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EC: Electronics & Communication Engineering

Duration: Three Hours Maximum Marks: 100

Read the Instructions carefully.

1. This question paper contains 17 pages.

2. All Questions in this Paper are Objective type.

3. There are a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.

4. Questions 1 25 will carry 1-mark each, questions 26 55 carry 2-marks

each.

5. Questions 50 51 are common data questions and question pairs (52 53)
and (54 55) are linked answer questions. The answer to the second
questions of the linked answer question depends on the answer to the first
question of the pair. If the first question is wrongly answered or is un-
attempted, then the answer to the second question will not be evaluated.

6. Questions 56 65 belong to general aptitude (GA). Questions 56 60 will

carry 1-mark each, and questions 61 65 will carry 2-marks each. The GA
questions will begin on a fresh page starting from page 15.

7. Un-attempted questions will carry zero marks.

8. Wrong answers will carry NEGATIVE marks. For Questions 1 25 and

Questions 56 60, 1/3 mark will be deducted for each wrong answer. For
Questions 26 51 and Questions 61 65, 2/3 mark will be deducted for
each wrong answer.

9. The questions pairs (52 53), and (54 55) are questions with linked
answers. There will be negative marks only for wrong answers to the first
question of the linked answer question pair i.e. for Question 52 and 54, 2/3
will be deducted for wrong answer. There is no negative marking for
Question 53 and 55.

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Questions 1- 25 carry 1 Mark each.

1. For what value of , =

(A) 265/29 (B) -625/29 (C) 265/51 (D) -625/51

2. Which of the following is the correct partial differential equation for

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

3. Which of the following is not true?

i.
ii.
iii.

(A) Only (i) (C) Only (iii)

(B) Only (ii) (D) (i) and (ii)

4. For which of the following probability distribution mean and variance are equal.

(A) Normal Probability Distribution

(B) Poissons Probability Distribution

(C) Binomial Probability Distribution

(D) Exponential Probability Distribution

5. In a BJT, 5A, and then collector current is

(A) 1mA (B) 1.1mA (C) 0.9mA (D) 1.2mA

6. As source to body voltage is increased, the threshold voltage for n type MOSFET

(A) Increases (C) Remains constant

(B) Decreases (D) May take any arbitrary value

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7. For which of the following signals, just by looking at modulator output and input,
you can tell whether the output is frequency or phase-modulated?
I. Rectangular wave
II. Triangular wave
III. Sin wave
IV. Cosine wave

(A) All (C) III, IV only

(B)I, II only (D) I only

8. For the autocorrelation function shown below

The Power Spectral Density at will be:

(A) 0 (C) Data Insufficient

(B) 2 (D) 1

9. Which of the following conditions should a pulse shape must satisfy for zero ISI
in pulse amplitude modulation:

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

10. When Gray encoding is used for the incoming symbols the BER of the QPSK is
exactly:
(A) (B) (C) (D)

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11. A Circuit with P MOS and N MOS shown below, gives output Y as,

(A) (B) (C) (D)

12. Minimum number of NAND Gates required to implement is

equal to
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) None of these

13. In 8085 Microprocessor, When Halt instructions execute, what will be the output on
the following control pins?

(A) (C)
(B) (D)
14. In the circuit given below, the AC resistance of the diode is

(A) (B) (C) (D)

15. For the above circuit, transistors Q1 and Q2 have

aspect ratio as
The current is given by,

(A)
(C)

(B)
(D) None of above

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16. A medium wave radio transmitter operating at a wavelength of 492m has a tower
antenna of height 124m. What is the radiation resistance of the Antenna?

(A) 25 (B) 36.5 (C) 50 (D) 73

17. For the lossless dielectric medium the phase constant for travelling wave is
proportional to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

18. Choose the expression for the signal shown

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

19. Choose the condition for halfwave (or) rotational symmetry

T T
(A) f (t ) f t (C) f (t ) f t
2 2

T (D)None of these
(B) f (t ) f t
2
Here T is the fundamental period of the signal .

20. Find the Inverse Fourier transform(IFT) of .

2 1 2
(A) (B) (C) (D)
1 t2 1 t 2
(1 t 2 ) 1 t2

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21. The transfer function of a certain system is given by . The Nyquist plot of
the system is
(A) (C)

W=0

(B)

(D)

22. The Open loop transfer function(OLTF) of closed loop system is

. The point which is not on the root locus is,

(A) (B) (C) (D)

23. For an LTI system shown in fig, is input and is output. In order to nullify the
effect of noise , the gain of the feed forward path is
N(s)

+
X(s) + Y++ Y(s)

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

24. In the figure shown if we connect 2 V with internal resistance of 1 at AA with

positive terminal at A, the current through R is

(A) 2 A

(B) 1.66A

(C) 1A

(D) 0.625A

25. Determine the voltage across 1 resistance.

(A) 12 V (B) 15 V (C) 20 V (D) 10 V

Questions 26- 55 carry 2 Marks each.

26. Which of the following is the correct solution of the Ordinary differential equation
(ODE),

(A) (C)

(B) (D) None

27. If is a 3 rowed matrix such that then is equal to

(A) (B) (C) (D)

28. Evaluate , where c is the circle

(A) (B) (C) 0 (D)

29. Find the root of using bisection method in 3 steps,

(A)2.5 (B)2.75 (C) 2.625 (D)2.6875

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30. A p type Si material has been doped with acceptor impurity concentration
and light falling on the material produces excess carriers
. If intrinsic concentration is , the seperation between
quasi Fermi levels is

(A) 0.72eV (B) 0.41eV (C) 0.28eV (D) 0.34eV

31. A junction is fabricated such that the length of side is smaller than
diffusion length of holes. Then the excess minority carrier concentration on side
varies as

(A) decaying exponentially

(B) decaying linearly

(C) decaying with square root dependence

(D) none of above

32. Let be the step size of a PCM quantizer system. If the random variable Q denoting
the quantization error has a pdf as shown in the figure, mean and variance of the
quantization error is:

(A) 1, (B) 1, (C) (D) 0,

33. Logic circuit shown below having constant input A=1 and B as the waveform shown.
Frequency of B and frequency of clock is same and is equal to 20 kHz.

A
Y Z
B
T
T T F/F T
T
F
F F
/ CLK
F / /
F
/ F F
T F/F
F
Frequency at Z will be (assume no propagation delay in XOR Gate).

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CLK

(A) 0Hz (B) 10kHz (C) 5kHz (D) 20kHz

34. Consider the DTL NAND Gates A, B, C are at logic 1 and BJT in the saturation
and , if all the diodes have forward conducting
voltage = 0.9V, determine the fan out of the DTL NAND Gate.

(A) 10 (B) 12 (C) 14 (D) 16

35. The logic circuit given below is used to generate active low chip select by 8085 P.
The corresponding range of address is . Given that the logic circuit is designed to
select 4KB of memory chip.

(A) E000 H EFFF H (C) E000 H F000 H

(B) 1000 H 1FFF H (D) 1000 H 2000 H

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36.

The value of collector current in above circuit is

(A) 0.7mA (B) 0.8 mA (C) 0.95mA (D) 0.85mA

37. As number of amplifiers are cascaded, which of the following is/are correct?

(1)Bandwidth increases

(2) Amplification increases

(A) (1) only (C) (1)&(2)

(B) (2) only (D)None of these

38. Match list I with list II and select the correct answer using the code given below

I. 1. Laplace equation
II. 2. Irrotational
III. 3. Solenoidal
IV. 4. Not defined

I II III IV
(A) 2 3 1 4
(B) 4 1 3 2
(C) 2 1 3 4
(D) 4 3 1 2

39. Medium I has an electrical permittivity farad/m and occupies the region
to the left of plane. Medium II has the electrical permittivity
farad/m and occupies the region to the right of plane. If in Medium I is
volt/m, in medium II is:

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(A) Volt/m (C)1. Volt/m

(B) Volt/m (D) Volt/m

40. A rectangular waveguide having mode as dominant mode has a cutoff

frequency of 18 GHz for the mode. The inner broad wall dimension of the
rectangularwaveguide is

(A) 5/3cm (B) 5cm (C) 5/2 cm (D)10cm

41. Match the following, here NLTIV means Nonlinear time invariant system, LTV means
linear time invariant system and LTI means linear time invariant system.

I Response II System

1. I. NLTIV, Casual, Static

II. LTV, Casual, Dynamic

2.
III. LTI, Casual, Dynamic
3.
IV. LTI, Non-casual, Dynamic
4.
V. NLTIV, Casual, dynamic
(A) 1-I, 2-II,3-III,4-IV (C) 1-V, 2-II, 3-III, 4-IV

(B) 1- V , 2-III, 3-II, 4-IV (D) 1-IV, 2-III, 3-II, 4-I

42. isa stationary process with the power spectral density . The
process is passed through a system shown below, (Given delay is 0.5ms)

Let be the power spectral density of . Which of the following statements is

correct?

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

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43. The DFT of a real signal is {1, A, -1, B, -7, -j3, C, -1+j3}. Then its signal energy is

(A) 90 (B)90/8 (C)91 (D)81

44. The sensitivity of the closedloop system (shown in the figure) to variation on
parameter is an approximately ( )

(A) 0.01 (B) 0.1 (C) 1.0 (D) 10

45. Which one of the following is the correct state equation for the network shown in
the given figure with and

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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46. The steady state error to the unit Ramp input to the given bode plot is

(A) 0.01 (B) 0.1 (C) 1 (D) 10

47. Find the motor speed range if , and speed(rpm)=

R1

R2

(A) (C)
(B) (D)
48. In the circuit shown in figure below and
. Determine for the maximum power to be transferred from the source
to

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(A) (B) (C) (D)

49. Find Thevenin equivalent circuit

about , (Given I=2Amp)

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

Common Data Questions:

Common Data Questions 50 and 51:

In the figure of AM modulated wave shown below:

Carrier frequency = c

Message frequency = m

50. Then, the average LSB power (assuming unit load) is:

(A) 100 W (B) 200 W (C) 400 W (D) 312.5 W

51. Determine the amplitude and phase of the additional carrier which must be added to
the waveform to attain a modulation index of 80%

(A) 8 00 (B) 8 1800 (C) 10 00 (D) 10 1800

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Linked Questions
Statement for Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53.

52. A Si diode has , and . Built in

voltage of this diode at is

(A) 0.713V (B) 0.757V (C) 0.692V (D) 0.811V

53. If the width of depletion region on side, when diode is forward biased
at 0.5V, is

(A) 0.1739m (B) 0.1913m (C) 0.356m (D) 0.9431m

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55.

54. The ideal OpAmp shown in figure has common mode gain as

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)None of these

55. If in previous question, then the circuitacts as

(A) Perfect Summing amplifier

(B) Perfect Difference amplifier

(C) Difference amplifier with a small offset

(D) Summing amplifier with a small offset

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General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Questions 56 - 60 carry one mark each.

56. The question below consists of a pair of related words followed by four pairs of
words. Select the pair that best expresses the relation in the original pair.
EMBARRASS: MORTIFY

(A) synopsis : conciseness (C) exhaustive : careful

(B) indulge : mollycoddle (D) bigot : tolerance

57. Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the word below:
WINSOME

(A) victorious (C) permanent

(B) gracious (D) pained

58. In the following question one word-part is given with example, followed by four
options. Choose the most appropriate word which best describes the meaning of the
given word-part in a word.
sen (Ex. senile)

(A) call (B) old (C) light (D) alone

59. Choosethe most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the
following sentence:
Since the Sensex is falling down, the traders are _____________ about the huge losses
they may incur.
(A) perturbed (C) unconcerned

(B) calm (D) apathetic

60. If there are 51 rupees consisting of coins of 1 rupees, 50 paisa and 25 paisa. Number
of 50 paisa coin is double that of number of 1 rupee coin and four times that of 25
paisa, and then what is the number of 50 paisa coins in the collection.

(A) 48 (B) 51 (C) 12 (D) 24

Questions 61 - 65 carry two marks each.

61. The levels of dissolved oxygen in the worlds ocean waters are declining
precipitously. Just like humans, fish need oxygen to survive, and so in ocean areas
experiencing significant levels of oxygen scarcity, or hypoxia, fish populations are
plummeting. Although some hypoxic areas, called dead zones, occur naturally,
hypoxia in coastal areas and inland waters is caused mainly by agricultural run-off
and by discharge of industrial wastewaters. More than one-hundred permanent
dead zones, many covering thousands of square miles, exist worldwide today.

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Since reproductive success is the most critical factor in the sustainability of any
species, the extent of this threat to marine life and genetic diversity can hardly be
overstated. After several months in hypoxic waters, female fish produce fewer eggs.
Moreover, hypoxic conditions serve to alter the normal ratio between two particular
hormones manufactured during the embyonic stage when a fishs gender is
determined. During gestation and under these conditions, the mother produces
more testosterone (and less estradiol), which inhibits the development of female
reproductive organs and other female characteristics in the embryo, while
promoting the development of male traits.

The passage explicitly supports the assertion that hypoxia

(A) drives salt-water fish away from coastal waters

(B) poses a threat to the coastal fishing industry
(C) is the result of lax environmental regulation
(D) can occur independently of human activity

62. A drinks machine offers three selections - Tea, Coffee or Random but the machine
has been wired up wrongly so that each button does not give what it claims. If each
drink costs 5 rupees, how much minimum money do you have to put into the
machine to work out which button gives which selection?

(A) 5 rupees (C) 25 rupees

(B) 10 rupees (D) Infinity

63. A woman with four children bought a sack of peanuts. To the oldest child, a boy she
gave one peanut and 1/4th of what remained, and to each of the other children she
did the same. The second child was a girl, the third a boy and the last a girl. It was
found that the boys had received 100 more peanuts than the girls. What was the
initial number of peanuts?

(A) 701 (B) 1021 (C) 1121 (D) 1001

64. Given a number with 1998 digits which is divisible by 9. Let x be the sum of its digits
and y be the sum of digits of x and z be the sum of digits of y. Find z

(A) 9 (C) 1998

(B) 27 (D) None of these

65. If denotes the number of prime number not greater than , then what is the
value of

(A) 11 (B) 7 (C) 9 (D) 8

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