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General Aptitude (C) Both statements together are sufficient,


but neither statement alone is sufficient.
01. Which of the following options is the closest (D) Statement I and II together are not
in meaning to the sentence below? sufficient.
She enjoyed herself immensely at the party.
(A) She had a terrible time at the party Ans:(A)
(B) She had a horrible time at the party
(C) She had a terrific time at the party 05. Which one of the following combinations is
(D) She had a terrifying time at the party incorrect?

Ans: (C) (A) Acquiescence – Submission


02. Given Set A = {2, 3, 4, 5} and Set B = {11, (B) Wheedle – Roundabout
12, 13, 14, 15}, two numbers are randomly (C) Flippancy – Lightness
selected, one from each set. What is the (D) Profligate – Extravagant
probability that the sum of the two numbers
equals 16? Ans: (B)
(A) 0.20 (B) 0.25
(C) 0.30 (D) 0.33 06. Select the alternative meaning of the
underlined part of the sentence.
Ans: (A) The chain snatchers took to their heels when
the police party arrived.
03. Didn’t you buy __________ when you went (A) took shelter in a thick jungle
shopping? (B) open indiscriminate fire
(A) any paper (B) much paper (C) took to flight
(C) no paper (D) a few paper (D) unconditionally surrendered

Ans: (A) Ans: (C)


04. Based on the given statements, select the 07. The pie chart below has the breakup of the
most appropriate option to solve the given number of students from different
question. departments in an engineering college for
If two floors in a certain building are 9 feet the year 2012. The proportion of male to
apart, how many steps are there in a set of female students in each department is 5 : 4.
stairs that extends from the first floor to the There are 40 males in Electrical
second floor of the building? Engineering. What is the difference
Statements: between the number of female students in
I. Each step is 3/4 foot high. the Civil department and the female students
II. Each step is 1 foot wide. in the Mechanical department?
(A) Statement I alone is sufficient, but
statement II alone is not sufficient.
(B) Statement II alone is sufficient, but
statement I alone is not sufficient.

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Q.No. Marks Answered Answered Not


Correctly Wrongly attempted
1 2 21 17 6
Electrical 2 3 15 27 2
20% Computer
Science
3 1 11 29 4
Mechanical 40% 4 2 23 18 3
10%
5 5 31 12 1
Civil
30% What is the average of the marks obtained
by the class in the examination?
Ans:32 (A) 2.290 (B) 2.970
(C) 6.795 (D) 8.795
08. The probabilities that a student passes in
Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry are m, Ans: (C)
p and c respectively. Of these subjects, the
10. The given statement is followed by some
student has 75% chance of passing in at least
courses of action. Assuming the statement
one, a 50% chance of passing in at least two
to be true decide the correct option.
and a 40% chance of passing in exactly two.
Statement:
Following relations are drawn in m, p, c:
There has been a significant drop in the
I. p + m + c = 27/20
water level in the lakes supplying water to
II. p + m + c = 13/20
the city.
III. (p)  (m)  (c) = 1/10 I The water supply authority should
(A) Only relation I is true
impose a partial cut in supply to tackle
(B) Only relation II is true
the situation.
(C) Relations II and III are true
II The government should appeal to all the
(D) Relations I and III are true
residents through mass media for
minimal use of water.
Ans: (A) III The government should ban the water
09. The number of students in a class who have supply in lower areas.
answered correctly, wrongly, or not (A) Statements I and II follow.
attempted each question in an exam, are (B) Statements I and III follow.
listed in the table below. The marks for (C) Statements II and III follow.
each question are also listed. There is no (D) All statements follow.
negative or partial marking.
Ans: (A)

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Electrical Engineering 03. In the 4  1 multiplexer, the output F is


given by F = A  B. Find the required input
01. Consider the circuit shown in the figure. In I3I2I1I0.
this circuit R = 1 k, and C = 1 F. The I0
input voltage is sinusoidal with a frequency I1 41 F
I2 MUX
of 50 Hz, represented as a phasor with I3
magnitude Vi and phase angle 0 radian as
shown in the figure. The output voltage is
represented as a phasor with magnitude V0 A B
and phase angle  radian. What is the value
of the output phase angle  (in radian) (A) 1010 (B) 0110
relative to the phase angle of the input (C) 1000 (D) 1110
voltage? R
Ans: (B)
C

vi=Vi0 v0=V0 04. The self inductance of the primary winding
+
C of a single phase, 50 Hz transformer is 800
R mH, and that of the secondary winding is
600 mH. The mutual inductance between
these two windings is 480 mH. The
(A) 0 (B) 
secondary winding of the transformer is
(C) /2 (D) /2
short circuited and primary winding is
connected to a 50 Hz, single phase,
Ans: (D)
sinusoidal voltage source. The current
flowing in both the windings is less than
02. A separately excited DC generator has an
their respective rated currents. The
armature resistance of 0.1  and negligible resistance of both windings can be
armature inductance. At rated field current neglected. In this condition, what is the
and rated rotor speed, its open circuit effective inductance (in mH) seen by the
voltage is 200 V. When this generator is source?
operated at half the rated speed, with half (A) 416 (B) 440
the rated field current, an uncharged 1000 (C) 200 (D) 920
F capacitor is suddenly connected across
the armature terminals. Assume that the Ans: (A)
speed remains unchanged during the
transient. At what time (in microsecond) 05. For the signal flow graph shown in the
after the capacitor is connected will the figure, which one of the following
voltage across it reach 25 V? expressions is equal to the transfer function
(A) 62.25 (B) 69.3
Y (s)
(C) 73.25 (D) 77.3 ?
X 2 (s) x
1 (s )  0

Ans: (B)

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07. The voltages developed across the 3  and 2


X1(s) X2(s)  resistors show in the figure are 6 V and 2
V respectively, with the polarity as marked.
1 G1 G2 What is the power (in Watt) delivered by the
Y(s)
5 V voltage source?
1 1 
6V +
3
2
G1 G2 Network
(A) (B) N1 +  Network
1  G 2 (1  G1 ) 1  G1 (1  G 2 ) 2V N2

G1 G2  +
(C) (D)
1  G1G 2 1  G1G 2 5V

(A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 10 (D) 14


Ans: (B)
Ans: (A)
06. Consider a HVDC link which uses thyristor
based line commutated converters as shown
08. A moving average function is given by y(t)
in the figure. For a power flow of 750 MW t
1
from system 1 to system 2, the voltages at
the two ends, and the current, are given by:
=
T t T
u ()d . If the input u is a sinusoidal

V1 = 500 kV, V2 = 485 kV and I = 1.5 kA. 1


If the direction of power flow is to be signal of frequency Hz, then in steady
2T
reversed (that is, from system 2 to system 1) state, the output y will lag u (in degree)
without changing the electrical connections, by__________
then which one of the following
combinations is feasible? Ans: 90
System 1 I System 2
09. If the sum of the diagonal elements of a 2 
+ +
V1 V2 2 matrix is 6, then the maximum possible
  value of determinant of the matrix is
________
(A) V1 = 500 kV, V2 = 485 kV and Ans: 9
I = 1.5 kA
(B) V1 = 485 kV, V2 =  500 kV and 10. A(0 – 50 A) moving coil ammeter has a
I = 1.5 kA voltage drop of 0.1 V across its terminals at
(C) V1 = 500 kV, V2 = 485 kV and full scale deflection. The external shunt
I= 1.5 kA resistance (in milliohms) needed to extend
(D) V1= 500 kV, V2 = 485 kV and its range to (0 – 500 A) is ____.
I = 1.5 kA
Ans: 0.22
Ans: (B)

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11. For the given circuit, the Thevenin 1 


13. Consider a function f  r̂ , where r is the
equivalent is to be determined. The r2
distance from the origin and r̂ is the unit
Thevenin voltage, VTh (in volt), seen from vector in the radial direction. The
terminal AB is divergence of this function over a sphere of
radius R, which includes the origin, is
20i (A) 0 (B) 2
(C) 4 
1
+ A (D) R
+ Ans: (A)
2V 1 i 2

B
14. A Bode magnitude plot for the transfer
function G(s) of a plant is shown in the
Ans: 3.36 figure. Which one of the following transfer
functions best describes the plant?
12. In the given circuit, the silicon transistor has
20log|(Gj2f)|
 = 75 and a collector voltage VC = 9 V.
20
Then the ratio of RB and RC is ________ 0
20
15V
f(Hz)
RB RC 0.1 1 10 100 1k 10k 100k
VC
1000(s  10) 10(s  10)
(A) (B)
s  1000 s(s  1000)
s  1000 s  1000
(C) (D)
Ans: 105.13 10s(s  10) 10(s  10)

Ans: (D)

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15. A random variable X has probability density (C) (D)


function f(x) as given below: Z Z
a  bx for 0  x  1
f(x) =  Inductive
Capacitive
 0 otherwise Inductive
f
f
If the expected value E[X] = 2/3, Capacitive
then Pr[X < 0.5] is ___________
Ans: (B)
Ans: 0.25
18. The impulse response g(t) of a system G, is
16. In the following chopper, the duty ratio of as shown in figure (a). What is the
switch S is 0.4. If the inductor and capacitor maximum value attained by the impulse
are sufficiently large to ensure continuous response of two cascaded blocks of G as
inductor current and ripple free capacitor shown in figure (b)?
voltage, the charging current (in Ampere) of g(t)
the 5 V battery, under steady-state, is ____ 1
S L G G
t
0 1
3Ω (a)
(b)
20V +
– +
5V
– 2 3 4
(A) (B) (C) (D) 1
3 4 5

Ans: 1 Ans: (D)


19. A steady current I is flowing in the x
17. An inductor is connected in parallel with a direction through each of two infinitely long
capacitor as shown in the figure. L
wires at y =  as shown in the figure.
L
2
The

permeability of the medium is 0. The
i
B field at (0, L, 0) is
C Z Z

As the frequency of current i is increased, y=L/2 y=L/2


the impedance (Z) of the network varies as Y
Current=I Current=I

(A) (B) X
 4 0 I 4 0 I
Z Inductive Z Inductive (A) Ẑ (B) Ẑ
3L 3L
f f  3 0 I
(C) 0 (D) Ẑ
4L
Capacitive
Capacitive Ans: (A)

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20. Consider a one turn rectangular loop of wire (A) [123.50, 136.50]
placed in a uniform magnetic field as shown (B) [125.89, 134.12]
in the figure. The plane of the loop is (C) [117.00, 143.00]
perpendicular to the field lines. The (D) [120.25, 139.75]
resistance of the loop is 0.4 , and its
Ans: (A)
inductance is negligible. The magnetic flux
density (in Tesla) is a function of time, and 23. Base load power plants are
is given by B(t) = 0.25 sint, where  = 2 P. wind farms
 50 radian/second. The power absorbed (in Q. run-of-river plants
Watt) by the loop from the magnetic field is R. nuclear power plants
_________. S. diesel power plants
10 cm
(A) P, Q and S only (B) P, R and S only
(C) P, Q and R only (D) Q and R only
Ans: (D)
5 cm

24. The primary mmf is least affected by the


secondary terminal conditions in a
(A) power transformer
Ans: 0.1969 (B) potential transformer
(C) current transformer
21. If a continuous function f(x) does not have a (D) distribution transformer
root in the interval [a, b], then which one of
the following statements is TRUE? Ans: (C)
(A) f(a). f(b) = 0 (B) f(a) . f(b) < 0
(C) f(a) . f(b) > 0 (D) f(a)/f(b)  0 25. Of the four characteristics given below,
which are the major requirements for an
Ans: (C) instrumentation amplifier?
P. high common mode rejection ratio
22. When the Wheatstone bridge shown in the
Q. high input impedance
figure is used to find the value of resistor Rx,
R. high linearity
the galvanometer G indicates zero current
S. high output impedance
when R1 = 50 , R2 = 65  and R3 = 100 , (A) P, Q and R only (B) P and R only
If R3 is known with 5% tolerance on its (C) P, Q and S only (D) Q, R and S only
nominal value of 100 . what is the range of Ans: (A)
Rx in Ohms?
R1 R2 26. Two players, A and B, alternately keep
rolling a fair dice. The person to get a six
G
first wins the game. Given that player A
starts the game, the probability that A wins
R3 Rx
the game is
(A) 5/11 (B) 1/2 (C) 7/13 (D) 6/11
V
+ 
Ans: (D)
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27. The circuit shown is meant to supply a (A) (B)
resistive load RL from two separate DC 3 3 3 3
voltage sources. The switches S1 and S2 are 1 2 3 1 3
(C) (D)
controlled so that only one of them is ON at 3 3 3 3
any instant. S1 is turned on for 0.2 ms and
Ans: (B)
S2 is turned on for 0.3 ms in a 0.5 ms
switching cycle time period. Assuming 30. Determine the correctness or otherwise of
continuous conduction of the inductor the following Assertion (A) and the Reason
current and negligible ripple on the capacitor (R).
voltage, the output voltage V0 (in volt) Assertion (A): Fast decoupled load flow
across RL is _______ method gives approximate load flow
solution because it uses several assumptions.
S1
L Reason (R): Accuracy depends on the power
mismatch vector tolerance.
S2
+ (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the
C RL
10V
+ + V
 0 correct reason for (A)
 5V (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not
the correct reason for (A)
(C) Both (A) and (R) are false
Ans: 7 (D) (A) is false and (R) is true

28. The circuit shown in the figure has two Ans: (B)
sources connected in series. The Y (s)
31. Find the transfer function of the
instantaneous voltage of the AC source (in X (s)
Volt) is given by v(t) = 12sint. If the circuit system given below:
is in steady state, then the rms value of the
current (in Ampere) flowing in the circuit +
G1
is______ 
+
X(s) H
Y(s)+ Y(s)
1Ω
+ 
V(t)  G2

8V 1H
G1 G2
Ans: 10 (A) 
1  HG 1 1  HG 2
G1 G2
29. The maximum value of ‘a’ such that the (B) 
1  HG1 1  HG 2
  3 0  2
matrix  1 1 0  has three linearly G1  G 2
  (C)
 0 1  H (G1  G 2 )
a  2
G1  G 2
independent real eigenvectors is (D)
1  H (G1  G 2 )

Ans: (C)

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32. Two single phase transformers T1 and T2 34. A 200/400 V, 50 Hz, two winding
each rated at 500 kVA are operated in transformer is rated at 20 kVA. Its windings
parallel. Percentage impedances of T1 and are connected as an auto transformer of
T2 are (1 + j6) and (0.8 + j4.8), respectively. rating 200/600 V. A resistive load of 12 
To share a load of 1000 kVA at 0.8 lagging is connected to the high voltage (600 V) side
power factor, the contribution of T2 (in of the auto transformer. The value of
kVA) is ________ equivalent load resistance (in Ohm) as seen
from low voltage side is ________
Ans: 555
Ans: 1.33
33. In a linear two port network, when 10 V is
applied to port 1, a current of 4 A flows 35. A parallel plate capacitor is partially filled
through port 2 when it is short circuited. with glass of dielectric constant 4.0 as
When 5 V is applied to Port 1, a current of shown below. The dielectric strengths of air
1.25 A flows through a 1  resistance and glass are 30 kV/cm and 300 kV/cm,
connected across Port 2. When 3 V is respectively. The maximum voltage (in
applied to Port 1, the current (in Ampere) kilovolts), which can be applied across the
through a 2  resistance connected across capacitor without any breakdown, is ______
Port 2 is __________
Air, r = 1.0
Ans: 0.545 5 mm
10 mm
Glass g=4.0
Ans: 18.75

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36. Consider the economic dispatch problem for
a power plant having two generating units. 1F
The fuel costs in Rs/MWh along with the R

generation limits for the two units are given Vi 1kΩ A=1000 +
+ +
below: 1mV – V0
C1(P1) = 0.01 P12 + 30P1 + 10 ; –
t=0s
100 MW  P1  150 MW
C2(P2) = 0.05 P22 + 10P2 + 10 ;
(A) 1001 (B) 101 (C) 11 (D) 1
100 MW  P2  180 MW
The incremental cost (in Rs/MWh) of the Ans: (A)
power plant when it supplies 200 MW is
__________
39. A solution of the ordinary differential
Ans: 20 Rs/MWhr d2y dy
equation 2
 5  6 y =0 is such that y(0)
dt dt
37. An unbalanced DC Wheatstone bridge is 1 3e dy
shown in the figure. At what value of p will = 2 and y(1) =  3 . The value of (0)
e dt
the magnitude of V0 be maximum? is _________

R(1+x)
Ans: –3
pR

+ 40. The signum function is given by


V0

 x
 ;x  0
pR R sgn(x)  | x |
 0; x  0
+ – The Fourier series expansion of sgn(cos(t))
E has
(A) only sine terms with all harmonics.
(A) (1  x ) (B) (1 + x) (B) only cosine terms with all harmonics
1 (C) only sine terms with even numbered
(C) (D) (1  x ) harmonics
(1  x )
(D) only cosine terms with odd numbered
Ans: (A) harmonics.
Ans: (D)
38. The op amp shown in the figure has a finite
gain A = 1000 and an infinite input 41. The transfer function of a second order real
resistance. A step voltage V1= 1 mV is system with a perfectly flat magnitude
applied at the input at time t = 0 as shown. response of unity has a pole at (2 j3). List
Assuming that the operational amplifier is all the poles and zeroes.
not saturated, the time constant (in (A) Poles at (2  j3), no zeroes
millisecond) of the output voltage V0 is (B) Poles at (2 j3), one zero at origin

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(C) Poles at (2 j3), (2 + j3), zeroes at (2 I1 I3


Transmission line V2
j3), (2 + j3)
V1
Q S
(D) Poles at (2 j3), zeroes at (2 j3) P
R Transmission line
I2 I4
Ans: (D)
V2

42. The open loop poles of a third order unity V1 I3


feedback system are at 0, 1, 2. Let the I2
I1

frequency corresponding to the point where I4


the root locus of the system transits to
unstable region be K. Now suppose we
introduce a zero in the open loop transfer (A) Location P (B) Location Q
function at 3, while keeping all the earlier (C) Location R (D) Location S
open loop poles intact. Which one of the Ans: (B)
following is TRUE about the point where
the root locus of the modified system 45. An 8-bit, unipolar Successive
transits to unstable region? Approximation Register type ADC is used
(A) It corresponds to a frequency greater to convert 3.5 V to digital equivalent output.
than K The reference voltage is +5 V. The output
(B) It corresponds to a frequency less than K of the ADC, at the end of 3rd clock pulse
(C) It corresponds to a frequency K after the start of conversion, is
(D) Root locus of modified system never (A) 1010 0000 (B) 1000 0000
transits to unstable region (C) 0000 0001 (D) 0000 0011
Ans: (D) Ans: (A)

43. f(A, B, C, D) = M(0, 1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 9,11, 12, 46. A 3-phase 50 Hz square wave (6 step) VSI
13, 14, 15) is an maxterm representation of a feeds a 3-phase, 4-pole induction motor.
Boolean function f(A, B, C, D) where A is The VSI line voltage has a dominant 5th
the MSB and D is the LSB. The equivalent harmonic component. If the operating slip
minimized representation of this function is of the motor with respect to fundamental
(A) (A + C +D)( A +B+D) component voltage is 0.04, the slip of the
(B) A C D + A BD motor with respect to 5th harmonic
(C) ACD + ABCD  AB C D component of voltage is __________
(D) (B+ C +D)(A+ B + C +D)( A +B+C+D)
Ans: 0.808
Ans: (C)

44. A sustained three phase fault occurs in the 47. Consider a discrete time signal given by
power system shown in the figure. The
current and voltage phasors during the fault x[n] = (0.25)nu[n] + (0.5)nu[n1]
(on a common reference), after the natural The region of convergence of its Z-
transients have died down, are also shown. transform would be
Where is the fault located?
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(A) the region inside the circle of radius 0.5 rotor speed is 500 rpm. When the load
and centered at origin torque is reduced to 50% of the full load
(B) the region outside the circle of radius value under the same armature voltage
0.25 and centered at origin conditions, the speed rises to 520 rpm.
(C) the annular region between the two Neglecting the rotational losses, the full load
circles, both centered at origin and armature current (in Ampere) is _______
having radii 0.25 and 0.5 Ans: 8
(D) the entire Z plane
Ans: (C) 50. A self commutating switch SW, operated at
duty cycle  is used to control the load
48. In the signal flow diagram given in the voltage as shown in the figure
figure, u1 and u2 are possible inputs whereas VL D
y1 and y2 are possible outputs. When would
the SISO system derived from this diagram L
be controllable and observable?  C VC RL
Vdc SW

u1 x1 y1
1/s
1 1 Under steady state operating conditions, the
–2
1 1 average voltage across the inductor and the
u2 2 x2 y2 capacitor respectively, are
1/s
1 –1 1
(A) VL = 0 and VC = Vdc
1 1 
 1
(B) VL = Vdc and VC = Vdc
(A) When u1 is the only input and y1 is the 2 1 
only output 
(C) VL = 0 and VC= Vdc
(B) When u2 is the only input and y1 is the 1 
only output  
(D) VL = Vdc and VC= Vdc
(C) When u1 is the only input and y2 is the 2 1 
only output Ans: (A)
(D) When u2 is the only input and y2 is the
only output 51. In the given circuit, the parameter k is
Ans: (B) positive, and the power dissipated in the 2 
resistor is 12.5 W. The value of k is _____
49. A separately excited DC motor runs at 1000 2Ω 5Ω
rpm on no load when its armature terminals +V –
0
are connected to a 200 V DC source and the 10Ω
rated voltage is applied to the field winding. 4V –+ 5A

The armature resistance of this motor is 1 . kV0

The no load armature current is negligible.


With the motor developing its full load
torque, the armature voltage is set so that the Ans: 0.5
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52. A 50 Hz generating unit has H-constant of 2 parallel paths = 2. Armatue resistance =


MJ/MVA. The machine is initially operating 0.267. The armature reaction is negligible
in steady state at synchronous speed, and and rotational losses are 600 W. The motor
producing 1 pu of real power. The initial operates from a 230 V DC supply. If the
value of the rotor angle  is 5o, when a moor runs at 1000 rpm, the output torque
bolted three phase to ground short circuit produced (in Nm) is _______’
fault occurs at the terminal of the generator.
Assuming the input mechanical power to Ans: 57.78
remain at 1 pu, the value of  in degrees,
0.02 second after the fault is ________ 55. The single-phase full-bridge voltage source
Ans: 5.9 inverter (VSI), shown in figure, has an
output frequency of 50 Hz. It uses unipolar
53. The figure shows a digital circuit pulse width modulation with switching
constructed using negative edge triggered frequency of 50 kHz and modulation index
J – K flip flops. Assume a starting state of of 0.7. For Vin = 100 V DC, L = 9.55 mH, C
Q2 Q1 Q0 = 000. This state Q2 Q1 Q0 = 000 = 63.66 F, and R = 5 , the amplitude of
will repeat after _____ number of cycles of the fundamental component in the output
the clock CLK. voltage V0 (in volt) under steady state is

+ L
+
1 J0 Q0 J1 Q1 J2 Q2 Full-bridge
Clk Vin + VSI VR C R
Clock Clock Clock – V0
1 Q0 1 1 Q2 –
K0 K1 Q1 –
K2

Ans: 6 Ans: 49.5

54. A DC motor has the following


specifications: 10 hp, 37.5 A, 230 V;
flux/pole = 0.01 Wb, number of poles = 4,
number of conductors = 666, number of

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