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This set of Electronic Devices and Circuits Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on Electronic Devices And Circuits Set 5

Q1 | What is the maximum collector efficiency of a transformer coupled class A power amplifier?
  • 30%
  • 80%
  • 45%
  • 50%
Q2 | Class C amplifiers are used as
  • af amplifiers
  • small signal amplifiers
  • rf amplifiers
  • if amplifiers
Q3 | Find the voltage drop developed across a D’ Arsonval meter movement having an internal resistance of 1 kΩ and a full deflection current of 150uA.
  • 150 µv
  • 150 mv
  • 150 v
  • 200 mv
Q4 | If the capacitor from emitter to ground in a common emitter amplifier is removed, the voltage gain
  • increases
  • decreases
  • becomes erratic
  • remains the same
Q5 | Comparatively, power amplifier has β.
  • large
  • very large
  • small
  • very small
Q6 | The driver stage usually employs amplifier.
  • class a power
  • class c
  • push-pull
  • class ab
Q7 | The push-pull circuit must use operation.
  • class a
  • class b
  • class c
  • class ab
Q8 | A complementary-symmetry amplifier has
  • one pnp and one npn transistor
  • two pnp transistors
  • two npn transistors
  • two pnp and two npn transistors
Q9 | Power amplifiers generally use transformer coupling because transformer coupling provides
  • cooling of the circuit
  • distortionless output
  • impedance matching
  • good frequency response
Q10 | The output transformer used in a power amplifier is a/an                 transformer
  • 1:1 ratio
  • step-down
  • step-up
  • isolation
Q11 | An emitter follower has a voltage gain that is
  • much less than one
  • approximately equal to one
  • greater than one
  • zero
Q12 | The input impedance of the base of an emitter follower is usually
  • low
  • high
  • shorted to ground
  • open
Q13 | The ac base voltage of an emitter follower is across the
  • emitter diode
  • dc emitter resistor
  • load resistor
  • emitter diode and external ac emitter resistance
Q14 | The output voltage of an emitter follower is across the
  • emitter diode
  • dc collector resistor
  • load resistor
  • emitter diode and external ac emitter resistance
Q15 | The differential amplifier has
  • one input and one output
  • two inputs and two outputs
  • two inputs and one output
  • one input and two outputs
Q16 | The differential amplifier produces outputs that are
  • common mode
  • in-phase with the input voltages
  • the sum of the two input voltages
  • the difference of the two input voltages
Q17 | Which factor does not affect CMOS loading?
  • charging time associated with the output resistance of the driving gate
  • discharging time associated with the output resistance of the driving gate
  • output capacitance of the load gates
  • input capacitance of the load gates
Q18 | Which transistor element is used in CMOS logic?
  • fet
  • mosfet
  • bipolar
  • unijunction
Q19 | A Darlington pair is used for
  • low distortion
  • high frequency range
  • high power gain
  • high current gain
Q20 | What is the effect of cascading amplifier stages?
  • increase in the voltage gain and increase in the bandwidth
  • increase in the voltage gain and reduction in the bandwidth
  • decrease in the voltage gain and increase in the bandwidth
  • increase in the voltage gain and reduction in the bandwidth
Q21 | An open-drain gate is the CMOS counterpart of .
  • an open-collector ttl gate
  • a tristate ttl gate
  • a bipolar junction transistor
  • an emitter- coupled logic gate
Q22 | The decibel gain of a cascaded amplifier equals to
  • product of individual gains
  • sum of individual gains
  • ration of stage gains
  • product of voltage and current gains
Q23 | The most desirable feature of transformer coupling is its
  • higher voltage gain
  • wide frequency range
  • ability to provide impedance matching between stages
  • ability to eliminate hum from the output
Q24 | A transformer coupled amplifier would give
  • maximum voltage gain
  • impedance matching
  • maximum current gain
  • larger bandwidth
Q25 | One of the advantages of a Darlington pair is that it has enormous                         transformation capacity.
  • voltage
  • current
  • impedance
  • power