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9201.

In which of the following frequency bands are the standard AM radio broadcast stations?

A. MF
B. HF
C. VHF
D. UHF
Answer» E.
9202.

If carrier is modulated by a digital bit stream having one of the possible phases of 0 , 90 , 180 , and 270 , then modulation is called

A. BPSK
B. QPSK
C. QAM
D. MSK
Answer» C. QAM
9203.

Johnson noise is

A. white for all Practical application
B. always white
C. depends on temperature
D. never white
Answer» B. always white
9204.

For real and odd signals, the Fourier series coefficient an is

A. purely imaginary
B. purely real and even
C. purely imaginary and odd
D. purely real and odd
Answer» C. purely imaginary and odd
9205.

An amplitude modulated wave is
e = 50 (1 + 0.4 cos 1000 t + 0.3 cos 10000 t) cos 107 t

A. 0.5
B. 0.3
C. 0.7
D. 0.4
Answer» B. 0.3
9206.

The efficiency of a horn speaker is about

A. 10%
B. 40%
C. 60%
D. 80%
Answer» C. 60%
9207.

If A = 20 and B = - 7 in PASCAL, A mod B =

A. 6
B. 2
C. - 1
D. 3
Answer» B. 2
9208.

Which of the following is unlikely to happen when quantising noise is decreased in PCM?

A. Increased bandwidth
B. Increased channel noise
C. Increased number of standard levels
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
9209.

In ALU 1C 74181 the addition and subtraction is in

A. 2's complement
B. 1's complement
C. binary
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 1's complement
9210.

The block diagram of AM transmitter in which high level modulation is used as shown in figure. The block X could be

A. audio power amplifier
B. buffer RF amplifier
C. compressor amplifier
D. none of the above
Answer» C. compressor amplifier
9211.

In FM 'guard band' is provided

A. to limit upper frequency limit
B. to limit lower frequency limit
C. so that there is less adjacent channel interference
D. to limit transmitted power of a station
Answer» D. to limit transmitted power of a station
9212.

Assertion (A): FM requires more bandwidth than AM

Reason (R): Wide band FM is used for broadcast transmissions.

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
9213.

A frequency doubler has an FM signal input at 13 MHz with a deviation of 5 kHz. The output, frequency for the carrier will be

A. 26 MHz
B. 26.1 MHz
C. 10 kHz
D. 160 kHz
Answer» E.
9214.

Which of the following is not a valid real constant in C?

A. 426
B. 321.0
C. -621.231
D. +201.2314
Answer» B. 321.0
9215.

Which of the following is not a valid integer constant in C (for 16 bit)?

A. 321
B. -162
C. -65321
D. +1
Answer» D. +1
9216.

Which of the following is not an integer constant?

A. 0
B. -8
C. +1074
D. -8.1
Answer» E.
9217.

Which of the following is a computer language?

A. MS WORD
B. Page maker
C. MS EXCEL
D. LISP
Answer» E.
9218.

Let JCOKE = 98 and LPEPSI = 42 Consider the statement

IF (JCOKE - 3 * LPEPSI) 5, 6, 7
5 JCOKE = JCOKE + 5
6 JCOKE = JCOKE + 8
7 JCOKE = JCOKE + 11

The value of JCOKE after the execution of above statement will be

A. 103
B. 106
C. 109
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 106
9219.

Which of the following DO statements is invalid in FORTRAN 77?

A. DO 161 = 1, 15
B. DO 16 1 = 1, 10, 1
C. DO 16 I = - 5, 5, 2
D. none of the above
Answer» E.
9220.

Consider the following DO statement in Fortran 77

DO 52 N = 1, 10, 3

The number of DO loop executions in the above statement is

A. 1
B. 10
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» E.
9221.

The number of noise sources in a BJT are

A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
Answer» B. 2
9222.

Which of the following is invalid in Basic?

A. A ** B + - C
B. A ** B - C
C. A * B - C
D. A * B - C ** D
Answer» B. A ** B - C
9223.

Read the following statements about files in Pascal

  1. A file is a data structure which consists of a sequence of components of the same type.
  2. The number of components in a file is variable.
  3. The components in a file can be accessed only sequentially starting from the beginning of the file.
Which of the above are correct?

A. All
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1 and 3 only
Answer» B. 1 and 2 only
9224.

Consider the following C program int ram

float alpha, gamma
ram = 6400
alpha = 0.562
gamma = alpha * ram + 1


Now consider the following statements about this program

  1. ram is an integer variable
  2. alpha, gamma are real variables
  3. *, + are arithmetic operators
  4. 0.562 may be an integer constant or real constant
Which of the above are correct?

A. All
B. 1, 2, 3 only
C. 2, 3, 4 only
D. 1, 2, 4 only
Answer» C. 2, 3, 4 only
9225.

EEPROM permits

A. read operation only
B. read and byte erase operations
C. read, byte erase and byte write operations
D. read, byte erase, byte write and chip erase operations
Answer» E.
9226.

While selecting a memory chip the feature which should be examined is

A. capacity
B. ac characteristics
C. dc characteristics
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
9227.

Which of the following can not be used as a variable name in C?

A. else
B. coal
C. ram
D. vendy
Answer» B. coal
9228.

In Java it is possible to have

  1. An array of integers
  2. An array of string objects
  3. An array of arrays
  4. An array on integer and strings
Which of the above are correct?

A. All
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 2 only
D. 1, 3 and 4 only
Answer» C. 1 and 2 only
9229.

A 256 x 4 EPROM has

A. 8 address pins and 4 data pins
B. 8 address pins and 8 data pins
C. 4 address pins and 8 data pins
D. 4 address pins and 4 data pins
Answer» B. 8 address pins and 8 data pins
9230.

To evaluate X = (A + B + 1.2) * (A + B - C) the sequence of operation is

A. + + + - * =
B. * + + + - =
C. + + - * + =
D. - + + + * =
Answer» B. * + + + - =
9231.

Non-coherently detection is not possible for

A. PSK
B. ASK
C. FSK
D. both (a) and (c)
Answer» B. ASK
9232.

Energy content of atmospheric noise

A. does not depend on frequency
B. decreases as frequency is increased
C. increases as frequency is increased
D. either (a) or (c) depending on the temperature
Answer» C. increases as frequency is increased
9233.

Tracking of extra terrestrial objects requires

A. high transmitting power
B. very sensitive receiver
C. fully steerable antenna
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
9234.

Assertion (A): Free space does not interfere with normal radiation and propagation of radio waves

Reason (R): Free space has no magnetic or gravitational fields.

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
9235.

The colour subcarrier and sidebands produced by its modulation with the chrominance signals are accommodated in the standard channel width by the process of

A. frequency adjustment
B. frequency interleaving
C. frequency changing
D. frequency amalgamation
Answer» C. frequency changing
9236.

In colour TV receiver, varactor diode is used for

A. detection
B. rectification
C. tuning
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
9237.

In standing wave pattern on a transmission line

A. voltage and current nodes coincide
B. voltage and current antinodes coincide
C. voltage nodes and current antinodes as well as current nodes and voltage antinodes coincide
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
9238.

In the figure , the output y(t) will be

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/534-934-3.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/534-934-4.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/534-934-5.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/534-934-6.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/534-934-6.png">
9239.

A carrier wave carries information.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9240.

A telephone exchange has 9000 subscribers. If the number of calls originating at peak time is 10, 000 in one hour, the calling rate is

A. 0.9
B. 10/9
C. 0.81
D. 0.1
Answer» C. 0.81
9241.

Which of the following is the indirect way of FM generation?

A. Reactance bipolar transistor modulator
B. Armstrong modulator
C. Varactor diode modulator
D. Reactance FM modulator
Answer» C. Varactor diode modulator
9242.

If C is capacity of noisy channel, (bits/s), f is bandwidth Hz and S/N is signal to noise ratio, then

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/523-621-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/523-621-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/523-621-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/523-621-4.png">
Answer» B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/communication-systems/523-621-2.png">
9243.

If the bandwidth is increased by 2, the FM AM (where is the ratio of SNR of output to SNR at input, FM is frequency modulation and AM is amplitude modulation) is increased by a factor of

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
Answer» D. 6
9244.

Frequency shift keying is used mostly in

A. telegraphy
B. telephony
C. satellite communication
D. radio transmission
Answer» B. telephony
9245.

A cordless telephone using separate frequencies for transmission in base and portable units is known as

A. duplex arrangement
B. half duplex arrangement
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. half duplex arrangement
9246.

For attenuation of high frequencies we should use

A. shunt capacitance
B. series capacitance
C. inductance
D. resistance
Answer» B. series capacitance
9247.

A modem is classified as low speed if data rate handled is

A. upto 100 bps
B. upto 250 bps
C. upto 400 bps
D. upto 600 bps
Answer» E.
9248.

A woofer should be fed from the input through a

A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. band pass filter
D. band stop filter
Answer» B. high pass filter
9249.

VSB modulation is preferred in TV because

A. it reduces the bandwidth requirement to half
B. it avoids phase distortion at low frequencies
C. it results in better reception
D. none of the above
Answer» B. it avoids phase distortion at low frequencies
9250.

Which of the following parameters is negligible in transmission lines?

A. R
B. L
C. C
D. G
Answer» E.