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Official PYQ1997Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In the BJT\text{BJT} amplifier shown in the figure is the transistor is based in the forward active region. Putting a capacitor across RER_E will
Official PYQ1997ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The skin depth at 10  MHz10\; \mathrm{MHz} for a conductor is 1  cm1 \; \mathrm{cm}. The phase velocity of an electromagnetic wave in the conductor at 1,000  MHz1,000 \; \mathrm{MHz} is about
Official PYQ1997ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A very lossy, λ/4\lambda / 4 long, 50  Ω50 \; \Omega transmission line is open circuited at the load end. The input impedance measured at the other end of the line is approximately
Official PYQ1997CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
A parabolic dish antenna has a conical beam 2∘2^{\circ} wide, the directivity of the antenna is approximately
Official PYQ1997CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
An amplifier A has 6  dB6 \; d \mathrm{B} gain and 50  Ω50 \; \Omega input and output impedances. The noise figure of this amplifier as shown in the figure is (a)(a) is 3  dB3 \; d \mathrm{B}. A cascade of two such amplifiers as in the figure is will have a noise figure of
Official PYQ1997CommunicationsRandom ProcessesMCQ · 1 mark
The power spectral density of a deterministic signal is given by [sin⁡(f)/f2]\left[\sin (f) / f^{2}\right] where ff is frequency. The autocorrelation function of this signal in the time domain is
Official PYQ1997CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
A communication channel has first-order low pass transfer function. The channel is used to transmit pulses at a symbol rate greater than the half-power frequency of the low pass function. Which of the network shown in the figure is can be used to equalise the received pulses?
Official PYQ1997Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
A certain linear time invariant system has the state and the output equations given below …
Official PYQ1997Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
In the signal flow graph of the figure is y/ x\text{y/ x} equals
Official PYQ1997Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In the circuit of in the figure is the current iDi_{D} through the ideal diode (zero cut in voltage and forward resistance) equals
Official PYQ1997Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
In the circuit of the figure is the equivalent impedance seen across terminals a, b\text{a, b} is
Official PYQ1997Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
In the circuit of the figure is the energy absorbed by the 4  Ω4 \; \Omega resistor in the time interval (0,∞)(0, \infty) is
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
The boolean function A+BC\mathrm{A}+\mathrm{BC} is a reduced form of
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
The gate delay of an NMOS\text{NMOS} inverter is dominated by charge time rather than discharge time because
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsSequential CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
In a J-K\text{J-K} flip-flip we have J=Q\text{J=Q} and K=1\text{K}=1. Assuming the flip flop was initially cleared and then clocked for 66 puleses, the sequence at the Q\text{Q} output will be
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsCombinatorial CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
For the NMOS\text{NMOS} logic gate shown in the figure is the logic function implemented is
Official PYQ1997Electronic DevicesMCQ · 1 mark
The intrinsic carrier density at 300 K300 \mathrm{~K} is 1.5×10101.5 \times 10^{10} / cm3\mathrm{cm}^{3}, in silicon. For nn-type silicon doped to 2.25×2.25 \times 101510^{15} atoms /cm3/ \mathrm{cm}^{3}, the equilibrium electron and hole densities are
Official PYQ1997Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
A half wave rectifier uses a diode with a forward resistance Rf\text{Rf}. The voltage is Vmsin⁡ωt\text{V}_\text{m} \sin \omega t and the load resistance is RL\text{R}_\text{L}. The DC\text{DC} current is given by
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsNumber RepresentationsMCQ · 1 mark
A signed integer has been stored in a byte using the 22's complement format. We wish to store the same integer in a 1616 bit word. We should
Official PYQ1997Digital CircuitsComputer OrganizationMCQ · 1 mark
The following insturctions have been executed by an 8085  μP8085 \; \mu \mathrm{P}  ADDRESS (HEX)  INSTRUCTION 6010 LXI H, 8A 79H6013 MOV A, L 6015 ADDH 6016 DAA 6017 MOV H, A 6018 PCHL \begin{array}{cl}\text{ ADDRESS (HEX) } & \text{ INSTRUCTION } \\ 6010 & \text{ LXI H, 8A } 79 \mathrm{H} \\ 6013 & \text{ MOV A, L } \\ 6015 & \text{ ADDH } \\ 6016 & \text{ DAA } \\ 6017 & \text{ MOV H, A } \\ 6018 & \text{ PCHL }\end{array} From …