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301.

In phase modulation, the phase deviation is

A. proportional to the amplitude of the signal and varies with frequency
B. remains constant while amplitude and frequency of signal varies
C. proportional to the amplitude of the signal and independent of the frequency
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
302.

Which gives minimum probability of error?

A. ASK
B. FSK
C. PSK
D. DPSK
Answer» D. DPSK
303.

Kell factor is about

A. 5
B. 3
C. 0.7
D. 0.2
Answer» D. 0.2
304.

The audio frequency range is

A. 5 Hz to 1 kHz
B. 50 Hz to 20 kHz
C. 16 Hz to 20 kHz
D. 0 Hz to 20 kHz
Answer» D. 0 Hz to 20 kHz
305.

Which of the following is present in both TRF receiver and superheterodyne receiver?

A. Detector
B. Mixer
C. IF amplifier
D. Local oscillator
Answer» B. Mixer
306.

The output of a battery eliminator is about

A. 110 V DC
B. 110 V AC
C. 45 V DC
D. 6 V DC
Answer» E.
307.

In commercial FM Broadcasting, A radio station transmitting the signal at 98.3 MHz, it is

A. carrier frequency
B. modulation frequency
C. message frequency
D. channel frequency
Answer» B. modulation frequency
308.

In home tape recorders the tape width is 2 inches.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
309.

For the transmission of normal speech, the PCM channel needs a bandwidth of __________ kHz.

A. 2
B. 4
C. 16
D. 32
Answer» C. 16
310.

A superheterodyne receiver is to operate in the frequency range 550 kHz - 1650 kHz, with the intermediate frequency of 450 kHz. Let denote the required capacitance ratio of the local oscillator and I denote the image frequency (in kHz) of the incoming signal. If the receiver is tuned to 700 kHz, then

A. R = 4.41 J =1600
B. R = 2.10 J =1150
C. R = 3.0 J =1600
D. R = 9.0 J =1150
Answer» B. R = 2.10 J =1150
311.

In delta modulation, the output signal to quantization noise ratio S0/Nq is (N is the number of bits)

A. N2
B. N3
C. N2
D. N3
Answer» C. N2
312.

The received signal frequency at any time of a super-heterodyne receiver having IF = 456 kHz is 1 MHz. The corresponding image signal is

A. within the medium band
B. outside the medium band
C. depend upon modulation index
D. depends on Modulating frequency
Answer» B. outside the medium band
313.

The power rating of radio transmitters is around

A. 100 mW
B. 10 W
C. 10 kW
D. 10 MW
Answer» D. 10 MW
314.

A TV receiver is 40 cm wide and 30 cm high. The EHT supply required is about

A. 2kV
B. 20 kV
C. 53 kV
D. 10 W
Answer» C. 53 kV
315.

In shot noise

A. the current rises around mean value
B. the current rises to peak value, decreases to zero and then again rises
C. the current may become negative
D. the current is always less than the mean value
Answer» E.
316.

It is desired to couple a coaxial line to a two parallel wire line. It is best to use

A. quarter wave transformer
B. balun
C. slotted line
D. directional coupler
Answer» C. slotted line
317.

Consider the following statements about Yagi Uda antenna It is unidirectionalIts gain is about 7 dBIt is used at VLFThe optimum separation is 0.11 Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1 and 4 only
C. 10
D. 1.09
Answer» C. 10
318.

Assertion (A): In AM the amplitude of carrier is made proportional to the instantaneous amplitude of modulating waveReason (R): In AM, frequency of side band = frequency carrier ± frequency of modulating wave.

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
319.

A signal is sampled at 8 kHz and is quantized using 8 bit uniform quantizer. Assuming SNRq for a sinusoidal signal, the correct statement for PCM signal with a bit rate of R is

A. R = 32 KbPs, SNRq = 25.8 dB
B. R = 64 KbPs, SNRq = 49.8 dB
C. R = 64 KbPs, SNRq = 58.8 dB
D. R = 32 KbPs, SNRq = 49.8 dB
Answer» C. R = 64 KbPs, SNRq = 58.8 dB
320.

SSB-SC stands for

A. Single Side Band-Suppressed Carrier
B. Single Side Band-Synchronous Carrier
C. Synchronous Side Band-Suppressed Carrier
D. Synchronous Side Band-Self Carrier
Answer» B. Single Side Band-Synchronous Carrier
321.

A longwave AM broadcast transmitter needs

A. very small carrier power
B. very large carrier power
C. small carrier power
D. large carrier power
Answer» C. small carrier power
322.

The frequency deviation of a FM signal produced from PM is

A. identical to that of FM signal produced by direct method
B. larger than that of a FM signal produced by direct method
C. directly proportional to the peak amplitude and the frequency of modulating signal
D. directly proportional to the peak amplitude of the modulating signal
Answer» E.
323.

A source generates three symbols with probabilities 0.25, 0.25, 0.50 at a rate of 3000 symbols per second. Assuming independent generation of symbols, the most efficient source encoder would have average bit rate is as

A. 6000 bits/sec
B. 4500 bits/sec
C. 3000 bits/sec
D. 1500 bits/sec
Answer» C. 3000 bits/sec
324.

The upper and lower side frequencies for 3 kHz audio modulation with a 27 MHz carrier frequency will be

A. 30 and 24 MHz
B. 27.3 and 26.7 MHz
C. 27.3 and 26.97 MHz
D. 27.3 and 26.97 MHz
Answer» C. 27.3 and 26.97 MHz
325.

A tweeter should be fed from the input through a

A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. band pass filter
D. band stop filter
Answer» C. band pass filter
326.

PIL colour picture tube has the main advantage that

A. it is cheap
B. it ensures purity in colour
C. it is self convergent
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
327.

Assertion (A): SSB transmitter is generally smaller than AM transmitter Reason (R): SSB systems mostly use combined transmitter receiver.

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.
328.

Consider the following statements as regards noise If Gaussian noise is applied at input of a rectifier, the output is not gaussianThe noise encountered on a telephone line consists of short, pulse type disturbances whose amplitude distribution is not GaussianShot noise results from random emission of electrons from a cathodeShot noise results from phenomenon associated with the flow of current across semi conductor junctions Which of the above are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3, only
B. 1, 2, 4 only
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 3 only
Answer» D. 2, 3 only
329.

The direction of pick up in a CD is

A. linear from centre towards edge
B. linear from edge to centre
C. nonlinear from centre to edge
D. nonlinear from edge to center
Answer» B. linear from edge to centre
330.

In a television camera tube, scanning of a picture is done

A. line by line from left to right
B. line by line from right to left
C. line by line from top to bottom
D. line by line from bottom to top
Answer» B. line by line from right to left
331.

Leak type bias is used in plate modulated class C amplifier to

A. increase the bandwidth
B. prevent over modulation
C. prevent excessive grid current
D. prevent tuned circuit damping
Answer» D. prevent tuned circuit damping
332.

A mobile telephone has a range of about

A. 50 km
B. 10 km
C. 1 km
D. 0.1 km
Answer» B. 10 km
333.

Neper is

A. larger than a decibel
B. smaller than decibel
C. equal to 1 decibel
D. none of the above
Answer» B. smaller than decibel
334.

Computer communication networks have

A. star configuration
B. tree configuration
C. loop/mesh configuration
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
335.

If the circumference of a spherical target is between 1 to 10 wavelength in a radar system, the situation is called

A. resonance region
B. Rayleigh region
C. optical region
D. binomial region
Answer» E.
336.

Which of the following microphones is the cheapest?

A. Moving coil
B. Condenser
C. Ribbon
D. Carbon
Answer» E.
337.

Sparking affects amplitude modulation.

A. 1
B.
C. PZT ceramics
D. ZnO
Answer» B.
338.

The mobile unit of a mobile telephone is generally in

A. vehicles
B. pocket
C. office
D. vehicle or pocket
Answer» B. pocket
339.

A 400 W carrier is amplitude modulated with m = 0.75. If single side band suppressed carrier is used the total power in modulated wave is

A. 400 W
B. 512 W
C. 112 W
D. 56 W
Answer» E.
340.

Assertion (A): In angle modulation the transmitted amplitude is constant.Reason (R): Angle modulation has good immunity to noise and interference.

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
341.

A single tone modulating signal Vm cos ωt modulates a carrier A cos ωct. The carrier power (modulated) and side band powers are respectively

A.
B.
Answer» B.
342.

A signal m(t) with bandwidth 500 Hz is first multiplied by a signal g(t) where . The resulting signal is then passes through an ideal low pass filter with bandwidth 1 kHz the output of the low pass filter would be

A. δ(t)
B. m(t)
C. 0
D. m(t) δ(t)
Answer» C. 0
343.

A radio frequency signal contains the following three frequencies : 850 kHz; 865 kHz and 875 kHz In order to amplify this signal, which of the following amplifier should be selected?

A. Audio frequency amplifier
B. Tuned voltage amplifier
C. PDM
D. PPM
Answer» E.
344.

What is the frequency of audio modulation?

A. 1000 Hz
B. 2000 Hz
C. 3000 Hz
D. 2000 kHz
Answer» C. 3000 Hz
345.

Indicate the false statement: To combat noise

A. reduce signalling rate
B. increase transmitted power
C. use redundancy
D. increase channel bandwidth
Answer» E.
346.

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

A. 100
B. 20
C. 10
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
347.

The first pulse in a TV remote control is

A. either start pulse or preliminary pulse
B. erase pulse
C. poor AGC operation
D. poor AF response
Answer» C. poor AGC operation
348.

A circuit which cannot demodulate SSB is

A. balanced modulator
B. product detector
C. BFO
D. phase discriminator
Answer» E.
349.

A computer monitor uses 180 W in normal operation and 20 W in sleep mode. The computer is on all the 24 hours but is in sleep mode for 18 hours a days. The energy units saved in 30 days are

A. 0.54 units
B. 86.4 units
C. 2.88 units
D. 4.8 units
Answer» C. 2.88 units
350.

If luminance signal Y = 0.3 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B, the hue of R - Y colour is

A. 0.7 R - 0.59 G - 0.11 B
B. - 0.7 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B
C. 1.3 R - 0.59 G - 0.11 B
D. none of the above
Answer» B. - 0.7 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B