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UNIT – I
RECTIFIERS AND POWER SUPPLIES

PART – A
1. What are the basic elements of regulated power supply?
2. What is ripple factor?
3. What is a rectifier?
4. Define regulation of a rectifier.
5. Define efficiency of a rectifier.
6. What is a filter and state its types?
7. What is SMPS?
8. Define intrinsic stand –off ratio.
9. What is a regulator and state its types?
10. What do you mean by power control devices?
11. What is a limitation of zener diode shunt regulator?

PART - B
1. Explain the operation of FWR with a neat circuit diagram & waveforms and derive I dc,
Irms, Vdc, Vrms (16)
2. Define Irms, Vdc, Vrms , ripple factor, regulation , efficiency , PIV & TUF. (16)
3. Explain the operation of a capacitor filter with FWR & derive the ripple factor. (16)
4. Explain the series & shunt voltage regulators. (16)
5. Explain the block diagram of SMPS & its operation with neat sketch. (16).
6. Explain the two transistors models of SCR? (16)
7. a) Explain the zener voltage regulators? (8)
b) Explain the monolithic linear regulators? (8)
8. Explain in detail, the working of Bridge rectifiers with resistive load with necessary
waveforms. (16)
UNIT-II
OSCILLATORS
PART-A
1. Define oscillator.
2. What are the necessary blocks of an oscillator
3. Draw the equivalent diagram of a Crystal oscillator.
4. Give some name of the crystals
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5. Draw the equivalent diagram of a Wien bridge oscillator.
6. What is meant by Resonant circuit?
7. Define phase shift.
8. Give the equations for low series resonance and parallel frequency.
9. What are the advantages of crystal oscillator?
10. What are the disadvantages of crystal oscillator?
11. What are the disadvantages of Wien- Bridge Oscillator?
12. What are the advantages of Wien- Bridge Oscillator?
13. Give the frequency of oscillation for Colpitt’s oscillator.
14. What are the conditions for sustained oscillation (or) What is Barkhausen
criterion?
15. What are the classifications of Oscillators?
16. What are the types of feedback oscillators?
17. What are the conditions for oscillation?
18. Define piezoelectric effect.
19. What is Miller crystal oscillator?

PART-B
1. Explain the principle of operation and derive the Expression for Frequency of
Oscillation of Wien Bridge Oscillator. (16)
2. Explain the principle of operation and derive the Expression for Frequency of
Oscillation of Colpitts bridge Oscillator (16)
3. Explain the principle of operation and derive the expression for Hartley oscillator (16)
4. Explain the principle and operation of Crystal oscillator. (16)
5. What is Barkhausen criterion for oscillation? Explain the principle and operation of
phase shift oscillator. (16)
6. a) Explain the operation and derive the expression of frankilin oscillator (8)
b) Explain the operation and derive the expression of Armstrong oscillator (8)
7. Explain the working of RC phase shift oscillator using BJT with small signal
equivalent circuit and derive the expression for frequency of oscillation. (16)
8. Explain pierce crystal oscillator and derive the equation for oscillation? (16)
9. Explain miller crystal oscillator and derive the equation for oscillation? (16)

UNIT III
TUNED AMPLIFIERS
PART-A
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1. What is the function of tuned amplifier?
2. What is the purpose of tuned amplifier?
3. Define quality factor
4. Define bandwidth
5. Classify tuned amplifier.
6. What is a single tuned amplifier?
7. What are the advantages of tuned amplifiers?
8. What are the disadvantages of tuned amplifiers?
9. What is neutralization?
10. What are double tuned amplifiers?
11. What is a stagger-tuned amplifier?
12. What are the advantages of stagger tuned amplifier?
13. What are the advantages of double tuned over single tuned?

PART-B
1. Explain the single tuned amplifier and double tuned amplifier with neat circuit
diagram. (16)
2. What are tuned amplifiers? How it is classified? Explain its operation. (16)
3. Explain in detail the Neutrodyne and Hazeltine of neutralization? (16)
4. Explain in detail about stagger-tuned amplifier wit neat diagram (16)
5. A) Define class C amplifier. Sketch a tuned class C amplifier with an LC tank
circuit as load. derive its efficiency (10)
b) A class c amplifier has a base bias voltage of -5Vand vcc =30 V.its determined
that a peak input voltage of 9.8V at 1 MHZ is required to derive the transistor to its
saturation current of 1.8 A (6)
(I) Find the conduction angle.
(ii) Find the output power of 1 Mhz
(III) Find the efficiency

UNIT-4
WAVE SHAPING AND MULTIVIBRATOR CIRCUITS
PART-A
1. What are waveform-shaping circuits? Where are they used?
2. What is a differentiating circuit? Give its circuit diagram?
3. What is an integrating circuit? Give its circuit diagram?
4. What is a positive clamper circuit?
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5. What is a negative clamper circuit?
6. What is a positive clipper circuit?
7. What is a negative clipper circuit?
8. What is a multi vibrator? Name its types?
9. What is a bistable multi vibrator?
10. What is a Schmitt Trigger?
11. What are the applications of Schmitt Trigger?
12. Define clipping and clamping circuit.

PART-B

1. Explain the operation of collector-coupled monostable circuit with circuit diagram,

waveform and equivalent circuit during each state. (16)
2. Explain the operation of Schmitt Trigger with neat circuit diagram and response
of Schmitt trigger circuit for different loop gains. Also explain how hysteresis is
eliminated in Schmitt Trigger. (16)
3. Explain the operation of emitter coupled astable multivibrator circuit with circuit
diagram, waveform and equivalent circuit during each state. (16)
4. What is a wave shaping circuit? Explain the working of differentiator and
integrating circuit. (16)
5. a) Explain in detail, the operation of clamper circuit and its types. (8)
b) Explain in detail, the operation of clipper circuit and its types. (8)
6. Explain the operation of bistable Multivibrator with circuit diagram, waveform and
its types? (16)
UNIT-5
BLOCKING OSCILLATORS AND TIMEBASE GENERATORS
PART-A

1. Draw the circuit diagram of an astable blocking oscillator.

2. Mention the features of Miller saw tooth generator.
3. What are the applications of pulse transformer?
4. What are the two types of astable Blocking Oscillator?
5. Define Blocking Oscillator
6. Give the expression for co-efficient of coupling
7. Give the formula for transformation ratio
8. Difference between the Time base circuits & voltage base circuits?
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PART-B
1. Explain in detail, the operation of UJT Saw tooth oscillator. (16)
2. Draw the circuit diagram of a Monostable transistor blocking oscillator with base &
emitter timing. Explain its operation with the equivalent circuit during the pulse
formation. (16)
3. Explain about Astable blocking oscillators with base timing & its operation with the
equivalent circuit during the pulse formation (16)
4. Explain about Push-Pull Astable blocking oscillator with emitter timing &its operation
with the equivalent circuit during the pulse formation (16)
5. Explain in detail about the pulse transformer and its characteristics? (16)
6. Explain the operation of free running blocking oscillator with neat sketch of current
and voltage waveforms. Derive the expression for period and duty cycle of nm
oscillations. (16)

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