Electrical Engineering Gate Yearwise
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Electrical Engineering Gate 2019 Questions
Ques 1Aptitude
Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The _____ trouble is that I read _______ many of them.
a. only, quite
b. even, quite
c. even, too
d. only, too
d is the correct answer.
Ques 2Aptitude
It takes two hours for a person X to mow the lawn. Y can mow the same lawn in four hours. How long (in minutes) will it take X and Y, if they work together to mow the lawn?
a. 120
b. 90
c. 60
d. 80
d is the correct answer.
Ques 3Aptitude
The missing number in the given sequence 343, 1331, _______ 4913 is
a. 2744
b. 2197
c. 3375
d. 4096
b is the correct answer.
Ques 4Aptitude
I am not sure if the bus that has been booked will be able to ______ all the students
a. deteriorate
b. accommodate
c. fill
d. sit
b is the correct answer.
Ques 5Aptitude
The passengers were angry __________ the airline staff about the delay
a. on
b. about
c. with
d. towords
c is the correct answer.
Ques 6Aptitude
Given two sets X = {1, 2, 3} and Y = {2, 3, 4}, we construct a set Z of all possible fractions where the numerators belong to set X and the denominators belong to set Y. The product of elements having minimum and maximum values in the set Z is ____________.
a. 1/12
b. 1/8
c. 1/6
d. 3/8
d is the correct answer.
Ques 7Aptitude
Consider five people- Mitra, Ganga, Rekha, Lakshmi and Sana, Ganga is taller than both Rekha and Lakshmi.
Lakshmi is taller than Sana. Mita is taller than Ganga. Which of the following conclusions are true?
1. Lakshmi is taller than Rekha
2. Rekha is shorter than Mita
3. Rekha is taller than Sana
4. Sana is shorter than Ganga
a. 1 only
b. 1 and 3
c. 3 only
d. 2 and 4
d is the correct answer.
Ques 8Aptitude
The ratio of the number of boys and girls who participated in an examination is 4 : 3. The total percentage of candidates who passed the examination is 80 and the percentage of a girls who passed is 90. The percentage of boys who passed is _________.
a. 90.00
b. 80.50
c. 55.50
d. 72.50
d is the correct answer.
Ques 9Aptitude
How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 all of whose digits are even?
a. 100
b. 90
c. 60
d. 80
a is the correct answer.
Ques 10Aptitude
An award-winning study by a group of researchers suggests that men are as prone to buying on impulse as women
but women feel more guilty about shopping.
Which one of the following statements can be inferred from the given text?
a. Some men and women indulge in buying on impulse
b. All men and women indulge in buying on impulse
c. Few men and women indulge in buying on impulse
d. Many men and women indulge in buying on impulse
b is the correct answer.
Ques 11Control Systems
The characteristic equation of a linear time-invariant (LTI) system is given by
∆(s) = s4+ 3s3+ 3s2 + s + k = 0
The system is BIBO stable if
a. 0 < k < 9/8
b. k > 3
c. 0 < k < (9/12)
d. k > 6
a is the correct answer.
Ques 12Control Systems
The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by G(s)=
πe0.25s / s
In G(s) plane, the Nyquist plot of G(s) passes through the negative real axis at the point
a. (−1.25, j0)
b. (−0.75, j0)
c. (−0.5, j0)
d. (−1.5, j0)
c is the correct answer.
Ques 13Control Systems
A co-axial cylindrical capacitor shown in Figure (i) has dielectric with relative permittivity εr1 = 2. When onefourth portion of the dielectric is replaced with another dielectric of relative permittivity εr2 , as shown in Figure
(ii), the capacitance is doubled. The value of εr2 is _________.
10 is the correct answer.
Ques 14Electrical Machine
A 5 kVA, 50 V/100 V, single-phase transformer has a secondary terminal voltage of 95 V when loaded. The regulation of the transformer is
a. 4.5%
b. 1%
c. 9%
d. 5%
d is the correct answer.
Ques 15Electrical Machine
The parameter of an equivalent circuit of a three-phase induction motor affected by reducing the rms value of the supply voltage at the rated frequency is
a is the correct answer.
Ques 16Electronic Devices
The output voltage of a single-phase full bridge voltage source inverter is controlled by unipolar PWM with one pulse per half cycle. For the fundamental rms component of output voltage to be 75% of DC voltage, the required pulse width in degrees (round off up to one decimal place) is ________.
112.5-113.2 is the correct answer.
Ques 17Mathematics
Which one of the following functions is analytic in the region |z| ≤ 1?
a. z2-1 / z+2
b. z2-1 / z+0.5
c. z2-1 / z
d. z2-1 / z+j0.5
a is the correct answer.
Ques 18Mathematics
The rank of the matrix, M= , is ___________.
3 is the correct answer.
Ques 19Mathematics
M is a 2 × 2 matrix with eigenvalues 4 and 9. The eigenvalues of M2 are
a. 2 and 3
b. −2 and −3
c. 4 and 9
d. 16 and 81
d is the correct answer.
Ques 20Mathematics
The inverse Laplace transform of H(s) = s+3 / s2+2s+1 for t ≥ 0 is
a. 3 te-t+e-t
b. 2 te-t+e-t
c. 4 te-t+e-t
d. 3e-t
b is the correct answer.
Ques 21Mathematics
The partial differential equation
∂2u / ∂t2
-c2 ∂2u / ∂x2 + ∂2u / ∂y2 =0; where `c ≠ 0 is known as
a. Poisson’s equation
b. Laplace equation
c. Wave equation
d. heat equation
c is the correct answer.
Ques 22Power Electronics
A six-pulse thyristor bridge rectifier is connected to a balanced three-phase, 50 Hz AC source. Assuming that the DC output current of the rectifier is constant, the lowest harmonic component in the AC input current is
a. 100 Hz
b. 250 Hz
c. 150 Hz
d. 300 Hz
b is the correct answer.
Ques 23Power System
Five alternators each rated 5 MVA, 13.2 kV with 25% of reactance on its own base are connected in parallel to a busbar. The short-circuit level in MVA at the busbar is _________.
100 is the correct answer.
Ques 24Signal and Systems
The symbols, a and T, represent positive quantities and u(t) is the unit step function. Which one of the following impulse responses is NOT the output of a causal linear time-invariant system?
a. a+atu(t)
b. a-a(t+T)u(t)
c. a-a(t-T)u(t)
d. 1+a-atu(t)
a is the correct answer.