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Official PYQ2015Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersNAT · 1 mark
In the circuit shown in the figure, the BJT has a current gain (β)(\beta) of 50.50. For an emitter-base voltage ܸ VEB=600 mV,V_{EB} = 600\: mV, the emitter-collector voltage VECV_{EC} (in Volts) is _______.
Official PYQ2015Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsNAT · 1 mark
In the circuit shown using an ideal opamp, the 33-dB cut-off frequency (in Hz) is _______.
Official PYQ2015Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsNAT · 1 mark
In the circuit shown, assume that diodes D1D_{1} and D2D_{2} are ideal. In the steady state condition, the average voltage VabV_{ab} (in Volts) across the 0.5 μF0.5\: \mu F capacitor is ______.
Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
The circuit shown consists of J-K flip-flops, each with an active low asynchronous reset (Rd‾ input).(\overline{R_{d}}\:\text{input}). The counter corresponding to this circuit is
Official PYQ2015Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In the circuit shown, diodes D1,D2D_{1}, D_{2} and D3D_{3} are ideal, and the inputs E1,E2E_{1} , E_{2} and E3E_{3} are “0 V”“0\: V” for logic ‘0’‘0’ and “10 V”“10\: V” for logic ‘1’‘1’. What logic gate does the circuit represent?
Official PYQ2015Digital CircuitsComputer OrganizationMCQ · 1 mark
Which one of the following 80858085 microprocessor programs correctly calculates the product of two 88-bit numbers stored in registers BB and C?C?
Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The impulse response of an LTI system can be obtained by
Official PYQ2015Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
Consider a four-point moving average filter defined by the equation y[n]=∑i=03αi x[n−i].y[n] = \displaystyle{}\sum _{i=0}^{3}\alpha_{i}\:x[n-i]. The condition on the filter coefficients that results in a null at zero frequency is
Official PYQ2015Control SystemsNAT · 1 mark
Consider the Bode plot shown in the figure. Assume that all the poles and zeros are real-valued. The value of fH –fL (in Hz)f_{H}\: – f_{L}\:( \text{in}\: Hz) is ___________.
Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsNAT · 1 mark
The phase margin (in degrees) of the system G(s)=10s(s+10)G(s) = \dfrac{10}{s(s+10)} is _______.
Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The transfer function of a first-order controller is given as GC(s)=K(s+a)s+bG_{C}(s) = \dfrac{K(s+a)}{s+b}where K,aK,a and ܾbb are positive real numbers. The condition for this controller to act as a phase lead compensator is
Official PYQ2015CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
The modulation scheme commonly used for transmission from GSM mobile terminals is
Official PYQ2015Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
A message signal m(t)=Amsin⁡(2πfmt)m(t) = A_{m} \sin(2πf_{m}t) is used to modulate the phase of a carrier Accos⁡(2πfct)A_{c} \cos(2πf_{c}t) to get the modulated signal y(t)=Accos⁡(2πfct+m(t)).y(t) = A_{c} \cos(2πf_{c}t + m(t)). The bandwidth of y(t)y(t)
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 PYQ2015Engineering MathematicsCalculusNAT · 2 marks
The Newton-Raphson method is used to solve the equation f(x)=x3–5x2+6x–8=0.f(x) = x^{3} – 5x^{2} + 6x – 8 = 0. Taking the initial guess as x=5,x = 5, the solution obtained at the end of the first iteration is __________.
Official PYQ2015Engineering MathematicsProbability and StatisticsNAT · 2 marks
A fair die with faces {1,2,3,4,5,6}\{1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6\} is thrown repeatedly till ’3’’3’ is observed for the first time. Let XX denote the number of times the die is thrown. The expected value of XX is _______.
Official PYQ2015Engineering MathematicsDifferential EquationsNAT · 2 marks
Consider the differential equation d2x(t)dt2+3dx(t)dt+2x(t)=0.\dfrac{\mathrm{d^{2}}x(t) }{\mathrm{d} t^{2}} +3\frac{\mathrm{d}x(t)}{\mathrm{d} t} + 2x(t) = 0. Given x(0)=20x(0) = 20 and x(1)=10/e,x(1) = 10/e, where e=2.718,e = 2.718, the value of x(2)x(2) is ________.
Official PYQ2015Engineering MathematicsVector AnalysisNAT · 2 marks
A vector field D=2ρ2 aρ+z az\textbf{D} = 2\rho^{2}\:\textbf{a}_{\rho} + z\: \textbf{a}_{z} exists inside a cylindrical region enclosed by the surfaces ρ=1,z=0\rho =1,z = 0 and z=5.z = 5. Let SS be the surface bounding this cylindrical region. The surface integral of this field on S(∯SD.ds)S(∯_{S} \textbf{D.ds}) is _______.
Official PYQ2015Electronic DevicesNAT · 2 marks
In the circuit shown, the current II flowing through the 50  Ω50\;\Omega resistor will be zero if the value of capacitor C(in μF)C (\text{in}\: \mu F) is ______.