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Official PYQ1996Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
In the given figure, A1,A2A_{1}, A_{2} and A3A_{3} are ideal ammeters. If A2\mathrm{A}_{2} and A3\mathrm{A}_{3} read 3 A3 \mathrm{~A} and 4 A4 \mathrm{~A} respectvely, then A1A_{1} should read
Official PYQ1996ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
Some unknown material has a conductivity of 106  mho/m10^{6} \; \mathrm{mho} / \mathrm{m} and a permeability of 4π×10−7  H/m4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \; \mathrm{H} / \mathrm{m}. The skin depth for the material at 1  GHz1 \; \mathrm{GHz} is
Official PYQ1996CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
A 1 km1 \mathrm{~km} long microwave link uses two antennas each having 30 dB30 \mathrm{~dB} gain. If the power transmitted by one antenna is 1 W1 \mathrm{~W} at 3  GHz3 \; \mathrm{GHz}, the power received by the other antenna is approximately
Official PYQ1996CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
The critical frequency of an ionospheric layer is 10  MHz10 \; \mathrm{MHz}. What is the maximum launching angle from the horizon for which 20  MHz20 \; \mathrm{MHz} wave will be reflected by the layer?
Official PYQ1996CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
An FM\text{FM} signal with a modulation index 99 is applied to a frequency tripler. The modulation index in the output signal will be
Official PYQ1996Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The autocorrelation function of an energy signal has
Official PYQ1996CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
The number of bits in a binary PCM\mathrm{PCM} system is increased from nn to n+1n+1. As a result, the signal to quantization noise ratio will improve by a factor
Official PYQ1996Digital CircuitsComputer OrganizationMCQ · 1 mark
The following sequence of instructions are executed by an 80858085 microprocessor: 1000LXISP27  FF1000CALL10061006POP  H\begin{matrix} 1000 &LXI & SP &27 \; FF \\ 1000 &CALL & & 1006\\ 1006 &POP \; H & & \end{matrix} The contents of the stack pointer (SP)\text{(SP)} and the HL,\text{HL,} register pair on completion of execution of these instructions are
Official PYQ1996Digital CircuitsSemiconductor MemoriesMCQ · 1 mark
A memory system of size 26 K26 \mathrm{~K} bytes is required to be designed using memory chips which have 1212 address lines and 44 data lines each. The number of such chips required to design the memory system is
Official PYQ1996Digital CircuitsData ConvertersMCQ · 1 mark
A 1010 - bit ADC\text{ADC} with a full scale output voltage of 10.24 V10.24 \mathrm{~V} is designed to have a±LSB/2\mathrm{a} \pm \mathrm{LSB} / 2 accuracy. If the ADC\mathrm{ADC} is calibrated at 25∘C25^{\circ} \mathrm{C} and the operating temperature ranges from 0∘C0^{\circ} \mathrm{C} to 50∘C50^{\circ} \mathrm{C}, then the maximum net temperature …
Official PYQ1996Digital CircuitsSemiconductor MemoriesMCQ · 1 mark
A dynamic RAM\text{RAM} cell which hold 5 V5 \mathrm{~V} has to be refreshed every 20 m20 \mathrm{~m} secs, so that the stored voltage does not fall by more than 0.5 V0.5 \mathrm{~V}. If the cell has a constant discharge current of 0.1  pA0.1 \; \mathrm{pA}, the storage capacitance of the cell is
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
A Zener diode in the circuit shown in the figure is has a knee current of 5 mA5 \mathrm{~mA}, and a maximum allowed power dissipation of 300 mW300 \mathrm{~mW}. What are the minimum and maximum load currents that can be drawn safely from the circuit, keeping the output voltage Vo\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{o}} constant at 6 V6 \mathrm{~V}?
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsMCQ · 1 mark
Value of RR in the oscillator circuit shown in the given figure, so chosen that it just oscillates at an angular frequency of ω\omega. The value of ω\omega and the required value of RR will respectively be
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
A Darlington stage is shown in the figure is. If the transconductance of Q1Q_{1} is gm1g_{m 1} and Q2Q_{2} is gm2g_{m 2}, then the overall transconductance gmc[≜iccvbcc]g_{m c}\left[\triangleq \frac{i_{c}^{c}}{v_{b c}^{c}}\right] is given by
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
A silicon nn MOSFET\text{MOSFET} has a threshold voltage of 11 V\mathrm{V} and oxide thickness of AO\mathrm{AO}. [εr(siO2)=3.9,εo=8.854×10−14 F/cm\left[\varepsilon_{r}\left(\mathrm{siO}_{2}\right)=3.9, \varepsilon_{\mathrm{o}}=8.854 \times 10^{-14} \mathrm{~F} / \mathrm{cm}\right., q=1.6×10−19C]\left.q=1.6 \times 10^{-19} \mathrm{C}\right] The region under the gate is ion-implanted for …
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
An npn\text{npn} transistor has a beta cut-off frequency fβf \beta of 1  MHz1 \; \mathrm{MHz}, and common emitter short circuit low frequency current gain βO\beta \mathrm{O} of 200200. It unity gain frequency fTf \mathrm{T} and the alpha cut-off frequency fαf \alpha respectively are
Official PYQ1996Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 1 mark
In a bipolar transistor at room temperature, if the emitter current is doubled the voltage across its base-emitter junction
Official PYQ1996ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
A uniform plane wave in air is normally incident on infinitely thick slab. If the refractive index of the glass slab is 1.51.5, then the percentage of incident power that is reflected from the air-glass interface is
Official PYQ1996Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 1 mark
The voltages VC1, VC2\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C} 1}, \mathrm{~V}_{\mathrm{C} 2}, and VC3\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{C} 3} across the capacitors in the circuit in the given figure, under steady state, are respectively.
Official PYQ1996Control SystemsMCQ · 1 mark
The inverse Laplace transform of the function s+5(s+1)(s+3)\frac{s+5}{(s+1)(s+3)} is