June 2010

15. The value of numerical

aperture in fiber optic
communication system is equal to
(A) zero
(B) > 1
(C) < 1
(D) 1
28. Assertion (A) : IR lasers are
used for long haul transmission
operating around at 193 THz.
Reason (R) : The line width of the
semiconductor lasers are of the
order of fraction of nm.
29. Assertion (A) : Thyristors are
preferred to power diodes in
variable power rectifiers.
Reason (R) : Thyristors provide
controlled rectification and also the
power loss in them is less
compared to that in power diodes.

42. List I
List II
(a) SCR
(i) bilateral
(b) UJT
(ii) dc to ac
(c) Triac
(iii) intrinsic stand off
ratio
(d) Inverter
(iv) holding
current
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (iv) (ii) (iii)
(B) (ii) (i) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)
(D) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
43. List I
List II
(a) Single Mode Fiber(i) Population
inversion
(b) DWDM
(ii) Isolator
(c) Optocoupler (iii) 0.1 nm
(d) LASER
(iv) V < 2.405
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iii) (ii) (iv) (i)

(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

45. List I
List II
(a) Single Mode Fiber
(i) detector
(b) Polarized Mode Dispersion
(ii) transmitter
(c) Photo diode
(iii) Ps/ km
(d) LED
(iv) 0.2 dB/km
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iii) (i) (iv) (ii)
(B) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(C) (iv) (i) (ii) (iii)
(D) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)

Dec 2010
17. Relaxation oscillator is made
using
(A) SCR
(B) FET
(C) UJT
(D) BJT
19. Bandwidth offered by optical
fiber communication is of the order
of
(A) 40 THz
(B) 40 GHz
(C) 40 MHz
(D) 1010 Hz
29. Assertion (A) : Optical fiber
have broader bandwidth compared
to conventional copper cables.
Reason (R) : The information
carrying capacity of optical fibers is
limited by dispersion and nonlinear
effects.

44. List I
List II
(a) LASER
(i)
Emits light of low intensity
(b) Solar cell
(ii) Consumes electrical
power due to the incident light
(c) Photo diode
(iii)
Delivers power to load
(d) LED
(iv)
Emits high energy coherent beam
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
46. In the ON state the voltage
drop across the SCR is
approximately equal to
(A) Anode voltage
(B) Cathode voltage
(C) 1 to 1.5 V
(D) Gate voltage
47. For complete isolation between
load and signal which device is
preferred ?
(A) Diac (B) LASCR
(C) SCR (D) Triac
48. Which device is useful for high
frequency application ?
(A) SCS (B) GTO
(C) Triac (D) SCR
49. There is a danger of di/dt
failure of SCR if it is triggered with
_________ gate current.
(A) positive
(B) negative

(C) zero
(D) sinusoidal
50. Forced commutation is
employed when anode voltage is
(A) dc
(B) ac
(C) pulsating
(D) triangular

june 2011
9. Speed of a dc motor can be
controlled by
(A) Triac
(B) UJT
(C) Chopper (D) Inverter
11. 0.8 nm separation in
wavelength
division multiplexing operating at
1550 nm wavelength, refers to
(A) 10 GHz (B) 25 GHz
(C) 100 GHz (D) 2.5 GHz
28. Assertion (A) : A triac is a
three terminal semiconductor
switching device which can control
alternating current in a load.
Reason (R) : Triac can conduct
current in either direction.
29. Assertion (A) : Single mode
fiber (SMF) are preferred over
multimode fiber (MMF) in optical
fiber communication systems.
Reason (R) : The attenuation of
SMF is of the order of 5 dB/km.

dec 2011
9. The diameter of the core of
single mode optical fiber is of the
order of

(A) 50 m
(C) 10 m

(B) 250 m
(D) 100 m

10. The intrinsic stand-off ratio for

a UJT is equal to
(A) 1
(B) < 1
(C) > 1
(D) 10
17. Consider the following
statements : Laser is an acronym
for light amplification by stimulated
emission of radiation in comparison
to LED, it has
1. higher emission efficiency.
2. narrow spectral width.
3. coherent.
4. spontaneous emission.
(A) 1, 2, 3 are correct
(B) 3, 4 are correct
(C) 1, 4 are correct
(D) 2, 4 are correct
42. List I
List II
(a) LASER
(i)
Spontaneous emission
(b) Solar cell
(ii)
Power delivers to load
(c) Photo diode
(iii) Optical
detector
(d) LED
(iv)
Stimulated emission
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(B) (ii) (i) (iv) (iii)
(C) (iv) (ii) (iii) (i)
(D) (iii) (i) (ii) (iv)
43. List I
II
(a) Crystal oscillator
circuit
(b) UJT
crystal instead of LC

List
(i) Uses LC
(ii) Uses

(c) RC phase shift oscillator(iii)

Relaxation oscillator
(d) Tank circuit
(iv)
180phase shift
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (ii) (iii) (iv) (i)
(B) (i) (ii) (iii) (iv)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (ii) (i) (iv)

June 2012
17. A relaxation oscillator is one
which
(A) oscillates continuously
(B) has two stable states
(C) relax indefinitely
(D) produces non-sinusoidal output
19. The step-index mono-mode
fiber has diameter
(A) 10 m
(B) 50 m
(C) 100 m
(D) 200 m
27. Assertion (A) : Stimulated
emission is
the key to the operation of LASER.
Reason (R) : An important
property of laser radiation is its
coherence, under which is meant
the correlation between the
phases of oscillation at different
positions in space and at various
moments of time.
36.
List I List II
(a) LASER
(i) Spontaneous
emission
(b) Solar Cell
(ii) Consumes
electrical power due to the incident
light
(c) Photo diode (iii) Delivers
power to a load

(d) LED
(iv) Stimulated
emission
Codes :
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(A) (iv) (iii) (i) (ii)
(B) (iii) (iv) (ii) (i)
(C) (iv) (iii) (ii) (i)
(D) (iii) (iv) (i) (ii)
25. The intrinsic stand-off ratio for
a UJT
is 0.6. If the inter-base resistance is
10 k, the values of RB1
and RB2
are
(A) 6 kand 4 k
(B) 4 kand 6 k
(C) 5 kand 5 k
(D) 10 kand 10 k
26. An SCR full wave rectifier
supplies to
a load of 100 , the peak a.c.
voltage
between centre tap and one end of
the
secondary coil is 200 volts. The d.c.
value of output voltage is given
by..,
when firing angle is 60.
(A) 100 V (B) 95.5 V
200
(C) 2 V (D) 200 2 V
27. Dispersion shifted wavelength
in
optical fiber is
(A) 800 nm (B) 1300 nm
(C) 1550 nm (D) 400 nm

39. DIAC is a
I. 2 terminal unidirectional switch
II. 2 terminal bi-directional switch
III. 3 layers and no gate device
IV. 4 layers and no gate device
(A) Options II and III are correct.
(B) Options II and IV are correct.
(C) Options I and III are correct.
(D) Options I and IV are correct.

(A) 1.4 V
(B) 0 V
(C) Supply voltage
(D) Half the load voltage

49. Assertion (A) : The LED is a

light
emitting diode, that gives out
spontaneous emissions, when it
is energized.
Reason (R) : The recombination of
holes and electrons in
semiconductor materials gives off
energy in terms of light and heat.

28. Assertion (A) : The back

e.m.f. of a
d.c. motor depends upon series
winding and armature
resistance.
Reason (R) : When there is no
load, the back emf is minimum.

59. The following are the fibers

used in
optical communication systems :
I. Plastic fibers
II. Plastic clad glass fibers
III. Glass fibers operating at 1330
nm
IV. Glass fibers operating at 1550
nm
The correct sequence of
attenuation of
the above fibers in increasing order
are :
(A) I, II, III, IV
(B) IV, III, II, I
(C) II, I, IV, III
(D) IV, II, I, III

Dec 2012
17. When the current through SCR
is
greater than holding current, then
the
voltage across the SCR is

18. Dispersion shifted wave length

is
(A) 800 nm (B) 1550 nm
(C) 1310 nm (D) 1200 nm

29. Assertion (A) : By using

wavelength
division, multiplexing the
capacity of an optical fibre can
be enhanced.
Reason (R) : The separation
between two adjacent channels
in WDM is of the order of 50 nm.

44. List I List II

a. relaxation
oscillator
i. PWM
b. S.M.P.S. ii. triac
c. population
inversion
iii. UJT
d. bi-directional
control
iv. Laser
Codes :
abcd
(A) iii i iv ii

(B) iii ii i iv
(C) iv i ii iii
(D) iii i ii iv
25. The output of a dc motor depends
mainly on
(A) Speed and torque
(B) Speed and back emf
(C) Speed and applied voltage
(D) Speed and load resistance
27. The attenuation of a single mode fibers
is 0.2 dB/km, at a transmission length
of 100 kms. The output signal strength
is reduced to
(A) 10% of transmitted power
(B) 1% of transmitter power
(C) 5% of the transmitted power
(D) 20% of the transmitted power

39. For a loss-less transmission line with

air as dielectric operating at 15 MHz
and of length = 12 m.
I. The length of transmission line in
terms of = 0.6 .
II. The value of phase constant is

0.1 radian/m.
III. The value of phase constant is
0.2 radian/m.
IV. The length of transmission line in
terms of is /4.
(A) Options I and II are correct.
(B) Options III and IV are correct.
(C) Options I and IV are correct.
(D) Options II and IV are correct.
59. Following are the detectors used in
optical communication :
(i) Photo diode
(ii) Photo-transistor
(iii) Avalanche photodiode
(iv) Pin diode
Correct sequence of gain in decreasing
order is given by
(A) (iii), (iv), (ii), (i)
(B) (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
(C) (i), (ii), (iii), (iv)
(D) (iv), (ii), (iii), (i)
69. Match List I with List II and select
the correct answer using the codes
given below :
List I List II
a. Choppers 1. pn pn devices
b. SCR 2. V number
c. SMF 3. Speed control of
d.c. motors
d. LASER 4. Quantum well
Codes :
abcd
(A) 3 2 4 1
(B) 3 1 2 4
(C) 4 2 1 3
(D) 4 3 2 1