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1901.

In an oscillator the total phase shift around the loop must be

A. 180
B. 90
C. 270
D. 0
Answer» E.
1902.

The mobility of e- for Ge and Si respectively is

A. 1.66, 2.5
B. 2.5, 1.66
C. 2.7, 2.33
D. 2.33, 2.7
Answer» B. 2.5, 1.66
1903.

If a capacitor C is charged by a constant current I, then the rate of change of voltage with time given by sweep speed equal to

A. C/I
B. IC
C. I/C
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/338-599-1.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/338-599-1.png">
1904.

In operational Amplifier, Common mode voltage gain should be

A. 0
B.
C. 1
D. 0.5
Answer» B.
1905.

In a self bias circuit for CE amplifier, the base voltage is

A. equal to supply voltage
B. more than supply voltage
C. equal to or more than supply voltage
D. less than supply voltage
Answer» E.
1906.

Figure shows the feedback network of one of the very popular types of sinusoidal oscillators. Which one is that?

A. Weinbridge oscillator
B. Hartley oscillator
C. Colpitt's oscillator
D. R-C phase shift oscillator
Answer» B. Hartley oscillator
1907.

One of the following can be used to generate a pulse whenever triggered

A. flip-flop
B. monostable multivibrator
C. stable multivibrator
D. Schmitt trigger
Answer» C. stable multivibrator
1908.

A push pull amplifier is a

A. power amplifier
B. voltage amplifier
C. current amplifier
D. both power and current amplifier
Answer» B. voltage amplifier
1909.

Consider the following rectifier circuits : half-wave rectifier without filterfull-wave rectifier without filterfull-wave rectifier with series inductance filterfull-wave rectifier with capacitance filter. The sequence of these rectifier circuits in decreasing order of their ripple factor is

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 3, 4, 1, 2
C. 1, 4, 3, 2
D. 3, 2, 1, 4
Answer» B. 3, 4, 1, 2
1910.

An engineer designs an amplifier to have a voltage gain of 60, but when constructed it only had a gain of 50. How much feedback should be used to provide the desired level?

A. +0.03%
B. +0.33%
C. +1.30%
D. +3.3%
Answer» C. +1.30%
1911.

Which of the following oscillator circuits uses three capacitors in the phase shifting network?

A. Hartley
B. Clapp
C. Colpitt's
D. Both (b) and (c)
Answer» C. Colpitt's
1912.

In CE approximation, the upper end of d.c. load line is called the __________ point and the lower end is the __________ point.

A. Q, base
B. base, Q
C. saturation, cut off
D. cut off, saturation
Answer» D. cut off, saturation
1913.

In a class C power amplifier

A. resonant frequency of tuned circuit is equal to fundamental frequency of pulsed waveform
B. resonant frequency of tuned circuit is half the fundamental frequency of pulsed waveform
C. resonant frequency of tuned circuit has no relation to the fundamental frequency of pulsed waveform
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. resonant frequency of tuned circuit is half the fundamental frequency of pulsed waveform
1914.

V MOS have the advantage of

A. faster switching
B. no thermal run away
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1915.

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» E.
1916.

A low noise device is most important

A. at front end of equipment
B. in the last stage of equipment
C. in the middle stages of equipment
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. in the last stage of equipment
1917.

In a cascade amplifier, the intermediate stages are always in

A. CC configuration
B. CB configuration
C. CE configuration
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
1918.

The ac input voltage of an amplifier

A. is always equal to ac signal voltage
B. may be equal to or more than ac signal voltage
C. is always less than ac signal voltage
D. may be equal or more or less than ac signal voltage
Answer» E.
1919.

Assertion (A): Negative feedback reduces the gain of an amplifierReason (R): Negative feedback is very commonly used in amplifier circuits

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
1920.

In the re model of a BJT amplifier, the ac resistance of diode at room temperature is about (IE is quiescent emitter current)

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/310-139-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/310-139-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/310-139-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/310-139-4.png">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/analog-electronics/310-139-2.png">
1921.

The emitter resistor RE in the emitter of CE amplifier stabilizes the dc operating point against variation in

A. temperature only
B. of transistor
C. both temperature and
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1922.

As a compared to a CB amplifier, a CE amplifier has

A. lower current amplification
B. higher current amplification
C. lower input resistance
D. higher input resistance
Answer» C. lower input resistance
1923.

The stray capacitance between the last stage and the first stage of an oscillator may cause

A. unwanted low frequency oscillations
B. unwanted high frequency oscillations
C. unwanted oscillations at low and high frequencies
D. large feedback
Answer» C. unwanted oscillations at low and high frequencies
1924.

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
1925.

A JFET is a

A. unipolar device
B. bipolar device
C. tripolar device
D. none of the above
Answer» B. bipolar device
1926.

Symbol shown in figure represents a

A. P-channel DEMOSFET
B. N-channel DEMOSFET
C. UJT with N-type base
D. UJT with P-type base
Answer» D. UJT with P-type base
1927.

When a transistor is to be at a temperature above 25 C

A. smaller heat sink be provided
B. maximum power rating be derated
C. biasing circuit must be strengthened
D. earth connections must be connected through a resistor
Answer» C. biasing circuit must be strengthened
1928.

Assertion (A): In monolithic IC the components are part of one chipReason (R): An op-amp is a high gain dc amplifier

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
1929.

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.
1930.

The most widely used LC oscillator is

A. Hartley oscillator
B. Crystal oscillator
C. Colpitt's oscillator
D. Clapp's oscillator
Answer» B. Crystal oscillator
1931.

Which of the following is the fastest switching device?

A. JFET
B. BJT
C. MOSFET
D. Triode
Answer» D. Triode
1932.

Negative feedback in amplifier

A. reduces gain
B. increases frequency and phase distortion
C. reduces bandwidth
D. increases noise
Answer» B. increases frequency and phase distortion
1933.

Which of the following is not valid in case of bipolars?

A. It has a low input impedance
B. It has high voltage gain
C. It is a current controlled device
D. It is difficult to bias
Answer» E.
1934.

The input resistance of JFET ideally approaches

A. zero
B. 1 ohm
C. 100 ohm
D. infinity
Answer» E.
1935.

The ripple factor of a full wave rectifier is about 0.5

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
1936.

The configuration of figure is a

A. Hartley oscillator
B. Precision Integrator
C. Wienbridge oscillator
D. Butterworth high pass filter
Answer» D. Butterworth high pass filter
1937.

The voltage gains of an amplifier without feedback and with negative feedback respectively are 100 and 20. The percentage of negative feedback would be.

A. 40%
B. 5%
C. 20%
D. 80%
Answer» D. 80%
1938.

Assertion (A): In a differential amplifier the current through common emitter resistor is called tail currentReason (R): CMRR of an op-amp indicates how a differential signal amplified

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» D. A is wrong R is correct
1939.

Assertion (A): In class A amplifier the distortion is minimumReason (R): In class A amplifier collector current exists for 360 of input cycle

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
1940.

Assertion (A): In a push pull circuit each transistor stays in the active region for one half cycleReason (R): A push pull amplifier has low distortion

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
1941.

Logarithmic amplifiers are used in

A. adders
B. dividers
C. multipliers
D. all of the above
Answer» C. multipliers
1942.

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
1943.

The current ICBO

A. increases with increases in temperature
B. is normally greater for silicon transistor than germanium transistors
C. mainly depends on the emitter base junction bias
D. depends largely on the emitter doping
Answer» B. is normally greater for silicon transistor than germanium transistors
1944.

Figure represents a

A. JFET shunt switching circuit
B. JFET series switching circuit
C. JFET analog switch
D. multiplexing
Answer» C. JFET analog switch
1945.

In figure VBE = 0.7 V. If base current required to saturate the transistor is 0.1 mA, Vi =

A. 5 V
B. 5.7 V
C. 10 V
D. 10.7 V
Answer» C. 10 V
1946.

In a biased JFET (Figure) the shape of the channel is as shown because

A. it is the property of material used
B. the drain end is more reverse biased than source end
C. drain end is more forward biased than source end
D. impurity profile changes with distance
Answer» C. drain end is more forward biased than source end
1947.

A complementary symmetry amplifier has

A. 1 P-N-P and 1 N-P-N transistor
B. 2 P-N-P transistor
C. 2 N-P-N transistor
D. 2 P-channel FETs
Answer» B. 2 P-N-P transistor
1948.

The units of are

A. V
B. V
C. <sup>-1</sup>
D. J
E. J/K
Answer» C. <sup>-1</sup>
1949.

In an inverting amplifier using op-amp the current input to the inverting terminal

A. is equal to the current through feedback resistance
B. is less than the current through feedback resistance
C. is more than the current through feedback resistance
D. may be equal to, less or more than current through feedback resistance
Answer» B. is less than the current through feedback resistance
1950.

Saturation region of a JFET is also known as

A. source region
B. analog region
C. pinch off region
D. ohmic region
Answer» E.