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151.

The phase velocity of waves propagation in hollow metal waveguide is

A. greater than velocity of light in free space
B. less than velocity of light in free space
C. equal to velocity of light in free space
D. equal to group velocity
Answer» D. equal to group velocity
152.

A rectangular air – filled waveguide has a cross section of 4 × 10 The minimum frequency which can propagation in the waveguide is

A. 1.5 ghz
B. 2.5 ghz
C. 2.0 ghz
D. 3.0 ghz
Answer» B. 2.5 ghz
153.

A loss less line of characteristic impedance Z0 is terminated in pure reactance of - jZ0 value. VSWR is

A. 10
B. 2
C. 1
D. infinity
Answer» E.
154.

The reactances associated with the transmission line due to discontinuities:

A. can be ignored
B. have to be matched
C. discontinuities do no exist
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
155.

The wave impedance of air for a wave propagating in it is

A. 377 Ω
B. 345 Ω
C. insufficient data
D. none of the above
Answer» B. 345 Ω
156.

Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line is infinity; the line is terminated in

A. a short circuit
B. an open circuit
C. a complex impedance
D. pure reactance
Answer» D. pure reactance
157.

Which of the following are constants of transmission lines

A. resistance
B. inductance
C. capacitance
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
158.

Major advantage of a quarter wave transformer is

A. proper matching
B. high gain
C. broader band width
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
159.

In order to reduce skin effect at ultra high frequencies,

A. conductors are painted
B. conductors are anodized
C. copper rodes with silver plating are used
D. copper lubes with silver plating are used
Answer» E.
160.

The characterstic impedance of a transmission line depends upon

A. shape of the conductor
B. surface treatment of the conductor
C. conductivity of the material
D. geometrical configuration of conductors
Answer» E.
161.

Which of the following is used as a high power microwave oscillator?

A. thyratron
B. magnetron
C. klystron
D. reflex-klystron
Answer» C. klystron
162.

A traveling-wave tube (TWT) amplifies by virtue of

A. the absorption of energy by the signal from an electron stream
B. the effect of an external magnetic field
C. the energy contained the cavity resonators
D. the energy liberated form the collector
Answer» B. the effect of an external magnetic field
163.

The cavity resonator

A. is equivalent to an lc resonant circuit
B. in a reflect klystron has its output taken from the reflector plate
C. produces a frequency which is independent of the cavity size.
D. has a low q factor for narrow operation.
Answer» B. in a reflect klystron has its output taken from the reflector plate
164.

The number of semiconductor layers in IMPATT diode is:

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» D. none of the mentioned
165.

The number of modes of operation for n type GaAs Gunn diode is

A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Answer» D. five
166.

GaAs is used in the fabrication of GUNN diodes because

A. gaas is cost effective
B. it less temperature sensitive
C. it has low conduction band electrons
D. less forbidden energy gap
Answer» E.
167.

The resistance of the PIN diode with positive bias voltage

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. insufficient data
Answer» C. remains constant
168.

A PIN diode consists of........number of semiconductor layers.

A. three
B. two
C. four
D. one
Answer» B. two
169.

A major disadvantage of klystron amplifier is

A. low power gain
B. low bandwidth
C. high source power
D. design complexity
Answer» C. high source power
170.

5 GHz is

A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm
Answer» C. 3 cm
171.

5 cm and 1 cm respectively is

A. 4.5 ghz
B. 5 ghz
C. 5.5 ghz
D. 6 ghz
Answer» E.
172.

75GHz?

A. 9.2 cm
B. 3.2 cm
C. 0.6 m
D. 12 cm
Answer» B. 3.2 cm
173.

The condition which will satisfy the dimensions of the waveguide is

A. a = b
B. a>b
C. a<b
D. ab=0
Answer» C. a<b
174.

Materials generally preferred for wave guides are

A. brass and aluminium
B. cast iron and steel
C. non-metallic solids including plastics
D. all of the above
Answer» B. cast iron and steel
175.

Out of following list, is not directional coupler

A. bathe hole
B. two hole
C. rate race
D. magic hole
Answer» E.
176.

cm and b = 1.5 cm with μ = 1 and ε = 2.25 is

A. 377 ohm
B. 327 ohm
C. 227 ohm
D. 127 ohm
Answer» D. 127 ohm
177.

For reduction in cross sectional dimension, waveguide to use is

A. ridged
B. circular
C. rectangular
D. flexible
Answer» B. circular
178.

What is the cut-off frequency of a waveguide?

A. the highest frequency the waveguide operates
B. the lowest frequency the waveguide operates
C. the same as the operating frequency
D. the only frequency the waveguide operates
Answer» C. the same as the operating frequency
179.

What is the wavelength of a wave in a waveguide?

A. greater than in free space
B. depends only on the waveguide dimensions and the free-space wavelength
C. inversely proportional to the phase velocity
D. inversely proportional to the group velocity
Answer» B. depends only on the waveguide dimensions and the free-space wavelength
180.

Following waveguide component not easily adjustable for tuning

A. stub
B. iris
C. screw
D. plunger
Answer» C. screw
181.

The dominant mode for rectangular waveguide is

A. te11
B. tm11
C. te10
D. tm10
Answer» D. tm10
182.

The wavelength of a line with a phase constant of 3.14 units is

A. 2
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. 3.14
Answer» B. 1
183.

pF/m and an inductance of 75 nH/m

A. 5 ohm
B. 50 ohm
C. 500 ohm
D. 5000 ohm
Answer» C. 500 ohm
184.

The reflection coefficient on a transmission line is 1/3, what is the SWR

A. 0
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Answer» D. 4
185.

V. The SWR is

A. 0.67
B. 1.2
C. 1
D. 1.5
Answer» E.
186.

and 9 respectively is

A. 25
B. 1.33
C. 7
D. 0.75
Answer» C. 7
187.

V and a conduction current of 1.2A is

A. 25.2
B. 22.8
C. 28.8
D. 20
Answer» E.
188.

), The normalised load impedance is

A. (1 + j 2)
B. (2500 + j 5000)
C. (0.5 +j)
D. none of the above
Answer» B. (2500 + j 5000)
189.

Input impedance of a shorted lossless line of length π/4 is

A. zero
B. infinity
C. zo
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
190.

Standing wave ratio (SWR) equal to unity implies that

A. the transmission line is open circuited
B. the transmission line is short circuited
C. the transmission line\s characteristic impedance equals load impedance
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
191.

The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is

A. directly proportional to its length
B. inversely proportional to its length
C. independent of its length
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
192.

The arcs of circles on smith chart represent

A. normalised resistance or conductance
B. different values of swr
C. normalised reactance or susceptance
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
193.

The effective dielectric constant ∈r for a microstrip line:

A. varies with frequency
B. independent of frequency
C. it is a constant for a certain material
D. depends on the material used to make microstrip
Answer» C. it is a constant for a certain material
194.

Microstrip line can support a pure TEM wave.

A. true
B. false
C. microstrip supports only tm mode
D. microstrip supports only te mode
Answer» C. microstrip supports only tm mode
195.

A PIN diode consists of ______number of semiconductor layers.

A. three
B. two
C. four
D. one
Answer» B. two
196.

The klystron tube used in a klystron amplifier is a _________ type beam amplifier.

A. linear beam
B. crossed field
C. parallel field
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. crossed field
197.

The resistance of the PIN diode with positive bias voltage:

A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. insufficient data
Answer» C. remains constant
198.

For dominant mode propagation in TE mode, if the rectangular waveguide has a broader dimension of 31.14 mm , then the cutoff wave number:

A. 100
B. 500
C. 50
D. 1000
Answer» B. 500
199.

The product of the phase and the group velocities is given by the

A. speed of light
B. speed of light/2
C. 2 x speed of light
D. (speed of light)/4
Answer» E.
200.

Dominant mode is defined as:

A. mode with the lowest cut off frequency
B. mode with the highest cut off frequency
C. any tem mode is called a dominant mode
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. mode with the highest cut off frequency