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PART A
(Answer ANY THREE questions)
1. Assuming voltage drop across the diode as 0.6V, design a diode shunt clipper with
transfer characteristics as shown in the following diagram.
Vo
+5V

-10V +10V Vin

2. Assuming voltage drop across the diode as 0.6V, sketch the output waveform and voltage
transfer characteristics of the following circuit.

20V VPP, 1kHz C RL

(4)

3. Compare the properties of FET over BJT. (4)

PART B
(Answer ANY TWO questions)
5. With neat sketches explain the construction, principle of operation, and characteristics of
an n-channel enhancement MOSFET. (9)
6. (i)What are the necessary conditions for an RC circuit to be a differentiator? (2)
(ii)Explain the working of an RC differentiator circuit for a square wave input with period
T.Sketchits output waveform for RC ≫ T ,RC ≪ T and RC = T. (7)
7. (i) Explain the working of a simple series voltage regulator using transistor. (5)
(ii)Discuss about simple sweep circuit using transistor. (4)

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PART C
(Answer ANY THREE questions)
8. State and explain Barkhausen criteria for sustained oscillation. (4)
9. Explain the effect of cascading on amplifier's gain and bandwidth. (4)
10. Briefly describe the working of a Hartley oscillator. (4)
11. Explain the effect of negative feedback on amplifier. (4)

PART D
(Answer ANY TWO questions)
12. (i) With neat diagram,explain the working principle of Wien bridge oscillator using BJT.
(5)
(ii)Derive the expression for the frequency of oscillation of Wien bridge oscillator using
BJT. (4)
13. (i) Sketch and explain the frequency response of an RC coupled amplifier (4)
(ii) With neat diagram,explain the working of astable multivirator using BJT. (5)
14. (i)Explain Potential divider biasing for a transistor in Common Emitter configuration with
necessary equations. (4)
(ii) A transistor with hFEmin= 50 is to be used in the potential divider bias configuration in
Common emitter mode with VCC=18V,VBE=0.7V R1=33 kΩ,R2= 12 kΩ, RE= 1kΩ ,RC=
1.2kΩ and. Calculate biasing current IC,IB,IE and voltages Vc,VE,VCE. (5)

PART E
(Answer ANY FOUR questions)

15. (i) List out the ideal characteristics of an OP-AMP. What are their typical values for
IC741 OP-AMP. (5)
(ii)With neat diagram,explain the working and transfer characteristics of a non-inverting
Schmitt trigger using OP-AMP. (5)
16. (i) With necessary equations explain the working of an integrator circuit using OP-AMP
for a square wave input with period T. (5)
(ii) What do you mean by differential amplifier? With neat sketches, explain the working
of an open loop OP-AMP differential amplifier. (5)
17. (i) Explain the working of Summing amplifier and subtractor circuit using OP-AMP. (3)
(ii)Design a summing amplifier circuit using OP-AMP to yield VO = −V1 + 2V2 − 3V3.
(2)

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18. (i) With neat functional diagram explain the working of monostable multivibrator using
IC555 timer. (7)
(ii) Design a monostable multivibrator using IC 555 timer for a pulse period of 1 ms. (3)
19. (i) Drawthe circuit diagram and frequency response of a first order low pass butterworth
filter using OP-AMP and explain its working and. (6)
(ii) Design a first order butterworth LPF using OP-AMP for a cut off frequency of 2kHz
with a pass band gain of 2. (4)
20. (i)Explain the working principle of a R-2R ladder type DAC. (6)
(ii)A 4-bit R-2R ladder type DAC having R= 10 kΩ and VR= 10 V. Find its resolution
and output voltage for an input 1101. (4)

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