GATE EC 2017 (Set - 2) Questions

PAGE GATE 2017 [Afternoon Session (Set - 02)] Technical
1 Electronics & Communication Engineering

Question 1
Consider a binary memory less channel characterized by the transition probability seen in the figure
0.25
0 0
0.25
0.75
1 1
0.75
The channel is
(A) Lossless (B) Noiseless (C) Useless (D) Deterministic
Ans. (A)
Question 2
A modulating signal given by x(t ) 5sin(4103 t 10 cos 2103 t ) V is modulated with phase
deviation constant k p 5rad/V . If the carrier frequency is 20 kHz then instantaneous frequency (in kHz)
at t = 0.5 m sec. is
Ans. 70
Question 3
x (t ) 0 0 x1 (t ) 0
Consider the state space realization 1 x (t ) 45 u (t ), with the initial conditions

2
x (t ) 0 9 2
x1 (0) 0
x (0) 0 u (t ) denotes the unit step function. The value of lim x12 (t ) x22 (t ) is _______ .
2 t
Ans. (5)
Question 4

If the vector function F a x (3 y k1 z ) a y (k2 x 2 z ) a z (k3 y 1) is irrotational, then the values of the
constants k1 , k2 and k3 respectively are
(A) 0.3, 2.5,0.5 (B) 0.0,3.0, 2.0 (C) 0.3,0.33,0.5 (D) 4.0,3.0, 2.0
Ans. (B)
Question 5
A unity feedback control system is characterized by the open-loop transfer function
2( s 1)
G ( s)
s Ks 2 2s 1
3
The value of K for which the system oscillates at 2 rad/sec is_______.

Ans. (0.75)
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Question 6
The order of LTI system is described by the following state equation
d
x1 (t ) x2 (t ) 0
dt
d
x2 (t ) 2 x1 (t ) 3 x2 (t ) r (t )
dt
x1 (t ) and x2 (t ) are the two state variables and r (t ) denotes the input. The output system is
(A) Undamped (oscillatory) (B) Under damped
(C) Critically damped (D) Over damped
Ans. (C)
Question 7
The signal x(t ) sin(14000 t ) , where t is in seconds, is sampled at a rate of 9000 samples per second.
The sample signal is the input to an ideal low pass filter with frequency response H ( f ) as follows
1, f 12 kHz
H( f )
0, f 12 kHz
What is the number of sinusoids in the output and their frequency in kHz?
(A) Number of sinusoids = 1, Frequency = 7 (B) Number of sinusoids = 3, Frequency = 2, 7, 11
(C) Number of sinusoids = 2, Frequency = 2, 7 (D) Number of sinusoids = 2, Frequency = 7, 11
Ans. (B)
Question 8
The permittivity of water at optical frequencies is 1.75 0 . It is found that an isotropic a distance d under
water forms an illuminated circular area of radius 5 m as shown in figure. The critical angle is (C ) . The
value of d (in m) is _____.
5m
Air
qC
Water d
Light source
Ans. (4.2 to 4.3)
Question 9
The carrier power in an AM transmitter is 5 kW. This carrier is modulated by their signal. The maximum
percentage of modulators is 50 %. If the percentage of modulation is 40% then maximum carrier power
(in kW) ______.
Ans. (5.2 to 5.3)
Question 10
A unity feedback control system is characterized by the open-loop transfer function
10 K ( s 2)
G(s)
s 3 3s 2 10
The Nyquist path and the corresponding Nyquist plot of G( s) are shown in the figure,
jw Img
+ j s-plane
G(s)-plane
+ j 5.43 K
s = Re jw
j 0+ R
w=0
s Re
0 -K 2K
- j 0- + jw
- j 5.43 K
- j -
Nyquist path for G(s) Nyquist plot for G(s)
If 0 K 1 , then the number of poles of the close loop transfer function that lies right side of s-plane is
Ans. (2)
Question 11
For the circuit shown in the figure, P & Q are the inputs and Y is the output
PMOS
Y
NMOS
P
Q
The logic implemented by the circuit is

(A) XNOR (B) XOR
(C) NOR (D) OR
Ans. (B)
Question 12
Programmable logic array (PLA) is shown in the figure.
P P Q Q R R
Function F implemented is
(A) PQR PQR PQR (B) ( P Q R )( P Q R )( P Q R )
(C) PQR PQR PQR (D) ( P Q R )( P Q R )( P Q R )

Ans. (C)
Question 13
In the given below figure two multiplexer are connected to generate f
Y 0
MUX 0
0 1 MUX f
1
X
Z
The expression of f is
(A) x y z x z y z (B) xyz x z y z
(C) x y z x z y z (D) x y z x z x y z
Ans. (C)
Question 14
Consider the circuit as shown in figure assume base-to-emitter voltage VBE 0.8 V and common base
current gain ( ) of the transistor is unity.
+18V
44 kW 4 kW
2 kW
16 kW
The value of the collector-to-emitter voltage VCE (in volts) is ________.

Ans. 6
Question 15
The impulse response of a discrete time system is given by, h[n] 5[n] 7[n 1] 7[n 3] 5[n 4]
The filter is
(A) Low pass filter (B) High pass filter
(C) Band reject filter (D) Band stop filter
Ans. (B)
Question 16
In the figure shown V is a sinusoidal voltage source. The current I is in phase with voltage V. The ratio
Voltage across the capacitor
is _____.
Voltage across the resistor
5W 5H I
R L
V 5F
Ans. 0.2
Question 17
The diode circuit shown in the figure is connected to an average DC voltmeter. Neglecting the voltage
drop across the diode the DC voltage in volts
10sin wt
f = 50 Hz 1 kW V0
Ans. (3.18)
Question 18
Consider the network shown in below figure.
3i0
P
1W i0
10 V 1W 1W
Q
1W
The value of RTH in ohm is ___________.

Ans. 1
Question 19
Consider an LTI system with magnitude response
f
1 f 20
H ( f ) 20 and phase response arg {H ( f )} 2 f
0 f 20

If the input to the system is

x(t ) 8cos 20t 16sin 40t 24 cos 80t
4 8 16
Then the average of the power of the output signal y (t ) is ___________
Ans. 8
Question 20
1
The minimum value of the function f ( x) x( x 2 3) in the interval 100 x 100 is ______ .
3
Ans. 333233.33
Question 21
For a rectangular wave guide with dimension a = 2.29 cm and 1.02 cm. Mode of operation is TE10 . The
range of operating frequency is in such a way, the frequency must be 25% higher than cut-off frequency
and not greater than 95% of next higher cut-off frequency.
(A) 6.55 GHz < f < 13.1 GHz (B) 8.19 GHz < f < 12.45 GHz
(C) 1.64 GHz < f < 10.24 GHz (D) 8.19 GHz < f < 13.1 GHz
Ans. (B)
Question 22
The smaller angle (in degrees) between the planes x + y + z = 1 and 2x y + 2z = 0 is ______.
1 1
Ans. cos
3
Question 23
One end of transmission line is connected to television set. VSWR of transmission line is 5.8. The
percentage reflected power is _____.
Ans. 50
Question 24
Parallel combination of two LTI system shown in the figure
h1 (t )
x(t ) y (t )
h2 (t )
Impulse response of the system are

h1 (t ) 2(t 2) 3(t 1)
h2 (t ) (t 2)
Input x(t ) is a unit step signal then the energy of output signal y (t ) is _____J.
Ans. 7
Question 25
1 1 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 0

The rank of the matrix 0 1 1 0 0 is __________.

1 0 0 0 1
0 0 0 1 1
Ans. 4
Question 26
An npn bipolar junction transistor (BJT) is operating in the active region. If the reverse bias across the
base collector junction is increased. Then
(A) The effective base width increases and common-emitter current gain increases
(B) The effective base width increases and common-emitter current gain decreases
(C) The effective base width decreases and common-emitter current gain increases
(D) The effective base width decreases and common-emitter current gain decreases
Ans. (C)
Question 27
1
The residues of a function f ( z ) at z 4 and z 1 are
( z 4)( z 1)3
1 1 1 1
(A) and (B) and
27 125 125 125
1 1 1 1
(C) and (D) and
27 5 125 5
Ans. (B)
Question 28
Which of the following statements is incorrect?
(A) Lead compensator is used to reduce the settling time
(B) Lag compensator is used to reduce the steady state error
(C) Lead compensator may increase the order of a system
(D) Lag compensator always stabilizes an unstable system
Ans. (D)
Question 29
z2 1 z
I e dz z 3
c z2 1
(A) i sin(1) (B) 2i sin(1) (C) 3i sin(1) (D) 4i sin(1)

Ans. (D)
Question 30
If the passengers who wants to board the train. If a person tries to reserve the berth between two stations,
till he gets the ticket, if the probability of getting berth reserved for a single attempt is 40%. Then the mean
value of attempts is ___________.
Ans. (2.5)

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PAGE GATE 2017 [Afternoon Session (Set - 02)] Technical

1 Electronics & Communication Engineering

The value of K for which the system oscillates at 2 rad/sec is_______.

The logic implemented by the circuit is

(C) PQR PQR PQR (D) ( P Q R )( P Q R )( P Q R )

The value of the collector-to-emitter voltage VCE (in volts) is ________.

The value of RTH in ohm is ___________.

Impulse response of the system are

(A) i sin(1) (B) 2i sin(1) (C) 3i sin(1) (D) 4i sin(1)

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