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Instruction: Select the correct answer for each of the following questions. 12. For 8085 microprocessor, the following program is executed
Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box corresponding to the MVI A, 05H;
letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. MVIB, 05H;
PTR: ADD B;
Strictly no erasures allowed. Use pencil no. 1 only. DCR B;
NOTE: Whenever you come across a caret (^) sign, it means JNZ PTR;
exponentiation. ADI 03H;
HLT;
MULTIPLE CHOICE At the end of program, accumulator contains
A. 17 H* B. 23 H C. 20 H D. 05 H
1. What is the minimum output voltage for high output or logic 1 output
TTL? 13. A three bit pseudo random number generator is shown. Initially the
A. 2 V B. 2.4 V* C. 0 V D. 1.5 V value of output Y = Y2 Y1 Y0 is set to 111. The value of output Y after
three clock cycles is
2. Circuit turn-off time of an SCR is defined as the time
A. taken by the SCR turn off
B. required for the SCR current to become zero
C. for which the SCR is reverse biased by the commutation circuit*
D. for which the SCR is reverse biased to reduce its current below the
holding Current
A. 000 B. 001 C. 010 D. 100*
3. Calculate the ripple of a capacitor filter for a peak rectified voltage of 30
V, capacitor C =50 uF, and a load current of 50 mA. 14. A three-phase, salient pole synchronous motor is connected to an
A. 4.3%* B. 5.4% C. 3.4% D. 4.5% infinite bus. Ig is operated at no load a normal excitation. The field
excitation of the motor is first reduced to zero and then increased in
4. Determine RB1 and VBB for a silicon PUT if it is determined that n=0.8, reverse direction gradually. Then the armature current
VP=10.3V, and RB2=5 kohms. A. Increases continuously
A. 25 kohms & 15 V C. 15 kohms & 25V B. First increases and then decreases steeply*
B. 20 kohms & 12 V* D. 12 kohms & 20V C. First decreases and then increases steeply
D. Remains constant
5. A two – bit counter circuit is shown below. It the state QAQB of the
counter at the clock time tn is ‘10’ then the state QAQB of the counter at 15. What must be done to interface TTL to CMOS?
tn + 3 (after three clock cycles) will be A. A 5 V Zener diode must be placed across the inputs of the TTL gates
in order to protect them from the higher output voltages of the CMOS
gates.
B. A dropping resistor must be used on the CMOS 12 V supply to
reduce it to 5 V for the TTL.
C. A pull-up resistor must be used between the TTL output-CMOS input
node andVcc; the value of RP will depend on the number of CMOS gates
connected to the node. *
A. 00 B. 10* C. 01 D. 11 D. As long as the CMOS supply voltage is 5 V, they can be interfaced;
however, the fan-out of the TTL is limited to five CMOS gates.
6. The bridge method commonly used for finding mutual inductance is
A. Heaviside Campbell Bridge* C. Schering bridge 16. On the fifth clock pulse, a 4-bit Johnson sequence is Q0 = 0, Q1 = 1,
B. De Sauty bridge D. Wien bridge Q2 = 1, and Q3 = 1. On the sixth clock pulse, the sequence is ________.
A. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 0 C. Q0 = 1, Q1 = 1, Q2 = 1, Q3 = 0
7. A three –phase 440V, 6 pole, 50Hz, squirrel cage induction motor is B. Q0 = 0, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 1, Q3 = 1 * D. Q0 = 0, Q1 = 0, Q2 = 0, Q3 = 1
running at a slip of 5%. The speed of stator magnetic field to rotor
magnetic field and speed of rotor with respect to stator magnetic field 17. For the given circuit, which of the following is correct?
are
A. Zero rpm, -50 rpm* C. Zero rpm, 955 rpm
B. 1000 rpm, -50 rpm D. 1000rpm, 955rpm

8. The first byte in a machine level instruction is called

A. Transcendental code C. Operation code*
B. Arithmetic code D. Entrance code

(𝑠 2 +9)(𝑠+2)
9. A system with transfer function 𝐺(𝑠) = (𝑠+1)(𝑠+3)(𝑠+4) is excited by
sin(𝜔𝑡). The steady state output of the system is zero at
A. 𝜔 = 1 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 C. 𝜔 = 2 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
B. 𝜔 = 3 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠 * D. 𝜔 = 4 𝑟𝑎𝑑/𝑠
A. The number 5 is being written to the memory at address location
10. A capacitor is made with a polymeric dielectric having an er of 2.26 and 203.
dielectric breakdown strength of 50kV/cm. The permittivity of free space B. The chip has not been enabled, since the EN terminal is 0;
is 8.85pF/m. If the rectangular plates of the capacitor have a width of therefore, nothing will be written to the chip and the output is tri-
20cm and a length of 40cm, then the maximum electric charge in the stated.
capacitor is C. Decimal 10 is being written into memory location 211.*
A. 2 uC B. 4 uC C. 8 uC* D. 10 uC D. The read/write line is LOW; therefore, decimal 5 is being stored at
memory location 211.

11. In a voltage-voltage feedback as shown below, which one of the 18. Which of the following is not an arithmetic instruction?
following statements is TRUE if the gain k is increased? A. INC (increment) C. CMP (compare)
B. DEC (decrement) D. ROL (rotate left) *

19. It specifies the number of standard loads that the output of a gate can
drive without impairing its normal operation.
A. Fan in C. TTL Loading
B. Fan out* D. CMOS Loading

20. What type of circuit is represented in the figure below, and which
A. The input impedance increases and output impedance decreases* statement best describes its operation?
B. The input impedance increases and output impedance also
increases
C. The input impedance decreases and output impedance also
decreases
D. The input impedance decreases and output impedance increases
A. It is a tristate inverter. When the ENABLE input is HIGH, the output
is effectively an open circuit—it is neither LOW nor HIGH.*

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B. It is a programmable inverter. It can be programmed to function as B. 11.9 W, 0.233* D. 9.11 W, 0.322
either an active LOW or an active HIGH inverter.
C. It is an active LOW buffer, which can be turned on and off by the 29. What type of resistor, or combination of resistors, would you use as the
ENABLE input. volume control in a stereo compact-disc (CD) player?
D. None of the above. A. A set of switchable, fixed resistors
B. A linear-taper potentiometer
21. The bipolar TTL logic family that was developed to increase switching C. An audio-taper potentiometer*
speed by preventing transistor saturation is: D. A wirewound resistor
A. emitter-coupled logic (ECL).
B. current-mode logic (CML). 30. A snubber circuit is used across the SCR to protect against
C. transistor-transistor logic (TTL). A. The di/dt of the anode current C. Ldi/dt of load inductance
D. emitter-coupled logic (ECL) and transistor-transistor logic (TTL).* B. The dv/dt turn on* D. None of these

22. Which of the following cannot be used as a variable name in C? 31. An inductor works by
A. else* B. ram C. coal D. vendy A. charging a piece of wire.
B. storing energy as a magnetic field.*
23. What is the slew rate of lm714? C. choking off dc.
A. 0.5 V/μs* B. 1.5 V/μs C. 1.0 V/μs D. 2.0 V/μs D. introducing resistance into a circuit.

32. Which of the following is not a jump instruction?

24. Refer to the figure given below. What type of device is shown and what A. JB* B. JO C. JA D. JMP
input levels are required to turn the LED off?
33. Totem-pole outputs ______ be connected ________ because
________.
A. can, in parallel, sometimes higher current is required
B. cannot, together, if the outputs are in opposite states excessively
high currents can damage one or both devices
C. should, in series, certain applications may require higher output
voltage
D. can, together, together they can handle larger load currents and
higher output voltages*
A.The device is an open-collector AND gate and requires both inputs
34. The Pentium can address ________.
to be HIGH in order to turn the LED off.* A. 1 MB B. 2 GB C. 1 GB D. 4 GB
B.The device is a Schottky AND gate and requires only one low
input to turn the LED off. 35. The JNZ, JA, and LOOP instructions are all part of which type of
instruction?
C. The device is an open-collector AND gate and requires only A. Data transfer C. Arithmetic
one low input to turn the LED off. B. Bit manipulation D. Loops and jumps
D. The device is a Schottky open-collector AND gate and requires
36. The MOV, PUSH, and POP instructions are all part of which type of
a low on both inputs to turn the LED off. instruction?
A. Data transfer C. Arithmetic
25. Identify the type of gate shown in the circuit below. B. Bit manipulation D. Loops and jumps

37. Which of the following was not a design improvement for the 8086/8088
over the 8085?
A. EU B. ALU C. 16-bit data bus D. BIU

38. P-MOS and N-MOS ________.

A. represent MOSFET devices utilizing either P-channel or N-channel
devices exclusively within a given gate
B. are enhancement-type CMOS devices used to produce a series of
high-speed logic known as 74HC
C. represent positive and negative MOS-type devices that can be
operated from differential power supplies and are compatible with
operational amplifiers
D. None of the above are.

A. CMOS AND gate* C. CMOS OR gate 39. A coil of 300 turns is wound uniformly on a ring of non-magnetic
B. CMOS NAND gate D. CMOS NOR gate material. The ring has a mean circumference of 40 cm and a uniform
cross-sectional area of 4 cm2. If the current in the coil is 5 A, calculate
26. What is unique about TTL devices such as the 74S00? the total magnetic flux in the ring.
A. The gate transistors are silicon (S), and the gates therefore have A. 1.225 µWb C. 1.755 µWb
lower values of leakage current. B. 1.785 µWb D. 1.885 µWb *
B. The S denotes the fact that a single gate is present in the IC rather
than the usual package of 2–6 gates. 40. Two alternating voltages are represented by v1 = 50 sin ωt volts and v2 =
C. The S denotes a slow version of the device, which is a consequence 100 sin(ωt − π/6)V. Find the sum of the two voltages.
of its higher power rating. A. 111.8 sin(ωt − 0.25) V C. 145.5 sin(ωt − 0.55) V
D. The devices use Schottky transistors and diodes to prevent them B. 111.8 sin(ωt − 0.45) V D. 145.5 sin(ωt − 0.35) V *
from going into saturation; this results in faster turn on and turn off
times, which translates into higher frequency operation.* 41. A high-pass π-connected symmetrical filter section has a capacitance of
5000 pF in its series arm and inductances of 500 μH in each of its shunt
27. What does ECL stand for? arms. The cut-off frequency of the filter is:
A. It stands for electron-coupled logic; all of the devices used within the A. 201.3 kHz B. 50.33 kHz C. 71.18 kHz * D. 284.7 kHz
gates are N-type transistors.
B. It stands for emitter-coupled logic; all of the inputs are coupled into 42. A differential amplifier has an open-loop voltage gain of 120. The input
the device through the emitters of the input transistors. signals are 2.45V and 2.35V. Calculate the output voltage of the
C. It stands for emitter-coupled logic; all of the emitters of the input amplifier.
transistors are connected together and each transistor functions as an A. 12 V * B. 14 V C. 16 V D. 10 V
emitter follower.*
D. It stands for energy-coupled logic; the input energy is amplified by the 43. A differential amplifier has an open-loop voltage gain of 150 and a
input transistors and allows the device to deliver higher output currents. common input signal of 4.0 V to both terminals. An output signal of 15
mV results. Determine the common-mode gain and the CMRR.
28. A full-wave fully controlled bridge has a highly inductive load with a A. 91.16 dB B. 89.76 dB C. 90.40 dB D. 92.04 dB *
resistance of 55 Ω, and a supply of 110 V at 50 Hz. Calculate the values
of load power and converter power factor for a firing delay angle of 75°. 44. A cycloconverter is
A. 109 W, 0.233 C. 190 W, 0.322 A. ac-dc converter C. dc-ac converter

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B. dc-dc converter D. ac-ac converter * a.c. current of 2 mamp flows through the emitter? Assume the collector
potential to be constant.
45. All amplifiers should have at least _____ terminals with _____ A. 1.967 mA * B. 3.546 mA C. 2.678 mA D. 4.125 mA
terminal(s) controlling the flow between _____ other terminal(s).
A. 2,1,1 B. 3,2,1 C. 3,1,2* D. 3,0,3 66. If the applied input a.c. power to a half-wave rectifier is 100 watts and
the d.c. output power obtained is 48 watts, calculate the efficiency of the
46. All are position and displacement measuring instrument except: rectifier.
A. Potentiometers C. Syncro A. 25% B. 75% C. 48% * D. 88%
B. Resolver D. Strain Gage*
67. The h-parameters of a transistor in CE configuration are: hfe = 330, hie =
47. The other name for beta of BJT is 4.5 k, hre = 2 x 10-4 and hoe = 30 x 10-6 mho. If the load resistance is 5
A. Current amplification factor* C. Voltage amplification factor k and the internal resistance of the signal source is 10 k, then
B. Power amplification factor D. calculate the value of input impedance.
Maximum amplification frequency A. 1.21 k B. 3.21 k C. 2.21 k D. 4.21 k *

48. What is the resolution of a D/A converter with 8 bit input bits and a 68. How can you convert a differentiator or an inverting amplifier to an
maximum output voltage of 12.8 V? integrator circuit?
A. 25 mV B. 100 mV C. 36 Mv D. 50 mV* A. By replacing Rf with an inductor.
B. By replacing Rf with a capacitor.*
49. A transducer that converts angular displacement into an ac voltage or C. By connecting a capacitor in parallel with Rf.
an ac voltage into an angular displacement. D. By connecting a capacitor in series with Rf.
A. LVDT B. Potentiometer C. Syncro* D. Resolver
69. Convert (1AB.C8)16 to decimal.
50. Simplify the logic expression 𝐴̅ · 𝐵 · 𝐶 · (𝐵 · 𝐶 + 𝐴 · 𝐵) A. 417.78512
A. 𝐴̅ ∙ 𝐵 ∙ 𝐶 * B. 𝐴̅(𝐵 + 𝐶) C. (𝐴̅ + 𝐵)𝐶 D. 𝐴̅ + 𝐵 + 𝐶 C. 417.78215
B. 417.78152
51. Which pressure-sensing device has the highest range? D. 417.78125 *
a. spiral bourdon C. piezoelectric *
b. diaphragm D. solid-state For items 70 to 72, refer to the figure below: Assume VBE = 0.7 and β =
100
52. What is the maximum power rating for LEDs?
A. 150 mW* B. 1 W C. 500 Mw D. 10 W

53. Which of the following condition of series L-R-C circuit is overdamped?

2
æ Rö
2
æ Rö 1
C. ç ÷ <
1
A. ç
è ÷ > *
2L ø LC è 2L ø LC
2 2
æ Rö 1 æ Rö
B. ç ÷ = D. ç ÷ > LC
è 2L ø LC è 2L ø

54. After the first time constant, a transient current has changed by
_______________ %, leaving _______________ % remaining.
A. 63.2, 36.8 * C. 36.8, 63.2
B. 13.5, 86.5 D. 86.5, 13.5

55. The percentage voltage regulation of voltage supply providing 100V

unloaded and 95V at full load is
A. 5.3% * B. 5.0% C. 0.53% D. None 70. Solve for IC1
A. 1.11 mA B. 1.12 mA * C. 1.13 mA D. 1.14 mA
56. A periodic digital waveform has a pulse width (tw) of 6 ms and a period
(T) of 18 ms. The duty cycle is ____ 71. Determine the VC1
A. 3.3% B. 6% C. 33.3% * D. 18% A. 0.48 V C. –0.48 V*
B. 0.84 V D. –0.84 V
57. A classification of ICs with complexities of 12 to 99 equivalent gates on
a chip is known as ___ 72. Calculate VCE2
A. SSI B. LSI C. MSI * D. VLSI A. 1.67 V C. –1.67 V *
B. 2.26 V D. –2.26 V
58. Convert the binary number 1100 to Gray code. C.
A. 0011 B. 1100 C. 1010 * D. 1001 73. An RC lag circuit has R = 1.5 kΩ, C = 1 µF. Determine the rise time.
A. 2.7 ms C. 2.5 ms
59. Determine the values of A, B, C, and D that make the sum term B. 3.3 ms * D. 3.5 ms
equal to zero.
A. A = 1, B = 0, C = 0, D = 0 C. A = 0, B = 1, C = 0, D = 0 74. The most complex to produce and difficult to repair printed circuit boards
B. A = 1, B = 0, C = 1, D = 0 * D. A = 1, B = 0, C = 1, D = 1 are those made using which of the following methods?
A. Layer-buildup * C. Step-down-hole
60. How many 74LS283 4-bit parallel adders would be required to add two B. Clearance-hole D. Plated-through-hole
binary numbers each representing decimal numbers up through 30010?
A. 1 B. 3 * C. 2 D. 4 75. A power amplifier deliver 25 W of ac power to 1 4-Ω speaker load. If the
dc input power is 40 W, what is the efficiency of the amplifier?
61. A 555 operating as a monostable multivibrator has a C1 = 100 F. A. 78.6% C. 62.5% *
Determine R1 for a pulse width of 500 ms B. 25% D. 160%
A. 45  B. 4.5 k* C. 455  D. 455 k
76. Compared to a CE stage, a swamped amplifier has an input
62. A 5-bit asynchronous binary counter is made up of five flip-flops, each impedance that is
with a 12 nanosecond (ns) propagation delay. The total propagation A. smaller B. equal C. larger * D. zero
delay (tp(tot)) is
A. 12 ms B. 48 ns C. 24 ns D. 60 ns * 77. Which of the following is a major advantage of hybrid ICs?
A. Ease of manufacture C. Design flexibility *
63. A modulus-10 counter must have B. Ease of replacement D. Easy availability
A. 10 flip-flops C. 4 flip-flops *
B. 2 flip-flops D. synchronous clocking 78. In a typical 79XX three terminal IC regulator, the last two digits
denoted as XX indicate ________ rating of the IC.
64. The Pentium microprocessor has a data bus of A. Slew rate C. CMRR
A. 16 bits B. 64 bits * C. 32 bits D. 128 bits B. Output voltage* D. PSRR

65. A given transistor has  = 60. If it is connected in a grounded base 79. The output voltage of LVDT is almost linear for a displacement up to
configuration, what theoretical a.c. collector current will flow when an A. 10 mm C. 5 mm*

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B. 3 mm D. 8 mm 97. The gauss is a unit of:
A. Overall magnetic field strength.C. Magnetic flux density.*
80. Constantan alloys commonly used for wire strain gauges contain B. Ampere-turns D. Magnetic power.
A. 45% Nickel, 55% Copper* C. 50% Nickel, 50% Copper
B. 80% Nickel, 20% Copper D. 30% Nickel, 70% Copper 98. The sixth harmonic of an ac wave whose period is 0.001 second has
a
81. What is the average Transformer Utilization Factor (T.U.F) of bridge frequency of
rectifier? A. 0.006 Hz. C. 7 kHz.
A. 0.287 C. 0.812* B. 167 Hz. D. 6 kHz.*
B. 0.693 D. 0.408
99. A coil of wire has a resistance of 10Ω at 0◦C. If the temperature
82. In three terminal IC voltage regulator, thermal shutdown occurs at coefficient of resistance for the wire is 0.004/◦C, its resistance at
what temperature? 100◦C is:
A. 100oC C. 175oC* A. 0.4 Ω C. 14 Ω
B. 125oC D. 115oC B. 1.4 Ω D. 10 Ω *

83. Which of the following is metal can type package? 100. A moving-coil instrument gives full-scale deflection with 15 mA and
A. T-92 C. T-220 has a resistance of 5 Ω. Calculate the resistance required in series to
B. TO-3* D. T-22 enable it to read up to 10 V.
A. 543.5 V C. 661.7 Ω *
84. Which of the following is moulded plastic type package? B. 643.5 V D. 561.7 Ω
A. T-3 C. TO-220*
B. TO-3 D. T-22
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85. The timer IC 555 can work with any supply voltage between CERTC
A. 2.5 - 5.0 V C. 5.5 – 7.5 V
B. 4.5 – 16 V* D. 3.5 – 14 V

86. The very high temperature stability of IC 555 is in the range

A. -55oC to 125oC* C. -55oC to 225oC
B. -15oC to 155oC D. -25oC to 125oC

87. In Public Address (P.A.) system a delayed sound impairs the

intelligibility when delay is ____ or more.
A. 10 ms C. 30 ms
B. 20 ms D. 45 ms*

88. Which of the following diagrams is primarily used to identify the

components of a system?
A. Schematic diagram C. Block diagram
B. Wiring diagram D. Pictorial diagram

89. A circular mil is defined as the area of a circle having what

dimension?
A. A radius of 1 mil C. A circumference of 1 mil
B. A diameter of 1 mil* D. A chord of 1 mil

90. What is the major factor that limits the high frequency response of an
amplifier?
A. Inductance C. Capacitance *
B. Resistance D. Transformer reactance

91. What components can be used to increase the high-frequency

response of an amplifier?
A. Diodes C. Resistors
B. Inductors * D. Capacitors

92. What types of insulation are best suited for use in a high-temperature
environment?
A. Cotton, polytetrafluoroethylene, and oiled paper
B. FEP, silicone rubber, and extruded polytetrafluoroethylene
C. Oiled paper, FEP, and rubber
D. Rubber. polytetrafluoroethylene, and silk

93. To deposit highly reactive materials on a substrate, which of the

following methods is used?
A. Photoetching C. Cathode sputtering
B. Photolithography D. Vacuum evaporation *

94. An ammeter shunt is useful because:

A. It increases meter sensitivity.
B. It makes a meter more physically rugged.
C. It allows for measurement of a wide range of currents.*
D. It prevents overheating of the meter.

95. Which of the following is not a function of a fuse?

A. To be sure there is enough current available for an appliance to
work right.*
B. To make it impossible to use appliances that are too large for a
given circuit.
C. To limit the amount of power that a circuit can deliver.
D. To make sure the current is within safe limits.

96. Carbon-composition resistors:

A. Can handle lots of power.
B. Have capacitance or inductance along with resistance.
C. Are comparatively nonreactive.*
D. Work better for ac than for dc.

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