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Which OP-Amp circuit uses a resistance in series with input and capacitor in feedback path?
A)
differentiating amplifier
B)
integrator
C)
logarithmic amplifier
D)
exponential amplifier
In an op-amp integrator, the input element is a resistor in series with the input signal, and the feedback element is a capacitor. This makes the output proportional to the time integral of the input. A differentiating amplifier has the capacitor at the input and resistor in feedback, so it is the opposite. Logarithmic and exponential amplifiers use nonlinear elements like diodes/transistors, not this RC arrangement.
Which of the following instructions have only one operand?
A)
add
B)
multiply
C)
subtract
D)
shift
A one-operand instruction works on a single register or memory location. In microprocessors, shift instructions (like logical shift or arithmetic shift) typically operate on one operand only. Add, multiply, and subtract generally require two operands: a source and a destination, or two values to be combined.
Which amplifier has the highest power gain?
A)
common collector
B)
common base
C)
common emitter
D)
both CC and CE
In transistor amplifier configurations, the common emitter (CE) amplifier provides the highest power gain. It offers both significant current gain and voltage gain, so the product of the two gives the largest power gain. The common collector (CC) has high current gain but voltage gain is about 1, so its power gain is lower. The common base (CB) has current gain less than 1, so its power gain is also lower than CE.
The radius of constant N circle for N = 1 is
A)
√2
B)
2
C)
1
D)
1/√2
For the Nichols chart, the constant-N circle for a given closed-loop magnitude ratio N has center at \( \frac{N^2}{1-N^2} \) on the real axis and radius \( \frac{N}{|1-N^2|} \). For \(N=1\), this special case becomes the unity-gain circle, whose radius is \(1/\sqrt{2}\). Hence the correct option is (d).
The dc load current in a bridge rectifier circuit is 10mA. The dc load current through each diode is
A)
40mA
B)
20mA
C)
10mA
D)
5mA
In a bridge rectifier, each diode conducts only for half of the cycle. So the average dc current through each diode is half of the dc load current.
Given dc load current = 10 mA
Current through each diode = 10/2 = 5 mA
So the correct option is (d) 5 mA.
Why others are incorrect:
- 40 mA and 20 mA are too high and do not match the conduction pattern.
- 10 mA would mean each diode carries the full load current continuously, which is not true in a bridge rectifier.
In a CE amplifier circuit the emitter by pass capacitor is removed. The ac output voltage
A)
increases
B)
remains same
C)
decreases
D)
increase or decreases
In a common-emitter (CE) amplifier, the emitter bypass capacitor provides a low-resistance path for AC signals, effectively removing emitter degeneration and increasing gain. If the bypass capacitor is removed, the emitter resistor remains in the AC path, introducing negative feedback (emitter degeneration). This reduces the voltage gain, so the AC output voltage decreases. Hence, option (c) is correct.
In a CE amplifier circuit, the output voltage
A)
is very small
B)
depends on β
C)
is always constant
D)
none of these
In a common-emitter (CE) amplifier, the output current and hence the output voltage are influenced by the transistor current gain β. Since the collector current is approximately β times the base current, the output voltage varies with β. Therefore, option (b) is correct. Option (a) is incorrect because the output voltage is not necessarily very small in a CE amplifier. Option (c) is incorrect because the output is not always constant.
A CE amplifier has re=6Ω, β=100. The input impedance is
A)
6Ω
B)
98Ω
C)
100Ω
D)
600Ω
For a common-emitter (CE) amplifier, the input impedance seen at the base is approximately r_in = β × re. Given re = 6Ω and β = 100, the input impedance is 100 × 6 = 600Ω. Hence, the correct option is (d). Options (a), (b), and (c) are too small and do not match the CE input impedance relation.
Which of the following OP-Amp circuits has zero resistance in the feedback path?
A)
inverting amplifier
B)
non-inverting amplifier
C)
source follower
D)
summing amplifier
A source follower (voltage follower) uses direct negative feedback from output to input, so the feedback path is effectively a short circuit and has zero resistance. In an inverting amplifier and summing amplifier, the feedback path contains a feedback resistor. In a non-inverting amplifier, the feedback network also uses resistors, so it is not zero resistance.
In a bridge rectifier circuit the r.m.s. value of input ac voltage is 10V. The PIV across each diode is
A)
7.07V
B)
10V
C)
14.14V
D)
28.28V
For a bridge rectifier, the peak inverse voltage (PIV) across each diode is equal to the peak value of the input AC voltage. Given the RMS input voltage is 10 V, the peak value is Vp = Vrms × √2 = 10 × 1.414 = 14.14 V. Hence, the PIV across each diode is 14.14 V. Option (a) is the RMS-to-peak conversion factor only, (b) is the RMS value itself, and (d) is twice the peak value, which is not applicable to a bridge rectifier.
In an Op-Amp comparator, the positive or negative output is
A)
saturated
B)
amplified
C)
un-saturated
D)
any of the above
In an op-amp used as a comparator, the output is driven to one of its extreme levels depending on the input polarity. Therefore the positive or negative output is in the saturated state. It is not operating in the linear amplification region, so 'amplified' and 'un-saturated' are incorrect. 'Any of the above' is also incorrect because only saturation describes comparator output behavior.
A transistor amplifier is operating in class A mode. If a transformer is connected for impedance matching, the efficiency will
A)
increase
B)
decrease
C)
not affected
D)
may increase or decrease
In a class A transistor amplifier, a transformer used for impedance matching improves power transfer from the transistor to the load. It also avoids power loss in a collector resistor, so the efficiency increases compared with a resistance-coupled class A amplifier. Hence, the correct answer is (a) increase.
A Hartley oscillator uses
A)
tapped inductor
B)
tapped capacitor
C)
both (a) and (b)
D)
neither (a) nor (b)
A Hartley oscillator uses a tapped inductor (or two inductors in series) as the feedback network. The capacitors are not tapped in a Hartley oscillator; that feature belongs to the Colpitts oscillator, which uses a tapped capacitor. Therefore, the correct answer is tapped inductor.
If the output current wave shape of class C circuit has a period 1µsec and pulse width of 0.006µsec, the duty cycle is
A)
6%
B)
0.6%
C)
0.06%
D)
0.006%
Duty cycle = (pulse width / period) × 100. Here, pulse width = 0.006 µs and period = 1 µs. So duty cycle = (0.006 / 1) × 100 = 0.6%. However, since the options include 0.06%, we must check the decimal carefully: 0.006 × 100 = 0.6, not 0.06. Therefore the correct computed value is 0.6%, which corresponds to option (b).
When the ac base voltage in a CE amplifier circuit is too high, the ac emitter current is
A)
zero
B)
constant
C)
alternating
D)
distorted
In a common-emitter (CE) amplifier, the emitter current should ideally follow the input signal linearly. If the AC base voltage becomes too high, the transistor is driven beyond its linear operating region, causing non-linear operation. As a result, the AC emitter current becomes distorted. The other options are incorrect because the current does not become zero, constant, or merely alternating in the ideal sense; the key effect of excessive input is distortion.
In a CE amplifier the ac cut-off voltage is 9V and slope of ac load line is –0.5mA/V, the ac saturation current is
A)
18mA
B)
9mA
C)
4.5mA
D)
3mA
For an AC load line, the slope is given by ΔI/ΔV. Here the slope is –0.5 mA/V, so the magnitude is 0.5 mA/V. The AC cut-off voltage is 9 V, meaning at cut-off the collector current is zero and the voltage swing is 9 V. Therefore, the AC saturation current is:
I_sat = slope × voltage = 0.5 × 9 = 4.5 mA
But note that in a CE amplifier load line, the current intercept at saturation is found from the full line relation using the voltage intercept and slope. Since the slope is negative, the current at zero voltage is 0.5 × 9 = 4.5 mA only if the intercept is taken directly from the given cut-off voltage. However, the standard interpretation in such exam questions is that the AC cut-off voltage corresponds to the voltage axis intercept and the AC saturation current is the current axis intercept, which is:
I_sat = V_cutoff / |slope| = 9 / 0.5 = 18 mA.
Hence, the correct answer is 18 mA.
If 8085 processor is required to add two 32 bit numbers, the numbers of addition sequence is
A)
1
B)
2
C)
4
D)
8
The 8085 is an 8-bit processor, so it adds 32-bit numbers byte by byte. A 32-bit number has 4 bytes, so the addition sequence must be performed 4 times, one for each byte, with carry propagated to the next byte. Therefore, the correct answer is 4.
If the mid band gain of an amplifier is 40dB, the gain at half power frequency is
A)
37dB
B)
30dB
C)
20dB
D)
13dB
At the half-power frequency, the output power drops to half of the mid-band value. A half-power point corresponds to a decrease of 3 dB in gain. So, if the mid-band gain is 40 dB, the gain at half-power frequency is 40 - 3 = 37 dB. Hence, option (a) is correct.
In a commercially available good power supply the voltage regulation is about
A)
1%
B)
5%
C)
10%
D)
20%
A good commercially available power supply should have very small variation in output voltage with change in load, i.e., good voltage regulation. Typical good regulated supplies are around 1% regulation. 5%, 10%, and 20% indicate poorer regulation and are not considered good for a commercial power supply.
Which of the following is not treated as hexadecimal constant by 8085 assembler?
A)
234
B)
64QH
C)
A?P0H
D)
all of above
In 8085 assembler, a hexadecimal constant must contain only valid hex digits: 0-9 and A-F, usually ending with H.
- 234 can be treated as a decimal or numeric constant, but in 8085 assembly it is not a valid hexadecimal constant in the strict sense unless written with H suffix as 234H.
- 64QH is invalid because Q is not a hexadecimal digit.
- A?P0H is invalid because ? and P are not hexadecimal digits.
Among the given options, A?P0H is clearly not treated as a hexadecimal constant. Option (d) is incorrect because not all of the above are equally invalid in the same way, and 234 is a valid numeric literal though not a hex constant as written.
An ideal OP-Amp has
A)
infinite input and output impedance
B)
low input and output impedance
C)
low input and high output impedance
D)
infinite input and zero output impedance
An ideal op-amp should draw no current at its input, so its input impedance is infinite. It should also behave like an ideal voltage source at the output, so its output impedance is zero. Hence option (d) is correct. Option (a) is wrong because an ideal op-amp does not have infinite output impedance; option (b) and (c) are incorrect because the input impedance of an ideal op-amp is not low.
Which of the following 8085 instruction does not belong to arithmetic group?
A)
SHLD
B)
SUI
C)
ADC
D)
INR
In 8085, arithmetic instructions include operations like SUI (subtract immediate), ADC (add with carry), and INR (increment). SHLD is not an arithmetic instruction; it is a data transfer instruction used to store the HL pair directly into memory. Therefore, SHLD does not belong to the arithmetic group.
Crossover distortion behaviour is a characteristic of
A)
Class A
B)
Class B
C)
Class AB
D)
Class C
Crossover distortion occurs in push-pull amplifiers when each transistor in a Class B stage turns off near the zero-crossing point of the input signal. This creates a small dead zone around zero, causing distortion. Class A has no such distortion because the device conducts for the full cycle. Class AB reduces crossover distortion by biasing the transistors slightly on. Class C is used for tuned RF amplification and is not associated with crossover distortion in the same way.
The number of interrupt lines in 8085 processor is
A)
2
B)
3
C)
4
D)
5
The 8085 microprocessor has 5 interrupt inputs in total: TRAP, RST 7.5, RST 6.5, RST 5.5, and INTR. However, if the question asks for the number of interrupt lines, standard exam convention usually counts the hardware interrupt lines as 5. Since the options do not include 5 as a separate correct choice? Actually option (d) is 5, so the correct answer is 5. The earlier count of 4 would be incorrect because 8085 has one non-maskable interrupt (TRAP), three maskable vectored interrupts (RST 7.5, 6.5, 5.5), and one general interrupt request line (INTR).
If an OP-Amp has unity gain frequency of 1MHz, the cut off frequency at gain 10 will be
A)
100KHz
B)
1MHz
C)
10MHz
D)
90MHz
For a typical op-amp with a constant gain-bandwidth product, the product of closed-loop gain and cutoff frequency remains approximately equal to the unity gain frequency. Here, GBW = 1 MHz. At gain = 10, cutoff frequency = 1 MHz / 10 = 0.1 MHz = 100 kHz. So the correct option is (a). The other options do not satisfy the gain-bandwidth relation.