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9051.

A digital watch contains

A. quartz crystal oscillator
B. RC oscillator
C. LC oscillator
D. either quartz or RC oscillator
Answer» B. RC oscillator
9052.

The satellites used for intercontinental communication are called

A. Comsat
B. Domsat
C. Marisat
D. Intelsat
Answer» E.
9053.

Which type of modulator amplifier is used in AM transmitter?

A. Class A
B. Class B
C. Classes AB
D. Class C with negative feedback
Answer» E.
9054.

A frequency multiplier stage should operate as

A. class A
B. class B
C. class AB
D. class C
Answer» C. class AB
9055.

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.
9056.

Good frequency stability can be available

A. crystal oscillators
B. Hartley oscillators
C. colpitts oscillators
D. none of the above
Answer» B. Hartley oscillators
9057.

A bit synchronizer regenerates at the receiver a clock waveform which is

A. synchronous with original clock waveform
B. out of phase by 180 with original clock waveform
C. out of phase by 90 with the original clock waveform
D. none of the above
Answer» B. out of phase by 180 with original clock waveform
9058.

Probability of error in DPSK is less than PSK

A. true
B. false
C. equal
D. depend upon noise
Answer» B. false
9059.

Zero mean Gaussian noise of variance N is applied to a half wave rectifier. The mean squared value of the rectified output will be

A. 0
B. N/2
C. N/
D. <span class="root">2</span>
E. N
Answer» C. N/
9060.

In radar display system PPI stands for

A. Pulse Position Indicator
B. Plan Position Indicator
C. Phase Position Indicator
D. Point Position Indicator
Answer» C. Phase Position Indicator
9061.

A plot of modulation index vs carrier amplitude yields a

A. horizontal line
B. vertical line
C. parabola
D. hyperbola
Answer» E.
9062.

Electronic tubes used for transmitter differ from their counterparts in the receivers in respect that

A. they are large in size
B. they are capable of handling large powers
C. they generate large amount of heat when in operation
D. none of the above
Answer» E.
9063.

Consider the following types of distortions in diode detectors

  1. Distortion is caused due to the reason that dc and ac load impedances are unequal
  2. Distortion is caused because ac load impedance has a reactive component at high audio frequencies
  3. Audio frequency diode current is less than dc current
Which of the above are true?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
Answer» C. 1 and 3
9064.

In a phase discriminator fc, is the IF to which primary circuit is tuned. Consider the following statements: The primary and secondary voltages are

  1. exactly 90 out of phase when input frequency is fc
  2. more than 90 out of phase when input frequency is higher than fc
  3. less than 90 out of phase when input frequency is lower than fc
Which of the above statements is correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3
Answer» B. 1 and 2
9065.

Satellites used for international communication are called

A. cossort
B. domsat
C. marisat
D. intelsat
Answer» E.
9066.

The modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1. The transmitted power is

A. unchanged
B. halved
C. increased by 50%
D. quadrupled
Answer» D. quadrupled
9067.

In a radio receiver the input from local oscillator is fed to

A. RF amplifier
B. mixer
C. IF amplifier
D. detector
Answer» C. IF amplifier
9068.

Which one of the following is digital?

A. Pulse code modulation
B. Pulse width modulation
C. Pulse frequency modulation
D. Pulse position modulation
Answer» B. Pulse width modulation
9069.

A shadow zone does not receive any space wave

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9070.

In frequency modulation noise can be further reduced by

A. increasing deviation
B. reducing deviation
C. reducing carrier frequency
D. increasing signal amplitude
Answer» B. reducing deviation
9071.

Pick the odd one out

A. PPM
B. PDM
C. PWM
D. PLM
Answer» B. PDM
9072.

In a colour TV receiver SAW filter consists of

A. piezoelectric substrate on which are deposited two inter, digital transducers
B. photo conductive substrate which are deposited two inter digital transducers
C. photo voltaic substrate which are deposited two inter digital transducers
D. photo resistive substrate which are deposited two inter digital transducers
Answer» B. photo conductive substrate which are deposited two inter digital transducers
9073.

Automatic sensitivity control by target voltage control is easily possible in

A. Vidicon
B. Plumbicon
C. New vicon
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. Plumbicon
9074.

The start of modern computer age was started by the event

A. development of disc drive
B. development of transistor
C. development of Hollerith code
D. design of EVIAC computer
Answer» C. development of Hollerith code
9075.

Which of the following is not correct?

A. In SSB amplitude modulated system, the transmitter circuit has to be more stable leading to better reception
B. In SSB amplitude modulated system more channel space is available as compared to double sideband amplitude modulated system
C. In SSB amplitude modulated system the signal is more noise resistant as compared to double sideband system
D. An SSB-AM system requires lesser power (for the same signal strength) as compared to DSB-AM system
Answer» B. In SSB amplitude modulated system more channel space is available as compared to double sideband amplitude modulated system
9076.

Assertion (A): Data communication using digital data must be very accurate.

Reason (R): In analog signals redundancy is available but in digital signals redundancy is not available.

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» B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
9077.

To couple a coaxial line to a parallel line wire it is best to use

A. slotted line
B. balun
C. directional coupler
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/506-239-1.png">
E. transformer
Answer» C. directional coupler
9078.

The total bandwidth needed for an AM signal at 55.25 MHz with 0.5 MHz video modulation is

A. 0.25 MHz
B. 0.5 MHz
C. 1 MHz
D. 10 MHz
Answer» D. 10 MHz
9079.

The bandwidth required for amplitude modulation is

A. half the frequency of modulating signal
B. equal to the frequency of modulating signal
C. twice the frequency of modulating signal
D. four times the frequency of modulating signal
Answer» D. four times the frequency of modulating signal
9080.

At night D layer of ionosphere is absent.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9081.

Diffraction of EM waves

A. arises only with spherical wave front
B. may occur around the edge of an obstacle
C. occurs when waves pass through a big slot
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
9082.

Colour picture tube needs higher anode voltage and needs larger beam and cathode currents than monochrome tube because

A. it is bigger in size
B. it has higher level of illumination
C. the tube has to illuminate three phosphors simultaneously
D. the tube has lower efficiency because of aperture mask
Answer» E.
9083.

In PM, without any modulation, all the transmitted pulses have the same

A. amplitude
B. width
C. amplitude and spacing
D. amplitude, spacing and width
Answer» E.
9084.

The unit of loudness is

A. phon
B. sone
C. decibel
D. mel
Answer» D. mel
9085.

In push button type telephone set, pressing a button generates

A. one frequency
B. two high frequencies
C. two low frequencies
D. one low frequency and one high frequency
Answer» E.
9086.

If sound wave has an intensity of 10 Pa. The dB level is about

A. 1.139 dB
B. 11.39 dB
C. 113.9 dB
D. 1139 dB
Answer» D. 1139 dB
9087.

The intermediate frequencies in VCR are

A. video 38.9 MHz and audio 33.4 MHz
B. 38.9 MHz for both video and audio
C. 33.4 MHz for both video and audio
D. 33.4 MHz for video and 38.9 MHz for audio
Answer» B. 38.9 MHz for both video and audio
9088.

Assertion (A): In TV scanning is done from left to right and top to bottom.

Reason (R): Interlaced scanning is useful in eliminating flicker

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
9089.

The seven segment display used in watches and clocks generally uses

A. LED
B. LCD
C. Photodiode
D. FET
Answer» B. LCD
9090.

When a signal is quantized such that the step size S is small in comparison with the peak to peak range of the signal, the mean square quantization error is equal to

A. S
B. <sup>2</sup>
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/515-437-1.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/515-437-2.png">
E. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/515-437-3.png">
Answer» E. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/515-437-3.png">
9091.

If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then modulating frequency is

A. 159 Hz
B. 1590 Hz
C. 1.59 MHz
D. 15.9 MHz
Answer» C. 1.59 MHz
9092.

Assertion (A): Many times a radar cannot detect 'grounding hopping' military aircraft.

Reason (R): Ground interference limits the range of radar.

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
9093.

Entropies associated with an extremely unlikely message and that with an extremely likely message are respectively

A. 0 and 0
B. 1 and 1
C. 1 and 0
D. 0 and 1
Answer» B. 1 and 1
9094.

Frequency shifting keying is basically a method involving

A. amplitude modulation
B. frequency modulation
C. phase modulation
D. none of the above
Answer» C. phase modulation
9095.

Which of the following codes provides parity checks?

A. CCITT-2
B. EBCDIC
C. ASCII
D. Baudot
Answer» D. Baudot
9096.

A signal having uniformly distributed amplitude in the interval (- V to + V) is to be encoded using PCM with uniform quantization. The signal to quantization noise ratio is determined by

A. dynamic range of signal
B. sampling rate
C. number of quantizing levels
D. power spectrum of signal
Answer» C. number of quantizing levels
9097.

Bipolar signalling uses the following bits

A. -1, +1
B. -1, 0, +1
C. 0, 1
D. -1, 0
Answer» C. 0, 1
9098.

The first geostationary satellite was named

A. Intelsat I
B. Intelsat II
C. Intelsat III
D. Early bird
Answer» E.
9099.

In a colour TV receiver, which of the following incorporates colour saturation control?

A. Chroma detector
B. Colour killer circuit
C. SAW filter
D. Chroma amplifier
Answer» E.
9100.

Which of the following oscillator is not in FM?

A. Crystal oscillator
B. Hartley oscillator
C. Colpitts oscillator
D. All of the above
Answer» C. Colpitts oscillator