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GATE ECE 2026
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

The electric field of a monochromatic plane wave travelling in a lossless isotropic and homogenous medium is given by

$$ \vec{E}(z, t)=E_0[\hat{x} \cos (\omega t-k z)+\hat{y} \sin (\omega t-k z)] $$

in a right-handed orthogonal co-ordinate system.

Which of the following is the correct polarization of the electromagnetic wave?

A

Right-handed circularly polarized

B

Left-handed circularly polarized

C

Linearly polarized

D

Linearly polarized with $-45^{\circ}$ angle to $\hat{x}$

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GATE ECE 2023
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

Consider a narrow band signal, propagating in a lossless dielectric medium $$(\varepsilon_r=4,\mu_r=1)$$, with phase velocity $$v_p$$ and group velocity $$v_g$$. Which of the following statement is true? ($$c$$ is the velocity of light in vacuum.)

A
$${v_p} > c,{v_g} > c$$
B
$${v_p} < c,{v_g} > c$$
C
$${v_p} > c,{v_g} < c$$
D
$${v_p} < c,{v_g} < c$$
3
GATE ECE 2022
MCQ (More than One Correct Answer)
+1
-0

Consider the following wave equation,

$${{{\partial ^2}f(x,t)} \over {\partial {t^2}}} = 10000{{{\partial ^2}f(x,t)} \over {\partial {x^2}}}$$

Which of the given options is/are solution(s) to the given wave equation?

A
$$f(x,t) = {e^{ - {{(x - 100t)}^2}}} + {e^{ - {{(x + 100t)}^2}}}$$
B
$$f(x,t) = {e^{ - (x - 100t)}} + 0.5{e^{ - (x + 1000t)}}$$
C
$$f(x,t) = {e^{ - (x - 100t)}} + \sin (x + 100t)$$
D
$$f(x,t) = {e^{j100\pi ( - 100x + t)}} + {e^{j100\pi (100x + t)}}$$
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GATE ECE 2021
MCQ (Single Correct Answer)
+1
-0.33

Consider a rectangular coordinate system $(x, y, z)$ with unit vectors $a_x, a_y$ and $a_z$. A plane wave traveling in the region $z \geq 0$ with electric field vector $E=10 \cos \left(2 \times 10^8 t+\beta z\right) a_y$ is incident normally on the plane at $z=0$, where $\beta$ is the phase constant. The region $z \geq 0$ is in free space and the region $z<0$ is filled with a lossless medium (permittivity $\varepsilon=\varepsilon_0$ permeability $\mu=4 \mu_0$, where $\varepsilon_0=8.85 \times 10^{-12} \mathrm{F} / \mathrm{m}$ and $\mu_0=4 \pi \times 10^{-7} \mathrm{H} / \mathrm{m}$ ). The value of the reflection coefficient is

A

$\frac{2}{3}$

B

$\frac{3}{5}$

C

$\frac{1}{3}$

D

$\frac{2}{5}$

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