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When emitter-base junction of a transistor is reverse-biased, the collector current

When emitter-base junction of a transistor is reverse-biased, the collector current Correct Answer stops, irrespective of PNP or NPN

No current will follow into the base when the emitter-base junction of a transistor is reverse biased. When no current is flowing into the base, no current will flow in the collector.
Now if the collector is also reverse biased, then the collector current will flow. This is called reverse active biasing.

Important Points:

Mode

EB Biasing

Collector Base Biasing

Application

Cut off

Reverse

Reverse

OFF switch

Active

Forward

Reverse

Amplifier

Reverse e Active

Reverse

Forward

Not much Useful

Saturation

Forward

Forward

On Switch

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