Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electrical Engineering.

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1.

The input offset current equals the ___________~!

A. difference between two base currents
B. average of two base currents
C. collector current divided by current gain
D. none of these
Answer» B. average of two base currents
2.

Differential amplifiers are used in%!

A. Instrumentation amplifiers
B. Voltage followers
C. Voltage regulators
D. Buffers
Answer» B. Voltage followers
3.

For an ideal OP-amp, which of the following is true?%!

A. The differential voltage across the input terminals is zero
B. The current into the input terminals is zero
C. The current from output terminal is zero
D. The output resistance is zero
Answer» D. The output resistance is zero
4.

A common mode signal is applied to ___________%!

A. the noninverting input
B. the inverting input
C. both iputs
D. top of the tail resistor
Answer» D. top of the tail resistor
5.

When a number of stages are connected in parallel, the overall gain is the product of the individual stage gains%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

OP-amp circuits may be cascaded without changing their input output relationships%!

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

The differential gain is%!

A. very high
B. very low
C. dependent on input voltage
D. about 100
Answer» B. very low
8.

The two input terminals of an opamp are labeled as%!

A. High and low
B. Positive and negative
C. Inverting and non inverting
D. Differential ans non differential
Answer» D. Differential ans non differential
9.

Assume that the OP-amp of the fig. is ideal. If Vi is a triangular wave, then V0 will be%!

A. Square wave
B. Triangular wave
C. Parabolic wave
D. Sine wave
Answer» E.
10.

In the common mode, ___________%!

A. both inputs are grounded
B. the outputs are connected together
C. an identical signal appears on both the inputs
D. the output signal are in-phase
Answer» D. the output signal are in-phase
11.

In differential-mode, ___________%!

A. opposite polarity signals are applied to the inputs
B. the gain is one
C. the outputs are of different amplitudes
D. only one supply voltage is used
Answer» B. the gain is one
12.

*/*_Which of the following amplifier is used in a digital to analog converter??

A. Non inverter
B. Voltage follower
C. Summer
D. Difference amplifier
Answer» D. Difference amplifier
13.

*/*_The use of negative feedback?

A. reduces the voltage gain of an Op-amp
B. makes the Op-amp oscillate
C. makes linear operation possible
D. Answer: A
Answer» E.
14.

*/*_How many OP-amps are required to implement this equation?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1
Answer» E.
15.

*/*_A differential amplifier ___________?

A. is a part of an Op-amp
B. has one input and one output
C. has two outputs
D. Answer: A
Answer» E.
16.

*/*_A voltage follower ___________?

A. has a voltage gain of 1
B. is noninverting
C. has no feedback resistor
D. has all of these
Answer» E.
17.

*/*_A certain inverting amplifier has a closed-loop voltage gain of 25. The OP-amp has an open-loop voltage gain of 100,000. If an OP-amp with an open-loop voltage gain of 200,000 is substituted in the arrangement, the closed-loop gain?

A. doubles
B. drops to 12.5
C. remains at 25
D. increases slightly
Answer» D. increases slightly
18.

*/*_In the above circuit the current ix is?

A. 0.6A
B. 0.5A
C. 0.2A
D. 1/12A
Answer» C. 0.2A
19.

*/*_The common mode voltage gain of a differential amplifier is equal to RC divided by?

A. re
B. 2re
C. re/2
D. 2RE
Answer» E.
20.

*/*_An OPAMP has a slew rate of 5 V/μ S .The largest sine wave O/P voltage possible at a frequency of 1 MHZ is[Hint: Slew rate is defined as the max. rate of change of output voltage. Its unit is V/μS.]?

A. 10 volts
B. 5 volts
C. 5/1 volts
D. 5/2 volts
Answer» E.
21.

_ For an OP-amp having differential gain Av and common mode gain Ac the CMRR is given by$?

A. Av + Ac
B. Av / Ac
C. 1 + (Av / Ac)
D. Ac / Av
Answer» C. 1 + (Av / Ac)
22.

_ A differential amplifier has a differential gain of 20,000. CMRR=80dB. The common mode gain is given by$?

A. 2
B. 1
C. 1/2
D. 0
Answer» B. 1
23.

_ The differential voltage gain of a differential amplifier is equal to RC divided by .$?

A. r'e
B. r'e/2
C. 2r'e
D. RE
Answer» D. RE
24.

_ The common mode voltage gain is$?

A. smaller than differentail voltage gain
B. equal to differential voltage gain
C. greater than differential voltage gain
D. none of the above
Answer» B. equal to differential voltage gain
25.

_ Negative feedback ___________$?

A. increases the input and output impedances
B. increases the input impedance and bandwidth
C. decreases the output impedance and bandwidth
D. does not affect impedance or bandwidth
Answer» C. decreases the output impedance and bandwidth
26.

_ If ground is applied to the (+) terminal of an inverting OP-amp, the (–) terminal will$?

A. Not need an input resistor
B. Be virtual ground
C. Have high reverse current
D. Not invert the signal
Answer» C. Have high reverse current
27.

_ A 741-Type OP-amp has a gain-bandwith product of 1MHz. A non-inverting amplifier using this opamp & having a voltage gain of 20db will exhibit -3db bandwidth of$?

A. 50KHz
B. 100KHz
C. 1000/17KHz
D. 1000/7.07KHz
Answer» B. 100KHz
28.

_ For an OP-amp with negative feedback, the output is .$?

A. equal to the input
B. increased
C. fed back to the inverting input
D. fed back to the noninverting input
Answer» D. fed back to the noninverting input
29.

_ When a step-input is given to an OP-amp integrator, the output will be$?

A. A ramp
B. A sinusoidal wave
C. A rectangular wave
D. A triangular wave with dc bias
Answer» B. A sinusoidal wave
30.

_The output voltage Vo of the above circuit is$?

A. -6V
B. -5V
C. -1.2V
D. -0.2V
Answer» C. -1.2V
31.

_The tail current of a differential amplifier is .$?

A. half of either collector current
B. equal to either collector current
C. two times either collector current
D. equal to the difference in base currents
Answer» D. equal to the difference in base currents
32.

_An ideal OP-amp is an ideal$?

A. Current controlled Current source
B. Current controlled voltage source
C. Voltage controlled voltage source
D. voltage controlled current source
Answer» D. voltage controlled current source
33.

_A non inverting closed loop op amp circuit generally has a gain factor$?

A. Less than one
B. Greater than one
C. Of zero
D. Equal to one
Answer» C. Of zero
34.

_When a differential amplifier is operated single-ended, ___________$?

A. the output is grounded
B. one input is grounded and signal is applied to the other
C. both inputs are connected together
D. the output is not inverted
Answer» C. both inputs are connected together
35.

_Of the values listed, the most realistic value for open-loop voltage gain of an OP-amp is$?

A. 1
B. 2000
C. 80 dB
D. 100000
Answer» E.
36.

_The ideal OP-amp has the following characteristics.$?

A. Ri=‚Äö√ √ª A=‚Äö√ √ª R0=0
B. Ri=0 A=‚Äö√ √ª R0=0
C. Ri=‚Äö√ √ª A=‚Äö√ √ª R0=‚Äö√ √ª
D. Ri=0 A=‚Äö√ √ª R0=‚Äö√ √ª
Answer» B. Ri=0 A=‚Äö√ √ª R0=0
37.

_The approximate input impedance of the opamp circuit which has Ri=10k, Rf=100k, RL=10k$?

A. ‚Äö√ √ª
B. 120k
C. 110k
D. 10k
Answer» D. 10k
38.

Current cannot flow to ground through .$?

A. a mechanical ground
B. an a.c. ground
C. a virtual ground
D. an ordinary ground
Answer» D. an ordinary ground
39.

A certain OP-amp has bias currents of 50 µA. The input offset current is$

A. 700 nA
B. 99.3 µA
C. 49.7 µA
D. none of these
Answer» B. 99.3 ¬¨¬µA
40.

With zero volts on both inputs, an OP-amp ideally should have an output ___________

A. equal to the positive supply voltage
B. equal to the negative supply voltage
C. equal to zero
D. equal to CMRR
Answer» D. equal to CMRR
41.

The tail current in a differential amplifier equals .

A. difference between two emitter currents
B. sum of two emitter currents
C. collector current divided by current gain
D. collector voltage divided by collector resistance
Answer» C. collector current divided by current gain
42.

The node voltage at the top of the til resistor is closes to ___________

A. collector supply voltage
B. zero
C. emitter supply voltage
D. tail current times base resistance
Answer» C. emitter supply voltage
43.

In the differential voltage gain & the common mode voltage gain of a differential amplifier are 48db & 2db respectively, then its common mode rejection ratio is

A. 23dB
B. 25dB
C. 46dB
D. 50dB
Answer» D. 50dB
44.

The input impedance of a differential amplifier equals r'e times

A. ß
B. RE
C. RC
D. 2ß
Answer» E.
45.

The output of a particular OP-amp increases 8V in 12µs. The slew rate is$

A. 90 V/µs
B. 0.67 V/µs
C. 1.5 V/µs
D. none of these
Answer» C. 1.5 V/¬¨¬µs
46.

An amplifier using an opamp with slew rate SR=1v/sec has a gain of 40db.If this amplifier has to faithfully amplify sinusoidal signals from dc to 20KHz without introducing any slew-rate induced distortion, then the input signal level exceed

A. 795mV
B. 395mV
C. 795mV
D. 39.5mV
Answer» D. 39.5mV
47.

The input stage of an OP-amp is usually a ___________

A. differential amplifier
B. class B push-pull amplifier
C. CE amplifier
D. swamped amplifier
Answer» B. class B push-pull amplifier
48.

A differential amplifier is invariably used in the i/p stage of all OP-amps. This is done basically to provide the OP-amps with a very high

A. CMMR
B. Bandwidth
C. Slew rate
D. Open-loop gain
Answer» D. Open-loop gain
49.

A certain noninverting amplifier has Ri of 1 kΩ and Rf of 100 kΩ. The closed-loop voltage gain is#

A. 100000
B. 1000
C. 101
D. 100
Answer» D. 100
50.

The OP-amp can amplify

A. c. signals only
B. d.c. signals only
C. both a.'and d.'signals
D. neither 'c. nor a.c. signals
Answer» D. neither 'c. nor a.c. signals