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Q. 1 A large number of 230 W resistors are obtained by combining 120 W resistors with
a standard deviation of 4.0 W and 110 W resistors with a standard deviation of 3.0
W. The standard deviation of the 230 W resistors thus formed will be
(A) 3.5 W (B) 5.0 W
(C) 7.0 W (D) 12.0 W

Q. 2 A 312 digit multimeter has an accuracy specification of ( !0.5% of reading !5

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counts). If the meter reads 2.00 mA on a full scale of 20 mA, the worst-case error
in the reading is
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(C) 3.0% (D) 5.5%

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(A) Candela (B) Coulomb

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(C) Kelvin (D) mol.

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Q. 4 A shaft encoder attached to a dc motor has a sensitivity of 500 pulses per
revolution. A frequency meter connected to the output of the encoder indicates

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the frequency to be 5500 Hz. The speed of the motor in RPM is

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(A) 110 (B) 220

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Q. 5 A Pirani gage sensor is used to measure pressure of the order of
(A) 10 MPa (B) 1 MPa
(C) 100 Pa (D) 1 Pa

Q. 6 Which of the following flow meters has the lowest pressure drop for a given range
of flow?
(A) Orifice meter (B) Venturi meter
(C) Flow Nozzle (D) Rotameter

Q. 7 Different types of transducers and signal conditioning circuits are given below.
Match the transducer with the appropriate signal conditioning circuit commonly
used with it.
Group - I Group - II
P. Thermocouple 1. DC Bridge
Q Strain gage 2. Phase sensitive detector
R Piezoelectric 3. Charge amplifier
S L.V.D.T. 4. Cold junction compensation
5. Instrumentation amplifier
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(A) P-2, Q-3, R-5, S-1 (B) P-1, Q-5, R-2, S-3
(C) P-4, Q-1, R-2, S-5 (D) P-4, Q-1, R-3, S-2

Q. 8 An integrator circuit is shown in Fig. Q.8. The opamp is of type 741 and has
an input offset current ios of 1 mA. C is 1 mF and R is 1 MW. If the input Vi is
a 1 kHz squared wave of 1 V peak to peak, the output V0 , under steady state
condition, will be

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(A) a square wave of 1 V peak to peak

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(B) a triangular wave of 1 V peak to peak

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(C) positive supply voltage + Vcc

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(D) negative supply voltage - Vcc

Q. 9

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Q.9. The slew rate of the opamp is

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(A) 0.8 V/ms (B) 8.0 V/ms
(C) 20.0 V/ms (D) 40.0 V/ms

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The opamp and the 1 mA current source in the circuit of Fig, Q.10 are ideal. The
output of the opamp is

(A) - 1.5 mA (B) - 1.5 V

(C) - 7.5 V (D) + 1.5 V

Q. 11 Introducing a schottky diode between the base and collector of the output
transistor in a TTL circuit
(A) increases the speed of operation by inhibiting saturation
(B) decreases the speed of operation by inhibiting saturation
(C) increases the FAN OUT by enabling saturation
(D) increases the speed of operation by enabling saturation
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Q. 12 The Karnaugh may for a four variable Boolean function is given in Fig. Q. 12.
The correct Boolean sum of product is

(A) PQRS + QS (B) PQRS + QS

(C) PQR + QS (D) PQRS + Q

Q. 13 Two 4-bit 2’s complement numbers 1011 and 0110 are added. The result expressed

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in 4-bit 2’s complement noration is
(A) 0001

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(B) 0010
(C) 1101

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(D) cannot be expressed in 4-bit 2’s complement

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noise margin of the Schmitt trigger is

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(A) 1 V
(C) 3 V
(B) 2 V
(D) 4 V

Q. 15 Some of the pins of an 8085 CPU and their functions are listed below. Identify the
correct answer that matches the pins to their respective functions
P RST 7.5 1 Selects IO or memory
Q HOLD * 2. Denmultiplexes the address
and data bus
R IO/M 3 Is a vectored interrupt
S ALE 4 Facilitates direct memory access
5 Is a clock
6 Selects BCD mode of operation
(A) P-3, Q-2, R-1, S-4
(B) P-4, Q-1, R-5, S-3
(C) P-3, Q-4, R-1, S-2
(D) P-2, Q-3, R-6, S-1
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Q. 16 A real function f (t) has a Fourier transform F (w). The Fourier transform of
[f (t) - f (- t)] is
(A) zero (B) real
(C) real and odd (D) imaginary

Q. 17 A system of equations represented by AX = 0 , where X is a column vector of

unknowns and A is a matrix containing coefficients, has a nontrivial solution
when A is
(A) nonsingular (B) singular
(C) symmetric (D) Hermetian

Q. 18 A sinusoidal signal of frequency 1 kHz is used to produce an FM signal with a

modulation index b = 5 . The bandwidth (where 98% of power is contained) of
the FM signal is

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(A) 2 kHz (B) 3 kHz

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(C) 6 kHz (D) 12 kHz

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Given x [n] = sin wc n , the energy of the signal given by
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3 2

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Q. 19 x [n] is
pn
(A) wc
n =- 3
(B) pwc

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(C) Infinite (D) 2pwc

Q. 20

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The current coil of a 200 V, 5A, electro-dynamometer type LPF wattmeter

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carries a current of 2 cos (100pt) A . The voltage across the pressure coil is

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2 200 sin (100pt) V . The meter will indicate
(A) 0 W (B) 100 W
(C) 200 W
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Q. 21
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the period mode and the input to the timer-counter is a square wave of frequency
2 kHz. The display of the timer-counter will show a value
(A) 200 (B) 2000
(C) 5000 (D) 50000

Q. 22 The insulation level for a 5 A full scale rectifier type ammeter is specified as 2.5
kV. It is then safe to use the meter with a potential difference of upto 2.5 kV
between
(A) the termials of the meter
(B) case and the ground
(C) both the terminals and the case
(D) one of the terminals and the ground

Q. 23 An oscilloscope screen displays a line inclined at 45c. Its Y-input is a sine wave of
frequency f then the X-input should be
(A) sine wave of frequency f and 0c phase shift with the Y-input
(B) sine wave of frequency f and 45c phase shift with the Y-input
(C) sine wave of frequency f and 90c phase shift with the Y-input
(D) saw-tooth wave of frequency f
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Q. 24 In a synchro pair, the control transmitter excites the three stator windings of the
control transformer. The stator winding voltage will have
(A) equal magnitudes but different phases
(B) different magnitudes and different phases
(C) equal magnitudes and phases
(D) different magnitudes but equal phases

Q. 25 The steady state errror for the feedback control system shown in Fig. Q.25 when
subjected to a unit step input is

(A) zero (B) 1

(1 + KK p)
KK p
(C) (D) infinite
(1 + KK p)

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Q. 26 A three-stack variable reluctance stepper motor has 12 numbers of rotor and

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stator teeth on each stack. The resolution of angular rotation for the stepper
motor, assuming no. two stacks are excited simultaneously, is

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(A) 10c (B) 15c

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(C) 20c (D) 30c

Q. 27
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In the feedback scheme shown in Fig. Q.27, the time-constant of the closed loop
system will be
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(A) Abt
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(C) t (D) t
(1 + Ab)
Q. 28 A grating that has 1200 lines/mm is irradiated with a narrow beam of white light
at an incident angle of 25c to the grating normal. The first order peak observed
at an angle of 15c belongs to the wavelength
(A) 567.9 nm
(B) 587.8 nm
(C) 597.1 nm
(D) 600.7 nm

Q. 29 A light beam is incident normally on a glass-air interface. The glass has a refractive
index 1.53. Air is assumed to be of refractive index 1.0. The Fresnel, intensity
reflection coefficient is
(A) 0.53
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.044
(D) 0.022
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Q. 30 A light source is formed by putting a pinhole to let in sunlight. The above light
source has
(A) NO spatial-or temporal coherence
(B) NO spatial coherence but has temporal coherence
(C) spatial coherence but NO temporal coherence
(D) quasi-monochromaticity

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Q. 31 An RTD is assumed to be represented in the range 0cC to 100 cC by a linear

model as

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RT = R0 (1 + 0.004 T)

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where T is the temperature in cC.R0 = 100 W with a variation of !2W. The true

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model of the RTD is

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RT = R0 (1 + 0.004T + 6 # 10 - 7 T2)

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The worst-case error magnitude in the resistance balue that will be introduced, if

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the linear model is used over a range of 0 to 100 cC , is

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(B) 2.8 W
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Measurement of large external radius is possible with the help of an nagle piece
and a screw gage as shown in Fig. Q.32. The radius R can be expressed from the
measurement of H and q as

(A) Hsinq
1 - sinq
(B) Hcosq
1 - cosq
(C) Htanq
1 + sinq
(D) Hsinq
1 - cosq
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Q. 33 Koster’s modification of Michelson interferometer is used to determine the

thickness of gage G. The gage G is placed on the mirror M 2 as shown in Fig. Q.33
(a). The field-of-view observed through the lens L is shown in Fig. Q.33 (b). The
fractinoal. fringe shift e, as shown in Fig, Q.33 (b), is measured to be 0.15 when
the wavelength of light used is 0.63 mm. A quick check with a micrometer shows
that the gage length is approximately 100 mm. Then an accurate estimate of gage
length, in mm, is

Quasi-monochromatic light

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(A) 99.902 (B) 100.804

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(C) 100.000 (D) 101.706

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Q. 34 A temperature-measureing instrument is modeled as a first order system with a

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time constant of 5s. The sensor of the instrument is placed inside an oil bath whose

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temperature has a sinusoidal variation with amplitude of 10 cC and a period of

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20s areound an average temperature of 200 cC. The sinusoidal component at the
output of the instrument will have amplitude.

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Data given below should be used for answering questions Q.35 and Q.36

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platinum around 273K

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Material Constantan Nickel Copper Iron Nichrome
Sensitivity - 35 - 25 +6 + 18.5 + 25
(mVK - 1)
Q. 35 The thermocouple pair that gives the maximum sensitivity around 273 K is
(A) Platinum-Constantan (B) Nichrome-Constantan
(C) Nickel-Constantan (D) Copper-Nickel

Q. 36 Two copper-constantan thermocoupl les are connected such that the two
constantan wires are joined together. The two copper wires are connected to the
input of a low noise chopper stabilized differentials amplifier having a gain of
1000. One of the thermocouple junctions is immersed in a flask containing ice and
water in equal proportion. The other thermocouple is at a temperature T. If the
output of the amplifier is 2.050 V, the temperature T is
(A) 205c C (B) 102.5c C
(C) 51.25cC (D) 50c C
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Q. 37 An N-type semiconductor strain gage has a nominal resistance of 1000 W and

gage factor of -100. The resistance of the gage, when a compressive strain of 100
mm/m is applied, is
(A) 900 W (B) 990 W
(C) 1010 W (D) 1100 W

Q. 38 A signal conditioning circuit suitable for a push-pull type capacitive transducer is

given in Fig. Q.38. The output V0 is

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(A) V- 0 = E C (B) V- 0 = E 3 C

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(C) V- 0 = E C - 3 C (D) V- 0 = E C + 3 C
C +3 C C -3 C

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Q. 39 A Piezoelectric transducer with a sensitivity of 2.0 pC/N having a capacitance of
1600 pF and a leakage resistance of 1012 W is connected to a charge amplifier as

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shown in Fig. Q.39. If a force of 0.1 sin 10 t N is applied to the transducer, the
output-amplitude of the charge amplifier is

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(A) 0.141 mV
(C) 1.414 mV
(B) 0.232 mV
(D) 1.732 mV

Q. 40 In a seismic acceleration sensor, with a displacement transducer as the secondary

element, decreasing the mass while maintaining all other parameters of the sensor
unchanged will
(A) reduce both natural frequency and steady-state sensitivity
(B) increase both natural frequency and steady-state sensitivity
(C) increase natrual freuqncy but reduce steady-state sensitivity
(D) increase natural frequency without affecting steady-state sensitivity.

Q. 41 For a steady flow of liquid, the float of the rotameter will remain in a particular
position when
(A) drag force is balanced by the weight of the float and buoyancy force
(B) weight of the float is balanced by the drag force and buoyancy force
(C) buoyancy force is balanced by the drag force and weight of the float
(D) drag force and buoyancy together is slightly greater than the weight of the
float.
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Q. 42 A photo-detector circuit is given in Fig. Q.42. The photo-diode has an active area
of 10 - 2 cm 2 and sensitivity of 0.55 A/W. When light of intensity 10 m W/cm 2
falls on the photo-diode, the output V0 is

(A) 10.1 V (B) 5.5 V

(C) - 5.5 V (D) - 10.1 V

Q. 43 A forward-biased silicon diode when carrying negligible current, has a voltage

drop of 0.64 V. When the current is 1A it dissipates 1 W. The ON-resistance of
the diode is
(A) 0.36 W (B) 0.64 W

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(C) 0.72 W (D) 1.0 W

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Q. 44 A transistor amplifier circuit is shown in Fig. Q.44. The quescent collector current,
rounded off to first decimal, is

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(A) 2.6 mA
(B) 2.3 mA

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(C) 2.1 mA
(D) 2.0 mA

Q. 45 The opamp used in the inverting amplifier shown in Fig. Q.45 has an equivalent
input offset voltage Vios of 5 m V. The output offset voltage is

(A) 5 mV
(B) 280 mV
(C) 285 mV
(D) 560 mV
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Q. 46 A resistance RT of a resistive transducer is modeled as RT = R (1 - Kx), where

K is the constant of transformation and x the input quantity being sensed. The
resistor is connected to an ideal, opamp signal conditioning circuit of Fig. Q.46.
The value of R is 100 W, K is 0.004 and x is 75. The output V0 is

(A) - 400 mV

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(B) - 4 mV

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(C) - 300 mV

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(D) + 600 mV

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Q. 47 In the circuit shown in Fig. Q.47, the opamps used are ideal. The output V0 is

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(B) 1.5 V

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(C) 1.0 V
(D) 0.5 V

Q. 48 For an ECG amplifier the input signal is 100 mV corrupted by a common mode
noise of 5 mV. The output of the amplifier contains 50 mV of signal and 0.001
mV of noise. The CMRR of the amplifier is
(A) 40 dB
(B) 60 dB
(C) 80 dB
(D) 100 dB

Q. 49 A 50 W power amplifier has a rated output of 30 V r.m.s and a votage gain of 40

dB. It is connected to a 40 W loudspeaker having an internal resistance of 10 W.
Determine the maximum input voltage that can be given to the power amplifier
so that neither the power amplifier nor the loudspeaker is overloaded.
(A) 40 V
(B) 20 V
(C) 0.4 V
(D) 0.2 V
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Q. 50 The circuit shown in Fig. Q.50 is that of a waveform generator. Assuming ideal
devices, and !12 V supply, the output V0 is a

(A) triangular wave of period 120 ms and amplitude !6 V

(B) square wave of period 60 ms and amplitude !6 V

(C) square wave of period 120 ms and amplitude !6 V

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(D) square wave of period 60 ms and amplitude !12 V

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Q. 51 The logic circuit of Fig. Q.51 is a

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(A) half adder

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(B) XOR
(C) equality detector

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(D) full adder

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The correct cyclic sequence of output (Q0 Q1) for the JK master-slave flip-flop
circuit shown in Fig. Q.52 when the input clock is applied is

(A) 00, 01, 10, 11, 00, 01,...

(B) 00, 10, 01, 00, 10, 01,...

(C) 00, 01, 10, 00, 01, 10,...

(D) 00, 11, 00, 11, 00, 11,...

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Q. 53 For the CMOS analog switch shown in Fig. Q.53, the positive supply is + VDD and
the negative supply is - VEE . The input Vt is bipolar. The switch will be ON and
V0 will be equal to Vi provided

(A) V1 = V2 = + VDD (B) V1 = V2 = - VEE

(C) V1 = + VDD and V2 = - VEE (D) V1 = - VEE and V2 = + VDD

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Q. 54 A 2-to-1 digital multiplexer having a switching delay of 1 ms is connected as

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shown in Fig. Q.54. The output of the multiplexer is tied to its own select input

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S. The input which gets selected when S = 0 is tied to 1 and the input that gais
selected when S = 1 is tied to 0. The output V0 will be

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(A) 0

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(B) 1
(C) pulse train of frequency 0.5 MHz

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(D) pulse train of frequency 1.0 MHz

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The square wave C1 shown in Fig. Q.55 is given to the clock input of a 4-bit
binary upldown counter whose UP/DN input is fed with the pulse train Pn . The
counter is a negative edge triggered one. The counter starts with 0000 and will
reach 0000 again at the

(A) 15 th clock pulse

(B) 16 th clock pulse
(C) 44 th clock pulse
(D) 48 th clock pulse

Data givem below should be used for answering questions Q.56 and Q.57.
In a dual slope ADC, the reference voltage is 100 mV and the first integration
period is set is 50 ms. The input resistor of the integration is 100 kW and the
integrating capacitor 0.047 mF.
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Q. 56 For an input voltage of 120 mV, the second integration (de-integration) period
will be
(A) 50 ms (B) 60 ms
(C) 100 ms (D) 120 ms

Q. 57 If the input of 120 mV is corrupted by power supply interference at 50 Hz having

peak amplitude of 3 pmV, the worst-case error introduced by the interference in
the reading is
(A) 0% (B) 1%
(C) 3% (D) p%

Q. 58 A ROM is interfaced to an 8085 CPU as indicated in Fig. Q,58. The address

range occupied by the ROM is

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(A) 0000 - 0FFF
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(B) 0000 - 1FFF
(C) 0000 - 2FFF

i a (D) 8000 - 9FFF

Q. 59
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selected when A 15 is 0 and the RAM is selected when A15 is 1.A13 and A14 are

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unused. The CPU executes the following program

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STA 8080H

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DCR A

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STA C080H
RET

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The content of memory location 8080H after the execution of the RETURN
instruction is
(A) FFH (B) FEH
(C) 01H (D) 00H

Q. 60 A linear time invariant system with system function H (z) = 1 + z - 1 + z - 2 is given

an input signal sampled at 18 kHz. The frequency of the analog sinusoid which
CANNOT pass through the system is
(A) 12 kHz (B) 6 kHz
p
(C) 12 kHz (D) 6 kHz
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Q. 61 A discrete-time system with input (x [n])-output (y [n]) relation
y [n] = x [n] - 2x [n - 1] + x [n - 2] is a good approximation to a
(A) high-pass filter
(B) band-stop filter blocking p # w # p
8 4
(C) low-pass filter
(D) band-pass filter passing p # w < p
8 4
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Q. 62 The scheme shown in Fig. Q.62 is used for the generation of wideband FM from
a narrow band FM. The multiplier box multimplies the input frequency by the
factor shown. The input x (t) is a narrow band FM signal of carrier 100 khz
and frequency deviation of 25 Hz. The local oscillator frequency in kHz and the
multiplication constant m to achieve an output y (t) with a carrier of 2.0 MHz and
a frequency deviation of 1.0 kHz are respectively:

(A) 750, 4 (B) 1000, 4

(C) 750, 8 (D) 1000, 8

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Q. 63 Given h [n] = [1, 2, 2,], f [n] is obtained by convolving h [n] with itself and g [n] by

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correlating h [n] with itself. Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) f [n] is causal and its maximum value is 9

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(B) f [n] is non-causal and its maximum value is 8

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(C) g [n] is causal and its maximum value is 9

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(D) g [n] is non-causal and its maximum value is 9

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of impulse-in variance through

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(A) mapping the entire imaginary axis of the s-plane on to the unit circle in the
z-plane

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(B) pre-filtering the input signal to impose bank-limitedness

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(C) mapping zeros of the left half of the s-plane inside the unit circle in the
z-plane

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(D) up-sampling the input signal so that the bandwidth is reduced
p
A linear phase FIR system with impulse response real has a zero at z = 1 e j 4 . The
2
largest set of remaining zeros that can be obtained from the above information is
p 3p p p 3p p
(A) 1 e j 2 , 1 e j 4 , 1 e j 2 (B) 1 e - j 2 , 1 e - j 4 , 1 e - j 2
2 2 2 2 2 2
-j p j p 1 -j p j p 1 -j p
(C) 2e 4 , 2e 4 , e 4 (D) 2e 4 . e 4
2 2
Q. 66 Given x = [a, b, c, d] as the input, a linear time invariant system produces an
output y = [x, x, x, x...,<repeated N times>]. The impulse response of the system
is
N-1
(A) / d [ n - 4i ] (B) u [n] - u [n - N]
i=0
N-1
(C) u [n] - u [n - N - 1] (D) / d [ n - i]
i=0

Q. 67 The sequence x [n] whose z-transform is X (z) = e1/z is

(A) 1 u [n] (B) 1 u [- n]
n! - n!
(C) (- 1) n 1 u [n] (D) 1 u [- n - 1]
n! - (n + 1)!
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Q. 68 Direct form implementation of the FIR structure shown in Fig. Q.68 (a) is also
implemented in Fig. Q.68 (b) in lattice form. The coefficients k1 and k2 are
respectively

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(B) 0.640 and 0.244

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(C) 0.244 and 0.640 (D) - 0.244 and - 0.640

Q. 69
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(A) 12.5 kW (B) 24.5 kW
(C) 25.0 kW (D) 100 kW

Q. 70 For the bridge circuit in Fig. Q.70, the voltages are

V- 1 = 2 cos 1000t V,
V- 2 = 2 cos (1000t + 45c) and
Vd = 0

The value of R = 100W . Then Zx will be

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(A) 100 W resistor in series with 100 mH inductor

(B) 100 W resistor in series with 100 mF capacitor
(C) 100 W resistance in parallel with 100 mH inductor
(D) 100 W resistance in parallel with 100 mF capacitor

Q. 71 An oscilloscope is powered from 230 V mains having a nominal frequency of

nearly 50 Hz. The triggering mode of the oscilloscope is set to LINE. A square
wave from a functio generator is fed to the Y input and a stable display (properly
triggered) is obtained when the frequency of the function generator is 297 Hz.
The actual frequency of the power supply is
(A) 50 Hz (B) 49.5 Hz
(C) 49.0 Hz (D) 48.5 Hz

Q. 72 The primary of a 200/1 A, 5 VA, 0.8 PF current transformer (CT) carries 100 A.

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The ratio error of the CT is
(A) - 1.0%
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(B) - 0.5%

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(C) + 0.5% (D) + 1.0%

Q. 73

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A very low-loss coil is tested with a Q-meter and the distributed (self) capacitance

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Q. 74 A potentiometer circuit is shown in Fig. q.74. The jockey of the ptentiaometer is
kept exactly at the mid-point and the ammeter reads the current, I, as 0.2 mA.

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(A) 500 W, 1.1 V (B) 50 W, 1.1 V
(C) 500 W, 0.9 V (D) 50 W, 0.9 V

Q. 75 The 5 V Zener diode in Fig. Q.75 is ideal and the ammeter (A), of full-scale 1 mA,
has an internal resistance of 100W. The circuit shown, with terminal 1 positive,
functions as a

(A) 0 - 1 VDC voltmeter (B) 0 - 1 mA DC ammeter

(C) 0 - 6 VDC voltmeter (D) 0 - 5 VAC voltmeter
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Q. 76 The transfer function of a system is 2 A 2 . The steady-state gain of the system

to a unit-step input is s +w
(A) A2 (B) 0
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(C) 3 (D) not possible to be determined

Q. 77 The closed loop control system shown in Fig. Q.77 has t1 > 0 . The system will
remain stable for all t1 in the range

(A) t1 < 0.5 (B) 0.5 < t1 < 1.0

(C) t1 < 1.0 (D) t1 > 1.0

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The response of a system to a unit impulse is y (t) = e - 5 (t - 1). Which one of the

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following is the correct statement about the system?

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(C) The steady-state gain of the system for a unit step input is 0.2

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(D) The steady-state gain of the system for a unit step input is 1.0

A PID controller has the transfer function 2 + 0.4 with the unit of time expressed
s
in minutes. The parameters proportional band and reset time for the above
controller are respectively
(A) 200% and 0.4 min (B) 50% and 0.4 min
(C) 200% and 5 min (D) 50% and 5 min

Q. 81 For a dynamic system, various matrices for a state space model are given by
0 1 0
A ==
- 2 - 3G
, B = ; E and C = [1 0]. The system poles are located at
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(A) - 2, - 1 (B) - 2, - 3
(C) - 3, - 1 (D) - 1, 0
Y (s) - 0. 1s
Q. 82 The transfer function of a system is given is given by = e . If x (t) is 0.5
X (s) 1 + s
sin t , then the phase angle between the output and the input will be
(A) - 39.27c (B) - 45c
(C) - 50.73c (D) - 90c
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Q. 83 The transfer function of a second order band-pas filter, having a centre frequency
of 1000 rad/s, selectivity of 100 and a gain of 0 dB at the centre frequency, is
(A) 2 10s (B) 2 s
s + 10s + 106 s + s + 106

(C) 100s (D) 100s

s2 + 100s + 107 s2 + 100s + 106

Data given below should be used for answering question Q.84 and Q.85
The root locus plot for a system, with transfer function 2 , is shown
s (s + 1)( s + 2)
in Fig. Q.84. A unity feedback proportional control system is bult using this
system.

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(A) 6.0 (B) 3.0

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(A) 6.0 (B) 3.0
(C) 0.4 (D) 0.2

Q. 86 An ultrasonic beam of frequency 1 MHz and intensity 0.5 W/cm 2 passes through
a layer of soft tissue of thickness t with an attenuation coefficient of 1.18 cm - 1.
The ratio of output to input power is 1/e2 . The thickness of the tissue is
(A) 1 cm
(B) 1.695 cm
(C) 2.408 cm
(D) 3.721 cm

Q. 87 The refractive indices of the core and cladding of an optical fibre are 1.46 and 1.455
respectively. The diameter of the core is 4 mm. When operated at a wavelength
of 1.31 mm, the fiber functions as a
(A) single-mode fibre with a numerical aperture of 0.1
(B) multimode fibre with a numerical aperture of 0.15
(C) single-mode fibre with a numerical aperture of 0.12
(D) ten-mode fibre with a numerical aperture of 0.12
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Q. 88 A cardiac output measurement set-up uses the thermo-dilution principle. The

change in the output temperature is 7cC for 5.60 litres per minute of cardiac
output with an integration time of 10 s. For a second measurement, with all other
parameters remaining unchanged, the change in the temperature is 10cC with an
integration time of 20 s. The cardiac output in litres per minute for this will be
(A) 5.60 (B) 4.21
(C) 3.92 (D) 1.96

Q. 89 X -rays emitted from a molybdenum target at 35 kV have wavelength edges

Ku = 70.9 pm and Kb = 63.2 pm. These X-rays are passed thourgh a zirconia
filter of K-edge 68.9 pm. The output of te filter contains primarily X-rays of
wavelengths
(A) 63.2 pm (B) 70.9 pm
(C) Both 63.2 pm and 70.9 pm (D) Neither 63.2 pm nor 70.9 pm

Q. 90 A quasi-monochromatic light source with average central wavelength of 630 nm

has a spectral width of 10GHz. The coherence length of the source is

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(C) 3 cm
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