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201.

The energy band occupied by the valence electrons is called___________________?

A. Energy state
B. Valence band
C. ve energy state
D. conduction band
Answer» C. ve energy state
202.

A wire is stretched by a force F which causes an extension 1. The energy stored in the wire is____________________?

A. The extension of the wire is proportional to the force applied
B. The weight of the wire is negligible
C. The wire is not stretched beyond its elastic limit
D. The cross sectional area of the wire remains constant
Answer» B. The weight of the wire is negligible
203.

In a half-wave rectifier the r.m.s. value of the A.C. component of the wave is________________?

A. Equal to D.C. value
B. More than D.C. value
C. Less than D.C. value
D. Zero
Answer» C. Less than D.C. value
204.

In the electron microscope, electric & magnetic fields are used as_______________?

A. Electromagnetic gun
B. Source of electromagnetic waves
C. Deflecting charged particle
D. Converging source of electrons
Answer» E.
205.

Non-inverting amplifier circuits have____________?

A. A very high input impedance
B. A very low input impedance
C. A low output impedance
D. None of the above
Answer» B. A very low input impedance
206.

An OP-AMP comparator is a circuit that compares the signal voltage on one of its inputs with a ______________?

A. Non-inverting voltage at output
B. Reference voltage on the other
C. Virtual input
D. Output
Answer» C. Virtual input
207.

On the basis of band theory of solids the semiconductors have _____________________?

A. A party filled valence band and totally empty conduction band
B. A completely filled valence band a totally empty conduction band and a very wide forbidden band
C. A completely filled valence band a partially filled conduction band and a narrow forbidden band
D. A partly filled valence band a totally empty conduction band and a wide forbidden band
Answer» D. A partly filled valence band a totally empty conduction band and a wide forbidden band
208.

The working of transistor as amplifier is similar to________________?

A. Step up transformer
B. Step down transformer
C. Three diodes in common
D. Triode vacuum tube
Answer» E.
209.

UV radiation can be produced by______________?

A. Heating the filament
B. Electron excitation in the gas
C. Ionization of atoms
D. All the above
Answer» C. Ionization of atoms
210.

In forward bias the width of potential barrier_____________?

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remains same
D. No effect
Answer» C. Remains same
211.

Which one has the greatest energy gap ?

A. Semi conductor
B. Conductor
C. Metals
D. Non metals
Answer» E.
212.

A completely filled band is called__________________?

A. Conduction band
B. Valence band
C. Forbidden band
D. Core band
Answer» E.
213.

The band theory of solids explains satisfactorily the nature of_________________?

A. Electrical insulators alone
B. Electrical conductors alone
C. Electrical semi conductors alone
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
214.

With increase in temperature the electrical conductivity of intrinsic semi conductor___________________?

A. Decreases
B. Increases
C. Remains same
D. First increases then decreases
Answer» C. Remains same
215.

In the transistor schematic symbol, the arrow______________?

A. is located on the emitter
B. is located on the base
C. is locate on the collector
D. points form north to south
Answer» B. is located on the base
216.

Very weak magnetic fields are detected by___________________?

A. Squids
B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
C. Magnetometer
D. Oscilloscope
Answer» B. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
217.

Energy needed to magnetize and demagnetize is represented by _________________?

A. Hysteresis curve
B. Hysteresis loop area
C. Hysteresis loop
D. Straight line
Answer» C. Hysteresis loop
218.

What is the SI unit of modulus of elasticity of substance ?

A. Nm-2
B. Jm-2
C. Nm-1
D. Being a number it has no unit.
Answer» B. Jm-2
219.

In full wave rectification the output D.C. voltage across the load is obtained for_____________?

A. The positive half cycle of input A.C.
B. The negative half cycle of input A.C.
C. The complete cycle of input A.C.
D. All of the above.
Answer» D. All of the above.
220.

Which one of the following is not a donor impurity ?

A. antimony
B. phosphorus
C. aluminium
D. arsenic
Answer» D. arsenic
221.

In half-wave rectification the output D.C. voltages is obtained across the load for_______________?

A. The negative half cycle of A.C.
B. The positive half cycle of A.C.
C. The positive and negative half cycles
D. Either positive or negative half of A.C.
Answer» C. The positive and negative half cycles
222.

A rubber cord of cross-sectional area 2cm2 has a length of 1m. When a tensile force of 10N is applied the length of the cord increases by 1cm. What is the youngs modulus of rubber ?

A. 2×108 Nm-2
B. 5×106 Nm-2
C. 0.5×10-6 Nm-2
D. 0.2×10-6Nm-2
Answer» C. 0.5×10-6 Nm-2
223.

The velocity of laser light is___________________?

A. Less than ordinary light
B. More than ordinary light
C. Equal to ordinary light
D. Different for different colours or frequency
Answer» D. Different for different colours or frequency
224.

The specially designed semi-conductor diodes used as fast counters in electronic circuits are______________?

A. The light emitting diodes
B. Photo diodes
C. Photo voltaic cell
D. Solar cells.
Answer» C. Photo voltaic cell
225.

The device used for conversion of D.C. to A.C. is called______________?

A. Converter
B. A rectifier
C. Inverter
D. Oscillator
Answer» D. Oscillator
226.

The operational amplifier is______________?

A. A high gain amplifier
B. A high-power amplifier
C. A high resistance amplifier
D. A low resistance amplifier
Answer» B. A high-power amplifier
227.

The alternating voltage is an example of_______________?

A. A digital waveform
B. An analogue waveform
C. Discrete waveform
D. None at all
Answer» C. Discrete waveform
228.

A wire obeys Hooks law is of length 11 when it is in equilibrium under a tension F1. Its length becomes 12 when the tension is increased to F2. The energy stored in the wire during this process is____________________?

A. (F1+F2) (121+122)
B. (F1+F2) (122-112)
C. (F1+F2) (12-11)
D. (F1+F2) (12-11)
Answer» D. (F1+F2) (12-11)
229.

The curie temperature is that at which ____________________?

A. Semi-conductor becomes conductors
B. Ferromagnetic becomes paramagnetic
C. Paramagnetic becomes diamagnetic
D. Metals become super conductor
Answer» C. Paramagnetic becomes diamagnetic
230.

Any alteration produced in shapes length or volume when a body is subjected to some external force is called____________________?

A. Stiffness
B. Toughness
C. Extension
D. Deformation
Answer» E.
231.

Coercive force is the force which opposes ____________________?

A. Demagnetization
B. Breakage
C. Extension
D. Surface cracking
Answer» B. Breakage
232.

The breaking of crystals along definite direction is called _____________________?

A. Cleavage
B. Symmetry
C. Isotropy
D. Homogeneity
Answer» B. Symmetry
233.

A vacant or partially filled band is called _____________________?

A. Conduction band
B. Valence band
C. Forbidden band
D. Empty band
Answer» B. Valence band
234.

The bulk properties of materials such as their mode of fracture can be related to their____________________?

A. Polymerization
B. Cleavage
C. Microstructure
D. Dislocation
Answer» D. Dislocation
235.

In simple cube one atom or molecule lies at its______________________?

A. Force corners
B. Nine corners
C. Eight corners
D. Six corners
Answer» D. Six corners
236.

The semiconductor diode can be used as a rectifier because _______________?

A. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased & high resistance when reverse biased.
B. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased.
C. It has high resistance to the current flow when reverse biased
D. Its conductivity increases with rise of temperature.
Answer» B. It has low resistance to the current flow when forward biased.
237.

The especially designed semiconductor diodes used as indicator lamps in electronic circuits are___________?

A. The switch
B. The light emitting diode
C. The photo diodes
D. Solar cells.
Answer» C. The photo diodes
238.

The device or circuit used for conversion of A.C. into D.C. is called_______________?

A. An amplifier.
B. A rectifier
C. Filtering circuit
D. Converter.
Answer» C. Filtering circuit
239.

In p-n-p transistor the collector current is________________?

A. equal to emitter current
B. slightly less than emitter current
C. greater than emitter current
D. any of above
Answer» C. greater than emitter current
240.

Semi-conductors with donor atoms and free electrons belong to the type________________?

A. n
B. p
C. mix
D. any of above
Answer» B. p
241.

The simplest type of rectification known as half wave rectification is obtained by____________________?

A. using a transistor
B. suppressing the harmonics in A.C voltage
C. suppressing half wave of A.C supply by using diode
D. using a Coolidge tube
Answer» D. using a Coolidge tube
242.

Depletion region of a junction is formed_____________?

A. during the manufacturing process
B. under forward bias
C. under reverse bias
D. when temperature varies
Answer» B. under forward bias
243.

Which one of the following has the greatest energy gap ?

A. insulator
B. conductor
C. semi conductor
D. any of above
Answer» B. conductor
244.

Holes can exist in____________________?

A. Conductors
B. Insulators
C. Semi conductors
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
245.

The net charge on n-type material is____________________?

A. Positive
B. Negative
C. Both positive and negative
D. Neutral
Answer» E.
246.

Magnetic force acting on a unit positive charge moving perpendicular to the magnetic field with a unit velocity is called____________________?

A. magnetic flux
B. magnetic field intensity
C. magnetic induction
D. self inductance
Answer» D. self inductance
247.

The time period of a second pendulum is______________?

A. 4 seconds
B. 3 seconds
C. 2 seconds
D. 6 seconds
Answer» D. 6 seconds
248.

Two parallel wires carrying currents in the opposite directions____________________?

A. repel each other
B. attract each other
C. have no effect upon each other
D. they cancel out their individual magnetic fields
Answer» B. attract each other
249.

When K.E energy of SHM is maximum its__________________?

A. P.E is zero
B. Acceleration is zero
C. Restoring force is zero
D. All P.E acceleration and restoring force are zero
Answer» E.
250.

Electrons present in p-type material due to thermal pair generation are_____________?

A. majority carriers
B. minority carriers
C. dual carriers
D. blockers
Answer» C. dual carriers