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GATE EC Continuous-time Signals questions

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Identify whether the signal and system are continuous-time or discrete-time. Check linearity, time invariance and stability before selecting a transform or response method.

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Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsNAT · 2 marks
Consider a continuous-time signal defined as x(t)=(sin⁡(πt/2)(πt/2))∗∑n=−∞∞δ(t−10n)x(t)=\left(\dfrac{\sin(\pi t/2)}{(\pi t /2)}\right)\ast \sum _{n=-\infty}^{\infty}\delta(t-10n) where ’∗’’\ast’ denotes the convolution operation and tt is in seconds. The Nyquist sampling rate (in samples/sec)\text{(in samples/sec)} for x(t)x(t) is _______.
Official PYQ2014Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsNAT · 2 marks
In the figure, M(f)M(f) is the Fourier transform of the message signal m(t)m(t) where A=100A = 100 Hz and B=40B = 40 Hz. Given v(t)=cos⁡(2πfct)v(t)= \cos (2\pi f_{c}t) and w(t)=cos⁡(2π(fc+A)t)w(t)= \cos (2\pi (f_{c}+A)t), where fc>Af_{c}>A. The cutoff frequencies of both the filters are fcf_{c}. The bandwidth of the signal at the output of the modulater (in Hz) is ______.
Official PYQ2013Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
For a periodic signal v(t)=30sin⁡100 t+10cos⁡300 t+6sin⁡(500 t+π/4),v(t) = 30\sin100\:t + 10\cos300\:t + 6\sin(500\:t+\pi/4), the fundamental frequency in rad/srad/s is
Official PYQ2013Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
A band-limited signal with a maximum frequency of 5 kHz5\: kHz is to be sampled. According to the sampling theorem, the sampling frequency which is not valid is
Official PYQ2013Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Let g(t)=e−πt2,g(t) = e^{-\pi t^{2}}, and h(t)h(t) is a filter matched to g(t).g(t). If g(t)g(t) is applied as input to h(t),h(t), then the Fourier transformation of the output is
Official PYQ2012Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 2 marks
The Fourier transform of a signal h(t)h(t) is H(jω)=(2cos⁡ω)(sin⁡2ω)/ωH(j\omega)=(2\cos\omega)(\sin2\omega)/\omega. The value of h(0)h(0) is
Official PYQ2008Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Four messages band limited to W, W, 2W\text{W, W, 2W} and 3W\text{3W} respectively are to be multiplexed using Time Division Multiplexing (TDM).\text{Time Division Multiplexing (TDM)}. The minimum bandwidth required for transmission of this TDM\text{TDM} signal is
Official PYQ2007Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
In delta modulation, the slope overload distortion can be reduced by
Official PYQ2007Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
In the following scheme, if the spectrum M(f)M(f) of m(t)m(t) is as shown, then the spectrum Y(f)Y(f) of y(t)y(t) will be
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Let x(t)⟷X(jω)x(t) \longleftrightarrow \mathrm{X}(j \omega) be Fourier Transform pair. The Fourier Transform of the signal x(5t−3)x(5 t-3) in terms of X(jω)X(j \omega) is given as
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The Dirac delta function δ(t)\delta(t) is defined as
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
A signal m(t)m(t) with bandwidth 500 Hz500 \mathrm{~Hz} is first multiplied by a signal g(t)g(t) where g(t)=∑R=−∞∞(−1)kδ(t−0.5×10−4k)g(t)=\sum_{\mathrm{R}=-\infty}^{\infty}(-1)^{k} \delta\left(t-0.5 \times 10^{-4} k\right) The resulting signal is then passed through an ideal lowpass filter with bandwidth 1  kHz1 \; \mathrm{kHz}. The output of the lowpass filter would be
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The minimum sampling frequency (in samples/sec) required to reconstruct the following signal from its samples without distortion x(t)=5(sin⁡2π1000tπt)3+7(sin⁡2π1000tπt)2x(t)=5\left(\frac{\sin 2 \pi 1000 t}{\pi t}\right)^{3}+7\left(\frac{\sin 2 \pi 1000 t}{\pi t}\right)^{2} would be
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The minimum step-size required for a Delta-Modulator operating at 32 K32 \mathrm{~K} samples/ sec\mathrm{sec} to track the signal (here u(t)u(t) is the unit-step function) x(t)=125t(u(t)−u(t−1))+(250−125t)(u(t−1)−u(t−2))\begin{array}{l}x(t)=125 t(u(t)-u(t-1))+(250-125 t)(u(t-1) -u(t-2)) \end{array} so that slope-overload is avoided, would be
Official PYQ2006Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
In the following figure the minimum value of the constant ' CC ', which is to be added to y1(t)y_{1}(t) such that y1(t)y_{1}(t) and y2(t)y_{2}(t) are different, is
Official PYQ2005Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Choose the function f(t);–∞<1<∞,f(t); – \infty < 1 < \infty, for which a Fourier series cannot be defined.
Official PYQ2005Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The function x(t)x(t) is shown in the figure. Even and odd parts of a unit-step function u(t)u(t) are respectively,
Official PYQ2005Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The power in the signal s(t)=8cos⁡(20πt−π2)+s(t)=8 \cos \left(20 \pi t-\frac{\pi}{2}\right)+ 4sin⁡(15πt)4 \sin (15 \pi t) is
Official PYQ2005Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The output y(t)y(t) of a linear time invariant system is related to its input x(t)x(t) by the following equation: y(t)=0.5x(t−td+T)+x(t−td)+0.5x(t−td−T)y(t)=0.5 x\left(t-t_{d}+\mathrm{T}\right)+x\left(t-t_{d}\right)+0.5 x\left(t-t_{d}-\mathrm{T}\right). The filter transfer function H(ω)\mathrm{H}(\omega) of such a system is given by
Official PYQ2005Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Match the following and choose the correct combination. …