1 Differential amplifiers are used in

a. instrumentation amplifiers
b. voltage followers
c. voltage regulators
d. buffers
2 The output voltage Vo of the above circuit is

a.-6V
b.-5V
c.-1.2V
d.-0.2V
3 The ideal OP-AMP has the following characteristics.
a) Ri= ,A= ,R0=0
b) Ri=0 ,A= ,R0=0
c) Ri= ,A= ,R0=
d) Ri=0 ,A= ,R0=
4 How many op-amps are required to implement this equation

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 1

5 A very brief, high voltage spike on an ac power line is called as

A. A bleeder
B. An arc
C. A transient
D. An avalanche
E. A clipped peak
6 You can find the zener diode in
A. The mixer in a superheterodyne receiver
B. The PLL in a circuit for detecting FM
C. The product detector in a receiver for SSB
D. The voltage regulator in a power supply
E. The AF oscillator in an AFSK transmitter
7 A network function can be completely specified by:
(A) Real parts of zeros
(B)Poles and zeros
(C)Real parts of poles
(D)Poles, zeros and a scale factor
8 A unit impulse voltage is applied to one port network having two linear components. If the
current through the network is 0 for t<0 and decays exponentially for t>0 then the network
consists of
(A) R and L in series
(B)R and L in parallel
(C)R and C in parallel
(D)R and C in series
9 The Q-factor of a parallel resonance circuit consisting of an inductance of value 1mH,
capacitance of value 10-5 F and a resistance of 100 ohms is
(A) 1
(B)10
(C) 20
(D) 100
10 In a travelling electromagnetic wave, E and H vector fields are
(A) perpendicular in space .
(B) parallel in space.
(C) E is in the direction of wave travel.
(D) H is in the direction of wave travel.
11 The lower cut -off frequency of a rectangular wave guide with inside dimensions (3 4.5
cm) operating at 10 GHz is
(A) 10 GHz.
(B)9 GHz.

(C) 10/9GHz.
(D) 10/3GHz
12 The intrinsic impedance of free space is
(A) 75 ohm.
(B)73 ohm.
(C)120 ohm.
(D)377ohm
13 Which one of the following conditions will not guarantee a distortion less transmission
line
(A)R = 0 = G
(B)RC = LG
(C) very low frequency range (R>> L, G >> C)
(D) very high frequency range (R<< L, G << C)
14 MOSFET can be used as a
(a) current controlled capacitor
(b) voltage controlled capacitor
(c) current controlled inductor
(d) voltage controlled inductors
15 In a common emitter, unbypassed resister provides
(a)voltage shunt feedback
(b)current series feedback
(c)negative voltage feedback
(d)positive current feedback
16 Introducing a resistor in the emitter of a common amplifier stabilizes the dc operating
point against variations in
a) Only the temperature
b) only the of the transistor
c) Both Temperature &
d) None of the above
17 For the circuit shown in Fig.4, the voltage across the last resistor is V.All resistors are of
1 .The Vs is given by

(A) 13V.
(B) 8V.
(C) 4V.
(D)1V
18 The network has a network function Z(s)=s(s+2)/(s+3)(s+4)
(A)not a positive real function.
(B)RL network.
(C) RC network.
(D)LC network
19 For a series R-C circuit excited by a d-c voltageof 10V, and with time-constant s, , the
voltage across C at time = t is given by
A.10(1-e-1) v
B.10(2-e-2) v
C.10-e-1volts
D.1-e-1
20 A 2 port network using Z parameter representation is said to be reciprocal if
A.Z11=Z22
B.Z12=Z21
C.Z12=-Z21
D.Z112Z22=0

Questions 1 5 : In the question 1 to 5 select the one which is different from rest three:
1. A. Bullet
B. Rifle
C. Pistol
D. Gun
E. None of these
Ans : A. Bullet
2. A. 7426
B. 3672
C. 4465
D. 5572
E. None of these
Ans : B. Except 3672, the sum of the digits of all other number is 19.
3. A. Chess
B. Cricket
C. Table Tennis
D. Carrom

E. None of these
Ans : B. Cricket
4. A. Girls
B. Boys
C. Friends
D. Flowers
E. None of these
Ans : D. Flowers
5. A. Petrol
B. Diesel
C. Vanaspati
D. Kerosene
E. None of these
Ans : C. Except Vanaspati all others are petroleum products
Questions 6 10 : In each of the following items the first two words have some
relationship. Find out word from 4 alternatives given, which as the same
relationship with the third word:
6. Doctor : Patient : : Advocate:
A. Witness
B. Fees
C. Client
D. Thief
E. None of these
Ans : C. Client
7. Flower : Bouquet : : Bank :
A. Captain
B. Team
C. Playground
D. Flock
E. None of these
Ans : B. Team
8. Post-office : Envelope : : Bank :
A. Account
B. Money
C. Cheque
D. Manager
E. None of these
Ans : B. Money
9. Peace : Amity : : Conceal :
A. Reveal

B. Hide
C. Disappear
D. Proclaim
E. None of these
Ans : B. Hide
10. Ear : Music : : Nose
A. Face
B. Breath
C. Smell
D. Voice
E. None of these
Ans : C. Smell
Questions 11-15 : Choose the correct answer from the alternatives given:
11. A student bought 4 books of Rs 120, from one book-shop and 6 books for Rs.150 from
another. The average price he paid per book, was:
A. Rs.27
B. 27 1/2
C. 135
D. 138
E. None of these
Ans : A. Average price = 120 * 150 = 270 = Rs 27
10 10
12. If the rate of simple interest is 12 % per annum the amount that that would fetch
interest of Rs.6,000 per annum is
A. Rs. 720
B. Rs. 48543.69
C. Rs. 50,000
D. Rs. 72,000
E. None of these
Ans : C. Required sum = 6000 * 100 = Rs. 50,000
13. Raghu ranks 19th in the class of 40. What is his rank from the last?
A. Rs. 20
B. 19
C. 21
D. 22
E. None of these
Ans : D. Raghus rank from the last = 40 19 + 1 = 22
14. The income of Ramesh is 25% more than the income of Mahesh. The income of Mahesh
is less than income of Ramesh by:
A. 20%
B. 25%

C. 30%
D. 50%
E. None of these
Ans : A. Required Percent = 25 * 100 = 20 %
15. If the perimeter of a rectangular filed is 200m and its breadth is 40m then is its area (in
m2) is
A. 1200
B. 2400
C. 4800
D. 6000
E. None of these
Ans : B. Let / be the length of the rectangle.
1 = 60 m ie Area = 60 * 40 = 2400 m2Then 2 ( / + 40) = 200

1. In connection with which of the following movements did Gandhiji come to kerala ?
A) Guruvayoor Satyagraha
B) Vaikam Satyagraha
C) Paliam Satyagraha
D) Salt Satyagraha
Ans : B) Vaikam Sathyagraha
2. The Scientist who arranged elements to their increasing atomic weight is:
A) Dalton
B) Avogadro
C) Mendeleev
D) Mendel
Ans : C) Mendeleev
3. Which of the following is not a part of an atom?
A) Ion
B) Electron
C) Proton
D) Neutron
Ans : A) Ion
4. Under which category of winds does the cyclone fall?
A) Local winds
B) Trade winds
C) Variable Winds
D) Periodic Winds
Ans : D) Periodic winds
5. Which of the metropolitan cities of India is nearest to the equator?
A) Delhi

B) Mumbai
C) Chennai
D) Calcutta
Ans : C) Chennai
6. The person who is said to be the Iron man of India is:
A) Subhash Chandra Bose
B) Bhagat Singh
C) V.K Krishna Menon
D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel
Ans : D) Sardar Vallabhai Patel.
7. The person who occupied the post of the President of India for two sessions
continuously was
A) Dr. Radhakrishnan
B) Dr. Rajendra Prasad
C) Dr. Zakir Hussain
D) Dr. Shankar Dayal Sharma
Ans : B) Dr. Rajendra prasad
8. The name given to a substance formed by the chemical combination of two more
metal is
A) Alloy
B) Ore
C) Compound
D) Mineral
Ans : A) Alloy
9. To which of the following is Group III metal?
A) Calcium
B) Aluminum
C) Sodium
D) Iron
Ans : B) Aluminum
10. Which of the following does petroleum belong?
A) Nitrate
B) Oxide
C) Fat
D) Hydrocarbon
Ans : D) Hydrocarbon
11. Paralysis is caused by disorders connected with
A) Muscles
B) Lungs
C) Joints

D) Brain
Ans : D) Brain
12. The food item that provides energy for growth is:
A) Carbohydrates
B) Vitamins
C) Protins
D) Minerals
Ans : A) Carbohydrates
13. The scientist who gave scientific laws of heredity for the first time was
A) Charles Darwin
B) Issac Newton
C) Lamarck
D) Mendel
Ans : D) Mendel
14. What is the physical basis of inheritance of characters in animals ?
A) Cells
B) Genes
C) Blood
D) Tissues
Ans : B) Genes
15. Which of the following is an excretory organ ?
A) Kidney
B) Intestine
C) Liver
D) Stomach
Ans : A) Kidney
16) Which is a disease cause by disorder of the respiratory system ?
A) Hypertension
B) Jaundice
C) Imbalance of cholesterol
D) Pneumonia
Ans : D) Pneumonia
17. Which of the following creatures is not purely aquatic?
A) Shark
B) Whale
C) Crocodile
D) Octopus
Ans : C) Crocodile
18. Which of the following is a mammal ?

A) Crocodile
B) Tortoise
C) Bat
D) Snake
Ans : C) Bat
19. With which crop is the name Jaya associated ?
A) Coconut
B) Pepper
C) Wheat
D) Rice
Ans : D) Rice
20. Who was the Agricultural scientist who gave leadership to the Green
Revolution?
A) Dr. M.S. Swaminathan
B) Jagadeesh Chandra Bose
C) Dr. Chandrasekhar
D) Dr. Khorana
Ans : A) Dr. M.S Swaminathan
21. Which of the following places has contributed to a famous variety of goats?
A) Malappuram
B) Kasaragod
C) Thalasseri
D) Kozhikkode
Ans : A) Malappuram
22. Which of the following varieties of cows is Indian in origin?
A) Sindhi
B) Jersy
C) Hostein
D) Swiss Brown
Ans : A) Sindhi
23. To which of the following is the term Operation Flood associated?
A) Time bound programme for better irrigation
B) Effort for increasing production of milk
C) Pevention of floods in Indian rivers
D) Military operation against militant forces
Ans : B) Effort for increasing production of milk
24. Where is the Central Rice Research Institute Situated ?
A) Pattambi
B) Vellayani
C) Kasargod

D) Mannuthi
Ans : A) Pattambi
25. A non-living component of living cell is:
A) Ribosome
B) Mitochondria
C) Vacuole
D) Endoplasmic reticulum
Ans : C) Vacuole

Questions 1 5 : Which does not belong to the same group.

1. A. Jupiter
B. Mercury
C. Moon
D. Neptune
E. None of these
Ans : C. Except Moon, all others are planets.
2. A. Square
B. Rectangle
C. Circle
D. Parallelogram
E. None of these
Ans : C. Except Circle, All others have four sides
3. A. Apple
B. Carrot
C. Mango
D. Grapes
E. None of these
Ans : B. Except Carrot, All others are fruits.
4. A. Bench
B. Student
C. Desk
D. Table
E. None of these
Ans : B. Except student, all others are furniture
5. A. Land
B. Lake
C. Sea
D. River

E. None of these
Ans : A. Except Land, all others have water.
Questions 6 10 : 3 words are given. The first two in each group are related in some
way. Choose 4th word which is related to the 3rd word as one and two are related:
6. Ship : Water = train :___
A. Path
B. Road
C. Passenger
D. Track
E. None of these
Ans :D. Train passes through Track
7. Doctor : Patient = teacher :____
A. Class
B. Student
C. School
D. Lesson
E. None of these
Ans : B. Teacher : Student
8. Paper : Pen = blackboard :___
A. Chalk
B. Wood
C. Class
D. Cardboard
E. None of these
Ans :.A. Blackboard : Chalk
9. Individual : Family = Family :___
A. State
B. House
C. Society
D. Nation
E. None of these
Ans : Family : Society
10. HIJ : MNO = RST :___
A.WXY
B. UVM
C. VWX
D. XYZ
E. None of these
Ans : RST : WXY, There are two letters between J & M in the same way there are two

letters between T and W.

Question 11 12: Complete the series :
11. 1/5, 3/7, 6/11, 10/19,____
A.15/35
B. 16/35
C. 17/35
D. 20/35
E. None of these
Ans :A. 15 Here the numerator follows the rule +2, +3, +4, +5, and the
denominator 35, follows the rule +2, +4, +8, +16,..
12. F. K. P _____
A. T
B. U
C. V
D.Q
E. None of these
Ans :B. F >K >P >U
13. A husband and wife have five married sons. Each of these had four children.
How many members are there in the family?
A. 50
B. 40
C. 32
D. 36
E. None of these
Ans : C. There are 32 members in the family.
14. In a certain code POLISH is written as MLIFPE. How id DIG written in the same
code?
A.GLJ
B. CHI
C. ECH
D. AFD
E. None of these
Ans : D. AFD
15. Mr. X travels towards 3Kms. North , then turns towards west and travel
1Kms. Then he turns towards south and travels 3 Kms. How far is he from his
starting point?
A. 7Kms.
B. 4 Kms.
C. 2 Kms.

D. 1 Kms.
E. None of these
Ans : D. 1 Kms.
16. The law by which people are asked to submit to Government accounts of
dealings in foreign currency is:
A) FREA
B) Customs law
C) Income-tax law
D) TADA
Ans : A) FREA
17. The Konkan railway has been constructed between:
A) Thiruvananthapuram and Mumbai
B) Mangalore and Chennai
C) Thiruvananthapuram and Goa
D) Mangalore and Mumbai
Ans : D) Mangalore and Mumbai
18. The part of a computer, which receives the information supplied, is:
A) Control Unit
B) Memory Unit
C) Output Unit
D) Input Unit
Ans : D) Input Unit
19. When did the dynasty of Sultans rule over India?
A) Between 17th century A.D and 19th century A.D
B) Between 13th century A.D and 16th century A.D
C) Between 8th century A.D and 10th century A.D
D) Between 5th century A.D and 8th century A.D
Ans : B) Between 13th Century and 16th Century A.D.
20. The name given to the symbol of the National games held atBangalore was
A) Nandi
B) Nandu
C) Appu
D) Micky
Ans : B) Nandu
21. The tennis player who won the ladies single championship inWimbledon, the
most times:
A) Monica Seles
B) Steffi Graph

C) Martina Hingis
D) Martina Navratilova
Ans : D) Martina Navratilova
22. Under what condition does a lunar eclipse take place?
A) The earth comes between the sun and the moon
B) The Moon comes between the sun and the earth
C) The sun comes between the earth and the moon
D) The sun, moon and earth are in a straight line in any order
Ans : A) The earth comes between sun and moon
23. The name given to the instrument sent to Mars, in 1997, for investigations, by
moving around is:
A) Orbiter
B) Viking
C) Mariner
D) Sojourner
Ans : D) Sojourner
24. Why is it that the color of earth is red at certain places?
A) It contains more nitrogen
B) It contains oxides of iron
C) It contains sand formed out of red rocks
D) It does not contain alluvial soil
Ans : B) It contains oxides of iron
25. The film actor who received Dada Saheb Phalke Award for 1996, given in 1997 is
A) Kamala Hasan
B) Dr. Raj Kumar
C) Sivaji Ganeshan
D) Ashok Kumar
Ans : C) Sivaji Ganesan.
26. Which of the following gives the percentage of carbon dioxide present in
atmosphere?
A) 5%
B) 3%
C) .3%
D) .03%
Ans : D) .03%
27. Whose name is associated with the Theory of Evolution?
A) Lamarck
B) Weisman

C) Charles Darwin
D) De vries
Ans : C) Charles Darwin
28. The Paris Commune took place in
A) 1900
B) 1871
C) 1921
D) 1847
Ans : B) 1871
29. The Srimoolam Prajasabha was established in Travancore in :
A) 1904
B) 1910
C) 1918
D) 1932
Ans : A) 1904
30In connection with which of the following movements did Gandhiji come to
kerala ?
A) Guruvayoor Satyagraha
B) Vaikam Satyagraha
C) Paliam Satyagraha
D) Salt Satyagraha

1 Consider a transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 ohms and the line is terminated at
one end by +j50 ohms, the VSWR produced in the transmission line will be
(A) +1
(B)zero
(C)infinity
(D)-1
2 In a certain medium E = 10 Cos(108t3y) a xV/m. What type of medium is it?
(A) Free space
(B)Lossy dielectric
(C)Lossless dielectric
(D)Perfect conductor

3 If D=.Eand.J = .Ein a given material, the material is said to be

(A) Linear
(B)Homogeneous
(C) Isotropic

(D) Linear & Homogeneous

4 For a 300 antenna operating with 5A of current, the radiated power is
(A) 7500 W
(B) 750 W
(C)75 W
(D)7500 mW
5. An OPAMP has a slew rate of 5 V/ S .The largest sine wave O/P voltage possible at a
frequency of 1MHZ is
(a) 10 volts
(b) 15 volts
(c) 5/3 vo lts
(d)5/2 volts
6 The early effect in a bipolar junction transistor is caused by
(a) fast turn-on
(b)fast turn-off
(c) large collector-base reverse bias
(d) large emitter-base forward bias
7 MOSFET can be used as a
(a) current controlled capacitor
(b) voltage controlled capacitor
(c) current controlled inductor
(d) voltage controlled inductors
8 An AM signal is detected using an envelop detector. The carrier frequency and modulating
signal frequency are 1MHz and 2 kHz respectively. An appropriate value for the time constant of
the envelope
detector is.
(A) 500 sec
(B) 20 sec
(C) 0.2 sec
(D) 1 sec
9 An AM modulator has output x(t)=A cos400 t+Bcos 380 t +Bcos420t and The carrier
power is 100 W and the efficiency is 40%. The value of A and B are
(A) 14.14, 8.16
(B) 50, 10
(C) 22.36, 13.46

(D) None of the above

10 A super heterodyne receiver is designed to receive transmitted signals between 5 and 10 MHz.
High-side tuning is to be used. The tuning range of the local oscillator for IF frequency 500 kHz
would be
(A) 4.5 MHz-9.5 MHz
(B) 5.5 MHz-10.5 MHz
(C) 4.5 MHz-10.5 MHz
(D) none of these
11 An analog signal is sampled at 36 kHz and quantized into 256 levels.The time duration of a
bit of the binary coded signal is
(A) 5.78s
(B) 3.47s
(C) 6.43 ms
(D) 7.86 ms
12 The minimum sampling frequency (in samples/sec) required to reconstruct the following
signal form its samples without distortion would be x(t)= 5(sin2 1000t/t)3 +7(sin 2t
1000t/t)2
(A)2x103
(B)4x103
(C) 6x103
(D) 8x103
13 Three identical amplifier, each having a spot effective input noise temperature of 125 K and
available power G are cascaded. The overall spot effective input noise temperature of the cascade
is 155 K. The Gis
(A) 3
(B) 5
(C) 7
(D) 9
14 In the Op-Amp circuit shown, assume that the diode current follows the equation I=I s
exp(V/Vt) Vi=2V , Vo=V01and for Vi=4V , Vo=V02The relationship between V01andV02is

15 The counter shown in fig. below is a

(A) MOD8 up counter

(B) MOD8 down counter
(C) MOD6 up counter
(D) MOD6 down counter
16 The MUX shown in fig. multiplexer. The output Z is

(A) A xor C
(B) A and C
(C) B xor C
(D) B and C

n analog electronics: Most of the questions will come from OP-AMP, feedback amplifiers,
oscillators, amplifiers, diode equation, zener diode, A-D and D-A converters.
In digital electronics: K-map, Combinational (Multiplexer, encoder, decoder, basic logic
circuits) and sequential circuits (flip-flops, registers, counters).
In electromagnetic: Maxwells equations, Electromagnetic wave propagations, transmission
lines, microwave.
In communications: AM, FM, PM, PCM, DM, FSK, QPSK, PAM, PPM, noise, ISI, probability
of errors,
In control systems: Stability, steady state response, transient response, compensators, Root
locus, bode plot.
In signal and systems: signal basics, system basics, Fourier transform, laplace transform, ztransform.
In microprocessor: mainly they will ask 8085 basics and small programs.
In network theory: nodal analysis, mesh analysis, theorems (thevinens, nortons, max power
theorem, superposition), two port networks.