Q1. An oscillator converts ……………..

Answer : 1

c. power into d.c. power

c. power into a.c. power Q4. In an LC oscillator, the frequency of

oscillator is ……………. L or C.
mechanical power into a.c. power

none of the above

Proportional to square of

Directly proportional to
Answer : 2
Independent of the values of

Inversely proportional to square root of

Q2. In an LC transistor oscillator, the active
device is ……………

Answer : 4

LC tank circuit

Biasing circuit Q5. An oscillator produces……………. oscillations

Transistor

None of the above Damped

Undamped

Answer : 3 Modulated

None of the above

Q3. In an LC circuit, when the capacitor is

maximum, the inductor energy is ……….
Answer : 2

Minimum
Q6. An oscillator employs ……………… feedback
Maximum

Half-way between maximum and minimum

Positive
None of the above
Negative
 Neither positive nor negative

Data insufficient Two

Three

Answer : 1 Four

None of the above

Q7. An LC oscillator cannot be used to produce

……………….. frequencies
Answer : 2

High
Q10. In a phase shift oscillator, the frequency
Audio determining elements are …………

Very low

Very high L and C

R, L and C

Answer : 3 R and C

None of the above

Q8. Hartley oscillator is commonly used in

………………
Answer : 3

Radio receivers
Q11. A Wien bridge oscillator uses …………….
Radio transmitters feedback

TV receivers

None of the above Only positive

Only negative

Answer : 1 Both positive and negative

None of the above

Q9. In a phase shift oscillator, we use …………. RC

sections
Answer : 3

Rigidity

Q12. The piezoelectric effect in a crystal is Vibrations

……………
Low Q

High Q
A voltage developed because of mechanical
stress
Answer : 4
A change in resistance because of
temperature

A change in frequency because of Q15. The application where one would most
temperature likely find a crystal oscillator is ……………..
None of the above

Radio receiver
Answer : 1 Radio transmitter

AF sweep generator
Q13. If the crystal frequency changes with None of the above
temperature, we say that crystal has …………..
temperature coefficient

Answer : 2

Positive

Zero Q16. An oscillator differs from an amplifier

because it ………
Negative

None of the above

Has more gain

Requires no input signal

Answer : 1
Requires no d.c. supply

Always has the same input

Q14. The crystal oscillator frequency is very
stable due to ………………. of the crystal
Answer : 2 1

01

Q17. One condition for oscillation is …………. 10

02

A phase shift around the feedback loop of

180o
Answer : 4
A gain around the feedback loop of one-third

A phase shift around the feedback loop of 0o

Q20. For an oscillator to properly start, the gain
A gain around the feedback loop of less than around the feedback loop must initially be
1

1
Answer : 3
Greater than 1

Less than 1
Q18. A second condition for oscillations is
………………. Equal to attenuation of feedback circuit

A gain of 1 around the feedback loop Answer : 2

No gain around the feedback loop

The attention of the feedback circuit must be
one-third
The feedback circuit must be capacitive
Q21. In a Wien-bridge oscillator, if the
resistances in the positive feedback circuit are
decreased, the frequency……….

Remains the same

Answer : 1
Decreases

Increases
Q19. In a certain oscillator Av = 50. The
Insufficient data
attention of the feedback circuit must be …………

Answer : 3
 None of the above

Q22. In Colpitt’s oscillator, feedback is obtained

…………….
Answer : 1

By magnetic induction
Q25. This question will be available soon
By a tickler coil

From the centre of split capacitors

None of the above

Q26. This question will be available soon

Answer : 3

Q23. The Q of the crystal is of the order of

…………
Q27. ………….. is a fixed frequency oscillator

100
Phase-shift oscillator
1000

50 Hartely-oscillator

Colpitt’s oscillator
More than 10,000
Crystal oscillator

Answer : 4
Answer : 4

Q24. Quartz crystal is most commonly used in

crystal oscillators because …………. Q28. In an LC oscillator, if the value of L is
increased four times, the frequency of
oscillations is …………
It has superior electrical properties

It is easily available
Increased 2 times
It is quite inexpensive
 Decreased 4 times

Increased 4 times

Decreased 2 times

Answer : 4

Q29. An important limitation of a crystal

oscillator is ……………

Its low output

Its high Q

Less availability of quartz crystal

Its high output

Answer : 1

Q30. The signal generator generally used in the

laboratories is ………….. oscillator

Wien-bridge

Hartely

Crystal

Phase shift

Answer : 1