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9251.

The width of a radio beam from a 1 m diameter parabolic antenna at 10 GHz is about

A. 100
B. 50
C. 5
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
9252.

The diagram to show distance time history of electrons in klystron amplifier is called

A. apple gate diagram
B. asynchronous diagram
C. bunching diagram
D. velocity modulation diagram
Answer» B. asynchronous diagram
9253.

Impedance level of Impatt diodes is generally lower than that of Gunn diodes

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9254.

A quarter wave line open circuited at far end behaves as

A. inductance
B. L and C in parallel
C. capacitance
D. L and C in series
Answer» E.
9255.

Which of the following is taken as reference antenna for directive gain?

A. Half wave dipole
B. Elementary doublet
C. Isotropic
D. Infinitesimal dipole
Answer» D. Infinitesimal dipole
9256.

Push pull amplifier is

A. voltage amplifier
B. current amplifier
C. power amplifier
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
9257.

When the channel is noisy, producing a conditional probability of error p = 0.5; the channel capacity and entropy function would be, respectively,

A. 1 and 1
B. 1 and 0.5
C. 0.5 and 1
D. 0 and 1
Answer» E.
9258.

In CCIR-B system, the time between start of one H syn. pulse and next is

A. 64 s
B. 6.4 s
C. 640 s
D. 0.64 s
Answer» B. 6.4 s
9259.

Counterpoise is used in coils having

A. high resistivity
B. low resistivity
C. medium resistivity
D. both (b) and (c)
Answer» B. low resistivity
9260.

The fabrication of microstrip line is done by

A. photo etching
B. printed circuit technique
C. oxidation
D. cladding
Answer» C. oxidation
9261.

The condition of minimum distortion in a transmission line is

A. RL = 1
B. R = 0
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D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/microwave-communication/09-22-4.png">
Answer» E.
9262.

In a travelling wave tube distributed interaction between an electron beam and a travelling wave takes place

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9263.

A line has Z0 = 300 0 . If ZL = 150 0 , reflection coefficient is

A. 0.5
B. 0.3333
C. -0.3333
D. -0.5
Answer» D. -0.5
9264.

In a microstrip transmission the signal can be easily redirected by changing the centre strip.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9265.

The frequency of oscillation in a backward wave oscillator can be changed by

A. varying the voltage which controls beam velocity
B. varying the beam current
C. both by varying the beam current and by light varying the voltage which controls beam velocity
D. changing the rate of thermionic emission
Answer» B. varying the beam current
9266.

A line has a phase constant of 29.8 rad/m. At 1000 MHz the wavelength is

A. 29.8 m
B. 2.98 m
C. 2.1 m
D. 0.21 m
Answer» E.
9267.

Assertion (A): A backward wave oscillator has an internal positive feedback.

Reason (R): A positive feedback is necessary for sustained oscillations.

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
9268.

In sound recording the degree of pre-emphasis is about 6 dB/ octave.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9269.

Space wave may be a direct wave or wave reflected from earth.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
9270.

Radio broadcasts are generally

A. amplitude modulation
B. frequency modulation
C. both amplitude and frequency modulation
D. neither amplitude nor frequency modulation
Answer» C. both amplitude and frequency modulation
9271.

If the frequency of a wave 20 Hz, the time period is

A. 20 secs
B. 2 secs
C. 0.2 secs
D. 0.05 secs
Answer» E.
9272.

Which of the following lines is non-radiating?

A. Open two wire
B. Coaxial
C. Both
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Both
9273.

Assertion (A): The impedance of a matched load is equal to characteristic impedance of line.

Reason (R): A matched termination absorbs all the power incident on it.

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
9274.

Skin effect is more pronounced at high frequencies.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9275.

Assertion (A): The phenomenon of differential mobility is called transferred electron effect.

Reason (R): GaAs exhibits transferred electron effect.

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
9276.

Loss angle of a good quality cable is about

A. 1
B. 30
C. 70
D. 90
Answer» B. 30
9277.

In a three cavity klystron amplifier, the oscillations are excited in

A. input cavity
B. output cavity
C. intermediate cavity
D. both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. both (a) and (b)
9278.

Which of the following devices uses a helix?

A. Klystron amplifier
B. Klystron oscillator
C. TWT
D. Both (a) and (b)
Answer» D. Both (a) and (b)
9279.

In a directional coupler

A. isolation (dB) equals coupling plus directivity
B. coupling (dB) equals isolation plus directivity
C. directivity (dB) equals isolation plus coupling
D. isolation (dB) equals (coupling) (directivity)
Answer» B. coupling (dB) equals isolation plus directivity
9280.

As the frequency is increased, the charging MVAR in a cable

A. decreases
B. increases
C. remain the same
D. decreases or remains the scheme
Answer» C. remain the same
9281.

Assertion (A): A coaxial line is a non-radiating line.

Reason (R): In a coaxial line the electric and magnetic fields are confined to the region between the concentric conductors.

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
9282.

Reflex klystron oscillator is essentially a low power device

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9283.

A 10 km long line has a characteristic impedance of 400 ohms. If line length is 100 km, the characteristic impedance is

A. 4000
B. 400
C. 40
D. 4
Answer» C. 40
9284.

A matched generator (Zg = Z0) with 1 available. If all ports are matched, the power delivered at ports 1, 2, 3 respectively are

A. 0.5 W, 0.5 W, 0 W
B. 0 W, 0 W, 1 W
C. 0.33 W each
D. 0 W, 0.25 W, 0.25 W
Answer» B. 0 W, 0 W, 1 W
9285.

The action of backward wave oscillator is similar to that of

A. klystron amplifier
B. reflex klystron oscillator
C. TWT
D. magnetron
Answer» D. magnetron
9286.

In the given figure the reflection coefficient at source end is

A. 1
B. -1
C. 1/3
D. -1/3
Answer» D. -1/3
9287.

Assertion (A): Artificial transmission lines are frequently used in laboratories.

Reason (R): An artificial transmission line can be used to represent an actual line and can also be used as a delay circuit, as attenuator, as filter network etc.

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
9288.

A resistive microwave load with ZL = 150 is connected to 50 coaxial line. SWR is

A. more than 3
B. less than 3
C. equal to 3
D. either (a) or (c)
Answer» D. either (a) or (c)
9289.

Which of the following devices uses a slow wave structure?

A. Klystron two cavity amplifier
B. Klystron multicavity amplifier
C. Reflex klystron oscillator
D. TWT
Answer» E.
9290.

In a turnstile antenna two-half wave resonant wire radiators are placed at 90 to each other in the same plane and are excited

A. in phase
B. in phase opposition
C. 90 out of phase with each other
D. 45 out of phase with each other
Answer» D. 45 out of phase with each other
9291.

In the given figure reflection coefficient at load is

A. 0.6
B. - 0.6
C. 0.4
D. - 0.4
Answer» C. 0.4
9292.

In a backward wave oscillator the wave travelling along the line winds itself back and forth

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
9293.

A line is excited by a 100 V dc source. If reflection coefficients at both ends are 1 each then

A. there will be no oscillations on line
B. there will be only 1 or 2 oscillations on line
C. there will be a finite number of oscillations on line
D. the oscillations will continue indefinitely
Answer» E.
9294.

A waveguide section in a microwave circuit acts as

A. LP filter
B. Bandpass filter
C. HP filter
D. Band stop filter
Answer» D. Band stop filter