NEET UG BIOLOGY Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)
NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQs - Unit 19: Electronic Devices
NEET UG BIOLOGY MCQs - Unit 19: Electronic Devices
271. Which of the following is a characteristic property of a semiconductor?
- a) It behaves like an insulator at low temperature.
- b) It behaves like a conductor at high temperature.
- c) It has zero resistance at room temperature.
- d) It is always a good conductor of electricity.
Answer: b) It behaves like a conductor at high temperature.
272. In a p-n junction diode, the depletion region is formed due to the interaction between:
- a) Free electrons and holes.
- b) Electrons and protons.
- c) Holes and protons.
- d) Positive and negative charges in the p and n regions.
Answer: a) Free electrons and holes.
273. The I-V characteristic of a semiconductor diode in forward bias shows:
- a) A negative slope.
- b) A positive slope only after a certain threshold voltage.
- c) No change in current with voltage.
- d) The current is independent of the applied voltage.
Answer: b) A positive slope only after a certain threshold voltage.
274. Which of the following devices is used as a rectifier?
- a) Zener diode
- b) LED
- c) Solar cell
- d) Semiconductor diode
Answer: d) Semiconductor diode
275. The current through a diode is zero when it is in:
- a) Forward bias only.
- b) Reverse bias only.
- c) Both forward and reverse bias.
- d) None of the above.
Answer: b) Reverse bias only.
276. Which of the following materials is typically used for making a Zener diode?
- a) Silicon
- b) Germanium
- c) Gallium Arsenide
- d) Copper
Answer: a) Silicon
277. The characteristic feature of a Zener diode is that it:
- a) Allows current to pass only in forward bias.
- b) Breaks down at a certain reverse voltage.
- c) Has high resistance in reverse bias.
- d) Works as a rectifier in forward bias.
Answer: b) Breaks down at a certain reverse voltage.
278. The function of a Zener diode as a voltage regulator is to:
- a) Maintain a constant current.
- b) Maintain a constant voltage.
- c) Act as a current rectifier.
- d) Reduce the amplitude of a signal.
Answer: b) Maintain a constant voltage.
279. Which of the following is the correct working principle of an LED?
- a) It emits light when current flows through it in reverse bias.
- b) It emits light when current flows through it in forward bias.
- c) It emits light when exposed to ultraviolet radiation.
- d) It does not emit light.
Answer: b) It emits light when current flows through it in forward bias.
280. In a solar cell, energy is converted from:
- a) Mechanical to electrical energy.
- b) Electrical to chemical energy.
- c) Light to electrical energy.
- d) Electrical to light energy.
Answer: c) Light to electrical energy.
281. Which of the following is the primary use of a photodiode?
- a) To convert light into electrical energy.
- b) To emit light when forward biased.
- c) To regulate voltage.
- d) To act as a current rectifier.
Answer: a) To convert light into electrical energy.
282. The logic gate which gives a high output only when at least one of the inputs is low is called:
- a) AND gate
- b) OR gate
- c) NOR gate
- d) NAND gate
Answer: d) NAND gate
283. In a NOT gate, if the input is high (1), the output will be:
- a) High (1)
- b) Low (0)
- c) Zero
- d) Undefined
Answer: b) Low (0)
284. In an AND gate, the output will be high when:
- a) Any of the inputs is high.
- b) All the inputs are high.
- c) Only one input is high.
- d) None of the inputs is high.
Answer: b) All the inputs are high.
285. The logical operation of a NOR gate is the inverse of which gate?
- a) AND gate
- b) OR gate
- c) NAND gate
- d) NOT gate
Answer: b) OR gate
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