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Chapter 6 CLOCKS AND TIMERS MCQs

1. . The 555 Timer IC got its name from the three _______ resistors that are used in its voltage divider network:

(A) 5Ω


(B) 5KΩ


(C) 5MΩ


(D) 5TΩ




2. . The 555 Timer IC is a _______ pin mini Dual-Inline Package:

(A) 1


(B) 2


(C) 4


(D) 8




3. . 555 Timer mainly useful for generating ___________ wave forms:

(A) Sinusoidal


(B) Cosinusoidal


(C) Non-sinusoidal


(D) Non-cosinusoidal




4. . The pictorial representation showing the internal details of a 555 timer is known as:

(A) Simple diagram


(B) Functional diagram


(C) Exceptional diagram


(D) All of the above




5. . The functional diagram of a 555 Timer IC consists of ___ comparators:

(A) 2


(B) 3


(C) 4


(D) 5




6. . 555 Timer IC is useful for generating accurate time delays and oscillations:

(A) True


(B) False


(C) Both a & b


(D) None of these




7. . Pin 8 of 555 IC consists of:

(A) Voltage Supply


(B) Ground


(C) Output


(D) Discharge




8. . Pin 1 of 555 time IC has:

(A) Ground


(B) Trigger


(C) Discharge


(D) Output




9. . A 555 timer in monostable application mode can be used for:

(A) Pulse position modulation


(B) Frequency shift keying


(C) Speed control and measurement


(D) Digital phase detector




10. . This 555 Timer IC can be operated with a DC supply of +5V to +18V:

(A) Yes


(B) No


(C) Can be yes or No


(D) None of these




11. . In 555 timer, reset is present at pin:

(A) 1


(B) 4


(C) 8


(D) 2




12. . Astable multivibrator is:

(A) A square wave clock


(B) Equivalent to a flip flop


(C) A one shot multivibrator


(D) None of these




13. . Determine the time period of a monostable 555 multivibrator:

(A) T = 0.33 RC


(B) T = 1.1 RC


(C) T = 3 RC


(D) T = RC




14. . A multivibrator is a circuit which generates:

(A) Square wave


(B) Sine wave


(C) Triangular wave


(D) Rectangular wave




15. . Most popular IC used in timing circuits:

(A) 555


(B) 741


(C) 7400


(D) All of these




16. . A monostable multivibrator has R = 120kΩ and the time delay T = 1000ms, calculate the value of C:

(A) 0.9µF


(B) 1.32µF


(C) 7.5µF


(D) 2.49µF




17. . Free running frequency of Astable multivibrator:

(A) f = 1.45 / (RA + RB)C


(B) f = 1.45 / (RA + 2RB)C


(C) f = 1.45 C / (2RA + 2RB)


(D) f = 1.45 RA / (RA + RB)




18. . What is the duty cycle of the output of an astable multivibrator?

(A) 50%


(B) 55%


(C) 75%


(D) 100%




19. . Which of the following multivibrator is called the flip-flop:

(A) Astable multivibrator


(B) Monostable multivibrator


(C) Bi-stable multivibrator


(D) (a) or (b)




20. . A monostable multivibrator is also referred as:

(A) One shot


(B) Two shot


(C) Three shot


(D) Four shot




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