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Model Question Paper

Electrical,Electronics,
CommunicationandInstrumentation
Answer ALL questions
1. An R1L (R1and L inseries)and R2C (R2and C in
series)areconnectedinparallel.Thenthedamping
coefficientprovidedbytheoverallcircuitisgivenby
(1)(R1+ R2)/2sqrt(C/L)
(2)(R1+ R2)2sqrt(L/C)
(3)2/(R1+ R2)sqrt(C/L)
(4)2/(R1+ R2)sqrt(L/C)
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4.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsaretruewithrespect
toreciprocitytheorem?
a.Applicabletolineartimeinvariantsystems
b.Showsdualproperty
c.Applicabletovoltageandcurrent
(1)(a)and(b)alone (2)(b)and(c)alone
(3)(a)and(c)alone (4)(a),(b)and(c)

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7.

IntheBodesplotofasystem,themagnitudeandphase
ofthesystemchangeby.......and.......atthedouble
polefrequency.
(a)3dBand45deg(2)6dBand90deg
(3)9dBand135deg(4)12dBand180deg

9.

Thelooptransferfunctionofasystemisgivenby K
GH (s). GH (s)hastwopolesintherighthalfand GH
(jw)isplottedfor K =1wvaryingfromminusinfinityto
infinity.Thenforclosedloopstability,forany KGH
(jw)shouldencircle
(1)Originin CCW twice
(2)1+j0in CCW twice
(3)1/K+j0in CCW twice
(4)Originin CW twice

10. Given G (s)=0,annthorderpolynomialwithrootin

therighthalfcomplexplane.Todeterminetherightmost
Aseries RL circuitwith R =1ohmand L =1Henryis
rootof G(s)usingRH criterion,foragivenr>0,
suppliedbydcsourceof100V.Thesourceissuddenly
replacesby
shortedatt=1sec.Then,thecurrentinthecircuit
(1)s+r
(2)sr
(1)reducesfrom63.2Ainthesamedirection
(3)rs
(4)s/r
(2)reducesfrom36.8Ainthesamedirection
11. Brushesina DC machineareplaced
(3)increasesfrom63.2Ainthesamedirection
(1)intheinterpolaraxisbecausevoltageismaximum
(4)increasesfrom36.8Ainthesamedirection
(2)inthepolaraxisbecausevoltageismaximum
Whenthedielectricstrengthofacapacitorisdoubled,
(3)intheinterpolaraxisbecausevoltageisminimum
thenthecapacitanceis?
(4)inthepolaraxisbecausevoltageisminimum
(1)Doubled
(2)Reducedtoonefourth
(3)Halved

5.

8.

(4)Increasedfourtimes

12. Two DC machinesareloadedequallyandappliedwith

equalarmaturevoltageandfieldexcitation.Theirspeeds
The phase difference between the phase and line
willbe
currentsofadeltaconnectednetworkis
(1)equal,becausearmaturevoltageandexcitationare
(1)0deg
(2)30deg
same
(3)60deg
(4)90deg
(2)dependentonthemachineparameters
Thevalueofdampingcoefficientatthebreakaway
(3)equal,becauseloadingissame
pointofasecondordersysteminrootlocusis
(4)independentofloadingandmachineparameters
(1)zero
(2)negative
13. Inasinglephaseinductionmachine,thepurposeof
(3)unity
(4)positive
introducingacapacitivewindingisto
Thebandwidthofasystemis.......inclosedloopwhen
(1)Createimbalanceinthestrengthofthetwo
providedwithlagcompensation.
synchronouslyrotatingmagneticfields
(1)increased
(2)reducethehummingnoise
(2)decreased
(3) equalizethetwosynchronouslyrotatingmagnetic
(3)remainssame
fields
(4)increaseordecreasedependsontheloopgain
(4)reducespeed

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14. Inaoverexcitedsynchronousmotorandalternator,
(1)reactivepowerdrawniszero
(2)powerfactorisimprovedforinductiveload
(3)powerfactorispoorforinductiveload
(4)changeinpowerfactordependsonwhetheritis
amotororgenerator
15. Smallvariationinspeedcanbeachievedininduction
machinesby
a.Voltagevariation
b.Frequencyvariation
c.Voltageandfrequencyvariationwithv/fconstant
(1)(a)aloneiscorrect
(2)(b)aloneiscorrect
(3)(c)aloneiscorrect
(4)(a),(b)and(c)arecorrect
16. Asignalofmaximumfrequencyof10kHZissampledat
Nyquistrate.Thetimeintervalbetweentwosuccessive
samplesis
(1)50ms

(2) 100ms

(3) 1000ms

(4)5ms

17. Amountofinformationinacontinuoussignalis
(1)zero
(2)2bits
(3)4bits
(4)infinite
18. A2.5volts500HZ voltagefrequencymodulatesthe
carrier to cause frequency deviation of 5kHZ. The
modulationindexis
(1)10
(2)25
(3)5
(4)50
19. Todemodulate PCM,itisfirstconvertedinto
(1) PWM
(2) PPM
(3) PAM
(4) PDM
20. Athyristoristurnedoffwhentheanodecurrentisless
than
(1)holdingcurrent (2)latchingcurrent
(3)gatecurrent (4)peakcurrent

23. Overcurrentprotectionof SCR maybedoneby

(1)semiconductorfuse
(2) HRC fuse
(3)snubbercircuit
(4)crowbarprotection
24. Aminimumreactancefunctionisonewhichhas
(1)nozerosatorigin
(2)nopolesatorigin
(3)nozerosonimaginaryaxis
(4)nopolesonimaginaryaxis
25. Two resistances are connectedin parallel and each
dissipates40watts.Thetotalpowersuppliedbythe
source equals
(1)40watts
(2)80watts
(3)160watts
(4)2watts
26. Anetworkwhichcontainoneormorethanonesource
ofemfisknownas
(1)activenetwork (2)passivenetwork
(3)electricwork (4)nonlinearnetwork
27. Laplacetransformofunitimpulsefunctionis
(1)1
(2)s
(3)1/s
(4)1/s2
28. Thedecimalequivalentof101.101is
(1)5.625
(2)7.625
(3)45
(4)47
29. 3inputlogicgatehasinputs:X=0,Y=1andZ=1.If
itsoutputW=1,thegatewouldbe
(a) NOR
(b) OR
(c) AND
(1)(a)alone
(2)(b)alone
(3)(c)alone
(4)(a)and(c)alone
30. Ahalfaddercanbemadefromwhichofthefollowing?
(1)Two NAND gates
(2)An AND gateandan OR gate
(3) A NOT gateandan OR gate
(4)An AND gateandan XOR gate

21. Surgecurrentratingofan SCR specifiesthemaximum

nonrepetitivecurrentwith
(1)impulsewave (2)rectangularwave
(3)sinewave
(4)triangularwave

31. Athermometeratroomtemperatureof28Cissuddenly
immersedinasteamingwaterbath.Thetimeconstant
ofthethermometer,ifittakes30secondstoshowa
readingof96.4C
(1)2.5s
(2)5s
(3)6s
(4)10s

22. Turnoffgainof GTO

(1)isequaltoitsturnongain
(2)isgreaterthanitsturnongain
(3)islessthanitsturnongain
(4)dependsonloadcurrenttobecommutated

32. Inanexperiment,threeobservationsofpressureare
10.02kPa,10.20kPaand10.26kPa.Thestandard
deviationofthereadingis
(1)0.3083
(2)0.883
(3)0.0883
(4)0.0383

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33. Apitotstatictubeisusedtomeasuretheairflowrate
inasquaretube.If Pd isthedifferentialpressure,the
flowrateisproportionalto
(1) Pd2

1
(2) P
d

(3) Pd

(4) Pd

34. The transfer function ofa measuring instrument is

e-1.5s
. Theoutputoftheinstrumentafter
1 +0.5s
2secondsforaunitstepinputis
(1)0.632
(2)0.623

givenby

(3)0.362

(4)0.236

35. Match the following instruments with the

correspondingquantitiesthatcanbemeasured
(P)Manometer (i)Pressure
(Q)Rotameter
(ii)Viscosity
(R)Membrane
(iii)Flowrate
(S)Capillarytube (iv)Level
(1)(P)(i),(Q)(ii),(R) (iii),(S)(iv)
(2)(P)(iv),(Q)(iii),(R)(i),(S)(ii)
(3)(P)(iii),(Q)(i),(R) (iv),(S)(ii)
(4)(P)(ii),(Q)(iv),(R) (i),(S)(iii)
36. Thedisplacementvoltagecharacteristicsofaproperly
connected LVDT is

e0

e0

(1)

(2)
x

e0

e0
(3)

(4)
O

37. WhenthereadingofpHmeterchangesfrom5to7the
hydrogenionconcentrationofasolution
(1)increasesby100times
(2)decreasesby100times
(3)halved
(4)doubled

38. Inafallingballviscometertheballattainsterminal
velocitiesof0.01m/sforoilAand0.002m/sforoilB.
AssumingthatoilsAandBhavethesamedensityand
oil A has kinematic viscosity of 5103m2/s, the
kinematicviscosityofoilBinm2/sis
(1)20103
(2)25103
3
(3)3010
(4)15103
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39. A 3 digitDVMhasalowestmeasuringrangeof
2
200mV,whichimpliesthat
(1)itsbestresolutionis0.1mV
(2)itsaccuracyis0.05%
(3) themaximumvoltagethatcanbemeasuredis199.9mV
(4)itspoorestresolutionis0.2mV
40. A straingauge is attachedto a bar oflength 20cm
which is subjected to a tensile force. The nominal
resistanceofstraingaugeis 100W. Thechangesin
resistance and elongation in the bar measured are
0.35W and0.2mmrespectively.Thegaugefactorof
straingaugeis
(1)100
(2)2
(3)3.5
(4)10
41. The modern Avionics has one of the following
Architectures
(1)Federal
(2)Centralized
(3)Distributed
(4)Hierarchical
42. Theflybywirecontrolistheonehaving
(1)allthemechanicallinks
(2)alltheelectricallinks
(3) alltheelectricallinksexceptthejoystickand
controlsurface
(4)alltheelectricallinksexceptthejoystickandthe
actuator
43. Thesatelliteusedforimagingpurposeshouldbeof
(1)Spinestabilized
(2)Threeaxisstabilized
(3)Twoaxisstabilized
(4)Noneoftheabove
44. Pitot static pressure is used in the aircraft for the
measurementof
(1)altitude
(2)direction
(3)airspeed
(4)temperature
45. AnaircraftfittedwithFLIR (ForwardLookingInfra
Red)enablestoperform
(1)indaytime
(2)indayandnight
(3)duringrainyday
(4)inallweatherconditions

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