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201.

In oscillator circuits the energy feedback to its input terminal from output is

A. always in phase with the input signal
B. 90° out of phase with the input signal
C. 180° out of phase with the input signal
D. 270° out of phase with the input signal
Answer» D. 270¬∞ out of phase with the input signal
202.

CMRR of a difference amplifier is equal to

A. (Av')/(Acom)
B. Av/Acom
C. Acom/Av'
D. (Av)/(Acom)2
Answer» B. Av/Acom
203.

In switching devices, gold doping is used to

A. improve bonding
B. reduce storage time
C. increase the mobility of the carrier
D. protect the terminals against cooperation
Answer» C. increase the mobility of the carrier
204.

The main advantage of a crystal oscillator

A. can oscillate any frequency
B. gives a high output voltage
C. frequency of oscillation is almost constant
D. can operates at a low dc voltage
Answer» D. can operates at a low dc voltage
205.

In a transistor push pull amplifier

A. there is no dc present in the output
B. there are no even harmonics in the output
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» D. neither (a) nor (b)
206.

Which amplifier has a voltage gain of less than 1?

A. Common emitter
B. Common collector
C. Common base
D. Both CB and CC
Answer» C. Common base
207.

The equivalent circuit shown in figure is for

A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
208.

A silicon PN junction diode under reverse bias has depletion region of width 10 μm. The relative permittivity of silicon, εr = 11.7 and the permittivity of free space ε0 = 8.85 x 10-12 F/m. The depletion capacitance of the diode per square meter is

A. 1 μF
B. 20 μF
Answer» C.
209.

In a CE amplifier the Q point is very close to cutoff point on the load line. This results in

A. saturation clipping
B. cut off clipping
C. both saturation and cut off clipping
D. either saturation clipping or cut off clipping
Answer» C. both saturation and cut off clipping
210.

A pulse transformer uses

A. ferrite core
B. air core
C. iron core
D. copper core
Answer» B. air core
211.

In order to protect a MOSFET against damage from any stray voltage at the gate

A. grounding rings are provided
B. terminals are shorted
C. source terminal is earthed during transit
D. none of these
Answer» D. none of these
212.

The phase angle of a lag circuit is

A. between 0 and -90°
B. between 0 and +90°
C. 90°
D. more than 90°
Answer» C. 90¬∞
213.

The IF amplifier in a superheterodyne receiver is

A. single-stage single-timed amplifier
B. two stage of single tuned amplifier
C. double tuned amplifier
D. class-C amplifier
Answer» C. double tuned amplifier
214.

Which op-amp circuit uses a diode as one of the circuit components?

A. Integrating amplifier
B. Differentiating amplifier
C. Logarithmic amplifier
D. Summing amplifier
Answer» D. Summing amplifier
215.

In the circuit of figure, the value of re is (neglecting vbe)

A. 100 Ω
B. 75 Ω
C. 50 Ω
D. 25 Ω
Answer» E.
216.

To have a centred Q point in CE amplifier

A. ac resistance of collector circuit
B. ac resistance of emitter circuit
C. ac resistance of collector and emitter circuit
D. ac resistance of collector and emitter circuit
Answer» D. ac resistance of collector and emitter circuit
217.

A major advantage of TWT over a Klystron lies in its

A. higher bandwidth
B. higher gain
C. higher frequency
D. higher output
Answer» C. higher frequency
218.

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

A. 5
B. 1000
Answer» B. 1000
219.

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

A. 100 Hz to 1 MHz
B. 0 Hz to 100 kHz
C. 0 Hz to 10 MHz
D. 0 Hz to infinity
Answer» C. 0 Hz to 10 MHz
220.

The op-amp circuit shown in the figure is a filter. The type of filter and its cut off type of filter and its cut off frequency are respectively.

A. high Pass, 1000 rad/sec
B. low Pass, 100 rad/sec
C. high Pass, 10000 rad/sec
D. low pass, 10000 rad/sec
Answer» B. low Pass, 100 rad/sec
221.

If the plate supply voltage for a plate modulated class C amplifier is E volts, the maximum plate-cathode voltage could be almost as high as

A. E
B. E/2
C. 2E
D. 4E
Answer» E.
222.

In the circuit of figure v1 = 8 V and v2 = 0. Which diode will conduct (Assume ideal diodes)?

A. D1 only
B. D2 only
C. Both D1 and D2
D. Neither D1 nor D2
Answer» B. D2 only
223.

The input differential stage of op-amp. 741 is baised at about 10 μA current such a low current of the input stage gives high CMRRhigh differential gainlow differentialhigh input impedance Which of these are correct?

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer» C. 3 and 4
224.

In figure, VC is approximately equal to

A. 2 V
B. 4.6 V
C. 8 V
D. 7.6 V
Answer» D. 7.6 V
225.

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. 0°
B. 90°
C. 180°
D. 270°
Answer» B. 90¬∞
226.

An ideal voltage amplifier should have

A. low input impedance and high output impedance
B. high input impedance and low output impedance
C. high input impedance and high output impedance
D. low input impedance and low output impedance
Answer» C. high input impedance and high output impedance
227.

In a normally biased N-P-N transistor the main current crossing the collector junction is

A. a drift current
B. a hole current
C. a diffusion current
D. same as the base current
Answer» B. a hole current
228.

A transistor amplifier is operating in class A mode. If a transformer is connected for impedance matching, the efficiency will

A. increase
B. decrease
C. not be affected
D. increase or decrease
Answer» B. decrease
229.

As the ratio Rf/RL increases the efficiency of a rectifier increases.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
230.

If ac resistance of diode is re, then In CE, BJT amplifier the input impedance is

A. re
B. β re
C.
Answer» C.
231.

In figure the source resistance of current source IEE is infinite, then common mode gain is

A. infinite
B. zero
C. indeterminate
Answer» B. zero
232.

In a diode rectifier with a capacitance input filter, a surge current is likely to flow when the circuit is switched on. The cause of this surge current is

A. the non linear behaviour of diodes
B. the capacitor acts as a short circuit at the instant of switching,
C. the inductance of leads
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» C. the inductance of leads
233.

The common-drain amplifier, better known as the source follower, has a voltage gain __________ and the output signal is __________ with the input signal.

A. approaching unity, in phase
B. approaching unity, out of phase
C. is very high, in phase
D. is very high, in reverse phase
Answer» B. approaching unity, out of phase
234.

The current through R1 is(If β = 99, VBE = 0.74 V)

A. 0.1 mA
B. 0.35 mA
C. 0.2 mA
D. none
Answer» B. 0.35 mA
235.

In figure, ID = 4 mA. Then VS =

A. 20 V
B. 16 V
C. 6 V
D. 0.6 V
Answer» D. 0.6 V
236.

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
237.

A transistor with a = 0.98 then β will be

A. 49
B. 50
C. 47
D. 48
Answer» B. 50
238.

Assertion (A): The maximum efficiency of a class B push pull amplifier is 78.5%Reason (R): A current mirror uses a compensating diode in parallel with the emitter diode

A. A is correct R is wrong
B. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» C.
239.

Figure uses 10 V zener diode. The minimum and maximum current through series resistance are

A. 10 mA and 30 mA
B. 20 mA and 40 mA
C. 0 and 30 mA
D. 0 and 40 mA
Answer» B. 20 mA and 40 mA
240.

A low noise device is most important

A. at front end of equipment
B. in the last stage of equipment
C. in the middle stages of equipment
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. in the last stage of equipment
241.

An integrating amplifier has resistance in feedback path.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
242.

Zero bias works only with

A. both D and E MOSFETs
B. neither D nor E MOSFETs
Answer» B. neither D nor E MOSFETs
243.

For an I/p of Vs = 5 sin ωt (assuming ideal diode), circuit shown in the figure will behave as a

A. clipper, sine wave clipped at -2 V
B. clamper, sine wave clamped at -2 V
C. clamper, sine wave clamped at 0 volts
D. clipper, sine wave clipped at 2 V
Answer» E.
244.

In a P-N-P transistor, with normal bias, the emitter junction

A. is always reverse biased
B. offers very high resistance
C. offers a low resistance
D. remains open
Answer» D. remains open
245.

Self bias is an example of __________ feedback that tends to stabilize the drain current against changes in temperature and JFET replacement.

A. variable
B. low
C. negative
D. positive
Answer» D. positive
246.

Which class of amplifiers operates with least distortion?

A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class C
D. Class AB
Answer» B. Class B
247.

In following figure find VDSQ by assuming gate current is negligible for the p-channel JFET. (if IDQ = - 6 mA, RS = 0, VDD = -18 V, RD = 2 kΩ, IDSS = - 10 mA, IPO = - 3 V)

A. 4 V
B. - 6 V
C. - 10 V
D. 6 V
Answer» C. - 10 V
248.

For a transistor amplifier with self biasing network, the following components are used. R1 = 4 kΩ, R2 = 4 kΩ, RC = 1 kΩ. The approximate value of the stability factor 'S' will be

A. 2
B. 1.5
Answer» C.
249.

The maximum theoretical efficiency for class A amplifier is

A. 0.5
B. 0.75
Answer» C.
250.

In a feedback series regular circuit, the output voltage is regulated by controlling the

A. magnitude of the I/P voltage
B. gain of the feed back BJT
C. reference Voltage
D. voltage drop across the series pass transistor
Answer» E.