1. A semiconductor is formed by _____ bonds.

a. Covalent
b. Electrovalent
c. Co-ordinate
d. None of the above
2. A semiconductor has _____ temperature coefficient of resistance.
a) Positive
b) Zero
c) Negative
d) None of the above
3. The most commonly used semiconductor is _____
a) Germanium
b) Silicon
c) Carbon
d) Sulphur
4. A semiconductor has generally _____ valence electrons.
1. 2
2. 3
3. 6
4. 4
5. The resistivity of pure germanium under standard conditions is about ___
a) 6 x 104 Ω cm
b) 60 Ω cm
c) 3 x 106 Ω cm
d) 6 x 10-4 Ω cm
6. The resistivity of a pure silicon is about _____
a. 100 Ω cm
b. 6000 Ω cm
c. 3 x 105 Ω m
d. 6 x 10-8 Ω cm
7. When a pure semiconductor is heated, its resistance _____
a) Goes up
b) Goes down
c) Remains the same
d) Can’t say
8. The strength of a semiconductor crystal comes from _____
a) Forces between nuclei
b) Forces between protons
c) Electron-pair bonds
d) None of the above
9. When a pentavalent impurity is added to a pure semiconductor, it becomes _____
a) An insulator
b) An intrinsic semiconductor
c) p-type semiconductor
 d) n-type semiconductor
10. Addition of pentavalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many _____
a) Free electrons
b) Holes
c) Valence electrons
d) Bound electrons
11. A pentavalent impurity has _____ Valence electrons
a) 3
b) 5
c) 4
d) 6
12. An n-type semiconductor is _____
a) Positively charged
b) Negatively charged
c) Electrically neutral
d) None of the above
13. A trivalent impurity has _____ valence electrons
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 3
14. Addition of trivalent impurity to a semiconductor creates many _____
a) Holes
b) Free electrons
c) Valence electrons
d) Bound electrons
15. A hole in a semiconductor is defined as _____
a) A free electron
b) The incomplete part of an electron pair bond
c) A free proton
d) A free neutron
16. The impurity level in an extrinsic semiconductor is about _____ of pure semiconductor.
a) 10 atoms for 108 atoms
b) 1 atom for 108 atoms
c) 1 atom for 104 atoms
d) 1 atom for 100 atoms
17. As the doping to a pure semiconductor increases, the bulk resistance of the
semiconductor _____
a. Remains the same
b. Increases
c. Decreases
d. None of the above
18. A hole and electron in close proximity would tend to _____
a) Repel each other
 b) Attract each other
c) Have no effect on each other
d) None of the above
19. In a semiconductor, current conduction is due to _____
a. Only holes
b. Only free electrons
c. Holes and free electrons
d. None of the above
20. The random motion of holes and free electrons due to thermal agitation is called
a. Diffusion
b. Pressure
c. Ionisation
d. None of the above
1. The term “semiconductor” arises from:
A. Resistor-like properties of metal oxides.
B. Variable conductive properties of some materials.
C. The fact that there’s nothing better to call silicon.