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951.

In a CE amplifier it is desired that the signal should be able to swing equally in both directions. Then the Q point should be

A. at the centre of ac load line
B. at the centre of dc load line
C. at the centre of collector voltage
D. at the centre of collector current
Answer» B. at the centre of dc load line
952.

If input ac is 10 Vrms, then maximum voltage that will appear across the diode of a half wave rectifier with a capacitor I/P filter will be

A. 10 V
B. 14 V
C. 20 V
D. 28 V
Answer» C. 20 V
953.

Which of the following circuits can operate class AB for audio power output?

A. Emitter follower
B. Push pull
C. Cascade
D. Darlington pair
Answer» E.
954.

To bypass a 100 ohm emitter resistor at

A. 10 μF
B. 100 μF
C. 1000 μF
D. 1 μF
Answer» D. 1 ŒºF
955.

A differentiating amplifier has capacitor in the input path.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
956.

Which of the amplifier circuits using junction transistors has the best gain?

A. Common emitter
B. Common base
C. Common collector
D. All above has the same gain
Answer» B. Common base
957.

The transistor of following figure in Si diode with a base current of 40 μA and ICBO = 0, if VBB = 6V, RE = 2 kΩ and β = 90, IBQ = 20 μA then RB =

A. 200 kΩ
B. 265 kΩ
C. 150 kΩ
D. 100 kΩ
Answer» C. 150 kŒ©
958.

In CE circuit the parameter f12 is very small.

A. 1
B.
C. JFET amplifier
D. MOSFET amplifier
Answer» B.
959.

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
960.

The ac collector current is nearly equal to

A. ac base current
B. ac signal current
C. ac supply current
D. ac emitter current
Answer» E.
961.

A transistor has two p-n junctions. The batteries should be connected such that

A. both junctions are forward biased
B. both junctions are reverse biased
C. one junction is forward biased and the other is reverse biased
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
962.

Which op-amp circuit uses a capacitor in series with input and resistance in feedback path?

A. Differentiating amplifier
B. Integrating amplifier
C. Logarithmic amplifier
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Integrating amplifier
963.

The signal input to a given amplifier is made up of 100 mΩ signal power and 1 mΩ noise power. The amplifier contributes an additional 100 mΩ of noise and has a power gain of 20 dB. The input signal-to noise ratio is

A. 2
B. 10
C. 20
D. 100
Answer» E.
964.

In a JFET, gates are always

A. forward biased
B. reverse biased
C. either forward or reverse biased
D. unbiased
Answer» C. either forward or reverse biased
965.

Transformer coupling in transistor amplifier circuits provides high efficiency, because

A. d.c. resistance is low
B. collector voltage is stepped up
C. flux linkages are incomplete
D. all of the above
Answer» B. collector voltage is stepped up
966.

The circuit shown is

A. voltage series feedback amplifier
B. transconductance amplifier
C. transresistance amplifier with open circuit mutual resistance RF
D. transresistance amplifier with short circuit mutual resistance RF
Answer» D. transresistance amplifier with short circuit mutual resistance RF
967.

Which of the following can be used as a buffer amplifier?

A. CE
B. CC
C. CB
D. Both (a) and (c)
Answer» C. CB
968.

2N 2430 could be a

A. semi-conductor diode
B. dual gate MOSFET
C. BJT
D. UJT
Answer» D. UJT
969.

Which of the following best represents the output impedance of an actual op-amp?

A. 10 ohm
B. 100 ohm
C. 10 k ohm
D. 100 k ohm
Answer» C. 10 k ohm
970.

The transconductance curve of a JFET is

A. a straight line
B. parabolic
C. hyperbolic
D. inverted V-type
Answer» C. hyperbolic
971.

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

A. -8
B. -9
C. -10
D. -11
Answer» E.
972.

Thermal run away of a transistor occurs when

A. heat dissipation from transistor is excessive
B. transistor joints melt due to high temperature
C. there is excessive leakage current due to temperature rise
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
973.

In figure the current through resistor R

A. is always equal to 130 mA
B. may vary between 130 mA and 10 mA
C. may vary between 65 mA and 10 mA
D. is always equal to 65 mA
Answer» B. may vary between 130 mA and 10 mA
974.

If the thermal resistance of a transistor is lower it means

A. higher junction temperature
B. lower junction temperature
C. higher or lower junction temperature depending on circuit conditions
D. higher or lower junction temperature depending on transistor
Answer» C. higher or lower junction temperature depending on circuit conditions
975.

Efficiency of a half wave diode rectifier is less than 40%.

A. 1
B.
C. open loop
D. closed loop
Answer» B.
976.

A half wave diode rectifier has a capacitance input filter. If input voltage is Vm sin ωt, PIV is

A. Vm
B. 2 Vm
C. 3 Vm
D. 4 Vm
Answer» C. 3 Vm
977.

A certain transistor has adc of 0.98 and a collectors leakage current of 5 μA. If IE = 1 mA, the base current will be

A. 35 μA
B. 25 μA
C. 15 μA
D. 5 μA
Answer» D. 5 ŒºA
978.

In a common Emitter BJT amplifier, the maximum usable supply voltage is limited by

A. avalanche breakdown of Base emitter junction
B. collector to Base Breakdown voltage with emitter open (βVCBO)
C. collector Emitter Breakdown voltage with base open (βVCBO)
D. zener breakdown voltage of the emitter base Junction
Answer» E.
979.

When Z1

A. inverting amplifier
B. Schmitt trigger
C. non-inverting amplifier
D. source follower
Answer» E.
980.

Saturation of iron core causes distortion.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
981.

The input resistance of JFET ideally approaches

A. zero
B. 1 ohm
C. 100 ohm
D. infinity
Answer» E.
982.

In a self bias circuit for CE amplifier, an increase in emitter resistance RE results in

A. increase in emitter voltage
B. decrease in emitter voltage
C. increase in emitter current
D. decrease in emitter current
Answer» E.
983.

Which configuration has high input impedance and low output impedance?

A. CB
B. CE
C. CC
D. CB and CE
Answer» D. CB and CE
984.

A 120 V, 30 Hz source feeds a half wave rectifier circuit through a 4 : 1 step down transformer, the average output voltage is

A. 30 V
B. 13.5 V
C. 10 V
D. 7.07 V
Answer» C. 10 V
985.

How many cascaded stage of CE amplifiers will result in polarity inversion of the input signal?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None
Answer» C. Four
986.

Two 3Ω speakers in series will have a total impedance of

A. 1 Ω
B.
C. 3 Ω
Answer» C. 3 Œ©
987.

A certain transistor has adc of 0.98 and a collectors leakage current of 5 μA. If IE = 1 mA, the collector current will be

A. 1.005 mA
B. 0.985 mA
C. 0.975 mA
D. 0.955 mA
Answer» C. 0.975 mA
988.

The units of transistor h parameters h11 and h22 are the same.

A. 1
B.
C. oscillators
D. thyristors
Answer» C. oscillators
989.

In saturation region JFET acts like a

A. bipolar device
B. short circuit
C. switch
D. resistance
Answer» E.
990.

Which of the following uses a capacitor in the feedback path?

A. Active low pass filter
B. Active high pass filter
C. Both (a) or (b)
D. Neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. Active high pass filter
991.

The purpose of using negative feedback in a op-amps is to

A. stabilize overall gain
B. increase output
C. stabilize overall gain and increase output
D. increase output and decrease input
Answer» B. increase output
992.

A transistor is said to be in a quiescent state when

A. the amplitude of input and output signal is equal
B. the phase of input and output signal is identical
C. no signal is applied to the input
D. the transistor is unbiased
Answer» D. the transistor is unbiased
993.

At midband frequencies the coupling capacitor in RC coupled CE amplifier may be considered as

A. open circuit
B. short circuit
C. a reactance equal to load resistance
D. none of the above
Answer» C. a reactance equal to load resistance
994.

In a crystal oscillator of the Colpitt's oscillator type, the crystal is put is place of the

A. resistor R1
B. condenser C2
C. condenser C1
D. inductor L
Answer» E.
995.

In a class C power amplifier the input signal has a frequency of 250 kHz. If the collector current pulses are 0.1 μs wide, the duty cycle of current waveform is

A. 0.5
B. 0.25
C. 0.025
D. 0.0025
Answer» D. 0.0025
996.

Which of the following statement is incorrect?

A. UJT is a 3-terminal diode having two unequally doped regions
B. A UJT can be triggered by any one of its three terminals
C. The bi-directional switching characteristics of a diac are symmetrical
D. As compared to JFETs, MOSFETs generate less noise in high gain amplifiers
Answer» E.
997.

In a tuned class C power amplifier the quiescent value of collector to emitter voltage is equal to (VCC denotes collector battery voltage)

A. VCC
B. 0.5 VCC
C. 0.25 VCC
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. 0.5 VCC
998.

In figure base current is 10 μA and βdc = 100. Then VE =

A. 5 V
B. 10 V
C. 15 V
D. 20 V
Answer» D. 20 V
999.

In a one pole active low pass filter, the cut off frequency is fc. Then

A. gain decreases at the rate of 20 dB per decade increase in frequency above fc
B. gain decreases at the rate of 20 dB per decade decrease in frequency below fc
C. gain decreases at the rate of 40 dB per decade increase in frequency above fc
D. gain decreases at the rate 40 dB per decade decrease in frequency below fc
Answer» B. gain decreases at the rate of 20 dB per decade decrease in frequency below fc
1000.

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