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ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATION ENGINEERING

PAPER-II 5.

1. If the mantissa in the floating point

representation of a number is 37 bits long, then
what is the accuracy of the digital computer?
a. 37 decimal places
b. 23 decimal places
c. 11 decimal places
d. 10 decimal places
Ans. c Consider the directed graph shown above:
2. Which one of the following is correct? What is its incidence matrix?
The convention is that the number 0 has the ⎡−1 −1 0 ⎤
normal form representation as ⎢ ⎥
a. ⎢ 0 −1 1 ⎥
a. 0 ⎢ ⎥
b. .0 ⎢−1 0 −1⎥
⎣ ⎦
c. 0.0
⎡1 0 −1⎤
d. 0.10° ⎢ ⎥
Ans. c b. ⎢1 1 0⎥
⎢ ⎥
3. Match List I with List II and select the correct. ⎢ 0 −1 1 ⎥
Answer using the code given below the lists: ⎣ ⎦
List-I ⎡−1 −1 0 ⎤
(Pascal Operator) ⎢ ⎥
c. ⎢ 0 1 1⎥
A. : = ⎢ ⎥
⎢1 0 −1⎥⎦
B. < > ⎣
C. = ⎡1 0 1⎤
List-II ⎢ ⎥
(C Operator) d. ⎢−1 −1 0⎥
⎢ ⎥
1. ! = ⎢ 0 −1 1 ⎥
2. = = ⎣ ⎦
3. = Ans. c
Code: 6. The parallel computers are divided into which
A B C of the following architectural configuration?
a. 1 2 3 1. Array processors
b. 3 1 2 2. Data processors
c. 2 1 3 3. Multi processor systems
d. 2 3 1 4. Pipeline computers
Ans. b Select the correct answer using the code given
4. For interfacing of assembly language routines below:
with some high level language, one must a. 1, 2 and 3 only
address which of the following? b. 2, 3 and 4 only
1. How is the subroutine invoked? c. 1, 3 and 4 only
2. How are parameters passed? d. 1, 2 and 4 only
3. How are values returned? Ans. c
4. How many parameters are passed? 7. In order to build a 3 bit simultaneous A/D
Select the correct answer using the code given converter, what is the number of comparator
below: circuits required?
a. 1, and 3 only a. 7
b. 2 and 4 only b. 8
c. 1, 2 and 3 only c. 15
d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 d. 16
Ans. c Ans. a
8. Which one of the following is correct? A
Micro program is
a. Any source program run on micro
computers
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b. Any set of instructions for primitive c. 3 only
operations in a system d. 1 and 3
c. A general name for ‘macros’ used in Ans. c
assembly language programming 13. Source S1 produces 4 discrete symbols with
d. Any program of a very small size equal probability.
Ans. b Source S2 produces 6 discrete symbols with
9. Which are the characteristics of vertical micro equal probability.
instructions? If H1 and H2 are the entropies of sources S1 and
1. Considerable encoding of control S2 respectively, than which one of the
information following is correct?
2. Limited ability to express parallel micro a. H1 is always less than H2
operation b. H1 is always greater than H2
3. Long format c. H1 is always equal to H2
Select the correct answer using the code given d. H2 is 1-5 times H1 only
below: Ans. a
a. 1 and 2 only 14. The entropy of a digital source is 2.7
b. 2 and 3 only bits/symbol. It is producing 100 symbols per
c. 1 and 3 only second. The source is likely to be which one of
d. 1, 2 and 3 the following?
Ans. a. A binary source
10. A magnetic drum of 8 inch diameter has 100 b. A quaternary source
tracks and storage density of 200 bits/inch. c. An octal source
What is its storage capacity? d. A hexadecimal source
a. 8402 bits Ans. d
b. 202400 bits 15. Match List-I and List-II and select the correct
c. 502400 bits answer using the code given below the lists:
d. 1004800 bits List-I
Ans. c (Type of Noise)
11. Match List-I and select the correct answer A. Shot noise
using the code given below the lists: B. Thermal noise
List – I C. White noise
( Type of Memory) D. Narrow band noise
A. DRAM List-II
B. SRAM (Its Property)
C. Hard Disk 1. Noise generated in a resistor
D. Magnetic Tape 2. Power spectral density is independent of
List- II frequency
(Relative Access Time) 3. Temperature limited diode
1. 1 4. Noise at the output of a filter
2. 10 Code:
3. 100000 A B C D
4. 10000000 a. 2 4 3 1
Code: b. 3 1 2 4
A B C D c. 2 1 3 4
a. 1 2 3 4 d. 3 4 2 1
b. 1 2 4 3 Ans. b
c. 2 1 3 4 16. Which one of the following is the correct
d. 2 1 4 3 statement?
Ans. c If the value of a resistor creating thermal noise
12. Consider the following statements: is doubled, the noise generated is
Bias stabilization in a BJT circuit is very a. Halved
important, because it b. Doubled
1. Provides high voltage and current gain. c. Unchanged
2. Ensures large bandwidth of the amplifier. d. Slightly changed
3. Keep the operating point unchanged with Ans. b
change of temperature. 17. The outputs of tow noise sources each
Which of the above statements is/are correct? producing uniformly distributed noise over the
a. 1 and 2 range -a to + a are added. What is the p.d.f of
b. 2 and 3 the added noise?
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a. Uniformly distributed over the range -2a 23. Match List-I with List-II and select the
to +2a correct answer using the code given below the
b. Triangular over the range-2a to 2a lists:
c. Gaussian over the range - ∞ to ∞ List-I
d. None of the above (Medium Type)
Ans. b A. Open wire
18. Which of the following pulse modulations are B. Twisted pair
digital? C. Coaxial-cable
1. PCM D. Waveguide
2. Differential PCM List-II
3. PWM (Frequency Range)
Select the correct answer using the code given 1. 100 kHz
below: 2. 100 kHz
a. 1 and 2 only 3. 100 GHz
b. 2 and 3 only 4. 5.0 kHz
c. 1 and 3 only Code:
d. 1,2 and 3 A B C D
Ans. a a. 4 3 2 1
19. Which one of the following is an indirect way b. 2 1 4 3
of generating FM? c. 2 3 4 1
a. Reactance FET Modulator d. 4 1 2 3
b. Varacter diode Modulator Ans. d
c. Armstrong Modulator 24. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
d. Reactance tube Modulator answer using the code4 given below the lists:
Ans. c List-I
20. A good line code should have which of the (Section)
following? A. IF amplifier
1. Favorable psd B. Mixer
2. Low inter symbol interference C. Detector
3. Adequate timing content D. Automatic gain control
4. Transparency List-II
Select the correct answer using the code given (Function)
below: 1. Demodulator
a. 1, 3 and 4 2. Narrow band tuned amplifier
b. 1, 2 and 4 3. Variable gain amplifier
c. 2, 3 and 4 4. Frequency conversion
d. 1, 2 and 3 Code:
Ans. b A B C D
21. Multiplexing is possible if signals are sampled. a. 1 4 2 3
Two signals have bandwidths A = 0 to 4 kHz b. 2 3 1 4
and B = 0 to 8 kHz respectively. The sampling c. 1 3 2 4
frequency chosen is 12 kHz. d. 2 4 1 3
Which one of the following is correct? Ans. d
This choice of the sampling frequency 25. The Boolean functions can be expressed in
a. is correct since A and B have an integral canonical SOP (sum of products) and POS
relationship of 2 (product of sums) form. For the function,
b. will not lead to aliasing Y = A+ B . C, which are such two forms?
c. does not obey sampling theorem a. Y = ∑ (1, 2, 6, 7) and Y=II (0, 2, 4)
d. can never lead to multiplexing b. Y= ∑ (1, 4, 5, 6, 7) and Y = II (0, 2, 3)
Ans. c c. Y =∑ (1, 2, 5, 6, 7) and Y=II (0, 1, 3)
22. Which one of the following is correct? d. Y = ∑ (1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7) and Y = II (0, 2, 3,
In a TDM system each signal is allotted in a 4)
frame a unique and fixed Ans. b
a. frequency slot 26. The Boolean function A+BC is a reduced form
b. time slot of which one of the following?
c. amplitude slot a. AB + BC
d. phase slot
Ans. b b. A B + A B C
c. (A + B). (A + C)
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d. None of the above B. Voltage shunt
Ans. c C. Current series
27. Which one of the following statements is not D. Current shunt
correct? List-II
a. X+ X Y = X (Effect on R in and R out)
1. R in increases and R out decreases
b. X( X +Y) = XY 2. R in and R out decrease
c. XY +X Y = X 3. R in and R out increase
d. ZX+Z X Y = ZX+ZY 4. R in decreases and R out increases
Ans. a Code:
28. Consider the following statements: A B C D
Dominant-pole frequency compensation in an a. 1 4 3 2
OP-AMP b. 3 2 1 4
1. increases the slew-rate of the OP-AMP. c. 3 4 1 2
2. increases the stability of the OP-AMP. d. 1 2 3 4
3. reduces the bandwidth of the OP-AMP Ans. d
4. reduces the CMRR of the OP-AMP. 33. An amplifier has gain A =100 ∠180°, upper
Which of the statements given above are cut off frequency of 100 kHz and lower cut off
correct? frequency of 1 kHz. A negative feed back of β
a. 1 and 3 only = 0.1 is added.
b. 1, 2 and 4 Which one of the following is not correct?
c. 1 and 2 only a. Gain becomes 100/11
d. 2 and 3 only b. Lower cut off frequency becomes
Ans. c (1000/11)Hz
29. In a practical oscillator circuit, which one of c. Upper cut off frequency becomes 1.1 MHz
the following limits the amplitude of the d. dB of feed back is 20log10 11
oscillations? Ans. d
a. Onset of non-linearity 34. What is the collector circuit efficiency of a
b. Power supply voltage class B push-pull amplifier if
c. Oscillation frequencies V m = peak load voltage, and
d. Temperature of the active device V ∝ = collector supply voltage?
Ans. a π Vm
30. Consider the following statements: a. η= ×100%
4 Vcc
1. Are wide band amplifiers.
2. Are used in radio transmitters and π Vm
b. η = ×100%
receivers. 2 cc
3. Performance is determined by Q of the π Vcc
circuit. c. η = ×100%
Which of the statements given above are 2 Vm
correct? π Vcc −Vm
a. 1 and 2 only d. η = ×100%
4 Vm
b. 2 and 3 only
c. 1 and 3 only Ans. a
d. 1, 2 and 3 35. Which of the following components are
Ans. d chosen to construct a d.c power supply to
31. A feedback amplifier has an open loop gain of supply to supply 6 V d.c. voltage form 230 V
-100. If 4% of the output is fed back in a a.c to operate a tape recorder?
degenerative loop, what is the closed loop gain 1. Step down transformer
of the amplifier? 2. Diodes
a. – 33.3 3. Resistors and capacitors
b. – 25 4. Three-pin voltage stabilizer
c. – 20 Select the correct answer using the code given
d. + 25 below:
Ans. c a. 1, 2 and 3 only
32. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct b. 1 and 4 only
answer using the code given below the lists: c. 3 and 4 only
List-I d. 1, 2, 3 and 4
(Type of Feedback) Ans. d
A. Voltage series
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36. Ans. a
40. Match List-I with List-II and select the correct
answer using the code given below the lists:
List-I
(Name of the circuit)
A. Pre-amplifier
B. Power amplifier
C. Rectifier circuit
D. Purely resistive circuit
List-II
The figure shown above is a circuit of which (Property of the circuit)
one of the following? 1. Non-liner circuit
a. Bridge rectifier 2. Lumped, linear passive, bilateral, finite
b. Voltage doublers circuit
c. Rectifier with filter 3. Large signal amplifier
d. Comparator 4. Small signal amplifier
Ans. b Code:
37. Which of the following components control A B C D
the high frequency response of the R-C a. 4 2 1 3
coupled amplifier? b. 1 3 4 2
1. Parasitic capacitances of the transistor c. 4 3 1 2
2. Coupling capacitance d. 1 2 4 3
3. Stray capacitances Ans. c
4. Wiring capacitance 41. A discrete source produces 8 symbols and is
Select the correct answer using the code given memory-less. Its entropy is
below: a. 1 bit/symbol only
a. 1 and 2 only b. 2 bits/symbol only
b. 2 and 3 only c. 3 bits/symbol only
c. 3 and 4 only d. ≤ 3 bits/symbol
d. 1,3 and 4 Ans. c
Ans. d 42. As practical signals are time limited, they have
38. infinite frequency bandwidth. Sampling
aliasing, an anti-aliasing filer is used
a. before the signal is reconstructed
b. after the signal is reconstructed
c. before the signal is sampled
d. after the signal is sampled
The figure given above shows the circuit of Ans. c
which one of the following? 43. In optical communication, wavelength 1550
a. Bi- stable multi-vibrator nm is used nowadays. What is/are the possible
b. Schmitt trigger reason(s)?
c. Mono-stable multi-vibrator 1. Dispersion is very low
d. As table multi vibrator 2. WDM and optical amplification are
Ans. c feasible
39. Select the correct answer using the code given
below:
a. 1, 2 and 3
b. 2 only
c. 1 only
d. 1 and 3 only
Ans. d
44. Communication satellites are allotted
bandwidth of 500 MHz. This can be increased
The figure given above shows the transfer by using
characteristics of which one of the following? a. frequency and polarization re-use
a. Peak clipper b. time division multiplexing
b. Bottom clipper c. frequency division multiplexing
c. Clamper d. triple modular redundancy
d. Two level clipper Ans. a
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45. In reflex klystrons, the adjustment of volume 52. On the 8085, which of the following
of the anode cavity will result in change of machine cycles are not used in the CALL
a. output power instruction?
b. output pulse-width 1. Instruction Fetch
c. output frequency of operation 2. I/O
d. out signal to noise ratio 3. Memory Read
Ans. a 4. Memory Write
46. The main purpose of inserting a microwave Select the correct answer using the code given
isolator in a microwave circuit is for below:
a. offering minimum forward impedance a. 2 only
b. offering maximum power out put from the b. 1 and 4
source c. 2, 3 and 4
c. maintaining frequency stability of the d. None of the above
source Ans. a
d. maintaining amplitude stability of output 53. In 8085, if the clock frequency is 5 MHz, the
power time required to execute an instruction of 18 T
Ans. d states is
47. The underlying principle of working of a a. 3.0 μs
cavity wave meter, used to measure frequency b. 3.6 μs
of microwaves in a system, is c. 4.0 μs
a. Selective absorption of microwave energy d. 6.0 μs
in solids Ans. b
b. Selective scattering of microwave energy 54. Which one of the following interrupts is both
by a cavity level and edge sensitive?
c. Resonance of microwaves around a cavity a. RDT 7.5
resonance of a cavity with incoming b. RST 5.5
microwave energy c. TRAP
Ans. a d. INTR
48. A ruby maser is considered to be superior to Ans. c
an Ammonia Maser because of 55. A group personal computers are configured to
a. higher power output work together for speeding up the execution of
b. low signal to noise ratio a single program in
c. greater band width a. simulated evaluation
d. low amplification factor and low noise b. cluster computing
levels c. network computing
Ans. d d. client server computing
49. (24)8 is expressed in gray code as which one of Ans. b
the following?
a. 11000 Directions: Each of the following seven (7) items consists of two
b. 10100 statements, one labeled as the ‘Assertion (A) and the other as
c. 11110 ‘Reason (R)’. you area to examine these two statements carefully
and select the answers to these items using the codes given below:
d. 11111
Ans. c Codes :
50. The number of possible ordered trees with 3 (a) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct
nodes A, B, C is explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct
a. 6
explanation of A
b. 8 (c) A is true but R is false
c. 10 (d) A is false but R is true
d. 12
Ans. d 56. Assertion (A): A high value of resistor is
51. If 8085 adds 87 H 79 H, then connected across the diode in a clamper circuit
a. both CARRY and ZERO flags will be set for better performance.
to 0 Reason (R): If this resistor is not present, the
b. CARRY flag will set to 0, Zero flag to 1 circuit will respond to sudden decrease in the
c. CARRY flag will be set to 1, ZERO flag magnitude of the input pulse train, but the
to 0 response to sudden increase in the amplitude
d. Both CARRY and ZERO flags will be set will cause improper response.
to 1 Ans. a
Ans. d
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57. Assertion (A): Complementary transistors are 66. CE configuration is the most preferred
used for class B push-pull power amplifiers. transistor configuration when used as a switch,
Reason (R): we don’t need transformers if we because
use complementary transistors in class B push- a. it requires only one power supply
pull power amplifiers. b. it requires low voltage or current for
Ans. b operating the switch
58. Assertion (A): D-Flip-flops are used as buffer c. it is easily understood by every one
register. d. it has small ICEO
Reason (R): D-Flip-flops are free from “race- Ans. b
around” condition. 67. The figure of merit of a logic family is given
Ans. b by
59. Assertion (A): The system having a. gain bandwidth product
characteristic equation 4s2+ 6s+1 = 0 gives rise b. (propagation dalay time) x (power
to under-damped oscillation for a step input. dissipation)
Reason (R): The un-damped natural frequency c. (fan-out) x (propagation delay time)
of oscillation of the system is ωn =0.5 rad/s. d. (noise margin) x (power dissipation)
Ans. d Ans. b
60. Assertion (A): Entropy of a binary source is 68. The I2L (Integrated Injection Logic) has higher
maximum if the probabilities of occurrence of density of integration than TTL, because it
both the events are equal. a. does not require transistors with high
Reason (R): The average amount of current gain and hence they have smaller
information per source symbol is called geometry
entropy for a memory less source. b. uses compact bipolar transistors
Ans. b c. does not require isolation diffusion
61. Assertion (A): Isolation transformers should d. uses dynamic logic instead of static logic
always be used when servicing TV receivers Ans. a
without power transformers. 69. Which one of the following statements is
Reason (R): TV receivers which use correct?
semiconductor rectifiers dc not always use a a. PROM contains a programmable AND
power transformer. array and a fixed OR array
Ans. b. PLA contains a fixed AND array and a
62. Assertion (A): Pulse broadening is a programmable OR array
phenomenon associated with multimode c. PROM contains a fixed AND array and a
fibers. programmable OR array
Reason (R): Multimode fivers have core d. PTA contains a programmable AND array
diameter much larger compared with single and a fixed OR array
mode fibers. Ans. c
Ans. b 70. How many bits will a D/A converter use so
63. In a class A amplifier, VCE(max) = 15 V and that its full-scale output voltage is 5 V mid is
VCE(min) = 1 V. The conversion efficiency for a resolution is at the most 10 mV?
series fed load will be equal to a. 5
a. 25% b. 7
b. 23.3% c. 9
c. 12.% d. 11
d. 11.7% Ans. c
Ans. b 71. The impulse response of a linear time invariant
64. Neutralizing capacitors are normally used in system is given as
a. Audio amplifiers g(t) = e-t, t > 0.
b. Video amplifiers The transfer function of the system is equal
c. RF and IF amplifiers to:
d. Operational amplifiers a. 1/s
Ans. b. 1/[s (s + 1)1
65. Silicon diodes are less suited for low voltage c. 1/(s + 1)
rectifier operation because d. s/(s + 1)
a. it cannot withstand high temperatures Ans. c
b. its reverse saturation current is low 72. In case of d.c. servo-motor the back-emf is
c. its cut-in voltage is high equivalent to an “electric friction” which tends
d. its breakdown voltage is high to
Ans. c a. improve stability of the motor
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b. slowly decrease stability of the motor d. 3
c. very rapidly decrease stability of the motor Ans. c
d. have no effect on stability 79.
Ans. a
73. A system with gain margin close to unity or a
phase margin close to zero is
a. relatively stable
b. oscillatory
c. stable
d. highly stable
Ans. a
74. The open-loop transfer function of a unity A diaphragm type pressure sensor has two
feedback control system is given by poles as shown in the figure above. The zeros
G(s) = Ke-Ts are at infinity. What is its steady state
where K and T are variables and are greater deformation for a unit step input pressure?
than zero. The stability of the closed-loop a. 0.25
system depends on b. 0.5
a. K only c. 0.707
b. Both K and T d. 1
c. T only Ans. d
d. Neither K nor T 80. A second order control system has a transfer
Ans. b 16
75. The input to a controller is function
s + 4s + 16
2
a. sensed signal
What is the time for the first overshoot ?
b. error signal
c. desired variable value 2π
a. s
d. signal of fixed amplitude not dependent on 3
desired variable value π
Ans. b b. s
76. The open loop transfer function of a unity
3
feedback control system is π
c. s
2 3
π
What is the value of K for its stable operation? d. s
a. 0 < K < 5 only 4 3
b. 0 < K < 6 only Ans. c
c. 0 < K < 30
d. 1 < K < 5 only 81.
Ans. d
77. Consider the unity feedback system with

The system is marginally stable. What is the A closed loop system is shown in the above
radian frequency of oscillation? figure.
What is the ratio of output frequencies
a. 2 ω ( for K = 32)
?
b. 3 ω ( for K = 16)
c. 5 a. 1.40
d. 6 b. 1.42
Ans. d c. 1.44
78. The characteristic equation of a control system d. 1.46
is given by Ans. c
s5 + s4+ 2s3 + 2s2 + 4s + 6 = 0 82. Match List I with List II and select the correct
What is the number of roots of the equation answer using the code given below the lists:
which lie in the right half of s-plane ? List I
a. Zero (Shape of Nyqaist Plot)
b. 1 A. The plot does not intersect negative real
c. 2 axis
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B. The plot intersects negative real axis b. 6 rad/s
between 0 and (-1, j 0) c. 5 rad/s
C. The plot passes through the point (-1, j 0) d. 6 rad/s
D. The plot encloses the point (-1, j 0) Ans. a
List II 87. The closed loop transfer function of a control
(Gain Margin) system has the following poles and zeros
1. < 0 dB Poles Zeros
2. 0 dB pl = -0.5 z1 = -6
3. > 0 dB P2 = 1.0 z2 = -8
4. ∞ dB p3 = -5
Code: p4 = -10
A B C D The closed loop response can he closely
a. 3 4 1 2 approximated by considering which of the
b. 4 3 2 1 following ?
c. 3 4 2 1 a. p1 and p2
d. 4 3 1 2 b. p3 and p4
Ans. b c. p3 and z1
83. d. p4 and z2
Ans. a
88. Consider the following statements for
pneumatic and hydraulic control systems
1. The normal operating pressure of
pneumatic control is very much higher
than that of hydraulic control.
2. In pneumatic control, external leakage is
permissible to a certain extent, but there
The gain-phase plot of a linear control system should be no leakage in a hydraulic
is shown in the above figure. control.
What are the gain-margin (GM) and the phase- Which of the statements given above is/are
margin (PM) of the system? correct ?
a. GM > 0 dB and PM > 0 degree a. 1 only
b. GM > 0 dB and PM < 0 degree b. 2 only
c. GM < 0 dB and PM > 0 degree c. Both 1 and 2
d. GM < 0 dB and PM < 0 degree d. Neither 1 nor 2
Ans. b Ans.
84. What is the gain margin of a system when the 89. Which one of the following is correct? In
magnitude of the polar plot at phase cross over satellite communication links, generally
is ‘a’? a. the uplink carrier frequencies are greater
a. 1/a than downlink carrier frequencies
b. -a b. the uplink carrier frequencies are lesser
c. Zero than downlink carrier frequencies
d. a c. both uplink and downlink carrier
Ans. a frequencies are same
85. What is the value of the damping ratio of a d. it is not necessary to use carrier at all
second order system when the value of the Ans. a
resonant peak is unity? 90. Why are semiconductor lasers important for
a. 2 communication engineering?
b. Unity 1. They possess large bandwidth
c. 1 / 2 2. They operate at low voltage
d. Zero 3. They are suitable for coupling to fibers at
Ans. c wavelengths, where the attenuation is very
86. The closed loop transfer function of a control small
system is 4. Their integration with other components is
easy
Select the correct answer using the code given
What is the frequency of the sustained below:
oscillations for marginally stable condition? a. 1 on1y
b. 1 and 2 only
a. 5 rad/s c. 2 and 3 on1y
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d. 1, 2, 3 and 4 capacity and low bandwidth. What
Ans. d shall this be?
91. TEM wave cannot propagate in which one of a. Helical antenna
the following ? b. Sectoral horn antenna
a. Two wire transmission line c. Micro-strip patch antenna
b. Coaxial cable d. Microwave dipole antenna
c. Rectangular wave guide Ans. c
d. Micro-strip line 99. What is a waveguide device which is designed
Ans. c with steps in either the magnetic or electric
92. Duct propagation of microwave occurs due to plane known as?
which one of the following? a. Conductance converter
a. Variation of refractive index with b. Impedance transformer
wavelength c. Impedance canceller
b. Variation of refractive index with length d. Reactance follower
c. Variation of refractive index with height Ans.
d. None of the above 100. Which principle of operation of cavity wave-
Ans. c meters is used in microwave networks?
93. In microwave communication links, what a. Phase shift
causes intense fading in the 18 GHz band? b. Resonance
a. Snow c. Polarization shift
b. Rain d. Gyration
c. Fog Ans. b
d. Dust 101. In a waveguide network, there is a component
Ans. d which consists of an E-plane Tee combined
94. Tropospheric scatter communication is used with an H-plane Tee. What is this component
for which frequency band? generally known as?
a. HF a. Directional Tee
b. VHF b. Phased array Tee
c. UHF c. Coupler Tee
d. VLF d. Magic Tee
Ans. c Ans. d
95. During power measurement the out power 102. Phase focusing, which leads to bunching of
measured was -90 dBm. What is the measured electrons takes place in which one of the
power in W? following?
a. 1 mW a. Double resonator Klystron
b. 1 pW b. Reflex Klystron
c. 10 W c. TWT
d. 1W d. Magnetron
Ans. b Ans. d
96. In measuring pulsed microwave power, the 103. In a magnetron oscillator, the improvement of
pulse duration is 15 μs with PRF of 1 kHz. If stability and efficiency is achieved by which
the CW power sensor reads 15 mW, what is technique?
the average signal power during the pulse? a. Strapping
a. 5 W b. Cross coupling
b. 10 W c. Bunching
c. 15 W d. Bouncing
d. 20 W Ans. a
Ans. b 104. A Gunn diode is a negative resistance device,
97. For obtaining a beam of electromagnetic which is used as a source of microwaves.
waves with circular polarization, what is the What is the number of p-n junctions?
ideal antenna? a. 1
a. A double conical reflector b. 2
b. A helical antenna c. 3
c. A pyramidal horn antenna d. 0
d. A hog-horn antenna Ans. d
Ans. b 105. In a TWT the helix is used as which one of the
98. A microwave antenna-characteristics are following?
described as, low weight, low power-handling a. Slow wave structure
b. Fast wave structure
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c. Amplitying element b. The root loci are symmetrical
d. Attenuating element with respect to the real axis.
Ans. a c. The root locus lies in a section of the real
106. Losses in optical fibres can be caused by axis to the left of which an odd number of
which of the following? poles and zeros of open loop system are
1. Impurities present.
2. Microbending d. The root locus lies in a section of the real
3. Stepped index operation axis to the right of which an even number
Select the correct answer using the code given of poles and zeros of open loop system are
below: present.
a. 1 and 3 Ans. b
b. 2 and 3 109. Which one of the following is correct?
c. 1 and 2 The root locus is the path of the roots of the
d. 3 only characteristic equation traced out in the s-plane
Ans. c a. as the input of the system is changed
107. Consider the root loci plots: b. as the output of the system is changed
c. as a system parameter is changed
d. as the sensitivity is changed
Ans. c
A. 110. A memory system of size 32 kbytes is required
to be designed using memory chips which
have 12 address lines and 4 data lines each.
What is the number of such chips required to
design the memory system?
a. 4
b. 8
c. 16
B. d. 32
Ans. c
111.

C. The above circuit illustrates a typical

application of the JK flip-flops. What does this
represent?
a. A shift register
b. A data storage device
c. A frequency divider circuit
d. A decoder circuit
Ans. c
112. A digital multiplexer can be used for which of
D. the following?
1. Parallel to serial conversion
2. Many-to-one switch
3. To generate memory chip select
4. For code conversion
Which one of the above plots is not correct? Select the correct answer using the code given
a. A below:
b. B a. 1, 3 and 4
c. C b. 2, 3 and 4
d. D c. 1 and 2 only
Ans. c d. 2 and 3 only
108. Which one of the following statements is Ans. c
correct fir mot loci?
a. The root loci are asymmetrical with
respect to the real axis.
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113.
The threshold voltage for each transistor in the
figure shown above is 20 V. What are the
values of Vi for this circuit to work as an
inverter 7
a. -5V and 0V
b. -5V and 5V
c. 0V and 5V
What is the output voltage ‘V0’ of the R-2R d. -3V and 3V
decoder ladder network? Ans. d
a. 1V 118.
b. 2V
c. 3V
d. 4V
Ans. a
114. What is an interrupt in which the external
device supplies its address as well as the For the logic circuit shown in the above figure,
interrupt request known as? what is the required input condition (A, B, C)
a. Vectoral interrupt to make output X = 1?
b. Maskable interrupt a. 1, 0, 1
c. Non-maskable interrupt b. 0, 0, 1
d. None of the above c. 1, 1, 1
Ans. a d. 0, 1, 1
115. Which one of the following is correct? Ans. d
A micro program 119. The output of the circuit shown in the figure is
a. is usually written in high level language equal to
b. is a program for micro computers a. 0
c. is a program written in assembly language b. 1
d. is a sequencing program for the control c. A B + AB
unit of any processor
Ans. d d. ( A * B ) * A * B
116. Match List I with List II and select the correct Ans. b
answer using the code given below the lists: 120. Two 2’s complement numbers having sign bits
List I x’ and ‘y’ are added and the sign bit of the
A. Immediate addressing result is ‘z’. Which Boolean function indicates
B. Implied addressing of the overflow?
C. Register addressing a. x y z
D. Direct addressing b. x y z
List II c. x y z + x y z
1. LDA 30 FF d. xy + yz + zx
2. MOV A, B
Ans. a
3. LXI H, 2050
4. RRC
Code:
A B C D
a. 3 4 2 1
b. 2 1 3 4
c. 3 1 2 4
d. 2 4 3 1
Ans. a
117.