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801.

In a bipolar transistor at room temperature if the emitter current is doubled the voltage across its base emitter junction

A. doubles
B. halves
C. increase by about 20 mV
D. decrease by about 20 mV
Answer» C. increase by about 20 mV
802.

An engineer designs an amplifier to have a voltage gain of 60, but when constructed it only had a gain of 50. What percentage of feedback will cause oscillations?

A. 0.001
B. 0.005
C. 0.01
D. 0.02
Answer» E.
803.

In the graphical analysis of CE amplifier circuit, the intersection of base current and dc load line is called

A. saturation point
B. cut off point
C. Q point
D. operating point
Answer» D. operating point
804.

Which junction transistor is preferred for high input and low output impedances?

A. Common emitter
B. Common base
C. Common collector
D. Any of the above
Answer» D. Any of the above
805.

Leakage current approximately doubles for every 10°C increase in the temperature of a transistor has ICBO = 400 nA at 25°C, then its leakage current at 80°C

A. 10 μA
B. 18 μA
C. 20 μA
D. 15 μA
Answer» C. 20 ŒºA
806.

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 input voltage to the amplifier is

A. 0.1 m V
B. 0.4 m V
C. 1 m V
D. 4 m V
Answer» C. 1 m V
807.

In a combination limiter with sinusoidal input voltage the output wave can be nearly square.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
808.

The circuit of figure is

A. positive clipper
B. negative clipper
C. combination clipper
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
809.

The slope of the transfer characteristics of an N-channel JFET is

A. positive
B. negative
C. constantly varying
D. zero
Answer» C. constantly varying
810.

In a N-P-N transistor, when emitter junction is forward biased and collector junction is reverse biased the transistor will operate in

A. active region
B. saturation region
C. cut-off region
D. inverted region
Answer» B. saturation region
811.

Turn on time of a transistor switch is equal to sum of (where tr is rise time, td is delay time)

A. ts - tr
B. ts - tf
C. td + tr
D. 2tr
Answer» D. 2tr
812.

With negative feedback the closed loop gain is always less than open loop gain.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
813.

In rectifiers the use of RC filters is recommended when

A. load current is high
B. load current is small
C. load current is neither high nor small
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» C. load current is neither high nor small
814.

The main disadvantage of a JFET is

A. low gain-bandwidth product
B. high noise level
C. high cost
D. low gain
Answer» B. high noise level
815.

A Darlington pair has β = 300. If RE = 1 kΩ and RL = 100 Ω, the input impedance at the base is approximately

A. 300 k ohm
B. 3 k ohm
C. 100 k ohm
D. 30 k ohm
Answer» C. 100 k ohm
816.

Assertion (A): A resistor is a passive load and a transistor is an active loadReason (R): Op-amp is mostly used in feedback mode

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» C. A is correct R is wrong
817.

In a class C operation VCC = 40 V, RL = 50 Ω. The maximum load power can be

A. 64 W
B. 32 W
C. 16 W
D. 8 W
Answer» D. 8 W
818.

In figure, ID = 4 mA. Then VDS =

A. 20 V
B. 16 V
C. 4 V
D. 0.4 V
Answer» D. 0.4 V
819.

In all base driver amplifiers

A. ac collector voltage is 180° out of phase with ac base voltage
B. ac emitter voltage is 180° out of phase with ac base voltage
C. ac collector voltage is in phase with ac base voltage
D. none of the above
Answer» B. ac emitter voltage is 180¬∞ out of phase with ac base voltage
820.

The D.C. alpha(a) of a transistor is approximately

A. unity
B. 10 to 50
C. 100 to 500
D. 1000 to 5000
Answer» B. 10 to 50
821.

The current flowing in a certain P-N junction at room temperature is 2 x 10-7 Amp. When a large reverse biased voltage is applied. Calculate the current flowing when 0.1 volts is applied.

A. 9 μA
B. 10 μA
C. 2 μA
D. 4 μA
Answer» B. 10 ŒºA
822.

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
823.

Efficiency of class A power amplifier is very poor.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
824.

A full wave bridge diode rectifier uses diodes having forward resistance of 50 ohms each. The load resistance is also 50 ohms. The voltage regulations is

A. 0.2
B. 0.5
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» E.
825.

Two CE stages are coupled through a capacitor. To calculate the quiescent base current of the two transistors, the capacitor is treated as

A. open circuit
B. short circuit
C. neither (a) nor (b)
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» B. short circuit
826.

A BJT is said to be operating in saturation region if

A. both junctions are reverse biased
B. both junctions are forward biased
C. base emitter junction is forward biased and base collector junction is reverse biased
D. base collector junction is forward biased and base emitter junction is reverse biased
Answer» C. base emitter junction is forward biased and base collector junction is reverse biased
827.

Assertion (A): Class A and Class B amplifier predominate in audio applications.Reason (R): Class C amplifier is used at radio frequencies.

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» C. A is correct R is wrong
828.

In common base amplifier the current gain is less than one, but the voltage gain may be anywhere from

A. 0.5 to 1
B. 1 to 5
C. 5 to 10
D. 50 to 2000
Answer» E.
829.

If input frequency is 50 Hz, the frequency of output wave in a full wave diode rectifier circuit is

A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 200 Hz
Answer» D. 200 Hz
830.

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.
831.

The circuit diagram shown in the figure consists of transistors in;

A. parallel connection
B. cascade connection
C. darlington connection
D. series connection
Answer» B. cascade connection
832.

In a self bias circuit for CE amplifier, the base voltage is

A. equal to supply voltage
B. more than supply voltage
C. equal to or more than supply voltage
D. less than supply voltage
Answer» E.
833.

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
834.

In a practical oscillator, the magnitude of loop gain Aβ is kept slightly larger than unity and the amplitude of oscillations is limited by

A. the ratio of A to β
B. the on set of non-linearity of amplifying device
C. the linearity of amplifying device
D. all of the above
Answer» C. the linearity of amplifying device
835.

Power transistors are invariably provided with

A. soldered connections
B. heat sink
C. metallic casing
D. none of the above
Answer» C. metallic casing
836.

In a class C amplifier, full cycle conductor of the current is achieved by employing

A. tuned circuit
B. transformers
C. complementary pair
D. Push pull configuration
Answer» B. transformers
837.

The dissipation at the collector is in the quiescent state and increases with excitation in the case of a

A. class A series fed Amplifier
B. class A transistor coupled Amplifier
C. class AB amplifier
D. class B amplifier
Answer» E.
838.

Which of the following is the fastest switching device?

A. JFET
B. BJT
C. MOSFET
D. Triode
Answer» D. Triode
839.

In a BJT amplifier circuit the size of coupling capacitor depends on

A. lowest frequency
B. highest frequency
C. average of lowest and highest frequencies
D. none of the above
Answer» B. highest frequency
840.

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
841.

In a full wave rectifier circuit using centre tapped transformer, the peak voltage across half of the secondary winding is 30 V. Then PIV is

A. 30 V
B. 60 V
C. 15 V
D. 10 V
Answer» C. 15 V
842.

A CE amplifier is the most common BJT amplifier.

A. 1
B.
C. two low gain at low frequency
D. poor phase response
Answer» B.
843.

A full wave rectifier circuit using centre tapped transformer, the input frequency 50 Hz. The frequency of output is

A. 100 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 25 Hz
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 50 Hz
844.

In a CE amplifier the output coupling capacitor is short circuited. The dc collector voltage

A. will increase
B. may increase or decrease
C. will remain the same
D. will decrease
Answer» E.
845.

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 kŒ© and 80 kŒ© respectively
846.

Assertion (A): A common collector amplifier is used for matching a high impedance source to a low impedance loadReason (R): A common collector amplifier has a near unity voltage gain

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» C. A is correct R is wrong
847.

When negative feedback is used the fractional changes in closed loop gain are desensitized by the factor (1 + Avβ)

A. 1
B.
C. In a JFET, gate and source have opposite polarity with respect to drain irrespective of the type of FET
D. In its schematic symbol for JFET, the arrow always points to p-type material
Answer» B.
848.

A clamper

A. adds a dc component to the input signal
B. removes signal voltages above or below a specified value
C. both (a) and (b)
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
849.

Which of the following?

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.
850.

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.