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General Aptitude
Q. No. 1 5 Carry One Mark Each
1.
Key:
2.
Key:
3.
Key:
Exp:
4.
The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to ___________him.

(A) bare with
(B) bore with
(C) bear with
(D) bare
(C)
Identify the correct spelling out of the given options:
(A) Managable
(B) Manageable
(C) Manageble
(B)
Pick the odd one out in the following
13, 23, 33, 43, 53
(A) 23
(B) 33
(C) 43
(B)
Given numbers are 13, 23, 33, 43, 53.
All the numbers have second digits as 3.
If We sum of the digits of each number we get 4, 5, 6, 7, 8.
All given numbers are irrational numbers except 33 which is rotation.
So odd one out is 33.
(D) Managible
(D) 53
Key:
R2D2 is a robot. R2D2 can repair aeroplanes. No other robot can repair aeroplanes.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above statements?
(A) R2D2 is a robot which can only repair aeroplanes.
(B) R2D2is the only robot which can repair aeroplanes.
(C) R2D2 is a robot which can repair only aeroplanes.
(D) Only R2D2 is a robot.
(B)
5.
If 9y 6 3, then y2 4y 3 is _________.
(A) 0
Key:
Exp:
(B) 1 3
(C) 1 3
(D) undefined
(C)
9Y 6 3
Possibility (A): 9y 9 y 1
Possibility (B): 9y 3 y
1
3
When y=1
4y 2 4(1) 3 4
1
y2
1
3
3
3
3
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3
1
4
2
1
3 1 4 3 1

3
9 9 9
3
3
When y
Q. No. 6 10 Carry Two Mark Each

6.
The following graph represents the installed capacity for cement production (in tones) and the
actual production (in tones) of nine cement plants of a cement company Capacity utilization of a
plant is defined as ratio of actual production of cement to installed capacity. A plant with installed
capacity of at least 200 tonnes is called a large plant and a plant with lesser capacity is called a
small plant. The difference between total production of large plants and small plants, in tones is
300
250
Installed Capacity
Actual Pr oduction
250
230
220
190
180
200
160
Capacity
production 150
tonnes
100
200
200
190
190
150
160
160
150
140
120
100
120
50
0
Plant Number
Key:
Exp:
120
Largent plant
Installed Capacity
Actual production
Plant number
220
160
1
200
190
4
250
230
8
200
190
9
Total production of larger plants = 160+190+230+190=770 tonnes

Smaller Plants
Installed Capacity
Actual production
Plant number
180
150
190
160
160
120
150
100
140
120
Total production of smallest plants = 150+160+120+100+120= 650tonnes

Difference = 770-650 = 120 tonnes
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A poll of students appearing for masters in engineering indicated that 60% of the students
believed that mechanical engineering is a profession unsuitable for women. A research study on
women with master or higher degrees in mechanical engineering found that 99% of such women
were successful in their professions.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above paragraph?
(A) Many students have isconceptions regarding various engineering disciplines
(B) Men with advanced degrees in mechanical engineering believe women are well suited to be
mechanical engineers.
(C) Mechanical engineering is a profession well suited for women with masters or higher degrees
in mechanical engineering.
(D) The number of women pursuing high degrees in mechanical engineering is small.
Key:
(C)
8.
Sourya committee had proposed the establishment of Sourya Institutes of Technology (SITs) in
line with Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) to cater to the technological and industrial needs
of a developing country.
Which of the following can be logically inferred from the above sentence?
Based on the proposal,
(i) In the initial years, SIT students will get degrees from IIT.
(ii) SITs will have a distinct national objective
(iii) SIT like institutions can only be established in consultation with IIT.
(iv) SITs will serve technological needs of a developing country.
(A) (iii) and (iv) only
(B) (i) and (iv) only
(C) (ii) and (iv) only
(D) (ii) and (iii) only
Key:
(C)
9.
Key:
Shaquille O Neal is a 60% career free throw shooter, meaning that he successfully makes 60 free
throws out of 100 attempts on average. What is the probability that he will successfully make
exactly 6 free throws in 10 attempts?
(A) 0.2508
(B) 0.2816
(C) 0.2934
(D) 0.6000
(A)
10.
The numeral in the units position of 211870 146127 3424 is _____.
Key:
(7)
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Electrical Engineering
Q. No. 1 25 Carry One Mark Each
1.
The output expression for the Karnaugh map shown below is

(A) A B
BC
00
(B) A C
(C) A C
11
10
01
1
1
(D) A C
Key:
Exp:
(B)
A
BC
BC
BC
BC
F A, B, C A C
1
1
R2
2.
The circuit shown below is an example of a

C
(A) low pass filter
15V
(B) band pass filter

Vin
(C) high pass filter
Vout
(D) notch filter

Key:
R1
15V
(A)
1
R2
cs
Z1 R i , Z2
1 1 R 2 CS
R2
cs
Z
R2
TF 2
Z1
1 R 2CS R1
R2
Exp:
When S 0 ; TF
R2
non zero value
R1
When S ; TF 0
Given circuit is an example of low pass filter
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The following figure shows the connection of an ideal transformer with primary to secondary
turns ratio of 1:100. The applied primary voltage is 100V (rms), 50Hz, AC. The rms value of the
current I, in ampere, is _____.
XL 10
(10)
Exp:
Where ZL
R 80k
XC 40k
100V ~
Key:
I :100
80 j40
3
10 8 4i
2
100 1
Zsec ondary
n2
100
100
100
10 36.86
j10 ZL
J10 8 j4 8 j6
Since all the calculation done with respect to RMS, I also in RMS
4.
dy t
Consider a causal LTI system characterized by differential equation
dt
1
y t 3x t . The
6
response of the system to input x t 3e u t , where u(t) denotes the unit step function, is
(A) 9e
(C) 9e
Key:
Exp:
t
3
ut
(B) 9e
t
u t 6e u t
t
6
ut
(D) 54e
t
6
t
3
u t 54e u t
(D)
1
S y s 3 s
6
3
H s
1
s
6
Similarly X s
y s
3
1
s
3
9
54
54
1 1 1 1
s s s s
6
6 3
3
Thus y t 54 e
u t 54e t 3 u t 0
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Suppose the maximum frequency in a band-limited signal x(t) is 5kHz. Then, the maximum
frequency in x(t) cos 2000t , in kHz, is ______.
Key:
Exp:
Maximum frequency of x t 5kHz

Maximum frequency of cos 2000t 1kHz
x t cos 2000t Gives convolution between their respective spectrums in frequency domain
max frequency of x t cos 2000t 6kHz

6.
Consider the function f (z) z z * where z is a complex variable and z* denotes its complex
Key:
conjugate. Which one of the following is TRUE?

(A) f(z) is both continuous and analytic
(B) f(z) is both continuous but not analytic
(C) f(z) is not continuous but is analytic
(D) f(z) is neither continuous not analytic
(B)
Exp:
f z z z
x iy x iy z is conjugate of z
2x i 0
f z 2x is continues but not analytic, since
C R equations will not satisfy

A 3 3 matrix P is such that, P3 P. Then the eigenvalues of P are
7.
(A) 1, 1, - 1
(B) 1,0.5 j0.866,0.5 j0.866
(C) 1, 0.5 j0.866,0.5 j0.866
Key:
Exp:
(D) 0, 1, - 1
(D)
If is an Eigen value of p then 3 is an Eigen
value of p3.
p3 p
3 0 2 1 0 0; 2 1
0; 1
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The solution of the differential equation, for t 0, y" t 2y ' t y t 0 with initial
8.
conditions y 0 = 0 and y ' 0 1, is u t denotes the unit step function),

(A) te t u t
(B) e t te t u t
(C) e t te t u t
(D) e t u t
Key: (A)
Exp: The operator form of the of given D.E is
D2 2D 1 y 0
The A.E is D2 2D 1 0
D 1 0 D 1, 1.
2
y t e t C1 C2 t
Given y 0 0 & y ' 0 1 i.e, t 0; y 0

from (s); 0 C1 C1 0 y ' 0 1
dy
e t C1 C2 t e t C2
dt
dy
At t 0;
y' 1
dt
From (1),
1 0 C2 0 1C2 1 C2 C2 1
From (1) y(t) e t (t) te t u(t)

9.
2xy dx 2x ydy dz along a path joining the origin (0,0,0) and

2
The value of the line integral
the point (1,1,1) is

(A) 0
Key: (B)
Exp:
(B) 2
(C) 4
(D) 6
Let f 2xy 2 i 2x 2 y j k
curl f f
x
2xy 2
2x 2 y
0
z
1
f is irrotational
Consider a straight line passing through 0,0,0 & 1,1,1

i.e,
x y z
t x y z t dx dy dz dt
1 1 1
2xy dx 2x
2
ydy dz
t 0
2t 3 dt 2t 3 dt dt
t 0
4t
1 dt t 4 t 2
1
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Let f(x) be a real, periodic function satisfying f x f x . The general form of its Fourier
10.
series representation would be

(A) f x a 0 k 1 a k cos kx
(B) f x k 1 bk sin kx
(C) f x a 0 k 1 a 2k cos kx
Key:
Exp:
(D) f x k 1 a 2k 1 sin 2k 1x
(B)
We know that a periodic function f(x) defined in (-c, c) can be represented by the poisoins series
a
nx
nx
f x o a n cos
bn sin
2 n 1
c
c
n 1
If a periodic function f(x) is odd, its Fourier expression contains only sine terms
11.
A resistance and a coil are connected in series and supplied from a single phase, 100V, 50Hz ac
source as shown in the figure below. The rms values of plausible voltage across the resistance
VR and coil VC
respectively, in volts, are

VR
~
VC
VS
Key:
(A) 65, 35
(C)
(B) 50, 50
12.
The voltage (v) and current (A) across a load are as follows.
(C) 60, 90
(D) 60, 80
v t 100 sin t , i t 10sin t 60O 2sin 3t sin 5t
Key:
Exp:
The average power consumed by the load, in W, is ________.

250
The instantaneous power of load is
p t V i t
100sin t 10sin(t 60 100sin t 2sin3t
100sin t 5sin5t
T
since Pavg
P t dt , in the above expression

0
st
Only 1 term will result non zero answer

Remaining 2 terms will be 0.
so directly consider
P t 100sin t 10 sin t 60
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Pavg Vrms I rms cos V I
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100 10
1000 1
cos 60
250 watt
2 2
2 2
A power system with two generators is shown in the figure below. The system (generators, buses
and transmission lines) is protected by six overcurrent relays R1 to R 6 . Assuming a mix of
directional and nondirectional relays at appropriate locations, the remote backup relays for R 4 are
R1
R2
S1
~
(A) R1 , R 2
R5
R3
R6
R4
(B) R 2 , R 6
S2
(C) R 2 , R 5
(D) R1 , R 6
Key:
(D)
14.
A power system has 100 buses including 10 generator buses. For the load flow analysis using
Newton-Raphson method in polar coordinates, the size of the Jacobian is
(A) 189 189
(B) 100 100
(C) 90 90
(D) 180 180
Key:
Exp:
(A)
Total no of Buses = 100
generator buses = 10 1 = 9 (n)
load buses = 100 -10 = 90(m)
Jacobeam matrix size = 2m n 2m n 2 90 9 2 90 9 189 189
15.
The inductance and capacitance of a 400kV. Three-phase. 50Hz lossless transmission line are 1.6
mH/km/phase and 10nF km phase respectively. The sending end voltage is maintained at 400kV.
Key:
Exp:
To maintain a voltage of 400kV at the receiving end, when the line is delivering 300MW load, the
shunt compensation required is
(A) Capacitive
(B) Inductive
(C) Resistive
(D) Zero
(B)
XL jL j314 1.6 103 j0.5024
XC
j
j
j31847.3376
C 314 10 109
Since XC XL , the shunt compensation is inductive

16.
A parallel plate capacitor field with two dielectrics is shown in the figure below. If the electric
field in the region A is 4kV/cm, the electric field in the region B, in kV/cm, is
A
r 1
B
r 4
2cm
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Key:
(A) 1
(C)
Exp:
Since the voltage & distance b w the two plates are same for both the regions. The electric field
is same for both the regions E
(C) 4
(D) 16
V
d
Electric field in region B = 4kV cm

17.
Key:
Exp:
A 50MVA, 10kV, 50Hz, star-connected, unloaded three-phase alternator has a synchronous

reactance of 1 p.u. and a sub-transient reactance of 0.2 p.u. If a 3-phase short circuit occurs close
to the generator terminals, the ratio of initial and final values of the sinusoidal component of the
short circuit current is _________.
5
Vprefault
ISC
X P.U
ISC initial
IScfinal
1
5
0.2
Consider a liner time-invariant system transfer function H s
18.
Key:
Exp:
1
. If the input is cos(t) and
s 1
the steady state output is Acos t , then the value of A is _________.

0.707
1
H
tan 1
2
1
1
H
45O
2
So when input is cost then O/P
1
yt
cos t 45O
2
1
0.707
So A
2
19.
A three-phase diode bridge rectifier is feeding a constant DC current of 100A to a highly inductive
load. If three-phase, 415V, 50Hz AC source is supplying to this bridge rectifier then the rms value
of the current in each diode, in ampere, is _________.
Key: 57.73
Exp: IO 100A
RMS, diode current =
100
57.73A
3
10
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A buck-bost DC-DC converter shown in the figure

below, is used to convert 24 V battery voltage to 36 V
DC voltage to feed a load of 72 W. It is operated at
20kHz with an inductor of 2 mH and output capacitor
of 1000 F. All devices are considered to be ideal.
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36V
2mH
The peak voltage across the solid-state switch (S), in

volt, is _________.
Key: 60
For the network shown in the figure below, the frequency in rad s at which the maximum
21.
phase lag occurs is.______.
in
1F
Key:
Exp:
0.316
The given circuit is standard lag compensator
Whose Transfer function
1
1
s s 1 1 s
G s
1 1 10s
1 s
a 1
s
So 1, 10 the frequency at which maximum phase lag happen
1
1
m
0.316 rad sec

10
22.
The direction of rotation of a single-phase capacitor run induction motor is reversed by

(A) interchanging the terminals of the AC supply
(B) interchanging the terminals of the capacitor
(C) interchanging the terminals of the auxiliary winding.
(D) interchanging the terminals of both the windings
Key: (C)
23.
In the circuit shown below, the voltage and current are ideal. The voltage (Vout) across the current
source, in volts, is
2
10V
5A
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(C) 10
(D) 20
Key: (D)
Exp:
10V
Writing KVL
VO 10 10 0
10V
5A
VO 20V
VO
24.
The graph associated with an electrical network has 7 branches and 5 nodes. The number of
independent KCL equations and the number of independent KVL equations, respectively, are
(A) 2 and 5
(B) 5 and 2
(C) 3 and 4
(D) 4 and 3
Key:
(D)
Exp:
No of branches = 7
Nodes = 5
No of KCL equations = No of Modal equations = n 1 = 5 1 = 4
No of KVL equations = No of Mesh equations = b-(n 1) = 7-4 = 3
Since no information given regarding how many simple & principal node, if we assume all
principal nodes then the answer for nodal is 5 1 = 4
25.
The electrodes, whose cross-sectional view is shown in the figure below, are at the same potential
The maximum electric field will be at the point
(A) A
Key:
(A)
Exp:
At A
(B) B
(C) C
(D) D
Fields are additive F1 F2

At C
C
Fields are subtractive F1 F2
At D field is due to one electrode F2

At B field make an angle
F12 F22 2F1F2 cos

So maximum electric field is at A
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26.
The Boolean expression a b c d b c simplifies to
Key:
(A) 1
(D)
Exp:
27.
For the circuit shown below, taking the opamp is ideal, the output voltage Vout in terms of the
(C) a.b
(B) a.b
a b c d b c
= a d bb cc
input voltages V1 , V2 and V3 is
V3
V1
(D) 0
= a d 1 1 = 1 = 0
Vx
Vx
Vout
4
V2
Key:
Exp:
(A) 1.8V1 7.2V2 V3
(B) 2V1 8V2 9V3
(C) 7.2V1 1.8V2 V3
(D) 8V1 2V2 9V3
(D)
Vx V1 Vx V2
4V V2
0; Vx 1
1
4
5
Vx V3
Vx Vout
0
1
9
4V1 V2 V
out
4V1 V2 V
5
0
3
5
9
4V V 5V
4V1 V2 5V3 1 92 out 0
36V1 9V2 45V3 4V1 V2 5Vout 0
40V1 10V2 45V3
5
8V1 2V2 9V3
Vout
Vout
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Let x1 t X1 and x 2 t X 2 be two signals whose Fourier Transforms are as shown
28.
in the figure below. In the figure h(t) = e
2 t
denotes the impulse response.
X1
B1
B1
2
X 2
B1
2
B2
B1
B2
x1 t
h t e
2 t
yt
x2 t
For the system shown above, the minimum sampling rate required to sample y(t), so that y(t) can
be uniquely reconstructed from its samples, is
(A) 2B1
(B) 2 B1 B2
Key:
(B)
Exp:
y t x1 t x 2 t * h t
(C) 4 B1 B2
(D)
In frequency duration
y X1 *X2 H
Max. Frequency of X1 B1
Max, frequency of X 2 B2
Max frequency of X1 *X 2 B1 B2
Max frequency of H
Thus max, freq of y B1 B2
Max frequency
Nyquist frequency = 2 B1 B2
sin 2t
The value of the integral 2
dt is equal to
t
(A) 0
(B) 0.5
(C) 1
29.
Key:
(D) 2
(D)
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Exp:
sin 2 t
sin 2 t
2
dt
dt 2 2
t
t

0
4 e0.t
0
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sin 2 t
t is an even function
sin 2 t
.dt
t
By the defining of L.T; we have
sin 2t
4L
; where S 0
t
4
4 sin 2t
1 2
L
; wheres 0 tan ; where s 0
t
s
sin at
1 a
L t tan s
Putting s = 0; than
4
4
tan 1 2
2
30.
sin 2t
dt 2
t
Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation
y 0 0 and
Key:
Exp:
dy
dx
d2 y
dy
4
4y 0 with initial conditions
2
dx
dx
1. Then the value of y (1) is _________.

x 0
7.398
The operate form of given D.E is
D2 4D 4 y 0
The A.E is D2 4D 4 0
D 2 0 D 2,2
2
D 2 0 D 2,2
2
The solution is y e 2x C1 C2 x 1
Given that
from 1 y e
y 0 0
&
y '0 1
i.e x 0 y 0
i.e at x 0, y' 1
from (1); 0 1 C1 0
from 1 y1 e2x C2 C1 C2 x 2c 2x
C1 0
1 C2 0 C2 1
2x
0 1.x y xe
y 1 1e 21 e 2 y 1 e 2
2x
or y 1 7.389
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The line integral of the vector field F = 5xzi 3x 2 2y j x 2 zk along a path from (0,0,0) to
31.
(1,1,1) parametrized by t, t 2 , t is _________.

Key:
Exp:
4.4167
F 5xzi 3x 2 2y j x 2 z k
x t; y t 2 ; z t
dx dt d 2t dt; dz dt
The line integral of the vector field is
F.dr 5xzdx 3x
2y dy x 2 z dz
5t
dt 10t 3dt t 3dt
dt 11t 3dt
t 0
1
5t
t 0
t3
t4
5 11
3 0
4 0
20 23 53
5 11
4.4167
3
4
`12
12
32.
Key:
Exp:
a
x
3 1
x
Let P =
. Consider the set S of all vector such than a 2 b 2 1 where p .
b
y
1 3
y
Then S is
1
(A) A circle of radius 10
(B) a circle of radius =
10
1
1
(C) an ellipse with major axis along
(D) an ellipse with minor axis along
1
1
(D)
3 1
P
1 3
a
x a 3 1 x
b P y b 1 3 y 3x y a x 3y b

a 2 b2 1
3x y x 3y 1
2
10x 2 10y2 12xy 1
a 10; b 10; h 6
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The length of semi-axes is ab h 2 r 4 a b r 2 1 0
1
1
or r 2
4
16
2
Both r values are positive, so it represents ellipse
1
1
r or r
2
4
Length of major axis = 2r 1
64r 4 20r 2 1 0 r 2
1
Length of minor axis = 2r 2 1
2
4
1
Equation of the major axis is a 2 x hy 0
r1
10 4 x 6y 0 x y 0
1
Equation of the minor axis is a 2 x hy 0
r2
10 16 x 6y 0 y x 0
Major axis exists along y = -x and minor axis exists along y = x.

1
The vector Lies on the line y = x
1
33.
Let the probability density function of random variable, X, be given as:

3
f x x e 3x u x ae 4x u x
2
where u(x) is the unit step function. Then the value of a and Prob X 0 , respectively, are
(A) 2,
Key:
1
2
(B) 4,
1
2
(C) 2,
1
4
(D) 4,
1
4
(A)
Exp:
we have
f x dx 1
x
f x dx f x dx 1
x
4x
a e dx
2 e
3x
dx 1
u x 1 for x 0
0, other wise
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u x 1 for x 0
0,otherwise
ae
4x
e4x
3
3 e3x
dx e 3x dx 1 a
1
2
4 2 3 0
0
a 1
a 1
1
1
a 0 0 1 1 1 a 2
4 2
4 2
4
2
Prob x 0
f x x dx
4x
a.e dx a
4x
dx
e4x
2
1
2 1 0
2
y 4
The driving point input impedance seen from the source V S of the circuit shown below, in , is
__________.
34.
IS
VS
Key:
Exp:
V1
2
3
4V1
20
The Driving point impedance is nothing but the ratio of voltage to current from the defined port.
V
In this case it is S
Vx
2
V1
IS
Writing KCL at node x

V
V
IS x 4V1 x 0
3
6
Substituting these in Eq(1)
V 2Is
V 2Is
IS S
8Is S
0
3
6
2
2
1 1
VS IS 1 8
3
6
3 6
IS
VS
2
3
4V1
Vx
3
V1
6
I1
VS 2 1 IS 6 4 48 2
VS 60
20
IS
3
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The z-parameters of the two port network shown in the figure are Z11 40, Z12 60 ,
35.
Z21 80, Z22 100 . The average power delivered to R L 20, in watts, is ____.
I2
10 I1
20V
Key:
Exp:
V1
V2
RL
35.55
In the given terminated 2 port network the Z matrix is known and for load of 20 we want to
find power on the load.
The get it assuming R L as load let first obtain the thevenin equivalent of 2 port
Thevenin equivalent means Vth & R th
Vth V2 I
2 0
i.e., O.C voltage of port 2
ISC I2 V2 0 i.e., s.c current of port 2,

R in
Vth
Isc.
Evaluation of Vth .
The Z matrix equation is
V1 40I1 60I2
V2 80I1 100I2
In the above two equations if I2 0 then
V1 40I1
(1)
V2 80I1
(2)
From the input side we can say V1 20 10I1
20 10I1 40I1
2
I1 2 A Then equation 2 becomes
5
3
2
V2 80 I1 80 32 V
5
so Vth V2 32
Evaluation of ISC
In the Z matrix equation if we put V2 0 then
V1 40I1 60I2
(5)
0 80I1 100I2
(4)
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10
100
I 2 & V1 20 10I1 20
I2
8
8
Using these V1 & I1 in equation 3
I1
100
400
I2
I 2 60I 2
8
8
160 100I2 400I2 480I2
20
160 20I2 I2 8A
ISC I2 8A
R in
R th 4
Vin 32
4
Isc
8
Now the ckt is from port 2is
R L 20
Vth 32
P20 I20 20
2
32
20 35.55watt
4 20
36.
In the balanced 3-phase, 50Hz, circuit shown below,

the value of inductance (L) is 10mH. The value of
the capacitance (C) for which all the line current are
zero, in millifarads, is _____.
Key:
Exp:
IL
3.04
IL 0 2ph
jL j
X L .XC
3 c
Zph
jL
j
X L XC
3
c
L
1
b
c
3
314
10 103 C
C 3.04 mF
L
3
L3
L3
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In the circuit shown below, the initial capacitor voltage is 4V.

Switch S1 is closed at t = 0. The charge in C lost by the
capacitor from t 25s to t 100s is _______.
4V
5F
Key:
6.99
Exp:
It is given VC 0 4
1
40000
RC
Since it is a source free network we can say
VC t VC 0 e t ; t 0 4e40000 t
R 5, C 54f so
We are asked to find the charge last by capacitor

From t 25s to 100 s
We know in a capacitor Q CV
or Q C V
Q C VC 25 sec VC 100 sec

VC 4e40000t
6
VC
4e40000 2510 1.47
VC
4e 40000 10010 0.073
t 25 sec
6
t 100 sec
Q 5 1.47 0.073 6.99s
38.
The single line diagram of a balanced power system is shown in the figure. The voltage magnitude
at the generator internal bus is constant and 1.0 p.u. the p.u. reactances of different components in
the system are also shown in the figure. The infinite bus voltage magnitude is 1.0p.u. A three
phase fault occurs at the middle of line 2.
The ratio of the maximum real power that can be transferred during the pre-fault condition to the
maximum real power that can be transferred under the faulted condition is ______
Generator int ernal bus
inf inite bus
j0.1
j0.5
Line 1
j0.2
~
j0.5
Line 2
j0.1
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During fault
Before fault
0.6
0.5
0.1
0.2
0.2
0.5
0.1
Xeq 0.2
0.1 0.25
0.1 0.5
0.5 P.U
2
0.6
0.2
~
EV
Pe max
2EV
Xeq
0.35
Converting Y
c
0.175
xe
0.35
0.125
xc
0.25
0.6
b
xb
0.25
0.375
0.125
a
C
Xac
0.0729
0.25
0.0729
0.375 0.125 0.125 0.0729 0.0729 0.375

1.143
0.0729
Pe Prefault
EV
1.143
Pe max
2.286
Pe
during
fault
1.143
20.5
X ac
39.
The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given by
K s 1
G s
, K 0, T 0.
s 1 Ts 1 2s
The closed loop system will be stable if
(A) 0 T
(C) 0 K
Key:
Exp:
4 K 1
K 1
T2
T 1
(B) 0 K
(D) 0 T
4 T 2
T2
8 K 1
K 1
(C)
To comment closed 100b system stability we need the characteristic equation. Here it is given that
it is a unity feedback system.
Unity feedback system
So the characteristic equation is
S 1 TS 1 2S K S 1 0
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S TS2 1 2S KS K 0
S 2S2 TS2 2TS3 KS K 0
S3 2T S2 2 T S 1 k k 0
k
2 T 2 k 1
s3
0
s
s
2T
2T
2T
for stability using R t criterion
2 T K 1 K
2T 2T 2T
K 1
1
T 2 K 1 K
K
T2
1
1
1
T 1
T 2
`1
K
K T2
K
T2
T 1
40.
Key:
At no load condition a 3-phase, 50Hz, lossless power transmission line has sending end and
receiving-end voltage of 400 kV and 420kV respectively. Assuming the velocity of traveling
wave to be the velocity of light, the length of the line, in km, is __________.
294.84
2 2 1010
Exp: VS Vr 1
18
3142 2 1010
400 420 1
294.84km
18
41.
The power consumption of industry is 500kVA, at 0.8 p.f. lagging. A synchronous motor is added
to raise the power factor of the industry to unity. If the power intake of the motor is 100kW. The
p.f. of the motor is _________.
Key: 0.3162
2 400
Exp: cos 2 1
100
2 0
1 36.86
36.86
P
S
P1 400; P2 100
cos 1
Qmotor P1 tan 1 P1 P2 tan 2 400 tan36.86 500 tan 300 kW
Smotor 100 j300

cos m 0.3162
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The flux linkage and current (i) relation for an electromagnetic system is
42.
g . When i
= 2A and g air gap length 10cm, the magnitude of mechanical force on the moving part, in
N, is ________.
Key:
186 to 190
43.
Key:
The starting line current of a 415V. 3-phase, delta connected induction motor is 120A, when the
rated voltage is applied to its stator winding. The starting line current at a reduced voltage of
110V, in ampere is _________.
31 to 33
44.
A single-phase, 2kVA, 100 200V transformer is reconnected as an auto-transformer such that its
kVA rating is maximum. The new rating in kVA, is _______.

Key: 6
20A
Exp:
`
max
30A
100V
10A
200V
45.
300V
KVA rating 300 200

6kVA
A full-bridge converter supplying in RLE load is shown in figure. The firing angle of the bridge
converter is 120O. The supply voltage m t 200 sin 100 t V, R 20, E 800V. The
inductor L is large enough to make the output current IL a smooth dc current. Switches are
lossless. The real power fed back to the source. In kW is ________.
Load
IL
T1
~ Vin
T3
R 20
Bridge
`
T4
T2
E 800V
Key: 6
Exp: V0
2Vm
200
cos 2
cos120 200V
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E V0 800 200
30A
R
20
Pfedback V0 I0 200 30 6kW .
I0
A three phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) as shown in the figure is feeding a delta connected
resistive load of 30 phase . If it is fed from a 600V battery, with 180O conduction of solid-state
46.
devices, the power consumed by the load, in kW, is _________.
30
30
600V
Key:
24
Exp: Vph
R ph
47.
30
2
2
Vdc
600 200 2 V
3
3
200 2
R 30
3Vph 2
10 PLoad
3
3
3
R ph
10
24kW
A DC-DC boost converter, as shown in the figure below, is used to boost 360V to 400V, at a
power of kW. All devices are ideal. Considering continuous inductor current, the rms current in
the solid state switch (S), in ampere, is ______.
10mH
Load
360V
1mF
400 V
Key:
3 to 4
48.
A single-phase bi-directional voltage source converter (VSC) is shown in the figure below. All
devices are ideal. It is used to charge a battery at 400V with power of 5kW from a source
Vs 220V(rms),50Hz sinusoidal AC mains at unity p.f. If its ac side interfacing inductor is 5mH
and the switches are operated at 20kHz, then the phase shift between AC mains voltage VS
and fundamental AC rms VSC voltage VC1 , in degree, is________.
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5mH
IS
220VAC ~
1mH
XS
400V
IS
VS
VC1
I1X1
Key:
9.1 to 9.3
49.
Consider a linear time invariant system x Ax, with initial condition x(0) at t = 0. Suppose
2 2 matrix A corresponding to distinct eigenvalues 1 and 2

respectively. Then the response x t of the system due to initial condition x (0) = is
and are eigenvectors of
(A) e1t
Key:
Exp:
(B) e1t
(C) e2 t
(D) e2 t e2 t
(A)
Eigen values are nothing but pole location
Here with respect to the pole is 1
wrt Pole is 2
The section should be of form
e1t e
2t
but we are asking w.r.t
Initial condition x 0 only so the response should be e1t

50.
A second-order real system has the following properties:

(a) the damping ratio 0.5 and undamped natural frequency n 10 rad s,
Key:
Exp:
(b) the steady state value of the output, to a unit step input, is 1.02.
The transfer function of the system is
1.02
102
100
(A) 2
(B) 2
(C) 2
s 5s 100
s 10s 100
s 10s 100
(B)
n 2
The standard 2nd order T/F is K 2
2
s 2n s n
(D)
102
s 5s 100
2
it is given that 0.5 & n 10

G s K
100
s 10s 100
2
Now to satisfy the steady state O/P 1.02

y t
s 0
G s
1
100
2
K 1.02 K 1.02
s s 10s 100
1.02 100
102
2
s 10s 100 s 10s 100
2
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Three single-phase transformers are connected to form a delta-star three-phase transformer of

110kV 11kV. The transformer supplies at 11kV a load of 8MW at 0.8 p.f. lagging to a nearby
plant. Neglect the transformer losses. The ratio of phase current in delta side to star side is
(A) 1: 10 3
Key:
(A)
Exp:
N1 : N2 110 :
(B) 10 3 :1
(C) 1:10
(D)
3 :10
11
10 3 :1
3
I1N1 I2 N2
Ii 10 3 I 2 .1
I1
1
I2 10 3
52.
The gain at the breakaway point of the root locus of a unity feedback system with open loop
Ks
transfer function G s
is
s 1 s 4
Key:
(A) 1
(A)
Exp:
G s
(B) 2
(C) 5
(D) 9
Ks
s 1 s 4
To find Break away point
dk
0 where
We need to find the root of
ds
s 1 s 4 s 2 5s 4
K
s
s
d
d 2
s
s 5s 4 s 2 5s 4
s
dk ds
ds
ds
s2
S 2S 5 S2 5S 4 0
2S2 5S S2 5S 4 0
S2 4 0 S 2
From the pole zero plot it is clean that Break away point must be S 2 as it is in between 2
poles
Now to find gain at this point use magnitude condition
KS
KS
1
1 K 1
s 1 s 4 s2
1 2
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Two identical unloaded generators are connected in parallel as shown in the figure. Both the
generators are having positive, negative and zero sequence impedance of j0.4p.u, j0.3p.u and
terminals of the generators, the fault current, in p.u., is ________.
~
Key:
0.4
0.3
Z2
0.15P.U
0.2 P.U ;
2
2
3Vprefault
3
If
6p.u
ZO Z1 Z2 0.15 0.2 0.15
Exp: Z0 0.15 P.U ; Z1
An energy meter, having meter constant of 1200 revolutions kWh, makes 20 revolutions in 30
seconds for a constant load. The load, in kW is ______
Key: 2
20revolutions
Exp: K 1200re v kwh
30
P kW
hr
3600
P 2kW
54.
55.
Key:
Exp:
A rotating conductor of 1m length is placed in a radially

outward (about the z-axis) magnetic flux density (B) of 1 Tesla
as shown in figure below. Conductor is parallel to and at 1m
distance from the z-axis. The speed of the conductor in r.p,m.
required to induce a voltage of 1V across it, should be ______.
9.55
Voltage = B
Velocity
1m
1m
Voltage
1
1m s
B
11
i.e, 1m takes
2 21 2 m Takes 2r
2r for 1 rotation
in 1 minute =
Velocity =
60
2
60
9.55 rpm
2
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The chairman requested the aggrieved shareholders to ___________him.

Q. No. 6 10 Carry Two Mark Each

Total production of larger plants = 160+190+230+190=770 tonnes

Total production of smallest plants = 150+160+120+100+120= 650tonnes

The numeral in the units position of 211870 146127 3424 is _____.

The output expression for the Karnaugh map shown below is

The circuit shown below is an example of a

(A) low pass filter

(B) band pass filter

(C) high pass filter

(D) notch filter

Consider a causal LTI system characterized by differential equation

Maximum frequency of x t 5kHz

max frequency of x t cos 2000t 6kHz

conjugate. Which one of the following is TRUE?

C R equations will not satisfy

conditions y 0 = 0 and y ' 0 1, is u t denotes the unit step function),

Given y 0 0 & y ' 0 1 i.e, t 0; y 0

From (1) y(t) e t (t) te t u(t)

2xy dx 2x ydy dz along a path joining the origin (0,0,0) and

The value of the line integral

the point (1,1,1) is

Consider a straight line passing through 0,0,0 & 1,1,1

series representation would be

respectively, in volts, are

v t 100 sin t , i t 10sin t 60O 2sin 3t sin 5t

The average power consumed by the load, in W, is ________.

P t dt , in the above expression

Only 1 term will result non zero answer

Pavg Vrms I rms cos V I

Since XC XL , the shunt compensation is inductive

Electric field in region B = 4kV cm

A 50MVA, 10kV, 50Hz, star-connected, unloaded three-phase alternator has a synchronous

Consider a liner time-invariant system transfer function H s

the steady state output is Acos t , then the value of A is _________.

A buck-bost DC-DC converter shown in the figure

The peak voltage across the solid-state switch (S), in

phase lag occurs is.______.

0.316 rad sec

The direction of rotation of a single-phase capacitor run induction motor is reversed by

Fields are additive F1 F2

Fields are subtractive F1 F2

At D field is due to one electrode F2

F12 F22 2F1F2 cos

Q. No. 26 50 Carry Two Mark Each

The Boolean expression a b c d b c simplifies to

input voltages V1 , V2 and V3 is

(A) 1.8V1 7.2V2 V3

(B) 2V1 8V2 9V3

(C) 7.2V1 1.8V2 V3

(D) 8V1 2V2 9V3

Let x1 t X1 and x 2 t X 2 be two signals whose Fourier Transforms are as shown

in the figure below. In the figure h(t) = e

denotes the impulse response.

By the defining of L.T; we have

Let y(x) be the solution of the differential equation

1. Then the value of y (1) is _________.

(1,1,1) parametrized by t, t 2 , t is _________.

dt 10t 3dt t 3dt

10x 2 10y2 12xy 1

The length of semi-axes is ab h 2 r 4 a b r 2 1 0

Major axis exists along y = -x and minor axis exists along y = x.