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GATE 2019 EE – Previous Year Questions with Solutions

All 65 questions of GATE 2019 EE with answers and explanations. Read each question, then practise it by topic or as a full paper.

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  1. Question 1 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – I am not sure if the bus that has been booked will be able to all the students.
  2. Question 2 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The passengers were angry the airline staff about the delay.
  3. Question 3 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The missing number in the given sequence 343, 1331, , 4913 is
  4. Question 4 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – It takes two hours for a person X to mow the lawn. Y can mow the same lawn in four hours. How long (in minutes) will it take X and Y, if they work…
  5. Question 5 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Newspapers are a constant source of delight and recreation for me. The trouble is that I read many of them.
  6. Question 6 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – How many integers are there between 100 and 1000 all of whose digits are even?
  7. Question 7 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The ratio of the number of boys and girls who participated in an examination is 4:3. The total percentage of candidates who passed the examination is…
  8. Question 8 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – An award-winning study by a group of researchers suggests that men are as prone to buying on impulse as women but women feel more guilty about…
  9. Question 9 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Given two sets X=\1,2,3\ and Y=\2,3,4\, we construct a set Z of all possible fractions where the numerators belong to set X and the denominators…
  10. Question 10 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider five people – Mita, Ganga, Rekha, Lakshmi and Sana. Ganga is taller than both Rekha and Lakshmi. Lakshmi is taller than Sana. Mita is taller…
  11. Question 11 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The inverse Laplace transform of H(s)=s+3s2+2s+1 for t0 is
  12. Question 12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – M is a 22 matrix with eigenvalues 4 and 9. The eigenvalues of M2 are
  13. Question 13 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The partial differential equation 2u t2-c2(2u x2+2u y2)=0;where c0 is known as
  14. Question 14 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Which one of the following functions is analytic in the region z 1?
  15. Question 15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The mean-square of a zero-mean random process is kTC, where k is Boltzmann's constant, T is the absolute temperature, and C is a capacitance. The…
  16. Question 16 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A system transfer function is H(s)=a 1s2+b 1s+c 1a 2s2+b 2s+c 2. If a 1=b 1=0, and all other coefficients are positive, the transfer function…
  17. Question 17 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The symbols a and T represent positive quantities, and u(t) is the unit step function. Which one of the following impulse responses is NOT the output…
  18. Question 18 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A 5 kVA, 50 V/100 V, single-phase transformer has a secondary terminal voltage of 95 V when loaded. The regulation of the transformer is
  19. Question 19 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A six-pulse thyristor bridge rectifier is connected to a balanced three-phase, 50 Hz AC source. Assuming that the DC output current of the rectifier…
  20. Question 20 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The parameter of an equivalent circuit of a three-phase induction motor affected by reducing the rms value of the supply voltage at the rated…
  21. Question 21 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A three-phase synchronous motor draws 200 A from the line at unity power factor at rated load. Considering the same line voltage and load, the line…
  22. Question 22 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – In the circuit shown below, the switch is closed at t=0. The value of in degrees which will give the maximum value of DC offset of the current at the…
  23. Question 23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The output response of a system is denoted as y(t), and its Laplace transform is given by Y(s)=10s(s2+s+1002). The steady state value of y(t) is
  24. Question 24 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by G(s)= e-0.25ss. In G(s) plane, the Nyquist plot of G(s) passes through the…
  25. Question 25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The characteristic equation of a linear time-invariant (LTI) system is given by (s)=s4+3s3+3s2+s+k=0. The system is BIBO stable if
  26. Question 26 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Given, V gs is the gate-source voltage, V ds is the drain source voltage, and V th is the threshold voltage of an enhancement type NMOS transistor,…
  27. Question 27 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A current controlled current source (CCCS) has an input impedance of 10\ and output impedance of 100\ k. When this CCCS is used in a negative feedback…
  28. Question 28 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – If f=2x3+3y2+4z, the value of line integral Cgradf d r evaluated over contour C formed by the segments (-3,-3,2)(2,-3,2)(2,6,2)(2,6,-1) is .
  29. Question 29 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The current I flowing in the circuit shown below is amperes (round off to one decimal place).
  30. Question 30 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A co-axial cylindrical capacitor in Figure (i) has dielectric with relative permittivity r1=2. When one-fourth portion of the dielectric is replaced…
  31. Question 31 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The Y bus matrix of a two-bus power system having two identical parallel lines connected between them in pu is given as Y…
  32. Question 32 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Five alternators each rated 5 MVA, 13.2 kV with 25% of reactance on its own base are connected in parallel to a busbar. The short-circuit level in MVA…
  33. Question 33 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The total impedance of the secondary winding, leads, and burden of a 5 A CT is 0.01\ . If the fault current is 20 times the rated primary current of…
  34. Question 34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The rank of the matrix M=bmatrix0&1&1\\1&0&1\\1&1&0bmatrix is .
  35. Question 35 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – The output voltage of a single-phase full bridge voltage source inverter is controlled by unipolar PWM with one pulse per half cycle. For the…
  36. Question 36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider a 22 matrix M=[v 1\ \ v 2], where, v 1 and v 2 are the column vectors. Suppose M-1=bmatrixu 1T\ 2Tbmatrix, where u 1T and u 2T are the row…
  37. Question 37 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The closed loop line integral z =5z3+z2+8z+2\,dz evaluated counter-clockwise, is
  38. Question 38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A periodic function f(t), with a period of 2, is represented as its Fourier series, f(t)=a 0+ n=1a n nt+ n=1b n nt. If f(t)=casesA t,&0…
  39. Question 39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The asymptotic Bode magnitude plot of a minimum phase transfer function G(s) is shown below. Consider the following two statements. Statement I:…
  40. Question 40 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The transfer function of a phase lead compensator is given by D(s)=3(s+13T)(s+1T) The frequency (in rad/sec), at which D(j) is maximum, is
  41. Question 41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Consider a state-variable model of a system bmatrix x 1\\ x 2bmatrix=bmatrix0&1\\-&-2bmatrixbmatrixx 1\ 2bmatrix+bmatrix0\\bmatrixr, y=[1\ \…
  42. Question 42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A moving coil instrument having a resistance of 10\ , gives a full-scale deflection when the current is 10 mA. What should be the value of the series…
  43. Question 43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The enhancement type MOSFET in the circuit below operates according to the square law. nC ox=100\ A/V2, the threshold voltage (V T) is 500 mV. Ignore…
  44. Question 44 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the circuit below, the operational amplifier is ideal. If V 1=10 mV and V 2=50 mV, the output voltage (V out) is
  45. Question 45 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The output expression for the Karnaugh map shown below is
  46. Question 46 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the circuit shown below, X and Y are digital inputs, and Z is a digital output. The equivalent circuit is a
  47. Question 47 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A DC-DC buck converter operates in continuous conduction mode. It has 48 V input voltage, and it feeds a resistive load of 24\ . The switching…
  48. Question 48 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The line currents of a three-phase four wire system are square waves with amplitude of 100 A. These three currents are phase shifted by 120 with…
  49. Question 49 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – If A=2x i+3y j+4z k and u=x2+y2+z2, then div(u A) at (1,1,1) is .
  50. Question 50 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The probability of a resistor being defective is 0.02. There are 50 such resistors in a circuit. The probability of two or more defective resistors in…
  51. Question 51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 0.1 F capacitor charged to 100 V is discharged through a 1\ k resistor. The time in ms (round off to two decimal places) required for the voltage…
  52. Question 52 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The current I flowing in the circuit shown below in amperes is .
  53. Question 53 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The voltage across and the current through a load are expressed as follows v(t)=-170(377t-6) V, i(t)=8(377t+6) A. The average power in watts (round…
  54. Question 54 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The magnetic circuit shown below has uniform cross-sectional area and air gap of 0.2 cm. The mean path length of the core is 40 cm. Assume that…
  55. Question 55 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A single-phase transformer of rating 25 kVA, supplies a 12 kW load at power factor of 0.6 lagging. The additional load at unity power factor in kW…
  56. Question 56 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 220 V DC shunt motor takes 3 A at no-load. It draws 25 A when running at full-load at 1500 rpm. The armature and shunt resistances are 0.5\ and 220\…
  57. Question 57 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A delta-connected, 3.7 kW, 400 V(line), three-phase, 4-pole, 50-Hz squirrel-cage induction motor has the following equivalent circuit parameters per…
  58. Question 58 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 220 V (line), three-phase, Y-connected synchronous motor has a synchronous impedance of (0.25+j2.5)\ /phase. The motor draws the rated current of 10…
  59. Question 59 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A three-phase 50 Hz, 400 kV transmission line is 300 km long. The line inductance is 1 mH/km per phase, and the capacitance is 0.01 F/km per phase.…
  60. Question 60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A 30 kV, 50 Hz, 50 MVA generator has the positive, negative, and zero sequence reactances of 0.25 pu, 0.15 pu, and 0.05 pu, respectively. The neutral…
  61. Question 61 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In the single machine infinite bus system shown below, the generator is delivering the real power of 0.8 pu at 0.8 power factor lagging to the…
  62. Question 62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In a 132 kV system, the series inductance up to the point of circuit breaker location is 50 mH. The shunt capacitance at the circuit breaker terminal…
  63. Question 63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – In a DC-DC boost converter, the duty ratio is controlled to regulate the output voltage at 48 V. The input DC voltage is 24 V. The output power is 120…
  64. Question 64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A fully-controlled three-phase bridge converter is working from a 415 V, 50 Hz AC supply. It is supplying constant current of 100 A at 400 V to a DC…
  65. Question 65 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A single-phase fully-controlled thyristor converter is used to obtain an average voltage of 180 V with 10 A constant current to feed a DC load. It is…