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1951.

Two transistors have same value of a but different gain (G) bandwidth (B) product. The transistors have similar geometry. However one of them is germanium and the other is silicon. The transistor with lower GB product

A. is germanium
B. is silicon
C. may be either of two
D. cannot be identified on the basis of above data
Answer» C. may be either of two
1952.

Figure represents a

A. JFET shunt switching circuit
B. JFET series switching circuit
C. JFET analog switch
D. multiplexing
Answer» B. JFET series switching circuit
1953.

The input gate current of FET is closer to

A. few amperes
B. few milli amperes
C. few microamperes
D. negligibly smaller value
Answer» E.
1954.

The depletion type MOSFET can operate in

A. depletion mode only
B. enhancement mode only
C. depletion or enhancement mode
D. neither depletion nor enhancement mode
Answer» D. neither depletion nor enhancement mode
1955.

Assertion (A): The ac load line is different from dc load lineReason (R): The ac load resistance seen by collector and emitter is different from dc load resistance

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
1956.

An amplifier has input impedance of 4 kΩ and output impedance of 80 kΩ. It is used in negative feedback circuit with 10% feedback. If open loop gain is 90, the closed loop input and output impedances are

A. 40 kΩ and 8 kΩ respectively
B. 4 kΩ and 80 kΩ respectively
C. 0.4 kΩ and 800 kΩ respectively
D. 8 kΩ and 160 kΩ respectively
Answer» B. 4 kΩ and 80 kΩ respectively
1957.

FET amplifier is more difficult to analyse than BJT amplifier.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
1958.

In a BJT CE amplifier circuit the value of coupling capacitor should be such that

A. its reactance is small for the lowest frequency in the input and output
B. its reactance is high for the lowest frequency in the input and output
C. its reactance is zero for the lowest frequency in the input and output
D. its reactance is infinite for the lowest frequency in the input and output
Answer» B. its reactance is high for the lowest frequency in the input and output
1959.

Generally the gain of a transistor amplifier falls at high frequencies due to the

A. internal capacitance of device
B. coupling capacitor at the I/P
C. skin effect
D. coupling capacitor at the O/P
Answer» B. coupling capacitor at the I/P
1960.

Percentage increase in the reverse saturation current of a diode if the temperature is increased from 25°C to 50°C

A. 50%
B. 500%
C. 565.7%
D. 575.6%
Answer» D. 575.6%
1961.

Output of a phase splitter is

A. a pair of sine waves of unequal amplitude
B. a pair of sine waves of equal amplitudes
C. a pair of sine waves of equal amplitudes and opposite phase
D. a pair of sine waves of unequal amplitudes and opposite phase
Answer» D. a pair of sine waves of unequal amplitudes and opposite phase
1962.

A BJT amplifier has a power gain of 0.5 from source to base. The power gain in dB is

A. -0.3 dB
B. -3 dB
C. -6 dB
D. -10 dB
Answer» C. -6 dB
1963.

The transformer cores operating at microwave frequency ranges are generally made up of

A. silicon steel
B. ferrites
C. albino
D. super alloy
Answer» C. albino
1964.

Assertion (A): Negative feedback reduces the bandwidth of an amplifier Reason (R): Negative feedback stabilizes the gain of an amplifier

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» E.
1965.

The maximum theoretical efficiency for class A amplifier is

A. 12.5%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» C. 50%
1966.

The basic amplifier in Weinbridge oscillator consists of

A. CE stage followed by CE
B. CE stage followed by CB
C. CB stage followed by CE
D. CC stage followed by CE
Answer» B. CE stage followed by CB
1967.

An integrating amplifier has resistance in feedback path.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
1968.

The current ICBO

A. increases with increases in temperature
B. is normally greater for silicon transistor than germanium transistors
C. mainly depends on the emitter base junction bias
D. depends largely on the emitter doping
Answer» B. is normally greater for silicon transistor than germanium transistors
1969.

If Rs is the sources resistance, the O/P resistance of an emitter follower using the simplified hybrid model would be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1970.

In figure, current gain is

A. α
B. rₑ
C. RL/rₑ
D. rₑ/RL
Answer» B. rₑ
1971.

In which of the following circuits is op-amp used in open loop configuration?

A. Comparator
B. Summing amplifier
C. Integrating amplifier
D. Logarithmic amplifier
Answer» B. Summing amplifier
1972.

For the circuit in figure the output wave shape is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» E.
1973.

An amplifier with loop gain Aβ will be more stable for value of Aβ as

A. 0.95
B. 0.7
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
Answer» C. 1.2
1974.

If a transistor is operating with both of its Junctions forward biased, but with the collector base forward biased, but with the collector base forward bias greater than the emitter-base forward bias, then it is operating in the

A. forward active mode
B. reverse saturation mode
C. reverse active mode
D. forward saturation mode
Answer» D. forward saturation mode
1975.

To draw ac equivalent circuit for a CE amplifier we should

A. Reduce all dc sources to zero
B. Short all capacitors
C. Reduce all dc sources to zero and short all capacitors
D. Reduce all dc sources to zero and open all capacitors
Answer» D. Reduce all dc sources to zero and open all capacitors
1976.

A FET is a better clapper than a BJT because it has

A. lower off-set voltage
B. higher series ON resistance
C. lower input current
D. higher input impedance
Answer» B. higher series ON resistance
1977.

In an amplifier, if the output current flows for 120° of the input cycle, the class of amplifier will be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. AB
Answer» D. AB
1978.

Equal amplitude ac signals are given as inputs to both inverting and given as inputs to both inverting and non-inverting terminals of an op-amp. The output will be zero when the phase difference between inputs is

A.
B. 90°
C. 180°
D. 270°
Answer» B. 90°
1979.

The most widely used diode rectifier circuit is

A. half wave
B. full wave with centre tapped transformer
C. bridge
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
1980.

In a transistor which of the following region is very lightly doped and is very thin?

A. Emitter
B. Base
C. Collector
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Collector
1981.

A push pull amplifier balance out

A. odd harmonics
B. even harmonics
C. both odd as well as even harmonics
D. neither odd nor even harmonics
Answer» B. even harmonics
1982.

In case of a transistor amplifier the emitter resistance Re is removed

A. the gain of the amplifier will reduce
B. heat sink will not be required
C. Q-point will become unstable
D. base to emitter function will be less forward biased
Answer» D. base to emitter function will be less forward biased
1983.

In the circuit of figure for sinusoidal input the waveform of the output will be as shown in

A. figure A
B. figure B
C. figure C
D. figure D
Answer» E.
1984.

For input and later stages, BI-FET op-amp use

A. JFETs and MOSFETs respectively
B. MOSFETs and JFETs respectively
C. JFETs and BJTs respectively
D. BJTs and JFETs respectively
Answer» D. BJTs and JFETs respectively
1985.

Oscillator with best frequency stability is

A. Crystal oscillator
B. Phase shift oscillator
C. Clapp oscillator
D. Hartley oscillator
Answer» B. Phase shift oscillator
1986.

A voltage gain of a CE amplifier connected in collector to base configuration is 50. Collector to base resistor RF = 1 kΩ, RC = 4Ω, the O/P resistance R0 =?

A. 800 Ω
B. 813 Ω
C. 817 Ω
D. 819 Ω
Answer» C. 817 Ω
1987.

In a P-N-P junction transistor as compared to base region is more heavily doped so that

A. leakage current is minimized
B. recombination will be increased in the base region
C. the flow across the base regional is only because of electrons
D. the flow across the base region is mainly because of holes
Answer» E.
1988.

In the circuit of figure β = 100 and quiescent value of base current is 20 μA. The quiescent value of collector

A. 0.2 μA
B. 2 μA
C. 2 mA
D. 20 mA
Answer» D. 20 mA
1989.

In a CE class A amplifier the quiescent current and voltage are ICQ and VCEQ. The maximum power output can be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
1990.

In full wave rectification, if the input frequency is 50 Hz, then frequency at the output of filter is

A. 50 Hz
B. 0 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 75 Hz
Answer» C. 100 Hz
1991.

An engineer designs an amplifier to have a voltage gain of 60, but when constructed it only had a gain of 50. Which of the following will increases from this type of operation?

A. Stability
B. Bandwidth
C. Distortion
D. Input resistance
Answer» D. Input resistance
1992.

Consider 49 cascaded amplifiers having individual rise time as 2 n sec. 3 n sec. ... 50 n sec. The input waveform rise time is 1 n sec. Then the output signal rise time is given time by (Assume output signal rise time is measured within 10 percent range of the final output signal.)

A. 39 - 28 μsec
B. 2.28 μsec
C. 0.228 μsec
D. 39.28 μsec
Answer» D. 39.28 μsec
1993.

A rectifier circuit has load resistance R. It uses a capacitance filter having capacitance C. For low ripple in the output

A. RC should be 1
B. RC should be low
C. RC should be high
D. RC should be neither low nor high
Answer» D. RC should be neither low nor high
1994.

In a self bias circuit for CE amplifier the collector supply voltage is made twice. The collector current will

A. decrease
B. increase
C. remain the same
D. increase or decrease
Answer» C. remain the same
1995.

In a crystal

A. the frequencies of series and parallel resonance are equal
B. the frequency of series resonance is more than frequency of parallel resonance
C. the frequency of parallel resonance is more than frequency of series resonance
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
1996.

Figure shows a

A. bipolar transistor
B. JFET
C. p-channel MOSFET
D. n-channel enhancement MOSFET
Answer» E.
1997.

As per miller theorem the circuit of figure (1) can be replaced by that in figure (2) If V1/V2 = K, then Y1 and Y2 are equal to

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
1998.

The source of the harmonic distortion in a RC coupled transistor amplifier is usually

A. power supply
B. capacitor
C. R-C circuit
D. transistor
Answer» E.
1999.

CE mode input V-I characteristic can be shown by a plot of

A. VBE versus iB for constant values of VCE
B. VCB versus iC for constant values of IE
C. VCE versus iE for constant values of VEB
D. VCE versus iE for constant values of VCE
Answer» B. VCB versus iC for constant values of IE
2000.

Figure shows a zener circuit and characteristic of the zener used. If R2 is the lowest load resistance, then for proper voltage regulation R1 must be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D