MCQ in Electronic Circuits Part 2 | ECE Board Exam

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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 2 of the Series in Electronic (Audio/RF)
Circuit, Analysis and 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 2 of the Series

Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

51. A type of oscillator wherein the frequency is determined by the charge and discharge
of resistor-capacitor networks used in conjunction with amplifiers or similar devices.

A. Sine wave oscillator

B. Beta generating circuit

C. Relaxation oscillator
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D. Simply an oscillator

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Answer: Option C

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52. The driver transformer has center- tapped secondary to provide

A. Forward bias to transistors of push-pull circuit

B. Two signals 180 degrees out of phase to transistors of push-pull circuit

C. Impedance matching

D. Two signals in phase with each other

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Answer: Option B

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53. What is the advantage of RC coupling scheme?

A. Good impedance matching

B. Economy

C. High efficiency

D. Simplicity

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

54. A type of filter which is having a single continuous transmission band with neither
the upper nor the lower cut-off frequencies being zero or infinite is called

A. Band stop filter

B. Low pass filter

C. High pass filter

D. Band pass filter

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Answer: Option D
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55. An instrument use to measure ones location in terms of coordinates

A. GPS

B. ILS

C. FANS

D. GSM

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

56. Transformer coupling is used for _________ amplification.

A. Current

B. Power

C. Voltage

D. Signal

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

57. What is the typical value of coupling capacitor Cc in RC coupling?

A. About 100 pF

B. About 0.1 µF

C. About 10 µF

D. About 0.01 µF

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Answer: Option C

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58. An electronic transfer from one stage to the next is termed as ____________.

A. Doping
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B. Mixing

C. Coupling

D. Connecting

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

59. An amplifier configuration where the input signal is led to the emitter terminal and
the output from the collector terminal is called

A. Common base

B. Common emitter

C. Clipper

D. Common collector

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

60. If the noise factor of an ideal amplifier expressed in dB, then it is

A. 0

B. 0.1

C. 1

D. 10

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

61. A feedback circuit is ______________ frequency

A. Independent of

B. Strongly dependent on

C. Moderately dependent on

D. Relatively dependent on
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Answer: Option A

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62. What is the basic purpose of applying negative feedback to an amplifier?

A. To increase gain

B. To reduce distortion

C. To keep the temperature within limits

D. To increase input signal

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

63. The capacitors are considered ________________ in the dc equivalent circuit of

a transistor amplifier.

A. Short

B. Partially short

C. Open

D. Partially open

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

64. Which frequency produces the highest noise factor?

A. 10 kHz

B. 500 Hz

C. 1 kHz

D. 100 Hz

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Answer: Option A

Solution:
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65. Power amplifiers handle _____________ signals.

A. Very small

B. Small

C. Large

D. Very large

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

66. The operating point is generally located at ______________ of dc load line in

class A operation

A. The middle

B. Saturation point

C. Cut off point

D. End point

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Answer: Option A

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67. Which of the following describes a common collector amplifier?

A. Low voltage gain

B. Low current gain

C. Low power gain

D. Low input resistance

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Answer: Option A

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68. The general characteristics of a common base amplifier are

A. High voltage gain, low current gain, high power gain and very low input resistance

B. High voltage, high current gain, high power gain and low input resistance
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C. Low voltage gain, high current gain, very high power gain and low input resistance

D. None of the choices

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Answer: Option A

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69. To amplify dc signals, multistage amplifier uses what coupling?

A. RC

B. Direct

C. Transformer

D. Resistor

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

70. What oscillator is used on order to produce frequencies in the microwave region?

A. Wien bridge

B. Hartley

C. Klystron

D. Crystal

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Answer: Option C

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71. Practically, the voltage gain of an amplifier is expressed

A. In volts unit

B. In dB unit

C. As an absolute value

D. As a whole number

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Answer: Option B
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72. What coupling provides maximum voltage gain?

A. RC

B. Direct

C. Transformer

D. Resistor

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

73. The gain of an amplifier __________ when negative feedback is added.

A. Increases

B. Remains unchanged

C. Reduces

D. Becomes infinite

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

74. Feedback factor is always

A. Less than 1

B. Equal to 1

C. More than 1

D. Zero

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

75. What class of operation is used for general amplification where no distortion can be
tolerated?

A. Class A
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B. Class B

C. Class AB

D. Class C

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Answer: Option A

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76. What class of operation is used either where the signal needs to be cut in half, such
as in pulse detector or noise detectors or where push-pull operation of two stages is
required?

A. Class A

B. Class B

C. Class AB

D. Class C

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Answer: Option B

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77. What class of operation is used where a portion of a signal only is required, such as
the synchronizing pulse separator of a television receiver?

A. Class A

B. Class B

C. Class AB

D. Class C

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

78. What class of operation has little use in general purpose amplifiers, but is used in
high frequency oscillators?

A. Class A

B. Class AB
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C. Class B

D. Class C

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Answer: Option D

Solution:

79. Why is transformer coupling provides high frequency?

A. DC resistance is low

B. Collector voltage is stepped up

C. Collector voltage is stepped down

D. AC resistance is high

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

80. For constant- K high-pass filter cut-off frequency (in Hz) is given by

A.

B.

C.

D.

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

81. Class C operation can have _____________ percent efficiency.

A. 100%

B. 78.5%

C. 50%

D. 70%
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Answer: Option A

Solution:

82. The efficiency of class AB operation has a maximum of between _____________

percent.

A. 90 to 100%

B. 60 to 80%

C. 50 to 78.5%

D. 40.5 to 60%

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

83. Transformer coupling is generally employed when load resistance is

A. Large

B. Very large

C. Small

D. Zero

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

84. A dc voltage supply provides 60V when the output is unloaded. When connected to a
load the output drops to 56V. Calculate the value of the voltage regulation.

A. 8.1%

B. 7.1%

C. 5%

D. 12%

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Answer: Option B

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85. The __________ the voltage regulation, the better the operation of the voltage
supply circuit.

A. Smaller

B. Bigger

C. Moderate

D. Biggest

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

86. In transistor amplifiers, what transformer is used for impedance matching?

A. Step up

B. Power

C. Step down

D. Isolation

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

87. If an amplifier has a power gain of 100, then its dB gain is

A. 10

B. 40

C. 20

D. 100

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

88. In order to have more voltage gain from a transformer amplifier the transistor used
should have
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A. Thin collector

B. Thin base

C. Wide emitter

D. Thin emitter

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

89. The final stage of an amplifier uses ____________ coupling.

A. Direct

B. RC

C. Transformer

D. Impedance

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

90. The largest theoretical voltage gain obtained with a common collector amplifier is

A. 100

B. 10

C. Unity

D. Infinite

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

91. Increasing the overall Beta is an advantage of

A. Clap oscillator

B. Crystal oscillator

C. Darlington pair

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D. CE amplifier

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Answer: Option C

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92. The frequency of oscillation is __________ L and C in an LC oscillator.

A. Inversely proportional to square root of

B. Directly proportional to

C. Independent of the values of

D. Proportional to square of

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

93. An oscillator employs ____________ feedback.

A. Positive

B. Negative

C. Both positive and negative

D. Neither positive nor negative

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Answer: Option A

Solution:

94. What is the reason why RC coupling is not used to amplify extremely low
frequencies?

A. There is considerable power loss

B. Electrical size of coupling capacitor becomes very large

C. There is a hum in the output

D. Electrical size of coupling capacitor becomes very small

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Answer: Option B
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95. Given three amplifiers with a gain of 10 and are connected in cascade. How much is
the overall gain?

A. 24

B. 10,000

C. 30

D. 20

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

96. A pair of filter common on high fidelity system which separate audio frequency
band signals into two separate groups, where one is fed to the tweeter and the other to
the woofer is called

A. Equalizer

B. Synthesizer

C. Cross over network

D. Hybrid

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

97. The frequency response of transformer coupling is

A. Good

B. Excellent

C. Poor

D. Very good

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

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98. The simplest variable frequency sinusoidal oscillator is the

A. Complicated Colpitts circuit

B. Crystal circuit

C. Armstrong circuit

D. Phase shift circuit

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

99. Which of the following is provided by a CB transistor amplifier?

A. Voltage gain

B. Power gain

C. Current gain

D. Gain stability

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Answer: Option C

Solution:

100. In the initial stages of a multistage amplifier, ____________ coupling is used.

A. Link

B. RC

C. Transformer

D. Impedance

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Answer: Option B

Solution:

Questions and Answers in Electronic Circuits

Following is the list of practice exam test questions in this brand new series:

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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