Course Name: Signals and Systems

Semester: V (EE)
Course Outcomes (CO):
1. Identify different signals and systems and state their properties both in Continuous and
discrete domain
2. Apply the concept of impulse response and perform convolution in both Continuous and
discrete domain to analyze the linear time invariant systems.
3. Perform spectral analysis of discrete time periodic and aperiodic signals using Fourier
series and Fourier transform.
4. Apply the Laplace transform and Z-transform to analyze of continuous-time and discrete-
time signals and systems.
5. Understand the process of sampling and the effect of under sampling.
Question Bank
Course: Signals and Systems

Questions Marks CO BL PI

UNIT I
I.A.1 What is the period of the following signal, x(t) = sin (18𝜋t + 78 0 )? 1 1 2
(A) 1/9 (B) 2/9 (C) 1/3 (D) 4/9

I.A.2 The type of systems which are characterized by input and the output 1 1 1
quantized at certain levels are called as
(A) analog (B) discrete (C) continuous (D) digital
I.A.3 A system which is linear is said to obey the rules of 1 1 1
(A) scaling (B) additivity (C) both scaling and additivity (D) homogeneity
I.A.4 Which one of the following systems is causal? 1 1 2
(A) y(t)=x(t)+x(t-3)+x(t2) (B) y(n)=x(n+2) (C) y(t)=x(t-1)+x(t-2)
(D) y(n)=x(2n2)
I.A.5 Which of the following signals is/are periodic? 1 1 3
(A) x (t) = cos2t + cos 3t +cos 5t (B) x(t) = exp (j8πt)
(C) x(t) = exp (-7t) sin 10πt (D) x(t) = cos 2t cos 4t

I.A.6 The power of the signal x(t) = 8 cos (20πt – π/2) + 4 sin(15πt) is 1 1 2
(A) 40 (B) 41 (c) 42 (D) 82
I.A.7 sin(4t ) 1 1 3
The energy of the signal x(t) = is ………………………….
4t
I.A.8 A system with input x[n] and output y[n] =( sin 5/6 πn) x[n]. The system is 1 1 2
(A) Linear, stable and invertible.
(B) (B) non-linear, stable and non-invertible
 (C) linear, stable, and non-invertible
(D) linear, unstable and invertible
I.A.9 The input x(t) and output y(t) of a system are related as 1 1 3
t
y(t) =  x( ) cos(3 ) dτ

The system is

(A) Time invariant and Stable. (B) Stable and not time- invariant.
(C)Time invariant and not stable. (D) not time-invariant and not stable
I.A.10 The input x(t) and the output y(t) of a continuous time system are related as, 1 1 2
t
y(t) =  x(u )du
t T
The system is

(A) Linear and Time variant (B) Linear and Time- invariant
(C)Non-Linear and time variant (D) Non-Linear and time invariant

I.B.1 What is signal? Explain different type of signal with their mathematical 5 1 2
expression, graphical representation and examples.
I.B.2 Check the system properties with input-output relation. 5 1 2
t 1
(a) y[n] = x2[n] (b) y[n] = nx[n+2] (c) y(t) = t  x( )d

I.B.3 Sketch the function x(t)= u(t)-2u(t-2) +3u(t-4) –u(t-5). 5 1 2
I.B.4 Which of the following signal is periodic if periodic then find the 5 1 2
fundamental period of the signal.
(i) x(t) = 10 sin 5t (ii) x[n] = 3 cos 5n
(iii) x(t) = 3 + t2 (iv) x(t) = 10 sin (12πt) + 4 cos (18πt)
I.B.5 Determine whether the following signals are energy signals, power signals 5 1 2
or neither
(i) x(t) = e-at u(t), a>0 (ii) x(t) = A cos (ꞷ0 +θ) (iii) x(t) = t u(t)
(iv)x[n] = (- 0.5)n u(n) (v) x(n) = u(n) (vi) x(t) = sin 2t
I.B.6 5 1 2
X(t)
Calculate even and odd part of the
given signal X(t)
-1 0 1 t

I.C.1 x(t) 10 1 3
Perform the following operation on 2
x(t) signal
1
(i) x(t-1) (ii) x( 2t-1)

(iii) x( -2 t+ 1) (iv) x( -2t-2)

-1 0 1 2 t
I.C.2 Explain different elementary signal such as Impulse function, Unit step, 10 1 2
Ramp signal, signum function and Sinc with their graphical and
mathematical representation.
I.C.3 Two sequence x1[n] and x2[n] have same energy. Suppose 10 1 3
x1[n] = α0.5n u[n] where α is a positive real number and u[n] is unit step
sequence. Assume x2[n] = 1.5 for n = 0, 1 and x2[n] = 0 otherwise. Then
the value of α is.
I.C.4 What is system? Explain different type of system with their examples. 10 1 2
UNIT II
II.A.1
ᵟ
Find the value of h[n-1]* [n-1]
1 2 2
(A) h[n-2] (B) h[n] (C) h[n-1] (D) h[n+1]
II.A.2 How is the discrete time impulse function defined in terms of the step 1 2 2
function?
(A) ᵟ[n] = u[n+1] – u[n]. (B) ᵟ [n] = u[n] – u[n-2].
(C) ᵟ [n] = u[n] – u[n-1]. (D) ᵟ [n] = u[n+1] – u[n-1]
II.A.3 The convolution of a discrete time system with a delta function gives 1 2 1
(A) the square of the system (B) the system itself
(C) the derivative of the system (D) the integral of the system
II.A.4 What is the area of a Unit Impulse function? 1 2 1
(A) Zero (B) Half of Unity (C) Depends on the function (D) Unity
II.A.5 Impulse function is an odd function. 1 2 1
(A) True (B) False
II.A.6 Find the convolution sum of sequence x1[n] = {1, 2, 3} and 1 2 2
x2[n] = {1,2,3,4 }
(A) { 1,4,10,16,17,21} (B) {1,4,10,16,17,21} (C) {1,4,10,16,17,12}

(D){1,4,0,16,17,2}

II.A.7 The response of an initially relaxed linear constant parameter network to a 1 2 3

unit impulse applied at t=0 is 4e-2t u(t). The response of this network to a
unit step function will be
(A) 2[1-e-2t] u(t) (B) 4[ e-t – e-2t] u(t) (C) Sin 2t (D) [1-4e-4t] u(t)
II.A.8 Convolution of x(t+5) with impulse function ᵟ(t-7) is equal to 1 2 2
(A) x(t-12) (B) x(t+12) (C) x(t-2) (D) x(t+2)
II.A.9 A linear time invariant system has an impulse response e2t, t>0 if the initial 1 2 3
conditions are zero and the input is e3t , the output for t>0 is
(A)e3t – e2t (B) e5t (C) e3t + e2t (D) None of the above
II.A.10 The result of the convolution x(-t)* ᵟ(-t – t0) is 1 2 3
(A) x(t + t0) (B) x( t-t0) (C) x( -t + t0) (D) x(-t – t0 )

II.B.1 The input x(t) and impulse response h(t) of a continuous time LTI system 5 2 3
are given by x(t) = u(t), h(t) = e-at u(t), a>0. Compute the output y(t).
II.B.2 Write down properties of Convolution. 5 2 2
II.B.3 State the properties needed for interconnecting LTI system 5 2 2
II.B.4 An input x(t) = exp(-2t)u(t) + ᵟ(t-6) is applied to an LTI system with 5 2 2
impulse response h(t) = u(t). The output is

II.B.5 A continuous, linear time invariant filter has an impulse response h(t) 5 2 2
described by h(t) = {3 for 0<t<3 & 0, otherwise}. When a constant input of
a value 5 is applied to this filter, the steady state output is
II.B.6 Obtain the impulse response of the system described by the following 5 2 2
d 2 y (t ) dy(t ) dx(t )
equation 2
3  2 y (t )  2 x(t ) 
dt dt dt
II.C.1 Calculate convolution of given sequence x[n]={1,2,2,1} h[n]={2,1,-1,2}. 10 2 2
Using graphical method.
II.C.2 Calculate convolution of given sequence x[n]={1,2,3,4} h[n]={2,1,-1,2}. 10 2 2
Using mathematical equation method.
II.C.3 Calculate convolution of the given signal x(t) = e-3tu(t), h(t)= u(t). using 10 2 2
graphical method.
II.C.4 Determine the step response of the system described by differential 10 2 2
equation y(n) + 4y(n-1) + 4 y(n-2) = x(n).
UNIT III
III.A.1 Fourier series is not true in case of discrete time signals. 1 3 1
(A) True (B) False
III.A.2 The fourier transform of a real valued time signal has 1 3 2
(A) odd symmetry (B) even symmetry
(C) conjugate symmetry (D) no symmetry
III.A.3 When is the gibbs phenomenon present in a signal x(t)? 1 3 1
a) Only when there is a discontinuity in the signal
b) Only when the signal is discrete
c) Only when there is a jump discontinuity in the signal
d) Gibbs phenomenon is not possible in continuous signals
III.A.4 The fourier series of an odd periodic function, contains only 1 3 1
(A) odd harmonics (B) even harmonics
(C)cosine terms (C) sine terms
III.A.5 The function f(t) has the fourier transform g(ꞷ). The fourier transform of 1 3 2

 g (t )e
 jwt
g(t)( = dt ) is

1 1
f ( ) (B) f ( ) (C) 2πf(-ꞷ) (D) None of the above
2 2
III.A.6 Choose the function f(t), -∞ < t < ∞ for which a fourier series cannot be 1 3 2
defined
(A) 3 sin (25t) (B) 4 cos (20t +3) + 2 sin (7 – 10t)
(C)exp(-|t|)sin(25t) (D) 1
III.A.7 The fourier series expansion of a real periodic signal with fundamental 1 3 2
frequency f0 is given by
 gp(t) = C n exp( j 2nf 0 t ) . It is given that C3 = 3 +j5 then C-3 is

(A)5 + j3 (B) -3 - j5 (C) -5 + j3 (D) 3 – j5

III.A.8 The Fourier transform of a voltage signal x(t) is X(f). The unit of |X(f)| is 1 3 2
volt (B) volt-sec (C) volt/sec (D) volt2
III.A.9 The fourier transform of the signal x(t) = e 3t is of the following form, 1 3 2
2

where A and B are constants

Ae-B|f| (B) Ae  Bf (C) A + B|f2|
2
(D) Ae-Bf
III.A.10 1 1 3 2
The fourier transform F{e-tu(t)}is equal to .
1  j 2t
1
Therefore F{ }is
1  j 2t
ef u(f) (B) e-f u(f) (C) ef u(-f) (D) e-f u(-f)
III.B.1 Write down Dirichlet condition for existence of fourier series 5 3 1
III.B.2 What is Gibbs phenomenon? Explain its importance. 5 3 1
III.B.3 2 5 3 3
A signal 2cos ( t ) - cos(πt) is the input to an LTI system with transfer
3
function H(s) = es + e-s. If Ck denotes the Kth coefficient in exponential
fourier series of the output signal, then C3 is equal to
III.B.4 n 5 3 3
Consider a discrete time periodic signal x[n] = sin( ). Let ak be the
5
complex fourier series coefficient of x[n]. The coefficient ak are non-zero
when k = Bm±1, where m is any integer. The value of B is
III.B.5 (a)Find the Fourier - transform of the rectangular pulse shown as x(t). 5 3 3
(b) Also determine the fourier transform of g(t) shown in fig.(b)
X(t) X(t)
1

t
-T/2 T t
0 T/2 0
t 0
x(t) = rect( ) (b) g(t) = x( t- T/2)
T 0
III.B.6 0
Obtain the Fourier transform of the functions. 5 3 2
-at
(a) x1(t) = e u(t), a>0 and draw its spectrum.
(b)x2(t) = eat u(-t).
III.C.1 State and prove different properties of fourier series. 10 3 2
(i) Time Reversal
(ii) Time and frequency scaling
(iii) Convolution Theorem
III.C.2 Find the trigonometric fourier series for the square wave shown in fig.and 10 3 3
plot the line spectrum.

-π 
-2π

2π

III.C.3 t 10 3 3
Determine the fourier transform for x( ) , the triangular function as shown.
T
X(t)
1

t
-T/2 T/2
III.C.4 Find the trigonometric Fourier series for the waveform shown in figure. 10 3 3
X(t)

-2π 0 2π 4π 6π

UNIT IV
IV.A.1 Laplace transform of the functions t u(t) and sin t u(t) are respectively 1 4 2
1 s 1 1 1 1 s
(A) 2 , 2 (B) , 2 (C) 2 , 2 (D) s, 2
s s 1 s s 1 s s 1 s 1
IV.A.2 The Laplace transform of a unit ramp function starting at t=a is 1 4 2
1 e  as e  as a
(A) (B) (C) 2 (D) 2
(s  a) 2
( s  a) 2
s s
IV.A.3 2( s  1) 1 4 2
If L[f(t)] = 2 , then f (0+) and f(∞) are given by
s  2s  5
(A) 0,2 respectively (B) 2,0 respectively
(C) 0,1 respectively (D) 2/5, 0 respectively
IV.A.4 The final value theorem is used to find the 1 4 1
(A) Steady state value of the system output.
(B) Initial value of the system output
(C) Transient behavior of the system output
(D) None of these
UITIV. If L[f(t)] = F(s), then L[f(t-T)] is equal to 1 4 2
A.5 F ( s) F (s)
(A) esT F(s) (B) e-sT F(s) (C) (D)
1 e sT
1  e  sT
IV.A.6 The Z-Transform F(z) of the function f[nT] = anT is 1 4 2
z z z z
(A) (B) (C) T
(D)
za T
za T
za z  a T
IV.A.7 If the impulse response of a discrete time system is h[n] = -5n u(-n-1), then 1 4 2
the system function H(Z) is equal to
z z
(A) and the system is stable. (B) and the system is stable.
z 5 z 5
z z
(C) and the system is unstable (D) and the system is unstable
z 5 z 5

IV.A.8 The ROC of Z-Transform of the discrete time sequence 1 4 2

1 1
x[n] = ( ) n u (n)  ( ) n u[n  1] is
3 2
1 1 1 1
(A) <|Z|< (B) |Z|> (C) |Z|< (D) 2<|Z|<3
3 2 2 3
IV.A.9 An LTI system with unit sample response 1 4 3

ᵟ ᵟ ᵟ
h[n] = 5 [n] - 7 [n-1] + 7 [n-3] -5 [n-4] is a ᵟ
(A) Low-pass filter (B) high – pass filter
(C) band - pass filter (D) band- stop filter
IV.A.10 Find the Laplace transform for the signal and give ROCs 1 4 2
(a) x1 =eat u(-t) (b) x2(t) = e-2t u(t) + e-3t u(t).
IV.B.1 Find the Laplace transform of the signal and give their ROCs 5 4 2
ᵟ
(i) x1(t) = (t-t1) (ii) x2(t) = u(t-t1) (iii) x3(t) = e-2t[u(t) – u(t-5)]
IV.B.2 s 1 5 4 3
Find the Inverse Laplace transform h(t), given H(s) = and
( s  1)(s  2)
comment of stability and causality of the system for various ROCs.
IV.B.3 ( 1 ) n ,n 0 5 4 3
(i) x1(n) = {( 13 )  n ,n 0
2
( 1 ) n  2n ,n 0
3
(ii) x2(n) = { 0,n0

IV.B.4 Relation between z-Transform and Fourier Transform. Also define ROC for 5 4 2
z-Transform.
IV.B.5 5 1 1 5 4 3
Find x(n), if X(Z) = (3- z 1 ) /(1  z 1 )(1  z 1 ) with ROC
6 4 3
1 1 1 1
(a) |Z|> , (b)  |Z|< (C) |Z|<
3 4 3 4
IV.B.6 An LTI causal system is described by the differential equation. 5 4 3
 d 2 y (t ) dy(t )
2
3  2 y (t )  x(t )
dt dt
(i) Find the system function H(s), and output y(t)for input x(t) = a
u(t). Assume the condition of initial rest.
 
(ii) Also find y(t) for x(t) = 2u(t), y( 0 ) =3, y’( 0)  5 i.e., non-
relaxed conditions.
IV.C.1 State and prove following properties of Laplace transform 10 4 2
(i) Time-shifting
(ii) Frequency shifting
(iii) Differentiation in Time and Frequency
(iv) Convolution in Time
IV.C.2 State and prove following properties of Z- Transform 10 4 2
(i) Time-shifting
(ii) Scaling in Z- Domain
(iii) Time reversal
(iv) Convolution in Time
(v) Initial and final value theorem
IV.C.3 By using long division, determine the inverse z-transform of 10 4 3
x(z) = 1/ (1 -3/2 z-1 + ½ z-2) when ROC |z| > 1; |z <1/2|
IV.C.4 s 1 10 4 3
Find Inverse Laplace transform(t), given H(s) =
( s  1)(s  2)
And comment on stability and causality of the system for various ROC’s

UNIT V
V.A.1 The instantaneous sampling 1 5 1
(A) has the negligible power content (B) has a train of pulses
(C)has the pulse width approaching zero value
(D)All of the above
V.A.2 The sampling technique having the minimum noise interference is 1 5 1
(A) Natural sampling (B) Flat Top sampling
(C) Instantaneous sampling (D) None of the above
(B)
V.A.3 Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of sin(2πt). 1 5 2
(A) 2 Hz, 1/2 sec (B) 1/2 Hz, 1/2 sec
(C) 1/2 Hz, 2 sec (D) 2 Hz, 2 sec
V.A.4 Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of sinc[t]. 1 5 2
(A) 1 Hz, 1 sec (B) 2 Hz, 2 sec
(C) 1/2 Hz, 2 sec (D) 2 Hz, 1/2sec
V.A.5 Which of the following is the process of ‘aliasing’? 1 5 1
(A) Peaks overlapping (B) Phase overlapping
(C) Amplitude overlapping (D) Spectral overlapping
V.A.6 Flat top sampling leads to 1 5 1
(A) Aperture effect (B) Aliasing
(C) Loss of signal (D) Loss of higher frequency components.
V.A.7 The spectrum of the sampled signal may be obtained without overlapping 1 5 1
only if
(A) fs ≥ 2fm (B) fs < 2fm (C) fs > fm (D) fs < fm

V.A.8 Roll-off factor is 1 5 1

(A) The bandwidth occupied beyond the nyquist bandwidth of the filter
(B) The performance of the filter or device
(C) Aliasing effect
(D) None of the above

V.A.9 In Communication the sampling technique leads to 1 5 1

(A) Higher speed of communication (B) Cheaper equipment
(C) Higher Efficiency (D) All of the above
V.A.10 Impulse modulation system, the number of samples required to ensure no 1 5 1
loss of information is given by
(A) Parseval’s Theorem (B) Fourier Transmission
(C) Nyquist Theorem (D) None of the above
V.B.1 Write down the statement of Sampling Theorem and its importance. 5 5 1
V.B.2 Define the following terms: 5 5 1
(i) Nyquist rate
(ii) Nyquist interval
(iii) Aliasing effect
V.B.3 Explain the concept of Zero-order hold and First-order hold. 5 5 1
V.B.4 Explain the concept of Aperture effect. 5 5 1
V.B.5 Determine the nyquist rate corresponding to each of the following signals: 5 5 2
(i) x(t) = sin (200t)
(ii) x(t) = sin2 (200t)
(iii) x(t) = 1 + cos(200πt) + sin (400πt)
(iv) x(t) = cos (150πt) sin (100πt)
V.B.6 Specify the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for each of the following 5 5 2
signal:
(i) x(t) = sinc(200t)
(ii) x(t) = sinc2(200t)
(iii) x(t) = sinc(200t) + sinc2(200t)
V.C.1 Explain types of sapling theorem with their circuit diagram, advantage, 10 5 1
disadvantage and applications.
V.C.2 A continuous-time signal x(t) is obtained at the output of an ideal low-pass 10 5 2
filter with cutoff frequency ꞷc = 1000π. If instantaneous sampling is
performed on x(t), which of the following sampling period would guarantee
that x(t) can be recovered from its sampled version using an appropriate
low-pass filter?
(a) Ts = 0.5 ×10-3
(b) Ts = 2 ×10-3
(c) Ts = 10-4
V.C.3 Short on the following terms: 10 5 2
(i) Modulation for Communication
 (ii) Filtering
(iii) Feedback Control System
V.C.4 State and prove Sampling Theorem. 10 5 2