1. In a differential amplifier, the CMRR is limited mostly by a.CMRR of the op amp b.Gain-bandwidth product c.Supply voltages d.

Tolerance of resistors ANSWER:D 2.Which of the following method used for biasing a BJT in integrated circuits is considered independent of transistor beta? a.Fixed biasing b.Voltage divider bias c.Collector feedback bias d.Base bias with collector feedback ANSWER: C 3.Guard driving reduces the a.CMRR of an instrumentation amplifier b.Leakage current in the shielded cable c.Voltage gain of the first stage d.Common-mode input voltage ANSWER:C 4.An XOR gate produces an output only when its two inputs as a.High b.Low c.Different d.Same ANSWER:C 5.The Howland current source produces a a.Unidirectional floating load current b.Bidirectional single-ended load current c.Unidirectional single-ended load current d.Bidirectional floating load current ANSWER:B 6.With which of the following are step-up substations associated? a.Concentrated load b.Consumer location c.Distributors d.Generating stations ANSWER:D 7.The purpose of AGC is to a.Increase the voltage gain when the input signal increases b.Convert voltage to current c.Keep the output voltage almost constant

d.Reduce the CMRR of the circuit ANSWER:C 8.In an ac amplifier using an op amp with coupling and bypass capacitors, the ou tput offset voltage is a.Zero b.Minimum c.Maximum d.Unchanged ANSWER:B 9.When we trim a resistor, we are a.Making a fine adjustment b.Reducing its value c.Increasing its value d.Making a coarse adjustment ANSWER:A 10.Before illuminating a P-N junction photodiode, it has to be a.Reverse-biased b.Forward-biased c.Switch ON d.Switch OFF ANSWER:A 11.A D/A converter with four inputs has a.Two outputs b.Four outputs c.Eight outputs d.Sixteen outputs ANSWER:D 12.An ideal op-amp has a.Infinite Av b.Infinite Ri c.Zero Ro d.All of the above ANSWER:D 13.When a JFET is used in an AGC circuit, it acts like a a.Switch b.Voltage-controlled current source c.Voltage-controlled resistance d.Capacitance ANSWER:C 14.In _______method of starting three phase induction motors the starting voltag

e is not reduced. a.Auto-transformer b.Star- delta c.Slip ring d.Any of the above ANSWER:C 15.If an op amp has only a positive supply voltage, its output cannot a.Be negative b.Be zero c.Equal the supply voltage d.Be ac coupled ANSWER:A 16.Floating neutral, in 3-phase supply, is undesirable because it causes a.Low voltage across the load b.High voltage across the load c.Unequal line voltage across the load d.None of the above ANSWER:C 17.The center frequency of a frequency of a bandpass filter is always equal to a.The bandwidth b.Geometric average of the cutoff frequencies c.Bandwidth divided by Q d.3-dB frequency ANSWER:B 18.Skin effect is proportional to a.(Conduction b.(Conduction c.(Conduction d.(Conduction ANSWER:C 19.The Q of narrowband filter is always a.Small b.Equal to BW divided by f0 c.Less than 1 d.Greater than 1 ANSWER:D 20.A bandstop filter is sometimes called a a.Snubber b.Phase shifter c.Notch filter d.Time delay circuit diameter)^4 diameter)^3 diameter)^2 diameter)^1/2

ANSWER:C 21.The all pass filter has a.No passband b.One stopband c.The same gain at all frequencies d.A fast rolloff above cutoff ANSWER:C 22.A unijunction transistor has a.Anode, cathode and a gate b.Two bases and one emitter c.Two anodes and one gate d.Anode, cathode and two gates ANSWER:B 23.The approximation with a maximally-flat passband is a.Chebyshev b.Inverse chebyshev c.Elliptic d.Bessel ANSWER: B 24.A DE-MOSFET differs from a JFET in the sense that it has no a.Channel b.Gate c.P-N junctions d.Substrate ANSWER:C 25. If a filter has six second-order stages and one first-order stage, the order is a.2 b.6 c.7 d.13 ANSWER:D 26. Monolithic ICs are a.Forms of discrete circuits b.On a single chip c.Combinations of thin-film and thick-film circuits d.Also called hybrid ICs ANSWER:B 27.If a butterworth filter has 9 second-order stages, its rolloff rate is

a.20 dB per decade b.40 dB per decade c.180 dB per decade d.360 dB per decade ANSWER:D 28.When the reverse bias voltage of a varactor diode increases, its a.Capacitance decreases b.Leakage current decreases c.Negative resistance increases d.Depletion zone decreases ANSWER:A 29.The filter with the slowest roll-off rate is the a.Butterworth b.Chebyshev c.Elliptic d.Bessel ANSWER:D 30.If any capacitors is open, the ac output voltage will a.Decrease b.Increase c.Remain the same d.Equal zero ANSWER:A 31.Salllen-key filters are also called a.VCVS filters b.MFB filters c.Biquadratic filters d.State-variable filters ANSWER:A 32.In a transistor amplifier, the reverse saturation current Ico a.Doubles for every 10 degrees C rise in temperature b.Doubles for every 1 degrees C rise in temperature c.Increases linearly with the temperature d.Doubles for every 5 degrees C rise in temperature ANSWER:A 33.To build a 10th order filter, we should cascade a.10 first-stage stages b.5 second-order stages c.3 third-order stages d.2 fourth-order stages ANSWER:B

34.A 1 microsecond pulse can be converted into a 1ms pulse by using a.A monostable multivibrator b.An astable multivibrator c.A bisatable multivibrator d.A J-K flip-flop ANSWER: A 35.The Q of a Sallen-key second-order stage depends on the a.Voltage gain b.Center frequency c.Bandwidth d.GBW of the op amp ANSWER: A 36.The main job of a voltage regulator is to provide a nearly ____ output voltag e. a.Sinusoidal b.Constant c.Smooth d.fluctuation ANSWER: B 37.With Sallen-key high-pass filters, the pole frequency must be a.Added to the K values b.Subtracted from the K values c.Multiplied by the K values d.Divided by the K values ANSWER: d 38.The following is not a sequential circuit a.J-K flip flop b.Counter c.Full adder d.Shift register ANSWER: c 39.A second-order all pass filter can vary the output phase from a.90 degrees to -90 b.0 degrees to -180 c.0 degrees to -360 d.0 degrees to -720 ANSWER: C 40.A wound rotor induction motor is preferred, as compared to squirrel cage indu ction motor, when major consideration is a.Slope speed operation degrees degrees degrees degrees

b.High starting torque c.Low windage losses d.All of the above ANSWER: B 41. In a nonlinear op-amp circuit, the A. B. C. D. Op amp never saturates Feedback loop is never opened Output shape is the same as the input shape Op amp may saturate

ANSWER: D 42. A transistor is operated as a non-saturated switch to eliminate A. B. C. D. storage time turn-off time turn-on time delay time

ANSWER: A 43. The voltage out of a Schmitt trigger is A. B. C. D. A low voltage A high voltage Either a low or a high voltage A sine wave

ANSWER: C 44. A signal may have frequency components which lie in the range of 0.001 Hz to 10 Hz. Which one of the following types of couplings should be chosen in a mult istage amplifier designed to amplify this signal? A. B. C. D. RC coupling Transformer coupling Direct coupling Double-tuned transformer

ANSWER: C 45. Hysteresis prevents false triggering associated with A. B. C. D. A sinusoidal input Noise voltages Stray capacitances Trip points

ANSWER: B 46. The resolution of a logic analyzer is A. B. C. D. Maximum number of input channels The minimum duration of the glitch it can capture Its internal clock period The minimum amplitude of the input signal it can display

ANSWER: A 47. If the input is a rectangular pulse, the output of an integrator is a A. B. C. D. Sine wave Square wave Ramp Rectangular pulse

ANSWER: C 48. The most obvious identifying feature of a TTL gate is its A. B. C. D. large fan-out high power dissipation interconnected transistors multi-emitter transistor

ANSWER: D 49. When a large sine wave drives a Schmitt trigger, the output is a A. B. C. D. Rectangular wave Triangular wave Rectified sine wave Series of ramps

ANSWER: A 50. Regenerative braking A. B. C. D. can be cannot can be cannot used for stopping a motor be easily applied to dc series motors easily applied to dc shunt motors be used when motor load has overhauling characteristics

ANSWER: C 51. The output of a relaxation oscillator is a A. B. C. D. Sine wave Square wave Ramp Spike

ANSWER: B 52. The device possessing the highest sensitivity is a A. B. C. D. Photoconductive cell Photovoltaic cell Photodiode Phototransistor

ANSWER: D 53. If AOL=200,000, the closed-loop knee voltage of a silicon diode is A. 1 microVolt B. 3.5 microVolt

C. 7 microVolt D. 14 microVolt ANSWER: B 54. For the operation of enhancement only N-channel MOSFET, value gate voltage h as to be A. B. C. D. high positive high negative low positive zero

ANSWER: A 55. The input to a peak detector is a triangular wave with a peak-to-peak value of 8 V and an average value of 0. The output is A. B. C. D. 0 4 V 8 V 16 V

ANSWER: B 56. A PIN diode is frequently used as a A. B. C. D. peak clipper voltage regulator harmonic generator switching diode for frequencies up to GHz range

ANSWER: D 57. To work properly, many IC comparators need an external A. B. C. D. Compensating capacitor Pullup resistor Bypass circuit Output stage

ANSWER: B 58. The voltage between the input terminals of an ideal op amp is A. B. C. D. Zero Very small Very large Equal to the input voltage

ANSWER: A 59. A Schmitt trigger A. B. C. D. Is a zero-crossing detector Has two trip points Produces triangular output waves Is designed to trigger on noise voltage

ANSWER: B

60. If a change in base current does not change the collector current, the trans istor amplifier is said to be A. B. C. D. saturated cut-off critical complemented

ANSWER: A 61. The trip point of a comparator is the input voltage that causes A. B. C. D. The circuit to oscillate Peak detection of the input signal The output to switch states Clamping to occur

ANSWER: C 62. In an ideal transformer A. B. C. D. windings have no resistance core has no losses core has infinite permeability all of the above

ANSWER: D 63. An active half-wave rectifier has a knee voltage of A. B. C. D. 7V 0.7 V More thn 0.7 V Much less than 0.7 V

ANSWER: D 64. CMOS circuits are extensively used for on-chip computers mainly because of t heir extremely A. B. C. D. low power dissipation large packing density high noise immunity low cost

ANSWER: B 65. In an active peak detector, the discharging time constant is A. B. C. D. Much longer than the period Much shorter than the period Equal to the period The same as the charging time constant

ANSWER: A 66. The 2's complement of 1000 base 2 is A. 0111

B. 0101 C. 1000 D. 0001 ANSWER: C 67. The positive clamper adds A. B. C. D. A positive dc voltage to the input A negative dc voltage to the input An ac signal to the output A trip point to the input

ANSWER: A 68. Solar cells are used as source of power in earth satellites because they hav e A. B. C. D. very high efficiency unlimited life high power capacity per weight both A and B

ANSWER: D 69. An oscillator always needs an amplifier with A. B. C. D. Positive feedback Negative feedback Both types of feedback An LC tank circuit

ANSWER: A 70. Darlington pairs are frequently used in linear ICs because they A. B. C. D. do not require any capacitors or inductors have enormous impedance transformation capability can be readily formed from two adjacent transistors resemble emitter followers

ANSWER: C 71. The voltage that starts an oscillator is caused by A. B. C. D. Ripple from the power supply Noise voltage in resistors The input signal from a generator Positive feedback

Answer: B 72. GaAs, LEDs emit radiation in the A. B. C. D. ultraviolet region violet-blue green range of the visible region visible region infrared region

Answer: D

73. A coupling circuit is a A. B. C. D. Lag circuit Lead circuit Lead-lag circuit Resonant circuit

Answer: B 74. The IP/IV ratio of a tunnel diode is of primary importance in A. B. C. D. determining tunneling speed of electron the design of an oscillator amplifier designing computer applications

Answer: D 75. A lead circuit has a phase angle that is A. B. C. D. Between 0 and +90 degrees Greater than 90 degrees Between 0 and -90 degrees The same as the input voltage

Answer: A 76. A one-shot is a type of A. B. C. D. monostablemultivibrator astablemultivibrator bistablemultivibrator timer

Answer: A 77. Initially, the loop gain of a Wien-bridge oscillator is A. B. C. D. 0 1 Low High

Answer: D 78. For which of the following applications motor has to start with high acceler ation? A. B. C. D. Oil expeller Floor mill Lifts and hoists Centrifugal pump

Answer: C 79. For oscillations to start in a circuit, the loop gain must be greater than 1 when the phase shift around the loop is A. 90

B. C. D.

180 270 360

Answer: D 80. The minimum value of current required to maintain conduction in an SCR is ca lled its __________ current. A. B. C. D. Commutation Holding Gate trigger Breakover

Answer: B 81. A 741C has supply voltages of plus and minus 15 V. If the load resistance is large, the MPP value is A. B. C. D. 0 +15 V 27 V 30 V

Answer: C 82. The most widely used LC oscillator is the A. B. C. D. Armstrong Clapp Colpitts Hartley

Answer: C 83. When a BJT is employed as an amplifier, it operates A. B. C. D. in cut-off in saturation well into saturation over the active region

Answer: D 84. When Q decreases in a Colpitts oscillator, the frequency of oscillation A. B. C. D. Decreases Remains the same Increases Becomes erratic

Answer: A 85. The two input terminals of an OP-AMP are known as A. B. C. D. positive and negative differential and non-differential inverting and non-inverting high and low

Answer: C 86. Link coupling refers to A. B. C. D. Capacitive coupling Transformer coupling Resistive coupling Power coupling

Answer: B. 87. A class B push-pull amplifier has the main advantage of being free from A. B. C. D. any circuit imbalances unwanted noise even-order harmonic distortion dc magnetic saturation effects

Answer: C. 88. To vary the frequency of an LC oscillator, you can vary A. B. C. D. One resistor Two resistors Three resistors One capacitor

Answer: D. 89. Which of the following equipment is used to limit short-circuit current leve l in a substation? A. B. C. D. Isolator Two resistors Three resistors One capacitor

Answer: D 90. The kind of oscillator found in an electronic wristwatch is the A. B. C. D. Armstrong Clapp Colpitts Quartz crystal

Answer: D. 91. A phototransistor excels a photodiode in the matter of A. B. C. D. faster switching greater sensitivity higher current capacity both B and C

Answer: D 92. An astable 555 timer has the following number of stable states: A. B. C. 0 1 2

D.

Answer: A 93. The basic reason why a FW rectifier has twice the efficiency of a HW rectifi er is that A. B. C. D. it makes use of a transformer its ripple factor is much less it utilizes both half-cycle of the input its output frequency is doubled the line frequency

Answer: C 94. The output waveform of a 555 timer is A. B. C. D. sinusoidal triangular rectangular elliptical

Answer: C 95. In positive logic, logic state 1 corresponds to A. B. C. D. Positive voltage Higher voltage level Zero voltage level Lower voltage level

Answer: B 96. Voltage regulators normally use A. B. C. D. Negative feedback Positive feedback No feedback Phase limiting

Answer: A 97. The unique characteristics of LASER light are that is A. B. C. D. coherent monochromatic collimated all of the above

Answer: D 98. Without current limiting, a shorted load will probably A. B. C. D. Produce zero load current Destroy diodes and transistors Have a load voltage equal to the zener voltage Have too little load current

Answer: B 99. In a rectifier, the larger the value of shunt capacitor filter

A. B. C. D.

larger the p-p value of ripple filter larger the peak current in the rectifying diode longer the time that current pulse flows through the diode small the dc voltage across the load

Answer: B 100. A flip-flop which can have an uncertain output state is: A. B. C. D. J-K flip-flop S-C flip-flop D flip-flop T flip-flop

Answer: B