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TECH/AEIE/CSBS/CSE/ECE/IT/2ND SEM/ECEN 1011/2021

B.TECH/AEIE/CSBS/CSE/ECE/IT/2ND SEM/ECEN 1011/2021

BASIC ELECTRONICS
(ECEN 1011)
Time Allotted : 3 hrs. Full Marks : 70
Figures out of the right margin indicate full marks.
Candidates are required to answer Group A and
any 5 (five) from Group B to E, taking at least one from each group.
Candidates are required to give answer in their own words as far as practicable.

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)

1. Choose the correct alternative for the following: 10 × 1 = 10

(i) The concentration of minority carriers in an extrinsic semiconductor under
equilibrium is
(a) Directly proportional to the doping concentration
(b) Inversely proportional to the doping concentration
(c) Directly proportional to the intrinsic concentration
(d) Inversely proportional to the intrinsic concentration.
(ii) Avalanche breakdown is primarily dependent on the phenomenon of
(a) Collision (b) Doping
(c) Ionization (d) Recombination.
(iii) lf the differential mode voltage gain and the common mode voltage gain of a
differential amplifier are 48 dB and 2 dB respectively, then its common mode
rejection ratio is
(a) 46dB (b) 50dB (c) 24dB (d) 96dB

(iv) Operating point shift can occur in an amplifier due to which one of the
following?
(a) Input frequency variation (b) Parasitic capacitances
(c) Noise at the input (d) Power supply fluctuation.
(v) The small value of drain-to-source voltage, JFET behaves like a
(a) Resistor (b) Constant Current Source
(c) Constant Voltage Source (d) Negative Resistance.
(vi) Reverse saturation current for p-n junction diode doubles for rise in
temperature by
(a) 40C (b) 60C (c) 80C (d) 100 C.

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(vii) In an oscillator, the feedback signal is
(a) In phase with the input signal
(b) In opposite phase with the input signal
(c) In phase with the output signal
(d) In opposite phase with the output signal.
(viii) A sinusoidal signal applied to the inverting terminal of an op-amp will
experience at the output terminal, a phase shift of
(a) 270° (b) 90° (c) 180° (d) 0°.
(ix) The ripple factor of a full wave rectifier is
(a) 0.482 (b) 0.812 (c) 1.11 (d) 1.21
(x) A triangular wave can generated by
(a) Integrating a square wave (b) Differentiating a square wave
(c) Integrating a sine wave (d) Differentiating a sine wave.

Group – B
2. (a) Define Fermi energy level of a material. Plot the Fermi-Dirac function at 0K and
300K temperature for Intrinsic semiconductor.
(b) Explain with a circuit diagram the use of a zener diode as a voltage reference
diode.
(c) An n-type germanium crystal has a current density of 100 A / m2 .The crystal has
a resistivity of 0.5   m and electron mobility of 0.4 m2 / V  s . Calculate the drift
velocity and the time taken by the electron to travel 10 micrometer in the
crystal. Assume e  1.6  1019 C .
(1 + 3) + 4 + 4 = 12

3. (a) Explain the working principle of a full wave rectifier with the help of a circuit
diagram and relevant waveforms.
(b) What do you mean by THE peak inverse voltage of a rectifier?
(c) A diode having forward resistance of 50 Ω supplies power to a load resistance
1200 Ω from a 20 V (rms) source. Calculate the dc load current and the dc
output power.
5 + 2 + 5 = 12

Group – C
4. (a) Draw the output characteristics of an n-p-n transistor in CE mode showing
different regions of operation.
(b) Define α and β. Show that β=α/(1-α).

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(c) An n-p-n transistor with α = 0.98 is operated in CB configuration. If the emitter
current is 3 mA and the reverse saturation current is ICO = 10 µA, what are the
base current and the collector current?
4 + 4 + 4 = 12

5. (a) What is bias stabilization? What are the factors that affect the biasing stability of
a transistor?
(b) For a fixed biased circuit, find the stability factor S.
(c) For the circuit shown, find the values of , VCC , and R B .Draw the dc load line
also. Assume the transistor type is silicon.

(1 + 2) + 5 + 4 = 12

Group – D
6. (a) What is the significance of the term field-effect transistor? Why the field - effect
transistor is called a unipolar transistor?
(b) Mention the JFET parameters and drive the relationship between them.
(c) Draw the circuit diagram of a common-source n-channel JFET amplifier. How
can the static characteristics of an n channel JFET be obtained?
(2 + 1) + (1 + 3) + (2 + 3) = 12

7. (a) Draw the net sketch of a CMOS inverter and explain its operation with voltage
transfer characteristics.
(b) What is the constructional difference between enhancement and depletion type
MOSFET?
(c) Draw the drain characteristics of an n-channel MOSFET operated in both
enhancement and depletion modes.
6 + 2 + 4 = 12

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Group – E
8. (a) Show that the overall gain of a voltage-series negative feedback amplifier is Af =
A / (1+Aβ).
(b) Write down the salient features of negative feedback.
(c) The open-loop gain of an amplifier changes by 20% due to changes in the
parameters of the active amplifying device. If a change of overall gain by 2% is
permissible, what type of feedback has to be applied? If the overall gain is 10,
find the return difference and the open-loop gain.
4 + 2 + 6 = 12

9. (a) Explain the block diagram of operational amplifier (op-amp) with all its stages.
(b) What should be the ideal characteristics of an op-amp? Draw equivalent circuit
of an op-amp and discuss ideal voltage transfer curve.
(c) Explain the use of an op-amp as integrator.
(3 + 2) + (2 + 2) + 3 = 12

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