(Set - 1)
1. One of the following statement which is true for relative dielectric constant is -
a) It is dimensionless
b) It is not equal to unity for vacuum
c) It?s value for all substances is less than one
d) None
2. Pure metals generally havea)
high conductivity and low temperature coefficient
b) high conductivity and large temperature coefficient
c) low conductivity and zero temperature coefficient
d) low conductivity and high temperature coefficient
3. For small size, high frequency coils, the most common core material is
a) Air
b) Ferrite
c) Powdered ion
d) Steel
4. For an abrupt junction Varactor diode, the dependence of device capacitance (C) on applied
reverse bias (V) is given bya)
C a V1/3
b) C a V-1/3
c) C a V1/2
d) C a V-1/2
5. A superconductor is aa)
A material showing perfect conductivity and Meissner effect below a critical temperature
b) A conductor having zero resistance
c) A perfect conductor with highest dimagnetic susceptibility
d) A perfect conductor which becomes resistive when the current density through it exceeds a critical
value
6. When a semiconductor based temperature transducer has a temperature coefficient of ?2500
mV/0C then this transducer is indeed aa)
Thermistor
b) Forward biased pn junction diode
c) Reverse biased pn junction diode
d) FET
7. The location of lightning arrestor is -
a) Near the transformer
b) Near the circuit breaker
c) Away from the transformer
d) None
8. Time constant of an RC circuit increases if the value of the resistance is -
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Neither a nor b
d) Both a and b
9. Intrinsic semiconductors are those which -
a) Are available locally
b) Are made of the semiconductor material in its purest from
c) Have more electrons than holes
d) Have zero energy gaps
10. The primary control on drain current in a JFET is exerted by -
a) Channel resistance
b) Size of depletion regions
c) Voltage drop across channel
d) Gate reverse bias
11. The electrical conductivity of metals which is expressed in ohm-1 m-1 is of the order of -
a) 1010
b) 105
c) 10-4
d) 10-6
12. When biased correctly, a zener diode ?
a) acts as a fixed resistance
b) has a constant voltage across it
c) has a constant current passing through it
d) never overheats
13. The current amplification factor adc is given by ?
a) IC/IE
b) IC/IB
c) IB/IC
d) IB/IC
14. Compared to bipolars, FETs havea)
high input impedance
b) low input impedance
c) same input impedance
d) none
15. The source-drain channel of JFET is -
a) ohmic
b) bilateral
c) unilateral
d) both a and b
16. diac is equivalent to a -
a) Pair of SCRs
b) Pair of four layer SCRs
c) Diode and two resistors
d) Triac width
17. When a sample of N type semiconductor has electron density of 6.25 ? 1011 /cm3 at 300K and
if the intrinsic concentration of carriers in this sample is 2.5 ? 1013/cm3 then the hole density will
be ?
a) 106/cm3
b) 103/ cm3
c) 1010/ cm3
d) 1012/ cm3
18. The statement ?In any network of linear impedances, the current flowing at any point is equal
to the algebraic sum of the currents caused to flow at that point by each of the sources of emf
taken separately with all other emf?s reduced to zero? represents -
a) Kirchhoff?s law
b) Norton?s theorem
c) Thevenin?s theorem
d) Superposition theorem
19. One of the following modes which has the characteristics of attenuation becoming less as the
frequency is increased and is attractive at icrowave frequencies of circular cylindrical wave
guides is ?
a) TE1 mode
b) TM01 mode
c) TE01 mode
d) Higher order mode
20. A two-port network is symmetrical if ?
a) z11z22 ? z12z21 = 1
b) h11h22 ? h12h21 = 1
c) AD ? BC = 1
d) y11y22 ? Y12y21 = 1
21. For transmission line load matching over a range of frequencies, it is best to use aa)
balun
b) broad band directional coupler
c) double stub
d) single stub of adjustable position
22. The poles and zeros of a driving point function of a network are simple and interlace on the
negative real axis with a pole closest to the origin. It can be realised -
a) by an LC network
b) as an RC driving point impedance
c) as an RC driving point admittance
d) only by an RLC network
23. Poles and zeros of a driving point function of a network are simple and interlace on the jw
axis. The network consists of elements ?
a) R and C
b) L and C
c) R and L
d) R, L and C
24. For a two port reciprocal network, the output open circuit voltage divided by the input
current is equal to ?
a) B
b) Z12
d) h12
25. In a short electric doublet the radiation properties are so thata)
The induction field diminishes as the square root of the distance and is only appreciable in the
vicinity of the conductor.
b) In the radiation, magnetic field is minimum when the current is maximum.
c) The radiation resistance of a short doublet antenna is extremely high.
d) Mean rate of power through a unit area of spherical sphere surrounding this doublet is proportional
to the square of the elemental length, other factors remaining constant.
26. The frequency modulated (FM) radio frequency range is nearly -
a) 250 ?300 MHz
b) 150 ? 200 MHz
c) 90 ? 105 MHz
d) 30-70 MHz
27. In an underground cable the distortion in the transmission of carrier frequency can be
eliminated by using -
a) Inductive loading
b) Resistive loading
c) Capacitive loading
d) Shielding
28. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line with inductance 0.294 mH /m and
capacitance 60 pF/m is -
a) 49 W
b) 60 W
c) 70 W
d) 140 W
29. One of the following statements which is not true for a strip line compared to a waveguide is ?
a) It can be directly connected to semiconductor microwave devices
b) It is much smaller in size
c) It has a smaller bandwidth
d) Losses are less
(SET -2)
1. The depth of penetration or skin depth for an electromagnetic field of frequency ?f? in a
conductor of resistivity r and permeability m isa)
inversely proportional to r and f and directly proportional to m
b) directly proportional to r and inversely proportional to f and m
c) directly proportional to f and inversely proportional to r and m
d) inversely proportional to r and m and directly proportional to f
2. When an antenna has a gain of 44dB then assuming that the main beam of the antenna is
circular in cross-section the beam width will be -
a) 0.4456 0
b) 1.44560
c) 2.44560
d) 3.44560
3. Lens antennas used for microwaves are usually made of -
a) Polystyrene
b) Glass of low refractive index
c) Paraboloid surfaces
d) Dielectric media having large refractive index
4. One of the following types of instrument which is an electrometer is -
a) Electrodynamometer
b) PMMC
c) Electrostatic
d) Moving iron
5. When an ac current of 5A and dc current of 5A flow simultaneously through a circuit then
which of the following statement is true ?
a) An ac ammeter will read less than 10A but more than 5A
b) An ac ammeter will read only 5A
c) A dc ammeter will read 10A
d) A dc ammeter will read zero
6. When Q factor of a circuit is high, then -
a) power factor of the circuit is high
b) impedance of the circuit is high
c) bandwidth is large
d) none of these
7. The resolution of a logic analyser is -
a) the maximum number of input channels
b) the minimum duration of the glitch it can capture
c) it?s internal clock period
d) the minimum amplitude of input signal it can display
8. A memoryless system is ?
a) causal
b) not causal
c) nothing can be said
d) none
9. An air capacitor is a ?
a) time variant
b) active device
c) time invariant
d) time invariant and passive device
10. Thermistors are made of -
a) pure metals
b) pure insulators
c) sintered mixtures of metallic oxides
d) pure semiconductor
11. Pirani gauge is used to measure ?
a) very low pressures
b) high pressures
c) pressures in the region of 1 atm
d) fluid flow
12. These circuits converts input power at one frequency to output power at a different frequency
through one stage conversion ?
a) AC voltage controllers
b) Cyclo converters
c) Phase controlled rectifiers
d) Inverters
13. In a forward voltage Triggering thyristor changes from ?
a) off state to on state
b) on state to off state
c) on state to on state
d) off state to off state
14. A thyristor, when triggered, will change from forward blocking state to conduction state if its
anode to cathode voltage is equal to -
a) peak repetitive off state forward voltage
b) peak working off state forward voltage
c) peak working off state reverse voltage
d) peak non-repetitive off state forward voltage
15. Gate characteristic of a thyristora)
is a straight line passing through origin
b) is of the type Vg = a + bIg
c) is a curve between Vg and Ig
d) has a spread between two curves of Vg ? Ig
16. A four quadrant operation requiresa)
two full converters in series
b) two full converters connected back to back
c) two full converters connected in parallel
d) two semi converters connected back to back
17. If for a single phase half bridge inverter, the amplitude of output voltage is Vs and the output
power is P, then their corresponding values for a single phase full bridge inverter are ?
a) Vs, P
b) Vs/2, P
c) 2Vs, 2P
d) 2Vs, P
18. In an enhancement type MOSFET the output V-I characteristics has ?
a) only an ohmic region
b) only a saturation region
c) only ohmic region at 10 W voltage value followed by a saturation region at higher voltages
d)an ohmic region at large voltage values preceded by a saturation region at lower voltages
19. The energy gap in a semiconductor -
a) increases with temperature
b) remains constant
c) slightly increase with temperature
d) decrease with temperature
20. In an electronic circuit matching means -
a) connecting a high impedance directly to low impedance
b) selection of components which are compatible
c) transferring maximum amount of signal between different kinds of circuits.
d) RC coupled stages
21. P channel FETs are less superior than N channel FETs because
a) They have higher input impedance
b) They have high switching time
c) They consume less power
d) Mobility of electrons is greater than that of holes
22. Small increase in temperature in the CE connected transistor is the -
a) Increase in ICEO
b) Increase in ac current gain
c) Decrease in ac current gain
d) Increase in output resistance
23. An amplifier has a band width of 20 KHz and a midband gain of 50 without feedback. If a
negative feedback of 1% is applied then bandwidth with feedback is -
a) 13. 3 KHz
b) 30KHz
c) 10KHz
d) 40KHz
24. The output of a class B amplifier -
a) is distortion free
b) consists of positive half cycles only
c) is like the output of a full wave rectifier
d) comprises short duration current pulses
25. An amplifier with negative feedback -
a) lowers its lower 3 dB frequency
b) raises its upper 3 dB frequency
c) increases its bandwidth
d) all of the above
26. What changes would be necessary in block C if FM signals are to be received -
a) Block becomes redundant
b) A FM detector would be required
c) A high frequency signal generator
d) An additional local oscillator will be needed
27. The main disadvantage of Diode-Transistor logic (DTL) is itsa)
greater speed
b) slower speed
c) average speed
d) none of the above
28. Time delay Dt in digital signals in an SIS O shift register is given by ?
a) Dt = N ? Fc
b) Dt = N ? 1/Fc
c) Dt = 1/N ? Fc
d) Dt = N ? 1/Fc
29. The output Qn is 1 in a JK flip flop and it does not change when clock pulse is applied) The
possible combination of Jn and Kn can be ? (y denotes don?t care)
a) y and 0
b) y and 1
c) 0 and y
d) 1 and y
1. The 2?s complement of 10002 is ?
a) 0111
b) 0101
c) 1000
d) 0001
2. Master slave flip-flop is made up of ?
a) two flip flops connected in series
b) two flip flops connected in parallel
c) a debouncer circuit
d) a-D- latch
3. Number of nybbles making one byte is ?
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 16
4. Negative dB gain margin System stability requirements would include
a) 1 and 3
b) 1, 2 and 3
c) 1 and 4
d) 2, 3 and 4
4. The intrinsic impedance of free spacea)
is independent of frequency
b) decreases with increase of frequency
c) increases with increase of frequency
d) varies as square root of frequency
5. A system consists of 12 poles and 2 zeroes. Its high frequency asymptote in its magnitude plot
has a slope of -
a) ?200 dB/decade
b) ?240 dB/decade
c) ?230 dB/decade
d) ?320 dB/decade
6. Considering the conditions-
1. High loop gain
2. Less ringing
3. Greater damping
7. In the equatorial plane only Geosychronous satellite are launched because it is the only plane
which provides ?
a) 24 hour orbit
b) stationary satellite
c) global communication
d) zero-gravity environs
8. Radio Broadcasting is an example of ?
a) space multiplexing
b) time multiplexing
c) frequency multiplexing
d) none of the above
9. PAM signals can be demodulation by using a ?
a) Low pass filters (LPE) alone
b) A Schmitt trigger followed by a LPF
c) A differentiator followed by a LPF
d) A clipper circuit by a LPF
10. In an FDM receiver channels can be separated by using ?
a) AND gates
b) Band pass
c) differentiation
d) Integration
11. The most common modulation system used for telegraphy isa)
frequency shift keying
b) two ? tone modulation
c) pulse code modulation
d) single tone modulation
12. Use of varoctor diode in generation of modulated segial bea)
FM generation only
b) 100AM generation only
c) PM generation only
d) both PM and AM generation
13. In colour picture tube shadow mask is used toa)
reduce x-ray emission
b) ensure that each beam strikes only its own dots
c) increase screen brightness
d) provide degaussing for the screen
14. The circuit that separates composite video warefore from the sync pulses isa)
the keyed AGC amplifar
b) a clipper
c) an integrator
d) a sawtooth current
15. Band width of microwaves isa)
1GHz -103 GHz
b) 1GHz ?100 GHz
c) 1 GHz ?10 GHz
d) 1 GHz ? 106 GHz
16. In transverse Magnetic modea)
no electric line is in direction of propagation
b) no magnetic line is in direction of propagation
c) bath magnetic & electric lines are is direction of propagation
d) neither magnetic nor electric lines in direction of propagation
17. Signal transmission in sky wave propagation is due to ?
a) Reforction of wave
b) Reflection of wave
c) Pierus through Inosphere
d) None
18. According to Barkhausen Criterion Phase shift of signal should be ?
a) 600
b) 900
c) 1800
d) 3600
19. The transmission does not have -
a) Partition noise
b) Flicker noise
c) resistance
d) Short noise
20. Varoctor diode has non linearity of -
a) capacitance
b) Inductance
c) Resistance
d) Is a linear device
21. Noise figure is calculated as ?
a) i/p signal to noise ratio X o/p signal to noise ratio
b) i/p S/N Ratio / O/P S/N Ratio
c) i/p S/N Ratio / O/P S/N Ratio X 100
d) i/p S/N Ratio + O/P S/N Ratio
22. You can determine quickly the effect of adding poles and zeros by ?
a) Nicholas chart
b) Nyquist plot
c) Bode plot
d) Root locus.
23. The polar plot of G(S) = intercepts real axis at w = wo. Then, the real part and wo are given
bya)
?5, 1
b) ?2.5, 1
c) ?5,0-5
d) ?5, 2
24. Laplace transform F (s) of a function f (E) is given by The initial and final values of F (t) will
be respectivelya)
zero and 1
b) zero and 10
c) 10 and zero
d) 70 and 80
25. A satellite link uses different frequencies for receiving and transmitting in order to ?
a) avoid interference from terrestrial microwave links
b) avoid interference between its powerful transmitted signals and weak in coming signal
c) minimize free-space losses
d) maximize antenna gain
26. The first determining factor in selecting a satellite system is itsa)
EIRP
b) Antenna size
c) Coverage area
d) Antenna gain
27. Equalizing pulses in TV are sent duringa)
horizontal blanking
b) vertical blanking
c) the serrations
d) the horizontal retrace
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a) washed
b) inherited
c) admired
d) attempt
29. Essayist works with words as sculptor witha)
water
b) stone
c) air
d) hills
(SET -3)
1. Join these sentences meaningfully by choosing the correct alternative from the following :
1. You can buy a book. You can read it.
a) and
b) nor
c) either
d) neither
2. What is the opposite of Asperity ?
a) gentility
b) superiority
c) kindness
d) clarity
3. The Election Commission functions undera)
Ministry of Home Affairs
b) Ministry of Law
c) Prime Minister?s Secretariat
d) None of these
4. Article 352 of Indian Constitution needs to be revoked in casea)
President?s Rule is to be imposed
b) Emergency is declared
c) Services of a Government servant are to be terminated without any enquiry
d) A political party of national level is to be banned
5. Radio-activity was first discovered bya)
Becquerel
b) Madam Curie
c) Rutherford
d) Jenner
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a) 1995-2000
b) 1996-2001
c) 1997-2002
d) 1998-2003
7. How much electricity does India propose to generate through nuclear power by the year 2000
AD?
a) 5,000 MW
b) 10,000 MW
c) 15,000 MW
d) 20,000 MW
8. In which year did the fall of Bastille take place?
a) 1769
b) 1789
c) 1889
d) 1869
10. How may countries are non-permanent members of the Security Council?
a) 6
b) 7
c) 9
d) 10
11. The International Date Line is represented bya)
1000 meridian
b) 00 meridian
c) 1800 meridian
d) 900 meridian
12. India?s first satellite was launched froma)
Sriharikota
b) Cape Kennedy
c) Bangalore
d) A Soviet cosmodrome
13. Name the author of the famous book ?Politics?-
a) Aristotle
b) Socrates
c) Plato
d) None of them
14. ?Guernica? is Picasso?s painting ona)
The Spanish Civil War
b) The American Civil War
c) The French Revolution
d) The Russian Revolution
15. The object of the Supreme Court?s Keshvanand Bharati ruling is -
a) To put a limit on Parliament?s amendatory powers
b) To give unlimited powers to Parliament to amend the Constitution
c) To give precedence to Directive Principles over Fundamental Rights
d) None of these
16. Which country in July ?99 officially announced mastering of indigenously developed neutron
bomb technology?
a) N. Korea
b) France
c) India
d) China
17. Shifting cultivation is commonly used in which of the following states?
a) Tamil Nadu
b) Maharashtra
c) Jammu and Kashmir
d) Nagaland
