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GATE Signals and Systems: Fourier series representation of continuous and discrete time periodic signals, Sampling theorem – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Fourier series representation of continuous and discrete time periodic signals, Sampling theorem (Signals and Systems, Electrical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2017 EE Q26 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – Consider g(t) = cases t - t , & t 0 \\ t - t , & otherwise cases, where t R. Here, t represents the largest integer less than or equal to t and t…
  2. GATE 2017 EE Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Let the signal x(t) = k=-+(-1)k(t - k2000) be passed through an LTI system with frequency response H(), as given in the figure below. [Figure: H() is…
  3. GATE 2015 EE Q38 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The signum function is given by sgn(x) = cases x x ; & x 0 \\ 0; & x = 0 cases The Fourier series expansion of sgn((t)) has
  4. GATE 2019 EE Q38 (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…
  5. GATE 2022 EE Q49 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The discrete time Fourier series representation of a signal x[n] with period N is written as x[n]= k=0N-1a kej(2kn/N). A discrete time periodic signal…
  6. GATE 2023 EE Q63 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A signal x(t)=2(180 t)(60 t) is sampled at 200 Hz and then passed through an ideal low pass filter having cut-off frequency of 100 Hz. The maximum…
  7. GATE 2025 EE Q30 (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).
  8. GATE 2026 EE Q36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A time-limited waveform g(x) is specified as follows: g(x)=cases-k,&-<x0\\+k,&0<x\\0,&otherwisecases A new waveform f(x) is constructed from g(x) as…