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551.

In the following figure C = 0.02 μF, and Vth is known to be of frequency ω = 107 rad/sec and rd = 2.5 Ω and ZTh = RTh = 10 Ω Then phase angle between id and Vd

A. 26.5°
B. 25°
C. 30°
D. 0°
Answer» B. 25¬∞
552.

A CE amplifier has a high input signal. In the wave shape of emitter current

A. positive and negative half cycles will be symmetrical
B. positive half cycle will be elongated and negative half cycle will be compressed
C. positive half cycle will be compressed and negative half cycle will be elongated
D. the half cycles may be either elongated or compressed
Answer» C. positive half cycle will be compressed and negative half cycle will be elongated
553.

FET amplifier is more difficult to analyse than BJT amplifier.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
554.

The input resistance of FET in the low frequency small signal operation is

A. infinitely high
B. around 1 kΩ
C. around 50 Ω
D. very small
Answer» B. around 1 kŒ©
555.

The approximate value of input impedance of CE amplifier with emitter resistance RE is given by

A. hie + Ai RE
B. hie + (1 + hfe) RE
C. hie
D. (1 + hfe) RE
Answer» D. (1 + hfe) RE
556.

Sweep voltage generators, sweep current generators, multivibrators and blocking oscillators can be combined as

A. negative resistance oscillators
B. tuned base tuned collector oscillators
C. relaxation oscillators
D. L-C tuned oscillators
Answer» D. L-C tuned oscillators
557.

Which of the following is the point of reference JFET?

A. Drain
B. Gate
C. Source
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
558.

In a CE amplifier drives a low load resistance directly the result will be

A. overloading of amplifier
B. underloading of amplifier
C. overloading or underloading of amplifier depending on circuit
D. none of the above
Answer» B. underloading of amplifier
559.

The gate-source voltage that reduces the drain current to approximately zero is called

A. gate-source on voltage
B. gate-source voltage
C. pinch-off voltage
D. gate-source cut-off voltage
Answer» D. gate-source cut-off voltage
560.

The input to negative clamper has a peak value of Vp. Then in the output the positive and negative peaks are nearly

A. 0 and -2 V respectively
B. Vp and -Vp respectively
C. 2 Vp and 0 respectively
D. none of the above
Answer» B. Vp and -Vp respectively
561.

In a shunt-shunt negative feedback amplifier, as compared to the basic amplifier

A. both input and output impedances, decrease
B. input impedance decreases but output impedance increase
C. I/P impedance increases but O/P impedance decreases
D. both input and O/P impedance increases
Answer» C. I/P impedance increases but O/P impedance decreases
562.

Three cascaded stages have gains of 10, 20 and 25. The overall gain will be

A. 10
B. 55
C. 500
D. 5000
Answer» E.
563.

In a CE amplifier, the collector resistance is 6 kΩ and load resistance is 3 kΩ. The ac load resistance is

A. 9 kΩ
B. 6 kΩ
C. 3 kΩ
D. 2 kΩ
Answer» E.
564.

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
565.

If the Q of a single-stage single-tuned amplifier is doubled, then its bandwidth will

A. remain same
B. become half
C. become doubled
D. become four times
Answer» C. become doubled
566.

Class C amplifier is suitable for

A. a narrow frequency band
B. a wide frequency band
C. audio frequencies
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. a wide frequency band
567.

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
568.

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
569.

Low frequency response of amplifier is mainly limited by

A. input capacitor
B. bypass capacitor
C. output capacitor
D. biasing capacitor
Answer» C. output capacitor
570.

A potential of 7 V is applied to a silicon diode. A resistance of 1 kΩ is also connected in series. If the diode is forward biased, the current in the circuit is

A. 7 mA
B. 6.3 mA
C. 0.7 mA
D. 0
Answer» C. 0.7 mA
571.

In a rectifier only a portion of input power is converted into DC power. The rest is AC power.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
572.

The MOSFET is almost ideal as a switching device because

A. it has linear characteristics
B. it works progressively
C. it consumes low power
D. it has longer life
Answer» D. it has longer life
573.

A three-section RC phase shift oscillator has R = 10K ohms and C = 0.001 μF. The frequency of oscillations is

A. 1.1 kHz
B. 2.5 kHz
C. 3.3 kHz
D. 6.5 kHz
Answer» E.
574.

For a transistor the normal collector voltage is 12 V. If actually it is found to be + 28 V, the trouble could be

A. RL is open
B. RE is open
C. CE is shorted
D. CE is open
Answer» C. CE is shorted
575.

Assertion (A): An op-amp amplifier can amplify dc signalReason (R): An op-amp amplifier is a direct coupled 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» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
576.

A second-order band-pass active filter can be obtained by cascading a low pass second order section having cut off frequency fOH with a high pass second order section having cut-off frequency fOL provided

A. fOH > fOL
B. fOH < fOL
C. fOH = fOL
D. fOH ‚â§ 1/2fOL
Answer» B. fOH < fOL
577.

Which of the following oscillator circuits uses three capacitors in the phase shifting network?

A. Hartley
B. Clapp
C. Colpitt's
D. Both (b) and (c)
Answer» C. Colpitt's
578.

The derating factor, for ambient temperature higher than specified, for a transistor is about

A. 2.5 mW/°C
B. 0.5 mW/°C
C. 10 mW/°C
D. 20 mW/°C
Answer» B. 0.5 mW/¬∞C
579.

For a good voltage amplifier, its input impedance should be

A. low as compared to the resistance of the source
B. high as compared to the resistance of the source
C. always inductive
D. always capacitive
Answer» C. always inductive
580.

For an npn transistor connected as shown in the figure VBE = 0.7 volts. Given that reverse saturation current of the junction at room temperature 300K is 10-13A, the emitter current.

A. 30 mA
B. 39 mA
C. 49 mA
D. 20 mA
Answer» D. 20 mA
581.

A sine wave is passed through an amplifier which severely limits it symmetrically. If then passes to a second amplifier which is narrow band and tuned to the frequency of the original sine wave. What will be the output wave from this second amplifier?

A. A square wave of the same frequency as that of the original sine wave
B. A square wave of double the frequency of that of original sine wave
C. A sine wave of constant amplitude at the frequency of the original sine wave
D. A sine wave of constant amplitude at double frequency of the original sine wave
Answer» D. A sine wave of constant amplitude at double frequency of the original sine wave
582.

Which one of the following is connect expression of id for figure?

A.
B.
Answer» B.
583.

When a 1 V increase in gate voltage changes the drain current 10 mA in an FET, its gm equals

A. 10 μμ
B. 100 μμ
C. 1000 μμ
D. 10000 μμ
Answer» E.
584.

In the circuit of figure, v0 =

A. 3 v1 + 4 v2
B. -3 v1 - 4 v2
C. 4 v1 + 3 v2
D. -4 v1 - 3 v2
Answer» C. 4 v1 + 3 v2
585.

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

A. (VCEQ)(ICQ)
B.
Answer» C.
586.

A cascade amplifier will have higher cut off frequency

A. equal to that of single stage amplifier
B. less than that of single stage amplifier
C. more than that of single stage amplifier
D. none of these
Answer» C. more than that of single stage amplifier
587.

The advantage of FET over BJT is

A. high input impedance
B. lower noise
C. no thermal runaway
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
588.

A transistor with a = 0.9 and ICBO = 10 μA is biased so that IBQ = 90 μA. Then IEQ will be

A. 5.15 mA
B. 5.2 mA
C. 5 mA
D. 990 mA
Answer» E.
589.

According to Barkhausen criteria in order to sustain the oscillations

A. loop gain of the circuit must be negligible
B. loop gain of the circuit must be equal to unity
C. the phase shift around the circuit must be 180°
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
590.

The disadvantage of transformer coupling in amplifier is

A. cost of transformer at audio frequencies
B. size of transformer at audio frequencies
C. size of transformer at radio frequencies
D. cost and size of transformer at audio frequencies
Answer» E.
591.

Most small signal transistors are

A. N-P-N, silicon, in a plastic package
B. P-N-P, silicon, in a plastic package
C. N-P-N, germanium in a metallic case
D. P-N-P, germanium in a metallic case
Answer» B. P-N-P, silicon, in a plastic package
592.

For holding the drain current constant in spite of large changes in JFET parameters

A. current source bias is used
B. voltage divider bias is used
C. reverse bias is used
D. no bias is used
Answer» B. voltage divider bias is used
593.

Which amplifier has the higher power gain?

A. Common emitter
B. Common collector
C. Common base
D. Both CC and CE
Answer» B. Common collector
594.

Figure shows small signal model of CB amplifier circuit. Then I and R are respectively equal to

A. a ie and re
B.
C. a ie and re (a - 1)
Answer» B.
595.

In a class C operation VCC = 30 V and VCE(sat) = 2 V. The efficiency is

A. 0.9375
B. 0.88
C. 0.0666
D. 0.0333
Answer» B. 0.88
596.

The units of are

A. V
B. V-1
C. J
D. J/K
Answer» C. J
597.

A full wave diode rectifier using centre tapped transformer has diodes with forward resistance of 50 ohms each. The load resistance of 50 ohms each. The load resistance is also 50 ohms. The voltage regulation is

A. 0.2
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
598.

The input gate current of a FET is

A. a few amperes
B. a few milli amperes
C. a few micro amperes
D. negligible
Answer» E.
599.

In an RC phase shift oscillator, the total phase shift of the three RC lead networks is

A. 360°
B. 180°
C. 90°
D. 0°
Answer» C. 90¬∞
600.

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

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