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Official PYQ2004Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
The circuit shown in the figure has initial current it(0−)=1 Ai_{t}\left(0^{-}\right)=1 \mathrm{~A} through the inductor and an initial voltage vc(0−)=−1 Vv_{c}\left(0^{-}\right)=-1 \mathrm{~V} across the capacitor. For input v(t)=u(t)v(t)=u(t), the Laplace transform of the current i(t)i(t) for t≥0t \geq 0 is
Official PYQ2004Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Consider the Bode magnitude plot shown in the given figure. The transfer function H(s)\mathrm{H}(s) is
Official PYQ2004Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The transfer function H(s)=V0(s)Vi(s)H(s)=\frac{V_{0}(s)}{V_{i}(s)} of an R-L-C circuit is given by H(s)=106s2+20s+106H(s)=\frac{10^{6}}{s^{2}+20 s+10^{6}} The Quality factor (Q-factor) of this circuit is
Official PYQ2004Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
For the circuit shown in the figure, the initial conditions are zero. Its transfer function H(s)=Vc(s)Vi(s)H(s) = \frac{V_{c}(s)}{V_{i}(s)}
Official PYQ2004Engineering MathematicsDifferential EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A system described by the following differential equation d2ydt2+3dydt+2y=x(t)\frac{d^{2} y}{d t^{2}}+3 \frac{d y}{d t}+2 y=x(t) is initially at rest. For input x(t)=2u(t)x(t)=2 u(t), the output y(t)y(t) is
Official PYQ2004Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
Consider the following statements S1\text{S1} and S2\text{S2} S1:\text{S1} : At the resonant frequency the impedance of a series R−L−C\mathrm{R}-\mathrm{L}-\mathrm{C} circuit is zero. S2:\text{S2} : In a parallel G−L−C\mathrm{G}-\mathrm{L}-\mathrm{C} circuit, increasing the conductance G\mathrm{G} results in increase in its Q\mathrm{Q} factor. …
Official PYQ2004Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
In an abrupt p−np-n junction, doping concentrations on pp-side and nn-side are NA=9×1016/cm3\mathrm{N}_{\mathrm{A}}=9 \times 10^{16} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} and N0=1×1016/cm3N_{0}=1 \times 10^{16} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} respectively. The p−np-n junction is reverse biased and the total depletion width is 3  μm3 \; \mu \mathrm{m}. The depletion width on the pp-side is
Official PYQ2004Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
The resistivity of a uniformloy doped nn-type silicon sample is 0.5  Ω−cm0.5 \; \Omega-\mathrm{cm}. If the electron mobility (μn)\left(\mu_{n}\right) is 1250 cm2/V1250 \mathrm{~cm}^{2} / \mathrm{V}-sec and the charge of an electron is 1.6×10−191.6 \times 10^{-19} Coulomb, the donor impurity concentration (Nn)\left(\mathrm{N}_{\text{n}}\right) in the sample is
Official PYQ2004Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
Consider an abrupt pp-junction. Let Vin V_{\text{in }} be the built-in potential of this junction and VR\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{R}} be the applied reverse bias. If the junction capacitance (Ct)\left(\mathrm{C}_{t}\right) is 1  pF1 \; \mathrm{pF} for Vin+VR=1 VV_{\text{in}}+V_{\mathrm{R}}=1 \mathrm{~V}, then for …
Official PYQ2004Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
Consider the following statements S1\mathrm{S} 1 and S2\mathrm{S} 2. S1:\mathrm{S} 1 : The threshold voltage (VT)\left(V_{T}\right) of a MOS capacitor decreases with increase in gate oxide thickness S2:\mathrm{S} 2 : The threshold voltage (Vt)\left(V_{t}\right) of a MOS capacitor decreases with increase in substrate doping concentration Which one of …
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The drain of an nn-channel MOSFET is shorted to the gate so that VGS=VDsV_{G S}=V_{D s}. The threshold voltage (VT)\left(V_{T}\right) of MOSFET is 1 V1 \mathrm{~V}. If the drain current (ID)\left(\mathrm{I}_{\mathrm{D}}\right) is 1 mA1 \mathrm{~mA} for VGS=2 V\mathrm{V}_{G S}=2 \mathrm{~V}, then for …
Official PYQ2004Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
The longest wavelength that can be absorbed by silicon, which has the bandgap of 1.12  eV1.12 \; \mathrm{eV}, is 11. If the longest wavelength that can be absorbed by another material is 0.87  μm0.87 \; \mu \mathrm{m}, then the bandgap of this material is
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
The neutral base width of a bipolar transistor, biased in the active region, is 0.5  μm0.5 \; \mu \mathrm{m}. The maximum electron concentration and the diffusion constant in the base are 1014/cm310^{14} / \mathrm{cm}^{3} and Dn\mathrm{D}_{n} =25 cm2/sec=25 \mathrm{~cm}^{2} / \mathrm{sec} respectively. Assuming negligible recombination in the base, the collector current …
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
Assuming that the β\beta of the transistor is extremely large and VB E=0.7 V,IC\text{V}_{\text{B E}}=0.7 \mathrm{~V}, \text{I}_{\text{C}} and VCE\text{V}_{\text{CE}} in the circuit shown in the figure are
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
A bipolar transistor is operating in the active region with a collector current of 1 mA1 \mathrm{~mA}. Assuming that the β\beta of the transistor is 100100 and the thermal voltage (VT)\left(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{T}}\right) is 25  mV25 \; \mathrm{mV}, the transconductance (gm)\left(g_{m}\right) and the input resistance (rn)\left(r_{n}\right) of the transistor …
Official PYQ2004CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
The value of C\mathrm{C} required for sinusoidal oscillations of frequency 1  kHz1 \; \mathrm{kHz} in the circuit of given figure is
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In the op-amp\text{op-amp} circuit given in the figure, the load current iLi_{\text{L}} is
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In the voltage regulator shown in the given figure, the load current can vary from 100 mA100 \mathrm{~mA} to 500 mA500 \mathrm{~mA}. Assuming that the Zener diode is ideal (i.e., the Zener knee current is negligibly small and Zener resistance is zero in the breakdown region), the value of RR is
Official PYQ2004Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In a full-wave rectifier using two ideal diodes, VdiV_{d i} and VidV_{i d} are the dcd c and peak values of the voltage respectively across a resistive load. If PIV is the peak inverse voltage of the diode, then the appropriate relationships for this rectifier are
Official PYQ2004Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
The minimum number of 22-to-11 multiplexers required to realize a 44-to 11 mulitiplexer is