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GATE 2025 Electrical Engineering Question Paper PDF is available as the exam has concluded. IIT Roorkee is conducting the GATE 2025 exam on February 16, and the EE paper was held in Shift 1 from 9:30 AM to 12:30 PM. As per the revised exam pattern, the paper includes 65 questions for a total of 100 marks — with 10 questions from the General Aptitude section and 55 questions from core Electrical Engineering and Engineering Mathematics topics.

The overall difficulty level of GATE 2025 EE Slot 1 was reported to be moderate to difficult.

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Question 1:

Kavya ________ go to work yesterday as she ________ feeling well.
Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.

  • (A) \( didn’t; isn’t \)
  • (B) \( wouldn’t; wasn’t \)
  • (C) \( wasn’t; wasn’t \)
  • (D) \( couldn’t; wasn’t \)
Correct Answer: (D) \( \text{couldn’t; wasn’t} \)
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Question 2:

Good : Evil :: Genuine : _____
Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.

  • (A) \( Counterfeit \)
  • (B) \( Contraband \)
  • (C) \( Counterfoil \)
  • (D) \( Counterpart \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( \text{Counterfeit} \)
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Question 3:

The relationship between two variables \( x \) and \( y \) is given by \( x + py + q = 0 \) and is shown in the figure. Find the values of \( p \) and \( q \).

Note: The figure shown is representative.

figure

  • (A) \( p = -\frac{1}{2};\ q = 2 \)
  • (B) \( p = 2;\ q = -2 \)
  • (C) \( p = \frac{1}{2};\ q = 4 \)
  • (D) \( p = 2;\ q = 4 \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( p = -\frac{1}{2};\ q = 2 \)
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Question 4:

Each row of Column-I has three items and each item is represented by a circle in Column-II. The arrangement of circles in Column-II represents the relationship among the items in Column-I.

Identify the option that has the most appropriate match between Column-I and Column-II.

Note: The figures shown are representative.
figure

  • (A) \( (1) - (Q);\ (2) - (R);\ (3) - (S);\ (4) - (P) \)
  • (B) \( (1) - (Q);\ (2) - (R);\ (3) - (S);\ (4) - (P) \)
  • (C) \( (1) - (S);\ (2) - (P);\ (3) - (R);\ (4) - (Q) \)
  • (D) \( (1) - (R);\ (2) - (S);\ (3) - (Q);\ (4) - (P) \)
Correct Answer: (B) \( (1) - (Q);\ (2) - (R);\ (3) - (S);\ (4) - (P) \)
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Question 5:

What is the value of \( \left( \frac{3^{81}}{27^4} \right)^{\frac{1}{3}} \)?

  • (A) \( 3^{13} \)
  • (B) \( 3^{96} \)
  • (C) \( 3^{23} \)
  • (D) \( 3^{69} \)
Correct Answer: (C) \( 3^{23} \)
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Question 6:

Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed:

P. It is because deer, like most of the animals that tigers normally prey on, run much faster! It simply means, another day of empty stomach for the big cats.

Q. Tigers spend most of their life searching for food.

R. If they trace the scent of deer, tigers follow the trail, chase the deer for a mile or two in the dark, and yet may not catch them.

S. For several nights, they relentlessly prowl through the forest, hunting for a trail that may lead to their prey.

  • (A) \( S \rightarrow P \rightarrow R \rightarrow Q \)
  • (B) \( R \rightarrow P \rightarrow S \rightarrow Q \)
  • (C) \( Q \rightarrow S \rightarrow R \rightarrow P \)
  • (D) \( P \rightarrow Q \rightarrow S \rightarrow R \)
Correct Answer: (C) \( \text{Q} \rightarrow \text{S} \rightarrow \text{R} \rightarrow \text{P} \)
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Question 7:

In the given figure, EF and HJ are coded as 30 and 80, respectively. Which one among the given options is most appropriate for the entries marked (i) and (ii)?

  • (A) \( (i) EH; (ii) 40 \)
  • (B) \( (i) JK; (ii) 36 \)
  • (C) \( (i) EG; (ii) 42 \)
  • (D) \( (i) PS; (ii) 14 \)
Correct Answer: (C) \( \text{(i) EG; (ii) 42} \)
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Question 8:

Scores obtained by two students P and Q in seven courses are given in the table below. Based on the information given in the table, which one of the following statements is \textbf{INCORRECT}?

  • (A) Average score of P is less than the average score of Q. 
  • (B) Median score of P is same as the median score of Q. 
  • (C) Difference between the maximum and minimum scores of P is greater than the difference between the maximum and minimum scores of Q. 
  • (D) Median score and the average score of Q are same.
Correct Answer: (B) \( \text{Median score of P is same as the median score of Q.} \)
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Question 9:

Spheres of unit diameter are centered at \( (l, m, n) \), where \( l, m, \) and \( n \) take every possible integer value.
The distance between two spheres is computed from the center of one sphere to the center of another sphere.
For a given sphere, \( x \) is the distance to its nearest sphere and \( y \) is the distance to its next nearest sphere.
The value of \( \frac{y}{x} \) is:

  • (A) \( 2\sqrt{2} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{1}{\sqrt{2}} \)
  • (C) \( \sqrt{2} \)
  • (D) \( 2 \)
Correct Answer: (C) \( \sqrt{2} \)
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Question 10:

In triangle \( PQR \), the lengths of \( PT \) and \( TR \) are in the ratio \( 3:2 \).
ST is parallel to QR. Two semicircles are drawn with \( PS \) and \( PQ \) as diameters, as shown in the figure.
Which one of the following statements is true about the shaded area \( PQS \)?
(Note: The figure shown is representative.)
figure

  • (A) The shaded area is \( \frac{16}{9} \) times the area of the semicircle with the diameter \( PS \).
  • (B) The shaded area is equal to the area of the semicircle with the diameter \( PS \).
  • (C) The shaded area is \( \frac{14}{9} \) times the area of the semicircle with the diameter \( PS \).
  • (D) The shaded area is \( \frac{14}{25} \) times the area of the semicircle with the diameter \( PQ \).
Correct Answer: (A) \( \frac{16}{9} \) times the area of the semicircle with the diameter \( PS \).
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Question 11:

Consider the set \( S \) of points \( (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \) which minimize the real-valued function \( f(x, y) = (x + y - 1)^2 + (x + y)^2 \).
Which of the following statements is true about the set \( S \)?

  • (A) The number of elements in the set \( S \) is finite and more than one.
  • (B) The number of elements in the set \( S \) is infinite.
  • (C) The set \( S \) is empty.
  • (D) The number of elements in the set \( S \) is exactly one.
Correct Answer: (B) \( \text{The number of elements in the set } S \text{ is infinite.} \)
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Question 12:

Let \( \mathbf{v}_1 \) and \( \mathbf{v}_2 \) be the two eigenvectors corresponding to distinct eigenvalues of a \( 3 \times 3 \) real symmetric matrix. Which one of the following statements is true?

  • (A) \( \mathbf{v}_1^T \mathbf{v}_2 \neq 0 \)
  • (B) \( \mathbf{v}_1^T \mathbf{v}_2 = 0 \)
  • (C) \( \mathbf{v}_1 + \mathbf{v}_2 = 0 \)
  • (D) \( \mathbf{v}_1 - \mathbf{v}_2 = 0 \)
Correct Answer: (B) \( \mathbf{v}_1^T \mathbf{v}_2 = 0 \)
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Question 13:

Let \( \mathbf{A} = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 1 & 1
-1 & -1 & -1
0 & 1 & -1 \end{bmatrix} \), and \( \mathbf{b} = \begin{bmatrix} \frac{1}{3}
-\frac{1}{3}
0 \end{bmatrix} \). Then, the system of linear equations \( \mathbf{A} \mathbf{x} = \mathbf{b} \) has

  • (A) a unique solution.
  • (B) infinitely many solutions.
  • (C) a finite number of solutions.
  • (D) no solution.
Correct Answer: (B) infinitely many solutions.
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Question 14:

Let \( P = \begin{bmatrix} 2 & 1 & 0
-1 & 0 & 0
0 & 0 & 1 \end{bmatrix} \) and let \( I \) be the identity matrix. Then \( P^2 \) is equal to

  • (A) \( 2P - I \)
  • (B) \( P \)
  • (C) \( I \)
  • (D) \( P + I \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( 2P - I \)
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Question 15:

Consider discrete random variables \( X \) and \( Y \) with probabilities as follows:
Given \( X = 1 \), the expected value of \( Y \) is

  • (A) \( \frac{1}{4} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{1}{2} \)
  • (C) \( \frac{1}{8} \)
  • (D) \( \frac{1}{3} \)
Correct Answer: (B) \( \frac{1}{2} \)
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Question 16:

Which one of the following statements is true about the small signal voltage gain of a MOSFET based single stage amplifier?

  • (A) Common source and common gate amplifiers are both inverting amplifiers
  • (B) Common source and common gate amplifiers are both non-inverting amplifiers
  • (C) Common source amplifier is inverting and common gate amplifier is non-inverting amplifier
  • (D) Common source amplifier is non-inverting and common gate amplifier is inverting amplifier
Correct Answer: (C) \( \text{Common source amplifier is inverting and common gate amplifier is non-inverting amplifier} \)
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Question 17:

Assuming ideal op-amps, the circuit represents a

  • (A) summing amplifier. 
  • (B) difference amplifier.
  • (C) logarithmic amplifier.
  • (D) buffer. 
Correct Answer: (D) \( \text{buffer.} \)
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Question 18:

The I-V characteristics of the element between the nodes X and Y is best depicted by

image

  • (A) \( Graph (A) \)
     
  • (B) \( Graph (B) \)
     
  • (C) \( Graph (C) \)
     
  • (D) \( Graph (D) \)
     
Correct Answer: (B) \( \text{Graph (B)} \)
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Question 19:

A nullator is defined as a circuit element where the voltage across the device and the current through the device are both zero. A series combination of a nullator and a resistor of value, \( R \), will behave as a

  • (A) \( resistor of value R \)
  • (B) \( nullator \)
  • (C) \( open circuit \)
  • (D) \( short circuit \)
Correct Answer: (B) \( \text{nullator} \)
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Question 20:

Consider a discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) system \( \mathcal{S} \), where


\(y[n] = \mathcal{S}\{x[n]\} \)




Let \[ \mathcal{S}\{\delta[n]\} = \begin{cases} 1, & n \in \{0, 1, 2\}
0, & otherwise \end{cases} \]
where \( \delta[n] \) is the discrete-time unit impulse function. For an input signal \( x[n] \), the output \( y[n] \) is:

  • (A) \( x[n] + x[n-1] + x[n-2] \)
  • (B) \( x[n-1] + x[n] + x[n+1] \)
  • (C) \( x[n] + x[n+1] + x[n+2] \)
  • (D) \( x[n+1] + x[n+2] + x[n+3] \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( x[n] + x[n-1] + x[n-2] \)
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Question 21:

Consider a continuous-time signal \[ x(t) = -t^2 \left\{ u(t+4) - u(t-4) \right\} \]
where \( u(t) \) is the continuous-time unit step function. Let \( \delta(t) \) be the continuous-time unit impulse function. The value of \[ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} x(t)\delta(t+3) \, dt \]
is:

  • (A) \( -9 \)
  • (B) \( 9 \)
  • (C) \( 3 \)
  • (D) \( -3 \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( -9 \)
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Question 22:

Selected data points of the step response of a stable first-order linear time-invariant (LTI) system are given below. The closest value of the time-constant, in sec, of the system is:

  • (A) \( 1 \)
  • (B) \( 2 \)
  • (C) \( 3 \)
  • (D) \( 4 \)
Correct Answer: (B) \( 2 \)
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Question 23:

The Nyquist plot of a strictly stable \( G(s) \), having the numerator polynomial as \( (s - 3) \), encircles the critical point \(-1\) once in the anti-clockwise direction. Which one of the following statements on the closed-loop system shown in the figure is correct?

  • (A) The system stability cannot be ascertained.
  • (B) The system is marginally stable.
  • (C) The system is stable.
  • (D) The system is unstable.
Correct Answer: (D) The system is unstable.
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Question 24:

During a power failure, a domestic household uninterruptible power supply (UPS) supplies AC power to a limited number of lights and fans in various rooms. As per a Newton-Raphson load-flow formulation, the UPS would be represented as a:

  • (A) Slack bus
  • (B) PV bus
  • (C) PQ bus
  • (D) PQV bus
Correct Answer: (A) Slack bus
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Question 25:

Which one of the following figures represents the radial electric field distribution \( E_R \) caused by a spherical cloud of electrons with a volume charge density, \[ \rho = -3\rho_0 \quad for 0 \leq R \leq a \quad (both \rho_0, a are positive and R is the radial distance), \]
and \( \rho = 0 \) for \( R > a \)?

  • (A) Fig. (i)
  • (B) Fig. (ii)
  • (C) Fig. (iii)
  • (D) Fig. (iv)
Correct Answer: (C) Fig. (iii)
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Question 26:

The operating region of the developed torque \( T_{em} \) and speed \( \omega \) of an induction motor drive is given by the shaded region OQRE in the figure. The load torque \( T_L \) characteristic is also shown. The motor drive moves from the initial operating point O to the final operating point S. Which one of the following trajectories will take the shortest time?

  • (A) \( O \rightarrow Q \rightarrow R \rightarrow S \)
  • (B) \( O \rightarrow P \rightarrow S \)
  • (C) \( O \rightarrow E \rightarrow S \)
  • (D) \( O \rightarrow F \rightarrow S \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( O \rightarrow Q \rightarrow R \rightarrow S \)
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Question 27:

The input voltage \( v(t) \) and current \( i(t) \) of a converter are given by, \[ v(t) = 300 \sin(\omega t) \, V \] \[ i(t) = 10 \sin\left(\omega t - \frac{\pi}{6}\right) + 2 \sin\left(3\omega t + \frac{\pi}{6}\right) + \sin\left(5\omega t + \frac{\pi}{2}\right) \, A \]
where \( \omega = 2\pi \times 50 \) rad/s. The input power factor of the converter is closest to:

  • (A) 0.845
  • (B) 0.867
  • (C) 0.887
  • (D) 1.0
Correct Answer: (A) 0.845
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Question 28:

Instrument(s) required to synchronize an alternator to the grid is/are:

  • (A) Voltmeter
  • (B) Wattmeter
  • (C) Synchroscope
  • (D) Stroboscope
Correct Answer: (A) Voltmeter, (C) Synchroscope
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Question 29:

The open-loop transfer function of the system shown in the figure is: \[ G(s) = \frac{K s (s + 2)}{(s + 5)(s + 7)} \]
For \( K \geq 0 \), which of the following real axis point(s) is/are on the root locus?
figure

  • (A) \( -1 \)
  • (B) \( -4 \)
  • (C) \( -6 \)
  • (D) \( -10 \)
Correct Answer: (A) \( -1 \), (C) \( -6 \)
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Question 30:

A continuous time periodic signal \( x(t) \) is given by: \[ x(t) = 1 + 2\cos(2\pi t) + 2\cos(4\pi t) + 2\cos(6\pi t) \]
If \( T \) is the period of \( x(t) \), then evaluate: \[ \frac{1}{T} \int_0^T |x(t)|^2 \, dt \quad (round off to the nearest integer). \]

Correct Answer: 7
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Question 31:

The maximum percentage error in the equivalent resistance of two parallel connected resistors of 100 \( \Omega \) and 900 \( \Omega \), with each having a maximum 5% error, is: \[ (round off to nearest integer value). \]

Correct Answer: 5
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Question 32:

Consider a distribution feeder, with \( R/X \) ratio of 5. At the receiving end, a 350 kVA load is connected. The maximum voltage drop will occur from the sending end to the receiving end, when the power factor of the load is: \[ (round off to three decimal places). \]

Correct Answer: Between 0.975 and 0.985
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Question 33:

The bus impedance matrix of a 3-bus system (in pu) is: \[ Z_{bus} = \begin{bmatrix} j0.059 & j0.061 & j0.038
j0.061 & j0.093 & j0.066
j0.038 & j0.066 & j0.110 \end{bmatrix} \]
A symmetrical fault (through a fault impedance of \( j0.007 \) pu) occurs at bus 2. Neglecting pre-fault loading conditions, the voltage at bus 1 during the fault is: \[ (round off to three decimal places). \]

Correct Answer: Between 0.380 and 0.400 pu
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Question 34:

In the circuit with ideal devices, the power MOSFET is operated with a duty cycle of 0.4 in a switching cycle with \( I = 10 \, A \) and \( V = 15 \, V \). The power delivered by the current source, in W, is: \[ (round off to the nearest integer). \]


\includegraphics{q34_fig.png

Correct Answer: 90 W
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Question 35:

The induced emf in a 3.3 kV, 4-pole, 3-phase star-connected synchronous motor is considered to be equal and in phase with the terminal voltage under no-load condition. On application of a mechanical load, the induced emf phasor is deflected by an angle of \( 2^\circ \) mechanical with respect to the terminal voltage phasor. If the synchronous reactance is \( 2 \, \Omega \), and stator resistance is negligible, then the motor armature current magnitude, in amperes, during loaded condition is closest to: \[ (round off to two decimal places). \]

Correct Answer: Between 66.25 and 66.75
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Question 36:

Let \( X \) and \( Y \) be continuous random variables with probability density functions \( P_X(x) \) and \( P_Y(y) \), respectively. Further, let \( Y = X^2 \) and \[ P_X(x) = \begin{cases} 1, & x \in (0,1]
0, & otherwise \end{cases} \]
Which one of the following options is correct?

  • (A) \( P_Y(y) = \begin{cases} \frac{1}{2\sqrt{y}}, & y \in (0,1]
    0, & otherwise \end{cases} \)
  • (B) \( P_Y(y) = \begin{cases} 1, & y \in (0,1]
    0, & otherwise \end{cases} \)
  • (C) \( P_Y(y) = \begin{cases} 1.5 \sqrt{y}, & y \in (0,1]
    0, & otherwise \end{cases} \)
  • (D) \( P_Y(y) = \begin{cases} 2y, & y \in (0,1]
    0, & otherwise \end{cases} \)
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 37:

A Boolean function is given as \[ f = (\bar{u} + \bar{v} + \bar{w} + \bar{x}) \cdot (\bar{u} + \bar{v} + \bar{w} + x) \cdot (\bar{u} + v + \bar{w} + \bar{x}) \cdot (\bar{u} + v + \bar{w} + x) \]
The simplified form of this function is represented by:

Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 38:

In the circuit, \( I_{DC} \) is an ideal current source. The transistors \( M_1 \) and \( M_2 \) are assumed to be biased in saturation, wherein \( V_{in} \) is the input signal and \( V_{DC} \) is fixed DC voltage. Both transistors have a small signal resistance of \( r_{ds} \) and transconductance of \( g_m \). The small signal output impedance of this circuit is:


\includegraphics{q38_fig.png

  • (A) \( 2r_{ds} \)
  • (B) \( \frac{1}{g_m} + r_{ds} \)
  • (C) \( g_m r_{ds}^2 + 2r_{ds} \)
  • (D) infinity
Correct Answer: (C) \( g_m r_{ds}^2 + 2r_{ds} \)
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Question 39:

In the circuit shown below, if the values of \( R \) and \( C \) are very large, the form of the output voltage for a very high frequency square wave input is best represented by:

  • (A)
    image A
  • (B)
    image B
  • (C)
    image C
  • (D)
    image D
Correct Answer: (C)
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Question 40:

Let continuous-time signals \( x_1(t) \) and \( x_2(t) \) be defined as: \[ x_1(t) = \begin{cases} 1, & t \in [0, 1]
2 - t, & t \in [1, 2]
0, & otherwise \end{cases} \quad and \quad x_2(t) = \begin{cases} t, & t \in [0, 1]
2 - t, & t \in [1, 2]
0, & otherwise \end{cases} \]

Consider the convolution \( y(t) = x_1(t) * x_2(t) \). Then \[ \int_{-\infty}^{\infty} y(t)\,dt =\ ? \]

  • (A) 1.5
  • (B) 2.5
  • (C) 3.5
  • (D) 4
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 41:


Let \( G(s) = \frac{1}{(s+1)(s+2)} \). Then the closed-loop system shown in the figure below is:
image

Correct Answer: (B)
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Question 42:


The continuous-time unit impulse signal is applied as an input to a continuous-time linear time-invariant system \( \mathcal{S} \). The output is observed to be the continuous-time unit step signal \( u(t) \). Which one of the following statements is true?

Correct Answer: (B)
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Question 43:


The transformer connection given in the figure is part of a balanced 3-phase circuit where the phase sequence is “abc”. The primary to secondary turns ratio is 2:1. If \( I_a + I_b + I_c = 0 \), then the relationship between \( I_A \) and \( I_{ad} \) will be:




% Figure

  • (A) \( \left| \frac{I_A}{I_{ad}} \right| = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \) and \( I_{ad} \) lags \( I_A \) by \( 30^\circ \).
  • (B) \( \left| \frac{I_A}{I_{ad}} \right| = \frac{1}{2\sqrt{3}} \) and \( I_{ad} \) leads \( I_A \) by \( 30^\circ \).
  • (C) \( \left| \frac{I_A}{I_{ad}} \right| = 2\sqrt{3} \) and \( I_{ad} \) lags \( I_A \) by \( 30^\circ \).
  • (D) \( \left| \frac{I_A}{I_{ad}} \right| = 2\sqrt{3} \) and \( I_{ad} \) leads \( I_A \) by \( 30^\circ \).
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 44:


A DC series motor with negligible series resistance is running at a certain speed driving a load, where the load torque varies as cube of the speed. The motor is fed from a 400 V DC source and draws 40 A armature current. Assume linear magnetic circuit. The external resistance, in \( \Omega \), that must be connected in series with the armature to reduce the speed of the motor by half, is closest to:

  • (A) 23.28
  • (B) 4.82
  • (C) 46.7
  • (D) 0
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 45:


A 3-phase, 400 V, 4 pole, 50 Hz star connected induction motor has the following parameters referred to the stator:
\( R_r' = 1 \, \Omega \), \( X_s = X_r' = 2 \, \Omega \)

Stator resistance, magnetizing reactance and core loss of the motor are neglected.

The motor is run with constant \( V/f \) control from a drive. For maximum starting torque, the voltage and frequency output, respectively, from the drive, is closest to:

  • (A) 400 V and 50 Hz
  • (B) 200 V and 25 Hz
  • (C) 100 V and 12.5 Hz
  • (D) 300 V and 37.5 Hz
Correct Answer: (C)
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Question 46:


The 3-phase modulating waveforms \( v_a(t), v_b(t), v_c(t) \), used in sinusoidal PWM in a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) are given as: \[ v_a(t) = 0.8 \sin(\omega t) \quad v_b(t) = 0.8 \sin\left(\omega t - \frac{2\pi}{3}\right) \quad v_c(t) = 0.8 \sin\left(\omega t + \frac{2\pi}{3}\right) \]
where \( \omega = 2\pi \times 40 \, rad/s \) is the fundamental frequency.
The modulating waveforms are compared with a 10 kHz triangular carrier whose magnitude varies between +1 and -1.
The VSI has a DC link voltage of 600 V and feeds a star connected motor.
The per phase fundamental RMS motor voltage, in volts, is closest to:

  • (A) 169.71
  • (B) 300.00
  • (C) 424.26
  • (D) 212.13
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 47:


An ideal sinusoidal voltage source \( v(t) = 230\sqrt{2} \sin(2\pi \times 50t) \, V \) feeds an ideal inductor \( L \) through an ideal SCR with firing angle \( \alpha = 0^\circ \).
If \( L = 100 \, mH \), then the peak of the inductor current, in ampere, is closest to:




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  • (A) 20.71
  • (B) 0
  • (C) 10.35
  • (D) 7.32
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 48:


In the following circuit, the average voltage \[ V_o = 400 \left(1 + \frac{\cos \alpha}{3} \right) V, \]
where \( \alpha \) is the firing angle. If the power dissipated in the resistor is 64 W, then the closest value of \( \alpha \) in degrees is:



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  • (A) 35.9
  • (B) 46.4
  • (C) 41.4
  • (D) 0
Correct Answer: (A)
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Question 49:

In the system shown below, the generator was initially supplying power to the grid. A temporary LLLG bolted fault occurs at \( F \) very close to circuit breaker 1. The circuit breakers open to isolate the line. The fault self-clears. The circuit breakers reclose and restore the line.
Which one of the following diagrams best indicates the rotor accelerating and decelerating areas?



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  • (A) Fig. (i)
  • (B) Fig. (ii)
  • (C) Fig. (iii)
  • (D) Fig. (iv)
Correct Answer: (B)
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Question 50:

An air filled cylindrical capacitor (capacitance \( C_0 \)) of length \( L \), with \( a \) and \( b \) as its inner and outer radii, respectively, consists of two coaxial conducting surfaces. Its cross-sectional view is shown in Fig. (i). In order to increase the capacitance, a dielectric material of relative permittivity \( \varepsilon_r \) is inserted inside 50% of the annular region as shown in Fig. (ii). The value of \( \varepsilon_r \) for which the capacitance of the capacitor in Fig. (ii), becomes \( 5C_0 \) is



  • (A) 4
  • (B) 5
  • (C) 9
  • (D) 10
Correct Answer: (C)
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Question 51:


Let \( \mathbf{a}_R \) be the unit radial vector in the spherical coordinate system.
For which of the following value(s) of \( n \), the divergence of the radial vector field \( \mathbf{f}(R) = \mathbf{a}_R \frac{1}{R^n} \) is independent of \( R \)?

  • (A) \( -2 \)
  • (B) \( -1 \)
  • (C) \( 1 \)
  • (D) \( 2 \)
Correct Answer: (B), (D)
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Question 52:


Consider two coupled circuits, having self-inductances \( L_1 \) and \( L_2 \), that carry non-zero currents \( I_1 \) and \( I_2 \), respectively. The mutual inductance between the circuits is \( M \) with unity coupling coefficient. The stored magnetic energy of the coupled circuits is minimum at which of the following value(s) of \( \frac{I_1}{I_2} \)?

  • (A) \( -\frac{M}{L_1} \) \hspace{2cm}
  • (B) \( -\frac{M}{L_2} \) \hspace{2cm}
  • (C) \( -\frac{L_1}{M} \) \hspace{2cm}
  • (D) \( -\frac{L_2}{M} \)
Correct Answer: (A), (D)
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Question 53:


Let \( (x, y) \in \mathbb{R}^2 \). The rate of change of the real-valued function \[ V(x, y) = x^2 + x + y^2 + 1 \]
at the origin in the direction of the point \( (1, 2) \) is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to the nearest integer).

Correct Answer: 0 to 1
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Question 54:


Consider ordinary differential equations given by \[ \frac{dx_1(t)}{dt} = 2x_2(t), \quad \frac{dx_2(t)}{dt} = r(t) \]
with initial conditions \( x_1(0) = 1 \) and \( x_2(0) = 0 \).
If \[ r(t) = \begin{cases} 1, & t \geq 0
0, & t < 0 \end{cases} \]
then at \( t = 1 \), \( x_1(t) = \hspace{2cm} \) (round off to the nearest integer).

Correct Answer: 2 to 2
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Question 55:


Let \( C \) be a clockwise oriented closed curve in the complex plane defined by \( |z| = 1 \).
Further, let \( f(z) = jz \) be a complex function, where \( j = \sqrt{-1} \).
Then, \[ \oint_C f(z)\, dz = \hspace{2cm} \quad (round off to the nearest integer). \]

Correct Answer: 0 to 0
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Question 56:


The op-amps in the following circuit are ideal. The voltage gain of the circuit is \hspace{1.5cm} (round off to the nearest integer).



Correct Answer: 2 to 2
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Question 57:

The switch (S) closes at \( t = 0 \) sec. The time, in sec, the capacitor takes to charge to 50 V is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to one decimal place).


Correct Answer: 4.0 to 4.2
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Question 58:


In an experiment to measure the active power drawn by a single-phase RL Load connected to an AC source through a \(2\,\Omega\) resistor, three voltmeters are connected as shown in the figure below. The voltmeter readings are as follows: \( V_{Source} = 200\,V, \quad V_R = 9\,V, \quad V_{Load} = 199\,V. \)
Assuming perfect resistors and ideal voltmeters, the Load-active power measured in this experiment, in W, is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to one decimal place).



Correct Answer: 78.0 to 81.0
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Question 59:


In the Wheatstone bridge shown below, the sensitivity of the bridge in terms of change in balancing voltage \( E \) for unit change in the resistance \( R \), in mV/\(\Omega\), is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to two decimal places).



Correct Answer: -2.00 to -1.94 OR 1.94 to 2.00
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Question 60:


The steady state capacitor current of a conventional DC-DC buck converter, working in CCM, is shown in one switching cycle. If the input voltage is \( 30~V \), the value of the inductor used, in mH, is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to one decimal place).



Correct Answer: 1.7 to 1.9
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Question 61:


An ideal low pass filter has frequency response given by \[ H(j\omega) = \begin{cases} 1, & |\omega| \leq 200\pi
0, & otherwise \end{cases} \]
Let \( h(t) \) be its time domain representation. Then \( h(0) = \hspace{2cm} \) (round off to the nearest integer).

Correct Answer: 200 to 200
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Question 62:


Consider the state-space model \[ \dot{\mathbf{x}}(t) = A \mathbf{x}(t) + B r(t), \quad y(t) = C \mathbf{x}(t) \]
where \( \mathbf{x}(t) \), \( r(t) \), and \( y(t) \) are the state, input, and output, respectively. The matrices \( A \), \( B \), and \( C \) are given below: \[ A = \begin{bmatrix} 0 & 1
-2 & -3 \end{bmatrix}, \quad B = \begin{bmatrix} 0
1 \end{bmatrix}, \quad C = \begin{bmatrix} 1 & 0 \end{bmatrix} \]
The sum of the magnitudes of the poles is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to the nearest integer).

Correct Answer: 3 to 3
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Question 63:


Using shunt capacitors, the power factor of a 3-phase, 4 kV induction motor (drawing 390 kVA at 0.77 pf lag) is to be corrected to 0.85 pf lag. The line current of the capacitor bank, in A, is \hspace{2cm} (round off to one decimal place).

Correct Answer: 8.5 to 10.0
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Question 64:


Two units, rated at 100 MW and 150 MW, are enabled for economic load dispatch.
When the overall incremental cost is 10,000 Rs./MWh, the units are dispatched to 50 MW and 80 MW respectively.
At an overall incremental cost of 10,600 Rs./MWh, the power output of the units are 80 MW and 92 MW, respectively.
The total plant MW-output (without overloading any unit) at an overall incremental cost of 11,800 Rs./MWh is \hspace{2cm} (round off to the nearest integer).

Correct Answer: 216 to 216
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Question 65:


A controller \( D(s) \) of the form \( (1 + K_D s) \) is to be designed for the plant \[ G(s) = \frac{1000\sqrt{2}}{s(s+10)^2} \]
as shown in the figure. The value of \( K_D \) that yields a phase margin of \(45^\circ\) at the gain cross-over frequency of 10 rad/sec is \underline{\hspace{2cm (round off to one decimal place).



Correct Answer: 0.1 to 0.1
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