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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
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1/3
Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
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v) only
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mber of stud
51
were in exist
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and the econ
tion have bec
be logically
disciplines h
disciplines h
disciplines al
must maintai
ack, when see
:30. What is
11:15
me location. M
South-East.
22.50
e of the stude
dents who lik
(C)
tence in an a
degrees, they
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come obsolet
y inferred from
ave become
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lways promo
in disciplinar
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108
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like India, co
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eriod when
nial interest.
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M and N at
3
3
GATE 2016 General Aptitude - GA Set-3
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
they
In t
way
Wh
(A)
(C)
Q.8 Tw
mar
(A)
Q.9 M
5 k
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(A)
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(i) Soc
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(iii) Soc
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wo and a quar
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and N start f
km South and
end of their
) 18.60
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given, the num
(B)
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tutionalized.
globalization
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v) only
rter hours ba
ed to show 1
(B)
from the sam
d then 4 km
travel?
(B)
each.
he preference
mber of stud
51
were in exist
In varying
and the econ
tion have bec
be logically
disciplines h
disciplines h
disciplines al
must maintai
ack, when see
:30. What is
11:15
me location. M
South-East.
22.50
e of the stude
dents who lik
(C)
tence in an a
degrees, they
nomic rise o
come obsolet
y inferred from
ave become
ad a pre-colo
lways promo
in disciplinar
(B)
(D)
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ke to read boo
79
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y were inten
f postcolonia
te.
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obsolete.
onial origin.
ote colonialis
ry boundarie
(i) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv
or, the reflect
urrent time s
12:15
0 km East an
e shortest dis
20.61
on for leisure
oks or play s
(D)
form until th
nded to furth
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statements?
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es.
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v) only
tion of a wal
shown by the
(D)
nd then 10 km
stance (in km
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General Ap
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108
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like India, co
ll clock with
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25.00
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eriod when
nial interest.
onventional
out number
st. N travels
M and N at
3
3
GATE 2016 General Aptitude - GA Set-3
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
they
In t
way
Wh
(A)
(C)
Q.8 Tw
mar
(A)
Q.9 M
5 k
the
(A)
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the time of g
ys of knowle
hich of the fo
(i) Soc
(ii) Soc
(iii) Soc
(iv) Soc
) (ii) only
) (ii) and (iv
wo and a quar
rkings seeme
) 8:15
and N start f
km South and
end of their
) 18.60
wo marks
ram shows th
given, the num
(B)
disciplines w
tutionalized.
globalization
edge product
ollowing can
cial science d
cial science d
cial science d
cial science m
v) only
rter hours ba
ed to show 1
(B)
from the sam
d then 4 km
travel?
(B)
each.
he preference
mber of stud
51
were in exist
In varying
and the econ
tion have bec
be logically
disciplines h
disciplines h
disciplines al
must maintai
ack, when see
:30. What is
11:15
me location. M
South-East.
22.50
e of the stude
dents who lik
(C)
tence in an a
degrees, they
nomic rise o
come obsolet
y inferred from
ave become
ad a pre-colo
lways promo
in disciplinar
(B)
(D)
en in a mirro
s the actual cu
(C)
M travels 10
What is the
(C)
ent populatio
ke to read boo
79
amorphous f
y were inten
f postcolonia
te.
m the above
obsolete.
onial origin.
ote colonialis
ry boundarie
(i) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv
or, the reflect
urrent time s
12:15
0 km East an
e shortest dis
20.61
on for leisure
oks or play s
(D)
form until th
nded to furth
al countries l
statements?
sm.
es.
) only
v) only
tion of a wal
shown by the
(D)
nd then 10 km
stance (in km
(D)
General Ap
e activities.
sports is ____
108
he colonial p
her the colon
like India, co
ll clock with
e clock?
12:45
m North-Eas
m) between M
25.00
ptitude - GA Set-
2/3
__.
eriod when
nial interest.
onventional
out number
st. N travels
M and N at
3
3
GATE 2016 General Aptitude - GA Set-3
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
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Q.7 The switch has been in position 1 for a long time and abruptly changes to position 2 at ?? = 0.
If time ?? is in seconds, the capacitor voltage V
C
(in volts) for ?? > 0 is given by
(A) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.5))
(B) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.5)
(C) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.6))
(D) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.6)
Q.8 The figure shows an RLC circuit with a sinusoidal current source.
At resonance, the ratio | ?? ?? |/| ?? ?? |, i.e., the ratio of the magnitudes of the inductor current phasor and
the resistor current phasor, is ________
Q.9 The z-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is
?
2???? ???? ???? 3 + 2???? ?,
where the entries are in ?. Suppose ?? ?? ( ???? ) = ?? ?? + ???? .
Then the value of ?? ?? (in ?) equals ________
Q.10
The energy of the signal ?? ( ?? ) =
sin( 4 ???? )
4 ????
is ________
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
they
In t
way
Wh
(A)
(C)
Q.8 Tw
mar
(A)
Q.9 M
5 k
the
(A)
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
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EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
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Q.7 The switch has been in position 1 for a long time and abruptly changes to position 2 at ?? = 0.
If time ?? is in seconds, the capacitor voltage V
C
(in volts) for ?? > 0 is given by
(A) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.5))
(B) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.5)
(C) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.6))
(D) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.6)
Q.8 The figure shows an RLC circuit with a sinusoidal current source.
At resonance, the ratio | ?? ?? |/| ?? ?? |, i.e., the ratio of the magnitudes of the inductor current phasor and
the resistor current phasor, is ________
Q.9 The z-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is
?
2???? ???? ???? 3 + 2???? ?,
where the entries are in ?. Suppose ?? ?? ( ???? ) = ?? ?? + ???? .
Then the value of ?? ?? (in ?) equals ________
Q.10
The energy of the signal ?? ( ?? ) =
sin( 4 ???? )
4 ????
is ________
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Q.11 The Ebers-Moll model of a BJT is valid
(A) only in active mode
(B) only in active and saturation modes
(C) only in active and cut-off modes
(D) in active, saturation and cut-off modes
Q.12 A long-channel NMOS transistor is biased in the linear region with ?? ???? =50 mV and is used as a
resistance. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) If the device width ?? is increased, the resistance decreases.
(B) If the threshold voltage is reduced, the resistance decreases.
(C) If the device length ?? is increased, the resistance increases.
(D) If ?? ????
is increased, the resistance increases.
Q.13 Assume that the diode in the figure has ?? ????
= 0.7 ?? , but is otherwise ideal.
The magnitude of the current i
2
(in mA) is equal to ________
Q.14 Resistor R
1
in the circuit below has been adjusted so that I
1
= 1 mA. The bipolar transistors Q1 and
Q2 are perfectly matched and have very high current gain, so their base currents are negligible. The
supply voltage V
cc
is 6 V. The thermal voltage ?? ?? / ?? is 26 mV.
The value of R
2
(in ?) for which I
2
=100 ?A is ________
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
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5 k
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eriod when
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out number
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M and N at
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3
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
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Q.7 The switch has been in position 1 for a long time and abruptly changes to position 2 at ?? = 0.
If time ?? is in seconds, the capacitor voltage V
C
(in volts) for ?? > 0 is given by
(A) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.5))
(B) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.5)
(C) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.6))
(D) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.6)
Q.8 The figure shows an RLC circuit with a sinusoidal current source.
At resonance, the ratio | ?? ?? |/| ?? ?? |, i.e., the ratio of the magnitudes of the inductor current phasor and
the resistor current phasor, is ________
Q.9 The z-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is
?
2???? ???? ???? 3 + 2???? ?,
where the entries are in ?. Suppose ?? ?? ( ???? ) = ?? ?? + ???? .
Then the value of ?? ?? (in ?) equals ________
Q.10
The energy of the signal ?? ( ?? ) =
sin( 4 ???? )
4 ????
is ________
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 3/14
Q.11 The Ebers-Moll model of a BJT is valid
(A) only in active mode
(B) only in active and saturation modes
(C) only in active and cut-off modes
(D) in active, saturation and cut-off modes
Q.12 A long-channel NMOS transistor is biased in the linear region with ?? ???? =50 mV and is used as a
resistance. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) If the device width ?? is increased, the resistance decreases.
(B) If the threshold voltage is reduced, the resistance decreases.
(C) If the device length ?? is increased, the resistance increases.
(D) If ?? ????
is increased, the resistance increases.
Q.13 Assume that the diode in the figure has ?? ????
= 0.7 ?? , but is otherwise ideal.
The magnitude of the current i
2
(in mA) is equal to ________
Q.14 Resistor R
1
in the circuit below has been adjusted so that I
1
= 1 mA. The bipolar transistors Q1 and
Q2 are perfectly matched and have very high current gain, so their base currents are negligible. The
supply voltage V
cc
is 6 V. The thermal voltage ?? ?? / ?? is 26 mV.
The value of R
2
(in ?) for which I
2
=100 ?A is ________
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 4/14
Q.15 Which one of the following statements is correct about an ac-coupled common-emitter amplifier
operating in the mid-band region?
(A) The device parasitic capacitances behave like open circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like short circuits.
(B) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
open circuits.
(C) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
short circuits.
(D) The device parasitic capacitances behave like short circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like open circuits.
Q.16 Transistor geometries in a CMOS inverter have been adjusted to meet the requirement for worst
case charge and discharge times for driving a load capacitor C. This design is to be converted to
that of a NOR circuit in the same technology, so that its worst case charge and discharge times
while driving the same capacitor are similar. The channel lengths of all transistors are to be kept
unchanged. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
(B) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should not
be changed.
(C) Widths of PMOS transistors should be halved, while widths of NMOS transistors should not be
changed.
(D) Widths of PMOS transistors should be unchanged, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
Q.17 Assume that all the digital gates in the circuit shown in the figure are ideal, the resistor ?? = 10 ?? ?
and the supply voltage is 5 ?? . The D flip-flops D
1
, D
2
, D
3
, D
4
and D
5
are initialized with logic
values 0,1,0,1 and 0, respectively. The clock has a 30% duty cycle.
The average power dissipated (in mW) in the resistor ?? is ________
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
Given (9 inches)
?
= (0.25 yards)
?
, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
(A) 3 inches = 0.5 yards (B) 9 inches = 1.5 yards
(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
Q. 6 ? Q.
Q.6 The
Fro
(A)
Q.7 Soc
they
In t
way
Wh
(A)
(C)
Q.8 Tw
mar
(A)
Q.9 M
5 k
the
(A)
GATE 2016
10 carry tw
e Venn diagr
om the data g
) 44
cial science
y were instit
the time of g
ys of knowle
hich of the fo
(i) Soc
(ii) Soc
(iii) Soc
(iv) Soc
) (ii) only
) (ii) and (iv
wo and a quar
rkings seeme
) 8:15
and N start f
km South and
end of their
) 18.60
wo marks
ram shows th
given, the num
(B)
disciplines w
tutionalized.
globalization
edge product
ollowing can
cial science d
cial science d
cial science d
cial science m
v) only
rter hours ba
ed to show 1
(B)
from the sam
d then 4 km
travel?
(B)
each.
he preference
mber of stud
51
were in exist
In varying
and the econ
tion have bec
be logically
disciplines h
disciplines h
disciplines al
must maintai
ack, when see
:30. What is
11:15
me location. M
South-East.
22.50
e of the stude
dents who lik
(C)
tence in an a
degrees, they
nomic rise o
come obsolet
y inferred from
ave become
ad a pre-colo
lways promo
in disciplinar
(B)
(D)
en in a mirro
s the actual cu
(C)
M travels 10
What is the
(C)
ent populatio
ke to read boo
79
amorphous f
y were inten
f postcolonia
te.
m the above
obsolete.
onial origin.
ote colonialis
ry boundarie
(i) and (iii)
(iii) and (iv
or, the reflect
urrent time s
12:15
0 km East an
e shortest dis
20.61
on for leisure
oks or play s
(D)
form until th
nded to furth
al countries l
statements?
sm.
es.
) only
v) only
tion of a wal
shown by the
(D)
nd then 10 km
stance (in km
(D)
General Ap
e activities.
sports is ____
108
he colonial p
her the colon
like India, co
ll clock with
e clock?
12:45
m North-Eas
m) between M
25.00
ptitude - GA Set-
2/3
__.
eriod when
nial interest.
onventional
out number
st. N travels
M and N at
3
3
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
END OF THE QUESTION PAPER
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 2/14
Q.7 The switch has been in position 1 for a long time and abruptly changes to position 2 at ?? = 0.
If time ?? is in seconds, the capacitor voltage V
C
(in volts) for ?? > 0 is given by
(A) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.5))
(B) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.5)
(C) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.6))
(D) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.6)
Q.8 The figure shows an RLC circuit with a sinusoidal current source.
At resonance, the ratio | ?? ?? |/| ?? ?? |, i.e., the ratio of the magnitudes of the inductor current phasor and
the resistor current phasor, is ________
Q.9 The z-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is
?
2???? ???? ???? 3 + 2???? ?,
where the entries are in ?. Suppose ?? ?? ( ???? ) = ?? ?? + ???? .
Then the value of ?? ?? (in ?) equals ________
Q.10
The energy of the signal ?? ( ?? ) =
sin( 4 ???? )
4 ????
is ________
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Q.11 The Ebers-Moll model of a BJT is valid
(A) only in active mode
(B) only in active and saturation modes
(C) only in active and cut-off modes
(D) in active, saturation and cut-off modes
Q.12 A long-channel NMOS transistor is biased in the linear region with ?? ???? =50 mV and is used as a
resistance. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) If the device width ?? is increased, the resistance decreases.
(B) If the threshold voltage is reduced, the resistance decreases.
(C) If the device length ?? is increased, the resistance increases.
(D) If ?? ????
is increased, the resistance increases.
Q.13 Assume that the diode in the figure has ?? ????
= 0.7 ?? , but is otherwise ideal.
The magnitude of the current i
2
(in mA) is equal to ________
Q.14 Resistor R
1
in the circuit below has been adjusted so that I
1
= 1 mA. The bipolar transistors Q1 and
Q2 are perfectly matched and have very high current gain, so their base currents are negligible. The
supply voltage V
cc
is 6 V. The thermal voltage ?? ?? / ?? is 26 mV.
The value of R
2
(in ?) for which I
2
=100 ?A is ________
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EC (2) 4/14
Q.15 Which one of the following statements is correct about an ac-coupled common-emitter amplifier
operating in the mid-band region?
(A) The device parasitic capacitances behave like open circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like short circuits.
(B) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
open circuits.
(C) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
short circuits.
(D) The device parasitic capacitances behave like short circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like open circuits.
Q.16 Transistor geometries in a CMOS inverter have been adjusted to meet the requirement for worst
case charge and discharge times for driving a load capacitor C. This design is to be converted to
that of a NOR circuit in the same technology, so that its worst case charge and discharge times
while driving the same capacitor are similar. The channel lengths of all transistors are to be kept
unchanged. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
(B) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should not
be changed.
(C) Widths of PMOS transistors should be halved, while widths of NMOS transistors should not be
changed.
(D) Widths of PMOS transistors should be unchanged, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
Q.17 Assume that all the digital gates in the circuit shown in the figure are ideal, the resistor ?? = 10 ?? ?
and the supply voltage is 5 ?? . The D flip-flops D
1
, D
2
, D
3
, D
4
and D
5
are initialized with logic
values 0,1,0,1 and 0, respectively. The clock has a 30% duty cycle.
The average power dissipated (in mW) in the resistor ?? is ________
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Q.18 A 4:1 multiplexer is to be used for generating the output carry of a full adder. A and B are the bits
to be added while ?? in
is the input carry and ?? out
is the output carry. A and B are to be used as the
select bits with A being the more significant select bit.
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the choice of signals to be connected to
the inputs I
0
, I
1
, I
2
and I
3
so that the output is C
out
?
(A) I
0
=0, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=C
in
and I
3
=1
(B) I
0
=1, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=C
in
and I
3
=1
(C) I
0
=C
in
, I
1
=0, I
2
=1 and I
3
=C
in
(D) I
0
=0, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=1 and I
3
=C
in
Q.19
The response of the system ?? ( ?? ) =
?? ? 2
( ?? + 1)( ?? + 3)
to the unit step input ?? ( ?? ) is ?? ( ?? ).
The value of
????
????
at ?? = 0
+
is _________
Q.20 The number and direction of encirclements around the point ?1 + ?? 0 in the complex plane by the
Nyquist plot of ?? ( ?? ) =
1 ? ?? 4+2 ?? is
(A) zero. (B) one, anti-clockwise.
(C) one, clockwise. (D) two, clockwise.
Q.21 A discrete memoryless source has an alphabet { ?? 1
, ?? 2
, ?? 3
, ?? 4
} with corresponding probabilities
?
1
2
,
1
4
,
1
8
,
1
8
?. The minimum required average codeword length in bits to represent this source for
error-free reconstruction is ________
Q.22 A speech signal is sampled at 8 kHz and encoded into PCM format using 8 bits/sample. The PCM
data is transmitted through a baseband channel via 4-level PAM. The minimum bandwidth (in kHz)
required for transmission is ________
Q.23 A uniform and constant magnetic field ?? = ?? ? ?? exists in the ?? ? direction in vacuum. A particle of
mass ?? with a small charge ?? is introduced into this region with an initial velocity ?? = ?? ? ?? ?? + ?? ? ?? ?? .
Given that ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? ?? and ?? ?? are all non-zero, which one of the following describes the eventual
trajectory of the particle?
(A) Helical motion in the ?? ? direction.
(B) Circular motion in the ?? ?? plane.
(C) Linear motion in the ?? ? direction.
(D) Linear motion in the ?? ? direction.
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Q. 1 ? Q. 5 carry one mark each.
Q.1 Based on the given statements, select the appropriate option with respect to grammar and usage.
Statements
(i) The height of Mr. X is 6 feet.
(ii) The height of Mr. Y is 5 feet.
(A) Mr. X is longer than Mr. Y.
(B) Mr. X is more elongated than Mr. Y.
(C) Mr. X is taller than Mr. Y.
(D) Mr. X is lengthier than Mr. Y.
Q.2 The students ___________ the teacher on teachers? day for twenty years of dedicated teaching.
(A) facilitated (B) felicitated (C) fantasized (D) facillitated
Q.3 After India?s cricket world cup victory in 1985, Shrotria who was playing both tennis and cricket
till then, decided to concentrate only on cricket. And the rest is history.
What does the underlined phrase mean in this context?
(A) history will rest in peace (B) rest is recorded in history books
(C) rest is well known (D) rest is archaic
Q.4
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?
= (0.25 yards)
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(C) 9 inches = 0.25 yards (D) 81 inches = 0.0625 yards
Q.5 S, M, E and F are working in shifts in a team to finish a project. M works with twice the efficiency
of others but for half as many days as E worked. S and M have 6 hour shifts in a day, whereas E
and F have 12 hours shifts. What is the ratio of contribution of M to contribution of E in the
project?
(A) 1:1 (B) 1:2 (C) 1:4 (D) 2:1
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Q.10 A wire of length 340 mm is to be cut into two parts. One of the parts is to be made into a square and
the other into a rectangle where sides are in the ratio of 1:2. What is the length of the side of the
square (in mm) such that the combined area of the square and the rectangle is a MINIMUM?
(A) 30 (B) 40 (C) 120 (D) 180
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GATE 2016 Electronics and Communication Engineering (Set 2)
EC (2) 1/14
Q. 1 ? Q. 25 carry one mark each.
Q.1
The value of ?? for which the matrix ?? = ?
3 2 4
9 7 13
?6 ?4 ?9 + ?? ?
has zero as an eigenvalue is ________
Q.2 Consider the complex valued function ?? ( ?? ) = 2 ?? 3
+ ?? | ?? |
3
where ?? is a complex variable.
The value of ?? for which the function ?? ( ?? ) is analytic is ________
Q.3 As ?? varies from ?1 to +3, which one of the following describes the behaviour of the function
?? ( ?? ) = ?? 3
? 3 ?? 2
+ 1?
(A) ?? ( ?? ) increases monotonically.
(B) ?? ( ?? ) increases, then decreases and increases again.
(C) ?? ( ?? ) decreases, then increases and decreases again.
(D) ?? ( ?? ) increases and then decreases.
Q.4 How many distinct values of ?? satisfy the equation sin( ?? ) = ?? /2, where ?? is in radians?
(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4 or more
Q.5 Consider the time-varying vector ?? = ?? ? 15 cos( ?? ?? ) + ?? ? 5 sin( ?? ?? ) in Cartesian coordinates, where
?? > 0 is a constant. When the vector magnitude | ?? | is at its minimum value, the angle ?? that ??
makes with the ?? axis (in degrees, such that 0 ? ?? ? 180) is ________
Q.6 In the circuit shown below, ?? ?? is a constant voltage source and ?? ?? is a constant current load.
The value of ?? ?? that maximizes the power absorbed by the constant current load is
(A)
?? ?? 4 ?? (B)
?? ?? 2 ?? (C)
?? ?? ??
(D) ?
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Q.7 The switch has been in position 1 for a long time and abruptly changes to position 2 at ?? = 0.
If time ?? is in seconds, the capacitor voltage V
C
(in volts) for ?? > 0 is given by
(A) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.5))
(B) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.5)
(C) 4(1 ? exp( ? ?? /0.6))
(D) 10 ? 6 exp( ? ?? /0.6)
Q.8 The figure shows an RLC circuit with a sinusoidal current source.
At resonance, the ratio | ?? ?? |/| ?? ?? |, i.e., the ratio of the magnitudes of the inductor current phasor and
the resistor current phasor, is ________
Q.9 The z-parameter matrix for the two-port network shown is
?
2???? ???? ???? 3 + 2???? ?,
where the entries are in ?. Suppose ?? ?? ( ???? ) = ?? ?? + ???? .
Then the value of ?? ?? (in ?) equals ________
Q.10
The energy of the signal ?? ( ?? ) =
sin( 4 ???? )
4 ????
is ________
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Q.11 The Ebers-Moll model of a BJT is valid
(A) only in active mode
(B) only in active and saturation modes
(C) only in active and cut-off modes
(D) in active, saturation and cut-off modes
Q.12 A long-channel NMOS transistor is biased in the linear region with ?? ???? =50 mV and is used as a
resistance. Which one of the following statements is NOT correct?
(A) If the device width ?? is increased, the resistance decreases.
(B) If the threshold voltage is reduced, the resistance decreases.
(C) If the device length ?? is increased, the resistance increases.
(D) If ?? ????
is increased, the resistance increases.
Q.13 Assume that the diode in the figure has ?? ????
= 0.7 ?? , but is otherwise ideal.
The magnitude of the current i
2
(in mA) is equal to ________
Q.14 Resistor R
1
in the circuit below has been adjusted so that I
1
= 1 mA. The bipolar transistors Q1 and
Q2 are perfectly matched and have very high current gain, so their base currents are negligible. The
supply voltage V
cc
is 6 V. The thermal voltage ?? ?? / ?? is 26 mV.
The value of R
2
(in ?) for which I
2
=100 ?A is ________
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Q.15 Which one of the following statements is correct about an ac-coupled common-emitter amplifier
operating in the mid-band region?
(A) The device parasitic capacitances behave like open circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like short circuits.
(B) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
open circuits.
(C) The device parasitic capacitances, coupling capacitances and bypass capacitances behave like
short circuits.
(D) The device parasitic capacitances behave like short circuits, whereas coupling and bypass
capacitances behave like open circuits.
Q.16 Transistor geometries in a CMOS inverter have been adjusted to meet the requirement for worst
case charge and discharge times for driving a load capacitor C. This design is to be converted to
that of a NOR circuit in the same technology, so that its worst case charge and discharge times
while driving the same capacitor are similar. The channel lengths of all transistors are to be kept
unchanged. Which one of the following statements is correct?
(A) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
(B) Widths of PMOS transistors should be doubled, while widths of NMOS transistors should not
be changed.
(C) Widths of PMOS transistors should be halved, while widths of NMOS transistors should not be
changed.
(D) Widths of PMOS transistors should be unchanged, while widths of NMOS transistors should be
halved.
Q.17 Assume that all the digital gates in the circuit shown in the figure are ideal, the resistor ?? = 10 ?? ?
and the supply voltage is 5 ?? . The D flip-flops D
1
, D
2
, D
3
, D
4
and D
5
are initialized with logic
values 0,1,0,1 and 0, respectively. The clock has a 30% duty cycle.
The average power dissipated (in mW) in the resistor ?? is ________
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Q.18 A 4:1 multiplexer is to be used for generating the output carry of a full adder. A and B are the bits
to be added while ?? in
is the input carry and ?? out
is the output carry. A and B are to be used as the
select bits with A being the more significant select bit.
Which one of the following statements correctly describes the choice of signals to be connected to
the inputs I
0
, I
1
, I
2
and I
3
so that the output is C
out
?
(A) I
0
=0, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=C
in
and I
3
=1
(B) I
0
=1, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=C
in
and I
3
=1
(C) I
0
=C
in
, I
1
=0, I
2
=1 and I
3
=C
in
(D) I
0
=0, I
1
=C
in
, I
2
=1 and I
3
=C
in
Q.19
The response of the system ?? ( ?? ) =
?? ? 2
( ?? + 1)( ?? + 3)
to the unit step input ?? ( ?? ) is ?? ( ?? ).
The value of
????
????
at ?? = 0
+
is _________
Q.20 The number and direction of encirclements around the point ?1 + ?? 0 in the complex plane by the
Nyquist plot of ?? ( ?? ) =
1 ? ?? 4+2 ?? is
(A) zero. (B) one, anti-clockwise.
(C) one, clockwise. (D) two, clockwise.
Q.21 A discrete memoryless source has an alphabet { ?? 1
, ?? 2
, ?? 3
, ?? 4
} with corresponding probabilities
?
1
2
,
1
4
,
1
8
,
1
8
?. The minimum required average codeword length in bits to represent this source for
error-free reconstruction is ________
Q.22 A speech signal is sampled at 8 kHz and encoded into PCM format using 8 bits/sample. The PCM
data is transmitted through a baseband channel via 4-level PAM. The minimum bandwidth (in kHz)
required for transmission is ________
Q.23 A uniform and constant magnetic field ?? = ?? ? ?? exists in the ?? ? direction in vacuum. A particle of
mass ?? with a small charge ?? is introduced into this region with an initial velocity ?? = ?? ? ?? ?? + ?? ? ?? ?? .
Given that ?? , ?? , ?? , ?? ?? and ?? ?? are all non-zero, which one of the following describes the eventual
trajectory of the particle?
(A) Helical motion in the ?? ? direction.
(B) Circular motion in the ?? ?? plane.
(C) Linear motion in the ?? ? direction.
(D) Linear motion in the ?? ? direction.
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Q.24 Let the electric field vector of a plane electromagnetic wave propagating in a homogenous medium
be expressed as ?? = ?? ? ?? ?? ?? ? ?? ( ???? ? ???? )
, where the propagation constant ?? is a function of the angular
frequency ?? . Assume that ?? ( ?? ) and ?? ?? are known and are real. From the information available,
which one of the following CANNOT be determined?
(A) The type of polarization of the wave.
(B) The group velocity of the wave.
(C) The phase velocity of the wave.
(D) The power flux through the ?? = 0 plane.
Q.25 Light from free space is incident at an angle ?? ?? to the normal of the facet of a step-index large core
optical fibre. The core and cladding refractive indices are ?? 1
= 1.5 and ?? 2
= 1.4, respectively.
The maximum value of ?? ?? (in degrees) for which the incident light will be guided in the core of the
fibre is ________
Q. 26 ? Q. 55 carry two marks each.
Q.26 The ordinary differential equation
????
????
= ?3 ?? + 2, with ?? (0) = 1
is to be solved using the forward Euler method. The largest time step that can be used to solve the
equation without making the numerical solution unstable is ________
Q.27 Suppose C is the closed curve defined as the circle ?? 2
+ ?? 2
= 1 with C oriented anti-clockwise.
The value of ?( ?? ?? 2
?? ?? + ?? 2
?? ?? ?? ) over the curve C equals ________
Q.28 Two random variables ?? and ?? are distributed according to
?? ?? , ?? ( ?? , ?? ) = ?
( ?? + ?? ), 0 ? ?? ? 1, 0 ? ?? ? 1
0, otherwise.