MCQ Questions On Applied Electronics (AEL - 12106) (EE4E)

1. Which of the following is (are) power amplifiers?

a) Class A
b) Class B or AB
c) Class C or D
d) All of the above

2. By how much does the output signal vary for a class AB power amplifier?
a) 360°
b) 180°
c) Between 180° and 360°
d) Less than 180°

3. Which type of power amplifier is biased for operation at less than 180º of the cycle?
a) Class A
b) Class B or AB
c) Class C
d) Class D

4. Which type of amplifier uses pulse (digital) signals in its operation?

a) Class A
b) Class B or AB
c) Class C
d) Class D

5. Which of the power amplifiers has the lowest overall efficiency?

a) Class A
b) Class B or AB
c) Class C
d) Class D

6. Which of the following describe(s) a power amplifier?

a) It can handle large power.
b) It can handle large current.
c) It does not provide much voltage gain.
d) All of the above

7. _______ amplifiers primarily provide sufficient power to an output load to drive a speaker from a
few watts to tens of watts.
a) Small-signal
b) Power
c) Large-signal
d) None of the above
8. The main features of a large-signal amplifier is the circuit’s ________.
a) power efficiency
b) maximum power limitations
c) impedance matching to the output device
d) All of the above

9. Class AB operation is ________ operation.

a) similar to class A
b) similar to class B
c) similar to class C
d) None of the above

10. Which operation class is generally used in radio or communications?

a) A
b) B
c) AB
d) C

11. Categorize the power efficiency of each class of amplifier, from worst to best.
a) A, B, AB, D
b) A, AB, D, B
c) A, AB, B, D
d) any of the above

12. What is the maximum efficiency of a class A circuit with a direct or series-fed load connection?
a) 90%
b) 78.5%
c) 50%
d) 25%

13. The maximum efficiency of a transformer-coupled class A amplifier is _______.

a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 78.5%
d) 63.6%

14. For a phase-shift oscillator, the gain of the amplifier stage must be greater than ________.
a) 19
b) 29
c) 30
d) 1

15. In the Wien bridge oscillator, which of the following is (are) frequency-determining components?
a) R1 and R2
b) C1 and C2
c) R1, R2, C1, and C2
d) None of the above
16. Which of the following oscillators is (are) tuned oscillators?
a) Colpitts
b) Hartley
c) Crystal
d) All of the above

17. What is the typical value of quality factor for crystal oscillators?
a) 20,000
b) 1000
c) 100
d) 10

18. Negative feedback results in ________.

a) decreased voltage gain
b) B increased voltage gain
c) oscillation in the circuit
d) None of the above

19. Positive feedback results in _________.

a) decreased voltage gain
b) increased voltage gain
c) oscillation in the circuit
d) None of the above

20. Series-feedback connections tend to _______ the input resistance. Shunt feedback connections
tend to ________ the input resistance.
a) decrease, increase
b) increase, decrease
c) increase, increase
d) decrease, decrease

21. Voltage feedback connections tend to ________ the output impedance. Current feedback
connections tend to ________ the output impedance.
a) decrease, increase
b) increase, decrease
c) increase, increase
d) decrease, decrease

22. With feedback, β, the overall gain of the circuit is reduced by a factor _______ where A is the gain
without the feedback.
a) β
b) Aβ
c) A
d) 1 + Βa
23. An amplifier with negative feedback has _______ bandwidth than (as) the amplifier without
feedback.
a) the same
b) less
c) more
d) None of the above

24. A feedback amplifier has a _______ upper 3-dB frequency and a _______ lower 3-dB frequency
compared to an amplifier without feedback.
a) smaller, higher
b) higher, smaller
c) smaller, smaller
d) higher, higher

25. What is the gain at the origin of the Nyquist plot?

a) Zero
b) A negative value
c) A positive value
d) Undefined

26. In a Nyquist plot, as the frequency increases, the phase shift between input and output signals
_______.
a) remains the same
b) decreases
c) increases
d) None of the above

27. An amplifier is stable if the absolute magnitude of βA is _______.

a) ∞
b) less than 1
c) greater than 1
d) None of the above

28. In the Barkhausen criterion, the loop gain A is equal to _______.

a) ∞
b) 200,000
c) 0
d) 1

29. In practice, A is made _______ and the system is started oscillating by amplifying noise voltage,
which is always present.
a) greater than 1
b) smaller than 1
c) equal to 1
d) None of the above
30. In the phase-shift oscillator, the gain of the amplifier stage must be _______.
a) 0
b) less than 29
c) greater than 29
d) ∞

31. In the phase-shift oscillator, the operating frequency is determined by _______.

a) resistance only
b) capacitance only
c) LC combinations
d) RC combinations

32. In the Colpitts oscillator, the frequency is determined by _______ .

a) resistance only
b) inductance only
c) capacitance only
d) both inductance and a capacitance

33.The other name for Miller Circuit is

a) Non-Inverting Integrator
b) Inverting Integrator
c) Non-Inverting Differentiator
d) Inverting Differentiator

34. The slope of the frequency response of an integrator is

a) Linear with negative slope
b) Linear with positive slope
c) Exponential increase
d) Exponential decrease

35. The integrating transfer function has the value of

a) jωCR
b) –jωCR
c) 1 / jωCR
d) -1 / jωCR

36. The expression for the integration frequency is

a) CR
b) 1/CR
c) R/C
d) C/R

37. The frequency transfer function of a differentiator is given by

a) jωCR
b) 1/jωCR
c) – jωCR
d) – 1/jωCR
38. The slope of the frequency response of a differentiator is
a) Linear with negative slope
b) Linear with positive slope
c) Exponential increase
d) Exponential decrease

39. The phase in the integrator and differentiator circuit respectively are
a) +90 degrees and +90 degrees
b) -90 degrees and -90 degrees
c) -90 degrees and +90 degrees
d) +90 degrees and -90 degrees

40. Consider a symmetrical square wave of 20-V peak-to-peak, 0 average, and 2-ms period applied to
a Miller integrator. Find the value of the time constant CR such that the triangular waveform at the
output has a 20-V peak-to-peak amplitude.
a) 0.25ms
b) 0.50ms
c) 2.5ms
d) 5.0ms

41. The expression for the differentiator time constant is

a) CR
b) 1/CR
c) R/C
d) C/R

42. A multivibrator is an electronic circuit used to implement ____________

a) Oscillator
b) Timer
c) Flip-flop
d) All of the Mentioned

43. Multivibrators are characterized by ____________

a) Registers
b) Capacitors
c) Transistors
d) All of the Mentioned

44. How many types of multivibrators are?

a) 2
b) 4
c) 5
d) 3
45. Astable multivibrator is ________ in any state.
a) Stable
b) Unstable
c) Saturated
d) Both Stable & Saturated

46. Monostable multivibrator is/has ________ state.

a) Stable
b) Unstable
c) One stable and another unstable
d) Independent

47. Bistable multivibrator is ________ in any state.

a) Stable
b) Unstable
c) Saturated
d) Independent

48. Bistable circuit is also known as ____________

a) Latch
b) Gate
c) Flip-flop
d) Bidirectional circuit

49. Astable circuit acts as a/an ____________

a) Amplifier
b) Oscillator
c) Relaxation oscillator
d) Multiplexer

50. In an astable multivibrator, the amplifying elements are ____________

a) FET
b) JFET
c) OP-AMP
d) All of the Mentioned

51. Monostable multivibrator can also be termed as ____________

a) Full astable multivibrator
b) Half astable multivibrator
c) Half bistable multivibrator
d) Full bistable multivibrator

52. Which circuit is used for obtaining desired output waveform in operational amplifier?
a) Clipper
b) Clamper
c) Peak amplifier
d) Sample and hold
53. The clipping level in op-amp is determined by
a) AC supply voltage
b) Control voltage
c) Reference voltage
d) Input voltage

54. In a positive clipper, the diode conducts when

a) Vin < Vref
b) Vin = Vref
c) Vin > Vref
d) None of the mentioned

55. What happens if the input voltage is higher than reference voltage in a positive clipper?
a) Output voltage = Reference voltage
b) Output voltage = DC Positive voltage
c) Output voltage = Input voltage
d) All of the mentioned

56. A positive small signal halfwave rectifier can

a) Rectify signals with peak value only
b) Rectify signals with value of few millivolts only
c) Rectify signals with both peak value and down to few millivolts
d) None of the mentioned

57. Diode in small signal positive halfwave rectifier circuit acts as

a) Ideal diode
b) Clipper diode
c) Clamper diode
d) Rectifier diode

58. A circuit with a predetermined dc level is added to the output voltage of the op-amp is called
a) Clamper
b) Positive clipper
c) Halfwave rectifier
d) None of the mentioned

59. An op-amp clamper circuit is also referred as

a) DC cutter
b) DC inserter
c) DC lifter
d) DC leveller