Test 1 - Electromagnetics | Electronics and Communication (ECE)

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If the scattering matrix [S] of a two port network is [S] = $ \left[ \begin{array} \ 0.2\angle0^\circ & 0.9 \angle90^\circ \\ 0.9\angle90^\circ & 0.1 \angle 90^\circ \end{array} \right] $ then the network is

  1. lossless and reciprocal

  2. lossless but not reciprocal

  3. not lossless but reciprocal

  4. neither lossless nor reciprocal


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A plane wave propagating in air with $\dot E = (8\widehat a_x + 6 \widehat a_y + 5 \widehat a_z) e^{ot + 3y -4y}$V/m is incident on a perfectly conducting slab positioned at x $\le$ 0. The $\vec E$field of the reflected wave is

  1. $(-8\widehat a_x - 6 \widehat a_y - 5 \widehat a_z) e^{j(ot + 3y +4y)}$ V/m

  2. $(-8\widehat a_x + 6 \widehat a_y - 5 \widehat a_z) e^{j(ot + 3y +4y)}$ V/m

  3. $(-8\widehat a_x - 6 \widehat a_y - 5 \widehat a_z) e^{j(ot - 3y -4y)}$ V/m

  4. $(-8\widehat a_x + 6 \widehat a_y - 5 \widehat a_z) e^{j(ot - 3y -4y)}$ V/m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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Two infinitely long wires carrying current are as shown in the figure below. One wire is in the y-z plane and parallel to the y−axis. The other wire is in the x-y plane and parallel to the x−axis. Which components of the resulting magnetic field are non-zero at the origin?

  1. x, y, z components

  2. x, y components

  3. y, z components

  4. x, z components


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Due to 1A current wire in $x-y$ plane, magnetic field be at origin will be in $x$ direction.

Due to 1A current wire in $y-z$ plane, magnetic field be at origin will be in $z$ direction.

Thus $x$ and $z$ component is non-zero at origin

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave propagating in the positive z - direction is given by

$E = \widehat a_x sin(\omega t - \beta z) + \widehat a_y sin(\omega t - \beta z + \pi / 2)$

The wave is

  1. linearly polarized in the z-direction

  2. elliptically polarized

  3. left-hand circularly polarized

  4. right-hand circularly polarized


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The phase velocity of an electromagnetic wave propagating in a hollow metallic rectangular waveguide in the TE10 mode is

  1. equal to its group velocity

  2. less than the velocity of light in free space

  3. equal to the velocity of light in free space

  4. greater than the velocity of light in free space


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

We know that vp > c > vg.

A transmission line with a characteristic impedance of 100 $\Omega$is used to match a 50 $\Omega$section to a 200 $\Omega$section. If the matching is to be done both at 429 MHz and 1 GHz, the length of the transmission line can be approximately

  1. 82.5 cm

  2. 1.05 m

  3. 1.58 m

  4. 1.75 m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

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A rectangular waveguide of internal dimensions (a = 4 cm and b = 3 cm) is to be operated in TE11 mode. The minimum operating frequency is

  1. 6.25 GHz

  2. 6.0 GHz

  3. 5.0 GHz

  4. 3.75 GHz


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Which one of the following represents the electric field lines for the TE02 mode in the cross-section of a hollow rectangular metallic waveguide?


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Correct Answer: In $T E_{02}$ mode, the waves travel horizontally.

A parallel plate air-filled capacitor has plate area of 10-4 m2 and plate separation of 10-3 m. It is connected to a 0.5 V, 3.6 GHz source. The magnitude of the displacement current is ($\epsilon$= $\dfrac{1}{36\pi} 10^{-9}$F/m)

  1. 10 mA

  2. 100 mA

  3. 10 A

  4. 1.59 mA


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The $\vec E$ field in a rectangular waveguide of inner dimensions a$\times$b is given by $\vec E$= $\dfrac{\omega \mu}{h^2} \left( \dfrac{\pi}{a} \right)$H0 sin $\left( \dfrac{2\pi x}{a} \right)^2$sin ($\omega t - \beta z$$\widehat y$
Where H0 is a constant, and a and b are the dimensions along the x-axis and the y-axis respectively. The mode of propagation in the waveguide is

  1. TE20

  2. TM11

  3. TM20

  4. TE10


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50$\Omega$ and a resistance of 0.1$\Omega$ /m. if the line is distortion less, the attenuation constant (in Np/m) is

  1. 500

  2. 5

  3. 0.014

  4. 0.002


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The unit of $\nabla$$\times$ H is

  1. Ampere

  2. Ampere/metre

  3. Ampere/metre2

  4. Ampere-metre


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The electric field of a uniform plane electromagnetic wave in free space, along the positive x direction, is given by $\dot E = 10(\widehat a_y + j\widehat a_z) e^{-j25x}$. The frequency and polarization of the wave, respectively, are

  1. 1.2 GHz and left circular

  2. 4 Hz and left circular

  3. 1.2 GHz and right circular

  4. 4 Hz and right circular


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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For a Hertz dipole antenna, the half power beam width (HPBW) in the E-plane is

  1. 360o

  2. 180o

  3. 90o

  4. 45o


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The beam-width of Hertizian dipole is 180o and its half power beam-width is 90o.

The magnetic field intensity vector of a plane wave is given by $\bar H (x,y,z,t)$ = 10 sin (50000t + 0.004x + 30)$\widehat a_y$ where $\widehat a_y$denotes the unit vector in y direction. The wave is propagating with a phase velocity

  1. 5 x 104 m/s

    • 3 x 108 m/s
    • 1.25 x 107 m/s
  2. 3 x 108 m/s


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

One end of a loss-less transmission line having the characteristic impedance of 75 $\Omega$ and length of 1 cm is short-circuited. At 3 GHz, the input impedance at the other end of transmission line is

  1. 0

  2. Resistive

  3. Capacitive

  4. Inductive


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Medium 1 has the electrical permittivity $\xi_1$= 1.5 $\xi_0$ farad/m and occupies the region to the left of x = 0 plane. Medium 2 has the electrical permittivity $\xi_2$ = 2.5 $\xi_0$ farad/m and occupies the region to the right of x = 0 plane. If E1 in medium 1 is E1 = (2ux -3uy + 1uz) volt/m, then E2 in medium 2 is

  1. (2.0ux - 7.5uy + 2.5uz) volt/m

  2. (2.0ux - 2.0uy + 0.6uz) volt/m

  3. (1.2ux - 3.0uy + 1.0uz) volt/m

  4. (1.2ux - 2.0uy + 0.6uz) volt/m


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

A transmission line of characteristic impedance 50W is terminated in a load impedance ZL. The VSWR of the line is measured as 5 and the first of the voltage maxima in the line is observed at a distance of $\dfrac{\lambda}{4}$from the load. The value of ZL is

  1. 10$\Omega$

  2. 250$\Omega$

  3. (19.23 + j46.15)$\Omega$

  4. (19.23) - j46.15)$\Omega$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

A load of 50$\Omega$is connected in shunt in a 2-wire transmission line of Z0 = 50 $\Omega$as shown in the figure. The 2-port scattering parameter matrix (S-matrix) of the shunt element is

  1. $ \left[ \begin{array} \ -\dfrac{1}{2} & \dfrac{1}{2} \\ \dfrac{1}{2} & -\dfrac{1}{2} \end{array} \right] $

  2. $ \left[ \begin{array} \ 0 & 0 \\ 1 & 1 \end{array} \right] $

  3. $ \left[ \begin{array} \ -\dfrac{1}{3} & \dfrac{2}{3} \\ \dfrac{2}{3} & -\dfrac{1}{3} \end{array} \right] $

  4. $ \left[ \begin{array} \ \dfrac{1}{4} & -\dfrac{3}{4} \\ -\dfrac{3}{4} & -\dfrac{1}{4} \end{array} \right] $


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

When a plane wave traveling in free-space is incident normally on a medium having $\epsilon_r$ = 4.0 the fraction of power transmitted into the medium is given by

  1. $\dfrac{8}{9}$

  2. $\dfrac{1}{2}$

  3. $\dfrac{1}{3}$

  4. $\dfrac{5}{6}$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

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