11. At what condition the output signal can be continuously obtained from the input signal?
A. When the product of input voltage and the feedback voltage is equal to 1
B. When the product of amplifier gain and transfer ratio is equal to 1
C. When the product of feedback voltage and transfer ratio is equal to 1
D. When the product of amplifier gain and the input voltage is equal to 1
Answer: B
When Aß=1, the feedback signal will be equal to the input signal. At this condition, the circuit will continue to provide output, even if the external signal is disconnected. This is because the amplifier cannot distinguish between external signal and signal from the feedback circuit. Thus, the output signal is continuously obtained.
12. An oscillator is a type of
A. Feedforward amplifier
B. Feedback amplifier
C. Waveform amplifier
D. RC amplifier
Answer: B
An oscillation is a type of feedback amplifier in which a part of the output is fed back to the input via a feedback circuit.
13. What is the condition to achieve oscillations?
A. |Aß|=1
B. ∠Aß=0o
C. ∠Aß=multiples of 2π
D. All the mentioned
Answer: D
All the conditions should be simultaneously satisfied to achieve oscillations.
14. What happens if |Aß|<1
A. Oscillation will die down
B. Oscillation will keep on increasing
C. Oscillation remains constant
D. Oscillation fluctuates
Answer: A
If |Aß| becomes less than unity, the feedback signal goes on reducing in each feedback cycle and oscillation will die down eventually.
15. How sustained oscillation can be achieved?
A. Maintaining |Aß| slightly greater than unity
B. Maintaining |Aß| equal to unity
C. Due to the non-linearity of transistor
D. Due to using the feedback network
Answer: C
When |Aß| is kept slightly greater than unity the signal, however, cannot go on increasing and gets limited due to the non-linearity of the device (that is transistor enters into saturation). Thus, it is the non-linearity of the transistor because sustained oscillation can be achieved.
16. Why it is difficult to maintain Barkhausen’s condition for oscillation?
A. Due to variation in temperature
B. Due to variation in supply voltage
C. Due to variation in a components lifetime
D. All of the mentioned
Answer: D
The Barkhausen condition |Aß|=1 is usually difficult to maintain in the circuit as the value of A and ß vary due to temperature variations, aging of components, change of supply voltage, etc.
17. Name the type of noise signal present in the oscillation?
A. Schmitt noise
B. Schottky noise
C. Saturation noise
D. None of the mentioned
Answer: B
Schottky noise is the noise signal always present at the input of the transistor due to variation in the carrier concentration.
18. A basic feedback oscillator is satisfying the Barkhausen criterion. If the ß value is given as 0.7072, find the gain of the basic amplifier?
A. 2.1216
B. 0.7072
C. 1
D. 1.414
Answer: D
Barkhausen criterion for oscillation is given as
Aß=1
=> A=1/ ß
= 1/0.7072 = 1.414.
19. The feedback signal of the basic sine wave oscillator is given as
A. Vf = Aß ×Vo
B. Vf = Aß ×Vi
C. Vf = Aß × (Vo/ Vi)
D. Vf = Aß × (Vi/ Vo)
Answer: B
The feedback signal of an oscillator is given as the product of the externally applied signal & the loop gain of the system.
=> Vf= Aß ×Vi.
20. Express the requirement for oscillation in polar form
A. Aß =1∠360o
B. Aß =1∠90o
C. Aß =1∠πo
D. Aß =1∠270o
Answer: A
There are two requirements for oscillation
1. The magnitude of Aß=1
2. The total phase shift of Aß=0o or 360o.
21. What will be the phase shift of the feedback circuit in the RC phase shift oscillator?
A. 360o phase shift
B. 180o phase shift
C. 90o phase shift
D. 60o phase shift
Answer: B
The RC feedback network provides a 180o phase shift and the amplifier used in the RC phase shift oscillator provides a 180o phase shift (op-amp is used in the inverting mode) to obtain a total phase shift of 360o.
22. How many RC stages are used in the RC phase shift oscillator?
A. Six
B. Two
C. Four
D. Three
Answer: D
The RC stage forms the feedback network of the oscillator. It consists of three identical RC stages, each of 60o phase shifts to provide a total phase shift of 180o.
