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BSNL OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS FOR PRACTICE

 1. The electrical conductivity of metals is typically of the order of (in ohm^-1 m^-1)
 

(A) 10^7  (Ans)

(B) 10⁵

(C) 10^-4

(D) 10^-6

 2. There electronic configuration of carbon is

(A) 1s² 2s²

(B) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶ 2s²

(C) 1s² 2s² 2p⁶

(D) 1s² 2s² 2p² (Ans)

 3. Which law is synonymous to the occurrence of diamagnetism?

(A) Ampere's law

(B) Maxwell's law

(C) Coulomb's law

(D) Lenze's law (Ans)

 4. Which of the following are piezo-electric substances:

1. Barium titanate

2. Lead titanate

3. Lead triconate

4. Cadmium sulphate

(A) 1,2 and 4

(B) 1,3 and 4

(C) 1,2 and 3 (Ans)

(D) 2,3 and 4

 5. The temperature below which certain materials are anti-ferromagnetic and above which they are paramagnetic is called

(A) Weiss temperature

(B) Curie temperature

(C) Neel temperature (Ans)

(D) Double point temperature

 6. Pure metals generally have

(A) high conductivity and low temperature co-efficient

(B) high conductivity and large temperature co-efficient (Ans)

(C) low conductivity and zero temperature co-efficient

(D) low conductivity and high temperature co-efficient

 7. Magnetostriction

(A) induced magnetism

(B) volume changes accompanying  (Ans)

(C) rate of magnetisation

(D) rate of loss of magnetism

 8. When n_e and n_h are the electron and hole densities, and µ_e and µ_h are the carrier mobilities, the Hall co-efficient is positive when,

(A) n_hµ_{h >} n_e µ_e

(B) n_hµ_h²_> n_e ^µ2_e (Ans)

(C) n_hµ_h<µ_e

(D) n_hµ_h²_> n_e ^µ2_e

 9. Semi-conductor A has a higher band gap than semi-conductor B. If both A and B have the same dimensions, the same number of electrons at a given temperature and the same electron and hole mobilities, then

(A) A has the same number of holes as B

(B) A has a larger number of holes than B (Ans)

(C) A has a less number of holes than B

(D) Any of the above statements at (A),(B) or (C) could be true

 10. Which of the following crystallographic defects contributes to electronic defects?

1. Thermal vibration

2. Point defects

3. Line defects

4. Surface defects

Select the correct answer using the codes given below 

(A) 1,2 and 3 (Ans)

(B) 2,3 and 4

(C) 1,3 and 4

(D) 1,2 and 4

 11. Above the curie temperature, the hysteresis loop of a ferroelectric material can be described by a

(A) parabola

(B) cycloid (Ans)

(C) straight line

(D) point

 12. Orientational polarizations is

(A) inversely proportional to temperature and proportional to the square of the permanent dipole moment  (Ans)

(B) proportional to temperature as well as to the square of the permanent dipole moment

(C) proportional to temperature and inversely proportional to the square of the permanent dipole moment

(D) inversely proportional to temperature as well as to the square of dipole moment

 13. In a piezoelectric crystal oscillator, the oscillation or tuning frequency is linearly proportional to the 

(A) mass of the crystal

(B) square root of the mass of the crystal

(C) square of the mass of the crystal

(D) inverse of the square root of the mass of the crystal (Ans)

 14. Some of electrons are injected into the interior of a conductor surrounded by an insulator.

The injected electrons will

(A) distribute themselves uniformly

(B) distribute themselves randomly

(C) be confined at the point of injection

(D) travel to the surface of the conductor (Ans)

 15. The isotope effect predicts that the super-conducting transition temperature should be proportional to (M is the atomic mass)

(A) M

(B) 1/M

(C) 1/√M (Ans)

(D) √M

 16. Consider the following statements : In the case of diamagnetic materials, the magnetic susceptibility is

1. Positive

2. Negative

3. Independent of temperature

4. Inversely proportional to temperature of these statements

(A) 1 and 3 are correct

(B) 2 and 3 are correct  (Ans)

(C) 1 and 4 are correct

(D) 2 and 4 are correct

 17. A small saw cut is made in a permanent magnet of toroidal shape. Which of the following are true for H₀, if H₀ is the magnetic field in the air-gap and H_i is that inside the magnet?

1. H₀ < │H_i│

2. H₀ > │H_i│

3. H₀ is in the same direction as H_i

4. H₀ and H_i are in opposite directions

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

Codes:

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 1 and 4

(C) 2 and 3 (Ans)

(D) 2 and 4

 18. Silicon contains 5*10²⁸ atoms per cubic meter. If it is doped with two parts per million of arsenic , then the electron density at room temperature will be approximately.

(A) 4*10²³ m³

(B) 10²³ m^-3(Ans)

(C) 2*10⁶ m^-3

(D) 10⁴ m^-3

 19. In a certain temperature range, the electrical conductivity of a semi-conductor increases with increase in temperature. This is because

(A) both carrier concentration and mobilty of carriers increase with increasing temperature

(B) both carrier concentration and mobility of carriers decrease with increasing temperatures

(C) the carrier concentration increase substantially, but the mobility of carriers decreases with increase in temperature  (Ans)

(D) the carrier concentration remains constant but the mobility of carriers increases in temperature

 20. The Hall-effect voltage in intrinsic silicon 

(A) is positive

(B) is zero

(C) is negative (Ans)

(D) changes sign on application of magnetic field

 21. The function of oxide layer in IC fabricaton is

1. to mask against diffusion

2. to insulate surface electricity

3. to produce chemical stable surface

4. to increase the metling point

Consider above  statement then correct are :

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (Ans)

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 3, 4 and 1

(D) 3 and 4 only

 22. Consider a single crystal of an intrinsic semi-conductor. The number of free carriers at the fermi level at room temperature is

(A) half the total number of electrons in the crystal

(B) half the number of free electrons in the crystal  (Ans)

(C) half the number of atoms in the crystal

(D) zero

 23. If the molecular structure and density of the material are known, then which of the following material parameters may be determined from the ε_r versus 1/T plot?

(A) Sum of electronic and ionic polarizabilities (Ans)

(B) Lattice constant

(C) Breakdown voltage

(D) Loss constant

 24 The electron relaxation time of metal A is 2.7*10^-4 sec that of B is  1.35*10^-4 sec. The ratio of resistivity of B to resistivity of A will be

(A) 4.0

(B) 2.0 (Ans)

(C) 0.5

(D) 0.25

 25. Electrical conductivity of copper reduces with addition of a small amount of nickel because

(A) the mobility decreases due to creation of new scattering centres for electrons   (Ans)

(B) nickel is ferromagnetic

(C) less free electrons are available for conduction

(D) the electrons of copper become bound to nickel atoms and are not free to move

 26. Magnetic susceptibility of an ideal Type-I super-conductor in the super-conductivity state is

(A) -8

(B) -1  (Ans)

(C) between 0 and -1

(D) zero

 27. When the transition occurs to the super conducting state, the magnetic flux is excluded from the material. This is known as

(A) Magnetophobic effect

(B) Silsbee effect

(C) Meissner effect  (Ans)

(D) Copper effect

28. Cu₂ MnAl is

(A) piezoelectric

(B) paramagnetic

(C) ferrimagnetic

(D) ferromagnetic (Ans)

29. In an intrinsic semi-conductor, the mobility of electrons in the conduction band is

(A) zero

(B) less than the mobility of holes in the valence band

(C) equal to the mobility of holes in the valence band

(D) greater than the mobility of holes in the valence band (Ans)

30. The effect of doping intrinsic semi- conductors is to 

(A) move the fermi level away from the centre of the forbidden band  (Ans)

(B) move the fermi level towards the centre of the forbidden band

(C) change the crystal structure of the semi-conductor

(D) keep the fermi level at the middele of the forbidden band

 31. The hall co-efficient of sample (A) of a semi-conductor is measured at room temperature. The hall co-efficient of A at room temperature is 4*10^-4 m³ colomb^-1 .  The carrier concentration in sample A at room temperature is

(A) ~ 10^-4 m^-3

(B) ~ 10²⁴ m^-3

(C) ~ 10⁴ m^-3

(D) ~ 10²² m^-3 (Ans)

 32. The hall angle θ of a metal sample is

(A) independent of the magnetic flux density B

(B) independent of the carrier mobility

(C) independent of the density of free carriers

(D) dependent on magnetic flux density, carrier mobility and density of free carriers (Ans)

 33. The resistance of a thermistor is 5000 Ω at 20⁰ C and its resistance temperature co-efficient is 0.04/⁰C. A measurement with a lead resistance of 10 Ω will cause an error of

(A) 0.05⁰ C (Ans)

(B) 0.1⁰ C

(C) 0.4⁰ C

(D) 0.8⁰ C

 34. When a solid crystal of sodium is formed, the 3s-band will have

(A) half as many states as the number of atoms  (Ans)

(B) same number of states as there are atoms

(C) twice as many states as there are atoms

(D) no states at all

 35. The relaxation time (τ) in a perfect dielectric is

(A) 0 (Ans)

(B) 1

(C) 1 < τ ∞

(D) ∞

 36. The number of stress co-efficients or constants which characterize a piezoelectric material is

(A) 24 (Ans)

(B) 18

(C) 9

(D) 3

 37. Which of the following pair (s) is/are correctly matched?

        Material                         Application

1.    Rochelle salt               Phonograph

2.    Barium titanate           Amplifier

3.    Quartz                       Oscillator

Select the correct answer using the codes given below :

(A) only 2

(B) 1 and 2

(C) 1 and 3  (Ans)

(D) 2 and 3

 38. The conductivity of a metal at ultraviolet frequency (10¹⁴ Hz) approximately equals

(A) infinity

(B) zero

(C) d.c. conductivity

(D) half of d.c. conductivity (Ans)

 39. Constantan is an alloy composed of

(A) 86% copper, 12% manganese and 2% nickel

(B) 76% nickel, 21% chromium, 2% manganese and 1% iron

(C) 60% copper and 40% nickel  (Ans)

(D) 40% copper and 40% nickel and 20% carbon

 40. Some of the characterizing parameters of a material are

1. Magnetic permeability

2. Electron relaxation time

3. Electron effective mass

4. Energy band gap

In case of metals, increase in one of the above parameters decreases its conductivity, while increase in another increase the conductivity. These two parameters are respectively.

(A) 1 and 3

(B) 3 and 2 (Ans)

(C) 4 and 3

(D) 1 and 2

 41. What type of magnetic behaviour is observed in a type-I super-conductor?

(A) Perfect diamagnetism (Ans)

(B) Perfect paramagnetism

(C) Perfect ferromagnetism

(D) Perfect ferrimagnetism

 42. The super-conducting transition temperature of lead is 7.26 K. If the initial field at OK is 64*10³ Amp/m, then the critical field at 5 K is

(A) 0.3364*10³ Amp/m

(B) 3.364*10³ Amp/m

(C) 33.640*10³ Amp/m (Ans)

(D) 336.400*10³ Amp/m

 43. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists :

                 List-I                        List-II
                (Material)            (Classification)

       (a)  Mgo Fe₂O_{3          Â}  1. Piezoelectric material

       (b)  BaTiO_{3                Â}  2. Ferrimagnetic material

       (c)  Cobalt                3. Ferromagnetic material

       (d)  Copper               4. Diamagnetic material

Codes :   

          (a)    (b)    (c)    (d) 

(A)     2      3       4      1

(B)     2      1       3      4

(C)     1      2       4      3

(D)     1      2       3      4

(Ans-B)

 44. A paramagnetic material is used in an energy conversion process in which the following events occur:

1. Thermal energy is generated

2. Dipoles are turned

3. Magnetic field is generated

4. Material reacts to oppose it.

The correct sequence of these event is

(A) 3, 4, 2, 1

(B) 1, 4, 2, 3

(C) 1, 2, 4, 3

(D) 3, 2, 4, 1  (Ans)

 45. A sample of iron carrying a current is subjected to a magnetic field. Match List-I with List-II to indicate the influence of angle between the magnetic field and current on the resistivity of the sample and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists:

             List-I                                                   List-II
  (Direction of current)                           (Electrical resistivity)

(A) Parallel to magnetisation  _{                  Â}  1.  Increase

(B) Perpendicular magnetisation _{              Â}  2.  Decrease

                                                          3.  Unchanged               

Codes :   

          (a)    (b)   

(A)     1      2      

(B)     2      1      

(C)     2      3     

(D)     3      1     

(Ans-D)

46. Some magnetic materials may be classified on the basis of

1. Susceptibility

2. Saturation

3. Spin arrangement

4. Nature of hysteresis loop

5. Domain structure

6. Critical temperature above which it behaves as a paramagnetic material.

Out of these, those which can be used to distinguish between ferri and ferromagnetic matgerials would include

(A) 1, 3 and 4 (Ans)

(B) 2, 3 and 6

(C) 3, 4 and 5

(D) 3, 5 and 6

 47. Assuming carrier mobility to be temperature independent, it can be shown that pure Si (E_g = 1.1 eV) and G_e (E_g = 0.7 eV) have the same conductivity at a temperature of

(A) 191 K

(B) 300 K

(C) 471 K

(D) 1470 K  (Ans)

 48. The processes that can be used to make the steel magnetically softer are 

1. Annealing

2. Grain growth

3. Decarburization

4. Quenching
 

(A) 1, 2 and 3 (Ans)

(B) 2, 3 and 4

(C) 2 and 3 only

(D) 3 and 4 only

 49. Polarization is a measure of

(A) dielectric constant per unit volume (Ans)

(B) voltage gradient of produce eslectrical breakdown

(C) product of charge and distance

(D) excess charge density

 50 Consider the following semi-conductor diodes

1. Germanium diode

2. Silicon diode

3. Tunnel diode

4. Schottky diode

The correct increasing order of forward voltage drop of these diodes is

(A) 1,3,2,4

(B) 1,2,3,4

(C) 3,4,2,1

(D) 3,1,4,2 (Ans)