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Let X be a random variable which is uniformly chosen from the set of positive odd numbers
less than 100. The expectation, E[X] is
a. 50
b. 0
c. 25
d. 100
Ans:- a
Ans:- a
3. Let Uand V be two independent zero mean Gaussian random variables of variances 1/4 and
1/9 respectively. The probability P(3V >= 2U ) is
a. 0.5
b. 0.4
c. 0.9
d. 0.7
Ans:- a
4. The power spectral density of a signal is given by [sinc(f)]^2, where ‘f’ is frequency. The
autocorrelation function of this signal in the time domain is
a. Triangular
b. Delta
c. Rectangular
d. Sinusoidal
Ans:- a
Ans:- a
6. The spectrum of a Gaussian pulse is
a. Gaussian
b. Rayleigh
c. Uniform
d. Delta
Ans:- a
Ans:- a
8. If the sample functions of a random process are periodic with period T, the auto correlation
function is
a. Periodic with period T
b. Periodic with period 2T
c. Periodic with period T/2
d. Can’t comment
Ans:- a
9. Let X(t) = A cos(wt+ @) Where @ is the phase distributed uniformly in [0, 90 degrees].
The process X(t) is
a. Strict Sense Stationary
b. Wide Sense Stationary
c. Not Wide Sense Stationary
d. Can’t comment
Ans:- c
10. Power spectral density is ------------ function of frequency
a. Real and even
b. Real
c. Even
d. Odd
Ans:- a
11. Sum of two independent uniform random variables has a ------------------ pdf
a. Triangular
b. Uniform
c. Gaussian
d. Exponential
Ans:- a
12. Suppose a zero mean Gaussian white noise with PSD N0/2 is applied to a low pass filter
with a bandwidth of “B” and passband amplitude response of 1. Suppose the filter output is
sampled at the rate of “2B” times per second, the auto correlation function of the sampled
output is
a. Impulse
b. Gaussian
c. Exponential
d. Insufficient information to evaluate
Ans:- a
13. Let X(t) and Y(t) be two independent Poisson processes with parameter λ1 and λ2
respectively. The sum process X(t)+Y(t) is
a. Poisson
b. Gaussian
c. Exponential
d. Undefined
Ans:- a
14. Tickets numbered 1 to 20 are mixed up and then a ticket is drawn at random. What is the
probability that the ticket drawn has a number which is a multiple of 3 or 5?
A)1/2
B) 2/5
C) 8/15
D) 9/20
Ans:- D
Ans:- b
16. Let X be a continuous random variable distributed uniformly in [0, 10]. The value of
P(X=2) is
a. 0
b. 0.1
c. 1
d. 0.5
Ans:- a
Ans:- b
18. According to Parseval’s theorem the energy spectral density curve is equal to?
a. Area under magnitude of the signal
b. Area under square of the magnitude of the signal
c. Area under square root of magnitude of the signal
d. None of the mentioned
Ans:- b
Ans:- D
Answer: a
Answer: b
23. What do you understand by the term analog communication?
a) A continuous signal with varying phase or amplitude
b) A discrete signal
c) A numerical coded signal
d) A suitable method for long distance communication
Answer: a.
Answer: b
Answer: d
Answer: d
Answer: b
Answer: d
29. Ability of receivers to select the wanted signals among various incoming signal is called
a) Selectivity
b) Stability
c) Sensitivity
d) Modulation
Answer: a
30. Which device is used for tuning the receiver according to incoming signal (especially in TV)?
Answer: d
Answer: b
Answer: c
Answer: c
.
34. Ring Modulator is
a) used for DSB-SC generation
b) used for SSB-SC generation
c) is a summation modulator
d) consists three diodes connected in form of a ring
Answer: a
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: d
29. Ability of receivers to select the wanted signals among various incoming signal is called
a) Selectivity
b) Stability
c) Sensitivity
d) Modulation
Answer: a
30. Which device is used for tuning the receiver according to incoming signal (especially in TV)?
Answer: d
Answer: b
Answer: a
43. Calculate power in each sideband, if power of carrier wave is 176W and there is 60%
modulation in amplitude modulated signal?
a) 13.36W
b) 52W
c) 67W
d) 15.84W
Answer: d
Answer: b
Answer: b
b) Amplification
c) Demodulation
d) Remove amplitude variation due to noise
Answer: d
Answer: a
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: a
d) Non synchronous TDM
Answer: c
51. What is the modulation index for a single tone modulation, given that positive peak of AM wave
is 20V and minimum value is 2V?
a) 0.81
b) 0.91
c) 0.73
d) 1
Answer: a
52. Power spectral density of thermal noise remains uniform upto frequency
a) 1015 HZ
b) 105 HZ
c) 102 HZ
d) 1013 HZ
Answer: d
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: d
47. A 400W carrier wave is modulated to a depth of 65%. Find the total power of modulated wave?
a) 512.5W
b) 493W
c) 484.5W
d) 609.6W
Answer: c
48. If modulation index of an AM wave is increased from 1.5 to 2, then the transitted power
a) remains same
b) increases by 20%
c) increases by 41%
d) increases by 50%
Answer: c
49. Which multiplexing technique transmits digital signals?
a) FDM
b) TDM
c) WDM
d) Both FDM and TDM
Answer: b
Answer: b
Answer: d
Answer: a
Answer: a
Answer: c
51. What is the modulation index for a single tone modulation, given that positive peak of AM wave
is 20V and minimum value is 2V?
a) 0.81
b) 0.91
c) 0.73
d) 1
Answer: a
52. Power spectral density of thermal noise remains uniform upto frequency
a) 1015 HZ
b) 105 HZ
c) 102 HZ
d) 1013 HZ
Answer: d
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: a
Answer: c
57. Peak voltage of a carrier is 8kV, each sideband has an amplitude of 800V. Find its modulation
index?
a) 2.8
b) 0.9
c) 0.2
d) 0.8
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: a
60. Who invented the super-heterodyne receivers?
a) Hertz
b) Armstrong
c) Foster
d) Seeley
Answer: b
Answer: d
Answer: a
Answer: a
65. Symbol spaced has sample per symbol and fractionally spaced has _ samples per
symbol.
a) One, many
b) Many, one
c) One, one
d) Many, many
Answer: a
66. In differential encoding the different between two wave forms is measured.
a) Magnitude
b) Frequency
c) Phase
d) Time period
Answer: c
Answer: b
Answer: b
69. A Gaussian distribution into the non linear envelope detector yields
a) Rayleigh distribution
b) Normal distribution
c) Poisson distribution
d) Binary distribution
Answer: a
70. When two networks are connected in series, its composite noise figure can be given as
a) F1+(F2-1)/G1
b) F1-(F2-1)/G1
c) F2+(F1-1)/G1
d) F1G1+(F2-1)
Answer: a
71. The maximum likelihood function is
a) Positive
b) Negative
c) Any of the mentioned
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a.
Answer: a
73. For M equally likely messages, M>>1, if the rate of information R ≤ C, the probability of
error is
a) Arbitrarily small
b) Close to unity
c) Not predictable
d) Unknown
Answer: a
74. In a communication system, a process in which statistical averages and time averages are
equal is called as
a) Stationary
b) Ergodic
c) Gaussian
d) Poisson
Answer: b
75. A rectangular pulse of duration T is applied to a matched filter. The output of the filter is a
a) Rectangular pulse of duration T
b) Rectangular pulse of duration 2T
c) Triangular pulse
d) Sine function
Answer: c
Answer: c
77. The filter which is used to recover the pulse with less ISI is called as
a) Matched filter
b) Correlator
c) Matched filter & Correlator
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: b
78. The composite equalizing filter is the combination of
a) Receiving and equalizing filter
b) Transmitting and equalizing filter
c) Amplifier and equalizing filter
d) None of the mentioned
Answer: a
Answer: b
Answer: a
Answer: a
a) Coherent detection
Ans:- a
83. Antipodal signal sets are those vectors that can be illustrated as
d) None of these
Ans:- a
a) 90
b) 0
c) 45
d) 180
Ans:- c
a) PCM
b) PAM
c) FM
d) AM
Ans:- a
86. When pulse code modulation is applied to non binary symbols we obtain waveform called as
a) PCM
b) PAM
c) M-ary
d) line codes
Ans:- c
a) Frequency
b) Amplitude
c) Square of frequency
d) Square of amplitude
Ans:- b
d) None of these
Ans:- c
a) Quantization level
Ans:- b
a) Differential encoding
b) Decoding
d) None of these
Ans:- c
91. Which modulation technique have the same bit and symbol error probability?
a) BPSK
b) DPSK
c) OOK
d) All of these
Ans:- d
a) BPSK
b) BFSK
c) QPSK
d) QAM
Ans:- d
93. Which modulation requires more bandwidth?
a) QPSK
b) OQPSK
c) BPSK
d) BFSK
Ans:- c
a) QPSK
b) OQPSK
c) BPSK
d) MSK
Ans:- d
d) None of these
Ans:- b
96. The length of the code-word obtained by encoding quantized sample is equal to
97. The signals which are obtained by encoding each quantized signal into a digital word is called as
a) PAM signal
b) PCM signal
c) FM signal
Ans:- b
a) Precision timing
b) Frame synchronization
c) Character synchronization
d) All of these
Ans:- d
a) ISDN
b) LANs
d) None of these
Ans:- c
a) Amplifier
b) Signal processing units
d) None of these
Ans:- c
c) Both a) and b)
d) None of these
Ans:- c
102. TDMA system uses 25 MHz for the forward link, which is broken into radio channels of 200 kHz. If
8 speech channels are supported on a single radio channel, how many simultaneous users can
accommodated?
a) 25
b) 200
c) 1600
d) 1000
Ans: d
Ans: c
104. The guard time between the time slots in a TDMA frame helps in minimizing the interference due to
along different radio paths in the wireless channel.
a) Propagation delays
b) Adjacent Channel
c) Multipath fading
d) Timing inaccuracies
Ans: a
a) Source coding
b) Channel coding
c) Interleaving
d) Channel Equalization
Ans : d
106. The differentiation between the carrier frequencies of the forward and reverse channels is an
important design parameter related to technique
a) FDMA
b) TDMA
c) CDMA
d) SDMA
Ans : a
107. is used to improve reception by collecting time delayed versions of the required signal.
a) RAKE receiver
b) Equalizer
c) Frequency modulator
Answer: a
108. During the period of call, other users can share the same channel in FDMA. State whether True or
False.
a) True
b) False
Answer: b
d. None of these
Answer: a
110. If coherence time of the channel is smaller than the symbol period of the transmitted signal, it is
a. Fast fading
b. Slow fading
Answer: a
a. Excess delay
d. All of these
Answer: d
a) Integral
b) Opposite
c) Derivative
d) Similar
Answer: c
a) Variable envelope
b) Spectral efficiency
Answer: a
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
a) Frequency separation
b) Amplitude separation
c) Phase change
d) Amplitude deviation
Answer: a
Answer: b
117. The technique that may be used to reduce the side band power is
a. MSK
b. BPSK
d. BFSK
Answer: c
a. 4 bits
b. 2 bits
c. 1 bits
Answer: c
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) approaches infinity
Answer: b
121. A is the one which passes all spectral components with approximately equal
gain and linear phase and without any distortion
c) Frequency-selective channel
d) Flat Channel
Answer: d
122. occurs when the radio path between a transmitter and receiver is obstructed
by a surface with sharp irregular edges
a) Scattering
b) Refraction
c) Reflection
d) Diffraction
Answer: d
123. It is difficult to achieve accurate timing, synchronization and phase recovery at the mobile receiver.
It is attributed mainly to the effect of
Answer: a
124. Constant envelope modulation techniques occupy bandwidth than linear modulation
schemes.
a) Larger
b) Smaller
c) Same
d) Twice
Answer: a
125. The phase difference between a direct line of sight path and diffracted path is function of
b) Only height
c) Operating frequency
d) Polarization
Answer: a
Answer: d
Ans:- b
Ans:- c
Ans:- a
Ans:- b
Ans:- a
Ans:- b
Ans:- b
Ans:- d
Ans:- A
136. For hamming distance dmin and t errors in the received word, the condition to be able to
correct the errors is .
a. Only 2t + 1 ≤ dmin
b. Only 2t + 2 ≤ dmin
c. Only 2t + 1 ≤ 2dmi
d. 2t + 1 ≤ dmin and 2t + 2 ≤ dmin
Ans:- d
Ans:- a
138. If each pulse of the sequence to be detected is in shape, the pulse can be
detected without ISI
a. Sine
b. Cosine
c. Sinc
d. Rectangular
Ans:- c
139. The minimum nyquist bandwidth for the rectangular spectrum in raised cosine filter is
a. 2T
b. 1/(2T)
c. T2
d. 2/T
Ans:- b
Ans:- b
141. The time interval over which the received signal may be sampled without error may be
explained by
a. Width of eye opening of eye pattern
b. Rate of closure of eye of eye pattern
c. Height of the eye opening of eye pattern
d. Excursion over the eye
Ans:- a
142. To guarantee detection of up to “S” errors in all cases, minimum hamming distance in a
block code must be
a. S
b. S +1
c. S -1
d. 0
Ans:- b
143. In a linear block code, exclusive OR (XOR) of any two valid code words creates
a. valid codeword
b. invalid codeword
c. valid data
d. invalid data
Ans:- a
144. Entropy is
a. Information in a signal
b. Average information per message
c. Amplitude of signal
d. Power of signal
Ans:- b
8. Regenerative feedback is also called as_________________
a) Negative feedback
b) Positive feedback
c) No feedback
d) Negative and Positive Feedback
11. In an automatic control system which of the following elements is not used?
a) Error detector
b) Final control element
c) Sensor
d) Oscillator
17. The temperature, under thermal and electrical system analogy, is considered
a) Voltage
b) Current
c) Capacitance
d) Charge
21. Which of the following is not the feature of modern control system?
a) Quick response
b) Accuracy
c) Correct power level
d) No oscillation
22. The output of the feedback control system must be a function of:
a) Reference input
b) Reference output
c) Output and feedback signal
d) Input and feedback signal
24. A transfer function has two zeroes at infinity. Then the relation between the numerator(N)
and the denominator degree(M) of the transfer function is:
a) N=M+2
b) N=M-2
c) N=M+1
d) N=M-1
27. The class of linear time varying causal SISO dynamic systems is typically characterized by
a) linear ODEs with constant coefficients
b) nonlinear ODEs with constant coefficients
c) linear ODEs with time varying coefficients
d) nonlinear ODEs with time varying coefficients
30. Routh Hurwitz criterion cannot be applied when the characteristic equation of the system
containing coefficient’s which is/are
a) Exponential function of s
b) Sinusoidal function of s
c) Complex
d) Exponential and sinusoidal function of s and complex
31. Which of the test signals are best utilized by the stability analysis
a) Impulse
b) Step
c) Ramp
d) Parabolic
34. The critical value of gain for a system is 40 and gain margin is 6dB. The system is operating
at a gain of:
a) 20
b) 40
c) 80
d) 120
35. The roots of the characteristic equation of the second order system in which real and
imaginary part represents the :
a) Damped frequency and damping
b) Natural frequency and damping ratio
c) Damping ratio and damped frequency
d) Damping ratio and natural frequency
36. The polar plot of a transfer function passes through the critical point (-1,0). Gain margin is
a) Zero
b) -1dB
c) 1dB
d) Infinity
37. If the gain of the open-loop system is doubled, the gain margin
a) Is not affected
b) Gets doubled
c) Becomes half
d) Becomes one-fourth
40. For a stable closed loop system, the gain at phase crossover frequency should always be:
a) < 20 dB
b) < 6 dB
c) > 6 dB
d) > 0 dB
41. Which one of the following methods can determine the closed loop system resonance
frequency operation?
a) Root locus method
b) Nyquist method
c) Bode plot
d) M and N circle
42. The critical value of gain for the system is 40. The system is operating at a gain of 20. The
gain margin of the system is :
a) 2 dB
b) 3 dB
c) 6 dB
d) 4 dB
45. The addition of open loop poles pulls the root locus towards:
a) The right and system becomes stable
b) Imaginary axis and system becomes marginally stable
c) The left and system becomes unstable
d) The right and system becomes unstable
50. If the gain of the system is reduced to a zero value, the roots of the system in the s-plane,
a) Coincide with zero
b) Move away from zero
c) Move away from poles
d) Coincide with the poles
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1. (c)
2. (a)
3. (d)
4. (c)
5. (d)
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20. (b)
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30. (d)
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32. (b)
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39. (d)
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1. If a signal passing through a gate is inhibited by sending a LOW into one of the inputs, and the output
is HIGH, the gate is
a) AND
b) NAND
c) NOR
d) OR
a) -109
b) +109
c) -91
d) +91
3. Which one of the following expressions does not represent exclusive NOR of x and y
a) xy+x’y’
b) x⊕y’
c) x’⊕y
d) x’⊕y’
4. Define the connective * for the Boolean variables X and Y as: X * Y = XY + X’ Y’. Let Z = X * Y. Consider
the following expressions P, Q and R.
P: X = Y⋆Z
Q: Y = X⋆Z
R: X⋆Y⋆Z=1
Which of the following is TRUE?
5. Which digital system translates coded characters into a more useful form?
a) Encoder
b) Decoder
c) Counter
d) Display
6. An AND gate has two inputs A and B and one inhibit input S, Output is 1 if
a) A = 1, B = 1, S = 1
b) A = 1, B = 1, S = 0
c) A = 1, B = 0, S = 1
d) A = 1, B = 0, S = 0
7. In a BCD to 7 segment decoder the minimum and maximum number of outputs active at any time is
….
a) 2 and 7
b) 3 and 7
c) 1 and 6
d) 3 and 6
8. In a BCD-to-seven-segment converter, why must a code converter be utilized?
d) No conversion is necessary
a) M0
b) M1
c) M3
d) M4
10. How many gates would be required to implement the following Boolean expression after
simplification? XY + X(X + Z) + Y(X + Z)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
11. Which of the examples below expresses the distributive law of Boolean algebra?
a) (A + B) + C = A + (B + C)
b) A(B + C) = AB + AC
c) A + (B + C) = AB + AC
d) A(BC) = (AB) + C
12. CMOS logic dissipates _______ power than NMOS logic circuits
a) More
b) Less
c) Equal
14. Which of the following combinations of logic gates can decode binary 1101?
a) (A + B)(C + D)
b) (AB)(CD)
c) AB(CD)
d) AB + CD
16. The complex programmable logic device (CPLD) features ________ type of memory.
42. The critical value of gain for the system is 40. The system is operating at a gain of 20. The
gain margin of the system is :
a) 2 dB
b) 3 dB
c) 6 dB
d) 4 dB
45. The addition of open loop poles pulls the root locus towards:
a) The right and system becomes stable
b) Imaginary axis and system becomes marginally stable
c) The left and system becomes unstable
d) The right and system becomes unstable
b) B+C
c) A’+ B+ C
d) A’+B’+C’
21. The main stairway in a block of flats has two switches for controlling the lights. Switch A is located at
the top of the stairs, and switch B is positioned at the bottom of the stairs. The light is ON when both
switches are in the same position, the light is OFF otherwise. Obtain the Boolean expression to control
the light on the staircase.
a) A + B
b) AB + A’B’
c) A’+ B+ C
d) A’+B’+C’
a) AND,OR
b) NAND, NOR
c) XOR, XNOR
d) NOR, OR
a) 2
b) 4
c) 10
d) 3
24. Assume a 4 X 1 Multiplexer's four inputs presently have the following values i0 = 1, i1 = 1, i2 = 0,
and i3 = 0 . What would be the output of MUX for the select input 11?
a) 11
b) 0
c) 1
d) 10
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
a) EE2
b) FF2
c) 2FE
d) FD2
a) 90.125
b) 9.125
c) 125
d) 12.5
28. Which of the following is the most widely used alphanumeric code for computer input and output?
a) Gray
b) ASCII
c) Parity
d) EBCDIC
29. If a typical PC uses a 20-bit address code, how much memory can the CPU address?
a) 20 MB
b) 10 MB
c) 1 MB
d) 580 MB
30. Assign the proper odd parity bit to the code 111001.
a) 1111011
b) 1111001
c) 0111111
d) 0011111
31. A binary number's value changes most drastically when the ________ is changed.
a) MSB
b) frequency
c) LSB
d) duty cycle
32. The sum of the two BCD numbers, 0111 + 0011, is ________.
a) 1001
b) 0111
c) 0011
d) 1100
a) 121035
b) CA35
c) 53AC1
d) 530121
a) 0001011
b) 0001100
c) 0010001
d) 0010010
a) 0011
b) 1010
c) 1100
d) 1001
a) 0011
b) 1101
c) 0101
d) 1001
37. Determine the decimal equivalent of the signed binary number 11110100 in 1's complement.
a) 116
b) –12
c) 11
d) 128
a) a product term
39. An AND gate with schematic "bubbles" on its inputs performs the same function as a(n)________
gate.
a) NOT
b) OR
c) NOR
d) NAND
40. How many two input gates would be required to implement the following Boolean expression before
simplification? XY + X(X + Z) + Y(X + Z)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
41. What is the primary motivation for using Boolean algebra to simplify logic expressions?
a) 1
b) 0
c) ABC
d) AC
43. When A' B ' are the inputs to a NAND gate, according to De Morgan's theorem, the output
expression could be:
a) X = A + B
b) X=(AB)'
c) X = (A)(B)
d) X=AB'
44. Applying DeMorgan's theorem to the expression ((X+Y)'+Z ' ) ' , we get ________
a) (X+Y)Z
b) (X '+Y' )Z
c) (X+Y)Z '
8. In a BCD-to-seven-segment converter, why must a code converter be utilized?
d) No conversion is necessary
a) M0
b) M1
c) M3
d) M4
10. How many gates would be required to implement the following Boolean expression after
simplification? XY + X(X + Z) + Y(X + Z)
a) 1
b) 2
c) 4
d) 5
11. Which of the examples below expresses the distributive law of Boolean algebra?
a) (A + B) + C = A + (B + C)
b) A(B + C) = AB + AC
c) A + (B + C) = AB + AC
d) A(BC) = (AB) + C
d) NAND
49. Which of the following combinations cannot be combined into K-map groups?
c) diagonal
d) overlapping combinations
a) 2 NAND gates
b) 3 NAND gates
c) 1 NOR gate
d) 3 NOR gates
51. When four 1s are taken as a group on a Karnaugh map, the number of variables eliminated from the
output expression is ________.
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
52. A certain digital-to-analog converter has a step size of 0.25V and a full-scale output of 7.75V.
Determine the percent of resolution and the number of input binary bits.
a) 3.23% 5 bits
b) 3.23% 4 bits
c) 31% 4 bits
d) 31% 5 bits
b) stores digital data and then processes that data according to a set of specified instructions.
d) is a microprocessor
54. When comparing the conversions from digital-to-analog and analog-to-digital, the A/D conversion is
generally:
a) more complicated and more time consuming than the D/A conversion.
b) less complicated but more time consuming than the D/A conversion.
c) more complicated but less time consuming than the D/A conversion.
d) less complicated and less time consuming than the D/A conversion.
a) decreasing the number of bits in the counter and increasing the number of bits in the DAC.
c) increasing the number of bits in the counter and decreasing the number of bits in the DAC.
a) 1.17V
b) 0.857V
c) 0.111V
d) 0.109V
58. What is the major advantage of the R/2R ladder DAC as compared to a binary-weighted-input DAC?
a) The virtual ground is eliminated and the circuit is therefore easier to understand and troubleshoot.
a) It is the deviation between the ideal straight-line output and the actual output of the converter
expressed as a percentage.
b) It is the reciprocal of the number of discrete steps in the D/A output expressed as a percentage.
c) It is the comparison between the actual output of the converter and its expected output expressed as
a percentage.
d) It is the ability to resolve between forward and reverse steps when sequenced over its entire range of
inputs.
a) 8.33
b) 0.000488
c) 0.0244
d) 0.083
61. A 4-bit digital-ramp A/D converter has a clock frequency of 100kHz and maximum input voltage of
10V.
c) The counter must count up from zero at the beginning of each conversion sequence, and the
conversion time will vary depending on the input voltage.
d) It requires a counter.
63. Which of the following describes the basic operation of a single-slope A/D converter.
a) Any of the above could be correct, depending on the specific type of A/D converter involved.
b) A ramp voltage and analog input voltage are applied to a comparator. As the input voltage causes the
integrating capacitor to charge, it will at some point equal the ramp voltage. The ramp voltage is
measured and displayed on the digital panel meter.
c) A ramp generator is used to enable a counter through a comparator. When the ramp voltage equals
the input voltage the counter is latched and then reset. The counter reading is proportional to the input
voltage since the ramp is changing at a constant V/second rate.
d) The input voltage is used to set the frequency of a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO). The VCO quits
changing frequency when the input voltage stabilizes. The frequency of the VCO, which is proportional
to the analog input voltage, is measured and is displayed on the digital display as a voltage reading.
b) B+C
c) A’+ B+ C
d) A’+B’+C’
21. The main stairway in a block of flats has two switches for controlling the lights. Switch A is located at
the top of the stairs, and switch B is positioned at the bottom of the stairs. The light is ON when both
switches are in the same position, the light is OFF otherwise. Obtain the Boolean expression to control
the light on the staircase.
a) A + B
b) AB + A’B’
c) A’+ B+ C
d) A’+B’+C’
a) AND,OR
b) NAND, NOR
c) XOR, XNOR
d) NOR, OR
a) 2
b) 4
c) 10
d) 3
enables the counter until the capacitor is discharged, at which time the counter value is loaded into the
output latches.
d) A ramp generator is used to enable a counter through a comparator. When the ramp voltage equals
the input voltage, the counter is latched and then reset. The counter reading is proportional to the input
voltage since the ramp is changing at a constant V/second rate.
68.
a) It is the comparison between the actual output of the converter and its expected output.
b) It is the maximum deviation in step size from the ideal step size.
d) The ability to resolve between forward and reverse steps when sequenced over its entire range of
inputs.
a) It is the deviation between the ideal straight-line output and the actual output of the converter.
c) The ability to resolve between forward and reverse steps when sequenced over its entire range of
inputs.
d) It is the maximum deviation of the output of the converter from its expected output.
70. Which of the equations below expresses the voltage gain relationship for an operational amplifier?
a) Vin/Vout = Rout/Rin
b) Vout/Vin = -Rf/Rin
c) Vout/Vin = -Rin/Rf
d) Vout/Vin = Rout/Rin
71. Which of the following characterizes an analog quantity?
72. An analog-to-digital converter has a four-bit output. How many analog values can it represent?
a) 0.0625
b) 0.25
c) 4
d) 16
74. The difference between analog voltage represented by two adjacent digital codes, or the analog step
size, is the:
a) Resolution
b) Quantization
c) Accuracy
d) Monotonicity
75. A binary-weighted digital-to-analog converter has an input resistor of 100 k . If the resistor is
connected to a 5 V source, the current through the resistor is:
a) 50 µA
b) 50 mA
c) 5 mA
d) 500 µA
76. A binary input 000 is fed to a 3bit DAC/ADC. The resultant output is 101. Find the type of error?
a) Settling error
b) Gain error
c) Offset error
d) Linearity error
a) 2
b) 3
c) 1
d) 0
78. How are the bits of the register PSW affected if we select Bank2 of 8051?
a) 00-2F
b) 00-07
c) 00-7F
d) 00-0F
a) 3
b) 4
c) 5
d) 6
81. In 8051, I/O ports that are used as address and data for external memory are
a) port 1 and 2
b) port 1 and 3
c) port 0 and 2
d) port 0 and 3
82. How is the status of the carry, auxiliary carry and parity flag affected in 8051 PSW register, if
following instruction get executed,
MOV A,#9C
ADD A,#64H
a) CY=0,AC=0,P=0
b) CY=1,AC=1,P=0
c) CY=0,AC=1,P=0
d) CY=1,AC=1,P=1
83. The contents of the accumulator after this operation,
MOV A,#0BH
ANL A,#2CH
a) 11010111
b) 11011010
c) 00001000
d) 00101000
84. Which commands are used for addressing the off-chip data and associated codes respectively by
data pointer in 8051 instructions?
85. What is the correct order of priority that is set after a controller gets reset?
86. Find the number of times the following loop will be executed by the 8051 microcontroller?
MOV R6,#200
BACK:MOV R5,#100
HERE:DJNZ R5, HERE
DJNZ R6,BACK
END
a) 100
b) 200
c) 20000
d) 50000
87. What should be done if we want to double the baud rate in 8051 serial communication?
88. What steps are followed when we need to turn on any timer in 8051 microcontroller?
a) load the count, start the timer, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
b) load the TMOD register, load the count, start the timer, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
c) load the TMOD register, start the timer,load the count, keep monitoring it, stop the timer
89. Does the two instructions mean the same in 8051 microcontroller?
1)BACK: DEC R0
JZ BACK
a) yes
b) no
c) can’t be determined
90. How many bytes of bit addressable memory is present in 8051 based micro controllers?
a) 8 bytes
b) 32 bytes
c) 16 bytes
d) 128 bytes
91. The total external data memory that can be interfaced to the 8051 is,
a) 32K
b) 64K
c) 128K
d) 256K
92. How many registers can be utilized to write the programs by an effective selection of register bank in
program status word (PSW)?
a) 8
b) 16
c) 32
d) 64
93. in 8051, Auto reload mode is allowed in which mode of the timer?
a) Mode 0
b) Mode 1
c) Mode 2
d) Mode 3
94. Which among the below mentioned reasons is/are responsible for the generation of 8051 Serial Port
Interrupt?
A. Overflow of timer/counter 1
a) A & B
b) Only B
c) C & D
d) Only D
a) INT1
b) TF0
c) INT0
d) TF1
i.SP
ii.P2
iii.TMOD
iv.SBUF
v.IP
a) ii, v only
c) i, v only
d) iii, ii only
a) CY=0,AC=1
b) CY=1,AC=1
c) CY=0,AC=0
98. Which one of the following is valid for MOV SCON, #88H?
99. In 8051, I/O port that does not have a dual-purpose role is?
a) Port-0
b) Port-1
c) Port-2
d) Port-3
101. Find out the roll over value for the 8051 timer in Mode 0, Mode 1 and Mode 2?
a) 00FFH,0FFFH,FFFFH
b) 1FFFH,0FFFH,FFFFH
c) 1FFFH,FFFFH,00FFH
d) 1FFFH,00FFH,FFFFH
a) A=77h
b) A=FFh
c) A=15h
d) A=00h
103. Since, ROM has the capability to read the information only then also it has been designed, why?
a) Sequential circuit
b) Combinational circuit
c) Magnetic circuit
d) Static circuit
a) Memory unit
b) Storage class
c) Data word
d) Address
108. The MOS technology based semiconductor ROMs are classified into _____ categories.
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
a) FETs
b) Transistors
c) MOSFETs
d) BJTs
a) ROM
b) Mask ROM
c) EPROM
d) EEPROM
a) Dynamic RAMs are always active; static RAMs must reset between data read/write cycles
b) SRAMs can hold data via a static charge, even with power off
c) The only difference is the terminal from which the data is removed—from the FET Drain or Source
112. On execcuting
MOV A, #0A5h
RRC A
yields
a) A=25h
b) A=52h
c) A=22h
d) A=55h
a) PLD
b) LSI
c) VLSI
114. The chip by which both the operation of read and write is performed
a) RAM
b) ROM
c) PROM
d) EPROM
a) RWM
b) MBR
c) MAR
a) High complexity
b) High resolution
d) High flexibility
a) BJT or MOSFET
b) FET or JFET
c) Capacitor or BJT
d) BJT or MOS
118. The magnetic core memories have been replaced by semiconductor RAMs, why?
a) 32 bit to 64 bit
a) SRAM
b) DRAM
c) EEPROM
a) TMS 4015
b) TMS 4014
c) TMS 4016
d) TMS 2114
a) MOSFET
b) Transistor
c) Capacitor
d) BJT
125. Which characteristic of RAM memory makes it not suitable for permanent storage?
a) Unreliable
b) Too slow
c) Too bulky
d) It is volatile
a) each flip-flop
127. What type of register would shift a complete binary number in one bit at a time and shift all the
stored bits out one bit at a time?
a) PIPO
b) SISO
c) SIPO
d) PISO
128. Synchronous counters eliminate the delay problems encountered with asynchronous (ripple)
counters because the:
a) input clock pulses are applied only to the first and last stages
129. One of the major drawbacks to the use of asynchronous counters is that:
c) Asynchronous counters do not have major drawbacks and are suitable for use in high- and low-
frequency counting applications.
d) Asynchronous counters do not have propagation delays, which limits their use in high-frequency
applications.
130. Mod-6 and mod-12 counters are most commonly used in:
a) Frequency counters
b) Multiplexed displays
c) Digital clocks
131. What is/are the crucial function/s of memory elements used in the sequential circuits?
c) Both A & B
132. Which memory elements are utilized in asynchronous & clocked sequential circuits respectively?
134. What is the bit storage binary information capacity of any flip-flop?
a) 1 bit
b) 2 bits
c) 16 bits
d) infinite bits
135. What is/are the directional mode/s of shifting the binary information in a shift register?
a) Up-Down
b) Left - Right
c) Front - Back
136. A counter is fundamentally a _________ sequential circuit that proceeds through the
predetermined sequence of states only when input pulses are applied to it.
a) Register
b) Memory unit
c) Flip-flop
d) Arithmetic logic unit
2. Register -------- B. Generation of timing variables to sequence the digital system operations
138. What contributes to the triggering of clock pulse inputs for all the flip-flops excluding the first flip-
flop in a ripple counter?
a) Incoming Pulses
b) Output Transition
139. Latches constructed with NOR and NAND gates tend to remain in the latched condition due to
which configuration feature?
b) Synchronous operation
c) Gate impedance
d) Cross coupling
140. The truth table for an S-R flip-flop has how many VALID entries?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
a) The Q output is either SET or RESET as soon as the D input goes HIGH or LOW
142. A basic S-R flip-flop can be constructed by cross-coupling of which basic logic gates?
a) AND or OR gates
143. The logic circuits whose outputs at any instant of time depends only on the present input but also
on the past outputs are called
a) Combinational circuits
b) Sequential circuits
c) Latches
d) Flip-flops
a) Combinational circuits
b) Sequential circuits
c) Latches
d) Flip-flops
145. When an 8 bit SISO register is used for time delay of 25micro seconds, the clock frequency must be
a) 41.67 KHz
b) 333 KHz
c) 125 KHz
d) 8 MHz
a) Two inverters
b) Two comparators
c) Two amplifiers
a) Present state
b) Input state
c) Next state
d) Reset state
a) State table
b) Map
c) Truth table
d) Graph
150. With a 100KHz frequency supply, 8 bits can be entered in a shift register in
a) 80 microseconds
b) 8 microseconds
c) 80 ms
d) 8 ms
----------Key----------
1. (b)
2. (a) (b)
3. (d)
4. (d)
5. (b)
6. (b)
7. (a)
8. (a)
9. (a)
10. (b)
11. (b)
12. (b)
13. (a)
14. (d)
15. (a)
16. (b)
17. (a)
18. (a)
19. (d)
20. (d)
21. (b)
22. (b)
23. (c)
24. (b)
25. (d)
26. (b)
27. (b)
75. A binary-weighted digital-to-analog converter has an input resistor of 100 k . If the resistor is
connected to a 5 V source, the current through the resistor is:
a) 50 µA
b) 50 mA
c) 5 mA
d) 500 µA
76. A binary input 000 is fed to a 3bit DAC/ADC. The resultant output is 101. Find the type of error?
a) Settling error
b) Gain error
c) Offset error
d) Linearity error
a) 2
b) 3
c) 1
d) 0
78. How are the bits of the register PSW affected if we select Bank2 of 8051?
54. (a)
55. (d)
56. (c)
57. (c)
58. (c)
59. (b)
60. (c)
61. (b)
62. (c)
63. (c)
64. (c)
65. (c)
66. (b)
67. (c)
68. (b)
69. (d)
70. (b)
71. (b)
72. (d)
73. (c)
74. (a)
75. (a)
76. (c)
77. (a)
78. (d)
79. (b)
80. (c)
81. (c)
82. (b)
83. (c)
84. (a)
85. (c)
86. (c)
87. (b)
88. (b)
89. (b)
90. (c)
91. (b)
92. (c)
93. (c)
94. (d)
95. (c)
96. (a)
97. (c)
98. (b)
99. (b)
100. (c)
101. (c)
102. (a)
103. (c)
104. (b)
105. (c)
106. (b)
107. (d)
108. (b)
109. (c)
110. (d)
111. (d)
112. (b)
113. (d)
114. (a)
115. (a)
116. (c)
117. (d)
118. (d)
119. (c)
120. (d)
121. (c)
122. (c)
123. (c)
124. (d)
125. (d)
126. (a)
127. (b)
128. (d)
129. (b)
130. (c)
131. (c)
132. (b)
133. (d)
134. (a)
135. (b)
136. (a)
137. (d)
138. (b)
139. (d)
140. (c)
141. (a)
142. (c)
143. (b)
144. (a)
145. (b)
146. (a)
147. (a)
148. (d)
149. (a)
150. (a)
Electromagnetics Questions- 2019
a) stationary charge
b) moving charge
a) Tesla
b) V/m
c) N/C
d) not defined
d) not defined
4. The work done by the static electric field around a closed path
a) always positive
b) always zero
c) always negative
d) not defined
5. Curl of a uniform electric field is
a) not defined
b) zero
c) always negative
d) positive
a) the distance
c) product of charges
a) Ampere-meter
b) Coulomb-meter
c) Tesla
a) zero
b) 100 ohm
c) 377 ohm
b) Equal to the negative rate of change of magnetic flux linkage with respect to time
12. Two thin parallel wire carrying currents along the same direction. The force expe-
a) electric field.
b) magnetic field.
c) phase velocity
14. The force between the two charges is F Newnons. When the distance between the two charges is
doubled, the force is
a) F/4
b) 4F
c) F/2
d) 2F
a) always parallel.
c) always at 45 degree.
d) always at 90 degree.
16. A sheet of mica is inserted between the plates of a parallel plate capacitor, then the capacitance will
a) decrease
b) become zero
c) increase
d) remain same
17. When a conductor is placed in external electric field, the field inside the conductor is
c) zero
d) remain same
18. When a dielectric material is kept in external electric field, the field inside the dielectric is
c) zero
d) remain same
a) Farad-meter
b) Farad/meter
c) Farad
d) it is dimensionless.
20. The material that can be used for shelding or screening the magnetic field is
a) plastic
b) mica
c) wood
d) copper
c) can’t be determined
90. How many bytes of bit addressable memory is present in 8051 based micro controllers?
a) 8 bytes
b) 32 bytes
c) 16 bytes
d) 128 bytes
91. The total external data memory that can be interfaced to the 8051 is,
a) 32K
b) 64K
c) 128K
d) 256K
92. How many registers can be utilized to write the programs by an effective selection of register bank in
program status word (PSW)?
a) 8
b) 16
c) 32
d) 64
93. in 8051, Auto reload mode is allowed in which mode of the timer?
a) Mode 0
b) Mode 1
a) work done in moving unit charge between the two points.
26. Point charges 30nC,-20nCand 10nC are located at (-1,0,2),(0,0,0) and (1,5,-1), respectively. The total
flux leaving a cube of side 6m centered at the origin is
a) -20nVm
b) 10nVm
c) 20nVm
d) zero
27. The electric flux density on a spherical surface of radius r=b is the same when a point charge Q
located at the origin and in the second case when the charge Q uniformly distributed on surface r=a
(a<b)
a) yes
b) No
c) Not necessarily
d) zero
28. Suppose a uniform electric field exists in the room in which you are working, such that the lines of
force are horizontal and at right angles to one wall. As you walk toward the wall from which the lines of
force emerge into the room, are you walking toward
29. When a potential difference is applied across human heart, its behaviour can be modeled as that of
electric dipole. Abnormal hearts can be detected by mapping
a) equipotential surfaces
c) Not necessarily
d) It will be higher
30. Inside a hollow conducting sphere which is kept in a external electric field
31. The magnetic flux density (B) and a vector magnetic potential (A) are related by
a) B=▼ X A
c) electric fields
d) B=▼A
a) D=εE
b) B=μH
c) J=σE
d) B=μE
33. Two potential junctions V1 and V2 satisfy Laplace equation within a closed region and assume the
same values on its surface, then
a) V1 must be equal to V2
b) V1<V2
c) V1>V2
d) B=μE
34. Faraday's law is valid for both open and closed loops. The Lenz's law is valid for
35. An electric charge Q is placed in a dielectric medium. Which one of the following quantities are
independent of the dielectric constant ɛ of the medium.
a) Electric potential V
a) Power/Unit area
b) Volts
c) Power
d) Volt/Unit length
37. Two thin parallel wires are carrying current in opposite direction. The force experienced by one due
to other is
a) repulsive force
b) zero force
c) attractive force
38. An electric potential field is produced in air by point charges 1µc and 4µc located at (-2,1,5) and
(1,3,1) respectively. The energy stored in the field is
a) 2.57mJ
b) 5.14mJ
c) 10.28mJ
d) 12.5mJ
a) always zero
c) proportional to current
40. The capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor is given by ɛoɛr(A/d) where A is the area of each plate
and d is the distance between the plates. Considering fringing field, under which of the following
conditions is the above expression valid?
d) A/d is 1/ɛoɛr
41. The force between two point charges of 1 nC each with a 1 mm seperation in air is
a) 9 mN
b) 9N
c) 90N
d) 9000N
43. For an electromagnetic wave incident on a conducting medium, the depth of penetration is given by
b) skin depth
44. A parallel plate capacitor of 5pf capacitance has a charge of 0.1µC on its plates. What is the energy
stored in the Capacitor?
a) 10mJ
b) 1mJ
c) 1J
d) 1kJ
45. What does the expression J.A where J current density and A perpendicular cross sectional are
through which current flows
b) total current
c) potential
d) magnetic field
d) magnetic field
47. A charge of 1 coulumb is placed near a grounded conducting plate at a distanceof 1m. what is the
force between them?
a) 1/(4πɛ0)
b) 1/(8 πɛo)
c) 1/(16 πɛo)
d) magnetic field
48. What is the effect of earth's magnetic field in the reflected wave at frequencies in the vicinity of
gyro-frequency?
49. Two small diameter 5g dielectric balls can slide freely on a vertical nonconducting thread.Each ball
carries a negative charge of 2µc.If the lower ball is restricted from moving,then the seperation between
the two balls will be
a) 8570 mm
b) 857 mm
c) 85.7 mm
50. What is the magnetic dipole moment in Am for a square current loop having vertices at the points
A(10m,0,0), B(0,10m,0),C(-10m,0,0) and D(0,-10m,0) and with current 1 A flowing in the sense ABCDA?
a) 100
b) 199.9
c) 1000
d) 19.9
52. Which value of VSWR indicate best matching of antenna to transmission line?
a) 100
b) infinity
c) 1
d) 0
d) 0
55. For a parallel-resonant circuit, quarter wavelength stub must be _____ at the ends.
a) shorted
b) open
c) complex
d) loaded
56. A transmission line of pure resistive characteristic impedance is terminated with an unknown load.
The measured value of VSWR on the line is equal to 2 and a voltage minimum point is found to be at the
load. The load impedance is then
a) complex.
b) purely capacitive.
c) purely resistive.
d) purely inductively
a) 19 m
b) 18.75 m
c) 19 cm
d) 18.75 mm
58. A 50 ohm lossless transmission line has a pure reactance of j100 ohms as its load. The VSWR in the
line is
a) 1 2 (Half)
b) 2 (Two)
c) 4 (Four)
d) Infinity
c) nearest to transmitter
d) Anywhere
60. What would be the SWR of a transmission line if power is being delivered to a 75Ω load by a line
with a characteristic impedance of 50Ω?
a) 4
b) 1/5
c) 5
d) 10
d) at the center
one end and connected to an ideal voltage source of 1 V at the other end. The current drawn from the
voltage source is
a) 0
b) 0.02 A
c) Infinity
d) None of thes
63. The characteristic impedance of a coaxial transmission line does not depend upon its ______.
a) length
b) conductor diameter
c) conductor spacing
d) conductor radius
64. A 300 ohm line is terminated to a load impedance of 100 + j200 ohm. What is the reflection
coefficient for this line?
a) 0.85<212.1°
b) 1
c) 1.2
d) 0.90<901°
a) 50 Ohms
b) 20 Ohms
c) 200 Ohms
d) 500 Ohms
66. Which one is used in higher frequency range, coaxial cable or rectangular wave guide or parallel
wires.
a) rectangular waveguide
b) coaxial cable
c) parallel wires
a) 0 and 1
b) – 1 and +1
c) 0 and infinite
d) 1 and infinite
b) balanced line
c) strip line
d) waveguide
69. What is condition of distortionless line for a tranmission line model having primary per unit
parameters R,L,G and C
a) RL=GC
b) RC=GL
c) RG=CL
70. A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50 ohm and a resistance of 0.1 ohm/m . If the
line is distortionless, the attenuation constant (in Np/m) is
a) 500
b) 5
c) 0.014
d) 0.002
c) Phase velocity inversaly proportional to phase constant and directly proportional to frequency
72. A transmission line with a characteristic impedance of 100 ohm is used to match a 50 ohm section to
a 200 ohm section. If the matching is to be done both at 429 MHz and 1 GHz, the length of the
transmission line can be approximately
a) 82.5 cm
b) 1.05 m
c) 1.58 m
d) 1.75 m
73. A rectangular air – filled waveguide has a cross section of 4cm × 10cm.
a) 1.5 GHz
b) 2.0 GHz
c) 2.5 GHz
d) 3.0 GHz
74. Which among the following is also regarded as Twin-lead transmission line?
a) underground cable
b) coaxial cable
c) Open-wire
d) wave guide
75. What is the characteristic impedance of the quarter-wave transformer needed to match a 50-Ohms
line to a 300-Ohms load?
a) 122 ohms
b) 200 Ohms
c) 312 Ohms
d) 400 Ohms
c) Consumes less power
125. Which characteristic of RAM memory makes it not suitable for permanent storage?
a) Unreliable
b) Too slow
c) Too bulky
d) It is volatile
a) each flip-flop
127. What type of register would shift a complete binary number in one bit at a time and shift all the
stored bits out one bit at a time?
a) PIPO
b) SISO
c) SIPO
d) PISO
128. Synchronous counters eliminate the delay problems encountered with asynchronous (ripple)
counters because the:
a) input clock pulses are applied only to the first and last stages
c) TM110
d) MT111
80. At which angles does the front to back ratio specify an antenna gain?
a) 0° & 180°
82. Transmission lines are either balanced or unbalanced with respect to _____.
b) Ground
c) Microstrip
d) Twin-lead
a) High power
b) low power
d) no power
a) coax
b) Waveguide
d) strip line
a) Transmission distance
b) frequency
c) input power
d) The phase changes of propagation light
b) frequency
c) input power
a) TE10 mode
b) TE01
c) TE11
89. The power emitted by an optical source is measured to be 0 dBm. In linear this corresponds to
a) Zero milli-watt
b) One watt
c) 0.1 watt
d) One milli-watt
90. In a semiconductor if the charge carriers can make a transition from conduction band to
Valence band without change in momentum value , the material is known as -------------------- material
a) dielectric
b) magnetic
c) indirect bandgap
d) direct bandgap
91. In the case of photodiode, p-i-n structure is preferred rather than p-n structure, because of
a) Fast response
b) Temperature independence
c) Less noise
d) direct bandgap
92. In the structure of fiber optic cable, the refractive index of core is always _______the refractive
index of cladding.
a) more than
b) same as
c) Less than
93. If a noisy channel has a bandwidth of 4 MHz with signal to noise ratio of about 1, what would be the
maximum capacity of the channel?
a) 2 Mb/sec
b) LED
c) none of the mentioned
d) APD
94. Which among the following is provided by an optical receiver for the regeneration of data signal
with minimum error?
a) photo resistor
b) LED
d) APD
95. In an optical fiber communication system, which among the following is not a transmitter
a) Laser diode
b) LED
d) APD
a) PIN diode
b) APD
c) PD
d) LED
97. If an antenna draws 12 A current and radiates 4 kW, then what will be its radiation resistance?
a) 22.22 ohm
b) 27.77 ohm
c) 33.33 ohm
d) 39.77 ohm
98. Which mode of radiation occurs in an helical antenna due to smaller dimensions of helix as
compared to a wavelength?
a) parallel mode
b) Normal mode
c) circular mode
100. A dipole carries r.m.s. current of about 300A across the radiation resistance 2 Ω. What would be
the power radiated by an antenna?
a) 90 kW
b) 10kW
c) 1kW
d) 1000kW
101. A rectangular horn antenna operating at 4GHz has the wavelength of 0.075m and gain of about
13dBi. What will be its required capture area?
a) 0.0149 meter square
d) . 0.9732meter square
102. In an electrically large loop, an overall length of the loop is equal to ______
a) λ/2
b) λ
c) 10λ
103. Ideal physical antenna length is ________ than its electrical length.
a) greater
b) smaller
c) equal
a) Bi-directional
b) omni-directional
c) uni-directional
105. If one or more elements in an antenna array are eletromagnetically connected, it is termed an
________ array.
a) Parasitc array
b) Phased array
c) Isotropic
d) Omni-directional
a) Uni-directional
b) Isotropic
d) Omni-directional
107. Which among the following is regarded as a condition of an ordinary endfire array?
a) α < βd
b) α > βd
c) α = ±βd
d) α ≠ ±βd
a) Unidirectional
b) omni-directional
c) bidirectional
d) directional
109. The largest frequency that will be returned to earth when transmitted vertically under given
ionosphere conditions is called the_________.
a) MUF
b) Circular
c) linear
d) Elliptical
110. In sky propagation the shortest distance covered by the single frequency untouched to the ground
is called as_____________.
a) line-of -sight
b) Circular
c) linear
d) 73 ohm
111. If the maxima of 10-elements array is directed towards theta=90 degree, It is called _____________
array.
a) skip distance
b) broad side
c) 2-ray distance
d) 73 ohm
112. The feed point impedance of the half wave dipole antenna is..............................
a) 100 ohm
b) 120 ohm
c) 73 ohm
a) Fraunhofer region
148. In Mealy models output are functions of both
a) Present state
b) Input state
c) Next state
d) Reset state
a) State table
b) Map
c) Truth table
d) Graph
150. With a 100KHz frequency supply, 8 bits can be entered in a shift register in
a) 80 microseconds
b) 8 microseconds
c) 80 ms
d) 8 ms
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1. (b)
2. (a) (b)
b) 1mw
c) Noise
d) 0
118. A transmission line is feeding 1W of power to the Horn antenna having a gain 10 dB. The total
power radiated by the antenna into free space is
a) 10W
b) 1mw
c) Noise
d) 0
119. At 20 GHz, the gain of the parabolic dish antenna of 1 meter diameter and 70% efficiency is
a) 15dB
b) 1W
c) 0.1W
a) TM11
b) TM12
c) TM21
122. For the parasitc Yagi-Uda array, the refector of the antenna is kept at ------------------------ distance.
a) 1/8 lambda
b) 1/16 lambda
c) 1/4 lambda
d) 1/5 lambda
123. In ionosphere propagation, the refractive index of the layer is ....................... to the electron
desnsity of the layer.
a) directely proportional
b) constant
c) inversely proportional
124. In an electrical circuit, which nature of impedance causes the current & voltages in phase?
a) Reactive
b) Resistive
c) Capacitive
d) d. Inductive
a) L-Band
b) D-Band
c) A-Band
d) none of the mentioned
126. If the diameter of the halfwave dipole antenna is incresead from lambda/100 to lamba/50 then its
a) Bandwidth increases
b) Bandwidth decreases
c) Gain increases
d) Gain decreses
a) 72 ohms
b) 92 ohms
c) 40 ohms
d) 15 ohms
a) 1.5 GHz
b) 5 GHz
c) 2.4 GHz
d) 6 GHz
129. If the input impedance of an antenna is 300 ohms and it is fed with a 600 ohm balanced
transmission line, the SWR on the line is
a) 2
b) 1
c) 10
d) 5
130. An antenna having directivity of 2 at a frequecny of 300 MHz will have a maximum effective
aperature area of
c) 1/(2xPi) metesquare
d) 1/pi metersquare
131. The ratio of the reflected voltage to the incident voltage on the transmission line is termed as
a) VSWR
b) loss
c) reflection coefficient
d) standing wave
a) Inverter-F antenna
b) Horn antenna
c) Spiral antenna
d) Dish antenna
133. Under which conditions of two unit vectors, the polarization loss factor (PLF) is equal to unity?
a) Perpendicular
b) Horn antenna
c) Spiral antenna
d) Dish antenna
134. If the maximum electron density for F-layer in ionosphere is 4 x 106 electrons/cm3, then what will
be the critical frequency of EM wave for F-layer?
a) 4 MHz
b) 9 MHz
c) 18 MHz
d) 25 MHz
135. The concept used to make one Smith chart universal is called
a) ionization
b) rationalization
c) normalization
d) termination
136. Linear polarization can be obtained only if the wave consists of ________
a) Ex
b) Ey
137. What is the nature of radiation by a infinitely long straight wire with ac current?
a) Spherical
b) plane
c) cylindrical
138. In retarded potentials, what factor of time delay is generally introduced in A & V equations?
a) R + c
b) R - c
c) R/c
d) R x c
139. According to the geometry, how many sterdians are present in a full sphere?
a) 360
b) pi
c) 4xpi
d) 2xpi
a) Point angle
b) Linear angle
c) Plane angle
d) Solid angle
141. Which pattern is generated due to plotting of square of amplitude of an electric field?
a) current pattern
b) field pattern
c) voltage pattern
d) power pattern
142. What kind of beamwidth is/are produced by Chebyshev arrays for given side lobe level (SLL)?
a) Widest
b) Narrowest
c) Both a and b
143. In lens antenna, what kind of wave energy is transformed into plane waves?
a) convergent
b) congruent
c) divergent
144. What would be the depth of penetration for copper at 2 MHz frequency with σ = 5.8 x 107?
a) 46.72 μm
b) 56.90 μm
c) 66.08 μm
d) 76.34 μm
145. If an antenna draws 12 A current and radiates 4 kW, then what will be its radiation resistance?
a) 27.77 ohm
b) 22.22 ohm
c) 46 ohm
d) 3 ohm
146. Determine the physical lenght of the horn antenna, if the E-plane aperture is 10λ and delta is 0.2λ
a) 62.5 λ
b) 14 λ
c) 30 λ
d) 0 λ
147. Calculate the distance beyond which the curvature of the earth is accounted at frequency 1MHz in
ground wave propagation
a) 50 miles
b) 100 miles
c) 110 miles
d) 200 miles
148. Find the free space loss (basic path loss) for communication between two points 3000 km apart at a
frequency of 3 GHz.
a) 171.534 dB
b) 100 miles
c) 110 miles
d) 200 miles
a) 72 ohm
b) 36.5 ohm
c) 377 ohm
d) 50 ohm
150. Calculate the average power available at 1 km distance, if an element radiates maximum in the Θ =
60° and carries maximum current of 5 amp
a) 79.5 μW
b) 80 μW
c) 70 μW
d) 75 μW
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Comprehension Question
2. The area within a semiconductor diode where no mobile current carriers exist when it is
formed is called .......... region.
(a) Depletion
(b) Saturation
(c) Potential barrier
(d) Space charge.
Ans: (a)
3.Electronic components which are made of a semiconductor material are often called
................... devices.
(a) Solid-state
(b) Silicon
(c) Germanium
(d) Intrinsic.
Ans: (a)
24. Under electrostatic equilibrium conditions where does the excess charges lie in a conductor?
25. The electric potential difference between two points in a electric field is the
15.Impurities like boron, aluminum, gallium or indium are added to intrinsic semiconductor to
form
a. N-type doped semiconductor
b. P-type doped semiconductor
c. A junction diode
d. All of these
Ans: (a)
16 Calculate the electric field when the conductivity is 20 units, electron density is 2.4 units and
the velocity is 10m/s. Assume the conduction and convection current densities are
same. a)2.4
b)4.8
c)3.6
d)1.2
Explanation: The conduction current density is given by J = σE and the convection current density is J = ρe
v. When both are equal, ρe v = σE. To get E, put σ = 20, ρe = 2.4 and v = 10, E = 2.4 x 10/20 = 1.2 units.
Ans: (d)
19. Compute the conductivity when the current density is 12 units and the electric field is 20 units. Also
identify the nature of the material.
a)1.67,dielectric
b)1.67,conductor
c)0.6,dielectric
d)0.6,conductor
Ans:c
Explanation: The current density is the product of conductivity and electric field intensity. J = σE.
Ans: (a)
Ans: A
J=qρμE
J=-qρμE𝜇
J=-qμE
J=μρE
Answer: a
J=-eDp (dp/dx)
J=-Dp (dp/dx)
J=-p (dp/dx)
J=(dp/dx)
Ans: A
23) Energy band gap size for insulators is in the range eV.
(a)1-2 (b) 2-3 (c) 3-4 (d) > 4
24) Most commonly used semiconductor material is
a) Silicon
b) Germanium
c) Mixture of silicon and germanium
d) None of these.
Ans: (a)
25) Which is a donor atom?
a) Trivalent Atom
b) Aluminium
c) Boron
d) Pentavalent Atom
Ans: d
26. For an n-channel MOS shown in Fig., the threshold voltage Vth is 0.8V. Neglect channel
length modulation effects. When the drain voltage VD = 1.6V, the drain current ID
was found to be 0.5 mA. If VD is adjusted to 2V, by changing R and VDD, the new value of
ID in mA is -----
a) 1.125 mA
b) 1.25 mA
c) 1 mA
d) 0 mA
Ans: (a)
27. In MOSFET operating in saturation region, the channel length modulation effect causes
a) An increase in gate source capacitance
b) A decrease in Transconductance
c) A decrease in unity gain bandwidth product
d) A decrease in output resistance
Ans: (d)
28. For an N channel MOSFET, if the source is connected at a higher potential than that of the
bulk (i.e. VSB > 0 volts), the threshold voltage VT of the MOSFET will
a) Remain unchanged
b) Decrease
c) Change polarity
d) Increase
Ans: (d)
Ans: (c)
30. With source and body grounded, if both the gate and drain of the MOSFET is connected to VDD,
then the MOSFET’s region of operation is
a) Cut-off
b) Linear
c) Saturation
d) Does not work
Ans: (c)
d) undefined
Ans: (a)
32. On the application of positive gate voltage in PMOS, is accumulated in the Si/SiO2
interface.
a) Acceptor ions
b) Electrons
c) Donor ions
d) Holes
Ans: (b)
Ans: (d)
34. In saturation region, if the drain voltage is increased, the drain current of the MOSFET
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Remain constant
d) None of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
36. Calculate the flatband voltage of a silicon nMOS and pMOS capacitor with a substrate doping Na
= 1017 cm-3 and an aluminum gate ( ΦM = 4.1 V). Assume there is no fixed charge in the oxide or at
the oxide-silicon interface
a) -0.93 V & -0.09 V
b) -0.55 V & 0.14 V
c) -0.98 V & -0.14 V
d) -1.5 V & -0.98 V
Ans: (a)
37. For a MOS capacitor fabricated on a P-type semiconductor, strong inversion occurs when
a) Surface potential is equal to Fermi level
39. At room temperature MOS capacitor with N a = 1018 cm-3 and an oxide thickness of 2 nm with K O
= 3.9 . What is фF = ( Ei-EF)/q
a) 0.383
b) 0.479
c) 0.521
d) 0.347
Ans: (b)
40. At room temperature MOS capacitor with N a = 1018 cm-3 and an oxide thickness of 2 nm with K O
= 3.9 . What is the depletion layer thickness, W, when ф S = 2фF
a) 40.23 nm
b) 35.4 nm
c) 21.5 nm
d) 42.54 nm
Ans: (b)
41 In an n – channel JFET, VGS is held constant. VDS is less than the breakdown voltage. As VDS is
increased
(a) Conducting cross – sectional area of the channel ‘S’ and the channel current density ‘J’ both
increase
(b) ‘S’ decrease and ‘J’ decreases
(c) ‘S’ decrease and ‘J’ increases
(d) ‘S’ increases and ‘J’ decreases
Ans: c
a) 50 nm
b) 143 nm
c) 350 nm
d) 1um
Ans: (a)
43. In a CMOS inverter, when Vin = 0, the source to gate voltage(V sg) of a PMOS transistor is
a) VDD/2
a) work done in moving unit charge between the two points.
26. Point charges 30nC,-20nCand 10nC are located at (-1,0,2),(0,0,0) and (1,5,-1), respectively. The total
flux leaving a cube of side 6m centered at the origin is
a) -20nVm
b) 10nVm
c) 20nVm
d) zero
27. The electric flux density on a spherical surface of radius r=b is the same when a point charge Q
located at the origin and in the second case when the charge Q uniformly distributed on surface r=a
(a<b)
a) yes
b) No
c) Not necessarily
d) zero
28. Suppose a uniform electric field exists in the room in which you are working, such that the lines of
force are horizontal and at right angles to one wall. As you walk toward the wall from which the lines of
force emerge into the room, are you walking toward
Answer: (B)
50. In a CMOS inverter, Mn(NMOS) is in cutoff region and Mp(PMOS) is in Triode region when
.
a) Vin < Vtn
b) Vin < Vtp
c) Vin > Vtn
d) Vtn = Vtp
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)
52. frequencies are values of frequency at which the RC circuits reduce the voltage gain to
70.7% of its midrange value.
a) Critical
b) Cutoff
c) Corner
d) All of these
Ans: (d)
Ans: (d)
54. An amplifier has an Rin = 1.2 k . The coupling capacitor is 1 F. Determine the approximate
lower cutoff frequency.
a) 133Hz
b) 1.33kHz
c) 13.3kHz
d) 133kHz
Ans: (a)
55. Refer to this figure. The output voltage at fcl = 12 mV. What is the output voltage at the midpoint
frequency?
a) 12 mV
b) 12mVp-P
c) 16.97mV
d) 8.48mV
Ans : (c)
56. Internal transistor junction capacitances affect the high-frequency response of amplifiers by
a) reducing the amplifier's gain
b) Introducing phase shift as the signal frequency increases.
c) having no effect
d) Reducing the amplifier's gain and introducing phase shift as the signal frequency increases.
Ans : (d)
a) high-frequency response.
b) low-frequency response.
c) midrange response.
d) nothing.
Ans: (b)
58. An amplifier has an output voltage of 7.6 V p-p at the midpoint of the frequency range. What is
the output at fc?
a) 3.8Vp-p
b) 3.8Vrms
c) 5.4Vrms
d) 5.4Vp-P
Ans: (d)
59. Refer to this figure. The upper cutoff frequency of this amplifier is 22 kHz. The output at that
frequency is 6.71 V p-p. What is the output voltage at 220 kHz?
a) 9.49 V p-p
b) 6.71Vp-p
c) 0.671Vp-p
d) 0.0671Vp-p
Ans: (c)
Ans : (c)
62. Channel length modulation is taken into consideration in the small signal model by:
a) Placing a resistor between gate and source
b) Placing a capacitor between gate and drain
c) Placing a resistor between source and drain
d) None of these.
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
64. For low frequency operations, input impedance at the gate of the MOSFET can be approximated
to be:
a) Zero
b) Of the order of ohms
c) Directly proportional to frequency
d) infinity.
Ans: (d)
65. For a sinusoidal input of 20 Vpeak to the given circuit, what is the peak value of the output
waveform?
a) 20 V
b) 25 V
c) 0 V
d) -25 V
Ans: (d)
66. For the given input waveform to the given circuit, what is the minimum value of the output
waveform?
a) 0 V
b) 16 V
c) 12 V
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
67. For the given circuit, what is the minimum peak value of the output waveform if the input
waveform is 10V square wave with switching time of 1 second?
Assume that the input switches between +10V and -10V DC levels.
a) 0 V b)
-5 V c) -
20 V d)
-10 V
Ans: (c)
68. For the given circuit and input waveform, the peak value of the output is +30V.
a) True
b) False
Ans: (a)
Ans: (b)
70. A circuit with a predetermined dc level is added to the output voltage of the op-amp is called
a) Clamper
b) Positive clipper
c) Halfwave rectifier
d) None of these
Ans: (a)
71. In a center tap full wave rectifier, if Vm is the peak voltage between center tap and one end of the
secondary, the maximum voltage coming across the reverse bias diode is
a) Vm
b) 2 Vm
c) Vm/2
d) Vm/√2
Ans: (a)
72. To get a peak load voltage of 40V out of a bridge rectifier. What is the approximate rms value of
secondary voltage?
d) It will be higher
29. When a potential difference is applied across human heart, its behaviour can be modeled as that of
electric dipole. Abnormal hearts can be detected by mapping
a) equipotential surfaces
c) Not necessarily
d) It will be higher
30. Inside a hollow conducting sphere which is kept in a external electric field
31. The magnetic flux density (B) and a vector magnetic potential (A) are related by
a) B=▼ X A
c) electric fields
d) B=▼A
a) D=εE
b) B=μH
c) J=σE
d) B=μE
d) 98 V
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
Ans: (c)
79. When the power dissipation increases in a transistor, the thermal resistance
a) increases
b) cannot be predicted
c) decreases
d) remains same
Ans: (c)
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
84. The amount of photo generated current increases slightly with increase in
a) Temperature
b) Photons
c) Diode current
d) Shunt current
Ans: (a)
86. The dc output polarity from a half-wave rectifier can be reversed by reversing
(a) the diode
(b) transformer primary
(c) transformer secondary
(d) both (b) and (c)
Ans: a
Ans: (d)
88. Which A/D converter is considered to be simplest, fastest and most expensive?
a) Servo converter
b) Counter type ADC
c) Flash type ADC
d) All of these
Ans: ©
89. In a D-A converter with binary weighted resistor, a desired step size can be obtained by
a) Selecting proper value of VFS
b) Selecting proper value of R
c) Selecting proper value of Rf
d) All of these
Ans: (C)
90. The smallest resistor in a 12 bit weighted resistor DAC is 2.5kΩ, what will be the largest resistor
value?
a) 40.96MΩ
b) 10.24MΩ
c) 61.44 MΩ
d) 18.43MΩ
Ans: (b)
91. How to overcome the limitation of binary weighted resistor type DAC?
a) Using R-2R ladder type DAC
b) Multiplying DACs
c) Using monolithic DAC
d) Using hybrid DAC
Ans: (a)
Ans: ©
94. The value of current and frequency of the output waveform are 5A and 13.33kHz. Find the
capacitance value in function generator?
a) 250µF
b) 120µF
c) 850µF
d) 370µF
Ans: (b)
96. The value of series resistance in the square wave generator should be 100kΩ or higher in order to
a) Prevent excessive differential current flow
b) Increase resistivity of the circuit
c) Reduce output offset voltage
d) All of these
Ans: (a)
97. Why zener diode is used at the output terminal of square wave generator?
a) To reduce both output and capacitor voltage swing
b) To reduce output voltage swing
c) To reduce input voltage swing
d) To reduce capacitor voltage swing
Ans: b & d
Ans: (c)
99. At which state the phase-locked loop tracks any change in input frequency?
a) Free running state
b) Capture state
c) Phase locked state
d) All of these
Ans: ©
Ans: (d)
102. An OP-AMP has a slew rate of 5 V/uS The largest sinewave output voltage possible at a
frequency of 100 kHz
a) 2 V
b) 4 V
c) 8 V
d) 12 V
Ans: (c)
103. A 741 type OP-AMP has a gain-bandwidth product of 1 MHz. A non-inverting amplifier using
this OP-AMP and having voltage gain of 40 dB will exhibit -3 dB bandwidth of
a) 10 kHz
b) 20 kHz
c) 30 kHz
d) 40 kHz
Ans: (a)
104. A differential amplifier has differential gain of 10,000 and CMRR= 70 dB. The common mode
gain is given by
a) 0.25
b) 0.32
c) 0.4
d) 0.5
Ans: (b)
Ans: (c)
106. When a step input given to an OP-AMP integrator , the output will be
a) A ramp
b) Impulse
c) A parabolic
d) A triangular wave
Ans: (a)
Ans: (a)
110. A two pole single zero band-pass filter would have a net roll-off rate
a) 20 dB/dec
b) 40 dB/dec
c) -20 dB/dec
d) -40 dB/dec
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
Ans: (d)
d) increase bandwidth
Ans: (a)
117. When a sinusoidal voltage wave is fed to a Schmitt trigger, the output will be
a) triangular wave
b) rectangular wave
c) sine wave
d) asymmetrical square wave
Ans: (d)
118. Pulse stretching, time-delay, and pulse generation are all easily accomplished with which type of
multivibrator circuit?
a) Astable
b) Monostable
c) Multistable
d) Bistable
Ans: (b)
Ans: (c)
120. An astable 555 timer has the following number of stable states
a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3
Ans: (a)
121. If the resistor in the Schmitt trigger astable multivibrator is a variable resistor, what part of the
output voltage waveform will change when the resistance is changed?
a) the shape of the waveform
b) the amplitude of the waveform
c) the period of the waveform
d) none of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (b)
d) none of these
Ans: (b)
124. At which state the phase-locked loop tracks any change in input frequency?
a) Free running state
b) Capture state
c) Phase locked state
d) All of these
Ans: (c)
Ans: (d)
Ans: (c)
127. Drift of an amplifier means
(a) Variation of gain with load
(b) Variation of gain with frequency
(c) Change in sensitivity with temperature
Ans: (c)
(a)Adder
(b) Subtractor
(c) Differentiator
Ans: (b)
129. In a linear OPAMP circuit, the
(a) Gain band width is constant.
(b) Op- amp does not go into saturation
(c) Op- amp goes into saturation
Ans: (b)
130.
Ans: (b)
134. An 8 bit successive approximation ADC is driven by a 1 MHz clock . Find its conversion time.
(a)1µsec
(b) 8 µsec
(c) 9 µsec
Ans: (c)
135. One input terminal of high gain comparator circuit is connected to ground and a sinusoidal
voltage is applied to the other input. The output of comparator will be
(a) A sinusoid
(b) Inverted Sinusoid
(c) Square waveform
Ans: (c)
Ans: (b)
140. The time for which the output is active divided by the total period of the output signal.
(a) ON time
(b) Active Ratio
(c) Duty cycle
Ans: (c)
141. Voltage regulators keep a constant output voltage when the input or load varies within
limits.
(a)DC
(b)AC
(c)Ripple
Ans: (a)
142. What is the range of the voltage level of the LM317 adjusted voltage regulator?
(a) 0 to 5 V
(b)1.2 V to 37 V
(c) –5 V to –24 V
Ans: (b)
143. A voltage regulator with a no-load output dc voltage of 12 V is connected to a load with a
resistance of 10 . If the load resistance decreases to 7.5 , the load voltage will decrease to 10.9 V. The
load current will be , and the percent load regulation is .
(a) 1.45 A, 90.8%
(b) 1.45 A, 10.09%
(c)1.2 A, 90.8%
Ans: (b)
Ans: (b)
146. What is the purpose of an additional RC filter section in a power supply circuit?
(a) Increase the dc voltage component
(b) Increase the ac voltage component
(c) Decrease the ac voltage component
Ans: (c)
147. The regulator is less efficient than the type, but offers inherent short-circuit
protection.
(a)series,shunt
(b) shunt, series
(c)series,series
Ans: (b)
148. In which of the following applications is a pulsating dc voltage suitable?
Ans: (a)
149. Which component(s) set(s) the voltage across the load in a basic transistor shunt regulator?
(a) Zener diode
Ans: (a)
SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS / NEURAL NETWORKS
1. Which among the following assertions represents a necessary condition for the existence of
Fourier Transform of discrete time signal (DTFT)?
2. Which property of periodic signal in DTFS gets completely clarified / identified by the
equation
x (n – n0)?
a) Conjugation
b) Time Shifting
c) Frequency Shifting
d) Time Reversal
a) Fs ≤ 2B
b) Fs ≤ B
c) Fs ≥ 2B
d) Fs = 2B
4. If x(n)=cosω0n and W(ω) is the Fourier transform of the rectangular signal w(n), then what
is the Fourier transform of the signal x(n).w(n)?
a) 1/2[W(ω-ω0)- W(ω+ω0)].
b) 1/2[W(ω-ω0)+ W(ω+ω0)].
37. Two thin parallel wires are carrying current in opposite direction. The force experienced by one due
to other is
a) repulsive force
b) zero force
c) attractive force
38. An electric potential field is produced in air by point charges 1µc and 4µc located at (-2,1,5) and
(1,3,1) respectively. The energy stored in the field is
a) 2.57mJ
b) 5.14mJ
c) 10.28mJ
d) 12.5mJ
a) always zero
c) proportional to current
40. The capacitance of the parallel plate capacitor is given by ɛoɛr(A/d) where A is the area of each plate
and d is the distance between the plates. Considering fringing field, under which of the following
conditions is the above expression valid?
a) (N/2)logN
b) Nlog2N
c) (N/2)log2N
10. How many complex additions are required to be performed in linear filtering of a
sequence using FFT algorithm?
a) (N/2)logN
b) 2Nlog2N
c) (N/2)log2N
d) Nlog2N
12. Which property of periodic signal in DTFS gets completely identified by the equation x
(n+17)?
a) Time scaling
b) Time Shifting
c) Frequency Shifting
d) Time Reversal
13. Which among the following assertions represents a necessary condition for the existence
of Fourier Transform of discrete time signal (DTFT)?
14. The 4-point discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) of a discrete time sequence {1, 0, 2, 3} is
a) [0,−2+2j,2,−2−2j]
b) [2,2+2j,6,2−2j]
c) [6,1−3j,2,1+3j]
d) [6,−1+3j,0,−1−3j]
15. How many complex additions are performed in computing the N-point DFT of a
sequence using divide-and-conquer method if N=LM?
a) N(L+M+2)
b) N(L+M-2)
c) N(L+M-1)
d) N(L+M+1)
16. The first six points of the 8-point DFT of a real valued sequence are 5,1−j3,0,3−4j, and
3+j4. The last two points of the DFT are respectively
a) 0, 1 −j3
b) 0, 1+j3
c) 1+j3, 5
d) 1−j3, 5
b) periodic
c) linear
d) non linear
18. What is the circular convolution of the sequences x1(n)={2,1,2,1} and x2(n)={1,2,3,4}?
a) {14,14,16,16}
b) {16,16,14,14}
c) {2,3,6,4}
d) {14,16,14,16}
19. Which of the following is true regarding the number of computations required to compute
20. What is the value of x(n)*h(n), 0≤n≤11 for the sequences x(n)={1,2,0,-3,4,2,-1,1,-
2,3,2,1,-3} and h(n)={1,1,1} if we perform using overlap add fast convolution technique?
a) {1,3,3,1,1,3,5,2,2,2,3,6}
b) {1,2,0,-3,4,2,-1,1,-2,3,2,1,-3}
c) {1,2,0,3,4,2,1,1,2,3,2,1,3}
d) {1,3,3,-1,1,3,5,2,-2,2,3,6}
21. What is the total number of quantization errors in the computation of single point DFT of
a sequence of length N?
a) 2N
b) 4N
c) 8N
d) 12N
22. What is/are the crucial purposes of using the Fourier Transform while analyzing any
elementary signals at different frequencies?
c) Transformation from time domain to frequency domain and plotting of amplitude & phase
spectrum
d) None of these
23. Given that W=e-I (2π/N) , where N=3. Then F=WN can be computed as F=
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) e
24. Given that W=e-I (2π/N) , where N=3. Then F=W(N/2) can be computed as F=
a) 0
b) 1
c) -1
d) e
a) scaling
b) additivity
b) the output at the present does not depend on the factor of time at all
c) the output at the present depends on the input at the current time
d) the output at the present depends on the input at a time instant in the future
a) memory
b) time invariance
c) stability
d) linearity
30. H(S) is a transfer function of LTI system, the system is causal when
a) The ROC is left side of leftmost pole
d) No ROC
31. Which property of delta function indicates the equality between the area under the
product of function with shifted impulse and the value of function located at unit impulse
instant?
a) Replication
b) Sampling
c) Scaling
d) Product
32. The trignometric Fourier series of an even function of time does not have
a) dc term
b) cosine term
c) sine term
33. An equalizer used to compensate the distortion in the communication system by faithful
recovery of an original signal is nothing but an illustration of
a) Static system
b) Dynamic system
c) Invertible system
35. Which theorem states that the total average power of a periodic signal is equal to the sum
of average powers of the individual fourier coefficients?
a) Parseval’s Theorem
b) Rayleigh’s Theorem
c) Both a & b
38. The impulse response h[n] of a linear time invariant system is given by h[n] = ∪[n + 3 ] +
∪[n - 2] -2∪[n -7]. The above system is
a) volts
b) volts sec
c) volts/sec
d) volts/(sec)^2
40.
A 1 kHz sinusoidal signal is ideally sampled at 1500 samples/sec and the sampled signal is
passed through an ideal low pass filter with cut off frequency 800 Hz. The output signal has
the frequency.
a) 0 Hz
b) 0.75 kHz
c) 0.25 kHz
d) 0.5 kHz
d) one
2) Helps in quantization
3) Limits the bandwidth requirement
a) smoothing
b) sharpening
c) summation
d) aliasing
a) correlation
b) convolution
c) Fourier transform
45. Which one of the following statement is not true for a continuous time causal and stable
LTI system?
d) All the roots of the characteristic equation must be located on the left of jw axis
46. Two systems h1(t) and h2(t) are connected in cascade. Then overall response of the
system is
a) product of h1(t) and h2(t)
a) 5 kHz
b) 10 kHz
c) 15 kHz
d) 12 kHz
1. Dymanic
2. non causal
3. linear
4. Time invariant
a) 1,2,3,4
b) 1,3,4
c) 1,2,3
d) 2,3,4
49. . If x[n ] and h[n ] both are odd signals, that is, x[-n ]= -x[n] and h[- n] = -h[n], then the
a) an even signal
b) an odd signal
c) 1.2
d) 0.90<901°
a) 50 Ohms
b) 20 Ohms
c) 200 Ohms
d) 500 Ohms
66. Which one is used in higher frequency range, coaxial cable or rectangular wave guide or parallel
wires.
a) rectangular waveguide
b) coaxial cable
c) parallel wires
a) 0 and 1
b) – 1 and +1
c) 0 and infinite
d) 1 and infinite
b) balanced line
54. What is the ROC of z-transform of finite duration anti-causal sequence?
a) z=0
b) z=∞
55. What is the ROC of the system function H(z) if the discrete time LTI system is BIBO
stable?
56. What are the values of z for which the value of X(z)=0?
a) Poles
b) Zeros
c) Solutions
57. What are the values of z for which the value of X(z)=∞?
a) Poles
b) Zeros
c) Solutions
60. What is the pass band edge frequency of an analog low pass normalized filter?
a) 0 rad/sec
b) 0.5 rad/sec
c) 1 rad/sec
d) 1.5 rad/sec
61. If all the poles have small magnitudes, then the rate of decay of signal is:
a) Slow
b) Constant
c) Rapid
62. If the phase ϴ(ω) of the system is linear, then the group delay of the system:
b) Constant
a) 0.1/(1+0.9ejω )
b) 0.1/(1+0.9e-jω)
c) 0.1/(1-0.9ejω )
a) Notch filter
65. As the value of the frequency Ω tends to ∞, then |H(jΩ)| tends to:
a) 0
b) 1
c) ∞
a) Minimum phase
b) Maximum phase
c) Mixed phase
68. If the frequency response of an FIR system is given as H(z)=1-z-1-z-2, then the system is:
a) Minimum phase
b) Maximum phase
c) Mixed phase
69. If M and N are the orders of numerator and denominator of rational system function
respectively, then how many multiplications are required in direct form-I realization of that
IIR filter?
a) M+N-1
b) M+N
c) M+N+1
d) M+N+2
70. If we reverse the directions of all branch transmittances and interchange the input and
output in the flow graph, then the resulting structure is called as:
a) Direct form-I
b) Transposed form
c) Direct form-II
a) Finite
b) Infinite
c) Impulse(very small)
d) Zero
72. Which of the following methods are used to convert analog filter into digital filter?
a) Approximation of Derivatives
b) Bilinear transformation
c) Impulse invariance
a) All-zero filter
b) All-pole filter
c) Pole-zero filter
74. Which of the following is not suitable either as low pass or a high pass filter?
75.
What is the region between origin and the pass band frequency in the magnitude frequency
response of a low pass filter?
a) Stop band
b) Pass band
c) Transition band
76. One sine wave has a period of 2 ms, another has a period of 5ms, and other has a period
of 10ms.Which sine wave is changing at a faster rate?
77. How many cycles does a sine wave go through in 10 s when its frequency is 60Hz?
a) 10 cycles
b) 60 cycles
c) 600 cycles
d) 6 cycles
78. A sine wave has a positive going zero crossing at 0ᵒ and an rms value of 20V.What is its
instantaneous value at 145ᵒ.
a) 7.32V
b) 16.22V
c) 26.57V
d) 21.66V
79. A sine wave voltage is applied across a capacitor, when the frequency of the voltage is
increased, the current
a) increases
b) decreases
d) is zero
80. A sine wave voltage is applied across an inductor, when the frequency of the voltage is
increased, the current
a) increases
b) decreases
d) is zero
81. A 1 KHz sinusoidal voltage is applied to an RL circuit, what is the frequency of the
resulting current?
a) 1 KHz
b) 0.1KHz
c) 100KHz
d) 2KHz
82. A series RL circuit has a resistance of 33 KΩ, and an inductive reactance of 50 KΩ.What
is its impedance and phase angle?
a) 56.58 Ω,59.9ᵒ
b) 59.9 KΩ,56.58ᵒ
c) 59.9 Ω,56.58ᵒ
d) 5.99 Ω,56.58ᵒ
83. When the frequency of the applied voltage in a series RL circuit is increased, what
happens to the inductive reactance?
a) decreases
c) increases
d) becomes zero
84. What is the phase angle between the inductor current and the applied voltage in a parallel
RL circuit?
a) 0ᵒ
b) 45ᵒ
c) 90ᵒ
d) 30ᵒ
85. When the resistance in an RC circuit is greater than the capacitive reactance, the phase
angle between the applied voltage and the total current is closer to
a) 90ᵒ
b) 0ᵒ
c) 45ᵒ
d) 120ᵒ
86. In a certain series RC circuit, VR =4 V and VC =6 V. What is the magnitude of the total
voltage?
a) 7.2 V
b) 4 V
c) 6 V
d) 52 V
87. In a given series RLC circuit, XC is 150 Ω, and XL is 80 Ω, what is the total
reactance?What is the type of reactance?
a) 70 Ω, inductive
b) 70 Ω, capacitive
c) 70 Ω, resistive
d) 150 Ω, capacitive
88. In a certain series RLC circuit VR =24 V, VL = 15 V and VC =45 V.What is the source
voltage.
a) 38.42 V
b) 45V
c) 15V
d) 24V
89. The phasor combination of resistive power and reactive power is called
a) true power
b) apparent power
c) reactive power
d) average power
90. In a certain series RC circuit, the true power is 2 W, and the reactive power is 3.5 VAR.
What is the apparent power?
a) 3.5 VA
b) 2 VA
c) 4.03 VA
d) 3 VA
a) 100% efficiency
b) 50% efficiency
c) 25% efficiency
d) 75% efficiency
a) F(s)/s
b) sF(s) - f(0)
c) F(s) – f(0)
d) f(0)
a) (1/s)F(s)
b) sF(s) – f(0)
c) F(s) – f(0)
d) f’(0)
a) 20
b) 19
c) 10
d) 25
a) 2
b) infinite
c) zero
d) 1
96. The inverse laplace transform of 1/s( 1 – e-as ) is
a) u(t) – u (t-a)
b) u(t)
c) u(t –a)
d) zero
a) correct.
b) incorrect.
d) the one to be followed for finding the natural and forced responses.
98. A unit impulse voltage is applied to one port network having two linear components. If
the current through the network is 0 for t<0 and decays exponentially for t>0 then the
network consists of
a) R and L in series
b) R and L in parallel
c) R and C in parallel
d) R and C in series
99. Wave A = 100 sin ωt and wave B = 100 cos ωt. Then
a) more than 12
b) less than 3
101. An RL low-pass filter consists of a 5.6 mH coil and a 3.3 k ohm resistor. The output
voltage is taken across the resistor. The circuit's cut-off
frequency is
a) 93.8 kHz
b) 93.8 Hz
c) 861 Hz
d) 86.12 kHz
102. The maximum output voltage of a certain low-pass filter is 15 V. The output voltage at
the cut-off frequency is
a) 0 V
b) 15 V
c) 10.60 V
d) 21.21 V
output voltage is
a) 18 V peak-to-peak
b) zero
c) 9 V peak-to-peak
d) 12.74 V peak-to-peak
d) None of these
a) low-pass
b) high-pass
c) bandpass
d) band-reject
a) attenuates frequencies between two designated cut-off frequencies and passes all other
frequencies
b) passes frequencies between two designated cut-off frequencies, and attenuates all other
frequencies
d) none of these
107. A voltage source supplies a signal of constant amplitude, from 0 to 40 kHz, to an RC
lowpass filter. A load resistor, connected in parallel across the
a) dc
b) 10KHz
c) 20KHz
d) 40KHz
108. In a certain parallel resonant band-pass filter, the resonant frequency is 14 kHz. If the
bandwidth is 4 kHz, the lower frequency
a) 7 kHz
b) 10 kHz
c) 12 kHz
d) cannot be determined
109. A parallel resonant band-pass filter consists of a 90 ohm resistor in series with a parallel
network made up of a 60 mH coil and a 0.02 uF capacitor.
The output is taken across the capacitor/coil. The coil winding has a resistance of 20 ohm.
What is the center frequency of the filter?
a) 459 Hz
b) 4,591 Hz
c) 999 Hz
d) 2,176 Hz
110. A parallel resonant band-pass filter consists of a 6.8 ohm resistor in series with a parallel
network made up of an 8 uH coil and a 120 pF capacitor.
The output is taken across the capacitor/coil. What is the center frequency of the filter?
a) 5.14 MHz
b) 514 kHz
c) 5.03 MHz
d) 503 kHz
111. A series resonant band-pass filter consists of a 2 mH coil, a 0.005 uF capacitor, and a
120 ohm resistor. The winding resistance of the coil is 12 ohm. The output voltage is taken
off the resistor. Input voltage is 12 Vrms. What is the output voltage magnitude at the center
frequency?
a) 10.9 V
b) 1.09 V
c) 1.1 V
d) 12 V
output voltage is
a) 18 V peak-to-peak
b) zero
c) 9 V peak-to-peak
d) 12.73 V peak-to-peak
113. How much inductance is needed to resonate at 5 kHz with a capacitance of 12 nF?
a) 2,652 H
b) 11.844 H
c) 3.333 H
d) 84.43 mH
114. In a series RLC circuit, which of these quality factors has the steepest magnitude
response curve near resonance
a) Q=20
b) Q=12
c) Q=08
d) Q=04
115. Which among the following represents the precise condition of reciprocity for
transmission parameters?
a) AB - CD = 1
b) AD – BC = 1
c) AC – BD = 1
116. If the two ports are connected in cascade configuration, then which arithmetic operation
should be performed between the individual transmission parameters in order to determine
overall transmission parameters?
a) Addition
b) Subtraction
c) Multiplication
d) Division
117. If the two ports are connected in series configuration, then which arithmetic operation
should be performed between the individual Z parameters in order to determine overall Z
parameters?
a) Addition
b) Subtraction
c) Multiplication
d) Division
118. The poles of driving point impedance are those frequencies corresponding to
___________ conditions?
a) short circuit
b) voltage source
c) open circuit
d) current source
119. The zeros of driving point impedance are those frequencies corresponding to
___________ conditions?
a) current source
b) open circuit
c) voltage source
d) short circuit
121. When a network function is expressed as a ratio of Laplace transforms of output to input
variables of a system, then it is regarded as _______
a) System function
b) Transfer function
c) Impedance
d) Admittance
a) 0.5
b) 0.75
c) 1
d) cannot be determined
a) 20 ohm
b) 5 ohm
c) 2.5 ohm
d) 10 ohm
124. Quality factor of a series RLC circuit possessing resonant frequency of 10 Hz and
bandwidth of 5 Hz is
a) 0.5
b) 2
c) 2.5
d) 50
125. A parallel resonant circuit has a resistance of 2K Ω and half power frequencies of 96
KHz and 100 KHz. The value of capacitor is
a) 6 uF
b) 20 nF
c) 2 nF
d) 60 uF
126. For a voltage source to be neglected, the terminals across the source should be
a) Replaced by an inductance
b) Short circuited
c) Open circuited
d) Replaced by a resistance
130. Which element(s) behave as an open circuit especially under the consideration of direct
current (d.c.)?
a) Inductor
b) Resistor
c) Capacitor
d) All of these
131. A network has 12 branches, 8 independant loops. How many nodes are there in the
network
a) 4
b) 5
c) 6
d) 7
a) 30 Ω
b) 15 Ω
c) 20 Ω
d) 45 Ω
134. The maximum current that a 2W, 80KΩ resistor can safely conduct is
a) 5mA
b) 2mA
c) 40mA
d) 10mA
135. The current through a branch in a network is 2A when input voltage is 10V.If the
voltage is changed to 1V, then the current through the branch is
a) 4.5A
b) 0.2A
c) 0.5A
d) 2A
136. Which law plays a significant role in the loop analysis of the network?
d) Ohm's Law
137. Regarding loop/mesh analysis (in application level), which among the following
statements is/are true?
c) Better choice than the nodal analysis when the circuit has more nodes than meshes
d) All of these
138. In which among the following cases, the nodal analysis become a clearly better choice
than the mesh analysis
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 0
140. In nodal analysis, how many nodes are taken as reference nodes?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
a) voltage only
b) current only
142. In Superposition theorem, while considering a source, all other current sources are
a) short circuited
b) kept as such
c) open circuited
c) Keep it in its original form without replacing by either open or short circuit
144. The superposition theorem requires as many circuits to be solved as there are
c) sources
d) nodes
146. Which among the following is not required while applying Thevenin’s theorem?
c) equivalent impedance
148. For transfer of maximum power, the internal resistance of the source should be
149. Consider a source transferring the maximum power to a load resistance, through a
network. The ratio of the power transferred to the load to the total power transferred by the
source
a) is always 0.5
b) is 0.5 or less
c) is 0.5 or more
d) is always 1
150. If the source impedance is complex, then the maximum power transfer occurs when the
load impedance is
1. (a)
2. (b)
3. (c)
4. (b)
5. (d)
6. (c)
7. (d)
8. (d)
9. (c)
10. (b)
11. (c)
12. (b)
13. (a)
14. (d)
15. (b)
16. (b)
17. (b)
18. (d)
19. (d)
20. (a)
21. (b)
22. (c)
23. (b)
24. (c)
25. (b)
26. (c)
27. (c)
28. (d)
29. (a)
30. (b)
31. (b)
32. (c)
33. (c)
34. (a)
35. (a)
36. (b)
37. (c)
38. (a)
39. (b)
40. (d)
41. (d)
42. (c)
43. (d)
44. (b)
45. (d)
46. (c)
47. (a)
48. (c)
49. (b)
50. (c)
51. (a)
52. (c)
53. (a)
54. (d)
55. (c)
56. (b)
57. (a)
58. (d)
59. (c)
60. (c)
61. (c)
62. (b)
63. (b)
64. (c)
65. (a)
66. (a)
67. (a)
68. (b)
69. (c)
70. (b)
71. (b)
72. (d)
73. (b)
74. (c)
75. (b)
76. (a)
77. (c)
78. (b)
79. (a)
80. (b)
81. (a)
82. (b)
83. (c)
84. (c)
85. (b)
86. (a)
87. (b)
88. (a)
89. (b)
90. (c)
91. (b)
92. (b)
93. (a)
94. (b)
95. (b)
96. (a)
97. (a)
98. (d)
99. (a)
100. (c)
101. (a)
102. (c)
103. (b)
104. (a)
105. (d)
106. (b)
107. (a)
108. (c)
109. (b)
110. (a)
111. (a)
112. (a)
113. (d)
114. (a)
115. (b)
116. (c)
117. (a)
118. (c)
119. (d)
120. (a)
121. (b)
122. (c)
123. (b)
124. (b)
125. (b)
126. (b)
127. (c)
128. (c)
129. (d)
130. (c)
131. (b)
132. (b)
133. (d)
134. (a)
135. (b)
136. (b)
137. (d)
138. (c)
139. (d)
140. (a)
141. (d)
142. (c)
143. (c)
144. (c)
145. (a)
146. (d)
147. (b)
148. (a)
149. (a)
150. (c)