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ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

PAPER-I

1. If the energy gap of semiconductor is 1.1 d. Higher specific gravity compared to

eV, then it would be iron
a. Opaque to the visible light 6. As per Curie-Weiss law, the magnetic
b. Transparent to the visible light susceptibility of a material varies as
c. Transparent to the ultraviolet radiation a. T-2
d. Opaque to the infrared radiation b. 1/T
2. The skin depth of copper is found to be 66 c. T
μ m at 1 MHz at a certain temperature. At d. T2
the same temperature and at 2 MHz, the 7. When subjected to alternating electrical
skin depth would be approximately stresses, an insulating material may be
a. 47 μ m characterized by a complex dielectric
b. 33 μ m constant ∈'r − j ∈"r . The dielectric losses in
such materials when subjected to
c. 92 μ m alternating electric stress will be
d. 122 μ m proportional to
3. With increasing temperature, the electrical a. ∈"r
conductivity would
(∈ r )
1/2

a. Increase in metals as well as in b. '2

r + ∈"2
intrinsic semiconductors c. ∈"2
r
b. Increase in metals but decrease in
intrinsic semiconductors d. ∈ r '2 + ∈ r "2
c. Decrease in metals but increase in 8. Yttrium-iron garnet (Y2 Fe5 O12) is a soft
intrinsic semiconductors magnetic material suitable for use in
applications involving
d. Decrease in metals as well as in
intrinsic semiconductors a. Direct current
4. Which one of the following statements is b. Ac of 50 to 60 Hz
correct? c. Ac of a few kHz
a. All electrostrictive materials are d. Ac of a few hundred MHz
piezoelectric, and all piezoelectric 9. An air-cored inductance is a
materials are electrostrictive a. Linear circuit element because its
b. Piezoelectric materials are a subset of reactance varies linearly with
electrostrictive materials frequency
c. Electrostrictive materials are a subset b. Linear circuit element because its
of piezoelectric materials current varies linearly with voltage at
d. Piezoelectricity and electrostriction are a fixed frequency
two totally independent properties of c. Non-linear circuit element in view of
materials the possible magnetic saturation of the
5. Ferrites have air core
a. Low copper loss d. Non-linear circuit element in view of
b. Low eddy current loss the equation v = l (di/dt) involving
differentiation
c. Low resistively
10. Consider the following statements:

In the case of a superconductor,
1. The magnetic flux density is zero.
2. The relative permeability is high.
3. Diamagnetism is large.
4. Transition temperature varies with
isotopic mass.
Of these statements
a. 1 and 2 are correct
b. 2, 3 and 4 are correct
c. 1, 3 and 4 are correct
d. 2 and 4 are correct
11. The resistance of a metallic wire would
a. Increase as the operating frequency
increases
b. Decrease as the operating frequency
increases
c. Remain unaffected on increasing the
operating frequency
d. Initially increase up to a certain value
of the operating frequency and then
decrease with increase in operating
frequency
12. Of the various capacitances associated
with a junction transistor, the gain-band
width product is affected to a maximum
extent by
a. Base-collector parasitic capacitance
b. Base-collector space charge layer
capacitance
c. Base-emitter space charge layer
capacitance
d. Base-emitter diffusion capacitance
13. The modulation of effective base width by
collector voltage is known as Early Effect.
Hence reverse collector voltage
a. Increases both alpha and beta
b. Decrease both alpha and beta
c. Increases alpha but decreases beta
d. Decreases beta but increases alpha
14. The ON voltage and forward break over
voltage of an SCR depend on the
a. Gate current alone
b. Band gap of the semiconductor alone
c. Gate current and the semiconductor
band gap respectively
d. Semiconductor band gap and the gate
current respectively
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15. An N-channel JFET has ‘IDS whose value
is
a. Maximum for VGS = 0, and maximum
for VGS = negative and large
b. Minimum for VGS = 0, and maximum
for VGS = negative and large
c. Maximum for VGS = 0, and minimum
for VGS = positive and large
d. Minimum for VGS = 0, and maximum
for VGS = positive and large
16. Which of the following characteristics of a
silicon p-n junction diode make it suitable
for use as an ideal diode?
1. It has very low saturation current.
2. It has a high value of forward cut-in
voltage
3. It can withstand large reverse voltage.
4. When compared with germanium
diodes, silicon diodes show a lower
degree of temperature dependence
under reverse bise conditions.
Select the correct answer using the codes
given below:
a. 1 and 2
b. 1,2,3 and 4
c. 2,3 and 4
d. 1 And 3
17. An incremental model of a solid state
deceive is one which represents the
a. A property of the device at the desired
operating point
b. Dc property of the device at all
operating points
c. Complete ac and dc behavior of the
device at all operating points
d. Ac property of the device at all
operating points
18. For a bipolar junction transistor, if the
current amplification factor and cut-off-
frequency in the CB mode are α BC and
fα CB respectively, then the cut-off
frequency in the CE mode is equal to
a. fα CB / α CB
b. fα CB (1 − α BC )
c. fα CB / (1 − α CB )
d. α CB . fα CB
19. Consider the following statements:

The threshold voltage of a MOSFET can
be lowered by
1. Using a thinner gate oxide.
2. Reducing the substrate concentration.
3. Increasing the substrate concentration.
a. 3 alone is correct
b. 1 and 2 are correct
c. 1 and 3 are correct
d. 2 alone is correct
20. Which one of the following statements
regarding the two-transistor model of the
p-n-p-n four layer device is correct?
a. It explains only the turn ON portion of
the device characteristic
b. It explains only the turn OFF portion
of the device characteristic
c. It explains only the negative region
portion of the device characteristic
d. It explains all the regions of the device
characteristics
21. Consider the following steps:
1. Etching
2. Exposure to uv radiation
3. Stripping
4. Developing.
After a wafer has been coated with photo
resist, the correct sequence of these steps
in photolithography is:
a. 2,4,3,1
b. 2,4,1,3
c. 4,2,1,3
d. 4,2,3,1
22. Consider the following statements:
When compared to metal wires, optical
fibers
1. Have large bandwidth.
2. Are more immune to electromagnetic
interference.
3. Are better suited for operation at high
power level.
Of these statement
a. 1, 2 and 3 are correct
b. 1 and 3 are correct
c. 1 and 3 are correct
d. 2 and 3 are correct
23. The Thevenin equivalent of the network
shown in Fig. I is 10 V in series with a
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resistance of 2Ω . If now, a resistance of
3Ω is connected across AB as shown in
Fig. II, the Thevenin equivalent of the
modified network across AB will be
a. 10 V in series with 1.2 Ω resistance
b. 6 V in series with 1.2 Ω resistance
c. 10 V in series with 5 Ω resistance
d. 6 V in series with 5 Ω resistance
24. A certain network consists of two ideal
voltage sources and a large number of
ideal resistors. The power consumed in
one of the resistors is 4W when either of
the two sources is active and the other is
replaced by a short circuit .The power
consumed by the same resistor when both
the sources are simultaneously active
would be
a. Zero or 16 W
b. 4 W or 8 W
c. Zero or 8 W
d. 8 W or 16 W
25. In the circuit shown in the figure, the
effective resistance faced by the voltage
source is
a. 1 Ω
b. 2 Ω
c. 3 Ω
d. 3.3 Ω
26. The graph of a network has six branches
with three tree branches. The MINIMUM
number of equation required for the
solution of the network is
a. 2
b. 3
c. 4
d. 5
27. In the graph shown in the figure. one
possible tree is formed by the branches
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4,5,6,7. Then one possible fundamental cut the left of port 2, the VT and ZT will be
set is respectively

Z11
a. VT = Vg ; ZT = Z 22 − Z12
Z11 + Z g
Z12
a. 1,2,3,8 b. VT = Vg ; ZT = Z 22 − Z12
b. 1,2,5,6 Z11 + Z g
c. 1,2,6,8 Z 21Vg Z12 Z 21
c. VT = ; ZT = Z 22 −
d. 1,2,3,7,8 Z11 + Z g Z11 + Z g
28. The circuit shown in the figure is to be
Z12Vg Z12 Z 21
scaled to an impedance level of 5k Ω and a d. VT = ; ZT = Z 22 −
resonant frequency of 5M rad/s. Which Z11 + Z g Z11 + Z g
one .of the following is a correct set of 32. Frequency response of the function
element values for the scaled circuit?
T ( s ) = ( s + t ) / ( s + 2) exhibits a
maximum phase at a frequency (in
radian/sec)
a. 0
1
b.
2
a. 2.5Ω, 0.2 mH , 200 pF
b. 5k Ω, 0.2 mH , 200 μ F c. 2
d. ∞
c. 5k Ω, 0.2 mH , 200 μ F
33. In the network shown in the figure, the
d. 5k Ω, 0.1 mH , 0.4 μ F switch ‘S’ is closed and a steady state is
29. In a parallel RLC circuit, if L = 4H, C = attained. If the switch is opened at t = 0,
0.25 F and R = 40Ω, then the value of Q at then the current i (t) through the inductor
resonance will be will be
a. 1
b. 10
c. 20
d. 40
30. A series RLC circuit is excited by an ac
voltage v(t) = 1 sin t. It L = 10H and C = a. Cos 50 t A
0.1 F, then the peak value of the voltage
across R will be b. 2A
a. 0.707 c. 2 cos 100 t A
b. 1 d. 2 sin 50 t A
c. 1.414 34. A series RL circuit initially relaxed. A step
voltage is applied to the circuit. If τ is the
d. Indeterminate as the value R is not
time constant of the circuit, the voltage
given
across R and L will be the same at time t
31. Two two-port network shown in the figure equal to
is characterized by the impedance
a. τ log e 2
parameters Z11. Z12. Z21 and Z22. for the
equivalent Thevenin’s source looking to 1
b. τ log e
2
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1
c. log 2
τ e

1 1
d. log e
τ 2
35. The pole-zero pattern of a particular filter
is shown in the figure. It is that of a/an a. 5 V
b. 3 V
c. 2 V
d. 1 V
39. The effective resistance between the
terminals A and B in the circuit shown in
the figure is:
a. Low-pass filter
b. High-pass filter
c. Band-pass filter
d. All-pass filter
36. A resistance coil possesses residual self-
inductance and capacitance apart from its
resistance. Taking into consideration all a. R
three, the impedance across the coil is
given by b. R -1
c. R/2
R
a.
( sL + R ) sC + 1 d.
6
R
11
b.
( R + sL ) 40. The network shown in the figure
sC ( R + sL ) + 1 represents a
R
c.
sL ( R + sC )
sC
d.
( R + sL ) sC + 1
37. The total power consumed in the circuit
shown in the figure is
a. Band-pass filter
b. Low-pass filter
c. High-pass filter
d. Band-stop filter
41. In active filter circuits, inductances are
a. 10 V
avoided mainly because they
b. 12 V
a. Are always associated with some
c. 16 V resistance
d. 20 V b. Are bulky and unsuitable for.
38. In the circuit shown in the figure, If I = 2, Miniaturization
then the value of the battery voltage V will c. Are non-linear in nature
be
d. Saturate quickly
42. The magnitude response of a normalized
Butterworth low-pass filter is
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a. Liner starting with the values of unity 2. Cauer realization....Ladder realization.
at zero frequency and 0.707 at. the cut- 3. Bott-Duffin reali....Realization with
off frequency non-ideal transformer.
b. Non-liner all through but with values Select the correct answer using the codes
of unity at zero frequency and 0.707 at given below:
the cut-off frequency a. 1, 2 and 3
c. Linear up to the cut-off frequency and b. 2 and 3
non-linear thereafter
c. 1 and 3
d. Non-linear up to the cut-off frequency
and linear thereafter d. 1 and 2
43. The driving-point impedance function of a 45. The polynomial
reactive network is: P ( s ) = ( s − 1) ( s 2 + 1) ( s + 2 )( s + 3) is

Z (s) =
(s 2
+ 4 )( s 2 + 16 ) a. Hurwitz, but not strict Hurwitz
s ( s + 9)
2
b. Not Hurwitz
Consider the following circuits in this c. Strict Hurwitz
regard: d. Anti-Hurwitz
46. The poles and zeros of a driving-point
function of a network are simple and
interlace on the negative real axis with a
pole closest to the origin. It can be realized
a. By an LC network
b. As an RC driving-point impedance
c. As an RC driving-point admittance
d. Only by an RLC network
47. Which of the following circuits would be
valid for a simple circuit consisting of R
and C and whose state equation is given by
dVc
= 2 − 1.25Vc ( t )
dt
1.

2.

The first second Foster forms will be as in

figure
a. I and III respectively
b. II and IV respectively 3.
c. I and II respectively
d. III and IV respectively
44. Which of the following pairs are correctly
matched?
1. Brune’s realization...Realization with
ideal transformer. 4.
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a. 2
b. 1
c. Zero
d. –1
50. Which of the following represent a stable
Select the correct answer using the codes system?
given below:
1. Impulse response of the system
a. 1 and 4 decreases exponentially.
b. 1 and 2 2. Area within the impulse response is
c. 3 and 4 finite.
d. 2 and 3 3. Eigen values of the system are positive
48. Which one of the following state-space and real.
models is the correct representation of the 4. Roots of the characteristic equation of
physical system described by the the system are real and negative.
differential equation Select the correct answer using the codes
d 2 y ( t ) dy ( t ) given below:
+ + 6 y ( t ) = 8u ( t ) ?
dt 2 dt a. 1 and 4
⎡ x&1 ( t )⎤ ⎡ 0 1 ⎤ ⎡ x1 ( t )⎤ ⎡0⎤ b. 1 and 3
⎢& = + u (t )
⎣ x2 ( t )⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −6 ⎢
−4 ⎥⎦ ⎣ x2 ( t )⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 ⎥⎦ c. 2, 3 and 4
a. d. 1, 2 and 4.
⎡x ( t )⎤
y ( t ) = [1 0] ⎢ 1 51. Match list-I with list-II and select the
⎣ x2 ( t )⎥⎦ correct answer using the codes given
below the Lists:
⎡ x&1 ( t )⎤ ⎡ 1 0 ⎤ ⎡ x1 ( t ) ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ List I
⎢& = + u (t )
( t )⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −6 ⎢
−4 ⎥⎦ ⎣ x2 ( t )⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 ⎥⎦
A.
⎣ x1
b.
⎡x ( t )⎤
y ( t ) = [1 0] ⎢ 1
⎣ x2 ( t )⎥⎦

⎡ x&1 ( t )⎤ ⎡ 0 1 ⎤ ⎡ x1 ( t )⎤ ⎡0⎤ B.
⎢& = + u (t )
⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −6 ⎢
−4 ⎥⎦ ⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 ⎥⎦
c.
⎡x ( t )⎤
y ( t ) = [ 0 1] ⎢ 1
⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦

⎡ x&1 ( t )⎤ ⎡ 0 1 ⎤ ⎡ x1 ( t ) ⎤ ⎡0 ⎤ C.
⎢& = + u (t )
⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ −4 ⎢
−6 ⎥⎦ ⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣8 ⎥⎦
d.
⎡x ( t )⎤
y ( t ) = [1 0] ⎢ 1
⎣ x2 ( t ) ⎥⎦

49. The system described by the difference

D.
equation
y ( n ) − 2 y ( n − 1) + y ( n − 2 ) = x ( n ) − x ( n − 1)
has y ( n ) = 0 and n < 0 . If x ( n ) = δ ( n )
then y ( 2 ) will be
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4V
a.
π
2V
b.
3π
V
c.
π
List II
d. 0
1. v ( t ) = u ( t + 1)
54. A periodic triangular wave is shown in the
2. v ( t ) = u ( t ) − 2u ( t − 1) + figure. Its Fourier components will consist
only of
2u ( t − 2 ) − 2u ( t − 3) + ...

3. v ( t ) = u ( t − 1) − u ( t − 3)
4. a → 0v ( t ) = δ ( t − 1)
A B C D
a. 3 4 2 1
b. 3 4 1 2 a. All cosine terms
c. 4 3 2 1 b. All sine terms
d. 4 3 1 2 c. Odd cosine terms
52. Match’ List-I (Source of signal) with List- d. Odd sine terms
Il (Type of signal) and select the correct 55. Which one of the following is. the correct
answer using the codes given below the Fourier transform of the unit step signal
Lists: ⎧1 for t ≥ 0
u (t ) = ⎨
⎩0 for t < 0
List I
A. Output of a signal generator
a. πδ ( w )
B. Error signal from a synchro
C. Output of a J-K flip-flap 1
b.
D. Signal received by radar jw
1
+ πδ ( w )
List II
c.
1. Modulated jw
2. Digital 1
d. + 2πδ ( w )
3. Analog jw
4. Stochastic 56. The Fourier transform of
A B C D v ( t ) = cos w0t is given by
a. 1 3 2 4
1
b. 3 1 2 4 a. V ( t ) = δ ( f − f 0 )
2
c. 3 1 4 2
1
d. 1 3 4 2 b. V ( f ) = δ ( f + f 0 )
2
53. The amplitude of the first odd harmonic of
1
the square wave shown in the figure is c. V ( f ) = ⎡⎣δ ( f − f 0 ) − δ ( f + f 0 ) ⎤⎦
equal to 2
1
d. V ( f ) = ⎡⎣δ ( f − f 0 ) + δ ( f + f 0 ) ⎤⎦
2
57. If g ↔ (t ) G ( f ) represents a Fourier
transform pair, then according to the
duality property of Fourier transforms
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100
a. G(t) g(f) c.
( s + 1) ( s 2 + 100 )
b. G(t) g*(f)
1
d.
c. G(t) g(-f) ( s + 10 ) ( s 2 + 100 )
d. G(t) g* (-f) 62. Given that F(z) and G (z) are the one-sided
58. If x (f) and its first derivative are Laplace Z transforms of discrete time functions f
transformable and the Laplace transform (nT) and g (nT), the transform of
∞
of
X (t) is X(s), then Lim x ( f ) is given by
∑ f ( kT ) g ( nT − kT ) is given by
k =0
t →0
∞
a. Lim
s →∞
sX ( s ) a. ∑ f ( nT ) g ( nT ) z
n=0
−n

b. Lim sX ( s) ∞ ∞

∑ f ( nT ) z ∑ g ( nT ) z
s →0 −n −n
b.
X (s) n=0 n=0
c. Lim ∞
s →∞ s
X (s)
c. ∑ f ( kT ) g ( nT − kT )z
k =−∞
−k

d. Lim ∞
s →0 s
59. If δ ( t ) denotes a unit impulse, then the
d. ∑ f ( nT − kT ) g ( nT )z
k =−∞
−k

Laplace transform of
d δ (t )
2

will be
63. Match List I ( x [ n ]) with List II ( x [ z ])
dt 2 and select the correct answer using the
a. 1 codes given below the lists:
b. s 2 List I
c. S A. a nu [ n ]
d. s −2 B. a n − 2u [ n − 2]
60. The unit step response of a system is given
C. a jn a n
by (1 − 2−α t ) u ( t ) . It impulse responses is:
D. na nu [ n ]
a. e u ( t )
−α t
List II
b. α e−α t u ( t ) az
1.
( z − a)
2
1
c. e u (t )
−α t

α ze− j
d. −α e −α t u ( t ) 2.
ze − j − a
61. Given that z
3.
h ( t ) = 10e −10t u ( t ) , and e ( t ) = sin10tu ( t ) . z−a
The Laplace transform of the signal Z −1
4.
z−a
f ( t ) = ∫ h ( t − τ ) e (τ ) dτ is given by
1

0
A B C D
10 a. 3 2 4 1
a.
( s + 10 ) ( s 2 + 100 ) b. 2 3 4 1
10 ( s + 10 ) c. 3 4 2 1
b.
(s 2
+ 100 ) d. 1 4 2 3
64. Which one of the following represents the
impulse response of a system defined bt
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H ( z ) = z −m ? d. ∈0 F
a. u [ n − m ] 70. Poisson’s equation for an inhomogeneous
medium is:
b. δ [ n − m ] a. ∈ ∇ 2V ) = − ρ
c. δ [ m] b. ∇. (∈ ∇V ) = − ρ
d. δ [ m − n ] c. ∇ 2 (∈ V ) = − ρ
65. The autocorrelation function Rx (τ ) d. ∇. ( ∇ ∈ V ) = − ρ
satisfies which one of the following
71. A 75 ohm transmission line is to be
properties?
terminated in two resistive loads R1 and R2
a. Rx (τ ) = − Rx ( −τ ) such that the standing patterns in the two
cases have the same SWR. To obtain the
b. Rx (τ ) = Rx ( −τ )
desired result, the values of R1 and R2 (in
c. Rx (τ ) ≥ Rx ( 0 ) ohms) should be
a. 250 and 200 respectively
d. Rx (τ ) ≥ 1
b. 225 and 25 respectively
66. The autocorrelation function Rx (τ ) of the c. 100 and 150 respectively
signal X ( t ) = V sin wt is given by d. 50 and 125 respectively
72. The input impedance of a loss-less
a. 1/ 2V 2 cos wτ transmission line is ‘100 ohms when
b. V 2 cos wτ terminated in a short-circuit, and 64 ohms
c. V 2 cos 2 wτ when terminated in an open circuit. The
characteristic impedance of the line is
d. 2V 2 cos 2 wτ
a. 80 Ω
67. An infinite plane Z = 10 m carries a
b. 164 Ω
uniformly distributed charge of density 2n
C/m2. The electric field intensity at the c. 36 Ω
origin is d. 64 Ω
r 73. One end of a loss-less transmission line of
a. 0.2az nV / m
r 3
b. 2az nV / m length λ and characteristic impedance
r 8
c. −2az nV / m R0 is short-circuited, and the other end is
r
d. −36π azV / m terminated in R0 . The impedance
68. An electric charge of 100 coulombs is λ
measured at away from the end
enclosed in a sphere of radius 100 m. The 8
electric displacement density (in terminated in R0 is:
2
coulomb/m ) D is
a. Zero
a. 0.0833
b. R0
b. 0.833
c. 1.666 c. R0 / 2
d. 10 d. Infinite
69. If an isolated conducting sphere in air has 74. For a quarter wavelength ideal
1 transmission line 01 characteristic
radius = its capacitance will be impedance 50 ohms and load impedance
4π ∈0
100 ohms, the input impedance will be
a. Zero a. 25 Ω
b. 1F b. 50 Ω
c. 4π F c. 100 Ω
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d. 150 Ω a. I 0
75. For two identical antennas A and B spaced
b. I 02
λ / 4 apart as shown in the figure, it is
possible to have null radiation along the c. I 03
array axis on the right side of B by having
an excitation arrangement such that d. I 01/2
79. Which one of the following sets of
equations is independent in Maxwell’s
equations?
a. The two curl equations
a. The phase of current in antenna B lags b. The two divergence equations
behind that of antenna A by π / 2
c. Both the curl and divergence equations
radians
d. The two curl equations combined with
b. Currents in the antennas are in phase
the continuity equation
c. The phase of current in antenna A lags
80. The effective area of a transmitting
behind that of antenna B by it π / 2
antenna is one square meter, the effective
radians
area of the receiving antenna is 0.9 square
d. Current in the antennas are out of meter and the wavelength is 0.03 m. If the
phase by π it radians distance between the transmitter and
76. Consider the following statements about receiver is 100 m and the power
the maximum usable frequency for radio transmitted is 100 W, then the power
communication between two specified received will be
points by reflection from an ionosphere a. 1 W
layer:
b. 10 W
1. It is equal to the critical frequency.
c. 30 W
2. It is more than the critical frequency.
d. 40 W
3. It depends upon the distance between
81. In order to radiate 100 W from a circular
the two points.
loop of circumference equal to 0.1λ , the
4. It depends upon the height of the current required will be
ionosphere layer.
a. 10 A
Of these statements
b. 100 A
a. 1 and 4 are correct
c. 200 A
b. 1, 3, and 4 are correct
d. 400 A
c. 2 and 3 are correct
82. If u is the velocity of propagation in an
d. 2, 3 and 4 are correct unbounded medium, up, and ug are the
77. Which one of the following statements phase and group velocities in a guide filled
DOES NOT pertain to the equation with a medium, having the same
r
∇.B = 0 ? permittivity as that of the unbounded
a. There are no sinks and sources for medium, then u, up, and ug are related as
magnetic fields a. u p u = u 2
b. Magnetic field is perpendicular to the
electric field b. u g u = u 2
c. Single magnetic pole. cannot exist c. u p u g = u 2
d. B is solenoidal
78. If a current elements of a yew small length d. ( u − u )( u − u ) = u
p g
2

and carrying a current I 0 e jwt radiates a 83. In the case of a cubic cavity resonator, the
total average power Pr into free space, degenerate modes would include
then Pr will, be proportional to a. TM 111 , TE011 and TE101
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b. TM 011 , TE010 and TE111 89. A transmitter in free space radiates a mean
power of ‘P’ Watts’ uniformly in all
c. TM 110 , TE012 and TE102 directions At a distance ‘d’ sufficiently far
d. TM 110 ' TE011 and TE101 from the source, in order that the radiated
field is considered as plane, the electric
84. In a. hollow rectangular waveguide, the
field ‘E’ should be related to ‘P’ and ‘d’ as
phase velocity
a. Eα Pd
a. Increases with increasing frequency
P
b. Decreases with increasing frequency b. Eα
d
c. Is independent of frequency
d. Will vary with frequency depending c. Eα Pd
upon the frequency range P
85. A hollow cubic cavity resonator has a d. α E
d
dominant resonant frequency of 10 GHz r
The length of each side is 90. If H = 0.2 cos ( wt = β x ) az A/m is the

a. 3cm magnetic field of a wave in free space,

then the average power passing through a
3 circle of radius 5cm in the x = 1 plane will
b. cm
2 be approximately
c. 2 cm a. 30 mW
b. 60 mW
3
d. c. 120 mW
2
d. 150 mW
86. A dominant mode waveguide, not
91. An attenuator drops a 10 V signal to 50mV
terminated in its characteristic
in an experiment. The loss in decibels is
impendence, is excited with a 10 GHz
signal. If ‘d’ is the distance between two a. – 40 dB
successive minima of the standing wave in b. – 46 dB
the guide, then c. – 55 dB.
a. D = 1.5 cm d. – 60 dB
b. D is less then 1.5 cm 92. A moving coil instrument has a resistance
c. D is greater than 1.5 cm of 10 ohms and takes 40 mA to produce
d. D = 3 cm full-scale deflection. The shunt resistance
required to convert this instrument for use
87. In a rectangular waveguide, with a= 2b, if
as an ammeter of range 0 to 2 A is:
the cut-off frequency for TE20 mode is 16
GHz, then the cut-off frequency for the a. 0.1021 Ω
TM11 mode wilt be b. 0.2041 Ω
a. 32 GHz c. 0.2561 Ω
b. 8 GHz d. 0.4210 Ω
c. 4 3 GHz 93. Which one of the following measuring
instruments would consume the LOWEST
d. 8 5 GHz power from the source during
88. Evanescent mode attention in a waveguide measurement?
depends upon the a. Permanent magnet moving coil
a. Conductivity of the dielectric filling b. Electronic millimeter
the waveguide c. Electrostatic instrument
b. Operating frequency d. Moving iron instrument
c. Conductivity of the guide walls 94. The use of thermocouple meters for ac
d. Standing waves in the guide measurement leads to a meter scale which
is
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a. Linear a. Greater than 100 kHz
b. Square law b. Equal to 100kHz
c. Logarithmic c. Equal to 10 kHz
d. Exponential d. Less than 10 kHz
95. A dynamometer type of wattmeter is 100. In the circuit shown in the figure, if the
connected in an ac circuit. The power voltmeter and the ammeter are
indicated by the wattmeter is the interchanged, it is likely to result in
a. rms power damage to
b. Average power
c. Peak power
d. Instantaneous power
96. In terms of LMTQ system of dimensional
parameters, the dimension of ‘permittivity’
can be expressed as
a. L−3 M −1T 2Q 2 a. Both the instruments
b. L−1M −1T 2Q 2 b. The ammeter
c. The voltmeter
c. L2 MT −1Q −1
d. Neither of these instruments
d. L−2 M −1T 2Q 2 101. A special voltmeter can be devised which
97. The D’ Arsonval meter movement can be can measure the amplitude of a signal at
converted into an audio frequency ac two points in a circuit and simultaneously
ammeter by adding to it a measure the phase difference between the
a. Thermocouple voltage waveform at these two points.
Such a meter would be a
b. Rectifier
a. Phase meter
c. Chopper
b. Waveform meter
d. Transducer
c. Vector voltmeter
98. With reference to ‘random error’ in
measurement, the standard deviation σ d. Digital voltmeter
can be expressed, in terms of deviation of 102. An instrument needs an amplifier to
any individual observation from the mean amplify pulses of one microsecond
of the group ‘dm’ and the number of duration. This amplifier must have a
observations in the group ‘n’ as bandwidth of at least

a. σ =
∑ dm a. 10 kHz
b. 10 MHz
n
c. 1 kHz
b. σ =
∑d 2
m d. 1 MHz
n 103. A diode peak reading VTVM and a

c. σ =
∑d 2
m thermocouple meter are connected across
the output of an amplitude modulator
n −1 circuit. In the absence of modulation, both

d. σ = 0.6745
∑d 2
m the meters read 10 V. When a sinusoidal
AM is applied, the VTVM reads 15 V. The
n −1 reading of the thermocouple meter in. this
99. The time base of a high frequency CRO case will, be
whose screen diameter is 10 cm is set at 10 a. 10 V
μ sce/cm. The lowest frequency of the
b. 12.5 V
signal that can be fully displayed on this
c. 14.1 V
CRO for measurement and analysis with
great accuracy is d. 15 V
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104. The input impedance of a CRO is I M ohm d. High and positive
in parallel with 10pF. If the CRO is 110. A variable reluctance type tachometer has
required to display pulse using a 10:1 150 teeth on the rotor. The counter records
attenuator, the attenuator will have to use a 13,500 pulses per second. The rotational
a. 9 M ohm resistor speed is
b. 1.11 pF capacitor a. 4800 rpm
c. Parallel combination of 9 M ohm b. 5400 rpm
resistor and 1.11 pF capacitor c. 6000 rpm
d. Series combination of 9 M ohm d. 7200 rpm
resistor and 1.11 pF capacitor
111. A linear displacement transducer of the
105. The dynamic characteristics of capacitive digital type generally used
transducers are similar to those of a
a. Straight binary code
a. Low-pass filter
b. BCD
b. High-pass filter
c. Gray code
c. Notch filter
d. Hexadecimal code
d. Band-stop filter
112. For measuring temperature below 20 K
106. Which one of the following detectors is with high accuracy, the most useful
generally used in ac bridges for audio instrument is
frequency range?
a. An optical pyrometer
a. Ac voltmeter
b. A thermistor-based thermometer
b. CRO
c. Ga As pn-junction diode thermometer
c. Headphones
d. Platinum resistance thermometer
d. Vibration galvanometer.
113. If low pressure of the order of 10-6mm of
107. The most useful transducer for Hg is to be measured, the instrument of
displacement sensing with excellent choice would be
sensitivity linearity and resolution is
a. Compound pressure gauge
a. An incremental encoder
b. Thermocouple vacuum gauge
b. An absolute encoder
c. Pirani gauge
c. A LVDT
d. Ionization type vacuum gauge
d. A strain gauge
114. A digital displacement indicator based on
108. A 24 mm long conductor has a resistance a linear voltage differential transformer
of 128 ohms if the change in resistance is (LVDT) transducer and A/D conversion
13.3 ohms and the change in length is 1.6 used a LVDT with a sensitivity of 1 m
mm under tersion, the gauge factor of the V/mm. If the smallest displacement to be
conductor will be approximately measured is 0.1mm and the maximum
a. 1.2 displacement of the LVDT core is 10 cm,
b. 1.6 then the digital display required for the
instrument has to be
c. 2.1
a. 2 digit type
d. 2.6
1
109. The temperature coefficient of resistance b. 2 digit type
2
for a Hermiston is
c. 3 digit type
a. Low and negative
1
b. Low and positive d. 3 digit type
2
c. High and negative
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115. Assertion A: FM/FM radio telemetry b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT
system is suitable in situations where the correct explanation of A
data consists of a small number of c. A is true but R is false
channels of low frequency range.
d. A is false but R is true
Reason R : The restriction in the number
of channels is due to the fact that the data 119. Assertion A: For the same voltage source
is continuously transmitted.. connected to the series connection of coils
shown in Fig. I, the current indicated in the
a. Both A and R are true and R is the ammeter in Fig. II will be less.
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false
d. A is false but R is true
116. Assertion A: High power transistors are
invariably made of silicon.
Reason R: Silicon is a direct band gap
semiconductor.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT
correct explanation of A
c. A is true but R is false Reason R: When the coil connection is
reversed, the mutual inductance direction
d. A is false but R is true
is changed.
117. Assertion A: If a semiconductor is placed
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
in a transverse magnetic field B, and an
correct explanation of A
electric field E is applied across its other
two faces, then it would produce an b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT
electric current ‘I’ in the direction correct explanation of A
perpendicular to both B and E. c. A is true but R is false
Reason R: Hall coefficient is proportional d. A is false but R is true
to the mobility of change carriers in the
120. Assertion A: The total emf induced in a
semiconductor.
circuit is equal to the time rate .of change
a. Both A and R are true and R is the of the total magnetic flux linking the
correct explanation of A circuit.
b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT Reason R: The induced current in a loop
correct explanation of A is always so directed as to produce a flux
c. A is true but R is false opposing the change in the flux density.
d. A is false but R is true a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A
118. Assertion A: Considering two p-n-p and
n-p-n transistors of identical construction b. Both A and Rare true but R is NOT
as far as shape, size and doping are correct explanation of A
concerned, the n-p-n transistor will have a c. A is true but R is false
better frequency response.
d. A is false but R is true
Reason R: The electron mobility is higher
than that of the hole mobility.
a. Both A and R are true and R is the
correct explanation of A