PHYSICS

1. From the given figure of bridge circuit, find the correct statement:

a) Diode 𝐷1 and 𝐷2 conduct positive half cycles only b) Diode 𝐷1 and 𝐷3 conducts negative half cycles only
c) No output will be obtained at load “𝑅𝐿 ” d) Diode 𝐷2 and 𝐷4 conducts negative half cycles only
2. Find the correct option for the given figure

a) A and B leads both C and D b) D leads A, B and C

c) A and B are in phase while C and D are out of phase d) C and D both leads A and B
3. From the above figure of multiple AC signal, labeling the correct form for pure resistive, pure capacitive
and pure inductive circuit.
a) A is resistor current, B is voltage, C is inductor current, D is capacitor current
b) A is resistor current, B is voltage, C is capacitor current, D is inductor current
c) A is inductor current, B is voltage, C is capacitor current, D is resistor current
d) A is capacitor current, B is voltage, C is inductor current, D is inductor current
4. The ripple frequency of a bridge rectifier is 100 Hz. What is time interval between two consecutive ripples?
a) 0.005 s b) 0.01 s c) 0.02 s d) 0.002 s
5. Which of the following is correct for the given figure?
a) Anticlockwise current in ring and its face become south
b) Clockwise current in ring and its face become north
c) Clockwise current in ring and its face become south
d) Anticlockwise current in ring and its face become north
6. Which of the following is correct for peak current when
capacitor is connected to AC source?
𝑉𝑜 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠
a) 2𝜋√2 𝑉𝑜 𝑓𝐶 b) 2𝜋√2 𝑉𝑟𝑚𝑠 𝑓𝐶 c) 2𝜋𝑓𝐶 d) 2𝜋𝑓𝐶
7. A half-wave rectifier gives ripples with a time period of 0.02 s. What is the AC supply frequency?
a) 100 Hz b) 20 Hz c) 25 Hz d) 50 Hz
8. The correct statement/statements from the given is/are:
I) Capacitor blocks alternating current
II) Inductor can block the alternating current
III) Inductor blocks direct current
IV) Capacitor can block the direct current
a) I only b) II only c) II and IV only d) I and III only
9. A transformer has 800 primary turns and 80 secondary turns. If the input voltage is 240 V, what is the
output voltage?
a) 24 V b) 48 V c) 80 V d) 60 V
10. On a phasor diagram for a pure resistive circuit, if voltage is represented as a vector to the right (0°), the
current vector will:
a) Be vertical, pointing up b) Be vertical, pointing down
c) Be horizontal and in the same direction d) Be horizontal and in the opposite direction
11. Two coils placed close to each other have mutual inductance. If current in one coil is changed, the induced
emf in the second primarily depends on:
a) Rate of change of voltage in the first coil b) Number of resistors in the circuit
c) Rate of change of current in the first coil d) Temperature of both coils
12. In full wave rectification:
a) Only +Ve half cycle is rectified b) Only –Ve half cycle is rectified
c) Both +Ve and –Ve half cycles are rectified d) Either +Ve or –Ve half cycle is rectified only
13. A 200 µF capacitor is connected to a 50 Hz, 100 V (rms) AC source. What is the peak value of the current?
2𝜋
a) 2𝜋√2 b) 2√2 c) 𝜋√2 d)
√2
14. In a step-up transformer, which of the following is correct?
a) Np>Ns, Vp>Vs, Ip<Is b) Ns>Np, Vs>Vp, Is<Ip
c) Ns<Np, Vs<Vp, Is>Ip d) Ns=Np, Vs=Vp, Is=Ip
15. Which of the following is/are correct statement/statements for P-N junction diode?
I) Potential barrier is 0.3 V and 0.7 V for silicon and germanium respectively
II) The size of depletion layer and value of potential barrier increased in forward biasing
III) Resistance of circuit increases in reverse biasing and decreases in forward biasing
IV) P-type with +Ve and N-type with –Ve of battery are connected respectively in forward biasing
a) I and IV only b) III and IV only b) I, III and IV only d) I, II, III and IV
16. What is the basic principle of electromagnetic induction?
a) Electric field produces magnetic field b) A changing electric field produces current
c) A changing magnetic field induces an emf d) Constant magnetic field induces emf
17. The power factor for capacitive, resistive and inductive circuit respectively:
a) 00 , 900 , 00 b) 0,0,1 c) 0, PV, 0 d) 0,1,0
18. In a reverse-biased P-N junction diode, the direction of current in microamperes is:
a) From n to p b) From p to n c) No current flows d) Alternating
19. A coil of 20 turns and area 0.01 m² is placed perpendicular to a magnetic field that changes uniformly from
0.1 T to 0.3 T in 2 seconds. Find the average emf induced.
a) 0.02 V b) 0.04 V c) 0.1 V d) 0.2 V
20. The average of the square of a sine wave voltage over a full cycle is:
𝑉𝑜2 𝑉𝑜2 𝑉𝑜
a) zero b) 4
c) 2
d)
√2
21. The order of conductivity in (Ωm)−𝟏for semiconductor material is:
a) 107 and above it b) 10−6 to 10−4 c) 10−20 to 10−10 d) 0.3 to 0.7
22. Which of the following statements is true about step-up transformers?
a) They increase both voltage and current b) They increase voltage and decrease current
c) They decrease both voltage and current d) They convert DC to AC
23. The false statement/statements from the following is/are:
I) Current leads the voltage in resistive circuit
II) Current lags the voltage in inductive circuit
III) Voltage lags the current in capacitive circuit
IV) Voltage and current are in phase in resistive circuit
a) I only b) IV only c) II, III and IV only d) I, II, III and IV
24. In a P-N junction, the depletion layer is formed due to:
a) Flow of electrons from p to n side b) Flow of holes from n to p side
c) Diffusion of charge carriers across the junction d) Drift of charge carriers across the junction
25. A transformer has 90% efficiency. It supplies a bulb drawing 60 W at 12 V. What current is drawn from
the 200 V supply?
1 3 10
a) 3 A b) 10 A c) 3 A d) 3 A
26. A sinusoidal AC voltage has a peak value of 10V. What DC voltage produces the same heating effect in a
resistor?
a) 5 V b) 7.07 V c) 10 V d) 14.14 V
27. Which one of the following statements is true?
a) Doping increases the band gap of a semiconductor b) Doping changes the crystal structure of semiconductor
c) Doping increases the number of free charge carriers d) Doping decreases electrical conductivity
28. Which of the following will not increase the induced emf in a coil?
a) Increasing the number of turns b) Increasing the strength of the magnetic field
c) Moving the coil slowly in uniform magnetic field d) Decreasing the time of magnetic flux change
29. A coil of 100 turns has self-inductance such that a current of 5 A produces 10 mWb flux. Find the self-
inductance.
a) 0.1 H b) 200 H c) 0.3 H d) 0.2 H
30. Which of the following is used to dope Silicon to form a p-type semiconductor?
a) Phosphorus b) Arsenic c) Boron d) Antimony
31. Which of the following is the correct relation among RMS, peak, and average square value for a sine wave?
a) RMS = Peak = Avg. Square b) RMS = √Avg. Square
c) RMS = Avg. Square d) RMS = Peak / 2
32. A transformer has 400 turns on the primary and 100 turns on the secondary. If the primary current is 2 A,
what is the secondary current? (Assume ideal).
a) 0.5 A b) 2 A c) 4 A d) 8 A
33. In metals, the valence band and conduction band:
a) Are widely separated b) Slightly overlap c) Are the same d) Are slightly separated
34. The oppositions offered by inductor and capacitor to AC source individually are termed as:
a) resistance b) reactance c) capacitance d) inductance
35. Self-inductance of a coil depends on:
a) Current through the coil b) Voltage applied across the coil
c) Number of turns, area, length, and core material d) Resistance of the coil
36. In intrinsic semiconductors, at absolute zero temperature, the material behaves like:
a) A good conductor b) A superconductor c) An insulator d) A metal