MKCE - GATE – EMF

1. Solve

2. ZL = 200 Ω and it is desired that Zi = 50 Ω The quarter wave transformer should have a
characteristic impedance of
A.100 Ω
B. 40 Ω
C. 10000 Ω
D.4 Ω

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

Z0 =

3. A broadside array consisting of 200 cm wavelength with 10 half-wave dipole spacing 10 cm.
And if each array element feeding with 1 amp. current and operating at same frequency then
find the half power beamwidth
A.4° B. 2°
C. 10° D.15°

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4. Refractive index of glass is 1.5. Find the wavelength of a beam of light with a frequency of
1014 Hz in glass. Assume velocity of light is 3 x 108 m/sec in vacuum.
A.4 μm
B. 3 μm
C. 2 μm
D.1 μm

5. The function f(x - vot) represent which of the following?

A.A stationary wave
B. A wave motion in forward direction
C. A wave motion in reverse direction
D.None of the above

6. A broadside array operating at 100 cm wavelength consist of 4 half-wave dipoles spaced 50

cm apart. Each element carries radio frequency current in the same phase and of magnitude
0.5 A. The radiated power will be
A.196 W
B. 73 W
C. 36.5 W
D.18.25 W

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7. The input impedance of short-circuited line of length l where λ/4 < l < λ/2, is
A.resistive
B. inductive
C. capacitive
D.none of the above

8. A wave is propagated in a waveguide at frequency of 9 GHz and separation is 2 cm between

walls find cut off wavelength for dominant mode.
A.4 cm
B. 1 cm
C. 2 cm
D.8 cm

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9. Find the radiation resistance of an antenna of length λ/10 meter?

A.8 Ω
B. 780 Ω
C. 7.8 Ω
D.78 Ω

10. Charge needed within a unit sphere centred at the origin for producing a potential field,

A.12 pc
B. 60 pc
C. 120 pc
D.180 pc

11. A rectangular metal waveguide filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity εr = 4, has the
inside dimensions 3 x 1.2 cm, the cut off frequency for the dominant mode is
A.2.5 GHz
B. 5 GHz
C. 10 GHz
D.12.5 GHz

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12. The velocity of electromagnetic wave in a good conductor is

A.3 x 108 m/s
B. more than 3 x 108 m/s
C. very low
D.high

13. A plane wave is characterized by the wave is

A.linearly polarized
B. circularly polarized
C. elliptically polarized
D.unpolarized

14. The electric field on the surface of a perfect conductor is 2V/m. The conductor is immersed
in water with ε = 80 ε0. The surface charge density on the conductor is ((ε0 = 10-9/36p)F/m)
A.0 c/m2
B. 2 c/m2
C. 1.8 x 10-11 c/m2
D.1.14 x 10-9 c/m2

15. A plane electromagnetic wave travels in dielectric medium of relative permittivity 9. Relative
to free space, the velocity of propagation in the dielectric is
A.increased by a factor of 9
B. increased by a factor of 3
C. unchanged
D.reduced by a factor of 1/3

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16. A uniform plane wave is one in which

A. x = 0
B. .
C. and are perpendicular
D. and lie in a plane

17.
The electric field of the incident wave is , where ω = 3 x 109p and β =
10 p. The electric field of the transmitted wave Et is given by
A.

B.

C.

D.

18. The divergence of the electric field intensity at any point equals
A.1/4 pε0 times the volume charge density
B. l/ε0 times the volume charge density at that point
C. ε0 times the volume charge density at that point
D.the volume charge density at that point

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19. The Depth of penetration of EM wave in medium having conductivity σ at a frequency of 1

MHz is 25 cm. The depth of penetration at a frequency of 4 MHz will be
A.6.25 cm
B. 12.50 cm
C. 50 cm
D.100 cm

20. The torque (in mm) acting on a circular current loop of radius 1 mm in the xy plane,
connected at the origin and with current 0.1 A, flowing in the sense of increasing in a
magnetic field
is
A.
B.
C. 10-12p
D.- 10-12p

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21. Which one of the following potential does not satisfy Laplace's equations?
A.v = 10 xy
B. v = p cos φ
C.
D.v = f cos φ + 10

22. In a 100 turn coil, if the flux through each turn is (t3 - 2t)mWb, the magnitude of the induced
emf in the coil at a time of 4 sec is
A.46 mV
B. 56 mV
C. 4.6 V
D.5.6 V

23. A parallel polarized wave is incident from air into paraffin having relative permittivity 3, the
value of its Brewster angle is
A.0° B. 30°
C. 45° D.60°

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24. In a conductor which of the following relations hold good?

A.∇ x D = r
B. ∇ . D = r
C. ∇ x D = 0
D.∇ . D = 0

25. The displacement flux density at a point on the surface of a perfect conductor is = 2(ax - 3
az)c/m2 pointing away from the surface. The charge density at that point c/m2 will be
A.2
B. - 2
C. 4
D.- 4

26. A material has conductivity of 10-2 mho/m and a relative permittivity of 4. The frequency at
which conduction current in the medium is equal to displacement current is
A.45 MHz
B. 90 MHz
C. 450 MHz
D.900 MHz

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27. A uniform plane EM wave incident normally on a plane surface of a dielectric material is
reflected with a VSWR of 3. What percentage of incident power that is reflected?
A.10% B. 25%
C. 50% D.75%

28. Poynting vector is associated with which of the following?

A.Power flow in electromagnetic
B. Flux in magnetic field
C. Charge in electrostatic field
D.Current in electrostatic field

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

P=ExH

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29. A 10 GHz signal propagates in a waveguide with a phase velocity of 4 x 10 m/s. If the signal
produces standing wave in the guide, then the distance between successive minimal will be
A.10 mm
B. 20 mm
C. 30 mm
D.40 mm

30.The incidence from dielectric medium 1 (ε1) into dielectric medium 2 (ε2), Brewster angle θB

and the corresponding angle of transmission θt for will be respectively

A.30° and 30°
B. 30° and 60°
C. 60° and 30°
D.30° and 60°

31.A uniform plane wave travelling in air is incident on the plane boundary between air and
another dielectric medium with εr = 4. The reflection coefficient for the normal incidence is
A.zero
B. 0.5 ∠180°
C. 0.33 ∠0°
D.0.33 ∠180°

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32. Which one of the following statement is not a correct for a plane wave with = 0.5e-0.1x cos
(106t - 2x)az A/m?
A.The wave frequency is 10-6 r.p.s.
B. The wavelength is 3.14 m
C. The wave travels + x direction
D.Wave is polarized in the z direction.

33. If and

the time average Poynting vector is

A.null vector
B.

C.

D.

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34. If the electric field intensity is given by , the potential difference

between x(2, 0, 0) and y(1, 2, 3) is
A.+1 volt
B. -1 volt
C. +5 volt
D.+6 volt

35.Medium 1 has the electrical permittivity ε1 = 1.5 ε0 farad/m and occupies the region to the left
of x = 0 plane. Medium 2 has the electrical permittivity ε2 = 2.5 ε0 farad/m and the occupies
the region to the right of x = 0 plane. If E1 in medium 1 is volt/m,
then E2 in medium 2 is

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A.
B.
C.
D.

36. Find the flux crossing the plane surface defined by 0.5 ≤ r ≤ 3.5 m and 0 ≤ z ≤ 3 m. if

A.0
B. 255 Wb
C. 6.45 Wb
D.none of the above

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37.A plane EM wave is travelling in an unbound loss less dielectric having μy = 1 and εy = 4, the
time average Poynting vector of the wave is 5 W/m3 . The phase velocity vp (assuming
velocity of light as 3 x 108 m/sec) is
A.1.5 x 108 m/sec
B. 3 x 108 m/sec
C. 2.5 x 108 m/sec
D.0.5 x 108 m/sec

Answer: Option A

38. Two co-axial cylindrical sheets of charge are present in free space fs = 5 c/m2 at r = 2 m and
rs = -2 c/m2 at r = 4 m, The displacement flux density at r = 3 m is
A.
B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option C

39. Which one of the following is not a correct Maxwell equation?

A.

B.
C. ∇ x D = f
D.

Answer: Option B

40. In a uniform plane wave E and H are related by

A.E/H = 1
B. E/H = ε/μ
C. E/H = μ/ε
D.none of the above

Answer: Option C

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