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951.

Which of the following sampling frequencies is considered adequate in voice telephony?

A. 4 kHz
B. 8 kHz
C. 16 kHz
D. 32 kHz
Answer» C. 16 kHz
952.

A geostationary satellite

A. is located at a height of 358, 00 km
B. appears stationary over earth's magnetic pole
C. is motionless in space but keeps spinning
D. orbits the earth within a 24 hour period
Answer» E.
953.

Assertion (A): The colour signal consists of only luminance signalReason (R): In India PAL colour signal system is used.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» E.
954.

Pilot-carrier transmission is one in which

A. only one sideband is transmitted
B. one sideband and carrier are transmitted
C. only two sidebands are transmitted
D. two sidebands as well as a trace of carrier are transmitted
Answer» E.
955.

The characteristic impedance of coaxial cable is about

A. 1000 ohm
B. 500 ohm
C. 250 ohm
D. 75 ohm
Answer» E.
956.

A 5000 W signal is attenuated by - 196 dB. The resultant signal strength is

A. 1.26 x 106 W
B. 1.26 x 10-2 W
C. 1.26 x 10-8 W
D. 1.26 x 10-16 W
Answer» E.
957.

In a TV studio the illuminance is about

A. 200 lux
B. 1000 lux
C. 10000 lux
D. 10 lux
Answer» C. 10000 lux
958.

The distance at which a sky wave is received back on earth decreases with angle of incidence for all angles of incidence.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
959.

In FM, when the bandwidth is doubled, the signal to noise ratio improves by a factor of

A. 2 dB
B. 4 dB
C. 6 dB
D. 8 dB
Answer» D. 8 dB
960.

In the output of a DM speech encoder, the consecutive pulses are of opposite polarity during time interval t1 < t < t2. This indicates that during this interval

A. the input to the modulator is essentially constant
B. the modulator is going through slope overload
C. the accumulator is in saturation
D. the speech signal is being sampled at the Nyquist rate
Answer» B. the modulator is going through slope overload
961.

In a tape recorder

A. both record and erase heads have high permeability core
B. the record head has high permeability core but the erase head has low permeability core
C. the record head has low permeability core but the erase head has high permeability core
D. both record and erase heads have low permeability core
Answer» B. the record head has high permeability core but the erase head has low permeability core
962.

An analog signal is band limited to B Hz sampled at Nyquist rate and samples are quantized into 4 levels each with probability . The information rate is

A. 4 bits/s
B. B bits/s
C. 4 B bits/s
D. 0.25 B bits/s
Answer» D. 0.25 B bits/s
963.

Assertion (A): Demodulation of SSB and AM signals is exactly similar Reason (R): The basic SSB demodulation device is product detector.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» E.
964.

The amplitude of a modulated RF aerial current is 6 A on the peaks of modulation and 4 A on the troughs of modulation. The value of carrier amplitude is

A. 5
B. 15
C. 20
D. 30
Answer» B. 15
965.

For a resistance of about 15 kΩ operating in a frequency range of a few MHz, the noise voltage is in the range of

A. a few μV
B. about 100 μV
C. a few μV
D. a few volts
Answer» B. about 100 ŒºV
966.

Which of the following amplifiers has highest output impedance?

A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. Push pull
Answer» C. CC
967.

Thermal noise Power is

A. proportional to bandwidth (B)
B. ‚àù B
C.
Answer» B. ‚àù B
968.

A pure tone at 1000 Hz has a dB level of 50 dB. If two such tones exist simultaneously the dB level is about

A. 50 dB
B. 53 dB
C. 100 dB
D. 200 dB
Answer» C. 100 dB
969.

Typical value of power consumption of TV transmitter is

A. 0.5 kVA
B. 2 kVA
C. 50 kVA
D. 1000 kVA
Answer» D. 1000 kVA
970.

In radar PRF depends on maximum range.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
971.

If γ = (S0/N0)/(Si/Nm) where S0 and S1 are signal power output and signal power input and N0 and Nm are noise power output and noise power input, the value of γ for SSB-SC and DSB-SC amplitude modulated system respectively are

A. 1 and 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 1
D. 0.5 and 0.5
Answer» B. 1 and 2
972.

Consider the following statements about PCM PCM is not noise resistantPCM requires complex encoding and quantizing circuitryPCM requires large bandwidth Which of the above are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 2, 3
D. 1 and 3
Answer» D. 1 and 3
973.

Assertion (A): If a carrier is modulated by three sine waves and m1, m2, m3 are the modulation indices, the total modulation index mt is mt = (m12 + m22 + m32)0.5Reason (R): An AM, higher the level of modulation, lower is the audio power required to produce modulation.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» D. A is wrong but R is correct
974.

In the above case the modulation index will be

A. 9.6
B. 28.8
C. 57.6
D. 100
Answer» E.
975.

The function of blend control in stereo system is

A. to dilute left channel
B. to dilute right channel
C. to dilute any of the channels
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
976.

The most commonly used microphone for public address systems is

A. carbon
B. crystal
C. moving coil
D. condenser
Answer» D. condenser
977.

Waves of frequencies higher than 30 MHz penetrate the atmosphere.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
978.

A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated with 300 Hz, 800 Hz and 2 kHz audio sine waves. The frequencies present in the output will be

A. 998 kHz and 1002 kHz
B. 998 kHz, 999.2 kHz, 1000.8 kHz, 1002.0 kHz
C. 998 kHz, 999.2 kHz, 999.7 kHz, 1000.3 kHz, 1000.8 kHz and 1000.2 kHz
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
979.

Which one of the following is non-resonant antenna?

A. Folded dipole
B. Broad side array
C. End fire array
D. Rhombic antenna
Answer» E.
980.

When the carrier is unmodulated, a certain transmitter radiates 9 kW when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated the transmitter radiates 10.125 kW. The modulation index will be

A. 0.1
B. 10.15
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
Answer» E.
981.

Consider the following statements as regards advantages of CCD sensors as camera pick up tube High sensitivityGood spectral responseImage lag absent Out of the above which are correct

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
Answer» B. 1, and 2 only
982.

In colour TV system the colour sub carrier frequency is 4.43 MHz.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
983.

In orthogonal BFSK, the energy of information bearing term is

A. the same as total transmitted energy
B. one-half of total transmitted energy
C. one-fourth of total transmitted energy
D. none of the above
Answer» C. one-fourth of total transmitted energy
984.

As per Hartley law

A. redundancy is essential
B. it is necessary to use only binary codes
C. maximum rate of information transmission depends on the channel bandwidth
D. the maximum rate of information depends on depth of modulation
Answer» D. the maximum rate of information depends on depth of modulation
985.

Which one is Analog Continuous modulation technique?

A. AM
B. DM
C. PAM
D. PCM
Answer» B. DM
986.

In a hi-fi system the nonlinear distortion should be less than

A. 0.1
B. 0.05
C. 0.02
D. 0.01
Answer» E.
987.

In TV system in India IF video and IF audio frequencies are

A. 33.4 and 28.4 MHz respectively
B. 38.9 and 33.4 MHz respectively
C. 43.8 and 38.9 MHz respectively
D. 33.4 and 38.9 MHz respectively
Answer» C. 43.8 and 38.9 MHz respectively
988.

Assertion (A): RF tuner is called front end of TV receiverReason (R): RF tuner receives the TV signal and selects the required channel.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. A is wrong but R is correct
Answer» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
989.

In AM, the modulation envelope has a peak value double the unmodulated carrier level, when the modulation is

A. 0.25
B. 0.33
C. 0.5
D. 1
Answer» E.
990.

Tropospheric scatter is used with frequencies in the range of

A. VLF
B. HF
C. UHF
D. VHF
Answer» C. UHF
991.

A pre-emphasis circuit provides extra noise immunity by

A. converting the phase modulation of FM
B. preamplifying the whole audio band
C. amplifying the higher audio frequencies
D. boosting the pass frequencies
Answer» D. boosting the pass frequencies
992.

Companding is used

A. to overcome quantising noise in PCM
B. in PWM receivers to reduce impulse noise
C. to protect small signals in PCM from quantising noise
D. none of the above
Answer» C. to protect small signals in PCM from quantising noise
993.

The colour of an object is decided by

A. the reflected colour
B. the wavelength transmitted through it
C. reflected colour for opaque object and wavelength transmitted through it for transparent objects
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
994.

Audio tapes have two tracks each 2.5 mm wide.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.
995.

The commonly employed filter in SSB generation is

A. high pass filter
B. RC filter
C. LC filter
D. mechanical filter
Answer» E.
996.

In PCM, the quantization noise depends on

A. sampling rate
B. signal power
C. number of quantization level
D. signal energy
Answer» D. signal energy
997.

In a CD, the depth and width of each pit is

A. 0.5 μm each
B. 0.5 μm and 1 mm respectively
C. 1 μm and 0.5 mm respectively
D. 1 μm each
Answer» D. 1 Œºm each
998.

In case of probability of the message is 1 to 16 then the information will be

A. 16 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 4 bits
D. 2 bits
Answer» D. 2 bits
999.

SSB can be generated by

A. filter method
B. phase shift method
C. weaver's method
D. none of the above
Answer» E.
1000.

The use of SSB

A. halves the bandwidth required for transmission
B. does not affect the bandwidth for transmission
C. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 25%
D. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 66.6%
Answer» B. does not affect the bandwidth for transmission