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1051.

In pulse transmitter the ratio of time on to time off is called

A. efficiency
B. duty cycle
C. base
D. bandwidth
Answer» C. base
1052.

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

A. bandwidth increases
B. the wave gets distorted
C. power of the wave increases
D. efficiency of transmission increases
Answer» C. power of the wave increases
1053.

In a low level amplitude modulated system, the amplifier modulated stage must be

A. class C
B. linear
C. non linear
D. harmonic
Answer» C. non linear
1054.

Which of the following is the indirect way of FM generation?

A. Reactance bipolar transistor modulator
B. Armstrong modulator
C. Varactor diode modulator
D. Reactance FM modulator
Answer» C. Varactor diode modulator
1055.

The minimum step size required for a Delta modulator operating at 36 samples/sec to track the signal (here u(t) is the unit step function) x(t) = 125t (u(t) - u(t - 1)) + (250 - 125t) (u(t - 1) - u(t - 2)) So that slope overload is avoided, would be

A. 43740
B. 43679
C. 43618
D. 43557
Answer» C. 43618
1056.

Which SNR denotes excellent picture quality in TV?

A. 50 dB
B. 30 dB
C. 15 dB
D. 5 dB
Answer» B. 30 dB
1057.

In FM 'guard band' is provided

A. to limit upper frequency limit
B. to limit lower frequency limit
C. so that there is less adjacent channel interference
D. to limit transmitted power of a station
Answer» D. to limit transmitted power of a station
1058.

Assertion (A): The unit of telephone traffic measurement is erlang.Reason (R): International circuits for communication are fitted with echo suppressors.

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» C. A is correct but R is wrong
1059.

Which of the following antennas is circularly polarized?

A. Yagi-Uda
B. Parabolic reflector
C. Small circular loop
D. Helical
Answer» E.
1060.

In a pulsed RADAR, the transmitter is connected to the antenna

A. during pulse interval
B. during interval between pulses
C. all the time
D. only during a fraction of pulse interval
Answer» B. during interval between pulses
1061.

TV receivers use flyback switched mode power supply because

A. it can supply many voltage outputs
B. it does not require a filter choke and is cheap
C. it has very good regulation at all loads
D. both (a) and (c)
Answer» C. it has very good regulation at all loads
1062.

In the television system in India, the aspect ratio is

A. 0.16875
B. 0.12777777777778
C. 0.21111111111111
D. 0.17013888888889
Answer» B. 0.12777777777778
1063.

The noise performance of a square law demodulator of AM signal is

A. better than that of an envelope detector
B. better than that of a synchronous detector
C. identical with that of a synchronous detector
D. poorer than that of an envelope detector
Answer» C. identical with that of a synchronous detector
1064.

When the channel is noisy, producing a conditional probability of error p = 0.5; the channel capacity and entropy function would be, respectively,

A. 1 and 1
B. 1 and 0.5
C. 0.5 and 1
D. 0 and 1
Answer» E.
1065.

Which of the following has the highest input impedance?

A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. Push pull
Answer» D. Push pull
1066.

A plot of modulation index vs carrier amplitude yields a

A. horizontal line
B. vertical line
C. parabola
D. hyperbola
Answer» E.
1067.

Quantizing error occurs in

A. TDM
B. FDM
C. PCM
D. PWD
Answer» D. PWD
1068.

A MASER is a

A. low noise device
B. high noise device
C. medium noise device
D. may be either high or medium noise device
Answer» B. high noise device
1069.

FM transmitting and receiving equipment as compared to AM equipment is

A. costly
B. cheaper
C. almost equally costly
D. none of the above
Answer» B. cheaper
1070.

The seven segment display used in watches and clocks generally uses

A. LED
B. LCD
C. Photodiode
D. FET
Answer» B. LCD
1071.

In FDM systems used for telephone, which modulation scheme is adopted?

A. AM
B. DSB-SC
C. SSB-SC
D. FM
Answer» E.
1072.

The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8 A. When only the carrier is sent, but it increases to 8.93 A. when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated. The percentage modulation is nearly

A. 0.9
B. 0.8
C. 0.75
D. 0.7
Answer» E.
1073.

For a system to be designated as hi-fi, the signal to noise ratio should be at least

A. 25 dB
B. 50 dB
C. 75 dB
D. 100 dB
Answer» C. 75 dB
1074.

In a TV receiver the video IF amplifier provides a gain of about

A. 5 dB
B. 20 dB
C. 60 dB
D. 200 dB
Answer» D. 200 dB
1075.

Consider the following statements: In a radar system having a high value of the ratio (antenna diameter)/wavelength the maximum range is largegood target discrimination is achievedcapture area is increasedtarget acquisition is difficult Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 2
D. 1, 3, 4
Answer» C. 1, 2
1076.

In figure the output v(t) is

A. phase modulated signal
B. amplitude modulated signal
C. frequency modulated signal
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1077.

Assertion (A): In FM all power amplifiers can be operated in class C Reason (R): FM is a constant amplitude modulation system.

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
1078.

In a modulator it is found that the amplitude spectrum consists a component at fc, the carrier frequency and one component each at fc - fs and fc + fs where fs is the modulating signal frequency. Then the modulator used is

A. AM
B. AM or MBFM with modulation index 0.5
C. FM
D. PAM
Answer» C. FM
1079.

The main advantage of superheterodyne receiver is

A. better tracking
B. simple cut
C. better alignment
D. improvement in selectivity and sensitivity
Answer» E.
1080.

A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated by 300 Hz and 2 kHz audio sine wave. Which of the following frequencies will not be present in the output?

A. 998 kHz
B. 999.7 kHz
C. 1000.3 kHz
D. 700 kHz
Answer» E.
1081.

Which of the following analog modulation scheme requires the minimum transmitted power and minimum channel bandwidth?

A. VSB
B. DSB-SC
C. SSB
D. AM
Answer» D. AM
1082.

An FM radio receiver which is tuned to a 91.6 MHz broadcast station may receive an image frequency of __________ MHz.

A. 102.3
B. 113
C. 70.2
D. 80.9
Answer» C. 70.2
1083.

Indicate the false statement: If SWR on a transmission line is infinite, the line is terminated in

A. open circuit
B. short circuit
C. pure reactance
D. complex impedance
Answer» E.
1084.

Which one of the following is correct?

A. Coding reduces the noise in the signal
B. Coding deliberately introduces redundancy into messages
C. Coding increases the information rate
D. Coding increases the channel bandwidth
Answer» B. Coding deliberately introduces redundancy into messages
1085.

The characteristic impedance of a twin wire feeder used for TV signals is about

A. 1000 ohm
B. 500 ohm
C. 300 ohm
D. 100 ohm
Answer» D. 100 ohm
1086.

When energy is fed into open wire transmission line the energy may get dissipated due to

A. radiation
B. conductor heating
C. dielectric heating
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
1087.

Diffraction of EM waves

A. arises only with spherical wave front
B. may occur around the edge of an obstacle
C. occurs when waves pass through a big slot
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
1088.

Assertion (A): In standing wave pattern, the nodes and anti nodes are separated by half wave-lengthReason (R): When line is terminated in resistance RL, the standing wave ratio is SWR = Z0/RL or RL/Z0

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» C. A is correct but R is wrong
1089.

In VHS format width of audio track is

A. 5 mm
B. 2 mm
C. 1 mm
D. 0.1 mm
Answer» D. 0.1 mm
1090.

In colour TV receiver, varactor diode is used for

A. detection
B. rectification
C. tuning
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
1091.

In a 100% amplitude modulated signal, the power in the upper sideband when carrier power is to be 100 W and modulation system SSBSC, is

A. 100 W
B. 66 W
C. 50 W
D. 25 W
Answer» E.
1092.

Some multiplexing arrangements for telephone system are Space multiplexingTime division multiplexingFrequency division multiplexing Which of the above allow transmission of many independent signals over a single channel?

A. 1 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer» C. 1, 2, 3
1093.

At night the ionosphere can be considered to be consisting of

A. D, E, F1 and F2 layers
B. D, E, F1 layers
C. D, E, F2 layers
D. E and F2 layers
Answer» E.
1094.

Household taperecorders generally use

A. crystal microphone
B. moving coil microphone
C. condenser microphone
D. cardioid microphone
Answer» B. moving coil microphone
1095.

Circular polarization

A. is useful in reducing depolarization effect on received wave
B. involves critical alignment of transmitting and receiving antenna
C. is useful in discrimination between reception of adjacent beams
D. none of the above
Answer» B. involves critical alignment of transmitting and receiving antenna
1096.

If the oscillator output is modulated by audio frequencies upto 10 kHz, the frequency range occupied by the side bands will be

A. 711.9 kHz to 712.1 kHz
B. 702 kHz to 722 kHz
C. 692 kHz to 732 kHz
D. 71.2 kHz to 71.20 kHz
Answer» C. 692 kHz to 732 kHz
1097.

If ω is the frequency of modulating voltage in FM, the modulation index is proportional to

A. ω
B. 1/ω
C. ω
D. 1/ω
Answer» C. œâ
1098.

Resonant circuits are used in

A. audio amplifiers
B. RF amplifiers
C. both audio and RF amplifiers
D. none of the above
Answer» C. both audio and RF amplifiers
1099.

The standard intermediate frequency for FM ratio is

A. 10.7 MHz
B. 4.5 MHz
C. 75 kHz
D. 455 kHz
Answer» B. 4.5 MHz
1100.

Consider a sampled signal y(t) = 5 x 10-6 x(t) where x(t) = 10 cos (8p x 103)t and ts = 100 μ sec. when y(t) is passed through an ideal low-pass filter with a cut off frequency of 5 kHz, the output of the filter is

A. 5 x 10-6 cos (8p x 103)t
B. 5 x 10-5 cos (8p x 103)t
C. 5 x 10-1 cos(8p x 103)t
D. 10 cos(8p x 103)t
Answer» C. 5 x 10-1 cos(8p x 103)t