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1451.

If the Q of a single stage single tuned amplifier is doubled, the bandwidth will

A. remain the same
B. become half
C. become double
D. become four times
Answer» C. become double
1452.

From a measurement of the rise time of the output pulse of an amplifier whose input is a small amplitude square wave, one can estimate the following parameter of the amplifier

A. gain bandwidth product
B. slew rate
C. upper 3 dB frequency
D. lower 3 dB frequency
Answer» D. lower 3 dB frequency
1453.

A second order active bandpass filter can be obtained by cascading LP second order filter having higher cut off frequency fOH with a second order HP filter having lower cut off frequency fOL provided

A. fOL < fOH
B. fOL > fOH
C. fOH = fOL
D. fOH < 0.5 fOL
Answer» B. fOL > fOH
1454.

In a practical oscillator, the magnitude of loop gain Aβ is kept slightly larger than unity and the amplitude of oscillations is limited by

A. the ratio of A to β
B. the on set of non-linearity of amplifying device
C. the linearity of amplifying device
D. all of the above
Answer» C. the linearity of amplifying device
1455.

In a feedback series regular circuit, the output voltage is regulated by controlling the

A. magnitude of the I/P voltage
B. gain of the feed back BJT
C. reference Voltage
D. voltage drop across the series pass transistor
Answer» E.
1456.

Power transistors are invariably provided with

A. soldered connections
B. heat sink
C. metallic casing
D. none of the above
Answer» C. metallic casing
1457.

The derating factor, for ambient temperature higher than specified, for a transistor is about

A. 2.5 mW/°C
B. 0.5 mW/°C
C. 10 mW/°C
D. 20 mW/°C
Answer» B. 0.5 mW/°C
1458.

The h parameter h11 is the same in CE and CC circuit.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» B. False
1459.

Which power amplifier can deliver maximum load power?

A. Class A
B. Class AB
C. Class B
D. Class C
Answer» E.
1460.

The semi-conductor type 2 N 34 indicates

A. a n-channel MOSFET
B. a JFET
C. a diode with two electrodes
D. a diode with three electrodes
Answer» D. a diode with three electrodes
1461.

The dc load current in a bridge rectifier circuit is 10 mA. The dc load current through each diode is

A. 40 mA
B. 20 mA
C. 10 mA
D. 5 mA
Answer» E.
1462.

Barkhausen criterion is 1 + Avβ = 0.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» B. False
1463.

Consider the following statements:A totem pole configuration used in the output stage if an op-amp has the advantage of using1. Only n-p-n BJTs2. Complementary symmetrical pair of transistors3. Only one transistor Which of these statements is/are correct?

A. 1 alone
B. 2 alone
C. 3 alone
D. 1 and 3
Answer» B. 2 alone
1464.

Figure shows small signal model of CB amplifier circuit. Then I and R are respectively equal to

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1465.

Efficiency of class A power amplifier is very poor.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» B. False
1466.

Astable multivibrator has

A. one stable state
B. two stable state
C. two quasi-stable states
D. one quasi stable state
Answer» D. one quasi stable state
1467.

The disadvantage of FET over BJT is

A. poor high frequency performance
B. low power-handling ability
C. low values of voltage gain
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1468.

In the analysis of common emitter amplifier we may neglect

A. hre
B. hoe
C. hfe
D. hie
Answer» B. hoe
1469.

An ideal op-amp has zero slew rate.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
1470.

The main drawback in the performance of shunt peaked wide band amplifier is

A. two low gain at low frequency
B. poor phase response
C. reduce frequency at middle frequency
D. that the maximum gain of the stage is small
Answer» C. reduce frequency at middle frequency
1471.

In the graphical analysis of an amplifier circuit, the slope of dc load line depends on

A. load resistance only
B. collector supply voltage only
C. both load resistance and collector supply voltage
D. none of the above
Answer» B. collector supply voltage only
1472.

3N 200 is a

A. semi-conductor diode
B. P-N-P transistor
C. dual gate MOSFET
D. UJT
Answer» D. UJT
1473.

For dc the current through coupling capacitor in CE amplifier circuit is

A. very high
B. high
C. low
D. zero
Answer» E.
1474.

Oscillation frequency in colpitt's oscillator is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1475.

The units of transistor h parameters h11 and h22 are the same.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
1476.

Which op-amp circuit uses a capacitor in series with input and resistance in feedback path?

A. Differentiating amplifier
B. Integrating amplifier
C. Logarithmic amplifier
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Integrating amplifier
1477.

According to Barkhausen criteria in order to sustain the oscillations

A. loop gain of the circuit must be negligible
B. loop gain of the circuit must be equal to unity
C. the phase shift around the circuit must be 180°
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1478.

In the op-amp circuit shown in figure the current through load resistance RL is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» B. B
1479.

How many cascaded stage of CE amplifiers will result in polarity inversion of the input signal?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. None
Answer» C. Four
1480.

Transformer coupling is mostly used in

A. RF amplifier
B. audio amplifier
C. both audio and RF amplifier
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1481.

For a sinusoidal input, the circuit shown in the figure will act as a

A. Pulse generator
B. Full wave rectifier
C. Ramp generator
D. Voltage Doubler
Answer» C. Ramp generator
1482.

The upper end of the d.c. load line is called the __________ point and the lower end is the __________ point.

A. cut off, saturation
B. saturation, active
C. saturation, cut off
D. active saturation
Answer» D. active saturation
1483.

The input resistance of FET in the low frequency small signal operation is

A. infinitely high
B. around 1 kΩ
C. around 50 Ω
D. very small
Answer» B. around 1 kΩ
1484.

If a common emitter amplifier with an emitter resistance RC has an overall transconductance gain of 1 m A/V, a voltage gain of - 4 and desensitivity of 50, then the value of the emitter resistance R would be

A. 50 kΩ
B. 0.98 kΩ
C. 50 Ω
D. 0.98 Ω
Answer» C. 50 Ω
1485.

A major advantage of TWT over a Klystron lies in its

A. higher bandwidth
B. higher gain
C. higher frequency
D. higher output
Answer» C. higher frequency
1486.

In a single-stage RC coupled common emitter amplifier, the phase shift at the lower 3 dB frequency is

A. zero
B. 135°
C. 180°
D. 225°
Answer» C. 180°
1487.

A sine wave with slew rate distortion looks like

A. step wave
B. square wave
C. triangular wave
D. cosine wave
Answer» D. cosine wave
1488.

Following figure is a signal conditioning Amplifier, changes gain depending upon the polarity of Vs. What will be circuit voltage gain for + Vs and for - Vs if D2 is ideal.

A. AV = -R3/R1
B. R3/R1
C. R1/R3
D. 1 + R3/R1
Answer» B. R3/R1
1489.

In figure the approximate voltages of

A. base and emitter are - 8 V and - 7.3 V
B. base and collector are - 8 V and - 5 V
C. collector and emitter are - 5 V and - 7.3 V
D. base, emitter and collector are - 8, - 7.3 and - 5 V
Answer» B. base and collector are - 8 V and - 5 V
1490.

In a single stage differential amplifier, the output offset voltage is mainly dependent on the mismatch of

A. VBE, IB and β
B. VBE and IB
C. IB and β
D. VBE and β
Answer» C. IB and β
1491.

Class-B amplifier has less efficiency compared to

A. class A
B. class B
C. class C
D. class A, AB and C
Answer» B. class B
1492.

High cut off frequency can be expected in case of

A. common-base
B. common-emitter
C. common-collector
D. all of the above
Answer» D. all of the above
1493.

In a CE amplifier the output coupling capacitor is short circuited. The dc collector voltage

A. will increase
B. may increase or decrease
C. will remain the same
D. will decrease
Answer» E.
1494.

Which configuration has high input impedance and low output impedance?

A. CB
B. CE
C. CC
D. CB and CE
Answer» D. CB and CE
1495.

The D.C. alpha(α) of a transistor is approximately

A. unity
B. 10 to 50
C. 100 to 500
D. 1000 to 5000
Answer» B. 10 to 50
1496.

In a CE amplifier circuit the dc voltage between emitter and ground

A. is always zero
B. cannot be zero
C. may or may not be zero
D. is negative
Answer» C. may or may not be zero
1497.

Which component is allowed to pass through it by a choke filter?

A. Dc
B. Ac
C. Both dc and ac
D. Only high frequency ac
Answer» B. Ac
1498.

In a CE amplifier the collector resistance is short circuited. The ac output voltage will

A. increases
B. remains the same
C. increases or decreases
D. decreases
Answer» E.
1499.

Negative feedback reduces noise originating at the amplifier input.

A. True
B. False
C. May be True or False
D. can't say
Answer» C. May be True or False
1500.

For a push pull circuit the most favoured biasing method is

A. self bias
B. emitter bias
C. diode bias
D. collector bias
Answer» D. collector bias