbol indicates
 Direction of electron current in the emitter
 Direction of hole current in the emitter
 Diffusion current in the emitter
 Drift current in the emitter
6. In a PNP transistor , the electrons flow into the transistor at the
 Collector only
 Emitter only
 Emitter and base
 Collector and base
7. The forbidden energy gap for germanium is ____0.782 eV____.
8. In a PN-Junction, the region containing the uncompensated acceptor and donor ions is called
____Depletion region_____.
9. When holes leave the p-material to fill electrons in the n-material, the process is called
__ Diffusion_.
10. The ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier is __1.21__.
11. The ripple factor of π-section (CLC) filter is __5700/L.C1.C2.RL_.
12. Which of the following technique can’t be used for generating electron-hole pairs in electronic
devices?
a) Thermal excitation b) Impact ionization c) Photo excitation
d) Impurity injection
13. The rectifier current is a short duration pulses which cause the diode to act as a
14. a) Voltage regulator b) Mixer c) Switch d) Oscillator
15. The ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier is.
a) 1.21 b) 0.48 c) 40.6 d) 81.2
16. In which of the following region does BJT act as an amplifier?
a) Cut-off b) Saturation c) Active d) Reverse saturation
17. Clipping circuits are used to ___________________.
18. A circuit which clamps the negative peak of a signal to zero is called____________.
19. In ______________region does BJT act as the ON switch in electronic circuits?

IMP subjective questions:

1. Discuss the V-I characteristics of a PN junction diode in detail.


2. Derive the expression for capacitance that exists in a reverse biased PN junction diode.
3. Derive the expression for ripple factor in a full wave rectifier using capacitor filter.
4. Design series clipper circuits with positive and Negative reference levels and sketch their
output waveforms and transfer characteristics.
5. Distinguish various rectifier circuits.
6. Define Clamping circuit theorem and write the equation.
7. Discuss the operation of NPN transistor in detail.
8. Derive the expression for Storage capacitance and explain.
9. Explain in detail about diode switching times.

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