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2001.

In figure the zener has a resistance of 5 ohms. As the load resistance is varied, the output voltage

A. will remain constant at 12 V
B. will vary between 12.05 and 12.65 V
C. will vary from 10 to 20 V
D. will remain constant at 12.05 V
Answer» C. will vary from 10 to 20 V
2002.

The leakage current in CB configuration may be around

A. few micro amperes
B. few hundred micro amperes
C. few milliamperes
D. few hundred milliamperes
Answer» B. few hundred micro amperes
2003.

The ripple factor of a power supply is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
2004.

In CB amplifier the distortion of the input voltage waveform may occur due to

A. very low input resistance of an amplifier
B. very high input resistance of the amplifier
C. improper biasing
D. ripples in power supply
Answer» B. very high input resistance of the amplifier
2005.

In Class C operation the collector current looks like

A. full sine wave
B. half sine wave
C. narrow pulses
D. nearly half sine wave
Answer» D. nearly half sine wave
2006.

An oscillator requires an amplifier

A. with negative feedback
B. with positive feedback
C. with either positive or negative feedback
D. none of the above
Answer» C. with either positive or negative feedback
2007.

FET can used in

A. buffer amplifier circuits
B. cascade amplifier circuits
C. digital circuits
D. all of the above
Answer» B. cascade amplifier circuits
2008.

A generator with an internal resistance of 600 Ω drives an amplifier whose input resistance is 400 Ω. The generator's open circuit voltages is 1 mV; the amplifier develops 100mV across an 8kΩ load. The power gain is

A. 125
B. 250
C. 1125
D. 3125
Answer» E.
2009.

The minimum value of hfe of a transistor used in RC phase shift oscillator is

A. 54.4
B. 45.4
C. 44.5
D. 29
Answer» D. 29
2010.

With JFETs cascade means

A. a common source driving a common gate connection
B. a common gate driving a common source connection
C. two FETs connected in parallel
D. none of the above
Answer» B. a common gate driving a common source connection
2011.

MOS circuits as compared to bipolar circuits take

A. more chip area
B. less chip area
C. same chip area
D. none of these
Answer» C. same chip area
2012.

In a CE amplifier the dc load line is the same as ac load line when

A. ac collector resistance and dc collector resistance are equal
B. ac collector resistance and dc emitter resistance are equal
C. ac collector resistance is very high
D. ac collector resistance is one half of dc collector resistance
Answer» D. ac collector resistance is one half of dc collector resistance
2013.

In a CE transistor amplifier, when collector-emitter voltage increases

A. the instantaneous operating point moves up the load line
B. the instantaneous operating point moves down the line
C. load current increases
D. none of the above
Answer» B. the instantaneous operating point moves down the line
2014.

Which of the following are linear ICs?

A. RF and IF amplifiers
B. Wide band amplifier
C. Audio amplifiers
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
2015.

The critical frequency of the circuit of figure is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
2016.

In figure the dc emitter current of each transistor is about

A. 4 mA
B. 2 mA
C. 3 mA
D. 1 mA
Answer» E.
2017.

Assume that op-amp in figure is ideal. If input Vi is triangular, the output V0 will be

A. square wave
B. sine wave
C. triangular wave
D. parabolic wave
Answer» B. sine wave
2018.

Find resistance RB to bring transistor to threshold of saturation VCB = 0, VBE = 0.7 V, a = 0.96

A. 1.5 kΩ
B. 15 kΩ
C. 10 kΩ
D. 1 kΩ
Answer» B. 15 kΩ
2019.

In the diode circuit of figure the diodes are ideal. The average current through ammeter is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
2020.

In figure, transistor βdc = 100 and LED voltage when it is conducting is 2 V. Then the base current which saturates the transistor is

A. 18 mA
B. 1.8 mA
C. 0.18 mA
D. 0.018 mA
Answer» D. 0.018 mA
2021.

Figure is a 24 Vr stabilized power supply. The zener is 24 V, 600 mW. The minimum zener current is 10 mA. Proper values R and maximum load current are

A. 320 Ω, 10 mA
B. 400 Ω, 15 mA
C. 400 Ω, 10 mA
D. 320 Ω, 15 mA
Answer» E.
2022.

Si transistor of following figure has a = 0.9 and ICE= 0, VEE = 5 V and VCC = 13 V, then RE will be if IEQ = 1 mA

A. 3 kΩ
B. 4 kΩ
C. 5 kΩ
D. 4.3 kΩ
Answer» E.
2023.

In figure, voltage across R2 = + 10 V. If VBE = 0.7 V and VE = 0.7 V and RE = 10 kΩ, current through RE is

A. 1 mA
B. 0.93 mA
C. 2 mA
D. 1.86 mA
Answer» C. 2 mA
2024.

Figure shows the self bias circuit for CE amplifier and its equivalent circuit. VBB and RB respectively are

A. 10 V and 4 k ohm
B. 5 V and 4 k ohm
C. 2 V and 4 k ohm
D. 2 V and 10 k ohm
Answer» D. 2 V and 10 k ohm
2025.

In figure as the load resistance is changed

A. the zener current remain constant
B. the load current remains constant
C. the output voltage remains constant
D. the output voltage and current through R remain constant
Answer» E.
2026.

Study the circuit of figure and examine the following statements:1. It is an active low pass finer.2. It is a second order filter.3. The change in gain is 40 dB/decade.Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
Answer» B. 1 and 2
2027.

The 'h' parameters of the circuit shown in the figure are hib = 25 Ω, hfb = 0.999 and hob = 10¯⁶Ω The Voltage gain is

A. 0.99
B. 1.98
C. 2.0
D. 4
Answer» E.
2028.

In the op-amp circuit of figure, V0 =

A. Vi
B. 3 Vi
C. 5 Vi
D. 0.5 Vi
Answer» D. 0.5 Vi
2029.

In a circuit of figure, Vs = 10 cos(ωt) power drawn by the 2Ω resistor is 4 watts. The power factor is

A. 0.3
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
2030.

In figure v1 = 8 V and v2 = 8 V. Which diode will conduct?

A. D1 only
B. D2 only
C. Both D1 and D2
D. Neither D1 nor D2
Answer» D. Neither D1 nor D2
2031.

In figure the saturation collector current is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
2032.

In figure what is the base current if VBE = 0.7 V

A. 10 mA
B. 9.3 mA
C. 10 μA
D. 9.3 μA
Answer» E.
2033.

In figure what is value of IC if βdc = 100. Neglect VBE

A. 5 mA
B. 5 μA
C. 10 mA
D. 10 μA
Answer» D. 10 μA
2034.

In the circuit of figure the diode

A. will conduct as the whole cycle
B. will conduct in the positive half cycle
C. will not conduct
D. will conduct from 30° to 150° in the positive half cycle
Answer» D. will conduct from 30° to 150° in the positive half cycle
2035.

In the circuit of figure, v1 = v2 = 10 V. Then

A. I1 = I2
B. I1 > I2
C. I2 > I1
D. I1 = 0
Answer» D. I1 = 0
2036.

Figure shows a self bias circuit for FET amplifier, ID = 4 mA. Then IS =

A. 4 mA
B. 2 mA
C. 0.4 mA
D. 0.2 mA
Answer» B. 2 mA
2037.

The inverting op-amp shown in the figure has an open loop gain to 100. The closed loop given Vo/Vs is

A. -8
B. -9
C. -10
D. -11
Answer» E.
2038.

In the CE equivalent circuit of figure, the voltage gain is

A. 200
B. 40
C. 5
D. 1000
Answer» B. 40
2039.

Which of the following is correct?

A. Voltage series feedback and decrease I/P impedance.
B. Voltage shunt feedback and decrease I/P impedance.
C. Voltage series feedback and increase I/P impedance.
D. Voltage shunt feedback and increase I/P impedance.
Answer» D. Voltage shunt feedback and increase I/P impedance.
2040.

In the circuit shown in figure, RC = 10k, RE = 150Ω, β = 100, I = 1 mA. The value of A = Vo/Vs, will be

A. 50
B. 100
C. 192
D. 400
Answer» D. 400
2041.

In figure, ID = 4 mA. Then VD =

A. 20 V
B. 10 V
C. 30 V
D. 1 V
Answer» C. 30 V
2042.

In figure VBE = 0.7 V. The base current is

A. above 97 μA
B. about 97 mA
C. about 75 μA
D. about 75 mA
Answer» B. about 97 mA
2043.

In figure ID = 4 mA. Then VGS =

A. 4.4 V
B. -4.4 V
C. 0.44 V
D. -0.44 V
Answer» C. 0.44 V
2044.

In following figure, what will be R1 and R2 for maximum symmetrical swing if VCSat ≈ 0. Given that RE = 200 Ω, RC = 400 Ω, VCC = 20 V, β = 99

A. 6 k
B. 3 k, 6 k
C. 9.9 k, 2.4 k
D. 2.4 k, 9.9 k
Answer» E.
2045.

For CE amplifier of figure, the slope of ac load line is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
2046.

Assertion (A): The circuit in figure produces repetitive narrow pulses when input is fed with sine or triangular waveform having peak value more than + VReason (R): The high gain op-amp produces voltages at two levels. If input is more than + V, the output is + 15 V otherwise the output is - 15 V.

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
2047.

A non-inverting op-amp summer is shown in figure, the output voltage V0 is

A. 3/2 Sin 100t
B. 3 sin (100t)
C. sin (100t)
D. 2 sin (100t)
Answer» B. 3 sin (100t)
2048.

In figure if C is replaced by short circuit then RB will be

A. 425 K
B. 412 K
C. 474 K
D. 400 K
Answer» D. 400 K
2049.

In the circuit figure LED will be on when v1 is

A. less than 6 V
B. more than 6 V
C. less than 12 V
D. more than 12 V
Answer» C. less than 12 V
2050.

Figure shows a portion of linear v - i characteristics of diode. If applied voltage is + 6 V, the current will be

A. 42 mA
B. 48 mA
C. 51 mA
D. 54 mA
Answer» E.