ST.

JOSEPH COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING
II YEAR / IV SEMESTER
EC8452 ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS II
REGULATION 2017
QUESTION BANK

UNIT – I
FEEDBACK AMPLIFIERS AND STABILITY
PART – A
1 List the advantages and disadvantages of negative feedback. (2)
2 Compare positive and negative feedback. (2)
3 What is meant by return ratio of feedback amplifier? (2)
4 Define sensitivity and de-sensitivity gain in feedback amplifiers. (2)
5 What are the effects of lower and upper cut off frequencies using negative (2)
feedback?
6 Give the typical connection of feedback amplifiers. (2)
7 List the four basic feedback topologies. (2)
8 What is meant by positive feedback and give its feedback gain. (2)
9 What is meant by negative feedback and give its feedback gain. (2)
10 Define gain margin. (2)
11 Define phase margin. (2)
12 Draw the equivalent circuit of transconductance amplifier. (2)
13 Draw the equivalent circuit of transresistance amplifier. (2)
14 What is the effect of negative feedback on bandwidth of an amplifier? (2)
15 Why gain bandwidth product remains constant with the introduction of negative (2)
feedback?
16 State Nyquist criterion to maintain the stability of negative feedback. (2)
17 If an amplifier has a gain of 400 and feedback ratio is 0.1. Find the gain with (2)
negative feedback.
18 An amplifier has an open loop gain of 1000 and a feedback ratio of 0.04. If the (2)
open loop gain changes by 10% due to temperature, find the percentage change
in gain of the amplifier with feedback.
19 An amplifier has a midband gain of 125 and a bandwidth of 250 kHz. If 4% (2)
negative feedback is introduced, find the bandwidth and gain.
20 State the effect of output impedance and input impedance using current shunt (2)
feedback.
21 State the effect of output impedance and input impedance using voltage series (2)
feedback.
22 Negative feedback stabilizes gain. Justify the statement. (2)
23 What is the effect of non linear distortion and noise using negative feedback in (2)
the amplifier?
24 Draw the equivalent circuit of voltage amplifier. (2)
25 Draw the equivalent circuit of current amplifier. (2)
 PART – B
1 Explain the effect of negative feedback on feedback amplifiers. (13)
2 Discuss the effects of negative feedback on gain, bandwidth and SNR. (13)
3 Explain with the block diagram the working of series-shunt feedback amplifier. (13)
Discuss its input and output impedances.
4 Explain with the block diagram the working of shunt- series feedback amplifier. (13)
Discuss its input and output impedances.
5 Explain with the block diagram the working of transconductance feedback (13)
amplifier. Discuss its input and output impedances.
6 Explain with the block diagram the working of transresistance feedback (13)
amplifier. Discuss its input and output impedances.
7 Elaborate the stability problem in feedback amplifiers with respect to the pole (13)
locations
8 i) Explain Nyquist criterion to analyse the stability of amplifier. (7) (13)
ii) A voltage series negative feedback amplifier has a voltage gain without feedback of
A = 500, input resistance Ri = 3 kΩ and output resistance Ro = 20 kΩ and feedback
ratio of β = 0.01. Calculate the voltage gain, input resistance, output resistance of the
amplifier with feedback. (6)
9 i) What is frequency compensation and explain Miller compensation. (7) (13)
ii) Discuss the effect of negative feedback on gain stabilization, distortion and
input impedance of an amplifier. (6)
10 i) Draw the circuits of voltage shunt and current series feedback amplifiers and (13)
derive for its expressions for input impedances Rif. (8)
ii) An amplifier has voltage gain with feedback as 100. If the gain without
feedback changes by 20% and the gain with feedback should not vary more than
2%, determine the values of closed loop gain, sensitivity and desensitivity and
feedback ratio. (5)
UNIT – II
OSCILLATORS
PART – A
1 What is an oscillator? (2)
2 State Barkhausen criterion. (2)
3 In a Hartley oscillator if L1 = 0.2 mH and L2 = 0.3 mH and C = 0.003 μF, (2)
calculate the frequency of oscillation.
4 Sketch the feedback circuit of Colpitts oscillator. Calculate the value of (2)
equivalent series capacitance required if it uses an inductance of 100 mH and
oscillate at 40 kHz.
5 What are the advantages and disadvantages of RC phase shift oscillators? (2)
6 A Wien bridge oscillator is used for operation at 9 kHz. If the value of (2)
resistance R is 100 kΩ, what is the value of C required?
7 Differentiate RC and LC oscillators. (2)
8 Differentiate LC and crystal oscillators. (2)
9 Define piezo electric effect. (2)
10 Compare positive and negative feedback. (2)
11 Give the equivalent circuit of quartz crystal and its series and parallel resonance. (2)
12 Why amplitude stabilization is necessary in oscillators? (2)
13 Why RC phase shift is needed in RC phase shift oscillator? (2)
14 What is the frequency of oscillation of Hartley and Colpitts oscillator? (2)
15 What is the frequency of oscillation of Wien bridge oscillator and Clapp (2)
oscillator?
16 Explain ring oscillator and give its frequency of oscillation. (2)
17 Give the general block diagram of LC oscillators and its general equation of (2)
oscillation.
18 Differentiate amplifier and oscillator. (2)
19 Compare RC phase shift and Wien bridge oscillator. (2)
20 Give the classification of oscillators. (2)
21 How is amplitude stabilization performed in Wien bridge oscillator? (2)
22 What is the necessary condition for Wien bridge oscillator circuit to have (2)
sustained oscillation?
23 In a RC phase shift oscillator R = 200 kΩ and C = 100 pF. Find the frequency of (2)
oscillation.
24 Give any two examples of low frequency and high frequency oscillators. (2)
25 Draw the diagram depicting the structure of a sinusoidal oscillator. (2)
PART – B
1 Explain the working of RC phase shift oscillator. Derive the expression for (13)
frequency of oscillation and condition for oscillation.
2 Explain the working of Wien bridge oscillator. Derive the expression for (13)
frequency of oscillation and condition for oscillation.
3 Explain the operation of Hartley oscillator. Derive the expression for frequency (13)
of oscillation and condition for oscillation.
4 Explain the operation of Colpitts oscillator. Derive the expression for frequency (13)
of oscillation and condition for oscillation.
5 Explain the operation of Clapp oscillator. Derive the expression for frequency of (13)
oscillation and condition for oscillation.
6 Explain the working of RC phase shift oscillator using cascade connection of (13)
low pass filter. Derive the expression for frequency of oscillation and condition
for oscillation
7 Explain the working of crystal oscillators. (13)
8 i) Explain the working of ring oscillator and give expression for frequency of (13)
oscillation. (7)
ii) Write short notes on amplitude stabilization of oscillators. (6)
9 Explain the operation of LC oscillator with series capacitances in the feedback (13)
network. Derive the expression for frequency of oscillation and condition for
oscillation.
10 Explain the operation of LC oscillator with series inductances in the feedback (13)
network. Derive the expression for frequency of oscillation and condition for
oscillation.