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8801.

Under ordinary circumstances, impulse noise can be reduced in

A. FM only
B. AM only
C. both AM and FM
D. none of the above
Answer» B. AM only
8802.

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
8803.

If output power of a radio receiver is doubled, its volume is increased by __________ dB.

A. 2
B. 3
C. 1
D. -3
Answer» C. 1
8804.

To eliminate ghosts in the picture

A. use a longer transmission line
B. connect a booster
C. change the antenna orientation of location
D. twist the transmission line
Answer» D. twist the transmission line
8805.

The frequency range of 300 kHz to 3000 kHz is known as

A. low frequency
B. medium frequency
C. high frequency
D. very high frequency
Answer» C. high frequency
8806.

Assertion (A): In FM the frequency of the carrier is varied by the modulating voltage

Reason (R): FM and PM are two forms of angle modulation.

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
8807.

For telegraphy the most commonly used modulation system is

A. FSK
B. two tone modulation
C. PCM
D. single tone modulation
Answer» B. two tone modulation
8808.

For a low level AM system, the amplifiers modulated stage must be

A. linear devices
B. harmonic devices
C. class C amplifiers
D. non-linear devices
Answer» B. harmonic devices
8809.

Which of the following does not cause losses in optical fibre cables?

A. Stepped index operation
B. Impurities
C. Microbending
D. Attenuation in glass
Answer» B. Impurities
8810.

Commercial Frequency deviation of FM is

A. 70 kHz
B. 75 kHz
C. 80 kHz
D. 65 kHz
Answer» C. 80 kHz
8811.

The colour of an object is decided by

A. the reflected colour
B. the wavelength transmitted through it
C. reflected colour for opaque object and wavelength transmitted through it for transparent objects
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
8812.

In Pulse Code Modulation system

A. large bandwidth is required
B. quantising noise can be overcome by companding
C. quantising noise can be reduced by decreasing the number of standard levels
D. suffers from the disadvantage of its incompatibly with TDM
Answer» B. quantising noise can be overcome by companding
8813.

Waveform shown in figure is that for

A. FM
B. PCM
C. AM-DSB
D. AM-SSB
Answer» D. AM-SSB
8814.

The disadvantage of FM over AM is that

A. high output power is needed
B. high modulating power is needed
C. noise is very high for high frequency
D. large bandwidth is required
Answer» E.
8815.

Which of the following is a digital modulation technique?

A. PCM
B. PSK
C. DM
D. All
Answer» E.
8816.

If in a broadcasting studio, a 1000 kHz carrier is modulated by an audio signal of frequency range 100-5000 kHz, the width of channel is __________ kHz.

A. 5
B. 4.9
C. 995
D. 10
Answer» E.
8817.

Which one of the following is analog?

A. PCM
B. PWM
C. Delta modulation
D. Differential PCM
Answer» C. Delta modulation
8818.

Which of the following is used to generate PDM?

A. Free running multi-vibrator
B. Monostable multi-vibrator
C. JK flip-flop
D. Schmitt trigger
Answer» C. JK flip-flop
8819.

A zero mean white Gaussian noise is passed through an ideal low pass filter of bandwidth 10 kHz. The output of the samples so obtained would be

A. correlated
B. statistically independent
C. uncorrelated
D. orthogonal
Answer» C. uncorrelated
8820.

What is the purpose of peak clipper circuits in radio transmitters?

A. To prevent overmodulation
B. To reduce bandwidth
C. To increase bandwidth
D. To regulate oscillator I/P voltage
Answer» B. To reduce bandwidth
8821.

In case of frequency modulation, modulating voltage remains constant if the modulating frequency is lowered, then

A. amplitude of distant sidebands decreases
B. amplitude of distant sidebands increases
C. amplitude of distant sidebands remains constant
D. amplitude of distant sidebands first increases, then decreases
Answer» C. amplitude of distant sidebands remains constant
8822.

If sampling is done at the rate of 10 kHz. The bandwidth required is

A. 35 kHz
B. 70 kHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 1280 kHz
Answer» B. 70 kHz
8823.

It is found that a ship to ship communication suffers from fading. This can be avoided by using

A. space diversity
B. frequency diversity
C. broad band antenna
D. directional antenna
Answer» C. broad band antenna
8824.

Full duplex operation-permits transmission in both directions at the same time.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8825.

In a TV receiver antenna the length of reflector rod

A. is the same as that of dipole
B. is less than that of dipole
C. is more than that of dipole
D. may be equal, more or less than that of dipole
Answer» D. may be equal, more or less than that of dipole
8826.

The modulation index of an FM is changed from 0 to 1. How does the transmitted power change?

A. Gets halved
B. Gets doubled
C. Gets increased by 50 percent
D. Remains unchanged
Answer» D. Remains unchanged
8827.

For AM receivers the standard IF frequency is

A. 106 kHz
B. 455 kHz
C. 1.07 MHz
D. 10.7 MHz
Answer» C. 1.07 MHz
8828.

The rate at which information can be carried through a communication channel depends on

A. carrier frequency
B. bandwidth
C. transmission loss
D. transmitted power
Answer» C. transmission loss
8829.

Some types of traps used in video IF amplifier of colour TV are

A. shunt traps
B. series traps
C. absorption traps
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
8830.

Direct and reflected sound waves may interfere with each other.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
8831.

A carrier is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves having modulation indices of 0.4 and 0.3. The total modulation index will be

A. 0.1
B. 0.7
C. 0.5
D. 0.35
Answer» D. 0.35
8832.

Which of the following is an indirect way of generating FM?

A. Armstrong modulator
B. Varactor diode modulator
C. Reactance FET modulator
D. Reactance bipolar transistor
Answer» B. Varactor diode modulator
8833.

A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated with 300 Hz, 800 Hz and 2 kHz audio sine waves. Which of the following frequency is least likely to be present in the output?

A. 1002 kHz
B. 1000 kHz
C. 999.2 kHz
D. 998.0 kHz
Answer» C. 999.2 kHz
8834.

In radar systems PRF stands for

A. Power Return Factor
B. Pulse Return Factor
C. Pulse Repetition Frequency
D. Pulse Response Factor
Answer» D. Pulse Response Factor
8835.

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
8836.

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
8837.

When the length of antenna is a whole wavelength

A. the radiation at right angles is zero
B. the radiation at right angles is maximum
C. the radiation is zero in all directions
D. the radiation is maximum in all directions
Answer» B. the radiation at right angles is maximum
8838.

A 400 W carrier is amplitude modulated with m = 0.75. The total power in AM is

A. 400 W
B. 512 W
C. 588 W
D. 650 W
Answer» C. 588 W
8839.

For a given carrier wave, maximum undistorted power is transmitted when value of modulation is

A. 1
B. 0.8
C. 0.5
D. 0
Answer» B. 0.8
8840.

A telephone channel requires a bandwidth of about

A. 1 kHz
B. 3 kHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 50 kHz
Answer» C. 10 kHz
8841.

As per Shannon-Hartley theorem, a noise less Gaussian channel has

A. zero capacity
B. infinite capacity
C. small capacity
D. none of the above
Answer» C. small capacity
8842.

DVD uses

A. Laser beam for both recording and playback
B. Laser beam for recording and video head for playback
C. Video head for recording and laser beam for playback
D. None of the above
Answer» B. Laser beam for recording and video head for playback
8843.

Fourier analysis indicate that a square wave can be represented as

A. a fundamental sine wave and odd harmonics
B. a fundamental sine wave and even harmonics
C. a fundamental sine wave and harmonics
D. fundamental and subharmonic sine waves
Answer» B. a fundamental sine wave and even harmonics
8844.

If the target cross-section is changing, the best scanning system for accurate tracking is

A. lobe switching
B. monopulse
C. sequential lobing
D. conical scanning
Answer» C. sequential lobing
8845.

Audio systems use transverse recording.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
8846.

If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then the modulation index is

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
8847.

Frequency modulation consists in

A. varying the frequency and amplitude of the carrier in accordance with the instantaneous value of modulating signal
B. varying the amplitude of the carrier in accordance with the instantaneous value of the modulating voltage
C. varying the frequency of the carrier voltage in accordance with the instantaneous value of the modulating voltage
D. vary the frequency of the carrier voltage
Answer» D. vary the frequency of the carrier voltage
8848.

How can the quantizing noise be reduced?

A. By using de-emphasis circuit
B. By using RF amplifier in the receiver
C. By increasing the number of quantization levels
D. By sending sloping pulses
Answer» D. By sending sloping pulses
8849.

In high power AM transmission, modulation is done at

A. IF stage
B. buffer stage
C. RF stage
D. oscillator stage
Answer» E.
8850.

In a CD player the laser uses

A. silicon semiconductor
B. silicon/germanium semiconductor
C. aluminium gallium arsenide semiconductor
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above