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transistor biasing MCQs

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transistor biasing Mcqs
1. The stabilisation of operating point in potential divider method is provided by_______________?
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A. RC consideration

B. RE consideration

C. None of the above

D. VCC consideration

2. A silicon transistor is biased with base resistor method. If =100, VBE =0.7 V, zero signal collector current IC = 1 mA and VCC = 6V , what is the value of the base resistor RB ?
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A. 530 kO

B. None of the above

C. 315 kO

D. 105 kO

3. If biasing is not done in an amplifier circuit, it results in________________?
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A. Unfaithful amplification

B. None of the above

C. Decrease in the base current

D. Excessive collector bias

4. For faithful amplification by a transistor circuit, the value of VCE should______________for silicon transistor?
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A. Be zero

B. Not fall below 1 V

C. None of the above

D. Be 0.2 V

5. The value of VBE ___________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Is almost independent of IC

C. Is strongly dependant on IC

D. Depends upon IC to moderate extent

6. For good stabilsation in voltage divider bias, the current I1 flowing through R1 and R2 should be equal to or greater than_____________?
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A. 10 IB

B. 3 IB

C. 4 IB

D. 2 IB

7. The value of stability factor for a base resistor bias is________________?
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A. (+1)

B. (+1)RC

C. RB (+1)

D. 1-

8. In a base resistor method, if the value of changes by 50, then collector current will change by a factor ___________________?
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A. 100

B. 50

C. 200

D. 25

9. The leakage current in a silicon transistor is about_____________ the leakage current in a germanium transistor?
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A. One hundredth

B. One tenth

C. One thousandth

D. One millionth

10. For proper amplification by a transistor circuit, the operating point should be located at the_____________ of the d.c. load line?
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A. The maximum current point

B. None of the above

C. Middle

D. The end point

11. Operating point represents__________________?
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A. Zero signal values of IC and VCE

B. The magnitude of signal

C. Values of IC and VCE when signal is applied

D. None of the above

12. In voltage divider bias, operating point is 3 V, 2 mA. If VCC = 9 V, RC = 2.2 kO, what is the value of RE ?
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A. 800 O

B. 1400 O

C. 1600 O

D. 2000 O

13. The stability factor of a collector feedback bias circuit is_______________ that of base resistor bias?
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A. More than

B. None of the above

C. Less than

D. The same as

14. Transistor biasing represents ______________ conditions?
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A. a.c

B. d.c

C. both a.c. and d.c

D. none of the above

15. The disadvantage of base resistor method of transistor biasing is that it_________________?
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A. None of the above

B. Is sensitive to changes in

C. Is complicated

D. Provides high stability

16. Thermal runaway occurs when_________________?
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A. Junction capacitance is high

B. Collector is reverse biased

C. Transistor is not biased

D. Emitter is forward biased

17. If the maximum collector current due to signal alone is 3 mA, then zero signal collector current should be at least equal to___________________?
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A. 6 mA

B. 3 mA

C. mA

D. 1 mA

18. In a transistor amplifier circuit VCE = VCB +________________?
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A. 5 VBE

B. 2VBE

C. None of the above

D. VBE
19. In the design of a biasing circuit, the value of collector load RC is determined by__________________?
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A. VBE consideration

B. VCE consideration

C. None of the above

D. IB consideration

20. An ideal value of stability factor is________________?
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A. 1

B. More than 200

C. 200

D. 100