UNIT 1

Q1. A radio receiver has …………… of amplification

1. One stage
2. Two stages
3. Three stages
4. More than one stages

Answer : 4

Q4. In obtaining the frequency response curve of an amplifier, the …………

1. Amplifier level output is kept constant

2. Amplifier frequency is held constant
3. Generator frequency is held constant
4. Generator output level is held constant

Answer : 4

Q8. In an RC coupling scheme, the coupling capacitor CC must be large enough ………..

1. To pass d.c. between the stages

2. Not to attenuate the low frequencies
3. To dissipate high power
4. None of the above

Answer : 2

Q13. In practice, voltage gain is expressed ……………

1. In db
2. In volts
3. As a number
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

Q16. If a three-stage amplifier has individual stage gains of 10 db, 5 db and 12 db, then
total gain in db is ……….

1. 600 db
2. 24 db
3. 14 db
4. 27 db

Answer : 4
Q18. The ear is not sensitive to ………….

1. Frequency distortion
2. Amplitude distortion
3. Frequency as well as amplitude distortion
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

Q19. RC coupling is not used to amplify extremely low frequencies because ………

1. There is considerable power loss

2. There is hum in the output
3. Electrical size of coupling capacitor becomes very large
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q21. The lower and upper cut off frequencies are also called …………………
frequencies

1. Sideband
2. Resonant
3. Half-resonant
4. Half-power

Answer : 4

Q22. A gain of 1,000,000 times in power is expressed by …………….

1. 30 db
2. 60 db
3. 120 db
4. 600 db

Answer : 2

Q23. A gain of 1000 times in voltage is expressed by …………..

1. 60 db
2. 30 db
3. 120 db
4. 600 db
Q28. The total gain of a multistage amplifier is less than the product of the gains of
individual stages due to …………

1. Power loss in the coupling device

2. Loading effect of the next stage
3. The use of many transistors
4. The use of many capacitors

Answer : 2

Q29. The gain of an amplifier is expressed in db because ………..

1. It is a simple unit
2. Calculations become easy
3. Human ear response is logarithmic
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q30. If the power level of an amplifier reduces to half, the db gain will fall by …….

1. 5 db
2. 2 db
3. 10 db
4. 3 db

Answer : 4

Q31. A current amplification of 2000 is a gain of …………….

1. 3 db
2. 66 db
3. 20 db
4. 200 db

Answer : 2

Q32. An amplifier receives 0.1 W of input signal and delivers 15 W of signal power.
What is the power gain in db?

1. 8 db
2. 6 db
3. 5 db
4. 4 db

Answer : 1
Q38. The upper or lower cut off frequency is also called ………….. frequency

1. Resonant
2. Sideband
3. 3 db
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q39. The bandwidth of a single stage amplifier is …………. that of a multistage

amplifier

1. More than
2. The same as
3. Less than
4. Data insufficient

Answer : 1

Q1. When negative voltage feedback is applied to an amplifier, its voltage gain
……………….

1. Is increased
2. Is reduced
3. Remains the same
4. None of the above

Answer : 2

Q2. The value of negative feedback fraction is always …………….

1. Less than 1
2. More than 1
3. Equal to 1
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

Q3. If the output of an amplifier is 10 V and 100 mV from the output is fed back to the
input, then feedback fraction is ………..

1. 10
2. 1
3. 100
4. 15
Answer : 3

Q4. The gain of an amplifier without feedback is 100 db. If a negative feedback of 3 db
is applied, the gain of the amplifier will become …………..

1. 5 db
2. 300 db
3. 103 db
4. 97 db

Answer : 4

Q5. If the feedback fraction of an amplifier is 0.01, then voltage gain with negative
feedback is approximately………..

1. 500
2. 100
3. 1000
4. 5000

Answer : 2

Q6. A feedback circuit usually employs ……………… network

1. Resistive
2. Capacitive
3. Inductive
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

Q7. The gain of an amplifier with feedback is known as ………….. gain

1. Resonant
2. Open loop
3. Closed loop
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q8. When voltage feedback (negative) is applied to an amplifier, its input impedance
………….

1. Is decreased
2. Is increased
3. Remains the same
4. None of the above

Answer : 2
Q9. When current feedback (negative) is applied to an amplifier, its input impedance
…………..

1. Is decreased
2. Is increased
3. Remains the same
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

Q10. Negative feedback is employed in ……………..

1. Oscillators
2. Rectifiers
3. Amplifiers
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q13. When current feedback (negative) is applied to an amplifier, its output impedance
……..

1. Is increased
2. Is decreased
3. Remains the same
4. None of the above

Answer : 1

1.

Answer : 2

Q15. If voltage feedback (negative) is applied to an amplifier, its output impedance

…………..

1. Remains the same

2. Is increased
3. Is decreased
4. None of the above

Answer : 3

Q16. When a negative voltage feedback is applied to an amplifier, its bandwidth……….

1. Is increased
2. Is decreased
3. Remains the same
4. Insufficient data
25 Feedback circuit ......... frequency.

(i) is independent of

(ii) is strongly dependent on

(iii) is moderately dependent on

(iv) none of the above

26.The basic purpose of applying negative voltage feedback is to .........

(i) increase voltage gain

(ii) reduce distortion

(iii) keep the temperature within limits

(iv) none of the above

27.If the voltage gain of an amplifier without feedback is 20 and with negative voltage feedback it is
12, then feedback fraction is

........

(i) 5/3 (ii) 3/5

(iii) 1/5 (iv) 0.033

29.An amplifier has an open loop voltage gain

of 1,00,000. With negative voltage feedback, the voltage gain is reduced to 100.

What is the sacrifice factor ?

(i) 1000 (ii) 100

(iii) 5000 (iv) none of the above

What is meaning of amplifier and explain the BJT as amplifier?

Explain the frequency response of an amplifier?

Explain the feedback concept and types of feedback connections?

Explain the classification of amplifiers and explain the trans conductance in detail?

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1. The use of amplifier in a circuit is to _____________ for input signal
a) Provide a phase shift
b) Provide strength
c) Provide frequency enhancement
d) Make circuit compatible
The problem in which output signal is not exact reproduction of output signal in amplifier is
collectively called
a) Thermal runaway
b) Phase error
c) Distortion
d) Biasing error

Amplitude distortion is due to

a) Shift in Q-point
b) Change in input
c) Linear amplification
d) Large input signal

If output of amplifier exceeds maximum allowable value, ___________ is occurs in output

waveform.
a) Clipping
b) Clamping
c) Rectifying
d) Rounding

Phase distortion can also be called as

a) Frequency distortion
b) Amplitude distortion
c) Delay distortion
d) Harmonic distortion

The distortion caused by multiple frequencies in output is called

a) Amplifier distortion
b) Harmonic distortion
c) Phase distortion
d) None of the mentioned

Harmonic distortion is caused by nonlinearities of

a) Voltage divider circuit
b) Resistive elements only
c) Passive elements
d) Active elements

Which of the following components in a transistor circuit is really responsible for harmonic
distortion
a) Capacitor
b) Resistor
c) Transistor
d) Inductance
 Bandwidth of amplifier is
a) Difference between upper cut-off frequency and lower cut-off frequency
b) Sum of upper cut-off frequency and lower cut-off frequency
c) Average of upper cut-off frequency and lower cut-off frequency
d) Independent to cut off frequency

At 3dB cut-off frequency the voltage gain will be

a) 100% of maximum gain
b) 70.7% of maximum gain
c) 80.7% of maximum gain
d) 47.5% of maximum gain

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

A voltage amplifier has a voltage gain of 100.What will be gain at 3dB cut-off frequencies
a) 70.7
b) 80.7
c) 45.7
d) 50

Voltage gain of 1,00,000 is equivalent to

a) 10dB
b) 1000dB
c) 100dB
d) 50dB

If an electronic system produces a 48mV output voltage when a 12mV signal is applied, calculate
the decibel value of the systems output voltage gain
a) 6dB
b) 10dB
c) 20dB
d) 4dB

What is the role of input capacitance in the transistor amplifying circuit

a) To prevent input variation from reaching output
b) To prevent DC content in the input from reaching transistor
c) There isn’t any role for input capacitance
d) To increase input impedance
What is the role of emitter bypass capacitance in the transistor amplifying circuit
a) To prevent damage of emitter resistance from variation in voltage
b) To prevent emitter from over voltage
c) To increase gain
d) To increase load to transistor circuit

Which of the following is not true regarding output capacitor in the transistor biasing circuit
a) To pass AC signal
b) To stop DC signal
c) To couple the amplifier to load or next amplifier
d) There is no importance for an output capacitance