Explore topic-wise MCQs in Digital Communications.

This section includes 36 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Digital Communications knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

The signal can be reconstructed

A. At Nyquist rate
B. Above Nyquist rate
C. At & above the Nyquist rate
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
2.

Which filter does not have sharp output?

A. Linear phase filter
B. Delayed symmetric filter
C. Linear phase & Delayed symmetric filter
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
3.

Original signal came to be retraced from sampled version using

A. Low pass filtering
B. High pass filtering
C. Low & High pass filtering
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. High pass filtering
4.

In pulse modulation, reciprocal of T(time) is

A. Bandwidth
B. Symbol rate
C. Signal voltage
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Signal voltage
5.

In which waveform logic 1 is represented by half bit wide pulse and logic 0 is represented by absence of pulse?

A. Unipolar RZ
B. Bipolar RZ
C. RZ-AMI
D. Manchester coding
Answer» B. Bipolar RZ
6.

Transmitted pulse becomes distorted due to

A. Ideal transmission characteristic
B. Non ideal transmission characteristic
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. All of the mentioned
7.

Some of the M-ary waveforms are

A. PAM
B. PPM
C. PDM
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
8.

The _____________ corresponds to average quantization noise power.

A. Mean
B. Variance
C. Probability density function
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Probability density function
9.

Non uniform quantization provides better quantization for

A. Weak signals
B. Coarse signals
C. Weak & Coarse signals
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Coarse signals
10.

DPCM encodes the PCM values based on

A. Quantization level
B. Difference between the current and predicted value
C. Interval between levels
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Interval between levels
11.

In which mixing is easier?

A. Analog signal
B. Digital signal
C. Analog & Digital signal
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Analog & Digital signal
12.

The ratio of average signal power and quantization noise is

A. 3L2
B. L2/3
C. 2L3
D. L3/2
Answer» B. L2/3
13.

The primary advantage of this method is

A. redistribution of spectral density
B. to favor low frequencies
C. redistribution of spectral density & to favor low frequencies
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
14.

Different cases of sampling include

A. Ideal impulse sampling
B. Flat-topped sampling
C. Sampling with rectangular pulses
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
15.

Signal to noise ratio is infinite when

A. Quantization noise is zero
B. Number of levels are infinite
C. Quantization noise is zero & Number of levels are infinite
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
16.

Which device is needed for the reconstruction of signal?

A. Low pass filter
B. Equalizer
C. Low pass filter & Equalizer
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
17.

PCM word size can be described by

A. Time period
B. Symbol rate
C. Number of quantization levels
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
18.

In which waveform logic 1 and logic 0 are represented by opposite one half bit wide pulses?

A. Unipolar RZ
B. Bipolar RZ
C. RZ-AMI
D. Manchester coding
Answer» C. RZ-AMI
19.

The return to zero waveform consists of

A. Unipolar RZ
B. Bipolar RZ
C. RZ-AMI
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
20.

In polybinary signalling method the present bit of binary sequence is algebraically added with ______ number of previous bits.

A. j
B. 2j
C. j+2
D. j-2
Answer» E.
21.

Which method should be implemented for reducing bandwidth?

A. Multilevel codes
B. Multilevel signalling
C. PAM
D. PDM
Answer» C. PAM
22.

Sample resolution for LPCM ____ bits per sample.

A. 8
B. 16
C. 24
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
23.

Adaptive DPCM is used to

A. Increase bandwidth
B. Decrease bandwidth
C. Increase SNR
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Increase SNR
24.

Delta modulation uses _____ bits per sample.

A. One
B. Two
C. Four
D. Eight
Answer» B. Two
25.

The size of the quantile interval is called as

A. Inter level
B. Step size
C. Quantile size
D. Level width
Answer» C. Quantile size
26.

Multiplication of input signal with pulse train is done in ________ sampling.

A. Impulse sampling
B. Natural sampling
C. Flat top sampling
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Flat top sampling
27.

Which value of μ corresponds to linear amplification?

A. μ=0
B. μ=1
C. μ>0
D. μ<0
Answer» B. μ=1
28.

Phase encoded group consists of

A. Manchester coding
B. Bi-phase-mark
C. Miller coding
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
29.

Which type of quantization is most preferable for audio signals for a human ear?

A. Uniform quantization
B. Non uniform quantization
C. Uniform & Non uniform quantization
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Uniform & Non uniform quantization
30.

The standard value of A in A-law is

A. 87
B. 88
C. 86.7
D. 87.6
Answer» E.
31.

Source encoding procedure does

A. Sampling
B. Quantization
C. Compression
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
32.

Flat top sampling or practical sampling has

A. Same frequency
B. Same amplitude
C. Same time difference
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Same time difference
33.

Signal to noise ratio increases as ___________ increases.

A. Quantization level
B. Square of quantization level
C. Square root of quantization level
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Square root of quantization level
34.

Decreasing the data rate is called as

A. Aliasing
B. Down sampling
C. Up sampling
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Up sampling
35.

Application of phase encoded binary signals are

A. Optical communication
B. Magnetic recording
C. Satellite telemetry
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
36.

What is the standard value of μ in μ-law ?

A. 128
B. 255
C. 256
D. 0
Answer» C. 256