Explore topic-wise MCQs in Digital Communications.

This section includes 78 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.

Digital system includes

A. Better encryption algorithm
B. Difficult data multiplexing
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Difficult data multiplexing
2.

As the order of the filter increases, the cost ______ and complexity ______

A. Increases, increases
B. Increases, decreases
C. Decreases, increases
D. Decreases, decreases
Answer» B. Increases, decreases
3.

What are the characteristics of an ideal transmission line?

A. Different amplitude
B. No distortion
C. Time delay
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
4.

Autocorrelation is a function which matches

A. Two same signals
B. Two different signal
C. One signal with its delayed version
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
5.

Matched filter can also be used as least squares estimator.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
6.

Modulation channel does not accept an analog input signal.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
7.

Thermal noise is

A. Energy signal
B. Power signal
C. Energy & Power signal
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Energy & Power signal
8.

Which is practically realizable?

A. A train of pulses
B. Impulse train
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Impulse train
9.

A unit impulse function has?

A. Large amplitude
B. Zero pulse width
C. Unity weight
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
10.

Analog to digital conversion includes

A. Sampling
B. Quantization
C. Sampling & Quantization
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
11.

Sampling theorem is used for converting

A. Continuous time signal to discrete
B. Discrete to continuous time signal
C. Continuous time signal to discrete & vice versa
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
12.

Transmission media used for medium frequency band are

A. Coaxial cable
B. Copper cable
C. Optical fiber
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» C. Optical fiber
13.

Standard deviation is ______

A. Rms value of dc
B. Rms value or ac
C. Either ac or dc
D. Neither dc nor ac
Answer» C. Either ac or dc
14.

Source coding block is used for?

A. Compressing
B. Digitizing
C. A/D conversion
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
15.

The autocorrelation function is maximum at

A. Origin
B. Infinity
C. Origin & Infinity
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Infinity
16.

The average power of white noise is

A. Zero
B. Unity
C. Infinity
D. Between zero and one
Answer» D. Between zero and one
17.

The ratio of the filter bandwidth at -60db and -6db amplitude response point is called as _____

A. Half point factor
B. Normalized factor
C. Shape factor
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
18.

Synchronization available in digital communication are

A. Symbol synchronization
B. Frame synchronization
C. Carrier synchronization
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
19.

Capacity of the channel can be increased by reducing in band noise power.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
20.

Autocorrelation is a function of

A. Time
B. Frequency
C. Time difference
D. Frequency difference
Answer» D. Frequency difference
21.

A signal can be recovered from its sample by using

A. Low pass filter
B. High pass filter
C. Band pass filter
D. Band stop filter
Answer» B. High pass filter
22.

For the number of bits, k=1 and number of symbols, M=2 the system is called as

A. Unary
B. Binary
C. Quarternary
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Quarternary
23.

Which are the common transmission media used in digital communication system?

A. Coaxial cable
B. Twisted copper cable
C. Radio frequency bands
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
24.

Fourier transform of a signal gives the

A. Frequency content
B. Bandwidth
C. Frequency content & Bandwidth
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
25.

Loop filter is a ______ used to reduce noise.

A. Low pass filter
B. High pass filter
C. Band pass filter
D. Band reject filter
Answer» B. High pass filter
26.

Determine the periodicity and also find whether it is a power or energy signal? e(-at)u(t)

A. Periodic and energy signal
B. Non periodic and energy signal
C. Periodic and power signal
D. Periodic and energy signal
Answer» C. Periodic and power signal
27.

Ionospheric communication can take place in

A. High frequency band
B. Very high frequency band
C. Ultra high frequency band
D. Super high frequency band
Answer» B. Very high frequency band
28.

For a stationary process, autocorrelation function depends on

A. Time
B. Time difference
C. Does not depend on time
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Does not depend on time
29.

Capacity of a channel can be increased by

A. Increasing channel bandwidth
B. Increasing signal power
C. Increasing channel bandwidth &signal power
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
30.

The process of data conversion along with formatting the data is called as ______

A. Formatting
B. Modulation
C. Source coding
D. Amplifying
Answer» D. Amplifying
31.

A band-pass signal has a Fourier transform equal to

A. One
B. Zero
C. Infinity
D. Cannot be determined
Answer» C. Infinity
32.

Discrete impulse signal is a power or energy signal?

A. Power signal
B. Energy signal
C. Both power and energy signal
D. Neither power or energy signal
Answer» C. Both power and energy signal
33.

Check whether the signal is periodic or not?x(t) = cos(4t) + 2sin(8t)

A. Periodic with period π/2
B. Periodic with period 2
C. Periodic with period 2/π
D. Not periodic
Answer» B. Periodic with period 2
34.

The weighing matrix is

A. Positive quantity
B. Inverse of covariance matrix of the input vector
C. Positive quantity & Inverse of a covariance matrix of the input vector
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
35.

The size of the alphabet M in symbol is calculated as?

A. 2(k+1)
B. 2k
C. 2(k-1)
D. 1+2k
Answer» C. 2(k-1)
36.

Equalizer is used for?

A. Filtering
B. Diminish distortion
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
37.

Noise has

A. Infinite energy
B. Infinite power
C. Infinite energy & power
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Infinite power
38.

Find the 32-ary waveform for the word 'HAPPY'.

A. 280856
B. 658082
C. 288056
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. 658082
39.

Which measurement considers phase as an important parameter?

A. Coherent
B. Non-coherent
C. All of the mentioned
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Non-coherent
40.

The measure of the width of the main lobe is called as ________

A. Null to null bandwidth
B. Half power bandwidth
C. Normalized bandwidth
D. Absolute bandwidth
Answer» B. Half power bandwidth
41.

Which has the same power spectral density?

A. White noise
B. Brown noise
C. White & Brown noise
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Brown noise
42.

Matched filtering operation includes

A. Spectral phase matching
B. Spectral amplitude matching
C. Spectral phase & amplitude matching
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
43.

Thermal noise is a wide sense stationary process.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
44.

Analog information is converted to digital data using

A. Sampling
B. Quantization
C. Coding
D. All of the mentioned
Answer» E.
45.

In flat top sampling scheme, ______ is kept constant after sampling.

A. Amplitude
B. Phase
C. Frequency
D. Time period
Answer» B. Phase
46.

Find the 8-ary waveform for the word 'HAPPY'.

A. 4040020246
B. 440020246
C. 6420200440
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. 6420200440
47.

Modulation channel consists of

A. Amplifier
B. Signal processing units
C. Amplifier & Signal processing units
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
48.

Continuous Impulse signal is a power or energy signal?

A. Power signal
B. Energy signal
C. Both power and energy
D. Neither power nor energy signal
Answer» E.
49.

Non uniform tree _____ bit rate.

A. Increases
B. Decreases
C. Does not affect
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» B. Decreases
50.

The process that transforms text into binary digits is called as _______

A. Binary coding
B. Data coding
C. Character coding
D. Sampling
Answer» D. Sampling