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 An object moving at a constant velocity will have -

A. zero acceleration
B. zero deceleration
C. will cover equal distances at equal periods of time
D. all the above

 A current of magnitude ‘i’ is carried through the wire as shown in the


figure. If a rectangular closed loop of conducting material is brought
toward the wire, what will be the direction of the induced current in the
conducting loop ? (refer to the directions as shown in figure)
A. Clockwise
B. Anti-clockwise
C. No current will be induced in this manner
D. Sometimes clockwise and sometimes anti-clockwise

 Two identical spheres of equal mass at a definite distance exert a gravitational force of F on
each other. If the mass of each of the spheres are increased 3 times and the distance is increased
3 times, what will be the new gravitational force exerting on each other ?

A. F B. 3F C. 1/3 F D. 9F

 A sample of ideal gas has an internal energy U and is then compressed to one-half of its original
volume while the temperature stays the same. What is the new internal energy of the ideal gas in
terms of U?

A. U B. U/2 C. U/4 D. 2U

 An electron of mass me and proton of mass mp are moving with the same speed. The de Broglie
wavelenths associated with the electron and with the proton are λe and λp, respectively. The ratio
λp/ λe is equal to -
𝑚𝑝 𝑚
A. 𝑚 B. 𝑚𝑒 𝑚𝑝
C. √ 𝑚
𝑚
D. √𝑚𝑒
𝑒 𝑝
𝑒 𝑝

 The diagram shows a velocity-time graph for


a car moving in a straight line. At point Q the
car must be:
A. moving with zero acceleration
B. traveling downhill
C. traveling below the ground-level
D. traveling in the reverse direction to
that at point P

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 A spaceship is returning to Earth with its engine turned off. Consider only the gravitational field
of Earth and let M be the mass of Earth, m be the mass of the spaceship and R be the distance
from the center of Earth. In moving from position 1 to position 2 the kinetic energy of the
spaceship increases by:
1 1
A. 𝐺𝑀𝑚 [𝑅2 − 𝑅2 ] 𝐺𝑀𝑚⁄𝑅2
2 1
1 1
B. 𝐺𝑀𝑚 [𝑅2 + 𝑅2 ]
1 2
𝑅1 −𝑅2
C. 𝐺𝑀𝑚 𝑅12
𝑅1 −𝑅2
D. 𝐺𝑀𝑚 𝑅1 𝑅2
 According to the second law of thermodynamics:
A. heat energy cannot be completely converted to work
B. work cannot be completely converted to heat energy
C. for all cyclic processes we have dQ/T < 0
D. the reason all heat engine efficiencies are less than 100% is friction, which is
unavoidable
 Positive charge Q is placed on a conducting spherical shell with inner radius R1 and outer radius
R2. A point charge q is placed at the center of the cavity. The magnitude of the electric field at a
point outside the shell, a distance r from the center, is:
A. Zero B. Q/(4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2 ) C. 𝑞/(4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2 ) D. (q + Q)/ (4𝜋𝜀0 𝑟 2 )

 The theoretical upper limit for the frequency of electromagnetic waves is:
A. just slightly greater than that of red light
B. just slightly greater than that of blue light
C. the greatest x-ray frequency
D. none of the above (there is no upper limit)
 When the light wave is reflected at the glass-air interface, the change of phase of the reflected
wave is equal to:

A. 0 B. π/2 C. π/4 D. π
 If the radius of the earth were to shrink by 1% its mass remaining the same, the acceleration due
to gravity on the earth’s surface would
A. decrease by 2%
B. remain unchanged
C. increase by 2%
D. will increase by 9.8%

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 Two test charges are brought separately near a charge +Q in the following two cases.
Case 1: Test charge +q is brought to a distance r from the charge +Q (i.e., to point A)
Case 2: Test charge +2q is brought to a distance 2r from the charge +2Q (i.e., to point B)
+2Q
+Q +q +2q
A B
r 2r

Case 1 Case 2

A. Energy for Case 1 > energy for Case 2


B. Energy for Case 1 < energy for Case 2
C. They are both the same.
D. The information is not adequate to make a decision


 When checking a diode, low resistance readings both ways indicate the diode is:
A. open
B. satisfactory
C. faulty
D. behaving like an intrinsic semiconductor

 What does a Hall Effect sensor sense?


A. temperature B. moisture C. magnetic fields D. pressure

 A sphere, a cube and a thin circular plate, all made out of the same material and having the same
mass are initially heated to a temperature of 3000°K. Which of these will cool fastest?

A. Sphere B. Cube C. Plate D. All at the same time

 Electrocardiography is a medical method which makes it possible to scan and graphically


record:
A. electrical activity of an individual myocardial cell
B. electrical activity of the heart
C. electrical activity of a nerve fiber
D. mediated biosignal
 To observe Newton’s Ring what type of lens is required?

A. Biconcave B. Biconvex C. Planoconcave D. Planoconvex

 In Compton scattering how does the increase in angle of deflection affect the scattered photon
and the secondary electron?
A. Energy of scattered photon increases and energy of secondary electron decreases.
B. Energy of scattered photon decreases and energy of secondary electron increases.
C. Energy of both scattered photon and secondary electron increases.
D. Energy of both scattered photon and secondary electron decreases.
 If the ratio of sound pressure to reference sound pressure is 19.5, then what would be the
approximate sound pressure level in decibel?

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A. 33 dB B. 52 dB C. 13 dB D. 26 dB

 A woman runs up a flight of stairs to the 2nd floor. The gain in her gravitational potential energy
is U. If she runs up the stairs at half the speed, her gain in gravitational potential energy when
she reaches the 2nd floor will be -
A. U/4 B. U/2 C. U D. 2U

 In the following circuit IS is a constant current source. What is the voltage across the Load Resistor RL with the
values as shown in the figure?
A. 0.2 V
B. 0.5 V
RL
IS 20 20 10 C. 2.0 V
1.0 A
D. 5.0 V

 What is the rolling off slope of the filter shown in the figure below?

A. 6 dB per Octave of frequency


1 k B. 6 dB per Decade of frequency
Vout
1µF C. 12 dB per Octave of frequency
vin
D. 12 dB per Decade of frequency

 As the incident light intensity increases in the sensitive frequency range of an LDR, the output voltage Vout in the
following circuit

A. increases
Light

LDR B. remains constant


C. decreases
Vout D. alternates between high and low

 What is the major advantage of a Field Effect Transistor (FET) compared to a Bipolar Junction Transistor (BJT)?
A. FET has a high output impedance compared to BJT
B. FET has a high input impedance compared to BJT
C. FET has a low output impedance compared to BJT
D. FET has a low input impedance compared to BJT

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 What is the Voltage gain of the following circuit for the values as shown?
VIN
VOUT A. 100

B. 10

100 kΩ
C. 1

D. 0

 If 1C = 1/R at a frequency of f1 where ( = 2f), of the following sequence of voltage gain values at specified
frequencies (1st row of table), which row is correct for the following circuit?

VIN Table for voltage gain


VOUT dc f1 2 f1 3 f1
A. 0 1 2 3
B. 1 2 3 4
R C. 2 3 4 5
C

D. 3 4 5 6

 The Binary Coded Decimal equivalent of the binary number, 110010012 is:
A. 129 B. This is not allowed C. B8 D. C9

 Using a 10 bit binary number, the highest decimal number that can be represented is:

A. 1023 B. 1024 C. 512 D. 511

 For sampling of an analogue signal varying continuously with time with frequency content between 100Hz and
1000 Hz so that at least the frequency information of all signals are properly represented, the minimum samples
per second required is:
A. 50 B. 100 C. 2000 D. 4000

 A Central Processing Unit (CPU) of a computer has the following basic architectural components: (ALU:
Arithmetic-logic unit, CU: Control unit, I/O: Input/Output)
A. CU, Memory, I/O B. ALU, CU, Registers
C. ALU, Memory, I/O D. Memory, Register, I/O

 Which of the following statements is true?


A. Both an LED and a Photodiode are operated in reverse bias
B. Both an LED and a Photodiode are operated in forward bias
C. An LED is operated in reverse bias while a Photodiode is operated in forward bias
D. An LED is operated in forward bias while a Photodiode is operated in reverse bias

 For an ideal operational amplifier, which of the following sets of approximations is correct?
A. Infinite Input impedance, Infinite gain, Zero output impedance

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B. Zero Input impedance, Infinite gain, Zero output impedance
C. Infinite Input impedance, Unit gain, Zero output impedance
D. Infinite Input impedance, Infinite gain, Infinite output impedance

 The current I1 through the 6Ω resistor in the figure below is

I1
+
E 30V 6Ω
- Is=1A

A. 6A B. 3A C. 9A D. 5A

 For the op-amp configuration given in the figure, the supply voltage is
±15V. If the values of Rf and Rin are 100Ω and 10Ω respective and Vin is 10V
then the approximate value of Vout is
A. 100 V
B. 50V
C. 25V
D. 15V

 Assume that two diodes each having 0.75V forward drop are connected in series to a battery of 2V. What will be
the value of the resistance required to be connected in series with the diode so that a current of 10mA passes
through the circuit?
A. 5 Ω B. 50 Ω C. 500 Ω D. 5 kΩ
 Maximum voltage drop occurs at the load if the impedance of the load is ………. the internal impedance of the
source. Choose the best answer for the blank.
A. greater than B. smaller than C. very much greater than D. equal to

 A computer program that converts an entire program into machine language is called a/an
A. Interpreter B. Simulator C. Compiler D. Commander

 Among these which is a volatile memory?


A. CD B. Floppy disk C. Flash drive D. RAM
 The functional name of the following logic circuit is:

A. Decoder

B. Multiplexer
8 outputs
3 inputs

C. Encoder

D. Demultiplexer

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 Which of the following statements is true for an n-channel MOSFET construction?
A. The gate and source make a pn-junction.
B. The drain and source make a pn-junction.
C. The drain is insulated from the source
D. The gate is insulated from both the source and drain
 In the following circuit VS is a constant voltage source. What is the current through the Load Resistor RL with
values as shown in the figure?
A. 0.1 A
B. 0.5 A
10V
RL C. 1.0 A
vs 10 10
D. 5.0 A

 In the following circuit VS is a constant voltage source. What is the current through the Load Resistor RL with
values as shown in the figure?
A. 0.33 A

vs 10 B. 0.5 A

C. 0.66 A
10V
10 10 D. 1.0 A
RL

 Considering high voltage as logical ‘true’ and low voltage as logical ‘false’, which logic gate does the following
circuit represent? (A, B: two inputs; Y: output)
+ VCC
A. OR

B. NOR A Y

C. AND B
D. NAND

 The load line for a CE transistor circuit is shown below. Which of the following statements is true referring to
the points as labelled?

A A. A: Cut-off, B: Saturation, C: Active


B. A: Saturation, B: Cut-off, C: Active
IC
B
C. A: Active, B: Saturation, C: Cut-off

D. A: Saturation, B: Active, C: Cut-off


C
VCE

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 A silicon diode is required to rectify a sinusoidal voltage with an rms voltage of 220V. We have four rectifier
diodes having the following breakdown voltages. Taking the cost to increase with higher breakdown voltages,
which one would give an optimized cost effective choice (i.e., it should not break down in use, nor the cost is to
be high)?
A. 250 V B. 400 V C. 600V D. 1000V

 A bridge rectifier employing 4 diodes is to be used in a circuit where the peak input voltage is 10V. If silicon
rectifiers are used, each having a forward voltage drop of 0.7V at the rated current output, what would be the
value of the peak output voltage after rectification?
A. 10 V B. 9.3 V C. 8.6 V D.6.2 V

 In the following circuit the source box contains a constant voltage source VS in series with an internal resistance
RS. If we vary the load resistance RL but keep the values such that RL << RS, which of the following
approximately describes the source box?
A. Constant Voltage source
RS
B. Constant Current source
RL
vs C. Constant Power source

D. Constant Impedance source


Source box Load

 Which is the critical point of function 𝑓 (𝑥, 𝑦) = 𝑥 2 − 2𝑥 + 2𝑦 2 + 4𝑦 − 2?

A. (1,1) B. (-1,1) C. (-1,-1) D. (1,-1)


 Which of the following statements is true for𝑓 (𝑥) = |𝑥 + 1|?
A. 𝑓 (𝑥) is continuous and differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
B. 𝑓 (𝑥) is continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = 1
C. 𝑓 (𝑥) is continuous and differentiable at 𝑥 = −1
D. 𝑓 (𝑥) is continuous but not differentiable at 𝑥 = −1
 The eigenvalues of a 4 × 4 matrix are -1, 2, 3 and 6. The det(𝐴) = ?

A. 10 B. 36 C. -36 D. None

 If 𝑧 = −1 − 𝑖, then arg 𝑧 =?

A. 0 B. π C. 𝜋/4 D. 5 𝜋/4

 What is the probability of getting a sum of 9 from two throws of a dice?

A. 1/6 B. 1/8 C. 1/9 D. 1/12

 Two numbers are respectively 20% and 30% more than a third number. The ratio of the two
numbers is –
A. 2:5 B. 3:5 C. 4:5 D. 6:7

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 Which of the following statements is not true for inverse function of a function 𝑓?
A. Domain of 𝑓 is equal to the range of 𝑓 −1
B. Domain of 𝑓 −1 is the range of 𝑓
C. Both 𝑓 and 𝑓 −1 are symmetric about the line 𝑦 = 𝑥
D. Both 𝑓 and 𝑓 −1 are symmetric about the y - axis
3
 𝑑2 𝑦 𝑑𝑦 4
Consider the ODE, (𝑑𝑥 2 ) − (𝑑𝑥 ) = 0. The degree of this ODE is –
A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 D. 6

 The equation 𝑦 2 = 𝑐𝑥, is the general solution of –

A. 𝑦 ′ = 2𝑦/𝑥 B. 𝑦 ′ = 2𝑥/𝑦 C. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑦/2𝑥 D. 𝑦 ′ = 𝑥/2𝑦

 In how many different ways can the letters of the word ‘OPTICAL’ be arranged so that the vowels
always come together?
A. 120 B. 720 C. 4320 D. none

 If   x y
3
, then  at the point (1, 0, 0) is –

A. iˆ B.  ĵ C. ĵ D. none

 Mean and Variance are same for which distribution?

A. Binomial B. Exponential C. Poisson D. Gama

 dy
Classify the differential equation, y  3 t  10 :
dt
A. Separable and not linear
B. Linear and not separable
C. Both separable and linear
D. Neither separable nor linear
 Find the equation of the tangent line to the curve y  x
3
 x  4 at the point (-1, 4).
A. y  4 x  4 B. y  x5 C. y  2x  6 D. y  2 x  2

 A spherical glass ball of diameter 1m is packed in a cubical box. The empty spaces in the box are
filled up with paper crumbs. What would be the volume of the paper crumbs needed to optimally
pack the glass ball?
A. 2.5 m3 B. 1.5 m3 C. 4.0 m3 D. 5.5 m3
 In a class of 40 students, 15 can sing while 20 can play guitar. If there are 5 students who can sing
as well as play the guitar, how many students cannot do any of the activities mentioned?

A. 5 B. 10 C. 0 D. none

 3 2
∑[ 𝑘
− 𝑘−1 ] = ?
4 5
𝑘=1
A. 1/3 B. -3/2 C. 3/2 D. 2/3

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 For all non-negative x, x* = 2 – x. Then (a + b*)* = ?

A. b - a B. a - b - 4 C. b - a + 4 D. a + b - 2
 Which of the following equations represents a pair of straight lines?
A. 3y2 – 8xy – 3x2 – 29x + 3y –18 = 0
B. 3y2 – 8xy + 3x2 – 29x + 3y –18 = 0
C. 3y2 – 8xy – 4x2 – 29x + 3y –18 = 0
D. 3y2 – 8xy + 4x2 – 29x + 3y –18 = 0

 𝜋/2
cos 𝑥 𝑑𝑥
∫ =?
sin 𝑥 + cos 𝑥
0

A. π/2 B. π/4 C. π/8 D. 2π/3

 Radius of convergence of the series ∑∞ 𝑥 𝑘 = ?


𝑘=0 𝑘!

A. 1 B. 0 C. 2 D. +∞

 Equation of the plane through the points P1 (1, 2, -1), P2 (2, 3,1) and P3 (3,-1, 2) is -
A. 9x – y + 5z – 16 = 0
B. 9x + y – 5z – 16 = 0
C. 9x + y + 5z – 16 = 0
D. 9x + y – 5z + 16 = 0
 At a meeting between delegates of two countries they sit around a round table. There are 3
delegates from each country. In how many ways they can sit if it is decided that no two delegates
of the same country would sit beside each other?

A. 12 B. 36 C. 360 D. 720

 Rahman and Islam each attempt independently to decode a message. If the probability of Rahman
decoding the message is 0.80 and Islam decoding the message is 0.70, then find out the probability
that at least one of them will decode the message.

A. 0.96 B. 0.75 C. 0.56 D. 0.38

 If x and n are integers, then (1 − 𝑥)𝑛 (2 − 𝑥)2𝑛 (3 − 𝑥)3𝑛 (4 − 𝑥)4𝑛 (5 − 𝑥)5𝑛 is:
A. negative when n > 5 and x < 5
B. negative when n is odd and x > 5
C. negative when n is a multiple of 3 and x > 5
D. negative when n is even and x < 5
 A. 3/20 B. 4/45 C. 7/13 D. 1

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