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301.

In a self bias circuit for CE amplifier, the emitter resistance is made three times the original value. The collector current will

A. remain the same
B. become three times
C. decrease
D. become one-third
Answer» E.
302.

In a full wave voltage doubler circuit, the input frequency is 560 Hz. The ripple frequency is

A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 200 Hz
Answer» D. 200 Hz
303.

In an amplifier with a gain of - 1000 and feedback factor β = - 0.1, the change in gain is 20% due to temperature. The change in gain for feedback amplifier will be

A. 0.1
B. 0.05
C. 0.002
D. 0.0001
Answer» D. 0.0001
304.

Figure shows the feedback network of one of the very popular types of sinusoidal oscillators. Which one is that?

A. Weinbridge oscillator
B. Hartley oscillator
C. Colpitt's oscillator
D. R-C phase shift oscillator
Answer» B. Hartley oscillator
305.

In a CE amplifier circuit the load resistance is open circuited. The output voltage will

A. increase
B. decrease
C. become zero
D. increase or decrease
Answer» B. decrease
306.

For high frequency response of a transistor amplifier, suitable model to use is

A. Kelvin network
B. Lattice network
C. Hybrid p
D. T-network
Answer» D. T-network
307.

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

A.
B.
Answer» B.
308.

Wide banding technique is employed in the

A. RF amplifier of an AM receiver
B. input section of a communication receiver
C. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A
D. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
Answer» B. input section of a communication receiver
309.

Percentage increase in the reverse saturation current of a diode if the temperature is increased from 25°C to 50°C

A. 0.5
B. 5
C. 5.657
D. 5.756
Answer» D. 5.756
310.

A transistor will operate in inverted region when

A. emitter junction is forward biased and collector junction is reverse biased
B. emitter junction is reverse biased and collector junction is forward biased
C. emitter junction as well as collector junction are forward biased
D. emitter junction as well as collector junction are reverse biased
Answer» C. emitter junction as well as collector junction are forward biased
311.

As compared to a bipolar transistor, a JFET is

A. less sensitive to changes in input voltage
B. equally sensitive to changes in input voltage
C. increase the base storage charge
D. provide ac coupling
Answer» D. provide ac coupling
312.

The PIV of a bridge rectifier is less than that of full wave rectifier with centre tapped transformer.

A. 1
B.
C. D MOSFETs
D. E MOSFETs
Answer» B.
313.

In a FET, gm varies as

A. IDS
B. IDS2
C. 1/IDS
D. IDS
Answer» E.
314.

Generally the gain of a transistor amplifier falls at high frequencies due to the

A. internal capacitance of device
B. coupling capacitor at the I/P
C. skin effect
D. coupling capacitor at the O/P
Answer» B. coupling capacitor at the I/P
315.

A transistor may fail due to

A. open weld at the wire leads to the semi-conductor
B. short circuit caused by momentary overloads
C. overheating due to circuit failures
D. any of the above
Answer» E.
316.

Which of the following configuration has low thermal stability?

A. CB
B. CC
C. CE
D. All have identical thermal stability
Answer» B. CC
317.

Typical values of voltage gain for CE, CB and CC amplifiers are

A. 100, 100 and 1 respectively
B. 100, 1 and 100 respectively
C. 100, 1 and 1 respectively
D. 1, 100 and 100 respectively
Answer» B. 100, 1 and 100 respectively
318.

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
319.

In the circuit of figure, PIV can be up to

A. 0.5 Em
B. 2 Em
Answer» C.
320.

Assertion (A): In class C amplifier the efficiency is more than that for other classes of amplifiersReason (R): In class C amplifier we can get high efficiency over a wideband

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» D. A is wrong R is correct
321.

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

A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 200 Hz
Answer» C. 100 Hz
322.

The stray capacitance between the last stage and the first stage of an oscillator may cause

A. unwanted oscillations at low and high frequencies
B. large feedback
C. zener current is very small
D. zener current is very large
Answer» C. zener current is very small
323.

In a transistor βdc is likely to vary between 100 and 400. The proper value of βdc to be used to located Q point is

A. Shot noise
B. Agitation noise
C. Flicker noise
D. Transit time noise
Answer» E.
324.

A three-section RC phase shift oscillator has R = 10K ohms and C = 0.001 μF. If the oscillator is to be made variable using the same value of R, what should be the value of capacitor to obtain a frequency if 1 kHz?

A. 636 pF
B. 180 pF
C. 65 pF
D. 30 pF
Answer» D. 30 pF
325.

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

A. 0.01
B. 0.033
C. 0.125
D. 0.25
Answer» D. 0.25
326.

In the self biasing scheme (RF across collector to base) of BJT, S1 tends to unity by __________ RC is the collector load Resistance.

A. increasing RF
B. decreasing RF
C. decreasing RF and increasing RC
D. increasing RF and decreasing RC
Answer» D. increasing RF and decreasing RC
327.

In the graphical analysis of CE amplifier circuit, the upper end of load line is called

A. 220 V
B. 200 V
C. 198 V
D. 0 volts
Answer» B. 200 V
328.

Oscillation of frequency in Hartley oscillator is

A.
B.
Answer» C.
329.

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

A. 51 mA
B. 54 mA
C. 80°C
D. 20°C
Answer» E.
330.

A multistage amplifier has a low pass response with three real poles at s = - w1 - w2 and w3. The approximate overall bandwidth B of the amplifier will be given by

A. B = w1 + w2 + w3
B.
C. B = (w1 + w2 + w3)1/3
Answer» B.
331.

The open loop gain of an ideal op-amp is

A. infinite
B. very high
C. neither high nor low
D. low
Answer» B. very high
332.

Each of two cascaded stages has a voltage gain of 30. The overall gain is

A. 3
B. 9
C. 30
D. 900
Answer» E.
333.

Assertion (A): In a common source amplifier with source terminal at ac ground the voltage gain is about gm rdReason (R): A common source amplifier is a source follower circuit

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» D. A is wrong R is correct
334.

In figure which diode will conduct and what will be the value of V0?

A. D3, 1 V
B. D1, 2 V
C. D2, 5 V
D. D1, 5 V
Answer» D. D1, 5 V
335.

Assertion (A): In Darlington pair, the overall β is product of individual βsReason (R): The voltage gain of a base driven amplifier is equal to ac collector voltage divided by ac base voltage

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
336.

A difference amplifier using op-amp has closed loop gain = 50. If input is 2 V to each of inverting and non-inverting terminals, output is 5 mA. Then CMRR =

A. 20000
B. 2000
C. 200
D. 20
Answer» B. 2000
337.

A rectifier circuit has load resistance R. It uses a capacitance filter having capacitance C. For low ripple in the output

A. RC should be 1
B. RC should be low
C. RC should be high
D. RC should be neither low nor high
Answer» D. RC should be neither low nor high
338.

In which configuration is ac collector voltage zero?

A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
339.

In case of a transistor amplifier the emitter resistance Re is removed

A. the gain of the amplifier will reduce
B. heat sink will not be required
C. Q-point will become unstable
D. base to emitter function will be less forward biased
Answer» D. base to emitter function will be less forward biased
340.

In a half wave diode rectifier circuit the current flows in the load circuit for

A. 270° in each cycle
B. 360° in each cycle
C. each transistor conducts for 180°
D. each transistor conducts for more than 180° but less than 360°
Answer» C. each transistor conducts for 180¬∞
341.

For the circuit of figure the input and output Miller resistances are

A. 5 kΩ and 1 ohm respectively
B. 1 ohm each
C. its reactance is small for the lowest frequency in the input and output
D. its reactance is high for the lowest frequency in the input and output
Answer» C. its reactance is small for the lowest frequency in the input and output
342.

The dc output voltage of the circuit is

A. 4.3 V
B. 1.369 V
C. 3.87 V
D. 1.94 V
Answer» C. 3.87 V
343.

The most widely used diode rectifier circuit is

A. half wave
B. full wave with centre tapped transformer
C. bridge
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
344.

The mobility of e- for Ge and Si respectively is

A. 1.66, 2.5
B. 2.5, 1.66
C. 2.7, 2.33
D. 2.33, 2.7
Answer» B. 2.5, 1.66
345.

In figure if the transistor is cut off, the collector voltage is equal to

A. VCC
B. 0.5 VCC
C.
Answer» B. 0.5 VCC
346.

The theoretical maximum efficiency of a half wave diode rectifier is

A. 0.406
B. 0.5
C. 0.812
D. slightly less than 100%
Answer» B. 0.5
347.

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

A. 50
B. 100
C. 192
D. 400
Answer» D. 400
348.

Assertion (A): A Darlington amplifier has very low output impedanceReason (R): The circuit has a low resistance RE between emitter and ground

A. A is correct R is wrong
B. A is wrong R is correct
C. a tapped inductor
D. a tapped capacitor
Answer» D. a tapped capacitor
349.

In a resistance loaded, RC coupled amplifier the d.c. component is blocked by

A. Transistor
B. CC
C. RB
D. RC
Answer» C. RB
350.

The common emitter short circuit current gain β of a transistor

A. is a monotonically increasing function of the collector current Ic
B. is a monotonically decreasing function of Ic
C. increasing with Ic, for low Ic, reaches a maximum and then decreases with further increase in Ic
D. is not a function of Ic
Answer» D. is not a function of Ic