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1301.

A Darlington pair is used for

A. low distortion
B. high frequency range
C. high power gain
D. high current gain
Answer» E.
1302.

In voltage amplifiers, the load resistance

A. should be a small as possible
B. should be as large as possible
C. must be equal to output impedance
D. must be half of output impedance
Answer» C. must be equal to output impedance
1303.

The common-drain amplifier, better known as the source follower, has a voltage gain __________ and the output signal is __________ with the input signal.

A. approaching unity, in phase
B. approaching unity, out of phase
C. is very high, in phase
D. is very high, in reverse phase
Answer» B. approaching unity, out of phase
1304.

Assertion (A): The gain of an FET amplifier can be changed by changing gmReason (R): Most receivers use automatic gain control to counteract changes in volume caused by fading

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» C. A is correct R is wrong
1305.

In figure we need an ac ground. The proper value of C is

A. 1000 μF
B. 100 μF
C. 10 μF
D. 1 μF
Answer» B. 100 μF
1306.

For a transistor amplifier with self biasing network, the following components are used. R1 = 4 kΩ, R2 = 4 kΩ, RC = 1 kΩ. The approximate value of the stability factor 'S' will be

A. 4
B. 3
C. 2
D. 1.5
Answer» C. 2
1307.

In a Hartley oscillator the condition for sustained oscillations is hfe = L₁/L₂ . If there exists mutual inductance M between coils L₁ and L₂, then the above condition will get modified as hfe

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» D. D
1308.

In a CC circuit the current gain is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1309.

Figure shows current pulses of a class C power amplifier. The fundamental frequency of these pulses is

A. 100 kHz
B. 1000 kHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 1 kHz
Answer» B. 1000 kHz
1310.

Which of the following statement about JFET is true?

A. In a JFET, gate and source have opposite polarity with respect to drain irrespective of the type of FET
B. In its schematic symbol for JFET, the arrow always points to p-type material
C. In an n-channel JFET, the channel is the narrowest under zero gate bias condition
D. In JFET, gate source cut off voltage is numerically equal to the pinch off voltage
Answer» E.
1311.

The input differential stage of op-amp. 741 is baised at about 10 μA current such a low current of the input stage gives 1. high CMRR2. high differential gain3. low differential4. high input impedance Which of these are correct?

A. 1 and 2
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer» C. 3 and 4
1312.

In a commercially available good power supply the voltage regulation is about

A. 1%
B. 5%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Answer» B. 5%
1313.

In rectifiers the use of RC filters is recommended when

A. load current is high
B. load current is small
C. load current is neither high nor small
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» C. load current is neither high nor small
1314.

The advantage of FET over BJT is

A. high input impedance
B. lower noise
C. no thermal runaway
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1315.

A TRIAC is a semiconductor device which acts as a

A. 2 terminal unidirectional switch
B. 2 terminal bidirectional switch
C. 3 terminal bidirectional switch
D. 4 terminal multidirectional switch
Answer» D. 4 terminal multidirectional switch
1316.

2N 2430 could be a

A. semi-conductor diode
B. dual gate MOSFET
C. BJT
D. UJT
Answer» D. UJT
1317.

For Q >> 1, the output frequency of LC oscillator is equal to resonant frequency.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» B. False
1318.

A Weinbridge oscillator is a

A. VHF oscillator
B. RF oscillator
C. microwave oscillator
D. audio frequency oscillator
Answer» E.
1319.

The circuit of figure is called

A. current mirror
B. voltage mirror
C. impedance inversion
D. phase splitting
Answer» B. voltage mirror
1320.

For high frequencies a capacitor like

A. an open circuit
B. a short circuit
C. either open circuit or short circuit
D. none of the above
Answer» C. either open circuit or short circuit
1321.

Assertion (A): Manufacturer's quote h parameters of transistor Reason (R): h parameters of a transistor are easiest to measure

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation for A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
C. A is correct R is wrong
D. A is wrong R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation for A
1322.

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 =

A. 25 μH
B. 50 μH
C. 100 μH
D. 200 μH
Answer» B. 50 μH
1323.

Quartz crystal has

A. very small Q
B. small Q
C. very high Q
D. Q less than 1
Answer» D. Q less than 1
1324.

Which of the following statement about TRIAC is incorrect?

A. It is not particularly suited to A.C. or mains power control
B. Any one of its main terminals can be used either as cathode or as anode
C. It can be triggered in response to both positive and negative gate terminals
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Any one of its main terminals can be used either as cathode or as anode
1325.

A transistor has a maximum power dissipation of 350 mW at an ambient temperature of 25°C. If derating factor is 2 mW/°C, the maximum power dissipation for 40°C ambient temperature is

A. 300 mW
B. 330 mW
C. 350 mW
D. 380 mW
Answer» D. 380 mW
1326.

A multistage amplifier has a low pass response with three real poles at s = - w1 - w2 and w3. The approximate overall bandwidth B of the amplifier will be given by

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1327.

The Darlington pair consists of the following two stages

A. CE and CC
B. both CE
C. both CC
D. CE and CB
Answer» D. CE and CB
1328.

The input to negative clamper has a peak value of Vp. Then in the output the positive and negative peaks are nearly

A. 0 and -2 V respectively
B. Vp and -Vp respectively
C. 2 Vp and 0 respectively
D. none of the above
Answer» B. Vp and -Vp respectively
1329.

The gate electrode in the FET corresponds to the

A. collector in a bipolar transistor
B. base in a bipolar transistor
C. emitter in a bipolar transistor
D. none of the above
Answer» C. emitter in a bipolar transistor
1330.

A 12 kHz pulse wave-form is amplified by a circuit having an Upper cut-off frequency of 1 MHz. The minimum input pulse width that can be accurately reproduced is

A. 83.33 μ sec
B. 1 μ sec
C. 0.1 m sec
D. 3.5 m sec
Answer» C. 0.1 m sec
1331.

A virtual ground is a ground for

A. voltage
B. current
C. both voltage and current
D. voltage but not for current
Answer» E.
1332.

The MOSFET is almost ideal as a switching device because

A. it has linear characteristics
B. it works progressively
C. it consumes low power
D. it has longer life
Answer» D. it has longer life
1333.

In a N-P-N transistor of the emitter junction is reverse biased and collector junction is also reversed biased, the transistor will operate in

A. active region
B. saturation region
C. cut-off region
D. inverted region
Answer» D. inverted region
1334.

In a full wave voltage doubler circuit, the input frequency is 560 Hz. The ripple frequency is

A. 25 Hz
B. 50 Hz
C. 100 Hz
D. 200 Hz
Answer» D. 200 Hz
1335.

For an op-amp source follower circuit

A. input and output voltages have same magnitude
B. output and input voltages are in phase
C. output and input voltages are in phase but have different magnitudes
D. output and input voltages have same magnitude and are in phase
Answer» D. output and input voltages have same magnitude and are in phase
1336.

The h parameter equivalent circuit of BJT has one voltage source and one current source.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» B. False
1337.

The voltage eo indicated in the figure has been measured by an ideal voltmeter. Which of the following can be calculated?

A. Bias current of inverting input only
B. Bias current of inverting and non-inverting inputs only
C. Input offset current only
D. Both the bias currents and the I/P offset current
Answer» D. Both the bias currents and the I/P offset current
1338.

One of the major applications of JFET is in

A. switching
B. constant current-source
C. constant voltage-source
D. electron flow regulation
Answer» B. constant current-source
1339.

In a voltage regulator circuit using zener diode the load voltage is nearly constant only if

A. zener current is very small
B. zener current is very large
C. zener current is neither small nor large
D. None of the above
Answer» B. zener current is very large
1340.

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.
1341.

The value of parameter re used in re transistor model

A. increases with increase in temperature
B. decreases with increase in temperature
C. is not affected by increase in temperature
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. decreases with increase in temperature
1342.

An ideal power supply has

A. zero internal resistance
B. very high internal resistance
C. high output resistance
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. very high internal resistance
1343.

Which of the following are synonymous?

A. MOSFET and IGEFT
B. FET and JFET
C. JFET and MOSFET
D. P-N-P and N-P-N
Answer» B. FET and JFET
1344.

If an amplifier with gain of - 100 and feedback of β = - 0.1 has a gain change of 20% due to temperature the change in gain of the feedback amplifier will be

A. 0.02%
B. 2%
C. 0.1%
D. 0.01%
Answer» C. 0.1%
1345.

The element in the feedback circuit of a logarithmic amplifier using op-amp is

A. a resistor
B. a capacitor
C. an inductor
D. a diode
Answer» E.
1346.

A class C amplifier has input frequency of 200 kHz. If width of collector pulses is 0.1 μs, duty cycle is

A. 1%
B. 2%
C. 10%
D. 20%
Answer» C. 10%
1347.

The circuit diagram shown in the figure consists of transistors in

A. parallel connection
B. cascade connection
C. darlington connection
D. series connection
Answer» B. cascade connection
1348.

The input and output signals for CE amplifier are always

A. equal
B. in phase
C. out of phase
D. complementary to each other
Answer» D. complementary to each other
1349.

An op-amp has zero gain for common mode inputs. Then CMRR =

A. zero
B. infinite
C. high
D. low
Answer» C. high
1350.

Which circuit is called emitter follower?

A. CC
B. CE
C. CB
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» B. CE