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Q. No. 1 25 Carry One Mark Each

1. A random variable X has a pdf ( )
( <

=
`

)
4
X
C 1 x if x 1
f x
0 otherwise
. Then
1
P X
2

<
`
)
is
(A) 0.617 (B) 0.325 (C) 0.513 (D) 0.217

2. The Characteristic Equation of a matrix A is
2
1 0 = . Then
(A)
1
A does not exist

(B)
1
A A I
= +
(C)
1
A A I
=
(D)
1
A
exists but cannot be determined from the data given

3. The Eigen values of a Skew Symmetric matrix are
(A) Negative (B) Real
(C) Absolute value of one (D) Purely Imaginary or zero

4. The rank of a 7 x 5 Matrix A is 5 and the rank of 5 x 7 Matrix B is 3. Then
minimum rank of the product of the two matrices A and B is?
(A) 3 (B) 2 (C) 1 (D) 4

5. ( ) f z u iv = + and z is analytic function. Given that
3 2
u x 3xy = . The analytic
function f(z) is (where c is a constant)
(A)
3
z c + (B)
3
z c + (C)
3
2z c + (D)
3
2z c +

6. A 3 phase, 50 Hz, 4 pole induction motor has a full load speed of 1455 r.p.m.
Match List I and List II
List I List II
(A) Speed of the stator field with respect to stator structure P) 1500r.p.m
(B) Speed of the stator field with respect to rotor structure Q) 1455r.p.m
(C) Speed of the rotor field with respect to rotor structure R) 55r.p.m
(D) Speed of the rotor field with respect to stator structure S) 0r.p.m
T) 2955r.p.m
U) 750r.p.m
V) 727.5r.p.m

(A) A-P, B-P, C-R, D-R (B) A-P, B-Q, C-R, D-S
(C) A-P, B-R, C-R, D-P (D) A-S, B-R, C-P, D-R
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7. In slip power recovery scheme in a 3-phase WRIM, if slip power is
(A) Positive, speed is super synchronous and constant power drive is obtained
(B) Positive, speed is sub synchronous and constant power drive is obtained
(C) Negative, speed is super synchronous and constant torque drive is obtained
(D) Negative, speed is sub synchronous and constant power drive is obtained

8. In a single-phase series motor, as the load torque is increased
(A) Both power factor and speed increase
(B) Both power factor and speed decrease
(C) Power factor increases but speed decreases
(D) Power factor decreases but speed increases

9. A 3-phase semi-converter can work as
(A) Rectifier for 0 to 180 = (B) Rectifier for 0 to 90 =
(C) Inverter for 90 to 180 = (D) Inverter for 0 to 90 =

10. The critical inductance in the load circuit of a step-down chopper is proportional
to (where D is Duty cycle)
(A) D(1-D) (B) ( ) 1 D (C) ( ) + 1 D (D) ( ) D 1 D +

11. The inductance of a line is minimum when
(A) GMD is high, GMR is high (B) GMD is high, GMR is low
(C) GMD is low, GMR is high (D) both GMD and GMR are low

12. Ferranti effect in transmission lines is due to the presence of
(A) Line inductance (B) Line capacitance
(C) Line capacitance and inductance (D) Line resistance and capacitance

13. An imperfect capacitor is represented by a capacitance
p
C in parallel with a
resistance
p
R . The value of its dissipation factor tan is
(A)
p p
C R (B)
2
p p
C R (C)
2
p p
1
C R
(D)
p p
1
C R

14. The surge impedance loading of a transmission line is S Watts. If both the
distance of transmission and voltage received at the load is doubled, then the
new SIL is
(A) S (B)
S
4
(C) 4S (D) 2S
3
15. Consider a Causal Sequence x n (

with z-transform ( )
( ) ( )
1
1 1
1
1 z
2
X z
1 6z 1 5z

| |
|
\
=

If a new sequence
n
y n a x n = ( (

is formed, then for what values of a the
sequence y n (

is minimum phase?
(A)
1
a
6
< (B)
1
a
5
< (C) a 2 < (D) No possible values

16. Two eight point sequence
1
x n (

and
2
x n (

are shown below.

If ( ) ( )
1 1 1
x n X k DFT of x n ( (

and ( ) ( )
2 2 2
x n X k DFT of x n ( (

then
(A) ( ) ( )
1 2
X k X k = (B) ( ) ( ) ( )
k
2 1
X k 1 X k =
(C) ( ) ( )
1 2
X k X k = (D) ( ) ( )
2
j .k
8
2
X k e X k
=

17. An industrial consumer has a connected load of 50 kW. The maximum demand is
40 kW. On an average each machine works for 8 hours a day for 300 working
days in a year. The tariff is Rs 5000 + Rs 800 per KW of maximum demand + Rs
1.15 KWH of energy consumed. Calculate the annual bill of the consumer.
(A) 1,00,000 (B) 1,25,000 (C) 1,50,000 (D) 1,75,000

18. The initial contents of the 4-bit serial-in-parallel-out, right-shift, shift register
shown in the given figure is 0110. After three clock pulses are applied, the
contents of the shift register will be __________.

19. The voltage across the initially uncharged capacitor at = t RC in volts is
__________.

1
2
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
n
0
1
2
3
2
1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
n
0
[ ]
1
x n [ ]
2
x n
0 1 1 0
clock
serial in
12 V
t 0 =
R 10K =
= C 1 F
i
4
20. The input impendence Z (in ) for the network shown below (at room
temperature) is __________.

21. The current through a resistor of 2 is given by ( ) =
2
i t cos t . The energy
dissipated in the resistor (in J) from = =
0 1
t 0 to t 5sec is __________.

22. A resistor has the following color codes:
Color Band 1: Brown
Color Band 2: Green
Color Band 3: Orange
Its resistance (in K) is __________.

23. For the phase lag compensator, which of the following is true?
(A) Gain crossover frequency increases, speed of response reduces
(B) Gain crossover frequency increases, speed of response increases
(C) Gain crossover frequency decreases, speed of response reduces
(D) Gain crossover frequency decreases, speed of response increases

24. At its rated load of 25 VA, a 100/5 A current transformer has an iron loss of 0.4
W and a magnetizing current of 1.5 A. Calculate its ratio error and phase angle
when supplying rated output to a meter having a ratio of resistance to reactance
of 4.
(A) -1.429%; 0.72 (B) +1.429%; 0.72
(C) -14.29%; 1.5 (D) +14.29%; 1.5

25. Arrange the following in decreasing order of sensitivity where
O
S is Open Loop
Sensitivity and
C
S is Closed Loop Sensitivity.
S = Sensitivity; T = Overall Transfer Function; G = Forward Path Transfer
Function; H = Feedback Path Transfer Function, ( ) ( ) G s H s 1 >
(A)
G G H
T T T
O C C
S S S > > (B)
G G H
T T T
C O C
S S S > <
(C)
G H G
T T T
O C C
S S S > > (D)
G H G
T T T
C C O
S S S > >
F
R
i
I
0
I
180k
9V
2.7k
10 F
O
Z
Z
= 200
O
V
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Q. No. 26 51 Carry Two Marks Each

26. The value of the integral
2
0
d
3cos 5
is
(A) (B) 2 (C)
2
(D)
4

27. Find the value of b such that

+ + +
+
2
2
x 2
bx 15x 15 b
lim exists
x x 2

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) None of these

28.
( )
2
x
lim x x x
+ =
(A)
1
2
(B)
1
2
(C) 1 (D)

29. ( ) ( ) { } ( ) ( )
2
If F x f g x , g 1 2, g' 1 3, = = = ( ) ( ) = = f 2 4, f ' 2 5,
Then ( ) F ' 1 will be
(A) 60 (B) 120 (C) 30 (D) Data insufficient

30. Consider the following statements.
1. If a particle has a constant acceleration, then its position function is a cubic
polynomial.
2. If f(x) is differentiable on the open interval (a, b), then by mean value
theorem there is a number c in (a, b) such that ( ) ( ) ( ) ( ) = b a f ' c f b f a .
3. If
x
lim

( )
k
0
f x
= for every number k, then ( )
x
lim f x
=
4. If f(x) has an absolute or local minimum at x = c, then f(c) = 0
The correct statements are
(A) 1,2,3,4 (B) 1 and 3 (C) 1 and 2 (D) 2, 3 and 4

31. A 100 kVA, 11 kV/400 V, delta / star distribution transformer has the resistance
of 0.02 per unit and a reactance of 0.07 per unit. The phase impedance of the
transformer referred to primary is

(A) ( ) 72.6 j254.1 + (B) ( ) 0.6 j2.5 +
(C) ( ) 15.2 j45.2 + (D) ( ) 0.01 j0.05 +
6
32. Consider the response of a system is given by + =
2
2
d i
i V
dt
. If the excitation is
=
t
V Ke , then the force response of i for t 0 > will be
(A)
t
K
e
2
(B)
t
K
e
3
(C)
t
K
e
2

(D)
t
K
e
3

33. A total balanced load of 20 MW at 33 kV and power factor 0.8 lagging is
connected to a substation by two 3-phase feeders connected in parallel. One of
the feeder has a resistance of 3 ohms and a reactance of 4 ohms per phase and
delivers 5 MW at a power factor 0.6 lagging. Calculate resistance of the second
feeder.
(A) 2.12 (B) 2.42 (C) 3.21 (D) 3

34. A 3-phase delta / star transformer is supplied at 6600 V on the primary side.
The terminal voltage on the secondary side when supplying full load at 0.92 lag
is 400 V. The equivalent resistance and reactance drops are 2% and 6%
respectively. The turns ratio of the transformer is __________.

35. The speed of a separately-excited dc motor is controlled by means of a 3-phase
semi-converter from a 3-phase, 415 V, 50 Hz supply. The motor constants are
inductance 10 mH, resistance 1 ohm and armature constant 1.5 Nm/A. Neglect
losses in the converter and assume armature current is constant. The speed of
this motor (in rpm) at a torque of 100 Nm when the converter is fired at 45 is
___________.

36. A short 3-phase transmission line connected to 40 kV generating station at the
sending end is to supply a load of 15 MW at 0.8 power factor lagging at 35 kV at
the receiving end. If the minimum transmission efficiency is to be 0.95, the per
phase value of line resistance is __________.

37. 3-phase 132 kV line delivers 45 MVA at 0.8 power factor lagging. The line
constants are
-4
A D 0.953; B=10075 ohm; C=5 10 85 mho = = . Given V
s
=145
KV and V
r
=140 kV, the capacity (in MVAR) of synchronous phase modifier at full
load is __________.

38. A static Kramer drive is used for the speed control of a 4-pole SRIM fed from 3-
phase, 415 V, 50 Hz supply. The inverter is connected directly to the supply. If the
motor is required to operate at 1200 rpm. Allow a voltage drop of 0.7 V and 1.5 V
across each of the diodes and thyristors respectively. Inductor drop is neglected.
Voltage across the open-circuited slip rings at stand-still is 600 V. The firing
advance angle of the inverter in degrees is __________.
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39. The sensitivity of overall transfer function with respect to changes in parameter
K,
T
K
S will be

(A)
+
+ +
n
2 2
n n
s 2
s 2 s K
(B)
2
n
2 2
n n
s 2 s
s 2 s K
+
+ +

(C)
2
n
2 2
n n
s 2 s
s s 2K
+
+ +
(D)
2
n
2 2
n n
s s
s 2 s 2K
+
+ +

40. Given state equation for system. For complete controllability, which of the
following condition is true?

= + = +
1 1 2 2
1 1 2 2
. .
1 1 1 1
x x u; x x u
T T T T

(A)
1 2
T 2T = (B)
2 1
T 2T = (C)
1 2
T T = (D)
1 2
T T

41. For the root contour of parameter ' ' , determine the breakaway points.

(A) 1, 1.66 (B) 0.9, 1.5 (C) 1, 1.66 (D) 1, 1.5

42. For the circuit shown in the given figure, the initial inductor current and voltage
across the capacitor are 0 A and 2 V respectively. When the switch is closed at t
= 0, then the values of V and
dV
dt
will be respectively
(A) 2 V, 4 V / Sec
(B) 2 V, 4 V / Sec
(C) 2 V, 4 V / Sec
(D) 2 V, 4 V / Sec

( )
1
s s 4 +
+ 5s
s
+
( )
2
n
n
s s 2
+
K
+
t 0 =
1F
0.25H V 0.25
2 V
+

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43. 50 Hz frequency is applied to horizontal plate of CRO. What will be the frequency
of the vertical plate waveform if the figures shown are generated on CRO
respectively?

(A) Figure a 25 Hz, b 100 Hz (B) Figure a 100 Hz, b 25 Hz
(C) Figure a 75 Hz, b 25 Hz (D) Figure a 25 Hz, b 75 Hz

44. Find out F of the following multiplexer.

(A) F=AC+ABC (B) F=AC+ABC (C) F=AC+ABC (D) F=AC+ABC

45. A sample & hold (S/H) circuit having a holding capacitor of 1 nF is used at the
input of an ADC (analog to digital converter). The conversion time of ADC is 1
sec , and during this time the capacitor should not lose more than 0.5% of the
charge put across it during the sampling time. The maximum value of the input
signal to S/H circuit is 5 V. The leakage current of S/H circuit (in A) should be
less than?
(A) 2.5 mA (B) 0.25 mA (C) 25 A (D) 2.5 A

46. The coil of a moving coil voltmeter is 20 mm long and 10 mm wide and has 150
turns on it. The control spring exerts a torque of

6
100 10 N m when the
deflection is 100 divisions on full scale. The resistance of the voltmeter coil may
be neglected. If the flux density of the magnetic field in the air gap is 1 Tesla,
the resistance (in K) that must be put in series with the coil to give one volt
per division is __________.

47. In a moving coil galvanometer with free periodic time of 5 seconds, a current of
1 A gives a deflection of 10cm on a scale of 200 cm. The moving system has a
moment of inertia of

6 2
1 10 kgm . The total resistance (in K) in the
galvanometer circuit for critical damping is __________.
C
C
A B
F
o
I
1
I
2
I
3
I
41
MUX
1
S
o
S
( ) a ( ) b
9
Common Data Questions: 48 & 49

A thyristor circuit is shown in the following figure. The thyristor
1
T is switched on at
t=0. The circuit parameters are = L 20 H, C = 80 F , and =
s
V 300V. The inductor
carries an initial current of =
m
I 250A .

48. At the end of commutation period, the capacitor voltage (in V) is __________.

A thyristor circuit is shown in the following figure. The thyristor
1
T is switched on at
t=0. The circuit parameters are = L 20 H, C = 80 F , and =
s
V 300V. The inductor
carries an initial current of =
m
I 250A .

49. The commutation time in s is __________.

Common Data Questions: 50 & 51

Consider a causal linear time invariant system with system function
( )
1 1
1
1 a z
H z
1 az

where a is real

50. The given system is
(A) All Pass System (B) Minimum Phase System
(C) Stable for values of a 1 > (D) Low Pass System
+
s
V c
v
m
I
C
i
0
V
+
L 1
T
+
s
V c
v
m
I
C
i
0
V
+
L 1
T
10
Consider a causal linear time invariant system with system function
( )
1 1
1
1 a z
H z
1 az

where a is real

51. The impulse response of system is
(A)
( )
n n 1
1
a u n a u n 1
a

( (

(B)
n n 2
a u n a u n
( (

(C)
n n 1
a u n a u n 1
( (

(D)
n n 1
a a u n
(

Linked Answer Questions: Q.52 to Q.55 Carry Two Marks Each

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 52 & 53

The circuit shown in figure must be designed for a voltage drop of 200 mV
across
s
R . Assume =
2
n ox
c 200 A / V and =
th
V 0.4V

52. Minimum allowable value of
W
L
if the MOSFET must remain in saturation is
(A) 33 (B) 65 (C) 56 (D) 52

The circuit shown in figure must be designed for a voltage drop of 200 mV
across
s
R . Assume =
2
n ox
c 200 A / V and =
th
V 0.4V

1.8V
500
100
1
R
2
R
1.8V
500
100
1
R
2
R
11
53. If the input impedance is at least 30k , then what are the required values
of
1 2
R & R ?
(A) = =
1 2
R 50k ,R 100k (B) = =
1 2
R 45k ,R 90k
(C) = =
1 2
R 30k ,R 60k (D)
1 2
R R 40k = =

Statement for Linked Answer Questions: 54 & 55

A 230 V, 1150 rpm DC shunt motor is drawing a current of 38.5 A from the
supply when connected to 230 V and is operating at its rated speed. The field
circuit and the armature circuit resistances are 128 and 0.3 respectively.

54. Calculate the back emf if the motor is to operate at 450 rpm.
(A) 42.84 V (B) 21.45 V (C) 85.69 V (D) 116.85 V

A 230 V, 1150 rpm DC shunt motor is drawing a current of 38.5 A from the
supply when connected to 230 V and is operating at its rated speed. The field
circuit and the armature circuit resistances are 128 and 0.3 respectively.

55. Calculate the value of external resistance required to be added in the armature
circuit if the motor is operating at 120 percent full load electromagnetic torque.
(A) 1.49 (B) 2.98 (C) 5.96 (D) 4.47

Q. No. 56 60 Carry One Mark Each

56. Which of the following is closest in meaning to appease?
(A) Aggravate (B) Incite (C) Tease (D) Pacify

57. Pick up the statement which is the best way to express the underlined part of
the statement.
As the worlds major economies continue to lose steam, the odds of a recovery
led by a rejuvenated US look increasingly remote.
(A) Look increasing remote (B) looks more remote
(C) Is remotely increasing (D) Is increasing remotely

58. Fill in the Blanks
Scientists at Tel Aviv University tracked pollution trends for 189 megacities,
_______ Mumbai, New York City and Tokyo, by analyzing eight years' worth of
data from three of NASA's high-tech aerosol monitoring satellites.
(A) Between (B) Including (C) From (D) In
12
59. Pick the odd one out from following words.
Bluster Noise Rant Storm Bully Calm
(A) Noise (B) Rant (C) Storm (D) Calm

60. A man jogging inside a railway tunnel at a constant speed hears a train
approaching the tunnel from behind at a speed of 60 Km/hr, when he is one
third of the way inside the tunnel. Whether he keeps running forward or turns
back, he will reach the end of the tunnel at the same time the train reaches that
end. The speed at which the man is running is
(A) 12 Km/hr (B) 16 Km/hr (C) 20 Km/hr (D) 24 Km/hr

Q. No. 61 65 Carry Two Marks Each

61. The product of 3 positive integers is 36. If Riya knows the sum of the 3
numbers, but is not able to uniquely identify the numbers, then the sum of the 3
numbers is
(A) 13 (B) 12 (C) 10 (D) 11

62. The mean monthly salary paid to graduating MTech class of 2011 of an
engineering college is Rs. 75,000. The mean monthly salary paid to students
with a B.Tech as their graduation qualification is Rs. 81,000. The corresponding
figure for the student with M. Sc as their graduation qualification is Rs. 45,000.
What is the percentage of students with B.Tech and M.Sc as their graduation
qualifications in the class of 2011?
(A) 16.67% with B.Tech, 83.33% with M.Sc
(B) 86.33% with B.Tech, 16.67% with M.Sc
(C) 20% with B.Tech, 80% with M.Sc
(D) 80% with B.Tech, 20% with M.Sc

63. The following graph shows the FDI in India and China from US for the year 2001
to 2006

1000
900
800
700
600
500
400
300
200
100
0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
India China
13
Which of the following is closest to the percentage change in growth rate of
India in 2005 (over 2004) and the growth rate in 2003 (over 2002)?
(A) 0 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) Data Insufficient

64. A survey was conducted of 100 people to find out of their newspaper choice
among TOI, Hindu and ET. The summarized information is given below

Only TOI 18; TOI but not Hindu 23;
TOI and ET 8; TOI 28; ET 48
ET and Hindu 10; None of these three 24

What is the number of people who read all three newspapers?
(A) 5 (B) 9 (C) 3 (D) 8

65. Swedish researchers found men who drank 300ml of a fizzy drink a day - slightly
less than a standard can - were 40 per cent more likely to develop prostate
cancer than those who never consumed the drinks. Worryingly, the risk applied
not to early-stage disease that was spotted via blood tests but to cancers that
had progressed enough to cause symptoms, the 'Daily Mail' reported.
Which of the following is supported by the information given above?
(A) Experts believe that sugar triggers the release of the hormone insulin, which
feeds tumours.
(B) The study, published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, is far from
the first to link the sugary soft drinks to poor health.
(C) Previous research has flagged up heart attacks, diabetes, weight gain, brittle
bones, pancreatic cancer, muscle weakness and paralysis as potential risks.
(D) People who consume a standard can of fizzy drink a day are at a higher risk
of developing cancer as compared to people who dont.

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