Unit-Wise Question Bank
Unit-Wise Question Bank
Unit-Wise Question Bank
2. Draw the circuit of CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using h-parameter
model?
3. Draw the circuit of CE amplifier with un bypassed emitter resistor and derive expressions for
Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using approximate h-parameter model?
4. Draw the circuit of CC amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using h-parameter
model?
7. Draw the circuit of two stage RC coupled CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av
&Ai using h-parameter model?
8. Draw the circuit of cascade CB-CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using
h-parameter model?
9. Draw the circuit of CC- CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using h-
parameter model?
10. Draw the circuit of Darlington CC amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using
h-parameter model and its merits &demerits ?
UNIT 2:
2. Explain the relation between low frequency gain &mid frequency gain with suitable expres
sions?
7. Explain the circuit of CS amplifier with resistive load using small signal model?
8. Explain the circuit of CS amplifier with diode connected load using small signal model?
9. Explain common gate amplifier circuit and derive expressions for Ri, Ro &Av?
10. Draw the circuit for folded cascade amplifier and explain its analysis using small signal
model?
UNIT 3:
1. Show that for voltage shunt feedback amplifier transresistance gain Ri and Ro are decreased by
a factor (1+A) with feedback?
2. Explain the concept of feedback with block diagram applied to an amplifier circuit. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of positive & negative feedback?
3. Draw the circuit diagram of current shunt feedback amplifier and expressions for Rif and Rof?
4. Draw the frequency response of an amplifier with &without feedback and show the bandwidth
for each case and how these two curves are related?
5. Draw the circuit diagram of voltage series feedback amplifier and expressions for Rif and Rof?
6. Explain the concept of positive feedback used in oscillators. State and explain Barkhausen
criterion?
7. Show that the gain of Wien bridge oscillator using BJT amplifier must be at least 3 for the
oscillations to occur?
8. Explain the basic circuit of an LC oscillator and derive the conditions for the oscillations?
9. What are the factors that affect frequency stability of an oscillator? How frequency stability
improved in oscillators?
10. Draw the circuit diagram of RC phase shift oscillator using BJT.derive the expression for
frequency of oscillatoions?
UNIT 4:
1. Explain about class A, class B, class C and class AB operation of power amplifiers?
2. Draw the circuit diagram of complementary symmetry push pull amplifier and its working?
3. Distinguish between crossover distortion and harmonic distortion. How they can be
eliminated?
UNIT 5:
1. What is meant by the term tuned amplifier and briefly explain the various methods of
classification of tuned amplifiers?
2. Draw the ideal and actual frequency response curves of single tuned amplifier?
3. Draw the circuit diagram and small signal A.C equivalent circuit of a single tuned amplifier
with the tank circuit connected at the input side?
4. Derive the expressions for B.W in terms of resonant frequency and quality factor in case of
double tuned amplifiers?
5. Explain in detail the effect of cascading tuned amplifier and hence derive the expression for
B.W of n-stage amplifier. Also draw the frequency response and explain what happens as the no
.of stages increases?
Part A:
2. Using hybrid model explain the circuit of CB amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av
&Ai ?
3. Draw the circuit of CE amplifier with un bypassed emitter resistor and derive expressions for
Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using approximate h-parameter model?
4. Draw the circuit of CC amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using h-parameter
model?
Part B:
2. Draw the circuit of Bootstrapped Darlington CC amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro
,Av &Ai using h-parameter model and its merits &demerits ?
3. Draw the circuit of two stage RC coupled CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av
&Ai using h-parameter model?
4. Draw the circuit of cascade CB-CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using
h-parameter model?
5. Draw the circuit of CC- CE amplifier and derive expressions for Ri, Ro ,Av &Ai using h-
parameter model?
UNIT 2
Part A:
4. Draw the equivalent circuit of a transistor at high frequencies (i.e) hybrid model?
Part B:
2. Explain the circuit of CS amplifier with resistive load using small signal model?
3. Explain the circuit of CS amplifier with diode connected load using small signal model?
4. Explain common gate amplifier circuit and derive expressions for Ri, Ro &Av?
5. Draw the circuit for folded cascade amplifier and explain its analysis using small signal
model?
UNIT 3
Part A:
1. Show that for voltage shunt feedback amplifier transresistance gain Ri and Ro are decreased by
a factor (1+A) with feedback?
2. Explain the concept of feedback with block diagram applied to an amplifier circuit. What are
the advantages and disadvantages of positive & negative feedback?
3. Draw the circuit diagram of current shunt feedback amplifier and expressions for Rif and Rof?
4. Draw the frequency response of an amplifier with &without feedback and show the bandwidth
for each case and how these two curves are related?
5. Draw the circuit diagram of voltage series feedback amplifier and expressions for Rif and Rof?
Part B:
1. Explain the concept of positive feedback used in oscillators. State and explain Barkhausen
criterion?
2. Show that the gain of Wien bridge oscillator using BJT amplifier must be at least 3 for the
oscillations to occur?
3. Explain the basic circuit of an LC oscillator and derive the conditions for the oscillations?
4. What are the factors that affect frequency stability of an oscillator? How frequency stability
improved in oscillators?
5. Draw the circuit diagram of RC phase shift oscillator using BJT.derive the expression for
frequency of oscillatoions?
UNIT 4
1. Explain about class A, class B, class C and class AB operation of power amplifiers?
2. Draw the circuit diagram of complementary symmetry push pull amplifier and its working?
3. Distinguish between crossover distortion and harmonic distortion. How they can be
eliminated?
1. What is meant by the term tuned amplifier and briefly explain the various methods of
classification of tuned amplifiers?
2. Draw the ideal and actual frequency response curves of single tuned amplifier?
3. Draw the circuit diagram and small signal A.C equivalent circuit of a single tuned amplifier
with the tank circuit connected at the input side?
4. Derive the expressions for B.W in terms of resonant frequency and quality factor in case of
double tuned amplifiers?
5. Explain in detail the effect of cascading tuned amplifier and hence derive the expression for
B.W of n-stage amplifier. Also draw the frequency response and explain what happens as the no
.of stages increases?
4) Identify the correct statement regarding the voltage gain of a CE transistor amplifier
a) it increases with increase in ac load R
b) it is independent of ac load R & is large
c) it decreases with increase in ac load R
d) it is always approximately unity
5) Identify the incorrect statement
[d]
a) frequency distortion in an amplifier is mainly due to the reactive component circuit
b) amplitude distortion is also referred to as non-linear distortion
c) distortion in amplifier due to unequal phase shifts at different frequencies is called delay
distortion
d) phase shift distortion is same as frequency distortion
ans: [D ]
11) phase difference between o/p voltage &i/p voltage of a CC amplifier at mid band frequencies
[b]
a) 1800
b) 00
c) 450
d) 900
ans : [ B ]
14) resultant phase shift of odd no of CE amplifier stages at mid band frequency is a)
3600
b) 1800
c) 450
d) 900
16) Resultant current gain of a Darlington pair individual current gain of hfe is
[d]
a) hfe/2
b) hfe
c) 2hfe
d) hfe2
ans: [ D ]
17) 2-stage rc coupled amplifier is configured as
[a]
a) 2 capacitively coupled CE stages cascaded
b) a CE stage capacitively coupled to a CC stage
c) 2 capacitively coupled CB stages cascaded.
d) 2 capacitively coupled CC stages cascaded
ans: [ A ]
18) 2-transistor cascade with both collectors tied together & emitter of the transistor connected
to the base of the transistor is referred to as [ a]
a) Darlington pair
b) CE &CC cascade
c) cascade amplifier
d) differential pair
ans: [ A ]
22) Major advantage of boot strap Darlington pair over single Darlington pair is
(a) High overall Av with proper DC biasing
(b) increased Ai irrespective of bias condition
(c) high i/p impedance irrespective of bias condition
(d) increased Ai depending upon the bias condition
Ans: (c)
Unit 2:
1) identify the correct relationship
a) f alpha ~ f beta
b) f beta >> f alpha
c) f alpha ~ ft
d) f alpha >> f beta
4) rce >> rbe condition is applicable in hybrid -pie equivalent of CE amplifier because
a) collector base junction is reverse biased & emitter base junction is forward biased
b) o/p R is always much larger than i/p R
c) b is the internal base terminal
d) base region is extremely tin compared to emitter & collector terminals
6) identify the expression for voltage gain CE & fet amplifier at low frequency [ c ]
a) -gm rd Rl /(rd + Rl)
b) gm rd Rl / ( rd +Rl+ gm rd Rl)
c) gm rd Rl /(rd + Rl)
d) Rl || rd / (1+ gm rd)
7) Resultant phase shift of even no of CB amplifier stage at frequency below lower cutoff
frequency [ d ]
a) always a multiple of 2 pie
b) product of phase shift introduced by individual stages
c) always 1800
d) sum of the phase shifts introduced by individual stages
8) Identify the incorrect statement for a high frequency hybrid pie model of a BJT is [ a ]
a) high frequency hybrid pie capacitances can be expressed in terms of low frequency
hparameters
b) capacitance between collector & base terminal of a BJT is called overlap -diode capacitance
c) ' B' represent internal base terminal
d) high frequency hybrid pie conductances can be expressed in terms of low frequency
hparameters.
9) identify false statement [ c ]
a) fbeta & Ic exhibits a peak value of a particular ic.
b) unity gain band width Ft is the function of Ic
c)ft & Ic both are functions of f beta
d) Ft variation with Ic is similar to hfe variation with T
ans: [ C ]
11) bandwidth of an amplifier with lower & higher cutoff frequency Fl & Fh .& quantity factor
Qis [ a ]
a) Fh - F l
b) Fh/ q
c) (Fh-Fl)/1.414
d) q-Fl
ans: [ A ]
12) identify the expression for voltage gain CD & fet amplifier at low frequency
[b]
a) -gm rd Rl /(rd + Rl)
b) gm rd Rl / ( rd +Rl+ gm rd Rl)
c) gm rd Rl /(rd + Rl)
d) Rl || rd / (1+ gm rd)
ans: [ B ]
16) if Av is the voltage gain of an amplifier in db & Ai is its current gain in db then power gain
of
amplifier in db is [ d ]
a) Av- Ai
b) Av/ Ai
c) 0log 10 Av/ Ai
d) Av+Ai
ans : [ D ]
17) at frequency below lower cut off frequency in CE amplifier coupling capacitor at the base of
the amplifier form an LPF [ b ]
a) with emitter resistance
b) with i/p resistance
c) with o/p resistance
d) with base resistance
ans: [ B ]
19) resultant phase shift of odd number of CE amplifier stages at mid band frequency is [ b ]
a) 3600
b)1800
c) 450
d) 900
20) lower cutoff & higher cut off frequency of an rc coupled amplifier are
[c]
a) both zero
b) both infinity
c) similar to of CE stage
d) zero& infinity
ans: [ C ]
21) higher cutoff frequency of transistor amplifier is mainly because of
[a]
a) inter electrode capacitance
b) bypass capacitance
c) blocking capacitance
d ) coupling capacitance
22) ratio of slopes of the gain curve of an amplifier below lower cutoff frequency & above cutoff
frequency is [ b ]
a) 3
b) unity
c)2
d) 6
ans: [ B ]
23) the capacitors that are short circuited at low frequencies in CE amplifier are
[d]
a) o/p coupling capacitors
b) i/p coupling capacitors
c) emitter bypass capacitors
d) inter electrode capacitor
ans:[ B ]
24) the critical capacitance that determines the overall cut off frequency of an amplifier is the
one which sees an equivalent resistance [ a ]
a) of minimum value
b) of Max value
c) of infinity value
d) equals to its reactance value at that frequency
ans: [ A ]
25) distortion in amplifiers due to unequal amplitude gains at different frequencies is referred to
as [ c ]
a) phase shift distortion
b) amplitude distortion
c) frequency distortion
d) delay distortion
ans : [ C ]
26) slope of the gain curve of an amplifier below cut off frequency is
[a]
a) -20 db decade
b) 6 db decade
c)-6 db decade
d) 20 db decade
ans : [ A ]
28) the CE short circuit current gain in db at frequency f = Ft is
[d]
a) hfe/1.414
b) unity
c) hfe
d)zero
ans: [ D ]
29). Phase difference between o/p and i/p voltages of a transistor amplifier at lower cut off
frequencies is
a)180 b) 45 c) 0 d) 90
Ans: (b)
30) All frequencies below lower cut off frequency in a CE amplifier, the coupling capacitor at
the base of the amplifier forms a LPF
a)with RE b)Rip c)RB d)Rop
Ans: (b)
31) Phase reversal between i/p & o/p signal voltages occurs in
a) common base amplifier
b) common drain amplifier
c) common gate amplifier
d) common source amplifier
33) phase difference between o/p voltage &i/p voltage of a CG amplifier at mid band frequencies
[b]
a) 1800
b) 00
c) 450
d) 900
ans : [ B ]
35). Resultant phase shift of even no of CG amplifier stages at higher cut off frequencies is
Ans: Sum of phase shift introduced by individual stages.
36) Phase relationship between o/p and i/p voltage of a CS amplifier for frequency below lower
cut-off frequency is
(a) both are in phase
(b) o/p lags i/p
(c) output leads i/p
(d) both are 180 out of phase
Ans: (c)
37). The phase relationship between output and input voltages of a CS amplifier for frequency
above higher cut off frequency is
a) both are 180 degrees out of phase
b) output leads input
c) both are in phase
d) output lags input
Ans: (d)
Unit 3& 4:
1) Non-linear distortion is maximum in
a) class
B mode
b) class A mode
c) class AB mode
d) class C mode
5) Even harmonics in the o/p are connected in push - pull configurations only if
[a]
a) both transistors are perfectly matched
b) both NPN & PNP transistors are used
c) A phase inversion is not used at inputs of 2 transistors
d) two power supplies are used
ans:[ A ]
9). The frequency at which CE is short circuit current gain becomes unity is represented
by fT
71. Non linear distortion is maximum in
a) Class B mode a) Class A mode
a) Class AB mode d) a) Class C mode
Ans: (b)
10). Even harmonics are not present in the o/p of Class B push pull amplifier.
11) Cross over distortion in class B amplifier is due to
(a) finite cut-off voltage of the two transistors
(b) non-identical behaviour of the two transistors
(c) elimination of two power supplies in the circuit
(d) elimination of even harmonics in the o/p
impedance
Unit 5
2. In tuned amplifiers equivalent circuits, the model used for transistor is a. hybrid -
b. Thevinen's
c. y parameter d. z parameter
11. The tapping of inductance of tuned circuit of a tapped single tuned capacitance coupled
amplifier
a. increases the impedance of resonant circuit b. increases the operating frequency
c. increases the resonant frequency
d. reduces the impedance of resonant circuit
12. In the tapped single tuned capacitance coupled amplifier the output voltage when the coil is
tapped a. (1-n) times of the voltage developed across the complete coil
b. n times of the voltage developed across the complete coil c. same as the voltage developed
across the complete coil
d. half of the voltage developed across the complete coil
15. The tapping point in a tapped single tuned capacitance coupled Amplifier divide the
inductance L into two part such that
a. L1= 2L and L2 = L/2
b. L1= ( n-1)L and L2 = (1-n)L
c. L 1=nL and L 2 = (1-n)L
d. L1=n/L and L2 = (1-n)/L
16. The gain bandwidth product of a single tuned capacitive couple amplifier is
a. depends on transconductance and independent on total input circuit capacitance
b. depends on both transconductance and total input circuit capacitance
c. independent on both transconductance and total input circuit capacitance
d. independent on transconductance and dependent on total input circuit capacitance
17. The LC tuned circuit of single tuned capacitive coupled amplifier is not connected between
collector and ground because
b. inductor
c. transistor collector
d. capacitor
19. The sharpness of the frequency response curve if the transformer coupled amplifier is
depends on the
a. impedance of the tuned circuit
b. resonance frequency of tuned circuit c. the gain of the transistor
d. quality factor of the tuned circuit
20. In a single tuned transformer coupled amplifier the output of the tuned circuit is coupled to
the next stage or
output device through a
a. resistor
b. inductor
c. transistor collector
b. single tuned resistive coupled amplifier
c. Inductively coupled amplifier
d. single tuned capacitive coupled amplifier
21. In a single tuned transformer coupled amplifier the matching between two stages is done by
a. coil tapping
b. using pad circuits
c. capacitively coupled circuit
d. the transformer turns ratio
22. In a single tuned transformer coupled amplifier, under conditions of maximum transform of
power, total resistance appearing is shunt with the coil equals
a. R02
b. R0/2
c. R0
d. 2R0
20. Tutorial Problems (Classes)
UNIT 1:
UNIT 2:
UNIT 3:
UNIT 4:
UNIT 5:
Small signal Tuned amplifiers.
Effect of cascading on B.W of tuned amplifiers.
Stagger tuned amplifiers.
Stability of tuned amplifiers.
References, Journals, Websites and E-Links
Reference book names :
1. Electronic devices and circuit theory Robert L.boylestad, Louis Nashelsky,2008 PE
WEBSITES
1. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_electronics
2. www.modernelectronics.org
3. www.electronicsforyou.com
4. www.npteliitm.ac.in
Ebooks:
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