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131. The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor increases when electromagnetic radiation of wavelength shorter than $$2480\,nm$$  is incident on it. The band gap in $$\left( {eV} \right)$$ for the semiconductor is

A $$2.5\,eV$$
B $$1.1\,eV$$
C $$0.7\,eV$$
D $$0.5\,eV$$
Answer :   $$0.5\,eV$$

132. Which of the following gates corresponds to the truth table given below?
Inputs Output
A B Y
1 1 0
1 0 1
0 1 1
0 0 1

A NAND
B OR
C AND
D XOR
Answer :   NAND

133. In the energy band diagram of a material shown below, the open circles and filled circles denote holes and electrons respectively. The material is a/an
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A $$p$$-type semiconductor
B insulator
C metal
D $$n$$-type semiconductor
Answer :   $$p$$-type semiconductor

134. If a small amount of antimony is added to germanium crystal

A the antimony becomes an acceptor atom
B there will be more free electrons than holes in the semiconductor
C its resistance is increased
D it becomes a $$p$$-type semiconductor
Answer :   there will be more free electrons than holes in the semiconductor

135. Symbolic representation of four logic gates are shown as
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Pick out which ones are for AND, NAND and NOT gates, respectively.

A (iii), (ii) and (i)
B (iii), (ii) and (iv)
C (ii), (iv) and (iii)
D (ii), (iii) and (iv)
Answer :   (ii), (iv) and (iii)

136. The current voltage relation of a diode is given by $$I = \left( {{e^{1000V/T}} - 1} \right)mA,$$     where the applied voltage $$V$$ is in volts and the temperature $$T$$ is in degree kelvin. If a student makes an error measuring $$ \pm 0.01\,V$$   while measuring the current of $$5\,mA$$  at $$300\,K,$$  what will be the error in the value of current in $$mA$$ ?

A $$0.2\,mA$$
B $$0.02\,mA$$
C $$0.5\,mA$$
D $$0.05\,mA$$
Answer :   $$0.2\,mA$$

137. The plate resistance of a triode is $$3 \times {10^3}ohms$$   and its mutual conductance is $$1.5 \times {10^{ - 3}}amp/volt.$$    The amplification factor of the triode is

A $$5 \times {10^{ - 5}}$$
B 4.5
C 45
D $$2 \times {10^5}$$
Answer :   4.5

138. A working transistor with its three legs marked $$P, Q$$  and $$R$$ is tested using a multimeter. No conduction is found between $$P$$ and $$Q.$$ By connecting the common (negative) terminal of the multimeter to $$R$$ and the other (positive) terminal to $$P$$ or $$Q,$$ some resistance is seen on the multimeter. Which of the following is true for the transistor?

A It is an npn transistor with $$R$$ as base
B It is a pnp transistor with $$R$$ as collector
C It is a pnp transistor with $$R$$ as emitter
D It is an npn transistor with $$R$$ as collector
Answer :   It is an npn transistor with $$R$$ as base

139. In a triode, $${g_m} = 2 \times {10^{ - 3}}oh{m^{ - 1}};\mu = 42;$$      resistance of load, $$R = 50\,kilo\,ohm.$$    The voltage amplification obtained from this triode will be

A 30.42
B 29.57
C 28.18
D 27.15
Answer :   29.57

140. This question has Statement - 1 and Statement - 2. Of the four choices given after the statements, choose the one that best describes the two statements.
Statement - 1 : Sky wave signals are used for long distance radio communication. These signals are in general, less stable than ground wave signals.
Statement - 2 : The state of ionosphere varies from hour to hour, day to day and season to season.

A Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, Statement - 2 is the correct explanation of Statement - 1.
B Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, Statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement - 1.
C Statement - 1 is false, Statement - 2 is true.
D Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is false.
Answer :   Statement - 1 is true, Statement - 2 is true, Statement - 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement - 1.