Of course.
Here are all the questions from the provided exam papers, sorted and categorized
according to the syllabus you supplied.
1. Introduction to Signals and Systems
Signal Properties (Periodicity, Even/Odd, Energy/Power)
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q1] Differentiate between Even and odd signals.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q4] What do you mean by periodic and non-periodic signals?
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q9] Find e^(-at) is an Energy signal or Power signal.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q2] Find the orthogonality of the signals Sin(ωt) and Sin(2ωt)
over the time interval (0,T).
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q5] What are energy and power signals?
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q1] Determine whether or not the following signal is periodic. If
it is periodic determine the fundamental period. x(t) = cost + sin(√2 t)
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q2] Sketch the following signal and check whether it is an
energy signal or power signal or neither. x(t) = e⁻ᵃ|ᵗ| for a>0
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q4] Evaluate the periodicity of the following signals - (a) x(n) =
u(n) + u(-n) (b) x(t) = 2e^(j(t+π/4))u(t)
Basic Signals
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q2] Define the unit impulse sequence.
System Properties (Linearity, Causality, Stability, Time-Invariance, Memory)
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q3] What do you mean by the Causal and Non-causal
systems.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q4] Write the condition for stability of system.
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q2] Discuss the terms: (i) Linearity (ii) Causality
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q7] Consider a discrete-time LTI system with impulse
response h[n] given by h[n] = aⁿu[n]. (a) Is this system causal? (b) Is this system BIBO
stable?
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q1] For the following input-outut relationship, determine whether
the corresponding system is linear, time invariant or both. (a) y(t) = t * x(t-1) (b) y[n] =
x²[n-2]
● [4E1323 July-23, Part C, Q1] The discrete-time system shown in Fig. 1 is known as unit
delay element. Determine whether system is (a) memoryless (b) causal (c) linear (d)
time-invariant (e) stable.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part C, Q1] Consider the system y(t)= x²(t-t₀)+2, evaluate if system is -
(i) Linear (ii) Stable (iii) Causal (iv) Time Invariant (v) Deterministic.
Continuous vs. Discrete Time Signals & Systems
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q5] Differentiate continuous - time and discrete - time
systems.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q1] Define the Continuous and Discrete time signals.
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q1] Define signal. Differentiate between discrete time signal and
continuous time signal.
2. Behavior of Continuous and Discrete-time LTI Systems
Impulse & Step Response
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q8] Differentiate between impulse response and step response.
Convolution
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q6] Determine the convolution of the given signal - X[n] =
[1,2,-1,3] and h[n] = [3,-4,2]
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q7] Define circular convolution.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q3] Compute the output y(t) for a continuous-time LTI system
whose impulse response h(t) and the input x(t) are given by h(t)= e⁻ᵃᵗu(t) and x(t) =
eᵇᵗu(-t).
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q7] Determine the convolution of the given signals: x(t) = u(t-3) -
u(t-5) and h(t) = e⁻³ᵗu(t).
System Representation (Differential/Difference Equations)
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q6] What are linear constant - coefficient differential
equations.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part C, Q3] Consider a continuous-time LTI system described by
dy(t)/dt + 2y(t) = x(t). Using Fourier transform, find the output y(t) to the input x(t) = u(t).
State-Space Representation
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q9] Discuss state transition matrix and its role.
3. Fourier, Laplace and z- Transforms
Fourier Analysis (Series, CTFT, DTFT, DFT)
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q10] State the formula for Fourier transform.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q2] Represent the signal x(n) in frequency domain using
Fourier series.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q7] Elaborate the Dirichlet's condition for the existence of
Fourier series.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q10] Determine the Discrete Time Fourier Transform of
periodic impulse Train.
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q6] What are the advantages of DFT in comparison of DTFT?
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q10] Define magnitude and phase response.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q1] State and explain the Parseval's theorem.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q3] Analyze all the Fourier Series Coefficient of x(t) = Sin(ω₀t).
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q6] Find the 4-point DFT of sequence x(n) = cos(nπ/4).
● [4E1323 2024, Part C, Q1] Describe all the properties of DFT in detail.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part C, Q2] Design and implement an LTI system with impulse
response h(t) = e⁻ᵃᵗu(t) a>0 to the input signal x(t) = e⁻ᵇᵗu(t) b>0. Find the response using
convolution property of Continuous Time Fourier Transform for the cases. (a) b≠a (b)
b=a.
Laplace Transform
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q7] Define Region of convergence (ROC) for Laplace
transform.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q8] Find the Laplace transform of unit impulse function.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q6] Explain the properties of Laplace transform.
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q2] State and prove the initial value and final value theorem for
Laplace transform.
● [4E1323 2024, Part C, Q2a] Find the Laplace transform of following signal x(t) = e⁻²ᵗ u(-t)
+ e⁻³ᵗ u(t). Mark the poles and zero of x(s) and also the ROC in the s-plane.
z-Transform
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q3] Find the Z-transform of x(n) = aⁿu(n).
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q5] Find the Z-transform of the given sequences - {5, 3, -2, 0,
4, -3}
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q3] Discuss the relationship between z-transform and DTFT.
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q3] Find the z-transform of the expression x(n) = aⁿu(n) +
bⁿu(-n-1), also draw the ROC.
● [4E1323 July-23, Part C, Q2] Find the Z-transform X(z) and sketch the pole zero plot
with the ROC for x[n] = (1/3)ⁿu[n] + (1/2)ⁿu[-n-1].
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part C, Q3] Using the residue method, find the inverse Z-transform of -
X(Z) = 1/((Z-0.25)(Z-0.5)), ROC: |Z|>0.5
● [4E1323 2024, Part C, Q3] Find the inverse z-transform of X(z) = (z³ - 10z² - 4z + 4) /
(2z² + 2z - 4) with ROC |z| < 1.
4. Sampling and Reconstruction
Sampling Theorem & Nyquist Rate
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q4] Find the minimum sampling frequency for non - zero
frequency spectra X(jω) defined between 10kHz < |ω| < 20kHz.
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q5] Determine the Nyquist rate for a continuous time signal.
x(t) = 8cos(50πt) + 10sin(300πt) – 10cos(100πt)
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q4] Explain sampling of continuous time signal by impulse
function with diagram and appropriate mathematical expressions.
● [4E1323 2024, Part B, Q5] Find the Nyquist rate and discrete signal x(n) for the
following continuous time signals: (a) x(t) = sin(4×10³πt)/πt (b) x(t) = 1 + cos(2000πt) +
sin(400πt) (c) x(t) = sinc(50πt) + sinc(100πt)
Aliasing
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part A, Q8] What is aliasing phenomena? How can aliasing
phenomena be eliminated?
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q4] How can aliasing be eliminated? Explain.
Reconstruction & Applications (Filtering, ZOH)
● [4E1323 July-23, Part A, Q9] Define interpolation.
● [4E1323 2024, Part A, Q5] What do you understand by reconstruction?
● [4E1323 July-23, Part B, Q7] What is zero - order hold, derive the expression for
transfer function of zero - order hold?
● [3E1225 Feb-23, Part B, Q6] Describe Zero Order Hold Sampling with reconstruction
filter.
● [4E1323 2024, Part C, Q1] ...Also, define the feedback control systems.
● [4E1323 2024, Part C, Q2b] Explain filtering.