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1.

For a transmission line, L=1.8mh/m C=0.01pF/m, then the phase constant of the line when operated at a frequency of 1 GHz is:

A. 4.2426
B. 2.2
C. 0.3
D. 1
Answer» B. 2.2
2.

In a certain microwave transmission line, the characteristic impedance was found to be 210 10°Ω and propagation constant 0.2 78°.What is the impedance Z of the line, if the frequency of operation is 1 GHz?

A. 0.035+j41.97
B. 0.35+j4.97
C. 35.6+j4.28
D. 9.254+j4.6
Answer» B. 0.35+j4.97
3.

A microwave generator at 1.2 GHz supplies power to a microwave transmission line having the parameters R=0.8Ω/m, G=O.8millisiemen/m, L=0.01µH/m and C=0.4PF/m. Propagation constant of the transmission line is:

A. 0.0654 +j0.48
B. 0.064+j4.8
C. 6.4+j4.8
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. 0.064+j4.8
4.

Expression for phase constant β is:

A. √LC
B. ω √LC
C. 1/ (ω √LC)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. 1/ (ω √LC)
5.

If the admittance and the impedance of a transmission line are 100 Ω and 50 Ω of a respectively, then value of phase constant β is:

A. 0
B. 20
C. 132
D. 50
Answer» B. 20
6.

If a transmission line with inductive reactance of 41.97 Ω and capacitive reactance of 1132.5Ω is operated at 1 GHz , then its phase constant is:

A. 0.0305
B. 0.3
C. 30.3
D. 0.6
Answer» B. 0.3
7.

If propagation constant is 12:60°, then the value of phase constant and attenuation constant is:

A. α=6, β=10.39
B. α=61, β=78
C. α=12, β=20.6
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. α=61, β=78
8.

The value of ‘α’ for a lossless line is:

A. 0
B. 1
C. Infinity
D. Data insufficient
Answer» B. 1
9.

If A and B are two points having coordinates (3, 40) and (5, -2) respectively and P is a point such that PA = PB and area of triangle ΔPAB = 10 sq units, then the coordinates of P are:

A. (2, 7) or (4, 13)
B. (7, 4) or (13, 2)
C. None of these
D. (7, 2) or (1, 0)
Answer» E.
10.

If the lines x + 2y + 1 = 0, 8x + 12y + k = 0, 3x - 2y + 5 = 0 are concurrent, then the value of k is:

A. 11
B. 5
C. 9
D. 7
Answer» D. 7
11.

A bus is travelling at a constant speed of 48 Km/hr. What is the distance travelled by bus from 1:20 pm to 3:40 pm?

A. 326 Km
B. 112 Km
C. 340 Km
D. 144 Km
Answer» C. 340 Km
12.

Consider the following statements:1) For an equation of a line, x cos θ + y sin θ = p, in normal form, the length of the perpendicular from the point (α, β) to the line is |α cos θ + β sin θ + p|.2) The length of the perpendicular from the point (α, β) to the line \(\frac{x}{a} + \frac{y}{b} = 1\) is \(\left| {\frac{{a\alpha + b\beta - ab}}{{\sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2}} }}} \right|\)Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 2 only
C. Both 1 and 2
D. Neither 1 nor 2
Answer» E.
13.

If θ is the angle between Two lines whose slopes are m1 & m2, then Tan θ = ________

A. m1 - m2
B. m1 + m2
C. (m1 - m2) / (1 + m1 m2)
D. (m1 - m2) / (1 - m1 m2)
Answer» D. (m1 - m2) / (1 - m1 m2)
14.

If the lines x + (a - 1)y + 1 = 0 and 2x + a2y - 1 = 0 are prepedicular, then the condition satisfied by a is

A. |a| = 2
B. 0 < a < 1
C. -1 < a < 0
D. a = -1
Answer» E.
15.

If the foot of the perpendicular drawn from the point (0, k) to the line 3x - 4y - 5 = 0 is (3, 1), then what is the value of k?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
16.

Line x + y = 4

A. Never passes through (0,0)
B. Always passes through (0,0)
C. Meets Y axis at y = 0
D. Always passes through (0)
Answer» B. Always passes through (0,0)
17.

If A, B and C are in AP, then the straight line Ax + 2By + C = 0 will always pass through a fixed point. The fixed point is

A. (0, 0)
B. (-1, 1)
C. (1, -2)
D. (1, -1)
Answer» E.
18.

Equation of the line perpendicular to x - 2y = 1 and passing through (1, 1) is:

A. x + 2y = 3
B. x + y = 2
C. y = 2x + 3
D. y = -2x + 3
Answer» E.
19.

(a, 2b) is the mid-point of the line segment joining the points (10, -6) and (k, 4). If a – 2b = 7, then what is the value of k?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» B. 3
20.

Lines x = ay + b, z = cy + dand x = a'y + b', z = c'y + d'are perpendicular, if

A. aa' + cc' + 1 = 0
B. aa' + cc' - 1 = 0
C. ac + a'c' -1 = 0
D. ac + a'c' + 1 = 0
Answer» B. aa' + cc' - 1 = 0
21.

An equilateral triangle has one vertex at (0, 0) and another at (3, √3). What are the coordinates of the third vertex?

A. (0, 2 √3) only
B. (3, -√3) only
C. (0, 2√3) or (3, -√3)
D. Neither (0, 2, √3) nor (3, - √3)
Answer» D. Neither (0, 2, √3) nor (3, - √3)
22.

If 3x - 4y - 5 = 0 and 3x - 4y + 15 = 0 are the equations of a pair of opposite sides of a square, then what is the area of the square?

A. 4 square units
B. 9 square units
C. 16 square units
D. 25 square units
Answer» D. 25 square units
23.

If the line \(\frac{{x - 2}}{3} = \frac{{y + 1}}{2} = \frac{{z - 1}}{{ - 1}}\) intersects the plane 2x + 3y – z + 13 = 0 at a point P and the plane 3x + y + 4z = 16 at a point Q, then PQ is equal to:

A. 14
B. \(\sqrt {14}\)
C. \(2\sqrt 7\)
D. \(2\sqrt {14}\)
Answer» E.
24.

If (– 4, 5) is one vertex and 7x – y + 8 = 0 is one diagonal of a square, then the equation of the other diagonal is

A. x + 7y = 21
B. x + 7y = 31
C. x + 7y = 28
D. x + 7y = 35
Answer» C. x + 7y = 28
25.

An equilateral triangle has one vertex at (-1, -1) and another vertex at \(\left( { - \sqrt 3 ,\;\sqrt 3 } \right).\) The third vertex may lie on

A. \(\left( -\sqrt{2},~\sqrt{2} \right)\)
B. \(\left( \sqrt{2},~-\sqrt{2} \right)\)
C. (1, 1)
D. (1, -1)
Answer» D. (1, -1)
26.

If the image of the point (-4, 2) by a line mirror is (4, -2), then what is the equation of the line mirror?

A. y = x
B. y = 2x
C. 4y = x
D. y = 4x
Answer» C. 4y = x
27.

A line passes through (2, 2) and is perpendicular to the line 3x + y = 3. Its y-intercept is

A. 3/4
B. 4/3
C. 1/3
D. 3
Answer» C. 1/3
28.

If a line is perpendicular to the line 5x – y = 0 and forms a triangle of area 5 square units with co-ordinate axes, then its equation is

A. \({\rm{x}} + 5{\rm{y}} \pm 5\sqrt 2 = 0\)
B. \({\rm{x}} - 5{\rm{y}} \pm 5\sqrt 2 = 0\)
C. \(5{\rm{x}} + {\rm{y}} \pm 5\sqrt 2 = 0\)
D. \(5{\rm{x}} - {\rm{y}} \pm 5\sqrt 2 = 0\)
Answer» B. \({\rm{x}} - 5{\rm{y}} \pm 5\sqrt 2 = 0\)
29.

If (2, 1), (–1, –2), (3, 3) are the midpoints of the sides BC, CA, AB of a triangle ABC, then equation of the line BC is

A. 5x + 4y + 6 = 0
B. 5x - 4y - 6 = 0
C. 5x + 4y - 6 = 0
D. 5x - 4y + 6 = 0
Answer» C. 5x + 4y - 6 = 0
30.

Consider the following statements:Statement I: If the line segment joining the points P (m, n) and Q(r, s) subtends an angle α at the origin, then \(\cos \alpha = \frac{{ms - nr}}{{\sqrt {\left( {{m^2} + {n^2}} \right)({r^2} + {s^2}} }}\)Statement II: In any triangle ABC, it true that a2 = b2 + c2 – 2bc cos A.Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above two statements?

A. Both Statement I and statement II are true and Statement II is the correct explanation of statement I
B. Both Statement I and Statement II are true, but Statement II is not the correct explanation of Statement I
C. Statement I is true, but Statement II is false
D. Statement I is false, but Statement II is true
Answer» E.
31.

In which ratio does the line y - x + 2 = 0 divide the line joining the points (3, -1) and (8, 9)?

A. 1 ∶ 2
B. 2 ∶ 1
C. 2 ∶ 3
D. 3 ∶ 4
Answer» D. 3 ∶ 4
32.

A straight line passes through the point (1, 1, 1) makes an angle 60° with the positive direction of z-axis, and the cosine of the angles made by it with the positive directions of the y-axis and the x-axis are in the ratio √3 : 1. What is the acute angle between the two possible positions of the line?

A. 90°
B. 60°
C. 45°
D. 30°
Answer» C. 45°
33.

If 2x2 + 7xy + 3y2 + 8x + 14y + λ = 0 represents a pair of straight lines, the value of λ is

A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
Answer» E.
34.

For which value of k, there is no solution to the equations - x - y = 5kx - 4y = 1

A. 4
B. 2
C. 5
D. Zero
Answer» B. 2
35.

A point P moves on the line 2x – 3y + 4 = 0. If Q(1, 4) and R(3, -2) are fixed points, then the locus of the centroid of ΔPQR is a line:

A. With slope 3/2
B. Parallel to x-axis
C. With slope 2/3
D. Parallel to y-axis
Answer» D. Parallel to y-axis
36.

If the straight line, 2x – 3y + 17 = 0 is perpendicular to the line passing through the points (7, 17) and (15, β), then β equals

A. 35/3
B. -5
C. \(- \frac{{35}}{3}\)
D. 5
Answer» E.
37.

If the equation3x2 + 7xy + 2y2 + 5x + 5y + k = 0represents a pair of straight lines, then the value of k is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
38.

Find the midpoint of the segment joining the points (4, -2) and (-8,6).

A. (6, 4)
B. (-6, -4)
C. (2, 2)
D. (-2, 2)
Answer» E.
39.

Consider the following statements:1) The length p of the perpendicular form the origin to the line ax + by = c satisfies the origin to the relation \({{\rm{p}}^2} = \frac{{{{\rm{c}}^2}}}{{{{\rm{a}}^2} + {{\rm{b}}^2}}}\)2) The length p the perpendicular from the origin to the line \(\frac{{\rm{x}}}{{\rm{a}}} + \frac{{\rm{y}}}{{\rm{b}}} = 1\) satisfies the relation \(\frac{1}{{{{\rm{p}}^2}}} = \frac{1}{{{{\rm{a}}^2}}} + \frac{1}{{{{\rm{b}}^2}}}\)3) The length p of the perpendicular from the origin to the line y = mx + c satisfies the relation \(\frac{1}{{{{\rm{p}}^2}}} = \frac{{1 + {{\rm{m}}^2} + {{\rm{c}}^2}}}{{{{\rm{c}}^2}}}\)Which of the above is/are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 2 only
Answer» D. 2 only
40.

If the point (a, a) lies between the lines |x + y| = 2, then which one of the following is correct?

A. |a| < 2
B. |a| < √2
C. |a| < 1
D. \(\left| {\rm{a}} \right| < \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}\)
Answer» D. \(\left| {\rm{a}} \right| < \frac{1}{{\sqrt 2 }}\)
41.

Consider the following statements: The distance between:1) The distance between the lines y = mx + c1 and y = mx + c2 is \(\frac{{\left| {{c_1} - {c_2}} \right|}}{{\sqrt {1{\rm{\;}} - {\rm{\;}}{m^2}} }}\)2) The distance between the lines ax + by + c1 = 0 and ax + by + c2 = 0 is \(\frac{{\left| {{c_1} - {c_2}} \right|}}{{\sqrt {{a^2} + {b^2}} }}\)3) The distance between the line x = c1 and x = c2 is |c1 – c2|Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer» C. 1 and 3 only
42.

If the lines x = ay + b, z = cy + d andx = a'z + b', y = c'z + d' are perpendicular, then:

A. ab'+ bc'+1 = 0
B. cc' + a + a' = 0
C. bb' + cc' + 1 = 0
D. aa'+ c + c' = 0
Answer» E.
43.

Find the distance between the points (3, 2) and (6, 4).

A. √85
B. √79
C. 5√3
D. 3√5
Answer» E.
44.

A straight line intersects x and y axes at P and Q respectively. If (3, 5) is the middle point of PQ, then what is the area of the triangle OPQ?

A. 12 square units
B. 15 square units
C. 20 square units
D. 30 square units
Answer» E.
45.

If the lines 3y + 4x = 1, y = x + 5 and 5y +bx = 3 are concurrent, then what is the value of b?

A. 1/2
B. 1
C. 3
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
46.

If the points (-2, -5), (2, -2) and (8, a) are collinear, then the value of a is:

A. \(-\frac 5 2\)
B. \(\frac 5 2\)
C. \(\frac 3 2\)
D. \(\frac 1 2\)
Answer» C. \(\frac 3 2\)
47.

(0, 0, 0), (a, 0, 0), (0, b, 0) and (0, 0, c) are four distinct points. What are the coordinates of the point which is equidistant from the four points?

A. \(\left( {\frac{{{\rm{a}} + {\rm{b}} + {\rm{c}}}}{3},\frac{{{\rm{a}} + {\rm{b}} + {\rm{c}}}}{3},\frac{{{\rm{a}} + {\rm{b}} + {\rm{c}}}}{3}} \right)\)
B. (a, b, c)
C. \(\left( {\frac{{\rm{a}}}{2},\frac{{\rm{b}}}{2},\frac{{\rm{c}}}{2}} \right){\rm{\;}}\)
D. \(\left( {\frac{{\rm{a}}}{3},\frac{{\rm{b}}}{3},\frac{{\rm{c}}}{3}} \right)\)
Answer» D. \(\left( {\frac{{\rm{a}}}{3},\frac{{\rm{b}}}{3},\frac{{\rm{c}}}{3}} \right)\)
48.

Find the angle between two straight lines 2 × + 4y - 20 = 0 and 3 × + 5y - 30 = 0.

A. θ = tan - 1(1/13)
B. θ = tan - 1(13/3)
C. θ = tan - 1(11/40)
D. θ = tan - 1(1/40)
Answer» B. θ = tan - 1(13/3)
49.

A line through (4, 2) meets the coordinate axes at P and Q. Then the locus of the circumference of ΔOPQ is

A. \(\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{1}{y}=2\)
B. \(\dfrac{2}{x}+\dfrac{1}{y}=1\)
C. \(\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{2}{y}=1\)
D. \(\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{1}{y}=\dfrac{1}{2}\)
Answer» C. \(\dfrac{1}{x}+\dfrac{2}{y}=1\)
50.

Coordinates of the points O, P, Q and R are respectively (0, 0, 0), (4, 6, 2m), (2, 0, 2n) and (2, 3, 6). Let L, M, N and K points on the side OR, OP, PQ and QR respectively such that LMNK is a parallelogram whose two adjacent sides LK and LM are each of length √2, what are the values of m and n respectively?

A. 6, 2
B. 1, 3
C. 3, 1
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above