Electronics and Communication Engineering
GATE ECE format:nat PYQs
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Questions 31–40 of 239. Imported answers require independent review unless marked reviewed.
Question 32
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In the circuit given below, the switch S was kept open for a sufficiently long time and is closed at time
. The time constant (in seconds) of the circuit for
is ______. 
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Suppose X and Y are independent and identically distributed random variables that are distributed uniformly in the interval [0,1]. The probability that X ≥ Y is ______ .
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A source transmits symbols from an alphabet of size 16. The value of maximum achievable entropy (in bits) is ______.
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As shown in the circuit given below, the initial voltage across the capacitor is 10 V, with the switch being open. The switch is then closed at
. The total energy dissipated in the ideal Zener diode (
V) after the switch is closed (in mJ, rounded off to three decimal places) is ________.

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Let
be a random process, where amplitude
and phase
are independent of each other, and are uniformly distributed in the intervals
and
, respectively.
is fed to an 8-bit uniform mid-rise type quantizer. Given that the autocorrelation of
is
, the signal to quantization noise ratio (in dB, rounded off to two decimal places) at the output of the quantizer is __________.Log in to check the answer
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A lossless transmission line with characteristic impedance
is terminated with an unknown load. The magnitude of the reflection co-efficient is
. As one moves towards the generator from the load, the maximum value of the input impedance magnitude looking towards the load (in
) is ______.Log in to check the answer
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The relation between any N-length sequence
and its corresponding N-point discrete Fourier transform
is defined as
Another sequence
is formed as below
For the sequence
, the value of
is ______.Log in to check the answer
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For the two port network shown below, the value of the
parameter (in Siemens) is ______.

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Consider a MOS capacitor made with p-type silicon. It has an oxide thickness of 100 nm, a fixed positive oxide charge of
at the oxide-silicon interface, and a metal work function of 4.6 eV. Assume that the relative permittivity of the oxide is 4 and the absolute permittivity of free space is
. If the flatband voltage is 0 V, the work function of the p-type silicon (in eV, rounded off to two decimal places) is ______.Log in to check the answer
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In the network shown below, maximum power is to be transferred to the load
.

The value of
(in
) is ______.Log in to check the answer
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