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951.

The effective refraction index of the ionosphere for radio wave is

A. more than unity
B. less than unity
C. equal to unity
D. either more or less than unity depending on the electron concentration
Answer» C. equal to unity
952.

A square corner reflector is used in

A. radio astronomy
B. tv broadcast
C. point to point communication
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
953.

A broadside array consisting of 200 cm wavelength with 10 half-wave dipole spacing 10 cm. And if each array element feeding with 1 amp. current and operating at same frequency then find the radiated power

A. 730 W
B. 73 W
C. 100 W
D. None
Answer» B. 73 W
954.

For a rectangular waveguide (a x b, a > b) to support only the TE10 mode at wavelength which one of the following pairs of in equalities is to be satisfied?

A. b < λ < 2b; λ > 2a
B. b < λ < 2b; λ < 2a
C. a < λ < 2b; λ < 2a
D. a < λ < 2b; λ > 2a
Answer» E.
955.

The magnetic field due to current I equals

A. I/2 pr
B. I/4 pr
C. I2/2 pr
D. I2/4 pr
Answer» B. I/4 pr
956.

The troposphere extends from earth surface to a height of

A. 15 km
B. 90 km
C. 150 km
D. 200 km
Answer» B. 90 km
957.

Half power point directions for broadside is

A. 60°
B. 30°
C. 45°
D. at any angle
Answer» B. 30¬∞
958.

When the phase velocity of an EM wave depends on frequency in any medium the phenomenon is called

A. scattering
B. polarisation
C. absorption
D. dispersion
Answer» C. absorption
959.

Which of the wave remains unaffected whether it is a day or night?

A. Sky wave
B. Ground wave
C. Tropospheric wave
D. Space wave
Answer» C. Tropospheric wave
960.

The effective height of a vertical radiator can be increased by

A. loading with lumped inductance
B. supporting on an insulator
C. capacitive loading
D. giving input more power
Answer» D. giving input more power
961.

Find the radiation resistance of an antenna of length λ/10 meter?

A. 8 Ω
B. 780 Ω
C. 7.8 Ω
D. 78 Ω
Answer» D. 78 Œ©
962.

A uniform plane wave is one in which

A. x = 0
B. .
C. and are perpendicular
D. and lie in a plane
Answer» E.
963.

Antenna used for T.V. broadcasting is

A. long dipole
B. metal horn
C. crossed dipole
D. log periodic
Answer» D. log periodic
964.

For frequency up to 1650 kHz, the transmitting antenna is used a

A. parabolic dish
B. vertical antenna
C. yagi antenna
D. turnstile antenna
Answer» C. yagi antenna
965.

Charge needed within a unit sphere centred at the origin for producing a potential field,

A. 12 pc
B. 60 pc
C. 120 pc
D. 180 pc
Answer» D. 180 pc
966.

Which of the following should dominant wave have?

A. Lowest cut off frequency
B. Highest cut off frequency
C. No attenuation
D. No phase shift
Answer» B. Highest cut off frequency
967.

The intrinsic impedance of free space

A. increases with increase of frequency
B. decreases with increase of frequency
C. is independent of frequency
D. none
Answer» D. none
968.

An open coil has

A. zero resistance and inductance
B. zero resistance and high inductance
C. infinite resistance and zero inductance
D. infinite resistance and normal inductance
Answer» D. infinite resistance and normal inductance
969.

A square corner reflector is used in which of the following?

A. TV broadcast
B. Point-to-point communication
C. Radio astronomy
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
970.

When a plane wave travelling in free space is incident normally on a medium having εr = 4.0, then fraction of power transmitted into the medium is given by

A. 43716
B. 43497
C. 43525
D. 43621
Answer» B. 43497
971.

What will happen to a bird sitting on a conductor?

A. It will die of shock
B. It will not die of shock because its claws are insulated
C. It will not die because it is insulated from earth and other conductors
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
972.

End fire array has narrow bandwidth.

A. 1
B.
Answer» B.
973.

Radiation resistance of half-wave dipole (λ/2) antenna is in free space

A. 73 Ω
B. 120 p
C. 36.5 Ω
D. 70 Ω
Answer» B. 120 p
974.

The I/P impedance of a long short circuited section of a loss less transmission line is

A. zero
B. inductive
C. capacitance
D. infinite
Answer» C. capacitance
975.

‚àá2 is

A. vector
B. scalar
C. depend on direction
D. none
Answer» C. depend on direction
976.

In a medium if ε, μ and σ are constant throughout the medium, then it is known as

A. perfect vacuum
B. distributed medium
C. homogeneous medium
D. dielectric medium
Answer» D. dielectric medium
977.

The refractive index of E layer at frequency of 81 N

A. 0
B. ‚àû
C. 1
D. 0.5
Answer» B. ‚àû
978.

The radiation pattern of Hertzian dipole in the plane perpendicular to dipole is a

A. null
B. circle
C. figure of eight
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
979.

End fire coupler is formed

A. when two equal radiators are operated in phase quadrature at a distance of λ/4 apart
B. when two equal radiators are operated in parallel at a distance of λ/4 apart
C. when two equal radiators are operated in phase quadrature at a distance of λ/2 apart
D. none of the above
Answer» B. when two equal radiators are operated in parallel at a distance of Œª/4 apart
980.

Which of the following is a better propagation mode to propagate television frequency modulation and radar signals?

A. Satellite communication
B. Ground propagation
C. Polarized communication
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Ground propagation
981.

If short-circuited and open circuited impedances are 5 ohms and 20 ohms, then characteristic impedance is

A. 1 ohms
B. 10 ohms
C. 25 ohms
D. 100 ohms
Answer» C. 25 ohms
982.

A unipole is also known as

A. omnidirectional radiator
B. unidirectional radiator
C. line radiator
D. none of the above
Answer» B. unidirectional radiator
983.

A wavelength of 1 mm could be expected in

A. VLF
B. HF
C. EHF
D. SHF
Answer» D. SHF
984.

When a wave is incident from the more dense into a less dense medium at an angle equal to or exceeding the critical angle, the wave suffers total internal __________ .

A. reflection
B. refraction
C. transmission
D. none of the above
Answer» C. transmission
985.

After reflection from a plane conducting surface, the apparent velocity of electromagnetic wave becomes greater than the velocity of light in free space is called

A. conventional velocity
B. phase velocity
C. propagation velocity
D. group velocity
Answer» C. propagation velocity
986.

A plane wave is characterized by the wave is

A. linearly polarized
B. circularly polarized
C. elliptically polarized
D. unpolarized
Answer» D. unpolarized
987.

The electric flux and field intensity inside a conducting sphere is

A. minimum
B. maximum
C. uniform
D. zero
Answer» E.
988.

Zoning is used with a dielectric antenna in order to

A. permit pin-point focusing
B. reduce the bulk of the lens
C. increase the bandwidth of the lens
D. correct the curvature of the wavefront from a horn that is too short
Answer» B. reduce the bulk of the lens
989.

The relative permeability is taken as unity for which of the following?

A. Air
B. Cobalt
C. Vacuum
D. Bismuth
Answer» B. Cobalt
990.

A broadside array is shown in figure in which the elements are placed at equal distances. The direction of maximum radiation is represented by

A. AA
B. BB
C. CC
D. DD
Answer» B. BB
991.

When a coil consisting of single turn rotates at a uniform speed in a magnetic field, the induced e.m.f. is

A. changing
B. reversing
C. steady
D. alternating
Answer» E.
992.

Television signals are propagated as ground waves.

A. 1
B.
C. f(z) = f0e-jβz
D. f(z) = f0 sin βz
Answer» B.
993.

The wave in wave guide has

A. group velocity inversely proportional to wavelength
B. larger frequency than in the free space
C. diminishing wavelength than in the free space
D. larger wavelength than in the free space
Answer» E.
994.

For a quarter wave transformer, characteristic impedance is related with input and load impedances as

A. Z0 = ZR/ZS
B. Z0 = ZR . ZS
Answer» C.
995.

In a four element Yagi-Uda antenna

A. there is one driven element, one director and two reflectors
B. there is one driven element, two directors and one reflector
C. there are two driven elements, one director and two reflectors
D. all the 4 elements are driven element
Answer» C. there are two driven elements, one director and two reflectors
996.

A wave is propagated in a waveguide at frequency of 9 GHz and separation is 2 cm between walls find cut off wavelength for dominant mode.

A. 4 cm
B. 1 cm
C. 2 cm
D. 8 cm
Answer» B. 1 cm
997.

Cassergain feed is used with a parabolic reflector to

A. increase the gain of the system
B. increase the beamwidth of the system
C. reduce the size of the main reflector
D. allow the feed to be placed at a convenient point
Answer» E.
998.

For a 400 kHz transmission line having L = 0.5 mH/km, C = 0.08 mF and negligible R and G, the value of propagation constant P will be

A. 15.9 radians/km
B. 31.8 radians/km
C. 63.6 radians/km
D. 105.4 radians/km
Answer» B. 31.8 radians/km
999.

For EM wave propagation in free space, the free space is defined as

A. σ = 0, ε = 1, μ ≠ 1, = 0
B. σ = 0, ε = 1, μ = 1, = 0, = 0
C. σ ≠ 0, ε > 1, μ < 1, ≠ 0, = 0
D. σ = 0, ε = 1, μ = 1, ≠ 0, ≠ 0
Answer» E.
1000.

The portion of the atmosphere closest to ground is called ionosphere.

A. 1
B.
Answer» C.