Christ College of Engineering Irinjalakuda

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Date :02/11/2019
Class : Duration : 30min

1. Interrupt latency is the time elapsed between:

a. Occurrence of an interrupt and its detection by the CPU
b. Assertion of an interrupt and the start of the associated ISR
c. Assertion of an interrupt and the completion of the associated ISR
d. Start and completion of the associated ISR

2. Which of the following is not the property of an Auto Correlation Function?

a. For real valued signal R(𝜏)= R(−𝜏)
b. For complex valued signal R(𝜏)= R*(−𝜏).
c. Fourier transform of R(𝜏) is the energy spectral density of the signal.
d. Area under the energy spectral density = R (∞)

3. The impulse response of a continuous time LTI system is h (t) = 𝑒 −4𝑡 u (t-2). The system is
a. Causal and stable c. Causal but not stable
b. Stable but not causal d. Neither Causal nor stable

4. The disadvantage of Darlington pair circuit is

a. Low current gain c. Low output resistance
b. Leakage current is more d. High input resistance

5. At pinch off voltage in a JFET

a. Channel width is zero and ID becomes zero.
b. Channel width is zero, but ID is not zero
c. VGS becomes zero
d. None of these

6. A discrete memoryless source has six symbols with probabilities P1 = ½, P2 = ¼, P3 = 1/8,

P4 = P5 = 1/16, P6 = 1/32.The entropy in bits/symbol is
a. 61/32 b. 63/32 c. 65/32 d. 67/32
7. If the modulating frequency is increased
a. PM modulation index will remain constant, whereas FM modulation index will increase
b. PM modulation index will remain constant, whereas FM modulation index will decrease
c. PM modulation index will decrease and FM modulation index will increase
d. Both PM and FM modulation index will increase

8. Gray code of the binary number 11011 is

a. 10110 b. 11011 c. 10010 d. 10100
9. Mobility of electron in semiconductor
a. Decreases as temperature increases
b. Increases as temperature increases
c. Has no effect on conductivity
d. Is independent of temperature

10. Consider the following assertion

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. Only S2 is true. c. S1 and S2 are true, but S2 is not a reason for S1.
b. S1 and S2 are true and S2 is a reason for S1. d. Both S1 and S2 are false.

11. A network consists only of independent current sources and resistors. If the values of all the current sources
are doubled, the values of node voltages will
a. Remains same b. be doubled c. be halved d. be quadrupled

12. A 20µF capacitor has a voltage of 5v across it at t = 0 second. If a constant current of 25mA flows
through the capacitor, then how long will it take for the capacitor to charge upto 200µC?
a. 12ms b. 8ms c. 2ms d. 4ms

13. The function in MATLAB, to solve ordinary differential equations by mean of trapezoidal rule method is
a. ode15 b. ode113 c. ode23 d. ode45

14. What is the significance of adopting an interdigitated structure of power transistors?

a. Prevention of current crowding
b. Maintenance of reasonable current densities
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

15 .Which library call status support the implementation of control module especially for controlling all other
associated modules in time-slice fashion?
a. Dynamic Linkage Library (DLL) Call
b. Timer Call of MFC Library
c. Modulo Call of MFC Library
d. None of the above

16. Which bridge is utilized in signal conditioning circuits for balancing purpose?
a. Maxwell Bridge
b. Wheatstone Bridge
c. Wein Bridge
d. Kelvin Bridge

17. What should be the value of resistance between collector and ground (R0) for below drawn schematic of transistor
amplifier, comprising h-parameters as hie = 1.1 kΩ, hfe = 50, hre= hoe = 0 with short-circuit capacitors?
a. 5.2 k
b. 2.3 k
c. 1.1 k
d. Infinity
18. On which factor/s do/does the value of thermal resistance depend?

a. Size of transistor
b. Type of cooling system
c. Type of heat transfer mechanism
d. All of the above

19 How does the value of mutual inductance vary between two coils of an inductive transducer?
a. By the variation in self-inductances and coupling coefficient
b. By the variation in number of turns
c. By the variation in reluctance and permeability
d. All of the above

20. Which phenomenon results in producing the difference in resistance due to incapability to regain its original
physical form before an application of stress to the gauge element?

a. Hysteresis Effect
b. Barkheussan Effect
c. Differentiative Effect
d. Integrative Effect

21. What is the value of gate-to-source voltage (VGS) for the circuit
diagram shown below?

a. 1.5 V
b. 2.9 V
c. 3.5 V
d. 4.9 V

22. Determine the output voltage of a resistance position transducer when wiper is 8cm with the utilized shaft stroke
level of about 20 cm from another end under the input voltage application of 10V with the total resistance value of
potentiometer estimated to 6V.

a. 2V
b. 4V
c. 6V
d. 8V

23. Which reversible phenomenon in a thermocouple device exhibits the absorption and liberation of heat during flow
of current through the two dissimilar copper-iron and iron-copper junctions under the application of an external e.m.f
by transforming these junctions to be hot and cold respectively?

a. Seebeck Effect
b. Peltier Effect
c. Thompson Effect
d. None of the above

24. Which active transistor results in the generation of voltage in correspondence to an illumination?

a. Piezo-electric Sensor
b. Photo-voltaic Cell
c. Thermocouple
d. All of the above
25. Which among the following are specifically the advantages of bipolar design technology?

A. High input resistance at low frequencies

B. Zero input bias current
C. High voltage gain
D. High value of transconductance

a. A&B
b. A&C
c. B&D
d. C&D