Multiple Choice

Questions and
Answers on OpAmp ( Operational
Amplifier )
Q1. A differential amplifier
..
1.

is a part of an Op-amp

2.

has one input and one

output

3.

has two outputs

4.

answers (1) and (2)

Answer : 4
Q 2. When a differential
amplifier is operated singleended,
1.

the output is grounded

2.

one input is grounded and

signal is applied to the other

3.

both inputs are connected

together

4.

the output is not inverted

Answer : 2
Q3. In differential-mode,
.
1.

opposite polarity signals

are applied to the inputs

2.

the gain is one

3.

the outputs are of different

amplitudes

4.

only one supply voltage is

used

Answer : 1
Q4. In the common mode,

1.

both inputs are grounded

2.

the outputs are connected

together

3.

an identical signal appears

on both the inputs

4.

the output signal are inphase

Answer : 3
Q5. The common-mode gain
is ..
1.

very high

2.

very low

3.

always unity

4.

unpredictable

Answer : 2
Q6. The differential gain is

1.

very high

2.

very low

3.

dependent on input
voltage

4.

about 100

Answer : 1

Q7. If ADM = 3500 and ACM =

1.

700 nA

0.35, the CMRR is .

2.

99.3 A

1.

1225

3.

49.7 A

2.

10,000

4.

none of these

3.

80 dB

Answer : 1

4.

answers (1) and (3)

Q11. The output of a

Answer : 4

particular Op-amp increases

Q8. With zero volts on both

8V in 12s. The slew rate is

inputs, an OP-amp ideally

should have an output

1.

90 V/s

..

2.

0.67 V/s

3.

1.5 V/s

4.

none of these

1.

equal to the positive

supply voltage

2.

equal to the negative

supply voltage

Answer : 2
Q12. For an Op-amp with

3.

equal to zero

negative feedback, the

4.

equal to CMRR

output is .

Answer : 3

1.

equal to the input

Q9. Of the values listed, the

2.

increased

most realistic value for

3.

fed back to the inverting

open-loop voltage gain of an

OP-amp is

input
4.

fed back to the

1.

2.

2000

Answer : 3

3.

80 dB

Q13. The use of negative

4.

100,000

feedback

Answer : 4

noninverting input

1.

Q10. A certain OP-amp has

bias currents of 50 A. The
input offset current is ..

reduces the voltage gain of

an Op-amp

2.

makes the Op-amp

oscillate

3.

makes linear operation

possible

4.

answers (1) and (2)

4.

depends on Ri

Answer : 1
Q17. A certain inverting

Answer : 4

amplifier has a closed-loop

Q14. Negative feedback

voltage gain of 25. The Op-

..

amp has an open-loop

1.

increases the input and

output impedances

2.

increases the input

impedance and bandwidth

3.

decreases the output

impedance and bandwidth

4.

does not affect impedance

voltage gain of 100,000. If

an Op-amp with an openloop voltage gain of 200,000
is substituted in the
arrangement, the closedloop gain ..
1.

doubles

2.

drops to 12.5

Answer : 2

3.

remains at 25

Q15. A certain noninverting

4.

increases slightly

or bandwidth

amplifier has Ri of 1 k and

Answer : 3

Rf of 100 k. The closed-loop

Q18. A voltage follower

voltage gain is

1.

100,000

1.

has a voltage gain of 1

2.

1000

2.

is noninverting

3.

101

3.

has no feedback resistor

4.

100

4.

has all of these

Answer : 3

Answer : 4

Q16. If the feedback resistor

Q19. The Op-amp can

in Q15 (above question) is

amplify

open, the voltage gain .

1.

a.c. signals only

1.

increases

2.

d.c. signals only

2.

decreases

3.

both a.c. and d.c. signals

3.

is not affected

4.

neither d.c. nor a.c. signals

Answer : 3

Answer : 2

Q20. The input offset current

Q23. The tail current in a

equals the .

differential amplifier equals

1.

difference between two

base currents

2.

2.
3.

1.

half of either collector

current

2.

equal to either collector

current

3.

two times either collector

current

4.

equal to the difference in

base currents

collector current divided by

current gain

4.

Q21. The tail current of a

differential amplifier is .

sum of two emitter

currents

none of these

Answer : 1

difference between two

emitter currents

collector current divided by

current gain

4.

1.

average of two base

currents

3.

collector voltage divided

by collector resistance

Answer : 2
Q24. The differential voltage
gain of a differential
amplifier is equal to RC
divided by .
1.

re

2.

re/2

3.

2re

4.

RE

Answer : 3

Answer : 3

Q22. The node voltage at the

Q25. The input impedance of

top of the til resistor is

a differential amplifier

closes to .

equals re times

1.

collector supply voltage

1.

2.

zero

2.

RE

3.

emitter supply voltage

3.

RC

4.

tail current times base

4.

resistance

Answer : 4

Q26. A common-mode signal

2.

class B push-pull amplifier

is applied to .

3.

CE amplifier

4.

swamped amplifier

1.

the noninverting input

2.

the inverting input

Answer : 1

3.

both iputs

Q29. The common-mode

4.

top of the tail resistor

voltage gain of a differential

Answer : 3

amplifier is equal to

Q27. The common-mode

RC divided by ..

voltage gain is
1.

smaller than differentail

voltage gain

2.

equal to differential
voltage gain

3.

greater than differential

voltage gain

4.

re

2.

2re

3.

re/2

4.

2RE

Answer : 4
Q30. Current cannot flow to
ground through .
1.

a mechanical ground

Answer : 1

2.

an a.c. ground

Q28. The input stage of an

3.

a virtual ground

Op-amp is usually a .

4.

an ordinary ground

1.

none of the above

1.

differential amplifier

Answer : 3