GATE 2014: General Instructions during Examination

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GATE 2014 Examination

EE: Electrical Engineering
Duration: 180 minutes

Maximum Marks: 100

Read the following instructions carefully.

1. To login, enter your Registration Number and password provided to you. Kindly go through the various
symbols used in the test and understand their meaning before you start the examination.
2. Once you login and after the start of the examination, you can view all the questions in the question
paper, by clicking on the View All Questions button in the screen.
3. This question paper consists of 2 sections, General Aptitude (GA) for 15 marks and the subject
specific GATE paper for 85 marks. Both these sections are compulsory.
The GA section consists of 10 questions. Question numbers 1 to 5 are of 1-mark each, while question
numbers 6 to 10 are of 2-mark each.
The subject specific GATE paper section consists of 55 questions, out of which question numbers 1 to
25 are of 1-mark each, while question numbers 26 to 55 are of 2-mark each.
4. Depending upon the GATE paper, there may be useful common data that may be required for
answering the questions. If the paper has such useful data, the same can be viewed by clicking on the
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7. In each paper a candidate can answer a total of 65 questions carrying 100 marks.
8. The question paper may consist of questions of multiple choice type (MCQ) and numerical answer
type.
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GATE 2014

SET- 7

General Aptitude -GA

Q. 1 Q. 5 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Which of the following options is the closest in meaning to the phrase underlined in the sentence
below?
It is fascinating to see life forms cope with varied environmental conditions.
(A) adopt to

Q.2

(B) adapt to

(C) adept in

(D) accept with

Choose the most appropriate word from the options given below to complete the following
sentence.

(A) superb

If ( + 1/)2 = 98, compute ( 2 + 1/ 2 ).

(B) He will return the money

(D) He will resist all enquiries

The roots of 2 + + = 0 are real and positive. a, b and c are real. Then 2 + || + = 0
has

AT

Q.5

(D) exhilarating

In a press meet on the recent scam, the minister said, "The buck stops here". What did the minister
convey by the statement?
(A) He wants all the money
(C) He will assume final responsibility

Q.4

(C) mediocre

Q.3

(B) medium

20
14
)

He could not understand the judges awarding her the first prize, because he thought that her
performance was quite __________.

(B) 2 real roots

(D) 4 real roots

(G

(A) no roots
(C) 3 real roots

The Palghat Gap (or Palakkad Gap), a region about 30 km wide in the southern part of the Western
Ghats in India, is lower than the hilly terrain to its north and south. The exact reasons for the
formation of this gap are not clear. It results in the neighbouring regions of Tamil Nadu getting
more rainfall from the South West monsoon and the neighbouring regions of Kerala having higher
summer temperatures.

A0

Q.6

Q. 6 Q. 10 carry two marks each.

What can be inferred from this passage?

(A) The Palghat gap is caused by high rainfall and high temperatures in southern Tamil Nadu and
Kerala
(B) The regions in Tamil Nadu and Kerala that are near the Palghat Gap are low-lying
(C) The low terrain of the Palghat Gap has a significant impact on weather patterns in neighbouring
parts of Tamil Nadu and Kerala
(D) Higher summer temperatures result in higher rainfall near the Palghat Gap area

GA

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Q.7

SET- 7

General Aptitude -GA

Geneticists say that they are very close to confirming the genetic roots of psychiatric illnesses such
as depression and schizophrenia, and consequently, that doctors will be able to eradicate these
diseases through early identification and gene therapy.
On which of the following assumptions does the statement above rely?
(A) Strategies are now available for eliminating psychiatric illnesses
(B) Certain psychiatric illnesses have a genetic basis
(C) All human diseases can be traced back to genes and how they are expressed
(D) In the future, genetics will become the only relevant field for identifying psychiatric illnesses
Round-trip tickets to a tourist destination are eligible for a discount of 10% on the total fare. In
addition, groups of 4 or more get a discount of 5% on the total fare. If the one way single person
fare is Rs 100, a group of 5 tourists purchasing round-trip tickets will be charged Rs _________.

Q.9

In a survey, 300 respondents were asked whether they own a vehicle or not. If yes, they were
further asked to mention whether they own a car or scooter or both. Their responses are tabulated
below. What percent of respondents do not own a scooter?

Car
Scooter
Both

Men
40
30
60

Own vehicle

20
14
)

Q.8

50

When a point inside of a tetrahedron (a solid with four triangular surfaces) is connected by straight
lines to its corners, how many (new) internal planes are created with these lines? _____________

(G

Q.10

20

AT

Do not own vehicle

Women
34
20
46

A0

END OF THE QUESTION PAPER

GA

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GATE 2014

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

Q. 1 Q. 25 carry one mark each.

Q.1

Given a system of equations:

2
5

2
3

Which of the following is true regarding its solutions

(A) The system has a unique solution for any given and
(B) The system will have infinitely many solutions for any given
(C) Whether or not a solution exists depends on the given and
and
(D) The system would have no solution for any values of
Let

. The maximum value of the function in the interval (0, ) is

(B)

(A)
Q.3

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)

Q.2

(C) 1

(D) 1

The solution for the differential equation

with initial conditions

(B) sin 3
(D) cos 3

cos 3

(B) 3

(C) 5

. Then,

is

(D) 21

be the set of points in the complex plane corresponding to the unit circle. (That is,

| | 1 ). Consider the function

where
denotes the complex
conjugate of . The
maps
to which one of the following in the complex plane

(G

Let

cos 3

be the Laplace Transform of a signal

AT

Let

unit circle
horizontal axis line segment from origin to (1, 0)
the point (1, 0)
the entire horizontal axis

01

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

The three circuit elements shown in the figure are part of an electric circuit. The total power
absorbed by the three circuit elements in watts is __________.

EE

Q.6

1, is

sin 3

(A) 0
Q.5

(C)
Q.4

1 and

20

9 ,

(A)

and

10 A
100 V

8A
80 V
15 V

EE

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GATE 2014
Q.7

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

C0 is the capacitance of a parallel plate capacitor with air as dielectric (as in figure (a)). If, half of
the entire gap as shown in figure (b) is filled with a dielectric of permittivity , the expression for
the modified capacitance is
(a)

(A)

(B)

(D)

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)

(C)

2 V in series with a 100

A combination of 1 F capacitor with an initial voltage v 0
resistor is connected to a 20 mA ideal dc current source by operating both switches at
0 s as
shown. Which of the following graphs shown in the options approximates the voltage v across the
current source over the next few seconds?

+
vs
-

20

Q.8

(b)

(A)

01

(G

AT

(B)

(D)

EE

(C)

Q.9

is nonzero only for

be convolution of
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

EE

, and similarly,
is nonzero only for
. Let
and
. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?

can be nonzero over an unbounded interval.

.
is nonzero for
is zero outside of

.
is nonzero for

.
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Q.10

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

For a periodic square wave, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) The Fourier series coefficients do not exist.
(B) The Fourier series coefficients exist but the reconstruction converges at no point.
(C) The Fourier series coefficients exist and the reconstruction converges at most points.
(D) The Fourier series coefficients exist and the reconstruction converges at every point.
An 8-pole, 3-phase, 50 Hz induction motor is operating at a speed of 700 rpm. The frequency of the
rotor current of the motor in Hz is ____________.

Q.12

For a specified input voltage and frequency, if the equivalent radius of the core of a transformer is
reduced by half, the factor by which the number of turns in the primary should change to maintain
the same no load current is
(C) 2

(D) 4

A star connected 400 V, 50 Hz, 4 pole synchronous machine gave the following open circuit and
short circuit test results:
Open circuit test: Voc = 400 V (rms, line-to-line) at field current, If = 2.3 A
Short circuit test: Isc = 10 A (rms, phase) at field current, If = 1.5 A

Q.13

(B) 1/2

20

(A) 1/4

14
)

Q.11

Q.14

AT

The value of per phase synchronous impedance in at rated voltage is __________.

The undesirable property of an electrical insulating material is

Three-phase to ground fault takes place at locations F1 and F2 in the system shown in the figure

01

Q.15

(B) high relative permittivity

(D) high insulation resistivity

(G

(A) high dielectric strength

(C) high thermal conductivity

F1

F2

EB0

VF1 VF2

EE

E A

IF1 IF2

If the fault takes place at location F1, then the voltage and the current at bus A are VF1 and IF1
respectively. If the fault takes place at location F2, then the voltage and the current at bus A are VF2
and IF2 respectively. The correct statement about voltages and currents during faults at F1 and F2 is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

EE

VF1 leads IF1 and VF2 leads IF2

VF1 leads IF1 and VF2 lags IF2
VF1 lags IF1 and VF2 leads IF2
VF1 lags IF1 and VF2 lags IF2

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GATE 2014

ELECTRICAL EE

A 2-bus system and corresponding zero sequence network are shown in the figure.

14
)

Q.16

SET1

The transformers T1 and T2 are connected as

In the formation of Routh-Hurwitz array for a polynomial, all the elements of a row have zero
values. This premature termination of the array indicates the presence of

The root locus of a unity feedback system is shown in the figure

(G

Q.18

(B) imaginary roots

(D) only negative real roots

AT

(A) only one root at the origin

(C) only positive real roots

Q.17

and

and

and
and

20

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

01

The closed loop transfer function of the system is

C (s)
K

R( s) s 1s 2

EE

(A)

(C)

Q.19

C (s)
K

R( s) s 1s 2 K

(D)

C (s)
K

R( s) s 1s 2 K

(B) /8

(C) /6

(D) /3

In an oscilloscope screen, linear sweep is applied at the

(A) vertical axis
(C) origin

EE

C (s)
K

R( s) s 1s 2 K

Power consumed by a balanced 3-phase, 3-wire load is measured by the two wattmeter method.
The first wattmeter reads twice that of the second. Then the load impedance angle in radians is

(A) /12
Q.20

(B)

(B) horizontal axis

(D) both horizontal and vertical axis

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Q.21

SET1

A cascade of three identical modulo-5 counters has an overall modulus of

(A) 5

Q.22

ELECTRICAL EE

(B) 25

(C) 125

(D) 625

In the Wien Bridge oscillator circuit shown in figure, the bridge is balanced when
C1
+Vcc

R3

-Vcc
C2

(B)

(C)

(D)

20

(A)

The magnitude of the mid-band voltage gain of the circuit shown in figure is (assuming
transistor to be 100)

of the

AT

Q.23

R4

R2

14
)

R1

+Vcc

(G

10k

01

vi

(B) 10

hfe=100
1k

(C) 20

(D) 100

EE

(A) 1

C vo

10k

Q.24

The figure shows the circuit of a rectifier fed from a 230-V (rms), 50-Hz sinusoidal voltage source.
If we want to replace the current source with a resistor so that the rms value of the current supplied
by the voltage source remains unchanged, the value of the resistance (in ohms) is __________
(Assume diodes to be ideal.)

10 A
230 V, 50 Hz

EE

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GATE 2014

ELECTRICAL EE

Figure shows four electronic switches (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv). Which of the switches can block
voltages of either polarity (applied between terminals a and b) when the active device is in the
OFF state?
a

(iii)

(i), (ii) and (iii)

(ii), (iii) and (iv)
(ii) and (iii)
(i) and (iv)

(iv)

20

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

(ii)

(i)

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)

Q. 26 Q. 55 carry two marks each.

Q.25

SET1

Let : 0, 0, be a function defined by

, where
represents the integer
part of . (That is, it is the largest integer which is less than or equal to ).
The value of the constant term in the Fourier series expansion of
is _______

Q.27

A fair coin is tossed n times. The probability that the difference between the number of heads and
tails is (n-3) is

Q.28

(B) 0

01

(A) 2

(G

AT

Q.26

(C)

(D) 2

The line integral of function F = yzi, in the counterclockwise direction, along the circle x2+y2 = 1 at
z = 1 is
(B) -

(C)

(D) 2

EE

(A) -2
Q.29

An incandescent lamp is marked 40 W, 240V. If resistance at room temperature (26C) is 120 ,

and temperature coefficient of resistance is 4.5x10-3/C, then its ON state filament temperature in
C is approximately _______

Q.30

In the figure, the value of resistor R is (25 + I/2) ohms, where I is the current in amperes. The
current I is ______
I
300V

EE

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GATE 2014

In an unbalanced three phase system, phase current

1 90o pu, negative sequence current
o
o
4 150 pu, zero sequence current
390 pu. The magnitude of phase current
in pu is
(A) 1.00

Q.32

Q.33

ELECTRICAL EE

(B) 7.81

(C) 11.53

(D) 13.00

The following four vector fields are given in Cartesian co-ordinate system. The vector field which
does not satisfy the property of magnetic flux density is
2
2
2
(A) y a x z a y x a z

2
2
2
(B) z a x x a y y a z

2
2
2
(C) x a x y a y z a z

2 2
2 2
2 2
(D) y z a x x z a y x y a z

The function shown in the figure can be represented as

14
)

Q.31

SET1

20

(A)

2T

(C)
(D)

AT

(B)

Let

be the Z-transform of a causal signal

(B) 0 and 1

(C) 1 and 0

EE

(A) 0 and 0
Q.35

Let

Define

be a continuous time signal and let

by

What is the relationship between

EE

(D) 1 and 1

be its Fourier Transform defined by

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

. Then, the values of

3 are

01

2 and

(G

Q.34

and

would always be proportional to

.
would be proportional to
if
is an even function.
would be proportional to
only if
is a sinusoidal function.
would never be proportional to
.

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GATE 2014
Q.36

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

The core loss of a single phase, 230/115 V, 50 Hz power transformer is measured from 230 V side
by feeding the primary (230 V side) from a variable voltage variable frequency source while
keeping the secondary open circuited. The core loss is measured to be 1050 W for 230 V, 50 Hz
input. The core loss is again measured to be 500 W for 138 V, 30 Hz input. The hysteresis and eddy
current losses of the transformer for 230 V, 50 Hz input are respectively,
(A) 508 W and 542 W.
(C) 498 W and 552 W.

(B) 468 W and 582 W.

(D) 488 W and 562 W.

A 15 kW, 230 V dc shunt motor has armature circuit resistance of 0.4 and field circuit resistance
of 230 . At no load and rated voltage, the motor runs at 1400 rpm and the line current drawn by
the motor is 5 A. At full load, the motor draws a line current of 70 A. Neglect armature reaction.
The full load speed of the motor in rpm is _________.

Q.38

A 3 phase, 50 Hz, six pole induction motor has a rotor resistance of 0.1 and reactance of 0.92 .
Neglect the voltage drop in stator and assume that the rotor resistance is constant. Given that the
full load slip is 3%, the ratio of maximum torque to full load torque is
(A) 1.567

(B) 1.712

(C) 1.948

(D) 2.134

A three phase synchronous generator is to be connected to the infinite bus. The lamps are connected
as shown in the figure for the synchronization. The phase sequence of bus voltage is R-Y-B and
that of incoming generator voltage is R-Y-B.
R

AT

Q.39

20

14
)

Q.37

01

(G

R'

EE

Infinite Bus

Y'
B'

La
Lb

Incoming Generator

Lc

It was found that the lamps are becoming dark in the sequence La-Lb-Lc. It means that the phase
sequence of incoming generator is

(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)

EE

opposite to infinite bus and its frequency is more than infinite bus
opposite to infinite bus but its frequency is less than infinite bus
same as infinite bus and its frequency is more than infinite bus
same as infinite bus and its frequency is less than infinite bus

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GATE 2014
Q.40

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

A distribution feeder of 1 km length having resistance, but negligible reactance, is fed from both the
ends by 400V, 50 Hz balanced sources. Both voltage sources S1 and S2 are in phase. The feeder
supplies concentrated loads of unity power factor as shown in the figure.

The contributions of S1 and S2 in 100 A current supplied at location P respectively, are

(C) 25 A and 75 A

(D) 0 A and 100 A

A two bus power system shown in the figure supplies load of 1.0+j0.5 p.u.

20

Q.41

(B) 50 A and 50 A

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)

(A) 75 A and 25 A

(A) 0.95 and 6.00 o

(B) 1.05 and -5.44o

(C) 1.1 and -6.00 o

(D) 1.1 and -27.12o

The fuel cost functions of two power plants are

Plant P1 :

C1 0.05Pg12 APg1 B

Plant P2 :

C2 0.10 Pg 22 3 APg 2 2 B

(G

Q.42

AT

The values of V1 in p.u. and 2 respectively are

01

where, Pg1 and Pg2 are the generated powers of two plants, and A and B are the constants. If the two
plants optimally share 1000 MW load at incremental fuel cost of 100 Rs/MWh, the ratio of load
shared by plants P1 and P2 is

EE

(A) 1:4
Q.43

(B) 2:3

(C) 3:2

(D) 4:1

The overcurrent relays for the line protection and loads connected at the buses are shown in the
figure.
A

B
RA
300 A

C
RB
200 A

100 A

The relays are IDMT in nature having the characteristic

t op

0.14 Time Multiplier Setting

Plug Setting Multiplier0.02 1

The maximum and minimum fault currents at bus B are 2000 A and 500 A respectively. Assuming
the time multiplier setting and plug setting for relay RB to be 0.1 and 5A respectively, the operating
time of RB (in seconds) is ____________
EE

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GATE 2014
Q.44

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

For the given system, it is desired that the system be stable. The minimum value of
condition is _______________.

R(s)

for this

C(s)

Q.45

The Bode magnitude plot of the transfer function

is shown below:

is _____________.

20

Note that 6 dB/octave = 20 dB/decade. The value of

dB

0dB/Octave

6dB/Octave

6dB/Octave

6dB/Octave

(G

AT

0dB/Octave

01

0.01

12dB/Octave

24

36

(rad/s)

A system matrix is given as follows.

EE

Q.46

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)

0
6
6

1
11
11

1
6 .
5

The absolute value of the ratio of the maximum eigenvalue to the minimum eigenvalue is _______

EE

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GATE 2014
Q.47

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

The reading of the voltmeter (rms) in volts, for the circuit shown in the figure is __________
R = 0.5

1j

1/j

100sin(t)

V
1/j

14
)

1j

The dc current flowing in a circuit is measured by two ammeters, one PMMC and another
electrodynamometer type, connected in series. The PMMC meter contains 100 turns in the coil, the
flux density in the air gap is 0.2 Wb/m2, and the area of the coil is 80 mm2. The electrodynamometer
ammeter has a change in mutual inductance with respect to deflection of 0.5 mH/deg. The spring
constants of both the meters are equal. The value of current, at which the deflections of the two
meters are same, is ________

Q.49

Given that the op-amps in the figure are ideal, the output voltage

AT

20

Q.48

(G

V2

01

R
V0

2R

is

EE

V1

(A)
(C)

EE

/2

(B) 2
(D)

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Q.50

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

Which of the following logic circuits is a realization of the function F whose Karnaugh map is
shown in figure
AB

00

01

11

10

C
1

(B)
A

(C)

(D)

20

14
)

(A)

AT

EE

01

(G

EE

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ELECTRICAL EE

In the figure shown, assume the op-amp to be ideal. Which of the alternatives gives the correct
?
Bode plots for the transfer function

14
)

Q.51

SET1

20

(A)

EE

01

(C)

(G

AT

(B)

(D)

EE

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Q.52

SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

An output device is interfaced with 8-bit microprocessor 8085A. The interfacing circuit is shown in
figure
AB
8

BDB

8
3Lx8L Decoder
A15
A14
A13
A12

I2
I1
I0

1
3

14
)

E1

A11

5
6

E2

Output Device

E3
IO/M

Output Port

WR

20

BCB

The interfacing circuit makes use of 3 Line to 8 Line decoder having 3 enable lines E1 , E 2 , E 3 . The
address of the device is
(D) A000 H

(C) A0 H

The figure shows the circuit diagram of a rectifier. The load consists of a resistance 10 and an
inductance 0.05 H connected in series. Assuming ideal thyristor and ideal diode, the thyristor
firing angle (in degree) needed to obtain an average load voltage of 70 V is ______

(G

Q.53

(B) 5000 H

AT

(A) 50 H

325 sin (314t) V

Load

EE

01

EE

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SET1

ELECTRICAL EE

Figure (i) shows the circuit diagram of a chopper. The switch S in the circuit in figure (i) is
switched such that the voltage
across the diode has the wave shape as shown in figure (ii). The
capacitance C is large so that the voltage across it is constant. If switch S and the diode are ideal,
the peak to peak ripple (in A) in the inductor current is ______
S

1 mH
+
vD

100 V

Load

Figure (i)

14
)

vD

0.05

0.1

20

100 V

0.2

0.15

t (ms)

The figure shows one period of the output voltage of an inverter. should be chosen such that
60o 90o . If rms value of the fundamental component is 50 V, then in degree
is______________
100 V

180-

01

100 V

(G

Q.55

AT

Figure (ii)

EE

-100 V

EE

180

100 V

180+

360-

-100 V

360

t
(degree)

-100 V

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AnswerKeysforEEElectricalEngineering
Section Q.No.
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
GA
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23

SECTION7
Key/Range Marks
B
1
C
1
C
1
96to96
1
D
1
C
2
B
2
850to850
2
48to48
2
6to6
2
B
1
A
1
C
1
B
1
C
1
330to330
1
A
1
C
1
C
1
C
1
3.2to3.5
1
C
1
14.5to15.5
1
B
1
C
1
B
1
B
1
C
1
C
1
B
1
C
1
C
1
D
1

Section Q.No.
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE
EE

24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55

SECTION7
Key/Range Marks
23to23
1
C
1
0.5to0.5
2
B
2
B
2
2470to2471
2
10to10
2
C
2
C
2
A
2
B
2
B
2
A
2
1239to1242
2
C
2
A
2
D
2
B
2
D
2
0.21to0.23
2
0.61to0.63
2
0.7to0.8
2
2.9to3.1
2
140to142
2
3.0to3.4
2
B
2
C
2
A
2
B
2
2
69to70
2.49to2.51
2
76.5to78.0
2

General Aptitude
4)

z 98
z

Z2
Z2

1
Z

1
Z2

2. Z .

1
98
Z

96

So, answer is 96.

5)

ax2 b x c 0
Can be rephrased as
2

a X b X C 0
Because x2 & x

will have same value and hence well have 2 positive value of x as

the solution to this equation.

Suppose roots are x1 & x 2 both real & positive
Then x = x1 & x = x 2 are the roots
& hence x x1 & x x2
So the equation has 4 real roots.

8)

A group of 5 tourists will get a discount of 15% on total fare as no. of people > 4
Total fare of 5 people = 100 5 = 500Rs.
For to & fro journey
Fare = 2 500 = 1000 Rs.
Net fare = 1000 15 % of 1000 = 1000 150 = 850 Rs.

9)

The people that do not own a scoter are either the people those own a car or the
people who own neither.
Number of men

= 150

Number of women = 150

Total no. of respondents = 300
No. of car owners = 40 + 34 = 74
No. of people who do not own either = 20 + 50 = 70
Total = 70 + 74 = 144
Percentage =

10)

144
100 48%
300

If we consider a point inside tetrahedron

connected to all corners, we get 4 new lines.
For a new surface we take 2 of these lines & one original edge.
& hence no. of surface =

C2 = 6

Electrical Engineering

1)

x 2y 2z b1
5x y 3z b2

Here, we have 3 variables and only two equations which are linearly independent.
So, one variable can be assumed and other two can be obtained from these equations.
Hence, for any value of b1 & b2 , there are infinitely many solutions.

2)

f x xex

For maxima , f ' x 0

f ' x xex ex 1 x ex 0

ex 0 for any value of x

f " x ex 1 x ex

x 2 ex

At, x = 1, f " x 0 , & hence x = 1 corresponds to a maxima.

f x
e1
x1

3)

d2 x
9x
dt2

d2 x
9x 0
dt2
The solution of a differential of the form

d2 x
k2 x 0
2
dt

Is, x = A cos k.t + B sin kt

solution of this equation is

x = A cos 3t + B sin 3t
x(0) = 1

A cos 0 + B sin 0 = 1 [A=1]

dx
1
dt t0
3A sin 3t + 3B cos 3t t = 0 =1
3B = 1
B = 13
x = cos 3 t +

1
sin 3 t
3

Shortcut: please satisfy initial conditions in the option given.

4)

X S

3s 5
2

s 10s 21

x 0 can be computed by initial value theorem

x 0

lim
S X S
S

3 5
lim
s
=
=3

S S2 10S 21 S 1 10 21
2
s
s

lim

3S2 5S

5)

f z zz* z

as z 1

f z 1
So f z corresponds to the point (1, 0)

6)

for the 100V source, current goes into positive terminal

So, Power absorbed= 100 10 = 1000 W
for 80 V, current comes out of positive terminal
Power absorbed = 80 8 = 640 W (power delivered)
Current in 15V source = 10 8 = 2A (downwards)
Power absorbed = 15 2 = 30 W (power delivered)
Total power absorbed = 1000 640 30 = 330 W

7)

C0

A 0
d

A capacitor with half filed dielectric can be considered as a parallel combination of two
capacitors

C1

A 0

2 d

C2

A 0 r

(for dielectric filled part )

2 d

Ceq C1 C2

(for air filled part)

C
1A
A 0
1 r = 0 1 r 0 1 r
2 d
2
2 d

8)

Switch across current source is opened at t = 0

VSW 0 Vc 0 VR 0

VS 0 Vc 0

(Voltage across capacitor is continuous)

VSw 0 2V is R 2 20 103 100 2 2 0V

For t > 0

VSw t

l t
1
is dt VR s lsR

C
C

= ls t R
c

So, curve is a straight line passing through origin.

9)

If z (t) = x(t) * y(t)

If x(t) exists for Tx t Tx '
If y(t) exists for Ty t Ty '
Then z (t) exits for Tz t Tz '
Tz Tx Ty
Tz ' Tx ' Ty '

Hence (C) is correct

10)

Suppose the square wave is as shown

The Fourier series is given by

4V
sin n0 t
n1,3,5 n

2
T

If we observe that function is not differentiable at points where function makes a

transition, also it is not Continuous at those points.
But sine terms are continuous at all points, so Fourier series will not converge.
Hence (C) is correct.

11)

Synchronous speed of rotor =

120 f 120 50

750rpm
P
8

rotor speed = 700 rpm

slip =

Ns Nr 750 700 50 1

15
Ns
750
750

rotor frequency = s stator frequency

= 1 15 50 3.33Hz

12)

No-load current =

V2
Xm

Where Xm = magnetizing reactance

Xm wL ,where L 0n2A

Where n = no. of turns per unit length

If voltage is constant, Xm should be constant for I to be constant.
n2 A = constant
n2 1 A
n2 1

r2

where A = r 2
n 1r

If radius is halved, n should be doubled.

13)

The short circuit characteristics are linear

ISC
XS

14)

If 2.3

Vos
3 ISC

10 2.3
15.33A
1.5
400

3 15.33

15.06

High relative permittivity corresponds to a better conductor as air is an insulator for

which r 1 .
So (B) is correct.

15)

If fault occurs at F1
IF

EA

X1 90

EB 0

X2 90

Where X1 is reactance from source to fault point

X 2 is reactance from EB to fault

VF1 EB 0 IF1 . XB 90

X 3 = reactance from EB to point A

VF1

EB 0

X290

(ve sign as current flows into fault but IF1 has opposite
direction shown)

EB

X2

90

VF1 EB 0 EB

So IF1 leads VF1

X3

X2

180

X
= E8 1 3

X2

For fault at F2

VF2 EA IF2 X 4 90
X 4 = reactance from EA to point A
IF2

EA

X1 90

EA

X1

X
VF2 EA 1 4

x1

90

So IF2 lags VF2 .

16)

The zero sequence circuit of first transformer,

it is the equivalent circuit of

Transformer.

The zero sequence circuit of second transformer

, It is equivalent circuit of

17)

transformer.

If an entire row of elements is zero, then we form an auxiliary polynomial whose roots
are imaginary and it shows presence of imaginary roots.

18)

Rules of root locus

Portion of real axis on whose right side the total number of poles and zeroes are odd,
lies on root locus.
But if we see here, in the diagram, the scale is reversed
as to right S = 1, 0 poles & zeroes lie.
On left of S = 2, 2 poles & zeroes lie.
This indicates presence of positive feedback.
Open loop transfer function =

Closed loop =

19)

G S
1 G S

s 1 s 2

K
s 1 s 2 k

Power factor angle

P P
tan 3 1 2
P P
1 2
P1 2P2

2P P
tan 3 1 2 3 3 1
2P P
3
1 2
1
tan1
6
3

20)

Linear sweep is applied to horizontal axis to sweep the electron wave across the
screen.

21)

Cascaded connection means that o/p of one counter acts as a clock to second and
hence the modulos get multiplied
Modulo = 5 5 5 5 = 125

22)

This can be simply referred from a text book and hence derivation is avoided here
R3

R4

23)

R1

R2

C2
C1

&

1
R1 C1R2 C2

We neglect dc-capacitances (short-circuit) and open circuit C & C (open circuit)

As no information about early effect or dc operating point is given, we neglect r & r0
Eq. circuit

ib

vi

RS

0 hFE ibRC hFE

0
i

hFE

RC

vi

RS

RC

10
RS 100 10 100

24)

If rectifier is connected to a resistive load

V0 looks as shown

Then V0

rms

I0 rms

Vi

rms

230V

V0 rms
R

For current source at load

IS rms IL 10A
10

25)

V0rms
R

230
R

R 23

Switch (i) conducts in reverse direction when active device is OFF.

Same is the case with (iv) switch but switch (ii) & (iii) cannot conduct when active
device is OFF.
Hence (C) is correct.

26)

g(x) = x [x] = {x} (fractional part of x)

dc component
=

1
g x dx
T 0

T = Time period of g(x) = 1

=

g x dx 0.5

27)

In our case
No. of heads = H
No. of tails = T

H T n
H T n 3
2H 2n 3
H 3 2

(not possible as & H should both be integers)

Hence, probability is 0

28)

Applying Greens Theorem

F2

F.dl x

F1
dA
y

F2 0

F1 yz

F.dl 0 y yz dA zdA 1dA dA

2

F.dl 1 1
29)

Resistance in ON state =

V2 2402

1440
P
40

R T R0 1 T

1440 = 120 1 4.5 103 T

T =

11
4.5 103

= 2444.44 C

T Troom = T ;
T = 2444.44 + 26 = 2470.44 C

30)

I=
I=
I2

300
R

300
25 I

I2 +50I 600=0

2 25I 300 0

I2 60I 10I 600 0

I 60 I 10 0
[I = 10AmP] {I cannot be negative as current cannot enter the source}

31)

Ia Ia1 Ia2 Ia0

Ia0 Ib0 Il0 390pu
Ib2 Ia2 Ia2

Ib2

4 150
4 270 , where = 1 1200
1120

Ia1 Ia Ia2 Ia0 1 90 4 270 390

Ia1 j 4 j 3j 8 j

Ib1 2Ia1 1240 8 90

= 8150
Ib Ib1 Ib2 Ib0

= 8150 4 150 390 11.53154.3A

32)

The property of magnetic flux density is that its divergence is always zero.
.B 0

This is violated in option (C)

As .B 2 x y z 0
Hence (C) is current

33)

This wave from can be broken as shown in the

adjoining figure:
The equation of first wave form is
x1 t u t u t T

x2 t

t T

ut T

t 2T
T

u t 2T

x t x1 t x2 t

= ut ut T

34)

X(z) =

1
1 Z 3

t T
T

u t T

t 2T
T

1
Z 3
n0,1,2
n

1
Z x n Z n
n0,3,6....
n0,1,2....

X(0) = 1
X(1) = 0

{By comparison}

X(2) = 0
X(3) = 1

35)

g(t) =

F u e

jut

du

Assume Fourier transform of g(t) to be G(u)

G(u) =

gt

jut

gt e

dt

G u e jut dt

jut

F u e

du

replace u by k in right hand integral

u t 2T

gt

F k e jkt dk

G u e

jut

du

G u F u ,g t f t iff. G u F u
For that F(u) should be even (F(u)=F(-u))
Which can happen if and only if f(t) is even.

36)

Core- loss = hysteresis loss + eddy current loss

Ph Pe 1050W
1.6
Ph khBm
f

Bm V

V1

f1

Ph f

..(i)

2 2
Pe khBm
f

230 138

30
50

Bm = constant

Pe f 2

If V = 138 V, f = 30 Hz

30
Ph'
P 0.6Ph ;
50 h

30
Pe' Pe 0.36 Pz
50

Ph' Pe' 500W

0.6 Ph + 0.36 Pe = 500

..(ii)

Solving (i) & (ii)

Ph = 508 W , Pe = 542 W

37)

IL If Ia

At no. load, IL = 5A
230
If V R
1A
230
f
Ia IL If 5 1 4A
Eb VT IaRa 230 4 0.4 228.4V

Under full load, IL 70A

Ia 70 1 69A

Eb Vt IaRa 230 69 0.4 202.4V

Speed

Eb

Since V1 remains constant, I f remains same & hence = constant

N Eb

N2
N1

Eb2
Eb1

N2

1400

202.4
228.4

N2 1241rpm

38)

R2 / s
3V2

T
s R / s 2 X2
2
2

At full load

R2

SFL
3V2

Tf1

2
s R

2
2
S X2
FL

at maximum torque S =

R2

X2

Tmax

3V2
1

s 2X2

Tmax
1
1

1.948
R2
TFL
0.5129
1
2X2
2
SFL
R

2
S X22

FL

39)

La corresponds to phase R

Lb corresponds to phase Y
L c corresponds to phase B

A lamp goes off. When voltage of generator &

infinite bus corresponding to that
phase has same magnitude & phase.
If both had same phase sequence, all lamps
would go off at same instant when all phases coincide,
so that cannot be the case.
So, generator & infinite bus have opposite phase sequence.
If frequency is same, then both phases get locked to each other, and no other lamp
goes off.
If frequency of bus is more, magnetic flux of bus rotates wrt generator and after R, B
phase will overlap (120 rotation anticlockwise) so lamp c goes off which is incorrect
as after La ,Lb goes off.
If frequency of generator is more, then generator field moves anti-clockwise wrt bus
field and after R, Y phase will overlap & Lb goes off & hence (A) is correct.

40)

Assume point of minimum voltage is A

Assume resistance of entire feeder = R
VA 400 I1 0.4R

.(i)

VA 400 I2 0.2R I2 200 0.2R I2 300 0.2R

= 400 0.6 R I2 + 100R

..(ii)

I1 I2 300 200
I1 I2 = 500

.(iii)

From (i) & (ii)

4 00 0.4I1R 4 00 0.6I2R 100R

0.6I2 0.4I1 100

(iv)

0.4I1 0.4I2 200

.(v)

Contribution of I2 to IP I2 200 100A

I1 to IP 0A

41)

Current from bus 1 to bus 2

I12

V1 0 12
j0.1

*
SL V2 I12
*

V 0 12
1 j 0.5
= 12 1
j 0.1

V1 0 1 2
1 j 0.5
12
j 0.1

V1 2 1
j 0.1

1 j 0.5

= 10 V1 cos 2 90 j V1 sin 2 90 j 1 j 0.5

V1 sin 2 + j V1cos 2 = 0.1 + j 0.05 + j
V1 sin 2 + j V1cos 2 = 0.1 + 0.05j

tan 2 =

0.1
2 5.44
1.05

V1 0.12 1.052 1.05

42)

lC1

lC2

dC1

dPg1
dC2

dPg2

0.1Pg1 A

0.2Pg2 3A

Given : Pg1 Pg2 100MW

lC1 lC2 100

0.1Pg1 A 0.2Pg2 3A 100

0.1Pg1 A 100

..(i)

0.2 1000 Pg1 3A 100

0.2Pg1 3A 100

.(ii)

From (i) & (ii)

Pg1 = 800MW
Pg2 = 200 MW ;

A = 20

Pg1
Pg2

800
4:1
200

43)

CT ratio = 500 5 100 : 1

PSM =

Top =

44)

Maximum fault current 2000

20
CT primary current
100
0.14 0.1

20 0.02 1

= 0.2267 s

characteristic equation of the system

S3 1 a S2 a 1 S 1 a s a 0
S3 1 a S2 aS 1 0
S3

S2

(1 + a)

a2 a 1

Routh criterion

1 a
1

For system to be stable, (a + 1) > 0 ; a > 1

Also

a2 a 1 0

The roots of this equation are

a=

1 1 4 1 5

0.62 , 1.62
2
2

a2 a 1 0 iff a< 1.62 or a > 0.62

If a < 1 .62, (a + 1) < 0 , system is unstable

So, a > 0.62, hence minimum value is 0.62.

45)

From Bode plot, corner frequencies

w = 0, w = 2; w = 4; w = 8; w = 24; w = 36
at w = 4, slope goes from 0 dB/octave to 6dB/ octave &
So from expression a 1 4 .
Similarly a pole is located at w = 24 b 1 24
Equation of first segments of bode plot
=

K 1 1
S 1 1 1

KS

From the line we see, that gain is 0 dB at w = 0 along the line

Gain = 1 (0 dB)
K 1
8

K=8

a
1

24 0.75
bK 4 8

46)

for calculating the Eigen values of the matrix

I A 0

6 11
6

11

1
6 0
5

11 5 66 1 6 5 36 1 66 6 11 0

2 6 55 66 6 30 36 66 6 66 0
3 62 11 6 0

= 1, -2, -3

Ratio =

3
3
1

Note : this can be conflicting as maximum Eigen value is 1 & minimum is 3.

47)

The equivalent impedance of both series combination of inductor & capacitor = 0

& hence current

IS

I1 I2

IS

(impedance of both equal )

V1 I1 j

100
200 sin wt
0.5

2000
j 10090V
2

2000 1
V2 I2 1 j
j 100 90V
2
V reading = V1 V2 = (200j)V
rms value =

48)

200
2

= 141.42 V

for PMMC meter

I2 dN
R d

Since both deflations are the same

N I AB I 2 dw

R
R d
I

{current is same due to sales connection }

NAB
100 80 106 0.2

3.2A
dw
0.5
d

49)

Voltage at - terminals of OP-Amp are also V1 & V2 by virtual ground concept.

I

V1 V2
2R

V V2 IR
V2

V1 V2 R 3V2 V1
2R

V V1 IR

= V V1

V1 V2 R 3V1 V2
2R

If only V is present
Va

V0 1 1

3V1 V2
4

V
1

3V1 V2
2

If only V is present
V0 1 V
1
V0

3V2 V1
2

3V1 V2 3V2 V1
2

V0 2 V1 V2

50)

The boolean function from the k map is

F = CA CB
Circuit implementation
Hence (C) is correct

51)

The transfer function is

V0 S
Vi S

1
1
sC

R 1 sC sRC 1
1 s 1000

Corner frequency = 103 rad / s

Bode plot

The phase of transfer function goes to 2 as

tan1 1000

52)

For output device to be selected, output of decoder should be asserted.

For O2 to be asserted. I2 I1 I0 0 1 0
For enable, E1 1

A12 =1; A11 =0

A15 A14 A13 A12 A11 0 1 0 1 0

Minimum address = 5000H

53)

Assume firing angle =

V
V0 avg m 1 cos
2
T0

325
1 cos
2

(Half wave rectifier with FD)

1 + cos = 1.3533
Cos = 0.3533
= 69.31

54)

when switch S in on
Current in inductor increases from Imin to Imax
VL Vin V0
i
L
Vin V0
DTS
i =

D=

TON
T

100-DVin DTs
L

0.05
0.5
0.1

(from waveform)

TS = 0.1 ms
i

55)

100 1 0.5 0.5 0.1 103

103

= 2.5A

This is not a standard inerter output & hence fundamental needs to be computed.
Since the function is odd function, we need to compute only sine terms.

V1 f

2
t sin 0 t dt ; 0 2 T
T

Period : 2

V fund

2
2

t sin t dt

180

1
= 100 sint dt + 100 sint dt
0
180

180

100 sint dt +

180

360

180

100 sint dt

100 sint dt

180

360

100
sint
dt

360

100
1 cos 1 cos cos cos

1 cos cos cos cos 1

100
4 8 cos 50V 2

4 8cos 1.57 2

8cos 1.78

cos = 0.2224

77.14

{maximum value}