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Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
If a right-handed circularly polarized wave is incident normally on a plane perfect conductor, then the reflected wave will be
Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
Faraday’s law of electromagnetic induction is mathematically described by which one of the following equations?
Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesNAT · 2 marks
Consider an air-filled rectangular waveguide with dimensions a=2.286 cma=2.286\:cm and b=1.016 cmb=1.016\:cm. At 10 GHz10 \:GHz operating frequency, the value of the propagation constant (per meter) of the corresponding propagation mode is _______
Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 2 marks
Consider an air-filled rectangular waveguide with dimensions a=2.286 cma=2.286\:cm and b=1.016 cmb=1.016\:cm. The increasing order of the cut-off frequencies for different modes is
Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesNAT · 2 marks
A radar operating at 5 GHz5\:GHz uses a common antenna for transmission and reception. The antenna has a gain of 150150 and is aligned for maximum directional radiation and reception to a target 1 km1\:km away having radar cross-section of 3 m23\:m^2. If it transmits 100 kW100\:kW, then the received power (in μW)\mu W) is _______
Official PYQ2016ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 2 marks
Consider the charge profile shown in the figure. The resultant potential distribution is best described by
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The polar plot of the transfer function G(s)=10(s+1)s+10G(s) = \frac{10(s+1)}{s+10} for 0≤ω<∞0 \leq \omega < \infty will be in the
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesNAT · 1 mark
The electric field component of a plane wave traveling in a lossless dielectric medium is given by E→(z,t)=a^y2cos⁡(10st−z2) V/m\overrightarrow{E}(z,t) = \hat{a}_y 2 \cos \bigg( 10^st-\frac{z}{\sqrt{2}} \bigg) \: V/m. The wavelength (in m) for the wave is ___________.
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesNAT · 2 marks
All the logic gates shown in the figure have a propagation delay of 2020 ns. Let A=C=0A=C=0 and B=1B=1 until time t=0t=0. At t=0t=0, all the inputs flip (i.e., A=C=1A=C=1 and B=0B=0) and remain in that state. For t>0t>0, output Z=1Z=1 for a duration (in ns) of ________.
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 2 marks
The longitudinal component of the magnetic field inside an air-filled rectangular waveguide made of a perfect electric conductor is given by the following expression Hz(x,y,z,t)=0.1 cos(25πx)  cos⁡(30.3 πy)  cos⁡(12π×109t−βz)  (A/m)H_z (x,y,z,t) = 0.1 \: cos(25 \pi x) \: \: \cos(30.3 \: \pi y) \: \: \cos(12 \pi \times 10^9 t- \beta z) \: \: (A/m) The cross-sectional dimensions of the waveguide are give as …
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsNAT · 1 mark
In a source free region in vacuum, if the electrostatic potential φ=2x2+y2+cz2,\varphi = 2x^{2} + y^{2} + cz^{2}, the value of constant ܿcc must be _______.
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The electric field of a uniform plane electromagnetic wave is E→=(a→x+j4a→y)exp [j(2π×107t–0.2z)].\overrightarrow{E} = \left(\overrightarrow{a}_{x} + j 4 \overrightarrow{a}_{y}\right) \text{exp }[j(2\pi \times 10^{7}t – 0.2z)]. The polarization of the wave is
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesNAT · 2 marks
An air-filled rectangular waveguide of internal dimensions a cm×b cm (a>b)a\: cm \times b\: cm\:(a>b) has a cutoff frequency of 6 GHz6\:GHz for the dominant TE10TE_{10} mode. For the same waveguide, if the cutoff frequency of the TM11TM_{11}mode is 15 GHz,15\: GHz, the cutoff frequency of the TE01TE_{01} mode in GHzGHz is __________.
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 2 marks
The electric field of a plane wave propagating in a lossless non-magnetic medium is given by the following expression E(z,t)=ax5cos⁡(2π×109t+βz)+ay3cos⁡(2π×109t+βz–π2)\text{E}(z,t) = \textbf{a}_{x} 5 \cos(2\pi \times 10^{9}t + \beta z) + \textbf{a}_{y} 3 \cos\left(2\pi \times 10^{9} t + \beta z – \frac{\pi}{2}\right) The type of the polarization is
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The directivity of an antenna array can be increased by adding more antenna elements, as a larger number of elements
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A coaxial cable is made of two brass conductors. The spacing between the conductors is filled with Teflon (εr=2.1,tan⁡δ=0).(\varepsilon_{r} = 2.1, \tan \delta = 0). Which one of the following circuits can represent the lumped element model of a small piece of this cable having length Δz\Delta z?
Official PYQ2015ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 2 marks
Consider the 3 m3\:m long lossless air-filled transmission line shown in the figure. It has a characteristic impedance of 120π Ω,120\pi\: \Omega, is terminated by a short circuit, and is excited with a frequency of 37.5 MHz.37.5\: MHz. What is the nature of the input impedance (Zin)?(Z_{in})?
Official PYQ2014ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
For maximum power transfer between two cascaded sections of an electrical network, the relationship between the output impedance Z1Z_{1} of the first section to the input impedance Z2Z_{2} of the second section is
Official PYQ2014ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A good current buffer has
Official PYQ2014ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The force on a point charge +q+q kept at a distance dd from the surface of an infinite grounded metal plate in a medium of permittivity ϵ \epsilon\: is