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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.
| 601. | 
                                    The electric intensity for free space is given by | 
                            
| A. | ε0d | 
| B. | σ/ε0 | 
| C. | σ.ε0 | 
| D. | d/ε0 | 
| Answer» D. d/Œµ0 | |
| 602. | 
                                    The bidirectional pattern of a broadside array can be converted into unidirectional by | 
                            
| A. | maintaining the distance of λ/4 between the elements | 
| B. | maintaining the distance of λ/2 between the elements | 
| C. | installing an identical array behind the main array at distance λ/4 and exciting it by current leading in phase by 90° | 
| D. | installing an identical array behind the main array at distance λ/2 and exciting it by current leading in phase by 120° | 
| Answer» D. installing an identical array behind the main array at distance Œª/2 and exciting it by current leading in phase by 120¬∞ | |
| 603. | 
                                    The term __________ applies to troposcatter propagation | 
                            
| A. | SIDS | 
| B. | atmospheric storms | 
| C. | coulomb/newton-metre | 
| D. | coulomb2/newton-metre | 
| Answer» C. coulomb/newton-metre | |
| 604. | 
                                    If the electric field intensity associated with a uniform plane electromagnetic wave travelling in a perfect dielectric medium is given by E(z, t) = 10 cos (2p x 107t - 0.1 pz) volt/metre, then the velocity of the travelling wave is | 
                            
| A. | 3.0 x 108 m/sec | 
| B. | 2 x 108 m/sec | 
| C. | 6.28 x 107 m/sec | 
| D. | 2 x 107 m/sec | 
| Answer» C. 6.28 x 107 m/sec | |
| 605. | 
                                    Which of the following will increase the antenna radiation efficiency? | 
                            
| A. | Top loading of antenna | 
| B. | Any of the above | 
| C. | phase shifter | 
| D. | an attenuator | 
| Answer» D. an attenuator | |
| 606. | 
                                    The essential condition for antenna array to be linear is that | 
                            
| A. | individual antennas of the array must be of equal size | 
| B. | individual antennas of the array must be equally spaced along a straight line | 
| C. | any two individual antennas of the array must not be in the same direction | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. any two individual antennas of the array must not be in the same direction | |
| 607. | 
                                    Surface waves can propagate on Piezoelectric substrates. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| Answer» B. | |
| 608. | 
                                    A rectangular waveguide having TE10 mode as dominant mode is having a cut off frequency of 18 GHz for the TE30 mode. The inner broad wall dimension of the rectangular waveguide is | 
                            
| A. | 5/3 cm | 
| B. | 5 cm | 
| C. | 5/2 cm | 
| D. | 10 cm | 
| Answer» D. 10 cm | |
| 609. | 
                                    Which of the following does not characterize a ferromagnetic material? | 
                            
| A. | Coercivity | 
| B. | Permeability | 
| C. | Permittivity | 
| D. | Reluctance | 
| Answer» D. Reluctance | |
| 610. | 
                                    The force acting on a charge q moving with velocity in a region of electric field and magnetic field is | 
                            
| A. | r + x | 
| B. | q( + x ) | 
| C. | q( + x ) | 
| D. | q | 
| Answer» D. q | |
| 611. | 
                                    Many circles are drawn in a Smith chart used for transmission line calculations. The circle shown in the figure represents | 
                            
| A. | unit circles | 
| B. | constant resistance circles | 
| C. | constant reactance circles | 
| D. | constant reflection coefficient circles | 
| Answer» C. constant reactance circles | |
| 612. | 
                                    A perfect conductor is a perfect absorber of electromagnetic waves. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | the level of the acid | 
| D. | the eventual damages caused to the plates | 
| Answer» B. | |
| 613. | 
                                    A medium is said to be isotropic when | 
                            
| A. | ‚àà = 0 | 
| B. | ∈ = μ | 
| C. | ∈ = σ | 
| D. | ‚àà is scalar constant | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 614. | 
                                    The unit of magnetic flux density is | 
                            
| A. | farad/metre | 
| B. | ohm/metre | 
| C. | tesla | 
| D. | ampere/metre | 
| Answer» D. ampere/metre | |
| 615. | 
                                    For transmission of waveform a dielectric medium of permittivity ε1 into a dielectric medium of lower permittivity ε2 , (ε1 > ε2) the critical angle of incidence θc (relative to the interface) is given by | 
                            
| A. | sin-1 | 
| B. | cos-1 | 
| C. | tan-1 | 
| Answer» D. | |
| 616. | 
                                    Which of the following is high frequency transmission line? | 
                            
| A. | An impedance transformer | 
| B. | Frequency compensator | 
| C. | Flying resistor | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» B. Frequency compensator | |
| 617. | 
                                    If H = 0.1 sin (108p t + βλ) A/m for a plane wave propagating in free space, then the time average Poynting vector is | 
                            
| A. | (0.6psin2 βy) w/m2 | 
| B. | - 0.6p w/m2 | 
| C. | 1.2p w/m2 | 
| D. | - 1.2p w/m2 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 618. | 
                                    For frequencies upto 1650 kHz __________ antenna is used | 
                            
| A. | yagi | 
| B. | grounded | 
| C. | turnstile | 
| D. | marconi | 
| Answer» B. grounded | |
| 619. | 
                                    The velocity factor of a transmission line | 
                            
| A. | mainly depends on the skin effect | 
| B. | is always higher for a solid dielectric than for air | 
| C. | mainly depends on the dielectric constant of the material used | 
| D. | increases the velocity along the transmission line | 
| Answer» D. increases the velocity along the transmission line | |
| 620. | 
                                    Divergence of curl A is | 
                            
| A. | ‚àá . (‚àá x A) = 1 | 
| B. | ‚àá . (‚àá x A) = 0 | 
| C. | ‚àá . (‚àá x A) = ‚àá | 
| D. | ‚àá . (‚àá x A) = - ‚àû | 
| Answer» C. ‚àá . (‚àá x A) = ‚àá | |
| 621. | 
                                    Broadcasting antennas are generally | 
                            
| A. | omnidirectional type | 
| B. | vertical type | 
| C. | horizontal type | 
| D. | helical | 
| Answer» C. horizontal type | |
| 622. | 
                                    The maximum effective aperture of an antenna which is operating at wavelength of 2 m and has directivity of 100 is | 
                            
| A. | 15.92 | 
| B. | 31.84 | 
| C. | 2.18 | 
| D. | 3.184 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 623. | 
                                    There is no radiation at right angles to the plane of the array, is end fire array. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | Dielectric loss | 
| D. | Leakage loss in insulation | 
| Answer» B. | |
| 624. | 
                                    Directivity and beamwidth is related as | 
                            
| A. | D ‚àù B | 
| B. | D ‚àù 1/B | 
| C. | D ‚àù B | 
| D. | D ‚àù B2 | 
| Answer» C. D ‚àù B | |
| 625. | 
                                    The characteristic impedance of loss less transmission line is | 
                            
| A. | 1/LC | 
| B. | C/L | 
| C. | combination of conduction and displacement current | 
| D. | conduction current only | 
| Answer» C. combination of conduction and displacement current | |
| 626. | 
                                    A T.V. station works at 300 MHz and radiates 100 kW of power. This signal received at a distance of 200 km will be | 
                            
| A. | a few μV/m due to attenuation by atmosphere | 
| B. | 1-5 mV due to ionospheric reflection | 
| C. | nil since propagation is line of sight | 
| D. | nil because signal fades completely at 300 MHz | 
| Answer» D. nil because signal fades completely at 300 MHz | |
| 627. | 
                                    Transverse magnetic (TM) waves have | 
                            
| A. | magnetic field component H in the direction of propagation | 
| B. | electric field component E in the direction of propagation | 
| C. | magnetic field component H in the direction of propagation and no component of electric field E in this direction | 
| D. | electric field component E in the direction of propagation and no component of magnetic field H in this direction | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 628. | 
                                    For the same length of arrays, half power beam-width of binomial array | 
                            
| A. | is equal to that of uniform arrays | 
| B. | is less than that of uniform array | 
| C. | is more than that of uniform array | 
| D. | is negligible as compared to that of uniform array | 
| Answer» D. is negligible as compared to that of uniform array | |
| 629. | 
                                    A rectangular waveguide measures 3 x 4.5 cm internally and has a 10 GHz signal propagated in it. Calculate the guide wavelength for dominant mode. | 
                            
| A. | 13.5 m | 
| B. | 3 m | 
| C. | 88/3 m | 
| D. | 3/88 m | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 630. | 
                                    MUF is depend upon | 
                            
| A. | electron density of the ionospheric layer | 
| B. | 11 year sun spot cycle | 
| C. | received frequency by receiver | 
| D. | height of ionospheric layer | 
| Answer» D. height of ionospheric layer | |
| 631. | 
                                    The maximum effective aperture of a microwave antenna which has a directivity of 900, will be | 
                            
| A. | 71.619 λ2 | 
| B. | 716.19 λ2 | 
| C. | 7161.9 λ2 | 
| D. | 71619 λ2 | 
| Answer» B. 716.19 Œª2 | |
| 632. | 
                                    Waveguides are generally used above | 
                            
| A. | 20 MHz | 
| B. | 100 MHz | 
| C. | 200 MHz | 
| D. | 1000 MHz | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 633. | 
                                    The attenuation factor in parallel plane guides is given by | 
                            
| A. | a = power lost/power transmitted | 
| B. | a = 2 x power lost/power transmitted | 
| C. | a = power lost per unit length/2 x power transmitted | 
| D. | a is always constant | 
| Answer» D. a is always constant | |
| 634. | 
                                    The wavelength of an electromagnetic wave after reflection at angle on a surface | 
                            
| A. | remains same as the wavelength perpendicular to the surface | 
| B. | remains same in the free space | 
| C. | increases in actual direction of propagation | 
| D. | decreases in actual direction of propagation | 
| Answer» C. increases in actual direction of propagation | |
| 635. | 
                                    D-layer extends approximately from | 
                            
| A. | 50 to 90 km | 
| B. | 20 to 50 km | 
| C. | 90 to 110 km | 
| D. | up to 50 km | 
| Answer» B. 20 to 50 km | |
| 636. | 
                                    Troposphere is the upper part of the Earth's atmosphere which absorbs large quantities of Sun's radiations. | 
                            
| A. | 1 | 
| B. | |
| C. | increases | 
| D. | decreases | 
| Answer» C. increases | |
| 637. | 
                                    Self impedance is | 
                            
| A. | same for transmitting (Tt) and receiving antenna (Tr) | 
| B. | Tt > Tr | 
| C. | Tr > Tt | 
| D. | no relation | 
| Answer» B. Tt > Tr | |
| 638. | 
                                    If a electromagnetic signal is incident at 0° in a waveguide then at other port of waveguide we will get | 
                            
| A. | zero power | 
| B. | ‚àû power | 
| C. | depend upon input signal strength | 
| D. | depend on frequency | 
| Answer» B. ‚àû power | |
| 639. | 
                                    Which of the following wave remains unaffected during day and night? | 
                            
| A. | Tropospheric wave | 
| B. | Sky wave | 
| C. | Ground wave | 
| D. | None of the above | 
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 640. | 
                                    The radiation pattern of loop antenna is | 
                            
| A. | circle | 
| B. | semicircle | 
| C. | elliptical | 
| D. | cardoid or Limacon | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 641. | 
                                    The simplest standing wave is due to the value of reflection co-efficient is | 
                            
| A. | -1 | 
| B. | zero | 
| C. | unity | 
| D. | infinity | 
| Answer» D. infinity | |
| 642. | 
                                    Polystyrene has a relative permittivity of 2.7. If the wave is incident at an angle θi of 30° from air into polystyrene, the angle of transmission will be nearly | 
                            
| A. | 0.2° | 
| B. | 2° | 
| C. | 18° | 
| D. | 48° | 
| Answer» D. 48¬∞ | |
| 643. | 
                                    Antenna efficiency of antenna is, if radiation resistance is 370 Ω and loss resistance is 100 Ω | 
                            
| A. | 0.8 | 
| B. | 0.87 | 
| C. | 0.78 | 
| D. | 0.2127 | 
| Answer» D. 0.2127 | |
| 644. | 
                                    Radiation intensity does not depend upon | 
                            
| A. | the antenna direction | 
| B. | antenna width | 
| C. | both (a) and (b) | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. both (a) and (b) | |
| 645. | 
                                    In case of surface waves the field strength at a point is directly proportional to | 
                            
| A. | antenna height | 
| B. | wave frequency | 
| C. | current of the antenna | 
| D. | distance of the point from the antenna | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 646. | 
                                    A waveguide behave as | 
                            
| A. | high Pass filter | 
| B. | low Pass filter | 
| C. | band Pass filter | 
| D. | all Pass filter | 
| Answer» B. low Pass filter | |
| 647. | 
                                    The force in a magnetic field is given by F = qvB | 
                            
| A. | F and q are perpendicular and v and B are perpendicular | 
| B. | F and q only are perpendicular to each other | 
| C. | F and v, F and B are mutually perpendicular to each other and v and B at any angle between them | 
| D. | All the four components are perpendicular to each other | 
| Answer» B. F and q only are perpendicular to each other | |
| 648. | 
                                    In a horizontal polarized wave | 
                            
| A. | magnetic field is perpendicular to ground | 
| B. | magnetic field component is parallel to ground | 
| C. | electric field component is perpendicular to ground | 
| D. | electric field is parallel to ground | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 649. | 
                                    Find cut off wavelength for mode TE11 in a circular waveguide having radius 2 cm. Assume K'a = 1.841 | 
                            
| A. | 4 cm | 
| B. | 6.82 cm | 
| C. | 8 cm | 
| D. | 68.2 cm | 
| Answer» C. 8 cm | |
| 650. | 
                                    VSWR can have any value between | 
                            
| A. | 0 and 1 | 
| B. | - 1 to + 1 | 
| C. | 0 to ‚àû | 
| D. | 1 to ‚àû | 
| Answer» E. | |