WorksheetsBJT and FET Biasing and Amplifiers
Total questions: 50
Worksheet time: 25mins
The DC load line of a BJT is obtained from:
Input characteristics
Output characteristics with external load resistance
Transfer characteristics
None of these
The intercepts of DC load line are given by:
VCE = VCC, IC = 0 and VCE = 0, IC = VCC/RC
VCE = 0, IC = 0
Both A and B
None
The AC load line is different from DC load line because:
AC analysis ignores supply voltage
It includes load resistance seen by AC signal
It passes through the Q-point
All of the above
For VCC = 10V, RC = 2kΩ, draw DC load line intercepts.
(0, 5mA) & (10V, 0)
(0, 10mA) & (5V, 0)
(0, 2mA) & (20V, 0)
None
The operating point of a BJT is defined by:
IB and IE
VBE and VCE
IC and VCE
Only VCC
If Q-point lies at the center of load line, amplifier has:
Maximum distortion
Minimum distortion
Cut-off
Saturation
Wrong positioning of Q-point causes:
Distortion in output
Increased stability
Linear amplification
None
Which biasing method provides maximum stability?
Fixed bias
Collector-to-base bias
Voltage divider bias
None
In fixed bias circuit, base resistor is connected between:
Base and emitter
Base and collector
Base and Vcc
Collector and emitter
Voltage divider bias provides stability because:
It reduces dependency on β
It increases current gain
It reduces supply voltage
None
In collector-to-base bias:
Negative feedback improves stability
Positive feedback improves gain
No feedback
None
Stability factor (S) is defined as:
∂IC/∂β
∂IC/∂ICO
∂IC/∂VBE
All of the above
In fixed bias, stability factor is approximately:
1
β
(β+1)
Large
The best biasing method with least stability factor is:
Fixed bias
Voltage divider bias
Emitter bias without resistor
None
Bias compensation uses:
Diode in series with base
Thermistor
Both A and B
None
Thermal runaway occurs due to:
Increase in β with temperature
Increase in ICO with temperature
Both A and B
None
For β = 100, ICO = 20μA, find IC if IB = 40μA.
4.0 mA
4.02 mA
0.4 mA
40 mA
To avoid thermal runaway, circuits must use:
Negative feedback through emitter resistor
Larger collector resistance
Higher Vcc
None
A silicon diode used in bias compensation is placed:
Far away from transistor
Thermally coupled with transistor
Electrically isolated
None
In JFET, the drain current equation is:
ID = IDSS(1 - VGS/VP)^2
ID = β(VGS - VT)^2
Both A and B
None
Self-bias method for JFET uses:
Resistor at drain
Resistor at source
Resistor at gate
None
For JFET with IDSS = 10mA, VP = -4V, find ID at VGS = -2V.
2.5 mA
5 mA
7.5 mA
10 mA
MOSFET transfer characteristic in saturation is:
ID = k(VGS - VT)^2
ID = IDSS(1 - VGS/VP)^2
ID = VDS/RD
None
In MOSFET biasing, a large value of RG is used to:
Provide gate current
Ensure negligible gate current
Increase transconductance
None
For n-channel MOSFET, k = 0.5mA/V², VT = 2V, find ID when VGS = 6V.
2 mA
4 mA
8 mA
1 mA
The most commonly used amplifier configuration for voltage amplification is:
Common Base
Common Emitter
Common Collector
Darlington Pair
The input impedance of a common collector amplifier is:
Very high
Very low
Medium
Equal to load resistance
The output impedance of a common collector amplifier is:
High
Low
Equal to Rc
Infinite
Current gain in common base configuration is approximately:
β
α (≈ 1)
0
∞
In hybrid model, h11 represents:
Input impedance
Reverse voltage gain
Forward current gain
Output admittance
In h-parameter model, h21 corresponds to:
Current gain (IC/IB)
Reverse current gain
Voltage gain
Input impedance
For CE amplifier, approximate voltage gain is:
-h21 × (Rc / hie)
h21 × (hfe / hoe)
Rc / hie
None
In CE amplifier, if β = 100, Rc = 2kΩ, Re = 500Ω, the voltage gain is approximately:
-4
-20
-200
-400
For a BJT amplifier, Rc = 4kΩ, hie = 1kΩ, hfe = 50. Find approximate voltage gain.
-100
-200
-50
-400
The current gain of common collector amplifier is approximately:
α
β
(β + 1)
0
Which amplifier has a phase shift of 180° between input and output?
CE amplifier
CB amplifier
CC amplifier
All of these
The input impedance of CB amplifier is:
Very low
Very high
Moderate
Infinite
The output impedance of CE amplifier is mainly controlled by:
Rc
Re
Vcc
β
The amplifier with highest input resistance is:
CE
CB
CC
Differential pair
In cascaded amplifiers, overall gain is equal to:
Sum of individual gains
Product of individual gains
Average of individual gains
Difference of individual gains
If two CE amplifiers with gains 50 and 40 are cascaded, overall gain is:
2000
90
10
200
The main advantage of cascading is:
Increased bandwidth
Increased gain
Reduced distortion
None
A differential amplifier amplifies:
Common-mode signals
Differential signals
Both equally
None
Differential gain is defined as:
Output / Common input
Output / Differential input
Input / Output
None
Common-mode gain should be:
Very high
Very low
Equal to differential gain
None
For a differential amplifier, differential gain = 200, common-mode gain = 0.5. Find CMRR.
100
200
400
600
CMRR in dB is given by:
20 log (Ad / Ac)
10 log (Ad / Ac)
20 log (Ac / Ad)
None
A high CMRR indicates:
Poor common-mode rejection
Good common-mode rejection
High distortion
None
In CS amplifier, voltage gain is given by:
-gm Rd
gm Rd
1/gm
Rd/gm
For a FET with gm = 2 mA/V, Rd = 5kΩ, find voltage gain.
-5
-10
-20
-15
