PHD Ec

VTU-ETR Seat No.
Question Paper Version : A
Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

Eligibility Test for Research (VTU-ETR) Programmes
Ph.D./M.S. ( Research) May – 2024
Electronics and Communication /
Telecommunication Engineering
Time: 3 hrs. Max. Marks: 100
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PART – I
(Research Methodology)
[50 Marks]
1. Which of the following research is also known as collaborative research?
a) Analytical research b) Applied research
c) Action research d) Descriptive research
2. Cross-sectional surveys are divided into two types, which are?

a) Exploratory and causal b) Functional and Dysfunctional
c) Relational and logical d) Descriptive and analytical
3. What are the main purposes of data analysis?

a) Description b) Construction of Measurement Scale
c) Generating empirical relationships d) Explanation and prediction
4. __________ involve a set of predetermined questions and highly standardized techniques of

recording?
a) Structured interview b) Unstructured interview
c) Interview guided d) All of these
5. Which of the following is a primary step in social science research?

a) Preparing the Research Design b) Developing the Research Hypothesis
c) Formulation of research problem d) Execution of the Project
6. Find an example of probability sampling.

a) Convenience or accidental sampling b) Purposive or judgmental sampling
c) Quota sampling d) Stratified random sampling
7. Which of the following is not a data collection method?

a) Observation b) Schedules
c) Interview d) Research question
8. The term ‘ethno’ refers to

a) Geographical area b) Social life c) Cultural group d) People or culture
9. Ogives is also known as?

a) Cumulative frequency curves b) Frequency distributions
c) Transcendental Curve d) All of these
10. Which of the following strategies is used to determine how common, widespread, or pervasive a
certain trait, phenomenon, attitude, or opinion is in a demographic population?
a) Cross-sectional descriptive survey b) Factorial survey method
c) Total survey design d) Pooled surveys
11. Quantitative research involves conducting research using the following :

a) Feelings and hidden emotions, expectations b) Facts, Numbers and numerical data
c) Humour and gratitude d) Ethics, Accuracy and discipline
Ver-A : EC/TC 1 of 10
12. Which of the following best describes quantitative research?
a) the collection of non-numerical data
b) an attempt to confirm the researcher’s hypotheses
c) exploratory research
d) research that attempts to generate a new theory
13. Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?

a) age, temperature, income, height
b) grade point average, anxiety level, reading performance
c) gender, religion, ethnic group
d) both a and b
14. Quantitative research only works if

a) You talk to the right number of people
b) You talk to the right type of people
c) You ask the right question and analyse the data you get in the right way
d) All of the above
15. An image, perception or concept that is capable of measurement is called _______

a) Scale b) Hypothesis c) Type d) Variable
16. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

a) To make sure you have a long list of references
b) Because without it, you could never reach the required word-count
c) To help in your general studying
d) To find out what is already known about your area of interest
17. To pursue the research, which of the following is priorly required?

a) Developing a research design b) Formulating a research question
c) Deciding about the data analysis procedure d) Formulating a research hypothesis
18. A statement of the quantitative research question should:

a) Extend the statement of purpose by specifying exactly the question (the researcher will
address)
b) Help the research in selecting appropriate participants, research methods, measures and
materials
c) Specify the variables of interest
d) None of the above
19. Concept is of two types

a) Abstract and coherent b) Concrete and coherent
c) Abstract and concrete d) None of these
20. _________ is concerned with discovering and testing certain variables with respect to their
association or disassociation.
a) Exploratory b) Descriptive
c) Diagnostic d) Descriptive and diagnostic
21. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis’ is followed by

a) Statement of Objectives b) Analysis of Data
c) Selection of Research Tools d) Collection of Data
22. The data of research is _______
a) Qualitative only b) Quantitative only c) Neither of them d) Both a and b
23. _______- test is used to prove hypothesis of smaller sample.

a) t b) f c) z d) P
24. _____ tailed test is used when the researcher’s interest is primarily on one side of the issue.
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4
25. ______ is a part of the universe that can be used as respondents to survey.
a) Frame b) Sample c) Hypothesis d) Population
26. _______ Hypothesis states that there is no relationship between two or more variables
a) Null b) Alternative c) Negative Page d) Positive
27. _______ research helps to solve practical problems.

a) Qualitative b) Applied c) Basic d) Descriptive
28. The final stage in a survey is

a) Field work b) Assignment c) Calculation d) Reporting
29. ______ mean refers to the value obtained by dividing the sum of the values of all items by the
total
a) number of items b) Arithmetic c) Geometric d) Harmonic
30. _______ is used to analyse differences between group means and the associated procedures
a) ANOVA b) Chi square c) Z-test d) correlation
31. Z test is used to test hypothesis when the sample size is ______
a) more than 30 b) less than 30 c) less than 50 d) none of these
32. The mode of 2, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5 is

a) 5 b) 6 c) 2 d) 7
33. Hypothesis should be ______

a) Any statement b) Empirically testable
c) Not empirically testable d) Can’t say
34. What is the purpose of doing research?

a) To identify problem b) To find the solution
c) Both a and b d) None of these
35. Which ONE of these sampling methods is a probability method?

a) Quota b) Judgment
c) Convenience d) Simple random
36. _______ is the first step of the Research process

a) Formulation of a problem b) Collection of Data
c) Editing and Coding d) Selection of a problem
37. If the critical region is located equally in both sides of the sampling distribution of test statistics,
the test is called
a) One-tailed b) Two-tailed c) Right tailed d) Left tailed
38. The standard deviation is always ______

a) Negative b) Positive c) Sometimes negative d) None of these
39. Mean, Median and Mode are

a) Measures of deviation b) Measures of dispersion
c) Measures of control tendency d) Measures of central tendency
40. A tentative proposition subject to test is

a) Variable b) Hypothesis c) Data d) Concept
41. A Hypothesis that develops while planning the research is

a) Null Hypothesis b) Working Hypothesis
c) Relational Hypothesis d) Descriptive Hypothesis
42. The fullform of APA is ______

a) American Physical Association b) American Psychological Association
c) American Psychological Amendment d) American Psychological Agreement
43. Questions in which only two alternatives are possible is called

a) Dichotomous questions b) Open-ended questions
c) Structured questions d) MCQs
44. Questionnaire is a
a) Research method b) Measurement technique
c) Tool for data collection d) Data analysis technique
45. Which of the following order is recommended in the flowchart of the research process?
a) Formulate Hypothesis, Sampling Design, Process Data, Identify Research Problem
b) Sampling Design, Process Data, Identify Research Problem, Formulate Hypothesis
c) Formulate Hypothesis, Process Data, Identify Research Problem, Sampling Design
d) Identify Research Problem, Formulate Hypothesis, Sampling Design, Process Data
46. If 0 < r < 1 means there is ______

a) Negative correlation b) Positive correlation
c) No correlation d) All of these
47. _______ is a process of checking errors and omissions in data collection.

a) Editing b) Coding c) Tabulation d) None of these
48. _______ is the difference between highest and lowest value in a series of data.
a) Median b) Range c) Mode d) None of these
49. If Ho is true and we reject it is called

a) Type-I error b) Type-II error c) Standard error d) None of these
50 Sending a Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and return by post is called
a) Interview b) Observation c) A Mail Survey d) Panel
PART – II
Discipline Oriented Section
(Electronics and Communication Engineering /
Telecommunication Engineering)
[50 MARKS]
51. If three resistance each of 9 is connected in delta form, the equivalent resistance converted to
star is :
a) 27 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4.2
52. The resonant frequency in a series resonant circuit is

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2LC 2 LC 2(LC) 2 4LC
53. 2 port equation of h parameter is :
V1  h11I 2  h12V2 V1  h11I1  h12V2

a) b)
I1  h 21V1  h 22V1 I2  h 21I1  h 22V2
V1  h11I1  h12V2 V1  h11I2  h12V2

c) d)
I2  h 21V1  h 22V2 I2  h 21V1  h 22V2
di(0 )
54. Compute i(0+) and for the circuit given the switch is closed at t = 0.
dt
a) OA and 15A/S b) 1A and 6A/S c) 3A and 8A/S d) 0A and 10A/S
55. Load is replaced by ______ in thevenins theorem and ______ in nortons theorem respectively
a) Open circuit and short circuit
b) Short circuit and open circuit
c) Unchanged and unchanged
d) depends on biasing
t
 aT
56. Find the Fourier transform of the signal x (t )  e u (T)dT

1 1 1
a) x ()    () b) x () 
j(a  j) a j(a  j)
1 1 1
c) x ()    () d) x ()   ()
(a  j) a a

57. Consider the sequence x (n )   (n  4m) , the value of Fourier coefficient X(K) for K = 4
m  
is :
1 1 j
a) X(k )  b) X(k )  c) X(k )  d) = 2 + j2
2 4 2
58. The relation between analog and digital frequency of a Bilinear transformation is
a) inphase b) non-linear c) Bilinear d) out of phase
59. Check whether the system x(n) = n[x(n)]2 is :

a) linear b) time invariant c) delayed system d) time variant
a n , n  0
60. The z – transform of x (n )  
 0, n  0
1 z z2 z(z  1)
a) 1
b) c) d)
1  az az z 1 z 1
61. A photo diode is normally _____ biased and works in _____ quadrant of I –V characteristic
a) forward bias, I b) reverse bias, III c) reverse bias, IV d) forward bias, II
62. On applying on electric field of intensity 10V/cm across a semiconductor at a certain

temperature the average drift velocity of free electrons is measured to be 70m/s electron
mobility is :
a) 7  104cm2/Vs b) 700cm2/Vs c) 70cm2/Vs d) 700cm/Vs
63. The controlling parameters in IGBT is

a) IG b) VGE c) IC d) VCE
64. A MOS capacitor has a high frequency C–V curve at (T = 300K) with ms = 0V and no oxide
charges. The flat band, inversion and accumulation conditions are represented by the points
(As in Figure shown below)
a) P Q R b) Q R P c) R P Q d) Q P R
65. The 2 important characteristics of CMOS devices are :

a) high noise immunity
b) Low static power consumption
c) High resistivity
d) Both high noise immunity and low static power consumption
66. In advanced power supply design, what technique is employed to active ultra-low ripple and
noise in regulated outputs
a) Feed forward compensation
b) Active damping
c) synchronous rectification m
d) Capacitance multiplied
67. What advanced technique can be employed in multi-stage MOSFET amplifier to mitigate the
effects of parasitic capacitances and miller effect
a) common gate configuration
b) cascade topology
c) source degeneration
d) Body-effect compensation
68. What advanced technique can be employed in fn generators to active prices frequency control
and stability
a) Phase – Backed Loop (PLL)
b) Voltage – controlled oscillator (VCO)
c) Frequency modulation (VM)
d) Amplitude modulator (AM)
69. When analysis the frequency response of a single–stage BJT amplifier, which factor primarily
determining the upper cut-off frequency
a) Junction capacitance b) Transcondutance (gm)
c) Collector Resistance (RC) d) Early Voltage (VA)
70. Which component in a 555 timer circuit primarily determine the o/p frequency in astable mode
a) Timing Capacitor (C) b) Timing resistor (R)
c) Threshold Voltage (Vth) d) Trigger Voltage (Vtrg)
71. Consider two 4-variable functions f1 and f2 which are expressed as :
F1(A, B, C, D) = m(1, 3, 4, 11) + d(2, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15)
F2(A, B, C, D) = m(5, 7, 13, 14, 15)  d(1, 2, 3, 9)
The output function F  F1  F2 can be expressed as
a) m(0, 6, 10) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
b) m(0, 6) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
c) m(6, 10) + d(2, 3, 5, 12)
d) m(2, 3, 4, 12, 15) + d(8, 9, 10)
72. The number o 2-to 4 decoders required to implement a BCD to decimal decoder is _____
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2
73. The characteristic equation of XY flip-flop whose truth table is given by

X Y Q
0 0 0
0 1 Q
1 0 Q
1 1 1
a) (X  Y ) b) XQ + XY + Y Q c) Y  Q d) XQ + Y Q
74. Three MOD – 10 counters are cascaded. Determine the output frequency if the input frequency
is 1KHz.
a) 0.5KHz b) 1KHz c) 1HZ d) 1MHz
75. The number of 2 input NOR gates required to realize the Boolean function F = ab + bc + ac are
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7
76. In a signal flow graph lops are said to be un-touching if

a) They do not touch alternate nodes
b) They do not touch any node
c) They do not posses any common node
d) they posses are common node
77. The characteristics equation for a system is given as 2s3 + s2 – 3s + 10 = 0, state why the
system is stable or unstable?
a) stable because all root is in right –half of s-plane
b) unstable because there are two roots in the right-half of S-plane
c) stable because all the roots are in the left-side of S-plane
d) unstable because are root is in the right-half of S-plane
78. Gain margin in the magnitude versus phase plot of G(Jw)  H(jw) is the distance measured in
decibels from
a) The phase cross-over to the critical point at 0dB and – 180
b) The gain cross-over to the critical point at 0dB and – 180
c) The gain cross-over to the point at 0dB and – 90
d) The gain cross-over to the point at 0dB and – 270
79. A compensating networks is added to
a) sleep the locus of the roots constant as a system parameter is varied
b) alter the locus of the roots as a system parameter is varied
c) alter the locus without changing the positive of poles and zero
d) keep the locus of the roots constant and not alter the positive of the poles to zeros
80. The steady-state error is the error where

a) The time period is into less there are microsecond
b) The time period is large and the transient response has decayed
c) The time period is large but the transient response is still persisting
d) The time period is large but there oscillating beahviour of the output
81. Consider a communication system employing a repeater to compensate for channel loss :
Transmitter  Lossy channel  Amplifier 
In this case, a signal is transmitted through a 10km coaxial line channel which exhibits a loss
of 2dB/km. The transmitted signal power is –30dBw (simply 1milliwatt). Determine the power
at the output of an amplifier that has a gain of 15dB.
a) –65dBw b) –35dBw c) 25dBw d) –25dBw
82. Assume in a stop and wait protocol the bandwidth of the line is 1 Mbps and 1 bit takes 20
milliseconds to make a round trip. If the system data packets are 1000 bits in length. What is
the utilization percentage of the link?
a) 5 b) 20 c) 2 d) 50
83. A telephone subscriber must have SNRdB above 40. What is the minimum number if bits per
sample?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 10
84. The probability of bit error of a BFSK modulation scheme with the transmitted signal energy
per bit Eb, in an additive white Gaussian Noise channel having one sided power spectral
density No is :
1  E  1  Eb 
a) erfc b  b) erfc 

2  2 N 0 2  2 N 0 
1 E  1  Eb 
c) erfc b  d) erfc 

2  N0  2  N 0 
85. Two carriers of 2 GHz and 4GHz respectively are frequency modulated by a signal of 10KHz
such that bandwidth of the FM signal in the two cases are same. The peak deviation in the two
cases are in the ratio of :
a) 1 : 8 b) 1 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) 1 : 1
86. The equation for modified Ampere’s law by Maxwell for time varying field as
  D
a)   H  0 b)   H  J 
t
  
c)   H  Pv d)   H  J
87. The perfect matched condition for an ideal N-port network, the diagonal elements of s matrix
are
a) Zero’s b) One’s c) Infinity d) None
88. The radiation resistance of a short dipole having length L = 5m at frequency f = 30MHz
a) 10 b) 25 c) 50 d) 75
89. A 50 lossless line connects a matched signal to a load of 100, the VSWR of the load is
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 
90. In Yagi antenna, increase in number of directors results in

a) Increases the gain and increase beam width
b) Decreases the gain and increase beam width
c) Decreases the gain and decrease beam width
d) Increases the gain and decrease beam width
91. Which one of the following determines the enabling and sequencing of the operations?
a) Control unit b) Data-path c) Both a and b d) None
92. In the case of zero-adder instruction method the operands are stored in
a) Registers b) Accumulator c) Push down stack d) Cache
93. If half adders and full adders are implemented using gates, then for the addition of two 17-bit
(using minimum number of gates) the number of half adders and full adders required will be
a) 0, 17 b) 16, 1 c) 1, 16 d) 8, 8
94. What is the range of the exponent E in IEEE 754 double precision (binary 64) format
a) –1022  E  1022 b) –1023  E  1023
c) –1023  E  1022 d) –1022  E  1023
95. Parallel computing can include

a) Single computer with multiple processor
b) Arbitory member of computers connected by a network
c) Combination of both a and b
d) none
96. In 8086 micro processor the following has the highest priority among all types of interrupts
a) DIV.0 b) TYPE255 c) OVERFLOW d) NM1
97. In 8086 the BIU perfects the instruction from memory and store them in _____
a) Register b) Memory c) Queue d) Stack
98. In ARM processor fetching instructions from SRAM takes ______ clock cycles
a) 1 b) 5 c) 16 d) 24
99. In ARM processor ______ is used to organize memory

a) MMU b) MPU c) MCU d) none
100. THUMB instruction is related to ______ bit

a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 08
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10. Sending a Questionnaire to a respondent with a request to complete and return by post is called
12. The mode of 2, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5 is

a) 5 b) 6 c) 2 d) 7
Ver-B : EC/TC 1 of 5
a) Any statement b) Empirically testable c) Not empirically testable d) Can’t say

a) To identify problem b) To find the solution c) Both a and b d) None of these

a) Quota b) Judgment c) Convenience d) Simple random

the test is called




a) Feelings and hidden emotions, expectations
b) Facts, Numbers and numerical data
c) Humour and gratitude
d) Ethics, Accuracy and discipline


d) both a and b

d) All of the above



address)
materials



recording?


a) Observation b) Schedules c) Interview ) Research question





a) t b) f c) z d) P
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4

total
50 _______ is used to analyse differences between group means and the associated procedures
PART – II
[50 MARKS]
a) 0, 17 b) 16, 1 c) 1, 16 d) 8, 8
a) –1022  E  1022 b) –1023  E  1023
c) –1023  E  1022 d) –1022  E  1023
d) none
a) 1 b) 5 c) 16 d) 24


a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 08
a) 5 b) 20 c) 2 d) 50
sample?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 10
density No is :
1  E  1  Eb 

2  2N 0  2  2N 0 
1 E  1  Eb 

2  N0  2  N 0 
a) 1 : 8 b) 1 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) 1 : 1
  D
a)   H  0 b)   H  J 
t
  
c)   H  Pv d)   H  J
are
a) 10 b) 25 c) 50 d) 75
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 


mobility is :


c) High resistivity
b) Active damping
c) synchronous rectification m
b) cascade topology
and stability
a) Phase – Backed Loop (PLL) b) Voltage – controlled oscillator (VCO)
c) Frequency modulation (VM) d) Amplitude modulator (AM)
star is :
a) 27 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4.2

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2LC 2 LC 2(LC) 2 4LC
V1  h11I 2  h12V2 V1  h11I1  h12V2

a) b)
I1  h 21V1  h 22V1 I2  h 21I1  h 22V2
V1  h11I1  h12V2 V1  h11I2  h12V2

c) d)
I2  h 21V1  h 22V2 I2  h 21V1  h 22V2
84. di(0 )
Compute i(0+) and for the circuit given the switch is closed at t = 0.
dt
t
 aT

1 1 1
a) x ()    () b) x () 
j(a  j) a j(a  j)
1 1 1
c) x ()    () d) x ()   ()
(a  j) a a
87. 
Consider the sequence x (n )   (n  4m) , the value of Fourier coefficient X(K) for K = 4
m  
is :
1 1 j
a) X(k )  b) X(k )  c) X(k )  d) = 2 + j2
2 4 2

90. a n , n  0
The z – transform of x (n )  
 0, n  0
1 z z2 z(z  1)
a) 1
b) c) d)
1  az az z 1 z 1

F1(A, B, C, D) = m(1, 3, 4, 11) + d(2, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15)
F2(A, B, C, D) = m(5, 7, 13, 14, 15)  d(1, 2, 3, 9)
a) m(0, 6, 10) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
b) m(0, 6) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
c) m(6, 10) + d(2, 3, 5, 12)
d) m(2, 3, 4, 12, 15) + d(8, 9, 10)
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2

X Y Q
0 0 0
0 1 Q
1 0 Q
1 1 1
is 1KHz.
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7
decibels from


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PART – I
[50 Marks]
2. The mode of 2, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5 is
a) 5 b) 6 c) 2 d) 7



a) Quota b) Judgment c) Convenience d) Simple random

the test is called





Ver-C : EC/TC 1 of 10
recording?













a) t b) f c) z d) P
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4


total


d) both a and b

d) All of the above



a) Developing a research design
b) Formulating a research question
c) Deciding about the data analysis procedure
d) Formulating a research hypothesis

address)
materials

c) Abstract and concrete d) None of the above
50 _________ is concerned with discovering and testing certain variables with respect to their
a) Exploratory b) Descriptive c) Diagnostic d) Descriptive and diagnostic
PART – II
[50 MARKS]

F1(A, B, C, D) = m(1, 3, 4, 11) + d(2, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15)
F2(A, B, C, D) = m(5, 7, 13, 14, 15)  d(1, 2, 3, 9)
a) m(0, 6, 10) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
b) m(0, 6) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
c) m(6, 10) + d(2, 3, 5, 12)
d) m(2, 3, 4, 12, 15) + d(8, 9, 10)
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2

X Y Q
0 0 0
0 1 Q
1 0 Q
1 1 1
is 1KHz.
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7

decibels from


a) 0, 17 b) 16, 1 c) 1, 16 d) 8, 8
a) –1022  E  1022 b) –1023  E  1023
c) –1023  E  1022 d) –1022  E  1023

d) none
a) 1 b) 5 c) 16 d) 24

a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 08
a) 5 b) 20 c) 2 d) 50
sample?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 10
density No is :
1  E  1  Eb 

2  2 N 0 2  2 N 0 
1 E  1  Eb 

2  N0  2  N 0 
a) 1 : 8 b) 1 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) 1 : 1
  D
a)   H  0 b)   H  J 
t
  
c)   H  Pv d)   H  J
EE – 5 of 6
are
a) 10 b) 25 c) 50 d) 75
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 

mobility is :


c) High resistivity
b) Active damping
c) synchronous rectification
b) cascade topology
and stability
star is :
a) 27 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4.2

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2LC 2 LC 2(LC) 2 4LC
V1  h11I 2  h12V2 V1  h11I1  h12V2

a) b)
I1  h 21V1  h 22V1 I2  h 21I1  h 22V2
V1  h11I1  h12V2 V1  h11I2  h12V2

c) d)
I2  h 21V1  h 22V2 I2  h 21V1  h 22V2
di(0 )
94. Compute i(0+) and for the circuit given the switch is closed at t = 0.
dt
t
 aT

1 1 1
a) x ()    () b) x () 
j(a  j) a j(a  j)
1 1 1
c) x ()    () d) x ()   ()
(a  j) a a

97. Consider the sequence x (n )   (n  4m) , the value of Fourier coefficient X(K) for K = 4
m  
is :
1 1 j
a) X(k )  b) X(k )  c) X(k )  d) = 2 + j2
2 4 2

a n , n  0
100. The z – transform of x (n )  
 0, n  0
1 z z2 z(z  1)
a) 1
b) c) d)
1  az az z 1 z 1
VTU-ETR Seat No. Question Paper Version : D


bubble only.
is prohibited
evaluation process.
PART – I
[50 Marks]



a) t b) f c) z d) P
a) 1 b) 2 c) 3 d) 4



total



Ver-D : EC/TC 1 of 10

c) No correlation d) All of the above


22. The mode of 2, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5 is

a) 5 b) 6 c) 2 d) 7



a) Quota b) Judgment
c) Convenience d) Simple random

the test is called





c) gender, religion, ethnic group d) both a and b

a) You talk to the right number of people b) You talk to the right type of people
d) All of the above




address)
materials


recording?




a) Geographical area b) Social life
c) Cultural group d) People or culture

50 Which of the following strategies is used to determine how common, widespread, or pervasive a
PART – II
[50 MARKS]
a) 5 b) 20 c) 2 d) 50
sample?
a) 7 b) 5 c) 4 d) 10
density No is :
1  E  1  Eb 

2  2N 0  2  2N 0 
1 E  1  Eb 

2  N0  2  N0 
a) 1 : 8 b) 1 : 2 c) 2 : 1 d) 1 : 1
  D
a)   H  0 b)   H  J 
t
  
c)   H  Pv d)   H  J
are
a) 10 b) 25 c) 50 d) 75
a) 0 b) 1 c) 2 d) 

star is :
a) 27 b) 3 c) 5 d) 4.2

1 1 1 1
a) b) c) d)
2LC 2 LC 2(LC) 2 4LC
V1  h11I 2  h12V2 V1  h11I1  h12V2

a) b)
I1  h 21V1  h 22V1 I2  h 21I1  h 22V2
V1  h11I1  h12V2 V1  h11I2  h12V2

c) d)
I2  h 21V1  h 22V2 I2  h 21V1  h 22V2
64. di(0 )
Compute i(0+) and for the circuit given the switch is closed at t = 0.
dt
a) Open circuit and short circuit b) Short circuit and open circuit
c) Unchanged and unchanged d) depends on biasing
66. t
 aT
Find the Fourier transform of the signal x (t )  e u (T)dT

1 1 1
a) x ()    () b) x () 
j(a  j) a j(a  j)
1 1 1
c) x ()    () d) x ()   ()
(a  j) a a
67. 
Consider the sequence x (n )   (n  4m) , the value of Fourier coefficient X(K) for K = 4
m  
is :
1 1 j
a) X(k )  b) X(k )  c) X(k )  d) = 2 + j2
2 4 2

70. a n , n  0
The z – transform of x (n )  
 0, n  0
1 z z2 z(z  1)
a) 1
b) c) d)
1  az az z 1 z 1
a) 0, 17 b) 16, 1 c) 1, 16 d) 8, 8
a) –1022  E  1022 b) –1023  E  1023
c) –1023  E  1022 d) –1022  E  1023

c) Combination of both a and b d) none
a) 1 b) 5 c) 16 d) 24


a) 16 b) 32 c) 64 d) 08
F1(A, B, C, D) = m(1, 3, 4, 11) + d(2, 7, 8, 12, 14, 15)
F2(A, B, C, D) = m(5, 7, 13, 14, 15)  d(1, 2, 3, 9)
a) m(0, 6, 10) + d(2, 8, 9, 12) b) m(0, 6) + d(2, 8, 9, 12)
c) m(6, 10) + d(2, 3, 5, 12) d) m(2, 3, 4, 12, 15) + d(8, 9, 10)
a) 3 b) 4 c) 5 d) 2

X Y Q
0 0 0
0 1 Q
1 0 Q
1 1 1
is 1KHz.
a) 4 b) 6 c) 8 d) 7

a) They do not touch alternate nodes b) They do not touch any node
c) They do not posses any common node d) they posses are common node
decibels from



mobility is :


a) high noise immunity b) Low static power consumption
c) High resistivity
a) Feed forward compensation b) Active damping
c) synchronous rectification m d) Capacitance multiplied
b) cascade topology
and stability
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VTU-ETR Seat No.

Question Paper Version : A

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

2. Cross-sectional surveys are divided into two types, which are?

3. What are the main purposes of data analysis?

4. __________ involve a set of predetermined questions and highly standardized techniques of

5. Which of the following is a primary step in social science research?

6. Find an example of probability sampling.

7. Which of the following is not a data collection method?

8. The term ‘ethno’ refers to

9. Ogives is also known as?

11. Quantitative research involves conducting research using the following :

13. Which of the following includes examples of quantitative variables?

14. Quantitative research only works if

15. An image, perception or concept that is capable of measurement is called _______

16. Why do you need to review the existing literature?

17. To pursue the research, which of the following is priorly required?

18. A statement of the quantitative research question should:

19. Concept is of two types

21. In the process of conducting research ‘Formulation of Hypothesis’ is followed by

23. _______- test is used to prove hypothesis of smaller sample.

27. _______ research helps to solve practical problems.

28. The final stage in a survey is

32. The mode of 2, 5, 6, 4, 2, 7, 2, 5 is

33. Hypothesis should be ______

34. What is the purpose of doing research?

35. Which ONE of these sampling methods is a probability method?

36. _______ is the first step of the Research process

38. The standard deviation is always ______

39. Mean, Median and Mode are

40. A tentative proposition subject to test is

41. A Hypothesis that develops while planning the research is

42. The fullform of APA is ______

43. Questions in which only two alternatives are possible is called

46. If 0 < r < 1 means there is ______

47. _______ is a process of checking errors and omissions in data collection.

49. If Ho is true and we reject it is called

52. The resonant frequency in a series resonant circuit is

53. 2 port equation of h parameter is :

V1  h11I 2  h12V2 V1  h11I1  h12V2

V1  h11I1  h12V2 V1  h11I2  h12V2

a) OA and 15A/S b) 1A and 6A/S c) 3A and 8A/S d) 0A and 10A/S

59. Check whether the system x(n) = n[x(n)]2 is :

a) forward bias, I b) reverse bias, III c) reverse bias, IV d) forward bias, II

62. On applying on electric field of intensity 10V/cm across a semiconductor at a certain

a) 7  104cm2/Vs b) 700cm2/Vs c) 70cm2/Vs d) 700cm/Vs

63. The controlling parameters in IGBT is

65. The 2 important characteristics of CMOS devices are :

73. The characteristic equation of XY flip-flop whose truth table is given by

76. In a signal flow graph lops are said to be un-touching if

80. The steady-state error is the error where

90. In Yagi antenna, increase in number of directors results in

95. Parallel computing can include

99. In ARM processor ______ is used to organize memory

100. THUMB instruction is related to ______ bit

Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belagavi

INSTRUCTIONS TO THE CANDIDATES

2. The fullform of APA is ______