Gate Qp Ec Set-02 2015
Gate Qp Ec Set-02 2015
ECE - SET 2
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Q.2 The value of for which all the eigen-values of the matrix given below are real is
10 5+ 4
20 2
4 2 −10
(A) 5 + j (B) 5 − (C) 1 − 5 (D) 1 + 5
Q.4 dy 1 + cos 2 y
The general solution of the differential equation = is
dx 1 − cos 2 x
(A) tan y − cot x = c ( c is a constant) (B) tan x − cot y = c ( c is a constant)
(C) tan y + cot x = c ( c is a constant) (D) tan x + cot y = c ( c is a constant)
Q.5 The magnitude and phase of the complex Fourier series coefficients of a periodic signal ( ) are
shown in the figure. Choose the correct statement from the four choices given. Notation: is the
set of complex numbers, is the set of purely real numbers, and is the set of purely imaginary
numbers.
|ak| 3
3
2 2
1
k
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4
∠ ak
-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 1 2 3 4
0
k
−π
(A) ( ) ∈
(B) ( ) ∈
(C) ( ) ∈ ( − )
(D) the information given is not sufficient to draw any conclusion about ( )
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Q.6 The voltage ( ) across the capacitor (in Volts) in the network shown is ______ .
80 V 40 V
~
100 V, 50 Hz
Q.7 In the circuit shown, the average value of the voltage Vab (in Volts) in steady state condition is
________.
1 kΩ 1 μF 1 mH 2 kΩ
b a
5π sin(5000t) + 5V
Vab
0.3 0.2 15 5
(A) (B)
0.2 0.3 5 15
Q.9 An n-type silicon sample is uniformly illuminated with light which generates 1020 electron-hole
pairs per cm3 per second. The minority carrier lifetime in the sample is 1 µs. In the steady state, the
hole concentration in the sample is approximately 10x, where x is an integer. The value of x is ___.
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Q.10 A piece of silicon is doped uniformly with phosphorous with a doping concentration of
1016/cm3. The expected value of mobility versus doping concentration for silicon assuming full
dopant ionization is shown below. The charge of an electron is 1.6 ×10-19 C. The conductivity
(in S cm −1 ) of the silicon sample at 300 K is _______.
Q.11 If the circuit shown has to function as a clamping circuit, then which one of the following
conditions should be satisfied for the sinusoidal signal of period T ?
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Q.12 In the circuit shown, V0 = V0A for switch SW in position A and V0 = V0B for SW in position B.
V0 B
Assume that the opamp is ideal. The value of is ___________.
V0 A
1 kΩ
5V 1 kΩ
1 kΩ V0
B A
SW 1 kΩ
1V 1 kΩ
Q.13 In the bistable circuit shown, the ideal opamp has saturation levels of ± 5 V. The value of R1 (in
kΩ) that gives a hysteresis width of 500 mV is ________.
R2 = 20 kΩ
R1
+
vout
−
+
vin −
Q.14 In the figure shown, the output is required to be = + ̅ . The gates G1 and G2 must be,
respectively,
Q.15 In an 8085 microprocessor, which one of the following instructions changes the content of the
accumulator?
(A) MOV B,M (B) PCHL (C) RNZ (D) SBI BEH
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Q.16 A mod-n counter using a synchronous binary up-counter with synchronous clear input is shown in
the figure. The value of n is _______.
4-Bit Binary QA QA
Counter QB QB
CLOCK CLK QC QC
QD QD
CLEAR
Q.17 Let the signal ( ) = 0 outside the interval [ , ], where and are finite. Furthermore,
| ( )| < ∞ . The region of convergence (RoC) of the signal’s bilateral Laplace transform ( ) is
(A) a parallel strip containing the Ω axis
(B) a parallel strip not containing the Ω axis
(C) the entire -plane
(D) a half plane containing the Ω axis
Q.18
∑
n
Two causal discrete-time signals x[n] and y[ n ] are related as y[n] = m=0
x[m] .
Q.19 By performing cascading and/or summing/differencing operations using transfer function blocks
G1 ( s ) and G2 ( s ) , one CANNOT realize a transfer function of the form
(A) G1 ( s )G2 ( s ) G1 ( s)
(B)
G2 ( s )
⎛ 1 ⎞ ⎛ 1 ⎞
(C) G1 ( s) ⎜ + G2 ( s) ⎟ (D) G1 ( s ) ⎜ − G2 ( s) ⎟
⎝ G1 ( s) ⎠ ⎝ G1 ( s) ⎠
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Q.20 C ( s)
For the signal flow graph shown in the figure, the value of is
R( s)
-H3
1 X1 X3 1 X4 C(s)
R(s) G1 X2 G2 G3 X5 G4
-H1 -H2
G1G2G3G4
(A)
1 − G1G2 H1 − G3G4 H 2 − G2G3 H 3 + G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
G1G2G3G4
(B)
1 + G1G2 H1 + G3G4 H 2 + G2G3 H 3 + G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
1
(C)
1 + G1G2 H1 + G3G4 H 2 + G2G3 H 3 + G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
1
(D)
1 − G1G2 H1 − G3G4 H 2 − G2G3 H 3 + G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
Q.21 A unity negative feedback system has an open-loop transfer function ( )= . The gain
( +10)
for the system to have a damping ratio of 0.25 is ________.
Q.22 A sinusoidal signal of amplitude A is quantized by a uniform quantizer. Assume that the signal
utilizes all the representation levels of the quantizer. If the signal to quantization noise ratio is 31.8
dB, the number of levels in the quantizer is _______.
Q.23 ⎛ π⎞
The signal cos ⎜ 10π t + ⎟ is ideally sampled at a sampling frequency of 15 Hz. The sampled
⎝ 4⎠
⎛ sin(π t ) ⎞ ⎛ π⎞
signal is passed through a filter with impulse response ⎜ ⎟ cos ⎜ 40π t − ⎟ . The filter
⎝ πt ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠
output is
15 ⎛ π⎞ 15 ⎛ sin(π t ) ⎞ ⎛ π⎞
(A) cos ⎜ 40π t − ⎟ (B) ⎜ ⎟ cos ⎜10π t + ⎟
2 ⎝ 4⎠ 2 ⎝ πt ⎠ ⎝ 4⎠
15 ⎛ π⎞ 15 ⎛ sin(π t ) ⎞ ⎛ π⎞
(C) cos ⎜10π t − ⎟ (D) ⎜ ⎟ cos ⎜ 40π t − ⎟
2 ⎝ 4⎠ 2 ⎝ πt ⎠ ⎝ 2⎠
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Q.24 In a source free region in vacuum, if the electrostatic potential = 2 + + , the value
of constant must be _______.
Q.26 dx
Consider the differential equation = 10 − 0.2 x with initial condition x(0) = 1 . The response
dt
x(t ) for t > 0 is
Q.27 sin(4π t )
The value of the integral 12 cos(2π t ) dt is ___________.
4π t
Q.28 If denotes the counterclockwise unit circle, the value of the contour integral
1
{ }
2
is _______.
Q.29 Let the random variable X represent the number of times a fair coin needs to be tossed till two
consecutive heads appear for the first time. The expectation of X is _______.
Q.30 An LC tank circuit consists of an ideal capacitor C connected in parallel with a coil of inductance
L having an internal resistance R . The resonant frequency of the tank circuit is
1 1 C
(A) (B) 1 − R2
2π LC 2π LC L
1 L 1 ⎛ 2 C ⎞
(C) 1− (D) ⎜1 − R ⎟
2π LC R 2C 2π LC ⎝ L⎠
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Q.31 In the circuit shown, the Norton equivalent resistance (in Ω ) across terminals a-b is _______.
2Ω
a
+
-
4Ι 2Ω 4Ω
Ι
b
Q.32 In the circuit shown, the initial voltages across the capacitors C1 and C2 are 1 V and 3 V,
respectively. The switch is closed at time = 0. The total energy dissipated (in Joules) in the
resistor R until steady state is reached, is __________.
Q.33 A dc voltage of 10 V is applied across an n-type silicon bar having a rectangular cross-section and a
length of 1 cm as shown in figure. The donor doping concentration ND and the mobility of electrons
μn are 1016 cm-3 and 1000 cm2V-1s-1, respectively. The average time (in µs) taken by the electrons
to move from one end of the bar to other end is ________.
10 V
n-Si
1 cm
Q.34 In a MOS capacitor with an oxide layer thickness of 10 nm, the maximum depletion layer thickness
is 100 nm. The permittivities of the semiconductor and the oxide layer are εs and εox respectively.
Assuming εs/εox = 3, the ratio of the maximum capacitance to the minimum capacitance of this
MOS capacitor is ________.
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Q.35 The energy band diagram and the electron density profile n(x) in a semiconductor are shown in
the figures. Assume that n(x) = 10 cm-3, with = 0.1 V/cm and x expressed in cm.
Given = 0.026 V, = 36 cm s , and = . The electron current density (in A/cm ) at
x = 0 is
F(X, Y, Z) = Σ (1, 2, 5, 6, 7)
Which one of the product of sums given below is equal to the function F(X, Y, Z)?
(A) (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z )
(B) (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z)
(C) (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z)
(D) (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z ) ⋅ (X + Y + Z) ⋅ (X + Y + Z )
Q.37 The figure shows a binary counter with synchronous clear input. With the decoding logic shown,
the counter works as a
Binary
Counter Q3
Q2
CLK Q1
Q0
CLR
(A) mod-2 counter (B) mod-4 counter (C) mod-5 counter (D) mod-6 counter
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Q.38 A 1-to-8 demultiplexer with data input Din , address inputs S0, S1, S2 (with S0 as the LSB) and
Y0 to Y7 as the eight demultiplexed outputs, is to be designed using two 2-to-4 decoders (with
enable input and address inputs A0 and A1) as shown in the figure. Din , S0, S1 and S2 are to be
connected to P, Q, R and S, but not necessarily in this order. The respective input connections to P,
Q, R, and S terminals should be
P
1E 1Y0 Y0
Q 2-to-4
Decoder 1Y1 Y1
R 1A0 1Y2 Y2
S 1A1 1Y3 Y3
2E 2-to-4 2Y0 Y4
Decoder 2Y1 Y5
2A0 2Y2 Y6
2A1 2Y3 Y7
Q.39 The diode in the circuit given below has = 0.7 but is ideal otherwise. The current (in mA) in
the 4 kΩ resistor is _______.
3kΩ
2kΩ
D 1kΩ
1mA
4kΩ 6kΩ
Q.40 Assuming that the opamp in the circuit shown below is ideal, the output voltage (in volts)
is________.
2kΩ
1kΩ 12V
VO
-12V
1V
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Q.41 For the voltage regulator circuit shown, the input voltage (Vin) is 20 V ± 20% and the regulated
output voltage (Vout) is 10 V. Assume the opamp to be ideal. For a load RL drawing 200 mA, the
maximum power dissipation in Q1 (in Watts) is ________.
Vin Q1
Vout
4V R1
Vref + RL
−
R2 = 10 kΩ
Q.42 In the ac equivalent circuit shown, the two BJTs are biased in active region and have identical
parameters with β >>1. The open circuit small signal voltage gain is approximately _______.
Q.43 Input x (t ) and output y (t ) of an LTI system are related by the differential equation
y ′′(t ) − y ′(t ) − 6 y (t ) = x (t ) . If the system is neither causal nor stable, the impulse response h (t ) of
the system is
1 3t 1 1 3t 1
(A) e u (−t ) + e−2t u (−t ) (B) − e u (−t ) + e−2t u (−t )
5 5 5 5
1 3t 1 −2t 1 3t 1 −2t
(C) e u (−t ) − e u (t ) (D) − e u (−t ) − e u (t )
5 5 5 5
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Q.44 Consider two real sequences with time-origin marked by the bold value,
[ ] = { , 2, 3, 0} , [ ] = { , 3, 2, 1}
Let ( ) and ( ) be 4-point DFTs of [ ] and [ ], respectively.
Another sequence [ ] is derived by taking 4-point inverse DFT of ( )= ( ) ( ).
The value of [2] is ______.
The response ( ) is
(A) sin(t ) (B) 1 − et (C) 1 − cos(t ) (D) 0
Q.47 The output of a standard second-order system for a unit step input is given as
2 −t ⎛ π⎞
y (t ) = 1 − e cos ⎜ 3t − ⎟ . The transfer function of the system is
3 ⎝ 6⎠
2 1 3 4
(A) (B) 2
(C) 2
(D) 2
( s + 2)( s + 3) s + 2s + 1 s + 2s + 3 s + 2s + 4
1
( )=
+ +
The frequency response data for the system are given in the following table.
The unit step response of the system approaches a steady state value of ________ .
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Q.49 N0
A zero mean white Gaussian noise having power spectral density is passed through an LTI
2
filter whose impulse response h(t ) is shown in the figure. The variance of the filtered noise at
t = 4 is
ℎ( )
0 1 2 3
3 2 3 2
(A) A N0 (B) A N0
2 4
1 2
(C) A 2 N 0 (D) A N 0
2
Q.50 { X n }n=−∞ is an independent and identically distributed (i.i.d.) random process with equally
n =∞
(A) (B)
RY[k] RY[k] 1.25
1
0.5 0.5
-3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 k -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 k
(C) (D)
RY[k] 1.25 RY[k] 1.25
0.5 0.5
0.25 0.25 0.25 0.25
-2 -1 0 1 2 k -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 k
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Q.51 Consider a binary, digital communication system which uses pulses g (t ) and − g (t ) for transmitting
bits over an AWGN channel. If the receiver uses a matched filter, which one of the following
pulses will give the minimum probability of bit error?
g(t) g(t)
1 1
0 1 t
(A) 0 1 t
(B)
g(t) g(t)
1 1
0 1 t 0 1 t
(C) (D)
Q.52 Let ∈ {0,1} and ∈ {0,1} be two independent binary random variables. If ( = 0) =
and ( = 0) = , then ( + ≥ 1) is equal to
Q.54 Two half-wave dipole antennas placed as shown in the figure are excited with sinusoidally varying
currents of frequency 3 MHz and phase shift of π/2 between them (the element at the origin leads in
phase). If the maximum radiated E-field at the point P in the x-y plane occurs at an azimuthal angle
of 60°, the distance d (in meters) between the antennas is _________.
O
d y
60°
OP >> d
x P
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Q.55 The electric field of a plane wave propagating in a lossless non-magnetic medium is given by the
following expression
( , )= 5 cos(2 × 10 + )+ 3 cos 2 × 10 + −
2
The type of the polarization is
(A) Right Hand Circular. (B) Left Hand Elliptical.
(C) Right Hand Elliptical. (D) Linear.
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Notations :
Question Paper Name: EC: ELECTRONICS AND COMMUNICATION ENGINEERING 31st Jan Shift2
Number of Questions: 65
Total Marks: 100.0
Wrong answer for MCQ will result in negative marks, (-1/3) for 1 mark Questions and (-2/3) for 2 marks Questions.
Number of Questions: 10
Section Marks: 15.0
Q.1 to Q.5 carry 1 mark each & Q.6 to Q.10 carry 2 marks each.
Options :
Options :
Options :
Options :
Question Number : 6 Question Type : MCQ
Options :
Options :
Correct Answer :
800
Options :
Number of Questions: 55
Section Marks: 85.0
Q.11 to Q.35 carry 1 mark each & Q.36 to Q.65 carry 2 marks each.
Options :
Question Number : 12 Question Type : MCQ
Options :
Correct Answer :
9.9 to 10.1
Options :
Correct Answer:
100
Options :
Correct Answer :
14
Question Number : 20 Question Type : NAT
Correct Answer :
1.8 to 2.0
Options :
Question Number : 22 Question Type : NAT
Correct Answer :
1.5
Correct Answer:
1
Options :
Correct Answer :
7
Correct Answer :
0
Options :
Correct Answer :
400
Options :
Correct Answer :
-3.1 to -2.9
Options :
Correct Answer :
3
Correct Answer :
1.5
Options :
Correct Answer :
1.30 to 1.35
Question Number : 42 Question Type : NAT
Correct Answer:
1.4 to 1.6
Correct Answer:
95 to 105
Correct Answer :
4.3 to 4.4
Options :
Options :
Correct Answer :
11 to 12
Correct Answer :
-1.1 to -0.9
Correct Answer :
10.9 to 11.1
Correct Answer :
-2
Options :
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Correct Answer:
49 to 51
Options :