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Q. 1 - Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Unit step signal u (t) is

(A) an energy signal

(B) a power signal
(C) neither power signal nor energy signal
(D) both

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Poles of the Laplace transform are those complex points at which the transfer function will be

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(A) Zero

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(C) Infinity
(D) None of these

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A signal x (t) is the sum of two sinusoids, one at frequency of 400 Hz and the other
at a frequency of 600 Hz . What should be the sampling rate of the signal x (t) so that the
discrete time signal has a sinusoid of only one frequency ?
(A) 600 Hz
(B) 500 Hz

(C) 1000 Hz
(D) None of the above

Q.4

Consider C is any closed path and U is a scalar field. So, the contour integral
^dU h : dl is

(A) 1
(B) - 1
(C) zero
(D) Cant be determined as C and U is not given

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Q.5

An a # b rectangular waveguide is operating in four different modes as TM 11 , TM 12 ,

TE 10 and TE 20 . If a = 2b then the ascending order of the operating modes for their cut-off
frequencies will be
(A) TE 10 < TE 20 < TM 11 < TM 12
(B) TE 10 < TM 11 < TE 20 < TM 12
(C) TM 12 < TM 11 < TE 20 < TE 10
(D) TE 10 < TE 20 < TM 12 < TM 11

1 0
2x 0
If A = =
and A -1 = =
then what will be the value of x ?
G
- 1 2G
x x
(A) 1
(B) 2

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(C)

1
2

Q.7

What will be the maximum value of

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(D) 4

(A) 1

log x
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x
(B) e

(C) 2/e

(D) 1/e

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Which of the following represents the Newton-Raphson iteration scheme for finding
the square root of 2 ?

(A) xn + 1 = 1 cxn + 2 m
2
xn
(C) xx + 1 = 2
xn

Q.9

Consider i =

(A)

(B) xn + 1 = 1 cxn - 2 m
2
xn
(D) xn + 1 =

2 + xn

- 1 . Then, one value of ii is

(B) - 1
p

(C) p/2

(D) e - 2

sin ( q2 )
is
q"0
q
(A) 0.5

(B) 1

(C) 2

(D) Not defined

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lim

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The interval in which the Lagranges theorem is applicable for function f (x) = 1 is
x
(B) [2, 3]
(A) [- 1, 1]

Q.11

(C) [- 3, 3]

Q.12

(D) [- 2, 2]

The differential equation y" + (x3 sin x) 5 y' + y = cos x3 is

(A) Homogeneous
(B) Not linear

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(C) Second order linear

(D) None homogeneous with constant coefficient

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Q.13 If a 3 V battery supplies 5 A of current, then the amount of energy delivered in one
hour will be equal to

(A) 54 kJ

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(C) 15 kJ

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(D) 60 kJ

Consider the following circuits :

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(B) 90 kJ

The planner circuits are

(A) 1 and 2

(B) 2 and 3

(C) 3 and 4

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Q.15

The photo resist that is insoluble initially and becomes soluble after exposure to UV
light is called
(A) Positive photo resist
(B) Negative photo resist
(C) Film-type photo resist
(D) None of these

Q.16

If two semiconductor materials have exactly the same properties except that material A has a band gap of 1.0 eV and material B has a band gap of 5.0 eV, then what will
be the ratio of the intrinsic concentration of material A to that of B ?
(A) 45 # 1020

(B) 90 # 1033

(C) 2.55 # 1033

(D) 1 # 1020

Q.17

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The correct configuration that represents current I and magnetic field intensity H is

Q.18

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Which of the following amplifiers has low input and output resistance ?

(A) Common base and common collector

(B) Common collector and common base
(C) Common base and common emitter
(D) Common emitter and common collector

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For the plot of root locus, the phase angle must be

(A) Odd multiples of 180c

(B) even multiples of 180c
(C) Odd multiples of 90c
(D) Even multiples of 90c

Q.20

For a given system, transfer function has symmetric pole and zero about the imaginary axis function s-plane. This system is

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(A) Minimum phase

(B) All pass

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(C) Non-Minimum phase

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(D) None of these

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A lot has 10% defective items. Ten items are chosen randomly from this lot. The
probability that exactly 2 of the chose items are defective is
(A) 0.0036
(C) 0.2234

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(B) 0.1937

(D) 0.3874

A root of the equation x3 - 3x - 5 = 0 lies between 2 and 2.5. Its value after first
iteration as obtained by using Newton-Raphson method is

Q.22

(A) 2.45

(B) 2.35

(C) 2.33

(D) 2.25

Q.23

Consider a lock whose combination consists of three integers, each ranging from 00
to 99. The amount of information needed to open the lock is
(A) 20.9 bits

(B) 41.8 bits

(C) 83.6 bits
(D) None of these

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Q.24

In the voltage regulator circuit shown below, what will be the maximum value of
load current ?

(A) 2.5 mA

(B) 0.9 mA

(C) 1.6 mA

(D) 3.4 mA

Q.25

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For VBE = 1 V in the given circuit, what will be the current gain ^b h ?

(A) 20
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(D) 30

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Q. 26 - Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

Consider the Zener regulator circuit shown below. If the cut in voltage for Ge is
0.2 V and Si is 0.7 V. What will be the output voltage ^V0h ?

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(A) 10 V

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(C) 9.8 V
(D) 0.2 V

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If the transistor shown below is operating at saturation region, then what will be the
base current IB ?

(A) IB = 20 mA
(B) IB > 20 mA
(C) IB = 20 mA
(D) IB > 20 mA

For circuit shown below, if VCE = 5 V under quiescent condition, then the value of R
will be
Q.28

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(A) 5 MW

(B) 130 kW

(C) 3 MW

(D) 4 MW

Q.29

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A TDMA frame duration consists of 16 Nyquist frames each occurring at a rate of

8 kHz. The PCM multiplex signal with bit rate of R 0 = 2.048 Mbps and transmitted using
QPSK modulation at a burst rate of Rs = 60.416 Msymbols/ sec . What will be the duration of the traffic data field Ttr in the high rate TDMA ?

(A) 15.5 ms

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(C) 33.9 ms

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(D) 51.2 ms

Q.30

Alphanumeric data are entered into a computer from a remote terminal through a
noise grade telephone channel. The bandwidth of the channel is 3.4 kHz and its output
SNR is 20 dB. The terminal has a total of 128 symbols. The symbols are equiprobable and
the successive transmission is statistically independent. What will be the possible maximum symbol rate for error free transmission ?

(A) 1.52 # 103 symbols/ sec

(B) 3.23 # 103 symbols/ sec

(C) 4.65 # 103 symbols/ sec

(D) 5.82 # 103 symbols/ sec

X is a binary memory less source with probability, p ^x = 0h = 0.3 . If the source is

transmitted over a BSC with cross-over probability 0.1, then the capacity of the channel is
Q.31

(A) 0.231

(B) 0.441

(C) 0.531

(D) 0.881

Q.32

For the linear network shown below, V -I characteristic is also given in the figure.

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The value of Norton equivalent current and resistance respectively are

(A) 3 A, 2 W

(B) 6 W, 2 W

(C) 6 A, 0.5 W

(D) 3 A, 0.5 W

Q.33

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The circuit shown in the given figure is in steady state with switch S open.

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If S closes at t = 0 , then current i (t) for t > 0 , will be

(A) a decreasing exponential

(B) an increasing exponential

(C) oscillatory
(D) constant

Q.34

For the arrangement shown below, the frequency spectrum of output y ^ t h will be

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(A)

(B)

(C) Both

(D) None

A carrier signal AC cos wc t is frequency modulated using a message signal 3 cos 103 pt
. If the signal to noise ratio at input and output of the receiver are found to be 20 dB and
40 dB respectively, then what will be the sensitivity of frequency modulator ?

Q.35

(A) 1.36 KHz/V

(B) 2.72 KHz/V

(C) 16 Hz/V

(D) 32 Hz/V

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Let E1 - EF = 0.30 eV at T = 300cK for the energy levels shown in figure below. If
p1 be the probability that an energy state at E = E1 is occupied by an electron and p2 be
the probability that an energy state at E = E2 is empty. The values of p1 and p2 will be
respectively

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(A) 9.3 # 10-6 and 1.78 # 10-14

(B) 9.3 # 10-6 and 1.96 # 10-14

(C) 9.3 # 10-6 and 1.96 # 10-7

(D) 8.45 # 10-7 and 1.78 # 10-14

Q.37

Consider the programming codes fed to a 8085 microprocessor.

LDA 4201H
RLC
RLC
RLC
RLC
ANI F0H
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LDA 4200H
ADD C
STA 4300H
STA 4300H
HLT
If the memory contents of 4200H is 09 and 4201H is 04, then the content of 4300H will be
(A) OCH
(B) COH
(C) 49 H

(D) 94 H

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Q.38

Consider the multiplier circuits shown below. What should be the minimum bandwidth of channel such that the signal x ^ t h and y ^ t h can be transmitted through channel
simultaneously without any distortion?

(A) 1.4 kHz

(C) 6.7 kHz

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(B) 0.8 kHz

(D) 3.54 kHz

Consider the following two statements:

Assertion (A) : Band width efficiency of M-PSK signal will be lesser than that of M/2-PSK
signal for a given bit rate
Reason (R) : For a given bit rate, M-PSK signal occupies less band width than M/2 -PSK
signal
(A) A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
(C) A is correct and R is wrong
(D) A is wrong and R is correct

Q.40

be

Consider the system shown in figure below. The transfer function of the system will

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(A)

1
1 + ts

(B)

ts
^1 + ts h2

(C)

ts
1 + ts

(D)

1
^1 + ts h2

The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is G ^s h =

is increased to infinity, then the corresponding damping ratio will be
Q.41

(A)

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(C) 3

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The eigen values of A = =
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- 4 - 5G
(B) + 2, - 2
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(C) - 1, - 1

. If gain k

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(D) 0

Q.42

k
s^s + 4h

(D) + 1, - 1

Numerical Answer Questions

Q.43

What is the value of integral

#0

5x - 3 dx ?

In the Laurent series expansion of f (z) = 1 - 1 valid in the region z > 2 .

z-1 z-2
What will be the coefficient of 12 ?
z
Q.44

Q.45

Consider the circuit shown in figure below. What will be the output voltage V0 (in
volt) ?

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Consider a signal x (t) defined as

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x (t) = sinc (100pt) + 2 sinc2 (150pt)

What will be the Nyquist sampling rate (in Hz) for this signal ?

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In air, magnetic field intensity is given by H = 10 cos ^6 # 107 t - ky h az A/m . What

will be the wave number k (in rad/m) for the EM wave ?
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Common Data for Questions 48 and 49:

Consider a two port network as shown in figure below.

Q.48

The ABCD -parameter matrix for this network is

5 8
(A) >
8 13H

4 6
(B) >
2 4H

7 12
(C) >
4 7H

6 4
(D) >
4 2H

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If the output terminal (2 - 2l) is short circuited then input impedance of the network

is
(A) 1.71 W

(B) 1.6 W

(C) 1.5 W

(D) 0.33 W

Common Data for Questions 50 and 51:

Consider a discrete time signal x [n] and its z -transform X (z) given as
2
X (z) = 2 z + 5z
z - 2z - 3
Q.50

If ROC of X (z) is z < 1, then signal x [n] would be

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(A) [- 2 (3) n + (- 1) n] u [- n - 1]
(B) [2 (3) n - (- 1) n] u [n]
(C) - 2 (3) n u [- n - 1] - (- 1) n u [n]
(D) [2 (3) + 1] u [n]

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If ROC of X (z) is z > 3 , then signal x [n] would be

(A) [2 (3) n - (- 1) n u [n]

(B) [- 2 (3) n + (- 1) n] u [- n - 1]

(C) - 2 (3) n u [- n - 1] - (- 1) n u [n]

(D) [2 (3) n + 1] u [n]

Linked Answer Questions

Statement For Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53:
In a 8-bit SISO register, if 16-bit data 1011 0101 0010 1010 is applied at the input.
Q.52

What is the minimum number of clock pulses required to transfer 16-bit data at the
output ?
(A) 16

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(C) 23

Q.53

(D) 8

The simplified form of the expression Z = AB + A + AB + B is

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) 1 + B

(D) A + B

Statement For Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55:

Consider the figure shown below. Let B = 10 cos 120pt Wb/m2 and assume that the
magnetic field produced by i (t) is negligible

Q.54

The value of vab is

(A) - 118.43 cos 120pt V

(B) 118.43 cos 120pt V

(C) - 118.43 sin 120pt V

(D) 118.43 sin 120pt V

Q.55

The value of i (t) is

(A) - 0.47 cos 120pt A

(B) 0.47 cos 120pt A
(C) - 0.47 sin 120pt A
(D) 0.47 sin 120pt A

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General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Q. 56 - Q. 60 carry one mark each.

Q.56

The angles of a polygon are in arithmetic progression. If the smallest angle is 120c
and the common difference is 10c, then how many sides does the polygon have ?
(A) 5

(B) 6

(C) 8

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Q.57

A corporation created by the federal government during the Great Depression, the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is responsible for flood control, must generate electric
power, and soil conservation.

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(A) flood control, must generate electric power, and soil conservation.

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(C) controlling floods, generating electric power, and soil conservation.

(D) flood control, the generation of electric power, and soil conservation.

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Choose the sentence that is the most clearly written and has the best construction.

(A) All the children got out their rugs and took a nap.

(B) All the children have gotten out their rugs and took a nap.
(C) All the children got out their rugs and have taken a nap.
(D) All the children gotten out their rugs and taken a nap.
Choose the sentence that best combines the given sentences.
Q.59

The airport is called the Glynco Jetport. The airline reservations and travel systems
refer to its location as Brunswick, Georgia.
(A) Where the airport is called the Glynco Jetport, the airline reservations and travel
systems refer to the location as Brunswick, Georgia.
(B) But the airport is called the Glynco Jetport, the airline reservations and travel systems refer to the location as Brunswick, Georgia.

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(C) Even though the airline reservations and travel systems refer to the location as
Brunswick, Georgia, the airport is called the Glynco Jetport.
(D) When the airport is called the Glynco Jetport, the airline reservations refer to the
location as Brunswick, Georgia, and the travel systems.

Q.60

Choose the best word to fill the blank.

Being able to afford this luxury car will ______ getting a betterpaying job.
(A) maximize
(B) recombinant
(C) reiterate

(D) necessitate

Q. 61 - Q. 65 carry two marks each.

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When we were learning to read, most of us learned to sound out words by syllables in
order to pronounce them. Syllables are parts of words that carry separate sounds, though
those sounds may be comprised of several letters. Every syllable must have a vowel sound.
That vowel sound may be made up of more than one vowel letter. For instance, in the word
arraignment, the a and i together make the long a sound. The g is silent. Breaking words
into syllables is one of the best (18) ________ to divide and conquer longer words.

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Based on the context of this passage, what is the best synonym for comprised?
(A) excluded
(B) composed
(C) fashioned

Q.62

(D) produced

If 20 litres of chemical X are added to 80 litres of a mixture that is 10% chemical

X and 90% chemical Y , then what percentage of the resulting mixture is chemical X ?

(A) 15%

(B) 28%

(C) 33 13 %

(D) 40%

Q.63

In a group, the ratio of the number of boys to the number of girls is P . The ratio of
the number of girls to the number of boys is Q , then P + Q is always ?

(A) $- 1

(B) # 1

(C) $ 2

(D) > 2

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Q.64

Walking at 1 101 th of his usual speed, a man reaches his destination two minutes early.
What is the time taken by him to cover the same distance at his usual speed?
(A) 20 minutes

(B) 22 minutes

(C) 24 minutes

(D) 18 minutes

Q.65

During the year 2007 at Deluxe Vacuum Co., the East and West divisions had equal
sales and the North sold the most. Which graph could be the graph of Deluxes yearly
sales for 2007?

(A) 1
(C) 3

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(B) 2
(D) 4

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