Quiz1 Modular Monsoon-1
Quiz1 Modular Monsoon-1
Section:
Instructions: Tick only the correct option. Each Question carries 2 marks.
1. The forward bias voltage required by a pn-junction diode with saturation current 10-2 nA to produce a
current of 150 μA is [VT =26 mV]
(A) 0.34 V (B) 0.43 V (C) 0.7 V (D) 0 V
2. Consider a pn-junction diode biased at IDQ = 1 mA. A sinusoidal voltage is superimposed on VDQ such
that peak-to-peak sinusoidal current is 0.05IDQ. The value of the applied peak-to-peak sinusoidal voltage
is [VT =26 mV]
(A) 701.3 mV (B) 700 mV (C) 26 mV (D) 1.3 mV
3. In the voltage regulator circuit given in Fig. 1, the Zener diode current is to be limited to the range 5
mA to 100 mA. The possible load resistances are
(A) 40 Ω to 192 Ω (B) 21.33 Ω to 160 Ω (C) 40 Ω to 160 Ω (D) 21.33 Ω to 192 Ω
4. In the following voltage regulator circuit shown in Fig. 2, the maximum Zener power is 400 mW. The
current through the Zener diode is
5. The input voltage to a half-wave rectifier (diode is forward biased at positive half-cycle) is a triangular
wave with 20 V peak-to-peak with zero time-average value. The diode has a knee voltage of 0.6 V and
forward resistance of 20 Ω. Assuming piecewise linear diode model, the peak output voltage can be
found as
(A) 9.22 V (B) 10.6 V (C) 18.4 V (D) 9.4 V
6. Consider the diode clipper circuit shown in Fig. 3. Assuming the diode is ideal, the output waveform
will look like,
(A) (B)
(C) (D)
7. In Fig. 4, consider the input wave applied to the circuit is a square wave with 8 V peak-to-peak with zero
time-average value. The output waveform will be a square wave between
(A) -2 V and +6 V (B) +2 V and +10 V (C) -2 V and -10 V (D) +2 V and -6 V
8. Identify the region of operation for the circuit given in Fig. 5. Assume β is very high i.e. I B=0. Given
R1 = 4.7 kΩ and R2 = 3.3 kΩ.
(A) Active Region (B) Cut–off Region (C) Saturation Region (D) Reverse Active Region
9. Consider the circuit given in Fig. 6. Find out the VB2. Take VBE1 = VBE2 = 0.7 V and β1 = β2 = 100.
(A) 0.5 V (B) 0.6 V (C) 1.0 V (D) 1.1 V
10. For the transistor shown in Fig. 7, β = 50 The value of voltage VEC is:
(A) 3.13 V (B) 4.24 V (C) 5.18 V (D) 6.07 V
11. The JFET in the circuit shown in Fig. 8 has an IDSS = 10 mA and pinch-off voltage, VP = -5 V. The value
of resistance, RS for the drain current, IDS = 6.4 mA is?
(A) 0.82 KΩ (B) 0.24 KΩ (C) 0.16 KΩ (D) 0.32 KΩ
12. The circuit given below in Fig. 9 is of the N-Channel JFET. The pinch–off voltage VP and maximum
saturation current, IDSS are -8 V and 10 mA respectively. Calculate the drain current ID?
(A) 25 mA (B) 2.5 mA (C) 30 mA (D) 3.0 mA
13. For the circuit given below in Fig. 10, Find the voltage at the emitter terminal (VE) and emitter current
(IE). Assume VBE = 0.7 V, β = 100.
(A) 4.3 V, 1.33 mA (B) 3.87 V, 1.33 mA (C) 4.3 V, 1.29 mA (D) 3.87 V, 1.29 mA