Electronics and Experimental Methods - NET-JRF PDF
Electronics and Experimental Methods - NET-JRF PDF
Electronics and Experimental Methods - NET-JRF PDF
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ELECTRONICS AND EXPERIMENTAL METHODS
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C
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Q3. A time varying signal Vin is fed to an op-amp circuit with output signal Vo as shown in
10 K
the figure below.
The circuit implements a
(a) high pass filter with cutoff frequency 16 Hz 1K
Vo
(b) high pass filter with cutoff frequency 100 Hz V in
1K 10 K
10 K
(c) low pass filter with cutoff frequency 16 Hz 1 F
Ans. : (c)
Solution: Since circuit has R and C combination, its a Low Pass filter and cutoff frequency
1
16 Hz.
2RC
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Q4. In the operational amplifier circuit below, the voltage at point A is
5V
1K A
1V
1V
1K
1K 5V
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Q5. A counter consists of four flip-flops connected as shown in the figure:
A0 A1 A2 A3
J Q J Q J Q J Q
CLK
K Q K Q K Q K Q
If the counter is initialized as A0 A1 A2 A3 0110 , the state after the next clock pulse is
0 J Q J Q 0 J Q J Q
CLK
1 K Q K Q 0 1 K Q K Q
1 0 1
Q6. The pins 0, 1, 2 and 3 of part A of a microcontroller are connected with resistors to drive
an LED at various intensities as shown in the figure. For V CC
VCC = 4.2 V and a voltage drop of 1.2 V across the LED,
the range (maximum current) and resolution (step size)
A3
of the drive current are, respectively, 0 . 75 k
A2
(a) 4.0 mA and 1.0 mA C 1 .5 k
A1
(b) 15.0 mA and 1.0 mA 3k
(c) 7.5 mA and 0.5 mA A0
6k
(d) 4.0 mA and 0.5 mA
Ans. : (c)
A3 , A2 , A1 , A0
Solution: For Maximum current
0, 0, 0, 0
4.2 1.2 4.2 1.2 4.2 1.2 4.2 1.2
Thus, I max 7.5mA
0.75k 1.5k 3k 6k
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A ,A ,A,A 4.2 1.2
For Step size 3 2 1 0 . Thus I 0 0.5mA
0, 0, 0, 1 6k
Q7. The figure below shows a voltage regulator utilizing a Zener diode of breakdown voltage
5 V and a positive triangular wave input of amplitude 10 V.
500 12
Vi 10
i 8
i(mA)
6
1K 4
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
t (s)
For Vi > 5V, the Zener regulates the output voltage by channeling the excess current
through itself. Which of the following waveforms shows the current i passing through the
Zener diode?
(a) 12 (b) 12
10
10
8
i(mA)
8
6
i(mA)
6
4
4
2
2
0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
t (s) t (s)
(c) 12 (d) 12
10 10
8 8
i(mA)
i(mA)
6 6
4 4
2 2
0 0
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
t (s) t (s)
Ans. : (a)
Solution: When zener is OFF zener current is zero when zener is ON zener current will flow.
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Q8. In the op-amp circuit shown in the figure below, the input voltage is 1V. The value of the
1K
output V0 is
1K
1K Vo
Vi 1V
1K
Q10. The transistor in the given circuit has hfe = 35Ω and hie = 1000Ω. If the load resistance
RL = 1000Ω, the voltage and current gain are, respectively.
(a) -35 and + 35 VO
RL
(b) 35 and - 35
(c) 35 and – 0.97
VI
Ans. : (a)
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Q11. The output, O, of the given circuit in cases I and II, where
Case I: A, B = 1; C, D = 0; E, F = 1 and G = 0
Case II: A, B = 0; C, D = 0: E, F = 0 and G = 1
are respectively
(a) 1, 0
(b) 0, 1 C
D
(c) 0, 0
(d) 1, 1
Ans. : (d) O
Solution: O AB CD E F G E F
G
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Q12. A live music broadcast consists of a radio-wave of frequency 7 MHz, amplitude-
modulated by a microphone output consisting of signals with a maximum frequency of
10 kHz. The spectrum of modulated output will be zero outside the frequency band
(a) 7.00 MHz to 7.01 MHz (b) 6.99 MHz to 7.01 MHz
(c) 6.99 MHz to 7.00 MHz (d) 6.995 MHz to 7.005 MHz
Ans. : (b)
Solution: Spectrum consists of f c f m and f c f m .
Q13. In the op-amp circuit shown in the figure, Vi is a sinusoidal input signal of frequency 10
Hz and V0 is the output signal. The magnitude of the gain and the phase shift, respectively,
close to the values 0.01F
(a) 5 2 and / 2
(b) 5 2 and / 2 10 K
1K
(c) 10 and zero
Vi
Vo
(d) 10 and π
Ans. : (d)
v0 X C RF v
Solution: 0 10
vin R1 R1 R F vin
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Q14. The logic circuit shown in the figure below Implements the Boolean expression
A
HIGH y
(c) 5 V (d) 2 V
Ans. : (d)
Solution: 10 v D2 2v D 1 v D 0 v D 2V
Q16. Band-pass and band-reject filters can be implemented by combining a low pass and a
high pass filter in series and in parallel, respectively. If the cut-off frequencies of the low
pass and high pass filters are 0LP and 0HP , respectively, the condition required to
implement the band-pass and band-reject filters are, respectively,
(a) 0HP 0LP and 0HP 0LP (b) 0HP 0LP and 0HP 0LP
(c) 0HP 0LP and 0HP 0LP (d) 0HP 0LP and 0HP 0LP
Ans. : (b)
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Q17. A silicon transistor with built-in voltage 0.7 V is used in the circuit shown, with
V BB 9.7V , R B 300k, VCC 12V and RC 2k . Which of the following figures
RC
RB
V CC
V BB
iC iC
mA
32 35 6 35
(a) 32 (b) 32
Q
30 Q
30
0 9 .7 VCE V 0 12 VCE V
iC iC
mA A
6 35 32 Q 35
(c) Q
32 (d) 32
30 30
0 12 VCE V 0 9 .7 VCE V
Ans. : (b)
VBB VBE 9.7 0.7 V 12
Solution: I B 30 A and I C , sat CC 6mA
RB 300 10 3
RC 2 10 3
Q18. If the analog input to an 8-bit successive approximation ADC is increased from 1.0 V to
2.0 V, then the conversion time will
(a) remain unchanged (b) double
(c) decrease to half its original value (d) increase four times
Ans. : (a)
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Q19. The input to a lock-in amplifier has the form Vi t Vi sin t i where Vi , , i are the
amplitude, frequency and phase of the input signal respectively. This signal is multiplied
by a reference signal of the same frequency , amplitude Vr and phase r . If the
multiplied signal is fed to a low pass filter of cut-off frequency , then the final output
signal is
1 1
(a) ViVr cos i r (b) ViVr cos i r cos t i r
2 2
1
(c) ViVr sin i r (d) ViVr cos i r cos t i r
2
Ans. : (a)
Vi V r
Solution: V Vr sin t r Vi sin t i cos i r cos2 t i r
2
Vi V r
Output of low pass filter= cos i r
2
Q20. Four digital outputs V , P, T and H monitor the speed v , tyre pressure p , temperature t
and relative humidity h of a car. These outputs switch from 0 to 1 when the values of the
parameters exceed 85 km/hr, 2 bar, 40 0 C and 50%, respectively. A logic circuit that is
used to switch ON a lamp at the output E is shown below.
Which of the following condition will not switch the lamp ON?
(a) v 85km / hr , p 2 bar , t 40 0 C , h 50%
V
(b) v 85km / hr , p 2 bar , t 40 C , h 50%
0
P
(c) v 85km / hr , p 2 bar , t 40 0 C , h 50% E
H
Ans. : (d)
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Q21. Consider the op-amp circuit shown in the figure.
If the input is a sinusoidal wave Vi 5 sin 1000t , then 1 F
vo 10 3 1 1 5 5 2
3 vo sin t sin t
vin 2 10 2 2 2
Q22. If one of the inputs of a J-K flip flop is high and the other is low, then the outputs Q and
Q
(a) oscillate between low and high in race around condition
(b) toggle and the circuit acts like a T flip flop
(c) are opposite to the inputs
(d) follow the inputs and the circuit acts like an R S flip flop
Ans. : (d)
Q23. A sample of Si has electron and hole mobilities of 0.13 and 0.05 m 2 /V- s respectively at
300 K. It is doped with P and Al with doping densities of 1.5 10 21 / m 3 and
2.5 10 21 / m 3 respectively. The conductivity of the doped Si sample at 300 K is
(a) 8 1 m 1 (b) 32 1 m 1 (c) 20.8 1 m 1 (d) 83.2 1 m 1
Ans. : (a)
Solution: Resulting doped crystal is p-type and p p 2.5 1.5 10 21 / m 3 1 10 21 / m 3
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Q24. Two identical Zener diodes are placed back to back in series and are connected to a
variable DC power supply. The best representation of the I-V characteristics of the circuit
is
(a) I (b) I
V V
(c) I (d) I
V V
Ans. : (d)
Q25. A 4-variable switching function is given by f 5, 7, 8, 10, 13, 15 d 0, 1, 2 , where
Ans. : (d) CD CD CD CD
AB BD
AB 1 1 BD
AB 1 1
AB 1 1
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Q26. The inner shield of a triaxial conductor is driven by an (ideal) op-amp follower circuit as
shown. The effective capacitance between the signal-carrying conductor and ground is
Signal
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Q29. For the logic circuit shown in the below
X
B
A A
(c) (d)
B B
X X
C C
Ans. : (d)
Solution:
A A
A.B A B AC
B X
B
C
C
ABC
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Q30. Consider the amplifier circuit comprising of the two op-amps A1 and A2 as shown in the
figure. 1M
R
10 K
r
A1 V0
A2
10 V
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Q32. In a measurement of the viscous drag force experienced by spherical particles in a liquid,
the force is found to be proportional to V 1 / 3 where V is the measured volume of each
particle. If V is measured to be 30 mm 3 , with an uncertainty of 2.7 mm 3 , the resulting
relative percentage uncertainty in the measured force is
(a) 2.08 (b) 0.09 (c) 6 (d) 3
Ans. : (b)
2
F 2
Solution: The relative percentage uncertainty in the measure force is 2
V V
F
F
F V where V is the uncertainty in the measurement of volume.
V
F 1 2 / 3
F V 1/3 V
V 3
1 1 1 1
F V 2.7 2.7 2.7 F 0.09
3 30 3 900 3 9.7
2/3 2/3 1/ 3
3V
Q33. Consider a Low Pass (LP) and a High Pass (HP) filter with cut-off frequencies f LP and
f HP , respectively, connected in series or in parallel configurations as shown in the
Figures A and B below.
fHP
(A) Input L Output (B) Input Output
fHP fLP
L
Which of the following statements is correct? fLP
(a) For f HP f LP , A acts as a Band Pass filter and B acts as a band Reject filter
(b) For f HP f LP , A stops the signal from passing through and B passes the signal
without filtering
(c) For f HP f LP , A acts as a Band Pass filter and B passes the signal without filtering
(d) For f HP f LP , A passes the signal without filtering and B acts as a Band Reject filter
Ans. : (c)
Q34. The power density of sunlight incident on a solar cell is 100 mW / cm 2 . Its short circuit
current density is 30 mA / cm 2 and the open circuit voltage is 0.7 V . If the fill factor of
the solar cell decreases from 0.8 to 0.5 then the percentage efficiency will decrease from
(a) 42.0 to 26.2 (b) 24.0 to 16.8 (c) 21.0 to 10.5 (d) 16.8 to 10.5
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Ans. : (d)
Solution: The efficiency of a solar cell is determined as the fraction of incident power which is
converted to electricity and is defined as
Voc I sc FF
and Pmax Voc I sc FF
Pin
where Voc is the open circuit voltage, I sc is the short circuit current density , FF is the
Fill factor, Pin is the input power and is the efficiency of the solar cell.
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Q35. The concentration of electrons, n and holes p , for an intrinsic semiconductor at a
3
E
temperature T can be expressed as n p AT 2 exp g , where Eg is the band
2 k BT
3
gap and A is a constant. If the mobility of both types of carrier is proportional to T 2
,
then the log of the conductivity is a linear function of T 1 , with slope
Eg Eg Eg Eg
(a) (b) (c) (d)
2k B kB 2k B kB
Ans. (c)
3
Eg 23 Eg
Solution: i ni e e p T 2 exp T i C exp
2 k BT 2k B T
E E
ln i g ln C slope is g
2 k BT 2k B
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Pa 4
Q36. The viscosity of a liquid is given by Poiseuille’s formula . Assume that
8lV
l and V can be measured very accurately, but the pressure P has an rms error of 1% and
the radius a has an independent rms error of 3% . The rms error of the viscosity is
closest to
(a) 2% (b) 4% (c) 12% (d) 13%
Ans. (c)
Solution: kPa 4
2
p2 a2 a 4 p2 4 Pa 3 a2
2 2 2
n
P a
2
2 2
n 100 p 100 16 a 100 1 16 3 1 144 145
2 2
n p a
n 100 12%
n
Q37. Consider the circuits shown in figures (a) and (b) below
2K 1K
10 K 10 K
10V 10V
10.7V 5V
(a) (b)
If the transistors in Figures (a) and (b) have current gain dc of 100 and 10 respectively,
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Thus VCB VC VB 10 2 100 0.7 ve
decreases by 150 per 0 C upon heating. The output voltage of the circuit at 300 C is
T
1V
1K
Vout
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Q39. If the reverse bias voltage of a silicon varactor is increased by a factor of 2 , the
corresponding transition capacitance
(a) increases by a factor of 2 (b) increases by a factor of 2
(c) decreases by a factor of 2 (d) decreases by a factor of 2
Ans. : (c)
1 CT V C V 1
Solution: CT T CT CT
V CT V CT 2V 2
Q40. If the parameters y and x are related by y log x , then the circuit that can be used to
(a) y (b) y
Vo Vo
(c) (d)
y y
Vo Vo
Ans. : (c)
Solution: (1) Integrator
(2) Logarithmic Ampere V0 log y
(4) Differentiator
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Q41. The state diagram corresponding to the following circuit is
x D A
y
CLOCK
Flip Flop
00, 01,10 01,11
(a) 11 00 (b) 00,10 00,10
0 1 0 1
01,10,11 01,11
0 1 0 1
0 0 0 1 1
0 0 1 0 0
0 1 0 1 1
0 1 1 0 0
1 0 0 1 1
1 0 1 0 0
1 1 0 0 0
1 1 1 1 1
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Q42. A sinusoidal signal of peak to peak amplitude 1V and unknown time period is input to
the following circuit for 5 second’s duration. If the counter measures a value 3E 8 H in
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Q43. The dependence of current I on the voltage V of a certain device is given by
2
V
I I 0 1
V0
where I 0 and V0 are constants. In an experiment the current I is measured as the voltage
V applied across the device is increased. The parameters V0 and I 0 can be graphically
determined as
(a) the slope and the y -intercept of the I V 2 graph
(b) the negative of the ratio of the y -intercept and the slope, and the y -intercept of the
I V 2 graph
(c) the slope and the y -intercept of the I V graph
(d) the negative of the ratio of the y -intercept and the slope, and the y -intercept of the
I V graph
Ans. : (d)
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V
2
V I0 I
Solution: I I 0 1 I I 0 1 I V I0
V0 V0 V0
I0 I0
Slope V0
V0 I0 V
V0
Intercept on y -axis I 0
Q44. In the schematic figure given below, assume that the propagation delay of each logic gate
is t . 5 V
gate
The propagation delay of the circuit will be maximum when the logic inputs A and B
make the transition
(a) 0,1 1,1 (b) 1,1 0,1
(c) 0, 0 1,1 (d) 0, 0 0,1
Ans. : (d)
Solution:
Input Output
A B NOT OR AND OR
0 1 0 0 0 0
3t
1 1 0 1 1 1
1 1 0 1 1 1
3t
0 1 0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 1 1
t
1 1 0 1 1 1
0 0 1 1 1 1
4t
0 1 0 0 0 0
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Q45. Given the input voltage Vi , which of the following waveforms correctly represents the
0.5 10 K
5K
Vi 0 Vi
t
V0
0.5V
5K 10 K
0.5
0
3.0 3.0
(a) 2.5 (b) 2.5
2.0 t V0 2.0
V0
1.5 1.5
1.0 1.0 t
0.5 0.5
0.0 0.0
0 0
3.0 3.0
(c) 2.5 (d) 2.5
2.0 2.0 t
V0 1.5 V0 1.5
1.0 t 1.0
0.5 0.5
0.0 0.00
0
Ans. : (b)
10 10 10
Solution: V0 1 0.5 Vi V0 1 2Vi
5 15 5
When Vi 0 V0 1V , when Vi 0.1V V0 0.8 V , when Vi 0.5V V0 0V
Q46. The decay constants f p of the heavy pseudo-scalar mesons, in the heavy quark limit, are
a
related to their masses m p by the relation f p , where a is an empirical parameter
mp
Ans. : (c)
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Solution: a f p m p
1/ 2
2 2
a 2 a 2 a a f
2
f p m p m1/p 2 and p1
a f p
m p f p m p
2m p2
1
f 2
f
2
2
m
2
f 2
mp
2
2
a2 m p 2f p m2 p a a p
p
p
a
4m p p
a fp
2
2m p
f p 2m p
2 2
fp 15 2 3
mp 160 2 4
6.9 10 and 1.56 10
fp 180 2m p 2 6400
MeV
1/ 2
a 180 80 MeV
3/ 2 1/ 2 3/ 2
6.9 103 1.56 104 180 80 7 103
a 1204 MeV
3/ 2
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Q47. Which of the following circuits implements the Boolean function
F A, B, C 1, 2, 4, 6 ?
C I0 C I0
(a) I1 4 1 (b) I1 4 1
I MUX
2
F I MUX
2
F
I 3 S1 S0 I 3 S1 S0
A B A B
C I0 0 I0
(c) I1 4 1 (d) I1 4 1
1
I MUX
2
F I MUX
2
F
I 3 S1 S0 C I 3 S1 S0
A B A B
Ans. : (b)
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Solution:
A B C F
0 0 0 0
0 0 1 1 F C
0 1 0 1
0 1 1 0 F C
1 0 0 1
1 0 1 0 F C
1 1 0 1
1 1 1 0 F C
aV
Q48. The I V characteristics of a device can be expressed as I I s exp 1 , where T
T
is the temperature and a and I s are constants independent of T and V . Which one of
1 1
2
0 3 3
1 2 3 0 1 2
aV / T aV / T
2 4
1 3
(c) (d)
2
0 1
log I
log I
1 0
1
2
2
3 3 3
0 1 2 0 1 2 3
aV / T aV / T
Ans. : (d)
av
Solution: Let x For large x ; I I s e x log e I log e Is x log e I x
T
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Q49. The active medium in a blue LED (light emitting diode) is a Gax In1 x N alloy. The band
gaps of GaN and InN are 3.5 eV and 1.5 eV respectively. If the band gap of Gax In1 x N
varies approximately linearly with x , the value of x required for the emission of blue
light of wavelength 400 nm is (take hc 1200 eV -nm )
(a) 0.95 (b) 0.75 (c) 0.50 (d) 0.33
Ans. : (b)
Solution: EgGaN 3.5eV and EgInN 1.5eV E eV
Vi R1 RL
R2
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Q51. Two sinusoidal signals are sent to an analog multiplier of scale factor 1V 1 followed by a
low pass filter (LPF).
V1 5cos 100t
LPF
Multiplier fC 5Hz
Vout
V2 20 cos 100t / 3
1
50 cos 200t
3 2
1
After pass L.P.F. v0 50 25V
2
Q52. The resistance of a sample is measured as a function of temperature, and the data are
shown below.
T 0C 2 4 6 8
The slope of R vs T graph, using a linear least-squares fit to the data, will be
6 4 2 8
(a) 0
(b) 0
(c) 0
(d) 0
C C C C
Ans. : (b)
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Q53. In the n -channel JFET shown in figure below, Vi 2V , C 10 pF , VDD 16 V and
RD 2k . VDD
RD
D C
VO
Vi
G
S
If the drain D - source S saturation current I DSS is 10 mA and the pinch-off voltage VP is
1
Q54. The gain of the circuit given below is .
RC
C
R V
Vin
a Vout
b
V
ground
The modification in the circuit required to introduce a dc feedback is to add a resistor
(a) between a and b
(b) between positive terminal of the op-amp and ground
(c) in series with C
(d) parallel to C
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Ans. : (d)
Q55. A 2 4 decoder with an enable input can function as a
(a) 4 1 multiplexer (b) 1 4 demultiplexer
(c) 4 2 encoder (d) 4 2 priority encoder
Ans. : (b)
Q56. The experimentally measured values of the variables x and y are 2.00 0.05 and
3.00 0.02 respectively. What is the error in the calculated value of z 3 y 2 x from the
measurements?
(a) 0.12 (b) 0.05 (c) 0.03 (d) 0.07
Ans. : (a)
Solution: z 3 y 2 x
2 2
z z
y2 x2 9 y2 4 x2 0.12
2
z
y x
Q57. Let I 0 be the saturation current, the ideality factor and vF and vR the forward and
reverse potentials respectively, for a diode. The ratio RR / RF of its reverse and forward
vR qv vF qv
(a) exp F (b) exp F
vF k BT vR k BT
vR qv vF qv
(c) exp F (d) exp F
vF k BT vR k BT
Ans. : (a)
KT
Solution: I I 0 eV /VT 1 , VT
q
RR VR / I R VR I F
RF VF / I F VF I R
RR VR I 0 eVF /VT VR qV
exp F
RF VF I0 VF KT
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Q58. In the figures below, X and Y are one bit inputs. The circuit which corresponds to a one
bit comparator is
X
X Y
(a) Y
X Y
X Y
X
X Y
(b)
X Y
Y X Y
X
(c) X Y
X Y
Y X Y
X
X Y
(d)
Y
X Y
Y X Y
Ans. : (c)
Solution: (a) 01 XY , 02 XY , 03 0
(b). 01 XY , 02 XY , 03 Y
(d) 01 XY , 02 X Y , 03 XY
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Q59. Both the data points and a linear fit to the current vs voltage of a resistor are shown in the
graph below. 1
I (amps)
0 V volts 25
If the error in the slope is 1.255 103 1 , then the value of resistance estimated from the
graph is
(a) 0.04 0.8 (b) 25.0 0.8
Ans. : (b)
I max I min 1 0 1
Solution: Slope m (let)
Vmax Vmin 25 0 25
V 1 R 1
I mV R 25 where 2
R m m m
2
R 2 1 2
Error in R is R2 m 4 m R m
4 2
m m
Q60. In the following operational amplifier circuit Cin 10 nF , Rin 20 k , RF 200 k and
RF
CF 100 pF .
CF
Ri Ci
Vin
Vout
Vo RF / J cF RF 1 RF j ci
Vin jci Ri 1 / jci jcF RF 1 1 j Ri ci
Vo ci RF
, 2 f
Vin 1 cF RF 1 Ri ci
2 2
V0
2 16 103 10 109 200 103
Vln 1 4 2 16 103 200 103 100 1012 1 4 2 16 103 20 103 10 109
2 2 2 2 2 2
V0 64
4.45
Vln 2.4 20.12
Ans. : (a)
Q62. A Zener diode with an operating voltage of 10 V at 250 C has a positive temperature
coefficient of 0.07 % per 0 C of the operating voltage. The operating voltage of this
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Q63. In the circuit below the voltages VBB and VCC are kept fixed, the
VCC
voltage measured at B is a constant, but that measured at A
fluctuates between a few V to a few mV . 9V
the forward voltage drop of a silicon diode is 0.7 V then the value of the current I1 I D1
I1
is
1k I D1 ID2
10V D1 D2 Vo
1 1
P 1
102 m bar
10 10 m bar
LSB Q Q1 Q2
MSB Q
0 3
D Q D Q D Q D Q
CLK
RST
the binary number given by the string Q3 , Q2,Q1Q0 changes for every clock pulse that is
applied to the CLK input. If the output is initialized at 0000 , the the corresponding
sequence of decimal numbers that repeats itself, is
(a) 3, 2,1, 0 (b) 1,3, 7,14,12,8
(c) 1,3, 7,15,12,14, 0 (d) 1,3, 7,15,14,12,8, 0
Ans. : (d)
Solution:
Clock Q3 Q2 Q1 Q0
0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 1 1
2 0 0 1 1 3
3 0 1 1 1 7
4 1 1 1 1 15
5 1 1 1 0 14
6 1 1 0 0 12
7 1 0 0 0 8
8 0 0 0 0 0
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Q67. A sinusoidal signal with a peak voltage V p and average value zero, is an input to the
following circuit.
Vp
Input voltage RL Output
voltage
C
Assuming ideal diodes, the peak value of the output voltage across the load resistor RL is
Vp
(a) V p (b) (c) 2V p (d) 2V p
2
Ans. : (c)
Solution: It’s a voltage doubler circuit
Peak value 2V p
Q68. In the following circuit, the value of the common-emitter forward current amplification
factor for the transistor is 100 and VBE is 0.7 V .
VCC 20.7 V
500 k R1 R2
5k
Ib Output
Input
Ik
The base current I B is
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Q69. In the following JK flip-flop circuit, J and K inputs are tied together to VCC . If the
Clock signal
K Q
f
(a) f (b) 2 f (c) 4 f (d)
2
Ans. : (d)
Solution: It divides clock frequency by 2
Q70. Which of the following gates can be used as a parity checker?
(a) an OR gate (b) a NOR gate
(c) an exclusive OR (XOR) gate (d) an AND gate
Ans. : (c)
Q71. Two signals A1 sin t and A2 cos t are fed into the input and the reference channels,
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Q72. The full scale of a 3 -bit digital-to-analog (DAC) converter is 7 V . Which of the following
tables represents the output voltage of this 3 -bit DAC for the given set of input bits?
Vo Vo
T /2 T T /2 T
(c) (d)
0, 0 t
0, 0 t
Ans. : (b)
Solution: It’s a differentiator circuit
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Q42. Consider the following circuit, consisting of an RS flip-flop and two AND gates.
J 1 A S Q
CLK
K 2 B R Q
Which of the following connections will allow the entire circuit to act as a JK flip-flop?
(a) connect Q to pin 1 and Q to pin 2
v R R
Input Vo
C
0, 0 t C
R
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Which of the following graphs best describes the output wave function?
V V
(a) (b)
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
V V
(c) (d)
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
Ans. : (a)
Solution: In CE transistor output has phase charge of
Q45. A sinusoidal voltage having a peak value of V p is an input to the following circuit, in
Assuming an ideal diode which of the following best describes the output waveform?
Vp
(a) (b) Vb
t 0, 0 t
Vb
(c) (d)
Vb Vb
0, 0 t 0, 0 t
Vb
Vp
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Ans. : (c)
Q64. The input Vi to the following circuit is a square wave as shown in the following figure.
Vi
T /2 T
Vi C R
0,0 t
Vo
Vo
(c) (d) Vo
0, 0 T /2 3T /2 t 0, 0 T /2 3T /2 5T /2 t
Ans. : (c)
Solution: Differentiator circuit.
Q65. The amplitude of a carrier signal of frequency f 0 is sinusoidally modulated at a
frequency f f 0 . Which of the following graphs best describes its power spectrum?
Power Power
(a) (b)
f f
(f0 - 3f ')
(f0 - 2f ')
(f0 - 4f')
(f0 + 2f ')
(f0 + 4f')
(f0 + 3f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 - f ')
f0
(f0 - f ')
f0
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(c) (d)
(f0 - 2f ') f f
(f0 + 2f ')
(f0 + f ')
(f0 - f ')
f0
(f0 + f ')
f0
Ans. : (b)
Solution: 2sin A cos B sin A B sin A B
M t Am cos 2 f 0t
M t
Amplitude modulated wave y t 1 C t
A
Am Am
y t A sin 2 ft sin 2 f f 0 sin 2 f f 0
2 2
Q66. The standard deviation of the following set of data
10.0,10.0,9.9,9.9,9.8,9.9,9.9,9.9,9.8,9.9 is nearest to
(a) 0.10 (b) 0.07 (c) 0.01 (d) 0.04
Ans. : (b)
xi x
2
Solution: x xi x
where x
x 99 9.9
N 10
and standard deviation is
x x
2
0.04
i
0.066
N 1 9
0.07
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