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451.

Thyristors are not suitable for logic circuits.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
452.

In a single phase full wave converter (M-2 connection) feeding on R - L load, the input voltage is v = Vm sin t. The expression for dc output voltage is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/276-244-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/276-244-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/276-244-4.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/276-245-1.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/276-245-1.png">
453.

A thyristor has a turn on time of 6 s. If the anode circuit is inductive, the turn on time will be

A. 6 s
B. less than 6 s
C. more than 6 s
D. either 6 s or less
Answer» D. either 6 s or less
454.

Assertion (A): A transistor requires a continuous base signal for conduction but a thyristor requires a gate pulse.

Reason (R): Transistor find widespread application in power electronic circuits.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» D. A is wrong but R is correct
455.

A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive load. Input voltage v = Vm sin t. The output dc voltage is Vdc and output rms voltage is Vrms . If firing angle is 180 , Vdc and Vrms respectively are

A. 0 and 0
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/275-229-1.png">
C. 0 and - V
D. <sub><i>m</i></sub>
E. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/275-231-1.png">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/power-electronics/275-229-1.png">
456.

A dc separately excited motor has constant field current. The armature is fed from a single phase supply through a full converter. When a = 0, speed is 500 rpm. If a = 45 , the speed is likely to be

A. about 350 rpm
B. about 250 rpm
C. about 175 rpm
D. about 125 rpm
Answer» E.
457.

In a multiphase chopper, all choppers operate together.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
458.

Assertion (A): The surge current which an SCR can withstand is much higher than rms on state current.

Reason (R): The duration of surge current is very small.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
459.

In superheterodyne receivers, the local oscillator is used to

A. detect the modulating signal
B. amplify the received modulated carrier
C. shift the frequency of the received modulated carrier to the IF band
Answer» D.
460.

The terminals of a power MOSFET are called

A. emitter, base, collector
B. source, gate, drain
C. source, base, drain
D. emitter, gate, drain
Answer» C. source, base, drain
461.

Which of the following is same in AM and FM receivers?

A. Demodulator
B. AGC
C. IF amplifier
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
462.

A notch filter is sometimes used in communication receivers to

A. reduce receiver gain at some specific frequency
B. increase receiver gain at some specific frequency
C. made selectivity more precise
D. spread the bandwidth
Answer» B. increase receiver gain at some specific frequency
463.

Which one of the following is not a useful quantity for comparing the noise performance of receivers?

A. Noise figure
B. Noise temperature
C. Input noise voltage
D. Equivalent noise resistance
Answer» D. Equivalent noise resistance
464.

DC amplifiers have a tendency to be unstable.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
465.

An amplifier with loop gain A will be more stable for value of A as

A. 0.95
B. 0.7
C. 1.2
D. 1.5
Answer» C. 1.2
466.

Study the circuit of figure and examine the following statements

  1. It is an active low pass finer.
  2. It is a second order filter.
  3. The change in gain is 40 dB/decade.
Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
Answer» B. 1 and 2
467.

In a circuit of figure, Vs = 10 cos( t) power drawn by the 2&ohm; resistor is 4 watts. The power factor is

A. 0.3
B. 0.4
C. 0.6
D. none
Answer» D. none
468.

A bridge rectifier circuit has input of 50 Hz frequency. The load resistance is RL and filter capacitance is C. For good output wave shape, the time constant RLC should be at least equal to

A. 10 ms
B. 20 ms
C. 50 ms
D. 100 ms
Answer» E.
469.

A CB amplifier has re = 6 &ohm;, RL = 600 &ohm; and a = 0.98. The voltage gain is

A. 100
B. 600 x 0.98
C. 98
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
470.

Figure shows the self bias circuit for CE amplifier and its equivalent circuit. VBB and RB respectively are

A. 10 V and 4 k ohm
B. 5 V and 4 k ohm
C. 2 V and 4 k ohm
D. 2 V and 10 k ohm
Answer» D. 2 V and 10 k ohm
471.

Si transistor of following figure has a = 0.9 and ICE= 0, VEE = 5 V and VCC = 13 V, then RE will be if IEQ = 1 mA

A. 3 k&ohm;
B. 4 k&ohm;
C. 5 k&ohm;
D. 4.3 k&ohm;
Answer» E.
472.

In class C operation of an amplifier circuit, the collector current exists for

A. 360 of input wave
B. 180 of input wave
C. more than 180 of input wave
D. less than 180 of input wave
Answer» E.
473.

The 'h' parameters of the circuit shown in the figure are hib = 25 &ohm;, hfb = 0.999 and hob = 10-6&ohm; The Voltage gain is

A. 0.99
B. 1.98
C. 2.0
D. 4
Answer» E.
474.

In figure the saturation collector current is

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/320-290-2.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/320-290-3.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/320-290-4.png">
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
475.

Consider the following statements : A clamper circuit

  1. adds or subtracts a dc voltage to a waveform
  2. does not change the waveform
  3. amplifiers the waveform
Which are correct?

A. 1, 2
B. 1, 3
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 2, 3
Answer» B. 1, 3
476.

A forward voltage of 9 V is applied to a diode in series with a 1 k&ohm; load resistor. The voltage across load resistor is zero. It indicates that

A. diode is short circuited
B. diode is open circuited
C. resistor is open circuited
D. diode is either short circuited or open circuited
Answer» C. resistor is open circuited
477.

Which power amplifier can deliver maximum load power?

A. Class A
B. Class AB
C. Class B
D. Class C
Answer» E.
478.

Assertion (A): An ideal rectifier should have unity harmonic factor

Reason (R): An ideal rectifier should have unity displacement factor.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» E.
479.

A single phase half wave rectifier is feeding a resistive load. When a = 0, dc output voltage is 127 V. When a = 30 , the dc output voltage will be about

A. 127 V
B. 120 V
C. 110 V
D. 100 V
Answer» C. 110 V
480.

Assertion (A): A TRIAC is a bidirectional SCR.

Reason (R): A TRIAC is a four layers 3 terminal device and can conduct in both directions.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R correct but R is not correct explanation of A
481.

The selectivity of a radio receiver is

A. its ability to reject adjacent unwanted signals
B. its ability to amplify weak signals
C. the frequency at which it gives maximum amplification to signal.
D. its ability to suppress noise.
Answer» B. its ability to amplify weak signals
482.

If the intermediate frequency of a superheterodyne receiver falls within the tuning range of the receiver

A. Unsuitability will occur
B. Heterodyne whistles will be heard
C. Tuning to the frequency band immediately adjacent to the intermediate frequency will become impossible
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
483.

EM 84 tube is used in radio receivers as

A. audio amplifier
B. RF amplifier
C. full wave rectifier
D. magic eye
Answer» E.
484.

Which of the following statement about receivers is false?

A. Double conversion is used to improve image rejection
B. Double conversion is used to improve selectivity
C. Variable sensitivity is used to improve selectivity
D. Variable sensitivity is used to eliminate selective fading
Answer» E.
485.

Mechanical impedance is the ratio of

A. rms force to rms velocity
B. rms force to rms displacement
C. rms velocity to rms displacement
D. none of the above
Answer» B. rms force to rms displacement
486.

A cycloconverter can be

A. step down
B. step up
C. step down or step up
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
487.

Match the following:

List I (Logic) List II (Characteristic)
A.RTL1.High fan out
B.CMOS2.Highest speed of operation
C.I2L3.High noise immunity
D.ECL4.Lowest product of power and delay

A. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
B. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-3
C. A-3, B-1, C-4, D-2
D. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
Answer» D. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
488.

Match the following:

List I (Amplifier coupling) List II (Feature)
A.RC1.High voltage gain and impedance matching
B.Inductive2.Ability to amplify dc and low frequency signals
C.Transformer3.Minimum non-linear distortion
D.Direct4.Low collector supply voltage can be used

A. A-4, B-1, C-3, D-2
B. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
C. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Answer» C. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
489.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.Ampere's Law1.
B.Faraday's Law2.
C.Gauss's Law3.
D.Free Space4.

A. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
B. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
C. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-4
D. A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
Answer» E.
490.

Match the following:

List I (Operator) List II (Description)
A.& &1.Bitwise inclusive OR
B.&2.Bitwise AND
C.| |3.Logical AND
D.|4.Logical OR

A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-3, B-2, C-4, D-1
C. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
D. A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Answer» C. A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
491.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.bit1.10
B.nat2.e
C.decit3.2

A. A-1, B-2, C-3
B. A-1, B-3, C-2
C. A-3, B-2, C-1
D. A-2, B-3, C-1
Answer» D. A-2, B-3, C-1
492.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.Multiplexer1.Sequential memory
B.De-multiplexer2.Converts decimal number to binary
C.Shift register3.Data selector
D.Encoder4.Routes single input to many outputs

A. A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
B. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
C. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
D. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
Answer» B. A-4, B-3, C-1, D-2
493.

Match the following:

List I (Location of characteristics roots) List II (System characteristic)
A.(- 1 + j), (- 1 - j)1.Marginally stable
B.(- 2 + j), (- 2 - j), (2, j) (- 2, j)2.Unstable
C.- j, j - 1, 13.Stable

A. A-1, B-2, C-3
B. A-2, B-3, C-1
C. A-3, B-1, C-2
D. A-1, B-3, C-2
Answer» D. A-1, B-3, C-2
494.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.SUS1.
B.SBS2.
C.SCS3.
D.Shockley diode4.

A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-1, B-3, C-4, D-2
C. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
D. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Answer» E.
495.

Match the following:

List I (Instruction) List II (Flag's getting affected)
A.ORI1.CY reset
B.DAA2.CY reset and AC reset
C.PCHIL3.S, Z, AC, P, CY flags affected
4.S, S, P are modified
5.No flags affected

A. A-2, B-3, C-5
B. A-4, B-3, C-5
C. A-1, B-2, C-3
D. A-2, B-4, C-1
Answer» C. A-1, B-2, C-3
496.

Match the following:

List I (Electron spin) List II (Phenomenon)
A. 1.Antiferromagnetism
B. 2.Ferrimagnetism
C. 3.Ferromagnetism

A. A-1, B-2, C-3
B. A-3, B-2, C-1
C. A-2, B-3, C-1
D. A-3, B-1, C-2
Answer» E.
497.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.Coastals receiver1.VSB
B.Stereo-multiplexing2.Demodulating DSB-SC
C.TV broad casting3.FM radio broad casting
4.Slope overload
5.Matched filter

A. A-1, B-3, C-2
B. A-2, B-3, C-1
C. A-2, B-1, C-4
D. A-4, B-3, C-1
Answer» C. A-2, B-1, C-4
498.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.NPN transistor1.
B.PNP transistor2.
C.n channel JFET3.
D.p channel JFET4.

A. A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
B. A-3, B-4, C-2, D-1
C. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3
D. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
Answer» D. A-1, B-2, C-4, D-3
499.

Match the following:

List I (Functional headings of instruction set of 8085) List II (Functions performed)
A.Branch group1.Compares, rotates etc.
B.Logic group2.Moves, loads, stores etc.
C.Data transfer group3.Initiates conditional or unconditional jumps, calls etc.

A. A-1, B-2, C-3
B. A-2, B-3, C-1
C. A-3, B-1, C-2
D. A-1, B-3, C-2
Answer» D. A-1, B-3, C-2
500.

Match the following:

List I List II
A.Former1.Produces deflecting torque
B.Coil2.Provides base for coil
C.Core3.Makes the magnetic field radial
D.Spring4.Provides controlling torque

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