SIDDHARTH GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS

SIDDHARTH INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY

AUTONOMOUS, Accredited by NAAC-A Grade
Narayanavanam, Puttur, AP.

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

III YEAR / I-SEM (R 13)

LINEAR IC APPLICATIONS

UNIT-1

DIFFERENTIAL AMPLIFIERS AND OP-AMPS

Objective type Questions

1. An ideal OP-AMP is an ideal [GATE-2002] [ ]

A). Voltage Controlled Current Source B). Voltage Controlled Voltage Source
C). Current Controlled Current Source D). Current Controlled Voltage Source
2. Differential amplifier is ----------coupled amplifier [ ]
A) Emitter B) direct C) cascade D) none
3. The other name of voltage follower is [ ]
A) Differential amplifier B) inverting amplifier
C) non-inverting amplifier D) unity gain amplifier
4. For large CMRR, ACM should be [ ]
A) High B) Low C) Both D) Not defined
5. Open loop operation of op-amp has output [ ]
A) zero B) infinite C)not defined D) none
6. Common mode rejection ratio can be expressed as [ ]
A) CMRR= Ac/Ad B) CMRR= Ad/Ac C) CMRR= Vc/Vd D) CMRR= Vd/Vc
7. The ideal input impedance range of op-amp is [ ]
6 6 12
A) 1 k B) 10 k to 10 m C) 10 m to 10 m D).None

8. A monolithic circuit means [ ]

A) circuit from single crystal B) circuit from more than one crystal
C) uses double price of crystal to form a circuit D) none of the above
9. Military grade op-amp be operated in the temperature range of [ ]
A) 55 to 120C B) 50 to 150C C) 0 to 100C D) at 30C

10. IC-741 op-amp has typical gain of in dB [ ]

 A) 110 dB B) 100 dB C) 106 dB D) 90 Db
11. The ideal OP-AMP has the following characteristics [GATE-2001] [ ]
A) Ri = , AV= , Ro = 0 B) Ri = 0, AV= , Ro = 0
C) Ri = , AV= , Ro = D Ri = 0, AV= , Ro =
12. Which of the following amplifier compensates for drift? [ ]
A) Low gain amplifier B) High gain amplifier
C) DC amplifier D) Differential amplifier
13. DC character of op-amp are [ ]
A) Ibs and Ios B) Vios C) thermal drift D) all of the above
14. The gain of the Inverting amplifier is_______ [ ]
A) Acl = -Rf Ri B) -Rf / Ri C) [1+Rf / Ri] D) [1+Rf / Ri]
15. For an ideal Op-Amp, the value of input offset voltage is [ ]
A) 0 B) C) 1 D) None
16. For an ideal Op-Amp, the value of input offset current is [ ]
A) 0 B) C) 1 D) None
17. For an Op-amp the typical value of input resistance is [ ]
A) 2 B) 100 C) 90 D) 0.01
18. For an Op-amp the typical value of input capacitance is [ ]
A) 2 B) 100 C) 1.5 D) 0.01
19. For an Op-amp the typical value of CMRR is [ ]
A) 2 B) 100 C) 90 D) 0.01
20. For an Op-amp the typical value of Slew rate is [ ]
A) 2 B) 100 C) 90 D) 0.01
21. The value of Band width for an ideal op-amp is ------- [ ]
A) 0 B) C) 1 D) None
22. In a differential amplifier, CMRR can be improved by using an increased [GATE-1998]
A).Emitter resistance B). Collector resistance [ ]
C). Power supply voltages D). Source resistance
23. The op-amp voltage follower circuit is also known as ------ [ ]
A) Buffer B) unity gain follower C) inverter D) A & B
24. The temperature range in which 741 IC op-amps is used is ----- [ ]
0 0 0 0
A) 0 to 70 c B) 0 to 100 c C) 0 to 50 c D) 0 to 30 c
25. Offset adjustment in an op-amp is done with the pin numbers ------ [ ]
A) 1&5 B) 2&5 C)5&3 D)1&2
26. For an op-amp Inverting & non- inverting pins are ----- [ ]
A) 1&5 B)2&5 C)2&3 D)1&2
27. The chip size of SSI chip is ---- [ ]
2 2 2 2
A) 1mm B) 10mm C) 0.5mm D) 0.2mm
28. The chip size of MSI chip is ---- [ ]
2 2 2 2
A) 1mm B) 16mm C) 0.5mm D) 10mm

29. The chip size of LSI chip is ---- [ ]

 A) 1mm2 B) 10mm2 C) 1cm2 D) 0.2mm2
30. The open loop voltage gain of op-amp is ------ [ ]
A) 0 B) C) 1 D) None

31. Which of the following characteristics do not necessarily applied to the op-amp [ ]
A) High gain B) Low power C) High Zin D) Low Zo

32. IC 741 op-amp has typical gain of --- [ ]

A) 110db B) 100db C) 106db D) 90db
33. A change in the value of the emitter resistance, RE, in a differential amplifier [GATE-1995]
A). Affects the difference mode gain Ad B). Affects the common mode gain Ac
C) Affects both Ad and Ac D). Does not affect both Ad and Ac.
34. The ideal input impedance range of op-amp is [ ]
6 6 12
A) 1k B) 10 k - 10 M C) 10 M -10 M D) 100
35. A chip having more than 150 logic gates is known as ----- [ ]
A) LSI B) MSI C) SSI D) None
36. A good op-amp has ---- [ ]
A) Very high BW B) Narrow BW C) High selectivity D) All of the above
37. When an op-amp is operated in common mode fashion, CMRR should be ----
A) Zero B) infinitely high C) very small D) 5db
38. The emitter coupled pair of BJTs given a linear transfer relation between the differential
Output voltage and the differential input voltage Vid, only when the magnitude of Vid is less
times the thermal voltage, where is [GATE-1998] [ ]
A). 4 B). 3 C). 2 D). 1
39. Decibel is defined in terms of [ ]
A) Voltage ratio B) current ratio C) power ratio D) None of the above
40. The basic element op-amp --- [ ]
A) Differential amp B) buffer, level translator C) output driver D) All of the above

UNIT-II
 OP-AMP WITH NEGATIVE FEEDBACK & FREQUENCY RESPONSE

1. If the differential voltage gain and the common mode voltage gain of a differential amplifier are 48
dB and 2 dB respectively, then common mode rejection ratio is[GATE-2003] [ ]
A). 23 dB B). 25 dB C). 46 dB D). 50 dB

2. In a Negative feedback amp the phase difference between input signal & feedback signal is
A) 00 B) 1800 C) 2700 D) 900 [ ]
3. The noise in a negative feedback amplifier ------ [ ]
A) Decreases B) increases C) Constant D) None
4. In a Shunt Shunt negative feedback amplifier, as compared to the basic amplifier [GATE-1998]
A) Both, I/P and O/P decreases [ ]
B) I/P impedance decreases & O/P impedance increases
C) I/P impedance increases & O/P impedance decreases
D) Both, I/P &O/P impedances increases

5. The negative feedback increases -------- [ ]

A) Voltage Gain B) Band width C) current gain D) None
6. Negative feedback in an amplifier [GATE-1999] [ ]
A) Reduces gain B) Increases frequency and phase distortions
C) Reduces bandwidth D) Increases noise

7. In a negative feedback amplifier the bandwidth is given by ------ [ ]

A) (1+A) B) (1-A) C) (1/A) D) (1*A)
8. A good current buffer has [GATE-2004] [ ]
A) Low I/P impedance and low O/P impedance
B) Low I/P impedance and high O/P impedance
C) high I/P impedance and low O/P impedance
D) high I/P impedance and high O/P impedance
9. The current series feedback amplifier is also known as ----- [ ]
A) Transresistance B) Transconductance C) voltage follower D) Buffer
10. The term selectivity is given by ----- [ ]
A) 1/(1+A) B) 1/(1-A) C) (1-A) D) (1+A)
11. Negative feedback in a closed loop control system DOES NOT [GATE-2015]
A) Reduce the overall gain B) Reduce bandwidth [ ]
C) Improve disturbance rejection D) Reduce sensitivity to parameter variation
12. The series feedback connection increases the ------ [ ]
A) Output resistance B) Input resistance C) voltage gain D) current gain
13. The current shunt feedback amplifier is called as [ ]
A) Voltage amplifier B) Current amplifier C) Transresistance D) Transconductance
14. In voltage shunt feed back op-amp output resistance [ ]
A) Increases B) Decreases C) constant D) none
15. The input impedance (Zi) and output impedance (Zo) of an ideal Transconductance (voltage
controlled current source) amplifier are [GATE-2006] [ ]
A) Zi = 0, Zo = 0 B) Zi = 0, Zo = C) Zi = , Zo = 0 D) Zi = , Zo =
16. In voltage series ve feedback op-amp frequency response is -- [ ]
A) Improves B) reduces C) constant D) none
17. In voltage series ve feedback op-amp frequency distortion is -- [ ]
A) Improves B) reduces C) constant D) none
18. In a negative feedback amplifier using voltage-series (Voltage sampling and series mixing)
feedback, [GATE-2002] [ ]
A) Ri decreases and Ro decreases B) Ri decreases and Ro increases
C) Ri increases and Ro decreases D) Ri increases and Ro increases
19. Negative feedback in Current Shunt configuration [GATE-1997] [ ]
A) Increases input impedance B) Decreases input impedance
C) Increases closed loop gain D) leads to oscillation
20. In a positive feedback amp the phase difference between input signal & feedback signal is
A) 00 B) 1800 C) 2700 D) 900 [ ]
21. The frequency compensation is used in operational amplifiers is to increase its ___________
A). Stability B) Gain C). Slew rate D). None [ ]
[GATE-1994]
22. From a measurement of the rise time of the output pulse of an amplifier, whose input is a small
Amplitude square wave, one can estimate the following parameter of the amplifier [GATE-1998]
A). Gain-bandwidth product B). Slew rate [ ]
C). Upper 3 dB frequency D). Lower 3 dB frequency
23. When the non-inverting. Amplifier is configured for unity gain it is called as [ ]
A) Voltage follower B) buffer C) Inverting amplifier D) both A & B
24. Voltage series feedback (also called series-shunt feedback) results in [GATE-2004] [ ]
A). Increase in both input and output impedances
B) Decrease in both input and output impedances
C) Increase in input impedance and decrease in output impedance
D) Decrease in input impedance and increase in output impedance
25. The application of differential amplifier is [ ]
A) Instrumentation B) Process control
C) Measurement system D) all of the above
26. The effect of current shunt feedback in an amplifier is to [GATE-2005] [ ]
A) Increase the input resistance and decrease the output resistance.
B) Increase both input and output resistances
C) Decrease both input and output resistances
D) Decreases the input resistance and increase the output resistance
27. The voltage series ve feedback configuration is commonly called a---- amplifier with feedback.
A) Inverting B) Non-Inverting C) Differential amplifier D) none[ ]
28. The voltage shunt feedback configuration is called a ------- amplifier with feedback. [ ]
A) Inverting B) Non-Inverting C) Differential amplifier D) none
29. The use of negative feedback amplifier in non-inverting amplifier increases ------ [ ]
 A) Input impedance B) output impedance C) CMRR D) none
30. Negative feedback in Current Shunt configuration [GATE-1997] [ ]
A). Increases input impedance B). Decreases input impedance
C). Increases closed loop gain D). Leads to oscillation
31. The special case of the non-inv. Amplifier is ----- [ ]
A) Buffer B) voltage follower C) trigger circuit D) both A&B
32. The differential amplifier with one op-amp as the same characteristics as the ----- [ ]
A) Inverting B) Non-Inverting C) Differential amplifier D) none
33. Positive feedback is necessary in ----- circuit [ ]
A) Oscillator B) amplifier C) op-amp D) voltage follower
34. The use of negative feedback amplifier in non-inverting amplifier increases ------ [ ]
A) gain B) output impedance C) CMRR D) bandwidth
35. The current to voltage converter produces output voltage proportional to -- [ ]
A) Input voltage B) Input current C) output current D) none
36. Negative feedback in amplifiers [GATE-1993] [ ]
A) Improves the SNR at the input B). Improves the SNR at the output
C). does not affect the SNR at the output D). Reduces distortion
37. To obtain very high input and output impedance in a feedback amplifier, the topology mostly
Used is [GATE-1995] [ ]
A Voltage Series B) Current Series C). Voltage Shunt D) Current Shunt
38. Negative feedback in Voltage Series configuration [GATE-1997] [ ]
A). Increases input impedance B). Decreases input impedance
C) Increases closed loop gain D). leads to oscillation
39. All pass filters are also called [ ]
A) Delay equalizers B) phase correctors C) delay lines D) a and b
40. The gain of filter is expressed in [ ]
A) Neper B) degree C) dB D) Bel

UNIT-3

OP-AMP APPLICATIONS-I
1.For the OP-AMP circuit shown in the figure, Vo is [GATE-2007] [ ]

A) 2 volts B) 1 volts C) 0.5 volts D) + 0.5 volts

2. If the input is a sine wave, the inverting amplifier (output) will produce ____ phase shift
A) 360 B) 0 C) 90 D) 180[ ]
3. An op-amp current to voltage converter is also called
A) Transconductance amplifier B) transimpedance amplifier
C) Transresistance amplifier D) none of the above
4. One input terminal of high gain comparator circuit is connected to ground and a sinusoidal voltage
is applied to the other input. The output of comparator will be [GATE-1998] [ ]
A) A sinusoid B) A full rectified sinusoid
C) A half rectified sinusoid D). A square
5. A logarithmic amplifier can be used as [ ]
A) Divider B) multiplier C) subtractor D) none
6. If a square wave is integrated by integrator using operational amplifier, the output is [ ]
A) triangular wave B) ramp C) sine wave D) none
7. An OP-AMP is used as a zero crossing detector. If the maximum output available from the OP-
AMP is 12 volts peak to peak, and the slew rate of the OP-AMP is 12 V/sec, then the maximum
frequency of the input signal that can be applied without causing a reduction in the peak to peak
output is ___________ [GATE-1998] [ ]
A) 15.9 KHz B) 159 KHz C) 1.59 KHz D) none
8. For a practical differentiator, the time period T of the input signal is [ ]
A) < RfC1 B) RfC C) negative of RfC1 D) none
9. When a sine signal is given as input to differentiator, the output is [ ]
A) spike B) Square wave C) triangular wave D) cos wave
10. The comparator using op-amp with input sine waveform gives [ ]
A) cos waveform B) square form C) sine waveform D) triangular
11. The output of Schmitt trigger is [ ]
A) square waveform B) triangular waveform C) sine waveform D) cos waveform
12. The other name of Schmitt trigger is [ ]
A) regenerative comparator B) square generator C) backlash circuit D) all
13. The total time period of the pulse from monostable multivibrator is [ ]
A) T = 2 RC B) T = 0.3 RC C) T = 0.69 RC D) T = RC ln (1 + VD/Vsat)/1
14.The single output pulse of adjustable time direction in response to triggering signal is from
_______ circuit. [ ]
A) astable multi B) monostable multi C) bistable multi D) none
15.The other name of astable multivibrator is [ ]
A) Schmitt trigger B) free running oscillator
C) regenerative comparator D) none
16. The frequency of oscillation of triangular waveform from generator using op-amp [ ]
A) R3/4R1C1R2 B) R2/4R1C1R3 C) R1/4R3C1R2 D) none
17. A comparator is _______ and gives _______ output. [ ]
A) Open loop op-amp, Analog output B) Open loop op-amp, No output
C) Open loop op-amp, Digital output D) Closed loop op-amp, Digital output
18. Schmitt trigger is comparator ________ feedback. [ ]
A) no feedback B) positive feedback C) negative feedback D) none
19. A triangular wave can be generated by integrating [ ]
A) cosine waveform B) sine waveform C) ramp waveform D) square
20. The application of open-loop operation of op-amp is [ ]
A) zero crossing detector B) square wave generator C) comparator D) all
21. The input offset voltage of the practical Op-amp in the order of the ______ [ ]
A) 1mV B) 10mV C) 100mV D) none
22. The gain of an instrumentation amplifier is varied by a single______ [ ]
A) Resistor B) Capacitor C) Inductor D) all
23. An Op-amp current to voltage converter is also called as______ [ ]
A) Current amp B) voltage amp C) frequency amp D) none
24. An active integrator may be used to convert a square wave into a______wave [ ]
A) sine B) cos C) triangular D) none
25.The application of op-amp in non-linear region is [ ]
A) comparators B) detectors C) limiters D) all
26. The gain of the Inverting amplifier is_______ [ ]
A) Acl = -Rf Ri B) -Rf / Ri C) [1+Rf / Ri] D) [1+Rf / Ri]
27. The gain of the Non inverting amplifier_______ [ ]
A) Acl = -Rf Ri B) -Rf / Ri C) [1+Rf / Ri] D) [1+Rf / Ri]
28. Instrumentation amplifier is used to produce the gain range of__________ [ ]
A) 0.1 to 1000 B) 0.01 to 1000 C) 0.1 to 10000 D) none
29. What is the output voltage of average adder circuits if 3 inputs are applied____ [ ]
A) V1+V2+V3 B) V1-V2-V3 C) (V1+V2+V3)/3 D) none
30. What is the voltage gain of the unity follower [ ]
A) zero B) unity C) Infinity D) none
31. Current to voltage converter is also called -------- [ ]
A) Trans conductance amp B) op-amp C) Trans resistance amp D) undefined
32. Zero crossing detector can be used as ------- [ ]

A) sine to square converter B) Window comparator C) Both D) undefined

33. The Astable multivibrator is also called --------- [ ]
A) free running multivibrator B) one-shot multivibrator
C) Both D) Not defined
34.The slew rate of the instrumentation amplifier must be as --------- [ ]
 A) Low B) High C) Both D) Not defined
35. Practical Integrator circuit is also called -------- [ ]
A) Lossy Integrator B) ramp generator C) Both D) Not defined
36. The output voltage of a particular op-amp increases 8 v in 12sec in response to step voltage
on the input .The slew rate is [ ]
A) 0.667V/ s B) 0.75 V/ s C) 1.5 V/ s D) 96 V/ s
37. The voltage gain of a voltage follower is [ ]
A) Unity B) <1 C) >1 D) variable
38. The highest possible impedance is achieved with the [ ]
A) Inverting amp B) non inverting amp
C) Differential Amp D) Voltage follower
39. The voltage gain of a non inverting op-amp amplifier [ ]
A) Always greater than unity B) <1 C) >1 D) A& C
40. An op-map current to voltage converter is also known as ------ [ ]
A) Tarnsresistance amp B) Tran conductance C) Tran impedance amp D) none

UNIT-4

OP-AMP APPLICATIONS-2

1. The amount of voltage across capacitor is get charged and discharged in astable [ ]
A). 1/3Vcc,1/2Vcc B). 2/3Vcc,1/2Vcc C). 2/3Vcc,1/3Vcc D). None
 2. Amount of time taken by the capacitor to charge 1/3 Vcc to 2/3 Vcc is [ ]
A). 0.69 RBC B). 0.69 RAC C).0.69( RA+2 RB )C D). none
3. The duty cycle of a symmetric square worm of astable is [ ]
A). RB/( RA+ RB ) B). RA/( RA+2 RB ) C). RB /( RA+2 RB ) D). None
4. The out put frequency of a symmetric square worm of astable is [ ]
A) 1.45/( RA+ 2RB )C B). 1.45/( RA+ RB )C C).1.45/( RA- RB )C D). None
5. Voltage to frequency conversion factor Kv of a VCO is defined as [ ]
A). Vc/fo B). Vc. fo C). fo/Vc D). Vc+ fo
6. Voltage to frequency conversion factor Kv of a VCO is [ ]
A). 6fo/Vcc B). 7fo/Vcc C). 8fo/Vcc D). None
7. Which Multivibrator does not require a input (Clock pulse or other). [ ]
A) Monostable MV B) Bistable MV C) astable mv D) ALL
8 .The output frequency of a FSk generator is [ ]
A). 1070-1200 Hz B). 1070-1270 Hz C). 1000-1270 Hz D).none
9. The duty cycle of a symmetric square worm is [ ]
A). 25% B). 50% C). 75% D).100%
10. The VLTP and ULTP OF Schmitt trigger is [ ]
A). 1/3Vcc,1/2Vcc B). 2/3Vcc,1/2Vcc C). 1/3Vcc,2/3Vcc D). none
11. Application of monostable multivibrator is [ ]
A). PWM B). Linear ramp C). frequency divider D).all
12. __________is applied to make the output is voltage is zero [ ]
A). Threshold B). Discharge C). reset D).all
13. ________multivibrator having two quasi stable states [ ]
A). astable B). mono stable C). bistable D).none
14. _______ detector I better capture and locking characteristics as the DC output voltage is
linear up to 360 [ ]
A). X-OR B). RS flip flop C). both D). None
15. Which one is true in the locking or tracking range [ ]
A). fs = fo B). fs fo C). fs /fo D). all
16. Applications of PLL are [ ]
A). Freq multiplication B). Freq translation C). AM detection D). All
17. The error voltage for analog phase detector Ve is [ ]
A). K(-) B). K/(-) C). K(-/2) D). K/(-)
18. The pulse width of the mono stable multivibrator is [ ]
A). 0.69RC B). 0.45RC C). 1.1 RC D). none
19.The output frequency fo of VCO is given by [ ]
A).0.25/RT CT B). 0.5/RT CT C). 1/RT CT D). none
20. Conversion ratio o f the phase detector of 565IC PLL is K = [ ]
A).0.7/ B). 0.3/ C). 1.4/ D). 0.6/
21. The phase shift should be inn locked state is [ ]
A). 90 B). 180 C). 270 D). 360

22. At what phase angle of the fo should deviate from centre to the right side in proportional to the
error voltage [ ]
A). 0 B). 180 C). 270 D). 90
 23. At what phase angle of the fo should deviate from Centre to the right side in proportional to
the error voltage [ ]
A). 0 B). 180 C). 270 D). 90
24. The out put frequency of the phase detector is [ ]
A). sum B). difference C). both A&B D). 90
25.________ logic gate is used to perform the digital phase detection [ ]
A). nand B). nor C). X-NOR D). X-OR
26 The frequency of oscillation to of phase shift oscillator using op-amp is given by [ ]
A) f0 = 1/2rc B) f0 = 1/2RC C) f0 = 1/2rc D) f0 =
1/6(2rC)
27. A comparator is ------ & gives______ [ ]
A) Open loop op-amp, Analog output B) open loop op-amp, No output
C) Open loop op-amp, digital output D) closed loop op-amp, digital output
28. Schmitt trigger is comparator ------ feed back [ ]
A) No B) positive C) Negative D) None
29. A triangular wave can be generated by integrating ---- [ ]
A) Cosine wave B) sine wave C) Ramp wave D) square wave
30. The other name of A stable multivibrator is --- [ ]
A) Schmitt trigger B) free running oscillator C) Regenerative comparator D) None
31. The comparator using op-amp with input sine wave form gives --- [ ]
A) Cosine wave B) sine wave C) Ramp wave D) square wave
32. In the following Astable Multivibrator circuit, which properties of Vo(t) depend on R2 ?
[GATE-2009]

A). only the frequency B) Only the amplitude

C) Both the amplitude and the frequency D) Neither the amplitude nor the freq

[ ]
33. The frequency of oscillations of triangular waveform generator using op-amp is [ ]
A) R3/4R1C1R2 B) R1C1/4R3R2 C) R1C2/4R3R2 D) R1C1/4R3R1
34. The frequency of oscillations to of phase shift using op-amp is given by ---- [ ]
A) f0=1/2RC B) f0=1/2RC C) f0=2RC D) f0=1/6 (2RC)
35. The gain of inverting op-amp in a phase shift oscillator (Av) is --- [ ]
A) Av -30 B) Av -29 C) Av -31 D) Av +1
36. For self-sustain oscillations, the conditions to be satisfied for op-amp oscillators are ---[ ]
A) Av =1, phase shift 00+ B) Av < 1, phase shift 900
C) Av > 1, phase shift 00 D) Av =1 only
37. The VCO is otherwise called as ---- [ ]
A) Free running multivibrator B) Monostable multivibrator
C) Bi-stable multivibrator D) none of the above
38. The filter used in PLL is --- [ ]
A) High pass filter B) Band pass filter C) Low pass filter D)Band reject filter
39. IC 566 functions as ----- [ ]
A) Phase detector B) Low-pas filter C) VCO D) Error amplifier
40. IC PLL 565 is called --- [ ]
A) PLL B) Monolithic PLL C) VCO D) phase detector

UNIT-5

D/A AND A/D CONVERTER

1. Which type of ADC is chosen for noisy environment? [GATE-2015] [ ]

A) Successive approximation ADC B) Dual slope C) Charge balancing ADC D) All
2. How to overcome the drawback of the charge balancing ADC? [GATE-2015] [ ]
A) By using precision integrator B) By using Voltage to frequency converter
C) By using voltage comparator D) By using dual slope converter
3. Which among the following has long conversion time? [GATE-2015] [ ]
A) Servo converter B) Dual ramp converter C) Flash converter D) None
4. In which application dual slop converter are used. [GATE-2015] [ ]
A) Thermocouple B) Digital panel meter C) Weighting scale D) All
5. A dual slope has the following specifications: [GATE-2015] [ ]
16bit counter; Clock rate =4 MHz; Input voltage=12v; Output voltage =-7v and Capacitor=0.47F.
If the counters have cycled through 2n counts, determine the value of resistor in the integrator.
A) 60k B) 50k C) 120k D) 100k [ ]
6. A 12 bit dual ramp generation has a maximum output voltage of +12v. Compute the equivalent
digital number for the analog signal of +6v. [GATE-2015] [ ]
A) 1000000000 B) 10000000000 C) 1000000000000 D) 100000000000
7. In integrating type ADCs, the [GATE-2015] [ ]
A) Input voltage is proportional to input averaged over the integration period
B) Output voltage is proportional to input averaged over the integration period
C) Output voltage is proportional to sum of input voltage
D) Input voltage is proportional to sum of input voltage
8. An analog voltage of 3.41 V is converted into 8-bit digital form by an A/D converter with a
reference voltage of 5 V. The digital output is [IES-2014] [ ]
A) 1001 1001 B) 1111 0001 C)1011 0111 D)1010 1110
9. In which of the following types of A/D converter does the conversion time almost double for
every bit added to the device ? [IES-2014] [ ]
A) Counter type ADC B) Tracking type ADC
C) Single-slope integrating type ADC D) Successive approximation type ADC
10. A 10-bit DAC provides an analog output which has a maximum value of 10.23 volts.Resolution
of the DAC is [IES-2014] [ ]
A) 10 mV B)15 mV C) 20 mV D)40 mV
11. The most commonly used amplifier in Sample and Hold circuits is [GATE-2000] [ ]
A) Unity gain inverting amplifier B) Unity gain non-inverting amplifier
C) An inverting amplifier with a gain of 10 D) An inverting amplifier with a gain of 100
12. The fastest ADC techniques is [ ]
A). SAR type B).Parallel comparator C). dual slop ADC D).none
13. In which of the following type DAC, current flowing in the resistors changes as the input data
changes [ ]
A) Weighted resistor B) R-2R Ladder C) Both a and b D) Integrating resistor
14. The output of a DAC can be [ ]
A) Voltage B) Current C) Power D) Both a and b
15. The R-2R ladder type DAC has drawback of [ ]
A). Higher value of resistance required B).Less no. of word length
C). Non linearity due to power dissipation D).none
16. How many levels are possible 2-bit DAC? [ ]
A). 2 B). 4 C). 8 D).16
17. A V/F converter circuit is used in [ ]
A). charge-balancing ADC B). Dual-slope ADC C). Parallel comparators D).SAR ADC
18. ---------- of ADC gives error when analog signal changes rapidly. [ ]
A). Direct type B). counter type C). Integrating type D).Tracking type
19. For an 8-bit DAC, the resolution is -------of the full- scale range. [ ]
A). 1/128 B). 1/64 C). 1/256 D).1/512
20. Quantization error is the characteristics of [ ]
A). DACs B). ADCs C). All converters D). None
21. The process is which a number of analogue signals, one at a time, are connected to a common
load is called [ ]
A). multiplexing B). de multiplexing C). analogue multiplexing D). analogue detection.
22. A low speed ADC converter is [ ]
A) successive approximation technique B) parallel comparator
C) dual slope converter D) charge balancing type
23. The basic step of a 9-bit DAC is 10.3 mV. If 000000000 represents 0 V, what output is
produced if the input is 101101111? [ ]
A) 3.52 V B) 3.78 V C) 3.98 V D) 4.5 V
24. Which of the following belongs to integrating type ADC converters? [ ]
A) Charge balancing ADC B) Dual Slope ADC
C) Both a and b D) Inverting amplifier
25. The property of DAC in which analog output increases with digital input is called [ ]
A) linearity B) stability C) monotonicity D) accuracy
26. % resolution of a 10 bit ADC is [ ]
A) 1.588% B) 0.392% C) 0.0978% D) 0.0244%
27. The S/H circuit is not needed for --- ADC [ ]
A) Direct type B) Counter type C) Integrating type D) None of the above
28. D/A converters requires of A/D conversion [ ]
A) Direct type B) Counter type C) Integrating type D) None of the above
29. What is the resolution of output range (0-3)V of DAC [ ]
A) 6.66% of full scale B) 33.33% of full scale
C) 99.9% of full scale D) None of the above

30. The advantage of ADC of dual slope type is [ ]

A) Excellent noise rejection
C) Fastest in operation.
31. DAC essentially requires ----
A) resistors B) op-amp
32. The resolution of DAC for 8-bit length is
A) 8-resolution
C) resolution of 1 part in 255
33. The fastest ADC techniques is
A) Flash type
C) Dual slope ADC
34. A Low speed ADC is
B) long conversion time
D) slow varying in nature
[ ]
C) Electronics switches D) all of the above
[ ]
B) resolution of 0.392 of full scale
D) all of the above
[ ]
B) Parallel comparator
D) Charge balancing type
[ ]
 A) successive approx technique B) Parallel comparator
C) Dual slope ADC D) Charge balancing type
35. The main drawbacks of dual-slope ADC converters is [ ]
A) Long conversion B) high cost
C) comparator and ADC are needed D) None of the above
36. % resolution of a 10 bit ADC is [ ]
A) 1.588% B) 0.392% C) 0.0978% D) 0.0244%
37. High Speed & excellent resolution is obtained in [ ]
A) Counter type ADC B) Successive Approximation ADC
C) Dual Slope ADC D) None
38. A typical digital-to-analog converter outputs an analog signal, which is usually________ that is
proportional to the value of the digital code provided to its inputs. [ ]
A). voltage only B). Current C) voltage or current D) none
39. The R-2R ladder type DAC has drawback of [ ]
A). Higher value of resistance required B).Less no. of word length
C). Non linearity due to power dissipation D).none
40. ---------- of ADC gives error when analog signal changes rapidly. [ ]
A). Direct type B). Counter type C). Integrating type D).Tracking type