ESE 2018 Electronics & Telecommunication Paper I

Central Government Jobs Engineer 2018

  • Year 2018
  • Conducted By UPSC
  • Questions 8
  • Maximum Marks 300
  • Duration Three Hours
  • Languages English

Exam Details

Detail Information
Examination Engineering Services Examination (M) 2018
Year 2018
Conducting Body UPSC
Paper Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering - Paper I
Subject Electronics & Telecommunication Engineering
Duration Three Hours
Maximum Marks 300
Number of Questions 8

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Major Topics Covered

  • Electronics
  • Telecommunication
  • Analog Electronics
  • Digital Electronics
  • Network Theory
  • Signals and Systems
  • Communication Systems
  • Microwave Engineering
  • Antennas
  • Optical Communications
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Signal Processing
  • Microprocessors
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electromagnetic Theory
  • Electronic Measurements
  • Electronic Materials
  • Semiconductors
  • Instrumentation
  • Mathematical Methods

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Instructions

  • Answers must be written in ENGLISH only.
  • There are EIGHT questions divided in TWO sections.
  • Candidate has to attempt FIVE questions in all.
  • Questions no. 1 and 5 are compulsory and out of the remaining, THREE are to be attempted choosing at least ONE question from each section.
  • The number of marks carried by a question / part is indicated against it.
  • Wherever any assumptions are made for answering a question, they must be clearly indicated.
  • Diagrams/figures, wherever required, shall be drawn in the space provided for answering the question itself.
  • Unless otherwise mentioned, symbols and notations carry their usual standard meanings.
  • Candidates should attempt all questions in the space prescribed under each question in the Question-cum-Answer (QCA) Booklet.
  • Any answer written outside the space allotted may not be given credit.
  • Attempts of questions shall be counted in sequential order.
  • Unless struck off, attempt of a question shall be counted even if attempted partly.
  • Any page or portion of the page left blank in the Question-cum-Answer Booklet must be clearly struck off.
  • Values of constants which may be required : = -1.6 \times 10^{-19} Coulomb Electron charge = 4\pi \times 10^{-7} Henry/m Free space permeability = (1/36\pi) \times 10^{-9} Farad/m Free space permittivity 3\times10^8 m/sec Velocity of light in free space = 1.38 \times 10^{-23} \text{ J/K} Boltzmann constant = 6.626 \times 10^{-34} J-s Planck's constant

Questions (page 2)

Q0.

() (c) Compare accuracy and precision with an example of archery
(i) target shooting.
(ii) How can time and frequency standards be disseminated?

() (d) What are Bottom-up and Top-down methods of synthesis of nano materials?

() (e) An amplifier with an open-loop gain Av = 1000 ± 100 is available. It is necessary to have an amplifier whose voltage gain varies by no more than ±0.1%. Find the reverse transmission factor, β, of the feedback network
(i) used. Find the gain with feedback.

(a) Plot the output voltage of the circuit, as shown in Figure below, which has as its input a sawtooth waveform depicted in Figure

(b) . The diode parameters are Rf = 10 Ω, V_γ = 0.65 V and Is = 0. The electric field in a region of space is given by E = (yz x̂ + xz ŷ + xy ẑ) V/m. Calculate the charge density at the point (x, y, z) = (1, 2, 3) m and the magnetic flux density at the point (1, 2, 3) m. Given that B(5, 6, 7) = 3 T.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the name and year of the exam?

Engineering Services Examination (M) 2018, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineering Paper I.

Who conducts the examination?

Union Public Service Commission (UPSC).

How many questions must be attempted?

Five questions in total, from eight questions; Question 1 and Question 5 are compulsory.

How long is the duration of the exam?

Three hours.

What is the maximum marks for the paper?

300 marks.

In which language should answers be written?

Answers must be written in English only.

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