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  1. The small-signal resistance (i.e., dVB/dID) in kΩ offered by the n-channel MOSFET M shown in the figure below, at a bias point of VB = 2 V is (device data for M: device transconductance parameter kN = μn C'OX (W/L) = 40 μA/V2 threshold voltage VTN = 1 V, and neglect body effect and channel length modulation effects)

  2. A.
    12.5
    B.
    25
    C.
    50
    D.
    100

  3. The ac schematic of an NMOS common-source stage is shown in the figure below, where part of the biasing circuits has been omitted for simplicity. For the n -channel MOSFET M, the transconductance gm = 1 mA/V, and body effect and channel length modulation effect are to be neglected. The lower cutoff frequency in Hz of the circuit is approximately at

  4. A.
    8
    B.
    32
    C.
    50
    D.
    200

  5. A system is described by the differential equation d2y/dt2 + 5dy/dt + 6 y(t) = x(t).
    Let x(t) be a rectangular pulse given by

    Assuming that y(0) = 0 and dy/dt = 0 at t = 0, the Laplace transform of y(t ) is
  6. A.
    e-2s/[s(s + 2)(s + 3)]
    B.
    1 - e-2s/[s(s + 2)(s + 3)]
    C.
    e-2s/[(s + 2)(s + 3)]
    D.
    1 - e-2s/[(s + 2)(s + 3)]

  7. A system described by a linear, constant coefficient, ordinary, first order differential equation has an exact solution given by y(t) for t > 0 , when the forcing function is x(t) and the initial condition is y(0) . If one wishes to modify the system so that the solution becomes -2y(t) for t > 0 , we need to
  8. A.
    change the initial condition to -y(0) and the forcing function to 2x(t)
    B.
    change the initial condition to 2y(0) and the forcing function to -x(t)
    C.
    change the initial condition to j √2 y(0) and the forcing function to j √2x(t )
    D.
    change the initial condition to -2y(0) and the forcing function to -2x(t)

  9. Consider two identically distributed zero-mean random variables U and V . Let the cumulative distribution functions of U and 2V be F (x) and G(x) respectively. Then, for all values of x
  10. A.
    F (x) - G(x) ≤ 0
    B.
    F (x) - G(x) ≥ 0
    C.
    (F( x) - G(x)) . x ≤ 0
    D.
    (F( x) - G(x)) × x ≥ 0

  11. The DFT of a vector [a b c d] is the vector [α β ϒ δ]. Consider the product

    The DFT of the vector [ p q r s] is a scaled version of
  12. A.
    [α2 β2 ϒ2 δ2]
    B.
    [√α √β √Ï’ √δ]
    C.
    [α + β β + δ + ϒ ϒ + α]
    D.
    [α β ϒ δ]

  13. The signal flow graph for a system is given below. The transfer function Y(s)/U(s) for this system is

  14. A.
    (s + 1)/(5 s2 + 6 s + 2)
    B.
    (s + 1)/(s2 + 6 s + 2)
    C.
    (s + 1)/(s2 + 4 s + 2)
    D.
    1/(5 s2 + 6 s + 2)

  15. In the circuit shown below the op-amps are ideal. Then Vout in Volts is

  16. A.
    4
    B.
    6
    C.
    8
    D.
    10

  17. In the circuit shown below, Q1 has negligible collector-to-emitter saturation voltage and the diode drops negligible voltage across it under forward bias. If Vcc is +5 V, X and Y are digital signals with 0 V as logic 0 and Vcc as logic 1, then the Boolean expression for Z is

  18. A.
    XY
    B.
    .

    C.
    .

    D.
    .


  19. A voltage 1000 sin wt Volts is applied across YZ. Assuming ideal diodes, the voltage measured across WX in Volts, is

  20. A.
    sin wt
    B.
    (sin wt + |sin wt|)/2
    C.
    (sin wt - |sin wt|)/2
    D.
    0 for all t