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  1. Signals from fifteen thermocouples are multiplexed and each one is sampled once per second with a 16-bit ADC. The digital samples are converted by a parallel to serial converter to generate a serial PCM signal. This PCM signal is frequency modulated with FSK modulator with 1200 Hz as 1 and 960 Hz as 0. The minimum band allocation required for faithful reproduction of the signal by the FSK receiver without considering noise is
  2. A.
    840 Hz to 1320 Hz
    B.
    960 Hz to 1200 Hz
    C.
    1080 Hz to 1320 Hz
    D.
    720 Hz to 1440 Hz

  3. Three capacitors C1, C2 and C3 whose values are 10μF,5μF, and 2μF respectively, have breakdown voltages of 10V, 5V, and 2V respectively. For the interconnection shown below, the maximum safe voltage in Volts that can be applied across the combination, and the corresponding total charge in μC stored in the effective capacitance across the terminals are, respectively,

  4. A.
    2.8 and 36
    B.
    7 and 119
    C.
    2.8 and 32
    D.
    7 and 80

  5. The maximum value of the solution y (t) of the differential equation y(t) + ӱ(t) = 0 with initial conditions ӱ(0) = 1 and y(0) = 1, for t ≥ 0 is
  6. A.
    1
    B.
    2
    C.
    π
    D.
    √2

  7. The Laplace Transform representation of the triangular pulse shown below is

  8. A.
    1/s2[1 + e-2s]
    B.
    1/s2[1 - e-s + e-2s]
    C.
    1/s2[1 - e-s + 2e-2s]
    D.
    1/s2[1 - 2e-s + e-2s]

  9. In the circuit shown below, if the source voltage VS = 100∠53.13o Volts, then the Thevenin's equivalent voltage in Volts as seen by the load resistance RL is

  10. A.
    100∠90o
    B.
    800∠0o
    C.
    800∠90o
    D.
    100∠60o

  11. A signal Vi (t) = 10 +10 sin100 πt + 10sin 4000 πt + 10sin100000 πt is supplied to a filter circuit (shown below) made up of ideal op-amps. The least attenuated frequency component in the output will be

  12. A.
    0 Hz
    B.
    50 Hz
    C.
    2 kHz
    D.
    50 kHz

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

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

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


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

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

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

  19. 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

  20. A.
    XY
    B.
    .

    C.
    .

    D.
    .