ECA - QUESTION BANK-II Year II SEM

UNIT-1
Linear Wave Shaping

Part-A

1. What is meant by linear wave shaping?

2. State RC Low pass circuit.
3. Sketch the response of RC Low pass when square wave as input RC≈T.
4. Define attenuator.
5. Define Integrator and State the condition for good integrator circuit.
6. Give some examples of linear wave shaping circuits.
7. What is meant by high-pass circuit?
8. Why a capacitor in high-pass R-C circuit is named as blocking capacitor?
9. What is meant by Step Input signal?
10. Write the relation between 3 dB frequency and rise time in low pass R-C circuit?
11. What is meant by a fractional tilt?
12. Draw the diagram of RC Low pass circuit.
13. What is meant by differentiating circuit?
14. What are the applications of high-pass R-C circuits?
15. State the applications of a low-pass R-C circuit.
16. State Sampling gates.
17. What are the different types of Sampling gates?
18. What is meant by Unidirectional sampling gate?
19. What is meant by Bidirectional sampling gate?
20. What is meant by Four-Diode Sampling Gate?

Part-B

1. With neat diagram, explain the response of High-pass RC circuit for square wave input.
2. Explain the response of High-pass RC circuit for Step and Ramp input.
3. Explain in detail about the response of low-pass RC circuit for Step input.
4. With neat sketch, explain the response of low-pass RC circuit for pulse and Ramp input.
5. Explain in detail about the Unidirectional and bidirectional Sampling gates.
6. With neat diagram, explain the response of low-pass RC circuit for square wave input.

Sample Problems
1. A pulse generator with an output resistance Rs = 500 Ω is connected to an oscilloscope with an
input capacitance of Ci = 30 pF. Determine the fastest rise time.
2. A symmetrical square wave of amplitude ± 5 V and frequency 2 kHz is impressed on an RC
low-pass circuit. If R = 5 KΩ, C = 0.1 µF calculate and plot the steady state Output with respect
to time.
 UNIT-2
Large Signal Amplifiers
Part-A
1. What are the different types of power amplifiers?
2. What is Harmonic Distortion?
3. What is meant by distortion in power amplifiers?
4. Define class-A power Amplifier.
5. State Class B Power Amplifier.
6. Define Efficiency in Power amplifiers.
7. Compare class B push pull and complementary symmetry power amplifiers.
8. Compare class A series fed with Transformer coupled power amplifiers
9. Compare Class A, Class B and Class C power amplifiers.
10. State the advantages and disadvantages of push-pull class-B power amplifier.
11. What are the applications of push-pull of class-B power amplifier
12. What are the advantages and disadvantages of complimentary Symmetry class-B power
amplifier?
13. What is meant by Power dissipation?
14. What are the advantages and disadvantages of class-C power amplifier?
15. What are the applications of class-C power amplifier?
16. What is meant by Class D Power amplifier?
17. What are the advantages and disadvantages of class-D power amplifier?
18. What are the applications of class-D power amplifier?
19. What are the advantages and disadvantages of Transformer coupled class A power amplifiers?
20. What are the applications of Transformer coupled power amplifiers?

Part-B
1. Draw the circuit diagram of Direct coupled class-A power amplifier and explain its operation.
2. Show that the conversion efficiency of a transformer coupled class A power amplifier is 50%.
3. Explain the operation of a class B push-pull power amplifier and derive its conversion efficiency.
4. Draw the circuit diagram of transformer coupled Class-A Power Amplifier and explain its
operation.
5. Draw the circuit diagram of complementary symmetry class B push pull amplifier and explain its
working.
6. Explain the operation of a class C power amplifier and derive its conversion efficiency.

Sample Problems
1. A series fed Class A amplifier uses a supply voltage of 10 V and load resistance of 20 Ω. The ac input
voltage results in a base current of 4mA peak. Calculate DC input power, AC output power and Efficiency
2. In complementary Symmetry Class-B power amplifier circuit Vcc = 25V, R L = 15 Ω, Imax = 2A,
determine the input power, output power and efficiency.
3. A transformer coupled class A amplifier supplies 5W of power to load. If the supply voltage is 30 V and
ICQ =160mA, find the efficiency of the circuit?
4. For a class B amplifier providing a 20 V peak signal to a 16 Ω load operates on a power supply 30 V.
Determine the input power, output power and efficiency.
 UNIT-3
Tuned Amplifiers
Part-A
1. Define Q factor for series circuit.
2. State the advantages of double tuned circuit over single tuned circuit.
3. State Synchronous tuning.
4. Compare single tuned and double tuned amplifiers.
5. What is meant by stagger tuned amplifier?
6. Differentiate Synchronous tuned and stagger tuned amplifiers.
7. Define Q factor for parallel circuit.
8. What the limitations are of stagger tuned Amplifiers?
9. Define Tuned amplifier with circuit.
10. What are the various classification of tuned amplifiers based on number of stages?
11. State the 3 dB bandwidth for resonant circuit.
12. Draw the Ideal and actual frequency response curves of a single tuned amplifier.
13. Mention the salient features of tuned amplifiers.
14. List out the applications of tuned amplifier.
15. What are the various classifications of tuned amplifiers based method of coupling?
16. State effective quality factor.
17. What are the drawbacks of single tuned amplifier?
18. A single tuned circuit consists of 47 pF in parallel with 1µH inductance. Also it has output
capacitance of 15pF. Calculate the Resonant frequency.
19. State 3dB bandwidth for double tuned amplifier.
20. Write the expression for overall gain of Stagger Tuned Amplifier.

Part-B
1. Draw the circuit diagram of a single tuned capacitive coupled amplifier and derive the
expression for resonance gain, Q-factor and bandwidth.
2. With neat diagram, explain the working of double tuned amplifier and frequency response curve
for it.
3. What is stagger tuning? Derive an expression for bandwidth of an n- stage stagger tuned
amplifier?

Sample Problems
1. A single tuned transistor amplifier is used to amplify modulated RF carrier of 600 kHz and
bandwidth of 15 kHz. The circuit has a total output resistance, Rt =20 kΩ and output
capacitance Co = 50 pF. Calculate values of inductance and capacitance of the tuned circuit.
2. In a tuned amplifier circuit C = 400 pF, L = 30uH, RL = 1.5KΩ and the transistor has hfe = 60 and
input resistance of 200 Ω. The coil used has Q-factor =30 calculate the resonance frequency of
the tuned circuit, impedance of the tuned circuit and Voltage gain.
 UNIT-4

Multivibrators
Part-A
1. Define multivibrator.
2. What are the different types of multivibrators?
3. Write down the time period expression for Astable multivibrator.
4. Draw the circuit diagram of Collector coupled astable multivibrator.
5. What are the applications of astable multivibrator?
6. State the applications of monostable multivibrator.
7. Write down the applications of bistable multivibrator?
8. Compare different multivibrators.
9. Calculate the pulse period of astable multivibrator, if it has R=10KΩ, C=100pF.
10. Write down Pulse Width expression of monostable multivibrator.
11. If a monostable multivibrator has Resistor R = 240 KΩ and a time delay T = 1,200 ms,
what is the value of Capacitance C?
12. Write down Pulse Width expression of astable multivibrator.
13. What are the two types of transistor bistable multivibrator?
14. Draw the circuit diagram of Self biased bistable multivibrator.
15. What are the advantages of astable multivibrator?
16. Define Schmitt trigger.
17. What are the applications of Schmitt trigger?
18. State Hysteresis.
19. Draw the model of Hysteresis loop
20. Draw the circuit diagram of Schmitt trigger.

Part-B

1. What is Schmitt trigger? With the help of a neat circuit diagram and waveforms, explain the
working of Schmitt trigger?
2. Derive expression for the pulse width of a monostable multivibrator
3. With the aid of circuit diagram, and necessary derivations show that a collector coupled astable
multivibrator can function as a voltage to frequency converter.
4. With the help of a neat diagram and waveforms, explain the principle of operation of bi-stable
multivibrator.

Sample Problems
1. Design a Schmitt trigger circuit to have UTP = 5V, LTP = 3 V and Vcc=10V using silicon
transistors whose hFE(min) = 100, and IC(on) = 1mA. Assume necessary data.
 UNIT-5
Time Base Generators
Part-A

1. What is meant by linear time base generators?

2. Define Voltage time-base generators.
3. State current time-base generators.
4. List the methods of generating a time base waveform?
5. Draw the typical waveform of time base or sweep voltage.
6. Why time base generators are called sweep circuits?
7. What is meant by sweep time?
8. Define restoration time.
9. What are the applications of time-base generators?
10. Give general features of a time base signal.
11. Define slope error.
12. Define transmission error.
13. State Displacement error.
14. What are the two methods used for linearity improvement?
15. Draw the general form of Miller circuit.
16. Sketch the general form of Bootstrap circuit.
17. Draw the circuit diagram of Linearization using voltage source.
18. Draw the circuit diagram of Linearization using current source.
19. Write the expression for transmission error.
20. Write the expression for slope error.

Part-B
1. List the three errors that occur in a sweep circuit and obtain the expression for these errors for
an exponential sweep circuit.
2. Draw the circuit diagram of Bootstrap time base generator and explain its operation with
necessary waveforms.
3. Draw the circuit diagram of Transistorised Miller Sweep Generator and explain its operation
with necessary waveforms.
4. With neat diagram, explain the methods of Linearity improvement using voltage source and
current source.