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Module 1

2 Mark Questions

1. What are the main applications of electronics in the field of defense?

2. What are the main applications of electronics in the field of entertainment and
communication?

3. What are the main applications of electronics in the field of industrial

application?

4. What are the main applications of INDUCTORS?

5. What are the main applications of CAPACITORS?

6. What are the main applications of RESISTORS?

7. What are the main applications of RELAY?

8. What are the main applications of electronics in the field of medical science?

9. What are the main applications of electronics in the field of automobile?

10. What is the need for color coding of resistor?

11. Color band sequence on a resistor is Yellow, Violet, Silver and Red. What is
its resistance value?

12. What is the working principle of transformer?

13. A number 104 is written on the body of a ceramic capacitor. What is the value
of capacitance?

14. What are active components?

15. What are passive components?

16. A carbon resistor has the colour bands: green, blue, red and gold. What is its
resistance value ?

17. What is the difference between active and passive components ? Name at least
two in each category.
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18. What is photo resistor?

19. Explain varistor?

20. What is the difference between potentiometer and rheostat?

21. What are the classifications of relay?

22. Differentiate solid state and mechanical relays?

5 Mark Questions

1. Explain the construction of a carbon composition resistor? Mention its advantages.

2. Explain the structure of a metal film resistor with diagram. Mention its advantages?

3. Explain the structure of wire wound resistor?

4. What is thermistor?

5. Explain the specifications of resistors?

6. Explain the specification of capacitors?

7. Explain the specification of inductors?

8. Compare relay and contactor? state any one applications of each?

9. What is the basic working principle of transformer ? List at least four different
types of transformers and its applications.

10. Draw and explain the construction of electrolytic capacitor. Write its general
specifications and applications.

11. Differentiate trimmer and padder?

12. Explain the specifications of transformer?

13. What is resistor? Explain the classification of resistors in detail? State its
advantages and disadvantages in each category?

14. What is capacitor? Explain the classification of capacitors in detail? State its
advantages and disadvantages in each category?

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15. Differentiate relays and contactors and write the applications of each.

16. Explain different types of electrolytic capacitors?

17. Explain the construction of tantalum electrolytic capacitors? Explain the advantages and
disadvantages?

18. Explain the construction of aluminum electrolytic capacitors? Explain the advantages and
disadvantages?

19. What is inductor? Explain various inductors in detail?

20. With neat sketch explain working of relay? State its applications?

21. Differentiate the capacitors based on the types of dielectric used and explain their
construction?

MODULE 2

1. Draw the energy band diagrams of insulator, semiconductor and conductor.

2. Derive the relationship between & .

3. Compare the doping concentrations of different regions of BJT?

4. What is biasing of transistor?

5. Applications of CE amplifier?

6. Why CC configuration is used for impedance matching?

7. What is the need for biasing of transistor?

8. Why BJT is called current controlled device?

9. Draw input and output characteristics of CB configuration?

10. Draw input and output characteristics of CC configuration?

11. Draw input and output characteristics of CE configuration?

12. Why CE configuration is preffered as audio amplifier?

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13. Define , , ?

14. Explain the working of transistor as switch?

15. What do you mean by doping?

16. Differentiate intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors?

17. Explain the formation of barrier potential in PN junction diode?

18. Compare zener and avalanche breakdown mechanisms?

19. Compare zener and PN junction diode?

20. What is the working principle of LED?

21. What is working principle of photodiode?

22. Explain basic principle of solar cell?

5 MARK QUESTIONS

1. With neat sketch explain VI characteristics of zener diode? Explain working

principle of zener diode?

2. Discuss the working principle of solar cell and photo diode and differentiate
them?

3. Explain the formation of a potential barrier in a p-n junction and show the
polarity of the Barrier potential.

4. With neat sketch explain the working principle of LED. Draw VI

characteristics of LED?

5. Explain the working of photodiode?

23. Explain basic principle and working of solar cell? Explain its VI
characteristics?

24. Plot the forward and reverse characteristics of a PN diode and discuss it?

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25. With neat sketch explain the working of NPN transistor?

26. With neat sketch explain the working of PNP transistor?

27. Draw output characteristics of CE configuration. Indicates different regions of

operations. Explain briefly.

28. What are the three configurations of BJT? Compare their properties? sketch
and explain the VI characteristics of any one configuration in detail.

MODULE 4

1. Define PIV?

2. Define ripple factor?

3. Define rectification efficiency?

4. What is line regulation?

5. What is load regulation?

6. Compare bridge and centretap rectifier?

7. Differentiate bridge, centretap, halfwave rectifier?

8. Draw a CE amplifier circuit?

9. Explain Barkhausen criteria for oscillations?

10. What is the working principle of oscillators?

11. Differentiate amplifiers and oscillators?

12. Draw the input and output waveforms of RC coupled amplifier?

13. Draw the input and output waveforms of zener voltage regulator?

14. Draw the input and output waveforms of capacitor filter?

15. Draw the input and output waveforms of rectifier?

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16. Define feedback?

17. Compare positive and negative feedback?

18. What is the need of feedback?

19. Which feedback is used in RC amplifier/ phaseshift oscillator?

5 MARKS

1. With neat sketch explain public address system/PA system?

2. With neat sketch explain the working of RC phase shift oscillators?.

3.

4. With neat sketch explain the working of RC coupled amplifier.

5. With neat sketch explain the working of bridge rectifier?

6. With neat sketch explain the working of halfwave rectifier?

7. With neat sketch explain the working of centretap rectifier?

8. With neat sketch explain the working of capacitor filter?

9. With neat sketch explain the working of zener voltage regulator?

10. Derive the expression for PIV, rectification efficiency, TUF of halfwave
rectifier circuit?

11. Derive the expression for PIV, rectification efficiency, TUF of full wave
rectifier circuit?

12. Draw and explain the block schematics of DC power supply?

13. Define bandwidth of an amplifier? Draw and explain the frequency response
of an RC coupled amplifier?

14.

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MODULE 4

1. Compare analog and digital multimeter?

2. What are the main disadvantages of analog multimeter?

3. Why DMM is superior to AMM?

4. Explain applications of CRO?

5. Explain applications of DSO?

6. Explain applications of function generator?

7. Explain applications of DMM?

8. Compare inverting and non inverting OP-AMP?

9. What you mean by gates? What are the applications of Gates?

10. With truth table explain AND,NAND,OR,NOR,NOT,XOR,XNOR GATES?

5 MARKS

1. Draw and explain the block diagram of OP-AMP?

2. Derive the expression for gain of Inverting/ Non inverting Op-amp?

3. Why universal gates are so called? Explain with example?

4. Draw and explain the block diagram of function generator?

5. Draw and explain the block diagram of DMM?

6. With neat sketch explain the operation of CRO?

7. With the help of block diagram explain the operation of DSO?

MODULE 5

1. What is AM modulation?

2. Define modulation?

3. Define FM modulation?
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4. What are the applications of AM?

5. What are the applications of FM?

6. Write the expression for AM modulated wave?

7. Write the expression for FM modulated wave?

8. What are the advantages of AM?

9. What are the disadvantages of AM?

10. What are the advantages of FM?

11. What are the disadvantages of AM?

12. Why microwave bands are called so?

13. What are the classification of satellites?

14. Draw the block diagram of satellite communication system?

15. Draw the block diagram of AM receiver?

16. Draw the block diagram of FM receiver?

17. What are the applications of satellites communications system?

18. What are the advantages and disadvantages of satellite communications

system?

19. Explain geostationary/geosynchronous satellites?

20. Draw the block diagram of earth station transponder?

21. Draw the block diagram of earth station receiver?

22. Draw the block diagram of earth station transmitter?

5 Mark questions

1. Explain satellite communication systems?

2. Explain earth station transponder/receiver/transmitter?

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3. Explain the applications of various frequency bands used for communication

system?

4. With neat sketch explain communication system?

5. Derive the expression for AM/FM modulated Wave?

6. Compare AM and FM modulation?

7. With neat sketch explain superheterodyne receiver(AM?FM)?

8. Applications of OFC?- Telecommunications, Sensors, Fiber Lasers, Bio-

medical, Automotive and many other industries.

9. Compare OFC and Traditional communication system?

Advantages of satellites communication system?

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Disadvantages of satellites communication system?

MODULE 6

1. Explain basic principles of mobile communication systems?

2. Explain cells ?

3. Why mobile communication is called cellular communication?

4. What are the applications of mobile communication?

5. What are the frequency range used for mobile communication?

6. What you mean by frequency reuse?

7. What you mean by mobile communication?

8. Draw the block diagram of OFC?

9. What are the advantages of mobile communication system?

10. What are the disadvantages of mobile communication system?

11. Explain total internal reflection?

12. Draw block diagram of CCTV/cable TV,DTH?

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1. Explain mobile communication system?/ Principle of mobile communication

system?

2. Differentiate various Hand off schemes?

3. Explain optical fibre communication systems?

4. Explain the principle behind optical fiber communication system?

5. Explain CCTV? What are its applications?

6. With neat sketch explain cable TV? State its advantages and disadvantages?

7. With neat sketch explain DTH? State its advantages and disadvantages?

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