MCQS ON CE – 2
26. 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
Answer: Option A
27. FM transmitting and receiving equipment as compared to AM equipment
is
A. costly
B. cheaper
C. almost equally costly
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
28. 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. 200 and 10.01
C. 200 and 100.1
D. 200 and 200
Answer: Option A
29. 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
Answer: Option D
30. Which one of the following is analog?
A. PCM
B. PWM
C. Delta modulation
D. Differential PCM
Answer: Option B
31. 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
Answer: Option D
32. Which of the following is a digital modulation technique?
A. PCM
B. PSK
C. DM
D. All
Answer: Option B
33. 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
Answer: Option B
34. SSB can be generated by
A. filter method
B. phase cancellation method
C. good attenuation characteristics
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
35. 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
Answer: Option B
36. 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
Answer: Option A
37. 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
Answer: Option B
38. 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
Answer: Option A
39. 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
Answer: Option B
40. 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
Answer: Option A
41. 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
Answer: Option B
42. Skip distance depends on time of day and angle of incidence.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
43. In practical commercial FM system, channel bandwidth is
A. 150 kHz
B. 100 kHz
C. 88 MHz
D. 108 MHz
Answer: Option A
44. 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
Answer: Option C
45. 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
Answer: Option A
46. PAM stands for
A. Pulse Analogue Modulation
B. Phase Analogue Modulation
C. Pulse Amplitude Modulation
D. Phase Amplitude Modulation
Answer: Option C
47. 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
Answer: Option C
48. 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
Answer: Option C
49. 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
Answer: Option B
50. 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
Answer: Option C
51. 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
Answer: Option B
52. 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
Answer: Option D
53. Full duplex operation-permits transmission in both directions at the
same time.
A. True
B. False
Answer: Option A
54. 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
Answer: Option C
55. 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
Answer: Option C
56. For AM receivers the standard IF frequency is
A. 106 kHz
B. 455 kHz
C. 1.07 MHz
D. 10.7 MHz
Answer: Option B
57. 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
Answer: Option C
58. In TV systems, equalising pulses are sent during
A. horizontal blanking
B. vertical blanking
C. serrations
D. horizontal retrace
Answer: Option A
59. 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
Answer: Option B
60. 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 single-sideband or double
sideband
D. limit noise picked by a receiver
Answer: Option B
