BASIC ELECTRONICS QUESTION BANK

Objective type questions(1

st
chapter) 1 mark each
1. The cut-in voltage of silicon p-n diode is
A)0.7V B)0.6Mv c)1.2V D)1.2mV

2. The cut-in voltage of Ge p-n diode is about
A)0.6V B)0.6Mv c)0.3V D)1.2mV

3. The region near junction consisting immobile ion without any charge carrier is called
.
A)p region B)n region c)depletion region D)p-n region

4. Applying external DC voltage to a diode is called
A)Forward biasing B)Reverse biasing c)biasing D)none

5. Average DC load current for half wave rectifier is given by .
A)Im/ B) 2Im/ c)Im/2 D)Im

6. RMS value of load current for half wave rectifier is given by .
A)Im/ B) 2Im/ c)Im/2 D)Im

7. The ripple factor for half wave rectifier is.
A)200 B) 0.56 c)0.48 D)1.211

8. Average DC load current for full wave rectifier is given by .
A)Im/ B) 2Im/ c)Im/2 D)Im

9. RMS value of load current for full wave rectifier is given by .
A)Im/ B) 2Im/ c)Im/2 D)Im/2

10. The ripple factor for full wave rectifier is.
A)200 B) 0.56 c)0.48 D)1.211

11. The rectifier efficiency is 40.6% for ..rectifier
A) half wave B)Full wave C) Bridge D) none

12. The rectifier efficiency is 81.2% for ..rectifier
A) half wave B)Full wave C) Bridge D) none

13. The average o/p voltage of half wave rectifier with an input of 300sin314t is

A)100V B)95.49V C)90.49V D) 90.00V

1. Draw and explain the V-I characteristics of Si and Ge diodes 05
2. What is diffusion and depletion region capacitance of a diode? Explain it briefly. 03
3. Distinguish between drift current and diffusion current in a PN device 05
4. Define DC load line for a diode and explain the DC load line for the circuit consisting of
supply voltage in series with resistance and diode.
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5. Draw the VI-characteristics of semiconductor diode and explain it 05
6. Draw the ideal and practical VI-Characteristics of diode. 05
7. Define reverse recovery time in a diode. How is the reverse recovery time kept minimal 05
8. Explain the operation of a Half-wave rectifier with relevant output waveforms 05
8. The input to a half wave rectifier is given through a 10:1 transformer from a supply given
by 230 sin 314t V. if R
f
= 50 and R
L
= 500 determine
(a) DC load Voltage (d) Rectification efficiency
(b) RMS load Voltage (e) DC power delivered to load
(c) PIV across the diode (f) Frequency of O/P W/F

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9. Explain how full-wave rectification is achieved using two diodes and centre-tap
transformer with a circuit diagram and output waveforms relevant waveforms
05
10. Draw a circuit of a bridge rectifier and show that ripple factor of bridge rectifier is 0.48 08
11. A full wave single-phase rectifier consists of two diodes each having internal resistance
of 500 . The circuit feeds a pure resistive load of 2000. The secondary voltage with
reference to centre tap is 280V calculate.
(a) Peak load current (c) Direct current in each diode
(b) DC load current (d) DC output power
(e) PIV across each diode. (f) RMS Load current
(g) RMS current through each diode (h) DC load voltage.
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12. A full wave rectifier using two diodes is supplied from an AC supply given by 220 sin
314t V through a centre tapped transformer of turns ratio 10:1 the load resistance is 1000
and the forward resistance is 20 calculate.
(a) Average load voltage (c) PIV across each diode
(b)RMS load current (d) DC output power
(e) Frequency of output
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13. In a full wave bridge rectifier, the transformer secondary voltage is 100 sinwt. The
forward resistance of each diode is 25 and the load resistance is 950 calculate.
(a) DC output voltage (d) PIV across non conducting diode.
(b) Ripple factor (e) Percentage regulation
(c) Efficiency of rectification (f) Peak diode current
(g) DC load current (h) DC current through each diode.
(i) RMS current through each diode.
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14.. Explain the operation of a half-wave rectifier with capacitor filter with the help of a
circuit diagram and relevant waveforms.
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15. A full wave rectifier consists of two diodes each having internal resistance of 500 .
The circuit feeds a pure resistive load of 2000 . The secondary voltage with reference
to centre tap is 280V calculate.
(a) Peak load current (c) Direct current in each diode
(b) DC load current (d) DC output power
(e) PIV across each diode. (f) RMS Load current
(g) RMS current through each diode (h) DC load voltage.
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16. A full wave rectifier using two diodes is supplied from an AC supply given by 220 Sin
314t V through a centre tapped transformer of turns ratio 10:1 the load resistance is 1000
and the forward resistance is 20 calculate.
(a) Average load voltage (c) PIV across each diode
(b)RMS load current (d) DC output power
(e) Frequency of output
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17. Show that a diode is capable of rectification. Draw the circuit of bridge rectifier.
Explain its working.
08
18. Explain the operation of a half-wave rectifier with capacitor filter with the help of a
circuit diagram
08
19. Define ripple factor. Find the ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier. 05
20. Draw the circuit diagram of full wave rectifier with capacitor filter circuit. explain the
circuit operation. And derive the expression for ripple factor.
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21. Explain working of full-wave rectifier circuit give the expressions for (a) DC voltage (b)
ripple factor (c) PIV (d) Efficiency (e) RMS value of Voltage. What are its advantages
over half wave rectifier.
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22. In a full wave bridge rectifier, the transformer secondary voltage is 100 sin wt. The
forward resistance of each diode is 25 and the load resistance is 950 calculate.
(a) DC output voltage (d) PIV across non conducting diode.
(b) Ripple factor (e) Percentage regulation
(c) Efficiency of rectification (f) Peak diode current
(g) DC load current (h) DC current through each diode.
(i) RMS current through each diode.
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23. . Draw the circuit of a full wave bridge rectifier and show that ripple factor = 0.48 and
efficiency = 81%
05
24. Discuss the different types of junction breakdown that can occur in a reverse-biased
diode.
05
26. Explain how a zener diode can be used for maintain constant voltage across a load 05
27. Design a zener diode voltage regulator to meet the following requirements.
Unregulated dc input voltage :
Vi :13-17V
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Load Current, I
L
= 10mA.
Regulated output voltage, V
0
= 10V
Minimum zener current I
Zmin
= 5mA
Maximum power dissipation in zener P
Zmax
= 500mW.
28. A half wave rectifier with capacitor filter is supplying a resistive load of 1000 . The
value of filter capacitor is 200f. if the supply voltage to the rectifier is 200V at 50Hz
calculate
(a) Ripple factor (c) DC load Current
(b) DC output voltage (d) PIV across the diode
(e) RMS ripple output voltage.

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29. A full-wave rectifier using two diodes supplies a load of 2K . The ac voltage applied to
the diodes is 200-0-200V. if a capacitor of value 500F is connected across the load,
find
(a) Ripple factor (c) Ripple voltage on capacitor
(b) DC output Voltage (d) DC load current.
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30. Design a zener diode voltage regulator to meet the following specifications

DC input voltage V
i
: 20V
DC output voltage V
0
: 10V
Load current Il : 20mA
Minimum zener current Izmin : 10mA
Maximum zener current Iz max : 100mA
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31. A full-wave bridge rectifier supplies a load of 400 parallel with a capacitor of 500f if
the ac supply voltage is 230 sin 314t V find

(a) Ripple Factor (b) DC load Current
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32. Explain the terms line regulation and load regulation. 05
UNIT-II
1. Convert (3576)
8
to hexadecimal 05
2. Convert (725.25)
8
to its decimal and binary equivalent 05
3. Subtract (111001)
2
from (101011)
2
using 2s complement method. 05
4. Solve: [0.7642]
10
= [ ?]
2
01
5. [AD6CB]
16
= [?]
8
01
6. [11011.1011]
2
= [?]
8
01
7. Subtract using 2s complement , 66 64 01
8. [1011.11001]
2
= [.]
10
01
9. Convert [0.6875]
10
= [.]
8
01
10. A72E]
16
= [..]
8
01
11. [95.5]
10
= [..]
16
01
12. Perform using 2s complement 48 23 04
13. Convert (3575)
8
to hexadecimal 05
14. Convert (725.25)
8
to its decimal and binary equivalent 05
15. Subtract (111001)
2
from (101011)
2
using 2s complement method. 05
16. Perform the following.
(i) (342.56)
10
= (?)
2
(ii)(AB)
16
= (?)
10
(iii) (8000)
10
= (.)
16

(iv) Subtract (1101)
2
from (1010)
2
using 2s complement.
10
17. Convert the following hexadecimal number into decimal
(a) A3BH (b) 2F3H

04
18. Convert the following
(101010.101)
2
= (.)
10

01
19. (7034)
8
= (?)
10
01
20. (2616)
10
= (?)
16
. 01
21. (934)
10
= (?)
8
01
22. Subtract using 1s complement 101000 from 0101111 using 1s complement. 02
23. (11011)
2
= (--------)
8
01
24. The 2s complement of 1100110 is 02
25. The binary of (A5)
16
is 01
26. Convert (10110011010)
2
into octal, decimal and hexadecimal 03
27. Subtract using 2s complement (15 7)
10
04
28. Perform the following conversion form one base to another. 06
(249.75)
10
= (.)
16.

(101111010.111)
2
= (.)
8

(B2F8)
16
= ()
10

(4144.375)
10
= ()
2

29. Convert each decimal to binary (i) (11.125)
10
(ii) (0.625)
10
04
30. Convert the following hexadecimal umber into decimal.
(i) A3B (ii) 2F3
04
31. Implement XNOR using only NOR 04
32. Prove that
___________
AB + A + AB = 0

04
33. Realize the following using basic gates
_ _ _ _ _ _
Y = BC + AC +AB
Y = B A + AB
Y = AB + A+ ) ( C B
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34 Explain how AND, OR and Not gates can be obtained using only NAND gates. 04


35.
Realize following expressions using NOR gates
_
Y = A(B + C)
04
36. Simplify the following Boolean expressions.
__ _
AB + AC + ABC(AB + C)

______________________
__________
AB + ABC + A ( B + AB )
06
36. Simplify
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
03
XYZ + XYZ +XY+XY.

37. Simplify using De-morgans theorem
_______
____
__
ABCD
03
38. List the properties of Boolean algebra with an example. 06
39. Simplify the following Boolean expression and realize using only NAND gates.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Y = ABC+ABC+AB+AC

_________________________
_ _ _ _ _
Y = (A + BC)(A + B + C) (A + B)

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40. State and prove De-Morgans theorem. 04
41. Implement OR and AND using only NOR gates 04
43. Simplify the following Boolean expression.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ __
YZ + WXZ + WXYZ + WYZ
________
__ _ _ _ _ _ _
(X + Y) [(X(Y + Z )] + XY + XZ
___ __
(X + Y) (XZ + Z) (Y + XZ)
06
44. Simplify and implement the following using Boolean expression using logic gates
Y = AB + AC+ BC
Y = (A + B +C ) ( A + B + C)
Y = C (B + C) (A + B + C).



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