Basic Electronics MCQs 50 Score: 0 Attempted: 0/50 1. The basic unit of electric charge is: (A) Electron (B) Coulomb (C) Proton (D) NeutronShow All Answers 2. The charge on one electron is approximately: (A) 1.6 × 10⁻¹⁹ C (B) 3.2 × 10⁻¹⁹ C (C) 1.6 × 10⁻⁸ C (D) 3.2 × 10⁻¹⁸ C 3. The material having least resistance is: (A) Silver (B) Copper (C) Aluminum (D) Iron 4. The device which converts AC into DC is called: (A) Oscillator (B) Amplifier (C) Rectifier (D) Filter 5. In a semiconductor, the charge carriers are: (A) Electrons and holes (B) Only electrons (C) Only holes (D) Ions 6. The most commonly used semiconductor material is: (A) Silicon (B) Copper (C) Iron (D) Silver 7. A diode conducts current in: (A) No direction (B) Reverse bias (C) Both directions (D) Forward bias 8. The reverse breakdown in a diode occurs due to: (A) High reverse voltage (B) High forward current (C) Temperature drop (D) Low bias 9. The unit of resistance is: (A) Ohm (B) Watt (C) Volt (D) Ampere 10. The unit of capacitance is: (A) Coulomb (B) Henry (C) Farad (D) Ohm 11. The function of a capacitor in an electronic circuit is to: (A) Store electric charge (B) Convert energy (C) Regulate voltage (D) Amplify signal 12. The color code of a 1 kΩ resistor (±5%) is: (A) Brown, Black, Orange, Silver (B) Brown, Black, Red, Gold (C) Red, Black, Brown, Gold (D) Yellow, Violet, Red, Gold 13. The transistor is used mainly for: (A) Induction (B) Storage (C) Rectification (D) Amplification and switching 14. The transistor has how many terminals? (A) Three (B) Two (C) Four (D) One 15. In a PNP transistor, the majority carriers are: (A) Holes (B) Electrons (C) Both (D) None 16. The base of a transistor is: (A) Thick and lightly doped (B) Thick and heavily doped (C) Thin and heavily doped (D) Thin and lightly doped 17. The device which converts DC into AC is called: (A) Inverter (B) Rectifier (C) Filter (D) Transformer 18. The output of a full-wave rectifier is: (A) Pure DC (B) Pulsating DC (C) AC (D) Constant voltage 19. A zener diode is used for: (A) Voltage regulation (B) Amplification (C) Switching (D) Rectification 20. The transistor works in which region as an amplifier? (A) Breakdown region (B) Cut-off region (C) Saturation region (D) Active region 21. The input impedance of a common-base transistor is: (A) Low (B) High (C) Very high (D) Medium 22. The output of a NOT gate is: (A) The inverse of input (B) Same as input (C) Double the input (D) Zero 23. The binary number 1010 equals to decimal: (A) 8 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 14 24. The logic gate which gives output 1 when all inputs are 1 is: (A) AND gate (B) OR gate (C) NAND gate (D) NOR gate 25. The Boolean expression for an OR gate is: (A) A + B (B) A.B (C) A ⊕ B (D) A’ + B 26. The most common logic family used today is: (A) TTL (B) CMOS (C) ECL (D) RTL 27. The term LED stands for: (A) Light Electric Device (B) Light Energy Device (C) Laser Energy Diode (D) Light Emitting Diode 28. A photodiode works on the principle of: (A) Light incident changes current (B) Temperature change (C) Voltage drop (D) Sound energy 29. The input to an operational amplifier is: (A) Constant (B) Single-ended (C) Differential (D) None 30. The gain of an ideal op-amp is: (A) One (B) Zero (C) Infinite (D) Very low 31. The frequency of DC signal is: (A) Zero (B) 50 Hz (C) 100 Hz (D) Infinite 32. The function of a filter circuit is to: (A) Amplify signal (B) Remove ripples from rectified output (C) Convert AC to DC (D) Produce oscillation 33. The device used to generate a repetitive waveform is: (A) Oscillator (B) Amplifier (C) Rectifier (D) Transformer 34. The component which stores energy in a magnetic field is: (A) Inductor (B) Capacitor (C) Resistor (D) Transformer 35. The transformer operates on the principle of: (A) Photoconductivity (B) Electrolysis (C) Heating effect (D) Electromagnetic induction 36. The turn ratio of a step-up transformer is: 37. The transistor which conducts more current for a small base current is said to have: (A) High β (beta) (B) Low β (C) Constant β (D) Zero β 38. In an NPN transistor, current flows from: (A) Base to collector (B) Emitter to collector (C) Collector to emitter (D) Collector to base 39. The main function of a voltage divider bias circuit is to: (A) Stabilize transistor operation (B) Increase current (C) Reduce voltage (D) Improve gain 40. The device used for measuring current is: (A) Voltmeter (B) Ammeter (C) Ohmmeter (D) Wattmeter 41. The device used to measure voltage is: (A) Voltmeter (B) Ammeter (C) Wattmeter (D) Galvanometer 42. The SI unit of power is: (A) Watt (B) Volt (C) Ampere (D) Joule 43. The transistor works as a switch in which regions? (A) Breakdown (B) Active (C) Cut-off and saturation (D) Linear 44. The avalanche breakdown occurs in: (A) Zener diode (B) LED (C) Rectifier diode (D) Transistor 45. The N-type semiconductor is obtained by adding: (A) Pentavalent impurity (B) Trivalent impurity (C) Neutral atom (D) Magnetic material 46. The P-type semiconductor has: (A) No holes (B) Equal electrons and holes (C) More electrons (D) More holes than electrons 47. The junction of P-type and N-type semiconductor forms a: (A) PN junction (B) Transistor (C) Resistor (D) Capacitor 48. The frequency range of audio signals is: (A) 0 to 10 Hz (B) 20 Hz to 20 kHz (C) 100 kHz to 1 MHz (D) Above 1 MHz 49. The component used for tuning in radios is: (A) Variable capacitor (B) Fixed resistor (C) Inductor (D) Diode 50. The transistor amplifier output is taken from: (A) Collector (B) Base (C) Emitter (D) Junction