JEE Main 202622 JanuaryMorning Shift
- Exam
- JEE Main
- Year
- 2026
- Date
- 22 January
- Shift
- Morning Shift
- Subject
- Physics
- Chapter
- Semiconductors
JEE Main 2026 · 22 January · Morning Shift · Physics · Semiconductors
Find the correct combination of A, B, C and D inputs which can...
Find the correct combination of and D inputs which can cause the LED to glow.

Options
- A1101
- B0011
- C1000
- D0100
Correct answer
A. 1101
Step-by-step solution
The LED will glow if it is forward biased, which means the potential at the p-side must be higher than the potential at the n-side.
Let be the output of the upper NAND gate (p-side) be the output of the lower NOR gate (n-side).
For the LED to glow, we need and .
The upper circuit consists of two NOT gates (NOR gates with shorted inputs) followed by a NAND gate.
Output of first NOT gate is , and second is .
(using De Morgan's Law).
The lower circuit is a NOR gate with inputs and .
.
Condition 1: . This means at least one of or must be 1.
Condition 2: . This means at least one of or must be 1.
Checking the options:
(1) : and . (Satisfied)
(2) : . (Not satisfied)
(3) : . (Not satisfied)
(4) : . (Not satisfied)
Thus, the correct combination is 1101.
Let be the output of the upper NAND gate (p-side) be the output of the lower NOR gate (n-side).
For the LED to glow, we need and .
The upper circuit consists of two NOT gates (NOR gates with shorted inputs) followed by a NAND gate.
Output of first NOT gate is , and second is .
(using De Morgan's Law).
The lower circuit is a NOR gate with inputs and .
.
Condition 1: . This means at least one of or must be 1.
Condition 2: . This means at least one of or must be 1.
Checking the options:
(1) : and . (Satisfied)
(2) : . (Not satisfied)
(3) : . (Not satisfied)
(4) : . (Not satisfied)
Thus, the correct combination is 1101.