DRONACHARYA GROUP OF INSTITUTIONS, GREATER NOIDA

DEPARTMENT OF ECE, EEE & ECZ

OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTION BANK FOR AKTU END SEMESTER EXAM

SESSION 2020-21

SUBJECT NAME: Signals & Systems

SUBJECT CODE: KEC-403

Unit I

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Unit II

1. What is the rule h*(x*c) = (x*h)*c called?

a) Commutativity rule
b) Associativity rule
c) Distributive rule
d) Associativity and Commutativity rule

2. For an LTI discrete system to be stable, the square sum of the impulse response
should be
a) Integral multiple of 2pi
b) Infinity
c) Finite
d) Zero

3. Does the system h(t) = exp(-7t) correspond to a stable system?

a) Yes
b) No
c) Marginally Stable
d) None of the mentioned

4. Is y[n] = nu[n] a linear system?

a) Yes
b) No

5. Which is the commutative property of the LTI System in case of discrete time system?
a) x[n]+h[n]=h[n]+x[n]
b) x[n]+h[n]=h[n]*x[n]
c) x[n]*h[n]=h[n]*x[n]
d) x[t]*h[t]=h[n]*x[n]

6. What is the Distributive property of the LTI system?

a) x[n] + h1[n] + h2[n] = h1[n] + h2[n] + x[n]
b) x[n]*(h1[n] + h2[n]) = x[n]*(h1[n])*(x[n]*h2[n])
c) x[n]*(h1[n] + h2[n]) = x[n]*h1[n] + x[n]*h2[n]
d) x[n]*(h1[n] + h2[n]) = *(x[n]*h1[n]) + x[n]*h2[n]

7. Which is the associative property of the LTI system?

a) x[n]*(h1[n]+h2[n])=x[n]*h1[n]+x[n]*h2[n]
b) x[n]*(h1[n]*h2[n])=h1[n]+x[n]+h2[n]
c) x[n]*h[n]=h[n]*x[n]
d) x[n]*(h1[n]*h2[n])=(x[n]*h1[n])*h2[n]

8. The order of the Cascade system doesn’t depend on the output. Which is the
property?
a) Commutative
b) Associative
c) Commutative and distributive
d) Distributive

9. A continuous time LTI system has memory only when

a) It does not depend on the present value of the input
b) It only depends on the past values of the input
c) Its output always depends both on the previous and past values of the input
d) Its output might depend on the present value as well as the previous value of the
input

10. Which of the following system is memoryless?

a) h(t)=0,t ≠0
b) h(t)=x(t-1)
c) h(t)=0, t=0
d) h(t)=kx(t+2)

11. Which property of an LTI system does the following equation prove
h[n]*h1[n]=∂[n]?
a) Invertibility
b) Stability
c) Associativity
d) Commutative

12. A continuous time LTI system is causal only when

a) It depends on the present value of the input
b) It depends on the past values of the input
c) Its output always depends on future values of the input
d) Its output might depend only on the past and present values of the system

13. Which property of delta function indicates the equality between the area under the
product of function with shifted impulse and the value of function located at unit
impulse instant?
a. Replication
b. Sampling
c. Scaling
d. Product

14. A system is said to be shift invariant only if

a. a shift in the input signal also results in the corresponding shift in the output
b. a shift in the input signal does not exhibit the corresponding shift in the output
c. a shifting level does not vary in an input as well as output
d. a shifting at input does not affect the output

15. Which condition determines the causality of the LTI system in terms of its impulse
response?
a. Only if the value of an impulse response is zero for all negative values of time
b. Only if the value of an impulse response is unity for all negative values of time
c. Only if the value of an impulse response is infinity for all negative values of time
d. Only if the value of an impulse response is negative for all negative values of time

16. Under which conditions does an initially relaxed system become unstable?
a. only if bounded input generates unbounded output
b. only if bounded input generates bounded output
c. only if unbounded input generates unbounded output
d. only if unbounded input generates bounded output

17. Which of the following system is causal?

a) y[n] = 2[n] – 3[n+1]
b) y[n] = 2[n] + 3
c) y[n] = 2[n-7] – 3[n+1]
d) y[n] = 2[n]*3[n+1]

18. When are LTI systems stable?

a) Only when bounded input produces a bounded output
b) Only when bounded input produces a unbounded output
c) Only when unbounded input produces a bounded output
d) Only when unbounded input produces an unbounded output

19. Choose the correct equation for finding the output of a discrete time convolution?
a) y[n] = ∑x[k]h[n-k], k from 0 to ∞
b) y[n] = ∑x[k]h[n-k], k from -∞ to +∞
c) y[n] = ∑x[k]h[k], k from 0 to ∞
d) y[n] = ∑x[k]h[n], k from -∞ to +∞
20. Choose the properties which are followed by a discrete time convolution?
a) Associative, commutative, distributive
b) Associative
c) Commutative and distributive
d) Distributive and associative

21. What is the convolution of a signal with an impulse?

a) Signal itself
b) Impulse
c) A new signal
d) Signal multiplied by impulse

22. How can a cascade connected discrete time system respresented?

a) y[n] = x[n] + t[n] + r[n]
b) y[n] = x[n] * t[n] * r[n]
c) y[n] = x[n] * t[n] + r[n]
d) y[n] = x[n] + t[n] * r[n]

23. How can a parallel connected discrete time system respresented?

a) y[n] = x[n] + t[n] + r[n]
b) y[n] = x[n] * t[n] * r[n]
c) y[n] = x[n] * (t[n] + r[n])
d) y[n] = x[n] + t[n] * r[n]

24. Impulse response is the output of system due to impulse input applied at
time=0?
a) Linear
b) Time varying
c) Time invariant
d) Linear and time invariant

25. Which of the following is correct regarding to impulse signal?

a) x[n]δ[n] = x[0]δ[n]
b) x[n]δ[n] = δ[n]
c) x[n]δ[n] = x[n]
d) x[n]δ[n] = x[0]
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27. Find the convolution sum of sequences x1[n] = (1, 2, 3) and x2[n] = (2, 1, 4).
a) {2, 5, 12, 11, 12}
b) {2, 12, 5, 11, 12}
c) {2, 11, 5, 12, 12}
d) {-2, 5,-12, 11, 12}

28. Find the convolution sum of sequence x1[n] = {1, 2, 3} and

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31. The impulse response h (t) of an LTI system is given by e-2t.u(t) . What is the step
response?
a) y(t) = 1⁄2 (1 – e-2t) u (t)
b) y(t) = 1⁄2 (1 – e-2t)
c) y(t) = (1- e-2t) u (t)
d) y(t) = 1⁄2 (e-2t) u (t)

32. Compute u (t) convolved with itself?

a) y(t)=t.u(t)
b) y(t)=u(t)
c) y(t)=t2.u(t)
d) y(t)=t.u(t-1)

33. Convolve the signals e-2t u(t), e-3t u(t). Determine the output?
a) y(t) = (e-2t – e-3t)u(t)
b) y(t) = (e-2t – e-3t)
c) y(t) = (e-3t – e-2t)u(t)
d) y(t) = (e-t – e-3t)u(t)
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35. The impulse response of a LTI system is h(n)={1,1,1}. What is the response of the
signal to the input x(n)={1,2,3}?
a) {1,3,6,3,1}
b) {1,2,3,2,1}
c) {1,3,6,5,3}
d) {1,1,1,0,0}

36. x(n)*δ(n-n0)=?
a) x(n+n0)
b) x(n-n0)
c) x(-n-n0)
d) x(-n+n0)

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A Linear Time Invariant system with an impulse response h(t) produces output y(t) when input
x(t) is applied. When the input x (t−τ) is applied to a system with impulse response h(t − τ), the
output will be

a. y(t)
b. y(t − τ)
c. y(2(t −τ ))
d. y(t−2 τ)
38. The impulse response g(t) of a system, G, is as shown in Figure (a). What is the maximum value
attained by the impulse response of two cascaded blocks of G as shown in Figure(b)?

a. 2/3
b. 3/4
c. 4/5
d. 1
39. For linear time invariant systems, that are Bounded Input Bounded stable, which one of the
following statements is TRUE?
a. The impulse response will be integrable but may not be absolutely integrable.

b. The unit impulse response will have finite support.

c. The unit step response will be absolutely integrable.

d. The unit step response will be bounded.

40. x(t) is nonzero only for Tx<t<T′x, and similarly, y(t) is nonzero only for Ty<t<T′y. Let z(t)
be convolution of x(t) and y(t). Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
a. z(t) can be nonzero over an unbounded interval.
b. z(t) is nonzero for t<Tx<Ty.
c. z(t) is zero outside of Tx+Ty<t<T′x+T′y.
d. z(t)is nonzero for t>T′x+T′y.
41. The impulse response of a causal linear time-invariant system is given as h(t) . Now consider
the following two statements:
Statement (I): Principle of superposition holds.
Statement (II):h(t)=0 for t<0
Which one of the following statements is correct?
a. Statements (I) is correct, and statement (II) is wrong.
b. Statements (II) is correct, and statement (I) is wrong.
c. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are wrong.
d. Both Statement (I) and Statement (II) are correct.
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If X1(k) and X2(k) are the N-point DFTs of X1(n) and x2(n) respectively, then what is the N-
point DFT of x(n)=ax1(n)+bx2(n)?
a) X1(ak)+X2(bk)
b) aX1(k)+bX2(k)
c) eakX1(k)+ebkX2(k)
d) None of the mentioned
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If x(n) is a real sequence and X(k) is its N-point DFT, then which of the following is true?
a) X(N-k)=X(-k)
b) X(N-k)=X*(k)
c) X(-k)=X*(k)
d) All of the mentioned

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What is the circular convolution of the sequences X1(n)={2,1,2,1} and x2(n)={1,2,3,4}?

a) {14,14,16,16}
b) {16,16,14,14}
c) {2,3,6,4}
d) {14,16,14,16}

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The Nth root of unity WN is given as

a) ej2πN
b) e-j2πN
c) e-j2π/N
d) ej2π/N
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What is the DFT of the four point sequence x(n)={0,1,2,3}?

a) {6,-2+2j-2,-2-2j}
b) {6,-2-2j,2,-2+2j}
c) {6,-2+2j,-2,-2-2j}
d) {6,-2-2j,-2,-2+2j}

49. If the system gives an output y(n)=H(ω)x(n) with x(n) = Aejωn as input signal, then x(n)
is said to be Eigen function of the system.
a) True
b) False

50. If x(n)=Aejωn is the input of an LTI system and h(n) is the response of the system, then
what is the output y(n) of the system?
a) H(-ω)x(n)
b) -H(ω)x(n)
c) H(ω)x(n)
d) None of the mentioned
Unit IV

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What is the set of all values of z for which X(z) attains a finite value?
a) Radius of convergence
b) Radius of divergence
c) Feasible solution
d) None of the mentioned

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What is the z-transform of the following finite duration signal?

a) 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z4
b) 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z5
c) 2 + 4z-1 + 5z-2 + 7z-3 + z-5
d) 2z2 + 4z + 5 +7z-1 + z-3

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What is the ROC of the signal x(n)=δ(n-k), k>0?

a) z=0
b) z=∞
c) Entire z-plane, except at z=0
d) Entire z-plane, except at z=∞

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24. What is the ROC of z-transform of an two sided infinite sequence?

a) |z|>r1
b) |z|<r1
c) r2<|z|<r1
d) None of the mentioned

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What is the ROC of the system function H(z) if the discrete time LTI system is BIBO
stable?
a) Entire z-plane, except at z=0
b) Entire z-plane, except at z=∞
c) Contain unit circle
d) None of the mentioned

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30. According to Time shifting property of z-transform, if X(z) is the z-transform of x(n)
then what is the z-transform of x(n-k)?
a) zkX(z)
b) z-kX(z)
c) X(z-k)
d) X(z+k)

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If X(z) is the z-transform of the signal x(n) then what is the z-transform of anx(n)?
a) X(az)
b) X(az-1)
c) X(a-1z)
d) None of the mentioned

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If the ROC of X(z) is r1<|z|<r2, then what is the ROC of X(a-1z)?

a) |a|r1<|z|<|a|r2
b) |a|r1>|z|>|a|r2
c) |a|r1<|z|>|a|r2
d) |a|r1>|z|<|a|r2

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If X(z) is the z-transform of the signal x(n), then what is the z-transform of the signal x(-
n)?
a) X(-z)
b) X(z-1)
c) X-1(z)
d) None of the mentioned.

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Unit V

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Which of the following is the process of ‘aliasing’?

a) Peaks overlapping
b) Phase overlapping
c) Amplitude overlapping
d) Spectral overlapping

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Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t) = 1 + sinc300πt.
a) 300 Hz, 3 msec
b) 300 Hz, 3.3 msec
c) 30 Hz, 3 msec
d) 3 Hz, 3 msec

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Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t) = rect(200t).
a) ∞ Hz, 0 sec
b) 0 Hz, ∞ sec
c) ∞ Hz, ∞ Hz
d) 0 Hz, 0 sec

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The sampling frequency of a signal is Fs = 2000 samples per second. Find its Nyquist
interval.
a) 0.5 sec
b) 5 msec
c) 5 sec
d) 0.5 msec

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The spectrum of the sampled signal may be obtained without overlapping only if
a. fs ≥ 2fm
b. fs < 2fm
c. fs > fm
d. fs < fm

14. A distorted signal of frequency fm is recovered from a sampled signal if the sampling
frequency fs is
a. fs > 2fm
b. fs < 2fm
c. fs = 2fm
d. fs ≥ 2fm
15. Calculate the minimum sampling rate to avoid aliasing when a continuous time signal is
given by x(t) = 5 cos 400πt
a. 100 Hz
b. 200 Hz
c. 400 Hz
d. 250 Hz

16. Calculate the Nyquist rate for sampling when a continuous time signal is given by
x(t) = 5 cos 100πt +10 cos 200πt – 15 cos 300πt
a. 300Hz
b. 600Hz
c. 150Hz
d. 200Hz

17. A low pass filter is

a. Passes the frequencies lower than the specified cut off frequency
b. Rejects higher frequencies
c. Is used to recover signal from sampled signal
d. All the above

18. The techniques used for sampling are

a. Instantaneous sampling
b. Natural sampling
c. Flat top sampling
d. All the above

19. The instantaneous sampling

a. Has a train of impulses
b. Has the pulse width approaching zero value
c. Has the negligible power content
d. All the above

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