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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECTION1
1. A cordless telephone using separate frequencies for

transmission in base and portable units is known as
A. duplex arrangement
B. half duplex arrangement
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
2. For attenuation of high frequencies we should use
A. shunt capacitance
B. series capacitance
C. inductance
D. resistance
3. A modem is classified as low speed if data rate
handled is
A. upto 100 bps
B. upto 250 bps
C. upto 400 bps
D. upto 600 bps
4. VSB modulation is preferred in TV because
A. it reduces the bandwidth requirement to half
B. it avoids phase distortion at low frequencies
C. it results in better reception
D. none of the above
5. A woofer should be fed from the input through a
A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. band pass filter
D. band stop filter
6. The colour subcarrier and sidebands produced by its
modulation with the chrominance signals are accommodated in
the standard channel width by the process of
A. frequency adjustment
B. frequency interleaving
C. frequency changing
D. frequency amalgamation
7. In FM signal with a modulation index mf is passed through a
frequency tripler. The wave in the output of the tripler will have a
modulation index of
A. mf
B. 3mf
C. mf/3
D. mf/9
8. In colour TV receiver, varactor diode is used for
A. detection
B. rectification
C. tuning
D. both (a) and (b)
9. The number of noise sources in a BJT are
A. 3
B. 2
C. 1
D. 4
10. Energy content of atmospheric noise
A. does not depend on frequency
B. decreases as frequency is increased
C. increases as frequency is increased
D. either (a) or (c) depending on the temperature
11. A 400 W carrier is amplitude modulated with m = 0.75. The
total power in AM is
A. 400 W
B. 512 W
C. 588 W
D. 650 W
12. c(t) and m(t) are used to generate an FM signal. If the peak
frequency deviation of the generated FM signal is three times
the transmission bandwidth of the AM signal, then the coefficient
of the term cos [2p(1008 x 103t)] in the FM signal (in terms of the
Bessel Coefficients) is
A. 5 J4(3)
B. J8(3)
C. J8(4)
D. 5 J4(6)
13. Non-coherently detection is not possible for
A. PSK
B. ASK
C. FSK
D. both (a) and (c)
14. Tracking of extra terrestrial objects requires
A. high transmitting power
B. very sensitive receiver
C. fully steerable antenna
D. all of the above
15. Assertion (A): Free space does not interfere with normal
radiation and propagation of radio waves
Reason (R): Free space has no magnetic or gravitational fields.
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
16. In radar systems PRF stands for
A. Power Return Factor
B. Pulse Return Factor
C. Pulse Repetition Frequency
D. Pulse Response Factor
17. Which of the following cannot be the Fourier series
expansion of a periodic signal?
A. x(t) = 2 cos t + 3 cos 3t
B. x(t) = 2 cos pt + 7 cos t
C. x(t) = cos t + 0.5
D. x(t) = 2 cos 1.5pt + sin 3.5 pt
18. Which of the following is the indirect way of FM generation?
A. Reactance bipolar transistor modulator
B. Armstrong modulator
C. Varactor diode modulator
D. Reactance FM modulator
19. A telephone exchange has 9000 subscribers. If the number
of calls originating at peak time is 10, 000 in one hour, the calling
rate is
A. 0.9
B. 10/9
C. 0.81
D. 0.1
20. If C is capacity of noisy channel, (bits/s), f is bandwidth Hz
and S/N is signal to noise ratio, then
A.
B.
C.
D.
21. As the frequency increases, the absorption of ground wave

by earth's surface
A. decreases
B. increases
C. remains the same
D. either (a) or (c)
22. The velocity of sound waves in air
A. is constant at all temperatures
B. varies directly as temperature
C. varies inversely as absolute temperature
D. varies directly as square root of absolute temperature
23. The range of a cordless telephone is about
A. 1000 m
B. 500 m
C. 100 m
D. 10 m
24. An earth mat for a communication tower consists of
A. one or two radials extending from base of tower at a depth of
about 5 cm below ground
B. a large number of radials extending from base of tower at a
depth of about 3 m
C. a large number of radials extending from base of tower at a
depth of about 30 cm
25. Degaussing in a picture tube means
A. Adding magnetism in mask and mounting frame
B. Removing residual magnetism in mask, shield etc...
C. Increasing resistance of coils to decrease time constant
D. Decreasing resistance of coils to increase time constant.
26. The rate at which information can be carried through a
communication channel depends on
A. carrier frequency
B. bandwidth
C. transmission loss
D. transmitted power
27. Some types of traps used in video IF amplifier of colour TV
are
A. shunt traps
B. series traps
C. absorption traps
D. all of the above
28. Direct and reflected sound waves may interfere with each
other.
A. True
B. False
29. A carrier is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves
having modulation indices of 0.4 and 0.3. The total modulation
index will be
A. 0.1
B. 0.7
C. 0.5
D. 0.35
30. A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated with 300 Hz,
800 Hz and 2 kHz audio sine waves. Which of the following
frequency is least likely to be present in the output?
A. 1002 kHz
B. 1000 kHz
C. 999.2 kHz
D. 998.0 kHz
31. In standing wave pattern on a transmission line
A. voltage and current nodes coincide
B. voltage and current antinodes coincide
C. voltage nodes and current antinodes as well as current nodes
and voltage antinodes coincide
D. both (a) and (b)
32. If the bandwidth is increased by 2, the FM AM (where is

the ratio of SNR of output to SNR at input, FM is frequency
modulation and AM is amplitude modulation) is increased by a
factor of
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 6
33. In the figure , the output y(t) will be
, the output y(t) will be
A.
B.
C.
D.
34. A carrier wave carries information.
A. True
B. False
35. Frequency shift keying is used mostly in
A. telegraphy
B. telephony
C. satellite communication
D. radio transmission
36. It is desired that transmission line and load should match for
a range of frequencies. The best method is
A.to use a balun
B. to use a single stub of adjustable position
C. to use a double stub
D. to use a broad band amplifier
37. Which of the following has the highest input impedance?
A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. Push pull
38. In a fascimile reproduction time to scan one line is 2 ms. If it
has 4% blanking, the visible trace time is
A. 1.92 ms
B. 2.08 ms
C. 50 ms
D. 0.08 ms
39. Consider the following statements
The amplitude of an FM wave is constant
FM is more immune to noise than AM
FM broadcasts operate in upper VHF and UHF

frequency ranges
FM transmitting and receiving equipments are simpler

as compared to AM transmitting and receiving
equipments
Which of the above are correct?
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 3, 4
40. Signal to noise ratio of microphone is defined as the ratio of

output when the sound pressure is __________ to the output in
the absence of any sound signal.
A.0.5 Pa
B. 0.2 Pa
C. 0.1 Pa
D. 0.01 Pa
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECTION 2
41. A generator is feeding power to a transmission line of

characteristic impedance Z0. The line is terminated in
impedance ZL. Standing waves will be set up if
A. ZL = Z0
B. ZL < Z0
C. ZL > Z0
D. both (b) and (c)
52. Which of the following types of noise assumes greater

importance at high frequencies?
A. Transit time noise
B. Shot noise
C. Impulse noise
D. Random noise
42. In sound recording the degree of pre-emphasis is about 6

dB/ octave.
A. True
B. False
43. Space wave may be a direct wave or wave reflected from
earth.
A. True
B. False
44. Radio broadcasts are generally
A. amplitude modulation
B. frequency modulation
C. both amplitude and frequency modulation
D. neither amplitude nor frequency modulation
45. 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
46. Which of the following is taken as reference antenna for
directive gain?
A.
Half wave dipole
B.
Elementary doublet
C.
Isotropic
D.
Infinitesimal dipole
47. Push pull amplifier is
A. voltage amplifier
B. current amplifier
C. power amplifier
48. 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
49. 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
50. Counterpoise is used in coils having
A. high resistivity
B. low resistivity
C. medium resistivity
D. both (b) and (c)
51. For an ideal 3000 Hz channel, S/N ratio is

A. 3
B. 1.5
C. 4
D. 2
53. In transistor radio receivers the number of IF amplifier stages

are
A. 1
B. 2
C. 4
D. 6
54. To relay outdoor remotely located live programs, TV
transmitter use
A. microwave links
B. coaxial cable link
C. open wire link
D. either (b) or (c)
55. If each short element of signal occupies 20 ms, the speed is
A. 20 bauds
B. 50 bauds
C. bauds
D. 0.05 bauds
56. It is found that in a telephone system 60 subscribers initiate
calls during a 30 minute interval and the total duration of all the
calls is 100 minutes. The load is
A. 2
B. 3 erlang
C. 3.333 erlang
D. 0.333 erlang
57. E and H fields are perpendicular to each other.
A. True
B. False
58. Consider the following:
A TV receiver antenna should pick up the TV signal and

develop maximum voltage from the available strength
of signal
It should reject unwanted signals
It should not suffer from co-channel interference
It should have a very narrowband

The correct statements are
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 2, 3 only
59. If transmission bandwidth is doubled in FM, SNR is
A. doubled
B. raised four times
C. decreased four times
D. halved
60. Directivity means
A. maximum directive gain
B. zero directive gain
C. minimum directive gain

61. If the oscillator output is modulated by audio frequencies
upto 10 kHz, the frequency range occupied by the side bands
will be
A. 711.9 kHz to 712.1 kHz
B. 702 kHz to 722 kHz
C. 692 kHz to 732 kHz
D. 71.2 kHz to 71.20 kHz
D. 10.9
62. The power to the portable unit of a cordless telephone is

provided by
A. pencil cells
B. dry cells
C. rechargeable cells
D. AC mains
72. Three analog signals, having bandwidths 1200 Hz, 600 Hz,
600 Hz are sampled at their Nyquist rates, encoded with 12 bit
words, and time division multiplexed. The bit rate for the
multiplexed signal is
A. 115.2 kbps
B. 28.8 kbps
C. 57.6 kbps
D. 38.4 kbps
63. In a AM wave the carrier and one of the side bands is

suppressed. If m = 0.5, the percentage saving in power is
A. 50%
B. 83.3%
C. 94.4%
D. 100%
64. Computer communication networks have
A. star configuration
B. tree configuration
C. loop/mesh configuration
D. All of the above
65. Assertion (A): A balun is an RF impedance matching
transformer.
Reason (R): Sometimes a booster amplifier is used with a TV
set.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
66. In an FM system, when the AF is 500 Hz and the AF voltage
is 2.4 V, the deviation is 4.8 kHz. If the AF voltage is now
increased to 7.2 V, the new deviation will be
A. 4.8 kHz
B. 9.6 kHz
C. 14.4 kHz
D. 28.8 kHz
67. Modulation is also called detection.
A. True
B. False
68. The maximum range of a transmitter depends on
A. its frequency
B. its power
C. both its frequency and power
69. Consider the following statements about Yagi Uda antenna
It is unidirectional
Its gain is about 7 dB
It is used at VLF
The optimum separation is 0.11

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2, 4 only
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 1 and 4 only
70. In a two stage cascade amplifier, each stage has a gain of
10 dB and noise figure of 10 dB. The overall noise factor is
A. 10
B. 1.09
C. 1
71. Fields are said to be circularly polarised if their magnitudes

are
A. equal and they are in phase
B. equal but they differ in phase by 90
C. unequal and differ in phase by 90
D. unequal but are in phase
73. In a CD player the speed of CD is

A. constant at 500 rpm
B. constant at 200 rpm
C. varies from 200 to 500 rpm
74. In the output of a DM speech encoder, the consecutive
pulses are of opposite polarity during time interval t1 < t < t2.
This indicates that during this interval
A. the input to the modulator is essentially constant
B. the modulator is going through slope overload
C. the accumulator is in saturation
D. the speech signal is being sampled at the Nyquist rate
75. A fascimile reproduction has a specification of 200 lines per
frame, progressive scanning and 5 frames per second. The time
to scan one line is
A. 5 ms
B. 2.5 ms
C. 1 ms
D. 0.1 ms
76. Consider the following features of monochrome TV
Number of lines per picture 625
Interlace ratio 2 : 1
Aspect ratio 4 : 3
Channel bandwidth 8 MHz

As regards CCIR system B, which of the above are correct?
A. 1, 2, 3, 4
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1, 2, 4
D. 2, 3, 4
77. In the absence of noise, if C is channel capacity in bits/s, f
is channel bandwidth in Hz and N is number of coding levels.
Then
A. C = log2 N
B. C = (f) log2 N
C. C = 2 (f) log2 N
D. C = 0.5 (f) log2 N
78. The open loop gain of an amplifier is 50 but is likely to
change by 20%. If negative feedback with = 0.1 is used, the
change in gain will be about
A. 20%
B. 10%
C. 4%
D. 0.05%
79. Audio amplifiers need
A. Bass control
B. Treble control
C. Both Bass and Treble control

D. Either Bass or Treble control
80. The open loop gain of an amplifier is 200. If negative
feedback with = 0.2 is used, the closed loop gain will be
A. 200
B. 40
C. 4.878
D. 1.212
81. In a TV, studio the function of vision switcher is to
A. edit television programs
B. relay television programs
C. control zoom lens
D. mix audio and video signals
82. In the equation
of M-ary PSK
signal (where Ey is symbol energy), M becomes large. Then d
will approach
A. 2
B. infinity
C. zero
D. 1
83. The trapezoidal pattern of figure is obtained when examining
an AM wave by an oscilloscope. Modulation factor of the wave is
A. 0.33
B. 0.5
C. 2
D. 1
84. Y signal has maximum percentage of
A. red colour
B. blue colour
C. green colour
D. red and blue colours
85. To ensure good transient response in audio systems the
natural frequencies should be
A. above 40 Hz and below 15 kHz
B. above 40 Hz
C. above 15 kHz
D. below 40 Hz and above 15 kHz
86. If k is dielectric constant of a medium, the velocity factor in
that medium is
A.
3
B.
C.
(k)1/3
D.
87. An AM signal and a narrowband FM signal with identical
carriers, modulating signals and modulation index of 0.1 are
added together. The resultant signal can be closely
approximated by
A. Broadband FM
B. SSB with carrier
C. DSB-SC
D. SSB without carrier
88. The equation v(t) = A cos [ct + (t)] where A and c are
constant and (t) is a function of base signal represents
Phase modulation
Amplitude modulation
Angle modulation
Frequency modulation
Which of the above are true?
A. 3 only
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2, 3, 4
D. 3 and 4 only
89. An FM signal with deviation is passed through mixer. Its
frequency is reduced fivefold. The deviation in output of mixer is
A. 0.28
B.
C. 5
D. very very high
90. The total number of channels allotted for cellular telephone is
A. 666
B. 333
C. 221
D. 111
91. The F.T. of {e-1 (t)} is equal to
. Therefore
is
A. ef (f)
B. e-f (f)
C. ef (-f)
D. e-f (-f)
92. Sound waves are electromagnetic waves.
A. True
B. False
93. In major diatonic musical scale, an octave is divided into
A. 12 intervals
B. 10 intervals
C. 7 intervals
D. 5 intervals
94. The bandwidth of DSB suppressed carrier modulation
system when the modulating frequency varies between 500 Hz
and 5 kHz is
A. 555 kHz
B. 505 kHz
C. 500 kHz
D. 9 kHz
95. The filter circuit for feeding a wooffer has
A. an inductance in series and capacitance in parallel
B. a capacitance in series and an inductance in parallel
C. a resistance in series and an inductance in parallel
D. an inductance in series and a resistance in parallel
96. The Hilbert transform of cos 1t + sin 2t is
A. sin 1t + cos 2t
B. sin 1t - cos 2t
C. cos 1t - cos 2t
D. - sin 1t + cos 2t
97. In ionosphere incidence angle is 60. The maximum usable
frequency fm is equal to
A. 2fc
B. fc
C. 0.5 fc
D. 3 fc
98. The generally used value of EHV supply in TV receivers is
A. 1 kV per diagonal cm
B. 1 kV per diagonal inch
C. 0.5 kV per diagonal cm
D. 0, 5 kV per diagonal inch
99. The number of channels available in MF band (300 kHz - 3
MHz) for AM modulating signal of 20 kHz is
A. 70
B. 67
C. 100
D. 150
100. The function of blend control in stereo system is
A. to dilute left channel
B. to dilute right channel
C. to dilute any of the channels
D.none of the above
101. The output resistance of a microphone is 20 ohms. It is to
feed a line of impedance 320 ohms. To ensure maximum power
transfer, the turn ratio of transformer is
A. 16
B. 256
C. 2
D. 4
102. In a reactance FET, gm = 9 x 10-3 Siemens, gate to source
resistance is one-ninth of reactance of gate to drain capacitor
and frequency is 4 MHz. The capacitive-reactance is
A. 1000
B. 1/1000
C. 36 x 103
D. x 103
103. Audio cassettes used in household tape recorders have a
width of
A. 1"
B. 1/2"
C. 1/4"
D.1/8"
104. The receiver of a pulsed RADAR can detect signal power in
the order of
A. 1 W
B. 0.1 W
C. 10-5 W
D. 10-12 W
105. In a 100% amplitude modulated signal, the power in the
upper sideband when carrier power is to be 100 W and
modulation system SSBSC, is
A. 100 W
B. 66 W
C. 50 W
D. 25 W
106. Which camera tube has highest dark current?
A. Plumbicon
B. Vidicon
C. Saticon
D. GCD imager
107. If a sound wave has a frequency of 50 Hz, the wavelength
is
A. 66 m
B. 6.6 m
C. 0.66 m
D. 0.066 m
108. Skin depth at 1000 MHz in comparison with that at 500
MHz is
A. 2
B.
C.
1
2
D.
109. Consider the following
Generation of SSB signals
Design of minimum phase type filters
Representation of band pass signals

Which of the above applications is Hilbert transform used?
A. 1 only
B. 1, 2 and 3
C. 1, 2 only
D. 1 and 3
110. The dc voltage on plate modulated class C amplifier is 8 kV.
If the peak modulating voltage is 4 kV, the peak RF voltage
delivered to load is
A. 32 kV
B. 12 kV
C. 0.5 kV
D. 24 kV
111. In telephone systems the relation between load r, number of
calls initiated during a specified interval and average duration
of a call (h) is
A. = h
B. = h2
C. = rh
D. h = r
112. In a Vidicon camera tube
A. grid G1 accelerates electrons
B. grid G2 accelerates electrons and grid G3, slows down
electrons
C. grid G3 accelerates electrons and grid G2 slows down
electrons
D. both grids G2 and G3 accelerate electrons
113. In a CD the sampling frequency is nearly
A. half the highest frequency in audio signal
B. equal to highest frequency in audio signal
C. double the highest frequency in audio signal
D. four times the highest frequency in audio signal
114. Consider the following statements about loop antenna
It is suitable for direction finding application
It is a single turn or multiturn coil carrying RF current
The loop is surrounded by a magnetic field everywhere

perpendicular to the loop
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 only
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 2 and 3 only
115. Which of the following is present in both TRF receiver and
superheterodyne receiver?
A. Detector
B. Mixer
C. IF amplifier
D. Local oscillator
116. The number of channels in a stereophonic system is
A. 8
B. 4
C. 2
D. 1
117. When the carrier is unmodulated, a certain transmitter
radiates 9 kW when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated the
transmitter radiates 10.125 kW. The modulation index will be
A. 0.1
B. 10.15
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
118. A signal x(t) = 100 cos (24p x 103t) is ideally sampled with a
sampling period of 50 sec and then passed through an ideal
low pass filter with cut off frequency of 15 kHz Which of the
following frequencies are present at the filter output?
A. 12 kHz only
B. 8 kHz only
C. 12 kHz and 9 kHz
D. 12 kHz and 8 kHz
119. A sinusoidal voltage of 2 kV peak value is amplitude
modulated to give 20% modulation. The peak value of each side
band term is
A. 400 V
B. 200 V
C. 100 V
D. 800 V
120. Consider the following reasons for using antenna coupler
To prevent illegal radiation of spurious frequencies
To tune out reactive components of antenna impedance
To have correct value of load impedance for transmitter.

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 2
C. 1 only
D. 2, 3
121. Which of the following is true in a tape recorder?
A. Vow is due to variation in motor speed but flutter is due to
some other reason
B. Both vow and flutter are due to variations in motor speed
C. Flutter is due to variation in motor speed but vow is due to
some other reason
D. Neither vow nor flutter is due to variation in motor speed
122. In a high speed modem the data rate handled is about
A. 1000 bps
B. 5000 bps
C. 20000 bps
D. 50000 bps
123. Trinitron is a monochrome picture tube.
A. True
B. False
124. The first pulse in a TV remote control is
A. start pulse
B. preliminary pulse
C. either start pulse or preliminary pulse
D. erase pulse
125. If the ratio of ac to dc load impedance of a diode detector is
low, the result will be
A. poor AGC operation
B. poor AF response
C. negative peak clipping
D. diagonal clipping
126. The minimum step size required for a Delta modulator

operating at 36 samples/sec to track the signal (here u(t) is the
unit step function) x(t) = 125t (u(t) - u(t - 1)) + (250 - 125t) (u(t 1) - u(t - 2)) So that slope overload is avoided, would be
A. 2-10
B. 2-8
C. 2-6
D. 2-4
127. An FM signal with a deviation is passed through a mixer,
and has its frequency reduced 5 fold. The deviation in the output
of the mixer is
A. 5/
B. Intermediate
C. /5
D.
128. In PCM, if the number of quantization levels is increased
from 4 to 64, then the bandwidth requirement will approximately
be increased __________ times.
A. 8
B. 16
C. 3
D. 32
129. A tweeter should be fed from the input through a
A. low pass filter
B. high pass filter
C. band pass filter
D. band stop filter
130. The modulation index is, if fm = 500 Hz, f = 2.25 kHz
A. 2.25
B. 4.5
C. 9
D.18
131. If D is mouth diameter of a paraboloid reflector, its directivity
is proportional to
A. D
B. D2
C. D
D. D3
132. A noiseless 3 kHz channel can't transmit binary bit at the
rate
A. 12000 bps
B. 1000 bps
C. 6000 bps
D. 3000 bps
133. In an AM wave the carrier and one of the side bands is
suppressed. If m = 1, the percentage saving in power is
A. 25%
B. 50%
C. 66.6%
D. 83.3%
134. Assertion (A): An electronic tuner uses varactor diode
Reason (R): The capacitance of a varactor diode depends on the
magnitude of reverse bias.
135. A superheterodyne receiver is to operate in the frequency
range 550 kHz - 1650 kHz, with the intermediate frequency of
450 kHz. Let
denote the required capacitance ratio of
the local oscillator and I denote the image frequency (in kHz) of
the incoming signal. If the receiver is tuned to 700 kHz, then
A. R = 4.41 J =1600
B. R = 2.10 J =1150
C. R = 3.0 J =1600
D. R = 9.0 J =1150
136. In a tape recorder the output from RF oscillator is given to
A. only erase head coil
B. only record head coil
C. coils of both erase head and record head
137. A + 1.9 lens has a focal length of 25 mm. The diameter of
lens is about
A. 13 mm
B. 1.3 mm
C. 130 mm
138. Which of the following terms are applicable to troposcatter
propagation?
A. Faradays rotation
B. SIOs
C. Fading
D. Atmospheric storms
139. If the amplitude of the voltage is kept constant, but its
frequency is raised to 6 kHz, the new deviation will be for the
modulation index is, if fm = 500 Hz, f = 2.25
A. 6 kHz
B. 12 kHz
C. 27 kHz
D. 54 kHz
140. In TV scanning sequence of lines is
A. left to right
B. right to left
C. left to right for odd fields and right to left for even field
D. left to right for even fields and right to left for odd field
141. Which of the following microphones works on the principle
of Faraday's law?
A. Carbon
B. Condenser
C. Moving coil
D. Electret
142. In a CE amplifier connection, the emitter is at ground
potential for
A. AC quantities
B. DC quantities
C. all quantities
D. none of the quantities
143. In an AM wave with m = 1, the carrier is suppressed. The
resulting power saving will be
A. 1/3
B. 1/2
C. 2/3
D. 3/4
144. Directive gain is
A. a power ratio
B. a voltage ratio
C. a current ratio
D. a distance ratio
145. Which of the following sampling frequencies is considered
adequate in voice telephony?
A. 4 kHz
B. 8 kHz
C. 16 kHz
D. 32 kHz
146. In equally tampered scale, frequency of each tone equals

the frequency of lower adjacent tone multiplied by
A. 2
1
7
B. 2
1
12
C. 2
1
6
D. 2
1
5
147. A carrier is modulated by two modulating waves A and B

having modulation indices of 0.6 and 0.8 respectively. The
overall modulation index is
A. 1
B. 0.7
C. 0.2
D. 1.4
148. A communication channel disturbed by additive white,
Gaussian noise has a bandwidth of 4 kHz and SNR of 15. The
highest transmission rate that this channel can support (in k
bits/sec) is
A. 16
B. 1.6
C. 3.2
D. 60
149. Which of the following microphones is used as a standard
for calibration?
A. Moving coil
B. Carbon
C. Condenser
D. Ribbon
150. The reactance of coupling capacitor for AC signals in an
amplifier, should be
A. as low as possible
B. as high as possible
C. neither low nor high
D. either low or high
151. 24 telephone channels, each band limited to 3.4 kHz are to
be time division multiplexed using PCM. If sampling frequency is
10 kHz and number of quantization levels is 128, the required
bandwidth of PCM is
A. 1.68 MHz
B. 240 kHz
C. 81.6 kHz
D. 3.072 MHz
152. Resonant circuits are used in
A. audio amplifiers
B. RF amplifiers
C. both audio and RF amplifiers
153. The bandwidth of DSB suppressed carrier modulation

system when the modulating frequency varies between 500 Hz
and 5 kHz is
A. 555 kHz
B. 505 kHz
C. 500 kHz
D. 9 kHz
154. Linear diode detector utilizes
A. linear portion of static characteristics of diode
B. linear portion of dynamic characteristic of diode
C. square law portion of dynamic characteristics of diode
D. rectification property of diode
155. In the equivalent circuit of a moving coil cone type
loudspeaker, the mass of the moving system is represented by
A. a resistance
B. a capacitance
C. an inductance
D. a conductance
156. Assertion (A): In India we use CCIR-B standard
Reason (R): Video signals are frequency modulated.
157. CATV stands for
A. Common Antenna Television
B. Community Antenna Television
C. Cable Antenna Television
D. Channel Antenna Television
158. Household tape recorders use
A. separate motor for each operation
B. only one motor for all operations
C. one motor for capstan and another for take up reel
D. a total of 3 motors
159. A 400 W carrier is modulated to a depth of 75 percent. The
total power in modulated wave will be
A. 38.5 W
B. 400 W
C. 512.5 W
D. 615.5 W
160. A geostationary satellite
A. is located at a height of 358, 00 km
B. appears stationary over earth's magnetic pole
C. is motionless in space but keeps spinning
D. orbits the earth within a 24 hour period
161. A line has L = 0.8 H/m and C = 32 pF/m. Z0 =
A. 6000
B. 600
C. 158
D. 15.8
162. A line has standing waves with a voltage maximum of 35
mV and minimum of 17.5 mV VSWR is
A. 2
B. 4
C. 0.5
D. 0.25
163. For a bit rate of 8 kbps, the best possible values of the
transmitted frequencies in a coherent binary FSK system are
A. 16 kHz and 20 kHz
B. 20 kHz and 32 kHz
C. 20 kHz and 40 kHz
D. 32 kHz and 40 kHz
164. If luminance signal Y = 0.3 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B, the hue of

R - Y colour is
A. 0.7 R - 0.59 G - 0.11 B
B. - 0.7 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B
C. 1.3 R - 0.59 G - 0.11 B
165. Trap circuits used in video IF amplifier of colour TV are
A. High Q, LC resonant circuit
B. Low Q, LC resonant circuit
C. High Q, RLC resonant circuit
D. Low Q, RLC resonant circuit
166. A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated with 300 Hz, 800
Hz and 2 kHz audio sine waves. Which of the following frequency is least
likely to be present in the output?
A. 1002 kHz
B. 1000 kHz
C. 999.2 kHz
D. 998.0 kHz
167. A 300 Hz sound wave of intensity 20 dB is transmitted by a 1500
kHz radio wave by frequency modulation. It is seen that instantaneous
frequency varies between 1500.2 kHz and 1499.8 kHz, 300 times a
second. If the intensity of sound wave is 100 dB.
A. The instantaneous frequency variations will be between 1500.2 and
1499.8 kHz, 1500 times a second
B. The instantaneous frequency variations will be between 1501 and
1499 kHz, 1500 times a second
C. The instantaneous frequency variations will be between 1501 and
D. The instantaneous frequency variations will be between 1501 and
168. If the average power of radar transmitters is 2 kW and the

peak power of the transmitter is 1000 kW, what will be the duty
cycle?
A. 0.002
B. 0.02
C. 0.001
D. 0.01
169. An analog signal is band limited to B Hz sampled at Nyquist
rate and samples are quantized into 4 levels each with
probability . The information rate is
A. 4 bits/s
B. B bits/s
C. 4 B bits/s
D. 0.25 B bits/s
170. The HV supply to a TV receiver is 25 kV and the total beam
current for the three electron guns is 2000 A. The power
handled by IHVT is
A. 5W
B. 0.5 W
C. 50 W
D. 500 W
171. Some advantages of optical fibre cables are
small diameter
Immunity to cross talk and EM interference
Laser and LED modulation methods lend themselves ideally to
digital operation

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 2, 3
172. The contrast control in colour TV receiver is done by
A. chroma amplifier
B. SAW filter
C. video detector
D. luminance amplifier
173. The requirements of carrier frequency are
A. precise frequency value
B. low frequency drift
C. both (a) and (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
174. If N bits are lumped together to get an N-bit symbol, the
possible number of symbols is
A. 2N
B. 2N - 1
C. 2N - 2
D. 2N 4
175. The received signal frequency at any time of a superheterodyne receiver having IF = 456 kHz is 1 MHz. The
corresponding image signal is
A. within the medium band
B. outside the medium band
C. depend upon modulation index
D. depends on Modulating frequency
176. For an ideal 3000 Hz channel, Nyquist rate is
A. 3000 bps
B. 6000 bps
C. 9000 bps
D. 12000 bps
177. Assertion (A): Electromagnetic waves in free space spread
uniformly in all directions from a point source
Reason (R): Free space has no interference or obstacles.
178. In the FM wave described by equation v = 15 sin (4 x 108 t
+ 3 sin 1100 t), the maximum frequency deviation is
A. 175 Hz
B. 525 Hz
C. 3 Hz
D. 58.33 Hz
179. The radar cross-section of a target depends an
A. frequency
B. polarization of incident wave
C. aspect of target
D. all of the above
180. The Nyquist sampling interval, for the signal sin c (700t) +
sin c (5000 t) is
A.
B.
C.
D.
181. A directional microphone gives an output of 0.5 mV
whereas an omnidirectional one gives an output of 0.5 V in the
same position for the same sound pressure. The directivity of the
directional microphone is
A. 120 dB
B. 90 dB
C. 60 dB
D. 30 dB
182. If Eb, the energy per bit of a binary digital signal is 10-6 watt
sec. and the one sided power spectral density of the white noise
N0 = 10-5 W/Hz, then the output SNR of the matched filter is
A. 26 dB
B. 10 dB
C. 20 dB
D. 13 dB
183. Consider the following statements about Rhombic antenna
It is non resonant
It is a broad band antenna
It is ideally suited for HF transmission

A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, 3 only
C. 2, 3 only
D. 1 only
184. Assertion (A): A composite video signal has synchronising pulses.
Reason (R): It is necessary to synchronise the scanning process in the
transmitter and receiver.
185. Noise with uniform power spectral density of N0/Hz is

passed through a filter H() = 2 exp (-J ty) followed by an
ideal low pass filter of bandwidth B Hz. The output noise power
in watts is
A. 2 N0B
B. 4 N0B
C. 8 N0B
D. 16 N0B
186. Assertion (A): In standing wave pattern, the nodes and anti
nodes are separated by half wave-length
Reason (R): When line is terminated in resistance RL, the
standing wave ratio is SWR = Z0/RL or RL/Z0
187. An amplifier has an input resistance of 10 k and the noise
voltage is 10 V. If two such resistances of 10 k each are
connected in series at the input, the total noise voltage is about
A. 20 V
B. 5V
C. 14.14 V
D. 10 V
188. A 400 W carrier is modulated to a depth of 75 percent. The
total power in modulated wave will be
A. 38.5 W
B. 400 W
C. 512.5 W
D. 615.5 W
189. In a colour TV receiver the bandwidth of RF amplifier is
A. exactly equal to channel width
B. a little less than channel width
C. a little more than channel width
D. either (a) or (b)
190. An FM signal with a deviation is passes through the mixer,
and has its frequency reduced five fold. The deviation in the
output of the mixer is
A.
B. 5
C. /5
D. indeterminant
191. FSK is a system involving
A. pulse modulation
C. amplitude modulation
D. phase modulation
192. A 200 Hz sound wave is to be transmitted by a 1000 kHz

radio wave using frequency modulation. The instantaneous
frequency variation will be
A. 100 times a second
B. 200 times a second
C. 400 times a second
D. 1000 times a second
193. In a TV studios, flying spot scanner is a device for
A. mixing video and audio signals
B. telecasting feature films
C. live telecast of outdoor programs
D. telecast of indoor music programs
194. A broadcast radio transmitter radiates 5 kW when the
modulation percentage is 60. How much of this is carrier power?
A. 6.66 kW
B. 5 kW
C. 4.9 kW
D. 4.23 kW
195. A device has two resistances 300 and 200 respectively.
The noise voltages due to these two resistance calculated
separately are 5.38 V and 4.38 V respectively. When both of
them are used together, the noise voltage will be
A. 9.76 V
B. 1 V
C. 23.56 V
D. 6.94 V
196. The antenna diameter of a radar system is doubled. The
maximum range will
A. be doubled
B. become four times
C. be halved
D. decrease to one fourth
197. Which of the following microphones works on the
piezoelectric effect?
A. Carbon
B. Condenser
C. Moving coil
D. Crystal
198. In PAL system weighting of R - Y and B - Y signals is done
to
A. prevent over modulation on saturated colours
B. prevent under modulation of saturated colours
C. allow over modulation of saturated colours
D. allow under modulation on saturated colours
199. In case of probability of the message is 1 to 16 then the
information will be
A. 16 bits
B. 8 bits
C. 4 bits
D. 2 bits
200. The saving of power in DSB-SC modulated at 80% is
A. NIL
B. 80%
C. 75.76%
D. 50%
201. A total of 16 equally probable events exist. If it is required to
select one out of them, the number of required bits is
A. 2
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5
202. When modulation index of an AM wave is increased from
0.5 to 1, the transmitted power
A. remains the same
B. increases by 25%
C. increases by 33.3%
D. increases by 50%
203. Quantizing error occurs in
A. TDM
B. FDM
C. PCM
D. PWD
204. In audio cassettes the width of each recording track is
A. 5 mm
B. 2.5 mm
C. 1.5 mm
D. 1 mm
205. The most commonly used transistor amplifier circuit is
A. CB
B. CC
C. CE
D.CE or CC
206. When energy is fed into open wire transmission line the
energy may get dissipated due to
A. radiation
B. conductor heating
C. dielectric heating
D. all of the above
207. Fourier series expansion of a real periodic signal with
fundamental frequency is given by
It is given that c3 = 3 + j5. then c-3 is
A. 5 + j3
B. -3 - j5
C. -5 + j3
D. 3 - j5
208. Loudness control gives
A. high boost to bass and little boost to treble
B. equal boost to bass and treble
C. less boost to bass and more boost to treble
D. less boost to both bass and treble
209. A mobile telephone has a range of about
A. 50 km
B. 10 km
C. 1 km
D. 0.1 km
210. If transmitted power is 75 kW, the field strength at 30 km
distance will be about
A. 10 V/m
B. 1 V/m
C. 50 mV/m
D. 2 mV/m
211. In the television system in India, each frame is scanned
A. 100 times
B. 50 times
C. 20 times
D. 10 times
212.Each kilometer of travel in electromagnetic radiation means
a time delay of
A. 330 s
B. 33 s
C. 3.3 s
D. 0.33 s
213.A video monitor is exactly similar to TV receiver.
A. True
B. False
214. A RADAR can be used to
A. aim a gun at an aircraft
B. to direct guided missiles
C. to search submarines
D. all of the above
215. In single tone AM modulation, the transmission efficiency
for m = 1 is
A. 33.3%
B. 50%
C. 100%
D. 16.65%
216.AM amplifier having noise figure of 20 dB and available
power gain of 15 dB is followed by a mixer circuit having noise
figure of 9 dB. The overall noise figure as referred to input in dB
is
A. 10.44
B. 11.07
C. 21.52
D. 0.63
217. Which one of the following is non-resonant antenna?
A. Folded dipole
B. Broad side array
C. End fire array
D. Rhombic antenna
218. If the oscillator output is modulated by audio frequencies
upto 10 kHz, the frequency range occupied by the side bands
will be
A. 711.9 kHz to 712.1 kHz
B. 702 kHz to 722 kHz
C. 692 kHz to 732 kHz
D. 71.2 kHz to 71.20 kHz
219.The efficiency of using a binary system for selection of 1 out
of 13 equally probable events is
A. 100%
B. about 92%
C. about 83%
D. about 71%
220. The most suitable method for detecting a modulated signal
g(t) = (3 to 6 cos 2pfmt) cos 2pfct is
A. envelope detector
B. synchronous detector
C. ratio detector
D. both a and b
221. The time required for horizontal blanking is 16% of that for
each horizontal line. If horizontal time is 63.5 s, the horizontal
blanking time for each line is about
A. 1 s
B. 10 s
C. 100 s
222. When the number of quantising levels is 16 in PCM, the
number of pulses in a code group will be
A. 3
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
223. A message signal with bandwidth 10 kHz is lower sideband
SSB modulated with carrier frequency fc1 = 106 Hz. The
resulting signal is then passed though a narrow band frequency
modulator with carrier frequency fc2 = 109 Hz. The bandwidth of
the output would be
A. 4 x 104 Hz
B. 2 x 106 Hz
C. 2 x 109 Hz
D. 2 x 1010 Hz
224. In a PCM system, if the code word length is increased from
6 to 8 bits, the signal to quantization noise ratio improves by the
factor.
A. 8/6
B. 12
C. 16
D. 8
225. For 10 bit PCM system, the signal to quantization noise
ratio is 62 dB. If the number of bits is increased by 2, then the
signal to quantization noise ratio will
A. increased by 6 dB
B. increased by 12 dB
C. decreased by 6 dB
D. decreased by 12 dB
226. The video heads, in VCR, feed the other circuit
A. directly windings
B. through a transformer having two rotating windings
C. through a transformer having two stationary windings
D. through a transformer having one stationary and one rotatory
winding
227. A high pulse repetition frequency in a radar
A. increases the maximum range
B. decreases the maximum range
C. has no effect on the maximum range
D. either (a) or (b) depending on other factors
228. In PCM, the biggest disadvantage as compared to AM is
A. larger bandwidth
B. larger noise
C. inability to handle analog signals
D. incompatibility with time division multiplex systems
229.Which of the following microphones is the cheapest?
A. Moving coil
B. Condenser
C. Ribbon
D. Carbon
230. When the carrier is unmodulated, a certain transmitter
radiates 9 kW when the carrier is sinusoidally modulated the
transmitter radiates 10.125 kW. The modulation index will be
A. 0.1
B. 10.15
C. 0.4
D. 0.5
231. If a line is terminated in characteristic impedance Z0, the
input impedance measured at the input will be
A. Z0
B. Z0/2
C. Zero
D. infinite
232. In a TV, the output from RF tuner is about
A. 1 V
B. 1000 V
C. 100 V
D. 0.5 V
233. 24 telephone channels, each band limited to 3.4 kHz, are to
be time division multiplexed by using PCM, calculate the
bandwidth of PCM system for 128 quantization levels and an 8
KHz sampling frequency
A. 192 kHz
B. 2 MHz
C. 1.299 MHz
D. 1.54 MHz
234. A signal is sampled at 8 kHz and is quantized using 8 bit
uniform quantizer. Assuming SNRq for a sinusoidal signal, the
correct statement for PCM signal with a bit rate of R is
A. R = 32 KbPs, SNRq = 25.8 dB
B. R = 64 KbPs, SNRq = 49.8 dB
C. R = 64 KbPs, SNRq = 58.8 dB
D. R = 32 KbPs, SNRq = 49.8 dB
243. For maximum output the width of air gap of audio head
should be
A. equal to wavelength
B. half the wavelength
C. one quarter the wavelength
D. very small as compared to wavelength
244.The simplest mixer circuit for public address system uses
A. fixed resistances
B. variable resistances
C. inductances
D. capacitances
245. PAM stands for
A. Phase Angle Modulation
B. Phase Amplitude Modulation
C. Pulse Amplitude Modulation
D. Pulse Angle Modulation
235. Generally a VCR has

A. four stationary video heads
B. two stationary video heads
C. four rotating video heads
D. two rotating video heads
246. In a perfect conductor the resistor noise is

A. maximum
B. zero
C. very high
D. almost infinite
236.A remote control of TV uses a 10 bit word. The maximum

number of total commands it can transmit is
A. 64
B. 256
C. 512
D. 1024
247. An RF carrier of 12 kV at 1 MHz is amplitude modulated by

1 kHz signal having peak value of 6 kV. The modulation pattern
is seen on CRO screen. The voltage indicated will be
A. 18 kV
B. 1.001 kV
C. 6 kV
D. 36 kV
237. Telecine equipment in a TV studio consists of

A. projector telecine
B. flying spot telecine
C. digital CCD telecine
238. TV signal strength when expressed in dB m has the
reference of
A. 10 V/m
B. 5 V/m
C. 2 V/m
D. 1 V/m
239.A sinusoidal voltage amplitude modulates a carrier of peak
value 5 kV. Each side band has an amplitude of 500 V. The
modulation index is
A. 0.1
B. 0.2
C. 0.4
D. 0.8
240.Kell factor is about
A. 5
B. 3
C. 0.7
D. 0.2
241. An antenna has a resistance of 50 and an equivalent
noise resistance of 30 The noise figure in decibels is
A. 1.6 dB
B. 2 dB
C. 3.6 dB
D. 6 dB
242. An MTI radar operating at 5 GHz has a PRF of 800 pps.
The lowest blind speed is
A. 48 m/s
B. 96 m/s
C. 192 m/s
D. 24 m/s
248. In push pull amplifier, each transistor conducts for

A. 180
B.360
C. 90
D. 45
249. In the television system in India, each channel is allowed a
bandwidth of
A. 20 MHz
B. 12 MHz
C. 7 MHz
D. 3 MHz
250.A diode detector load consists of 0.01 F capacitor in
parallel with a 5 k ohms resistor. The maximum depth of
modulation without diagonal clipping at modulating frequency of
1000 Hz and 10 kHz is
A. 0.76, 0.24
B. 0.95, 0.3
C. 0.24, 076
D. 0.3, 0.95
251. A Discone antenna is
A. a combination of disk and cone in close approximity
B. a combination of disk and cone at /4 spacing
C. a combination of disk and cone far apart
D. a combination of disk and cone at /2 spacing
252. In a two tone AM system the two modulating frequencies
are 2000 p and 4000 p rad/sec. If carrier frequency is 2p x 106
rad/sec the frequencies of upper sidebands are
A. 1.002 MHz and 1.004 MHz
B. 1.001 MHz and 1.002 MHz
C. 1.001 MHz and 1.004 MHz
D. 1.002 MHz and 1.008 MHz
253. For a system to be designated as hi-fi, the signal to noise

ratio should be at least
A. 25 dB
B. 50 dB
C. 75 dB
D. 100 dB
D. pulsed receivers
254. Dolby system of noise reduction divides the total audio

spectrum into
A. 8 frequency bands
B. 4 frequency bands
C. 2 frequency bands
264. An AM wave is given by s(t)AM = 20 (1 + 0.5 cos 103t + 0.3

cos 104 t cos 106 t) the modulation index of the envelope is
A. 0.5
B. 0.58
C. 0.3
D. 0.8
255. In a system an input resistance of 20 k causes a noise

voltage of 15V. If two such input resistances each of 20 k are
used in parallel, the total noise voltage will be about
A. 15 V
B. 30 V
C. 7.5 V
D. 10.6 V
265. The modulating frequency in frequency modulation is

increased from 10 kHz to 30 kHz. The bandwidth is increased by
A. 6
B. 1/6 times
C. increase by 30 kHz
D. increase by 20 kHz
256. In the television system in India, the odd and even fields
are scanned
A. 25 times each
B. 25 times each but alternately
C. 50 times each
D. 50 times each but alternately
257. Consider the following
A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform fh(t) have the

same energy density spectrum
A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform, fh(t) have the

same auto correlation function
A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform are mutually

orthogonal
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 only
D. 2 and 3 only
258. Vidicon and plumbicon operate on the principle of
A. photo conduction
B. photo emission
C. photo voltaic
259. A TV receiver has a width of 60 cm. The aspect ratio is 4/3.
The required EHT supply is about
A. 29 kV
B. 2.9 kV
C. 45 kV
D. 4.5 kV
260. The typical squelch circuit
A. cuts off IF amplifier when AGC is minimum
B. cuts off IF amplifier when AGC is maximum
C. cuts off audio amplifier when carrier is absent
D. eliminates RF interference when signal is weak
261. A narrow band noise n(t) has symmetrical spectrum and
has power density spectrum 0.2 x 10-6. The power density of
quadrature component is
A. 0.2 x 10-6
B. 10-7
C. 4 x 10-7
D. 5 x 10-8
262. The radio receivers mostly used now a days are
A. TRF receivers
B. super heterodyne receivers
C. CW receivers
263. The reactance of coupling capacitors, for DC quantities, is

A. zero
B. low
C. infinite
D. zero or low
266. A sinusoidal signal with peak to peak amplitude of 1.536 volt is

quantized into 128 levels using a mid-rise uniform quantizer. The
quantization noise power is
A. 0.768 V
B. 48 x 10-6 V
C. 12 x 10-6 V
D. 3.072 Volt
267. An FM wave is made to pass through a frequency tripler. If

original modulation index is mf, the output of tripler has a
modulation index equal to
A. mf
B. mf
C. 3 mf
D. mf
268. A balun provides an impedance transformation of
A. 16 : 1
B. 8 : 1
C. 4 : 1
D. 2 : 1
269. A signal m(t) with bandwidth 500 Hz is first multiplied by a
signal g(t) where
. The resulting signal is then passes
through an ideal low pass filter with bandwidth 1 kHz the output
of the low pass filter would be
A. (t)
B. m(t)
C. 0
D. m(t) (t)
270. If = (S0/N0)/(Si/Nm) where S0 and S1 are signal power output
and signal power input and N0 and Nm are noise power output and
noise power input, the value of for SSB-SC and DSB-SC amplitude
modulated system respectively are
A. 1 and 1
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 1
D. 0.5 and 0.5
271. Consider the draw backs
Slope overload
Serration noise
Granular noise
Which of these draw backs does Delta modulation have?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, 3
272. It is required to increase the maximum range of a radar by a factor

of two. The peak power transmitted in the radar system has to be
increased by a factor of
A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
273. Armstrong F.M. transmitter performs frequency
multiplication in stages
A. to increase the overall S/N
B. for convenience
C. to reduce the bandwidth
D. to find the desired value of carrier frequency with frequency
deviation
274. A source generates three symbols with probabilities 0.25, 0.25,
0.50 at a rate of 3000 symbols per second. Assuming independent
generation of symbols, the most efficient source encoder would have
average bit rate is as
A. 6000 bits/sec
B. 4500 bits/sec
C. 3000 bits/sec
D. 1500 bits/sec
275. The filter circuit for feeding tweeter has
A. an inductance in series and a capacitance in parallel
B. a capacitance in series and an inductance in parallel
C. a resistance in series and a capacitance in parallel
D. a capacitance in series and a resistance in parallel
276. The name modem is a contraction of terms modulator
demodulator.
A. True
B. False
277. The use of SSB
A. halves the bandwidth required for transmission
B. does not affect the bandwidth for transmission
C. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 25%
D. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 66.6%
278. If a signal voltage Vs is accompanied by a noise voltage Vn
the signal to noise ratio is
A.
B.
C.
D.
279. Video signals are transmitted through
A. amplitude modulation
C. either amplitude or frequency modulation
D. neither amplitude nor frequency modulation
280. A TV receiver has 20 kV EHT supply and total beam current
(for 3 electron guns) of 1500 A. The power handled by IHVT is
A. 3 W
B. 30 W
C. 300 W
D. 0.3 W
281. Some possible disadvantages of high level modulation in
TV transmitters are
Video monitor has to supply high video voltages upto several

hundred volts into highly capacitive loads drawing high current at
video frequencies
The grid modulated stage presents a varying load to its driver
The linearity and high video driving power present design
problems
Out of above which are true?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1, 2 and 3
D. 2 and 3 only
282. Beam width of an antenna is expressed in
A. metres
B. degrees
C. ratio of two powers
D. ratio of two angles
283. In broadcast television, the number of lines per frame is
chosen to be odd number to
A. reduce the required bandwidth
B. improve resolution
C. reduce peak power requirement
D. make interlacing easier
284. In a picture tube, the video signal is applied to
A. cathode
B. grid
C. any anode
D. either cathode or grid
285. If frames are repeated at 60 Hz and each frame has 525
lines, the time for scanning one horizontal line (for progressive
scanning and no interlacing) is about
A. 320 s
B. 32 s
C. 3.2 s
D. 0.32 s
286. Full duplex operation
A. requires modems at both ends of circuit
B. requires two pairs of cables
C. can transfer data in both directions simultaneously
D. all of the above
287. In a tape recorder the erase head is
A. engaged during playback but disengaged during recording
B. engaged both during recording and playback
C. disengaged both during recording and playback
D. engaged during recording but disengaged during playback
288. Consider the following statements as regards advantages
of CCD sensors as camera pick up tube
High sensitivity
Good spectral response
Image lag absent

Out of the above which are correct
A. 1, 2, 3
B. 1, and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
289. Some desirable features of a computer communication
network are
It should accept an intended transmission without excessive

delay
The data arriving at a receiving point should be processed

rapidly
When a transmission calls for a response, the delay of

response should be minimum.
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1 and 3 only
C. 1, 2, 3
D. 2 and 3 only
280. Television transmission is by
A. ground waves
B. sky waves
C. space waves
D. all of the above
291. In the television system in India, the aspect ratio is
A. 4 : 3
B. 3 : 4
C. 5 : 4
D. 4 : 5
292. In high power radars, which of the following are used for
switching?
A. Power diode
B. Power BJT
C. Power MOSFET
D. Thyristor
293. A remote control for TV uses
A. LED in receiver and photodiode in transmitter
B. LED in transmitter and photodiode in receiver
C. LED in both transmitter and receiver
D. Photodiode in both transmitter and receiver
294. In the FM wave described by equation v = 15 sin (4 x 108 t
+ 3 sin 1100 t), the carrier frequency and signal frequency
respectively are
A. 63.66 MHz and 175 Hz
B. 4 x 108 Hz and 1100 Hz
C. 175 Hz and 63.66 MHz
D. 1100 Hz and 4 x 108 Hz
295. A sequence x(n) with the z transform X(z) = z4 + z2 - 2z + 2
- 3z - 4 is applied as an input to a linear, time invariant system
with the impulse response h(n) = 2(n - 3) where
The output at n = 4 is
A. - 6
B. zero
C. 2
D. 4
296. Which of the following amplifiers is used for impedance
matching?
A. CE
B. CC
C. CB
D. Push pull
297. Which of the following amplifiers has highest output
impedance?
A. CE
B. CB
C. CC
D. Push pull
298. In a superheterodyne receiver, having no RF amplifier, the
IF is 455 kHz. The image frequency at 1000 kHz is
A. 1455 kHz
B. 545 kHz
C. 1910 kHz
D. 90 kHz
299. Audio tapes have two tracks each 2.5 mm wide.
A. True
B. False
300. Which of the following amplifiers has a voltage gain of less
than 1?
A. CE
B. CC
C. CB
D. CE or CB
301. Consider the following test signal patterns
Ramp
Grill
Grey shades
Sine pulse
Picture line up generating equipment

Which of the above are used in TV studios?
A. All
B. 1, 2 and 3 only
C. 1, 2 and 5 only
D. 2, 3, 4 and 5 only
302. If aspect ratio is and number of lines in each frame is 625,
the number of picture elements in one frame is
A. x 625
B. (625)2
C. 6252
D. (625)2
303. Indicate the false statement: If SWR on a transmission line
is infinite, the line is terminated in
A. open circuit
B. short circuit
C. pure reactance
D. complex impedance
304. In TV signals colour burst is used
A. to maintain colour sequence
B. to ensure I and Q phase correctly
C. to synchronise colours
D. for interlacing of horizontal lines
305. The resonant frequency of an RF amplifier is 1 MHz and its
bandwidth is 10 kHz. The Q factor will be
A. 10
B. 100
C. 0.01
D. 0.1
306. The total number of pulses in a TV remote control is
A. 14
B. 12
C. 10
D. 8
307. Which camera tube has highest sensitivity and very wide
spectral response?
A. Vidicon
B. Plumbicon
C. New vicon
D. Saticon
308. Assertion (A): A Smith chart can be used for a number of
calculations of a transmission line Reason (R): Smith chart is
basically a polar impedance diagram.
309. A computer monitor uses 180 W in normal operation and 20
W in sleep mode. The computer is on all the 24 hours but is in
sleep mode for 18 hours a days. The energy units saved in 30
days are
A. 0.54 units
B. 86.4 units
C. 2.88 units
D. 4.8 units
310. Consider the following functions
It detects the AM video carrier IF so as to produce the

video signal
It produces and separates out the inter carrier sound IF

of 5.5 MHz
It amplifies the video signal
It amplifies the audio signal

The video detector in a colour TV performs which of the above
functions
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2, 3 and 4
C. 1 and 2
D. 1, 2 and 4
311. Which of the following antennas is circularly polarized?
A. Yagi-Uda
B. Parabolic reflector
C. Small circular loop
D. Helical
312. In colour TV system the colour sub carrier frequency is 4.43
MHz.
A. True
B. False
318. Graphic equaliser system in stereophonic systems

generally have
A. 3 or 4 bands
B. 1 band
C. more than 8 bands
D. large number of bands
319. An amplifier operating over a frequency range of 18 to 20
MHz has 10 k input resistance. At a temperature of 27 C, the
noise voltage at input of amplifier is (Boltzman constant k = 1.38
x 10-23 J/K)
A. 18.2 V
B. 182 V
C. 16.2 V
D. 162 V
320. Some sources of TV programs are
TV camera
Telecine
VTR
External signal
Which of the above are actually present in a TV studio?

A. 1, 2, 3 and 4
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1 2 and 4
313. A transmitter power of 5 W is increased by 20 dB. The

effective radiated power is
A. 5 W
B. 100 W
C. 25 W
D. 500 W
321. Two sinusoidal signals of same amplitude and frequencies

10 kHz and 10.1 kHz are added together. The combined signal is
given to an ideal frequency detector. The output of the detector
is
A. 0.1 kHz sinusoidal
B. 10.1 kHz sinusoidal
C. a linear function
D. a constant
314. The percentage saving in power of 100% modulated

suppressed carrier AM signal is
A. 100
B. 75
C. 66.6
D. 50
322. In Vidicon camera tube, the resistance of photoconductive

material on the target plate
A. is constant
B. is more in darkness and less in brightness
C. is more in brightness but less in darkness and brightness
D. may be more or less in darkness and brightness
315. The maximum distance between television transmission

and receiving antennas for reasonably good reception should be
A. less than 20 km
B. less than 100 km
C. less than 500 km
D. less than 1000 km
323. In a satellite transponder the power amplifier feeds power P

to the transmitting antenna of gain G. If distance of earth is d, the
power flux density is
A. PG/d
B. PG/4pd2
C. P/G(4pd2)
316. Assertion (A): EM waves are attenuated as they travel

outward from a source
Reason (R): Both field intensity and power density follow inverse
square law.
317. The frequency response of a microphone means
A. bandwidth of frequencies having output with in 1 dB of the
output at 1000 Hz
B. bandwidth of frequencies having output with in 3 dB of the
output at 1000 Hz
C. bandwidth of frequencies having output with in 1 dB of the
output at 500 Hz
D. bandwidth of frequencies having output with in 3 dB of the
output at 500 Hz
P(4 d
D.
2
)
324. The percentage saving in power of 100% modulated

suppressed carrier AM signal is
A. 100
B. 75
C. 66.6
D. 50
325. Which of the following are useful in comparing the noise
performance of receivers?
Input noise voltage
Noise figure
Noise resistance
Noise temperature
Select answer as per the following codes:
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 2, 3, 4
D. 1, 2, 4
326. Compact discs use
A. magnetic recording and retrieval
B. optical recording and retrieval
C. optical recording but magnetic retrieval
D. magnetic recording but optical retrieval
327. A carrier is phase modulated (PM) with frequency deviation
of 10 kHz by a single tone frequency of 1 kHz. If the single tone
frequency is increased to 2 kHz, assuming that phase deviation
remains unchanged, the bandwidth of the PM signal is
A. 21 kHz
B. 22 kHz
C. 42 kHz
D. 44 kHz
328. In a communication receiver, a squelch circuit is normally
inserted
A. before detector
B. after detector
C. before mixer
D. after power amplifier
329. In PCM, the information lies
A. in one or two properties of the pulse
B. in absence of pulse
C. in presence of pulse
D. in presence or absence of pulse
330. A carrier is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves
having modulation indices of 0.4 and 0.3. The total modulation
index will be
A. 0.1
B. 0.7
C. 0.5
D. 0.35
331. A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated by 300 Hz
and 2 kHz audio sine wave. Which of the following frequencies
will not be present in the output?
A. 998 kHz
B. 999.7 kHz
C. 1000.3 kHz
D. 700 kHz
332. SWR for a transmission line is infinity when the load is
Short circuit
Complex impedance
Open circuit
Pure reactance
Of the above statements:
A. 1, 3, 4 are correct
B. 1 and 3 are correct
C. 2, 3, 4 are correct
D. 1, 2, 4 are correct
333. The discone antenna is
A. used in UHF range
B. circularly polarized
C. used in radar
D. used as a direction finding antenna
334. The direction of pick up in a CD is
A. linear from centre towards edge
B. linear from edge to centre
C. nonlinear from centre to edge
D. nonlinear from edge to center
335 A (75 - j 50) load is connected to a coaxial line of Z0 = 75
at 10 GHz. The best method of matching consists of using
A. a capacitance at some specific distance from load

B. a short circuited stub at some specific distance from load
C. an inductance at load
D. a short circuited stub at load
336. In PCM the amplitude levels are transmitted in a 7 unit
code. Sampling frequency is 10 kHz. The bandwidth should be
A. 5 kHz
B. 35 kHz
C. 70 kHz
D. 5 MHz
337. In colour television V and U signals are
A. same as I and Q signal
B. same as R - Y and B - Y
C. modified I and Q signal
D. modified R - Y and B - Y
338. Which of the following has highest power gain?
A. CE
B. CC
C. CB
D. CB or CC
339. Two messages m1, and m2 have a probability of 0.5 each.
The entropy is
A. 0.25
B. 0.5
C. 0.75
D. 1
340. A TV receiver is 40 cm wide and 30 cm high. The EHT
supply required is about
A. 2kV
B. 20 kV
C. 53 kV
D. 10 W
341. An AM signal is detected using an envelope detector, the
carrier frequency and modulating signal frequency are 1 MHz
and 2 kHz respectively. An appropriate value for the time
constant of the envelope detector is
A. 500 sec
B. 20 sec
C. 0.2 sec
D. 1 sec
342. For signal amplitude modulated to a depth of 100% by a
sinusoidal signal, power is
A. same as that of unmodulated carrier
B. twice the power of unmodulated carrier
C. times the power of unmodulated carrier
D. times the power of unmodulated carrier
343. If transmitted power is 10 kW, the field strength at a
distance d is 50 mV/m. If transmitted power is reduced to 2.5
kW, the field strength at the same point will be
A. 25 mV/m
B. 12.5 mV/m
C. 6.25 mV/m
D. 3.125 mV/m
344. Some features of advanced mobile phone service are
To provide telephone communication to a large number

of telephone users within the area of a metropolitan
only
To use minimum amount of frequency spectrum
To permit hand held as well as vehicle operation of

telephone
A. 1 and 2 only
B. 1, 2, 3
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 2 and 3 only
345. The carrier frequency will be if L = 50 H and C = 1 nF.
A. 512
B. 612 kHz
C. 712 kHz
D. 812 kHz
346. Three point tracking is achieved with
A. double conversion
B. padder capacitor
C. double spotting
D. variable selectivity
347. In TV transmitter, visual exciter may consist of
Video processing unit
Visual modulator
VSB filter
Delay equaliser
Frequency converter
Which of the above are actually a part of visual exciter?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5
348. The positive peak of an AM wave is 16 V and the minimum
value is 4 V Assuming single tone modulation, the modulation
index is
A. 0.6
B. 0.25
C. 4
D. 0.36
349. In a circuit the value of resistor is made four times. The
noise voltage generated by this resistance will
A. be doubled
B. be increased four times
C. remain the same
D. become half
350. A resistor of 10 k has an rms noise voltage of 1 mV under
a certain set of conditions. A resistor of 20 k under the same
conditions will have an rms noise voltage of
A. 1 mV
B. 2 mV
C. 1.414 mV
D. 4 Mv
1. In a satellite system circular polarization is to be obtained. The
antenna used is
A. parabolic
B. horn
C. log periodic
D. helical
2. A horizontal output stage is cutoff for retrace and 40% of trace.
If time for each horizontal line is 64 s and retrace time is 12 s,
the transistor is conducting for about
A. 64 s
B. 6.4 s
C. 31 s
D. 3.1 s
3. A TV remote control works on the principle of
A. pulse code modulated ultra violet light
B. pulse code modulated infrared light
C. demodulation
D. either (a) or (b)
354. As the magnitude of reverse bias is increased, the
capacitance of varactor diode
A. increases
B. decreases
C. first increase, then decreases
D. first decreases then increases
5. To prevent overloading in the last IF amplifier one should use
A. variable sensitivity
B. squelch
C. double conversion
D. variable selectivity
6. Push pull amplifier is
A. class B
B. class A
C. class C
D. Class A or Class C
7. The tape recorders used in homes have
A. common head and common amplifier system for recording
and playback
B. different heads and amplifiers for recording and playback
C. same head but different amplifiers for recording and playback
D. different heads but same amplifier for recording and playback
8.In a communication system, noise is most likely to affect the
signal
A. at the receiver
B. at the transmitter
C. at the information source
D. in the channel
9. Each frequency in the modulating wave gives rise to four side
bands.
A. True
B. False
10.Assertion (A): CCIR-B system has 625 scanning lines per
frame and 2 : 1 interlace.
Reason (R): The aspect ratio is 4 : 3
11.In VHS format each video head is tilted from azimuth by
A. 20
B. 10
C. 6
D. 1
12. The number of possible colours with a 4 line digital input
monitor are
A. 4
B. 16
C. 64
D. 2
13. Convolution of x(t + 5) with impulse function (t - 7) is equal
to
A. x(t - 2)
B. x(t + 12)
C. x(t - 12)
D. (t + 2)
14. Which of the following is a better recording medium?

A. Ferric oxide
B. Ferrous oxide
C. Chromium di oxide
D. Either (a) or (b)
15. An angle modulated signal is given by s(t) = cos 2p (2 x 106t
+ 30 sin 150t + 40 cos 150t). The maximum frequency and
phase deviations of s(t) are
A. 10.5 kHz, 140p rad
B. 6 kHz and 80p rad
C. 10.5 kHz, 100p rad
D. 7.5 kHz, 100p rad
16. The PSD and the power of a signal g(t) are respectively
Sg() and Pg, the PSD and the power of signal a.g(t) are
respectively
A. aS2g () and a2Pg
B. aSg2 () and aPg
C. aSg () and a2Pg
D. aSg () and aPg
17. In a 100% amplitude modulated signal, the power in the
upper sideband when carrier power is to be 100 W and
modulation system SSBSC, is
A. 100 W
B. 66 W
C. 50 W
D. 25 W
18. The simplest method of suppression of unwanted side band
in AM is
A. filter method
B. phase shift method
C. third method
D. both (a) and (b)
19. For attenuation of low frequencies we should use
A. shunt capacitance
B. series capacitance
C. shunt inductance
D. series inductance
20. Assertion (A): A colour TV uses a SAW filter to give stable
band pass response and high gain.
Reason (R): Devices using SAW principle are used in many
systems.
21. At night the ionosphere can be considered to be consisting of
A. D, E, F1 and F2 layers
B. D, E, F1 layers
C. D, E, F2 layers
D. E and F2 layers
22. A balun transformer gives an impedance transformation of
A. 4 : 1
B. 2 : 1
C. 1 : 4
D. 1 : 2
23. Which one of the following is true?
A. Characteristic impedance of twin wire feeder and coaxial
cable are nearly the. same
B. The characteristic impedance of coaxial cable is more than

that of twin wire cable
C. The characteristic impedance of twin wire cable is more than
that of coaxial cable
D. The characteristic impedance of a twin wire feeder may be
more or less than that of coaxial cable
24. A 1000 kHz carrier wave modulated 40% at 40000 Hz is
applied to a resonant circuit tuned to a carrier frequency and
having Q = 140. What is the degree of modulator after
transmission through the circuit?
A. 40%
B. 20%
C. 0.27
D. 0.54
25. The EHT voltage in a picture tube of TV is
A. about 1000 kV
B. about 100 kV
C. about 15 kV
D. about 1 kV
26. In cellular telephone each cell is designed to handle
A. 45 two way communications
B. 90 two way communications
C. 45 one way communications
D. 180 two way communications
27. A UPS contains
A.
rectifier
B.
inverter
C.
either rectifier or inverter
D.
both rectifier and inverter
28. A transmitter power of 10 W is increased by 30 dB. The
effective radiated power is
A.100 W
B. 1000 W
C. 10000 W
D. 100000 W
29. It is desired to couple a coaxial line to a two parallel wire line.
It is best to use
A. quarter wave transformer
B. balun
C. slotted line
D.
directional coupler
30. 24 telephone channels are frequency division multiplexed
using an SSB modulation. Assuming 3 kHz per channel, the
required band width is
A.
8 kHz
B.
27 kHz
C.
21 kHz
D.
72 kHz
31. In an FM signal, the modulating frequency is 2 kHz and
maximum deviation is 10 kHz. The bandwidth requirement is
A.
2 kHz
B.
10 kHz
C.
5 kHz
D.
32 kHz
32. The effective length of antenna is different from actual length
due to
A.
top loading
B.
end effects
C.
both (a) and (b)
D.
none of the above
33. In a TV receiver there is no raster, no picture and no sound.

The most likely defective stage is
A.
power supply unit
B.
video output circuit
C.
horizontal oscillator
D.
balun
34. Noise can be measured by
A.
D.C. voltmeter
B.
A.C. voltmeter
C.
either of the above
D.
none of the above
35. A 100 + j 100 load is to be matched to a line with Z0 = 300
to give SWR = 1. The reactance of stub is
A.
j 200
B.
-j 200
C.
j 100
D.
-j 100
36. Assertion (A): For satellites and space probes, PRF of a
radar is pretty low.
Reason (R): PRF of a radar depends on the range of a radar.
37. An S/N ratio of 3 expressed in db is
A.
4.8 dB
B.
2.4 dB
C.
0.48 dB
D.
0.24 dB
38. The material used for the magnet of moving coil cone type
loudspeaker is
A. steel alloy
B. soft iron
C. hard steel
D. Alnico
39. CCIR system B employs
A. 625 lines
B. 625 lines with 2 : 1 interlace
C. 625 lines with 4 : 1 interlace
D. 500 lines with 2 : 1 interlace
40. The power to the base unit of a cordless telephone is
supplied by
A. battery
B. AC mains
C. both battery and AC mains
D. either battery or AC mains
41. If velocity of sound waves in air at 0C is 330 m/s, the
velocity at 40C is about
A. 330 m/s
B. 334 m/s
C. 353 m/s
D. 380 m/s
42. A 5000 W signal is attenuated by - 196 dB. The resultant
signal strength is
A. 1.26 x 106 W
B. 1.26 x 10-2 W
C. 1.26 x 10-8 W
D. 1.26 x 10-16 W
43. In FM, as bandwidth increases

A. distortion increases
B. distortion decreases
C. distortion remains unaffected
D. all
44. A 400 W carrier is amplitude modulated with m = 0.75. If
single side band suppressed carrier is used the total power in
modulated wave is
A. 400 W
B. 512 W
C. 112 W
D. 56 W
45. In TV transmitter, the function of duplexer is
A. to amplify video signal
B. to remove distortions in audio signal
C. to combine outputs of visual and audio transmitters
D. to amplify audio signal
46. Microwave link repeaters are typically 50 km apart in TV
transmission due to
A. atmosphere attenuation
B. output power tube limitations
C. attenuation of surface wave
D. earth's curvature
47. Assertion (A): The colour signal consists of only luminance
signal
Reason (R): In India PAL colour signal system is used.
48. To separate channels in FDM receiver we have to use

A. integration
B. AND gate
C. band pass filter
D. differentiation
49. A device with input x(t) and y(t) is characterized by y(t) =
x2(t). An FM signal with frequency deviation of 90 kHz and
modulating signal bandwidth of 5 kHz is applied to this device.
The bandwidth of the output signal is
A.
370 kHz
B.
190 kHz
C.
380 kHz
D.
95 kHz
50. Assertion (A): Bandwidth of a TV signal is 5 MHz.
Reason (R): TV systems use vestigial side band transmission.
1. If sound intensity is 8 W/m2, the dB level of this sound is
about
A.
5 dB
B.
50 dB
C.
129 dB
D.
1290 dB
2. The distance of a direct broadcasting satellite from earth's

surface is about
A.
1000 km
B.
10000 km
C.
36000 km
D.
55000 km
3. Which of the following microphones has an inbuilt amplifier?
A.
Condenser
B.
Moving coil
C.
Ribbon
D.
Carbon
4. UHF range is
A.
3 to 30 MHz
B.
30 to 300 MHz
C.
300 to 3000 MHz
D.
3000 to 30000 MHz
5. In asynchronous TDM, for n signal sources, each frame
contains m slots, where m is usually
A.
Less than n
B.
2n
C.
n
D.
greater than 2n
6. How much is contributed by each bit in the code word of a
PCM system under uniform and symmetric quantization to the
signal to noise ratio?
A.
3 dB
B.
4 dB
C.
5 dB
D.
6 dB
7. Noise which assumes great importance at high frequencies is
A.
flicker noise
B.
Johnson noise
C. transit-time noise
D. shot noise
8. Which one is Analog Continuous modulation technique?
A. AM
B. DM
C. PAM
D. PCM
9. AM transmitter employing low level modulation
A. uses class C amplifier for amplification
B. requires higher audio power
C. has a poor efficiency
D. has a higher efficiency
10. As the area of a public meeting increases the amplifier power
output required increases.
A. True
B. False
11. The number of spectral component when two cosine waves
are multiplied of different frequency
A. 1
B. 2
C. 8
D. 4
12. Radiation resistance of an antenna is a
A. dc resistance
B. ac resistance
C. either (a) or (b)

13. A 1 MHz sinusoidal carrier is amplitude modulated by a
symmetrical square wave of period 100 sec. Which of the
following frequencies will not be in the modulated signal?
A. 990 kHz
B. 1010 kHz
C. 1020 kHz
D. 1030 kHz
14. The input to a coherent detector is DSB - SC signal plus
noise. The noise at the detector output is
A. in phase component
B. quadrature component
C. zero
D. the envelope
15. All of the output pulses are at full transmitter power for a
strong signal in all of the following except
A. PWM
B. PAM
C. PFM
D. PCM
16. A pure tone at 1000 Hz has a dB level of 40 dB. If the
required dB level is 100, the number of such tones is
A. 2.5
B. 60
C. 104
D. 106
17. The spectrum of the white noise and an impulse function is
similar in following aspects
A. both have similar magnitude spectrum
B. both have similar magnitude and Phase spectrum
C. no relation
D. similar phase spectrum
18. In a telephone system, the grade of service means
A. the quality of sound reception at the receiver telephone
B. the probability that a called for connection is established
C.
the type of wires cables used for the system
D.
none of the above
19. A longwave AM broadcast transmitter needs
A.
very small carrier power
B.
very large carrier power
C.
small carrier power
D.
large carrier power
20. AGC voltage is applied to the stages which are
A.
before the detector stage
B.
after the detector stage
C.
either before or after the detector stage
D.
none of the above
21. LCD uses
A.
nematic crystals
B.
sematic crystals
C.
cholesteric crystals
D.
twisted nematic crystal
22. Which of the following stage is not present in AM receiver as
compared to FM receiver?
A.
AM amplifier
B.
Demodulator
C.
Amplitude limiter
D.
AF amplitude
23. The function of duplexer in a RADAR is

A.
to permit the use of same antenna for transmission and
reception
B.
to provide gain to the transmitted power
C.
to amplify the received signal
D.
both (b) and (c)
24. If e = 10 cos (2p x 108t + 20 cos 2p 103t). The bandwidth is
A.
108 Hz
B.
42 kHz
C.
21 kHz
D.
108 103 Hz
25. In FM, as the modulating frequency decreases and the
modulating voltage amplitude
A.
increases, the modulation index increases
B.
decrease, the modulation index increases
C.
remains constant, the modulation index increases
D.
remains constant, the modulation index decreases
26. Modulation system used for video-modulation in television
broadcast is
A.
SSB AM with carrier
B.
SSB with carrier suppressed
C.
DSB AM with carrier
D.
a modified form of SSB with carrier called vestigial
sideband
27. The highest modulation frequencies typically used in FM
broadcast is
A.
5 kHz
B.
10 kHz
C.
15 kHz
D.
25 kHz
28. The intermediate frequency of a superheterodyne receiver is
450 kHz. If it is tuned to 1200 kHz, the image frequency will be
A.
750 kHz
B.
900 kHz
C.
1600 kHz
D.
2100 kHz
29. In the above case the modulation index will be

A.
9.6
B.
28.8
C.
57.6
D.
100
30. Which of the following statement regarding single-sideband
(SSB) transmission is not correct?
A.
In such transmission only or sideband is transmitted,
leaving of the other sideband and the carrier
B.
It has gained general acceptance of use in homeentertainment equipment
C.
It is generally reserved for point-to-point communication
D.
The amount of power and bandwidth necessary to be
transmitted for a given amount of information are appreciable
reduced
31. For demodulating PCM; it is first converted into
A.
PDM
B.
PPM
C.
PWM
D.
PAM
32. One of the advantages of base modulation over collector

modulation in a class C transistor amplifier is
A.
higher efficiency
B.
more linear operation
C.
more power output per transistor
D.
lesser requirement of modulating power
33. In an AM transmitter after the modulation stage, class C
amplifier
A.
can be used
B.
cannot be used
C.
may be used, but it has no use
D.
can't be determine to use
34. The maximum number of AM broadcast stations that can be
accommodated in a 100 kHz bandwidth for the highest
modulating frequency of 5 kHz will be
A.
100
B.
20
C.
10
D.
1
35. For a short dipole having an effective length less than half
the wavelength the radiation resistance is
A.
proportional to length
B.
proportional to square root of length
C.
proportional to square of length
D.
none of the above
36. In a low level amplitude modulated system, the amplifier
modulated stage must be
A.
class C
B.
linear
C.
non linear
D.
harmonic
37. A noise can be represented as superposition of spectral
components. When this noise is passed through a narrow band
filter, the output of filter should look like
A.
sinusoidal
B.
rectangular
C.
triangular
D.
none of the above
38. A narrow band noise show
A.
AM only
B.
AM and FM
C.
FM
D.
PCM
39. The upper and lower side frequencies for 3 kHz audio
modulation with a 27 MHz carrier frequency will be
A.
30 and 24 MHz
B.
27.3 and 26.7 MHz
C.
27.3 and 26.97 MHz
D.
27.3 and 26.97 MHz
40. Consider the following advantages of phase array radar
simple circuitry
ability to track and scan simultaneously
ability to track many targets together
very fast scanning
A.
1, 2, 3
B.
1, 3, 4
C.
2, 3, 4
D.
1, 4 only
41. In a two stage cascade amplifier the equivalent noise
temperatures are Te1 and Te2. If the gains of the two stages are
G1 and G2, the overall noise temperature Te is
A.
B.
C.
In this C2 should be tuned for

A.
minimum D.C. plate current
B.
maximum D.C. plate current
C.
maximum RF antenna current
D.
specified value of the D.C. plate current
D.
42. The modulation index of a narrowband FM signal is
A.
nearly equal to 0.3
B.
much less than unity
C.
nearly 0.5
D.
much more than unity
43. Which is a digital coding technique?
A.
PCM
B.
DM
C.
DPCM
D.
All
44. Which of the following noise sources is different from others?
A.
Cosmic
B.
Solar
C.
Atmospheric
D.
Galactic
45. For the transmission of normal speech, the PCM channel
needs a bandwidth of __________ kHz.
A.
2
B.
4
C.
16
D.
32
46. In VHS format width of audio track is
A.
5 mm
B.
2 mm
C.
1 mm
D.
0.1 mm
47. In a plate modulated class C amplifier, the peak supply
voltage is V. The maximum plate-cathode voltage can be
A.
1V
B.
1.5 V
C.
2.5 V
D.
4V
48. In a single sideband suppressed carrier AM system, the
modulation index is changed from 0 to 1, the power content of
the signal
A.
will be quarter
B.
will be doubled
C.
will increase by 50 percent
D.
49. Neper is
A.
larger than a decibel
B.
smaller than decibel
C.
equal to 1 decibel
D.
none of the above
50. A p matching network for coupling the transmitter output of
the antenna is shown in figure.
1. Which of following digital modulation technique?

A.
ASK
B.
FSK
C.
PSK
D.
All
2. A discrete zero memory information source has 40 symbols
and each symbol is equally likely. The minimum number of bits
required to code the source with uniform length code and
entropy of the source are
A.
5 and 5.03
B.
6 and 5.83
C.
5 and 6.64
D.
6 and 5.32
3. The standard intermediate frequency for FM ratio is
A.
10.7 MHz
B.
4.5 MHz
C.
75 kHz
D.
455 kHz
4. In an end fire array, the radiation pattern
A.
is in the plane of array
B.
is at right angles to array
C.
is at an angle to the plane of array
D.
either (b) or (c)
5. Armstrong FM transmitter uses
A.
LC oscillator
B.
crystal oscillator
C.
RC oscillator
D.
either (a) or (c)
6. An antenna having a length of and grounded at one end is
called
A.
Marconi antenna
B.
Yagi antenna
C.
Turnstile antenna
D.
None of the above
7. The noise figure of individual stages of a two stage amplifier is
2.03 and 1.54 respectively. If gain of first stage is 62, the overall
noise figure is
A.
2.03
B.
2.055
C.
3.05
D.
6.05
8. In figure (A) and (B)
A.
B.
C.
D.
A represents PCM and B represents AM

A represents FM and B represents AM
A represents AM and B represents FM
A represents PCM and B represents FM
9. A trinitron colour picture tube uses

A.
three electron guns
B.
one electron gun
C.
one electron gun with three separate in line cathodes
D.
none of the above
18. Which of the following could be the equation for non-linear

resistor shown in figure?
10. For a three stage cascaded amplifier, having gains of G1, G2

and G3 and noise figures of F1, F2, F3 the overall noise figure
A.
B.
C.
D. None of the above
11. Consider the following statements as regards DPSK and
DEPSK
DPSK demodulator requires a device which operates at carrier
frequency and provides a delay of bit time Tb
In DPSK, synchronous demodulation recovers the signal b(t) and
the decoding of b(t) to generate d(t) is done at base band
In both DPSK and DEPSK errors always occur in pairs
A.
1 and 3
B.
1 and 2
C.
2 and 3
D.
1, 2 and 3
12. An audio frequency of 5 kHz is translated to a radio
frequency carrier of frequency 1 MHz and transmitted it to space
through an antenna. The required height of antenna is
A.
150 m
B.
300 m
C.
75 m
D.
600 m
13. Pre-emphasis circuit is used
A.
after modulation
B.
before modulation
C.
before detection
D.
after detection
14. In which frequency range is the noise figure in a transistor
minimum
A.
intermediate frequencies
B.
low frequencies
C.
high frequencies
D.
very high frequencies
15. In commercial FM Broadcasting, A radio station transmitting
the signal at 98.3 MHz, it is
A.
carrier frequency
B.
modulation frequency
C.
message frequency
D.
channel frequency
16. The message carrying efficiency is best in
A.
AM
B.
FM
C.
AM-SC
D.
Phase modulation
17. An SSB-AM signal cannot be demodulated by
A.
Balanced modulator
B.
Complete phase shift generator
C.
Diode balanced modulator
D.
Product detector
A.
B.
C.
D.
a + be + ce2 + de3
a - be - ce2 - de3
a + be + ce2 - de3
a + be - ce2 - de3
19. The pre-emphasis circuit is used

A.
prior to modulation
B.
after demodulation
C.
for low frequency components of the signal
D.
none of the above
20. The modulation index of wideband FM signal is
A.
less than unity
B.
unity
C.
greater than unity
D.
nearly 0.67
21. MTI stands for
A.
Moving Target Indicator
B.
Microprocessor Tracking Index
C.
Multiplexed Telemetry Index
D.
Maximum Transmission Index
22. The IF frequencies in a TV receiver
A.
38.9 MHz for video and 33.4 MHz for audio
B.
38.9 MHz for both video and audio
C.
D.
23. The most noise resistant modulation system is
A.
PCM
B.
SSB suppressed carrier
C.
FM
D.
pulse position modulation
24. Which of the following is the digital system?
A.
PWM
B.
PAM
C.
PPM
D.
PCM
25. Which of the following is an oscillator with best frequency
stability?
A.
Crystal oscillator
B.
Clapp oscillator
C.
Phase shift circuit
D.
Multivibrator
26. In FDM systems used for telephone, which modulation
scheme is adopted?
A.
AM
B.
DSB-SC
C.
SSB-SC
D.
FM
27. In the above case if another sine wave corresponding to
40% modulation is transmitted simultaneously, the total radiated
power will be
A.
9.9 kW
B.
10.15 kW
C.
10.84 kW
D.
18.4 kW
28. A pre-emphasis circuit

A.
boosts base frequencies
B.
pre amplifies the complete audio band
C.
amplifies higher audio frequencies
D.
converts FM into phase modulation
29. In orthogonal BFSK, the energy of information bearing term
is
A.
the same as total transmitted energy
B.
one-half of total transmitted energy
C.
one-fourth of total transmitted energy
D.
none of the above
30. In a tape recorder
A.
both record and erase heads have high permeability
core
B.
the record head has high permeability core but the
erase head has low permeability core
C.
the record head has low permeability core but the erase
head has high permeability core
D.
both record and erase heads have low permeability
core
31. Reception through space wave is limited to line of sight
distance.
A.
True
B.
False
32. A video transmission system transmits 625 picture frames
per second. Each frame consist of a 400 x 400 pixel grid with 64
intensity levels per pixel. The data rate of the system is
A.
16 Mbps
B.
100 Mbps
C.
600 Mbps
D.
6.4 Gbps
33. Which of the following is a false statement about Armstrong
modulation system?
A. The system is basically phase, not frequency, modulation
B.
AFC is not needed, as a crystal oscillator is used
C.
Equalization is unnecessary
D.
Frequency multiplication must be used
34. Which one is digital modulation technique?
A.
AM
B.
PAM
C.
PCM
D.
None
35. Since noise phase modulated FM wave, as the noise
sideband frequency approaches the carrier frequency, the noise
amplitude
A.
is equalized
B.
is increased
C.
is decreased
D.
remains constant
36. Consider the following statements as regards SAW filter
1.
2.
3.
4.
The centre frequency is determined by the pitch of IDT comb

shaped electrodes
The response can be modified shaping the overlap of comb
electrodes
The response is maximum when acoustic wave has its
wavelength equal to pitch
When a number of identical electrodes are arranged at the
same pitch, the frequency characteristics of the filter is
expressed by (sin x)/x

A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
C.
D.
1, 2, 3 only
1, 2, 4 only
2, 3, 4 only
37. In telephone, the dial tone has a frequency of

A.
5 Hz
B.
15 Hz
C.
33 Hz
D.
233 Hz
38. Companding is used
A.
to overcome quantising noise in PCM
B.
in PWM receivers to reduce impulse noise
C.
to protect small signals in PCM from quantising noise
D.
none of the above
39. For a good public address system the sound intensity at the
farthest point should be at least
A.
20 dB over threshold of hearing
B.
C.
D.
40. An ungrounded antenna near the ground
A.
is horizontally polarized
B.
acts as an antenna array
C.
acts as a single antenna of twice the height
D.
is not likely to need an earth mat
41. Which of the following circuits cannot be demodulate SSB?
A.
Product detector
B.
Balanced modulator
C.
Phase discriminator
D.
BFO
42. Figure shows the arrangement of
A.
B.
C.
D.
FM
PM
AM-DSB
AM-SSB
43. During day time ionosphere can be considered to be

consisting of
A.
D, E, F1 and F2 layers
B.
D, E, F1 layers
C.
D, E, F2 layers
D.
D and E layers
44. Baudot code is a six bit code.
A.
True
B.
False
45. PWM can be generated
A.
by a free running multivibrator
B.
by integrating the signal
C.
by a monostable multivibrator
D.
by differentiating pulse position modulation
46. Which of the following microphones has highest output
impedance?
A.
Carbon
B.
Ribbon
C.
D.
Crystal
Condenser
47. Consider the following statements about PCM

PCM is not noise resistant
PCM requires complex encoding and quantizing circuitry
PCM requires large bandwidth
A.
1 only
B.
1, 2, 3
C.
2, 3
D.
1 and 3
48. In a television transmitter, the output stage is most likely to
be
A.
screen modulated class C amplifier
B.
plate modulated class C amplifier
C.
grid modulated class A amplifier
D.
grid modulated class C amplifier
49. The number of bits of information required to indicate the
correct selection of 3 independent consecutive events out of 75
equally probable events is
A.
6.23
B.
18.69
C.
10.46
D.
24.92
50. The efficiency of a direct radiating cone type loudspeaker is
about
A.
5%
B.
20%
C.
50%
D.
80%
1. At a given probability of error, binary coherent FSK is interior
to binary coherent PSK by
A.
6 dB
B.
3 dB
C.
2 dB
D.
0 dB
2. In a TV receiver the video IF amplifier provides a gain of about
A.
5 dB
B.
20 dB
C.
60 dB
D.
200 dB
3. Which of the following analog modulation scheme requires the
minimum transmitted power and minimum channel bandwidth?
A.
VSB
B.
DSB-SC
C.
SSB
D.
AM
4. Switching systems
A.
are limited to small data networks
B.
require additional lines
C.
are not used in data system
D.
improve the efficiency of data transfer
5. Which one of the following statements is wrong. The radar
cross-section of a target?
A.
depends on frequency
B.
may be reduced by special coating of non-spherical
target
C.
D.
depends on the aspect of target if it is non-spherical

is equal to actual cross-sectional area for small targets
6. Which of the following cannot be used to demodulate SSB?

A.
Complete phase shift generator
B.
Product detector
C.
Diode balanced modulator
D.
Bipolar transistor balanced modulator
7. The power required to produce a gain of 10 dB over 4 W of
original power is __________ watt.
A.
80
B.
40
C.
0.4
D.
8
8. Noise figure is defined as
A.
B.
C.
D.
9. The inductance of connecting leads can be a source of
A.
low frequency parasitics
B.
high frequency parasitics
C.
carrier frequency parasitics
D.
none of the above
10. For F2 layer the critical frequency is about
A.
500 MHz
B.
100 MHz
C.
25 MHz
D.
10 MHz
11. In the spectrum of an FM wave
A.
When modulation index is large, carrier frequency
disappears
B.
carrier frequency cannot disappear
C.
amplitude of any side band depends on modulation
index
D.
the total number of side bands depend on modulation
index
12. The reactance of bypass capacitor in a CE amplifier circuit
should be
A.
equal to the resistance in parallel with it
B.
equal to 10% or less of the resistance in parallel with it
C.
equal to 50% of the resistance in parallel with it
D.
independent of the resistance in parallel with it
13. In a radar system the solution to blind speed problem is to
A.
use MTI
B.
use monopoles
C.
vary PRF
D.
change Doppler frequency
14. For a FM wave carrier modulating frequency is 10 kHz and
bandwidth is 2 MHz. If the modulating signal amplitude is
doubled, the bandwidth will be
A.
0.5 MHz
B.
1 MHz
C.
2 MHz
D.
4 MHz
15. In band III of TV, distant reception (beyond line of sight

range) is possible due to
A.
tropospheric bending by refraction
B.
reflection of waves
C.
ionospheric scattering
D.
none of the above
16. In amplitude modulation the rms value of radio frequency
voltage after 40% modulation is 60 mV. If modulation is 80% the
rms value after modulation will be about
A.
50 mV
B.
60 mV
C.
66 mV
D.
80 mV
17. 1 GHz is equal to
A.
106 Hz
B.
108 Hz
C.
109 Hz
D.
1010 Hz
C.
D.
24N
25. Which of the following is very useful as multiband HF

receiving antenna?
A.
Square loop
B.
Conical horn
C.
Folded dipole
D.
Log-periodic
26. If Vs is signal voltage, Vn is noise voltage, signal to noise
ratio S/N is defined as
A.
B.
C.
D.
none of the above
27. The PDF of a Gaussian random variable X is given by
18. Consider the following statements

1.
2.
3.
4.
In a pulsed radar, the transmitted pulses are of high frequency

In a pulsed radar, the transmitted pulses are of high power
In a pulsed radar, the transmitted pulses are of brief duration
In a pulsed radar, the transmitted pulses are of square wave
shape.
Of the above statements the correct statements are

A.
1 only
B.
1, 2 and 3 only
C.
1, 2, 3, 4
D.
1 and 3 only
19. Probability density function of thermal noise is
A.
Poisson
B.
Binomial
C.
Gaussian
D.
None of the above
20. In a colour TV receiver AFT stands for
A.
Automatic Fine Tuning
B.
Automatic Frequency Tuning
C.
Automatic Field Tuning
D.
Alignment Frequency Tuning
21. MTSO stands for
A.
Metropolitan Telecommunication Subscribers Office
B.
Metropolitan Telecommunication Switching Office
C.
Mobile Telecommunication Switching Office
D.
Mobile Telecommunication Subscriber Office
22. The main advantage of TDM over FDM is that it
A.
needs less power
B.
needs less bandwidth
C.
needs simple circuitry
D.
gives better S/N ratio
23. VLF waves are sometimes used because
A.
they penetrate the ionosphere easily
B.
they are very reliable
C.
they require low power
D.
they require transmitting antennas of convenient sizes
24. if N is the number of binary digits needed to assign
individual binary code designations to the M quantization levels,
the signal to quantization noise ratio S0/Nq in PCM is
A.
2N
B.
22N
A.
B.
1
2
. The probability of the event {X = 4} is
1
3 2
C. 0
D.
1
4
28. Tuned voltage amplifiers are not used

A.
in public address systems
B.
in radio receivers
C.
in television receivers for sound signals
D.
in television receivers for video signals
29. If B is the bandwidth, the thermal noise voltage is
proportional to
A.
B
B.
B0.5
C.
B1.5
D.
B2
30. ARQ stands for
A.
Automatic Repeat Quest
B.
Analog Repeat Request
C.
Automatic Repeat Request
D.
None Of the above
31. In FM noise can be decreased by a feature that AM does not
have
A.
increasing deviation
B.
decreasing deviation
C.
reducing modulation index
D.
increasing modulation index
32. In case of stabilized reactance modulator AFC system
A. phase modulator is converted into frequency modulation by
equalizer circuit
B. the discriminator must have a fast time constant to provide

demodulation
C.the higher discriminator frequency, the better oscillator
frequency
D. the discriminator frequency must be too low, or the system will
fail
33. Assertion (A): Demodulation of SSB and AM signals is
exactly similar
Reason (R): The basic SSB demodulation device is product
detector.
34. In shot noise
A. the current rises around mean value
B. the current rises to peak value, decreases to zero and then
again rises
C. the current may become negative
D. the current is always less than the mean value
35. In VCR, the chrominance signal's frequency is
A. up converted during recording and down converted during
playback
B. down converted during recording and up converted during
playback
C. not changed during recording and playback
D. any of the above depending on VCR system
36. Assertion (A): A video monitor does not need RF tuner and IF
amplifier
Reason (R): The picture tube in TV is basically a CRT.
37. Consider the following statements as regards IF in radio
receivers
1.
2.
3.
4.
If IF is too high, poor selectivity and poor adjacent channel

rejection could result
If IF is high, tracking difficulties increase
A very low IF makes selectivity too sharp
As IF is decreased, image frequency rejection becomes better

A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 3
C.
2, 3, 4
D.
1, 3, 4
38. Audio-signal modulates a 125 MHz carrier, causing a
frequency deviation of 5 kHz. The bandwidth of the narrowband
FM signal is __________ kHz.
A.
10
B.
8
C.
9
D.
20
39. Assertion (A): Radar gave birth to microwave technology.
Reason (R): In radar systems very high frequencies give the
most accurate results.
40. A channel has a SNR of 7 and BW 4 kHz. Keeping the

channel capacity (BPS) same, the BW is reduced to
accommodate more channels. The SNR
A.
decreases
B.
increases
C.
remains same
D.
partially affected
41. The output VR of the ratio detector is related with the output
VF of similar Foster-Seeley discriminator as follows.
A.
VR = VF
B.
VR < VF
C.
VR = 2VF
D.
VF = 2VR
42. In grid bias modulation system the power required for
modulating amplifier
A.
is negligibly low since grid is negative
B.
is large as compared to that for plate modulation
C.
is almost the same as compared with plate modulation
D.
is small as compared to that for plate modulation
43. In spread spectrum technique
A. a modulated signal is modulated again
B. a modulated signal is modulated twice again
C. the power of a modulated signal is increased
D. the noise component of a modulated signal is decreased
44. QAM stands for
A.
Quasi-Amplitude Modulation
B.
Quadrature Angle Modulation
C.
Quadrature Amplitude Modulation
D.
None of the above
45. The bandwidth required for amplitude modulation is
A.
half the frequency of modulating signal
B.
equal to the frequency of modulating signal
C.
twice the frequency of modulating signal
D.
four times the frequency of modulating signal
46. The smallest change in sound intensity that can be detected
by human ear is __________ dB.
A.
1
B.
3
C.
10
D.
20
47. Low frequency boost can be easily compensated by
A. attenuating the frequencies from 0 to 1.25 MHz
B. using an appropriate de-emphasis circuit in the receiver
C. using an appropriate pre-emphasis circuit in the transmitter
D. none
48. An MTI compares a set of received echos with those
received during the previous sweep.
A.
True
B.
False
49. If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then the deviation is
A.
4.77 kHz
B.
47.7 kHz
C.
477 kHz
D.
4770 kHz
50. When a complex signals is used to frequency modulate a
carrier, the resulting sideband distribution is
A.
symmetrical about the carrier
B.
not necessarily symmetrical about the carrier
C.
D.
decided by the predominant sidebands

none of the above

1. Which of the following is the main advantage of PCM system?
A.
Lower noise
B.
Lower power
C.
Lower bandwidth
D.
All of the above
2. BPSK stands for
A.
Binary Phase Shifting Key
B.
Broad Phase Shifting Key
C.
Bit Phase Shifting Key
D.
Binary Pulse Shifting Key
3. If a dipole is meant for a frequency of 1 MHz, the length of
each rod is about
A.
5m
B.
20 m
C.
100 m
D.
50 m
4. Consider the following statements:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
In a radar system having a high value of the ratio (antenna

diameter)/wavelength
the maximum range is large
good target discrimination is achieved
capture area is increased
target acquisition is difficult

A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 3
C.
1, 2
D.
1, 3, 4
5. Assertion (A): The maximum range of a radar is proportional
to fourth root of the peak transmitted pulse power.
Reason (R): Radar signals are subjected twice to inverse square
law.
6. As EM waves travel in free space they get
A.
reflected
B.
refracted
C.
attenuated
D.
absorbed
7. Cross talk is due to reception of portions of a signal from one
channel into another.
A.
True
B.
False
8. If there are M equally likely and independent messages and M
= 2N where N is an integer, the information in each message is
equal to
A.
N bits
B.
0.5 N bits
C.
2 N bits
D.
4 N bits
9. A radar beacon is a small radar set having a receiver, a
separate transmitter and an antenna.
A.
True
B.
False
10. In the above case the total power in the modulated wave
double sideband, suppressed carrier AM will be
A.
112 W
B.
400 W
C.
415 W
D.
512 W
11. Brownian motion is
A. random emission of electrons in vacuum tubes
B. thermal motion of electrons in a resistance
C. random diffusion of holes and electrons in semi- conductors
D. both (b) and (c)
12. In a TV studio the illuminance is about
A.
200 lux
B.
1000 lux
C.
10000 lux
D.
10 lux
13. MEWS stands for
A.
Missile Early Warning System
B.
Moving Target Early warning System
C.
Missile Early Warning Signal
D.
Moving Target Early Warning Signal
14. Top loading in an antenna increases
A.
effective height
B.
beam width
C.
input capacitance
D.
bandwidth
15. In a radar, the return echo arrives after the allocated pulse
interval. Then
A.
the receiver may be over loaded
B.
the target will appear closer than its actual position
C.
the return echo may interfere with transmitter operation
D.
none of the above
16. The decoder for PAL system is
A. similar to NTSC decoder
B. similar to NTSC decoder supplemented by 64 ms delay line
C. similar to NTSC decoder supplemented by 64 ms delay line
and an electronic commutator
D. either (b) or (c)
17. CW Doppler radar is capable of giving accurate
measurements of relative velocities.
A.
True
B.
False
18. In the stabilized reactance modulators AFC system
A. the discriminator must have a fast time constant to prevent
demodulation
B. the higher discriminator frequency the better the oscillator
frequency stability
C. the discriminator frequency must not be too low, or the system
will fail
D. phase modulation is converted into FM by the equalizer circuit
19. An antenna is 30 metre high. The frequency is 1 MHz. The
radiation resistance is about
A.
1500
B.
150
C.
15
D.
1.5
20. Which of the following codes is based on BCD format?
A.
B.
C.
D.
EBCDIC
ASCII
Hollerith
both (a) and (b)
21. In a system using QASK and 4 bits to form a symbol, the

required bandwidth is
A.
same as BPSK
B.
half of that in BPSK
C.
one-fourth of that in BPSK
D.
none of the above
22. Each of the following statements regarding frequency
modulation is true except
A. amplitude of the modulated wave remains the same as that of
carrier wave
B. the amount of variation of deviation from the original carrier
frequency is determined by the frequency of the modulating
signal
C. the rate at which the frequency of modulated wave varies is
determined by the frequency of the modulating signal
D. frequency of modulated wave increases as the signal voltage
increases and vice-versa
23. Assertion (A): Radio transmission is by sky waves
Reason (R): Waves having frequencies higher than 30 MHz
penetrate the atmosphere and do not return to earth.
24. During playback the take up reel is
A.
in clockwise motion
B.
in anticlockwise motion
C.
either clockwise or anticlockwise motion
D.
none of the above
25. To avoid objectionable noise in a microwave TV link, the
SNR should be about
A.
50 or more
B.
10 or more
C.
25 or more
D.
200 or more
26. Foster Seeley discriminator uses a
A. single tuned circuit
B. double tuned circuit with primary and secondary tuned to the
same frequency
C. double tuned circuit with primary and secondary tuned to the
different frequency
27. Which of the following statement about modulation is
correct?
A.
It avoid use of antennas
B.
It reduces bandwidth
C.
It ensures transmission over long distances
D.
It combines different transmissions
28. Sound wave travels as
A.
longitudinal waves
B.
transverse waves
C.
both longitudinal and transverse waves
D.
either longitudinal or transverse wave
29. FM signal can be generated by
A.
diode reactance modulator
B.
C.
D.
saturable reactor modulator

reactance tube modulator
none of the above
30.
A planar array radar uses a high gain planar array antenna.
A.
True
B.
False
31. Which of the following terms is not applicable to Yagi-Uda
array?
A.
High gain
B.
Folded dipole
C.
Parasitic elements
D.
Good bandwidth
32. If transmission path, in PCM, is very long then
A.
repeater stations are used
B.
pulse width may be increased
C.
pulse amplitude is increased
D.
pulse spacing is reduced
33. In a single tone AM the power of carrier is P and modulation
index is m. The powers of each of the two side bands are
A.
B.
C.
D.
34. if F() is Fourier transform of f(t), then the Fourier transform
of f(t) cos ct is
A.
F( + c) + F( - c)
B.
[F( + c) + F( - c)]
C.
F( + c) - F( - c)
D.
[F( + c) - F( - c)]
35. In a TV receiver the raster is normal but there is no sound
and quality of picture is poor. The defective part is
A.
power supply
B.
loudspeaker
C.
AGC, video IF amplifier, RF amplifier
D.
horizontal oscillator
36. If the plate supply voltage for a plate modulated class C
amplifier is E, the maximum plate cathode voltage could be
almost as high as
A.
E
B.
2E
C.
3E
D.
4E
37. If the carrier of a 100 percent modulated AM wave is
suppressed, the percentage power saving will be
A.
50
B.
C.
100
D.
150
38. The characteristics of H and V sync pulses in a colour TV
receiver are
1.
H sync, pulses are narrow and have frequency of 15625 Hz
2.
3.
4.
V sync, pulses are much wider and have frequency of 50 Hz

H and V pulses have almost the same size but frequencies of
15625 and 50 Hz respectively
V sync, pulses are very narrow but H sync, pulses are wide
and their frequencies are 15625 Hz and 50 Hz respectively

A.
1 and 2 only
B.
1 only
C.
3 only
D.
4 only
39. Bandwidth for practical PCM system is (where n is no. of
channels, N length of PCM codes)
A.
2n N fm Hz
B.
4n fm Hz
C.
2n fm
D.
(N + 1)fm
40. Circuit switching, Message switching and Packet Switching
Network belong to which of the following systems?
A.
Computer communication system
B.
Electromechanical communication system
C.
PBX system
D.
EPBX system
D.
all of the above
48. In an amplitude modulated waveform, the amplitude of the

sideband is
A.
independent of the carrier amplitude
B.
independent of the modulation index
C.
carrier amplitude x modulation index
D.
1/2 carrier amplitude x modulation index
49. In communication systems the frequency range used for
voice is
A.
15 Hz to 150 Hz
B.
30 Hz to 1000 Hz
C.
100 Hz to 1500 Hz
D.
300 Hz to 3800 Hz
50. In a radio receiver with simple AGC
A. the highest AGC voltage is produced between stations
B. an increase in signal strength produces more AGC
C. the audio stage gain is normally controlled by AGC
D. the faster the time constant of AGC, more accurate the output
41.The Shannon-Hartley law

A.
refers to noise
B.
defines bandwidth
C.
describes signalling rate
D.
refers to distortion
1. A receiver has poor selectivity. It will also have poor

A.
sensitivity
B.
double spotting
C.
blocking
D.
diversity reception
42. In radar PRF depends on maximum range.

A.
True
B.
False
2. The depth of modulation is doubled in FM system then, the

power transmitted
A.
increase by factor of 2
B.
C.
D.
none of the above
43. A frequency doubler has an FM signal input at 13 MHz with a

deviation of 5 kHz. The output frequency of the carrier will be
A.
26 kHz
B.
260 kHz
C.
26 MHz
D.
260 MHz
44. If fh(t) is Hilbert transform of f(t), then Hilbert transform of
fh(t) is
A.
-f(t)
B.
+f(t)
C.
f2(t)
D.
f(t)
45. Maximum undistorted power output of a transmitter is
obtained when its modulation is __________ percent.
A.
more than 100
B.
100
C.
less than 100
D.
50
46. Which one of the following is not necessarily an advantage of
the phase cancellation method of obtaining SSB over the filter
method?
A. It is possible to generate SSB at any frequency
B. SSB with lower audio frequencies present can be generated
C. Switching from one sideband to other is simpler
D. There are more balanced modulators; therefore the carrier is
suppressed better
47. Pulse modulation is used in
A.
radio navigation
B.
automatic landing equipment
C.
data communications
3. Ground wave can be used for communication upto

A.
5 kHz
B.
12 kHz
C.
16 kHz
D.
25 kHz
4. A Marconi antenna
A.
is a grounded antenna with a length equal to /4
B.
is an ungrounded antenna with a length equal to /4
C.
has a length equal to 1
D.
has a length equal to /2
5. When large amount of power is required, a push pull amplifier
is designed for operation as
A.
class A
B.
class B
C.
class C
D.
class AB
6. In a Vidicon camera tube,
A. both sides of the target plate have the coating of tin oxide
B. both sides of the target plate have the coating of antimony trisulphide
C. the side of target plate facing the light has a coating of tin
oxide and the side facing electron gun has a coating of antimony
trisulphide
D. the side of target plate facing the light has a coating of
antimony trisulphide while the side facing the electron gun has a
coating of tin oxide
7. The distance at which a sky wave is received back on earth

decreases with angle of incidence for all angles of incidence.
A.
True
B.
False
8. A trigonometric function is synonyms to
A.
orthogonal function
B.
triangular function
C.
singular function
D.
none of the above
A.
B.
C.
D.
9. A single tone modulating signal Vm cos t modulates a carrier

A cos ct. The carrier power (modulated) and side band powers
are respectively
A.
B.
C.
D.
10.
The autocorrelation function of the white noise is
A.
impulse function
B.
step function
C.
constant
D.
none of the above
11. Why does a FM radio station perform better than and AM
station radiating the same actual power?
A.
FM is immune to noise
B.
AM has only two sidebands while FM has more
C.
FM uses larger bandwidth for large modulation depth.
D.
Capture effects appears in FM.
17. In FM,
A.
there is a large decrease in noise and hence increase
in the signal to noise ratio
B.
there is a large increase in noise and hence decrease
C.
there is a large increase in noise and hence increase in
the signal to noise ratio
D.
there is a large decrease in noise and hence decrease
18.
The power density spectrum of noise voltage of resistor R can
be expressed as
A.
2 kTR
B.
1 kTR
C.
0.5 kTR
D.
0.25 kTR
19. If k denotes Boltzmann's constant, the rms value of thermal
noise voltage is proportional to
A.
k2
B.
k
C.
k
D.
(k)1/3
12. In cable TV local programmes can be telecast at any

frequency.
A.
True
B.
False
20. The output of a battery eliminator is about

A.
110 V DC
B.
110 V AC
C.
45 V DC
D.
6 V DC
21. The sampling frequency in CD is 10 kHz.
A.
True
B.
False
13. In amplitude modulation, the magnitude of side bands is

A.
ma/2 times the carrier amplitude, Ec
B.
ma times the carrier amplitude, Ec
C.
2ma times the carrier amplitude, Ec
D.
22. Vestigial sideband is most commonly used in

A.
radio transmission
B.
television transmission
C.
telephony
D.
all of the above
14. If fs be the signal frequency and fi be the intermediate

frequency then image frequency is given by
A.
fs + f i
B.
fs f i
C.
fs 2fi
D.
fs + 2fi
23. An image uses 512 x 512 picture elements. Each element

can take any of eight distinguishable levels. The maximum
entropy in the above image will be
A.
2097152 bits
B.
786432 bits
C.
648 bits
D.
144 bits
15. In VHS format the width of tape is

A.
2"
B.
1"
C.
1/2"
D.
1/4"
16. The minimum viewing angle of resolution of human eye is (D
is iris opening and is wavelength of light)
24. The subcarrier frequency for transmission of colour

difference signals in TV systems in India is
A.
9.47 MHz
B.
4.43 MHz
C.
2.06 MHZ
D.
1.3 MHz
25. A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking due to its
A.
good front to back ratio
B.
broad bandwidth
C.
circular polarization
D.
both (a) and (b)
26. In filter system of sideband suppression the advantage of
using mechanical filter is
A.
smaller size
B.
good bandpass
C.
good attenuation characteristics
D.
all of the above
27. Costa's receiver is used for
A.
coherent detection of AM-SC signal
B.
asynchronous detection of AM-SC signal
C.
amplitude modulation of signal
D.
frequency modulation of signal
28. What is typical bandwidths of a 2-wire telephone line?
A.
300 Hz to 3.4 kHz
B.
20 Hz to 4 kHz
C.
dc to 4 kHz
D.
20 Hz to 20 kHz
29. In a television transmitter, the output stage is most likely to
be
A.
screen modulated class C amplifier
B.
plate modulated class C amplifier
C.
grid modulated class A amplifier
D.
grid modulated class C amplifier
30. Modulation index of a AM wave is measured using

oscilloscope. The display on the CRO is as shown in figure it can
be concluded that
A.
the output wave is distorted
B.
the output wave is under modulated
C.
the modulation index is 100%
D.
the modulation index is 50%
31. TV receivers use flyback switched mode power supply
because
A.
it can supply many voltage outputs
B.
it does not require a filter choke and is cheap
C.
it has very good regulation at all loads
D.
both (a) and (c)
32. SSB stands for
A.
Single Side Band
B.
Suppressed Side Band
C.
Single Sound Band
D.
Single Sky Band
33. Assertion (A): In SSB, carrier is suppressed by about 45 dB
Reason (R): SSB is standard form for radio communication
34.For a parallel two wire line with both conductors touching
each other, the characteristic impedance is about
A.
300
B.
200
C.
D.
80
24
35. Tape recorders use

A.
cone type loudspeakers
B.
horn type loudspeakers
C.
either cone type or horn type loudspeakers
D.
none of the above
36. If f is frequency and d is distance, path attenuation a
between isotropic antennas is given by
A.
a = 33 + 20 log f + 20 log d
B.
a = 100 + 33 log f + 33 log d
C.
D.
37. In a FM signal, the modulation index increases, then the
power
A.
increases
B.
decreases
C.
remains constant
D.
none of the above
38. Higher order TDM levels are obtained by
A.
forming super master groups
B.
using A law
C.
using law
D.
dividing pulse width
39. Assertion (A): In AM, use of SSB reduces the power and
bandwidth requirement
Reason (R): A balanced modulator produces AM with carrier
suppressed
40. Limiter is not essential in the following detector
A.
foster-Seeley
B.
ratio detector
C.
balanced
D.
none of the above
41. An FM signal is modulated by an 8 kHz sine wave and has
maximum and minimum frequencies of 100.05 MHz and 99.95
MHz respectively. Its deviation frequency is
A.
100 kHz
B.
100 MHz
C.
500 kHz
D.
108 kHz
42. Assertion (A): RF tuner is called front end of TV receiver
Reason (R): RF tuner receives the TV signal and selects the
required channel.
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
43. In TV broadcast, UHF range is
A.
B.
C.
D.
606 - 790 MHz

100 - 150 MHz
41 - 68 MHz
174 - 230 MHz
44. The most commonly used microphone for public address

systems is
A.
carbon
B.
crystal
C.
moving coil
D.
condenser
45. Pre-emphasis and De-emphasis is done by using R-C circuit.
A.
True
B.
False
46. Which of the following is Doppler effect not used?
A.
CW radar
B.
FM radar
C.
MTI system
D.
Moving target plotting on PPI
47. If the AF voltage is raised to 10 V, while the AM is dropped to
200 Hz, what is the deviation?
A.
10 kHz
B.
15 kHz
C.
20 kHz
D.
40 kHz
48. In pulse code modulation when the maximum frequency in
the signal is fmax the bandwidth required will be
A.
p.fmax
B.
p.fmax
C.
(p.fmax)2
D.
(p.fmax)2
4. Among the various modulation systems, the most favoured

from the point of linearity of modulation and efficiency is
A.
anode or collector modulation
B.
central grid modulation
C.
screen grid modulation
D.
modulated oscillators
5. The phase of colour subcarrier burst in PAL is along the axis
at
A.
+180
B.
-180
C.
180
D.
45
6. Which of the following is correct (fm is maximum usable
frequency, S is speed and G is width of air gap)?
A.
fm = (S) (2G)
B.
C.
D.
G = (fm)(S)
7. If the transmitted pulse power of a radar is Pt (peak value) and

the antenna is isotropic, the power density at a distance r is
A.
B.
C.
49. The oscillator frequency is set for

A.
best picture
B.
max. sound
C.
min. sound
D.
sound in picture
50. The main advantage of DM over PCM is
A.
less bandwidth
B.
less power
C.
simple circuit
D.
better S/N ratio
1. Chrome signals in PAL colour television system consist of
A.
R - Y and B - Y signal
B.
V and U signals
C.
I and Q signals
D.
R - Y and G - Y signals
2. In TV system in India, each frame is divided into
A.
625 horizontal lines
B.
C.
D.
3. In PAL system
A.
phase of U signal is reversed on alternating lines
B.
phase of V signal is reversed on alternating lines
C. phases of both U and V signals are reversed on alternating
lines
D.
none of the above
D.
8. In a hi-fi system the frequency response over the audio
frequency range should be within
A.
10 dB
B.
5 dB
C.
2 dB
D.
1 dB
9. Multiplex techniques are used for
A.
low density communications
B.
low density point-to-point communications
C.
high-density point-to-point communications
D.
all of the above
10. In delta modulation, the output signal to quantization noise
ratio S0/Nq is (N is the number of bits)
A.
N2
B.
N3
C.
N2
D.
N3
11. In an AM system, doubling of modulation index doubles the

antenna current. The system is
A.
single side band full carrier
B.
C.
D.
vestigial side band

single side band suppressed carrier
double side band full carrier
12. A frequency multiplier stage should operate as

A.
class A
B.
class AB
C.
class C
D.
either of the above
13. UHF range is
A.
30 MHz to 300 MHz
B.
300 MHz to 3000 MHz
C.
3000 MHz to 30, 000 MHz
D.
above 30, 000 MHz
14.
A carrier signal at frequency 100 MHz is frequency modulated
with modulation index 2 by a signal at 2 kHz. At what frequencies
are the sidebands produced?
A.
102 MHz and 98 Mhz
B.
100 MHz + 2 kHz, 100 MHz - 2 kHz
C.
100 MHz fd where fd is frequency deviation
D.
100 MHz 3n kHz, where n is 1, 2, ... S integer
15.
Which is not purpose of modulation?
A.
Effective radiation
B.
Multiplexing
C.
Narrow band
D.
Increase in signal power
16.
An FM transmitter has maximum frequency deviation of 75 kHz
and reproduces audio signals up to 15 kHz. Minimum channel
width required is __________ kHz.
A.
180
B.
120
C.
90
D.
60
17.
A 360 W carrier is simultaneously modulated by two audio wave
with modulation percentage of 55 and 65 respectively. Total
sideband power radiated will be
A.
500 W
B.
360 W
C.
180 W
D.
130 W
18. In a radio detector
A. stabilization against signal strength variation is provided
B. linearity is worse than in a phase discriminator
C. the circuit is the same as in discriminator except that diodes
are reversed
D. output is twice that obtainable from a similar phase
discriminator
19. ISDN stands for
A. Integrated Services Digital Network
B. Inter Services Digital Network
C. Inter Subscriber Digital Network
D. integrated Subscriber Digital Network
20. Under identical conditions, for a single modulating frequency,
FM and PM are indistinguishable. Now if the modulating
frequency is reduced, then
A. phase modulation index as well as frequency modulation

index decrease
B. phase modulation index as well as frequency modulation
index increase
C. phase modulation index will remain constant whereas
frequency modulation index will increase
D. phase modulation index will decrease whereas frequency
modulation index will remain constant
21. The main advantage of superheterodyne receiver is
A.
better tracking
B.
simple cut
C.
better alignment
D.
improvement in selectivity and sensitivity
22. PAL system was proposed first in
A.
USA
B.
Japan
C.
England
D.
Germany
23. MCVF telegraphy causes
A.
SSB techniques
B.
pulse modulation
C.
Out of bond signalling
D.
FM
24. Consider the following statements as regards noise
1.
2.
3.
4.
If Gaussian noise is applied at input of a rectifier, the output is

not gaussian
The noise encountered on a telephone line consists of short,
pulse type disturbances whose amplitude distribution is not
Gaussian
Shot noise results from random emission of electrons from a
cathode
Shot noise results from phenomenon associated with the flow
of current across semi conductor junctions

A.
1, 2, 3, only
B.
1, 2, 4 only
C.
1, 2, 3, 4
D.
2, 3 only
25. Noise can be reduced by increasing sampling rate

A.
true
B.
false
C.
can't say
D.
insufficient data
26. In tape recorder erase head is active during recording.
A.
True
B.
False
27. Which of the following microphones has maximum
distortion?
A.
Ribbon
B.
Condenser
C.
Crystal
D.
Carbon
28. The relation between bandwidth B, modulating frequency fm
and frequency deviation f for a sinusoidally modulated FM
signal is
A.
B = f + fm
B.
B = 2(f + fm)
C.
B = fm - f/
D.
B = 2(fm - f)
29. FM broadcast is used in

A.
VHP range
B.
UHF range
C.
MF range
D.
both VHP and UHF range
30. The power requirement of a RADAR used in military
operations is
A.
a few watts
B.
about 500 W
C.
about 2000 W
D.
a few megawatts
31. The percentage saving in power when the carrier and one of
the sidebands are suppressed in an AM wave modulated to a
depth of 100% will be nearly
A.
50%
B.
66%
C.
75%
D.
83%
38. Which of the following statement is false?

A. A stationary process is always a ergodic process
B. A ergodic process is always a stationary random process
C. It is possible to have a stationary random
D. None of the above
39. In amplitude modulation, the magnitude of side bands is
A.
ma/2 times the carrier amplitude, Ec
B.
ma times the carrier amplitude, Ec
C.
D.
32. The difference between phase and frequency modulation

A.
is purely of academic interest
B.
lies in the different definitions of the modulation index
C.
lies in the poor audio response of phase modulation
D.
is too great to make the two systems compatible
40. For broadcasting purpose, full AM signal is preferred to SSB

signal because
A.
it requires large bandwidth
B.
generation of full AM is easier
C.
detection of full AM is simpler
D.
none of the above
41. If is the frequency of modulating voltage in FM, the
modulation index is proportional to
A.
B.
1/
C.
D.
1/
33. A signal m(t) amplitude modulates a carrier Ac cos ct. The

final signal will be
A.
[Ac m(t)] cos ct]
B.
Ac . [1 + m(t)] cos ct
C.
Ac + [m(t)] cos ct
D.
Ac cos ct + m(t)
42.
Which camera tube has gamma of almost unity?
A.
Vidicon
B.
Plumbicon
C.
New vicon
D.
Saticon
34. An oscillator at 4.2 MHz is followed by two frequency

doublers and two triplers. The output frequency will be
A.
84 MHz
B.
112.4 MHz
C.
151.2 MHz
D.
303.4 MHz
43. The baud rate is

A.
not equal to signalling rate
B.
always equal to bit transfer rate
C.
equal to twice the bandwidth of an ideal channel
D.
equal to half the bandwidth of ideal channel
35. Over which frequency range the effect of atmospheric noise

is significant?
A.
Over 35 MHz
B.
Below 30 MHz
C.
Between 30 MHz and 100 MHz
D.
Between 100 MHz and 150 MHz
36. If B is channel bandwidth, S is signal power and N is the total
noise within the channel bandwidth, the channel capacity C of a
white band limited gaussian channel is
A.
B.
C.
D.
37. An amplifier of passband 450 kHz to 460 kHz will be named
as
A.
video amplifier
B.
audio frequency amplifier
C.
tuned voltage amplifier
D.
wideband amplifier
44. In a tape recorder

A. the width of air gaps of record and erase heads is almost
equal
B. the air gap of record head is wider than the air gap of erase
head
C. the air gap of erase head is wider than the air gap of record
head
D. any of the two air gaps can be wider than the other
45. When satellite radio beam is aimed towards earth, it
illuminates on the earth for an oval shaped area called
A.
foot print
B.
beam area
C.
satellite service area
D.
radiated area
47. In the spectrum of a frequency modulated wave
A.
carrier frequency cannot disappear
B.
carrier frequency vanishes when modulation index is
large
C.
the number of significant sidebands depends upon
modulation index
D.
none of the above
48. Which of the following pulse communication system is
inherently immune to noise?
A.
PPM
B.
PCM
C.
PWM
D.
PAM
49. In a PCM system, if we increase the quantization levels from

2 to 8, how do the relative bandwidth requirements vary?
A.
Get doubled
B.
Get tripled
C.
Remains same
D.
Become eight times
50. If the target area is small compared to wavelength of radar
the situation is called
A.
resonance region
B.
Rayleigh region
C.
optical region
D.
binomial region
1. If a signal band limited for fm is sampled at a rate less than 2 fm
the reconstructed signal will be
A.
smaller in amplitude
B.
distorted
C.
having higher frequencies suppressed
D.
none of the above
2. A better SNR can be obtained in a PCM by
A.
increasing sampling rate above Nyquist rate
B.
decreasing the code bits
C.
reducing channel bandwidth
D.
increasing Quantization levels
3.
The baud rate is
A.
always equal to the bit transfer rate
B.
equal to twice the bandwidth of an ideal channel
C.
not equal to the signalling rate
D.
equal to one half the bandwidth of ideal channel
8. Filter method and phasing method are the methods for

generating
A.
SSB signal
B.
vestigial side band signal
C.
both SSB and vestigial sideband signals
D.
none of the above
9. In amplitude modulation
A.
the amplitude of carrier varies in accordance with the
amplitude of the modulating signal
B.
the modulating frequency lies in the audio range
C.
the amplitude of the carrier remains constant
D.
the amplitude of the carrier varies in accordance with
the frequency of the modulating signal
10. Which one the following is an advantage of AM over FM?
A.
FM has wide bandwidth
B.
FM has better
C.
FM is more immune to noise
D.
Probability of noise spike generation is less in AM
11. Some multiplexing arrangements for telephone system are
Space multiplexing
Time division multiplexing
Frequency division multiplexing
Which of the above allow transmission of many independent
signals over a single channel?
A.
1 only
B.
2 and 3 only
C.
1, 2, 3
D.
1 and 3 only
12. Industrial noise has the frequency range of
A.
1 to 100 Hz
B.
200 to 5000 Hz
C.
above 200 MHz
D.
1 to 600 MHz
4.
The type of noise that interfere very much with high frequency
transmission is
A.
white
B.
transit time
C.
flicker
D.
shot
13. Thermal noise Power is

A.
proportional to bandwidth (B)
B.
B
5.
In communication systems, the modulating signal is also called
A.
base band signal
B.
side bands
C.
auxiliary signal
D.
none of the above
6. Hue of a colour means
A.
amount of light energy received by eye
B.
predominant spectral purity of colour light
C.
amount of other colours present
D.
none of the above
14. The characteristic impedance of coaxial cable is about

A.
1000 ohm
B.
500 ohm
C.
250 ohm
D.
75 ohm
7. Consider the following statements: The radar pulse must be

flat topped to
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
A.
B.
C.
D.
allow accurate range measurement

allow good minimum range
prevent frequency changes in magnetron
make the returned echoes easier to distinguish from noise.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3
1, 2
1, 3, 4
C.
D.
B2
15. The diameter and thickness of CD are

A.
6 cm and 1.2 mm
B.
6 cm and 0.6 mm
C.
12 cm and 0.6 mm
D.
12 cm and 1.2 mm
16. Consider the following statements about advantages of
phase discriminator over slope detector
Fewer tuned circuits
Greater limiting
Better linearity
Easy alignment
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
2, 3, 4
C.
1, 2, 3
D.
1, 3, 4
17. In a superheterodyne radio receiver

A.
RF amplifier normally operates at 455 kHz above
carrier frequency
B.
mixer input must be tuned to the signal frequency
C.
local oscillator operates below signal frequency
D.
local oscillator frequency is double the IF
18.
The assigned carrier frequency of an FM broadcast station is
96.3 MHz. Its FM signal has a centre frequency of
A.
10 MHz
B.
455 kHz
C.
48.15 MHz
D.
96.3 MHz
19.
Digital television is also called
A.
High digital television
B.
High definition television
C.
High deflection television
D.
High display television
20.
The number of spectral component of a cosine wave is
A.
1
B.
0
C.
2
D.
4
21.
At FM demodulator output noise power density
A.
increases with frequency
B.
decreases with frequency
C.
remains unaltered
D.
none of the above
22.
According to CCIR standards, the Vestigial Sideband (VSB)
A.
video frequencies upto 4 MHz are transmitted
B.
C.
video frequencies upto 5.5 MHz are transmitted
D.
23.
Line of sight transmission is used in
A.
radio frequencies below 1 MHz
B.
VHF only
C.
audio signals only
D.
VHF and UHF
24.
A typical value of insertion loss of SAW filter is
A.
15 dB
B.
2 dB
C.
40 dB
D.
60 dB
25. In phase modulation, the phase deviation is
A.
proportional to the amplitude of the signal and varies
with frequency
B.
remains constant while amplitude and frequency of
signal varies
C.
proportional to the amplitude of the signal and
independent of the frequency
D.
none of the above
26.
In the human eye, an image persists for a time of about
A.
1 second
B.
0.1 second
C.
D.
0.05 second
0.02 second
27.
The different channels in a TDM receiver are separated by
A.
integration
B.
differentiation
C.
AND gate
D.
OR gate
28.
In a pulsed RADAR typical value of pulse duration and pulse
frequency respectively are
A.
1 s and 50 Hz
B.
1 s and 500 Hz
C.
4 s and 50 Hz
D.
4 s and 500 Hz
29.
In a hi-fi system the nonlinear distortion should be less than
A.
10%
B.
5%
C.
2%
D.
1%
30.
A pure tone at 1000 Hz has a dB level of 50 dB. If two such
tones exist simultaneously the dB level is about
A.
50 dB
B.
53 dB
C.
100 dB
D.
200 dB
31.
The HV and other voltage supplies for a TV receiver are
obtained from IHVT. The full name for this device is
A.
Internal high voltage transformer
B.
Integrated high voltage transformer
C.
Instant high voltage transformer
D.
Interleaved high voltage transformer
32.
The main systems used for generation of SSB are
A.
filter method
B.
phase cancellation method
C.
third method
D.
all of the above
33.
An antenna operates effectively when its dimensions are
A.
of the order of magnitude of wavelength to be
transmitted
B.
very small than the magnitude of wavelength to be
transmitted
C.
very large than the magnitude of wavelength to be
transmitted
D.
either (a) or (b)
34.
The mobile unit of a mobile telephone is generally in
A.
vehicles
B.
pocket
C.
office
D.
vehicle or pocket
35.
Assertion (A): Water waves are longitudinal but EM waves are
transverse
Reason (R): In an EM wave electric field, magnetic field and

propagation are mutually perpendicular.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
36.
In a wave the electric field lines are vertical. Then the wave is
A.
horizontally polarized
B.
vertically polarized
C.
either (a) or (b)
D.
neither (a) nor (b)
37. For an RC low pass filter, the relation between noise
bandwidth BN and 3-dB bandwidth B3dB is
A.
B.
C.
D.
C.
D.
none of the above
44. The purpose of source coding is to

A.
increase the information transmission rate
S
N
B.
decrease
ratio
C.
D.
decrease the information transmission rate

decrease probability of error
45. If a source of information generates messages at the rate of

r messages per second and H is entropy, the information rate is
A.
BN = B3-dB
B.
C.
rH
BN = B3-dB
38.
In FM and AM the ratio of signal to noise ratio at the detector
output least depends upon
A.
bandwidth
B.
transmission
C.
carrier frequency
D.
modulating frequency
39.
Which of the following can provide two or more voice circuits
with the same carrier?
A.
SSB
B.
Carrier reinsertion
C.
Lincompex
D.
Independent side band system
40.
A linear diode detector uses RC filter. As modulation index
increases the maximum permissible value of time constant RC
A.
increases
B.
decreases
C.
remains constant
D.
either (a) or (c)
41.
In SSB generation, the most commonly used filter is
A.
low pass
B.
RC
C.
LC
D.
mechanical
42.
The FM broadcast band is from
A.
550 to 1600 kHz
B.
88 to 108 kHz
C.
88 to 108 MHz
D.
1600 kHz to 59.75 MHz
43. If k is Boltzmann's constant, T0 is standard ambient
temperature, f is bandwidth of receiver, F is noise figure, the
minimum receivable signal in a radar receiver is given by
A.
k T0(f)(F)
B.
k T0(f)(F - 1)
D.
46.
The noise generated by a resistor depends upon
A.
its operating temperature
B.
its resistance value
C.
both (a) and (b)
D.
bandwidth
47.
A source has two symbols x1 and x2 with probabilities pi and pr.
If a new source with four symbols is generated from the above
source, the new symbol probabilities will be ( is a number such
that 0 < < 1)
A.
p1, p2, p1, p2
B.
p1, p1, p2, p2
C.
(1 - )p1, (1 - ) p2, p1, p2
D.
48.
Coupling and bypass filters can be a source of
A.
low-frequency parasitics
B.
high-frequency parasitics
C.
carrier frequency parasitics
D.
none of the above
49.
Assertion (A): SSB transmitter is generally smaller than AM
transmitter
Reason (R): SSB systems mostly use combined transmitter
receiver.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
50.
The VLF, LF and MF antennas are
A.
B.
C.
non linearly polarized
D.
either (a) or (b)
D.
telephone and telegraph

1.
The block diagram of AM transmitter in which high level
modulation is used as shown in figure. The block X could be
A.
B.
C.
D.
audio power amplifier

buffer RF amplifier
compressor amplifier
none of the above
2.
In FM 'guard band' is provided
A.
to limit upper frequency limit
B.
to limit lower frequency limit
C.
so that there is less adjacent channel interference
D.
to limit transmitted power of a station
3.
Assertion (A): FM requires more bandwidth than AM
Reason (R): Wide band FM is used for broadcast transmissions.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
4.
When E1, E2, E3 etc. are the simultaneous modulating voltages,
then the total modulating voltage Et will be
A.
Et = E1 + E2 + E3 + ...
B.
Et= E12 + E22 + E32 + ...
C.
D.
5.
A frequency doubler has an FM signal input at 13 MHz with a
deviation of 5 kHz. The output, frequency for the carrier will be
A.
26 MHz
B.
26.1 MHz
C.
10 kHz
D.
160 kHz
6.
In MF range, increasing the transmitter power
A.
increases the range of transmitter
B.
does not increase the range of transmitter because
propagation is limited by tilt
C.
decreases the range of transmitter because
propagation is limited by tilt
D.
increases the range of transmitter because propagation
is through space waves
7.
The most frequent users of long distance VLF transmission is
A.
ship communication
B.
radio broadcasting
C.
TV broadcasting
8.
BFO stands for
A.
Beat Frequency Oscillator
B.
Broad Frequency Oscillator
C.
Blocking Frequency Oscillator
D.
Ballistic Frequency Oscillator
9.
SSB-SC stands for
A.
Single Side Band-Suppressed Carrier
B.
Single Side Band-Synchronous Carrier
C.
Synchronous Side Band-Suppressed Carrier
D.
Synchronous Side Band-Self Carrier
10.
A lens has a hyperfocal distance of 7.5 m. It is focused at 7.5 m.
Then
A.
all objects from 7.5 m to infinity will appear in focus
B.
all objects from 3.75 m to infinity will appear in focus
C.
all objects from 0 to 7.5 m will appear in focus
D.
all objects from 0 to 3.75 m will appear in focus
11.
In a 4-ary FSK, the frequencies are separated by fs. Then they
are
A.
in phase
B.
in phase opposition
C.
orthogonal
D.
none of the above
12.
In cell communication, cell stands for
A.
Geographical Area
B.
Battery
C.
Location
D.
No meaning
13.
In which of the following frequency bands are the standard AM
radio broadcast stations?
A.
MF
B.
HF
C.
VHF
D.
UHF
14.
The frequency tolerance for the RF carrier in the standard AM
radio broadcast band is
A.
zero
B.
+20 Hz
C.
+1000 Hz
D.
+25 Hz
15.
If carrier is modulated by a digital bit stream having one of the
possible phases of 0, 90, 180, and 270, then modulation is
called
A.
BPSK
B.
QPSK
C.
QAM
D.
MSK
16.
In FM, the frequency deviation is
A.
always constant
B.
directly proportional to modulating frequency
C.
inversely proportional to modulating frequency
D.
proportional to amplitude of modulating signal
D.
17.
If fh(t) is the Hilbert transform of f(t), and f(t) is a real valued
signal, the pre-envelope of f(t) is
A.
f(t) - jfh(t)
B.
f(t) + jfh(t)
C.
fh(t) + jf(t)
D.
fh(t) - jf(t)
18.
Speech amplifiers are usually operated as
A.
class A
B.
classes AB
C.
class B
D.
class C
19.
In which frequency range is the noise figure in a transistor
independent of frequency
A.
intermediate frequencies
B.
high frequency
C.
low frequencies
D.
both low and high frequencies
20.
Which of the following is likely to be associated with FM radio
broadcasting?
A.
90 Hz
B.
90 kHz
C.
900 kHz
D.
90 MHz
21.
If D is diagonal and F is focal length, lens angle is
A.
= tan-1 (D/F)
B.
= 2 tan-1 (D/F)
C.
= tan-1 (D/2F)
D.
= 2 tan-1 (D/2F)
22.
Present day stereophonic systems have
A.
only CD playback facility
B.
only tape playback facility
C.
both CD and tape playback facilities along with radio
D.
none of the above
23.
RF choke used for suppressing interference in TV is generally
A.
honey comb wound coil
B.
iron core coil
C.
single layer coil
D.
multilayer coil
24.
Indicate the false statement: To combat noise
A.
reduce signalling rate
B.
increase transmitted power
C.
use redundancy
D.
increase channel bandwidth
25.
Audio and video signals are called modulating waves.
A.
True
B.
False
26.
In AM, if modulation index is more than 100%, then
A.
bandwidth increases
B.
the wave gets distorted
C.
power of the wave increases
efficiency of transmission increases
27.
The width of air gap on recording head in a tape recorder is
about
A.
6 micron
B.
3 micron
C.
1 micron
D.
25 micron
28.
In a stereo tape recorder the speed of the tape is
A.
38 m/s
B.
19 m/s
C.
9.5 m/s
D.
4.75 m/s
29.
Which of the following refers to SSB suppressed carrier
amplitude modulated system?
A.
A3E
B.
H3E
C.
J3E
D.
C3F
30.
The frequency at which the piezoelectric effect occurs is
primarily determined by
A.
the weight of the crystal
B.
thickness of the crystal
C.
length of the crystal
D.
gain structure of the crystal
31.
Which of the following statement regarding the advantages of
the phase discriminator over the slope detector is false?
A.
Better linearity
B.
Fewer tuned circuits
C.
Much easier alignment
D.
Greater limiting
32.
The highest modulating frequency typically used in AM systems
is
A.
1 kHz
B.
5 kHz
C.
20 kHz
D.
50 kHz
33.
The line of sight communication requires the transmit and
receive antennas to face each other. If the transmit antenna is
vertically polarized, for best reception to the receive antenna
should be
A.
B.
C.
at 45 within respect to horizontal polarization
D.
at 45 with respect to vertical polarization
34.
The bandwidth of FM for Commercial Purpose is
A.
88 - 108 MHz
B.
85 - 110 MHz
C.
90 - 110 MHz
D.
infinite Range
35.
In home tape recorders the tape width is 2 inches.
A.
True
B.
False
36.
If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then carrier frequency is
A.
0.159 MHz
B.
1.59 MHz
C.
15.9 MHz
D.
159 MHz
37.
Thermal noise is independent of
A.
temperature
B.
bandwidth
C.
centre frequency
D.
Boltzmann constant
38.
The decorative lighting works on the principle of
A.
periodic switching on and off
B.
special inverter
C.
rectifier
D.
motor
39.
In an oscillator crystal, the parallel resonant frequency is
A.
equal to
B.
higher than
C.
less than
D.
series resonant frequency
40.
The maximum range of a radar is proportional to
A.
square root of peak transmitted pulse power
B.
fourth root of peak transmitted pulse power
C.
peak transmitted pulse power
D.
none of the above
41.
In FSK no synchronous carrier is needed at the receiver
A.
true
B.
false
C.
depend on distance
D.
none
42.
The constellation diagram of a modem has four states as shown
in the figure given below. What is the bit rate of this modem?
44.
Vividh Bharti programme is transmitted in
A.
short wave
B.
medium frequency
C.
very high frequency
D.
none of the above
45.
In a Vidicon camera tube, the beam current is controlled by
A.
grid G1
B.
grid G2
C.
grids G1, G2, G3
D.
grid G2, G3
46.
Johnson noise is
A.
white for all Practical application
B.
always white
C.
depends on temperature
D.
never white
47.
Which of the following is unlikely to happen when quantising
noise is decreased in PCM?
A.
Increased bandwidth
B.
Increased channel noise
C.
Increased number of standard levels
D.
All of the above
48.
For real and odd signals, the Fourier series coefficient an is
A.
purely imaginary
B.
purely real and even
C.
purely imaginary and odd
D.
purely real and odd
49.
An amplitude modulated wave is
e = 50 (1 + 0.4 cos 1000 t + 0.3 cos 10000 t) cos 107 t
A.
0.5
B.
0.3
C.
0.7
D.
0.4
50.
The efficiency of a horn speaker is about
A.
10%
B.
40%
C.
60%
D.
80%
A.
B.
C.
D.
Two times its band rate

Four times its band rate
Same as band rate
Sufficient information is not given to give the answer
43.
When the modulating frequency is doubled, the modulation
index is halved and the modulating voltage remains constant.
The modulation system is
A.
FM
B.
AM
C.
phase modulation
D.
none of the above
1.
In VCR the luminance signal is recorded by
A.
frequency modulation
B.
phase modulation
C.
amplitude modulation
D.
direct recording
2.
Assertion (A): In digital communication data is coded prior to
being transferred.
Reason (R): A number of codes for digital data processing are
available.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
D.
none of the above
3.
In FM modulation pre-emphasis is done for
A.
high frequency components
B.
low frequency components
C.
middle frequency components
D.
both (a) and (b)
12.
Which of the following codes provides parity checks?
A.
CCITT-2
B.
EBCDIC
C.
ASCII
D.
Baudot
4.
c(t) and m(t) are used to generate an AM signal. The modulation
index of the generated AM signal is 0.5 then the quantity
13.
PA radar means
A.
Phased Array radar
B.
Pulsed Array radar
C.
Pulse Amplitude radar
D.
None of the above
Total sideband power

Carrier power
A.
B.
C.
D.
is
1/2
1/4
1/3
1/8
5.
High intermediate frequency in a superheterodyne receiver
A.
higher than
B.
lower than
C.
equal to
D.
not comparable to
6.
The number of repeaters in a coaxial cable link depends on
A.
system bandwidth
B.
separation of equalizers
C.
the number of coaxial cables in the tube
D.
none of the above
7.
The overall noise temperature Te, absolute temperature T and
noise figure F are related as
A.
Te = T(F - 1)
B.
Te = F(T - 1)
C.
T = Te(F - 1)
D.
Te = (T)(F)
8.
In binary data transmission DPSK is preferred to PSK because
A.
a coherent carrier is not required to the generated at
the receiver
B.
for a given energy per bit, the probability for zero is less
C.
the 180 phase shifts of the carrier
D.
more protection is provided against impulse noise
9.
A basic group B
A.
consists of five super groups
B.
has a frequency range of 60 to 108 kHz
C.
consists of erect channels only
D.
is formed at group translating equipment
10.
By the use of which of the following the PPM can be converted
to PWM?
A.
A stable multivibrator
B.
Integrator
C.
Monostable multivibrator
D.
Bistable Multivibrator
11.
Frequency shifting keying is basically a method involving
A.
amplitude modulation
B.
frequency modulation
C.
phase modulation
14.
Dynamic range of hi-fi system is at least
A.
150 dB
B.
120 dB
C.
80 dB
D.
40 dB
15.
A band limited signal is sampled at the Nyquist rate. The signal
can be recovered by passing the samples through
A.
an RC filter
B.
an envelope detector
C.
a PPL
D.
an ideal low pass filter with the appropriate bandwidth
17.
If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then modulating frequency is
A.
159 Hz
B.
1590 Hz
C.
1.59 MHz
D.
15.9 MHz
18.
When a signal is quantized such that the step size S is small in
comparison with the peak to peak range of the signal, the mean
square quantization error is equal to
A.
S2
B.
C.
D.
19.
Assertion (A): Many times a radar cannot detect 'grounding
hopping' military aircraft.
Reason (R): Ground interference limits the range of radar.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
20.
Entropies associated with an extremely unlikely message and
that with an extremely likely message are respectively
A.
0 and 0
B.
1 and 1
C.
1 and 0
D.
0 and 1
21.
In push button type telephone set, pressing a button generates
A.
one frequency
B.
two high frequencies
C.
two low frequencies
D.
one low frequency and one high frequency
22.
If sound wave has an intensity of 10 Pa. The dB level is about
A.
1.139 dB
B.
11.39 dB
C.
113.9 dB
D.
1139 dB
23.
The intermediate frequencies in VCR are
A.
video 38.9 MHz and audio 33.4 MHz
B.
C.
D.
24.
Assertion (A): In TV scanning is done from left to right and top to
bottom.
Reason (R): Interlaced scanning is useful in eliminating flicker
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
25.
The unit of loudness is
A.
phon
B.
sone
C.
decibel
D.
mel
26.
To couple a coaxial line to a parallel line wire it is best to use
A.
slotted line
B.
balun
C.
directional coupler
D.
transformer
27.
The total bandwidth needed for an AM signal at 55.25 MHz with
0.5 MHz video modulation is
A.
0.25 MHz
B.
0.5 MHz
C.
1 MHz
D.
10 MHz
28.
The bandwidth required for amplitude modulation is
A.
half the frequency of modulating signal
B.
equal to the frequency of modulating signal
C.
twice the frequency of modulating signal
D.
four times the frequency of modulating signal
29.
In PM, without any modulation, all the transmitted pulses have
the same
A.
amplitude
B.
width
C.
amplitude and spacing
D.
amplitude, spacing and width
30.
Colour picture tube needs higher anode voltage and needs
larger beam and cathode currents than monochrome tube
because
A.
it is bigger in size
B.
it has higher level of illumination
C.
the tube has to illuminate three phosphors
simultaneously
D.
the tube has lower efficiency because of aperture mask
32.
Which one of the following is digital?
A.
Pulse code modulation
B.
Pulse width modulation
C.
Pulse frequency modulation
D.
Pulse position modulation
33.
Automatic sensitivity control by target voltage control is easily
possible in
A.
Vidicon
B.
Plumbicon
C.
New vicon
D.
both (b) and (c)
34.
Pick the odd one out
A.
PPM
B.
PDM
C.
PWM
D.
PLM
35.
In a colour TV receiver SAW filter consists of
A.
piezoelectric substrate on which are deposited two
inter, digital transducers
B.
photo conductive substrate which are deposited two
inter digital transducers
C.
photo voltaic substrate which are deposited two inter
digital transducers
D.
photo resistive substrate which are deposited two inter
digital transducers
36.
Diffraction of EM waves
A.
arises only with spherical wave front
B.
may occur around the edge of an obstacle
C.
occurs when waves pass through a big slot
D.
none of the above
37.
The start of modern computer age was started by the event
A.
development of disc drive
B.
development of transistor
C.
development of Hollerith code
D.
design of EVIAC computer
38.
At night D layer of ionosphere is absent.
A.
True
B.
False
39.
Which of the following is not correct?
A.
In SSB amplitude modulated system, the transmitter
circuit has to be more stable leading to better reception
B.
In SSB amplitude modulated system more channel
space is available as compared to double sideband amplitude
modulated system
C.
In SSB amplitude modulated system the signal is more
noise resistant as compared to double sideband system
D.
An SSB-AM system requires lesser power (for the
same signal strength) as compared to DSB-AM system
40.
Assertion (A): Data communication using digital data must be
very accurate.
Reason (R): In analog signals redundancy is available but in
digital signals redundancy is not available.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
36.
Diffraction of EM waves
A.
arises only with spherical wave front
B.
may occur around the edge of an obstacle
C.
occurs when waves pass through a big slot
D.
none of the above
37.
The start of modern computer age was started by the event
A.
development of disc drive
B.
development of transistor
C.
development of Hollerith code
D.
design of EVIAC computer
38.
At night D layer of ionosphere is absent.
A.
True
B.
False
39.
Which of the following is not correct?
A.
In SSB amplitude modulated system, the transmitter
circuit has to be more stable leading to better reception
B.
In SSB amplitude modulated system more channel
space is available as compared to double sideband amplitude
modulated system
C.
In SSB amplitude modulated system the signal is more
noise resistant as compared to double sideband system
D.
An SSB-AM system requires lesser power (for the
same signal strength) as compared to DSB-AM system
40.
Assertion (A): Data communication using digital data must be
very accurate.
Reason (R): In analog signals redundancy is available but in
digital signals redundancy is not available.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
41.
What is the RF amplifier plate voltage when the audiomodulating voltage is +600 V?
A.
B.
C.
D.
-600 V
Zero
600 V
1200 V
42.
FM has
A.
B.
C.
D.
two sidebands only

four sidebands only
eight sidebands only
infinite sidebands
43.
The service area of a TV transmitter is a little beyond radio
horizon.
A.
True
B.
False
44.
If carrier power is P and amplitude modulation index is m, the
total power after modulation is
A.
P
B.
mP
C.
P(1 + m)
D.
45.
Bit is a unit of
A.
entropy
B.
information
C.
channel capacity
D.
rate of information
46.
The modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1.
The transmitted power is
A.
unchanged
B.
halved
C.
increased by 50%
D.
quadrupled
47.
In a radio receiver the input from local oscillator is fed to
A.
RF amplifier
B.
mixer
C.
IF amplifier
D.
detector
48.
A shadow zone does not receive any space wave
A.
True
B.
False
49.
A radio frequency signal contains the following three frequencies

:
850 kHz; 865 kHz and 875 kHz
In order to amplify this signal, which of the following amplifier
should be selected?
A.
Push pull amplifier
B.
Wideband amplifier
C.
Audio frequency amplifier
D.
Tuned voltage amplifier
50.
Which of the following pulse-time modulation is least used?
A.
PDM
B.
PPM
C.
PWM
D.
PAM
1.
Transit time is considered as significant at
A.
HF
B.
MF
C.
LF
D.
all of the above
2.
In a colour TV receiver, AGC adjusts the gain of
A.
RF stage only
B.
IF stage only
C.
RF stage and one or two IF stages
D.
none of the above
3.
In pulse transmitter the ratio of time on to time off is called
A.
efficiency
B.
duty cycle
C.
base
D.
bandwidth
4.
In figure the output v(t) is
A.
B.
C.
D.
phase modulated signal

amplitude modulated signal
frequency modulated signal
none of the above
5.
A MASER is a
A.
low noise device
B.
high noise device
C.
medium noise device
D.
may be either high or medium noise device
6.
Which one of the following is correct?
A.
Coding reduces the noise in the signal
B.
Coding deliberately introduces redundancy into
messages
C.
Coding increases the information rate
D.
Coding increases the channel bandwidth
7.
A paraboloid reflector has mouth diameter D meters, wavelength

meters. Its beam width is equal to
A.
B.
C.
D.
8.
A balanced modulator circuit uses
A.
two identical diodes with same V-I characteristics
B.
two triodes with different V-I characteristics
C.
two diodes with different V-I characteristics
D.
a diode and a triode
9.
In a television camera tube, scanning of a picture is done
A.
line by line from left to right
B.
line by line from right to left
C.
line by line from top to bottom
D.
line by line from bottom to top
10.
In communication receivers the fidelity is provided by
A.
audio stage
B.
detector range
C.
mixer stage
D.
all of the above
11.
Some features of RF stage in good radio receivers is
It increases sensitivity by providing amplification to RF signal
It eliminates image frequency interference
It increases selectivity
It reduces noise level
A.
1, 2 and 3 only
B.
1, 2 and 4 only
C.
2, 3, 4 only
D.
1, 2, 3, 4
12.
During amplitude modulation, the phase angle of the modulating
voltage changes by
A.
0
B.
45
C.
90
D.
180
13.
The image frequency of a superheterodyne receiver is
A.
created within the receiver itself
B.
not rejected by IF tuned circuits
C.
independent of the frequency of tuning
D.
due to insufficient adjacent channel rejection
14.
Image frequency rejection mainly depends upon
A.
detector
B.
mixer
C.
IF
D.
RF
15.
Which of the following is most likely to be found in an SSB
transmitter?
A.
Class A, RF output amplifier
B.
Class B, RF amplifier
C.
Tuned modulator
D.
Class C, audio amplifier
16.
Which of the following statement is correct?
A.
Pre-emphasis circuits are used in AM transmitters
B.
FM reception is noise free as compared to AM
C.
A limiter state is also used in AM receivers
D.
Discriminator is used for the detection of AM signals
17.
Which of the following is true as regards telephone systems?
A.
A larger facility carrying a larger load operates less
efficiently than a smaller capacity
B.
A larger facility carrying a lesser load operates more
C.
A larger facility carrying a larger load operates more
D.
A smaller capacity carrying a larger load operates more
efficiently than a larger capacity
18.
SSB can be generated by
A.
filter method
B.
phase shift method
C.
weaver's method
D.
none of the above
19.
Which one of the following cannot be used to remove the
unwanted sideband in SSB?
A.
Balanced modulator
B.
Phase shift method
C.
Filter system
D.
Third method
20.
For FM, which of the following statement is not true?
A.
The bandwidth increases as modulation index is
increased
B.
The total power remains constant with respect to
modulation index
C.
The carrier never becomes zero
D.
All of the above
21.
For TV broadcast, picture signal is modulated in
A.
SSB
B.
VSB
C.
FM
D.
AM
22.
Assertion (A): Stubs, directional couplers and baluns are very
commonly used in communication systems
Reason (R): Characteristic impedance of a line is an important
parameter.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
23.
Audio frequency range lies between
A.
B.
C.
D.
20 Hz and 20 kHz
20 kHz and 20 MHz
2 MHz and 20 MHz
20 MHz and 200 MHz
24.
Assertion (A): SSB and ISB receivers have good S/N ratio
Reason (R): SSB and ISB receivers have good suppression of
adjacent channels.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
25.
De-emphasis circuit is used
A.
to attenuate high frequencies
B.
to attenuate low frequencies
C.
to attenuate mid-band frequencies
D.
None of the above
26.
Which one of the following frequency bands is allocated by ITU
(International Telecomm. Union) for DBS - (Direct Broadcast
service) also referred as DTH - (Direct to Home service)?
A.
B.
C.
D.
27.
FM broadcast lies in which band?
A.
HF
B.
SHF
C.
UHF
D.
VHF
28.
Which colour picture tube uses slotted aperture mask?
A.
Trinitron
B.
Shadow mask tube
C.
PIL
D.
None of the above
29.
If the circumference of a spherical target is between 1 to 10
wavelength in a radar system, the situation is called
A.
resonance region
B.
Rayleigh region
C.
optical region
D.
binomial region
30.
The complete video signal consists of
A.
video signal and synchronising pulses
B.
video signal, synchronising pulses and blanking pulses
C.
video signal corresponding to picture information only
D.
video signal and blanking pulses
31.
Which is most important subsystem for recovering and
reconstructing signal in a TDM system?
A.
Envelope detector followed by a low pass filter
B.
Synchronization ckt for proper timing
C.
Bandpass filter to segregate channels
D.
Coherent detector to ensure frequency and phase
connection
32.
Which one of the following is an indirect way of generating FM?
A.
Armstrong modulator
B.
Varactor diode modulator
C.
Reactance FET modulator
D.
Reactance bipolar transistor modulator
33.
Companding is used in PCM to
A.
reduce bandwidth
B.
increasing S/N ratio
C.
get almost uniform S/N ratio
D.
increase bandwidth
34.
Assertion (A): In AM the amplitude of carrier is made proportional
to the instantaneous amplitude of modulating wave
Reason (R): In AM, frequency of side band = frequency carrier
frequency of modulating wave.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
35.
Pressing a key on telephone set generates two frequencies. The
basis for selection of these frequencies is
A.
the harmonics of one frequency should not be mistaken
for the other frequency
B.
the audio input to the handset transmitter should not be
mistaken for a key pressing
C.
both (a) and (b)
D.
neither (a) nor (b)
36.
The orbital period of a geostationary communication satellite is
A.
12 hours
B.
24 hours
C.
36 hours
D.
48 hours
37.
Which of the following is not true as regards communication
receiver?
A.
It is exactly same as radio receiver used in households
B.
It can be used, besides communication, for detection in
high frequency bridges
C.
It is designed to perform the task of low and high
frequency reception better than in household receiver
D.
Its tuning and operation are more complicated than
those in household receiver
38.
Which of the following is the disadvantage of PDM and PPM?
A.
It requires pulses of larger widths
B.
More samples are needed per second
C.
More powerful transmitter is required
D.
None of the above
39.
Frequency frogging is used in a carrier system to
A.
B.
C.
D.
conserve frequencies
reduce distortion
reduce cross talk
none of the above
40.
TDM
A.
can be used with PCM only
B.
interleaves pulses belonging to different transmissions
C.
combines five groups into a super group
D.
stacks 24 channels in adjacent frequency slots
41.
Which of the following oscillator is not in FM?
A.
Crystal oscillator
B.
Hartley oscillator
C.
Colpitts oscillator
D.
All of the above
42.
The number of spectral component of impulse wave is
A.
1
B.
0
C.
2
D.
43.
Assertion (A): If a carrier is modulated by three sine waves and
m1, m2, m3 are the modulation indices, the total modulation index
mt is
mt = (m12 + m22 + m32)0.5
Reason (R): An AM, higher the level of modulation, lower is the
audio power required to produce modulation.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
44.
If M (j) = [m(t)] where denotes Fourier transform, then [m(t)
cos ct] =
A.
M (j + jc)
B.
M (j - jc)
C.
M (j + jc) + M (j - jc)
D.
1
2
[M (j + jc) + M (j - jc)]
45.
When a wave reaches the open circuited end of a line
A.
all the forward energy is reflected by the open circuit
B.
all the forward energy is absorbed by the open circuit
C.
a small portion of energy is radiated into atmosphere
and the remaining energy is reflected
D.
either (a) or (b)
46.
A signal having uniformly distributed amplitude in the interval (- V
to + V) is to be encoded using PCM with uniform quantization.
The signal to quantization noise ratio is determined by
A.
dynamic range of signal
B.
sampling rate
C.
number of quantizing levels
D.
power spectrum of signal
47.
Bipolar signalling uses the following bits
A.
-1, +1
B.
C.
D.
-1, 0, +1
0, 1
-1, 0
48.
The first geostationary satellite was named
A.
Intelsat I
B.
Intelsat II
C.
Intelsat III
D.
Early bird
49.
Typical value of power consumption of TV transmitter is
A.
0.5 kVA
B.
2 kVA
C.
50 kVA
D.
1000 kVA
50.
In a colour TV receiver, which of the following incorporates
colour saturation control?
A.
Chroma detector
B.
Colour killer circuit
C.
SAW filter
D.
Chroma amplifier
1.
Consider the following types of distortions in diode detectors
Distortion is caused due to the reason that dc and ac load
impedances are unequal
Distortion is caused because ac load impedance has a reactive
component at high audio frequencies
Audio frequency diode current is less than dc current
A.
1, 2 and 3
B.
1 and 2
C.
1 and 3
D.
2 and 3
2.
Satellites used for international communication are called
A.
cossort
B.
domsat
C.
marisat
D.
intelsat
3.
In a phase discriminator fc, is the IF to which primary circuit is
tuned. Consider the following statements: The primary and
secondary voltages are
exactly 90 out of phase when input frequency is fc
more than 90 out of phase when input frequency is higher than
fc
less than 90 out of phase when input frequency is lower than fc
Which of the above statements is correct?
A.
1 only
B.
1 and 2
C.
1, 2 and 3
D.
2 and 3
4.
Electronic tubes used for transmitter differ from their
counterparts in the receivers in respect that
A.
they are large in size
B.
they are capable of handling large powers
C.
they generate large amount of heat when in operation
D.
none of the above
5.
A plot of modulation index vs carrier amplitude yields a
A.
horizontal line
B.
vertical line
C.
parabola
D.
hyperbola
6.
In a certain '12 channel TDM' system it is found that channel no.
3 and channel no. 8 are connected to the same input signal. This
technique
A.
wastes the channel capacity
B.
takes care of different sampling rate
C.
is required when different bandwidth signals are to be
transmitted
D.
reduces noise
7.
Which wave is also called surface wave?
A.
Ground wave
B.
Sky wave
C.
Space wave
D.
Both (b) and (c)
8.
ADM stands for
A.
Angle Delta Modulation
B.
Angle Digital Modulation
C.
Adaptive Delta Modulation
D.
Adaptive Digital Modulation
9.
The atmospheric absorption of radio waves depends on
A.
frequency of wave
B.
the distance from transmitter
C.
wave polarisation
D.
atmospheric polarisation
10.
Efficiency of general AM signal with em = E1 cos 1t + E2 cos 2
tj ec = Ec cos ct; E1 cos 1t with modulation index m2 is
A.
B.
C.
D.
11.
On modulating a carrier of frequency fc by an audio signal fs, the
following components has resulted:
fc, fc + fs and fc - fs
What is this type of modulation likely to be?
A.
Amplitude modulation (DSB)
B.
Single sideband modulation
C.
Frequency modulation only
D.
Amplitude modulation or frequency modulation
12.
Strength of space wave is not dependent on distance.
A.
B.
True
False
D.
13.
Which of the following is not necessarily the advantage of SSB
over double sideband, full carrier AM?
A.
The signal is more noise resistant
B.
More channel space is available
C.
Transmitter circuits must be more stable, given better
reception
D.
Considerably less power is required for the same signal
strength
14.
A signal m(t) = 5 cos 2 100 t frequency modulates a carrier.
The resulting FM signal is 10 cos {(2 105 t) + 15 sin (2 100
t)} The approximate bandwidth of the FM would be
A.
0.1 kHz
B.
6 kHz
C.
3.2 kHz
D.
100 kHz
15.
Some possible functions of AGC in a TV receiver are
To increase gain for weak signals
To decrease gain for strong signals
To change the contrast when we switch from one channel to
other
To reduce flutter
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 4
C.
1, 2, 3
D.
2, 3, 4
16.
A monostable multivibrator is used to generate PWM because it
can
A.
differentiator
B.
integrator
C.
voltage-to-frequency converter
D.
generate pulses
17.
Consider the following statements in amplitude modulation
The harmonic and intermodulation distortion may occur in audio
and RF amplifiers
The sum and difference frequencies are present in the output of
mixer
The diode detector has audio frequencies in its output
A balanced modulator cannot produce an AM with suppressed
carrier
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 3
C.
1, 2
D.
3, 4
18.
A resistor R is in parallel with capacitance C. The rms noise
voltage of resistor in the equivalent circuit can be written as
A.
B.
C.
kTC
19.
Assertion (A): In angle modulation the transmitted amplitude is
constant.
Reason (R): Angle modulation has good immunity to noise and
interference.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
20.
A 1000 kHz carrier is simultaneously modulated with 300 Hz,
800 Hz and 2 kHz audio sine waves. The frequencies present in
the output will be
A.
998 kHz and 1002 kHz
B.
998 kHz, 999.2 kHz, 1000.8 kHz, 1002.0 kHz
C.
998 kHz, 999.2 kHz, 999.7 kHz, 1000.3 kHz, 1000.8
kHz and 1000.2 kHz
D.
none of the above
21.
Each of the following equation expressing decibel gain is correct
except
A.
B.
C.
D.
db gain = 20 log10 V/R1/V/R2
22.
The satellites used for intercontinental communication are called
A.
Comsat
B.
Domsat
C.
Marisat
D.
Intelsat
23.
Armoured submarine cable is used
A.
to prevent insulation breakdown due to high voltage
B.
to protect cable at great depths.
C.
to prevent inadverent damage due to ploughing in
D.
for the shallow shore ends of cable.
24.
The frequency deviation of a FM signal produced from PM is
A.
identical to that of FM signal produced by direct method
B.
larger than that of a FM signal produced by direct
method
C.
directly proportional to the peak amplitude and the
frequency of modulating signal
D.
directly proportional to the peak amplitude of the
modulating signal
25.
Good frequency stability can be available
A.
crystal oscillators
B.
Hartley oscillators
C.
colpitts oscillators
D.
none of the above
26.
In a colour TV receiver, PAL Dematrix consists of
A.
chroma detector to separate the three primary colours
B.
delay line and PAL matrix to give U and V signals
C.
delay line and PAL matrix to give RGB colours
D.
none of the above
27.
A broadcast radio transmitter radiates 5 kW when the modulation
percentage is 60. How much of this is carrier power?
A.
6.66 kW
B.
5 kW
C.
4.9 kW
D.
4.23 kW
28.
For a resistance of about 15 k operating in a frequency range
of a few MHz, the noise voltage is in the range of
A.
a few V
B.
about 100 V
C.
a few V
D.
a few volts
29.
In a 50 cm TV tube, a path difference of 2 km between direct
wave and interfering wave would mean a displacement between
main image and ghost image equal to
A.
0.3 cm
B.
3 cm
C.
6 cm
D.
9 cm
30.
In a colour TV receiver, the sound intercarrier IF is generated in
A.
video detector
B.
video IF amplifier
C.
tuner mixer stage
D.
limiter stage
31.
Assertion (A): In AM carrier component remains constant in
amplitude and frequency.
Reason (R): In AM the two side bands are images of each other.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
32.
In tape recorders the hissing noise is due to irregularities in
magnetic coating on tape.
A.
True
B.
False
33.
Waves travel on each of the line configurations in figure. In
which case would the radiation be maximum
A.
B.
C.
D.
34.
The main advantage of TDM over FDM is
A.
TDM requires more bandwidth than FDM
B.
less complicated in hardware than FDM
C.
better SNR
D.
required filter
35.
In FM reception, amplitude disturbances due to static change
A.
reduce the signal frequencies
B.
increase the signal frequencies
C.
disturb the signal frequencies
D.
do not affect the signal frequencies
36.
The power consumption of a present day colour TV receiver is
about
A.
8W
B.
80 W
C.
200 W
D.
400 W
37.
Consider the following differences between QPSK and MSK
The side lobes in MSK are relatively much smaller in comparison
to the main lobe
The spectrum of MSK has a main centre lobe which is 1.5 times
as wide as the main lobe of QPSK
The waveforms of both MSK and QPSK exhibit phase continuity
A.
1 only
B.
1 and 2 only
C.
1, 2 and 3
D.
2 and 3 only
38.
As per Hartley law
A.
redundancy is essential
B.
it is necessary to use only binary codes
C.
maximum rate of information transmission depends on
the channel bandwidth
D.
the maximum rate of information depends on depth of
modulation
39.
The speeds used in recording audio programs in house hold
recorders are
A.
38 cm/s and 9.5 cm/s
B.
38 cm/s and 19 cm/s
C.
9.5 cm/s and 4.75 cm/s
D.
38 cm/s and 4.75 cm/s
40.
During transmission over a communication channel, bit errors
occur independently with probability P. If a block of n bits is
transmitted, the probability of at most one bit error is equal to
A.
1 - (1 - P)n
B.
P + (n - 1) (1 - P)
C.
nP (1 - P)n - 1
D.
(1 - P)n + nP (1 - P)n 1
41.
In a pulsed RADAR, the transmitter is connected to the antenna
A.
during pulse interval
B.
during interval between pulses
C.
all the time
D.
only during a fraction of pulse interval
42.
In a CD, the depth and width of each pit is
A.
0.5 m each
B.
0.5 m and 1 mm respectively
C.
1 m and 0.5 mm respectively
D.
1 m each
43.
Which type of modulator amplifier is used in AM transmitter?
A.
Class A
B.
Class B
C.
Classes AB
D.
Class C with negative feedback
44.
A frequency multiplier stage should operate as
A.
class A
B.
class B
C.
class AB
D.
class C
45.
A digital watch contains
A.
quartz crystal oscillator
B.
RC oscillator
C.
LC oscillator
D.
either quartz or RC oscillator
46.
In AM increased depth of modulation increases __________ and
in FM with increased depth of modulation __________
increases.
A.
total transmitted power, bandwidth
B.
bandwidth, bandwidth
C.
bandwidth, total transmitted power
D.
total transmitted power, sideband power
47.
In a DM system, the granular noise occurs when modulating
signal
A.
decrease Rapidly
B.
increase
C.
has high frequency component
D.
change within step size
48.
The figure shows a simple detector circuit for amplitude
modulated wave v(t) = (1 + m cos mt) cost ct. If the detector is
to follow the envelope of modulated wave at all times the extent
of modulation m must be less than or equal to m0 where m0 is
given by equation
A.
B.
C.
D.
49.
Huffman code is also known as redundancy code
A.
True
B.
false
C.
in some cases
D.
depend upon efficiency
50.
If each frequency component of f(t) is shifted by p/2, the resulting
signal is
A.
Hilbert transform of f(t)
B.
Inverse Hilbert transform of f(t)
C.
Laplace transform of f(t)
D.
Fourier transform of f(t)
1.
A bit synchronizer regenerates at the receiver a clock waveform
which is
A.
synchronous with original clock waveform
B.
out of phase by 180 with original clock waveform
C.
out of phase by 90 with the original clock waveform
D.
none of the above
2.
Probability of error in DPSK is less than PSK
A.
true
B.
false
C.
equal
D.
depend upon noise
3.
Zero mean Gaussian noise of variance N is applied to a half
wave rectifier. The mean squared value of the rectified output will
be
A.
0
B.
N/2
C.
N/2
D.
N
4.
Two sine waves of amplitude A1 and A2 are multiplied. The
amplitude of the spectral component is
A.
B.
A1A2
C.
D.
(A1A2)1/2
5.
In radar display system PPI stands for
A.
Pulse Position Indicator
B.
Plan Position Indicator
C.
Phase Position Indicator
D.
Point Position Indicator
6.
In phase shift keying the input signal is
A.
st(t) = A cos 0t and s2(t) = - A cos 0t
B.
s1(t) = s2(t) = A cos 0t
C.
s1(t) = A cos 0t and s2(t) = A cos (0t + /2)
D.
s1(t) = A cos 0t and s2(t) = - A (cos 0t + /2)
7.
In figure the output v(t) is
A.
B.
C.
D.
an amplitude modulated signal

a frequency modulated signal
a phase modulated signal
none of the above
8.
If Pk be the probability of the message to be received or
transmitted, then the amount of information (Ik) associated, in
bits, will be
A.
Ik = log2 Pk
B.
C.
D.
9.
A circuit which cannot demodulate SSB is
A.
balanced modulator
B.
product detector
C.
BFO
D.
phase discriminator
10.
In TV system in India IF video and IF audio frequencies are
A.
33.4 and 28.4 MHz respectively
B.
C.
D.
11.
Assertion (A): The unit of telephone traffic measurement is
erlang.
Reason (R): International circuits for communication are fitted
with echo suppressors.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
12.
In a single sideband suppressed carrier AM system, the
modulation index is changed from 0 to 1, the power content of
the signal
A.
will be quarter
B.
will be doubled
C.
D.
13.
The primary colours are
A.
blue and green
B.
blue and red
C.
red and green
D.
blue, red and green
14.
The most commonly used system of modulating for telegraphy is
A.
single tone modulation
B.
on-off keying
C.
frequency shift keying
D.
pulse code modulation
15.
Which of the following antennas is not wide band?
A.
Marconi
B.
Helical
C.
Folded dipole
D.
Discone
16.
While AM has __________ frequencies, FM has __________
number of sidebands.
A.
2, 3
B.
3, 3
C.
3, 5
D.
3, infinite
17.
In VHS format diameter of head drum is about
A.
1m
B.
20 cm
C.
6 cm
D.
1 cm
18.
The correct sequence of subsystem in an FM receiver is
A.
mixer, RF amplifier, limiter, IF amplifier, discriminator,
audio amplifier
B.
RF amplifier, mixer, IF amplifier, limiter, discriminator,
audio amplifier
C.
RF amplifier, mixer, limiter, discriminator, IF amplifier,
audio amplifier
D.
mixer, IF amplifier, limiter, audio amplifier, discriminator
19.
A wave is frequency modulated with an index of 0.1 and its
frequency is multiplied by 8 times, the modulation index is
A.
not changed
B.
decreased 8 times
C.
increased 4 times
D.
increased 8 times
20.
Short circuited stubs are preferred to O.C stubs because
A.
O.C stubs are incapable of giving full range of
reactances
B.
O.C stubs are liable to radiate
C.
O.C stubs are difficult to make and connect
D.
none of the above
21.
When m is the modulation frequency in frequency modulation,
the modulation index is proportional to
A.
m
B.
2m
C.
1/m
D.
1/2m
22.
A pre-emphasis circuit provides extra noise immunity by
A.
converting the phase modulation of FM
B.
preamplifying the whole audio band
C.
amplifying the higher audio frequencies
D.
boosting the pass frequencies
23. The ratio
( NS )WBF
( NS ) AM
for 100% amplitude
modulation with identical total transmitted power (mf is

modulation index of FM) is
A.
9/ 2
B.
C.
D.
3/2 m2f
3/2 mf3
9/2 m3f
mf2
24.
The function of a modulator is to
A.
separate two frequencies
B.
extract information from the carrier
C.
amplify the audio frequency signal
D.
impress the information on to a RF carrier
25.
Which of the following radio waves are not reflected by
ionosphere?
A.
Waves above 1 kHz
B.
Waves above 1 MHz
C.
Waves above 10 MHz
D.
Waves above 30 MHz
26.
Square law modulators utilise
A.
linear range of V-I characteristics of a diode
B.
linear range of V-I characteristics of a triode
C.
non-linear region of V-I dynamic characteristics of a
diode
D.
non-linear region of V-I dynamic characteristics of a
triode
27.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of Vestigial Sideband
(VSB) system?
A.
Low video frequencies are attenuated
B.
Bandwidth is conserved resulting in a saving of 2 MHz
per channel over DSB system
C.
It results in a power boost of two video frequencies
D.
It possess the advantages of both DSB and SSB
system
28.
The maximum permissible distance between two samples of a 2
kHz signal is
A.
1000 sec
B.
500 sec
C.
250 sec
D.
2000 sec
29.
When the video signal is applied to the picture tube in a TV
receiver, the strength of video signal is about
A.
1000 V
B.
C.
D.
200 V
50 V
1V
30.
In the above case if the modulating frequency is increased to 20
kHz the bandwidth will be
A.
0.05 MHz
B.
1 MHz
C.
2 MHz
D.
4 MHz
31.
Assertion (A): In FM all power amplifiers can be operated in
class C
Reason (R): FM is a constant amplitude modulation system.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
32.
In radar system which of the following is called A scope
A.
deflection modulation of CRT
B.
intensity modulation of CRT
C.
computer display
D.
none of the above
33.
In a CD the channel separation is
A.
1 m
B.
1.6 m
C.
2.5m
D.
4 m
34.
The unit for luminous energy is
A.
lumens/sec
B.
lumens/m2
C.
lumen-sec
D.
lumen/m
35.
The IF bandwidth of a radar receiver is inversely proportional to
A.
pulse interval
B.
pulse width
C.
PRF
D.
none of the above
36.
If the radiated power of AM transmitter is 10 kW, the power in the
carrier for modulation index of 0.6 is nearly.
A.
8.24 kW
B.
8.47 kW
C.
9.26 kW
D.
9.6 kW
37.
Satellite communication uses frequencies in the range of
A.
3 to 6 GHz
B.
3-10 MHZ
C.
10-50 GHz
D.
100-200 GHz
38.
In a channel voice coder, the outputs of sixteen 20 Hz low pass
filters are sampled, multiplexed and A/D converted. If sampling is
at 40 samples/second and 3 bits/sample represents each

voltage sample, the bit rate is about
A.
1.9 k bits/sec
B.
0.95 k bits/sec
C.
3.8 k bits/sec
D.
7.6 k bits/sec
39.
Super high frequency means more than 3000 MHz.
A.
True
B.
False
40.
Impedance inversion may be obtained with
A.
half wave line
B.
a short circuited stub
C.
complex impedance Z connected in series with line
D.
quarter wave line
41.
Which of the following can be used to convert PPM into PWM?
A.
Integrator
B.
Astable multivibrator
C.
Bistable multivibrator
D.
Monostable multivibrator
42.
For an antenna of height ht metres, the radio horizon is equal to
A.
4ht metres
B.
4ht km
C.
2.5ht km
D.
2.5ht metres
43.
If in a radio receiver, RF signal has a frequency of 800 kHz and
local oscillator that of 1000 kHz, then at the output of the mixer,
the frequencies found would be __________ kHz.
A.
800 to 1000
B.
200, 800, 1000, 1800
C.
only 200
D.
only 1800
44.
In the stabilized reactance modulator AFC system
A.
phase modulation is converted into amplitude
modulation by the equalizer circuit
B.
the discriminator frequency must not be too low or the
system will fail
C.
the discriminator must have a fast time constant to
prevent demodulation
D.
the higher discriminator frequency, better the oscillator
frequency stability
45.
In AM, the modulation envelope has a peak value double the
unmodulated carrier level, when the modulation is
A.
25%
B.
33%
C.
50%
D.
100%
46.
Which of the following is correct (FDM means Frequency
Division Multiplexing and TDM means Time Division
Multiplexing)?
A.
FDM requires lower bandwidth but TDM has more
noise immunity
B.
FDM has more noise immunity and requires lower
bandwidth than TDM
C.
FDM requires channel synchronization while TDM has
more noise immunity
D.
FDM requires more multiplexing while TDM requires
band pass filter
47.
Consider the following applications/ advantages of radar
beacons
navigation
target identification
accurate tracking of enemy targets
large increase in maximum range
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 4
C.
1, 2
D.
2, 3, 4
48.
The signal plate of vidicon tube is coated with tin oxide.
A.
True
B.
False
49.
The maximum permissible distance between two samples of a
10 kHz signal
A.
100 sec
B.
50 sec
C.
10 sec
D.
none
50.
In telephone systems, load is expressed in the unit of
A.
erlangs
B.
decibels
C.
bells
D.
watts
1.
Which of the following microphones has bidirectional feature?
A.
Moving coil
B.
Ribbon
C.
Condenser
D.
Carbon
2.
In TV transmitter some possible advantages of IF modulation are
The modulator section and visual exciter can be solid state
devices
VSB filter can be introduced at low power level
The subsequent stages following VSB filter can be tuned
permanently for wideband linear operation
It is economical
which of the above are true?
A.
1 and 2
B.
1, 2 and 3
C.
2, 3 and 4
D.
1, 2, 3 and 4
3.
A source is radiating power equally in all directions. If source
power is P, the power density at distance d is
A.
B.
C.
D.
D.
10.
A narrowband amplifier is one that has a passband
A.
limited to 2000 Hz only
B.
limited to audio frequency range only
C.
near cut off region of active device
D.
approximately 10% of its central frequency
11.
In a modulator it is found that the amplitude spectrum consists a
component at fc, the carrier frequency and one component each
at fc - fs and fc + fs where fs is the modulating signal frequency.
Then the modulator used is
A.
AM
B.
AM or MBFM with modulation index 0.5
C.
FM
D.
PAM
4.
As compared to AM, FM requires
A.
narrow channel
B.
same channel
C.
2 to 3 times as large channel
D.
7 to 15 times as large channel
5.
Capture effect occurs in
A.
AM
B.
FM
C.
PCM
D.
QAM
6. If there are M messages and each message has probability
p=
A.
B.
C.
D.
1
m
, the entropy is
0
1
log2 M
M log2 M
7.
Narrowband FM signal can be considered to be equal to
A.
PM
B.
AM
C.
SSB
D.
DSB
8. The spectral component of noise associated with kth
frequency is given, in the limit as f 0 by nk(t) written as nk(t) =
Ck cos (2k ft + k)
Consider the following statements as regards Ck and k
1. Ck and k are independent of one another
2. Ck and k are independent of the amplitude of a
spectral component at a different frequency
3. Ct and k are independent of the phase of a spectral
component at a different frequency
A.
1, 2 only
B.
1, 3 only
C.
1, 2, 3
D.
2, 3 only
9.
The power density spectrum of noise voltage at the input of a
network is Sni and that at the output of the network is Sno. If
transfer function of network is H(), the corresponding noise
figure is
A.
B.
C.
12.
Frequency shift keying is used mostly in
A.
telephony
B.
telegraphy
C.
radio transmission
D.
none of the above
13.
Troposphere is the portion of atmosphere
A.
nearest to ground
B.
between 50 to 90 km above ground
C.
D.
14.
Earth's curvature affects the effective height of antenna.
A.
True
B.
False
15.
In PCM, the quantization noise depends on
A.
sampling rate
B.
signal power
C.
number of quantization level
D.
signal energy
16.
In high power AM transmission, modulation is done at
A.
IF stage
B.
buffer stage
C.
RF stage
D.
oscillator stage
17.
The noise sources shot noise, partition noise and thermal noise
are associated with which component
A.
BJT
B.
diode
C.
resistor
D.
capacitor
18.
Consider the following statements as regards communication
receiver
Variable sensitivity is used to eliminate selective fading
A product demodulator can be used to receive Morse code
The noise limiter cuts off receiver output during a noise pulse
Double conversion is used to improve image rejection
A.
B.
C.
D.
1, 2, 3, 4
1, 2, 3
2, 3, 4
1, 3, 4
19.
In a transmission line, losses due to dielectric heating are
A.
proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to Z0
B.
proportional to voltage and proportional to Z0
C.
proportional to current and proportional to Z0
D.
proportional to current and inversely proportional to Z0
20.
The power rating of radio transmitters is around
A.
100 mW
B.
10 W
C.
10 kW
D.
10 MW
21.
How can the quantizing noise be reduced?
A.
By using de-emphasis circuit
B.
By using RF amplifier in the receiver
C.
By increasing the number of quantization levels
D.
By sending sloping pulses
22.
Audio systems use transverse recording.
A.
True
B.
False
23.
In a CD player the laser uses
A.
silicon semiconductor
B.
silicon/germanium semiconductor
C.
aluminium gallium arsenide semiconductor
D.
none of the above
24.
Leak type bias is used in a plate-modulated class C amplifier to
A.
prevent tuned circuit damping
B.
prevent over modulation
C.
increase the bandwidth
D.
prevent excessive grid current
25.
FM broadcast is done using
A.
medium waves
B.
short waves
C.
VHF and UHF waves
D.
microwaves
26.
A CW transmitter radiates
A.
modulated RF carrier
B.
unmodulated RF carrier
C.
both (a) and (b)
D.
none of the above
27.
The commonly employed filter in SSB generation is
A.
high pass filter
B.
RC filter
C.
LC filter
D.
mechanical filter
28.
The storage capacity of a CD is
A.
360 k bytes per side
B.
360 M bytes per side
C.
D.
540 k bytes per side

540 M bytes per side
29.
Which of the following pulse modulation is analog?
A.
PCM
B.
Differential PCM
C.
PWM
D.
Delta
30.
Pulse stuffing is used in
A.
synchronous TDM
B.
asynchronous TDM
C.
Any TDM
D.
All
31.
Household taperecorders generally use
A.
crystal microphone
B.
moving coil microphone
C.
condenser microphone
D.
cardioid microphone
32.
In AM receiver the oscillator frequency is
A.
always equal to signal frequency
B.
always equal to 455 kHz
C.
always higher than signal frequency
D.
always lower than signal frequency
33.
The modulation index of an AM wave is measured using a CRO.
The waveform is as shown in figure, the modulation index is
nearly
A.
B.
C.
D.
43%
30%
23%
17%
34.
A photo diode converts light signals to binary.
A.
True
B.
False
35.
A three stage telephone switching structure is to have 128 input
and 128 output terminals. It has been found that at peak time the
utilization probability is 0.1. The number of intermediate links
required for non-blocking configuration is 15. If the actual
number of intermediate links is 5, the probability of blocking of
call is
A.
1%
B.
0.5%
C.
0.2%
D.
0.1%
36.
In pulse code modulation, if the signal is sampled at the rate of f
and the number of pulses in one code group is p, then the
number of pulses per second will be
A.
p/f
B.
f/p
C.
1/pf
D.
pf
37.
A narrow band FM does not have the following feature
A.
it has two sidebands
B.
C.
D.
both sideband equal in magnitude

both sideband have same Phase Difference
it does not show Amplitude variation
38.
When number of quantization levels are two, then the average
transmission power in NRZ polar signalling is __________ that
of NIRZ unipolar signalling.
A.
1/2
B.
1/4
C.
1/8
D.
None
39.
In telecast
A.
video and audio signals are frequency modulated
B.
video signals are frequency modulated but audio
signals are amplitude modulated
C.
both audio and video signals are amplitude modulated
D.
video signals are amplitude modulated and audio
signals are frequency modulated
40.
A pulse width signal can be governed by
A.
free running multi-vibrator
B.
monostable multi-vibrator
C.
Schmitt trigger
D.
JK flip-flop
41.
In MTI radar, clutter means
A.
echos from moving targets
B.
echos from stationary targets
C.
atmospheric noise
D.
thermal noise
42.
A sinusoidal carrier voltage, having frequency 1000 Hz is
amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal voltage of frequency 15
kHz. The frequency of upper and lower sidebands will be
A.
B.
C.
13 kHz and 17 kHz
D.
14 kHz and 16 kHz
43.
Identical telephone numbers in different parts of a country are
distinguished by their
A.
area codes
B.
office codes
C.
access digits
D.
language codes
44.
Consider the following statements as regards pulse repetition
frequency
Pulse interval should be as large as possible so that a pulse
returns before next pulse is transmitted
Greater the number of pulses reflected from a target, greater is
the probability of distinguishing it from the noise
A.
1 only
B.
2 only
C.
both 1 and 2
D.
neither 1 nor 2
45.
Which gives minimum probability of error?
A.
ASK
B.
FSK
C.
PSK
D.
DPSK
46.
Which SNR denotes excellent picture quality in TV?
A.
50 dB
B.
30 dB
C.
15 dB
D.
5 dB
47.
In amplitude modulation
A.
the amplitude of carrier varies in accordance with the
amplitude of the modulating signal.
B.
the modulating frequency lies in the audio range
C.
the amplitude of the carrier remains constant
D.
the amplitude of the carrier varies in accordance with
the frequency of the modulating signal.
48.
At f = 7 GHz, a 120 cm dish antenna gives a gain of about
A.
50
B.
500
C.
5000
D.
50000
49.
PIL colour picture tube has the main advantage that
A.
it is cheap
B.
it ensures purity in colour
C.
it is self convergent
D.
both (a) and (b)
50.
What is the frequency of the modulated carrier wave?
A.
1000 Hz
B.
2000 Hz
C.
1000 kHz
D.
2000 kHz
1.
Which of the following form of angle modulation in this? If e = 10
sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t)
A.
AM
B.
FM
C.
AM or FM
D.
AM or PCM
2.
The noise performance of a square law demodulator of AM
signal is
A.
better than that of an envelope detector
B.
better than that of a synchronous detector
C.
identical with that of a synchronous detector
D.
poorer than that of an envelope detector
3.
In AM the amplitude of carrier components ... while in FM it
A.
remains constant, does not remain constant
B.
does not remain constant ... remains constant
C.
remains constant... also remains constant
D.
does not remain constant, also does not remain
constant
4.
In a colour TV receiver, the function of comb filter is
A.
to pass only the clusters of monochrome signal energy
while blocking chrome signals
B.
to pass only chrome signals and block monochrome
signals
C.
to block both monochrome and chrome signals
D.
none of the above
5.
A communication receiver is
A.
TRF receiver
B.
a superheterodyne receiver
C.
either (a) or (b)
D.
neither (a) nor (b)
6.
In PCM, bit duration is defined as
A.
Sampling period
Total no . of bits
B.
Total no . of bits
Sampling period
C.
D.
sampling period x total no. of bits

none of these
7.
Assertion (A): If frequency is high, the distance between
transmitter and antenna may be an appreciable fraction of
wavelength
Reason (R): Wavelength is inversely proportional to frequency.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
8.
Speeds of sound and radio waves are equal.
A.
True
B.
False
9.
When Pc is the unmodulated carrier power and Pt is the total
power in the modulated wave, then the maximum power in AM
wave is
A.
Pt = 1.5 Pc
B.
Pt = 2.5 Pc
C.
Pt = 2
D.
Pt = 22 Pc
10.
Thermal noise is passed through an ideal low pass filter having
cut off at fc = Hz. The auto-correlation value of the noise at the
output of the filter is given as
A.
a delta function at t = 0
B.
gaussian over the range - t
C.
sin c function over the range - t
D.
triangular function over the range
11.
Which of the following is not advantage of FM over AM?
A.
Noise immunity
B.
Capture effect
C.
Fidelity
D.
Spluttering effect
12.
In single tone FM discriminator (S0/N0) is
A.
B.
C.
D.
proportional to deviation
proportional to cube of deviation
proportional to square of deviation
none of the above
13.
In a PCM the amplitude levels are transmitted in a 7 unit code.
The no. of levels is
A.
18
B.
14
C.
128
D.
64
14.
In high power AM transmission modulation is done at
A.
IF stage
B.
RF power
C.
buffer stage
D.
oscillator stage
15.
Which one of the following gives maximum probability of error?
A.
ASK
B.
DPSK
C.
FSK
D.
PSK
16.
FM has poor efficiency than
A.
AM
B.
AM-SC
C.
PAM
D.
PCM
17.
The number of spectral component when two sine wave of same
frequency multiplied is
A.
2
B.
3
C.
D.
4
18.
Public address systems generally use electret microphones.
A.
True
B.
False
19.
The noise at the input to an ideal frequency detector is white.
The detector is operating above threshold. The power spectral
density of the noise at the output is
A.
raised-cosine
B.
flat
C.
parabolic
D.
Gaussian
20.
As regards BCH code, Hamming code and Reed-Solomon code
A.
BCH and Hamming code are special cases of ReedSolomon code
B.
Reed-Solomon and Hamming code are special cases of
BCH code
C.
BCH and Reed-Solomon code are special case of
Hamming code
D.
none of the above
21.
One of the advantages of base modulation over collector
modulation of a transistor class C amplifier is
A.
improved efficiency
B.
C.
D.
better linearity
high power output per transistor
the lower modulating power requirement
22.
If carrier modulated by a digital bit stream had one of the
possible phases of 0, 90, 180, 270, then the modulation is
called.
A.
BPSK
B.
QPSK
C.
QAM
D.
MSK
23.
In FM, when the bandwidth is doubled, the signal to noise ratio
improves by a factor of
A.
2 dB
B.
4 dB
C.
6 dB
D.
8 dB
24.
Pilot-carrier transmission is one in which
A.
only one sideband is transmitted
B.
one sideband and carrier are transmitted
C.
only two sidebands are transmitted
D.
two sidebands as well as a trace of carrier are
transmitted
25.
AM-SC stands for
A.
Amplitude Modulated-Suppressed Carrier
B.
Amplitude Modulated-Single Carrier
C.
Amplitude Modulated-Synchronous Carrier
D.
Amplitude Modulated-Self Carrier
26.
On a smooth surface, the line of sight distance between
transmitting antenna (height ht metres) and receiving antenna
(height hr metres) is about
resultant wave
speech voltage to be transmitted
voltage with constant frequency, phase or amplitude
voltage for which frequency, phase or amplitude is
29.
Which one of the following blocks is not common in both AM and
FM receivers?
A.
RF amplifier
B.
Mixer
C.
IF amplifier
D.
Slope detector
30.
If the variance x2 of d(n) = x(n) - x(n - 1) is one-tenth the
variance x2 of a stationary zero mean discrete time signal x(n),
then the normalized autocorrelation function Rxx(x)/x2 at k = 1 is
A.
0.95
B.
0.90
C.
0.10
D.
0.05
31.
In FM, which one is correct?
A.
The total power is equal to carrier power at 100%
modulation and diminish thereafter.
B.
The carrier disappears at 100% modulation
C.
The total power is 1 1/2 times the carrier power at
100% modulation
D.
The total power of the carrier and sidebands is equal to
the carrier power at any modulation index.
32.
In FM, increased depth of modulation increases
A.
modulation
B.
modulation index
C.
bandwidth
D.
all of the above
33.
Which of the following frequency is likely to be associated with
AM radio broadcast?
A.
1000 kHz
B.
100 MHz
C.
500 MHz
D.
10 GHz
A.
B.
C.
D.
27.
Which stage generates RF carrier?
A.
B.
C.
D.
A.
B.
C.
D.
varied
Amplifier
Oscillator
Power supply
All of the above
28.
In Modulation, "carrier" is
34.
In which of the following schemes are several channels
interleaved and transmitted together?
A.
TDM
B.
FDM
C.
group
D.
subgroup
35.
The audio frequency range is
A.
5 Hz to 1 kHz
B.
50 Hz to 20 kHz
C.
16 Hz to 20 kHz
D.
0 Hz to 20 kHz
36.
Which of the following is an indirect method of generating FM?
A.
Reactance BJT modulator
B.
Armstrong modulation
C.
Varactor diode modulation
D.
Reactive FM modulator
37.
Figure of merit is always unity in
A.
AM
B.
SSB-SC
C.
FM
D.
All
38.
Which of the following modulation is analog in nature?
A.
PCM
B.
DPCM
C.
DM
D.
PDM
39.
In the spectrum of a FM wave
A.
the carrier frequency cannot disappear
B.
the carrier frequency disappears when the modulation
index is large
C.
the amplitude of any sideband depends on the
modulation index
D.
the total number of sidebands depends on the
modulation index
40.
The gap width in audio heads is about 0.01 mm.
A.
True
B.
False
41.
The tuned circuit of the oscillator in a simple AM transmitter
employs a 50 H coil and a 1 nanofarad capacitor. If the oscillator
output is the carrier frequency will be
A.
448 kHz
B.
555 kHz
C.
625 kHz
D.
712 kHz
A.
B.
C.
D.
Band pass filter

Band stop filter
High pass filter
Low pass filter
47.
FM is named so because
A.
it restrains the frequency excursions of FM
B.
it increases the frequency excursions of FM
C.
it decreases the amplitude of FM signal
D.
it increases the amplitude of FM signal
48.
Which statement is incorrect for the signal x(t) = 5 sin (2 x
103t) sin (2 x 106t)?
A.
Upper side band frequency is 1001000
B.
Carrier amplitude is 5
C.
Lower sideband frequency is 990000
D.
x(t) is DSB-SC
49.
In radio receivers, the value of IF is
A.
100 kHz
B.
225 kHz
C.
455 kHz
D.
850 kHz
50.
If F() is Fourier transform of f(t), then Fourier transform of f(t)
cos2 ct is
A.
F() + [F( + 2c) + F( - 2c)]
B.
F() + [F( + 2c) + F( - 2c)]
C.
F() [F( + 2c) + F( - 2c)]
D.
F() [F( + 2c) + F( - 2c)]
42.
In a low level AM system, the amplifier which follows the
modulated stage must be the
A.
linear device
B.
harmonic device
C.
class C amplifier
D.
non-linear device
1.
If the target cross-section is changing, the best scanning system
for accurate tracking is
A.
lobe switching
B.
monopulse
C.
sequential lobing
D.
conical scanning
43.
In a square law modulator, the carrier frequency should be
__________ times than the highest modulating frequency.
A.
1
B.
2
C.
4
D.
3
2.
If e = 10 sin(108 t + 3 sin 104 t) then the modulation index is
A.
1
B.
2
C.
3
D.
4
44.
CSSB stands for
A.
Compatible Single Sideband
B.
Compressed Single Sideband
C.
Carrier Single Sideband
D.
Coded Single Sideband
45.
Tropospheric scatter is used with frequencies in the range of
A.
VLF
B.
HF
C.
UHF
D.
VHF
46.
The PAM Signal can be detected by
3.
Frequency modulation consists in
A.
varying the frequency and amplitude of the carrier in
accordance with the instantaneous value of modulating signal
B.
varying the amplitude of the carrier in accordance with
the instantaneous value of the modulating voltage
C.
varying the frequency of the carrier voltage in
accordance with the instantaneous value of the modulating
voltage
D.
vary the frequency of the carrier voltage
4.
Pulse modulation is often used in
A.
microwave band
B.
FL band
C.
telegraphy
D.
telephony
5.
Thermal noise has a power spectral density which is quite
uniform upto frequencies in the order of
A.
100 Hz
B.
106 Hz
C.
109 Hz
D.
1013 Hz
6.
In cell communication
A.
carrier frequency change
B.
carrier frequency constant
C.
depend upon location
D.
depend upon geographical area
7.
A ground wave travels along surface of ground.
A.
True
B.
False
8.
In narrowband FM, the modulation index is
A.
near unity
B.
about 100
C.
about 0.1
D.
about 300
9.
A single-sideband (SSB) signal contains 3 kW. The power
content of the carrier is __________ kW.
A.
2
B.
2
C.
3
D.
0
10.
Waves of frequencies higher than 30 MHz penetrate the
atmosphere.
A.
True
B.
False
11.
Armstrong modulator generates
A.
AM signals
B.
FM signals
C.
PM signals
D.
both (b) and (c)
12.
The diagonal clipping in Amplitude Demodulation using
(envelope detector) can be avoided if Rc time constant of the
envelope detector satisfies the following condition here is
message bandwidth and c is carrier frequency both in rad sec,
A.
B.
C.
D.
13.
To select one out of N equally probable events, the number of
bits required is
A.
log2 N
B.
C.
D.
log10 N
loge N
N
14.
What is the frequency of audio modulation?
A.
1000 Hz
B.
2000 Hz
C.
3000 Hz
D.
2000 kHz
15.
The RF section of a radio transmit generally consists of
A.
master oscillator
B.
final power amplifier to feed antenna
C.
buffer stage
D.
all of the above
16.
The storage capacity of audio CD is 540 Mb per side.
A.
True
B.
False
17.
In case of a low level AM transmitter, the amplifier modulated
stage must be
A.
class A
B.
class B
C.
class B (linear)
D.
class C
18.
The device most likely to be found in an SSB transmitter is
A.
class C audio amplifier
B.
tuned modulator
C.
class B RF amplifier
D.
class A RF amplifier
19.
Point out the false statement
A.
impulse noise voltage does not depend on bandwidth
B.
thermal noise is independent of frequency at which it is
measured
C.
industrial noise is mostly of impulse type
D.
space noise is observable at frequencies in the range of
8 MHz and higher
20.
In a low level AM system, the modulated amplifiers stage must
be
A.
harmonic devices
B.
non-linear devices
C.
class C amplifier
D.
linear devices
21.
An angle modulated signal is expressed by fa(t) = cos (2 x 108
t) + 75 sin (2 x 103 t). The peak frequency deviation of the
carrier is
A.
1 kHz
B.
7.5 kHz
C.
75 kHz
D.
100 MHz
22.
The amplitude of a modulated RF aerial current is 6 A on the
peaks of modulation and 4 A on the troughs of modulation. The
value of carrier amplitude is
A.
5
B.
15
C.
D.
20
30
23.
In practical commercial AM system channel bandwidth is
A.
150 kHz
B.
100 kHz
C.
15 kHz
D.
200 kHz
24.
The currents fed to the two dipoles of turnstile antenna are
A.
in phase
B.
in quadrature
C.
in phase opposition
D.
either (a) or (c)
25.
The circuit of figure give an output which is
A.
a frequency modulated signal
B.
an amplitude modulated signal
C.
a phase modulated signal
D.
none of the above
26.
Which of the following microphones has lowest output
impedance?
A.
Moving coil
B.
Ribbon
C.
Crystal
D.
Condenser
27.
High frequency waves are
A.
absorbed by F2 layer
B.
affected by solar cycle
C.
reflected by D layer
D.
none of the above
28.
During fast forward operation of a tape recorder
A.
all heads are withdrawn
B.
all amplifiers are shut off
C.
tape is not pressed against capstan
D.
all of the above
29.
Homodyne detection means
A.
coherent detection
B.
non-coherent detection
C.
asynchronous detection
D.
none of the above
30.
A radio station works at 800 kHz and uses AM. If this is a public
broadcast system, it should transmit using
A.
parabolic reflector to transmit all round
B.
turnstile antenna for the required land
C.
half wave long horizontal wave
D.
a vertical antenna less than quarter for practical
reasons
31.
In a superheterodyne broadcast receiver, the frequency of local
oscillator is __________ the incoming signal frequency.
A.
B.
C.
D.
higher than
lower than
equal to
not comparable to
32.
PAL stands for
A.
Phase Attenuation by Line
B.
Phase Alternation by Line
C.
Parabolic Alternation by Line
D.
Picture Alternation by Line
33.
In free space, line of sight propagation case, the transmission
losses between transmitter and receiver increase with frequency
(f) as
A.
f
B.
f2
C.
f4
D.
f1/2
34.
A sinusoidal carrier voltage, having frequency 1000 Hz is
amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal voltage of frequency 15
kHz. The frequency of upper and lower sidebands will be
A.
B.
C.
13 kHz and 17 kHz
D.
14 kHz and 16 kHz
35.
PCM : Quantising Noise :: Transistor :
A.
Partition noise
B.
Shot noise
C.
Whirl
D.
No noise
36.
The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8 A. When only the
carrier is sent, but it increases to 8.93 A. when the carrier is
sinusoidally modulated. The percentage modulation is nearly
A.
90%
B.
80%
C.
75%
D.
70%
37.
In digital TV digital imaging standard comprises
A.
six profiles and four levels
B.
four levels and six profiles
C.
six profiles and six levels
D.
four profiles and four levels
38.
The 2 out of 5 code has
A.
two 0s and three 0s in each code group
B.
one 1s and four 0s in each code group
C.
four 1s and one 0s in each code group
D.
three 1s and two 0s in each code group
39.
Consider the following statements as regards BPSK and QPSK:
In BPSK we deal individually with each bit of duration Tb
In QPSK we lump two bits to form a symbol
In both BPSK and QPSK signal changes occur at bit rate
In QPSK the symbol can have any one of four possible values
A.
1, 2, 3, 4
B.
1, 2, 3
C.
D.
1, 2, 4
2, 3, 4
40.
In equally tampered musical scale, an octave is divided into
A.
12 intervals
B.
10 intervals
C.
7 intervals
D.
5 intervals
41.
Entropy gives
A.
measure of Uncertainty
B.
rate of Information
C.
average information
D.
probability of Information
49.
Sparking affects amplitude modulation.
A.
True
B.
False
50.
For low impedance SAW filter the most suitable material for
substrate of SAW filter is
A.
PZT ceramics
B.
ZnO
C.
Lithium titanate
D.
Lithium neobate
42.
Quantization noise occurs in
A.
PAM
B.
DM
C.
PWM
D.
PPM
1.
A telephone channel requires a bandwidth of about
A.
1 kHz
B.
3 kHz
C.
10 kHz
D.
50 kHz
43.
AC hum is picked up from power cables
A.
True
B.
False
2.
For a given carrier wave, maximum undistorted power is
transmitted when value of modulation is
A.
1
B.
0.8
C.
0.5
D.
0
44.
PIL tube means
A.
Picture in Line Tube
B.
Precision in Line Tube
C.
Pairing in Line Tube
D.
Pattern in Line Tube
45.
In an SSB transmitter one is most likely to find
A.
class C audio amplifier
B.
tuned modulator
C.
class B RF amplifier
D.
class AB power amplifier
46.
For a given data rate, the bandwidth p of a BPSK signal and
the bandwidth 0 of the OOK signal are related as
A.
B.
p = 20
C.
D.
p = 0
47.
A direct radiating cone type loudspeaker attenuates :
A.
medium range frequencies
B.
very low frequencies
C.
high frequencies
D.
very low and high frequencies
48.
The advantage of pulse modulation is
A.
the transmitted power can be concentrated into short
bursts
B.
the time intervals between pulses can be filled with
sample values from other message
C.
pulse wave may obtain appreciable D.C. and low
frequency content
D.
all of the above
3.
As per Shannon-Hartley theorem, a noise less Gaussian channel
has
A.
zero capacity
B.
infinite capacity
C.
small capacity
D.
none of the above
4.
DVD uses
A.
Laser beam for both recording and playback
B.
Laser beam for recording and video head for playback
C.
Video head for recording and laser beam for playback
D.
None of the above
5.
Fourier analysis indicate that a square wave can be represented
as
A.
a fundamental sine wave and odd harmonics
B.
a fundamental sine wave and even harmonics
C.
a fundamental sine wave and harmonics
D.
fundamental and subharmonic sine waves
6.
FM transmitting and receiving equipment as compared to AM
equipment is
A.
costly
B.
cheaper
C.
almost equally costly
D.
none of the above
7.
An audio signal (say from 50 Hz to 10000 Hz) is frequency
translated by a carrier having a frequency of 106 Hz. The values
of initial (without frequency translation) and final (after frequency
translation) fractional change in frequency from one band edge
to the other are
A.
200 and 1.01
B.
C.
D.
200 and 10.01

200 and 100.1
200 and 200
8.
If in a broadcasting studio, a 1000 kHz carrier is modulated by
an audio signal of frequency range 100-5000 kHz, the width of
channel is __________ kHz.
A.
5
B.
4.9
C.
995
D.
10
9.
Which one of the following is analog?
A.
PCM
B.
PWM
C.
Delta modulation
D.
Differential PCM
10.
The disadvantage of FM over AM is that
A.
high output power is needed
B.
high modulating power is needed
C.
noise is very high for high frequency
D.
large bandwidth is required
11.
Which of the following is a digital modulation technique?
A.
PCM
B.
PSK
C.
DM
D.
All
12.
Which of the following is used to generate PDM?
A.
Free running multi-vibrator
B.
Monostable multi-vibrator
C.
JK flip-flop
D.
Schmitt trigger
13.
SSB can be generated by
A.
filter method
B.
phase cancellation method
C.
good attenuation characteristics
D.
all of the above
14.
A zero mean white Gaussian noise is passed through an ideal
low pass filter of bandwidth 10 kHz. The output of the samples
so obtained would be
A.
correlated
B.
statistically independent
C.
uncorrelated
D.
orthogonal
15.
What is the purpose of peak clipper circuits in radio transmitters?
A.
To prevent overmodulation
B.
To reduce bandwidth
C.
To increase bandwidth
D.
To regulate oscillator I/P voltage
16.
In case of low level amplitude modulation system, the amplifiers
following the modulated stage must be
A.
class C amplifiers
B.
linear devices
C.
non-linear devices
D.
harmonic devices
17.
Under ordinary circumstances, impulse noise can be reduced in
A.
FM only
B.
AM only
C.
both AM and FM
D.
none of the above
18.
In case of frequency modulation, modulating voltage remains
constant if the modulating frequency is lowered, then
A.
amplitude of distant sidebands decreases
B.
amplitude of distant sidebands increases
C.
amplitude of distant sidebands remains constant
D.
amplitude of distant sidebands first increases, then
decreases
19.
If sampling is done at the rate of 10 kHz. The bandwidth required
is
A.
35 kHz
B.
70 kHz
C.
10 kHz
D.
1280 kHz
20.
It is found that a ship to ship communication suffers from fading.
This can be avoided by using
A.
space diversity
B.
frequency diversity
C.
broad band antenna
D.
directional antenna
21.
Skip distance depends on time of day and angle of incidence.
A.
True
B.
False
22.
In practical commercial FM system, channel bandwidth is
A.
150 kHz
B.
100 kHz
C.
88 MHz
D.
108 MHz
23.
In EM waves, polarization
A.
is always vertical in an isotropic medium
B.
is caused by reflection
C.
is due to transverse nature of waves
D.
results from longitudinal nature of waves
24.
The maximum power output of a standard A earth station over
the total band allocated to satellite communication is about
A.
0.5 kW
B.
8 kW
C.
20 kW
D.
50 kW
25.
PAM stands for
A.
Pulse Analogue Modulation
B.
Phase Analogue Modulation
C.
Pulse Amplitude Modulation
D.
Phase Amplitude Modulation
26.
The characteristic impedance of a twin wire feeder used for TV

signals is about
A.
1000 ohm
B.
500 ohm
C.
300 ohm
D.
100 ohm
27.
In a FM receiver, amplitude limiter
A.
amplifiers low frequency signals
B.
reduces the amplitude of signals
C.
eliminates any change in amplitude of received FM
signals
D.
none of the above
28.
A buffer amplifier is
A.
a double-tuned amplifier
B.
a high gain D.C. amplifier
C.
a cathode follower stage
D.
none of the above
29.
Leak type bias is used in plate modulated class C amplifier to
A.
increase the bandwidth
B.
prevent over modulation
C.
prevent excessive grid current
D.
prevent tuned circuit damping
B.
455 kHz
C.
1.07 MHz
D.
10.7 MHz
36.
For a plate-modulated class C amplifier the plate supply voltage
is E. The maximum plate cathode voltage could be almost high
as
A.
2E
B.
3E
C.
4E
D.
6E
37.
In TV systems, equalising pulses are sent during
A.
horizontal blanking
B.
vertical blanking
C.
serrations
D.
horizontal retrace
38.
A carrier A cos ct is modulated by a signal mt A cos 1t + m2 A
cos 2t + m3 A cos 3t. The total modulated power is
A.
B.
A2(1 + 0.5 m12 + 0.5 m22 + 0.5 m32)
C.
30.
The direction of rotation of a CD is
A.
clockwise
B.
anticlockwise
C.
clockwise or anticlockwise depending on frequency of
data stored
D.
mostly anticlockwise but some times clockwise
31.
One of the advantages of base modulation over collector
modulation of a transistor class C amplifier is
A.
improved efficiency
B.
better linearity
C.
high power output per transistor
D.
the lower modulating power requirement
32.
Full duplex operation-permits transmission in both directions at
the same time.
A.
True
B.
False
33.
In a TV receiver antenna the length of reflector rod
A.
is the same as that of dipole
B.
is less than that of dipole
C.
is more than that of dipole
D.
may be equal, more or less than that of dipole
D.
39.
A three stage telephone switching structure is to have 128 input
and 128 output terminals. There are 16 first stage and 16 third
stage matrices. To avoid blocking the number of intermediate
paths required is
A.
16
B.
15
C.
8
D.
1
40.
The main function of a balanced modulator is to
A.
produce balanced modulation of a carrier wave
B.
produce 100% modulation
C.
suppress carrier signal in order to create a singlesideband or double sideband
D.
limit noise picked by a receiver
41.
Which of the following is not considered as a useful quantity in
comparing noise performance of receivers?
A.
Noise temperature
B.
Noise figure
C.
Noise resistance
D.
Input noise voltage
34.
The modulation index of an FM is changed from 0 to 1. How
does the transmitted power change?
A.
Gets halved
B.
Gets doubled
C.
Gets increased by 50 percent
D.
Remains unchanged
42.
Oscillator crystal is made of
A.
silicon
B.
germanium
C.
diamond
D.
quartz
35.
For AM receivers the standard IF frequency is
A.
106 kHz
43.
If an isotropic source is radiating power P in all directions, the
electric field at a distance d from the source is proportional to
A.
B.
C.
D.
(P/d)0.5
P/d
(P)0.5/d
P/d
44.
An FM signal has modulating frequency fm and maximum
frequency deviation of . The bandwidth will be nearly equal to
A.
B.
2
C.
2fm
D.
fm
45.
In a cellular communication system, path loss between
transmitter and receiver is due to
A.
scattering from building, trees, vehicles and other
structure
B.
reason at (a) above and due to reflections from ground
only
C.
reason at (a) and (b) above along with reflections from
ionosphere only
D.
reasons at (a), (b) and (c) above along with loss due to
surface wave phenomenon
46.
Transistor T1 operates at 30 kHz and T2 operates at 300 Hz.
The flicker noise is
A.
not depend on frequency
B.
T1 > T2
C.
T1 = T2
D.
T1 < T2
47.
A pre-emphasis circuit provides extra noise immunity by
A.
converting the phase modulation to frequency
modulation
B.
pre-amplifying the whole audio band
C.
boosting the base frequencies
D.
amplifying the higher audio frequencies
48.
A tape recorder and deck are entirely similar.
A.
True
B.
False
49.
The antenna current of an AM transmitter is 8 A. When only the
carrier is sent, but it increases to 8.93 A. When the carrier is
sinusoidally modulated. The percentage modulation is nearly
A.
90%
B.
80%
C.
75%
D.
70%
50.
Assertion (A): SSB systems generally have duplex operation
Reason (R): SSB systems are generally used in two way
communication.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.
1.
Which of the following is an indirect way of generating FM?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Armstrong modulator
Varactor diode modulator
Reactance FET modulator
Reactance bipolar transistor
2.
When the length of antenna is a whole wavelength
A.
the radiation at right angles is zero
B.
the radiation at right angles is maximum
C.
the radiation is zero in all directions
D.
the radiation is maximum in all directions
3.
Circular polarization
A.
is useful in reducing depolarization effect on received
wave
B.
involves critical alignment of transmitting and receiving
antenna
C.
is useful in discrimination between reception of adjacent
beams
D.
none of the above
4.
An FM radio receiver which is tuned to a 91.6 MHz broadcast
station may receive an image frequency of __________ MHz.
A.
102.3
B.
113
C.
70.2
D.
80.9
5.
If S represents the carrier synchronization at the receiver and r
represents the bandwidth efficiency, then the correct statement
for the coherent binary PSK is
A.
r = 0.5, S is required
B.
r = 1.0, S is required
C.
r = 0.5, S is not required
D.
r = 1.0, S is not required
6.
For telegraphy the most commonly used modulation system is
A.
FSK
B.
two tone modulation
C.
PCM
D.
single tone modulation
7.
Commercial Frequency deviation of FM is
A.
70 kHz
B.
75 kHz
C.
80 kHz
D.
65 kHz
8.
The colour of an object is decided by
A.
the reflected colour
B.
the wavelength transmitted through it
C.
reflected colour for opaque object and wavelength
transmitted through it for transparent objects
D.
none of the above
9.
In Pulse Code Modulation system
A.
large bandwidth is required
B.
quantising noise can be overcome by companding
C.
quantising noise can be reduced by decreasing the
number of standard levels
D.
suffers from the disadvantage of its incompatibly with
TDM
10.
Waveform shown in figure is that for
A.
FM
B.
PCM
C.
AM-DSB
D.
AM-SSB
11.
Human ear can detect sound intensities of the order of
A.
10-4 W/m2
B.
10-8 W/m2
C.
10-13 W/m2
D.
10-18 W/m2
12.
If output power of a radio receiver is doubled, its volume is
increased by __________ dB.
A.
2
B.
3
C.
1
D.
-3
13.
Which of the following statements is correct?
A.
Convex lens has positive focal power and concave lens
have negative focal power
B.
Convex lens has negative focal power and concave
lens have positive focal power
C.
All lens have positive focal power
D.
All lens have negative focal power
14.
In Modulation, "carrier" is
A.
resultant wave
B.
speech voltage to be transmitted
C.
voltage with constant frequency, phase or amplitude
D.
voltage for which frequency, phase or amplitude is
varied
15.
To eliminate ghosts in the picture
A.
use a longer transmission line
B.
connect a booster
C.
change the antenna orientation of location
D.
twist the transmission line
16.
Consider a sampled signal y(t) = 5 x 10-6 x(t)
where x(t) = 10 cos (8 x 103)t and ts = 100 sec. when y(t) is
passed through an ideal low-pass filter with a cut off frequency of
5 kHz, the output of the filter is
A.
5 x 10-6 cos (8p x 103)t
B.
5 x 10-5 cos (8p x 103)t
C.
5 x 10-1 cos(8p x 103)t
D.
10 cos(8 x 103)t
17.
The frequency range of 300 kHz to 3000 kHz is known as
A.
low frequency
B.
medium frequency
C.
high frequency
D.
very high frequency
18.
Which of the following does not cause losses in optical fibre
cables?
A.
Stepped index operation
B.
Impurities
C.
Microbending
D.
Attenuation in glass
19.
For a low level AM system, the amplifiers modulated stage must
be
A.
linear devices
B.
harmonic devices
C.
class C amplifiers
D.
non-linear devices
20.
Assertion (A): In FM the frequency of the carrier is varied by the
modulating voltage
Reason (R): FM and PM are two forms of angle modulation.
A.
A
B.
explanation of A
C.
D.

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COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECTION1

1. A cordless telephone using separate frequencies for

21. As the frequency increases, the absorption of ground wave

32. If the bandwidth is increased by 2, the FM AM (where is

The amplitude of an FM wave is constant

FM is more immune to noise than AM

FM broadcasts operate in upper VHF and UHF

FM transmitting and receiving equipments are simpler

40. Signal to noise ratio of microphone is defined as the ratio of

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SECTION 2

41. A generator is feeding power to a transmission line of

52. Which of the following types of noise assumes greater

42. In sound recording the degree of pre-emphasis is about 6

51. For an ideal 3000 Hz channel, S/N ratio is

53. In transistor radio receivers the number of IF amplifier stages

A TV receiver antenna should pick up the TV signal and

It should reject unwanted signals

It should not suffer from co-channel interference

It should have a very narrowband

D. none of the above

62. The power to the portable unit of a cordless telephone is

63. In a AM wave the carrier and one of the side bands is

Its gain is about 7 dB

The optimum separation is 0.11

71. Fields are said to be circularly polarised if their magnitudes

73. In a CD player the speed of CD is

Number of lines per picture 625

Channel bandwidth 8 MHz

C. Both Bass and Treble control

109. Consider the following

Generation of SSB signals

Design of minimum phase type filters

Representation of band pass signals

It is suitable for direction finding application

It is a single turn or multiturn coil carrying RF current

The loop is surrounded by a magnetic field everywhere

To prevent illegal radiation of spurious frequencies

To tune out reactive components of antenna impedance

To have correct value of load impedance for transmitter.

126. The minimum step size required for a Delta modulator

146. In equally tampered scale, frequency of each tone equals

147. A carrier is modulated by two modulating waves A and B

153. The bandwidth of DSB suppressed carrier modulation

164. If luminance signal Y = 0.3 R + 0.59 G + 0.11 B, the hue of

168. If the average power of radar transmitters is 2 kW and the

Which of the above are correct?

Which of the above are correct?

185. Noise with uniform power spectral density of N0/Hz is

192. A 200 Hz sound wave is to be transmitted by a 1000 kHz

235. Generally a VCR has

246. In a perfect conductor the resistor noise is

236.A remote control of TV uses a 10 bit word. The maximum

247. An RF carrier of 12 kV at 1 MHz is amplitude modulated by

237. Telecine equipment in a TV studio consists of

248. In push pull amplifier, each transistor conducts for