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1.

The total power content of an AM wave is 900 W. For 100% modulation, the power transmitted by each side band is 

A. 50 W    
B. 100 W
C. ? 0.03 A
D. 200 W
Answer» D. 200 W
2.

A photodetector is made from a semiconductor In 0.53Ga 0.47As with Eg = 0.73 eV. What is the maximum wavelength, which it can detect

A. 1000 nm   
B. 1703 nm
C. \[2r+4R\]
D. 173 nm
Answer» C. \[2r+4R\]
3.

Consider an optical communication system operating at l~800 nm. Suppose, only 1% of the optical source frequency is the available channel bandwidth for optical communication. How many channels can be accommodated for transmitting audio signals requiring a bandwidth of 8 kHz

A. 4.8 ´ 108   
B. 48
C. 6 W
D. 4.8 ´ 105
Answer» B. 48
4.

The bit rate for a signal, which has a sampling rate of 8 kHz and where 16 quantisation levels have been used is

A. 32000 bits/sec
B. 16000 bits/sec
C. \[55\,\,\mu V\] 
D. 72000 bits/sec
Answer» B. 16000 bits/sec
5.

Range of frequencies allotted for commercial FM radio broadcast is     [MNR 1997]

A. 88 to 108 MHz
B. 88 to 108 kHz
C. 10 mA range with \[1\,\Omega \] resistance in parallel
D. 88 to 108 GHz
Answer» B. 88 to 108 kHz
6.

The characteristic impedance of a coaxial cable is of the order of     [CPMT 2003]

A. 50 W
B. 200 W
C. Increases by 37.5%
D. None of these
Answer» D. None of these
7.

When the modulating frequency is doubled, the modulation index is halved and the modulating voltage remains constant, the modulation system is

A. Amplitude modulation
B. Phase modulation
C. \[\frac{{{r}_{1}}+{{r}_{2}}}{2}\]
D. All of the above
Answer» D. All of the above
8.

Sinusoidal carrier voltage of frequency 1.5 MHz and amplitude 50 V is amplitude modulated by sinusoidal voltage of frequency 10 kHz producing 50% modulation. The lower and upper side-band frequencies in kHz are

A. 1490, 1510
B. 1510, 1490
C. \[\frac{{{\alpha }_{1}}{{R}_{1}}+{{\alpha }_{2}}{{R}_{2}}}{{{R}_{1}}+{{R}_{2}}}\]
D. \[\frac{1}{1510},\frac{1}{1490}\]
Answer» B. 1510, 1490
9.

A laser beam is used for carrying out surgery because it  [AIIMS 2003]

A. Is highly monochromatic
B. Is highly coherent
C. \[6.56\,g/s\] 
D. Can be sharply focussed
Answer» E.
10.

Broadcasting antennas are generally [AFMC 2003]

A. Omnidirectional type
B. Vertical type
C. Potassium cyanide 
D. None of these
Answer» C. Potassium cyanide 
11.

Assertion   : The television broadcasting becomes weaker with increasing distance. Reason     :   The power transmitted from TV transmitter varies inversely as the distance of the receiver

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. 9.65 A
D. If the assertion and reason both are false.
E. If assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer» D. If the assertion and reason both are false.
12.

Assertion   : In high latitude one sees colourful curtains of light hanging down from high altitudes. Reason     :   The high energy charged particles from the sun are deflected to polar regions by the magnetic field of the earth.  [AIIMS 2003]

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
C. The amount of charge passed through electrolyte
D. If the assertion and reason both are false.
E. If assertion is false but reason is true.
Answer» B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
13.

The linearity of a TV receiver can be checked by

A.  multiplier   
B.  vector gram
C. \[\pm 2%\]  
D.  none of the above
Answer» C. \[\pm 2%\]  
14.

Scatter transmission is used at frequencies

A.  Very low frequency (VLF)
B.  Ultra high frequency (UHF)
C.  adjusting the position of braking magnet and moving it closer from the centre of the disc
D.  Both [b] and [c]
Answer» E.
15.

The demodulation of sound signals in a TV receiver is accomplished by

A.  envelope detector
B.  discriminator
C.  linearity 
D.  none of the above
Answer» C.  linearity 
16.

The number of frames per second in TV system in India is

A.  25 
B.  80
C.  both [a] and [b]
D.  75
Answer» B.  80
17.

Which of the following are secondary colours?

A.  All colours other than green, blue and red
B.  Green, blue and red
C.  loose terminal connections
D.  None of the above
Answer» B.  Green, blue and red
18.

For 51 cm size TV the voltage required for picture tube is the order of

A.  13 kV  
B.  15 kV
C.  Less and thick  
D.  25 kV
Answer» C.  Less and thick