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1.

In communications, the sampling technique leads to

A. Better efficiency
B. Higher speed of communication
C. Less costly equipment
D. None of these
Answer» C. Less costly equipment
2.

Carrier wave is generated by crystal oscillator because

A. It provides high power output
B. No buffer stage is needed
C. It has good frequency stability
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
3.

Which of the following modulation is digital in nature?

A. PAM
B. PPM
C. DM
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
4.

As compared to message bandwidth, the PCM bandwidth is

A. much larger
B. same
C. much smaller
D. None of these
Answer» B. same
5.

Which of the following statements is not true for modulation?

A. It allows the use of practicable antennas
B. It reduces transmission over long distances
C. It reduces the bandwidth
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
6.

Main disadvantage of DPSK is that

A. Power margin is very low
B. It requires much large power
C. It is locked on a specific signalling speed.
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
7.

In differential PSK, the information is coded in terms of

A. Absolute phase for each symbol.
B. Both of these
C. Phase changes between adjacent symbols
D. None of these
Answer» C. Phase changes between adjacent symbols
8.

Which of the following gives minimum probability?

A. ASK
B. FSK
C. PSK
D. DPSK
Answer» D. DPSK
9.

Which of the following gives maximum probability of error?

A. ASK
B. FSK
C. PSK
D. DPSK
Answer» B. FSK
10.

In PCM, if the number of quantization levels is increased from 4 to 64, then the bandwidth requirement will approximately be

A. 3 times
B. 4 times
C. 8 times
D. 16 times
Answer» B. 4 times
11.

One of the following statement is wrong regarding modulation

A. modulation is used to ensure that intelligence can be transmitted over long distances.
B. modulation is used to ensure that different transmissions can be separated from one another.
C. modulation is used to allow the use of practical antennas.
D. modulation is used to reduce the signal bandwidth.
Answer» E.
12.

The main advantage of high level modulation is that

A. it requires a low audio driving power.
B. it has a higher efficiency.
C. circuitry involved is simpler.
D. None of these
Answer» C. circuitry involved is simpler.
13.

The main advantage of low level modulation is that

A. it has maximum efficiency.
B. it requires a very low audio driving power.
C. circuitry involved is simpler.
D. None of these.
Answer» C. circuitry involved is simpler.
14.

In PDM, the bandwidth requirement is a function of

A. The position of the pulse
B. Maximum pulse width
C. Minimum pulse width
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
15.

The PPM signal is converted into PDM with the help of a

A. Monostable multivibrator
B. Flip-flop
C. Timer
D. None of these
Answer» C. Timer
16.

The sampling in PDM is

A. Uniform
B. Non-uniform
C. Dependent on the nature of message signal
D. None of these
Answer» C. Dependent on the nature of message signal
17.

So far noise is concerned, as compared to direct baseband transmission, PAM is

A. Better
B. Similar
C. Worst
D. Same
Answer» C. Worst
18.

Which of the following pulse modulation system has no carrier-wave equivalent?

A. PPM
B. PDM
C. PCM
D. None
Answer» D. None
19.

As the sampling frequency is increased, the guard band becomes

A. Smaller
B. Remain same
C. Larger
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
20.

The sampling rate is always between

A. 0 and W
B. W and 2W
C. 2W and 4 W
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
21.

The minimum sampling frequency is called

A. Carlson frequency
B. Pulse sampling rate
C. Nyquist sampling rate
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
22.

In communication, the sampling technique leads to

A. Better efficiency
B. Highest speed of communication
C. Less costly equipment
D. None of these
Answer» C. Less costly equipment
23.

The PWM needs

A. more power than PPM
B. more samples per second than PPM
C. more bandwidth than PPM
D. None of these
Answer» B. more samples per second than PPM
24.

Modulation index in FM depends on both maximum amplitude and frequency of the modulating signal. It is true

A. yes
B. no
C. not necessarily true
D. None of these
Answer» B. no
25.

AM is less immune to noise than FM because

A. in FM, intelligence is in the form of frequency variations.
B. it is inherently like that.
C. Noise causes amplitude variations, this spoiling the intelligence in the form of amplitude variations.
D. None of the above.
Answer» D. None of the above.
26.

For the data given in Q. 146 if X(j

A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 8
Answer» D. 8
27.

A signal x(t) is multiplied by rectangular pulse train c(t) as shown below:

A. > 2000
B. > 1000
C. < 1000
D. < 2000
Answer» D. < 2000
28.

For the same data given in Q. 144, Nyquist rate for the function x

A. 100 kHz
B. 150 kHz
C. 250 kHz
D. 400 kHz
Answer» E.
29.

Figure shows the Fourier spectra of signal x(t) the Nyquist sampling rate for the given function x(t) is

A. 100 kHz
B. 200 kHz
C. 300 kHz
D. 50 kHz
Answer» C. 300 kHz
30.

In respect of the block diagram shown in the figure below, the input power is 1 mW. The output power P

A. 2 mW
B. 1mW
C. 0.5 mW
D. 0
Answer» C. 0.5 mW
31.

One of the main functions of R.F. amplifier in a superheterodyne receiver is to

A. provide better tracking
B. provide excellent adjacent channel selectivity.
C. improve image frequency rejection.
D. increase the tuning range of receiver.
Answer» D. increase the tuning range of receiver.
32.

Six independent low pass signals of bandwidth 3 , , , 2 , 3 , and 2 Hz are to be time division multiplexed on a common channel using PAM. To achieve time, the minimum transmission bandwidth of the channel should be kHz

A. 3
B. 6
C. 12
D. 24
Answer» D. 24
33.

In a low-level AM system, the amplifier which follows the modulated stage must be the

A. linear device
B. harmonic device
C. class-c amplifier
D. non-linear device
Answer» B. harmonic device
34.

Four voice signals, each limited to 4 kHz and sampled by Nyquist rate are converted into binary PCM using 256 quantization levels. The bit transmission rate for the time division multiplexed signal will be

A. 8 kbps
B. 6 kbps
C. 256 kbps
D. 512 kbps
Answer» D. 512 kbps
35.

The AM broadcast band is given by

A. 10 kHz to 30 kHz
B. 500 kHz to 1500 kHz
C. 2 kHz to 30 kHz
D. None of these
Answer» C. 2 kHz to 30 kHz
36.

The number of AM broadcast stations that can be accommodated on a 100 kHz bandwidth for the highest modulating frequency of 5 kHz will be

A. 5
B. 10
C. 20
D. 50
Answer» C. 20
37.

The modulation index of over-modulated wave is

A. < 1
B. > 1
C. infinity
D. 1
Answer» C. infinity
38.

The intermediate frequency of a superheterodyne receiver is 150 kHz. If the image frequency of a station is 2100 kHz, its actual frequency is

A. 750 kHz
B. 900 kHz
C. 1200 kHz
D. 1010 kHz
Answer» D. 1010 kHz
39.

The Nyquist sampling rate for the signal g(t) = 10 cos (50 t) cos

A. 150 samples per second
B. 200 samples per second
C. 300 samples per second
D. 350 samples per second
Answer» E.
40.

The biggest advantage of VSB system is

A. that it conserves bandwidth and overcomes the problem of low video frequency attenuation
B. lesser power requirement.
C. Its bandwidth conservation
D. simplicity of transmitter circuitry.
Answer» B. lesser power requirement.
41.

In the above question, the total bandwidth required to transmit the AM wave is

A. 1.5 kHz
B. 3 kHz
C. 100 kHz
D. 10 kHz
Answer» C. 100 kHz
42.

An audio signal 15 sin 2 (1500t) amplitude modulates 60 sin 2 (10

A. 20%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer» C. 50%
43.

In AM, if the modulation index is more than 100% then

A. Power of the wave increases
B. Efficiency of transmission increases
C. The wave gets distorted
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
44.

The most commonly used system of modulation for telegraphy is

A. on-off keying.
B. frequency shift keying
C. pulse code modulation
D. differentiating the PPM signals.
Answer» B. frequency shift keying
45.

A de-emphasis circuit is used

A. prior to demodulation
B. after demodulation
C. to de-emphasise the magnitude of low frequency components.
D. to boost the magnitude of high frequency.
Answer» C. to de-emphasise the magnitude of low frequency components.
46.

The most commonly employed system of communication for commercial radio broadcast in india is

A. FM
B. PCM
C.
D. PM
E. AM
Answer» E. AM
47.

An audio signal has a bandwidth of 25 kHz. The maximum value of |m(t )| is 5V. This signal frequency modulates a carrier. If the frequency sensitivity constant of the modulator is 20 kHz/V, then according to Carson s rule, the bandwidth of the modulator output would be

A. 50 kHz
B. 250 kHz
C. 200 kHz
D. 100 kHz
Answer» C. 200 kHz
48.

For 1 t 2 the phase deviation is

A. 500 t rad
B. 250 (1 + 2t) rad
C. 20 t rad
D. 0
Answer» C. 20 t rad
49.

The plot for frequency deviation is

A. A
B. B
C. C
D. D
Answer» C. C
50.

Given message signal

A. 204 kHz, 44 kHz
B. 202 kHz, 22 kHz
C. 402 kHz, 42 kHz
D. None of these
Answer» C. 402 kHz, 42 kHz