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ISRO2016ElectronicsQuestionPaperwithAnswers
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ISRO2016Electronics(SetE)

1.Howdoesthedynamicresistanceofdiodevarywithtemperature?
a.Directlyproportional
b.Inverselyproportional
c.Independent
d.Directlytothesquareoftemperature
Answer:A

2.TheelectricfieldcomponentofatimeharmonicplaneEMwavetravelinginanonmagneticlossless
dielectricmediumhasamplitudeof2V/m.Iftherelativepermittivityofthemediumis4,themagnitudeofthe
timeaveragepowerdensityvectorinW/m2is
a.1/30
b.1/120
c.1/60
d.1/240
Answer:A

3.Theforceonapointcharge+qkeptatadistancedfromthesurfaceofaninfinitegroundedmetalplate
inamediumofpermittivityis
a.0
b.q2/16d2awayfromtheplate
c.q2/16d2towardstheplate
d.q2/4d2towardstheplate

Answer:C

4.Amaterialhasconductivityof102mho/mandarelativepermittivityof4.Thefrequencyatwhichthe
conductioncurrentinthemediumisequaltothedisplacementcurrentis
a.45MHz
b.90MHz
c.450MHz
d.900MHz
Answer:A

5.Asystemhasfourteenpolesandtwozeros.Itshighfrequencyasymptoteinitsmagnitudeplothavinga
slopeof
a.40dB/decade
b.240dB/decade
c.280dB/decade
d.320dB/decade
Answer:B

6.A1mWvideosignalhavingabandwidthof100MHzistransmittedtoareceiverthroughacablethathas
40dBloss.Iftheeffectiveonesidednoisespectraldensityatthereceiveris1020Watt/Hz,thenthesignal
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tonoiseratioatthereceiveris
a.50dB
b.30dB
c.40dB
d.60dB
Answer:A

7.Whenthe8051isresetandthelineisHIGH,theprogramcounterpointstothefirstprograminstructionin
the
a.Internalcodememory
b.Externalcodememory
c.Internaldatamemory
d.Externaldatamemory
Answer:A

8.Howisthestatusofthecarry,auxiliarycarryandparityflagaffectedafterexecutinginstructions?
MOVA,#9CH
ADDA,#64H
a.CY=0,AC=0,P=0
b.CY=1,AC=1,P=0
c.CY=0,AC=1,P=0
d.CY=1,AC=1,P=1
Answer:B

9.Inthegivencombinationallogic,Xisgivenby

Answer:A

10.EachtransistorinDarlingtonpair(asshowninFig)hash fe=100.Overallh feofcompositetransistor

neglectingleakagecurrentis,
a.10000
b.10001
c.10100
d.10200
Answer:C
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11.Inagivennetworkshowninfigure,asteadystateisreachedwith
switchkopen.Att=0,whichisclosed.DeterminethevaluesofI1,I2
andI3att=0+(inAmperes).
a.1,1/3,0
b.1/3,1/3,1/3
c.0,0,0
d.1,1,1
Answer:A

12.SimplifyBooleanfunctionrepresentedinsumofproductsofmin
terms,F(x,y,z)=m(0,2,4,5,6)

Answer:A

13.AsystemisdescribedbythetransferfunctionH(s)=1/(S3+S2+kS+3)isstable.Theconstraintson
andkare
a.>0,k<3
b.>0,k>3
c.>0,k>0
d.>0,k<0
Answer:B

14.ConsideraunityfeedbacksystemwhoseopenlooptransferfunctionisG(s)=k/s(s2+2s+2).The
Nyquistplotforthissystemis
Answer:B

15.Eyediagramgivesanideaof
a.Modulationscheme
b.Clockjitter
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c.SNR
d.Alloftheabove
Answer:D

16.Thesignalflowdiagramforacertainfeedbackcontrol
systemisshowninfigure.
Nowconsiderthefollowingsetofequationsforthenodes.
1.x2=a1x1+19x3
2.x3=a2x2+a8x4
3.x4=a3x3+a5x2
4.x5=a4x4+a6x2
Whichofthefollowingarecorrect?
a.1,2and3
b.1,3and4
c.2,3and4
d.1,2and4
Answer:D

17.Theappropriateoutputfrequencyof555oscillatorfor
RA=RB=2.2kandC=2000pF
a.110kHz
b.109.3kHz
c.120.5kHz
d.108.9kHz
Answer:B

18.AcounterisdesignedusingJKflipflopasshowninfigure.

Defineitscountsequence
a.000,001,010,011,100&repeats
b.100,011,010,001,000&repeats
c.010,011,100,000,001&repeats
d.101,110,111,000,001,010,011,100&repeats
Answer:B

19.A1MHzclocksignalisappliedtoaJKflipflopwithJ=K=1.Whatisthefrequencyoftheflipflopoutput
signal?
a.2MHz
b.500kHz
c.250kHz
d.500MHz
Answer:B
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20.Howmanyinputsandoutputsdoesafulladderhave?
a.3,2
b.2,3
c.3,3
d.2,2
Answer:A

21.Whichshiftregistercounterrequiresthemostdecodingcircuitry?
a.Jhonsoncounter
b.Ringcounter
c.Ripplecounter
d.MODcounter
Answer:A

22.A10bitDAChasstepsizeof10mV.WhatisitsFullscaleoutputvoltageandthepercentageresolution?
a.10.24V,0.2%
b.10.23V,0.5%
c.10.23V,0.1%
d.10.24V,0.1%
Answer:C

23.IftheinputsignalsA,Bandoutputsignalsareshownasbelow,
thenthecircuitelementis
a.ANDgate
b.ORgate
c.NORgate
d.XORgate
Answer:C

24.Fora10bitdigitalrampADCusing500kHzclock,the
maximumconversiontimeis
a.2048s
b.2064s
c.2046s
d.2084s
Answer:C

25.Indigitalfilters,howmanyinterpolateddatapointsareinsertedbetweensampleswhenperforming4X
oversampling?
a.2
b.3
c.4
d.5
Answer:B

26.APAMsourcegeneratesfoursymbols3V,1V,1Vand3Vwithprobabilitiesof0.2,0.3,0.3and0.2
respectively.Thevarianceforthissourcewillbe
a.4.2V
b.3.2V
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c.3.6V
d.4.6V
Answer:A

27.Theoutputequivalentcircuitoffollowingcircuitis
a.INVERTER
b.AND
c.OR
d.NOR
Answer:C

28.Abinarysourceinwhich0soccur3timesasoftenas
1s.Thenitsentropyinbits/symbolwillbe
a.0.75bits/symbol
b.0.25bits/symbol
c.0.81bits/symbol
d.0.85bits/symbol
Answer:C

29.Maximumvalueofsignaltonoiseratioofan8bitADCwithaninputrangeof10voltswillbe
a.50dB
b.43.8dB
c.48.9dB
d.49.8dB
Answer:D

30.TheavailablepowerrequiredatareceiverantennaIis106watts.Transmittingandreceivingantennas
havegainof40dBeach.Thecarrierfrequencyis4GHzandthedistancebetweenthemis30miles.The
requiredtransmittedpoweris
a.0.64Watts
b.0.74Watts
c.0.78Watts
d.0.32Watts
Answer:A

31.AnFMsignalat10.7MHzIFneedstobedigitizedfordemodulationinadigitaldomain.Ifthebandwidth
ofthissignalis200kHz,themaximumusablesamplingfrequencyis
a.200kHz
b.600kHz
c.400kHz
d.800kHz
Answer:C

32.AsatellitesystememploysQPSKmodulationwith40%excessbandwidthpercarrierincludingguard
band.Thevoicechannelsuse64kbpsPCMcoding.Thenumberofchannelssupportedby36MHz
bandwidthofthetransponderinbandwidthlimitedcasewillbe
a.1000
b.800
c.900
d.600
Answer:B
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33.Hammingcodesareusedfor
a.Bursterrorcorrection
b.Signalerrorcorrection
c.Bothaandb
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:B

34.WhichstatementsiscorrectforSchottkeydiode?
a.CurrentvoltagecharacteristicsistotallydifferentthanthatofaPNjunctiondiode
b.Thecurrentiscontrolledbythediffusionofminoritycarriers
c.Thecurrentresultsfromtheflowofminoritycarriers
d.Thestoragetimetsisalmostzero
Answer:D

35.Photodiodesoperateat
a.Forwardbias
b.Breakdownregion
c.Reversebias
d.Saturationregion
Answer:C

36.Thedynamicresistanceofdiodevariesas
a.1/I2
b.1/I
c.I
d.I2
Answer:B

37.InaPNdiode,withtheincreaseinreversebias,thereversecurrent
a.Increases
b.Decreases
c.Remainconstant
d.Uncertain
Answer:C

38.TheNyquistfilterhasimpulseresponsegivenby

Answer:A

39.Thefigureshownisasignalspacediagramfor
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a.QuadratureQPSK
b.BinaryFSK
c.BiphasePSK
d.MSK
Answer:B

40.Negativefeedbackinamplifiers
a.Improvesthesignaltonoiseratioattheinput
b.improvesthesignaltonoiseratioattheoutput
c.Doesnotaffectthesignaltonoiseratioattheoutput
d.Alloftheabove
Answer:B

41.Outputresponseofadiodeclippercircuitshowninfigure
willbe

Answer:A

42.ForanNchannelMOSFET,ifconductionparameter(kn)is0.249mA/V2,gatetosourcevoltageVQSis2
VTN,whereVTN=0.75volts.Thecurrentwillbe
a.0.160mA
b.0.150mA
c.0.140mA
d.0.170mA
Answer:C

43.If=0.98,ICO=6AandIR=100Aforatransistor,thenthevalueofICwillbe
a.2.3mA
b.3.1mA
c.4.6mA
d.5.2mA
Answer:D

44.Aunitstepvoltage2u(t)isappliedinaseriesRCcircuitwithR=2,C=1F.assumingzeroinitial
conditions,findi(t).
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Answer:C

45.Theautocorrelationofawidesensestationaryrandomprocessisgivenbye2II.Thepeakvalueofthe
spectraldensityis
a.2
b.1
c.e1/2
d.e
Answer:C

46.Whichofthefollowinggivespiezoelectriceffect?
a.metal
b.PVDF
c.Saphire
d.Ferrite
Answer:B

47.Themeanfreepathforelectrondriftincreaseswith
a.Purity
b.Strainhardening
c.Elasticmodules
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:A

48.Puremetalsgenerallyhave
a.Highconductivity&Lowtemperaturecoefficient
b.Highconductivity&Hightemperaturecoefficient
c.Lowconductivity&Zerotemperaturecoefficient
d.Lowconductivity&Hightemperaturecoefficient
Answer:B

49.Atypicalopticalfiberhas
a.Highrefractiveindexcore&lowrefractiveindexcladding
b.Lowrefractiveindexcore&Highrefractiveindexcladding
c.Uniformrefractiveindexcoresurroundedbyvariablerefractiveindexcladding
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:B

50.Theceramicmaterialsare
a.Inorganicsubstances
b.Brittle
c.Goodthermalinsulators
d.Alloftheabove
Answer:A

51.Thebestdefinitionofasuperconductoris
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a.ItisamaterialshowingperfectconductivityandMeissnereffectbelowacriticaltemperature
b.Itisconductorhavingzeroresistance
c.Itisaperfectconductorwithhighestdiamagneticsusceptibility
d.Itisaperfectconductorbutbecomesresistivewhenthecurrentdensitythroughitexceedsacriticalvalue
Answer:A

52.Aperiodicfunctionofhalfwavesymmetryisnecessarily
a.Anevenfunction
b.Anoddfunction
c.Neitheroddnoreven
d.Bothoddandeven
Answer:C

53.TheFouriertransformofaGaussiantimepulseis
a.Uniform
b.Apairofimpulses
c.Gaussian
d.Rayleigh
Answer:C

54.ThecovariancefunctionCx()ofastationarystochasticprocessx(t)issaidtobepositivedefinite.This
meansthat

Answer:A

55.Ifaverticaldipoleantennaisusedinconjunctionwithaloopantennafordirectionfinding,thefield
patternobtainedwillbe

Answer:A

56.Thecodingsystemtypicallyusedindigitaltelemetryis
a.PPM(pulsepositionmodulation)
b.PAM(pulseamplitudemodulation)
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c.PCM(Pulsecodemodulation)
d.PDM(Pulsedurationmodulation)
Answer:C

57.Thetemperaturecoefficientofresistanceforathermistoris
a.Lowandnegative
b.Lowandpositive
c.Highandnegative
d.Highandpositive
Answer:C

58.Comparedtofieldeffectphototransistor,bipolarphototransistorsare
a.Moresensitiveandfaster
b.Lesssensitiveandslower
c.Moresensitiveandslower
d.Lesssensitiveandfaster
Answer:A

59.Auniformplanewaveinairimpingeat45oangleonalosslessdielectricmaterialwithdielectric
constantr .Thetransmittedwavepropagatesata30odirectionwithrespecttothenormal.Thevalueofr
is
a.1.5
b.1.5
c.2
d.2
Answer:C

60.Ifadonortypeimpurityisaddedtothesemiconductor,thenatagiventemperature,theFermilevel
a.Movestowardsthecenteroftheenergygap
b.Movestowardsthevalenceband
c.Movestowardstheconductionband
d.Doesntchange
Answer:C

61.Whichofthefollowingstatementiscorrect?
a.Insemiconductors,electronsandholesmoveinanelectricfieldandinthesamedirection
b.Electricfielddensityisexactlyequaltothesumofelectricfieldintensityandpolarization
c.AmperescircuitallawstatesthatthelineintegralofHaboutanyclosedpathisexactlyequaltothedirectcurrent
enclosedbythatpath
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:C

62.Magneticfieldintensity(H)inA/m,withinamagneticmaterialwhere,M=150A/m,=1.5x10 5H/m,r =
30:
a.14.921
b.14.138
c.1.82
d.13.715
Answer:D
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63.Asteelpipeisconstructedofamaterialforwhichr =200and=5x106mho/m.theouterandinnerradii
are8and6mmrespectivelyandthelengthis80m.Ifthetotalcurrentcarriedbythepipeis2cos104tAmp.
Thentheskindepthwillbe
a.0.225x103m
b.0.300x103m
c.0.352x103m
d.0.125x103m
Answer:A

64.Asmallamountofphosphorousisaddedtosiliconsothathereare2.5x1017conductionelectronsper
cubicmeterand9.0x1014holespercubicmeter.Lete=0.13m2/Vsecandh=0.05m2/Vsec.Theresistivity
inmwillbe
a.5.2072
b.192.042
c.129.02
d.0
Answer:B

65.SilicondioxideisusedinICs
a.Becauseitfacilitatesthepenetrationofdiffurants
b.Becauseofitshighheatconduction
c.TocontrolthelocationofdiffusionandtoprotectandinsulatetheSisurface
d.Tocontroltheconcentrationofdiffurants
Answer:C

66.Evaluatethegivenintegral.

Answer:B

67.BothtransistorT1andT2infigurehaveathresholdvoltageof1volt.ThedeviceparametersK1andK2
ofT1andT2are36A/V2and9A/V2respectively.TheoutputvoltageVois
a.1volt
b.2volt
c.3volt
d.4volt
Answer:C

68.Arampinputappliedtoaunityfeedbacksystemresultsin5%steadystateerror.Thetypenumberand
zerofrequencygainofthesystemare
a.1and20
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b.0and20
c.0and1/20
d.1and1/20
Answer:A

69.Themagnitudeoffrequencyresponseofanundersampledsecondordersystemis
5at0rad/secandpeaksat10/3at52rad/sec.thetransferfunctionofthesystemis

Answer:A

70.ThesystemwiththeopenlooptransferfunctionG(s)H(s)=1/[s(s2+s+1)]hasagainmarginof
a.6dB
b.Zero
c.3.5dB
d.6dB
Answer:B

71.Thevalueofk,forthegivenfunction,f(t)

a.1
b.2
c.3
d.4
Answer:D

72.Apersonontriphasachoicebetweenprivatecarandpublictransport.Theprobabilityofusinga
privatecaris0.45.Whileusingpublictransport,furtherchoiceavailablearebusandmetro.Outofwhichthe
probabilityofcommutingbyabusis0.55.Insuchasituation,theprobability(roundeduptotwodecimals)
ofusingcar,busandmetrorespectivelywouldbe
a.0.45,0.30and0.25
b.0.45,0.25and0.30
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c.0.45,0.55and0
d.0.45,0.35and0.20
Answer:A

73.Arealrootofequationx35x7=0bythemethodoffalsepositioncorrecttothreedecimalplacesis
a.2.7472
b.2.084
c.2.077
d.Noneoftheabove
Answer:A

74.Findtheztransformofcosh(n)

Answer:A

75.NewtonRaphsoniterationformulaforfinding

Answer:C

76.Thevalueof
Answer:B

77.FindthevaluesofKD,KPandKIforPIDcontroller
respectively,whosecharacteristicsequationhasrealrootsat10,
=0.8and=2rad/sec
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a.1.8,8,10
b.1.8,4,5
c.3.6,8,20
d.1.8,8,20
Answer:A

78.Thetransferfunction(1+0.5s)/(1+s)representsa
a.Lagnetwork
b.Leadnetwork
c.Lagleadnetwork
d.Proportionalcontroller
Answer:A

79.Thewavelengthofemittedradiationbyelectronwhiletransmittingfromoneenergystateof
15eVtootherenergystateof5eVis
a.1000Ao
b.1240Ao
c.1280Ao
d.1300Ao
Answer:B

80.Accordingtomaximumpowertransfertheorem,maximumpowertransferoccurswhen
a.LoadRisequaltothehalftheRofthenetwork
b.LoadRisequaltotwicetheRofnetwork
c.LoadRisequaltotheRofnetworklookingbackatitfromvoltageterminal
d.LoadRisequaltotheRofnetworklookingbackatitfromloadterminalswithallsourcesbeingreplacedbytheir
respectiveinternalresistance.
Answer:D