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GATE 2025 EE – Previous Year Questions with Solutions

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  1. Question 1 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Kavya go to work yesterday as she feeling well. Select the most appropriate option to complete the above sentence.
  2. Question 2 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Good : Evil :: Genuine : Select the most appropriate option to complete the analogy.
  3. Question 3 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The relationship between two variables x and y is given by x+py+q=0 and is shown in the figure. Find the values of p and q. Note: The figure shown is…
  4. Question 4 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Each row of Column-I has three items and each item is represented by a circle in Column-II. The arrangement of circles in Column-II represents the…
  5. Question 5 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – What is the value of (381274)13 ?
  6. Question 6 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Identify the option that has the most appropriate sequence such that a coherent paragraph is formed: P. It is because deer, like most of the animals…
  7. Question 7 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the given figure, EF and HJ are coded as 30 and 80, respectively. Which one among the given options is most appropriate for the entries marked (i)…
  8. Question 8 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Scores obtained by two students P and Q in seven courses are given in the table below. Based on the information given in the table, which one of the…
  9. Question 9 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Spheres of unit diameter are centered at (l,m,n) where l, m, and n take every possible integer values. The distance between two spheres is computed…
  10. Question 10 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the triangle PQR, the lengths of PT and TR are in the ratio of 3:2. ST is parallel to QR. Two semicircles are drawn with PS and PQ as diameters, as…
  11. Question 11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider the set S of points (x,y) R2 which minimize the real valued function f(x,y)=(x+y-1)2+(x+y)2 Which of the following statements is true about…
  12. Question 12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Let v 1 and v 2 be the two eigenvectors corresponding to distinct eigenvalues of a 33 real symmetric matrix. Which one of the following statements is…
  13. Question 13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Let A=bmatrix1&1&1\\-1&-1&-1\\0&1&-1bmatrix, and b=bmatrix1/3\\-1/3\\0bmatrix. Then, the system of linear equations A x= b has
  14. Question 14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Let P=bmatrix2&1&0\\-1&0&0\\0&0&1bmatrix and let I be the identity matrix. Then P2 is equal to
  15. Question 15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider discrete random variables X and Y with probabilities as follows: P(X=0 and Y=0)=14 P(X=1 and Y=0)=18 P(X=0 and Y=1)=12 P(X=1 and Y=1)=18…
  16. Question 16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following statements is true about the small signal voltage gain of a MOSFET based single stage amplifier?
  17. Question 17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Assuming ideal op-amps, the circuit represents a
  18. Question 18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The I-V characteristics of the element between the nodes X and Y is best depicted by
  19. Question 19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A nullator is defined as a circuit element where the voltage across the device and the current through the device are both zero. A series combination…
  20. Question 20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider a discrete-time linear time-invariant (LTI) system S, where y[n]= S\x[n]\. Let S\[n]\=cases1,&n\0,1,2\\\0,&otherwisecases where [n] is the…
  21. Question 21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Consider a continuous-time signal x(t)=-t2\u(t+4)-u(t-4)\ where u(t) is the continuous-time unit step function. Let (t) be the continuous-time unit…
  22. Question 22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Selected data points of the step response of a stable first-order linear time-invariant (LTI) system are given below. The closest value of the…
  23. Question 23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The Nyquist plot of a strictly stable G(s) having the numerator polynomial as (s-3) encircles the critical point -1 once in the anti-clockwise…
  24. Question 24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – During a power failure, a domestic household uninterruptible power supply (UPS) supplies AC power to a limited number of lights and fans in various…
  25. Question 25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following figures represents the radial electric field distribution E R caused by a spherical cloud of electrons with a volume charge…
  26. Question 26 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The operating region of the developed torque (T em) and speed () of an induction motor drive is given by the shaded region OQRE in the figure. The…
  27. Question 27 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The input voltage v(t) and current i(t) of a converter are given by, v(t)=300( t)\ V i(t)=10( t-6)+2(3 t+6)+(5 t+2)\ A where, =250 rad/s. The input…
  28. Question 28 (1 mark, Multiple select) – Instrument(s) required to synchronize an alternator to the grid is/are
  29. Question 29 (1 mark, Multiple select) – The open-loop transfer function of the system shown in the figure, is G(s)=Ks(s+2)(s+5)(s+7) For K0, which of the following real axis point(s) is/are…
  30. Question 30 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A continuous time periodic signal x(t) is x(t)=1+22 t+24 t+26 t. If T is the period of x(t), then 1T 0T x(t) 2dt= (round off to the nearest integer).
  31. Question 31 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The maximum percentage error in the equivalent resistance of two parallel-connected resistors of 100 Ω and 900 Ω with each having a maximum 5% error…
  32. Question 32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider a distribution feeder, with R/X ratio of 5. At the receiving end, a 350 kVA load is connected. The maximum voltage drop will occur from the…
  33. Question 33 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The bus impedance matrix of a 3-bus system (in pu) is Z bus=bmatrixj0.059&j0.061&j0.038\0.061&j0.093&j0.066\0.038&j0.066&j0.110bmatrix A symmetrical…
  34. Question 34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – In the circuit with ideal devices, the power MOSFET is operated with a duty cycle of 0.4 in a switching cycle with I=10 A and V=15 V. The power…
  35. Question 35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The induced emf in a 3.3 kV, 4 pole, 3-phase star connected synchronous motor is considered to be equal and in phase with the terminal voltage under…
  36. Question 36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let X and Y be continuous random variables with probability density functions P X(x) and P Y(y), respectively. Further, let Y=X2 and P…
  37. Question 37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A Boolean function is given as f=( u+ v+ w+ x)( u+ v+ w+x)( u+v+ w+ x)( u+v+ w+x) The simplified form of this function is represented by
  38. Question 38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the circuit, I DC is an ideal current source. The transistors M 1 and M 2 are assumed to be biased in saturation, wherein V in is the input signal…
  39. Question 39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the circuit shown below, if the values of R and C are very large, the form of the output voltage for a very high frequency square wave input, is…
  40. Question 40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let continuous-time signals x 1(t) and x 2(t) be x 1(t)=cases1,&t[0,1]\\2-t,&t[1,2]\\0,&otherwisecasesand x…
  41. Question 41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let G(s)=1(s+1)(s+2). Then the closed-loop system shown in the figure below, is
  42. Question 42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The continuous-time unit impulse signal is applied as an input to a continuous-time linear time-invariant system S. The output is observed to be the…
  43. Question 43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The transformer connection given in the figure is part of a balanced 3-phase circuit where the phase sequence is “abc”. The primary to secondary turns…
  44. Question 44 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A DC series motor with negligible series resistance is running at a certain speed driving a load, where the load torque varies as cube of the speed.…
  45. Question 45 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A 3-phase, 400 V, 4 pole, 50 Hz star connected induction motor has the following parameters referred to the stator: R r'=1\ , X s=X r'=2\ Stator…
  46. Question 46 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The 3-phase modulating waveforms (v a(t), v b(t) and v c(t)), used in sinusoidal PWM in a Voltage Source Inverter (VSI) are v a(t)=0.8( t) V v…
  47. Question 47 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – An ideal sinusoidal voltage source v(t)=2302(250t) V feeds an ideal inductor L through an ideal SCR with firing angle =0. If L=100 mH, then the peak…
  48. Question 48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the following circuit, the average voltage V o=400(1+3)\ V, where is the firing angle. If the power dissipated in the resistor is 64 W, then the…
  49. Question 49 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the system shown below, the generator was initially supplying power to the grid. A temporary LLLG bolted fault occurs at F very close to circuit…
  50. Question 50 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – An air filled cylindrical capacitor (capacitance C 0) of length L, with a and b as its inner and outer radii, respectively, consists of two coaxial…
  51. Question 51 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Let a R be the unit radial vector in the spherical co-ordinate system. For which of the following value(s) of n, the divergence of the radial vector…
  52. Question 52 (2 marks, Multiple select) – Consider two coupled circuits, having self-inductances L 1 and L 2, that carry non-zero currents I 1 and I 2, respectively. The mutual inductance…
  53. Question 53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Let (x,y)2. The rate of change of the real valued function, V(x,y)=x2+x+y2+1 at the origin in the direction of the point (1,2) is (round off to the…
  54. Question 54 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider ordinary differential equations given by x 1(t)=2x 2(t) x 2(t)=r(t) with initial conditions x 1(0)=1 and x 2(0)=0. If…
  55. Question 55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Let C be a clockwise oriented closed curve in the complex plane defined by z =1. Further, let f(z)=jz be a complex function, where j=-1. Then,…
  56. Question 56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The op-amps in the following circuit are ideal. The voltage gain of the circuit is (round off to the nearest integer).
  57. Question 57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The switch (S) closes at t=0 sec. The time, in sec, the capacitor takes to charge to 50 V is (round off to one decimal place).
  58. Question 58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In an experiment to measure the active power drawn by a single-phase RL Load connected to an AC source through a 2 Ω resistor, three voltmeters are…
  59. Question 59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In the Wheatstone bridge shown below, the sensitivity of the bridge in terms of change in balancing voltage E for unit change in the resistance R, in…
  60. Question 60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The steady state capacitor current of a conventional DC-DC buck converter, working in CCM, is shown in one switching cycle. If the input voltage is 30…
  61. Question 61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – An ideal low pass filter has frequency response given by H(j)=cases1,& 200\\0,&otherwisecases Let h(t) be its time domain representation. Then h(0)=…
  62. Question 62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider the state-space model x(t)=A x(t)+Br(t), y(t)=C x(t) where x(t), r(t), y(t) are the state, input and output, respectively. The matrices A,B,C…
  63. Question 63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Using shunt capacitors, the power factor of a 3-phase, 4 kV induction motor (drawing 390 kVA at 0.77 pf lag) is to be corrected to 0.85 pf lag. The…
  64. Question 64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Two units, rated at 100 MW and 150 MW, are enabled for economic load dispatch. When the overall incremental cost is 10,000 Rs./MWh, the units are…
  65. Question 65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A controller D(s) of the form (1+K Ds) is to be designed for the plant G(s)=10002s(s+10)2 as shown in the figure. The value of K D that yields a phase…