Electronics 2

Theoretical Questions
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Choose the correct answer:

1. Capacitive coupling cannot prevent the dc bias of one stage from affecting that of the
other.

- (A) True

- (B) False

2. When a multistage amplifier is to amplify DC signal, then one must use _____
coupling.

- (A) RC

- (B) Transformer

- (C) direct
- (D) None of the previous

3. The frequency response of transformer coupling is _____

- (A) good

- (B) very good

- (C) excellent

- (D) poor

4. The frequency response of the _____ coupled amplifier is similar to low pass filter.
- (A) capacitive

- (B) Transformer

- (C) direct

- (D) RC
5. The _____ coupling is mostly used for impedance matching.

- (A) transformer

- (B) direct
- (C) capacitive

- (D) None of the previous

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6. Capacitive coupling is the most commonly used at _____

- (A) the audio range of frequencies

- (B) Very low frequency

- (C) zero frequency

- (D) the radio range of frequencies

7. The _____ coupling is used for amplifying radio frequency (RF) signals.

- (A) transformer

- (B) direct

- (C) capacitive

- (D) None of the previous

8. The best frequency response is of _____ coupling.

- (A) RC

- (B) Transformer

- (C) direct

- (D) None of the previous

9. The internal capacitors in low frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit

- (B) short-circuit

- (C) none of them

- (D) Both of them

10. The external capacitors in high frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit

- (B) short-circuit

- (C) None of them

- (D) Both of them

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11. The internal capacitors in high frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit

- (B) short-circuit

- (C) none of them

- (D) Both of them

12. The external capacitors in midband frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit

- (B) short-circuit

- (C) none of them

- (D) Both of them

13. In the midrange of an amplifier's bandwidth, the peak output voltage is 6 V. At the
lower 3-dB frequency, the peak output voltage is _____

- (A) 3 V

- (B) 3.82 V
- (C) 8.48 V

- (D) 4.24 V

14. At the higher 3-dB frequency, the peak output voltage of a certain amplifier is 10 V.
The peak voltage in the midrange of the amplifier is _____

- (A) 7.07 V

- (B) 6.37 V

- (C) 14.14 V

- (D) 10 V

15. A CS amplifier has \( f_{L1} = 0.016 \) Hz, \( f_{L2} = 318 \) Hz, and \( f_{L3} = 8 \)
Hz. The lower 3-dB frequency is _____

- (A) 8 Hz

- (B) 318 Hz
- (C) 0.016 Hz

- (D) 108.67 Hz
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16. A CS amplifier has \( f_{H1} = 875 \) KHz, and \( f_{H2} = 194 \) MHz. The higher 3-
dB frequency is _____

- (A) 800 KHz

- (B) 97.44 MHz

- (C) 875 KHz

- (D) 194 MHz

17. At 3dB cut-off frequencies power will be _____

- (A) Half of maximum value

- (B) Quarter of maximum value

- (C) 70.7% of maximum value

- (D) Same as maximum value

18. What is the roll-off rate of STC circuits?

- (A) 20dB/decade

- (B) 5dB/octave
- (C) 40dB/decade

- (D) 10dB/octave

19. Voltage gain of 1,00,000 is equivalent to _____

- (A) 10dB

- (B) 1000dB

- (C) 100dB

- (D) 50dB

20. If the load resistance of a C.E. stage increases by a factor of 2, what happens to the
high frequency response?

- (A) The 3 dB roll off occurs faster

- (B) The 3 dB roll off occurs later

- (C) The input pole shifts towards origin

- (D) The input pole becomes infinite

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Answers:
1. (A) True

2. (C) direct

3. (D) poor

4. (A) capacitive
5. (A) transformer

6. (A) the audio range of frequencies

7. (A) transformer

8. (C) direct

9. (A) open-circuit

10. (B) short-circuit

11. (B) short-circuit

12. (A) open-circuit

13. (B) 3.82 V

14. (A) 7.07 V

15. (C) 0.016 Hz

16. (D) 194 MHz

17. (C) 70.7% of maximum value

18. (A) 20dB/decade

19. (C) 100dB

20. (B) The 3 dB roll off occurs later
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Choose the correct answer:

1. Cascading increases lower cut-off frequencies.

- (A) True - (B) False

2. Which of the following is true about Common Drain amplifier?

- (A) It has low input impedance

- (B) It has high output impedance

- (C) Infinite gain

- (D) Output will be same as input

3. The external capacitors in high frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit

- (B) short-circuit

- (C) none of them

- (D) both of them

4. When a multistage amplifier is to amplify d.c. signal, then one must use ___coupling.

- (A) RC

- (B) transformer

- (C) direct

- (D) none of the previous

5. How is the output impedance of an emitter follower amplifier?

- (A) Irrelevant
- (B) Moderate

- (C) Low

- (D) High

6. In obtaining the frequency response curve of an amplifier, the _____

- (A) Amplifier level output is kept constant

- (B) Amplifier frequency is held constant

- (C) Generator frequency is held constant

- (D) Generator output level is held constant
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7. Which of the following acts as a buffer?

- (A) CC amplifier

- (B) CE amplifier

- (C) CB amplifier
- (D) Cascaded amplifier

8. Capacitive coupling cannot prevent the dc bias of one stage from affecting that of the
other.
- (A) True - (B) False

9. Which capacitor is used to block DC portion by allowing to pass only AC portion of

the amplified signal to load?
- (A) Input Coupling Capacitor

- (B) Bypass Capacitor

- (C) Output Coupling Capacitor

- (D) Both coupling and bypass capacitor

10. The internal capacitors in high frequency response behave as _____

- (A) open-circuit
- (B) short-circuit

- (C) both of them

- (D) None of them

Answers:

1. (A) True

2. (B) it has high output impedance

3. (B) short-circuit

4. (C) direct
5. (C) Low

6. (B) Amplifier frequency is held constant

7. (A) CC amplifier
8. (A) True

9. (C) Output Coupling Capacitor 10. (B) short-circuit

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Choose the correct answer:

1. The frequency response of transformer coupling is

(A) good

(B) Very good

(C) Excellent
(D) Poor

2. The frequency response of the ____ coupled amplifier is similar to low pass filter.

(A) Capacitive

(B) Transformer

(C) Direct

(D) RC

3. The ____ coupling is mostly used for impedance matching.

(A) transformer

(B) Direct

(C) Capacitive

(D) None of the previous

4. When a multistage amplifier is to amplify DC signal, then one must use ____
coupling.

(A) RC
(B) Transformer

(C) Direct

(D) None of the previous

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5. If high input impedance is required along with voltage gain, then first stage can be
____ followed by CE stages.

(A) Common Emitter

(B) Common Base

(C) Common Gate

(D) Common Collector

6. Capacitive coupling is the most commonly used at ____

(A) The audio range of frequencies

(B) Very low frequency

(C) Zero frequency

(D) The radio range of frequencies

7. At the higher 3-dB frequency, the peak output voltage of a certain amplifier is 10 V.
The peak voltage in the midrange of the amplifier is ____

(A) 7.07 V

(B) 6.37 V

(C) 14.14 V
(D) 10 V

Answers:
1. (D) poor

2. (A) capacitive
3. (A) transformer

4. (B) transformer

5. (D) Common Collector

6. (A) the audio range of frequencies

7. (A) 7.07 V
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Choose the correct answer:

[1] During high-frequency applications of a B.J.T., which parasitic capacitors arise
between the collector and the emitter?

a) Ccs and Cb

b) Ccs

c) Cb

d) No capacitor arises

[2] An amplifier has an open-loop gain of 100 and its lower and upper band frequencies
are 100 Hz and 100 KHz, respectively. A feedback factor of 0.99 is connected to the
amplifier. The new lower and upper cutoff frequencies are at

a) F_H = 10 MHz and F_L = 1 Hz

b) F_H = 25 MHz and F_L = 10 Hz

c) F_H = 100 MHz and F_L = 100 Hz

d) F_H = 10 MHz and F_L = 10 Hz

[3] The high-frequency response of an amplifier is determined by the

a) Coupling capacitors

b) Bias circuit

c) Transistor capacitances

d) all of these

[4] The lower 3-dB frequency of a direct-coupled amplifier with no bypass capacitor is
a) variable

b) 0 Hz

c) Dependent on the bias d) none of these

[5] What is the total voltage gain of a cascading transistor amplifier if the individual
gains are: 1.5, 2.3, 3.46, and 2?

a) 18.52

b) 9.26

c) 11.26
d) 23.87
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[6] The bandwidth of a single-stage amplifier is ____ that of a multistage amplifier

a) More than

b) The same as

c) Less than
d) Data insufficient

Answers:

[1] b) Ccs

[2] d) F_H = 10 MHz and F_L = 10 Hz

[3] c) transistor capacitances

[4] b) 0 Hz
[5] d) 23.87

[6] c) Less than

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Choose the correct answer:

(1) The feature of an approximate model of a transistor is

A) It helps in quicker analysis

B) It provides individual analysis for different configurations
C) It helps in de analysis
D) Ac analysis is not possible

(2) A CE amplifier when bypassed with a capacitor at the emitter resistance has

A) Increased input resistance and increased voltage gain

B) Increased input resistance and decreased voltage gain
C) Decreased input resistance and increased voltage gain
D) Decreased input resistance and decreased voltage gain

(3) Which of the following is true about the common source amplifier?

A) It has low input impedance

B) It has high output impedance
C) Infinite gain
D) Phase reversal voltage output

(4) Where is the input measured in a common base transistor physical model?

A) Collector terminal
B) Emitter terminal
C) Base terminal
D) Ground

(5) What is the approximate current gain of a CE amplifier?

A) -gm
B) Gm
B
C) -a
D) A

(6) What is the phase-shift between input and output voltages of a CE amplifier?

A) 90°
B) 120°
C) 180°
D) 270°
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(7) A transistor has rpi = 2 kΩ and beta = 60 with an unbypassed emitter resistor Re = 1
kΩ. What will be the input resistance?

A) 90 kΩ
B) 3 kΩ
C) 2 kΩ
D) 63 kΩ

(8) Which type of amplifier exhibits the current gain approximately equal to unity without
any current amplification?

A) CE
B) CB
C) CC
D) Cascade
(9) CE amplifier is mostly preferred in amplifier circuits because

A) It provides better voltage and current gain

B) Of low output impedance
C) Of high output impedance
D) It has better Q-point

(10) A common emitter transistor amplifier has a collector current of 10 mA, when its
base current is 25 µA at room temperature. What is the input resistance (the resistance
between base and emitter terminals)?

A) 1 kΩ
B) 4 kΩ
C) 10 kΩ
D) 7 kΩ

(11) A sinusoidal signal has 1.5 V at t = 25. If this signal is given to a common source
amplifier with |Av| = 5, what will be its output at t = 25?

A) 7.5 V
B) 15 V
C) 0
D) -7.5 V

(12) Which of the following is true?

A) CC amplifier has a large voltage gain

B) CE amplifier has a large current gain
C) CB amplifier has low voltage gain
D) CC amplifier has low current gain
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(13) What should be the level of input resistance to allow the occurrence of source
loading in common base amplifier configuration?

A) Low
B) High
C) Moderate
D) Infinite

(14) A common gate amplifier has

A) Infinite input impedance

B) High input impedance
C) Low input impedance
D) No impedance

(15) Which of the following is the other name for common drain amplifier?

A) Current booster
B) Voltage booster
C) Voltage limiter
D) Source follower

Answers:
1) A) it helps in quicker analysis
2) C) decreased input resistance and increased voltage gain
3) B) It has high output impedance
4) B) Emitter terminal
5) D) a
6) C) 180°
7) B) 3 kΩ
8) C) CC
9) A) it provides better voltage and current gain
10) D) 7 kΩ
11) B) 15 V
12) B) CE amplifier has a large current gain
13) A) low
14) C) low input impedance
15) D) Source follower
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Write true or false and correct the false statements:

[1] The direct coupling is used for amplifying radio frequency (RF) signals

[2] The high-frequency response of an amplifier is determined by the coupling

capacitors.

[3] A common-drain amplifier is similar to Emitter follower.

4] In ideal Differential Amplifier, if same signal is given to both inputs, then output will be
Zero.

[5] The frequency response of transformer coupling is Excellent.

[6] The direct coupling is mostly used for impedance matching.

[7] The frequency response of the transformer coupled amplifier is similar to low pass
filter.

Answers:
1. False – The transformer coupling is used for amplifying radio frequency (RF) signals.

2. False – The high-frequency response of an amplifier is determined by the internal

and parasitic capacitances.

3. True

4. True

5. False – The frequency response of transformer coupling is poor.

6. False – The transformer coupling is mostly used for impedance matching.

7. False – The frequency response of a direct coupled amplifier is similar to a low pass
filter.