Multiple Choice Questions
S. Y. B. Sc. Physics Paper –II, Sem-III
OPERATIONAL AMPLIFIER
1. An operational amplifier, which is often called as op-amp, is a DC-
coupled high-gain electronic voltage amplifier with differential
inputs and, usually, a single output.
2. High input impedance at the input terminals (ideally infinite) and low
output impedance (ideally zero) are important typical
characteristics.
Parameter Symbol Ideal Typical for IC 741
Open-loop voltage gain AOL 200,000
Output impedance Zout 0 75
Input impedance Zin 2 M
Input offset current Iios 0 20 nA
Input offset voltage Vios 0 2 mV
Bandwidth BW 1 MHz
CMRR 90 dB
Slew rate S 0.5 V/sec
Input bias current Ib 0 80 nA
Power supply rejection ratio PSRR 0 30 V/V
Power consumption – – 50 mV
Golden rules of op-amp design for negative-feedback circuits.
1. No current will flow into the inputs.
2. The input voltages at two terminals will be nearly equal.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The differential gain of operational amplifier is
(a) very high
(b) very low
(c) dependent on input voltage
(d) about 10
2. The op-amp can amplify
(a) a.c. signals only
(b) d.c. signals only
(c) both a.c. and d.c. signals
(d) neither d.c. nor a.c. signals
3. The two input terminals of an op-amp are named as
(a) High input and low input
(b) Positive and negative
(c) Inverting and non-inverting
(d) Differential and non-differential
4. In the common mode of operational amplifier,
(a) both inputs are grounded
(b) the outputs are connected together
(c) an identical signal appears on both the inputs
(d) the output signals are in phase
5. The common-mode gain of operational amplifier is
(a) very high
(b) very low
(c) always unity
(d) infinite
6. When zero volts on both inputs is applied, an op-amp ideally should
have an output voltage equal to
(a) the positive supply voltage
(b) the negative supply voltage
(c) zero
(d) common mode rejection ratio
7. For an op-amp working with negative feedback, the output is
(a) increased
(b) fed back to the inverting input
(c) equal to the input
(d) fed back to the non-inverting input
8. The input offset current equals the
(a) difference between two input currents for which output is zero
(b) average of two input currents for which output is zero
(c) current through feedback for which output is zero
(d) none of these
9. A common-mode signal is applied to
(a) the non-inverting input only
(b) the inverting input only
(c) both inputs
(d) feedback resistor
10. In common mode of op-amp, the voltage gain is
(a) smaller than differential voltage gain
(b) greater than differential voltage gain
(c) equal to differential voltage gain
(d) all of these
11.In ideal op-amp we have
(a) infinite input impedance
(b) zero input offset voltage
(c) infinite slew rate
(d) all of these
12.In ideal op-amp we have
(a) zero input impedance
(b) infinite Common-mode rejection ratio
(c) infinite output impedance
(d) zero slew rate
13. The ratio of change in input offset current to the change in temperature
is …
(a) input offset current drift
(b) input offset voltage drift
(c) infinite output impedance
(d) slew rate
14. The ratio of the differential voltage gain Ad to the common-mode voltage
gain Acm is …
(a) input offset current
(b) power supply rejection ratio
(c) common mode rejection ratio
(d) slew rate
15.With negative feedback, the feedback signal
(a) increases the input signal
(b) is more than output voltage
(c) decreases the input signal
(d) is proportional to differential voltage gain
16.The ratio between input complex voltage to the input complex current is
called
(a) closed-loop gain amplitude
(b) differential-mode rejection ratio
(c) common-mode rejection ratio
(d) input impedance
17. The output of a particular Op-amp increases 6V in 12μs. The slew rate is
…….
(a) 72 V/μs
(b) 0.5 V/μs
(c) 2.2 V/μs
(d) 1.5 V/μs
18. Virtual ground …..
(a) is not able to sink infinite current
(b) can sink infinite current
(c) is physically connected to ground or earth
(d) all of the above
19.A certain non-inverting amplifier has R1 of 1 k and RF of 10 k. The
closed-loop voltage gain will be
(a) 12
(b) 100
(c) 11
(d) 10
20. In an Ideal operational amplifier depicted below, the potential at node A
is
(a) 1 V
(b) 0 V
(c) 5 V
(d) 25 V
21. In an Ideal operational amplifier depicted below, the output of the op-
amp is
(a) 1 V
(b) 0 V
(c) 5 V
(d) 25 V
22. In an ideal Op-Amp circuit shown below R1 = 3k, R2 =1k and
Vi = 0.5sin t (in Volt). What is the peak value of V0?
(a) 1 V
(b) 3 V
(c) 2 V
(d) 2.5 V
23. What will be the output for the following circuit?
(a) 1 V
(b) – 0.5 V
(c) – 2 V
(d) – 5 V
24. Find the output of the following circuit.
4 k
1 k
1V
+ 15 V
–
2V
1 k + Vo
– 15 V
(a) 6 V
(b) – 6 V
(c) – 12 V
(d) 12 V
25.In positive feedback, the phase difference between input signal and
feedback signal is
(a) 1800
(b) 3600
(c) 900
(d) 600
26.In negative feedback, the phase difference between input signal and
feedback signal is
(a) 1800
(b) 900
(c) 3600
(d) 2700
27.In negative feedback, the closed-loop gain is
(a) equal to open loop gain
(b) greater than open loop gain
(c) less than open loop gain
(d) none of these
28.If β is feedback factor and A is gain, then for oscillator
(a) βA > 1
(b) βA < 1
(c) βA = 0
(d) βA = 1
29.In a negative feedback amplifier, A = 50, = 0.02 and Vi = 50 mV then
gain with feedback is
(a) 25
(b) 20
(c) 55
(d) 100
30.In phase-shift oscillator each branch of RC network produces the phase
difference of
(a) 1800
(b) 900
(c) 3600
(d) 600
