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Official PYQ2024Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 2 marks
In the circuit shown below, the transistors M1M_{1} and M2M_{2} are biased in saturation. Their small signal transconductances are gm1g_{m 1} and gm2g_{m 2} respectively. Neglect body effect, channel length modulation and intrinsic device capacitances. Assuming that capacitor C1C_{1} is a short circuit for AC\mathrm{AC} analysis, the exact …
Official PYQ2024Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMSQ · 2 marks
Which of the following statements is/are true for a BJT\text{BJT} with respect to its DC current gain β\beta ?
Official PYQ2024Control SystemsMSQ · 2 marks
Consider a system SS represented in state space as dxdt=[0−21−3]x+[10]r,y=[2−5]x.\frac{d x}{d t}=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 0 & -2 \\ 1 & -3 \end{array}\right] x+\left[\begin{array}{l} 1 \\ 0 \end{array}\right] r, y=\left[\begin{array}{ll} 2 & -5 \end{array}\right] x . Which of the state space representations given below has/have the same transfer function as that of …
Official PYQ2024Engineering MathematicsVector AnalysisMSQ · 2 marks
Let F1,F2F_{1}, F_{2}, and F3F_{3} be functions of (x,y,z)(x, y, z). Suppose that for every given pair of points AA and BB in space, the line integral ∫C(F1 dx+F2 dy+F3 dz)\int_{C}\left(F_{1} \mathrm{~d} x+F_{2} \mathrm{~d} y+F_{3} \mathrm{~d} z\right) evaluates to the same value along any path CC that starts at AA and ends at BB. Then which of the following …
Official PYQ2024Engineering MathematicsLinear AlgebraMSQ · 2 marks
​​​​​Consider the matrix [1k21]\left[\begin{array}{ll}1 & k \\ 2 & 1\end{array}\right], where kk is a positive real number. Which of the following vectors is/are eigenvector(s) of this matrix?
Official PYQ2024Networks, Signals and SystemsDiscrete-time SignalsMSQ · 2 marks
​​​​​The radian frequency value(s) for which the discrete time sinusoidal signal x[n]=Acos⁡(Ωn+π/3)x[n]=A \cos (\Omega n+\pi / 3) has a period of 4040 is/are ______\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Official PYQ2024CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsNAT · 2 marks
Let X(t)=Acos⁡(2πf0t+θ)X(t)=A \cos \left(2 \pi f_{0} t+\theta\right) be a random process, where amplitude AA and phase θ\theta are independent of each other, and are uniformly distributed in the intervals [−2,2][-2,2] and [0,2π][0,2 \pi], respectively. X(t)X(t) is fed to an 8-bit uniform mid-rise type quantizer. Given that the autocorrelation of X(t)X(t) is …
Official PYQ2024ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesNAT · 2 marks
A lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance Z0=50Ω\mathrm{Z}_{0}=50 \Omega is terminated with an unknown load. The magnitude of the reflection co-efficient is ∣Γ∣=0.6|\Gamma|=0.6. As one moves towards the generator from the load, the maximum value of the input impedance magnitude looking towards the load (in Ω\Omega ) is ______.\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Official PYQ2024Networks, Signals and SystemsDiscrete-time SignalsNAT · 2 marks
The relationship between any N-length sequence x[n]x[n] and its corresponding N\mathrm{N}-point discrete Fourier transform X[k]X[k] is defined as X[k]=F{x[n]}.X[k]=\mathcal{F}\{x[n]\} . Another sequence y[n]y[n] is formed as below y[n]=F{F{F{F{x[n]}}}}.y[n]=\mathcal{F}\{\mathcal{F}\{\mathcal{F}\{\mathcal{F}\{x[n]\}\}\}\} . For the sequence x[n]={1,2,1,3}x[n]=\{1,2,1,3\}, the value of …
Official PYQ2024Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisNAT · 2 marks
For the two port network shown below, the value of the Y21Y_{21} parameter (in Siemens) is ______\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Official PYQ2024Electronic DevicesNAT · 2 marks
Consider a MOS capacitor made with p-type silicon. It has an oxide thickness of 100 nm100 \mathrm{~nm}, a fixed positive oxide charge of 10−8C/cm210^{-8} \mathrm{C} / \mathrm{cm}^{2} at the oxide-silicon interface, and a metal work function of 4.6eV4.6 \mathrm{eV}. Assume that the relative permittivity of the oxide is 4 and the absolute permittivity of free space is …
Official PYQ2024Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisNAT · 2 marks
In the network shown below, maximum power is to be transferred to the load RLR_{L}. The value of RLR_{L} (in Ω\Omega ) is _______\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Official PYQ2024Electronic DevicesNAT · 2 marks
A non-degenerate n-type semiconductor has 5%5 \% neutral dopant atoms. Its Fermi level is located at 0.25eV0.25 \mathrm{eV} below the conduction band (EC)\left(E_{C}\right) and the donor energy level (ED)\left(E_{D}\right) has a degeneracy of 22. Assuming the thermal voltage to be 20mV20 \mathrm{mV}, the difference between ECE_{C} and EDE_{D} (in …
Official PYQ2024Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersNAT · 2 marks
An NMOS\text{NMOS} transistor operating in the linear region has IDSI_{D S} of 5μA5 \mu \mathrm{A} at VDSV_{D S} of 0.1 V0.1 \mathrm{~V}. Keeping VGSV_{G S} constant, the VDSV_{D S} is increased to 1.5 V1.5 \mathrm{~V}. Given that μnCoxWL=50μA/V2\mu_{n} C_{o x} \frac{W}{L}=50 \mu \mathrm{A} / \mathrm{V}^{2}, the transconductance at the new operating point (in …
Official PYQ2024Electronic DevicesNAT · 2 marks
The photocurrent of a PN\text{PN} junction diode solar cell is 1 mA1 \mathrm{~mA}. The voltage corresponding to its maximum power point is 0.3 V0.3 \mathrm{~V}. If the thermal voltage is 30mV30 \mathrm{mV}, the reverse saturation current of the diode (in nA\mathrm{nA}, rounded off to two decimal places) is ______\_\_\_\_\_\_.
Official PYQ2023General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
“I cannot support this proposal. My _________ will not permit it.”
Official PYQ2023General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
Courts : _________: : Parliament : Legislature (By word meaning)
Official PYQ2023General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
What is the smallest number with distinct digits whose digits add up to 45?45?
Official PYQ2023General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
In a class of 100100 students, there are 3030 students who neither like romantic movies nor comedy movies, the number of students who like romantic movies is twice the number of students who like comedy movies, and the number of students who like both romantic movies and comedy movies is 2020. How many students in the class like romantic movies?
Official PYQ2023General AptitudeMCQ · 1 mark
How many rectangles are present in the given figure?