MCQ in Electronic Circuits Part 4 | ECE Board Exam
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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 4 of the Series in Electronic (Audio/RF)
Circuit/Analysis/Design as one of the Electronics Engineering topic. In Preparation for
the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every
questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past
Board Exam Questions in Electronics Engineering field, Electronics Books, Journals
and other Electronics References.
MCQ Topic Outline included in ECE Board Exam Syllabi
MCQ in Amplifiers
MCQ in Oscillators
MCQ in Rectifier
MCQ in Filters
MCQ in Voltage Regulation
Continue Practice Exam Test Questions Part 4 of the Series
Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.
151. In a Colpitt’s oscillator, feedback is obtained
A. By magnetic induction
B. By a tickler coil
C. From the center of split capacitors
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D. From the center of split inductors
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
152. When the collector resistor in a common emitter amplifier is increased in value the
voltage gain
A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Remain the same
D. Becomes erratic
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
153. The output signal of CE amplifier is always
A. Out of phase with the input signal
B. Equal to the input signal
C. In phase with the input signal
D. Larger than the input signal
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
154. What is the purpose of capacitors in a transistor amplifier?
A. To protect the transistor
B. To cool the transistor
C. To couple or bypass ac component
D. To provide biasing
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Answer: Option C
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Solution:
155. What is the phase difference between voltage across collector load and signal
voltage in a common emitter amplifier?
A. 0°
B. 270°
C. 180°
D. 90°
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
156. When CE configuration is used for an oscillator, the voltage fed back must
A. Be inverted by 180°
B. Be taken from a capacitor
C. Have a 0° phase shift
D. Taken from an inductor
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
157. Class B operation has a maximum possible frequency of ___________ percent.
A. 100%
B. 78.5%
C. 75%
D. 2.2%
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
158. What is the most stable sine-wave oscillator which uses piezo-electric quartz
crystal?
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A. Crystal oscillator
B. Wien-bridge oscillator
C. DC restorer
D. Hartley and Colpitts oscillator
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
159. To sustain oscillations, the power gain of the amplifier may be
A. Between 0.1 and 0.5
B. Any value form 0.5 upward
C. Equal to or greater than 1
D. Infinite
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
160. In a phase shift oscillator, 180° phase-shift is obtained
A. A transformer
B. LC tank circuit
C. Three RC sections
D. Three LC sections
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
161. Feedback circuit usually employs __________ network
A. Resistive
B. Inductive
C. Capacitive
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D. Active
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
162. Emitter follower is used for
A. Impedance matching
B. Voltage gain
C. Current gain
D. Power gain
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
163. One of the items below is a characteristic of cascaded amplifiers?
A. Doubles transconductance
B. Total gain is lessen
C. Increased overall gain
D. Increased overall amplification ratio
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
164. Logic analyzer is used to
A. Verify the logic operation of the gates in a circuit
B. To display the fall time
C. To sample and display systems signal
D. To analyze the logic operation of the system
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
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165. Quartz crystal is most commonly used in crystal oscillators because
A. It is easily available
B. It has superior electrical properties
C. It is quite inexpensive
D. It is very rugged
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
166. The operating frequency of a Wien-bridge oscillator is given by
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
167. Which operation gives the maximum distortion?
A. Class A
B. Class C
C. Class B
D. Class AB
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Answer: Option B
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168. Low efficiency of a power amplifier results in
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A. Low forward bias
B. Less battery consumption
C. More battery consumption
D. Low power output
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
169. In an LC oscillator, the frequency of oscillations is given by
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
170. Class A operation has a maximum possible efficiency of ___________ percent.
A. 100%
B. 50%
C. 75%
D. 25%
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
171. Which of the following amplifier below is a choice when higher power gain is a
requirement?
A. Common base
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B. Common emitter
C. Common collector
D. Hybrid connection
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
172. The signal generator generally used in laboratories is ____________ oscillator
A. Crystal
B. Wien-bridge
C. Hartley
D. Phase-shift
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
173. A buffer amplifier is used for
A. Maximum loading and minimum mismatch
B. Minimum loading and minimum mismatch
C. Maximum loading and maximum mismatch
D. Minimum loading and maximum mismatch
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
174. Parasitic oscillations are caused by
A. Output negative feedback
B. Push-pull operation
C. Poor interstage coupling
D. Transistor interelectrode capacitance
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
175. Which is a fixed-frequency oscillator
A. Phase-shift oscillator
B. Colpitt’s oscillator
C. Hartley oscillator
D. Crystal oscillator
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
176. The approximate operating frequency of a phase shift oscillator is given by
A.
B.
C.
D.
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
177. The frequency of the ripple voltage at the output of a full-wave rectifier at 60 cycles.
A. 120 cycles
B. 60 cycles
C. 240 cycles
D. 480 cycles
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Answer: Option A
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Solution:
178. Cascaded amplifiers total decibel gain is equal to
A. The sum of the individual gains
B. The product of the individual gains
C. The difference of the individual gains
D. The quotient of the individual gains
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
179. In an LC oscillator, if the value of L is increased four times, then the frequency of
oscillation is
A. Decreased 2 times
B. Decreased 4 times
C. Increased 2 times
D. Increased 4 times
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
180. A class A power amplifier is otherwise known as
A. Single ended amplifier
B. Darlington amplifier
C. Symmetrical amplifier
D. Differential amplifier
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
181. The power input to a power amplifier is __________ quantity.
A. ac
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B. Pulsating dc
C. dc
D. sinusoidal
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
182. When shock-excited, a crystal will produce alternating emf longer than an LC
circuit because
A. has greater mechanical strength
B. has fewer losses
C. is small-sized
D. is very rigid
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
183. The stability of a regulated power supply is equivalent to
A. change of output voltage over the change in supply voltage
B. change in supply voltage over the change of output voltage
C. product of the output voltage and supply voltage
D. the difference of an output voltage to its supply voltage
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
184. What oscillator circuit uses a tapped coil in the tuned circuit?
A. Hartley
B. Colpitts
C. Crystal
D. Pierce
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
185. If you move towards an oscillating circuit, its frequency changes because of
A. Hand capacitance
B. Movement of the body
C. Noise of foot
D. Stray capacitance
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
186. Which of the following is not a FET amplifier configuration?
A. Common base amplifier
B. Common drain amplifier
C. Common source amplifier
D. Common gate amplifier
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
187. The number of transistor in a single stage amplifier is
A. Two
B. Three
C. One
D. Four
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
188. Series current negative feedback occurs when the feedback voltage is proportional
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to the output
A. Voltage
B. Impedance
C. Current
D. Power
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
189. Which of the following is NOT an oscillator requirement?
A. Attenuator
B. Amplifier
C. Tank circuit
D. Feedback
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
190. An amplifier with efficiency of 85% is likely to be
A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Class AB
D. Class C
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
191. What is the phase difference between the output and the input voltage of a CE
amplifier?
A. 180°
B. 270°
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C. 0°
D. 90°
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
192. Class C operation is preferred in oscillators because it
A. Is more efficient
B. Gives larger outputs
C. Produces square waves
D. Increases stability
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
193. What type of oscillator which is composed of one or more amplifying devices with
some frequency determining networks introducing positive feedback at a particular
frequency so that oscillation is sustained at that frequency?
A. Sine wave oscillator
B. Square-wave generator
C. Relaxation oscillator
D. Limiter
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Answer: Option A
Solution:
194. What is the desired input impedance of a transistor?
A. Low
B. Very low
C. High
D. Very high
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
195. What is the maximum collector efficiency of class B?
A. 50%
B. 90%
C. 60.5%
D. 78.5%
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Answer: Option D
Solution:
196. When a transistor is cut off
A. Maximum current flows
B. Maximum voltage appears across load
C. Maximum voltage appears across transistor
D. Minimum current flows
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
197. In an LC circuit, when the capacitor energy is maximum, the inductor energy is
A. Maximum
B. Minimum
C. Half-way between maximum and minimum
D. Zero
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
198. What is the approximate gain of an amplifier with negative feedback?
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A. The feedback factor
B. The reciprocal of feedback factor plus one
C. The reciprocal of feedback factor
D. The feedback factor plus one
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Answer: Option C
Solution:
199. The operating point in a transistor amplifier moves along ___________ when an
ac signal is applied
A. dc load line
B. ac load line
C. both dc and ac load lines
D. cut-off
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
200. An oscillator converts
A. ac power into dc power
B. dc power into ac power
C. mechanical power into ac power
D. electrical power into mechanical power
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Answer: Option B
Solution:
Questions and Answers in Electronic Circuits
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MCQ in Electronic Circuits
PART 1: MCQs from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1
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PART 2: MCQs from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2
PART 3: MCQs from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3
PART 4: MCQs from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4
PART 5: MCQs from Number 201 – 250 Answer key: PART 5
PART 6: MCQs from Number 251 – 300 Answer key: included
PART 7: MCQs from Number 301 – 350 Answer key: included
PART 8: MCQs from Number 351 – 400 Answer key: included
PART 9: MCQs from Number 401 – 415 Answer key: included
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