Elements of Electronics Engineering

Question Bank

Unit – 1

1. Explain the working of Half - Wave Rectifier with circuit diagram and wave form. 6 Marks

2. Explain the working of Full - Wave Bi-Phase Rectifier with circuit diagram and wave form.
6 Marks
3. Explain the working of Full - Wave Bridge Rectifier with circuit diagram and wave form.
6 Marks
4. Explain the working of Half - Wave Rectifier with capacitor filter with the help of circuit
diagram and wave form. 6 Marks

5. Explain the working of Half - Wave Rectifier with R-C and L-C smoothing filter with the
help of circuit diagram. 6 Marks

6. Explain the working of Full - Wave Bi-Phase Rectifier with capacitor filter with the help of
circuit diagram and wave form. 6 Marks

7. Explain the working of Full - Wave Bridge Rectifier with reservoir capacitor filter with the

help of circuit diagram and wave form. 6 Marks

8. What is Regulated power supply? Explain with block diagram. 6 Marks

9. Explain voltage regulator circuit using Zener diode. 6 Marks

10. Explain the working of Voltage Doubler and Tripler circuit with the help of circuit
diagram.
6 Marks

11. Compare Half-wave and Full- wave rectifier. 5 Marks

12. List the advantages and disadvantages of half-wave and Bridge rectifier. 6 Marks

13. Define Amplifier. List the types of Amplifiers. 8 Marks

14. Define Voltage Gain, Current gain and Power gain. 6 Marks

15. Define Input and Output Resistance for amplifier. 4 Marks

16. Explain briefly about Frequency Response, Bandwidth and Phase Shift of Amplifiers with

relevant diagram. 8 Marks

17. With a neat block diagram explain negative feedback of an amplifier and derive the
expression for overall gain. 8 Marks
18. Explain briefly about multistage amplifiers. 3 Marks

19. Explain about different types of coupling used in amplifier circuits. 8 Marks

20. What is an Operational Amplifier? Mention four applications of Op-Amp and Give four
advantages of using Op-Amp. 5Marks

21. Define the following wrt Op-Amp 8marks

I. Open loop gain
II. Closed loop gain
III. Input Resistance
IV. Output Resistance
V. Input offset voltage
VI. Full Power Bandwidth
VII. Slew Rate

22. State the characteristics of an Ideal Op-Amp. How do the characteristics of a practical

Op-Amp differ from those of the ideal Op-Amp. 6 Marks

23. Explain the effect of capacitors on the frequency response of Op-Amp. 6 Marks

24. Explain the 3 basic configurations of operational voltage amplifiers. 6 Marks

25. Explain the working of the following circuits with the help of circuit diagram and wave

form. (each carries 5 Marks)

I. Voltage Follower
II. Differentiator
III. Integrator
IV. Summing Amplifier
26. With a neat block diagram explain positive feedback of an amplifier and derive the
 expression for overall gain. 8 Marks
27. What is an Oscillator and mention conditions for Oscillations. 4Marks
28. Explain Ladder Network Oscillator with circuit diagram and relevant expression. 6 Marks
29. Explain Wien Bridge Oscillator with circuit diagram and relevant expression. 6 Marks
30. Define Multivibrator. List the types of Multivibrators. 4 Marks
31. Explain Single-Stage Astable Oscillator with circuit diagram and relevant expression.
6 Marks

Numericals
1. A mains transformer having a turns ratio of 44:1 is connected to a 220 V r.m.s. mains
supply. If the secondary output is applied to a half-wave rectifier and Bridge rectifier,
determine the peak voltages that will appear across a load of half-wave rectifier and Bridge
rectifier respectively. (Assume drop across diode = 0.7V) 4
2. The R–C smoothing filter in 50 Hz mains operated half-wave rectifier circuit consists of
R1 = 100 Ω and C1 = 1,000 μF. If 1 V of ripple appears at the input of the circuit, determine
the amount of ripple appearing at the output. If a capacitor of 500 μF is used then determine
the amount of ripple. Write the inference. 4
3. A 5 V zener diode has a maximum rated power dissipation of 500 mW. If the diode is to
be used in a simple regulator circuit to supply a regulated 5 V to a load having a resistance of
400 Ω, determine a suitable value of series resistor for operation in conjunction with a
supply of 9 V. 4
4. The following data were obtained during a test carried out on a d.c. power supply:
(i) Load test
Output voltage (no-load) = 12 V
Output voltage (2 A load current) = 11.5 V
(ii) Regulation test
Output voltage (mains input, 220 V) = 12 V
Output voltage (mains input, 200 V) = 11.9 V
Determine (a) the equivalent output resistance of the power supply and (b) the regulation of
the power supply. 4
5. A half-wave rectifier is fitted with an R–C smoothing filter comprising R = 200 Ω and C =
50 μF. If 2 V of 400 Hz ripple appear at the input of the circuit, determine the amount of
ripple appearing at the output. 4
6. If a 9 V zener diode is to be used in a simple shunt regulator circuit to supply a load
having a nominal resistance of 300 Ω, determine the maximum value of series resistor for
operation in conjunction with a supply of 15 V. 4
7. The following data were obtained during a load test carried out on a d.c. power supply:
Output voltage (no-load) = 8.5 V
Output voltage (800 mA load) = 8.1 V
Determine the output resistance of the power supply and estimate the output voltage at a load
current of 400 mA.
Output voltage (a.c. input: 230 V) = 15 V
Output voltage (a.c. input: 190 V) = 14.6 V
Determine the regulation of the power supply and estimate the output voltage when the input
voltage is 245 V. 6
8. An amplifier produces an output voltage of 2 V for an input of 50 mV. If the input and
output currents in this condition are, respectively, 4 mA and 200 mA, determine:
(a) the voltage gain;
(b) the current gain;
(c) the power gain.
9. Determine the gain and power at the cut-off frequencies if the mid-band gain and power
values are 40 and 0.4W respectively. 2
10. An amplifier produces an output voltage of 5 V for an input of 20 mV. If the input and
output currents of the amplifier are 5mA and 200mA respectively. Determine voltage gain
and power gain in dB. 4
11. An amplifier with negative feedback applied has an open-loop voltage gain of 50, and
one-tenth of its output is fed back to the input (i.e. β = 0.1). Determine the overall voltage
gain with negative feedback applied. If, the amplifier’s open-loop voltage gain increases by
20%, determine the percentage increase in overall voltage gain. 4
12. An integrated circuit that produces an open-loop gain of 100 is to be used as the basis of
an amplifier stage having a precise voltage gain of 20. Determine the amount of feedback
required in case of positive and negative feedback amplifiers. 4
13. The following measurements were made during a test on an amplifier:
Vin = 250 mV, Iin = 2.5 mA, Vout = 10 V, Iout = 400 mA
Determine:
(a) the voltage gain;
(b) the current gain;
(c) the power gain;
(d) the input resistance. 4
14. An amplifier has a power gain of 13.79dB and identical input and output resistances of
600 Ω. Determine the input voltage required to produce an output of 10 V. 4
15. An operational amplifier operating with negative feedback produces an output voltage of
2 V when supplied with an input of 400 μV. Determine the value of closed-loop voltage
gain. An operational amplifier has an input resistance of 2 MΩ. Determine the input current
when an input voltage of 5 mV is present. 4
16. A wideband operational amplifier has a slew rate of 15 V/μs. If the amplifier is used in a
circuit with a voltage gain of 20 and a perfect step input of 100 mV is applied to its input,
determine the time taken for the output to change level. Determine the percentage change in
time taken if the opamp with a slew rate of 25 V/ μs is used. 4
17. An inverting operational amplifier is to operate according to the following specification:
Voltage gain = 100
Input resistance (at mid-band) = 10 kΩ
Lower cut-off frequency = 250 Hz
Upper cut-off frequency = 15 kHz
Devise a circuit to satisfy the above specification using an operational amplifier. 4
18. Determine the frequency of oscillation of a three-stage ladder network oscillator in which
C = 10 nF and R = 10 kΩ. Design the circuit for a frequency of 5kHz. 4
19. In the circuit of a Wien bridge oscillator based on an operational amplifier. If C1 = C 2 =
100 nF, determine the output frequencies produced by this arrangement (a) when R1 = R2 =
1 kΩ and (b) when R1 = R2 = 6 kΩ. 4
20. Determine the upper and lower threshold voltage, time period and frequency of the
output waveform generated from Single-stage Astable oscillator with supply voltage of 15V,
R1= 2KΩ and R2=1KΩ. 4