Multiple Choice Questions

Course
Course Class & Batch Semester Course Faculty
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Linear Integrated Circuits and II BE-EEE
EE6303 III
Applications (2017 Batch)

UNIT I IC FABRICATION

IC classification, fundamental of monolithic IC technology, epitaxial growth, masking and

etching, diffusion of impurities. Realisation of monolithic ICs and packaging. Fabrication of
diodes, capacitance, resistance and FETs.

1. Which of the following electrical characteristics is not exhibited by an ideal op-amp?

a. Infinite voltage gain
b. Infinite bandwidth
c. Infinite output resistance
d. Infinite slew rate

2. An ideal op-amp requires infinite bandwidth because

a. Signals can be amplified without attenuation
b. Output common-mode noise voltage is zero
c. Output voltage occurs simultaneously with input voltage changes
d. Output can drive infinite number of device

3. Ideal op-amp has infinite voltage gain because

a. To control the output voltage
b. To obtain finite output voltage
c. To obtain infinite output voltage
d. To receive zero noise output voltage

4. How will be the output voltage obtained for an ideal op-amp?

a. Amplifies the difference between the two input voltages
b. Amplifies individual voltages input voltages
c. Amplifies products of two input voltage
d. Amplifies error in the output voltage

5. Find the input voltage of an ideal op-amp. Its one of the inputs and output voltages are
2v and 12v. (Gain=3)
a. 8v
b. 4v
c. -4v
d. -2v
6. Which factor determine the output voltage of an op-amp?
a. Positive saturation
b. Negative saturation
c. Both positive and negative saturation voltage
d. Supply voltage
7. Free running multivibrator is also called as
a. Stable multivibrator
b. Voltage control oscillator
c. Square wave oscillator
d. Pulse stretcher
8. At which state the phase-locked loop tracks any change in input frequency?
a. Free running state
b. Capture state
c. Phase locked state
d. Uncontrolled state

9. Match the list I with list II which represents the three stages of phase locked loop.(PLL)
List I List II
1.Before input frequency applied i. PLL-Phase locked state
2.When the input frequency applied ii.PLL=Free running state
3.After input frequency applied iii. PLL-Capture mode
a. 1-ii, 2-iii, 3-i
b. 1-iii, 2-ii, 3-i
c. 1-i, 2-ii, 3-iii
d. 1-ii, 2-i, 3-iii

10. What is the function of low pass filter in phase-locked loop?

a. Improves low frequency noise
b. Removes high frequency noise
c. Tracks the voltage changes
d. Changes the input frequency

UNIT II CHARACTERISTICS OF OPAMP

Ideal OP-AMP characteristics, DC characteristics, AC characteristics,, differential amplifier;
frequency response of OP-AMP; Basic applications of op-amp Inverting and Non-inverting
Amplifiers-V/I & I/V converters ,summer, differentiator and integrator.

11. What is the need to generate corrective control voltage?

a. To maintain the lock
b. To change the input signal frequency
c. To shift the VCO frequency
d. To track the angle of an input signal
12. At what range the PLL can maintain the lock in the circuit?
a. Lock in range
b. Input range
c. Feedback loop range
d. Capture range

13.The pull-in time depends on

a. Initial phase and frequency difference between two sign
b. Overall loop gain
c. Loop filter characteristics
d. Band Width

14. The purpose of level shifter in Op-amp internal circuit is to

a. Adjust DC voltage
b. Increase impedance
c. Provide high gain
d. Decrease input resistance

15. What is the purpose of differential amplifier stage in internal circuit of Op-amp?
a. Low gain to differential mode signal
b. Cancel difference mode signal
c. Low gain to common mode signal
d. Cancel common mode signal

16. In LM317 voltage regulator, what is the minimum value of voltage required between its
input & output in order to supply power to an internal circuit?

a. 1V
b. 3V
c. 5V
d. 10V
17. For a PLL IC 565 with timing resistor & timing capacitor of about 15 k & 0.02F
respectively, what would be the value of output frequency (f0)?
a. 433.33 Hz
b. 833.33 Hz
c. 1000 Hz
d. 2500 Hz

18. In VCO IC 566, the value of charging & discharging is dependent on the voltage applied
at__________
a. Triangular wave output
b. Square wave output
c. Modulating input
d. Sine wave output
19. According to transfer characteristics of PLL, the phase error between VCO output &
incoming signal must be maintained between _______ in order to maintain a lock.
a. 0 &
b. 0 & /2
c. 0 & 2
d. & 2
20. In DACs, gain error occurs due to _________.
a. offset voltages of op-amps
b. leakage current in the switches
c. error in feedback resistor value
d. error in current source resistance values

UNIT III APPLICATIONS OF OPAMP

Instrumentation amplifier, Log and Antilog Amplifiers, first and second order active filters,
comparators, multivibrators, waveform generators, clippers, clampers, peak detector, S/H
circuit, D/A converter (R- 2R ladder and weighted resistor types), A/D converters using
opamps.

21. In a peak detector circuit, which component holds the peak value till a higher peak
value is detected?
a. Diode
b. Inductor
c. Capacitor
d. MOSFET switch

22. In hysteresis width, the hysteresis voltage is equal to _______ upper & lower threshold
voltages (VUT & VLT).
a. sum of
b. difference between
c. product of
d. division of

23. In an inverting Schmitt Trigger circuit, the hysteresis ________ is also known as
'hysteresis width'.
a. voltage
b. current
c. resistance
d. power

24. Which among the following circuits is known as ' Threshold Detector '?
a. Window detector
b. Over voltage indicator
c. Level detector
d. Zero crossing detectors

25. In absence of any applied AC input signal, what would be the gain of an ideal
integrator?
a. Zero
b. Unity
c. Infinity
d. Unpredictable

26. In an inverting ideal integrator, which component exhibits the feedback path
connection?
a. Resistor
b. Inductor
c. Capacitor
d. Diode

27. Which performance parameter of a regulator is defined as the change in regulated load
voltage due to variation in line voltage in a specified range at a constant load current?
a. Load regulation
b. Line regulation
c. Temperature stability factor
d. Ripple rejection

28. Which among the following characteristics of D/A converter occur/s due to resistor and
semiconductor aging?
a. Speed
b. Settling time
c. Long term drift
d. Supply rejection

29. For reducing the effects of input offset in comparator, what would be the possible value
of input offset voltage?
a. Low
b. Moderate
c. High
d. Zero

30. Zero crossing detector circuit plays a crucial role in conversion of input sine wave into a
perfect _________at its output.

a. triangular wave
b. square wave
c. saw-tooth wave
d. pulse wave
UNIT IV SPECIAL ICs

Functional block, characteristics & application circuits with 555 Timer Ic-566 voltage
controlled oscillator Ic; 565-phase lock loop Ic ,Analog multiplier ICs.

31. For a temperature controller circuit comprising instrumentation amplifier, which

among the following is adopted as a temperature sensor?
a. Thermistor
b. Resistor
c. Thyristor
d. Thermocouple

32. For non-inverting adder, which theorem is applicable to determine the expression for
output voltage?
a. Thevenin's
b. Norton's
c. Miller's
d. Superposition

33. What is the feedback factor of voltage follower circuit?

a. Zero
b. Unity
c. Infinity
d. Between zero & one

34. Which among the following is a nonlinear application of op-amp?

a. V to I converter
b. Comparator
c. Precision rectifier
d. Instrumentation amplifier
35. In op-amps, which type of noise occurs due to discrete flow of current in the device?
a. Shot noise
b. Burst noise
c. Thermal noise
d. Flicker noise
36. How many stages are involved in bipolar op-amp?
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 6
37. In a typical op-amp, which stage is supposed to be a dual-input unbalanced output or
single-ended output differential amplifier?
a. Input stage
b. Intermediate stage
c. Output stage
d. Level shifting stage
38. Which of the following is not a linear/digital IC?
a. Phase-locked loop
b. Voltage-controlled oscillator
c. Passive filter
d. Comparator

39. On which of the following does the conversion depend in ladder-network conversion?
a. Comparator
b. Control logic
c. Digital counter
d. Clock

40. How many Vcc connections does the 565 PLL use?
a. 0
b. 1
c. 2
d. 3

UNIT V APPLICATION ICs

IC voltage regulators LM78XX, 79XX Fixed voltage regulators - LM317, 723 Variable
Voltage regulators, switching regulator- SMPS- LM 380 power amplifier- ICL 8038 function
generator IC.

41. When is the counter set to zero in the dual-slope method of conversion?
a. Prior to the charging of the capacitor of the integrator
b. While the capacitor is being charged
c. At the end of the charging of the capacitor
d. During the discharging of the capacitor

42. Which of the following best describes the output of a 566 voltage-controlled oscillator?
a. Square-wave
b. Triangular-wave
c. Sine-wave
d. Both square- and triangular-wave

43. An astable multivibrator is also known as a:

a. free-running multivibrator
b. one-shot multivibrator
c. bistable multivibrator
d. monostable multivibrator
44. In order for an output to swing above and below a zero reference, the op-amp circuit
requires:
a. a wide bandwidth
b. a resistive feedback network
c. zero offset
d. a negative and positive supply
45. A portion of the output that provides circuit stabilization is considered to be:

a. distortion
b. negative feedback
c. positive feedback
d. open-loop

46. The ratio between differential gain and common-mode gain is called:

a. amplitude
b. common-mode rejection
c. differential-mode rejection
d. phase

47. One input terminal of high gain comparator circuit is connected to ground and a
sinusoidal voltage is applied to the other input. The output of comparator will be
a. a sinusoid
b. a full rectified sinusoid
c. a half rectified sinusoid
d. a square wave

48. The most commonly used amplifier in sample and hold circuit is
a. a unity gain inverting amplifier
b. a unity gain non inverting amplifier
c. an inverting amplifier with a gain of 10
d. an inverting amplifier with a gain of 100

49. An ideal op-amp is an ideal

a. voltage controlled current source
b. voltage controlled voltage source
c. current controlled current source
d. current controlled voltage source

50. Voltage multipliers are circuits best used to produce

a. low voltage and low current
b. low voltage and high current
c. high voltage and low current
d. high voltage and high current
LICA- MCQ ANSWERS

1. c
2. a
3. b
4. a
5. d
6. c
7. b
8. c
9. a
10.b
11.a
12.a
13.d
14.a
15.d
16.b
17.b
18.c
19.a
20.c
21.c
22.b
23.a
24.c
25.c
26.c
27.b
28.c
29.a
30.b
31.a
32.d
33.b
34.c
35.a
36.b
37.b
38.c
39.a
40.c
41.c
42.d
43.a
44.d
45.b
46.b
47.d
48.b
49.b
50.c