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1.

Hysteresis is desirable in a Schmitt trigger because

A. energy is to be stored/discharged in parasitic capacitances
B. effects of temperature variations would be compensated
C. devices in the circuit should be allowed time for saturation and de-saturation
D. it would prevent noise from causing false triggering
Answer» E.
2.

For a voltage follower circuit using op-amp, which of the following is true

A. both input and output impedance are very large
B. input impedance is very large and the output impedance is very small
C. input impedance is very small and output impedance very high
D. both input and output impedance are very small
Answer» C. input impedance is very small and output impedance very high
3.

1 for the op-amp shown in the figure, the bias currents are Ib1 = 450 nA and Ib2 = 350 nA. The values of the input bias current (IB) and the input offset current (If) are

A. IB = 800 nA, If = 50 nA
B. IB = 800 nA, If = 100 nA
C. IB = 400 nA, If = 50 nA
D. IB = 400 nA, If = 100 nA
Answer» E.
4.

Directions: It consists of two statements, one labeled as the ‘Statement (I)’ and the other as ‘Statement (II)’. Examine these two statements carefully and select the answer using the codes given below:Statement (I): An ideal op amp should have infinite bandwidth.Statement (II): An ideal op amp should have infinite input resistance and zero output resistance.

A. Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true and statement (II) is the correct explanation of statement (II)
B. Statement (I) and Statement (II) are individually true but statement (II) is not the correct explanation of statement (I)
C. Statement (I) is true but statement (II) is false
D. Statement (I) is false but statement (II) is true
Answer» C. Statement (I) is true but statement (II) is false
5.

An OPAMP RC phase shift oscillator has three pairs of R and C, where R = 33 kΩ. If the frequency of oscillation is 100 kHz, find the value of C.

A. 150.28 pF
B. 21.254 pF
C. 19.689 pF
D. 168.89 pF
Answer» D. 168.89 pF
6.

For the Op-Amp circuit shown in the figure, Vo is:

A. -2 V
B. -1 V
C. -0.5 V
D. 0.5 V
Answer» D. 0.5 V
7.

In a paraphase amplifier, where two amplifiers are connected in cascade, the output from second stage

A. Equals signal input without change of sign
B. Equals signal input with change of sign
C. Does not equal to signal input and has no sign change
D. Does not equal to signal input but has sign change
Answer» B. Equals signal input with change of sign
8.

A special case of non-inverting amplifier in which all of the output voltage is fed back to the inverting input of the op-amp is called:

A. differentiator
B. integrator
C. logarithmic amplifier
D. voltage follower
Answer» E.
9.

A differential amplifier is used in the input stage of Op-Amps to achieve very High

A. Open-loop gain
B. Bandwidth
C. Slew rate
D. CMRR
Answer» E.
10.

If HPF and LPF are of first order then BPF will have a roll-off rate of?

A. -40 db/decade
B. -20 db/decade
C. 20 db/decade
D. 40 db/decade
Answer» C. 20 db/decade
11.

If the bias current in the IC-741 Op-amp is IQ = 19 μA and the internal frequency compensation capacitor C1 = 30 pF, the slew rate of the op-amp will be nearly

A. 1.58 V/μs
B. 1.26 V/μs
C. 0.93 V/μs
D. 0.63 V/μs
Answer» E.
12.

An operational amplifier is:

A. A direct-coupled amplifier
B. An indirect coupled amplifier
C. An RC coupled amplifier
D. A transformer coupled amplifier
Answer» B. An indirect coupled amplifier
13.

In a differential amplifier, an ideal CMRR is

A. Infinity
B. Zero
C. 1
D. -1
Answer» B. Zero
14.

For what purpose is an active load used in the collector of the difference amplifier of an Op-amp?

A. To increase the output resistance
B. To increase the differential gain
C. To handle large signals
D. To provide symmetry
Answer» C. To handle large signals
15.

In the circuit shown below, the op-amp is ideal and the Zener voltage of the diode is 2.5 volts. At the input, unit step voltage is applied, i.e. vIN(

A. 2.5
B. 5
C. 7.5
D. 10
Answer» D. 10
16.

In order to ensure that the output voltage of an opamp is zero, when both its inputs are grounded

A. internal negative feedback used
B. an external offset balancing circuit is used at the input terminals
C. the currents incident at the output node are carefully designed
D. the totem-pole output transistors are designed to have exactly equal cutin voltages
Answer» C. the currents incident at the output node are carefully designed
17.

In the circuit given below, what is the output voltage (Vout)? (Assume ideal opamp and the circuit is at steady state)

A. 6
B. 0
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» C. 2
18.

In the circuit shown, the op-amp has finite input impedance, infinite voltage gain, and zero input offset voltage. The output voltage Vout is

A. –I2 (R1 + R2)
B. I2R2
C. I1R2
D. –I1(R1 + R2)
Answer» D. –I1(R1 + R2)
19.

An amplifier is used to obtain

A. an increased voltage, current or power of an input signal
B. alternation of the input signal
C. an amplification of frequency response of a communication signal
D. a distortion-less reproduction of radio signals
Answer» D. a distortion-less reproduction of radio signals
20.

For op – amp circuit shown below, assume that the open loop transfer function is given by \(A = \frac{{{{10}^4}}}{{1 + {{10}^{ - 3}}s}}\) . The Bandwidth of circuit is:

A. 103
B. 104
C. 105
D. 106
Answer» E.
21.

An op-amp has an open-loop gain of 105 and an open-loop upper cut-off frequency of 10 Hz. If this op-amp is connected as an amplifier with a closed loop gain of 100, then the new upper cut-off frequency is

A. 10 Hz
B. 100 Hz
C. 10 kHz
D. 100 kHz
Answer» D. 100 kHz
22.

An op-amp has a differential gain of \(\rm 10^3\) and a CMRR of \(\rm 100 \ dB\). The output voltage of the amp with inputs of \(\rm 120\ μV\) and \(\rm 80\ μV\) will the

A. \(\rm 26\ mV\)
B. \(\rm 40\ mV\)
C. \(\rm 100\ mV\)
D. \(\rm 200\ mV\)
Answer» C. \(\rm 100\ mV\)
23.

Determine Vo if R1 = 100 kΩ, Rf = 500 kΩ and Vi = 2 V in the circuit shown.

A. −5 V
B. 5 V
C. -10 V
D. 10 V
Answer» D. 10 V
24.

A simple single Op-Amp inverting amplifier has RF = 220 kΩ and R1 = 10 kΩ. If two such stages are cascaded, find the mid-frequency gain of the cascade.

A. 53.70 dB
B. -53.70 dB
C. -26.85 dB
D. 26.85 dB
Answer» B. -53.70 dB
25.

Choose the characteristics which are not related to an ideal op-amp.

A. Very high gain
B. Very high input impedance
C. Very low CMRR
D. Very low output impedance
Answer» D. Very low output impedance
26.

Gain of a buffer amplifier is:

A. Dependent on the circuit parameters
B. Unity
C. infinity
D. zero
Answer» C. infinity
27.

In the circuit shown below, assume that the comparators are ideal and all components have zero propagation delay. In one period of the input signal Vin = 6 sin(ωt), the fraction of the time for which the output OUT is in logic state HIGH is

A. 1/12
B. 1/2
C. 2/3
D. 5/6
Answer» E.
28.

Find the voltage V0, if Vi = 0.2 V

A. -6 V
B. 8 V
C. 6 V
D. -8 V
Answer» D. -8 V
29.

A voltage follower is used as1. An isolation amplifier2. A buffer amplifierWhich of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» D. Neither 1 nor 2
30.

Output impedance of ideal OP-AMP is

A. low
B. high
C. infinite
D. zero
Answer» E.
31.

Of the four characteristic given below, which are the major requirements for an instrumentation amplifier?P: High common mode rejection ratioQ: High input impedanceR: High linearityS: High output impedance

A. P, Q and R only
B. P and R only
C. P, Q and S only
D. Q, R and S only
Answer» B. P and R only
32.

Find the gain of the following op-amp circuit provided the op-amp has a finite open loop gain at 104. It is also known that the following inverting op-amp circuit has feedback resistor of 100kΩ and the input resistor equal to 1kΩ with a gain of 100.

A. 100
B. 99
C. 50
D. 45
Answer» C. 50
33.

In an LPF designed using OPAMP; if positions of R & C are interchanged then ______.

A. Output remains same
B. The circuit becomes oscillator
C. The filter becomes HPF with same cutoff frequency
D. The output of circuit goes to zero
Answer» D. The output of circuit goes to zero
34.

In order to balance the offset voltage of an operational amplifier, a small DC voltage is applied to input terminals where the connection is

A. Series with both inverting as well as non-inverting input
B. Series with non-inverting input
C. Shunt with inverting input
D. Shunt with non-inverting input
Answer» B. Series with non-inverting input
35.

In an RC coupled amplifier, frequency response is improved with

A. Lower R1
B. Higher Cc
C. Less gain
D. More bias
Answer» C. Less gain
36.

Assume ideal op-amps. For 2V peak-to-peak sinusoidal input Vi with zero DC component, the output V0 is a

A. sine wave
B. square wave
C. Pulse train
D. Triangular wave
Answer» E.
37.

An op-amp zero crossing detector is basically ______converter

A. ​Sine to square wave
B. Square to sine wave
C. ​Sine to sine wave
D. Sine to triangle wave
Answer» B. Square to sine wave
38.

In the circuit shown, the need of the resistor RF is

A. To increase the overall gain
B. To stabilize the circuit
C. To increase input impedance
D. To prevent saturation
Answer» E.
39.

An OPAMP has a slew rate of 100 V/msec. For a frequency of 10 MHz, the maximum value of the sine wave output voltage will be

A. 100 V
B. 50/π V
C. 10 V
D. 5 V
Answer» C. 10 V
40.

A non-inverting amplifier with gain 10 is realized using an operational amplifier having open-loop gain 105. What is the feedback factor β?

A. 99.99 × 10-3
B. 9.99 × 10-3
C. 10
D. 90.9 × 10-3
Answer» B. 9.99 × 10-3
41.

Consider the circuit shown in the figure, In this circuit \(R = 1k\Omega\), and \(C = 1\mu F\). The input voltage is sinusoidal with a frequency of 50 Hz, represented as phasor with magnitude \({V_i}\) and phase angle 0 radian as shown in the figure. The output voltage is represented as a phasor with magnitude \({V_0}\) and phase angle \(\delta\) radian. What is the value of output phase angle \(\delta\) (in radian) relative to the phase angle of the input voltage?

A. 0
B. \(\pi\)
C. \(\frac{\pi }{2}\)
D. \(- \frac{\pi }{2}\)
Answer» E.
42.

In an inverting amplifier circuit built using OP-AMP, the input resistance is 10 k Ω and the feedback resistance is 240 kΩ. The closed-loop gain of the amplifier is:

A. 24
B. 12
C. -12
D. -24
Answer» E.
43.

In order to generate a square wave from a sinusoidal input signal, one can use1. Schmitt trigger circuit2. Clippers and amplifiers3. Monostable multivibratorWhich of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Answer» D. 2 and 3 only
44.

For a given operational amplifier (op-amp), if CMRR is 105 and differential gain is also 105, the common mode gain of the op-amp is:

A. 1010
B. 105
C. 0
D. 1
Answer» E.
45.

In the circuit below, the light dependent resistor (LDR) receives light from the LED. The LDR has resistances of 5 kΩ and 500 Ω under dark and illuminated conditions, respectively. The LED is OFF at time t < 0. At time t < 0 s, the switch S1 is closed for 1 ms and then kept open thereafter. Assuming zero propagation delay in the devices, the LED

A. turns ON when S1 is closed and remains ON after S1 is opened
B. turns ON when S1 is closed and turns OFF after S1 is opened
C. turns ON when S1 is closed and toggles periodically from ON to OFF after S1 is opened
D. remains OFF when S1 is closed and continues to remain OFF after S1 is opened
Answer» B. turns ON when S1 is closed and turns OFF after S1 is opened
46.

In differential amplifier differential gain is 20000 and CMRR is 80 dB. Find common-mode gain? (take log 10000 = 4)

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. 0
Answer» B. 1
47.

Find the voltage V0

A. + 8V
B. - 8V
C. -4V
D. +4V
Answer» B. - 8V
48.

A 741 type OPAMP has a gain bandwidth product of 1 MHz. A non-inverting amplifier using this OPAMP and having a voltage gain of 20 dB will exhibit a -20 dB bandwidth of

A. 50 kHz
B. 100 kHz
C. (1000/17) kHz
D. (1000/7.07) kHz
Answer» C. (1000/17) kHz
49.

For a first order law pass filter unity dc gain and -3db corner frequency of 2000 π rad/s, the transfer function H(jω) is

A. \(\frac{1}{{1000 + j\omega }}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{{1 + j1000\omega }}\)
C. \(\frac{{2000\pi }}{{2000\pi + j\omega }}\)
D. \(\frac{{1000\omega }}{{1 + j1000\omega }}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{1000\omega }}{{1 + j1000\omega }}\)
50.

A sawtooth waveform is applied to a comparator as shown in the figure given below. What is the duty ratio of the waveform at Vout?

A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 100%
Answer» D. 100%