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351.

In an RC-coupled amplifier for improving the low frequency response

A. less gain is provided
B. higher CC is used
C. Precision integrator
D. Hartley oscillator
Answer» E.
352.

A semi-conductor device that behaves like two SCRs is

A. JFET
B. TRIAC
C. has low input impedance
D. has high input impedance
Answer» E.
353.

The collector voltage VC of the circuit shown in the given figure aside is approximately

A. 2 V
B. 4.6 V
C. 8 V
D. 8.6 V
Answer» C. 8 V
354.

In figure the coordinates of Q point on the load line are (Neglect VBE)

A. IC = 10 mA, VCE = 15 V
B. IC = 5 mA, VCE = 22.5 V
C. IC = 5 mA, VCE = 15 V
D. IC = 10 mA, VCE = 22.5 V
Answer» B. IC = 5 mA, VCE = 22.5 V
355.

An RC oscillator uses

A. at least three RC combinations
B. either (a) or (b)
C. high gain
D. high output impedance
Answer» D. high output impedance
356.

Assertion (A): In CC amplifier the collector is at ac ground Reason (R): CC amplifier is also called emitter follower

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
357.

The current ICBO flows in

A. base and emitter leads
B. base and collector leads
C. collector and emitter leads
D. collector, emitter and base leads
Answer» C. collector and emitter leads
358.

If the output current wave shape of class C circuit has a period of 1 μs and a pulse width of 0.006 μs, the duty cycle is

A. 0.06
B. 0.006
C. 0.0001
D. 0.0006
Answer» C. 0.0001
359.

The thermal resistance of a BJT is about

A. 100° C/W
B. 200° C/W
C. 20° C/W
D. 2° C/W
Answer» C. 20¬∞ C/W
360.

In figure VCEQ for each transistor is

A. 0.75 VCC
B. 0.25 VCC
C. Two CE stages
D. CE and CC stages
Answer» C. Two CE stages
361.

In an amplifier, if the output current flows for 120° of the input cycle, the class of amplifier will be

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. AB
Answer» D. AB
362.

Assertion (A): In a full wave rectifier output the lowest ac component is at twice the input frequencyReason (R): In a full wave rectifier, the output waveform consists of half sinusoids

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
363.

Typical values of current gains for CE, CB and CC amplifiers are

A. 120, 120 and 1 respectively
B. 120, 1 and 120 respectively
C. 1, 120 and 120 respectively
D. 1, 1 and 120 respectively
Answer» C. 1, 120 and 120 respectively
364.

If f is more than funity the gain of op-amp becomes less than 1.

A. 1
B.
C. A
D. AB
Answer» B.
365.

A second order active bandpass filter can be obtained by cascading LP second order filter having higher cut off frequency fOH with a second order HP filter having lower cut off frequency fOL provided

A. fOL < fOH
B. fOL > fOH
C. fOH = fOL
D. fOH < 0.5 fOL
Answer» B. fOL > fOH
366.

In figure the trace on the CRO will be

A. half rectifier wave
B. clamped wave
C. no trace at all
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer» D. either (a) or (b)
367.

Barkhausen criterion is 1 + Avβ = 0.

A. 1
B.
C. CB
D. CE
Answer» B.
368.

In order to obtain triangular pulses at the output of the circuit in the figure, the input should be.

A. grounded
B. a square wave
C. Triangular wave
D. Trigger
Answer» B. a square wave
369.

IF VCC = 15 V, VCEQ = 5 V and ICQ = 50 mA, the efficiency in class A operation is

A. 1
B. 0.5
C. 0.25
D. 0.167
Answer» E.
370.

In a CE amplifier the ac signal is increased. Which of the following will not change?

A. Ac base voltage
B. Ac collector voltage
C. Ac emitter voltage
D. Ac collector voltage and ac emitter voltage
Answer» D. Ac collector voltage and ac emitter voltage
371.

For a BJT if β = 50, ICEO = 3 μA and IC = 1.2 mA then IB

A. 20 μA
B. 10 μA
C. 20 V
D. 10 V
Answer» B. 10 ŒºA
372.

A Wien bridge oscillator uses

A. negative feedback
B. positive feedback
C. both negative and positive feedback
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
373.

Primary advantage of a crystal oscillator is that

A. it can oscillate at any frequency
B. it gives a high O/P voltage
C. its frequency of oscillation remains almost constant
D. it operates on a very low dc supply voltage
Answer» D. it operates on a very low dc supply voltage
374.

In a CE amplifier circuit the emitter by pass capacitor is remove. The ac output voltage

A. increases
B. remains the same
C. increases or decreases
D. decreases
Answer» E.
375.

In a half wave voltage doubler circuit the input frequency is 50 Hz. The ripple frequency is

A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 150 Hz
Answer» C. 100 Hz
376.

A clipper

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» C. both (a) and (b)
377.

In a transistor the minimum and maximum values of βdc are 100 and 121. The proper value of βdc to be used to locate Q point is

A. 100
B. 121
C. 110.5
D. 110
Answer» E.
378.

Assertion (A): In a circuit using FET, gate is approximately at dc groundReason (R): Self bias stabilizes the quiescent operating point against changes in JFET parameters

A. A is correct R is wrong
B. A is wrong R is correct
C. CE and CC
D. both CE
Answer» C. CE and CC
379.

In a cascade amplifier, the intermediate stages are always in

A. CC configuration
B. CB configuration
C. CE configuration
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
380.

An ideal power supply has

A. zero internal resistance
B. very high internal resistance
C. high output resistance
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. very high internal resistance
381.

Assume that op-amp in figure is ideal. If input Vi is triangular, the output V0 will be

A. square wave
B. sine wave
C. triangular wave
D. parabolic wave
Answer» B. sine wave
382.

Assertion (A): Transformer coupling has the disadvantage of the weight of transformer and Saturation of coreReason (R): Transformer coupling is very suitable for impedance matching

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
383.

In the circuit of figure the diode

A. will conduct as the whole cycle
B. will conduct in the positive half cycle
C. will not conduct
D. will conduct from 30° to 150° in the positive half cycle
Answer» D. will conduct from 30¬∞ to 150¬∞ in the positive half cycle
384.

In the circuit shown in the figure

A. only red will glow
B. only green will glow
C. both red and green will glow
D. none will glow
Answer» B. only green will glow
385.

Lower chip area requirements of MOS is advantage in

A. low power circuits
B. high power circuits
C. repetitive operation circuits
D. large scale integration
Answer» E.
386.

In a N-P-N transistor of the emitter junction is reverse biased and collector junction is also reversed biased, the transistor will operate in

A. cut-off region
B. inverted region
C. video amplifier of a TV receiver
D. IF amplifier of an FM receiver
Answer» D. IF amplifier of an FM receiver
387.

In figure the zener has a resistance of 5 ohms. As the load resistance is varied, the output voltage

A. will remain constant at 12 V
B. will vary between 12.05 and 12.65 V
C. will vary from 10 to 20 V
D. will remain constant at 12.05 V
Answer» C. will vary from 10 to 20 V
388.

The advantage of using crystal oscillator is that it

A. requires low d.c. supply voltage
B. works at high frequency
C. gives high output voltage
D. gives constant frequency of oscillations
Answer» E.
389.

In a transistor CE mode, VCC = +30 V. If the transistor is in cut off region, VCE =

A. +30 V
B. +20 V
C. 10 V
D. zero
Answer» B. +20 V
390.

In CC configuration, the output signals has approximately

A. the same amplitude and phase
B. opposite amplitude and phase
C. same amplitude but opposite phase
D. none of the above
Answer» B. opposite amplitude and phase
391.

A JFET can operate on

A. enhancement mode only
B. depletion mode only
C. both depletion as well as enhancement modes
D. neither depletion nor enhancement mode
Answer» C. both depletion as well as enhancement modes
392.

If it is desired to have low output impedance in an amplifier circuit then we should use

A. common collector circuit
B. common base circuit
C. common emitter circuit
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. common base circuit
393.

Assertion (A): Linear ICs include audio amplifier, wideband amplifier, RF amplifier and IF amplifierReason (R): The error voltage in a feedback circuit is very small

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
394.

A quiescent state of a transistor implies

A. zero bias
B. no output
C. no distortion
D. no input signal
Answer» D. no input signal
395.

The Vo of the op-amp circuit shown in the given is

A. 11 Vi
B. 10 Vi
C. Vi
D. zero
Answer» E.
396.

Which of the following values represents the open loop gain of typical op-amp?

A. 100
B. 10000
C. 100000
D. 1000000
Answer» D. 1000000
397.

MOS circuits as compared to bipolar circuits take

A. more chip area
B. less chip area
C. same chip area
D. none of these
Answer» C. same chip area
398.

For full wave rectification four diode bridge rectifier is claimed to have following advantages: Less expensive transformerSmall size transformerSuitable for higher voltage applications Which of these are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 2 and 2 only
D. 1, 2, 3
Answer» E.
399.

The name field effect is related to the __________ layers of a JFET.

A. depletion
B. drain
C. source
D. gate
Answer» B. drain
400.

In figure, secondary winding has 40 turns. For maximum power transformer to 2 ohm resistance the number of turns in primary is

A. 20
B. 40
C. 80
D. 160
Answer» D. 160