EMFT GATE ECE Practice Questions
1. A uniform plane wave is propagating in free space along the +z direction. The electric field is
given by E = 10 cos(omegat - betaz) x-hat V/m. Determine the direction of the magnetic field H.
2. The intrinsic impedance of a medium is 120pi ohms. What can you infer about the medium?
3. A wave has a wavelength of 3 cm in a dielectric medium with relative permittivity epsilonr = 4.
What is its frequency?
4. A wave traveling in a lossless dielectric has its E-field component as E(z,t) = E0 cos(omegat -
betaz). If beta = 2pi rad/m, what is the wavelength?
5. A plane EM wave in a perfect conductor is ______.
6. The skin depth in a conductor increases when: (a) conductivity increases, (b) frequency
increases, (c) permeability increases, (d) all decrease
7. The pointing vector represents: (a) Energy stored, (b) Energy dissipated, (c) Power flow, (d)
Charge flow
8. Which of the following conditions must be satisfied at the boundary between two media? (a)
Tangential E continuous, (b) Tangential H continuous, (c) Normal D and B continuous, (d) All of the
above
9. For left-handed circular polarization, the phase difference between Ex and Ey is: (a) 90 deg with
Ey leading, (b) 90 deg with Ex leading, (c) 180 deg, (d) 0 deg
10. What is the direction of propagation of an EM wave if E = Ey y-hat and H = Hx x-hat?