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Electronics
JEST-2016
Q1. It is found that when the resistance R indicated in the figure below is changed from
1 kΩ to 10 kΩ the current flowing through the resistance R′ does not change. What is
10 kΩ
the value of the resistor R′ ?

1k Ω R 1kΩ

R′

10 kΩ

5V
(a) 5 kΩ (b) 100 kΩ (c) 10 kΩ (d) 1 kΩ

R3 = 10 kΩ
Ans: (b)
Solution: Apply Wheatstone bridge condition R4 =
R1 = 1k Ω R 1 kΩ
R1 R3 1 10 • •
= ⇒ = A B
R2 R4 R′ 1
R2 =R ′

10 kΩ

5V
Q2. A transistor in common base configuration has ratio of collector current to emitter current
β and ratio of collector to base current α . Which of the following is true?

(a) β =
α
(b) β =
(α + 1)
(α + 1) α

(c) β =
α
(d) β =
(α − 1)
(α − 1) α
Ans: (a)
IE I 1 1 α
Solution: ∵ I E = I C + I B ⇒ = 1+ B ⇒ = 1+ ⇒ β =
IC IC β α 1+ α
                                                                                
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JEST-2015
Q3. What is the voltage at the output of the following operational amplifier circuit. [See in the
10 k Ω
figure]?
(a) 1V −
1nA
+
(b) 1 mV +
−
RL
(c) 1 μV Vout

(d) 1 nV 99 kΩ
1 kΩ
Ans: (b)
Solution: Output of first Op-Amp v01 = − (10 × 103 )(1× 10−9 ) = −10−5 volt

⎛ 99 ⎞
Output of first Op-Amp vout = ⎜1 + ⎟ × 10−5 = 10−3 volts = 1 mV
⎝ 1 ⎠
Q4. The reference voltage of an analog to digital converter is 1 V . The smallest voltage step
that the converter can record using a 12 -bit converter is,
(a) 0.24V (b) 0.24 mV (c) 0.24μV (d) 0.24 nV
Ans: (b)
1
Smallest voltage step = ≈ 0.24 mV
2 −1
12

Q5. In Millikan’s oil drop experiment the electronic charge e could be written as kη 1.5 ,where
κ is a function of all experimental parameters with negligible error. If the viscosity of air
η is taken to be 0.4% lower than the actual value, what would be the error in the
calculated value of e ?
(a) 1.5% (b) 0.7% (c) 0.6% (d) 0.4%
Ans: (d)
Solution: Electronic charge is proportional to the viscosity i.e. e = Kη 1.5 = Kη 3/ 2
2
⎛ ∂e ⎞ 2
Now error in the measurement of charge is σ = ⎜ ⎟ ση
2

⎝ ∂η ⎠
e

                                                                                
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⎛ ∂e ⎞ ∂e 3
⇒ σe = ⎜ ⎟ σ η where = Kη 1/ 2
⎝ ∂η ⎠ ∂η 2

⎛3 ⎞ 3 ση 3 ση
∴ σ e = ⎜ Kη 1/ 2 ⎟ σ η = Kη 3 / 2 = e
⎝2 ⎠ 2 η 2 η

σe 3 ση
⇒ =
e 2 η
ση
Given = 0.4%
η
σe 3
∴ = × 0.4% = 0.6% . Thus correct answer is option (c).
e 2

Q6. For the logic circuit shown in figure 5, the required input condition ( A, B, C ) to
make the output ( X ) = 1 is, A
U1
B
(a) 1,0,1 XOR U3 X
(b) 0,0,1
AND
U2
(c) 1,1,1 C
XNOR
(d) 0,1,1
Ans: (d)
Solution: XOR is inequality comparator and XNOR is equality comparator. In AND gate output
will be high when all the input is 1.

                                                                                
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JEST-2014
Q7. Which of the following circuits will act like a 4-input NAND gate?
(a) (b)

(c) (d)

Ans.: (d)
Solution:
A AB AB
B ABC
C ABCD
D

A AB
B ABC
C
D ABCD

A AB
B
C ABCD
D CD

AB
A AB
B
ABCD
C
D CD
CD

                                                                                
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F
Q8. The formula for normal strain in a longitudinal bar is given by ε = , where F is
AE
normal force applied, A is cross-sectional area of the bar and E is Young’s modulus. If
F = 50 ± 0.5 N , A = 0.2 ± 0.002 m 2 and E = 210 × 10 9 ± 1 × 10 9 Pa, the maximum error in
the measurement of strain is
(a) 1.0 × 10 −12 (b) 2.95 × 10 −11 (c) 1.22 × 10 −9 (d) 1.19 × 10 −9
Ans.: (b)
F
Solution: ∈=
AE
Δ ∈ ΔF ΔA ΔE 0.5 .002 1 × 10 9
= + + = + +
∈ F A E 50 0.2 210 × 10 9
Δ∈ 0.2476 × 50
= .02476 ⇒ Δ ∈= 0.2476×∈ = = 2.95 ×10−11
∈ 0.2 × 210 ×109
Q9. A 100 ohms resistor carrying current of 1 Amp is maintained at a constant temperature of
30 o C by a heat bath. What is the rate of entropy increase of the resistor?
(a) 3.3 Joules/K/sec (b) 6.6 Joules/K/sec
(c) 0.33 Joules/K/sec (d) None of the above
Ans.: (c)
Solution: ω = q.V ⇒ W = i ⋅ t ⋅ R

W = i2 R t

∂W i 2 R t 1× 100
now = = = 0.33
∂T T 30 + 273

JEST-2012
Q10. The ratio of maximum to minimum resistance that can be obtained with N 1-Ω resistors is
(a) N (b) N2 (c) 1 (d) ∞
Ans.: (b)
Solution: resistance in series is maximum and minimum in parallel
Rs = 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + .....N = N
                                                                                
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1 1 1 1 1 1 1
= + + + + ..... = N
Rp 1 1 1 1 1 N
Rs 1
= N × N = N 2 ⇒ Rp =
Rp N
Q11. The net charge of an n-type semiconductor is
(a) positive (b) zero (c) negative (d) dependent
Ans.: (b)

                                                                                
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fiziks, H.No. 40 D, G.F, Jia Sarai,  Anand Institute of Mathematics, 
 
Near IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi‐16  28‐B/6, Jia Sarai, Near IIT 
 
Phone: 011‐26865455/+91‐9871145498 Hauz Khas, New Delhi‐16 
                                                   
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