Electronics and Communication GATE 2020 Questions with Answer

Ques 1 Analog Circuits


The components in the circuit shown below are ideal. If the op-amp is in positive feedback and the input voltage Vi is a sine wave of amplitude 1 V, the output voltage Vo is

A

a non-inverted sine wave of 2 V amplitude.

B

an inverted sine wave of 1 V amplitude.

C

a square wave of 5 V amplitude.

D

a constant of either +5 V or -5 V.


Ques 2 Analog Circuits


In the circuit shown below, all the components are ideal and the input voltage is sinusoidal.
The magnitude of the steady-state output V₀ (rounded off to two decimal places) is _______ V.

644 is the correct answer.


Ques 3 Analog Circuits


In the circuit shown below, all the components are ideal. If Vi is +2 V, the current I₀ sourced by the op-amp is _______ mA.

6 is the correct answer.


Ques 4 Analog Circuits


For the BJT in the amplifier shown below, VBE=0.7 V, kT/q=26 mV. Assume that BJT output resistance (ro) is very high and the base current is negligible. The capacitors are also assumed to be short circuited at signal frequencies. The input vi is direct coupled. The low frequency voltage gain vo/vi of the amplifier is

A

-89.42

B

-128.21

C

-178.85

D

-256.42


Ques 5 Analog Circuits


An enhancement MOSFET of threshold voltage 3 V is being used in the sample and hold circuit given below. Assume that the substrate of the MOS device is connected to -10 V. If the input voltage V_I lies between ±10 V, the minimum and the maximum values of VG required for proper sampling and holding respectively, are

A

3 V and -3 V.

B

10 V and -10 V.

C

13 V and -7 V.

D

10 V and -13 V.


Ques 6 Analog Circuits


Using the incremental low frequency small-signal model of the MOS device, the Norton equivalent resistance of the following circuit is

A

rds+R+gmrdsR

B

(rds+R)/(1+gmrds)

C

rds+1/gm+R

D

rds+R


Ques 7 Analog Circuits


The components in the circuit given below are ideal. If R=2Ω and C=1µF, the -3 dB cut-off frequency of the circuit in Hz is

A

14.92

B

34.46

C

59.68

D

79.58


Ques 8 Analog Circuits


In the voltage regulator shown below, VI is the unregulated input at 15 V. Assume VBE=0.7 V and the base current is negligible for both the BJTs. If the regulated output V₀ is 9 V, the value of R₂ is _______ Ω.

800 is the correct answer.


Ques 9 Communication Systems


A digital communication system transmits a block of N bits. The probability of error in decoding a bit is α. The error event of each bit is independent of the error events of the other bits. The received block is declared erroneous if at least one of its bits is decoded wrongly. The probability that the received block is erroneous is

A

(A) N(1-α)

B

(B) αN

C

(C) 1-αN

D

(D) 1-(1-α)N


Ques 10 Communication Systems


A binary random variable X takes the value +2 or -2. The probability P(X=+2)=α. The value of α (rounded off to one decimal place), for which the entropy of X is maximum, is

0.5 is the correct answer.


Ques 11 Communication Systems


The random variable

and W(t) is a real white Gaussian noise process with two-sided power spectral density SW(f)=3 W/Hz for all f. The variance of Y is

6 is the correct answer.


Ques 12 Communication Systems


The two sides of a fair coin are labelled as 0 and 1. The coin is tossed two times independently. Let M and N denote the labels corresponding to the outcomes of those tosses. For a random variable X, defined as X=min(M,N), the expected value E(X) (rounded off to two decimal places) is

0.25 is the correct answer.


Ques 13 Communication Systems


For the modulated signal x(t)=m(t)cos(2πfct), the message signal m(t)=4cos(1000πt) and the carrier frequency fc is 1 MHz. The signal x(t) is passed through a demodulator, as shown in the figure below. The output y(t) of the demodulator is

A

cos(460πt).

B

cos(920πt).

C

cos(1000πt).

D

cos(540πt).


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