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Q1. Modulation is done in ..

a) Transmitter
b) Radio receiver
c) Between transmitter and radio receiver
d) None of the above
Q2. In a transmitter . oscillator is used
a) Hartley
b) RC phase-shift
c) Wien-bridge
d) Crystal
Q3. In India, . modulation is used for radio transmission
a) Frequency
b) Amplitude
c) Phase
d) None of the above
Q4. In an AM wave useful power is carrier by .
a) Carrier
b) Sidebands
c) Both sidebands and carrier
d) None of the above
Q5. In amplitude modulation, bandwidth is . the audio signal frequency
a) Thrice
b) Four times
c) Twice
d) None of the above
Q6. In amplitude modulation, the of carrier is varied according to the strength of
the signal.
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a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Phase
d) None of the above
Q7. Overmodulation (amplitude) occurs when signal amplitude is . carrier
amplitude
a) Equal to
b) Greater than
c) Less than
d) None of the above
Q8. In an AM wave, the majority of the power is in .
a) Lower sideband
b) Upper sideband
c) Carrier
d) None of the above
Q9. At 100% modulation, the power in each sideband is of that of carrier
a) 50%
b) 40%
c) 60%
d) 25%
Q10. Overmodulation results in ..
a) Weakening of the signal
b) Excessive carrier power
c) Distortion
d) None of the above
Q11. If modulation is 100% then signal amplitude is .. carrier amplitude
a) Equal to
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b) Greater than
c) Less than
d) None of the above
Q12. As the modulation level is increased, the carrier power ..
a) Is increased
b) Remains the same
c) Is decreased
d) None of the above
Q13. Demodulation is done in
a) Receiving antenna
b) Transmitter
c) Radio receiver
d) Transmitting antenna
Q14. A high Q tuned circuit will permit an amplifier to have high
a) Fidelity
b) Frequency range
c) Sensitivity
d) Selectivity
Q15. In radio transmission, the medium of transmission is ..
a) Space
b) An antenna
c) Cable
d) None of the above
Q16. If level of modulation is increased . power is increased
a) Carrier
b) Sideband
c) Carrier as well as sideband
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d) None of the above

Q17. In TV transmission, picture signal is modulated
a) Frequency
b) Phase
c) Amplitude
d) None of the above
Q18. In a radio receiver, noise is generally developed at .
a) IF stage
b) Receiving antenna
c) Audio stage
d) RF stage
Q19. Man made noise are . variations.
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Phase
d) Both phase and frequency
Q20. The signal voltage induced in the aerial of a radio receiver is of the order of
.
a) mV
b) V
c) V
d) None of the above
Q21. Superhertodyne principle refers to
a) Using a large number of amplifier stages
b) Using a push-pull circuit
c) Obtaining lower fixed intermediate frequency
d) None of the above
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Q22. If a radio receiver amplifies all the signal frequencies equally well, it is said to have
high
a) Sensitivity
b) Selectivity
c) Distortion
d) Fidelity
Q23. Most of the amplification in a superhetrodyne receiver occurs at . stage
a) IF
b) RF amplifier
c) Audio amplifier
d) Detector
Q24. The letters AVC stand for ..
a) Audio voltage control
b) Abrupt voltage control
c) Automatic volume control
d) Automatic voltage control
Q25. The superhetrodyne principle provides selectivity at . stage
a) RF
b) IF
c) audio
d) Before RF
Q26. In superhetrodyne receiver, the input at mixer stage is .
a) IF and RF
b) RF and AF
c) IF and AF
d) RF and local oscillator signal
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Q27. The major advantage of FM over AM is ..

a) Reception is less noisy
b) Higher carrier frequency
c) Smaller bandwidth
d) Small frequency deviation
Q28. When the modulating signal controls the frequency of the carrier, we get.
a) Phase modulation
b) Amplitude modulation
c) Frequency modulation
d) May be any one of the above
Q29. Modulation refers to a low-frequency signal controlling the
a) Amplitude of the carrier
b) Frequency of the carrier
c) Phase of the carrier
d) May be any of the above
Q30. The IF is 455 kHz. If the radio receiver is tuned to 855 kHz, the local oscillator
frequency is .
a) 455 kHz
b) 1310 kHz
c) 1500 kHz
d) 1520 kHz
Q31. If Amin = 40 and Amax = 60, what is the percentage of modulation?
a) 20 %
b) 40 %
c) 50 %
d) 10 %
Q32. The function of ferrite antenna is to .
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a) Reduce stray capacitance

b) Stabilise d.c. bias
c) Increase the Q of tuned circuit
d) Reduce noise
Q33. In a radio receiver, we generally use .. oscillator as a local oscillator
a) Crystal
b) Wien-bridge
c) Phase-shift
d) Hartley
Q34. A 100 V carrier is made to vary between 160 V and 40 V by the signal. What is the
modulation factor?
a) 3
b) 6
c) 5
d) None of the above
Q35. A 50 kW carrier is to be amplitude modulated to a level of 85%. What is the carrier
power after modulation?
a) 50 kW
b) 5 kW
c) 8 kW
d) 25 kW
Q36. In the above question, what is the power in sidebands?
a) 8 kW
b) 6 kW
c) 06 kW
d) 9 kW
Q37. In a superhetrodyne receiver, the difference frequency is chosen as the IF rather than
the sum frequency because .
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a) The difference frequency is closer to oscillator frequency

b) Lower frequencies are easier to amplify
c) Only the difference frequency can be modulated
d) None of the above
Q38. The diode detector in an AM radio receiver is usually found .
a) Before the first RF stage
b) After the first RF stage
c) After several stages of amplification
d) None of the above
Q39. In a TRF radio receiver, the RF and detection stages are tuned to
a) Radio frequency
b) IF
c) Audio frequency
d) None of the above
Q40. In TV transmission, sound signal is modulated
a) Amplitude
b) Frequency
c) Phase
d) None of the above
Q41. A crystal diode has
a) one pn junction
b) two pn junctions
c) three pn junctions
d) none of the above
Q42. A crystal diode has forward resistance of the order of
a) k
b)
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c) M
d) none of the above
Q43. If the arrow of crystal diode symbol is positive w.r.t. bar, then diode is ..
biased.
a) forward
b) reverse
c) either forward or reverse
d) none of the above
Q44. The reverse current in a diode is of the order of .
a) kA
b) mA
c) A
d) A
Q45. The forward voltage drop across a silicon diode is about
a) 2.5 V
b) 3 V
c) 10 V
d) 0.7 V
Q46. A crystal diode is used as
a) an amplifier
b) a rectifier
c) an oscillator
d) a voltage regulator
Q47. The d.c. resistance of a crystal diode is .. its a.c. resistance
a) the same as
b) more than
c) less than
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d) none of the above

Q48. An ideal crystal diode is one which behaves as a perfect .. when forward
biased.
a) conductor
b) insulator
c) resistance material
d) none of the above
Q49. The ratio of reverse resistance and forward resistance of a germanium crystal diode is
about .
a) 1 : 1
b) 100 : 1
c) 1000 : 1
d) 40,000 : 1
Q 50. The leakage current in a crystal diode is due to .
a) minority carriers
b) majority carriers
c) junction capacitance
d) none of the above
Q51. If the temperature of a crystal diode increases, then leakage current ..
a) remains the same
b) decreases
c) increases
d) becomes zero
Q52. The PIV rating of a crystal diode is .. that of equivalent vacuum diode
a) the same as
b) lower than
c) more than
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Q53. If the doping level of a crystal diode is increased, the breakdown voltage.
a) remains the same
b) is increased
c) is decreased
d) none of the above
Q54. The knee voltage of a crystal diode is approximately equal to .
a) applied voltage
b) breakdown voltage
c) forward voltage
d) barrier potential
Q55. When the graph between current through and voltage across a device is a straight
line, the device is referred to as .
a) linear
b) active
c) nonlinear
d) passive
Q56. When the crystal current diode current is large, the bias is
a) forward
b) inverse
c) poor
d) reverse
Q57. A crystal diode is a device
a) non-linear
b) bilateral
c) linear
d) none of the above
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Q58. A crystal diode utilises .. characteristic for rectification

a) reverse
b) forward
c) forward or reverse
d) none of the above
Q59. When a crystal diode is used as a rectifier, the most important consideration is
..
a) forward characteristic
b) doping level
c) reverse characteristic
d) PIC rating
Q60. If the doping level in a crystal diode is increased, the width of depletion layer..
a) remains the same
b) is decreased
c) in increased
d) none of the above
Q61. A zener diode has ..
a) one pn junction
b) two pn junctions
c) three pn junctions
d) none of the above
Q62. A zener diode is used as .
a) an amplifier
b) a voltage regulator
c) a rectifier
d) a multivibrator
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Q63. The doping level in a zener diode is that of a crystal diode

a) the same as
b) less than
c) more than
d) none of the above
Q64. A zener diode is always connected.
a) reverse
b) forward
c) either reverse or forward
d) none of the above
Q65. A zener diode utilizes .. characteristics for its operation.
a) forward
b) reverse
c) both forward and reverse
d) none of the above
Q66. In the breakdown region, a zener didoe behaves like a source.
a) constant voltage
b) constant current
c) constant resistance
d) none of the above
67. A zener diode is destroyed if it..
a) is forward biased
b) is reverse biased
c) carrier more than rated current
d) none of the above
Q68. A series resistance is connected in the zener circuit to..
a) properly reverse bias the zener
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b) protect the zener

c) properly forward bias the zener
d) none of the above
A69. A zener diode is . device
a) a non-linear
b) a linear
c) an amplifying
d) none of the above
Q70. A zener diode has .. breakdown voltage
a) undefined
b) sharp
c) zero
d) none of the above
Q71. . rectifier has the lowest forward resistance
a) solid state
b) vacuum tube
c) gas tube
d) none of the above
Q72. Mains a.c. power is converrted into d.c. power for ..
a) lighting purposes
b) heaters
c) using in electronic equipment
d) none of the above
Q73. The disadvantage of a half-wave rectifier is that the.
a) components are expensive
b) diodes must have a higher power rating
c) output is difficult to filter
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Q74. If the a.c. input to a half-wave rectifier is an r.m.s value of 400/2 volts, then diode
PIV rating is .
a) 400/2 V
b) 400 V
c) 400 x 2 V
d) none of the above
Q75. The ripple factor of a half-wave rectifier is
a) 2
b) 1.21
c) 2.5
d) 0.48
Q76. There is a need of transformer for ..
a) half-wave rectifier
b) centre-tap full-wave rectifier
c) bridge full-wave rectifier
d) none of the above
Q77. The PIV rating of each diode in a bridge rectifier is that of the
equivalent centre-tap rectifier
a) one-half
b) the same as
c) twice
d) four times
Q78. For the same secondary voltage, the output voltage from a centre-tap rectifier is
than that of bridge rectifier
a) twice
b) thrice
c) four time
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d) one-half
Q79. If the PIV rating of a diode is exceeded,
a) the diode conducts poorly
b) the diode is destroyed
c) the diode behaves like a zener diode
d) none of the above
Q80. A 10 V power supply would use . as filter capacitor.
a) paper capacitor
b) mica capacitor
c) electrolytic capacitor
d) air capacitor
Q81. A 1,000 V power supply would use .. as a filter capacitor
a) paper capacitor
b) air capacitor
c) mica capacitor
d) electrolytic capacitor
Q82. The .. filter circuit results in the best voltage regulation
a) choke input
b) capacitor input
c) resistance input
d) none of the above
Q83. A half-wave rectifier has an input voltage of 240 V r.m.s. If the step-down transformer
has a turns ratio of 8:1, what is the peak load voltage? Ignore diode drop.
a) 27.5 V
b) 86.5 V
c) 30 V
d) 42.5 V
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Q84. The maximum efficiency of a half-wave rectifier is ..

a) 40.6 %
b) 81.2 %
c) 50 %
d) 25 %
Q85. The most widely used rectifier is .
a) half-wave rectifier
b) centre-tap full-wave rectifier
c) bridge full-wave rectifier
d) none of the above
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Q86. A single stage transistor amplifier contains . and associated circuitry

a) One transistor
b) Three transistor
c) None of the above
d)Two transistors
Q87. The phase difference between the output and input voltages of a CE amplifier is
..
a) 180o
b) 0o
c) 90o
d) 270o
Q88. It is generally desired that a transistor should have .. input impedance
a) Low
b) Very low
c) High
d) Very high
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Q89. When an a.c. signal is applied to an amplifier, ,the operating point moves along
.
a) c. load line
b) c. load line
c) both d.c. and a.c. load lines
d) none of the above
Q90. If the collector supply is 10V, then collector cut off voltage under d.c. conditions is
.
a) 20 V
b) 5 V
c) 2 V
d) 10 V
Q91. In the zero signal conditions, a transistor sees .. load
a) c.
b) c.
c) both d.c. and a.c.
d) none of the above
Q92. The input capacitor in an amplifier is the .. capacitor
a) Coupling
b) Bypass
c) Leakage
d) None of the above
Q93. The point of intersection of d.c. and a.c. load lines is called ..
a) Saturation point
b) Cut off point
c) Operating point
d) None of the above
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Q94. The slope of a.c. load line is that of d.c. load line
a) The same as
b) More than
c) Less than
d) None of the above
Q95. If a transistor amplifier draws 2mA when input voltage is 10 V, then its input
impedance is ..
a) 20 k
b) 2 k
c) 10 k
d) 5 k
Q96. When a transistor amplifier is operating, the current in any branch is
a) Sum of a.c. and d.c.
b) c. only
c) c. only
d) difference of a.c. and d.c.
Q97. The purpose of capacitors in a transistor amplifier is to
a) Protect the transistor
b) Cool the transistor
c) Couple or bypass a.c. component
d) Provide biasing
Q98. In the d.c. equivalent circuit of a transistor amplifier, the capacitors are considered
..
a) Short
b) Open
c) Partially short
d) None of the above
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Q99. In a CE amplifier, voltage gain = . x RAC/Rin

a)
b) (1 + )
c) (1+ )
d)
Q100. In practice, the voltage gain of an amplifier is expressed ..
a) As volts
b) As a number
c) In db
d) None of the above

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