JEE Main 2024 · 27 January · evening · Single correct · +4 / −1

The truth table of the given circuit diagram is :

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  1. (a)
    Option (a)
  2. (b)
    Option (b)
  3. (c)
    Option (c)
  4. (d)
    Option (d)
Answer and solution

Answer (a)

Solution

Physics sir · 3 steps

Trace each inverter to the AND gate it feeds; each AND gate then gets one input plain and one inverted.

  1. Read the wiring. The wires from the two NOT gates cross. So the top AND gate gets A and B̄, and the bottom AND gate gets Ā and B.

    Y = AB̄ + ĀB = A ⊕ B

  2. Name the gate. This is the XOR gate. The output is 1 only when the two inputs are different.
    ABAB̄ĀBY
    00000
    01011
    10101
    11000
  3. So. The output column reads 0, 1, 1, 0, which matches the truth table in option (a).

The idea to keep. When the pattern is AB̄ + ĀB, recognise XOR at once: output 1 when the inputs differ. To check a truth table quickly, test the 00 and 11 rows first.

Answer from the NTA final answer key. Solution by PrepWiser.

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