TRANSISTOR BIASING:

1. The two types of transistors are

A. NPN and PNP.
B. PN and PNP.
C. SCR and DIAC.
2. The transistor should be biased in the __________ if it were to be used as an
amplifier
A. Saturation region.
B. Active region.
C. Cut-off region.
3. When a solid-state semiconductor transistor is to be used as an electronic
switching element, it operate in between the following two extremes
A. Saturation and cut-off.
B. Saturation and quiescent point.
C. Cut-off and quiescent point.
4. For an undistorted maximum output, the operating point selected on a DCloadline should be
A. At the maximum collector current value.
B. At the mid-point of the DC-loadline.
C. At the point where Vcc = VCE .
5. The operating point is also referred to as
A. Quiescent point
B. Breakdown point.
C. Breakover point.
6. The stability of an amplifier circuit is dependent upon
A. Negative feedback.
B. Feedback voltage.
C. Positive feedback.
7. The amplifier design feature should include to show that the -factor is
A. Independent of temperature effects.
B. Dependent of temperature effects.
C. Proportional to temperature effects.
8. The negative feedback effectively reduces the
A. Power gain of the device.
B. Voltage gain of the device.
C. Current gain of the device.
9. The negative feedback improves the overall
A. Device voltage gain.
B. Frequency gain.
C. Device gain characteristics.
10.Non-linearity distortion is greatly
A. Increased.
B. Reduced.

C. Maintained at the same level.

11.The amplifier circuit stability is greatly enhanced by
A. High gain.
B. Positive feedback.
C. Negative feedback.
12.The process of negative feedback relates to
A. Anti-phase feedback relationship between the output and input.
B. In-phase feedback relationship.
C. The effects of inter-electrode capacitance of the device between the
base and the common terminal.
13.When the output of an amplifier is not an exact replica of the input, it is
said to be
A. Amplified.
B. Undistorted.
C. Distorted.
14.Is the following sequential equation T

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Ic

,T

A. Correct.
B. Incorrect.
C. Not related.
15.The potential-divider type of bias fixes the
A. Emitter bias.
B. Collector bias.
C. Base bias.
16.The emitter by-pass capacitor is also termed as
A. Decoupling capacitor.
B. Coupling capacitor.
C. Non-polarised capacitor.

17.The CE placed across the RE in a CE-configuration helps to

A. Reduce the voltage gain.
B. Increase the voltage gain.
C. Stabilize the voltage gain.
18.The collector current in a common emitter configuration is only
approximately
A. Equal to base current.
B. Equal to collector current.
C. Equal to emitter current.
19.The collector current for the CE-configuration is generally given by
A. IC.
B. IB.
C. IE.

20.The negative feedback in a CE-configuration greatly improves

A. Gain.
B. The input impedance.
C. Impedance matching.
21.A transistor operates with a base current of 45 mA and a collector current
of 1.8 A. Which of the following gives the current gain of the device when
used in common emitter configuration?
A. 20.
B. 90.
C. 225.
22.The emitter resistor RE for a common emitter configuration provides
A. Good gain.
B. Good linearity.
C. Good temperature stability.
23.The common collector configuration is also termed as
A. Voltage- follower.
B. Current-follower.
C. Emitter-follower.
24.What the phase relationship between the input and output signal for an
emitter-follower?
A. 0.
B. 180.
C. 90.

25.The major application of a common base configuration is as

A. Current gain amplifier.
B. Impedance matching device.
C. Loading device.