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Q. No. 1 – 20 Carry One Mark Each

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1. The order of the differential equation +   + y 4 = e− t is
dt 2  dt 

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

2. The Fourier series of a real periodic function has only

P. Cosine terms if it is even

Q. Since terms if it is even

R. Cosine terms if it is odd

S. Since terms if it is odd

Which of the above statements are correct?

(A) P and S (B) P and R (C) Q and S (D) Q and R

A function is given f ( t ) = sin t + cos 2t. Which of the following is true?

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3.

(A) f has frequency components at 0 and 1/2π Hz

(B) f has frequency components at 0 and 1/π Hz

(C) f has frequency components at 1/2π and 1/π Hz

(D) f has frequency components at 0, 1/2π and 1/π Hz

4. A fully charged mobile phone with a 12V battery is good for a 10 minute talk-time. Assume
that, during the talk-time, the battery delivers a constant current of 2A and its voltage drops
linearly from 12 V to 10 V as shown in the figure. How much energy does the battery deliver
during this talk-time?

5. In an n-type silicon crystal at room temperature, which of the following can have a
concentration of 4 x 1019 cm-3?

(A) Silicon atoms (B) Holes (C) Dopant atoms (D) Valence electrons

6. The full form of the abbreviations TTL and CMOS in reference to logic families are

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(A) Triple Transistor Logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor

(B) Tristate Transistor Logic and Chip Metal Oxide Semiconductor

(C) Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor

(D) Tristate Transistor Logic and Complementary Metal Oxide Silicon

n n
1 1
7. transform of the discrete time sequence x ( n ) =   u ( n ) −  
The ROC of Z-transfor
 3 2
u ( − n − 1) is

1 1 1 1
(A) < z < (B) z > (C) z > (D) 2 < z < 3
3 2 2 3

8. The magnitude plot of a rational transfer function G(s) with real coefficients is shown below.
When of the following compensators has such magnitude plot?

(A) Lead compensator (B) Lag compensator

(C) PID compensator (D) Lead-lag compensator

9. A white noise process X(t) with two-sided

two power spectral density 1 x 10-10
-
W/Hz is input to a
filter whose magnitude squared response is shown below.
be

The power of the output process Y(t) is given by

(A) 5 x 10-7 W (B) 1 x 10-6 W (C) 2 x 10-6 W (D) 1 x 10-6 W

10. Which of the following statements is true regarding the fundamental mode of the metallic
waveguides shown?

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(A) Only P has no cutoff-frequency (B) Only Q has no cutoff-frequency

(C) Only R has no cutoff-frequency (D) All three have cutoff-frequency

11. A fair coin is tossed 10 times. What is the probability that ONLY the first two tosses will yield
heads?

2 2 10 10
1 10 1 1 101
(A)   (B) C2   (C)   (D) C2  
2 2 2 2

12. If the power spectral density of stationary random process is a sine-squared function of
frequency, the shape of its autocorrelation is

1+ f ( z )
13. If f ( z ) = c0 + c1 z −1 , then ∫ dz is given by
unit
z
circle

(A) 2π c1 (B) 2π (1 + c0 ) (C) 2π jc1 (D) 2π j (1 + c0 )

14. In the interconnection of ideal sources shown in the figure, it is known that the 60V source is
absorbing power.

Which of the following can be the value of the current source?

(A) 10A (B) 13A (C) 15A (D) 18A

15. The ratio of the mobility to the diffusion coefficient in a semiconductor has the units

(A) V−1 (B) em V−1 (C) V cm-1 (D) V. s

16. In a microprocessor, the service routine for a certain interrupt starts from a fixed location of
memory which cannot be externally set, but the interrupt can be delayed or rejected. Such
as interrupt is

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(A) non-maskable and non-vectored (B) maskable and non-vectored

(C) non-maskable and vectored (D) maskable and vectored

V0 ( s ) 1
17. If the transfer function of the following network is =
V1 ( s ) 2 + s CR

The value of the load resistance RL is

(A) R/4 (B) R/2 (C) R (D) 2R

dx 1 0   p
18. Consider the system = Ax + Bu with A =   and B =  q  where p and q are
dt 0 1   
arbitrary real numbers. Which of the following statements about the controllability of the
system is true?

(A) The system is completely state controllable for any nonzero values of p and q

(B) Only p = 0 and q = 0 result in controllability

(C) The system is uncontrollable for all values of p and q

(D) We cannot conclude about controllability from the given data

19. For a message signal m ( t ) = cos ( 2π f m t ) and carrier of frequency f cr which of the
following represents a single side band (SSB) signal?

(A) cos ( 2π f m t ) cos ( 2π f ct ) (B) cos ( 2π f ct )

(C) cos  2π ( f c + f m ) t  (D) 1 + cos ( 2π f m t )  cos ( 2π f c t )

20. Two infinitely long wires carrying current are as shown in the figure below. One wire is in the
y-z plane and parallel to they-axis. The other wise is in the x-y plane and parallel to the x-
axis. Which components of the resulting magnetic field are non-zero at the origin?

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(A) x, y, z components (B) x, y components

(C) y, z components (D) x, z components

Q. No. 21-56 Carry Two Marks Each

21. Consider two independent random variables X and Y with identical distributions. The
1 1 1
variables X and Y take values 0, 1 and 2 with probabilities , and respectively. What is
2 4 4
the conditional probability? P ( X + Y = 2 | X − Y = 0 ) ?

sin x
22. The Taylor series expansion of at x = π is given by
x −π

(x −π ) ( x −π )
2 2

(A) 1 + + ... (B) −1 − + ...

3! 3!

( x −π ) (x −π )
2 2

(C) 1 − + ... (D) −1 + + ...

3! 3!

23. If a vector field V is related to another vector field A through V = ∇ × A, which of the
following is true? Note: C and Sc refer to any closed contour and any surface shoes boundary
is C.
r r r r rr
(A) ∫ V .dl = ∫∫ [Link]
c SC
(B) ∫ [Link] = ∫∫ V .dS
c SC

r r r r rr r
(C) ∫
c
∇ × V .dl = ∫∫ ∇ × A
SC
.dS (D) ∫
c
∇ × [Link] = ∫∫ .dS
V
Sc

24. Given that F(s) is the one-sided Laplace transform of f(t), the Laplace transform of
t

∫ f (τ ) dτ
0
is

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s
1 1
(A) sF (s) – f(0) (B) F ( s ) (C) ∫ f (τ ) dτ (D)  F ( s ) − f ( 0 ) 
s 0
s

25. Match each differential equation in Group I to its family of solution curves from Group II.

Group – I Group – II

dy y
P. = 1. Circles
dx x

dy y
Q. =− 2. Straight lines
dx x

dy x
R. = 3. Hyperbolas
dx y

dy x
S. =−
dx y

(A) P-2, Q-3, R-3, S-1 (B) P-1, Q-3, R-2, S-1

(C) P-2, Q-1, R-3, S-3 (D) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-2

26. The eigen values of the following matrix are

 −1 3 5 
 −3 −1 6 
 
 0 0 3 

(A) 3,3 + 5j, 6-j (B) -6 + 5j, 3 + j, 3-j (C) 3 + j, 3 – j, 5 + j (D) 3, -1 + 3j, -1 -3j

27. An AC source of RMS voltage 20V with internal impedance Z S = (1 + 2 j ) Ω feeds a load of
impedance Z L = ( 7 + 4 j ) Ω in the figure below. The reactive power consumed by the load
is

(A) 8VAR (B) 16VAR (C) 28VAR (D) 32VAR

28. The switch in the circuit shown was on position a for a long time, and is moved to position b
at time t = 0. The current i(t) for t>0 is given by

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(A) 0.2e −125t u ( t ) mA (B) 20e −1250t u ( t ) mA

(C) 0.2e −1250 t u ( t ) mA (D) 20e −1000t u ( t ) mA

29. In the circuit shown, what value of RL maximizes the power delivered to RL?

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(A) 2.4Ω (B) Ω (C) 4Ω (D) 6Ω
3

30. The time domain behavior of an RL circuit is represented by

+ Ri = V0 (1 + Be − Rt / L sin t ) u ( t )
di
L
dt

V0
For an initial current of i ( 0 ) = , the steady state value of the current is given by
R

V0 2V0
(A) i ( t ) → (B) i ( t ) →
R R

V0 2V0
(C) i ( t ) → (1 + B ) (D) i ( t ) → (1 + B )
R R

31. In the circuit below, the diode is ideal. The voltage V is given by

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(A) min (Vi ,1) (B) max (Vi ,1) (C) min ( −Vi ,1) (D) max ( −Vi ,1)

32. Consider the following two statements about the internal conditions in an n-channel
MOSFET operating in the active region

S1: The inversion charge decreases from source to drain

S2: The channel potential increases from source to drain

Which of the following is correct?

(A) Only S2 is true

(B) Both S1 and S2 are false

(C) Both S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not a reason for S1

(D) Both S1 and S2 are true, and S2 is a reason for S1

33. In the following astable multivibrator circuit, which properties of v0 ( t ) depend on R2?

(A) Only the frequency

(B) Only the amplitude

(C) Both the amplitude and the frequency

(D) Neither the amplitude nor the frequency

34. In the circuit shown below, the op-amp is ideal, the transistor has VBE = 0.6V and β = 150.
Decide whether the feedback in the circuit is positive or negative and determine the voltage
V at the output of the op-amp.

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(A) Positive feedback, V = 10 V

(B) Positive feedback, V = 0 V

(C) Negative feedback, V = 5 V

(D) Negative feedback, V = 2 V

35. A small signal source vi ( t ) = A cos 20t + B sin106 t is applied to a transistor amplifier as
shown below. The transistor has β = 150 and hie = 3k Ω. Which expression best
approximates V0(t)

(
(A) v0 ( t ) = 1500 A cos 20t + B sin106 t )
(
(B) v0 ( t ) = 150 A cos 20t + B sin106 t )
(C) v0 ( t ) = −1500 B sin106 t

(D) v0 ( t ) = −150 B sin106 t

36. { (
If X = 1 in the logic equation  X + Z Y + Z + XY
 )} { X + Z ( X + Y )} = 1, then
(A) Y = Z (B) Y = Z (C) Z = 1 (D) Z = 0

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37. What are the minimum number of 2 to 1 multiplexers required to generate a 2 input AND
gate and a 2 input Ex-OR
OR gate?

(A) 1 and 2 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 1 and 1 (D) 2 and 2

38. Refer to the NAND and NOR latches shown in the figure. The inputs ( P1 , P2 ) for both the
latches are first made (0, 1) and then, after a few seconds, made (1,1). The corresponding
stable outputs ( Q1 , Q2 ) are

(A) NAND: first (0, 1) then (0, 1) NOR: first (1, 0) then (0, 0)

(B) NAND: first (1, 0) then (1, 0) NOR: first (1, 0) then (1, 0)

(C) NAND: first (1, 0) then (1, 0) NOR: first (1, 0) then (0, 0)

(D) NAND: first (1, 0) then (1, 1) NOR: first (0, 1) then (0, 1)

39. What are the counting stages (Q1, Q2) for the counter shown in the figure below?

(A) 11, 10, 00, 11, 10,…. (B) 01, 10, 11, 00, 01,….

(B) 00, 11, 01, 10, 00,…. (C) 01, 10, 00, 01, 10…..

40. A system with transfer function H(z) has impulse response h(.) defined as h(2) = 1, h(3) = 1
and h(k) = 0 otherwise. Consider the following statements

S1: H(z) is a low pass filter

S2: H(z) is a FIR filter

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Which of the following is correct?

(A) Only S2 is true

(B) Both S1 and S2 are false

(C) Both S1 and S2 are true, and S2 is a reason for S1

(D) Both S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not a reason for S1

41. Consider a system whose input x and output y are related by the equation

∞
y (t ) = ∫ × ( t − τ ) h ( 2τ ) dτ
−∞

Where h(t) is shown in the graph

Which h(t) is shown in the graph

Which of the following four properties are possessed by the system?

BIBO: Bounded input gives a bounded ouput

Causal: The system is causal

LP: The system is low pass

LTI: The system is linear and time invariant

(A) Causal, LP (B) BIBO, LTI (C) BIBO, Causal, LTI (D) LP, LTI

42. The 4 point Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) of a discrete time sequence {1, 0, 2, 3} is

(A) [ 0, −2 + 2 j , 2, −2 − 2 j ]

(B) [ 2, 2 + 2 j , 6, 2 − 2 j ]

(C) [ 6,1 − 3 j , 2,1 + 3 j ]

(D) [ 6, −1 + 3 j , 0, −1 − 3 j ]

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s 2 − 2s + 2
43. The feedback configuration and the pole-zero locations of G(s) = are shown
s 2 + 2s + 2
below. The root locus for negative values of k, i.e. for −∞ < k < 0, has breakaway/break in
points and angle of departure at pole P (with respect to the positive real axis) equal to

(A) ± 2 and 0o (B) ± 2 and 45o (C) ± 3 and 0o (D) ± 3 and 45o

s2 + 1
44. An LTI system having transfer function and input x(t)=sin(t+1) is in steady state.
s 2 + 2s + 1
The output is sampled at a rate ωs rad/s to obtain the final output {y(k). Which of the
following is true?

(A) y(.) is zero for all sampling frequencies ωs

(B) y(.) is nonzero for all sampling frequencies ωs

(C) y(.) is nonzero for ωs >2, but zero for ωs >2

(D) y(.) is zero for ωs >2 but nonzero for ωs >2

45. The unit step response of an under-damped second order system has steady state value of -
2. Which one of the following transfer functions has these properties?

−2.24 −3.82
(A) (B)
s + 2.59s + 1.12
2
s + 1.91s + 1.91
2

−2.24 −3.82
(C) (D)
s − 2.59s + 1.12
2
s − 1.91s + 1.91
2

46. A discrete random variable X takes values from 1 to 5 with probabilities as shown in the
table. A student calculates the mean of X and 3.5 and her teacher calculates the variance of
X as 1.5. Which of the following statements is true?

k 1 2 3 4 5
P(X = K) 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.1

(A) Both the student and the teacher are right

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(B) Both the student and the teacher are wrong

(C) Both the student is wrong but the teacher is right

(D) The student is right but the teacher is wrong

47. A message signal given by

1 1
m ( t ) =   cos ω1t −   sin ω2t
2 2

Is amplitude modulated with a carrier of frequency ωc to generate

s ( t ) = 1 + m ( t )  cos ωc t

(A) 8.33% (B) 11.11% (C) 20% (D) 25%

48. A communication channel with AWGN operating at a signal to noise ratio SNR>>1 and
bandwidth B has capacity C1. If the SNR is doubled keeping B constant, the resulting capacity
C2 is given by

(A) C2 = 2C1 (B) C2 = C1 + B (C) C2 = C1 + 2 B (D) C2 = C1 + 0.3B

49. A magnetic field in air is measured to be

 x y 
B = B0  2 yˆ − 2 xˆ 
x +y x + y2
2


What current distribution leads to this field? [Hint: The algebra is trivial in cylindrical
coordinates].

r B0 zˆ  1 
(A) J = ,r ≠ 0
µ0  x 2 + y 2 

r B0 zˆ  2 
(B) J = ,r ≠ 0
µ0  x 2 + y 2 
r
(C) J = o, r ≠ 0

r B0 zˆ  1 
(D) J = ,r ≠ 0
µ0  x 2 + y 2 

50. A transmission line terminates in two branches, each of length λ/4, as shown. The branches
are terminated by 50Ω loads. The lines are lossless and have the characteristic impedances
shown. Determine the impedance Z1 as seen by the source.

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(A) 200Ω (B) 100Ω (C) 50Ω (D) 25Ω

Common Data Questions: 51 & 52

Consider a silicon p-n

n junction at room temperature having the following parameters:

side = 1 x 1017cm-3
Doping on the n-side

Depletion width
dth on the n-side
n = 0.1µ m

Depletion width on the p-side

p = 1.0µ m

Intrinsic carrier concentration = 1.4 ×1014 F .cm−1

Thermal voltage = 26mV

Permittivity of free space = 8.85 ×10−14 F .cm−1

Dielectric constant of silicon = 12

51. The built in potential of the junction

(A) is 0.70V (B) is 0.76V (C) is 0.82V (D) cannot be estimated from the data given

52. The peak electric field in the device is

(A) 0.15 [Link]-1, directed from p-region

p to n-region

(B) 0.15 [Link]-1, directed from n-region

n to p-region

(C) 1.80 [Link]-1, directed from p-region

p to n-region

(D) 1.80 [Link]-1, directed from n-region

n to p-region

Common Data Question: 53 & 54

The Nyquist plot of a stable transfer function G(s) is shown in the figure.
figure. We are interested in the
stability of the closed loop system in the feedback configuration shown.

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53. Which of the following statements is true?

(A) G(s) is an all-pass

pass filter

(B) G(s) has a zero in the right-half

right plane

(C) G(s) is the impedance of a passive network

(D) G(s) is marginally stable

54. The gain and phase margins of G(s) for closed loop stability are

(A) 6dB and 180o (B) 3dB and 180o (C) 6dB and 90o (D) 3dB and 90o

Common Data Questions: 55 & 56

The amplitude of a random signal is uniformly distributed between – 5V and 5V

55. If the signal to quantization noise ratio required in uniformly quantizing the signal is 43.5dB,
the step size of the quantization is approximately.

(A) 0.0333V (B) 0.05V (C) 0.0667V (D) 0.10V

56. If the positive values of the signal are uniformly quantized with a step size of 0.05V, and the
negative values are uniformly quantized with a step size of 0.1V, the resulting signal to
quantization noise ratio is approximately.

(A) 46dB (B) 43.8dB (C) 42dB (D) 40dB

Linked Answer Questions: Q. 57 to Q. 60 Carry Two Marks Each

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 57 & 58

Consider the CMOS circuit shown, where the gate voltage VG of the n-MOSFET
MOSFET is increased from
zero, while the gate voltage of the p-MOSFET
p MOSFET is kept constant at 3V. Assume that, for both
transistors, the magnitude of the threshold voltage is 1V and the product of the transconductance
parameter and the (W/L) ratio, i.e. the quantity µ Cox ( W/L ) , is 1mA. V =−2.

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57. For small increase in VG beyond 1V, which of the following gives the correct description of
the region of operation of each MOSFET?

(A) Both the MOSFETs are in saturation region

(B) Both the MOSFETs are in triode region

(C) n-MOSFET is in triode and p-MOSFET is in saturation region

(D) n-MOSFET is in saturation and p-MOSFET is in triode region

58. Estimate the output voltage V0 for VG=1.5V. [Hint: Use the appropriate current voltage
equation for each MOSFET, based on the answer to Q.57]

1 1 3 3
(A) 4 − V (B) 4 + V (C) 4 − V (D) 4 + V
2 2 2 2

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 59 & 60

Two products are sold from a vending machine, which has two push buttons P1, and P2. When a
button is pressed, the price of the corresponding product is displayed in a 7-segment display.

If no buttons are pressed, ‘0’ is displayed, signifying ‘Rs. 0’.

If only P1 is pressed, ‘2’ is displayed, signifying ‘Rs. 2’.

If both P1 and P2 are pressed, ‘E’ is displayed, signifying ‘Error’.

The names of the segments in the 7-segments display, and the glow of the display for ‘0’, ‘2’, ‘5’ and
‘E’, are shown below.

Consider

(i) push button pressed/not pressed is equivalent to logic 1/0 respectively

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(ii) a segment glowing/ not glowing in the display is equivalent to logic 1/0 respectively

59. If segments a to g are considered as functions of P1 and P2 , then which of the following is
correct?

(A) g = P1 + P2 , d = c + e (B) g = P1 + p2 , d = c + e

(C) g = P1 + P2 , e = b + c (D) g = P1 + P2 , e = b + c

60. What are the minimum numbers of NOT gates and 2-input OR gates required to design the
logic of the driver for this 7-segment display?

(A) 3 NOT and 4 OR (B) 2 NOT and 4 OR

(C) 1 NOT and 3 OR (D) 2 NOT and 3 OR

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