Question Papers

ExamCode: INS1_15_B2
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As the periodic of the periodic signal increases, the fundamental frequency _____.
1) Increases
2) Remain same
3) Decreases
4) Depends on T

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A signal x(t) has duration of 2 ms and essential bandwidth of 10 kHz. It is desirable to have frequency resolution of 100 Hz in DFT. Determine N0.
1) 100
3) 200

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2) 50
4) 40

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Let x(t) = sin(400t) . Determine the minimum sampling rate that can be used to sample x(t) without aliasing for any of its components.
1) 800 Hz
3) 1200 Hz

2) 400 Hz
4) 600 Hz

The final value theorem is used to find the1) Initial value of the system output
3) Steady state value of the system output

2) Transient behavior of the system output

4) Intermediate value of transient response

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Output will be a LOW for any case when one or more inputs are zero for a(n) _____ gate.
1) OR
3) AND

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What is the difference between combinational logic and sequential logic?

1) Combinational circuits are not triggered by timing pulses; sequential
2) Combinational and sequential circuits are both triggered by timing pulses
circuits are triggered by timing pulses
3) Neither circuit is triggered by timing pulses

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2) NOT
4) NOR

4) None of these

The BCD addition of 910 and 710 will give initial code groups of 1001 + 0111. Addition of these groups generates a carry to the next higher position.
The correct solution to this problem would be to1) Ignore the lowest order code group because 0000 is a valid code group and 2) Add 0110 to both code groups to validate the carry from the lowest order
code group
prefix the carry with three zeros
3) Disregard the carry and add 0110 to the lowest order code group

4) Add 0110 to the lowest order code group because a carry was generated
and then prefix the carry with three zeros

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What is a shift register that will accept a parallel input or a bidirectional serial load and internal shift features, called?
1) Tristate
3) Universal

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2) End around
4) Conversion

If a 3-input NOR gate has eight input possibilities, how many of those possibilities will result in a HIGH output?
1) 1
3) 7

2) 2
4) 8

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How many AND gates would be required to completely decode ALL the states of a MOD-64 counter and how many inputs must each AND gate
have?
1) 128 gates, 6 inputs to each gate
2) 64 gates, 5 inputs to each gate
3) 64 gates, 6 inputs to each gate
4) 128 gates, 5 inputs to each gate

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A MOD-16 ripple counter is holding the count 10012. What will the count be after 31 clock pulses?
1) 10002
3) 10112

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2) 10102
4) 11012

Settling time is normally defined as the time it takes a DAC to settle within ________ when a change occurs in the input code.
1) 1/8 LSB of its final value
3) 1/2 LSB of its final value

2) 1/4 LSB of its final value

4) 1 LSB of its final value

How is a J-K flip-flop made to toggle?

1) J = 0, K = 0
3) J = 0, K = 1

2) J = 1, K = 0
4) J = 1, K = 1

Which of the following combinations of gates does not allow the implementation of an arbitrary Boolean function?
1) OR gates and inverters only
3) OR gates and exclusive OR gates only

2) NAND gates only

4) OR gates and NAND gates

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If a signal passing through a gate is inhibited by sending a LOW into one of the inputs and the output is HIGH, the gate is a(n):
1) AND
3) NOR

2) NAND
4) OR

The switching speed of CMOS is now ________.

1) Competitive with TTL
3) Slower than TTL

2) Three times that of TTL

4) Twice that of TTL

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The function y = sin , ( > 0) is approximated as y = , where is in radian. The maximum value of for which the error due to the
approximation is within 2% is:
1) 0.1 rad
2) 0.2 rad
3) 0.3 rad
4) 0.4 rad

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The system under consideration is RC Low-Pass filter [RC-LPF] with R = 1.0 k and C = 0.01 F. Let tg(f) be the group delay function of the
given RC - LPF and f2 = 100 Hz. Then tg(f2) in ms, is:
1) 0.717
3) 71.7

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According to Gaussian statistical analysis, if the confidence level is 0.80, then the values lying outside the confidence interval are 1) 1 in 5
3) 1 in 20

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2) 1 in 10
4) 8 in 10

A 2 gm mass is suspended from a simple spring. The deflection caused is 5 mm. The natural frequency of the system is:
1) 7 Hz
3) 22 Hz

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2) 7.17
4) 4.505

2) 2.2 Hz
4) None of these

Twelve 1 resistance are used as edges to form a cube. The resistance between two diagonally opposite corners of the cube is:
1) (5/6)

2) 1

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In full sunlight, a solar cell has short circuit current of 75 mA and a current of 70 mA for a terminal voltage of 0.6 V with a given load. The
Thevenin resistance of the solar cell is:
1) 8
3) 120

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2) Drift
4) Dead zone

The transfer function of a plant is T(S) = 5/(S+5)(S+S+1). The second order approximation of T(S) using dominant pole concept is:
1) 1/(S+5)(S+1)
3) 5/S+S+1

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2) 8.6
4) 240

The minimum charge in the measured variable which produces an effective response of the instrument is known as:
1) Deviation
3) Resolution

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4) (3/2)

2) 5/(S+5)(S+1)
4) 1/S+S+1

For the polynomial P(S) = S5 + S4+2S+2S+3S+15, the number of roots which lie in the right half of the s-plane is:
1) 4
3) 2

2) 3
4) 1

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If the open loop transfer function of negative feedback control system is G(S) H(S)= (K/(S+1)), then the gain K for a closed loop pole to be at (-1/2
+ j3/2) is:
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4

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The transfer function of second order band pass filter, having a centre frequency of 1000 rad/s, selectivity of 100 and a gain of 0 dB at the centre
frequency, is:
1) 10S/S + 10S + 106
2) S/S + S + 106
3) 100S/S + 100S + 107
4) 100S/S + 100S + 106

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Consider the function F(S)=5/S(S+3S+2) where F(S) is the Laplace transform of the function f(t). The initial value of f(t)is equal to1) 5
3) 5/3

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For a unity feedback system with open loop transfer function G(S)=9/S(S+2), the damping ratio is:
1) 1/3
3) 1

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2) 1/2
4) 2

The unit impulse response of a second order under-damped system starting from rest is given by- c(t)=12.5 e-6t 8t, t0. The steady state value of
the unit step response of the system is equal to1) 0
3) 0.5

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2) 5/2
4) 0

2) 0.25
4) 1.0

The coil of a MI instrument has a resistance of 500 and an inductance of 1 H. It reads 250 V when a 250 V DC is applied. If series resistance is
2000 and supply voltage is 250 V, 50 Hz AC its output reading will be1) 250 V
3) 248 V

2) 270 V
4) 249 V

Resolution of a transducer is decided by its1) Length

3) Material

2) Excitation
4) Diameter

A quartz crystal based piezoelectric transducer has a charge sensitivity of 10 pC/N. It is connected to a charge amplifier and overall gain of
transducer and amplifier is 100 mV/N. The gain of amplifier will be1) 10 mV/pC
3) 20 mV/pC

2) 1 mV/pC
4) 50 mV/pC

Identify the digital transducer from the following.

1) Optical encoder

2) Thermocouple

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4) Strain gauge

An ammeter of 0-50 A range has a guaranteed accuracy of 1% of full scale reading. The current measured is 5 A. The limiting error is:
1) 10%
3) 1%

2) 20%
4) 0.1 %

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The term that describes the maximum expected error associated with a measurement:
1) Precision
2) Accuracy
3) Resolution
4) Range

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A frequency stabilised He-Ne laser with a wavelength of 6328 has a bandwidth of 1MHz. Its coherence length is:
1) 0.3 m
3) 30 m

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The relative permittivity (r) of an optical medium is 2.5. Its refractive index is:
1) 0.4
3) 1.58

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2) 3 m
4) 300 m

2) 1.25
4) There is no interrelation between the two parameters

Two lenses having power + 6D and -4D are placed in contact. The power of the combination is:
1) -2D
3) +4D

2) -4D
4) +2D

Responsivity of a photo diode is specified as1) Amps/watt

3) Volts/watt

2) Watts/amp
4) Watt/volt

The speed of light in air is 3 x 108 ms-1. What will be its speed in diamond where refractive index is 2.4?

1) 3 x 108 ms-1
3) 1.25 x 108ms-1
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The V-parameter for an optical fiber is 50. The number of modes in that fiber is approximately1) 50
3) 2500

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2) 322 ms-1
4) 7.2 x 108ms-1

2) 1250
4) 1400

The coherence length of the He-Ne laser beam is 120 cm. Its coherence time in seconds is:
1) 4 x 10-1
3) 4 x 10-5

2) 4 x 10-3
4) 4 x 10-9

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The transmittance of a coloured solution is 0.5. The absorbance of the solution is:
1) 0.3
2) 0.69
3) 3.16
4) -1.5

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The luminous sensitivity of gas filled photo electric cells varies between1) 10 to 100 A/lm
2) 40 to 150 A/lm
3) 0.002 to 0.1 A/W
4) 0.01 to 0.15 A/W

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An optical fibre has refractive index of 1.641 for the core and 1.422 for the cladding. The critical angle above which array will be totally internally
reflected1) 37
2) 41
3) 45
4) 60

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In a spectro photometer, the monochrometer must be able to resolve two wavelengths 599.9 nm and 600 nm. The required resolution is:
1) 100
3) 3000

2) 1000
4) 5000

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Three identical amplifiers with each one having a voltage gain of 50, input resistance of 1 k and output resistance of 250 are cascaded. The
open circuit voltage gain of the combined amplifier is:
1) 49 dB
3) 98 dB

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A twisted pair of wires is used for connecting the signal source with the instrumentation amplifier, as it helps to reduce 1) The effect of external interference

2) The error due to bias currents in the amplifier

3) The loading of the source by the amplifier

4) The common mode voltage

The signal to noise (S/N) ratio of an amplifier developing an output voltage of 10V and a noise voltage of 1 mV is:
1) -40 dB
3) 80 dB

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2) 51 dB
4) 102 dB

2) 40 dB
4) 100 dB

The action of a JFET in its equivalent circuit can best be represented as a 1) Current controlled current source
2) Current controlled voltage source
3) Voltage controlled voltage source
4) Voltage controlled current source

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A CE transistor amplifier, using a collector load of 1 k ohm and operating at room temperature, with a collector current of 1 mA, gives a voltage
gain nearly equal to 1) 25
2) 40
3) 250
4) 1000

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The DC current gain () of a BJT is 50. Assuming that the emitter injection efficiency is 0.995, the base transport factor is:
1) 0.980
3) 0.990

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A silicon PN junction diode under reverse bias has depletion region of width 10 m. The relative permittivity of silicon, r = 11.7 and the
permittivity of free space 0 = 8.85 x 10-12 F/m. The depletion capacitance of the diode per square meter is:

1) 100 F
3) 1 F
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2) 0.985
4) 0.995

2) 10 F
4) 20 F

The input impedance (Zi) and the output impedance (Zo) of an ideal trans conductance [Voltage controlled current source] amplifier are 1) Zi = 0, Zo= 0
3) Zi = , Zo = 0

2) Zi = 0, Zo =
4) Zi = , Zo =

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The drain of an n-channel MOSFET is shorted to the gate so that VGS = VDS. The threshold voltage (VT) of MOSFET is 1V. If the drain current
(ID) is 1 mA for VGS = 2V, then for VGS = 3V, ID is:

1) 2 mA
3) 9 mA
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In a P+n junction diode under reverse bias, the magnitude of electric field is maximum at 1) The edge of the depletion region of the P-side

2) The edge of the depletion region of the n-side

3) The P+n junction

4) The centre of the depletion region on the n-side

The input Vt to a differentiator consists of a signal voltage Vs = 10 sin (50t) and a noise voltage Vn = 0.1 sin (250 t). The signal to noise voltage at
the output of the differentiator1) Decreases by a factor of 5
3) Increases by a factor of 5

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2) 3 mA
4) 4 mA

2) Decreases by a factor of 20
4) Increases by a factor of 20

In a block diagram three blocks with gains 1, 2 and 5 are connected in cascade. What is the total gain of the system?
1) 15
3) 10

2) 11
4) 8

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A type 1 system is connected under unit negative feedback. Which of the following transfer function is needed in forward path to track ramp
reference?
1) s
2) 1/s
3) 1/s
4) s

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Flapped nozzle is used in 1) Hydraulic controller

3) Electrical controller

2) Pneumatic controller
4) All of these

If controllability is lost in a system, it is due to 1) RHP zeros

3) Pole zero cancellation

2) Unstable poles
4) Imaginary zeros

Inverse Laplace transform of a transfer function is:

1) Impulse response
3) Ramp response

2) Step response
4) Parabolic response

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Open loop transfer function of a unit negative feedback system is G(s)=K(s+100)/(s+3s+9)(s+1000). If gain cross over frequency is 3 rad/s, phase
margin of the system is:
1) -90
2) +90
3) -180
4) +180

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Holes are drilled on the opposite sides of the disc of an induction type energy meter to1) Avoid creep on no load
3) Dissipate heat energy due to eddy currents

2) Balance the disc

4) Increase the deflecting torque

The instrument that does not have any restoring torque is:
1) D'arsonval galvanometer
3) Ballistic galvanometer

2) Flux meter
4) Moving iron instrument

A compensated wattmeter has its reading corrected for error due to1) Frequency
3) Power consumed in current coil

2) Friction
4) Power consumed in potential coil

In a two-wattmeter method of measuring power, one of the wattmeter is reading zero watts. The power factor of the circuit is:
1) Zero
3) 0.5

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2) 1
4) 0.8

The meter constant of a single-phase 240V induction watt hour meter is 400 revolutions per kwh. The speed of the meter disc for a current 0 to 10
amp at 0.8 PF lagging will be1) 12.8 rpm
3) 18.2 rpm

2) 16.02 rpm
4) 21.1 rpm

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A DC ammeter has a resistance of 0.1 and its current range is 0-100 A. If the range is to be extended to 0-500 A, then the meter requires the
following shunt resistance1) 0.010
2) 0.011
3) 0.025
4) 1.0

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Which of the following does not have the same units as others? The symbols have their usual meanings.
1) L/R
3) LC

2) RC
4) 1/LC

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A digital-to-analog converter with a full scale output voltage 3.5V has a resolution close to 14mV. Its bit size is:
1) 4
3) 16

2) 8
4) 32

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The degree of damping most desirable for an analog indicating instrument is:
1) Zero
2) Slightly less than critical
3) Critical
4) Slightly more than critical

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Which of the following instrument is free from hysteresis and eddy current errors?
1) Moving iron instrument
2) Electrostatic instrument
3) Moving coil-permanent magnet type instrument
4) Moving coil-dynamometer type instrument

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The insulation level for a 5A full scale rectifier type ammeter is specified as 2.5 kV. It is then safe to use the meter with a potential difference of
upto 2.5 kV between1) The terminals of the meter
2) Case and the ground
3) Both the terminals and the case
4) One of the terminals and the ground

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The meters X and Y require 40 mA and 50 mA respectively for full scale deflection. Then-

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1) X is more sensitive
3) Both are equally sensitive

2) Y is more sensitive
4) Not possible to determine from the given data

In CRT, aquadag carries1) Aqueous solution of graphite

3) Secondary emission electrons

2) Sweep voltage
4) None of these

In a flux meter, the controlling torque is:

1) Produced by weights attached to the moving coil

2) Produced by spring

3) Not provided at all

4) Provided by crossed coil mechanism

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A temperature between -200C and 1000C may be measured conveniently by1) Thermistor
2) Resistance thermometer
3) Optical pyrometer
4) Copper constantan thermo couple

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The use of thermo couple meters for AC measurement leads to a meter-scale which is:
1) Linear
2) Square law
3) Logarithmic
4) Exponential

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Dummy strain gauge is used in conjunction with the main strain gauge to 1) Calibrate the system
2) Compensate temperature effects
3) Improve sensitivity
4) Reduce strain on the gauge

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A strain gauge has a gauge factor G = -100. The type of the strain gauge is:
1) Unbounded metal type
2) Bounded metal type
3) p-type semi conductor
4) n-type semiconductor

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Measurement of viscosity involves measuring 1) Frictional force

3) Centrifugal force

2) Coriolis force
4) Buoyant force

To increase Q factor of a coil, the wire should be1) Long

3) Thick

2) Thin
4) Long and thin

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The resistive change of a strain gauge1) Is based on the weight placed upon it, but can be many thousands of ohms 2) Is usually no more than 100
3) Is based on the gauge factor, but is typically less than an ohm

4) Has a positive temperature coefficient

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The power factor of a purely resistive circuit is:

1) Zero
3) lagging

Resistance of a wire is r ohms. The wire is stretched to double its length, then its resistance in ohms is:
1) r / 2
3) 2 r

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2) unity
4) leading

2) 4 r
4) r / 4

The ratio of the resistance of a 1000 W, 200 V lamp to that of a 1000 W, 100 V lamp will be nearly1) 4
3) 1/2

2) 2
4) 1/4

The rate at which charge carriers flow is measured in1) Coulombs

3) Watt-hour

2) Amperes
4) Watts