ECEA , NITC

MOCK GATE Exam

Electronics & Communication Engineering
Total Marks : 100

Time : 3 hours

Questions 1-25 carry 1 marks each

1. A fair dice is tossed two times. The probability that the second toss results in a value that is
higher than the first toss is
A. 2/36
B. 2/6 C. 5/12
D.1/12
2. It is given that X1,X2,.XM are M non-zero orthogonal vectors. The dimension of the vector
space spanned by the 2M vectors. X1,X2,,XM,-X1,-X2,,-XM is
A. 2M
B. M+1
C.M
D. dependent on the choice of X1,X2,XM
3. For |x| << 1, coth(x) can be approximated as
A. x

B. x2

c.

D. 2

4. An examination consists of two papers, Paper 1 and Paper 2. The probability of failing in Paper
1 is 0.3 and that in Paper 2 is 0.2. Given that a student has failed in Paper 2, the probability of
failing in Paper 1 is 0.6. The probability of a student failing in both the papers is:
(A) 0.5
(B) 0.18
(C) 0.12
(D) 0.06
5. Consider a closed surface S surrounding volume V. If r is the position vector of a point inside S,
with n the unit normal on S, the value of the integral 5r. ndS is
(A) 3V
(B) 5V
(C) 10V
(D) 15V
6. The bandgap of Si at room temperature is
A. 1.3 eV B) 0.7 eV C ) 1.1 eV D) 1.4 Ev
7. The drain current of a MOSFET in saturation is given by ID = K (VGS VT)2 where K is a constant.
The magnitude of the transconductance gm is
A. K (VGS VT)2/ VDS
B. 2K (VGS VT)
C. Id/(VGS VDS)
D. K (VGS VT)2/VGS

8. What is the resultant of (C4)16 (7B)16:

a) (59)16
b) (39)16
c) (69)16
d) (49)16
9. How many states do a 5 bit ripple counter , ring counter , Johnson counter have
respectively
a) 32 , 5 , 10
b) 15, 32 , 5
c) 5, 10 , 5
d) 32 , 10 , 10

10. In the low-pass filter shown in the figure, for a cut-off frequency of 5 kHz, the value of R2, (in k
ohms) is ___________

11. The OPAMP circuit shown below represents

A.
B.
C.
D.

High pass filter

Low pass filter
Band pass filter
Band reject filter

12. Compared to a p-n junction with NA = ND = 1014 /cm3, which one of the following statements is
TRUE for a p-n junction with NA = ND = 1020 /cm3 ?
A. Reverse breakdown voltage is lower and depletion capacitance is lower
B. Reverse breakdown voltage is higher and depletion capacitance is lower
C. Reverse breakdown voltage is lower and depletion capacitance is higher
D. Reverse breakdown voltage is higher and depletion capacitance is higher
21

13. A system has transfer function 2+1 . What is its gain at 1 rad/sec ?
a)
b)
c)
d)

0
1
-1

14. A system is defined by its impulse response h(n) = 2n u(n-2). The system is
(A) stable and causal
(B) causal but not stable
(C) stable but not causal
(D) unstable and non-causal
15. Consider the Z-transform X(z)= 5z2 + 4z-1 +3; 0<|z|< . The inverse z-transform x[n] is
(A) 5[n+2] + 3[n] +4[n-1]
(B) 5[n-2] +3[n] + 4[n+1]
(C ) 5u[n+2] +3u[n] + 4u[n-1]
(D) 5u[n-2] + 3u[n] +4u[n+1]

16 The line-of-sight communication requires the transmit and receive antenna to face each other. If
the transmit antenna is vertically polarized, for best reception the receive antenna should be
(a) horizontally polarized
(c) at 45 with respect to horizontal polarization

(b) vertically polarized

(d) at 45 with respect to vertical polarization

17. Many circles are drawn in a Smith chart used for transmission line calculations. The circles shown
in figure represent

(a) unit circles.

(c) constant reactance circles.

(b) constant resistance circles.

(d) constant reflection coefficient circles

18. In the following graph, the number of trees (P) and the number of cut-sets (Q) are

(A) P=2, Q=2

(B) P=2, Q=6

(C) P=4, Q=6

(D) P=4, Q=10

19. In the circuit shown below, the Norton equivalent current in amperes with respect to the
terminals P and Q is

(A) 6.4 - j4.8

(B) 6.56 - j7.87

(C) 10 + j0

(D) 16 + j0

20. Consider the amplitude modulated signal Acos(ct) + 2cos(mt)cos(ct) . For demodulating the
signal using envelope detector, the minimum value of A should be
(A)2
(B)1
(C)0.5
(D)0
21. Which of the following analog modulation schemes requires the minimum transmitted power
and the minimum channel bandwidth?
(A) VSB
(B) DSB-SC
(C)SSB
(D)AM
22. The logic function implemented by the following circuit at terminal OUT is

A.
B.
C.
D.

P NOR Q
P NAND Q
P OR Q
P AND Q

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23. Consider a sampled signal y(t) = 5 x 10-6x(t) +
= ( ), where x(t) =10 cos(810 )t and
Ts =100sec. When y(t) is passed through an ideal low-pass filter with a cutoff frequency of 5KHz,
the output of the filter is
(A) 5 x 10-6 cos(8 x 103)t
(b) 5 x 10-5 cos(8 x 103)t
(C) 5 x 10-1 cos(8 x 103)t
(d) 10 cos(8 x 103)t

24. The impulse response h(t) of a linear time-invariant continuous time system is described by h(t) =
exp(t)u(t) + exp(t)u(-t) where u(t) denotes the unit step function, and and are real
constants. This system is stable if
(A) is positive and is positive
(B) is negative and is negative
(C) is positive and is negative
(D) is negative and is positive

25.In a PCM system, if the codeword length is increased from 6 to 8 bits, the signal to quantization
noise ratio improves by the factor
(A)8/6

(B)12

(C)16

(D)8

Questions 26-55 carry 2 marks each

26 The input impedance Ri of the amplifier shown in figure is

A.
B.
C.
D.

30/4 k ohms
10 k ohms
40 k ohms
Infinite

27 The voltage e0 is indicated in the figure has been measured by an ideal voltmeter. Which of the
following can be calculated?

A.
B.
C.
D.

Bias current of the inverting input only

Bias current of the inverting and non-inverting inputs only
Input offset current only
Both the bias currents and the input offset current

28 Assuming OPAMP to be ideal, the voltage gain of the amplifier shown is

A.
B.
C.
D.

-R2/R1
-R3/R1
(R2||R3)/R1
(R2+R3)/R1

29 In the silicon BJT circuit shown below, assume that the emitter area of transistor Q1 is half that
of transistor Q2. The value of current I0 is approximately

A.
B.
C.
D.

0.5 mA
2 mA
9.3 mA
15 mA

30 Consider the following assertions.

S1 : For Zener effect to occur, a very abrupt junction is required.
S2 : For quantum tunneling to occur, a very narrow energy barrier is required.
Which of the following is correct ?
A.
B.
C.
D.

Only S2 is true
S1 and S2 are both true but S2 is not a reason for S1
S1 and S2 are both true and S2 is the reason for S1
Both S1 and S2 are false

31 At room temperature, a possible value for the mobility of electrons in the inversion layer of a
silicon n-channel MOSFET is
A. 450 cm2/V-s
B. 1350 cm2/V-s
C. 1800 cm2/V-s
D. 3600 cm2/V-s

32 If a second order system has poles at -1 j . Then the step response of the system will
exhibit a peak value at
a) 4.5 sec
b) 3.5 sec
c) 3.14 sec
d) 1 sec
33 The open loop TF of a system is
G(s) H(s) =
a)
b)
c)
d)

(2+2+2 )

. The angle of departure at ( -1 j ) is

45
-45
0
90

34 OLTF of a unity feedback system is G(s) = (+5) . The gain which will result in a phase
margin of 50 degrees is approximately
a) 15
b) 20
c) 27.3
d) 37.3

35 Consider the Bode plot shown in figure.

Assume that all the poles and zeros are real valued. The value of fH fL (in Hertz) is
a) 5350 Hz b) 8970 Hz

c) 4750 Hz

d) 15450 Hz

36 Assertion (A) : The phase angle plot in Bode diagram is not affected by the variation in
the gain of the system
Reason (R) : The variation in the gain of the system has no effect on phase margin of
the system
a)
b)
c)
d)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are false

37 Assertion (A) : XOR gate is not a universal gate

Reason (R) : It is not possible to realize any Boolean function using only XOR gates
a)
b)
c)
d)

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(A) is false but (R) is true
Both (A) and (R) are false

38 A 4 x 1 Mux is used to implement a Boolean function as shown .

The function F ( A,B,C) implemented is

a) m ( 1 , 2 , 4 , 6)

b) m ( 1 , 2 , 6 )

c) m ( 2 , 4 , 5 , 6)

d) m ( 1, 5, 6 )

39 Which of the following is / are 16 bit registers

a) SP
b) A
c) PC
d) Both (a) and (c)
40 The sum of all the minterms of a given boolean function is equal to
a) 0
b) 1
c) Cannot be determined
d) Complement of the function
41 An AM signal is detected using an envelope detector. The carrier frequency and modulating
signal frequency are 1MHz and 2kHz. An appropriate value for the time constant of the
envelope detector is
(A)5000us
(B)20us
(C)0.2us
(D)1us
42 A white noise process X(t) with two sided power spectral density 1x10-10W/Hz is input to a filter
whose magnitude squared response is shown below

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

(A) 5x10-7W
(B)1x10-6W
(C) 2x10-6W

(D)1x10-5W

43 If the power spectral density of a stationary random process is a sine squared function of
frequency, the shape of its auto correlation is

44 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 2 Amperes and its voltage drops
linearly from 12V to 10V as shown in the figure. How much energy does the battery deliver
during the talk time?

(A) 220Joules

(B)12k Joules

(C)13.2k Joules

(D)14.4k Joules

45 In the circuit shown below, the current I is equal to

(A) 1.4 A

(B) 2.0 A

(C) 2.8 A

46 The driving point impedance of the following network

(D) 3.2 A

47 For the two-port network shown in the figure, the impedance (Z) matrix (in ) is

48 In the circuit shown, all the transmission line sections are lossless. The Voltage Standing Wave
Ration (VSWR) on the 60W line is

(A) 1.00

(B) 1.64

(C) 2.50

(D) 3.00

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 49 & 50:

Voltage standing wave pattern in a lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance 50
and a resistive load is shown in figure.

49 The value of the load resistance is

(a) 50
(b) 200

(c) 12.5

(d) 0

50 The reflection coefficient is given by

(a) -0.6

(b) -1

(c) 0.6

(d) 0

51 A continuous time LTI system is described by

d(t)/dt2 + 4dy(t)/dt + 3y(t) = 2dx(t)/dt + 4x(t)
Assuming zero initial conditions, the response y(t) of the above system for the input x(t)=e -2tu(t)
is given by
(A) (et e3t)u(t)
(B) (e-t e-3t)u(t)
(C ) (e-t +e-3t)u(t)

(D) (et +e3t)u(t)

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52 All the four entries of the 2X2 matrix P=

12
are nonzero, and one of its eigenvalues is

21
22
zero. Which of the following statements is true?
A. 11 22 12 21 = 1
B. 11 22 12 21 = 1
C. 11 22 12 21 = 0
D. 11 22 + 12 21 = 0

53 The following plot shows a function y which varies linearly with x . The value of the integral
2

I=1 is

(A) 1.0

(B) 2.5

(C) 4.0

(D) 5.0

54 Match the following and choose the correct combination:

Group 1
Group 2
E. Newton Raphson method
1.Solving non-linear equations
F. Rung-Kutta method
2.Solving linear simultaneous equations
G. Simpsons method
3.Solving ordinary differential equations
H. Gauss elimination
4.Numerical integration
5. Interpolation
6. Calculation of Eigen values
(a) E 6 F 1 G 5 H 3
(b) E 1 F 6 G 4 H 3
(c) E 1 F 3 G 4 H - 2
(d) E 5 F 3 G 4 H 1

55 For the matrix

A.
B.
C.
D.

4 2
1
the eigen value corresponding to the eigen vector
2 4
1

0
0

1
is
1

2
4
6
8

General Aptitude
(1 Mark Questions)
56 Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word given below?
Mirth
A. Anger

B. Merriment

C. Audacity

D. Blunder

57 Which of the following options is the farthest in meaning to the word given below?
Perfunctory
A. Quick
B. careful
C. loud
D. slow
Each of the following questions consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of
words. Select the pair which best expresses the relation in the original pair.

58 Arc : Curve
A. Triangle: Base
B. Rectangle: Square
C. Revolution : Distance
D. Square: Polygon
59 Jackle:dog
A. Crow : Bat B. Orange: lemon

C.tiger: wolf

D.Ant: antepol

60 The variable cost (V) of manufacturing a product varies according to the equation V=4Q where Q
is the quantity produced. The fixed cost F of production of same product reduces with Q
according to the equation F=100/Q. How many units should be produced to minimize the total
cost V+F?
A. 5
B. 4
C. 7
D. 6

(2 Mark Questions)
61 Hari (H), Gita (G), Irfan (I) and Saira (S) are sibiligs (i.e. brothers and sisters). All were born on 1st
January. The age difference between any two successive siblings (that is born one after another)
is less than3 years.
Given the following facts:
i.
Hairs age + Gitas age > Irfans age + Sairas age.
ii.
The age difference between Gita and Saira is 1 year. However, Gita is not the oldest and
Saira is not the youngest.
iii.
There are not twins. In what order were they born (0ldest first)?
(A) HSIG
(B) SGHI
(C) IGSH
(D) IHSG
62 Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the sentence.
He knew everything better than anybody else, and it was an effront to his _________ vanity that
you should disagree with him
A.overstrung

B.overweening

C.overwhelming

D.overwrought

63 Modern warfare has changed from large scale clashes of armies to suppression of civilian
populations. Chemical agents that do their work silently appear to be suited to such warfare;
and regretfully, there exist people in military establishments who think that chemical agents are
useful tools for their cause. which of the following statements best sums up the meaning of the
above passage:
(A) Modern warfare has resulted in civil strife.
(B) Chemical agents are useful in modern warfare.
(C) Use of chemical agents in warfare would be undesirable.
(D) People in military establishments like to use chemical agents in war.
64 Three friends, R, S and T shared toffee from a bowl. R took 1/3rd of the toffees, but returned
four to the bowl. S took 1/4th of what was left but returned three toffees to the bowl. T took
half of the remainder but returned two back into the bowl. If the bowl had 17 toffees left, how
many toffees-were originally there in the bowl?
(A) 38
(B) 31
(C) 48
(D) 41
65 A container originally contains 10 litres of pure spirit. From this container, 1L of spirit is replaced
with 1L of water .Subsequently, 1L of the mixture is again replaced with 1L of water and this
process is repeated one more time. How much spirit is now left in the container?
(A)7.58L

(B) 7.84L

(C) 7L

(D)7.29L