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Official PYQ2021Engineering MathematicsComplex AnalysisMCQ · 2 marks
Consider the integral ∮csin(x)x2(x2+4)dx\oint _{c}\frac{sin\left ( x \right )}{x^{2}\left ( x^{2}+4 \right )}dx where CC is a counter-clockwise oriented circle defined as ∣x−i∣=2\left | x-i \right |=2. The value of the integral is
Official PYQ2021Engineering MathematicsProbability and StatisticsMCQ · 2 marks
A box contains the following three coins. A fair coin with head on one face and tail on the other face. A coin with heads on both the faces. A coin with tails on both the faces. A coin is picked randomly from the box and tossed. Out of the two remaining coins in the box, one coin is then picked randomly and tossed. If the first toss results in a head, the …
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 2 marks
The switch in the circuit in the figure is in position PP for a long time and then moved to position QQ at time t=0t=0. The value of dv(t)dt\dfrac{dv\left ( t \right )}{dt} at t=0+t=0^{+} is
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisMCQ · 2 marks
Consider the two-port network shown in the figure. The admittance parameters, in siemens, are
Official PYQ2021Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersMCQ · 2 marks
For an nn-channel silicon MOSFET\text{MOSFET} with 10 nm10\:nm gate oxide thickness, the substrate sensitivity (∂VT/∂∣VBS∣)\left ( \partial V_{T}/\partial \left | V_{BS} \right | \right ) is found to be 50 mV/V50\:mV/V at a substrate voltage ∣VBS∣=2V\left | V_{BS} \right |=2V, where VTV_{T} is the threshold voltage of the MOSFET\text{MOSFET}. Assume that, …
Official PYQ2021Digital CircuitsSequential CircuitsMCQ · 2 marks
​​​​​​​The propagation delays of the XOR\text{XOR} gate, AND\text{AND} gate and multiplexer (MUX)\text{(MUX)} in the circuit shown in the figure are 4 ns4\:ns, 2 ns2\:ns and 1 ns1\:ns, respectively. If all the inputs P, Q, R, S and T\text{P, Q, R, S and T} are applied simultaneously and held constant, the maximum propagation delay of the circuit is
Official PYQ2021Digital CircuitsComputer OrganizationMCQ · 2 marks
The content of the registers are R1=25H,R2=30HR_{1} = 25H, R_{2} = 30H and R3=40HR_{3} = 40H. The following machine instructions are executed. PUSH {R1}\text{PUSH } \{R_{1}\} PUSH {R2}\text{PUSH } \{R_{2}\} PUSH {R3}\text{PUSH } \{R_{3}\} POP {R1}\text{POP } \{R_{1}\} POP {R2}\text{POP } \{R_{2}\} POP {R3}\text{POP } \{R_{3}\} After execution, the content of registers R1, R2, R3R_{1},\:R_{2},\:R_{3} …
Official PYQ2021Control SystemsMCQ · 2 marks
The electrical system shown in the figure converts input source current is(t)i_{s}(t) to output voltage vo(t)v_{o}(t) Current i iL(t)i_{L}(t) in the inductor and voltage vc(t)v_{c}(t) across the capacitor are taken as the state variables, both assumed to be initially equal to zero, i.e., iL(0)=0i_{L}(0) =0 and vc(0)=0v_{c}(0)=0. The system is
Official PYQ2021CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 2 marks
A digital transmission system uses a (7,47,4) systematic linear Hamming code for transmitting data over a noisy channel. If three of the message-codeword pairs in this code (mi\text{m}_{i} ; ci\text{c}_{i}), where ci\text{c}_{i} is the codeword corresponding to the ithi^{th} message mi\text{m}_{i}, are known to be (1100;0101100)(1100; 0101 100), …
Official PYQ2021ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 2 marks
The impedance matching network shown n the figure is to match a lossless line having characteristic impedance Z0=50 ΩZ_{0}= 50 \:\Omega with a load impedance ZLZ_{L}. A quarter-wave line having a characteristic impedance Z1=75 ΩZ_1=75\:\Omega is connected to ZLZ_{L}. Two stubs having characteristic impedance of 75 Ω75\:\Omega each are connected to this …
Official PYQ2021Engineering MathematicsLinear AlgebraNAT · 2 marks
A real 2×22\times2 non-singular matrix AA with repeated eigenvalue is given as A=[x−3.03.04.0]A=\begin{bmatrix} x & -3.0\\ 3.0 & 4.0 \end{bmatrix} where xx is a real positive number. The value of xx (rounded off to one decimal place) is ________________
Official PYQ2021Engineering MathematicsVector AnalysisNAT · 2 marks
For a vector field D=ρcos⁡2 φ aρ+z2sin⁡2 φ aφD=\rho\cos^{2}\:\varphi \:a_{\rho }+z^{2}\sin^{2}\:\varphi \:a_{\varphi } in a cylindrical coordinate system (ρ,φ,z)\left ( \rho ,\varphi ,z \right ) with unit vectors aρ,aφa_{\rho },a_{\varphi } and aza_{z}, the net flux of DD leaving the closed surface of the cylinder (ρ=3,0≤z≤2)\left ( \rho =3, 0\leq z\leq 2 \right ) (rounded off to two …
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsCircuit AnalysisNAT · 2 marks
In the circuit shown in the figure, the switch is closed at time t=0t=0, while the capacitor is initially charged to −5 V-5\:V (i.e., vc(0)=−5Vv_{c}(0)=-5V). The time after which the voltage across the capacitor becomes zero (rounded off to three decimal places) is ________________ ms\text{ms}.
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsNAT · 2 marks
The exponential Fourier series representation of a continuous-time periodic signal x(t)x(t) is defined as x(t)=∑k=−∞∞akejkω0tx\left ( t \right )=\sum_{k=-\infty }^{\infty }a_{k}e^{jk\omega _{0}t} where ω0\omega _0 is the fundamental angular frequency of x(t)x(t) and the coefficients of the series are aka_{k}. The following information is given about x(t)x(t) and …
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsLTI SystemsNAT · 2 marks
For a unit step input u[n]u[n], a discrete-time LTI\text{LTI} system produces an output signal (2δ[n+1]+δ[n]+δ[n−1])\left ( 2\delta \left [ n+1 \right ] +\delta \left [ n \right ]+\delta \left [ n-1 \right ]\right ). Let y[n]y[n] be the output of the system for an input ((12)nu[n])\left ( \left ( \dfrac{1}{2} \right )^n u\left [ n \right ]\right ). The value of y[0]y[0] is …
Official PYQ2021Networks, Signals and SystemsDiscrete-time SignalsNAT · 2 marks
Consider the signals x[n]=2n−1u[−n+2]x\left [ n \right ]=2^{n-1}u\left [ -n+2 \right ] and y[n]=2−n+2u[n+1]y\left [ n \right ]=2^{-n+2}u\left [ n+1 \right ], where u[n]u[n] is the unit step sequence. Let X(ejw)X(e^{jw}) and Y(ejw)Y(e^{jw}) be the discrete-time Fourier transform of x[n]x[n] and y[n]y[n], respectively. The value of the integral …
Official PYQ2021Electronic DevicesNAT · 2 marks
A silicon P−NP-N junction is shown in the figure. The doping in the PP region is 5×1016 cm−35\times10^{16}\:cm^{-3} and doping in the NN region is 10×1016 cm−310\times10^{16}\:cm^{-3}. The parameters given are Built-in voltage (Φbi)\left ( \Phi _{\text{bi}} \right ) = 0.8 V0.8\:V Electron charge (q)(q) = 1.6×10−19C 1.6\times10^{-19} C\: Vacuum permittivity …
Official PYQ2021Analog CircuitsDiode CircuitsNAT · 2 marks
An asymmetrical periodic pulse train vinv_{in} of 10 V10\:V amplitude with on-time TON=1 msT_{\text{ON}}=1\:ms and off-time TOFF=1 μsT_{\text{OFF}}=1\:\mu s is applied to the circuit shown in the figure. The diode D1D_{1} is ideal. The difference between the maximum voltage and minimum voltage of the output waveform vov_{o} (in integer) is ______________ VV.
Official PYQ2021Analog CircuitsBJT and MOSFET AmplifiersNAT · 2 marks
For the transistor M1M_{1} in the circuit shown in the figure, μnCox=100 μA/V2\mu_{n} C_{\text{ox}} = 100\:\mu A/V^{2} and (W/L)=10(W/L)=10, where μn\mu_{n} is the mobility of electron, CoxC_{\text{ox}} is the oxide capacitance per unit area , WW is the width and LL is the length. The channel length modulation coefficient is ignored. If the gate-to-source …
Official PYQ2021Analog CircuitsOp-amp CircuitsNAT · 2 marks
A circuit with an ideal OPAMP\text{OPAMP} is shown in the figure. A pulse VINV_{\text{IN}} of 20 ms20\:ms duration is applied to the input. The capacitors are initially uncharged. The output voltage VOUTV_{\text{OUT}} of this circuit at t=0+t=0^{+} (in integer) is ____________________ VV.