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Semiconductor Devices – MCQs

1. : What is the most commonly used semiconductor material?

(A) Germanium


(B) Gallium Arsenide


(C) Silicon


(D) Indium Phosphide



2. : What type of semiconductor is formed when a trivalent impurity is added to silicon?

(A) Intrinsic


(B) N-type


(C) P-type


(D) Degenerate



3. : Which of the following is a unipolar device?

(A) BJT


(B) JFET


(C) SCR


(D) MOSFET



4. : What is the function of a diode?

(A) Amplification


(B) Rectification


(C) Oscillation


(D) Switching only



5. : What is the voltage drop across a silicon diode when forward-biased?

(A) 0.1V


(B) 0.3V


(C) 0.7V


(D) 1.1V



6. : Which terminal of a transistor controls the operation?

(A) Emitter


(B) Base


(C) Collector


(D) Gate



7. : What is the primary function of a Zener diode?

(A) Oscillation


(B) Amplification


(C) Voltage regulation


(D) Switching



8. : Which device can amplify weak signals?

(A) Diode


(B) Transistor


(C) Resistor


(D) Capacitor



9. : A depletion-type MOSFET can operate in which mode(s)?

(A) Depletion mode only


(B) Enhancement mode only


(C) Both depletion and enhancement


(D) Neither



10. : In a BJT, what is the function of the emitter?

(A) Collect electrons


(B) Control current


(C) Emit charge carriers


(D) Block current



11. : Which of the following is a characteristic of a Schottky diode?

(A) High forward voltage drop


(B) Slow switching speed


(C) Low forward voltage drop


(D) Used for amplification



12. : What is the majority carrier in an N-type semiconductor?

(A) Holes


(B) Electrons


(C) Protons


(D) Ions



13. : What kind of junction is formed in a PN diode?

(A) Ohmic junction


(B) Metal-semiconductor junction


(C) PN junction


(D) Thermal junction



14. : Which of the following is used in power applications?

(A) Tunnel diode


(B) Varactor diode


(C) Power MOSFET


(D) Photodiode



15. : Which region of a transistor is lightly doped?

(A) Emitter


(B) Base


(C) Collector


(D) Substrate



16. : A diode conducts in which direction?

(A) Forward bias only


(B) Reverse bias only


(C) Both directions


(D) No direction



17. : The reverse breakdown in Zener diode occurs due to:

(A) Avalanche effect


(B) Tunneling effect


(C) Both A and B


(D) Magnetic field



18. : Which semiconductor device acts like a variable resistor?

(A) BJT


(B) FET


(C) Diode


(D) Varactor



19. : What type of transistor is widely used in digital ICs?

(A) BJT


(B) JFET


(C) MOSFET


(D) UJT



20. : Which of the following is not a terminal of BJT?

(A) Emitter


(B) Collector


(C) Base


(D) Gate



21. : The current gain of a BJT in common-emitter configuration is denoted by:

(A) α


(B) β


(C) γ


(D) δ



22. : Which device is used to convert light into electrical energy?

(A) LED


(B) Solar Cell


(C) Photodiode


(D) Zener Diode



23. : Which device emits light when forward-biased?

(A) Varactor diode


(B) Schottky diode


(C) LED


(D) Zener diode



24. : Which of the following is a unidirectional device?

(A) BJT


(B) Diode


(C) Triac


(D) SCR



25. : A JFET is normally in which state when no gate voltage is applied?

(A) OFF


(B) ON


(C) Saturated


(D) Biased



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