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POLYTECHNIC
BASIC ELECTRONICS -- QUESTION BANK

CHAPTER 1 Electronic Component and Signals

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Define : (1) Resistor (2) Capacitor

Define : (1) Time Domain (2) Frequency Domain
Explain Active components in detail.
Define following: (i) Cycle (ii) Time period (iii) Frequency (iv) Amplitude (v) Phase
(vi) Wave length
What is Test Signals? List out different types of test signals. Draw any four signals from them.
Draw the symbols for the following: (i) LED (ii) LDR
(iii) NPN Photo Transistor (iv) SCR (Silicon Control Rectifier)
Define and draw: (Any two)
1) Signal 2) Wave form 3) Spectrum

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Draw any 4 symbols of semiconductors

Draw ideal voltage source and practical current source
Draw symbols of PNP and NPN transistors
Give measurement unit for voltage and current
Give measurement unit for resistor and capacitor
Define amplitude and frequency
Give comparison between voltage source and current source
Define signal and draw responses of unit step, unit impulse and unit ramp signal.
Define and explain active components.
Define and explain passive components.
Draw responses of parabolic, Triangular and saw tooth signal.

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Define the terms: (a) Waveform (b) Frequency

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Define the terms : amplitude and phase
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Draw symbol for LED and LDR
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What is test signal? Explain impulse signal and unit impulse signal.
Draw following types of signals (i) Sinusoidal signal (ii) Square wave signal (iii) Triangular wave 2
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What is passive component? Explain any one passive component.
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What is active component? Explain any one active component.
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Define Active components and Passive components.

Draw (I) Unit Step (II) Unit Ramp and (III) Unit Impulse test signals.
Draw symbols of (I) PNP Transistor (II) SCR (III) Variable Resistor
Define (I) Signal (II) Waveform (III) Spectrum
Explain in brief Resistor and Inductor as passive components.
Draw symbols of (I) Diode (II) Light Emitting Diode (III) FET.

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Explain in brief Ideal voltage source and Practical Voltage source.

Define (I) Cycle (II) Frequency (III) Amplitude and (IV) Wave length

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Draw the symbols of following semiconductor devices (i) Diode (ii) PNP transistor (iii) Light
Emitting Diode (LED) (iv) Zener Diode.
Explain following test signals (i) Step signal (ii) Unit step signal.
State the difference between active and passive component.
Explain following test signals (i) Ramp signal (ii) Unit ramp signal.
Define the terms (i) Amplitude (ii) Frequency (iii) Wavelength
Explain practical voltage source and ideal voltage source.
Explain practical current source and ideal current source.
Define passive components and explain inductor and capacitor as a passive component
Define the term signal and draw following types of signals (i) Sinusoidal signal (ii) Square wave
signal (iii) Triangular wave signal.

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CHAPTER 2 Diode and its Application

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Describe: Covalent Bonds

Draw the symbol for P-N Junction Diode and Zener Diode.
Explain Energy Bands.
Explain half wave rectifier in detail.
Explain VI characteristics for P-N Junction diode.
Explain Zener Diode as voltage regulator.
Explain N-type semiconductors and P-type semiconductors.
Draw the full wave bridge rectifier and explain its working.
Explain Series inductor filter and filter.
Explain Shunt capacitor filter and give the uses of rectifier.

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Give applications of rectifier circuits.

Explain working of P-N junction diode with necessary diagram and waveform.
Draw and explain bridge rectifier with necessary diagram and waveform.
Define filter circuit and draw circuit for T filter.
Draw and explain PI filter in brief.

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List applications of Zener diode.

What are the advantages of full wave bridge rectifier?
List applications of PN junction diode.
Write down types of filter circuit.
Compare full wave rectifier and half wave rectifier.
What is rectifier? Explain full wave bridge rectifier.
What is PN junction diode? Explain VI characteristic of it.
Explain Zener diode as voltage regulator.
What is forbidden energy gap? Explain with diagram.
Explain P type semiconductor.
Write short note on band theory.

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What is doping? Why it is required in semiconductor devices?

What is ripple in rectifier circuit? How it is removed?

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Define Knee Voltage and Break over voltage for PN junction diode.
Draw energy band diagram for Insulator, Semiconductor and Conductor.
List out the application of PN Junction Diode.
What is barrier potential in PN junction Diode? Give the value of barrier potential for Ge Diode
and Si Diode.
How Zener Diode is differ from ordinary PN Junction Diode
Draw circuit diagram and input output wave forms for bridge rectifier.
What is filter circuit? Explain T Filter circuit in brief.
Draw and Explain Forward and Reverse Characteristic of PN junction Diode.
Give comparison between Half Wave Rectifier and Full Wave Rectifier.

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List applications of PN junction diode.

What is forbidden energy gap? Give the value of forbidden energy for insulator, conductor and
semiconductor.
Explain application of zener diode as a voltage regulator.
Explain forward biasing of PN junction diode and draw V-I Characteristics of it.
Why filter is required in rectifier circuit? Draw filter arrangement used in rectifier circuit.
What is rectifier circuit? Give classification of rectifier circuit used in electronics.
Draw the circuit diagram of full wave bridge rectifier. Also draw input and output wave form of it.

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CHAPTER 3 Transistor
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What is Amplifier? Draw the symbol of it.

List out applications of transistor.
Explain PMOS inverter.
Explain in detail metal oxide semiconductor FET (MOSFET).
Explain the working of NPN Transistor and PNP transistor.
Define transistor. Give three configuration of a transistor.

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Explain working of PMOS

Explain working of NMOS
Explain working of CMOS in brief.
Explain working of PNP transistor in brief.
Explain working of NPN transistor in brief.
Explain operation of Transistor as a Switch.

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Write down the Full Form of following: MOSFET,

What is an amplifier? Explain common emitter amplifier.
Explain transistor as switch.
Explain working of NPN transistor.
Explain working of N-channel field effect transistor.
Write short note on CMOS inverter.

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In a Transistor, base is ________ doped and emitter is _______doped. (lightly, moderately,

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Show by means of diagram how you normally connect external batteries in (i) PNP transistor (ii)
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FET is called ___________device while BJT is called________device. (uni polar, bipolar, non
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Explain with suitable diagram Transistor as a Switch.
Explain working of NPN transistor.
Explain in brief C-E configuration of transistor amplifier.
Give comparison between FET and BJT.

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Why biasing is needed in transistor circuit?

Explain with neat diagram the working of NPN transistor.
Explain with neat diagram transistor as a switch.
Draw and explain CMOS inverter circuit.
Explain working of N channel JFET.
Explain working principle of SCR with two transistor analogy.

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CHAPTER 4 Oscillator
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Describe uses of oscillators.

Give the Equation of frequency for Hartely oscillator and Colpitt oscillator.
Explain in Detail Hartely Oscillator.
List out the requirements of oscillator.
Explain Amplifier with positive feedback as oscillator.

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Define feedback and give any two application of feedback.

State principle of oscillation.
Draw and explain Hartley oscillator with diagram.
Draw and explain Colpitts oscillator with diagram.

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Explain damped oscillator in LC tuned circuit.

Draw the circuit of Colpitt oscillator and explain its working.
Draw the circuit of Hartely oscillator and explain its working.
List out the applications of oscillator.

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Explain the principle of oscillator.

Explain Hartley Oscillator circuit in brief.

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Explain principle of damped oscillations with LC tuned circuit.

Explain how amplifier with positive feedback works as an Oscillator.
Draw neat circuit diagram of Colpitts Oscillator. Also write the equation of
frequency of oscillations.

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CHAPTER 5 Cable and Connectors

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Give the types of cables

Give the types of connector
Write a note on Analog Display and Digital Display.
Explain the general specifications of cables in detail
Write a short note on fiber optic cable.
Draw the block diagram of CRO.

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Define connector and list various applications of connector in real life.

Explain coaxial cable with diagram and give its applications.
Explain working of fiber optic cable.
Explain twisted pair cable with diagram.
Explain CRO any four front panel controls.
Define and Classify types of multimeter. List applications of multimeter.

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Write down the Full Form of following CCTV

Give the comparison between LED display and LCD display.
Write down the advantages of digital multimeter.
Write short note on analog and digital display.
Explain analog mulitmeter with diagram.
List out the types of RF connector. Explain BNC connector with diagram.
Write short note on fiber optic cable.

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What kind of measurement can be done with a Multimeter?

Name any two connectors used for telecommunication.
Explain the principle of optical fiber.
Give general specification of cable and Explain it in brief.
Write short note on RJ-45 connector.
List types of connectors used in electronics circuits.

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Give the name of connectors used in Telecommunication.

Give the comparison between LED display and LCD display.
Give comparison between analog and digital display.
Explain the principle of optical fibre.
When unknown d.c. voltage is measured with CRO the beam deflection is
observed about 3.0 cm. If the vertical gain control setting was 5V/cm, find out
the value of unknown d.c. voltage.

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Draw the block diagram of Digital Multimeter.

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