MTNL (JTO/JAOS) EXAM —-HELD ON 18/09/2005.

there were 170 q,s ,out of which 100 technical and 70 counts for

aptitude.

time limit was 2 hours. 30 minutes were previusly given for filing the

entry.exam stared around 10 o clock.

*there were no g.k question

note—–>>>

*approx 10 question were also in sail 2005 examination(management

trainees)

$——-> repeated

*few q which i remembered,

i have written them according to the nearest topic

*technical was having almost thoeritical question nearly.

********technical section************

1.what is a aquadag.

2.about the quiscent condition

3.cassegrain feedis used with parabolic reflector to

allow the feed convenient position. $

4. configuration of cascade.

ce cc,cbce, none

5.resistors is measured in a) ohms

b) watts. c) both

6.if diameter of radar is >> 4 times $

how much range is increased ans)4

7.n type have which type of impurity

8.semiconductor strain gauge over the normal strain gauge is around.$

9.why slicon is prefeered

10. what is w2/w1=4 relationship is called $

11.which one is best outof(near about)

nyqiust,bode, routhz

12.wein bridge frequecy conditions

13.The ,h, parameter equivalent circuit of a junction transistor is

valid for -

a). High frequency, large signal operation

b.) High frequency, small signal operation

c.) Low frequency, small signal operation

d). Low frequency, large signal operation

14. comparater is used for?

15. astable and bistable uses

16. to increase input z u will prefer

a). Current series feedback

b). Current shunt feedback

c). Voltage series feedback

d). Voltage shunt feedback

17.. Enhancement type P channel MOSFET the gate voltage is

+,-,+ &-

18 which gate gives 0 when i/p is 1

19. decimal have radix ?

20 what is binary for 10

21 one value was given SN72 like that ,u have to tell

which device it means.

22. what does the sync mean in tv tramnsmission. $

23. question on transformer coupling(i didnt remember)

24. where the double tunning is used in radio receivers.

25. sequential circuit dependence on input and output.$

26.question on power receiveed by the receiver in tramsmmission

27.the probability density function of envelope of narrow

band noise is gaussian………………………….

28. what isthe output of given IC .

29.if quantization level is incresed from 8—>9 then what is the

effect

30. a figure was given and we have identify thec circuit.

31.in closed loop if u are having m=100 and negative feedback

is .04,what is gain

32.k maps was given u have to give the right pairings.

33.a question on bandwidth

34.fourier series coprises of

sine,cosine,both

35.stalites works in which frequency $

vhf,uhf,both

36.by which u can prepare a binary counter. $

d,rs,jk,latch

37.q based on use of schotky diode

38. q based on the use of varactor diode.

39.q based on allignment in paramagnetic materials.

40.which equipment uses minimum power.

41. it both input of nand gate is high,give the o/p.

42.how many bits are required to reepresent 35 in binary.

43.what is CMRR.

44.if current in zener is increased then what happens.(near about).

45.for,thermistor if temperature is increased then then temperature

coefficent

will?

46.relation between B(beta) and Ic in bjt

47.the resistance of loudspeaker is nearly

ohms,k ohms,m ohms,

48.early state in bjt is due i/p applies,

on time,off time,….

*****aptitude section***********8

aptitiude q

antonymns of

1. debonair

2.bafeful

3.exasperate.

4.dainty

5.epolsive

6.a very simple passage followed by 5n scoring q,s

7.5 question to pick the wrong part in sentences

maths part

1.work… time taken by 4 men to do work is 98.if 3 more

person are involved they the will finsh the work of 298 hrs

in how many more days

2. dicount offered by 3 shopownwer

15 and 10

20 and 10

36

which is the most discounted

3.15^3-14^3/15^2+210+14^2 solve it

4. (312)^.5 * (201)^.5 solve it

5.radius of 2 circle and revolution of one was given,find the other

6. 7 know french ,8 know german ,3 know none ,find how many know both.

7. 80 %failed in maths, 70 %in english ,10 % failed in both,total

passed

no is 144.find total strength.? $

8.if watch is always makes error of 4 second (+)/hours,what will be

time on 22 day 8 am when it was last corrested on 21 day 1 pm

9 q based on day of birth ?

analytical

1. cube face q(same of any two side is 7) $

2. relationships based simple q .(8 in no in total)

3. dog:caninne governor: ??? $

4. 0,6,24,36,120,312(approx likethat) what should not be there $

5 123456:234556 345678:???

In order to meet the current and future requirements, MTNL invites bright, result oriented, young and energetic persons of Indian origin with initiative and enterprise, desirous of making a career with MTNL to join its team. The positions proposed to be filled are as under.

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MTNL is reportedly installing 1.5 million 3G lines in the first phase in Delhi and Mumbai and plans to tie up with the content providers on revenue-sharing basis to enrich its high-end services. According to company officials, MTNL's network should be ready in the next two months in Delhi and four months in Mumbai.

RailTel was formed in Sept 2000 with the objective of creating nation-wide broadband, telecom and multimedia network, to modernize Train Control Operation and Safety System of Indian Railways. RailTel's network passes through around 5,000 stations across the country, covering all central business districts, towns, cities, mini/major-metros.

RailTel is perhaps the only pan-India operating ISP who doesn’t have to slow down with the burden of legacy network pile-on. With several BSO’s and cellular operators availing RailTel’s NLD services, its initial market presence was felt as a “carrier’s carrier”. Subsequently, it started servicing several corporate business houses for their (VPN) connectivity requirements, and now, retail - with RailWire.

RailWire focuses on pure play broadband and VPN services. RailWire offers content & application driven network, great deal of flexibility and affordable pricing – all in one. RailWire aims to become a hub of local information and a tool for rendering communication, infotainment, education, health and community services to the masses.

Tariffs & Plans

IPTV uses a Internet Protocol over broadband connection and very often this service has been provided in parallel with the Internet connection of the subscriber, supplied by an operator dealing with broadband. This is done by using the same infrastructure but apparently over a dedicated bandwidth allocation. Hence, it can be described as a system in which a digital television service is provided to subscribing consumers over a broadband connection using the Internet Protocol.

The history of IPTV states that, IPTV is basically a fusion of voice, video, and data service. It is not a new idea or, rather, development, but it is a result of high bandwidth and high speed Internet access. In earlier days, the speed of the Internet did not suit the concept and, as a result, it affected the voice and video services. In recent times, the speed of Internet and bandwidth has increased considerably, making IPTV prevail and become reasonably successful. Also, first generation Set Top Boxes were prohibitively expensive. The technology costs now permit a viable business model.

According to the history of IPTV, the year 1994, ABC's World News was the first television show to be broadcasted over the Internet, using the CU-See Me videoconferencing software. The term IPTV first appeared in 1995 with the founding of Precept Software by Judith Estrin and Bill Carrico. Precept designed and built an Internet video product named "IPTV". It was an MBONE compatible Windows and Unix based application that moved single and multi-source audio or video traffic, ranging from low to DVD quality, using both unicast and IP multicast RTP/RTCP. The software was written primarily by Steve Casner, Karl Auerbach, and Cha Chee Kuan. Precept was overtaken by Cisco Systems in 1998. Cisco retains the "IPTV" trademark.

Internet radio company Audio Net started the first continuous live web casts with content from WFAA-TV in January, 1998 and KCTU-LP on January 10, 1998.Kingston Communications, a regional telecommunications operator in UK, launched KIT that is Kingston Interactive Television, an IPTV over DSL broadband interactive TV service in September 1999 after conducting various TV and VoD trials. The operator added additional VoD service in October 2001 with Yes TV, a provider VoD content. Kingston was one of the first companies in the world to introduce IPTV and IP VOD over ADSL as stated by the history of IPTV. India's state-owned communications services provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd. (MTNL) will reportedly offer Internet Protocol TV services (IPTV) under the Tri-Band name, with trial services to soon start pilot runs in New Delhi and Mumbai. India currently has no policy for IPTV services, though the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India has floated a consultation paper and proposed an amendment to the country's Cable TV Act to govern it.

If not today, then sometime soon,as per the history of IPTV,it will become a big business. The incumbent telecom operators worldwide are investing heavily in IPTV business. Infonetics Research, a Campbell, California based research firm forecasts that there will be 68.9 million IPTV subscribers by 2009.Countries like India and China, which have little or poor cable infrastructure are embracing IPTV, and so are European Union members. So far, the big growth in subscribers and revenues is coming overseas, especially in Europe.

For more info on IPTV log on to the website Iptvxl.com.

source: iptvxl.com

The tariffs for such plans at MTNL Mumbai are:

http://mumbai.mtnl.net.in/triband/htm/tariff.htm

DSL NU 849

256 Kbps - 2 Mbps

Monthly Free Data Download 1.25 GB

Rs 849 per month

Night Unlimited timings are 0000 hrs to 0800 hrs.

Trib Unlimited Plan-1

256 Kbps - 256Kbps

Monthly Free Data Download Unlimited

Rs. 2500/- per month

The tariffs for such plans at MTNL Delhi are:

http://mtnldelhi.in/broadband/triband_tariff.htm

TriB UL data-256

256 Kbps - 256Kbps

Monthly Free Data Download Unlimited

Rs. 599/- per month

Plans applicable for new customers for new booking w.e.f. 15-08-2008. For existing customers, plan will become applicable w.e.f. 01-09-2008

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Reema bestowed me with the Mr. Best Blogger Award this month. Yey!!!! I am on cloud number 9 for sure. Such a nice gift on Friendship Day. :D Congrats to all the other winners too. Well, we should award Reema too. So what should be her title? How is - Ms. Most Vivacious Blogger?

• Delhi was the hub of the Kanwariya menace a few days back. Loads of Orange colored men flocked the streets like a virus and disrupted the traffic. Trucks full of dancing people held traffic for hours and yours truly was a victim. The day it all ended, I was quite happy that I could at least reach office at time. The next day I was greeted by this sight. Sigh!!! This was due to some strike by the truck drivers. The blocked all the roads and left a little bit of area in between as an act of kindness to that the vehicles may pass and the chaos may increase some more. There is always a way to make someones life hell!!!

• While I was reading the review of "Ugly aur Pagli" in Times of India a few days back, I realised that the movie is a copy of the famous Korean romantic comedy movie, My Sassy Girl, which came in 2001. I should have guessed by the way Mallika was slapping Ranvir. Why can't we come up with something original? Aamir was one great attempt but we need more such movies. And while I am on it, do watch the Korean Movie if you can get hold of it. It was the biggest blockbuster of all times in Eastern Asia and I really loved the ending.

• We had a 1970s Bollywood theme party last Wednesday at 32nd Milestone in Gurgaon which was sponsored by our client. I was not able to get hold of what I was exactly looking for but finally I did managed to look like a movie star. ;) We danced, got drunk, ate a fabulous dinner and did some bowling at the end. The best part was that I later came to know that the bus which left the office that evening at 6 pm reached my home at 11.30 pm because of the ultra heavy rains that day. Thank God, I was not in that bus or I would have hanged myself from the curtains in the bus.
  

• After belittling all the reality shows in the Ramdomizer, this might come as a real shocker to you that I am writing something good about a reality show. I have been seeing Comedy Circus ever since I shifted to Delhi as my family is a great fan of the show. And I am hooked. Everyone in the show is exceptional, may it be Krishna, Sudesh Lahiri, Shailesh or the mega hilarious Shaane Shakeel. The judges compliment the participants and Archana's laughter is the highlight of the show. A must watch. Here are a few acts from the show. To watch more, try searching for Comedy Circus on Youtube.

• India got its first individual Gold Medal in the Olympics. When I got the news I thought my friend was joking. But its true!!!! And its great!!!! Congratulations to Abhinav Bindra. Its not a small achievement. The Indian News channels must be really happy. They now have the fodder for next 4 days. They are going to tear apart the whole family tree of Abhinav to find out the answer to one question - How the hell???
• The last 7 days was the longest I have stayed away from blogging, all thanks to my MTNL Broadband connection. We all have experience of a certain category of friends who stay with us when things are hunky dory but abandon the ship as soon as something goes wrong. MTNL will remind you of such friends. It took the customer care 6 days to figure out the problem. 6 DAYS!!!!! Airtel has an SLA(Service Level Agreement) of 1 day which means that they have to fix the problem in 1 day. The MTNL staff is purely lethargic and incapable of any action till you reach them through the proper channel. Yes!!!! We had to ask a high officer to intervene. I HATE MTNL. :evil:

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• Entry of foreign players (need to hold equity of atleast 26% in the JV floated with Indian partner)
• Global auction will be conducted for 3G spectrum and all players having Unified Access Service (UAS) license or those eligible for the license would be allowed to participate.
• 10 slots of spectrum will be available for auction - 3 will be reserved for CDMA (spectrum: 50 MHz, 800 MHz and 1900 MHz frequency band.)
• The spectrum will come with a reserve price of Rs 2,240 crore for a pan-India license.
• The reserve price for a 2×5 Mhz block of spectrum for Mumbai and Delhi (both will have only 2 slots each of 5MHz available for allocation) and category-A shall be Rs160 crore and for Kolkata and category-B Rs80 crore and for category-C Rs30 crore. Spectrum for pan-India license would cost at least Rs2,020 crore.
• BSNL and MTNL have one slot reserved to offer 3G services in their respective circles of operations.
• The operators will be exempt from paying any licence fees for the first year (will be charged one % of AGR (Adjusted Gross Revenue) every year).

This is surely a great news for foreign players like Qualcomm and BSNL/ MTNL are all set to launch 3G services in the next 6 months (iPhone to be available by next month - perfect timing!)

Vishal

Total income 12.88 vs 12.87

NOTE: Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd is a state-run telecoms firm.

Source Reuters

P.S. According to a recent quantitative finance research, these days many a loan get added into debt consolidation, predisposing houses for sale and dissolving of travel insurance.

It is now time for children of India to learn the most adhunik open source software. No need to rely on costly engineers and teachers who themselves do not know much about Linux Ubuntu and how it is useful for learning the latest and free for all, software. after all if one has to make a career in software is it not best to learn free software like Linux rather than closed source and proprietary software in which one becomes a dumbo and a zombie, just punching out word processor documents ?

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Yet everybody seems to be very sure that corruption is the problem.

Let me tell you one story here. Around 1985, the performance of Bombay Telephone, only telephone company in Bombay, operated by government, was very poor. You had to register to get telephone and it could easily take 4-5 years (from the date you registered) to actually get a telephone connection in your home. It was a well known secret that you could bribe somebody inside to get your name ahead in the queue and get you telephone earlier.

In 1990 the privatization began and several new schemes were introduced. One of the schemes was "Immediate connection", wherein you could pay a large amount as a deposit and you would get connection immediately. The scheme was nicely packaged as new era customer friendly deal.

What is the difference? In both cases the "deal" so to speak served customers who could afford to pay more for a connection (like traders, businessmen, etc.) and who needed connection a lot sooner. In first case the money went to the individual employee, in second case it went to the organization. So does the first case qualifies as corruption, as second as service?

The reality is tiered service is the need of the time. Demand - Supply is the basis of any economic theory. And if the demand is not being met by system, then it will be met by bypassing the system.

Corruption is not the main problem in most of the cases. The main problem is poorly designed systems.

Indeed there are some cases where corruption is the problem. There was a case before some days when in UP, some people found the medicine bottles in the pharmacy were filled with water. This is not a corruption, this is crime. This is not system bypass, this is atrocity. There is no justification for this.

But for a large range of other cases, we must stop expecting something else. We must stop expecting people to behave differently.

I remember before a few days, we were waiting outside a railway station. It was raining heavily. We were looking for a taxi. A taxi driver stopped next to us and asked for double the fair. My friend got irritated and refused. The taxi driver left.

Since both of us have visited USA, the argument obviously turned to taxi drivers in USA. We talked about how impolite and how corrupt the taxi driver was.

Some time later I was reading in newspaper about the Bandh, and how it stopped the Rikshaw and taxi business that day. I wondered, would anyone go and give some money to the taxi driver to cover him up for this type of days? If not, then what is the option for him other than taxing more money from me when I am in need? That is his way of providing "insurance" for the days he will lose business because of Bandh and Rail Roko and Riots and worst case, auto accidents.

In several countries, there is a system of tip. To all people whose income depends on the time they work everyday, people add about 10-15% extra on the charge for the service. This is precisely to cover them on rainy days.

So if we do not have any voluntarily provided cover for rainy days, it makes sense that the Taxi driver would solicit more fair when he is in stronger position.

The more I think, the more I see basic human dynamics at work. What we need is redesigning "systems", not redesigning "human nature" to reduce corruption.

A bit of trivia indulgence takes us back to the Packer phenomenon, which dealt with rights, social & financial uplift-men of players  In terms of a metaphor we can describe the Packer era as the” INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION” in the world of cricket.

On the other hand the T20 phenomenon and the launch of the ICL & Stanford league is a metaphor of globalization & privatization of the sport and it is for public sector units (read BCCI & ICC) of the sport to acclimatize to the new change or perish.

The BCCI stance to leagues like the ICL has been like the iconic stance take by Ford motors which once shoved products with the approach of “you can have a car in any color as long as it is black”; how relevant that iconic positioning holds today for Ford is anybody’s guess. Similarly the BCCI needs to look at the change in order the sports consumption pattern is undergoing & change its approach towards two areas; first private entrepreneurship in the world of cricket & the basic product dynamics of all three forms of the game.

ICL which started the city league format has seen its innovative format being replicated around the world. With it’s first off the blocks advantage today the ICL has built a formidable resource base in terms of player pool, facilities and support staff and it is for the BCCI to take a stance of either a synergistic approach or antagonistic position. The BCCI needs to understand that with a tight international calendar and large player pool it needs to outsource some portions of its domestic cricket to a private body so that majority of  Indian domestic players receive the best of financial & social benefits.

It is a logical business solution of outsourcing & as a sports organization which prides itself on its financial success; it baffles me as to how the messiahs of modern sports management (Lalit Modi & CO) do not see the benefit of doing the same.

The rich representation of the ICL players in what is probably the oldest cricket league in the world (English County), was as an eye opener for cricket pundits who so far took the bait that ICL was a league of second rung and retired players.

The ICL is in the growth mode & with every tournament has thrown up a stronger player base (look at the progression in its foreign player signing since its inception) & therefore it is logical for the BCCI to bring the ICL under its fold to capitalize on the ICL resources.

Some may say that with IPL the BCCI has proved its might, but on the other hand the IPL has opened a Pandora’s Box which has seen countering polices adopted by old guards (ECB& PCB) against the shift in power. The result is initiatives like Stanford-ECB tie up or a proposed Pakistan Cricket League.

It would be a catastrophic mistake to rest on the inaugural IPL laurels.  New leagues and initiatives will mean new challenges for the IPL in forthcoming editions. Also one needs to understand that the IPL has monetized its product financially to its full potential. This is at least for the next couple of years till they add new teams & increase the IPL calendar. On other hand, Stanford & ICL are in the growth mode; two years is a long time and things may just take a U-turn if the BCCI stance remains static.

The second point that ICC needs to address is the product format of especially its two longer formats of the game, One day internationals & Test cricket.

If they still rest on artificial assumptions that test cricket is the supreme format of the game (based on ex- players opinion) then they will be in for a rude shock. The arrival of T20 format is like the introduction of private news channels in the world of single state broadcaster or private telecom operators in the ruling times of BSNL & MTNL.

This area has been identified by astute readers of the game like Jaideep Ghosh (Cricketnext.com) & Harsha Bhogle (ESPN Star). Jaideep has thrown light of having a 125 over format in tests,(Ref:  www.cricketnext.com).  Harsha has dwelled on the introduction of two innings format for the one- dayers.

It is time for the ICC to consider these opinions with utmost seriousness; after all it survives  in the modern competitive sporting scenario with mass sporting disciplines like soccer , Formula-1 & rugby to name a few.

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HCL Infiniti Challenger 5130 Desktop computer and all its hardware components have been certified as Validated Hardware for running the most modern and latest version of Ubuntu Linux to woo Indian lovers of Open Source software and applications.

Details : Validation overview
Model: LX Infiniti Challenger 5130 Status: Compatible
Type: Desktop Release: 8.04 LTS
Manufacturer: HCL Infosystems Limited Architecture: 64-bit PC (x86_64)
Aliases: LX Infiniti Challenger 5130, LX Netgraph 102/p/u, LX Busybee/alpha/Beta Z/Q/T 310, Beanstalk Classic Z/Q/T 314, Ezeebee/TOP/MAX Z/Q/T 311, HCL DOMINATOR Z/Q/T 316, Beanstalk Z/Q/T 314, Beanstalk Z/Q/T 315, HCL POS Z/Q/T 312 Ambience
Website: http://www.hclinfosystems.in

Validation details : Linux Ubuntu Version 8.04 LTS - Long Term Support

This is surely a very good and welcome development in the Indian computer and devices hardware market as customers have the choice to buy branded and assembled computers with top quality Open source software from the best open source software innovation companies.

Mahanagar Telephone Nigam (MTNL) is poised to launch Mobile TV next month, signalling just how far the pervading influence of this service is spreading globally. MTNL will initially have 21 channels on their platform.

With Mobile TV, slowly but surely, we are witnessing the mobilization of what was a "lean-back", in-home service, in to a "watch anywhere, anytime" on-demand service. In some countries, as has been the case with simple voice calls, we may well even see the consumption of TV primarily via the mobile (data) medium, rather than via a cable/satellite system.

Broadband subcription numbers have increased significantly in the last year (+50%) but from a very small base. According to TRAI, the telecom regulator, there were 3.90 million residential broadband subscribers at the end of March. Public operators BSNL and MNTL currently provide 65% of broadband subscriptions. the largest private ISP is Airtel, with 0.7 million customers.

PC sales have also been dynamic, particularly over the last quarter, MAIT, an association representing computer vendors, recently reported a 11% increase on sales year-on-year. Laptop sales have increased 59%.  Another survey by market research firm IDC  gives a 25% increase in PC sales for Q3'07 and a 84% increase in laptop sales.

IPTV is still at a very nascent stage in India. Bharti and Reliance Communications (part of R-ADAG) have both announced that they will soon start offering IPTV services. Bharti, India's largest mobile company is currently running a test on 1,000 households around Delhi, and should launch the service next summer. Reliance Communications only offers Internet services to companies for now, but wants to foray into residential services, including 'triple play'. MNTL, a public company, is slightly ahead of the game, as it has already launched an IPTV service in Mumbai (Bombay) and claims to count 6,000 subscribers.  MNTL is currently facing regulatory problems as TRAI  says its Basic Service Operator (land-line) license does not allow it to offer IPTV services.

It is unlikely that IPTV will take off in the short run, given the low PC and broadband penetration, and lack of  LLU. Consultancy Gartner believes IPTV will not develop fast enough to compete with DTH and digital cable.  We give a complete overview of IPTV in India in this document.

NEW DELHI, INDIA: Following the announcement of the much awaited 3G policy, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd will be rolling out 3G services in the important metros in country in another six months.

Speaking to CIOL, chairman-cum-managing director (CMD), BSNL, Kuldeep Goyal said decks for 3G roll out have been cleared and BSNL will be offering services in the another six months. "We will be inviting tenders for our 8-9 million lines soon and final roll out will be in another six months," said the CMD.

BSNL and MTNL have got a head start over its rivals as they need not participate in the 3G spectrum bid and can roll out its services any time they are ready to roll out.

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