Friday, September 16, 2011

Maharashtra State Eligibility Test (SET) - SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS -Electronic Science

Maharashtra State Eligibility Test for Lectureship

UNIVERSITY OF PUNE
Ganeshkhind, Pune-411007

SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS-(Electronic Science)
Subject Subject
Code No.
38 Electronic Science
SET (Electronic Science) / 3
electronic science_SET syllabus (03-09)
[38] : ELECTRONIC SCIENCE
SYLLABUS AND SAMPLE QUESTIONS
NOTE : STRUCTURE OF PAPER II AND REVISED STRUCTURE OF PAPER III PLEASE
SEE PAGE NUMBER ONE.
PAPER—II AND III
(Part A & B)
Unit—I
Electronic Transport in semiconductor, PN Junction, Diode equation and diode equivalent circuit.
Breakdown in diodes. Zener diodes, Tunnel diode, Semiconductor diodes, characteristics and equivalent
circuits of BJT, JFET, MOSFET, IC fabrication-crystal growth, epitaxy, oxidation, lithography, doping,
etching, isolation methods, metalization, bonding. Thin film active and passive devices.
Unit—II
Superposition, Thevenin, Norton and maximum Power Transfer Theorems. Network elements, Network
graphs, Nodal and Mesh analysis, Zero and Poles, Bode Plots, Laplace, Fourier and Z-transforms.
Time and frequency domain responses. Image impedance and passive filters. Two-port Network
Parameters. Transfer functions, Signal representation. State variable method of circuit analysis. AC
circuit analysis, Transient analysis.
Unit—III
Rectifiers, Voltage regulated ICs and regulated power supply, Biasing of Bipolar junction transistors
and JFET. Single stage amplifiers, Multistage amplifiers. Feedback in amplifiers, oscillators, function
generators, multivibrators, Operational Amplifiers (OPAMP)-characteristics and Applications,
Computational Applications, Integrator, Differentiator, Wave-shaping circuits, F to V and V to F
converters. Active filters, Schmitt trigger, Phase locked loop.
Unit—IV
Logic families, flip-flops, Gates, Boolean algebra and minimization techniques, Multivibrators and
clock circuits, Counters-Ring, Ripple, Synchronous, Asynchronous, Up and down shift registers,
multiplexers and demultiplexers, Arithmetic circuits, Memories, A/D and D/A converters.
Unit—V
Architecture of 8085 and 8086 Microprocessors, Addressing modes, 8085 instruction set, 8085
interrupts, Programming, Memory and I/O interfacing, Interfacing 8155, 8255, 8279, 8253,
8257, 8259, 8251 with 8085 Microprocessors, Serial communication protocols, Introduction of
Microcontrollers (8 bit)-8031/8051 and 8048.
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Unit—VI
Introduction of High-level Programming Language, Introduction of data in C, Operators and its
precedence, Various data types in C, Storage classes in C, Decision-making and forming loop in
program, Handling character. Arrays in C, Structure and union, User defined function, Pointers in C,
Advanced pointer, Pointer to structures, pointer to functions. Dynamic data structure, file handling in
C, Command line argument, Graphics-video modes, videon adapters, Drawing various objects on
screen. Interfacing to external hardware via serial/parallel port using C, Applying C to electronic
circuit problems. Introduction to object-oriented Programming and C++.
Introduction of FORTRAN language, programming discipline, statements to write a program, intrinsic
functions, integer-type data, type statement, IF selection. Data validation, Format-directed input and
output. Repetition program structure, subscripted variables and DO loops, Array, Fortran Subprogram.
Unit—VII
Maxwell’s equations, Time varying fields, Wave equation and its solution, Rectangular waveguide,
Propagation of wave in ionosphere. Poynting vector, Antenna parameters, Half-wave antenna vector,
Transmission lines. Characteristic of Impedance matching, Smith chart, Microwave components-T,
Magic-T, Tuner, Circulator isolator, Direction couplers. Sources-Reflex Klystron, Principle of operation
of Magnetron, Solid State Microwave devices; Basic Theory of Gunn, GaAs FET, Crystal Defector
and PIN diode for detection of microwaves.
Unit—VIII
Basic principles of amplitude, frequency and phase modulation, Demodulation, Intermediate frequency
and principle of superheterodyne receiver, Spectral analysis and signal transmission through linear
systems, Random signals and noise, Noise temperature and noise figure. Basic concepts of information
theory, Digital modulation and Demodulation PM, PCM, ASK, FSK, PSK, Time-division Multiplexing,
Frequency-Division Multiplexing, Data Communications-Circuits, Codes and Modems; Basic concepts
of signal processing and digital filters.
Unit—IX (a)
Characteristics of solid state power devices-SCR, Triac, UJT, Triggering circuits, converters, choppers,
inverters, converters. AC regulators, speed control of a.c. and d.c. motors.
Stepper and synchronous motors; Three phase controlled rectifier; Switch mode power supply;
Uninterrupted power supply.
Unit—IX (b)
Optical sources-LED, Spontaneous emission, Stimulated emission, Semiconductor Diode LASER,
Photodetectors-
devices. Optical Fibres-Light propagation in fibre, Types of fibre, Characteristic parameters, Modes,
Fibre splicing, Fibre optic communication system-coupling to and from the fibre, Modulation,
Multiplexing and coding, Repeaters, Bandwidth and Rise time budgets.
p-n photodiode, PIN photodiode, Phototransistors, Optocouplers, Solar cells, Display
Unit—X (a)
Transduces
Photoelectric, Techogenerators, Measurement of displacement, velocity, acceleration, force, torque,
strain, speed and sound temperature, pressure, flow, humidity, thickness, pH, position.
Measuring Equipment-Measurement of R, L and C, Bridge and Potentiometers voltage, current,
power, energy, frequency/time, phase, DVMs, DMMs, CRO, Digital storage oscilloscope, Logic
-Resistance, Inductance Capacitance, Peizoelectric, Thermoelectric, Hall effect,
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probes, Logic State Analyser, Spectrum Analyzer, Recorder, Noise and Interference in instrumentation,
Instrumentation amplifiers, Radio Telemetry.
Analytical Instruments-Biomedical instruments-ECG, blood pressure measurements,
spectrophotometers, Electron Microscope, X-ray diffractometer.
Unit—X (b)
Open-loop and close-loop control system, Error amplifier, on-off controller, Proportional (P),
Proportional-Integral (PI). Proportional-Derivative (PD), PID controllers, Dynamic Behaviour of
control systems-servomechanism, characteristics parameters of control systems-Accuracy, Sensitivity,
Disturbances, Transient response, Stability, Routh-Huewitz criterion, Bode plots, Nyquist criterion,
Controlling speed, Temperature and position using analog/digital control circuits.
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
PAPER—II
1. Quantising noise in a PCM system can be reduced by
(A) decreasing the number of sample of standard level
(B) having more number of sample per second
(C) using low noise circuity in PCM receiver
(D) increasing the number of standard levels.
2. Mark the rectifier circuit that produced the least ripple
(A) single rectifier, half wave, single phase
(B) four rectifiers, full wave, single phase
(C) two rectifiers, full wave, single phase
(D) six rectifiers, full wave, three phase
3. The functional difference between SR and JR flip-flop is that
(A) JK flip-flop has a feedback path
(B) JK flip-flop does not require an external clock pulse
(C) JK flip-flop is faster than SR flip-flop
(D) JK flip-flop can accept both inputs one.
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