Basic Op-Amp Circuits MCQs : This section focuses on the "Basic Op-Amp Circuits". These Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) should be practiced to improve the Basic Op-Amp Circuits skills required for various interviews (campus interview, walk-in interview, company interview), placement, entrance exam and other competitive examinations.
Question 1
A two-pole high-pass active filter would have a roll-off rate of
A. 40 dB/decade
B. –40 dB/decade
C. 20 dB/decade
D. –20 dB/decade
Question 2
Initially, the closed-loop gain (Acl) of a Wien-bridge oscillator should be
A. Acl < 3
B. Acl > 3
C. 0
D. Acl 1
Question 3
A digital-to-analog converter is an application of the
A. scaling adder
B. voltage-to-current converter
C. noninverting amplifier
D. adjustable bandwidth circuit
Question 4
A basic series regulator has
A. an error detector
B. a load
C. a reference voltage
D. both an error detector and a reference voltage
Question 5
The center frequency of a band-pass filter is always equal to the
A. bandwidth
B. –3 dB frequency
C. bandwidth divided by Q
D. geometric average of the critical frequencies
Question 6
The ramp voltage at the output of an op-amp integrator
A. increases or decreases at a linear rate
B. increases or decreases exponentially
C. is always increasing and never decreasing
D. is constant
Question 7
A zero-level detector is a
A. comparator with a sine-wave output
B. comparator with a trip point referenced to zero
C. peak detector
D. limiter
Question 8
A triangular-wave oscillator can consist of an op-amp comparator, followed by a(n)
A. differentiator
B. amplifier
C. integrator
D. multivibrator
Question 9
A comparator is an example of a(n)
A. active filter
B. current source
C. linear circuit
D. nonlinear circuit
Question 10
If the input to a comparator is a sine wave, the output is a
A. ramp voltage
B. sine wave
C. rectangular wave
D. sawtooth wave
Question 11
If the value of resistor Rf in an averaging amplifier circuit is equal to the value of one input resistor divided by the number of inputs, the output will be equal to
A. the average of the individual inputs
B. the inverted sum of the individual inputs
C. the sum of the individual inputs
D. the inverted average of the individual inputs
Question 12
In an averaging amplifier, the input resistances are
A. equal to the feedback resistance
B. less than the feedback resistance
C. greater than the feedback resistance
D. unequal