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General Aptitude (GA)

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    We ____ our friend's birthday and we ____ how to make it up to him.
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    Choose the statement where underlined word is used correctly.
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    A generic term that includes various items of clothing such as a skirt, a pair of trousers and a shirt is
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    Based on the given statements, select the most appropriate option to solve the given question.
    What will be the total weight of 10 poles each of same weight?
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    (I) One fourth of the weight of a pole is 5 Kg.
    (II) The total weight of these poles is 160 kg more than the total weight of two poles.
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    Consider a function f(x)=1xf(x) = 1 - |x| on 1x1-1 \leq x \leq 1. The value of xx at which the function attains a maximum, and the maximum value of the function are:
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    Out of the following four sentences, select the most suitable sentence with respect to grammar and usage:
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    In a triangle PQR, PS is the angle bisector of QPR\angle QPR and QPS=60\angle QPS = 60^\circ. What is the length of PS?
    Triangle PQR with angle bisector PS
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    If p,q,r,sp, q, r, s are distinct integers such that:
    f(p,q,r,s)=max(p,q,r,s)f(p, q, r, s) = \max(p, q, r, s)
    g(p,q,r,s)=min(p,q,r,s)g(p, q, r, s) = \min(p, q, r, s)
    h(p,q,r,s)=remainder of (p×q)/(r×s) if (p×q)>(r×s) or remainder of (r×s)/(p×q) if (r×s)>(p×q)h(p, q, r, s) = \text{remainder of } (p \times q) / (r \times s) \text{ if } (p \times q) > (r \times s) \text{ or remainder of } (r \times s) / (p \times q) \text{ if } (r \times s) > (p \times q)Also a function fgh(p,q,r,s)=f(p,q,r,s)×g(p,q,r,s)×h(p,q,r,s)fgh(p, q, r, s) = f(p, q, r, s) \times g(p, q, r, s) \times h(p, q, r, s)
    Also the same operations are valid with two variable functions of the form f(p,q)f(p, q).
    What is the value of fg(h(2,5,7,3),4,6,8)fg(h(2, 5, 7, 3), 4, 6, 8)?
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    If the list of letters, P, R, S, T, U is an arithmetic sequence, which of the following are also in arithmetic sequence?
    I. 2P, 2R, 2S, 2T, 2U
    II. P-3, R-3, S-3, T-3, U-3
    III. P2,R2,S2,T2,U2P^2, R^2, S^2, T^2, U^2
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    Four branches of a company are located at M, N, O, and P. M is north of N at a distance of 4 km; P is south of O at a distance of 2 km; N is southeast of O by 1 km. What is the distance between M and P in km?
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Electrical Engineering

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    Given f(z)=g(z)+h(z)f(z) = g(z) + h(z), where f,g,hf, g, h are complex valued functions of a complex variable zz. Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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    We have a set of 3 linear equations in 3 unknowns. 'XYX \equiv Y' means XX and YY are equivalent statements and 'X≢YX \not\equiv Y' means XX and YY are not equivalent statements.
    P: There is a unique solution.
    Q: The equations are linearly independent.
    R: All eigenvalues of the coefficient matrix are nonzero.
    S: The determinant of the coefficient matrix is nonzero.
    Which one of the following is TRUE?
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    Match the following.
    P. Stokes's Theorem1. Dds=Q\oiint \mathbf{D} \cdot d\mathbf{s} = Q
    Q. Gauss's Theorem2. f(z)dz=0\oint f(z) dz = 0
    R. Divergence Theorem3. (A)dv=Ads\iiint (\nabla \cdot \mathbf{A}) dv = \oiint \mathbf{A} \cdot d\mathbf{s}
    S. Cauchy's Integral Theorem4. (×A)ds=Adl\iint (\nabla \times \mathbf{A}) \cdot d\mathbf{s} = \oint \mathbf{A} \cdot d\mathbf{l}
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    The Laplace transform of f(t)=2t/πf(t) = 2\sqrt{t/\pi} is s3/2s^{-3/2}. The Laplace transform of g(t)=1/πtg(t) = \sqrt{1/\pi t} is
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    Match the following.
    Instrument TypeUsed for
    P. Permanent magnet moving coil1. DC Only
    Q. Moving iron connected through current transformer2. AC Only
    R. Rectifier3. AC and DC
    S. Electrodynamometer
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    A 3-phase balanced load which has a power factor of 0.707 is connected to a balanced supply. The power consumed by the load is 5 kW. The power is measured by the two-wattmeter method. The readings of the two wattmeters are
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    A capacitive voltage divider is used to measure the bus voltage VbusV_{bus} in a high-voltage 50 Hz AC system as shown in the figure. The measurement capacitors C1C_1 and C2C_2 have tolerances of ±10%\pm 10\% on their nominal capacitance values. If the bus voltage VbusV_{bus} is 100 kV rms, the maximum rms output voltage VoutV_{out} (in kV), considering the capacitor tolerances, is _________.
    Capacitive voltage divider circuit with $C_1 = 1 \mu\text{F} \pm 10\%$ and $C_2 = 9 \mu\text{F} \pm 10\%$
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    In the following circuit, the input voltage VinV_{in} is 100sin(100πt)100 \sin(100\pi t). For 100πRC=50100\pi RC = 50, the average voltage across RR (in Volts) under steady-state is nearest to
    Circuit diagram showing a voltage doubler configuration with two diodes and two capacitors
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    Two semi-infinite dielectric regions are separated by a plane boundary at y=0y = 0. The dielectric constants of region 1 (y<0y < 0) and region 2 (y>0y > 0) are 2 and 5, respectively. Region 1 has uniform electric field E=3a^x+4a^y+2a^z\vec{E} = 3\hat{a}_x + 4\hat{a}_y + 2\hat{a}_z, where a^x,a^y\hat{a}_x, \hat{a}_y, and a^z\hat{a}_z are unit vectors along the x,yx, y and zz axes, respectively. The electric field in region 2 is
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    A circular turn of radius 1 m revolves at 60 rpm about its diameter aligned with the x-axis as shown in the figure. The value of μ0\mu_0 is 4π×1074\pi \times 10^{-7} in SI unit. If a uniform magnetic field intensity H=107a^z\vec{H} = 10^7 \hat{a}_z A/m is applied, then the peak value of the induced voltage, VturnV_{turn} (in Volts), is ________.
    A circular loop of radius 1m rotating at 60 rpm about the x-axis in a uniform magnetic field H = 10^7 a_z A/m
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    The operational amplifier shown in the figure is ideal. The input voltage (in Volt) is Vi=2sin(2π×2000t)V_i = 2 \sin(2\pi \times 2000t). The amplitude of the output voltage VoV_o (in Volt) is ________.
    An ideal operational amplifier circuit with input resistor 1k ohm and feedback network consisting of a 1k ohm resistor in parallel with a 0.1 microfarad capacitor
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    In the following circuit, the transistor is in active mode and VC=2 VV_C = 2\text{ V}. To get VC=4 VV_C = 4\text{ V}, we replace RCR_C with RCR'_C. Then the ratio RC/RCR'_C/R_C is ______.

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    Consider the following Sum of Products expression, FF.F=ABC+AˉBˉC+ABˉC+AˉBC+AˉBˉCˉF = ABC + \bar{A}\bar{B}C + A\bar{B}C + \bar{A}BC + \bar{A}\bar{B}\bar{C}The equivalent Product of Sums expression is
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    The filters F1 and F2 having characteristics as shown in Figures (a) and (b) are connected as shown in Figure (c).
    Filter characteristics and circuit diagram
    The cut-off frequencies of F1 and F2 are f1f_1 and f2f_2 respectively. If f1<f2f_1 < f_2, the resultant circuit exhibits the characteristic of a
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    When a bipolar junction transistor is operating in the saturation mode, which one of the following statements is TRUE about the state of its collector-base (CB) and the base-emitter (BE) junctions?
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    The synchronous generator shown in the figure is supplying active power to an infinite bus via two short, lossless transmission lines, and is initially in steady state. The mechanical power input to the generator and the voltage magnitude EE are constant. If one line is tripped at time t1t_1 by opening the circuit breakers at the two ends (although there is no fault), then it is seen that the generator undergoes a stable transient. Which one of the following waveforms of the rotor angle δ\delta shows the transient correctly?
    Synchronous generator connected to an infinite bus through two parallel transmission lines with circuit breakers.
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    A 3-bus power system network consists of 3 transmission lines. The bus admittance matrix of the uncompensated system is[j6j3j4j3j7j5j4j5j8] pu.\begin{bmatrix} -j6 & j3 & j4 \\ j3 & -j7 & j5 \\ j4 & j5 & -j8 \end{bmatrix} \text{ pu.}If the shunt capacitance of all transmission lines is 50% compensated, the imaginary part of the 3rd3^{\text{rd}} row 3rd3^{\text{rd}} column element (in pu) of the bus admittance matrix after compensation is
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    A series RL circuit is excited at t=0t = 0 by closing a switch as shown in the figure. Assuming zero initial conditions, the value of d2idt2\frac{d^2i}{dt^2} at t=0+t = 0^+ is
    Series RL circuit with a switch and DC source V
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    The current ii (in Ampere) in the 2 Ω2\ \Omega resistor of the given network is ______.

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    Find the transformer ratios aa and bb such that the impedance (ZinZ_{in}) is resistive and equals 2.5 Ω2.5\ \Omega when the network is excited with a sine wave voltage of angular frequency of 5000 rad/s5000\ \text{rad/s}.

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    A shunt-connected DC motor operates at its rated terminal voltage. Its no-load speed is 200 radian/second. At its rated torque of 500 Nm, its speed is 180 radian/second. The motor is used to directly drive a load whose load torque TLT_L depends on its rotational speed ωr\omega_r (in radian/second), such that TL=2.78×ωrT_L = 2.78 \times \omega_r. Neglecting rotational losses, the steady-state speed (in radian/second) of the motor, when it drives this load, is ___________.
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    The figure shows the per-phase equivalent circuit of a two-pole three-phase induction motor operating at 50 Hz. The “air-gap” voltage, VgV_g across the magnetizing inductance, is 210 V rms, and the slip, ss, is 0.05. The torque (in Nm) produced by the motor is __________.
    per-phase equivalent circuit of a three-phase induction motor
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    A 4-pole, separately excited, wave wound DC machine with negligible armature resistance is rated for 230 V and 5 kW at a speed of 1200 rpm. If the same armature coils are reconnected to form a lap winding, what is the rated voltage (in volts) and power (in kW) respectively at 1200 rpm of the reconnected machine if the field circuit is left unchanged?
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    An open loop control system results in a response of e2t(sin5t+cos5t)e^{-2t}(\sin 5t + \cos 5t) for a unit impulse input. The DC gain of the control system is ______.
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    Nyquist plots of two functions G1(s)G_1(s) and G2(s)G_2(s) are shown in figure.

    Nyquist plot of the product of G1(s)G_1(s) and G2(s)G_2(s) is
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    The volume enclosed by the surface f(x,y)=exf(x, y) = e^x over the triangle bounded by the lines x=y;x=0;y=1x = y; x = 0; y = 1 in the xyxy plane is ______.
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    Two coins RR and SS are tossed. The 4 joint events HRHS,TRTS,HRTS,TRHSH_R H_S, T_R T_S, H_R T_S, T_R H_S have probabilities 0.28, 0.18, 0.30, 0.24, respectively, where HH represents head and TT represents tail. Which one of the following is TRUE?
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    A differential equation didt0.2i=0\frac{di}{dt} - 0.2i = 0 is applicable over 10<t<10-10 < t < 10. If i(4)=10i(4) = 10, then i(5)i(-5) is ________.
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    Consider a signal defined byx(t)={ej10tfor t10for t>1x(t) = \begin{cases} e^{j10t} & \text{for } |t| \leq 1 \\ 0 & \text{for } |t| > 1 \end{cases}Its Fourier Transform is
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    The coils of a wattmeter have resistances 0.01 Ω0.01\ \Omega and 1000 Ω1000\ \Omega; their inductances may be neglected. The wattmeter is connected as shown in the figure, to measure the power consumed by a load, which draws 25 A25\ A at power factor 0.80.8. The voltage across the load terminals is 30 V30\ V. The percentage error on the wattmeter reading is ______.

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    A buck converter feeding a variable resistive load is shown in the figure. The switching frequency of the switch SS is 100 kHz100\ kHz and the duty ratio is 0.60.6. The output voltage VoV_o is 36 V36\ V. Assume that all the components are ideal, and that the output voltage is ripple-free. The value of RR (in Ohm) that will make the inductor current (iLi_L) just continuous is ______.

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    For the switching converter shown in the following figure, assume steady-state operation. Also assume that the components are ideal, the inductor current is always positive and continuous and switching period is TsT_s. If the voltage VLV_L is as shown, the duty cycle of the switch SS is ______.

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    In the given rectifier, the delay angle of the thyristor T1T_1 measured from the positive going zero crossing of VsV_s is 3030^\circ. If the input voltage VsV_s is 100sin(100πt)100 \sin(100\pi t) V, the average voltage across R (in Volt) under steady-state is ______.

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    For linear time invariant systems, that are Bounded Input Bounded Output stable, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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    The z-Transform of a sequence x[n]x[n] is given as X(z)=2z+44/z+3/z2X(z) = 2z + 4 - 4/z + 3/z^2. If y[n]y[n] is the first difference of x[n]x[n], then Y(z)Y(z) is given by
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    Two semi-infinite conducting sheets are placed at right angles to each other as shown in the figure. A point charge of +Q+Q is placed at a distance of dd from both sheets. The net force on the charge is Q24πϵ0d2K\frac{Q^2}{4\pi\epsilon_0 d^2} K, where KK is given by
    A point charge +Q located at (d, d) in the first quadrant, with grounded conducting sheets along the x and y axes.
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    In the following sequential circuit, the initial state (before the first clock pulse) of the circuit is Q1Q0=00Q_1 Q_0 = 00. The state (Q1Q0Q_1 Q_0), immediately after the 333rd333^{rd} clock pulse is

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    A Boolean function f(A,B,C,D)=(1,5,12,15)f(A, B, C, D) = \prod(1, 5, 12, 15) is to be implemented using an 8×18 \times 1 multiplexer (AA is MSB). The inputs ABCABC are connected to the select inputs S2S1S0S_2 S_1 S_0 of the multiplexer respectively.

    Which one of the following options gives the correct inputs to pins 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 in order?
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    The saturation voltage of the ideal op-amp shown below is ±10 V\pm 10\text{ V}. The output voltage v0v_0 of the following circuit in the steady-state is
    Circuit diagram of a relaxation oscillator using an op-amp, a capacitor, and resistors.
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    The incremental costs (in Rupees/MWh) of operating two generating units are functions of their respective powers P1P_1 and P2P_2 in MW, and are given bydC1dP1=0.2P1+50\frac{dC_1}{dP_1} = 0.2P_1 + 50dC2dP2=0.24P2+40\frac{dC_2}{dP_2} = 0.24P_2 + 40where20 MWP1150 MW20\text{ MW} \leq P_1 \leq 150\text{ MW}20 MWP2150 MW20\text{ MW} \leq P_2 \leq 150\text{ MW}For a certain load demand, P1P_1 and P2P_2 have been chosen such that dC1/dP1=76 Rs/MWhdC_1/dP_1 = 76\text{ Rs/MWh} and dC2/dP2=68.8 Rs/MWhdC_2/dP_2 = 68.8\text{ Rs/MWh}. If the generations are rescheduled to minimize the total cost, then P2P_2 is ______.
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    A composite conductor consists of three conductors of radius RR each. The conductors are arranged as shown below. The geometric mean radius (GMR) (in cm) of the composite conductor is kRkR. The value of kk is ______.

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    For the switching converter shown in the following figure, assume steady-state operation. Also assume that the components are ideal, the inductor current is always positive and continuous and switching period is TsT_s. If the voltage VLV_L is as shown, the duty cycle of the switch SS is ______.
    Circuit diagram of a switching converter and the corresponding inductor voltage waveform $V_L$
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    In the given rectifier, the delay angle of the thyristor T1T_1 measured from the positive going zero crossing of VsV_s is 3030^\circ. If the input voltage VsV_s is 100sin(100πt)100 \sin(100\pi t) V, the average voltage across RR (in Volt) under steady-state is _______.

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    For linear time invariant systems, that are Bounded Input Bounded Output stable, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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    A symmetrical square wave of 50%50\% duty cycle has amplitude of ±15 V\pm 15\text{ V} and time period of 0.4π ms0.4\pi\text{ ms}. This square wave is applied across a series RLC circuit with R=5 Ω,L=10 mHR = 5\text{ }\Omega, L = 10\text{ mH}, and C=4 μFC = 4\text{ }\mu\text{F}. The amplitude of the 5000 rad/s5000\text{ rad/s} component of the capacitor voltage (in Volt) is ______.
    Series RLC circuit driven by a square wave source
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    Two identical coils each having inductance LL are placed together on the same core. If an overall inductance of αL\alpha L is obtained by interconnecting these two coils, the minimum value of α\alpha is ______.
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    A three-winding transformer is connected to an AC voltage source as shown in the figure. The number of turns are as follows: N1=100,N2=50,N3=50N_1 = 100, N_2 = 50, N_3 = 50. If the magnetizing current is neglected, and the currents in two windings are Iˉ2=230 A\bar{I}_2 = 2 \angle 30^\circ\text{ A} and Iˉ3=2150 A\bar{I}_3 = 2 \angle 150^\circ\text{ A}, then what is the value of the current Iˉ1\bar{I}_1 in Ampere?

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    With an armature voltage of 100 V100\text{ V} and rated field winding voltage, the speed of a separately excited DC motor driving a fan is 1000 rpm1000\text{ rpm}, and its armature current is 10 A10\text{ A}. The armature resistance is 1 Ω1\text{ }\Omega. The load torque of the fan load is proportional to the square of the rotor speed. Neglecting rotational losses, the value of the armature voltage (in Volt) which will reduce the rotor speed to 500 rpm500\text{ rpm} is _______.
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    A three-phase, 11 kV11\text{ kV}, 50 Hz50\text{ Hz}, 2 pole2\text{ pole}, star connected, cylindrical rotor synchronous motor is connected to an 11 kV11\text{ kV}, 50 Hz50\text{ Hz} source. Its synchronous reactance is 50 Ω50\text{ }\Omega per phase, and its stator resistance is negligible. The motor has a constant field excitation. At a particular load torque, its stator current is 100 A100\text{ A} at unity power factor. If the load torque is increased so that the stator current is 120 A120\text{ A}, then the load angle (in degrees) at this load is ______.
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    A 220 V, 3-phase, 4-pole, 50 Hz induction motor of wound rotor type is supplied at rated voltage and frequency. The stator resistance, magnetizing reactance, and core loss are negligible. The maximum torque produced by the rotor is 225% of full load torque and it occurs at 15% slip. The actual rotor resistance is 0.03 Ω\Omega/phase. The value of external resistance (in Ohm) which must be inserted in a rotor phase if the maximum torque is to occur at start is _________.
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    Two three-phase transformers are realized using single-phase transformers as shown in the figure.

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    The following discrete-time equations result from the numerical integration of the differential equations of an un-damped simple harmonic oscillator with state variables xx and yy. The integration time step is hh.xk+1xkh=yk\frac{x_{k+1} - x_k}{h} = y_kyk+1ykh=xk\frac{y_{k+1} - y_k}{h} = -x_kFor this discrete-time system, which one of the following statements is TRUE?
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    The unit step response of a system with the transfer function G(s)=12s1+sG(s) = \frac{1-2s}{1+s} is given by which one of the following waveforms?
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    An open loop transfer function G(s)G(s) of a system isG(s)=Ks(s+1)(s+2)G(s) = \frac{K}{s(s + 1)(s + 2)}For a unity feedback system, the breakaway point of the root loci on the real axis occurs at,
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    For the system governed by the set of equations:dx1/dt=2x1+x2+udx2/dt=2x1+uy=3x1\begin{aligned} dx_1/dt &= 2x_1 + x_2 + u \\ dx_2/dt &= -2x_1 + u \\ y &= 3x_1 \end{aligned}the transfer function Y(s)/U(s)Y(s)/U(s) is given by
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