EC-GATE-2015

GATE 2015 A Brief Analysis

(Based on student test experiences in the stream of EC on 31st
January, 2015 (First Session)
Section wise analysis of the paper
Section Classification
Engineering Mathematics
Networks
Electronic Devices
Analog Circuits
Digital Circuits
Signals and Systems
Control Systems
Communication
Electromagnetics
Verbal Ability
Numerical Ability

1 Mark
MCQ
Numeric
3
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
0
1
1
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2 Marks
MCQ
Numeric
2
1
2
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
3
2
1
3
1
1

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Total No of
Questions
8
6
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
6
4

12

65

Questions from the Paper

Aptitude

1.

log 5/7
x

Key:

Find x.
(2.74)

1
3

Exp:

2.
Key:
Exp:
3.
Key:

5
7
7
x 1 3 x1 3 x 2.74
7
5
5

Frog
(A) Croak
(B) Roar
(A)
Frogs make croak sound.
Synonym of Educe
(A) exert
(B) educate
(C)

(C) Hiss

(D) Patter

(C) extract

(D) extend

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4.
Key:

Principal presents chief guest with _____ as a token of gratitude.

(A) Momento
(B) Memento
(C) Momentum
(B)

5.

If ,

and are defined as

ab

ab
ab

(D) Moment

ab
ab
a b ab

then find 66 6 66 6
Key:

(A) 1
(C)

Exp:

666

(B) 2

(C) 1

(D) 2

66 6 60 5

66 6 72 6

66 6 72 6

66 6 60 5
5 6
(666)(66 6) 1
6 5

66 6

6.

Key:
Exp:

Cube of side 3 unit is constructed using cube of side 1 unit. The ratio of no. of visible
faces to non-visible faces is
(A) 1:3
(B) 1:4
(C) 1:2
(D) 2:3
(C)

1
1
1

Number of faces per cube = 6

Total number of cubes = 93 = 27

Total number of faces = 276 = 162
Total number of non visible faces = 162-54 = 108
Number of visible faces
54 1

Number of non visible faces 108 2

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7.

Question based on rephrasing sentence.

8.

Question based on paragraph conclusion.

9.

Find the missing number ________

6

Key:
Exp:

(6)
There are Five 1
Four
Four
Two
Two
One
One

2
3
5
7
8
9

Number of 6 should be more or equal to number of 7.

Number of 6 should be atleast two.
There is only one 6. The missing number is 6.
Technical
1.

Which of the following wave forms represent given function?

f(x) = e-x (x2+x+1)
(A)

f x

(B)

f x

1
1.0

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(C)

f x

(D) None

Key:
Exp:

2.

(B)
f(1) = e-x (x2+x+1)
f(0) = 1
f(0.5) = 1.067
For positive values of x, function never goes negative.

1k

Vin

Vi

Vo
t

Which of the following represents output?

(A)

(B)

Vo

Vin

(C)

Vin

(D)

Vin

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Key:

The result of convolution of the signal x(-t)*(-t-t0) is

(A) x(t-t0)
(B) x(t+t0)
(C) x(-t+t0)
(D)

Exp:

x(t) * t t 0 x(t) * (t t 0 )

(D) x(-t-t0)

x t t t 0
x t t 0

4.

What are values of V1 and V2?

4
V2

5A

Key:
Exp:

2I

V1

(A) 5, 25
(B) 25, 30
(A)
By nodal analysis
5 I I 2I 0
4I 5
5
I A
4
V1 4I 5volts

(C) 5, 5

(D) 25, 25

V2 4(5) V1
20 V1 25 volts

5.

Key:
Exp:

In a lead-network, the feed forward path contain R parallel with C and transfer function is
s2
given as G s
. The value of RC is __________.
s4
0.5
s2
Given G(s)
s4
1
1
Zero = 2 =
RC
1
1
Pole = 4 =

RC
So, RC = 0.5

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6.

The polar plot of transfer function G s

Key:

(A) First quadrant

(C) Third quadrant
(A)

Exp:

G s

10 s 1

s 10
(B) Second quadrant
(D) Fourth quadrant

for 0 will be in

10 s 1
s 10

Put s j
G j

10 j 1

j 10

0, M 1 0

, M 10 0
j

10

So, zero is nearer to imaginary axis. Hence plot will move clockwise direction.
It is first quadrant.

7.

Differential equation is given

Key:

The output y(t) is

(A) (2+t)e-t
(D)

Exp:

D.E is

d 2 y 2dy

y 0 ; y 0 y' 0 1 .
dt 2
dt

(B) (1-2t)e-t

(C) (2-t)e-t

(D) (1+2t)e-t

d2 y
dy
2 y0
2
dt
dt

Initial conditions are y 0 y 0 1

By complementary solutions

2D 1 y 0

D 1,1

So, y t c1 c2 t e t
By initial conditions
y t c1 c2 t e t

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y 0 1 c1
y t c1e t e t c 2 t c 2 e t
y 0 c1 c 2
c2 1 1 2

Solution is y t 1 2t e t
8.

A complex function is given z = x+iy. Which of the following is not true?

(A) z is an analytic function

(B) Residue of

z dz value is 0
2

(C)

z
1
at z 1 is
z 1
2
2

(D) None of above

Key:

(A)

Exp:

Residue

z
z 1
2

lim z 1
z 1

z 1 z 1

1
2

z x iy
u x, v y
u x 1, v x 0
u y 0, y 1

By C-R equations
u x vy
u y vx

So it is not an analytic function.

9.

Maximum power transfer to load is ___________W.

2

40

j2

Key:

1.03

Exp:

VTh(rms)

RL

4 2j
2 245 ; VTh(mq) 24
2 2j

ZTh 2 ||12j
R L Zth 0.485

Maximum power transfer to RL is

Pmax

2
VTh(max)

8R L

4
4

1.03 W
8 0.485 3.88

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10.
R

R
R eq

R
R

R
R

The value of R is 300. R eq is ____________.

Key:

100

Exp.

R
R eq

By bridge condition

2R

2R

R eq
R eq R 100
3

11.

1
If matrix 2 is eigen vector of the matrix
3

12.

Find the value of K so that point 1 j2 lies on root locus of unity feedback system

4 1 2
P 2 1 , then value of P is _______.

14 4 10

whose open loop transfer function is given by GH

Key:

25.5

Exp:

By magnitude condition

K s 4

s 8 s2 9

G s H s s 1 2 j 1

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So,
K

k 2j 3
7 2j 2 2j 4 2j

20 8 53

13
25.5
So K value is = 25.5

13.

Key:
Exp:

If vector P is given by x 3 y a x x 2 y2a y x 2 yza z then P is

(A) solenoidal and irrotational
(B) not solenoidal but irrotational
(C) solenoidal but not irrotational
(D) neither solenoidal non irrotational
(C)
P x 3 ya x x 2 y 2 a y x 2 yza z
.P 3x y 2x 2 y x 2 y 0

It is solenoidal.
a x
a y

P
x
y
x 3 y x 2 y2

a z

z
x 2 yz

a x x 2 y a y 2xyz a z 2xy 2 x 3 0

So P is solenoidal but not irrotational.

14.

Negative differential resistance is observed in PN junction diode if

(A) Both P and N side are heavily doped.
(B) Only P side heavily doped.
(C) Only N side heavily doped
(D) A intrinsic silicon is inserted between the junction of P and N.

15.

0.5

j0.5

0.5

j0.5

Zeros of multiplicity 4.
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Figure above shows pole zero location in z-plane of a system. The impulse response of
the system is h[n]. If h[0] = 1, then
(A) h[n] is real for all n
(B) h[n] is imaginary for all n
(C) h[n] is real for even n
(D) h[n] is imaginary for odd n.
16.

3-input majority gate represents as M(a,b,c) ab bc ca.

The function f M(a,b,c),M(a,b, c),c is realized by

Key:

(A) 3-input XOR gate

(C) 3-input OR gate
(A)

Exp:

M a,b,c ab bc ca

(B) 3-input XNOR gate

(D) 3-input AND gate

M a, b,c a b b c ca,
M a, b, c ab bc ca

From f M a b c , M a,b, c ,c

M a,b,c M a,b, c M a,b, c .c M a,b,c c

f M a, b,c , M a, b, c ,c a b c a b c a b c a b c
m 1,3,5,7

It can be realized by three input Ex OR gate

k
for unity negative feedback
s(s 1)(s 3)

17.

The open loop transfer function is G(s)

Key:

system.
The value of gain k (>0), at which root locus crosses the imaginary axis is ______.
12

Exp:

C.Eis1

k
0
s s 1 s 3

s3 4s2 3s k 0
For poles to cross j axis in root locus, k should be 12.

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18.

For
figure
shown
below,
the
values
of
currents
are
o
I2 8mA, I1 4mA, VT (thermal voltage) at 27 K is 26 mV. What is the value of
V1 V2 at 50o C ? _______
12V

I2

I1
V1

V2

19.

Propagation delay of each gate is 10nsec in below circuit. Initially (at t<0): A=0, B=1,
C=0. Suppose at t=0 inputs flip as: A=1, B=0, C=1, then for how much duration output z
will remain high? _______ nsec
A
Z

B
C

20.

For the given system

y(t)
Amplifier

x(t)

B.P.F

output

x(t) m(t)cos(2000t)
y(t) x 2 (t) 10x(t)

Bandpass characteristic are shown below

1200

700

700

f (in Hz)
1200

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Message signal m(t) spectrum is as below

m(t)

w
Key:

When output is 10x(t), the value of w is strictly less than _________ .

350

Exp:

y(f )

2w

2w 1200 w 1200 1200 w

2400 Hz

2400 2w

When output is 10 x(t)

It must be 1200 w 2w
2400 2w 1700
(2)
From (1) & (2)
w 400
w<350
So from (3) & (4)
w<350
So answer is 350.
21.

Key:
Exp:

2400 2w

(1)

. (3)
(4)

A 4 bit D / A converter. The analog value corresponding to digital signals of values

0000 and 0001 are 0V & 0.0615V respectively. The analog value (in Vots)
corresponding to digital signal 1111 is ________.
0.9375
= Step size is 0.0615
V0 = (digital input)
= 0.061515
= 0.9375 1,1

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22.

f x 1 x 2 x 3 is defind in closed interval 1,1. The value of x, in the open interval

for which the mean value theorem is satisfied is,

(A) 1
Key:
Exp:

(C) 1

(D) 1

(B)
By Cauchys mean value theorem
f ' x

f 1 f 1

11
-2x+3x2 = 1
3x2-2x-1 = 0
So, x = 1, -1/3
So, (B) is correct.

23.

(b) 1

2
1
2

In circuit shown below at resonance, the amplitude of the sinusoidal voltage (in Vots)
across the capacitor is _______.
4

0.1mH

10 cos t ~

Key:

(25)

Exp:

VC QV 90

0 L 1 L 10

2.5
R
R C 4

VC = 25-90
|VC| = 25V
24.

Negative feedback in a closed loop control system does not

(A) reduce overall gain
(B) reduce bandwidth
(C) Improve distance rejection
(D) reduce sensitivity to parameter variation

Key:
Exp:

(B)
Negative feedback in a closed loop
(i) Increases bandwidth
(ii) Reduces gain
(iii) Improve distance rejection

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25.

The damping ratio of a series RLC circuit can be expressed as

(A)

26.

R 2C
2L

(B)

2L
R 2C

(C)

R C
C L

1
6

5
6

Y[n]

Z1

Z1

(A) 2,3
Key:

(C)

Exp:

' '

(B)

1
,3
2

1
2

1 L
R C

Y(z)
H(z)
X(z)

1 1
,
2 3

(D) 2,

1
3

R C
2 L

5
z 2
1 z 1
6
6
2
z

1
1

z z
2
3

1
1
So, poles are z , z .
2
3

Exp:

(C)

1
(In series RLC circuit)
2Q

Key:

2 L
R C

For the discrete system shown, the poles of the system are located at
X[n]

27.

(D)

z2
5
1
z2 z
6
6

The built in potential of an abrupt p-n junction is 0.75V. If its junction capacitance (CJ) at
a reverse bias (VR) of 1.25 V is 5 pF, then the value of CJ (in pf) when VR=7.25V is
______.
(2.5)
1
Cj
Vbi VR

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C2 j
C1j

Vbi VR1
Vbi VR 2

2 C1j

2.5 pF
8
2
So, answer is 2.5
C2 j C1j

28.

The max area (in sq units) of a rectangle whose vertices lie on the ellipse x 2 4y2 1 is
_________.

29.

A 16kb (=16,384 bit) memory array is designed as a square with as aspect ratio of one
(no. of rows= no. of columns). The minimum no. of address lines needed for the row
decoder is _______.

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