ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATIONS ENGINEERING: MATERIALS AND COMPONENTS sec.

1.

At a very low temperature, a semiconductor

A.
B.

may become a conductor or an insulator

D.

will remain a semiconductor becomes a conductor or an insulator

Semi conductor becomes insulator at very low temperature.

The colour code on a carbon resistor is red-red-black-silver. The value of resistor is

A.

22000

B.

2200

C.

22 5%

D.

3.

22 10%

Some typical examples of macroscopic quantities are

A.

conductivity

B.

C.

dielectric constant

D.

4.

becomes an insulator

C.

2.

becomes a conductor

all of the above

The temperature coefficient of a thermistor

A.
B.

is positive
is negative

5.

C.

zero

D.

may be positive or negative depending on its composition

Assertion (A): Helium, Argon and Neon are gaseous at room temperature.
Reason (R): The atoms in Helium, Argon and Neon are chemically extremely inactive.

A.

6.

B.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

Resistivity of rubber is about

A.

102 -m

B.

10-2 -m

C.

5 x 108 m

D.

7.

5 x 1012 -m

An iron specimen has r = 1000 when B = 0.3 T. If B = 0.35 T, r

A.

will be 1000

B.

will be less than 1000

C.

will be more than 1000

D.

8.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

may be more or less than 1000

Which solid dielectric has highest temperature limit?

A.

B.

C.

9.

D.

B.

retentivity

D.

coercivity

Permeability is analogous to

A.
C.

resistivity
conductivity

10. The colour code on a carbon resistor is green-blue-yellow. The tolerance is

A.

5%

B.

10%

C.

20%

D.

30%

11. The resistivity of intrinsic semiconductors, at room temperature, is of the order of

A.

1 -m

B.

1000 -m

C.

106 -m

D.

10-3 -m

12. Assertion (A): Ferromagnetic materials possess ferromagnetic properties only when temperature
is less than paramagnetic curie temperature.

Reason (R): For a ferromagnetic material

A.

for T > f.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

B.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

13. In terms of classical representation of electrons

A.

an atom is essentially empty

B.

an atom is essentially full

C.

an atom may be essentially empty or full depending on the material

D.

an atom may be essentially empty or full depending on temperature

14. To produce magnetic flux, mmf is necessary.

A.

True

B.

False

15. For a polyatomic gas, the equation relating dielectric constant r with molecular properties is

A.

B.

C.

D.

16. The relaxation time of electrons in a metal is of the order of

A.

10-6 secs

B.

10-10 secs

C.

10-14 secs

D.

10-20 secs

17. Assertion (A): For elemental dielectrics, P = NeEi where N is number of atoms/m3, P is
polarization,

e is electronic polarization and Ei is internal electric field.

Reason (R): In elemental dielectrics there are no permanent dipoles or ions.

A.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

B.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

In elemental dielectrics Pi = Po = 0.

18. The circumference of an electron orbit is equal to integer times the wavelength of electron.

A.

True

B.

False

19. In a specimen of silicon steel, a field strength of 200 A/m causes a flux density of 0.5 T. In a
specimen of cast iron, the same H would cause B to be

A.
B.

0.5 T
less than 0.5 T

C.

more than 0.5 T

D.

0.5 T or more or less

Because cast iron has lower permeability than silicon steel.

20. In a rare gas, the molecules of some atoms have an excess positive or negative charge. The
electric field tends to shift positive ions relative to negative ions. This is known as ionic
polarization.

A.

True

B.

False

21.
The dielectric constant of ferroelectric materials can be expressed by the equation

22. A liquid has N permanent dipoles p per unit volume and has been subjected to dc field for a long
time such that orientation polarization is P0. At t = 0, the field is suddenly removed, then
polarization

A.

will remain constant at P0

B.

will become zero at t = 0

C.
D.

will delay to zero with a time constant

either b or c

23. Assertion (A): Orbital magnetic moment of an electron in an atom is of the order of 1 Bohr
magneton.
Reason (R): 1 Bohr magneton = 9.27 x 10-24 A/m2.

A.
B.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

24. As per Bohr's postulate, only those circular orbits are stable for which the angular momentum is
equal to an integer times
.

A.

True

B.

False

It is a quantum condition postulated by Bohr.

25. Inductors used at V.H.F. are made using

A.

air core

B.

cast iron cored

C.

sheet steel cored

D.

thin film technique

Thin film technique ensure low hysteresis and eddy current losses.

26.
If a capacitor C having selectivity factor Q is scaled down in all its dimensions by a factor K
without any altering the dielectric material, the new capacitor will have capacitance and selectivity
as

Since the dimension of plates is scaled down by K, the area decreases by a factor of K 2, the
distance between plates decreases by a factor of K.
Therefore, capacitance changes to

The selectivity will not be affected.

27. The hysteresis loss is

A.

proportional to frequency

B.

independent of frequency

C.

proportional to (frequency)2
proportional to

1/ f

D.

28.
If m, v, r are the mass, velocity and radius of orbit of electron and h is Planck's
constant, quantum condition for electron's orbit is

29. Assertion (A): For a magnetic material M = (r - 1) H, where M is magnetic dipole moment/m3, H
is field intensity A/m and r is relative permeability.
Reason (R): r can have any value from 0 to hundreds of thousands.

A.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

B.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

A is true but R is false

C.
D.

A is false but R is true

r is always more than 1. It cannot be 0 or less than 1.

30. As regards 0 and r (absolute and relative permittivity)

A.
B.

both 0 and r can be interpreted in terms of atomic properties of medium

only r can be interpreted in terms of atomic properties of medium

C.

only 0 can be interpreted in terms of atomic properties

D.

r has no physical significance

31. Thermistor is used in

A.

temperature measurement

B.

temperature control

C.

high temperature alarm circuits of devices

D.

all of the above

32. Nichrome is used for

A.
B.

overhead line wires

heater coils

C.

lamp filaments

D.

all of the above

The system is neutral and hence sum is zero.

34. The class of insulation of impregnated paper is

A.

B.

C.

D.

35. Assertion (A): The resistance of a copper specimen changes by about 22% when temperature is
increased from room temperature to 700C.
Reason (R): The physical properties of a material are determined mostly by the extent of
impurities.

A.
B.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

The increase of resistance with temperature is governed by temperature coefficient of

resistance.

36. Assertion (A): For most metals, Fermi energy EF is less than 10 eV.
Reason (R): Fermi level of a metal is given by EF = 3.64 x 10-19 (n)2/3 where n is number of free
electrons/m3 of metal.

A.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

B.

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

37. The capacitance of an insulated conducting sphere of radius R in vacuum is

A.

20R

B.

40R

C.

40R2

4
D.

40. Even at room temperature, an intrinsic semiconductor has some holes. These holes are due to

A.

electron

B.

doping

C.
D.

thermal energy

free electrons

41. In carbon resistor colour code, if the third band is of silver, it indicates

A.
B.

that three zeros are to be added to indicate the resistance value

multiplier is 0.01

C.

multiplier is 0.1

D.

tolerance is 5%

42. In a metal, the drift velocity of electrons in the presence of a electric field E is

A.

proportional to E

B.

proportional to E

C.

inversely proportional to E

D.

proportional to E2

Drift velocity is proportional to field strength.

43. At a temperature of about 1 K, aluminium is a

A.

conductor

B.

C.

photoconductor

D.

45. If v is the velocity of electron,

insulator
superconductor

c is the average time between collisions, the mean free path

= vc.

A.

True

B.

False

46. Assertion (A): An electron having charge - e and mass m and lying in an electric field E is
subjected to an acceleration - (e/m) E.
Reason (R): If there are n electrons/m3 moving with velocity vx and each electron has a charge
- e, the current density J = - n evx.

A.
B.

Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A

Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A

C.

A is true but R is false

D.

A is false but R is true

47. When a pentavalent impurity is added, the semiconductor becomes

A.
B.

p type
n type

C.

intrinsic

D.

neutral

48. In body centred cubic structure, comers and centre of the cube are occupied by identical atoms.

A.

True

B.

False

49. For a multiplate capacitor having n plates, A as area of each plate, the capacitance is proportional
to

A.
B.

nA
(n - 1) A

C.

(n + 1) A

D.

nA/2
50. The orientation polarization is

1.

directly proportional to temperature

2.

inversely proportional to temperature

3.

inversely proportional to square of permanent dipole moment

4.

directly proportional to square of permanent dipole moment.

Which of the above are correct?

A.

1 and 3 only

B.

2 and 3 only

C.

1 and 4 only

D.

2 and 4 only