Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) MCQs : This section focuses on the "Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT)". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT) skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
The input/output relationship of the common-collector and common-base amplifiers is:
A. 270 degrees
B. 180 degrees
C. 90 degrees
D. 0 degrees
Question 2
Most of the electrons in the base of an NPN transistor flow:
A. out of the base lead
B. into the collector
C. into the emitter
D. into the base supply
Question 3
Which is the higher gain provided by a C-E configuration?
A. voltage
B. current
C. resistance
D. power
Question 4
The ends of a load line drawn on a family of curves determine:
A. saturation and cutoff
B. the operating point
C. the power curve
D. the amplification factor
Question 5
Which is beta's current ratio?
A. IC/IB
B. IC/IE
C. IB/IE
D. IE/IB
Question 6
What is the current gain for a common-base configuration where IE = 4.2 mA and IC = 4.0 mA?
A. 16.8
B. 1.05
C. 0.2
D. 0.95
Question 7
The Q point on a load line may be used to determine:
A. VC
B. VCC
C. VB
D. IC
Question 8
A collector characteristic curve is a graph showing:
A. emitter current (IE) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
B. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCE) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
C. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VC) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
D. collector current (IC) versus collector-emitter voltage (VCC) with (VBB) base bias voltage held constant
Question 9
With low-power transistor packages, the base terminal is usually the:
A. tab end
B. middle
C. right end
D. stud mount
Question 10
When a silicon diode is forward biased, what is VBE for a C-E configuration?
A. voltage-divider bias
B. 0.4 V
C. 0.7 V
D. emitter voltage
Question 11
For a C-C configuration to operate properly, the collector-base junction should be reverse biased, while forward bias should be applied to which junction?
A. collector-emitter
B. base-emitter
C. collector-base
D. cathode-anode
Question 12
If a transistor operates at the middle of the dc load line, a decrease in the current gain will move the Q point:
A. off the load line
B. nowhere
C. up
D. down
Question 13
If a 2 mV signal produces a 2 V output, what is the voltage gain?
A. 0.001
B. 0.004
C. 100
D. 1000
Question 14
In a C-E configuration, an emitter resistor is used for:
A. stabilization
B. ac signal bypass
C. collector bias
D. higher gain
Question 15
With the positive probe on an NPN base, an ohmmeter reading between the other transistor terminals should be:
A. open
B. infinite
C. low resistance
D. high resistance
Question 16
Voltage-divider bias provides:
A. an unstable Q point
B. a stable Q point
C. a Q point that easily varies with changes in the transistor's current gain
D. a Q point that is stable and easily varies with changes in the transistor’s current gain
Question 17
A transistor may be used as a switching device or as a:
A. fixed resistor
B. tuning device
C. rectifier
D. variable resistor
Question 18
Three different Q points are shown on a dc load line. The upper Q point represents the:
A. minimum current gain
B. intermediate current gain
C. maximum current gain
D. cutoff point
Question 19
Often a common-collector will be the last stage before the load the main function(s) of this stage is to:
A. provide voltage gain
B. provide phase inversion
C. provide a high-frequency path to improve the frequency response
D. buffer the voltage amplifiers from the low-resistance load and provide impedance matching for maximum power transfer
Question 20
The C-B configuration is used to provide which type of gain?
A. voltage
B. current
C. resistance
D. power
Question 21
With a PNP circuit, the most positive voltage is probably:
A. ground
B. VC
C. VBE
D. VCC
Question 22
The symbol hfe is the same as:
C. hi-fi
Question 23
When transistors are used in digital circuits they usually operate in the:
A. active region
B. breakdown region
C. saturation and cutoff regions
D. linear region
Question 24
A current ratio of IC/IE is usually less than one and is called:
A. beta
B. theta
C. alpha
D. omega
Question 25
To operate properly, a transistor's base-emitter junction must be forward biased with reverse bias applied to which junction?
A. collector-emitter
B. base-collector
C. base-emitter
D. collector-base
Question 26
In a transistor, collector current is controlled by:
A. collector voltage
B. base current
C. collector resistance
D. all of the above
Question 27
Total emitter current is:
A. IE – IC
B. IC + IE
C. IB + IC
D. IB – IC