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OSCILLATORS
1. Compare RC and LC oscillators. (3)
2. Explain the working of an LC tank circuit. (4)
3. What are the conditions for sustained oscillation? (3)

BARKHAUSEN CRITERIA
1. What is the Barkhausen criterion for sustained oscillations? (2)

RC PHASE SHIFT
1. Draw the circuit diagram of an RC phase shift oscillator and explain its working. Derive
the expression for the frequency of oscillation. (10)
2. Draw the circuit of an RC phase shift oscillator and design the circuit for an output
frequency of 10 kHz. (7)
3. With a neat diagram, derive the expression for the frequency of oscillation of an RC
phase shift oscillator. (7)
4. Draw the circuit diagram of RC phase shift oscillator. Derive an expression for the
frequency of oscillation.(9)
5. Explain the working of RC phase shift oscillator with a neat diagram. Also derive the
expression for frequency of oscillation.(10)
6. Draw the circuit diagram of RC phase shift oscillator and explain its working. Derive the
expression for the frequency of oscillation.(10)
WEINBRIDGE
1. Derive the expression for frequency and gain of a Wien bridge oscillator. (6)
2. Draw the circuit of a Wien bridge oscillator and explain. Derive the expression for its
frequency of oscillation. (9)
3. Draw the circuit diagram of a Wien bridge oscillator. Explain how Barkhausen criterion for
oscillation is satisfied by the circuit and derive an expression for the frequency of oscillation.
(8)
4. With neat diagram derive the expression for frequency of oscillation of wien bridge
oscillator.(7)
5. Explain the working of Wien bridge oscillator. Derive the expression for its frequency of
oscillation.(10)

HARTLEY
1. Explain Hartley oscillator with neat diagram. ( 7)
2. Draw the circuit diagram of a Hartley oscillator. In Hartley Oscillator L1=0.3mH,
L2 = 0,3mH and C=0.003μF. Calculate the frequency of oscillation.(4)
COLPIT
 1. Sketch the topology for the generalized resonant circuit oscillator using impedances z₁, z₂,
and z₃. Derive the expression for the frequency of oscillation. Under what conditions does
the configuration reduce to a Colpitts oscillator? (10)
2. Draw the circuit of a Colpitts oscillator and outline its working principle. (7)
3. Draw the circuit diagram of a Colpitts oscillator (4)

CRYSTAL OSCILLATORS
1. Draw the circuit diagram of a crystal oscillator. Explain its working. (7)
TUNED AMPLIFIER
1. Draw the circuit diagram of a tuned amplifier and explain its working (4)
2. Draw the circuit of a tuned amplifier and explain its working. (4)
SYNCHRONOUS AND STAGGER
1. Compare stagger tuning and synchronous tuning. (3)
2. Differentiate between synchronous and stagger tuned amplifiers. (3)
3. Compare stagger tuned and synchronous tuned amplifiers. (5)
4. Differentiate between synchronous and stagger tuning. (4)
5. Explain the working of a stagger tuned amplifier with neat sketches (5)

1. Explain how negative feedback affects gain, distortion, stability, and frequency response of
a circuit. (9)
2. Discuss the variation of input and output resistance on voltage series and current shunt
feedback. (6)
3. Make a distinction between "voltage" feedback and "current" feedback in amplifier
circuits. Discuss the merits in each case and derive expressions for the net output resistance
in each case. (8)
4. Derive the equation which shows that the sensitivity of an amplifier reduces by applying
negative feedback to the circuit. (5)
5. What is meant by short-circuit current gain-bandwidth product? (2)
6. What is the significance of gain-bandwidth product? (2)

7. Draw the feedback amplifier topologies, clearly indicating the currents, voltages, transfer
gain, and feedback factor. (4)
8. An amplifier with an open-loop gain of 1000 delivers 10 W of output power at 10% of
second harmonic distortion when the input is 10 mV. If 40 dB negative feedback is
applied and the output power is to remain the same, determine:
 a) Required input voltage
b) Percentage of second harmonic distortion. (8)
9. Explain shunt-shunt feedback topology with a neat diagram. Derive the expression for
net input and output impedance. (8)
10. An amplifier without feedback has a voltage gain of 50, an input impedance of 1kΩ, and
an output impedance of 2.5kΩ. Obtain the input and output impedances of a current-
shunt negative feedback amplifier using the above amplifier with a feedback factor of
0.2. (6)
11. Outline Millers Theorem in a two port electrical circuit. (3)
12. Explain series - series feedback topology with neat block diagram. Derive the
expression for net input and output impedance.(7 )
13. Explain various feedback topologies with neat sketches and derive the
expressions for input and output impedances for all configurations.(9)
14. Draw circuit diagrams of the feedback amplifier circuits using voltage series
feedback and current series feedback.(6)
15. Discuss any two feedback topology. (6)
16. What are different feedback topologies? Explain how the current series feedback
effect the input and output impedances.(7)
17. State and explain Miller theorem and its dual. (6)
18. Derive the expression for input and output impedances of voltage series, voltage shunt,
current series and current shunt feedback configurations with necessary diagrams.(12)
19. Explain shunt-series feedback topology. Determine its impedance at input and output
side.(8)