BSNL JTO (Junior Telecom Officers) Previous Year Question Paper
When a piece of copper and another of germanium are cooled from room temperature to 800 K then the resistance of -
a) Each of them increases
b) Each of them decreases
c) Copper increases and germanium decreases
d) Copper decreases and germanium increases
When a signal of 10 mV at 75 MHz is to be measured then which of the following instrument can be used -
a) VTVM
b) Cathode ray oscilloscope
c) Moving iron voltmeter
d) Digital multimeter
When a sample of germanium and silicon having same impurity density are kept at room temperature then –
a) Both will have equal value of resistivity
b) Both will have equal value negative resistivity
c) Resistivity of germanium will be higher than that of silicon
d) Resistivity of silicon will be higher than that of germanium
When an RC driving point impedance function has zeros at s= -2 and s=-5 then the admissible poles for the function would be –
a) s = 0; s = -6
b) s = 0; s = -3
c) s = 0; s = -1
d) s = -3; s = -4
For the n-type semiconductor with n = Np and p = , the hole concentration will fall below the intrinsic value because some of the holes –
a) drop back to acceptor impurity states
b) drop to donor impurity states
c) Virtually leave the crystal
d) recombine with the electrons
The location of lighting arrestor is –
a) Near the transformer
b) Near the circuit breaker
c) Away from the transformer
d) None
Time constant of an RC circuit increases if the value of the resistance is –
a) Increased
b) Decreased
c) Neither a nor b
d) Both a and b
Telemetering is a method of –
a) Counting pulses sent over long distances
b) Transmitting pictures from one place to another
c) Transmitting information concerning a process over a distance
d) None
When the gauge factor of a strain gauge is 2, stress is 1050 kg/cm2, Y = 2.1´ 106 kg/cm2 and R is 100 ohms then the value of DR will be -
a) 2W
b) 3W
c) 4W
d) 1W
As the drain voltage is increased for a junction FET in the pinch off region then the drain current –
a) Becomes zero
b) Abruptly decreases
c) Abruptly increases
d) Remains constant
11. One of the following, which is not a transducer in the true sense, is –
a) Thermocouple
b) Piezoelectric pick up
c) Photo-Voltaic cell
d) LCD
When a transistor is required to match a 100W signal source with a high impedance output circuit then the connection that would be used is –
a) Common base
b) Common collector
c) Common emitter
d) Emitter follower
In a JFET gates are always –
a) forward biased
b) reverse biased
c) unbiased
d) none
The main factor which differentiate a DE MOSFET from an E only MOSFET is the absence of –
a) insulated gate
b) electrons
c) channel
d) P-N junction
An SCR conducts appreciable current when –
a) Anode and gate are both negative with respect to cathode
b) Anode and gate are both positive with respect to cathode
c) Anode is negative and gate is positive with respect to cathode
d) Gate is negative and anode is positive with respect to cathode
Silicon is not suitable for fabrication of light emitting diodes because it is -
a) An indirect band gap semiconductor
b) A direct band gap semiconductor
c) A wide band gap semiconductor
d) A narrow band gap semiconductor
An average responding rectifier type electronic ac voltmeter has its scale calibrated in terms of the rms value of a sine wave, when a square wave voltage of peak magnitude 100V is measured using this voltmeter then the reading indicated by the meter, will be –
a) 111V
b) 100V
c) 90.09V
d) 70.7V
When a four terminal T network is inserted between a source and load resistance as shown in figure then the resistance seen by the source remain the same with or without the four terminal block when R is –
a) 5W
b) 10 W
c) 15 W
d) 20 W
Which one of the following conditions for Z parameters would hold for a two port network containing linear bilateral passive circuit elements –
a) Z11 = Z22
b) Z12Z21 = Z11Z22
c) Z11Z12 = Z22Z21
d) Z12 = Z21
When the transmission parameters of the following network are A = C = 1, B = 2 and D = 3 then the value of Zin is –
a) 3W
b) 4W
While calculating Rth, constant current sources in the circuit are –
a) replaced by opens
b) replaced by ’shorts’
c) treated in parallel with other voltage sources
d) converted into equivalent voltage sources
Maxwell’s loop current method of solving electrical networks –
a) uses branch currents
b) utilizes kirchhoff’s voltage law
c) is confined to single-loop circuits
d) is a network reduction method
A transmission line of characteristic impedance Z0 = 50 ohms, phase velocity Vp = 2 x 108 m/s and length l = 1m is terminated by a load ZL= ( 30 – j 40 ) ohms. The input impedance of the line for a frequency of 100 MHz will be
a)(30 + j40 ) ohms
b)( 30 – j40 ) ohms
c)(50 + j40 ) ohms
d)(50 – j40 ) ohms
For an elliptically polarized wave incident on the interface of a dielectric at the Brewster angle then the reflected wave will be-
a) Elliptically polarized
b) Linearly polarized
c) Right circularly polarized
d) Left circularly polarized
A yagi antenna has a driven antenna-
a) Only
b) With a reflector
c) With one or more directors
d) With a reflector and one or more directors
The number of lobes on each side of a 3l resonant antenna is –
a) 3
b) 6
c) 2
d) 1
The electric field intensity of a Hertizian dipole at a remote point varies as -
Radiation resistance of a half wave folded dipole is -
a) 72 W
b) 144W
c) 288 W
d) 216W
When a carrier wave is modulated at 100% it’s power is increased by -
a)100%
b)150 %
c)50%
d)0%
On a clear sky day, the atmospheric radio noise is strongest -
a) During morning hours
b) Around mid-day
c) During nights
d) In the afternoon
TV broadcasting system in India is as per CCIR -
a) System B
b) System I
c) System M
d) System X
For the safety measurement of the internal resistance of a 25-0-25 mA meter, a laboratory multimeter whose sensitivity is equal to –
a) 1k ohm/volt can be used
b) 10 k ohm/volt can be used
c) 100 k ohm/volt can be used
d) 200 k ohm/volt can be used
In order to measure moisture in wood the most suitable method is –
a) Electrical conduction
b) Electrical – capacitive
c) Absorption of radiation
d) Equilirium- moisture vs humidity
The flow rate of electrically conducting liquid without any suspended particle cannot be measured by –
a) turbine flow meters
b) electromagnetic flow meters
c) ultrasonic flow meters
d) thermistor based heat loss flow meters
The most useful transducer for displacement sensing with excellent sensitivity, linearity and resolution is –
a) an incremental encoder
b) an abosolute encoder
c) LVDT
d) a strain gauge
When variable reluctance type tachometer has 150 teeth on the rotor & the counter records 13,500 pulses per second then the rotational speed will be–
a) 4800 rpm
b) 5400 rpm
c) 6000 rpm
d) 7200 rpm.
41. On a voltage scale, zero dB m in a 600-ohm system could refer to –
a) 1.732 V
b) 1.0 V
c) 0.7746 V
d) 0.5V
One of the following devices which is required in addition in order to measure pressure using LVDT is-
a) strain gauge
b) pitot tube
c) Bourden tube
d) Rotameter
It is required to measure temperature in the range of 13000 C to 15000 c) The most suitable thermocouple to be used as a transducer would be –
a) chromel - constantan
b) Iron - constantan
c) chromel - alumel
d) platinum- rhodium
In a CSI if frequency of output voltage is f Hz, then frequency of input voltage to CSI is-
a) f
b) 2 f
c) f/2
d) 3 f
Identify the type of chipper in the given circuit
a) Type A chopper
b) Type B chopper
c) Type C chopper
d) Type D chopper
Maximum value of charging resistance in an UJT is associated with-
a) peak point
b) valley point
c) any point between peak and valley
d) after the valley point
Thyristor A has rated gate current of 2A and thyristor B a rated gate current of 100 mA-
a) A is a GTO and B is a conventional SCR
b) B is a GTO and A is a conventional SCR
c) B may operate as a transistor
d) none of the above
In a 3 phase full converter, the output voltage during overlap is equal to-
a) zero
b) source voltage
c) source voltage minus the inductance drop
d) average value of the conducting phase voltages
Mark old the correct statement for Cycloconverters-
a) step-down Cycloconverter (CC) works on natural commutation
b) step up CC requires no forced commutation
c) load commutated CC works on line commutation
d) none of the above
In the RF amplifier stage cascade (CE-CB) amplifier is used because it gives-
a) Large voltage gain
b) Low output impedance
c) Large isolation between the input and the output
d) None of the above
Silicon diode is less suited for low voltage rectifier operation because-
a) it can withstand high temperature
b) ensures low PIV of the diodes
c) ensures lower values of capacitance in the filter
d) reduces ripple content
An amplifier of class A is that in which -
a) Base is biased to cut – off
b) Ic flows most of the time
c) Ie flows all the time
d) Vc often raises to Vcc
A transistor is in active region when-
a) IB = bIC
b) IC=bIB
c) IC=IE
d) IC=IB
For coupling purposes in RF amplifier a buffer amplifier is used because it provides-
a) Maximum loading and minimum mismatch
b) Minimum loading and minimum mismatch
c) Maximum loading and maximum mismatch
d) Minimum loading and maximum mismatch
A transistor has CE parameter as hie = 10kW, hre =20 x 10-4 , hse = 100, hoe = 25 ms. The hib for this transistor will be-
a) 100 W
b) 99.01 W
c) 5m W
d) 101kW
An FM radio receiver is tuned to a 90.6 MHz broadcast station. It will receive an image frequency of -
a) 110 MHz
b) 112 Hz
c) 114 MHz
d) 120 MHz
In the given fig RL is shorted out, then VCE will become-
a) OV
b) VCC – IBRB
c) Equal to VCC
d) None of the above
See the circuit shown and choose the correct option –
a) Only red will glow
b) Only green will glow
c) Both red and green will glow
d) Neither red nor green will glow
A dc to dc converter having an efficiency of 80% is delivering 16W to a load) If the converter is generating an output of 200V from an input source of 20V, then the current drawn from the source will be –
a) 0.1A
b) 0.5A
c) 1.0A
d) 10.0A
A transistor is operated as a non-saturated switch to eliminate –
a) storage time
b) turn – off time
c) turn – on time
d) delay time
The output Y of the circuit in the given figure is –
a) (A + B)C + DE
b) AB + C(D + E)
c) (A + B)C + D + E
d) (AB + C) . DE
Rotors used in a two-phase ac servomotor is –
a) solid iron motor
b) squirrel cage rotor
c) drag cup rotor
d) both b and c
Major advantage of TWT over a klystron lies in its –
a) higher bandwidth
b) higher output
c) higher frequency
d) higher gain
The op-map circuit shown in the given figure can be used for –
a) addition
b) subtraction
c) both addition and subtraction
d) multiplication
The Boolean expression for the shaded area in the given Venn diagram is –
A lag compensator is basically a –
a) high pass filter
b) band pass filter
c) low pass filter
d) band elimination filter
Transfer function T (S) of the system in the given fig is-
The overall transfer function for a unity feedback system is
Mark the correct statement regarding this system
1. Position error constant kp for the system is 4
2. The system type one.
3. The velocity error constant kv for the system is finite.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below- Codes
a) 1,2 and 3
b) 1 and 2
c) 2 and 3
d) 1 and 3
If the rotor’s resistance and reactant’s are respectively R and X1 its length and diameter are L and D for two phase a) c) servomotor, then-
In a PID controllers the transfer function G(s) is-
Transfer function can be approximated by the system- The transfer function of an amplifier is given by The high 3 db frequency of an amplifier will be approximately-
a) 5850 kHz
b) 585 kHz
c) 5850 Hz
d) 585 Hz
An open loop transfer function is given by Its – loci will be-
The output signals amplitudes for 1’s and 0’s in an ADM transmission systems are –
a) Fixed and the repetition rate is also fixed
b) Fixed but the repetition rate is variable
c) Variable and the repetition rate is also variable
d) Variable but the repetition rate is fixed
Microwave link repeaters are typically 50km apart –
a) Because of atmospheric attenuation
b) Because of Output tube power limitations
c) Because of the earth’s curvature
d) To ensure that the applied ac voltage is not excessive
The amplifier inserted at intervals to amplify the signal and compensate for transmission loss on the cable are called-
a) line amplifier
b) equalizing amplifiers
c) compradors
d) repeaters.
Diversity reception in used to-
a) increase receiver sensitivity
b) improve receiver selectivity
c) overcome degrading effect of fading
d) overcome degrading effect of receiver detuning
Mark out transferred electron device in the following-
a) BARITT dived
b) IMPATT dived
c) Gunn divde
d) Step recovery diode
In the output of a normal monochrome receiver video detector voltages, which are not found, are -
a) syne
b) video
c) sweep
d) sound
The HV anode supply for the picture tube of TV receiver is generated in the-
a) mains transformer
b) vertical output stage
c) horizontal output stage
d) horizontal deflection oscillator
In antenna measurements using two aperture antennas of dimensions D1 and D2 , minimum separation between the two should be (x is free space wavelength of radiation uses) The frquency range for satellite broad casting is –
a) 30 MHz – 300MHz
b) 30 MHz – 3 GHz
c) 3 GHz – 30 GHz
d) 30 GHz – 300 GHz
Iris is used to –
a) Over come power loss
b) Over come bending effect
c) Over come mismatch error
d) Over come twist effect
In schotty barrier diode current flows because of –
a) Majority carriers
b) Minority carriers
c) Majority and minority carriers
d) None
Which antennas are used in microwave communication –
a) long wave antennas
b) Rhombic antennas
c) Parabolaidal antennas
d) All of above
Among translator & time of sight system capacity –
a) Of translator is more
b) Of line of sight is more
c) Having equal capacity
d) No relation such as
No of T-state required for memory read or write operation-
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 6
In data transfer operation which flag get affected-
a) 3140 flog.
b) carry flog
c) sign flog.
d) none
The storage and retrieval of data on stacks should follow sequence-
a) last in first out
b) first in first out
c) random in random out
d) none
While executing program microprocessor checks INTR line clearing-
a) each instruction
b) after interval of two instruction
c) after a subroutine
d) at the end of program.
93. In which error check technique of data communication 2’s complement of all bytes of data is transmitted with data-
a) Even parity
b) odd parity
c) check scans
d) cyclic redundancy
Program execution hierarchy decides which operator-
a) is most important
b) is used first
c) is fastest
d) operators on largest number
(375)10 = (—-)8
a) 550
b) 557
c) 567
d) 577
To obtain 2048 8 memory using 128 8 memory chip how many IC required-
a) 2
b) 4
c) 8
d) 16
A Decimal no. 17 can be converted in binary, the binary no. will be.-
a) 10001
b) 01110
c)00111
d) 11100
Is the Universal logic gate-
a) AND
b) OR
c) NAND
d) X-OR
A monostable state in multivibrator means-
a) which returns itself to its single stable state
b) the state used only once in circuit
c) the state of circuit can not get changed
d) the state of circuit always changing
For designing binary counter which flip flop is preferred -
a) T FF
b) SR FF
c) D FF
d) JKFF
His handwriting was not —– so I could not read his note –
a) attractive
b) eligible
c) clear
d) legible
They started to —– people into the theatre only at six -
a) enter
b) admit
c) follow
d) accept
I told him to buy things that are lasting (Give the appropriate synonym of the underlined word).
a) ending
b) ordinary
c) durable
d) cheap
Give the word which is most opposite in meaning of the word ‘evident’-
a) doubtful
b) unimportant
c) disagreed
d) understood
I expressed by disagreement —— him on that issue-
a) between
b) with
c) about
d) for
‘Sugarbowl’ of the world is -
a) India
b) Cuba
c) Brazil
d) USA
Palk strait separates-
a) India and Srilanka
b) India and Burma
c) Britain and France
d) Malaysia and Sumatra
The minimum number of atoms in a molecule of an element are-
a) 1
b) 5
c) 2
d) 10
Tides in the sea are caused by-
a) Effect of sun
b) Effect of moon
c) combined effect of moon and sun
d) Gravitational, centrifugal and centripetal forces
The Bar council of India decided to close over law colleges across the country for their failure to maintain minimum teaching standard) There number is
a) 140
b) 200
c) 150
d) 100
Aswan Dam is located in-
a) Egypt
b) Libya
c) Sudan
d) Iran
Ghana Birds sanctuary is in the state of -
a) Rajasthan
b) Madhya Pradesh
c)Uttar Pradesh
d) Maharashtra
Dry ice is-
a) Frozen carbon monoxide
b) Frozen carbon dioxide
c) Frozen ammonia
d) None of these
East flower river of India is -
a) Cauvery
b) sone
c) Narmada
d) Tapti
The total length of the great wall of China is –
a) 1,400 miles
b) 1,500 miles
c) 1,300 miles
d) 1,400 miles
Deficiency of vitamin C may result in-
a) beriberi
b) night blindness
c) dermatitis
d) Scurvy
Bharat Shah a film financer was granted bail by Supreme Court after a
period of –
a) 11 months
b) 2 years
c) 18 months
d) 15 months
Indian local time is based on-
a) 800 E longitude
b) E longitude
c) 1100 E longitude
d) 250 E longitude
The two days Shiv Shena Mahashivir of 2002 started at Shirdi on –
a) 9th April 2002
b) 10th April 2002
c) 8th April 2002
d) 11th April 2002
Which one is a good preservative of food?
a) Spirit
b) Formaldehyde
c) Sugar
