School of Engineering & Technology
QUESTION BANK (MSE)
Course Title: Basics of Electronics and Electrical Engineering
Course Code: 23 BTC-0EE11C
Q 1 Differentiate between conductors, semiconductors and insulators with the help of
energy band gap.
Q 2 Explain the process of formation of p-n junction diode with neat diagram. What is
the effect of doping on barrier potential?
Q 3 Write short notes on following with neat diagrams 9)
i. Logic Gates
ii. Transistor
iii. Rectifiers
Q 4 Design all gates using using universal gates
Q 5 Determine the current through the Zener diode when the load resistance is 2
KΩ. Use diode approximation.
Q 6 Explain the working principle of a half-wave rectifier, highlighting the role of the
diode during positive and negative half-cycles of the AC input.
Q 7 Compare the performance of half-wave rectifiers and full-wave rectifiers in terms
of:
• Output DC voltage
• Ripple factor
• Efficiency
• TUF
Q 8 Discuss how a bridge rectifier is different from a full-wave rectifier using a center-
tapped transformer. Provide detailed circuit diagrams to illustrate the difference in
their configurations.
Q 9 In a practical application, a bridge rectifier is connected to a 220V AC source. If
the peak output voltage across the load resistor is measured to be 310V, calculate:
• The RMS value of the AC input voltage.
• The peak inverse voltage (PIV) of the diodes in the bridge rectifier.
Q 10 Explain the two types of breakdown mechanisms: Zener breakdown and
avalanche breakdown.
Q 11Draw and explain the I-V characteristics of a PN junction diode in both forward
and reverse bias.
Q 12. Explain the Working of a PN Junction Diode in Forward and Reverse Bias.
Q 13 a)Describe the formation of the depletion region at the junction of the P-type
and N-type semiconductors.
b) Discuss what happens when the diode is reverse-biased and how reverse
saturation current is generated.
Q 14. Explain the working of an NPN Transistor in Active Mode
Q 15. What happens to the depletion region under forward and reverse bias
conditions, and how does this affect the conduction of the diode?
Q 16. Write short notes on following covering working and field of applications
a) Avalanche diode
b) Zener diode
c) Schottky Diode
d) LED
Q 17. A crystal diode having internal resistance rf = 20Ω is used for half-wave
rectification. If the applied voltage v = 50 sin ω t and load resistance RL= 800 Ω, find
:
(i) Im, Idc, Irms (ii) a.c. power input and d.c. power output (iii) d.c. output voltage (iv)
efficiency of rectification.
Q 18. A Zener diode is used in a voltage regulator circuit with a load resistance of 1
kΩ. The Zener diode has a Zener voltage of 5V. The supply voltage is 10V, and the
series resistance is 500Ω.
• a) Calculate the current flowing through the series resistor.
• b) Calculate the current through the Zener diode.
• c) What is the voltage across the load?
Q 19. Which type of transistor is commonly used and why?
Q 20. (a) Define the current gain and voltage gain in a common emitter amplifier
circuit.
(b) Calculate IE in a transistor for which β = 50 and IB = 20 μA.
C) Given β=60 and IB=30 μA, determine IE .
d) For a transistor with IB=50μA and β=20, calculate the emitter current IE
