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JEE Main 2 April 2026, Shift 1, Physics Q37

Question 37 of 75 in this shift, Physics question 12 of 25, Section A.

For the given circuit (shown in part (A)) the time dependent input voltage vin(t)v_{in}(t) and corresponding output vo(t)v_o(t) are shown in part (B) and part (C), respectively. Identify the components that are used in the circuit between points X and Y.

The figure, in words

Part (A): source v_in across a branch containing an ideal diode in series with a Zener diode (V_Z = 5 V) that is in parallel with a load between points X and Y (output v_o). Part (B): sinusoidal input v_in(t) with amplitude 20 V and -20 V, t in min with marks 1 and 2. Part (C): output v_o(t) clipped to a flat-topped waveform at +5 V and -5 V.
  1. (1)[figure: resistor in series with an ideal diode (pointing toward X), between X and Y]
  2. (2)[figure: ideal diode (pointing toward X) in series with a Zener diode (pointing toward Y), between X and Y]Official answer
  3. (3)[figure: resistor in series with a Zener diode (pointing toward Y), between X and Y]
  4. (4)[figure: ideal diode (pointing toward X) in series with a Zener diode (pointing toward X), between X and Y]

Official answer

Option 2

NTA final key.

Chapter
Semiconductor Electronics: Materials, Devices and Simple Circuits
Topic
Semiconductor Diodes
Idea tested
Diode Clipper Circuits

Same idea in other shifts

Asked 3× in all
  1. 28 Jun 2022, Shift 2 · Q49In the given circuit the input voltage VinV_{in} is shown in figure. The cut-in voltage of p-n junction diode (D1D_1 or D2D_2) is 0.6 V.…MediumDiagram basedHas a figure
  2. 31 Aug 2021, Shift 1 · Q1Choose the correct waveform that can represent the voltage across R of the following circuit, assuming the diode is ideal one :MediumDiagram basedHas a figure

Question text from the official JEE Main paper published by NTA; answer from the final answer key. Chapter, topic and idea tags, difficulty and skill are Lumi’s. This question needs a figure we do not reproduce; it is described in words above. Lumi analyses 108 of the 174 JEE Main shifts held from 2017 to 2026.