MCQ:

1) Filters are categorized based on:

a. The amplitude of the input voltage.
b. The phase shift of the output voltage.
c. The frequency response of the output voltage.
d. The impedance of the output voltage.

2) The passband of a filter refers to:

a. The range of frequencies that are allowed to pass through the filter.
b. The range of frequencies produces maximum gain in the filter.
c. The range of frequencies that produce minimum phase shift in the
filter.
d. none of the above.

3) A filter is a circuit that:

a. Passes certain frequencies and rejects all other frequencies.
b. Passes all frequencies equally.
c. Amplifies all frequencies uniformly.
d. Attenuates all frequencies uniformly.

4) A .......... is one that passes frequencies from dc to f and c

attenuates all over frequencies.

a) low pass filter b) band pass filter
c) high pass filter d) band stop filter

5) A certain band-pass filter has a center frequency of 15 kHz and a

bandwidth of 2 kHz. Determine Q and its type.
a)7.5, wide band b) 7.5, narrow band
c) 15, wide band d) 15, narrow band

6) What type of filter is in the figure shown?

a. low-pass filter.
b. high pass filter.
c. band-pass filter.
d. band-stop filter.
7) …. is one that rejects all frequencies below fc and passes all
frequencies above fc.
a. Low pass filter b. Band pass filter
c. High pass filter d. None of them

8) Each type of filter response can have …. characteristic.

a. Butterworth b. Bessel
c. Chebyshev d. All of them
9) …………………………………. provides a very flat amplitude response.
a. Chebyshev characteristic. b. Butterworth characteristic.
c. Bessel characteristic. d. None of the above.

10) Which of the following statements accurately describes the

band-stop filter response?
a. Frequencies within a certain bandwidth are rejected, and
frequencies outside the bandwidth are passed.
b. Frequencies within a certain bandwidth are passed, and
frequencies outside the bandwidth are rejected.
c. Frequencies within a certain bandwidth are amplified, and
frequencies outside the bandwidth are attenuated.
d. Frequencies within a certain bandwidth are attenuated, and
frequencies outside the bandwidth are amplified.

11) If the resistor R2 in the feedback circuit

of an active single-pole filter of the type
shown in the figure is 10 kΩ. Find R1 to
obtain a Butterworth response.
a. 2.86 kΩ b. 5.86 kΩ

c. 8.86 kΩ d. 11.86 kΩ
12) For the four-pole filter,
Determine the capacitance
values required to produce
a critical frequency of 2680
Hz if all the resistors in the
RC low-pass circuits are 1.
8KΩ.Also select values for
the feedback resistors to
get a Butterworth response. Butterworth response in the first stage,
DF=1.848 and R1/R2=0. 152.In the second stage, DF=0.765 and
R3/R4=1.235.
i. C=……
a. 0.003µf b. 0.033µf
c. 0.33µf d. 3µf

ii. R1=……
a. 274KΩ b. 472Ω
c. 274Ω d. 100Ω

iii. R3=….
a. 2.22KΩ b. 0.222Ω
c. 2.22Ω d. 10KΩ

13) Determine the critical frequency of

the Sallen-Key low-pass filter in the
figure.
a. 4.23 kHz b. 13.23 kHz

c. 10.23 kHz d. 7.23 kHz

14) Set the value of R1 for an

approximate Butterworth response
in the figure.
a. 386 Ω b. 786 Ω

c. 586 Ω d. 986 Ω
15) The active low-pass filters have….?
a. It has high input impedance. b. It has low output impedance.

c. Easy to adjust over a wide d. All of the above.

frequency without altering
the desired response.

16) The damping factor (DF) of an active filter circuit determines

which ....
a. High. b. Power gain.
c. Filter. d. Response characteristic.

17) The ..................is determined by the values of the resistors and

capacitors in the frequency-selective RC circuit
a. Center frequency b. Critical frequency
c. Filter d. Current gain

18) A three-pole filter is required to get a .............low-pass response

(– 60 dB/decade).
a. Third-order b. Second-order
c. Filter d. Voltage

19) Notice that there are ……. low pass RC circuits that provide a
roll-off of – 40 dB/decade above the Critical frequency.
a. one b. two
c. three d. zero

20) To achieve a Butterworth response, the damping factor must be

…
a. 1.414 b. 2.3
c. 5 d. 3.5

21) A generalized active filter includes an amplifier, a negative

feedback circuit, and a filter section. The ........................ are
connected in a non-inverting configuration.
a. Filter section and feedback b. Filter section and amplifier
c. amplifier, feedback, and d. amplifier and feedback
filter section
22) The critical frequency is determined by the values of the …. in
the frequency-selective circuit.
a. Resistors and capacitors b. Damping factors
c. Negative feedback circuits d. Output voltages

23) The damping factor is determined by the negative feedback

circuit and is defined by the following equation:
a. 2 – (R1/R2 ) b. 2 – (R2/𝑅1 )
c. 2 + (𝑅1 /𝑅2 ) d. 2 + (R2/𝑅1 )

24) This figure shows …………. filter.

a. Single-pole b. two-pole

c. three-pole d. None of them

25) The ……… impedance of the op-amp Prevents excessive loading

of the driving source.
a. high output b. low output
c. high input d. low input
26) Determine the critical
frequency of the Sallen-Key
low-pass filter in the figure
and set the value of R1 for an
approximate Butterworth
response. If R2 = 30 kΩ
a. 4.22 KHz, 24.33 kΩ b. 5.12 KHz, 20.36 kΩ
c. 9.97 KHz, 23.98 kΩ d. 7.23 KHz, 17.58 kΩ
27) A second-order (two-pole) filter has a roll-off rate of (dB/
decade).
a. -40 b. -60
c. -20 d. -120
28) ….is one of the most common
configurations for a second
order (two-pole) filter.

a. The Sallen-key low-pass filter b. The Sallen-key high-pass filter

c. The cascaded low-pass filter d. The cascaded high-pass filter

29) In………… A three-pole filter is required to get a third-order low-

pass Response (– 60 dB/decade).
e. The Sallen-key low-pass filter f. The Sallen-key high-pass filter
g. The cascaded low-pass filter h. The cascaded high-pass filter

30) …….. of the op-amp prevents excessive loading of the driving

source, and …… of the op-amp prevents the filter from being
affected by the load.
a. The High input impedance, The Low output impedance.
b. The High output impedance, The Low input impedance.
c. The Low output impedance, The High input impedance.
d. The High input impedance, The Low output impedance.
31) In multiple-feedback bandpass filter.
R1 and C1 provide the ……. response,
and R2 and C2 provide the ……..
response.
a. low-pass / high-pass

b. high-pass / low-pass
c. bass band / high- pass
d. band stop / high- pass
32) For the opposite figure determine :
i. Center frequency :
a. 736 HZ b. 736 KHZ
c. 673 HZ d. 736 mHz
 ii. Maximum gain :
a. 1.32 b. 2
c. 1 d. 3.2
iii. Band width :
a. 4.16 Hz b. 177 Hz
c. 122 Hz d. 736 Hz

33) The opposite figure is :

a. active low pass filter b. active band stop filter
c. active band stop filter d. active high pass filter

True or False:
1) A low-pass filter the output is taken across the
resistance 𝑅𝑐 .
a. True. b. False.

2) A band-pass filter passes all signals lying within a band between

a lower-frequency limit and an upper-frequency limit and
essentially rejects all other frequencies that are outside this
specified band.
a. True. b. False.

3) If (Q > 10), will it be narrow-band.

a. True. b. False.

4) To achieve a Butterworth response, the damping factor must be 1.414.

a. True. b. False.

5) The damping factor is determined by the negative feedback

circuit.
a. True. b. False.

6) The Sallen-Key low-pass filters is one of the most common configurations

for a second-order (two-pole) filter.
a. True. b. False.
7) The damping factor (DF) of an active filter circuit determines
which response characteristic the filter exhibits.
a. True. b. False.

8) The quality factor (Q) is the ratio of the center frequency to the
bandwidth.
a. True. b. False.

9) The number of poles determines the roll-off rate of the filter.

a. True b. False

10) Pole is a term used with filters to describe the number of RC

circuits contained in the filter.

a. True b. False