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				This section includes 52 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Vlsi knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | In the below circuit if the current source is ideal, the voltage gain is: | 
| A. | Av = -gm.Rs | 
| B. | Av = -Io.Rs | 
| C. | Av = -gm.Ron | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 2. | The advantage of using source degeneration resistor in Common source amplifier is to provide: | 
| A. | Huge gain | 
| B. | Non Linearity behaviour of amplifier | 
| C. | Linearity behaviour of amplifier | 
| D. | Less gain | 
| Answer» D. Less gain | |
| 3. | In the below circuit of Common Source amplifier, the transistor M2 operates as: | 
| A. | Load impedance | 
| B. | Voltage source | 
| C. | Current Source | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 4. | In the below circuit, if the levels of input and output vary, the gain is found to: | 
| A. | Increase linearly as input level increases | 
| B. | Decrease linearly as output level decreases | 
| C. | Remain constant | 
| D. | Vary non linearly | 
| Answer» D. Vary non linearly | |
| 5. | The diode connected MOSFET acts as: | 
| A. | Active element for amplification | 
| B. | Voltage source | 
| C. | Current Source | 
| D. | Load Impedance | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 6. | In the below input output characteristic of MOSFET amplifier, if Vin > Vin1, the MOSFET is said to operate in: | 
| A. | Saturation region | 
| B. | Cutoff region | 
| C. | Triode region | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 7. | Input impedance of MOSFET amplifier in Common Source configuration is: | 
| A. | Very high at high frequencies | 
| B. | Very high at low frequencies | 
| C. | Very low at high frequencies | 
| D. | Very low at low frequencies | 
| Answer» C. Very low at high frequencies | |
| 8. | The input output characteristic of an amplifier is | 
| A. | Linear function | 
| B. | Non Linear function | 
| C. | Sinusoidal function with change of phase | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» C. Sinusoidal function with change of phase | |
| 9. | In order to get more voltage gain from a transistor amplifier, the transistor used should have ___________ | 
| A. | Thin base | 
| B. | Thin collector | 
| C. | Wide emitter | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Thin collector | |
| 10. | If the collector supply is 10V, then collector cut off voltage under d.c. conditions is ___________ | 
| A. | 20 V | 
| B. | 5 V | 
| C. | 2 V | 
| D. | 10 V | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 11. | If the power and current gains of a transistor amplifier are 16500 and 100 respectively, then voltage gain is | 
| A. | 165 | 
| B. | 165 x 104 | 
| C. | 100 | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. 165 x 104 | |
| 12. | The radio wave picked up by the receiving antenna is amplified about times to have reasonable sound output | 
| A. | 1000 | 
| B. | A million | 
| C. | 100 | 
| D. | 10000 | 
| Answer» C. 100 | |
| 13. | The point of intersection of d.c. and a.c. load lines is called ___________ | 
| A. | Saturation point | 
| B. | Cut off point | 
| C. | Operating point | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 14. | The output power of a transistor amplifier is more than the input power because the additional power is supplied by ___________ | 
| A. | Transistor | 
| B. | Biasing circuit | 
| C. | Collector supply VCC | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 15. | The purpose of d.c. conditions in a transistor is to ___________ | 
| A. | Reverse bias the emitter | 
| B. | Forward bias the collector | 
| C. | Set up operating point | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 16. | In the a.c. equivalent circuit of a transistor amplifier, the capacitors are considered ___________ | 
| A. | Short | 
| B. | Open | 
| C. | Partially open | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Open | |
| 17. | In the d.c. equivalent circuit of a transistor amplifier, the capacitors are considered ___________ | 
| A. | Short | 
| B. | Open | 
| C. | Partially short | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Partially short | |
| 18. | In a CE amplifier, the phase difference between voltage across collector load RC and signal voltage is ___________ | 
| A. | 180° | 
| B. | 270° | 
| C. | 90° | 
| D. | 0° | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 19. | The ratio of output impedance of a CE amplifier is ___________ | 
| A. | About 1 | 
| B. | Low | 
| C. | High | 
| D. | Moderate | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 20. | The phase difference between the output and input voltages of a CE amplifier is ___________ | 
| A. | 180° | 
| B. | 0° | 
| C. | 90° | 
| D. | 270° | 
| Answer» B. 0° | |
| 21. | If the input capacitor of a transistor amplifier is short-circuited, then | 
| A. | Transistor will be destroyed | 
| B. | Biasing conditions will change | 
| C. | Signal will not reach the base | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Signal will not reach the base | |
| 22. | The purpose of a coupling capacitor in a transistor amplifier is to ___________ | 
| A. | Increase the output impedance of transistor | 
| B. | Protect the transistor | 
| C. | Pass a.c. and block d.c. | 
| D. | Provide biasing | 
| Answer» D. Provide biasing | |
| 23. | The purpose of capacitors in a transistor amplifier is to ___________ | 
| A. | Protect the transistor | 
| B. | Cool the transistor | 
| C. | Couple or bypass a.c. component | 
| D. | Provide biasing | 
| Answer» D. Provide biasing | |
| 24. | A single stage transistor amplifier with no load sees an a.c. load of | 
| A. | RC + RE | 
| B. | RC | 
| C. | RC || RE | 
| D. | RC/RE | 
| Answer» C. RC || RE | |
| 25. | The purpose of emitter capacitor (i.e. capacitor across RE) is to ___________ | 
| A. | Avoid voltage gain drop | 
| B. | Forward bias the emitter | 
| C. | Reduce noise in the amplifier | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Forward bias the emitter | |
| 26. | The value of collector load RC in a transistor amplifier is ___________ the output impedance of the transistor. | 
| A. | The same as | 
| B. | Less than | 
| C. | More than | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. More than | |
| 27. | If a transistor amplifier draws 2mA when input voltage is 10 V, then its input impedance is ___________ | 
| A. | 20 kΩ | 
| B. | 2 kΩ | 
| C. | 10 kΩ | 
| D. | 5 kΩ | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 28. | CC configuration is used for impedance matching because its ___________ | 
| A. | Input impedance is very high | 
| B. | Input impedance is low | 
| C. | Output impedance is very low | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Input impedance is low | |
| 29. | The slope of a.c. load line is ___________ that of d.c. load line | 
| A. | The same as | 
| B. | More than | 
| C. | Less than | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Less than | |
| 30. | A single stage transistor amplifier contains ___________ and associated circuitry | 
| A. | Two transistors | 
| B. | One transistor | 
| C. | Three transistor | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Three transistor | |
| 31. | In a CE amplifier, voltage gain = ___________ x RAC/Rin | 
| A. | α | 
| B. | (1 + α) | 
| C. | (1+ β) | 
| D. | β | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. | The input capacitor in an amplifier is the ___________ capacitor | 
| A. | Coupling | 
| B. | Bypass | 
| C. | Leakage | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Bypass | |
| 33. | In transistor amplifiers, we generally use ___________ capacitors. | 
| A. | Electrolytic | 
| B. | Mica | 
| C. | Paper | 
| D. | Air | 
| Answer» B. Mica | |
| 34. | For highest power gain, one would use ___________ configuration | 
| A. | CC | 
| B. | CB | 
| C. | CE | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 35. | It is generally desired that a transistor should have ___________ input impedance | 
| A. | Low | 
| B. | Very low | 
| C. | High | 
| D. | Very high | 
| Answer» D. Very high | |
| 36. | If RC and RL represent the collector resistance and load resistance respectively in a single stage transistor amplifier, then a.c. load is | 
| A. | RL + RC | 
| B. | RC || RL | 
| C. | RL - RC | 
| D. | RC | 
| Answer» C. RL - RC | |
| 37. | If a transistor amplifier feeds a load of low resistance (e.g. speaker), then voltage gain will be ___________ | 
| A. | High | 
| B. | Very high | 
| C. | Moderate | 
| D. | Low | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 38. | The d.c. load of a transistor amplifier is generally ___________ that of a a.c. load | 
| A. | The same as | 
| B. | Less than | 
| C. | More than | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 39. | A single stage transistor amplifier with collector load RC and emitter resistance RE has a d.c. load of ___________ | 
| A. | RC | 
| B. | RC || RE | 
| C. | RC - RE | 
| D. | RC + RE | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 40. | In a single stage transistor amplifier, RC and RL represent collector resistance and load resistance respectively. The transistor sees a d.c. load of ___________ | 
| A. | RC + RL | 
| B. | RC || RL | 
| C. | RL | 
| D. | RC | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 41. | An amplifier has a power gain of 100. Its db gain is ___________ | 
| A. | 10 db | 
| B. | 20 db | 
| C. | 40 db | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. 40 db | |
| 42. | A transistor amplifier has high output impedance because ___________ | 
| A. | Emitter is heavily doped | 
| B. | Collector has reverse bias | 
| C. | Collector is wider than emitter or base | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» C. Collector is wider than emitter or base | |
| 43. | A CE amplifier is also called ___________ circuit | 
| A. | Grounded emitter | 
| B. | Grounded base | 
| C. | Grounded collector | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Grounded base | |
| 44. | The advantage of using source degeneration resistor in Common source amplifier is to provide:$ | 
| A. | Huge gain | 
| B. | Non Linearity behaviour of amplifier | 
| C. | Linearity behaviour of amplifier | 
| D. | Less gain | 
| Answer» D. Less gain | |
| 45. | The diode connected MOSFET acts as? | 
| A. | Active element for amplification | 
| B. | Voltage source | 
| C. | Current Source | 
| D. | Load Impedance | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 46. | The MOSFET is said to be in diode connected configuration if: | 
| A. | A diode is placed between supply and drain | 
| B. | A diode is placed between source and ground | 
| C. | Source and gate are connected | 
| D. | Drain and gate are connected | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. | The voltage gain of the MOSFET is given by: | 
| A. | Av = -βRd | 
| B. | Av = γRd | 
| C. | Av = -gmRd | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
| 48. | Input impedance of MOSFET amplifier in Common Source configuration is : | 
| A. | Very high at high frequencies | 
| B. | Very high at low frequencies | 
| C. | Very low at high frequencies | 
| D. | Very low at low frequencies | 
| Answer» C. Very low at high frequencies | |
| 49. | In MOSFET amplifier, the parameter that changes due to the changes in input is: | 
| A. | Small signal drain current | 
| B. | Large signal drain current | 
| C. | Voltage across substrate and source | 
| D. | None of the mentioned | 
| Answer» B. Large signal drain current | |
| 50. | In MOSFET amplifier, the input is applied as: | 
| A. | Voltage across gate and source | 
| B. | Voltage across drain and source | 
| C. | Current at gate | 
| D. | Current at Drain | 
| Answer» B. Voltage across drain and source | |