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GATE IN 2024: Instrumentation Engineering

  • Date: 4 February 2024
  • Paper code: IN
  • Language: English
  • 43 pages
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General Aptitude (GA)
Q.1 – Q.5 Carry ONE mark Each

 Q.1      If ‘→’ denotes increasing order of intensity, then the meaning of the words

          [drizzle → rain → downpour] is analogous to [ ______ → quarrel → feud].

          Which one of the given options is appropriate to fill the blank?




 (A)      bicker


 (B)      bog


 (C)      dither


 (D)      dodge




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 Q.2      Statements:

              1. All heroes are winners.
              2. All winners are lucky people.

          Inferences:

              I.   All lucky people are heroes.
              II. Some lucky people are heroes.
              III. Some winners are heroes.

          Which of the above inferences can be logically deduced from statements 1 and 2?




 (A)      Only I and II


 (B)      Only II and III


 (C)      Only I and III


 (D)      Only III




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 Q.3      A student was supposed to multiply a positive real number p with another positive
          real number q. Instead, the student divided p by q. If the percentage error in the
          student’s answer is 80%, the value of q is




 (A)      5


 (B)      √2


 (C)      2


 (D)      √5




 Q.4      If the sum of the first 20 consecutive positive odd numbers is divided by 202 , the
          result is




 (A)      1


 (B)      20


 (C)      2


 (D)      1/2




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 Q.5      The ratio of the number of girls to boys in class VIII is the same as the ratio of the
          number of boys to girls in class IX. The total number of students (boys and girls) in
          classes VIII and IX is 450 and 360, respectively. If the number of girls in classes
          VIII and IX is the same, then the number of girls in each class is




 (A)      150


 (B)      200


 (C)      250


 (D)      175




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Q.6 – Q.10 Carry TWO marks Each

 Q.6      In the given text, the blanks are numbered (i)−(iv). Select the best match for
          all the blanks.


          Yoko Roi stands           (i)           as an author for standing     (ii)    as an honorary
          fellow, after she stood         (iii)       her writings that stand    (iv)   the freedom of
          speech.




 (A)        (i) out         (ii) down              (iii) in       (iv) for


 (B)        (i) down        (ii) out               (iii) by       (iv) in


 (C)        (i) down        (ii) out               (iii) for      (iv) in


 (D)        (i) out         (ii) down              (iii) by       (iv) for




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 Q.7      Seven identical cylindrical chalk-sticks are fitted tightly in a cylindrical container.
          The figure below shows the arrangement of the chalk-sticks inside the cylinder.




          The length of the container is equal to the length of the chalk-sticks. The ratio of
          the occupied space to the empty space of the container is




 (A)      5/2


 (B)      7/2


 (C)      9/2


 (D)      3




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 Q.8      The plot below shows the relationship between the mortality risk of cardiovascula r
          disease and the number of steps a person walks per day. Based on the data, which
          one of the following options is true?

                                                          1




              Mortality Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
                                                         0.8


                                                         0.6


                                                         0.4


                                                         0.2


                                                          0
                                                               0   5000         10000         15000        20000
                                                                              Steps/Day




 (A)      The risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 0 to 10000 is less than the risk
          reduction on increasing the steps/day from 10000 to 20000.


 (B)      The risk reduction on increasing the steps/day from 0 to 5000 is less than the risk
          reduction on increasing the steps/day from 15000 to 20000.


 (C)      For any 5000 increment in steps/day the largest risk reduction occurs on going from
          0 to 5000.


 (D)      For any 5000 increment in steps/day the largest risk reduction occurs on going from
          15000 to 20000.




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 Q.9      Five cubes of identical size and another smaller cube are assembled as shown in
          Figure A. If viewed from direction X, the planar image of the assembly appears as
          Figure B.




                  Figure A                        Figure B

          If viewed from direction Y, the planar image of the assembly (Figure A) will
          appear as




 (A)




 (B)




 (C)




 (D)




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 Q.10     Visualize a cube that is held with one of the four body diagonals aligned to the
          vertical axis. Rotate the cube about this axis such that its view remains unchanged.
          The magnitude of the minimum angle of rotation is




 (A)      120°


 (B)      60°


 (C)      90°


 (D)      180°




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Q.11 – Q.35 Carry ONE mark Each



 Q.11     Let z = x + iy be a complex variable and z̅ be its complex conjugate. The equation
          z̅2 + z2 = 2 represents a




 (A)      parabola


 (B)      hyperbola


 (C)      ellipse


 (D)      circle




 Q.12     The pressure drop across a control valve is constant. The control valve with inherent
          characteristic has decreasing sensitivity. If x represents the fraction of maximum
          stem position of the control valve, then the function f(x) representing the fraction
          of maximum flow is




 (A)      αx −1 , where α is constant


 (B)      √x


 (C)      x


 (D)      x2




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 Q.13     A discrete-time sequence is given by x [n] = [1, 2, 3, 4] for 0 ≤ n ≤ 3. The zero
          lag auto-correlation value of x [n] is




 (A)      1


 (B)      10


 (C)      20


 (D)      30




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 Q.14     Match the following measuring devices with their principle of measurement.



             Measuring Device                 Principle of Measurement


             (P) Optical pyrometer            (I) Variation in mutual inductance


             (Q) Thermocouple                 (II) Change in resistance


             (R) Strain gauge                 (III) Wavelength of radiated energy


             (S) Linear variable              (IV) Electromotive force generated by two
                 differential transformer          dissimilar metals




 (A)      (P) − (III), (Q) − (IV), (R) − (II), (S) − (I)


 (B)      (P) − (IV), (Q) − (III), (R) − (II), (S) − (I)


 (C)      (P) − (III), (Q) − (I), (R) − (IV), (S) − (II)


 (D)      (P) − (II), (Q) − (IV), (R) − (I), (S) − (III)




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 Q.15     The capacitor shown in the figure has parallel plates, with each plate having an
          area A. The thickness of the dielectric materials are d1 and d2 and their relative
          permittivities are ε1 and ε2 , respectively. Assume that the fringing field effects are
          negligible and ε0 is the permittivity of free space.




          If d1 is decreased by δd1 , the resultant capacitance becomes




 (A)           ε0 A
                     d
          d1 − δd1 + ε 2
                        2



 (B)       ε0 A
               d
          d2 + ε 1
                2



 (C)            ε0 A
                       d1
          d2 − δd2 +
                       ε2


 (D)           ε0 A
                    d
          d1 +δd1 + ε 2
                       2




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 Q.16     Among the given options, the simplified           form of the Boolean functio n
          F = (A + A̅. B ) + A̅ . (A + B̅ ). C is




 (A)      A+B +C


 (B)      A. B. C


 (C)      B + A̅. C


 (D)      A̅ + B. C




 Q.17     Consider the state-space representation of a system

                                            ẋ = Ax + Bu
          where x is the state vector, u is the input, A is the system matrix and B is the input
          matrix. Choose the matrix A from the following options such that the system has a
          pole at the origin.




 (A)           0  1
          [         ]
              −2 −3

 (B)           1 −1.5
          [           ]
              −2  3


 (C)          1      1.5
          [              ]
              2     −3


 (D)           0 1
          [        ]
              −2 3




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 Q.18     The sinusoidal transfer function corresponding to the polar plot shown in the figur e,
          for T > 0, is




 (A)      1 − jωT


 (B)      1 − jωT
          1 + jωT


 (C)      1 + jωT


 (D)         1
          1 + jωT




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 Q.19     A matrix M is constructed by stacking three column vectors v1 , v2 , v3 as

                                          M = [v1    v2   v3 ].

          Choose the set of vectors from the following options such that rank(M) = 3.




 (A)            1           0             1
          v1 = [0] , v2 = [−1 ] , v3 = [ −1]
                1           0             1

 (B)            1          −1           0
          v1 = [1] , v2 = [ 0] , v3 = [ 0]
                1           1           0


 (C)            1          −1            1
          v1 = [0] , v2 = [ 0] , v3 = [ −1]
                1           1            1

 (D)            1          −1            0
          v1 = [1] , v2 = [ 1] , v3 = [ −1]
                1          −1            0




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 Q.20     The capacitance formed between two concentric spherical metal shells having radii
          x and y with y > x is

          Note: ε is the permittivity of the medium between the shells.




 (A)               xy
          4πε (        )
                  y −x


 (B)            x2
          4πε (     )
               y −x


 (C)            y2
          4πε (     )
               y −x


 (D)           y 2 − xy
          4πε (         )
                   x




 Q.21     A linear transducer is calibrated for the ranges shown in the figure. The gain of the
          transducer is _______ mA/℃ (rounded off to two decimal places).




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 Q.22     Consider a filter defined by the difference equation

                                       y[n] − 0.5 y[n − 2] = a x[n − 4]

          where x[n] and y[n] represent the input and output, respectively. If the magnitude
                                        π        π
          response of the filter at ω = 2 is |H (2 )| = 0.5, the value of a is __________
          (rounded off to two decimal places).




 Q.23     Consider the circuit shown in the figure.




          The CMOS digital logic circuit has infinite input impedance. Assume the opamp
          is ideal. A 1.8 V Zener diode with a minimum Zener current of 2 mA is used. The
          corresponding maximum value of resistance RZ is ________ kΩ.
          (rounded off to one decimal place).




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 Q.24     Figure shows an amplifier using an NMOS transistor. Assume that the transistor is
          in saturation with device parameters, µn Cox = 250 µA/V2 , threshold voltage
          VT = 0.65 V and W/L = 4. Ignore the channel length modulation effect. The drain
          current of the transistor at the operating point is _________ µA (rounded off to
          nearest integer).




 Q.25     The number of complex multiplications required for computing a 16-point DFT
          using the decimation- in-time radix-2 FFT is __________ (in integer).




 Q.26                                                             1
          A 3 × 3 matrix P with all real elements has eigenvalues   , 1, and −2. The value
                                                                  4
               −1
          of |P | is _________ (rounded off to nearest integer).




 Q.27     The Nyquist sampling frequency for x (t) = 10 sin2 (200πt) is __________ Hz
          (rounded off to nearest integer).




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 Q.28     The resistance of a 20 kΩ resistor is measured six consecutive times using an LCR
          meter. The first five readings are 19 kΩ, 18 kΩ, 23 kΩ, 21 kΩ and 17 kΩ.
          If the mean of the measurements and the true value are equal, the last reading
          is ________ kΩ (rounded off to nearest integer).




 Q.29     Consider the readout circuit of a piezoelectric sensor shown in the figure.




          When the piezoelectric sensor generates a charge qp, the resulting change in voltage
          Vx is −2 V. Then the corresponding change in the voltage Vout is _____V (rounde d
          off to nearest integer).

          Note: Assume all components are ideal.




 Q.30     The voltage applied and the current drawn by a circuit are

                        v(t) = 95 + 200 cos(120πt) + 90 cos(360πt − 60°) V

                         i (t) = 4 cos(120πt − 60°) + 1.5 cos(240πt − 75°) A

          The average power absorbed by the circuit is __________W (rounded off to
          nearest integer).




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 Q.31     The current i(t) drawn by a circuit is given as

                    i (t) = 4 + 30 cos(t) − 20 sin(t) + 15 cos(3t) − 10 sin(3t) A

          The root-mean-square value of i(t) is ________ A (rounded off to one decimal
          place).




 Q.32     A linear potentiometer (0 − 10 kΩ) is used to measure the water level as shown in
          the figure. The resistance between A and C varies linearly from 0 to 10 kΩ for a
          change in water level from 0 to 20 cm. The sensor is excited using a DC voltage
          source, VS = 10 V with an internal resistance, RS = 200 Ω. If Vout = 5 V, the water
          level is ______ cm (rounded off to one decimal place).




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 Q.33     The switch in the following figure has been closed for a long time (t < 0). It is
          opened at t = 0 seconds. The value of dv c/dt at t = 0+ is __________ V/s
          (rounded off to nearest integer).




 Q.34     Consider a system given by the following first order differential equation:

                                           dy
                                              = y + 2t − t 2
                                           dt
          where, y(0) = 1 and 0 ≤ t < ∞. Using a step size ℎ = 0.1 for the improved Euler
          method, the value of y(t) at t = 0.1 is _________ (rounded off to two decimal
          places).




 Q.35     Indian Premier League has divided the sixteen cricket teams into two equal pools:
          Pool-A and Pool-B. Four teams of Pool-A have blue logo jerseys while the rest four
          have red logo jerseys. Five teams of Pool-B have blue logo jerseys while the rest
          three have red logo jerseys.

          If one team from each pool reaches the final, the probability that one team has a
          blue logo jersey and another has a red logo jersey is ________ (rounded off to one
          decimal place).




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Q.36 – Q.65 Carry TWO marks Each

 Q.36     A wire of circular cross section with radius a is shown in the figure. The current
          density is given by J = ks 2 , where k is a constant, s is the radial distance from the
          axis and 0 ≤ s ≤ a. The total current I in the wire is




 (A)      πka4
           2


 (B)      2πka3
            3


 (C)      πka3
           2


 (D)      πka4
           4




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 Q.37     The measured values from a flow instrument, whose range is between 0 and 2 flow
          units, are shown in the histogram. The systematic error (bias) and the maximum
          error (in flow units), respectively are




 (A)      0.12 and 0.14


 (B)      0.01 and 0.10


 (C)      0.10 and 0.14


 (D)      0.04 and 0.12




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 Q.38     Consider a discrete-time sequence

                                               (0.2)n ,     0≤n≤7
                                       x[n] = {
                                                0,          otherwise

          The region of convergence of X (z), the z-transform of x [n], consists of




 (A)      all values of z except z = 0.2


 (B)      all values of z


 (C)      all values of z except z = 0


 (D)      all values of z except z = ∞




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 Q.39     In the bridge circuit shown in the figure, under balanced condition, the values of R
          and C respectively, are




 (A)      1.010 Ω and 19.802 µF


 (B)      9.901 Ω and 0.505 µF


 (C)      19.802 Ω and 1.01 µF


 (D)      39.604 Ω and 2.02 µF




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 Q.40     Laplace transform of a signal x(t) is
                                                         1
                                         X(s) =
                                                  s 2 + 13s + 42

          Let u(t) be the unit step function. Choose the signal x(t) from the following options
          if the region of convergence is −7 < Re{s} < −6.




 (A)      −e −6t u(t) − e −7t u(−t)


 (B)      −e −6t u(−t) − e −7t u(t)


 (C)      e −6t u(t) − e −7t u(−t)


 (D)      −e −6t u(−t) − e −7t u(−t)




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 Q.42     In the figure shown, the positive edge triggered D flip-flops are initially reset
          to Q = 0. The logic gates and the multiplexers have no propagation delay. After
          reset, a train of clock pulses (CLK) are applied. The logic-states of the inputs DIN,
          S and the clock pulses are also shown in the figure. Assuming no timing violatio ns,
          the sequence of output Y from the 3 rd clock to the 5th clock, Y3 Y4 Y5 is




 (A)      001


 (B)      010


 (C)      000


 (D)      011




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 Q.43     In the figure shown, R = 1 kΩ and C = 0.1 µF. For a dc gain of −10, the 3 dB
          cut-off frequency (rounded off to one decimal place) is

          Assume the opamp is ideal.




 (A)      159.1 Hz


 (B)      1591.5 Hz


 (C)      1750.7 Hz


 (D)      175.0 Hz




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 Q.44     Consider the feedback control system shown in the figure. The steady-state error
          ess = lim (r(t) − y(t)) due to unit step reference r(t) is
                 t→∞




 (A)      K−1
           K


 (B)      1
          2


 (C)      0


 (D)      1− K
           K




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 Q.45     The transfer function of a system is

                                                         ωn2
                                       G (s) =
                                                 s 2 + 2ξωn s + ωn2

          Choose the range of ξ and ωn (in rad/s) from the following options such that the
          poles lie on the shaded region of the s-plane as shown in the figure.




 (A)           1
          ξ≥     and ωn ≥ 2
               2


 (B)           1
          ξ≥     and ωn ≥ 2
               4

 (C)           1
          ξ≥     and ωn ≥ √3
               2


 (D)           1
          ξ≥     and ωn ≥ √3
               4




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 Q.46     Let C be the closed curve in the xy-plane, traversed in the counterclockwis e
          direction    along the boundary of the rectangle with vertices at
          (0,0), (2,0), (2,1), (0,1). The value of the line integral

                                       ∮ (−e y dx + e x dy)
                                        C
          is




 (A)      e 2 + 2e − 3


 (B)      e 2 − 2e − 3


 (C)      e2 + e − 1


 (D)      e2 + e + 1




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 Q.47     In the figure shown, assume
              • α is the phase angle between the load current and the load voltage
              • β is the phase angle by which pressure coil current lags the pressure coil
                   voltage of the wattmeter
              • γ is the phase angle between currents in the pressure coil and the current
                   coil of the wattmeter
              • δ is the phase angle of the voltage transformer
              •  is the phase angle of the current transformer

          When the load has a lagging phase angle of α, which one of the following options
          is correct?




 (A)      α = −γ ± δ ± θ − β


 (B)      α = −γ ± δ ± θ + β


 (C)      α = γ± δ ±θ+ β


 (D)      α = γ± δ ±θ− β




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 Q.48     Consider an ultrasonic measurement system shown in the figure. The ultrasonic
          transmitter (T) sends a continuous wave signal x(t) = cos(2πf1 t) volts towards an
          object whose vibration is modeled as m(t) = 0.5 sin(2πf2 t) volts. Neglecting the
          phase shift due to any other effect, the received signal at the receiver (R) is
          y(t) = cos(2πf1 t+β cos(2πf2 t)) volts.

          Assuming the frequency sensitivity factor as 500 Hz/volt, f1 = 40 kHz, f2 = 1 kHz,
          the modulation index (β) and the frequency deviation in y(t), respectively, are




 (A)      0.25 and  250 Hz


 (B)      0.5 and  500 Hz


 (C)      1 and  1000 Hz


 (D)      0.75 and  1000 Hz




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 Q.49     The complex functions f(z) = u(x, y) + i v(x, y) and ̅̅̅̅̅̅
                                                               f(z) = u (x, y) − i v(x, y)
          are both analytic in a given domain. Choose the correct option(s) from the
          following.




 (A)      ∂u ∂v
            =   =0
          ∂x ∂y


 (B)      ∂u    ∂v
             =−    ≠0
          ∂y    ∂x


 (C)      df(z)
                =0
           dz

 (D)      df(z)
                ≠0
           dz




 Q.50     The readings recorded from a 20-psig pressure gauge are given in the Table. The
          regression line obtained for the data is y = 0.04 x + 10.32. The regression
          coefficient of determination, R 2 = _________ (rounded off to three decimal
          places).



                        x              1       2            3           4         5


                    y (psig)      10.3       10.5          10.4        10.5      10.5




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 Q.51     In the figure shown, R = 4.5 kΩ, ΔR = 1.5 kΩ, and INA is assumed to be ideal.
          The equivalent resistance between A and B is ____ kΩ (rounded off to nearest
          integer).




 Q.52     Consider the capacitive sensor circuit and its output voltage shown in the figur e.
          The circuit is switched ON at t = 0. Assuming the opamp to be ideal, the frequency
          of the output voltage Vo is __________ kHz (rounded off to two decimal places).




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 Q.53     The 4-point DFTs of two sequences x[n] and y[n] are X [k] = [1, −j, 1, j] and
          Y[k] = [1, 3j, 1, −3j], respectively. Assuming z[n] represents the 4-point circular
          convolution of x[n] and y[n], the value of z[0] is __________ (rounded off to
          nearest integer).

          Note: The DFT of a N-point sequence x[n] is defined as
                                               N−1
                                                         −j2πnk
                                       X [k] = ∑ x[n]e      N

                                               n=0




 Q.54     Consider the figure shown. For zero deflection in the galvanometer, the required
          value of resistor Rx is ____ Ω (rounded off to nearest integer).




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 Q.55     Consider a unity negative feedback system with its open-loop pole-zero map as
          shown in the figure. If the point s = jα, α > 0, lies on the root locus, the value of
          α is ________ (rounded off to nearest integer).

          Note: The poles are marked with ⨯ in the figure.




 Q.56     A shielded cable with Cstray = 20 pF and Rwire = 10 Ω is used to connect the inductive
          sensors as shown in the figure. The RMS value of Vout is ____V (rounded off to
          two decimal places).

          Note: Assume all components are ideal, and sensors are not magnetically coupled.




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                                                                          α VD
 Q.57     In the figure shown, the diode current is given by ID = IS e T . VD is the diode
          voltage in volts, T is the absolute temperature in Kelvin, α = 1.16 × 104 K/V, and
          IS = 10−15 A is the saturation current. The dc current source, opamp and the
          resistors are ideal, and are assumed to be temperature independent. The change in
          the output voltage (Vout ) per Kelvin change in temperature is ________ mV
          (rounded off to one decimal place).




 Q.58     An ADC has a full scale voltage of 1.4 V, resolution of 200 mV, and produces
          binary output data. The input signal of the ADC has a bandwidth of 500 MHz, and
          it samples the data at the Nyquist rate. The parallel data output is converted to a
          serial bit stream using a parallel-to-serial converter. The data rate at the output of
          the parallel-to-serial converter is _____ Gbps (rounded off to nearest integer).




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 Q.59     In the circuit shown, assume the opamp is ideal and the initial charge on the
          capacitor is zero. The output voltage at time t = 2 ms is _____ V (rounded off to
          one decimal place).




 Q.60     In the figure shown, SW is a switch whose position changes from 1 to 0 when VC
          changes from logic HIGH to LOW and vice versa. The bandwidth of the permanent
          magnet moving coil (PMMC) type voltmeter is 1 Hz. If Vsense = 2 sin(4000πt) V and
          Vref = 4 sin(2000πt) V, the voltmeter reading is ______V (rounded off to nearest
          integer).

          Note: Assume all components are ideal.




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 Q.61     A 50 kVA transformer has an efficiency of 95% at full load and unity power factor.
          Assume the core losses are negligible. The efficiency of the transformer at 75% of
          the full load and 0.8 power factor is ________% (rounded off to one decimal
          place).




 Q.62     A three-phase squirrel-cage induction motor has a starting torque of 100% of the
          full load torque and a maximum torque of 300% of the full load torque. Neglecting
          the stator impedance, the slip at the maximum torque is ________% (rounded off
          to two decimal places).




 Q.63     Two magnetically coupled coils, when connected in series-aiding configuratio n,
          have a total inductance of 500 mH. When connected in series-opposing
          configuration, the coils have a total inductance of 300 mH. If the self-inductance of
          both the coils are equal, then the coupling coefficient is ________ (rounded off to
          two decimal places).




 Q.64     The solution of an ordinary differential equation y ′′′ + 3y ′′ + 3y ′ + y = 30e −t is
                                 y (t) = (c0 + c1 t − c2 t 2 + c3 t 3 )e −t

          Given y(0) = 3, y ′ (0) = −3 and y ′′ (0) = −47, the value of (c0 + c1 + c2 + c3 )
          is __________(rounded off to nearest integer).

          Note: y ′′′ = d 3 y/dt 3 , y ′′ = d 2 y/dt 2 , y ′ = dy/dt and c0 , c1 , c2 , c3 are constants.




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 Q.65     A random variable X has a probability density function

                                                  e −x ,     x≥0
                                       fX (x ) = {
                                                   0,      otherwise

          The probability of X > 2 is ___________ (rounded off to three decimal places).




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