CAMBRIDGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

K.R. PURAM, BENGALURU-560036.

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

Subject name: Operational Amplifiers And Linear ICs Semester: IV

Subject code: 18EE46

Question Bank
1. List the ideal characteristics of an op-amp.
2. Derive the expression for closed loop gain of voltage series feedback amplifier using op-amp.
3. From the circuit of instrument amplifier with bridge input, R1 = 1kΩ, Rf = 4.7kΩ, RA = RB = RC =
100kΩ, Vdc = +5V and op-amp supply voltages = ±15V. The transducer is a thermistor with the
following specification, RT = 100kΩ at a reference temperature of 25oC. The temperature coefficient of
resistance = -1kΩ /oC. Determine the output voltage at 0oC and 100oC.
4. Draw the op-amp symbol and explain the various op-amp terminals.
5. Derive the expression for the output of an inverting summing amplifier with three inputs and explain
how it can be used as scaling and averaging amplifier.
6. For the inverting amplifier given R1 = 470Ω, Rf = 4.7kΩ, A = 200000, Ri = 2MΩ, Ro = 75Ω, fo = 5Hz,
VS = ±15V and output voltage swing = ± 13V. Determine the values of Af, Rif, Rof.
7. List the classification of filter based on pass band.
8. Sketch the circuit of second order low pass filter and explain its working.
9. Design a first order low pass filter at a cut off frequency of 1kHz with a pass band gain of 2. Using the
frequency scaling technique, convert the 1kHz cut off frequency of the low pass filter to the cut off
frequency of 1.6kHz.
10. Draw first order low pass active filter and obtain expression for gain and cut off frequency.
11. Sketch the circuit of a second order active high pass filter. Explain its operation with the expected
frequency response.
12. Design a narrow band pass filter for f C = 1kHz, Q = 3 and Af = 10. Change the centre frequency to
1.5kHz, keeping AF and the bandwidth constant.
13. Define differential gain, common mode gain, CMRR, slew rate and PSRR.
14. Draw an instrumentation amplifier with bridge input. Derive expression for its output voltage.
15. The 741 op-amp having the following parameters is connected as non-linear amplifier with R1= 1kΩ
and Rf = 10kΩ, A = 200000, Ri = 2MΩ, Ro = 75Ω, fo = 5Hz, supply voltages = ±15V, output voltage
swing = ± 13V. Determine the values of Af, Rif, Rof.
16. Define input offset current, input offset voltage and input bias current of an op-amp.
17. Determine the output voltage in each of the following cases for the open loop differential amplifier.
i) Vi1 = 5µVdc; Vi2 = −7µVdc.
ii) Vi1 = 10mVrms ; Vi2 = 20mVrms.
18. Derive the expression for closed loop gain of voltage shunt feedback amplifier using op-amp.
19. Draw first order high pass active filter with diagram and frequency response curve.
20. Sketch the circuit of all pass filters and explain its working?
21. Design a wide-band pass filter using first order high pass filter and low pass filters having f L = 400Hz
and fH = 2kHz respectively with pass band gain at 2.
22. What is the difference between wide band and narrow band pass filter?
23. Show how a band pass filter can be constructed by using low pass and high pass filter. Sketch the
expected frequency response and explain the band pass filter operation.
24. Design a second order high pass filter at a cut off frequency of 1kHz. Draw the circuit and frequency
response.
25. Draw the block diagram of operational amplifier and mention the significance of each block.
26. Explain i) Inverting amplifier ii) Non-inverting amplifier iii) Differential amplifiers with respect to
D.C amplifiers.
27. Derive the expression for the output of a non-inverting summing amplifier with three inputs and explain
how it can be used averaging amplifier.
28. What is instrumentation amplifier? State its importance in process control system.
29. Explain ideal voltage transfer curve of op-amp.
30. For op-amp as differential amplifier, given R1 = R2 = 1kΩ, RF = R3 = 10kΩ and using 741IC. Determine
gain, input impedance and output voltage when input voltage at inverting and non inverting terminals
are 2.7volts and 3volts respectively.
31. Draw first order low pass active filter and obtain expression for gain and cut-off frequency.
32. Sketch the circuit of a second order active high pass filter. Explain its operation with the expected
frequency response.
33. Design a first order low pass filter at a cut off frequency of 1kHz with a pass band gain of 2. Using the
frequency scaling technique, convert the 1kHz cut off frequency of the low pass filter to the cut off
frequency of 1.6kHz.
34. What is the difference between wide band and narrow band pass filter?
35. Sketch the circuit of all pass filters and explain its working?
36. Design a wide-band pass filter using first order high pass filter and low pass filters having f L = 400Hz
and fH = 2kHz respectively with pass band gain at 2.