OSCILLATOR

1. Negative Feedback in an Amplifier

Cause Oscillation
Increase Sensitiity
Reduces the Gain
Is used in an Armstrong Oscillator

Reduces the
Gain

2. Oscillator Requires

A common drain or common collector unit

A stage with gain
A tapped coil
Negative feedback

A stage with gain

3. A colpits oscillator can be

recognized by

A
A
A
A

split capacitance in the tuned ckt

tapped coil in the tuned ckt
transformer for the feedback
common base or common gate arrangement

A split capacitance in the tuned ckt

4. In an oscillator, the feedback

should be

As great as possible
Kept to a minimum
Just enough to sustain oscillation
Done through a transformer whose wires can be
switched easily

Just enough to sustain oscillation

5. A tapped coil is used in a(n)

Hartley oscillator
Colpitts oscillator
Armstrong oscillator
Clapp oscillator

Hartley oscillator

6. An RF choke

Passes RF but not DC

Passes both RF and DC
Passes DC but not RF
Blocks dc and RF

Passes DC but not RF

7. Ferromagetic coils cores are not generally

good for use in RF Oscillator because

The inductance is too large

Its hard to vary the inductance of such a coil
Such coils are too bulky
Air core coils have better thermal stability

Air core coils have better thermal stability

8. An oscillator might fail to start for any of the

following except:

Low power-supply voltage

Low stage gain
In phase feedback
Very low output impedance

In phase feedback

9. An advantage of a crystal controlled oscillator

over a VFO is

Single frequency operation

Ease of Frequency adjustment
High output power
Low drift

Low drift

10. The frequency at which a crystal oscillator

functions is determined mainly by

The
The
The
The

values of the inductor and capacitor

thickness of the Crystal
amount of capacitance across the crystal
power supply Voltage

The thickness of the Crystal

11. The different sounds of musical instruments

are primarily the result of

Differences in the waveshape

Differences in frequency
Diffrences in amplitude
Differences in phase

Differences in the waveshape

12. A radio Frequency oscillator

usually

Has an irregular waveshape

Has most or all of its energy at a single frequency
Produces a sound that depends on its waveform
Uses RC tuning

Has most or all of its energy at a single frequenc

13. A varactor diode

Is mechanicaylly flexible
Has high power output
Can produce different waveforms
Is good for use in frequency synthesizers

Is good for use in frequency synthesizers

14. A frequency synthesizers has

High power output

High drift rate
Exceptional stability
Adjustable waveshape

Exceptional stability

15. A ferromagnetic core coil is preferred for use

in the tuned ckt of an RF oscillator

That must have the best possible stability

The must have high power output
That must work at microwave frequencies
No! Aircore coils work better in RF oscillator

No! Aircore coils work better in RF oscillator

16. If the load impedance for an oscillator is to

high

The frequency might drift

The power output might be reduced
The oscillator might fail to start
Its not cause for worry; it cant be too high.

The oscillator might fail to start

17. The bipolar transistor of JFETs in a

multivibrator are usually connected in:
Class B
A common emitter of common source
arrangement
Class C
A common Collector or common drain
arrangement

A common emitter of common source arrangem

18. The arrangement in block

diagram of Fig

A waveform analyzer
An audio oscillator
An RF oscillator
A sine wave generator

A waveform analyzer

19. Acoustic feedback in public

address system

Is useful for generating RF sine waves

Is useful for waveform analysis
Can be used for waveform analysis
It serves no useful purpose

It serves no useful purpose

20. An IMPATT diode

Makes a good audio oscillator

Can be used for waveform analysis
Is used as a microwave oscillator
Allows for frequency adjustment of a VCO

Is used as a microwave oscillator

21. A beat frequency oscillator is

useful for

Generating FM
Detecting FM
Generating CW
Detecting CW

Generating CW

22. A colpitts ckt is a form of

Amplifier
Detector
Modulator
Oscillator

Oscillator

23. The oscillating frequency of a quartz crystal

can be varied slightly by:

Changing the bias on the transistor

Changing the voltage across the varactor
Reversing the power supply polarity
Placing a small variable capacitor across the
crystal

Placing a small variable capacitor across the crysta

24. A piano sounds different that saxophone even

if the notes are at the same

Bias
Waveform
Voltage
Current
The you Imagine it

Waveform

25. An oscillator differs from an amplifier

because

It
It
It
It

has more gain

requires no input signal
requires no dc supply
always has the same output

It requires no input signal

26. Wien bridge oscillators are based

on

Positive feedback
Negative feedback
The piezoelectric effect
High gain

Positive feedback

27. One condition for oscillation is

A
A
A
A

phase shift around the feedback loop 180

gain around the feedback loop of one third
phase shift around the feedback is 0
gain around the feedback loop of less than 1

A phase shift around the feedback is 0

28. A second condition for oscillation

is
No gain around the feedback loop
A gain of 1 around the feedback loop
The attenuation of the feedback ckt must be one
third
The feedback ckt must be capacitive
A gain of 1 around the feedback loop

29. In certain oscillator, Av = 50. the attenuation

of the feedback ckt must be

1
0.01
10
0.02

0.02

30. For an oscillator to properly start,

the gain around the feedback loop
must be initially be
1
Less than 1
Greater than 1
Equal to B

Greater than 1

31. In wien bridge oscillator, if the resistances in the

positive feedback ckt are decreased the frequency

Decreases
Increases
Remain the same
None of the Above

Increases

32. The Wien bridge oscillators

positive feedback ckt is

An RL ckt
An LC ckt
A voltage divider
A lead lag ckt

A lead lag ckt

33. A phase shift oscillator

Three RC ckts
Three LC ckts
A T type ckt
A pie type ckt

Three RC ckts

34. Colpitts, Clapp, and Hartley are

names that refer to

Types of RC Oscillator
Inventors of the transistor
Types of LC oscillators
Types of filters

Types of LC oscillators

35. An oscillator whose frequency is

changed by a variable dc voltage is
known as
A crystal oscillator
A VCO
An Armstrong oscillator
A piezoelectric device

A VCO

36. The feature of a crystal oscillator

is

Economy
Reliability
Stability
High frequency

Stability

37. The operation of a relaxation oscillator is

base is based on

Charging and discharging of a capacitor

A highly selective resonant ckt
A very stable supply voltage
Low power consumption

Charging and discharging of a capacitor

38. Non sinusoidal oscillator produce

Sine waves only

Triangle waves only
Square
Either b or c

Either b or c

39. The most stable type of oscillator

is

Clapp
Hartley
Crystal
Colpitts

Crystal

40. When Q decreases in a colpitts oscillator the

frequency of oscillation

Decreases
Remains the same
Increases
Becomes erratic

Decreases

41. Which type of LC oscillator uses a tickler coil

in the feedback path

Colpitts
Hartley
Armstrong
Clapp

Armstrong