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1. What is the Laplace transform of f(t) = e -2t cos(3t) ?

a) 3 / (9 + (s-2)2)
b) (s-2) / (9 + (s-2) 2)
c) 3 / (9 + (s+2) 2)
d) (s+2)/ (9 + (s+2) 2)

2. You wish to reduce the given circuit to an equivalent circuit of a single voltage source in series with a
single resistor. Which of the following representations is correct?

a) 4 volts source in series with 10 Ω resistor


b) 1 volt source in series with 2.4 Ω resistor
c) 15 volts source in series with 2.4 Ω resistor
d) 1 volt source in series with 10 Ω resistor

3. Consider the circuit shown in the figure below. It is given that the initial temperature of the TDR is 25°C.
As a circuit designer, you wish to cause the output to trip at 50°C. What should be the value of the
reference voltage? Note: TDR is a temperature-dependent resistor.

a) 7.1V
b) 4.97V
c) 4.6V
d) 4.7V

4. A DC voltage of 5V is applied to a series R-L series circuit by turning the switch on at t=0.
Which of the following is the correct equation in s-domain that relates the voltage and current?
Note: Inductor L does not have any initial current.

a) 5 = I(s) [R + sL]
b) 5/s = I(s) [R + 1/(sL)]
c) 5/s2= I(s) [R + (sL)]
d) 5/s = I(s) [R + sL]

5. Which of the given statements correctly state the role of the two 10kΩ resistors in the given circuit?

a) One of them provides negative feedback and the other provides positive feedback.
b) One of them provides negative feedback and the other acts as a load.
c) One of them provides negative feedback and the other provides a DC path to ground.
d) Both of them provide negative feedback.

6. The given circuit uses an operational amplifier with an open loop gain, A = 100.
What will be the value of io mA (upto two decimal places)? Note: It is given that the rest of the
parameters of the opamp are equivalent to that of an ideal op-amp.

a) 2.14 mA
b) 2.00 mA
c) 1.14 mA
d) 1.17 mA

7. The diode in the circuit below has a cut-in voltage Vγ = 0.7V. What will be the value of the
current I1 + Id mA (up to two decimal places)?
a) 10.43 mA
b) 10.52 mA
c) 9.43 mA
d) 8.43 mA

8. You wish to transfer maximum power to the load in the given circuit.
What value of capacitor C will you choose to successfully achieve the same?

a) 1 nF
b) 1 mF
c) 10 mF
d) 1 μF

9. Which of these choices indicates the potential difference between the points A and B in the given
circuit?
a) 10V
b) 12V
c) 8V
d) -6V

10. Which statement/s completely describes the operating principle of a switched capacitor circuit?

a) Continuous-time integration of the input signal


b) Discrete-time sampling and holding of the input signal
c) Digital logic control of analog signal processing
a) All of the above

11. A digital filter with transfer function H(z) = (z-1)/(z2 + 1) has:

a) Low-pass characteristic
b) High-pass characteristic
c) Band-pass characteristic
d) All-pass characteristic

12. Consider the circuit given. The following information is given:


An input sinusoidal voltage of +-10V is applied to the input.
A load of 1k Ohms is attached at output.

a)

b)

c)

d)

13 An independent current source of 5A is connected to the given passive network. It is given that
the switch S is initially closed and is opened at time t=0. Find the energy stored in the inductor if S is
opened after a long time.
a) 0J
b) 125J
c) 225J
d) 2.5J

14. Find the value of the transfer impedance Z 22 (in ohms) for the given two-port network.

a) 2Ω
b) 3.5Ω
c) 4Ω
d) 5Ω

15. Analyze the precision rectifier circuit shown in below given figure. In your opinion, why might you
use a second operational amplifier A2?
a) To increase gain
b) To achieve full-wave rectification
c) To reduce noise
d) To increase input impedance

16. Consider the given circuit. What is the voltage across the inductance at t = 0+ if the switch S is
closed at time t=0?

a) 2V
b) 4V
c) -6V
d) 8V

17. What will be the value of V2 in the following passive circuit?

a) 0.5 V
b) 1 V
c) 2 V
d) 3 V

18. A sinusoidal source of 200 sin (2π 50t) V with an impedance of 1 + j0.5Ω is used to drive a load.
Which of these statements will be true for a practical circuit in the above scenario?

X: Maximum power transfer occurs when the load impedance is 1 + j0.5 Ω.


Y: The maximum power transferred is 20kW.

a) Both X and Y are true.


b) X is true, Y is false.
c) X is false, Y is true.
d) Both X and Y are false.

19. You are working on an op-amp circuit, as shown in the figure. The power supplies of
the opamp are +10V and -10V. What can be said about the output of the circuit?
Note:
1. The input signal is a square wave. (Amplitude = 0 to 5V, frequency = 10 kHz)
[Link] op-amp has finite bandwidth.

a) Output is identical to the input


b) Output will be identical to the input, except that the edges will have a non-zero rise andfall
time.
c) Output will be identical to input, except for a phase difference of 180°
d) Output will be a square waveform of the same frequency, but will go from -5V to 0

20. Assume that you have designed the given Op-amp circuit. What is the relation between Vo1 and
Vo2 in the given context?
Note:
1. The diode current follows the equation I = Is eV/VT
2. For an input voltage Vi = 2 V, the output voltage V = V.
3. For an input voltage Vi = 4 V, the output voltage Vo = Vo2.
a) Vₒ₂ = √2Vₒ₁
b) Vₒ₂ = e² Vₒ₁
c) Vₒ₂ = Vₒ₁ ln 2
d) Vₒ₁ - Vₒ₂ = Vₜ ln 2

21. You have designed the following circuit using an ideal zener diode. You wish to maintain a
voltage of 5V across the load resistance, RL.
What should be the minimum power rating of the Zener diode to achieve this?
Note:
1. The knee current of the Zener diode is 10 mA.

a) 125 mW
b) 250 mW
c) 500 mW
d) 300 mW

22. You have designed the given circuit using two silicon diodes. What is the range of the input
voltage Vi for which the output voltage, Vo = Vi ?
Note:1. The forward voltage drop of the diodes is 0.7V.
a) -0.3V<Vi<1.3V
b) -0.3V<Vi<2V
c) -1V<Vi<2V
d) -1.7V<Vi<2.7V

23. What is the frequency response of the filter shown below if R1C1 = R2C2?

a)

b)

c)
d)

24) For the given circuit, what will be the output if the input signal is a square wave shown below?
Note: Use ideal diode model of the diode.

a)

b)

c)
d)

25. You are working on the circuit shown below. Find the approximate resonant frequency of the
circuit.

Notes:
R1=20kΩ and C1=2nF.
R2=20kΩ and C2=2nF.

a) 4kHz
b) 12kHz
c) 10kHz
d) 98kHz

26. What is the value of node voltage V4 for the diode circuit shown in the below given figure?

Notes:
It is given that the values of R1, R2, R3 and R4 are 4k, 2.5k, 2.5k and 5k, respectively.
Also, assume that the CVD model is followed.

a) 1.4 V
b) 2.1 V
c) 0.7 V
d) 2.7 V

27. You have designed a series RLC circuit with a resistance R = 200 Ω, inductance L =50 mH and
capacitance C = 0.01 μF . You now apply a unit step voltage to the circuit.

How will the waveform of the current i(t) be for the above input voltage?

a) i(t) will go from 0 to 0.05A exponentially.


b) i(t) will rise and they quickly return to 0 (overdamping).
c) i(t) will rise and may take negative and positive values before returning to 0(underdamping).
d) i(t) will rise and then return to zero (critical damping).

28. You have designed the following analog circuit using ideal operation amplifiers as shown below.
What will be the output voltage Vo for the given circuit?

a) Vo = 2∫V1dt - 4V2 - 5V3


b) Vo = 2∫V1dt + 4V2 - 5V3
c) Vo = -2∫V1dt + 4V2 + 5V3
d) Vo = ∫V1dt - 4V2 - 5V3

29. Calculate the value of io for the given ideal op amp circuit.
a) -5 mA
b) -3 mA
c) -2 mA
d) -4 mA

30. You wish to reduce the given circuit to an equivalent circuit of a single voltage source in series
with a single resistor. Which of the following representations is correct?

a) 4 volts source in series with 10 Ω resistor


b) 1 volt source in series with 2.4 Ω resistor
c) 15 volts source in series with 2.4 Ω resistor
d) 1 volt source in series with 10 Ω resistor

31. You have designed the following passive circuit such that the capacitances, C1 and C2, having
value 1μF are connected across resistances 10Ω and 20Ω, respectively. You decide to supply a DC
input voltage to the circuit. What will be the values of voltage across C1 and C2 as a result of this?
a) Both C1 and C2 will have a voltage of zero.
b) Both C1 and C2 will have a voltage of 4.5V.
c) C1 will have a voltage of 3V and C2 will have a voltage of 6V.
d) C1 will have a voltage of 6V and C2 will have a voltage of 3V.

32. You are working on the following op amp circuit having power supplies +15V and -15V.
If the frequency of the sinusoidal input is 500Hz, then what will be the output voltage of the opamp?

a) 15V
b) -15V
c) -1.1 sin (2 π 500t)
d) 1.1 sin (2 π 500t) -10

33. You are working on a given circuit, as shown in the figure. You observe that switch S1is initially
open while switch S2 is initially closed. However, at time t=0, switch S1 is closed, and switch S2 is
opened at time t=0.5s.

Which of the following statements is true for the given circuit?


A: The capacitor's charging is governed by 5(1-e-20t )
B: The capacitor's discharging is governed by 5(1-e-10t)

a) A and B are both true


b) A is true, B is false
c) A is false, B is true
d) A and B are both false

34. Find the Q-point of the zener diode circuit shown in the circuit.

a) 0.34 mA, 4 V
b) 0.34 mA, 4.93 V
c) 0.94 mA, 4 V
d) 0.94 mA, 4.93 V

35. You are working on a series RLC circuit. When a step voltage is applied to it, then for which of
these conditions will the current in the circuit be underdamped?

a) The roots of s² + s(R/L) + 1/(LC) = 0 are complex conjugates.


b) The roots of s² + s(R/L) + 1/(LC) = 0 are unequal, positive real numbers.
c) The roots of s² + s(R/L) + 1/(LC) = 0 are unequal, negative real numbers.
d) The roots of s² + s(R/L) + 1/(LC) = 0 are equal, positive real numbers.
36. What is the phase shift of the following op-amp circuit?
R1=20kΩ and R2=22kΩ
C1=2nF
Input signal is 2sin6π103t

a) 233.04°
b) 123.04°
c) 203.04°
d) 1113.04°

37. A Zener diode with a voltage rating of 6.2 V is used for voltage regulation in a circuit.
If the load current is 10 mA, what is the power dissipated in the Zener diode?

a) 62 mW
b) 31 mW
c) 15.5 mW
d) 7.75 mW

38. What will be the ratio of output voltage to the input voltage (Vo/Vi) for the given ideal op amp
circuit?

a) -2.5
b) -2
c) -2.75
d) -5

39. You have designed a series RLC circuit with a resistance R =200 Ω, inductance L =50 mH and
capacitance C = 0.01 μF. You now apply a unit step voltage to the circuit. How will the waveform of
the current i(t) be for the above input voltage?
a) i(t) will go from 0 to 0.05A exponentially.
b) i(t) will rise and they quickly return to 0 (overdamping).
c) i(t) will rise and may take negative and positive values before returning to 0(underdamping).
d) i(t) will rise and then return to zero (critical damping).

40. Analyze the below given circuit and determine the maximum load current that can be drawn from
it.

a) 1.4 mA
b) 2.3 mA
c) 1.8 mA
d) 2.5 mA

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