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  1. What will be the collector efficiency of a power amplifier having zero signal power dissipation of 5 watts and a.c. power output of 2 watts?

  2. A.

     20%

    B.

     80%

    C.

     40%

    D.

     50%


  3. A transformer coupled class A power amplifier has a load of 100 Ω on the secondary. If the turn ratio is 10:1, what is the value of load appearing on the primary?

  4. A.

     5 kΩ

    B.

     20 kΩ

    C.

     100 kΩ

    D.

     10 kΩ


  5. When a transistor is cut off___________

  6. A.

     Maximum voltage appears across transistor

    B.

     Maximum current flows

    C.

     Maximum voltage appears across load

    D.

     None of the above


  7. Low efficiency of a power amplifier results in ___________

  8. A.

     Low forward bias

    B.

     Less battery consumption

    C.

     More battery consumption

    D.

     None of the above


  9. If the gain versus frequency curve of a transistor amplifier is not flat, then there is distortion.

  10. A.

     Amplitude

    B.

     Intermodulation

    C.

     Frequency

    D.

     None of the above


  11. A power amplifier has comparatively ___________ ß

  12. A.

     Small

    B.

     Large

    C.

     Very large

    D.

     None of the above


  13. Power amplifiers generally use transformer coupling because transformer per-mits

  14. A.

     Cooling of the circuit

    B.

     Impedance matching

    C.

     Distortionless output

    D.

     Good frequency response


  15. The driver stage usually employs___________

  16. A.

     Class A power amplifier

    B.

     Push-pull amplifier

    C.

     Class C amplifier

    D.

     None of the above