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Match the following lists :

List – IList – II
a. Voltage doubleri.  
b. Halfwave rectifierii.   
c. Positive clamping circuitiii.  
d. Negative clamping circuitiv.   

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This question was previously asked in
UGC NET 2016 Paper 3 Electronic Science Question Paper (10-Jul-2016)
The correct answer is

a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii

To solve this problem, we need to match each item in List I with its corresponding circuit diagram in List II based on the characteristics and operation of the electronic circuits:

  1. Voltage Doubler: A voltage doubler is a circuit that converts an AC voltage to a DC voltage that is approximately twice the peak AC voltage. The circuit typically uses a combination of capacitors and diodes arranged to charge the capacitors in such a way that the output voltage is doubled. Looking at the provided diagrams:The above circuit uses two capacitors and diodes that can boost the input voltage, identifying it as a voltage doubler.
  2. Halfwave Rectifier: A halfwave rectifier allows one half (positive or negative) of an AC waveform to pass through and block the other half. This can be identified by looking for a single diode in the circuit:The diagram above shows a simple diode connected to AC input which allows only half of the waveform to pass through, identifying it as a halfwave rectifier.
  3. Positive Clamping Circuit: A positive clamping circuit shifts the entire input waveform upwards, so the minimum value of the waveform aligns with zero. It typically uses a diode and capacitor:The image above shows the circuit that shifts waveform upward using a diode connected to a capacitor, making it a positive clamping circuit.
  4. Negative Clamping Circuit: A negative clamping circuit shifts the whole input waveform downwards. The arrangement will be similar to positive clamping but reversed:This image shows the required configuration for a negative clamping circuit.

Thus, the correct match based on these explanations is: a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii.

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