Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

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1.

In class A operation of an amplifier the current flows through the active device for

A. Whole of the input cycle
B. Half of the input cycle
C. More than half of the input cycle
D. More than three fourth of the input cycle
Answer» B. Half of the input cycle
2.

A transformer coupled class A amplifier drives a 16 Ohm loud speaker through 4 : 1 transformer with Vcc = 36 V. If the circuit delivers 2 Watts to load, the rms voltage across the load assuming transformer efficiency as 100% is

A. 3.9 V
B. 6.29 V
C. 22.6 V
D. 5.65 V
Answer» E.
3.

In an amplifier, the output current flows for 200° of input cycle. The class of operation of the amplifier is

A. A
B. AB
C. B
D. C
Answer» C. B
4.

Class C amplifier operates

A. Entire cycle of i/p signal
B. Half of the cycle of i/p signal
C. Slightly more than half of the cycle of i/p signal
D. Less than half of the cycle of i/p signal
Answer» E.
5.

High power amplification is achieved by the use of

A. Magnetic amplifier
B. DC amplifier
C. DC generator
D. Amplidyne
Answer» C. DC generator
6.

In a cell phone, a power amplifier delivering 1 W to the antenna may pull several watts from the battery. If the power conversion efficiency is 30%, then the above cellphone translates to a power drain of:

A. 1 W from the battery
B. 1.3 W from the battery
C. 0.3 W from the battery
D. 3.33 W from the battery
Answer» E.
7.

In the circuit shown below, the maximum power dissipated by Rs if input varies from 15 V to 20 V (assuming Zener diode used is 10 V, 2W) is?

A. 100 mW
B. 2200 mW
C. 500 mW
D. 600 mW
Answer» C. 500 mW
8.

For a class-A FET power amplifier with 10 V drain supply and 2 A drain current bias providing RF load current of 1 A amplitude. What is the DC to RF efficiency for load resistance of 5 Ω?

A. 50%
B. 25%
C. 35%
D. 12.5%
Answer» E.
9.

In class B amplifier, the output current flows for

A. less than half input cycle
B. more than half input cycle
C. half input cycle
D. entire input cycle
Answer» D. entire input cycle
10.

Consider the following circuits:1. Oscillator2. Emitter follower3. Power amplifierWhich of the above circuits employ feedback?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» E.
11.

Astable multivibrator is

A. a square wave clock
B. equivalent to a flip-flop
C. a one shot multivibrator
D. Monostable multivibrator
Answer» B. equivalent to a flip-flop
12.

In the case of class A amplifiers, the ratio of efficiency of transformer coupled amplifier to the efficiency of a transformerless amplifier is

A. 0.5
B. 1
C. 1.36
D. 2
Answer» E.
13.

Identify the common element present inside all voltage regulator ICs from the given options.

A. Load resistor
B. Filter capacitor
C. Transformer
D. Series pass transistor
Answer» E.
14.

Class C is an amplifier whose output current flows for

A. the entire input cycle
B. less than one-half the entire input cycle
C. twice the entire input cycle
D. greater than one-half the entire input cycle
Answer» C. twice the entire input cycle
15.

In a class B push-pull amplifier, the transistors are biased slightly above cut-off to avoid

A. crossover distortion
B. unusually high efficiency
C. negative feedback
D. a low input impedance
Answer» B. unusually high efficiency
16.

Class AB operation is often used in power amplifiers in order to

A. get maximum efficiency
B. remove even harmonics
C. overcome a cross-over distortion
D. reduce collector dissipation
Answer» D. reduce collector dissipation
17.

In data acquisition _____ block is used for frequency measurement.

A. Analog output
B. Multiplexer
C. Sample & Hold
D. Timer
Answer» E.
18.

DC to RF efficiency of an ideal class-F amplifier is:

A. 100%
B. 78.4%
C. 50%
D. < 80%
Answer» B. 78.4%
19.

For an Astable multivibrator shown here, the frequency can be calculated as:

A. \(f=\frac{1.44}{(R_A+R_B)C}\)
B. \(f=\frac{1.44}{(2R_A+R_B)C}\)
C. \(f=\frac{1.44}{(R_A+2R_B)C}\)
D. \(f=\frac{1.44}{(3R_A+2R_B)C}\)
Answer» D. \(f=\frac{1.44}{(3R_A+2R_B)C}\)
20.

Astable multivibrator operating at 100 Hz has a discharge time 2 ms. Find the duty cycle of the circuit

A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 80%
D. 50%
Answer» D. 50%
21.

For a class B amplifier providing a 20 V peak signal to 16 ohm load and a power supply of Vcc = 30 V, the efficiency will be.

A. 52.3%
B. 25.65%
C. 75%
D. 78.6%
Answer» B. 25.65%
22.

For a class B amplifier, using a supply voltage of VCC = 30 V and driving a load of 12 Ω, calculate the transistor dissipation.

A. 12 W
B. 10 W
C. 5 W
D. 8 W
Answer» E.
23.

Compare the output signal swing of the following power amplifiers(A) Class A(B) Class B(C) Class AB(D) Class CChoose the correct answer from the options given below:(1) (A) > (B) > (C) > (D)(2) (D) > (C) > (B) > (A)(3) (D) > (B) > (C) > (A)(4) (A) > (C) > (B) > (D)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
24.

Crossover distortion does not occur in _______ amplifiers.

A. Push-Pull
B. Class-A
C. Class-B
D. Class-AB
Answer» C. Class-B
25.

For 555 astable multivibrator, if C = 0.01 μF, R1 = 10 kΩ, R2 = 50 kΩ, the frequency and the duty cycle will be nearly

A. 1.6 kHz and 54.5%
B. 1.3 kHz and 54.5%
C. 1.6 kHz and 46.5%
D. 1.3 kHz and 46.5%
Answer» C. 1.6 kHz and 46.5%
26.

In Class – A amplifier, the output current flows for

A. a part of the cycle of the input signal
B. the full cycle of the input signal
C. half the cycle of the input signal
D. ¾ of the cycle of the input signal
Answer» C. half the cycle of the input signal
27.

In the case of an ideal Class-F microwave power amplifier, time-domain voltage and current waveform of the device have:

A. 50% overlap
B. Maximum overlap
C. No overlap
D. Less than 80% overlap
Answer» D. Less than 80% overlap
28.

In a class A amplifier with a sinusoidal input signal, the output current flows for:

A. half the cycle
B. full cycle
C. less than half cycle
D. more than half cycle
Answer» C. less than half cycle
29.

In class AB amplifiers, the current flows through the active device for

A. Full duration of input cycle
B. half duration of input cycle
C. more than half but less than full cycle duration
D. less than half of the duration of input cycle
Answer» D. less than half of the duration of input cycle
30.

In a class C power amplifier, the input frequency of ac signal is 1 MHz. If tank circuit has C = 1000 pF, the value of L approximately is

A. 200 μH
B. 10 μH
C. 100 μH
D. 25 μH
Answer» E.
31.

Harmonic distortion in amplifiers is caused by

A. presence of shot noise
B. deflective active device
C. non-linearity of active device
D. positive feedback from output to input
Answer» D. positive feedback from output to input
32.

In case of amplifiers, which coupling gives the highest gain?

A. Transformer coupling
B. Resistance coupling
C. Impedance coupling
D. Capacitance coupling
Answer» B. Resistance coupling
33.

An output signal of a power amplifier has amplitudes of 2.5 V fundamental, 0.25 V second harmonic and 0.1 V third harmonic. The total percentage harmonic distortion of the signal is

A. 12.8%
B. 10.8%
C. 6.4%
D. 1.4%
Answer» C. 6.4%
34.

By combining two Class B amplifiers, we can build ____

A. Push-pull amplifier
B. LC coupling
C. RC coupling
D. TC coupling
Answer» B. LC coupling
35.

A two transistor class B amplifier is commonly called

A. dual amplifier
B. symmetrical amplifier
C. differential amplifier
D. push pull amplifier
Answer» E.
36.

If three amplifiers having the same bandwidth are cascaded, the bandwidth of the resulting amplifier will be

A. Better than that of each stage
B. Worse than that of each stage
C. Same as that of each stage
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Same as that of each stage
37.

A square wave signal was applied to an amplifier with a poor low-frequency response. The output waveform had

A. distorted flat-top portion
B. distorted vertical edges
C. not suffer any distortion
D. been converted into a triangular waveform
Answer» B. distorted vertical edges
38.

Match the following list:List - IList - II(a) Maximum efficiency of a Class B amplifier(i) 100%(b) Maximum efficiency of a Class A amplifier(ii) 78.5%(c) Maximum efficiency of a Class C amplifier(iii) 50%(d) Rectification efficiency of half-wave rectifier when rd 

A. (a) – (i), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (iv)
B. (a) – (ii), (b) – (iii), (c) – (i), (d) – (iv)
C. (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)
D. (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)
Answer» C. (a) – (ii), (b) – (iv), (c) – (iii), (d) – (i)