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				This section includes 1085 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics & Communication Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 551. | 
                                    The effective length of an antenna (Le) is | 
                            
| A. | |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 552. | 
                                    Maximum effective aperture (Ae)max of short dipole antenna is | 
                            
| A. | 1.119 λ2 | 
| B. | 0.119 λ2 | 
| C. | 1.19 λ2 | 
| D. | 1.919 λ2 | 
| Answer» C. 1.19 Œª2 | |
| 553. | 
                                    Which of following antenna not produces circular polarisation? | 
                            
| A. | Helical | 
| B. | Parabolic | 
| C. | Disc | 
| D. | Yagi | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 554. | 
                                    In a perfect conductor the incident and reflected wave combine to produce | 
                            
| A. | a stronger incident wave | 
| B. | a stronger reflected wave | 
| C. | a standing wave which is not progressing | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 555. | 
                                    VLF waves are used for communication system because | 
                            
| A. | of low power requirement | 
| B. | they are least prone to distortion | 
| C. | they penetrate the ionosphere easily | 
| D. | the transmitting antennas are of convenient size | 
| Answer» D. the transmitting antennas are of convenient size | |
| 556. | 
                                    Unit of e is __________ . | 
                            
| A. | Farad/metre | 
| B. | Farad2/metre | 
| C. | 1 | 
| D. | |
| Answer» D. | |
| 557. | 
                                    The absorption of radio waves by atmosphere depends on | 
                            
| A. | their frequency | 
| B. | their distance from the transmitter | 
| C. | the polarization of atmosphere | 
| D. | the polarization of the waves | 
| Answer» B. their distance from the transmitter | |
| 558. | 
                                    The reflection coefficient is generally a | 
                            
| A. | complex number | 
| B. | fraction | 
| C. | imaginary number | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. fraction | |
| 559. | 
                                    Considerable ionization occurs between the range | 
                            
| A. | 50 km to 400 km | 
| B. | 100 to 400 km | 
| C. | 50 km to 250 km | 
| D. | 10 to 50 km | 
| Answer» B. 100 to 400 km | |
| 560. | 
                                    A waveguide operated below cut off frequency can be used as | 
                            
| A. | an isolator | 
| B. | none | 
| C. | The conduction current is equal to the displacement current | 
| D. | The conduction current density is J and displacement current density | 
| Answer» C. The conduction current is equal to the displacement current | |
| 561. | 
                                    For an antenna radiation and induction fields are | 
                            
| A. | |
| B. | |
| Answer» C. | |
| 562. | 
                                    A 50 p characteristic impedance line is connected to a load which shows a reflection coefficients of 0.268. If Vin = 15 volt, then the net power delivered to the load will be | 
                            
| A. | 0.139 W | 
| B. | 1.39 W | 
| C. | 0.278 W | 
| D. | 2.78 W | 
| Answer» C. 0.278 W | |
| 563. | 
                                    In a lead acid cell the density of the acid gives an indication of | 
                            
| A. | the charge of the battery | 
| B. | the e.m.f. of the battery | 
| C. | Connecting an inductance at the end | 
| D. | Connecting a short circuited stub at the load | 
| Answer» D. Connecting a short circuited stub at the load | |
| 564. | 
                                    In a waveguide if TE mode exist for z direction propagation, then | 
                            
| A. | Ez = 0, Hz ≠ 0 | 
| B. | Ez = 0, Hz = 0 | 
| C. | Ez ≠ 0, Hz = 0 | 
| D. | Ez ≠ 0, Hz ≠ 0 | 
| Answer» B. Ez = 0, Hz = 0 | |
| 565. | 
                                    Which of the following are the properties of a medium? | 
                            
| A. | Permeability, flux, magnesium | 
| B. | Permittivity, permeability, insulation | 
| C. | Permeability, resistivity, conductivity | 
| D. | Permittivity, permeability, conductivity | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 566. | 
                                    The disturbance from adjacent telephone line is known as | 
                            
| A. | cross fire | 
| B. | cross talk | 
| C. | inductive disturbance | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. inductive disturbance | |
| 567. | 
                                    The direction of vectors gives the direction of propagation of electromagnetic waves | 
                            
| A. | Vector (E x H) | 
| B. | Vector (F x H) | 
| C. | Vector E | 
| D. | Vector H | 
| Answer» B. Vector (F x H) | |
| 568. | 
                                    The unit of displacement density is | 
                            
| A. | volt/metre | 
| B. | ampere/metre2 | 
| C. | coulombs/metre | 
| D. | coulombs/metre2 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 569. | 
                                    Due to which of the following reasons, the ground wave eventually disappears, as one moves away from the transmitter? | 
                            
| A. | Tilting | 
| B. | Loss of line-of-eight conditions | 
| C. | Interference from the sky wave | 
| D. | Maximum single hop distance limitation | 
| Answer» B. Loss of line-of-eight conditions | |
| 570. | 
                                    Consider the following; for a loss-less transmission line we can write, Zin = - jz0 for a shorted line with l = λ/8Zin = ± j ∞ for a shorted line with l = λ/4Zin= jz0 for an open line with l = λ/2Zin = 0 for a matched line of any length Select the correct answer using the codes given below codes. | 
                            
| A. | 1, 2 | 
| B. | 2, 3 | 
| C. | 1, 3 | 
| D. | 2, 4 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 571. | 
                                    Which one is correct? | 
                            
| A. | Sky wave propagation (2 to 30 MHz) | 
| B. | Space wave propagation (> 30 MHz) | 
| C. | Tropospheric propagation (> 300 MHz) | 
| D. | All of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 572. | 
                                    Which of the following constitute the loss resistance of an antenna? | 
                            
| A. | Loss in earth connections | 
| B. | All of the above | 
| C. | ampere | 
| D. | ampere/metre | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 573. | 
                                    The power gain of a half-wave dipole with respect to an isotropic radiator is | 
                            
| A. | 2.15 db | 
| B. | 3 db | 
| C. | 4.15 db | 
| D. | 6 db | 
| Answer» B. 3 db | |
| 574. | 
                                    The effective electrical length of an antenna is __________ its physical length | 
                            
| A. | greater than | 
| B. | equal to | 
| C. | less than | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. equal to | |
| 575. | 
                                    Which antenna is frequently used for local area transmission at UHF/VHF? | 
                            
| A. | Slot antenna | 
| B. | Loop antenna | 
| C. | V/d | 
| D. | QV/d | 
| Answer» B. Loop antenna | |
| 576. | 
                                    The pure capacitor connected across an A.C. voltage consumed 20 W. This is due to | 
                            
| A. | the capacitive reactance in ohms | 
| B. | the current flowing in the capacitor | 
| C. | the fused capacitor was a big one | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 577. | 
                                    An electromagnetic wave incident on a perfect conductor is | 
                            
| A. | fully transmitted | 
| B. | partially transmitted | 
| C. | entirely reflected | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 578. | 
                                    VSWR is related with reflection co-efficient as | 
                            
| A. | VSWR = 1 + |k| | 
| B. | VSWR = 1 - |k| | 
| C. | the value of current | 
| D. | the weight of the conductor | 
| Answer» C. the value of current | |
| 579. | 
                                    A rectangular waveguide measures 3 x 4.5 cm internally and has a 10 GHz signal propagated in it. Calculate the cut off frequency for dominant mode. | 
                            
| A. | 4 GHz | 
| B. | 7.5 GHz | 
| C. | 5 GHz | 
| D. | 10 GHz | 
| Answer» D. 10 GHz | |
| 580. | 
                                    In case of antenna the ratio of the power radiated in the desired direction to the power radiated in the opposite direction is known as | 
                            
| A. | transmission efficiency | 
| B. | front to back ratio | 
| C. | loss coefficient | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. loss coefficient | |
| 581. | 
                                    For a wave propagating in air filled rectangular waveguide. | 
                            
| A. | guide wavelength is never less than free space wavelength. | 
| B. | wave impedance is never less than the free space impedance | 
| C. | TEM mode is possible if the dimension of the waveguide are properly chosen. | 
| D. | propagation constant is a real quantity. | 
| Answer» B. wave impedance is never less than the free space impedance | |
| 582. | 
                                    The ionosphere plays a significant role in radio wave propagation at | 
                            
| A. | high frequency | 
| B. | ultra-high frequencies | 
| C. | microwave frequency | 
| D. | optical frequencies | 
| Answer» B. ultra-high frequencies | |
| 583. | 
                                    For resonant long wire antenna 'n' half wavelength long in free space, if 'n' is increased then inclination of the major lobe with wire axis will __________ . | 
                            
| A. | remains same | 
| B. | none | 
| C. | 0.013 λ2 | 
| D. | 0.13 λ2 | 
| Answer» C. 0.013 Œª2 | |
| 584. | 
                                    Equipotential surfaces about a point charge are in which one of the following forms? | 
                            
| A. | Sphere | 
| B. | Planes | 
| C. | Cylinders | 
| D. | Cubes | 
| Answer» B. Planes | |
| 585. | 
                                    Mutual impedance is not depend upon | 
                            
| A. | magnitude of induced current | 
| B. | tuning condition | 
| C. | self impedance | 
| D. | phase relationship between induced and original currents | 
| Answer» D. phase relationship between induced and original currents | |
| 586. | 
                                    An antenna having a high Q has | 
                            
| A. | lower BW | 
| B. | higher BW | 
| C. | flat response | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. higher BW | |
| 587. | 
                                    The effective height of an antenna is slightly greater than physical height because | 
                            
| A. | wave velocity in conductor is less than its velocity in free space | 
| B. | wave velocity in conductor is more than its velocity in free space | 
| C. | resistance of conductor is less than that of free space | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. wave velocity in conductor is more than its velocity in free space | |
| 588. | 
                                    A microwave link uses only line-of-sight propagation. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | equal to its group velocity | 
| D. | less than the velocity of light in free space | 
| Answer» B. | |
| 589. | 
                                    Which of the following is not a wideband antenna? | 
                            
| A. | Marconi | 
| B. | Discone | 
| C. | Helical | 
| D. | Folded dipole | 
| Answer» B. Discone | |
| 590. | 
                                    The distance between maxima and minima of a standing wave is | 
                            
| A. | λ/4 | 
| B. | λ/2 | 
| C. | λ | 
| D. | 2λ | 
| Answer» B. Œª/2 | |
| 591. | 
                                    In terrestrial microwave links, the number of 'fades' per unit increases as | 
                            
| A. | both the transmission and the distance between the antennas are increased | 
| B. | the transmission frequency is increased but the distance between the antennas is decreased | 
| C. | the transmission frequency is decreased but the distance between the antennas is increased | 
| D. | both the transmission frequency and distance between the antennas are decreased | 
| Answer» C. the transmission frequency is decreased but the distance between the antennas is increased | |
| 592. | 
                                    Poynting theorem relates the electric intensity E, magnetic intensity H to the rate of energy flow per unit area at a point P as | 
                            
| A. | P = E/H | 
| B. | P = H/E | 
| C. | E = 1/E x H | 
| D. | P = E x H | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 593. | 
                                    The voltage and current distributions on a grounded λ/4 dipole (Marconi antenna) are similar to those of a half wave dipole in space. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | Poisson's equation | 
| D. | Kirchoff's node equation | 
| Answer» B. | |
| 594. | 
                                    If a and b are the dimensions of waveguide then | 
                            
| A. | a = 3b | 
| B. | a = 2b | 
| C. | a = b | 
| D. | a = b/4 | 
| Answer» C. a = b | |
| 595. | 
                                    In case of antenna the lower value of Q indicates | 
                            
| A. | higher bandwidth | 
| B. | lower bandwidth | 
| C. | higher distortion | 
| D. | lower distortion | 
| Answer» B. lower bandwidth | |
| 596. | 
                                    The input impedance for folded dipole antenna (two half dipole) is | 
                            
| A. | 73 n2 | 
| B. | 377 n2 | 
| C. | 73 n | 
| D. | 377 n | 
| Answer» B. 377 n2 | |
| 597. | 
                                    A medium of relative permittivity εr2 = 2 forms an interface with free space. A point source of EM energy is located in the medium at a depth of 1 meter from the interface. Due to the total internal reflection, the transmitted beam has a circular cross-section over the interface. The area of the beam cross section at the interface is given by | 
                            
| A. | 2p m2 | 
| B. | p2 m2 | 
| C. | m2 | 
| D. | p m2 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 598. | 
                                    The main difference between the broadside arrays and end fire arrays is that | 
                            
| A. | individual elements are fed with same current in broadside arrays and of different magnitude in end fire arrays | 
| B. | in broadside arrays the elements are equidistant whereas in end fire array the distance between elements increases progressively | 
| C. | the total number of elements in broadside array is always one and a half times that of elements in end fire arrays | 
| D. | in broadside array the individual elements are fed in, out of phase by 180° whereas in end fire array individual elements are fed with currents of equal magnitude but their phases vary progressively along the line in such a way as to make the entire arrangement substantially unidirectional | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 599. | 
                                    The total electrical energy emitted overall space from an electron of charge e and radius r is | 
                            
| A. | e/ε0r2 | 
| B. | e2/ε0r | 
| C. | e2/4pε0r2 | 
| D. | e2/8pε0r | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 600. | 
                                    Parabolic and lens antenna used at | 
                            
| A. | microwave frequency | 
| B. | medium frequency | 
| C. | low frequency | 
| D. | high frequency | 
| Answer» B. medium frequency | |