Velammal College of Engineering and Technology, Madurai

Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering

OEC753 SIGNALS AND SYSTEMS
Unit I

1. If x(n) is a discrete-time signal, then the value of x(n) at non integer value of ‘n’ is?
a) Zero
b) Positive
c) Negative
d) Not defined

Answer: d

2. The discrete time function defined as u(n)=n for n≥0;u(n)=0 for n<0 is an _____________
a) Unit sample signal
b) Unit step signal
c) Unit ramp signal
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: c

3. The phase function of a discrete time signal x(n)=an, where a=r.ejθ is?

a) tan(nθ)
b) nθ
c) tan-1(nθ)
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b

4. The signal given by the equation ∑∞n=−∞|x(n)|2 is known as __________

a) Energy signal
b) Power signal
c) Work done signal
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

5. The process of conversion of continuous time signal into discrete time signal is known as,
a) aliasing
b) sampling
c) convolution
d) none of the above
Answer: b

6. A real valued signal x(n) is called as anti-symmetric if ___________

a) x(n)=x(-n)
b) x(n)=-x(-n)
c) x(n)=-x(n)
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b

7. The odd part of a signal x(t) is?

a) x(t)+x(-t)
b) x(t)-x(-t)
c) (1/2)*(x(t)+x(-t))
d) (1/2)*(x(t)-x(-t))

Answer: d

8. Time scaling operation is also known as ___________

a) Down-sampling
b) Up-sampling
c) Sampling
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

9. What is the condition for a signal x(n)=Brn where r=eαT to be called as an decaying exponential
signal?
a) 0<r<∞
b) 0<r<1
c) r>1
d) r<0

Answer: b

10. The function given by the equation x(n)=1, for n=0; x(n)=0, for n≠0 is a _____________
a) Step function
b) Ramp function
c) Triangular function
d) Impulse function

Answer: d

11. The output signal when a signal x(n)=(0,1,2,3) is processed through an ‘Identical’ system is?
a) (3,2,1,0)
b) (1,2,3,0)
c) (0,1,2,3)
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: c

12. The system described by the input-output equation y(n)=nx(n)+bx3(n) is a __________

a) Static system
b) Dynamic system
c) Identical system
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

13. Whether the system described by the input-output equations y(n)=x(n)-x(n-1) a Time-variant
system.
a) True
b) False

Answer: b

14. The system described by the input-output equations y(n)=x2(n) is a Non-linear system.
a) True
b) False

Answer: a

15. If the output of the system of the system at any ‘n’ depends only the present or the past
values of the inputs then the system is said to be __________
a) Linear
b) Non-Linear
c) Causal
d) Non-causal

Answer: c

16. The system described by the input-output equations y(n)=x(-n) is a causal system.
a) True
b) False

Answer: b

17. If a system do not have a bounded output for bounded input, then the system is said to be
__________
a) Causal
b) Non-causal
c) Stable
d) Non-stable
Answer: d

18. Which of the following is done to convert a continuous time signal into discrete time signal?
a) Modulating
b) Sampling
c) Differentiating
d) Integrating

Answer: b

19. The deflection voltage of an oscilloscope is a ‘deterministic’ signal.

a) True
b) False

Answer: a

20. The even part of a signal x(t) is?

a) x(t)+x(-t)
b) x(t)-x(-t)
c) (1/2)*(x(t)+x(-t))
d) (1/2)*(x(t)-x(-t))

Answer: c

21. Which of the following is the odd component of the signal x(t)=e(jt)?
a) cost
b) j*sint
c) j*cost
d) sint

Answer: b

22. For a continuous time signal x(t) to be periodic with a period T, then x(t+mT) should be
equal to ___________
a) x(-t)
b) x(mT)
c) x(mt)
d) x(t)

Answer: d

23. Let x1(t) and x2(t) be periodic signals with fundamental periods T1 and T2 respectively.
Which of the following must be a rational number for x(t)=x1(t)+x2(t) to be periodic?
a) T1+T2
b) T1-T2
c) T1/T2
d) T1*T2

Answer: c

24. Let x1(t) and x2(t) be periodic signals with fundamental periods T1 and T2 respectively. Then
the fundamental period of x(t)=x1(t)+x2(t) is?
a) LCM of T1 and T2
b) HCF of T1and T2
c) Product of T1 and T2
d) Ratio of T1 to T2

Answer: a

25. All energy signals will have an average power of ___________

a) Infinite
b) Zero
c) Positive
d) Cannot be calculated

Answer: b

26. x(t) or x(n) is defined to be an energy signal, if and only if the total energy content of the
signal is a ___________
a) Finite quantity
b) Infinite
c) Zero
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

27. What is the period of cos2t+sin3t?

a) pi
b) 2*pi
c) 3*pi
d) 4*pi

Answer: b

28. What is the type of quantizer, if a Zero is assigned a quantization level?

a) Midrise type
b) Mid tread type
c) Mistreat type
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: b
29. What is the type of quantizer, if a Zero is assigned a decision level?
a) Midrise type
b) Mid tread type
c) Mistreat type
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a

30. If the dynamic range of the signal is smaller than the range of quantizer, the samples that
exceed the quantizer are clipped, resulting in large quantization error.
a) True
b) False

Answer: b

31. Which property does y(t)=x(1-t) exhibit?

a) Time scaling
b) Time shifting
c) Reflecting
d) Time shifting and reflecting

Answer: d

32. If x(n)=(0,1,2,3,3,0,0,0) then x(2n) is?

a) (0,2,4,6,6,0,0,0)
b) (0,1,2,3,3,0,0,0)
c) (0,2,3,0,0,0,0,0)
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: c

33. If x(n)=(0,0,1,2,3,4,0,0) then x(n-2) is?

a) (0,0,2,4,6,8,0,0)
b) (0,0,1,2,3,4,0,0)
c) (1,2,3,4,0,0,0,0)
d) (0,0,0,0,1,2,3,4)

Answer: d

34. If x(n)=(0,0,1,1,1,1,1,0) then x(3n+1) is?

a) (0,1,0,0,0,0,0,0)
b) (0,0,1,1,1,1,0,0)
c) (1,1,0,0,0,0,0,0)
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a
35. If a signal x(t) is processed through a system to obtain the signal (x(t)2), then the system is
said to be ____________
a) Linear
b) Non-linear
c) Exponential
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: b

36. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of sin(2πt).

a) 2 Hz, 12 sec
b) 12 Hz, 12 sec
c) 12 Hz, 2 sec
d) 2 Hz, 2 sec

Answer: a

37. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of sinc[t].

a) 1 Hz, 1 sec
b) 2 Hz, 2 sec
c) 12 Hz, 2 sec
d) 2 Hz, 12sec

Answer: a

38. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of Asinc[t].

a) 2 Hz, 2 sec
b) 1 Hz, 1 sec
c) 12 Hz, 1 sec
d) 1 Hz, 12 sec

Answer: b

39. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval of sinc[200t].

a) 200 Hz, 1200 sec
b) 200 Hz, 200 sec
c) 1200 Hz, 200 sec
d) 100 Hz, 100 sec

Answer: a

40. Which of the following is the process of ‘aliasing’?

a) Peaks overlapping
b) Phase overlapping
c) Amplitude overlapping
d) Spectral overlapping
Answer: d

41. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t)=sin500πtπt.
a) 500 Hz, 2 sec
b) 500 Hz, 2 msec
c) 2 Hz, 500 sec
d) 2 Hz, 500 msec

Answer: b

42. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t) = [sin500πtπt]2.
a) 1000 Hz, 1 msec
b) 1 Hz, 1000 sec
c) 1000 Hz, 1 sec
d) 1000 Hz, 1000 sec

Answer: a

43. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t) = 1 + sinc300πt.
a) 300 Hz, 3 msec
b) 300 Hz, 3.3 msec
c) 30 Hz, 3 msec
d) 3 Hz, 3 msec

Answer: b

44. Find the Nyquist rate and Nyquist interval for the signal f(t) = rect(200t).
a) ∞ Hz, 0 sec
b) 0 Hz, ∞ sec
c) ∞ Hz, ∞ Hz
d) 0 Hz, 0 sec

Answer: a

45. The system y(n)=sin[x(n)] is,

a) stable
b) BIBO stable
c) unstable
d) None of the above

Answer: a

46. For any given signal, average power in its 6 harmonic components as 10 mW each and
fundamental component also has 10 mV power. Then, average power in the periodic signal is
_______________
a) 70
b) 60
c) 10
d) 5

Answer: b

47. The range for unit step function for u(t – a), is ________
a) t < a
b) t ≤ a
c) t = a
d) t ≥ a

Answer: d

48. Which one of the following is not a ramp function?

a) r(t) = t when t ≥ 0
b) r(t) = 0 when t < 0
c) r(t) = ∫u(t)dt when t < 0
d) r(t) = du(t)⁄dt

Answer: d

49. The fundamental period of the signal X (t) = 10 cos2(10 πt) is __________
a) 0.2
b) 0.1
c) 0.5
d) No fundamental period exists

Answer: b

50. The period of the signal X (t) = 24 + 50 cos 60πt is _______________

a) 1/30 s
b) 60 π s
c) 1/60π s
d) Non-periodic

Answer: a