Explore topic-wise MCQs in Electronics & Communication Engineering.

This section includes 21 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Electronics & Communication Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

Number of bits per symbol in a 16 QAM is

A. 4
B. 16
C. 8
D. 32
Answer» B. 16
2.

In 512 QAM, the number of signal vectors of the signal constellation is:

A. 820
B. 144
C. 512
D. 128
Answer» D. 128
3.

Quadrature multiplexing is

A. same as FDM
B. same as TDM
C. combination of FDM and TDM
D. scheme where same carrier frequency is used for two different signals.
Answer» E.
4.

In the modulation system, the energy per bit-to-noise power density ratio \(\frac{{{E_b}}}{{{N_o}}}\) is(1) \(\frac{C}{N} \times \frac{{{f_b}}}{B}\)(2) \(\frac{N}{C} \times \frac{B}{{{f_b}}}\)(3) \(\frac{C}{N} \times \frac{B}{{{f_b}}}\)(4) \(\frac{N}{C} \times \frac{{{f_b}}}{B}\)Where:N = Noise power of thermal (W)B = Bandwidth (Hz)C = Carrier power (W) fb = Bit rate (bps)

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
5.

Quadrature Amplitude Modulation (QAM) is a combination of:

A. ASK and FSK
B. ASK and PSK
C. FSK and PSK
D. QPSK and FSK
Answer» C. FSK and PSK
6.

ASK, PSK, FSK, and QAM are the examples of:

A. Digital communication
B. Analogue communication
C. Ionosphere communication
D. RF communication
Answer» B. Analogue communication
7.

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

A. BPSK
B. QPSK
C. QAM
D. MSK
Answer» C. QAM
8.

An analog signal has a bit rate of 8000 bps and a baud rate of 1000 baud. The data elements carried by each signal and signal elements needed are respectively:

A. 8 and 256
B. 4 and 16
C. 2 and 4
D. 7 and 128
Answer» B. 4 and 16
9.

In a ASK system, the amplitude of the carrier signal is 10V and the binary to be transmitted is {1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, …}. The amplitude of the output will be:

A. {± 5V, 0, ± 5V, ± 5 V, ± 5V, ± 5V, 0, 0,…}
B. {0, ± 10V, 0, 0, 0, 0, ± 10 V, ± 10 V, …}
C. {± 10 V, 0, ± 10 V, ± 10 V, ± 10 V, ± 10 V, 0, 0, …}
D. {± 1 V, 0, ± 1 V, ± 1 V, ± 1V, ± 1V, 0, 0,…}
Answer» D. {± 1 V, 0, ± 1 V, ± 1 V, ± 1V, ± 1V, 0, 0,…}
10.

For a total transmit power (Pt) of 1000 W and for a transmission rate of 50 Mbps, the energy per bit (Eb) will be

A. 10 μJ
B. 20 μJ
C. 30 μJ
D. 40 μJ
Answer» C. 30 μJ
11.

For an 8-PSK system, operating with an information bit rate of 24 kbps, the baud rate will be

A. 16,000
B. 12,000
C. 8,000
D. 6,000
Answer» D. 6,000
12.

A binary data sequence 11001110 is applied to 16-ary PSK modulator system for transmission. The bit duration is 1 μ sec. The transmission bandwidth of 160-ary PSK is

A. 1 MHz
B. 0.67 MHz
C. 0.5 MHz
D. 0.37 MHz
Answer» D. 0.37 MHz
13.

Match the following Lists:List-I List-II(a) ASK(i) Multiplier and an integrator(b) Matched filter(ii) Maximizes SNR at the output(c) PSK(iii) Digital to digital encoding(d) Correlation receiver(iv) Maximum probability of error Correct code is:Code:

A. a-iii, b-ii, c-i, d-iv
B. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
C. a-ii, b-iv, c-iii, d-i
D. a-iv, b-ii, c-iii, d-i
Answer» E.
14.

In FSK, the carrier frequency is switched between ______ extremes.

A. 3
B. 6
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
15.

If bandwidth is of primary concern, which one of the following scheme is generally not considered?

A. PSK
B. ASK
C. DPSK
D. FSK
Answer» E.
16.

8 Channel multiplex system has 5 kHz BW speech channels of the analog voltage range 0 to +2V. For 5 mV resolution, the minimum number of bits per sample in each channel and total BW of the system are _____ and _____ respectively.

A. 9 and 360 KHz
B. 9 and 720 KHz
C. 9 and 40 KHz
D. 10 and 40 KHz
Answer» C. 9 and 40 KHz
17.

A coherent binary phase shift keyed (BPSK) transmitter operates at a bit rate of 20 Mbps. For a probability of error P(e) of 10–4, the ratio \(\frac{C}{N} = 8.8~dB\), the minimum theoretical \(\frac{{{E_b}}}{{{N_0}}}\) ratio for a receiver bandwidth equal to the minimum double-sided Nyquist bandwidth will be

A. 4.8 dB
B. 6.4 dB
C. 8.8 dB
D. 10.4 dB
Answer» D. 10.4 dB
18.

If the bit rate for an ASK signal is 800 bps, the baud rate is:

A. 1600 baud
B. 400 baud
C. 600 baud
D. 800 baud
Answer» E.
19.

In QPSK modulation scheme, to resolve the phase ambiguities, one should use

A. staggered QPSK modulation scheme
B. differential encoding.
C. filtering.
D. nothing needed to be done because QPSK modulation itself has got well defined phase transitions.
Answer» C. filtering.
20.

At a given probability of error Binary coherent FSK is inferior to Binary coherent PSK by

A. 6 dB
B. 3 dB
C. 2 dB
D. 0 dB
Answer» C. 2 dB
21.

Match the following Lists:List-I List-II(a) AM wave(i) \({V_C}\cos \left[ {{\omega _c}t + m\cos \left( {{\omega _m}t} \right)} \right]\)(b) FSK(ii) \(A\cos \left[ {{\omega _0}t + \phi \left( t \right)} \right]\)(c) FM wave(iii) \({V_c}\cos \left[ {2\pi \left( {{f_c} + {V_m}\left( t \right){\rm{\Delta }}f} \right)t} \right]\)(d) BPSK(iv) \(\left[ {1 + m.\sin \left( {2\pi {f_m}t} \right)} \right]\left[ {{E_c}\sin \left( {2\pi {f_c}t} \right)} \right]\)Correct code are:Code:

A. a-iv, b-ii, c-i, d-iii
B. a-iii, b-iv, c-i, d-ii
C. a-i, b-iii, c-iv, d-ii
D. a-iv, b-iii, c-i, d-ii
Answer» E.