Gate Questions and Solutions 2

Gate questions - B.
Bindu Madhavi (621126)
1. Topic: Electromagnetics
An antenna with a directive gain of 6 dB is radiating a total power of 16 kW. The amplitude of the
electric field in free space at a distance of 8 km from the antenna in the direction of 6 dB gain
(rounded off to three decimal places) is___V/m.
Ans. Correct answer is 0.244
2. Concept: Number Systems
If (1235)x = (3033)y, where x and y indicate the bases of the corresponding numbers, then
(1) x = 7 and y = 5
(2) x = 8 and y = 6
(3) x = 6 and y = 4
(4) x = 9 and y = 7
Sol. Correct answer is option (B)
3.Concept: Amplitude Modulation
Consider a superheterodyne receiver tuned to 600 kHz. If the local oscillator feeds a 1000 kHz signal
to the mixer, the image frequency (in integer) is kHz.
Ans. Correct answer is 1400
4.Concept: Sequential Circuits
The propagation delay to the exclusive-OR (XOR) gate in the circuit in the figure is 3 ns. The
propagation delay of all the flip-flops is assumed to
The output voltage VOUT of this circuit at t = 0+ (in integer) is V.

Sol. Correct answer is 5.
5.Concept: Static Electric Fields
For a vector field D = ρ cos2ϕ aρ + z2 sin2ϕ aϕ in a cylindrical coordinate system (ρ, ϕ, z) with unit
vectors aρ, aϕ and az, the net flux of D leaving the closed surface of the cylinder (ρ = 3, 0 ≤ z ≤ 2)
(rounded off to two decimal places) is
Sol. The correct answer is 56.54
6.Concept: Linear Algebra
A real 2 × 2 non-singular matrix A with repeated eigen value is given as

é x -3.0ù
A = ê3.0 4.0 ú
where x is a real positive number. The value of x (rounded off to one decimal place) is
Sol. The correct answer is 10
7.Concept: Information Theory and Coding
A digital transmission system uses a (7,4) systematic linear Hamming code for transmitting data over
a noisy channel. If three of the message-codeword pairs in this code (m i ; ci), where ci is the
codeword corresponding to the i th message mi, are known to be (1100; 0101100), (1110; 0011110)
and (0110; 1000110), then which of the following is a valid codeword in this code?
(A) 1101001
(B) 1011010
(C) 0001011
(D) 0110100
Sol. Correct answer is option (C)
8.Combinational circuit
The propagation delays of the XOR gate, AND gate and multiplexer (MUX) in the circuit shown in the
figure are 4 ns, 2 ns and 1 ns, respectively.
If all the inputs P, Ǫ, R, S and T are applied

simultaneously and held constant, the maximum propagation delay of the circuit is
(1) 3 ns
(2) 5 ns
(3) 6 ns
(4) 7 ns
Sol. Correct answer is option (C)
9.Concept: Pulse Modulation Schemes
A 4 kHz sinusoidal message signal having amplitude 4 V is fed to a delta modulator (DM) operating
at a sampling rate of 32 kHz. The minimum step size required to avoid slope overload noise in the
DM (rounded off to two decimal places) is V.
Sol. The correct answer is 3.14
Solutions
1.
2.
(1235)x = (3033)y
Converting LHS and RHS into decimal.
1 × x3 + 2 × x2 + 3 × x1 + 5 × x0 = 3xy3 + 0xy2 + 3xy1 + 3xy0 (x2 +
2x2 + 3x + 5)10 = (3y3 + 3y + 3)10
Substituting the given options, we find x = 8, y = 6
i.e. 83 + 2(8)2 + 3(8) + 5 = 3(63) + 3(6) + 3
LHS: 512 + 128 + 24 + 5 = (669)10
RHS: 3(216) + 18 + 3 = (669)10
Hence, option (B) is correct answer.
3. fS = 600 kHz
f10 = 1000 kHz
fSI = Image frequency = fS + 2 fIF
fIF = f10– fS = 1000 kHz – 6000 kHz = 400 kHz
fSI = fS + 2fIF = 600 kHz (2 × 400 kHz) = 600 K + 800 kHz fSI =
1400 kHz
Hence, frequency is 1400 kHz
4. Given tXOR = 3ns, f = 500 MHz
T = 1/f = 2ns
Initially Ǫ2Ǫ1Ǫ0 = 111 & D2 = 1
5. Given D = rcos2 aˆr + z2 sin2 faˆf

The net flux leaving the closed surface of the cylinder is
For ρ = 3
D × ds = (rcos2 f aˆr + zsin2 f aˆf ) × rdfdzaˆr
2 2p
ynet =mò òr 2
cos2 f df dz
z=0 f=0
= (3)2 ´ 2 ´ 1 (2p)
2
\ ynet = 1qp = 56.54
Hence the net flux is 56.54
6. ú⇒The characteristics equation of A2×2 is

λ2 – (x + 4) λ + (4x + 9) = 0
But given that the characteristics equation has repeated roots, b2 – 4ac = 0 So, consider
(x + 4)2 – 4 × 1 × (4x+ 9) = 0
â x2 + 16 + 8x – 16x + 36 = 0
â x2 – 8x – 20 = 0
∴x = 10 or –2
In given question where x is a real positive number. Therefore, x
= 10
7. P 0 P1 P2 d0 d1 d2 d3
0 1 0 1 1 0 0 ….C1
0 0 1 1 1 1 0 ….C2
1 0 0 0 1 1 0 ….C3
P0 = d0’ d1’ d3
P1=d1’ d2’ d3
P2 = d0’ d1’ d2
P0 P1 P2 d0 d1 d2 d3
1 1 0 1 0 0 1 ’ option (A)
1 0 1 1 0 1 0 ’ option (B)
0 0 0 1 0 1 1 ’ option (C)
0 1 1 0 1 0 0
’ option (D) Hence, option (C) is valid
code word.
8. tXOR = 4 ns, tAND = 2 ns, tMUX = 1 ns

Case I: When T = 0
Propagation delay = tAND1 + tMUX2
=2+1
= 3 ns
Case II: When T = 1
Propagation delay = tAND2 + tMUX1 + tAND3 + tMUX2
=2+1+2+1
Propagation delay = 6 ns
Hence maximum propagation delay of the circuit is 6 ns.
9.
fm = 4 kHz Am = 4 V
fs = 32 kHz
Slope overload
distortion can be
avoided,
Δ ≥ Am 2πfm/fs
Δmin = 3.14 V

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Gate questions - B.

Bindu Madhavi (621126)

Ans. Correct answer is 0.244

2. Concept: Number Systems

3.Concept: Amplitude Modulation

Ans. Correct answer is 1400

4.Concept: Sequential Circuits

The output voltage VOUT of this circuit at t = 0+ (in integer) is V.

6.Concept: Linear Algebra

A real 2 × 2 non-singular matrix A with repeated eigen value is given as

Sol. The correct answer is 10

7.Concept: Information Theory and Coding

If all the inputs P, Ǫ, R, S and T are applied

9.Concept: Pulse Modulation Schemes

Initially Ǫ2Ǫ1Ǫ0 = 111 & D2 = 1

5. Given D = rcos2 aˆr + z2 sin2 faˆf

6. ú⇒The characteristics equation of A2×2 is

8. tXOR = 4 ns, tAND = 2 ns, tMUX = 1 ns

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