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Q. 1 - Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

For the differential equation

dy
+ 5y = 0 with y (0) = 1, the general solution is
dt

(A) e5t

(B) e - 5t

(C) 5e - 5t

(D) e

Q.2

The differential equation E

(A) linear of fourth order

d4 y
d2 y
+
+ by = 0 is
P
dx 4
dx2
(B) non linear of fourth order

(C) non homogeneous

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(D) linear and fourth degree

Consider the following two statement :

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Assertion (A) : The differential equation (ey - 4) xdx - cos xdy = 0 is not exact.
Reason (R) : The differential equation Mdx + Ndy = 0 is exact if 2M = 2N .
2y
2x
The correct option is
(A) Both A and R individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

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(B) Both A ans R individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is true, but R is false

(D) A is false, but R is true.

Q.4

The value of integral

#- 1

x
dx is
x

(A) 0

(B) 1

(C) - 1

(D) 2

R0
S
S0
Q.5 If A = S
0
S
S1
T
(A) 2
(C) - 1
2

1
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0
0
2
1

0 VW
1W
, then det (A - 1) is equal to
0W
W
0W
X
(B) 1
2
(D) - 2

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If C = A + A2 + A3 + ..., then which of the following Venn diagram represents C + Bl ?

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

Q.7

The minimum number of two input NAND gates required to implement x 5 y is

(A) 2

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(B) 3
(C) 5

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(D) 4

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Neglecting the effects of stator resistance and leakage reactance, if the applied voltage
is halved, then the developed torque in an induction motor will

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(A) remain same

(B) increase by a factor of 2

(C) decrease by a factor of 2

(D) decrease by a factor of 4

Q.9

Synchronous condenser means

(A) a synchronous motor with capacitor connected across stator terminals to improve pf
(B) a synchronous motor operating at full load with leading pf
(C) an over-excited synchronous motor partially supplying mechanical load, and also
improving pf of the system to which it is connected
(D) an over-excited synchronous motor operating at no-load with leading pf used in large
power stations for improvement of pf

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Consider the circuit shown in figure below. The circuit represents

(A) Positive clamper

(B) Negative clamper

(C) Positive peak clipper

(D) Negative peak clipper

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Q.11

Consider the Nyquist plot shown in figure below. The number of encirclements
around origin in the plot is

(A) 0
(C) 2

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(B) 1

(D) 3

Consider a unity feedback system having an open loop transfer function

G ^ jw h =

k
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jw ^ j0.2w + 1h^ j0.05w + 1h
Phase margin of the system is 40 at frequency
(B) 4 rad/ sec
(A) 3.2 rad/ sec

(C) 4.8 rad/ sec

Q.13

(D) 6 rad/ sec

Positive logic NAND gate is a

(A) Negative logic AND gate

(B) Negative logic NOR gate

(C) Positive logic NOR gate

(D) Positive logic OR gate

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Which of the following parameters can be determined from a load line ?

(A) Quiescent point only

(B) Quiescent point, Thevenin voltage, Norton current
(C) Quiescent point, no load voltage, short circuit current, voltage drop across load
(D) In addition to parameters of above, voltage drop across device

Q.15

A switched mode power supply operating at 20 kHz to 100 kHz range uses as the
main switching element
(A) Thyristor
(B) MOSFET

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(C) Triac
(D) UJT

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Q.16

As shown in the figure, a negative feedback system has an amplifier of gain 100 with
! 10% tolerance in the forward path, and an attenuator of value 9/100 in the feedback
path. The overall system gain is approximately :

(A) 10 ! 1%
(C) 10 ! 5%

Q.17

(A)

If x [n]

DTFT

dX (e jW)
dW

(C) - j

dX (e jW)
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(B) 10 ! 2%
(D) 10 ! 10%

X (e jW), then DTFT of nx [n] is given by

(B) j

dX (e jW)
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(D) -

dX (e-jW)
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Which of the following statement is true for the final value theorem ?

(A) It is used to find the transient behavior of the system output

(B) It gives the initial value of the system output
(C) It gives the steady state value of the system output
(D) None

Q.19

Consider an ideal diode circuit shown in the figure

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The system is
(A) causal, linear and time-invariant

(B) non-causal, non-linear and time-variant

(C) causal, non-linear and time-variant

(D) causal, non-linear and time-invariant

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The period of the signal g (t) = 2 cos (10t + 1) + sin (4t - 1) is equal to

(A) 10 sec
(C) 2 sec

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(B) p sec

(D) 5 sec

The number of memory locations required to realize the system,

-2
-3
H (z) = 1 + 3z -2+ 2z-4 is
1 + 2z + z

(A) 5

(B) 7

(C) 2

(D) 10

A 100 mF capacitor is initially charged to - 10 V and then at t = 0 it is charged by a

constant current of 4 mA . What is the voltage across the capacitor after 2 min ?
Q.22

(A) 4.8 V

(B) 14.8 V

(C) - 5.2 V

(D) - 10 V

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Consider an op-amp with differential gain 106 and CMRR 105 . What will be the
common mode gain of the op-amp ?
Q.23

(A) 10

(B) 1

(C) 0

(D) 10-1

Q.24

How many Boolean functions can be formed by using 3 different variables ?

(A) 256

(B) 8

(C) 128

(D) 64

Q.25

A 200 A thyristor is to be operated in parallel with a 300 A thyristor. Their on state

voltage drops are 1.5 V and 1.2 V respectively. What is the value of resistance to be connected in series with each thyristor so that the current through the combination is 500 A
and each of them is fully loaded ?

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(A) 1.2 W

(B) 0.006 W

(C) 0.024 W

(D) 0.003 W

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Q. 26 - Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.26

A single phase half wave rectifier circuit is shown in the figure. The thyristor is fired
at 30c in each positive half cycle. The values of average load voltage and the rms load
voltage will respectively be

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(A) 475.2 V, 190.9 V

(B) 237.64 V, 194.2 V

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(C) 118.8 V, 197.1 V

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(D) 237.6 V, 197.1 V

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Q.27

A chopper is employed to charge a battery as shown in figure. The charging current

is 5 A. The duty ratio is 0.2. The chopper output voltage is also shown in the figure. The
peak to peak ripple current in the charging current is

(A) 0.48 A
(B) 1.2 A
(C) 2.4 A
(D) 1 A

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Q.28

The output voltage of a uniform PWM inverter is shown in the figure. The total
harmonic distortion is

(A) 173.23%

(B) 120%

(C) 143.85%

(D) 160%

Q.29

Consider the following 8085 program.

PUSH PSW
POP H
MOV A, L
CMA
MOV L, A
PUSH H
POP PSW
HLT
Initially, if the contents of Flag register are

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Then, after the execution of the above program, the flag register contains
(A) 00 H
(B) 05 H
(C) 6 AH
(D) 50 H

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The address range for y 4 shown in the below figure is

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(B) 70000H - 7FFFFH

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(C) F0000H - F3FFFH

(D) 70000H - 73FFFH

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Consider the circuit and the waveform of input voltage Vi shown in figure below. Assume that the RC time constant is large and cut in voltage of diode is Vg = 0 . The output
voltage V0 will be

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)

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For the circuit shown below, what will be the stabilization factor ?

(A) 48

(B) 84

(C) 24

(D) Insufficient data

Q.33

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If the initial output is given as 01, then the output after 32 clocks will be
(A) 10
(B) 01

(C) 00

(D) 11

If ^7, 3h Hamming coded character is 1010011, then the bit position of error and decoded message are respectively
Q.34

(A) Error at 1st position, 1011-message signal

(B) Error at 4th position, 1011-message signal
(C) Error at 1st position, message signal 1010
(D) No error, message signal 0100

Q.35

Consider the following statements associated with moving-iron instruments :

1.

These can be used in d.c. as well a.c. circuits

2.

The scale is non-uniform

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The moving iron is placed in a field of a permanent magnet.

Which of these statements are correct ?

(A) 1, 2 and 3
(B) 1 and 2
(C) 2 and 3

(D) 1 and 3

If a voltage of 0.6972 V is being measured by a 4 1 digit voltmeter, then which of

2
the following statement is true ?
Q.36

(A) The voltmeter will display 0.6973 on a 1 V range

(B) The voltmeter will display 0.697 on a 10 V range.

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(C) The voltmeter will display 0.697 on a 1 V range

(D) both (A) and (B)

Q.37

a.
b.
c.
d.

Kelvin double bridge

Wein bridge
Schering bridge
Maxwells bridge

Codes:
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
Q.38

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Match the following measuring equipment with their specific applications:

a
4
1
4
2

b
1
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3
4

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Capacitance
Self inductance
Frequency
Low resistance

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If n voltage sources V1 , V2 , V3 ,........Vn each having resistance R are connected together as shown in figure, then output voltage Vo equals to

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(B) 1 /Vk
n k=1

/Vk
k=1
n

(C) n /Vk

(D) none of these

k=1

In the following ladder network each resistance has a value of 1 W. Which of the following inequality holds true for the equivalent resistance Req ?
Q.39

(A) Req < 1

(B) 2 # Req < 3

(C) 1 # Req < 2

(D) Req $ 3

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A parallel RLC circuit has R = 10 kW , L = 5 mH and C = 10 mF . If the circuit is

magnitude scaled by a factor of 100 and frequency scaled by a factor of 1000 then what
are the new values of R, L and C
Q.40

(C) 1 MW, 0.5 mH, 100 pF

Q.41

(B) 0.1 MW, 0.5 mH, 100 pF

(D) 10 MW, 50 mH, 100 nF

The residue of f (z) = cot z at any of its poles is

(A) 0
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(A) 1 MW, 0.5 mH, 10 nF

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C

(B) 1
(D) none of these

# z (z -1 -1)(2zz - 2) dz = ? where C

is the circle z = 1.5

(A) 2 + i6p

(B) 4 + i3p

(C) 1 + ip

(D) 13p

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Numerical Answer Questions

Q.43

Ram speaks truth in 75% and Shyam in 80% of the cases. In what percentage of
cases are they likely to contradict each other narrating the same incident?

Q.44

A river is 80 meter wide. Its depth d meter and corresponding distance x meter form
one bank is given below in table :
x

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

12

15

14

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By Trapezoidal rule, what will be the approximate area of cross-section (in m 2 ) of river?
Q.45

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For a 50 MVA, 11 kV, three-phase synchronous generator, it is given that threephase fault current is 2000 A and line to line fault current is 2600 A. The generator neutral
is solidly grounded. What is the the per unit value of negative sequence reactance of the
generator?

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For the circuit shown below, Vi = logic 0 (0 V) and Vx = logic 1 ^5Vh. For V > V1H
logic 1 is interpreted and for V < V1L , logic 0 is interpreted. If V0 is high, then what will be
the noise (in volt) introduced by the channel ?
Q.46

Q.47

Consider the op-amp circuit shown below. What will be the output voltage V0 (in
volts) ?

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Common Data Questions

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Common Data for Questions 48 and 49:

The voltage vs (t) applied to the circuit below is given in the figure. Assume that at t = 0 , current
through inductor is zero.

Q.48

How much energy is stored in the inductor at t = 3 s ?

(A) 100 J
(C) 900 J

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(B) 50 J
(D) 200 J

How much power is supplied by the source at t = 4 s ?

(A) 1000 W

(B) 200 W

(C) 100 W

(D) 50 W

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Common Data for Questions 50 and 51:

A salient pole synchronous generator has direct-axis synchronous reactance of 0.95 pu and
quadrature-axis synchronous reactance of 0.7 pu.
Q.50

The armature resistance is negligible and the generator delivers rated kVA at unity
power factor and rated terminal voltage. What is the value of excitation voltage ?
(A) 1.22 pu

(B) 1.42 pu

(C) 1.36 pu

(D) 0.97 pu

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Q.51

The generator is connected to an infinite bus through a reactance of 0.2 pu. The
excitation voltage is 1.3 pu and the infinite bus voltage is maintained at 1 pu. For a power
angle of 25c, the active power supplied to the bus will be
(A) 0.16 pu

(B) 0.60 pu

(C) 0.68 pu

(D) 0.45 pu

Linked Answer Questions

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Statement For Linked Answer Questions 52 and 53:

Let ck denotes the DTFS coefficients of signal x [n] = cos 9 pn C + sin : pn + 1 D

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Q.52

The non-zero FS coefficients are

(A) c 9, c117, c10, c116

(B) c14, c112, c18, c108

(C) c 9, c117, c7, c119

(D) c28, c 98, c 36, c 90

Q.53

The value of coefficient c18 is

(A) 1
2

j/2
(B) e
2j

-j/2
(C) e
2j

(D) - 1
2

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Statement For Linked Answer Questions 54 and 55:

Consider a power system consisting of a generator with equivalent reactance Xd = 0.4 pu
connected to an infinite bus through a series reactance of 1.0 pu. The terminal voltage of
the generator is held at 1.10 pu and the voltage of the infinite bus is 1.0 pu
Q.54

What is the value of generated emf of the generator for steady state stability ?

(A) 2.10 pu

(B) 1.54 pu

(C) 1.486 pu

(D) 2.80 pu

Q.55

What is the steady state power limit of the system ?

(A) 1.5 pu

(B) 1.1 pu

(C) 2.0 pu

(D) 1.06 pu

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General Aptitude (GA) Questions

Q. 56 - Q. 60 carry one mark each.

Q.56

If the LCM of first 100 natural numbers is N , then find the LCM of first 105 natural
number ?
(A) 51 # N

(B) 101 # 103 # N

(C) 105N/103

(D) 4N

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Q.57

The queens ______ fell ill during his journey and was unable to negotiate on her
behalf when he arrived at the economic summit.

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(A) penury

(B) miscreant

(C) emissary

(D) denizen

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(C) prepare

(D) avoid

Statement For Linked Answer Questions 59 And 60.

Voting is the privilege for which wars have been fought, protests have been organized, and editorials have been written. No taxation without representation, was a battle cry of the American Revolution. Women struggled for suffrage, as did many minorities. Eighteen year olds clamored for
the right to vote, saying that if they were old enough to go to war, they should be allowed to vote.
Yet Americans have a deplorable voting history, and many will tell you they have never voted.
Q.59

Which of the following words is the best synonym for the word privilege as it is used
in the passage?
(A) duty

(B) responsibility

(C) right

(D) nonentity

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What is the meaning of the word suffrage as it is used in the passage?

(A) the right to honor all Americans (B) the right to vote in elections
(C) the right to go to war

(D) the right to protest taxes

Q. 61 - Q. 65 carry two marks each.

Q.61

Most Reality TV centers on two common motivators: fame and money. The shows
transform waitresses, hairdressers, investment bankers, counselors, and teachers, to name a
few, from obscure figures to household names. A lucky few successfully parlay their fifteen
minutes of fame into celebrity. The luckiest stars of Reality TV also reap huge financial
rewards for acts including eating large insects, marrying someone they barely know, and
revealing their innermost thoughts to millions of people.

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(A) the stars of Reality TV are interested in being rich and famous.

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(C) for Reality TV stars, fame will last only as long as their particular television show.
(D) traditional dramas and sitcoms are being replaced by Reality TV programming at
an alarming rate.

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the teacher checked the solution, he found that during calculation a student just missed
a number for addition thus his average of the n number was 15. The least value of n is ?
(A) n = 29
(C) n = 31

(B) n = 30
(D) n = 32

What is the numerical value of the second term in the following sequence: x , x + 1,
x + 3 , x + 6 , x + 10 , x + 15, . . . ?

Q.63

(1) The sum of the first and second terms is one-half the sum of the third and fourth
terms.
(2) The sum of the sixth and seventh terms is 43.
(A) State (1) Alone is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient to answer the
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(B) Statement (2) Alone is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient to answer
the question asked.
(C) Each statement Alone is sufficient to answer the question asked
(D) Both Statements (1) and (2) Together are sufficient to answer the question asked
but Neither statement Alone is sufficient.

Q.64

Two trains start at the same time from two stations A and B towards each other.
They arrive at B and A respectively in 5 hours and 20 hours after they passed each other.
If the speed of the train that started from A is 56 kmph, then what is the speed of the
second train ?
(A) 26 kmph

(B) 28 kmph

(C) 24 kmph

(D) 30 kmph

Q.65

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Which of the following brands is the least expensive per ounce?

Brand

Price ($)

Weight (OZ)

0.21

0.48

16

0.56

20

Z
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0.96

(C) Y

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(D) Z

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