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Official PYQ2002Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
If the transistor in the figure is in saturation, then
Official PYQ2002Digital CircuitsData ConvertersMCQ · 1 mark
The number of comparators required in a 33-bit comparator type ADC is
Official PYQ2002Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
If the input to the digital circuit the figure, consisting of a cascade of 20  XOR20 \; \mathrm{XOR}-gates is X\mathrm{X}, then the output YY is equal to
Official PYQ2002Digital CircuitsNumber RepresentationsMCQ · 1 mark
44-bit 22's complement representation of a decimal number is 1000.1000. The number is
Official PYQ2002Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
A 741741-type opamp has a gain-bandwidth product of 1  MHz1 \; \mathrm{MHz}. A non-inverting amplifier using this opamp and having a voltage gain of 20 dB20 \mathrm{~dB} will exhibit a −3−dB-3-\mathrm{dB} bandwidth of
Official PYQ2002Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In a negative feedback amplifier using voltage-series (i.e. voltage-sampling, series mixing) feedback. (RiR_i and RoR_o denote the input and output resistances respectively)
Official PYQ2002Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In given figure a silicon diode is carrying a constant current of 1 mA1 \mathrm{~mA}. When the temperature of the diode is 20∘C,VD20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{D}} is found to be 700  mV700 \; \mathrm{mV}. If the temperature rises to 40∘C,VD40^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, \mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{D}} becomes approximately equal to
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
Which of the following cannot be the Fourier series expansion of a periodic signal ?
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
Convolution of x(t+5)x(t+5) with impulse function δ(t−7)\delta(t-7) is equal to
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
In given figure 1.2,1.2, the switch was closed for a long time before opening at t=0t=0. The voltage VxV x at t=0+t=0^{+} is
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
The dependent current source shown in given figure.
Official PYQ2002CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
A person with a receiver is 5  Km5 \; \mathrm{Km} away from the transmitter. What is the distance that this person must move further to detect a 3−dB3-d B decrease in signal strength?
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The electric field on the surface of a perfect conductor is 2 Vm2 \mathrm{~Vm}. The conductor is immersed in water with ϵ=80ϵ0\epsilon=80 \epsilon_{0}. The surface charge density on the conductor is (ϵ0=10−4/(36π)F/m)\left(\epsilon_{0}=10^{-4} /(36 \pi) \mathrm{F} / \mathrm{m}\right)
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
Distilled water at 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} is characterized by σ=1.7×10−1mho/m\sigma=1.7 \times 10^{-1} \mathrm{mho} / \mathrm{m} and ϵ=78  ϵ0\epsilon=78 \; \epsilon_{0} at a frequency of 3  GHz.3 \; \mathrm{GHz}. Its loss tangent tan⁡δ\tan\delta is (ϵ=10−9/(36π)F/m)\left(\epsilon=10^{-9} /(36 \pi) \mathrm{F} / \mathrm{m}\right)
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
A plane wave is characterized by E‾=(0.5x^+y^ejz/2)ejzet–jkz.\overline{\mathrm{E}}=\left(0.5 \hat{x}+\hat{y} e^{jz} / 2 \right)e^{jzet – jkz}. This wave is
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
If the variance σx2\sigma_{x}^{2} of d(n)=x(n)−x(n−1)d(n)=x(n)-x(n-1) is one-tenth the variance σx2\sigma_{x}^{2} of a stationary zero-mean discrete-time signal x(n)x(n), then the normalized autocorrelation function Rxx(k)/σx2R_{x x}(k) / \sigma_{x}^{2} at k=1k=1 is
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMSQ · 1 mark
A signal x(t)=100cos⁡(24π×103)tx(t)=100 \cos \left(24 \pi \times 10^{3}\right) t is ideally sampled with a sampling period of 50  μsec50 \; \mu \mathrm{sec} and then passed through an ideal lowpass filter with cut-off frequency of 15  kHz15 \; \mathrm{kHz}. Which of the following frequencies is/are present at the filter output?
Official PYQ2002Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
In the figure m(t)=2sin⁡2πtt,s(t)=cos⁡200πtm(t)=\frac{2 \sin 2 \pi t}{t}, s(t)=\cos 200 \pi t and n(t)n(t) =sin⁡199πtt=\frac{\sin 199 \pi t}{t}. The output y(t)y(t) will be
Official PYQ2002CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
An angle-modulated signal is given by s(t)=cos⁡2π(2×106t+30sin⁡150t+40cos⁡150t)s(t)=\cos 2 \pi\left(2 \times 10^{6} t+30 \sin 150 t+40 \cos 150 t\right).The maximum frequency and phase deviations of s(t)s(t) are
Official PYQ2002Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The system with the open loop transfer function G(s)H(s)=1s(s2+s+1)\mathrm{G}(\mathrm{s}) \mathrm{H}(s)=\frac{1}{s\left(s^{2}+s+1\right)} has a gain margin of