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ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
PAPER–I
1. Vacant lattice sites in halide crystals cause c. presence of axis of symmetry
a. plastic deformation and ionic d. lack of axis of symmetry
conductivity 6. If E - EF = 2kT (EF is Fermi energy and
b. transparency and diffusion ‘k’, the Boltzmann’s constant is 8.614 x
-5 -1
c. diffusion and ionic conductivity 10 eVK ), then the probability that an
d. plastic deformation and transparency electron occupies an energy level ‘E’ is
2. In a linear chain of atoms of interatomic a. 0.63
distance ‘l’, the first Brillouin zone occurs b. 0.5
between wave numbers c. 0.27
a. −π / l and + π / l d. 0.12
b. −2π / l and + 2π / l 7. M atch List I (M aterial) with List II
(Superconducting transition temperature)
c. Zero and 2π / l
and select the correct answer:
d. −1 / e and + 1/ l
List I
3. The temperature coefficient of resistance A. Sn
of an insulator is
B. Nb3 Ge
a. positive and independent of
C. Y-Ba-Cu oxide
temperature
D. Bi-Sr-Ca-Cu oxide
b. negative and independent of
List II
temperature
1. 23 K
c. negative and dependent on temperature
2. 4 K
d. positive and dependent on temperature
3. 125 K
4. M atch List I (Dielectric) with List II
4. 90 K
(Loss-tangent) and select the correct
answer using the codes given below: Codes;
List I A B C D
A. Teflon a. 2 1 4 3
B. Polystyrene b. 4 1 2 3
C. Bakelite c. 4 1 3 2
D. Glass d. 1 4 2 3
List II 8. M atch List I (Type of magnetism) with
1. 5 × 10
-5 List II (M aterial) and select the correct
answer:
2. 3 × 10-2
List I
3. 5 × 10-4
A. Diamagnetic
4. 7.7 × 10-3
A B C D B. Ferromagnetic
a. 1 2 4 3 C. Antiferromagnetic
D. Ferromagnetic
b. 3 2 4 1
List II
c. 4 3 1 2
1. Ge
d. 3 1 2 4
5. Piezoelectric materials owe their property 2. NiO
to the 3. Ferrites
a. presence of a centre of symmetry 4. Cobalt.
b. lack of a centre of symmetry Codes;
A B C D
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a. 1 4 3 2 12. The total iron loss in a transformer core at
b. 4 1 2 3 normal flux density was measured at 25
c. 4 1 3 2 Hz and at 50 Hz and was found to be 250
d. 1 4 2 3 W and 800 W respectively. The hysteresis
9. Consider the following statements: loss at 50 Hz would be
Permanent magnet dipoles in matter result a. 100W
from b. 150W
1. orbital angular momentum of electrons c. 200W
2. electron spin angular momentum d. 600W
3. nuclear spin angular momentum 13. Consider the following statements:
Which of these statements are correct? During an electron transition across the
a. 1 and 2 energy gap in GaAs, its
b. 1 and 3 1. momentum changes
c. 2 and 3 2. direction of motion changes
d. 1, 2 and 3 3. potential energy changes
10. The phenomenon by which a 4. kinetic energy remains constant
ferromagnetic material is magnetized to its Which of these statements are correct?
final state by a magnetic field is attributed a. 3 and 4
to b. 2 and 3
a. eddy currents and magnetic viscosity c. 1 and 2
b. magnetic viscosity and hysteresis d. 1 and 4
c. hysteresis and eddy currents 14. M atch List I (Semiconductor property)
d. aging and magnetic viscosity with List II (Type of semiconductor) and
11. The current in a coil wound over a select the correct answer
ferromagnetic core is gradually increased List I
2 -1 -1
to 2 A and then reduced to 1 A and then A. Electron mobility of 0.13 m V s
the current in it is again increased to 2 A. B. p-type
The variation of magnetization of the core C. n-type
will be as shown in D. Wide band gap
a. List II
1. Germanium doped with arsenic
2. Gallium arsenide
3. Silicon
4. Gallium doped silicon
b. Codes;
A B C D
a. 3 4 2 1
b. 4 3 1 2
c. 3 4 1 2
d. 4 3 2 1
c. 15. The Hall coefficient of a sample of silicon
22 3
having 10 arsenic atoms per m is
-3 3
a. 3.49 × 10 m /C
b. 6.25 × 10-4m3/C
c. 1.37 × 10-4 m3/C
-5 3
d. d. 9.44 × 10 m /C
16. The ceramic dielectrics used in electrical
engineering in- dude
a. cermet and suicide
b. porcelain and cermet
c. cordierite and porcelain
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d. suicide and cordierite 21. Assertion (A): A piezoelectric transducer
17. 17. Liquid crystal maternal is used in is not suitable for measurement of static
a. ultrasonic amplification and display pressure.
devices Reason (R): Piezoelectric effect is a
b. thermal sensors and transducers reversible phenomenon.
c. display devices and thermal sensors a. Both A and R are true and R is the
d. transducers and ultrasonic correct explanation of A
amplification b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
18. M atch List I (Semiconductor) with List II the correct explanation of A
(Band gap in eV) and select the correct c. A is true but R is false
answer: d. A is false but R is true
List I 22. Assertion (A): The mechanical systems of
A. GaAs analog indicating instruments are critically
B. InP damped.
C. InGaAs Reason (R): It is desirable that the pointer
D. GaAIAs of an indicating instrument overshoots a
List I little above its equilibrium position
1. 1.8 quickly.
2. 1.43 a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
3. 1.35
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
4. 0.75
the correct explanation of A
Codes;
c. A is true but R is false
A B C D
d. A is false but R is true
a. 2 3 1 4
23. Assertion (A): The measurement of
b. 2 3 4 1 impedance by bridge method is more
c. 3 2 4 1 accurate than the direct method using
d. 3 2 1 4 indicating instruments.
19. Assertion (A): The relative dielectric Reason (R): The accuracy of the detector
constant does not affect the accuracy of
Reason (R): With increase in frequency of measurement in a bridge method.
the applied field, the polarization a. Both A and R are true and R is the
processes increase in number. correct explanation of A
a. Both A and R are true and R is the b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT c. A is true but R is false
the correct explanation of A d. A is false but R is true
c. A is true but R is false 24. Assertion (A): Electric field cannot exist
d. A is false but R is true inside a perfect conductor.
20. Assertion (A): Inasemiconductor, the Hall Reason (R): For a perfect conductor a = ∞
field per unit electric current density per and there is no voltage drop inside the
unit magnetic flux maybe zero. conductor.
Reason (R): The Hall coefficient is a. Both A and R are true and R is the
proportional ( pμ 2h − nμe2 ) . correct explanation of A
a. Both A and R are true and R is the b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A the correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT c. A is true but R is false
the correct explanation of A d. A is false but R is true
c. A is true but R is false 25. Assertion (A): In a current-carrying
d. A is false but R is true cylindrical conductor, the magnetic field
intensity within the conductor increases
linearly with radial distance.
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Reason (R): The enclosed current 29. The short-circuit test of a 2-port network is
increases as the square of the radial shown in figure-I. The voltage across the
distance while the perimeter increases only terminals AA in the network shown in
as the radial distance. figure-II will be
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT
the correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
26. Assertion (A): An unstable control system
possesses at least a pair of complex
conjugate roots in its s-plane.
Reason (R): Complex conjugate roots a. 20V
always give rise to oscillating responses. b. 10V
a. Both A and R are true and R is the c. 5V
correct explanation of A d. 2V
b. Both A and R are true but R is NOT 30. In a passive two-port network, the open-
the correct explanation of A circuit impedance matrix is
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
27. If the driving-point impedance function
2s + 1
is synthesized as shown in the If the input port is interchanged with the
8s + 4 s + 1
2
given figure, then the values of R, L and C output port, then the open-circuit
will be respectively impedance matrix will be
a.
b.
a. 1, 2 and 4
b. 2, 1 and 4
c. 1, 4 and 2 c.
d. 4, 2 and 1
28. If the two-port network shown in the given
2s + 1 d.
figure has the constant B then z(s)
s2
will be
a. s
b. 1/s
c. s+1
d. 1 + 1/s a. 10 V and 50 V/s
b. 10 V and -50 V/s
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c. 100 V and 200 V/s s
d.
d. 100 V and -200 V/s ( s +α ) + ω 2
2
a. -8/9 V
b. 8/9V
ω c. 16/9V
a.
( s +α ) + ω 2 d. -16/9 V
2
a. 3Z/16 a. 2/3A
b. 3Z/18 b. 3/2A
c. 2Z/3 c. 1/3A
d. Z/6 d. 1A
43. A 10 μF capacitor is fed from an ac 48. Consider the following statements
voltage source containing a fundamental regarding the circuit shown in the figure. If
and a third harmonic of value one-third of the power consumed by 5 Ω is 10 W, then
fundamental. The third harmonic current
flowing through the Capacitor expressed 1. I = 2 A
as percentage of the fundamental under 2. the total impedance of the circuit is 5W
steady- state condition will be 3. cosφ = 0.866
a. zero
b. 100
c. 30
d. 90
44. In a two-element series circuit, the applied
vo1tage and the resulting current are
respectively,
3
v(t) = 50 + 50 sin (5 × 10 t) V and Which of these statements are correct?
i(t) = 11.2 sin (5 × 103t + 63.4°)A
a. 1 and 3
The nature of the elements would be b. 2 and 3
a. R—L c. 1 and 2
b. R—C d. 1, 2 and 3
c. L — C
49. In the network shown in the given figure,
d. neither R, nor L. nor C the Thevenin source and the impedance
45. In a balanced Wheatstone bridge, if the across terminals A — B will be
positions of detector and source are respectively
interchanged, the bridge will still remain
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a. 300 VAR
a. 15V and 13.33 Ω b. 200 VAR
b. 50 V and 15 Ω c. 100 VAR
c. 115 V and 20 Ω d. zero
d. 100 V and 25 Ω 54. For a series RLC citcuit, the power factor
50. For the function at the lower half power frequency is
a. 0.5 lagging
b. 0.5 leading
a. 3 c. unity
b. 1/3 d. 0.707 leading
c. Zero 55. If a network has all linear elements except
d. 2/3 for a few nonlinear ones, then
51. An arc source of 200 V rms supplies active superimpositions theorem
power of 600 W and reactive power of 800 a. cannot hold at all
VAR. The rms current drawn from the b. always holds
source is c. may hold on careful selection of
a. 10 A element values, source waveform and
b. 5 A response
c. 3.75 A d. holds in case of direct current
d. 2.5 A excitations
52. In the given 2-port network, if the driving- 56. A system function has a single zero and
single pole. The constant multiplier ‘K’ is
point (d. p.) impedance at port 1 is
1. For the given excitation sin t, the
( s + 2)
Z11 ( s) = K1 the d. p. impedance at response is 2 with 45° lagging. The
( s + 5) system has a pole and a zero respectively
port 2 will be at
a. zero and 1
b. infinity and -1
c. -1 and zero
d. zero and -1
57. M atch List I with List II and select the
( s + 3)
a. Z22 ( s ) = K 2 correct answer:
( s + 5) List I
( s + 2) A. Sensitivity
b. Z22 ( s ) = K 2 B. Resolution
(s + 3) C. Accuracy
s
c. Z22 ( s ) = K 2 D. Precision
( s + 5) List II
s 1. Closeness to the true value.
d. Z22 ( s ) = K 2 2. A measure of reproducibility of the
( s + 2) instrument
53. The reactive power drawn from the source 3. Ratio of response to the change in the
in the network shown in the given figure is input signal
4. Smallest change in input to which the
instrument can respond
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A B C D 63. In a PMM C instrument, the central spring
a. 3 4 1 2 stiffness and the strength of the magnet
b. 3 4 2 1 decrease by 0.04% arid 0.02% respectively
c. 4 3 2 1 due to a rise in temperature by 1°C. With a
d. 4 3 1 2 rise in temperature of 10°C, the instrument
58. In the SI system, the dimension of emf is reading will
3 -3
a. M L T I a. increase by 0.2%
b. M L3 T -3 I-1 b. decrease by 0.2%
c. M L2 T -3 I-1 c. increase by 0.6%
d. M-1 L2 T 3 I d. decrease by 0.6%
59. Which one of the following techniques is 64. When a current i(t) = 5 + 10 cos 314t is
adopted to reduce the self-inductance of a measured by an electrodynamics ammeter,
wire-wound standard resistor? the meter will read
a. Bifilar winding a. 52 + 102
b. Negative impedance converter
⎛ 102 ⎞
c. Force balance type flux compensation b. 5 +⎜
2
⎟
d. Providing additional potential ⎝ 2 ⎠
terminals 2
⎛ 10 ⎞
60. The voltage of a standard cell is monitored c. 5 +⎜ ⎟
2
100
a.
jω (1 + j 0.5ω )(1 + j 0.1ω ) 2.
100
b.
jω ( 2 + jω )(10 + jω )
3.
10
c.
jω (1 + 2 jω )(1 + 10 jω )
10 4.
d.
jω (1 + 0.5 jω )(1 + 0.1 jω )
1+ s
85. The polar plot of G ( s ) = for
1 + 4s
0 ≤ ω ≤ ∞ in G-plane is 5.
a.
Codes;
b.
A B C D
a. 2 1 5 4
b. 3 2 4 5
c. 3 2 5 4
c.
d. 2 1 4 5
88. The root-locus of a unity feedback system
is shown in the given figure. The open-
loop transfer function of the system is
d.
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K 92. The characteristic equation of a feedback
a.
s ( s + 1) ( s + 3) control system is
s3 + Ks2 + 5 s + 10 = 0
K ( s + 1)
b. For the system to be critically stable, the
s ( s + 3) value of K should be
K ( s + 3) a. 1
c.
s ( s + 1) b. 2
c. 3
Ks
d. d. 4
( s +1)( s + 3 ) 93. The Nyquist plot of the open-loop transfer
89. M atch List I with List II in respect of the function of a feedback control system is
open-loop transfer function shown in the given figure. If the open-
K ( s + 10 ) ( s 2 + 20 s + 500 ) loop poles and zeros are all located in the
G (s) = and left half of the s-plane, then the number of
s ( s + 20) ( s + 50 ) ( s2 + 4s + 5) closed-loop poles in the tight half of the s-
select the correct answer: plane will be
List I(Types of loci)
A. Separate loci
B. Loci on the real axis
C. Asymptotes
D. Breakaway points
List II (Numbers)
1. One
2. Two
a. Zero
3. Three
b. 1
4. Five
c. 2
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d. 3
A B C D 94. The control system shown in the given
a. 3 4 2 1 figure has an internal rate feedback loop.
b. 3 4 1 2 The closed-loop system for open and close
c. 4 3 1 2 conditions of switch will be respectively
d. 4 3 2 1
90. If the characteristic equation of a closed-
loop system is
K
1+ =0
s ( s + 1)( s + 2 )
the centroid of the asymptotes in root- a. unstable and stable
locus will be b. unstable and unstable
a. Zero c. stable and unstable
b. 2 d. stable and stable
c. -1 95. The transfer function of a lead
d. -2 compensator is
1 + 0.12 s
91. The open-loop transfer function of a unity GC ( s ) =
10 1 + 0.04 s
feedback control system is . The The maximum phase shift that can be
( s + 5)
3
a. E A2 EC = E B3