1. Which of the following is a passive device?
a) Transistor
b) Diode
c) Resistor (✔)
d) SCR
2. The unit of resistance is:
a) Ohm (✔)
b) Henry
c) Farad
d) Siemens
3. The unit of capacitance is:
a) Ohm
b) Henry
c) Farad (✔)
d) Tesla
4. Which passive device stores energy in the form of a magnetic field?
a) Capacitor
b) Inductor (✔)
c) Resistor
d) Diode
5. Power dissipated in a resistor is given by:
a) VI (✔)
b) ½ CV²
c) LI²
d) QV
6. Which device opposes sudden changes in current?
a) Capacitor
b) Inductor (✔)
c) Resistor
d) Transformer
7. A capacitor allows:
a) DC only
b) AC only (✔)
c) Both AC and DC
d) None
8. Which of the following has a linear relationship between current and voltage?
a) Diode
b) Transistor
c) Resistor (✔)
d) Capacitor
9. A semiconductor diode is made from:
a) Metal
b) P-N junction (✔)
c) Gas tube
d) Vacuum
10. A diode conducts current in:
a) Reverse bias
b) Forward bias (✔)
c) Both directions
d) None
11. The typical cut-in voltage of a silicon diode is:
a) 0.3 V
b) 0.7 V (✔)
c) 1.5 V
d) 3 V
12. The reverse current in a diode is usually:
a) High
b) Very low (✔)
c) Equal to forward current
d) Zero
13. Diode is mainly used for:
a) Amplification
b) Oscillation
c) Rectification (✔)
d) Frequency multiplication
14. The ideal diode in forward bias has resistance:
a) Infinite
b) Zero (✔)
c) High
d) Constant
15. Which parameter defines the maximum voltage a diode can withstand in reverse bias?
a) Cut-in voltage
b) Reverse saturation current
c) Peak Inverse Voltage (✔)
d) Junction capacitance
16. In half-wave rectifier, efficiency is around:
a) 10%
b) 40.6% (✔)
c) 81.2%
d) 100%
17. A Zener diode works in:
a) Forward bias
b) Reverse breakdown region (✔)
c) Forward saturation
d) Cut-off
18. Zener diode is mainly used as:
a) Oscillator
b) Voltage regulator (✔)
c) Amplifier
d) Switch
19. Zener breakdown occurs due to:
a) Tunneling (✔)
b) Avalanche multiplication
c) Thermionic emission
d) Recombination
20. The Zener diode maintains:
a) Constant current
b) Constant voltage (✔)
c) Constant resistance
d) Constant power
21. If a 6V Zener diode is used, the output voltage will be:
a) 12V
b) 6V (✔)
c) 0V
d) Depends on input
22. Which of the following is NOT an application of Zener diode?
a) Voltage regulation
b) Wave shaping
c) Frequency generation (✔)
d) Protection circuits
23. The Zener resistance is:
a) Forward resistance
b) Reverse resistance (✔)
c) Zero
d) Infinite
24. Zener diodes are generally fabricated from:
a) Silicon (✔)
b) Germanium
c) Gallium Arsenide
d) Selenium
25. Which diode is used for high-frequency signal detection?
a) Tunnel diode
b) Schottky diode (✔)
c) Zener diode
d) Varactor diode
26. Tunnel diode is known for its:
a) Positive resistance
b) Negative resistance (✔)
c) High breakdown voltage
d) Low speed
27. A Varactor diode is mainly used in:
a) Rectification
b) Voltage controlled oscillator (✔)
c) Amplifier
d) Current source
28. Photodiode works on the principle of:
a) Emission
b) Light absorption (✔)
c) Magnetic effect
d) Piezoelectric effect
29. LED emits light when:
a) Reverse biased
b) Forward biased (✔)
c) Neutral bias
d) Both
30. Which diode is preferred in microwave communication?
a) Gunn diode (✔)
b) LED
c) Photodiode
d) Schottky diode
31. PIN diode is widely used in:
a) Power supply
b) RF switching (✔)
c) Voltage regulation
d) Oscillation
32. Laser diode emits:
a) Coherent light (✔)
b) Incoherent light
c) Heat
d) Random photons
33. A transistor is a:
a) Passive device
b) Active device (✔)
c) Linear device
d) Resistive device
34. In a BJT, the current is controlled by:
a) Base current (✔)
b) Collector current
c) Emitter voltage
d) Gate current
35. In an FET, the controlling parameter is:
a) Base current
b) Gate voltage (✔)
c) Collector current
d) Emitter current
36. The UJT is used mainly as:
a) Switch
b) Oscillator (✔)
c) Amplifier
d) Regulator
37. The common terminal in FET is:
a) Base
b) Gate
c) Source (✔)
d) Collector
38. The current gain of a transistor in common-emitter configuration is denoted by:
a) α
b) β (✔)
c) γ
d) δ
39. A Darlington pair is used to achieve:
a) High voltage gain
b) High current gain (✔)
c) Low input resistance
d) High frequency
40. The device which can work as an electronic switch as well as an amplifier is:
a) Resistor
b) Capacitor
c) Transistor (✔)
d) Inductor
