RADAR

SYSTEMS
OBJECTIVE
TYPE
QUESTIONS
 OBJECTIVE TYPE QUESTIONS

UNIT – I: Basics of Radar and Radar equation

1. The Doppler shift Df is given by ________ [
]
a. 2Vr / k b. Vr / 2 k c. 2k / Vr d. k/ Vr
2. Magnetrons are commonly sued as radar transmitters because ________ [
]
a. high power can be generated and transmitted to aerial directly from oscillator
b. it is easily cooled c. it is a cumbersome device d. it has least
distortion.
3. A simple CW radar does not give range information because _________ [
]
a. it uses the principle of Doppler shift
b. continuous echo cannot be associated with any specific part of the transmitted wave
c. CW wave do not reflect from a target d. multi echoes distort the information
4. Increasing the pulse width in a pulse radar -__________ [
]
a. increases resolution b. decreases resolution
c. has no effect on resolution d. increase the power gain
5. COHO in MTI radar operates ------- [
]
a. at supply frequency b. at intermediate frequency
c. pulse repetition frequency d. station frequency.
6. A high noise figure in a receiver means _________ [
]
a. poor minimum detectable signal b. good detectable signal
c. receiver bandwidth is reduced d. high power loss.
7. Which of the following will be the best scanning system for tracking after a target has been
acquired _______
[ ]
 a. Conical b. Spiral c. Helical d. Nodding
8. A RADAR IS used for measuring the height of an aircraft is known as _________ [
]
a. radar altimeter b. radar elevator c. radar speedometer d. radar
latitude
9. VOR stands for __________ [
]
a. VHF omni range b. visually operated radar
c. voltage output of regulator. d. visual optical radar
10. The COHO in MTI radar operates at the _______________ [
]
a. received frequency b. pulse repetition frequency
c. transmitted frequency d. intermediate frequency.

11. Radar transmits pulsed electromagnetic energy because ________

12. A scope displays _____________
13. Which is the remedy for blind speed problem ___________
14. In case the cross section of a target is changing, the tracking is generally done by
_________
15. The sensitivity of a radar receiver is ultimately set by _______
16. A rectangular wave guide behaves like a _______
17. Non linearity in display sweep circuit results in __________
18. A high noise figure in a receiver means----------
19.____________ will be the best scanning system for tracking after a target has been acquired.
20. Equation for noise figure is given by ______________

Answers:
1.a 2.a 3.b 4.b 5.b 6.a 7.a 8.a 9.a 10.d
11. it 12. the 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. poor 19. 20. (Si
provides a target variation mono over high accuracy minimum conical Ni) /
very ready range but of PRF. pulse all pass in range detectable (So
measurement not noise filter signal No)
of range position.

UNIT – II: CW and Frequency Modulated Radar

1. Stagger PRF is used to [

]
a. shift the target velocities to which the MTI system is blind
b. improves the detection of a moving target against cluster background
c. increase the average power transmitted
d. increase the peak power transmitted.
2. COHO stands for [
]
a. coherent output b. counter housed oscillator
c. coherent local oscillator d. carrier oscillater and harteley oscillater
3. If the peak transmitted power in a radar system in increased by a factor of 16, the maximum
range will be increased
[ ]
a. 2 times b. 4 times c. 4 times d. 16 times
4. Which of the following statement is incorrect.The radar cross section of a target. [
]
a. depends on the aspect of a target, if this is non spherical.
b. depends on the frequency used.
c. is equal to the actual cross sectional area for small targets
d. may be reduced by special coating of the target.
5. Which of the following statement is incorrect High PRF will [
]
a. increase the maximum range b. make target tracking easier to distinguish from
noise
 c. make the retured echoes easier to distinguish from noise
d. have no effect on the range resolution.

6. Side lobe of an antenna causes [

]
a. reduction in gain of antenna b. reduction in beam width of antenna
c. ambiguity in direction finding d. increases directivity
7. A radar which is used for determining the velocity of the moving aircraft along with its
position and range is
[ ]
a. moving target indicator b. radar speedometer
c. pulse radar d. radar range finder
8. Blind speed in MTI radar results in [
]
a. restriction in speed of detectable targets b. blanking to PPI.
c. no change in phase detector output d. absorption of electromagnetic
waves.
9. The quartz delay line in a MTI radar is used to [
]
a. match the signal with echo b. substract a complete scan from previous scan
c. match the phase of COHO and STALO
d. Match the phase of COHO and output of oscillator
10. Which one of the following applications or advantages of radar beacons is false [
]
a. navigation b. target identification
c. more accurate tracking of enemy target
d. very significant extension of the maximum range.
11. STALO stands for ________________
12. Large antenna is used in radar because it ______________
13. The range of radar is . directly proportional to the ______________
14. A biostatic radar has __________ and __________ antennas
15. Blind speed causes target to appear
16. For precise target location and tracking retards operate in `_______
17. The sensitivity of a radar receiver is ultimately set by _____________

18. A radar system cannot be used

19. ___________is essential for fast communication [ ]
a. b. High channel capacity
c. large bandwidth d. Higher directivity
20. The major advantage of pulsed radar CW radar is that pulsed radar readily gives the
_________ of target

Answers:
1.a 2.c 3.a 4.c 5.a 6.a 7.c 8.a 9.b 10.c
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. overall 18. to 19. 20.
stabilized gives minimum transmitting stationary s- all noise detect Hgh range
local higher detectable and band temperature moving S/N
oscillator gain signal by receiving objects ratio
the antennas
receiver

UNIT-III: MTI and Pulse Doppler Radar

1. Radar range primarily depends upon [
]
a. peak transmitted power b. average transmitted power
c. independent of transmitted power d. resolution of radar
2. In radar system which of the following is used for transmitter output tubes [
]
a. parameter amplifier b. RC coupled amplifier
c. klystron only d. magnetron or travelling wave tube
3. A radar is to have maximum range of 60km. The maximum allowable pulse repetition
frequency for unambiguous reception should be
[ ]
a. 25 pps b. 250 pps c. 2500 pps d. 25,000 pps
4. An MTI radar operates at 10 GHz with PRF of 3000pps. The lowest blind speed will be
90km/hr
a. 40 km/hr b. 66 km./hr c. 81 km/hr d. 162 km/hr
5. In which of the following case the lowest blind speed will be 90 km/hr [
]
a. frequency 1 GHz an PRF 300 pps b. frequency 3 GHz and PRF 500 pps
c. frequency 5 GHz and PRF 700 pps d. frequency 7 GHz and PRF 1000
pps
6. If a given maximum range of a radar is to be doubled, all other factors remaining constant the
peak power must be increased
[ ]
a. four fold b. eight fold c. sixteen fold d. thirty fold
7. The maximum range of a radar depends on all of the following except [
]
a. peak transmitted pulse power b. direction of movement of target
c. target area d. capture are
8. The antenna used for radar is [09M03] [
]
a. paraboloidal antenna b. isotropic radiator
c. resonant antenna d. whip antenna
9. Noise figure of radar receiver is 12 dB and its bandwidth is 2.5 MHz. the value of
Pmin for this radar will be [
]
a. 1.59 X 10 -9 watt b. 1.59 X 10-13 watt c. 1.59 X 10-15watt d. 1.59 X 10-17 watt
10. IN radar system the lobe switching technique is used to [09S01] [
]
a. scan the area b. move antenna in the direction fo the object
 c. locate the target accurately d. move the weapon in the required direction
11. Radar display is ____________
12. The minimum receivable signal in radar receiver which has an IF bandwidth of 1.5
MHz and is 9 dB noise figure will be [
]
a. 4.17 X 10 -10 watt b. 4.17 X 10 -12 watt
c. 4.17 X 10-14 watt d. 4.17 X 10-16 watt
13. The advance and retard switches for the bearing circuit are needed due to ________ and
______ coil misalignment
14. When real transmitted power on a radar system, is increased by a factor of 16. The maximum
range will be increased by a factor of ________
15. The signal arriving from the transmitter to the display unit is the
16. The delay unit section of the VRM/ delay unit can be used to [
]
a. extend the range of radar` b. reduce radar interference
c. expand an area for examination
d. extend the range of radar and expand an area for examination
17. The trigger circuit is a _____________ device of the radar

18. An AFC system produces a control voltage to control the _____________ frequency
19. The local oscillators frequency is _______MHz below the echo frequency

20 Sea clutter returns occurs at ________

Answers:
1.a 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.b 6.c 7.b 8.a 9.b 10.c
11. A 12.c 13. . scanner 14.2 15. 16.d 17. 18. Local 19.60MHz 20. at
scope and trigger master oscillators short
display deflection timing ranges
coil
misalignment
UNIT-IV: Tracking Radar
1. One method commonly employed to extract Doppler information in a form suitable for
display on
the PPI scope is with a [
]
a. Power Amplifier b. A-Scope display c. Delay line canceller d. Coherent
oscillator
2. The characteristic feature of coherent MIT Radar is that the [
]
a. Transmitted signal must be out of phase with reference signal in receiver
b. The transmitted signal must be equal in the magnitude with reference signal
c. The transmitted signal must be coherent with the reference signal in the receiver
d. Transmitted signal must not be equal to reference signal in the receiver
3. In the following which are produce, with time a butterfly effect on the 'A' scope [
]
a. Fixed Targets b. PPI scope c. Moving Targets d. Phase
Detector
4. The stalo, coho and the mixer in which they are combined plus any low-level amplification are
called the [
]
a. Transmitter-Oscillator b. Transmitter-Exciter
c. Receiver-Amplifier d.Receiver-exciter
5. The Doppler frequency shift produced by a moving target may be used in a pulse radar to [
]
a. Combine moving targets from desired stationery objects
b. Determine the relative velocity of a target
c. Separate desired moving targets from desired stationery objects
d. Determine the displacement of a target
6. To operate with unambiguous Doppler pulse repetition frequency is usually [
]
a. Low b. Very low c. High d. Very High
7. MTI stands for [
]
a. Moving Transmitter Indicator b. Moving target interval
c. Moving target indication d. Modulation Transmitting Interval
8. Echoes from fixed targets [
]
a. Vary in amplitude b. Vary in frequency
c. Vary in pulse interval d. Remains constant
9. The limitation of pulse MTI radar which do not occur with cw radar [
]
a. Blind speeds b. Delay lines
c. Requires more operating powers d. Requires complex circuitry
10. The presence of blind speeds within the Doppler frequency band reduces the [
]
a. Output of the radar b. Detection capabilities of the radar
c. Unambiguous range d. Ambiguous range
11. The capability of delay line canceller depends on the _________
12. The output of the MTI receiver phase detector be quantized into a sequence of digital words
by
Using __________
13. A transmitter which consists of a stable low power oscillator followed by a power amplifier
is called
__________
14. A simple MTI delay line canceller is an example of a _____________ filter
15. The delay line must introduce a time delay equal to the ____________
16. The delay line canceller ____________
17. In pulse MTI radar, Doppler is measured by ____________
18. The output of the two single delay line cancellers in cascade is the _____ of that from a
single canceller
19. To operate MTI radar with high pulse repetition frequencies λ fp must be
20. If the first blind speed were 600 knots, the maximum unambiguous range would be ______
at a
frequency of 300MHz

Answers:
1.c 2.d 3.c 4.d 5.b 6.c 7.c 8.d 9.a 10.b

11. 12. 13. 14. 15. Pulse 16. . 17. 18.squar 19. 20. 130
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of the l A domai n the dc e e l miles
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m used lines t of clutter s
as the
delay
line.

UNIT-V: Detection of Radar Signals in Noise

1. The maximum unambiguous range [
]
a. Runamb = cτ/2 b. Runamb = (cτ) c. Runamb = cτ/4 d. Runamb =
(cτ/2)
2. To operate MTI radar at low frequencies [
]
a. λ fp must be small b. λ fp must be zero
c. λ fp must be large d. λ fp must be unity
3. The effect of blind speed can be significantly reduced in [
]
a. Pulse MTI radar b. Delay line canceller
c. Staggered - prf MTI d. Pulse canceller
4. The blind speeds are present in pulse radar because [
]
 a. Doppler is measured by discrete samples at the prf
b. Doppler is measured by continuous signal c. Doppler is assumed to be
zero d. Doppler frequency remains constant

5. If the first blind speed is to be greater than the maximum radial velocity expected from the
target,
The product λ fp must be [
]
a. Small b. Zero c. Large d. Infinity
6. The clutter-rejection notches may be widened by passing the output of the delay line canceller
through a [
]
a. Coho b. Stalo c. Second delay line canceller d. Pulse
canceller
7. The frequency response of double delay line canceller is [
]
a. 4 Sin πfd1T b. 4 π Sin πfd1T c. 4 Sin2 πfd1T d. (2 π Sin
πfd1T) 2
8. MTI radar primarily designed for the detection of aircraft must usually operate with [
]
a. Unambiguous Doppler b. Unambiguous blind speed
c. Ambiguous Doppler d. Ambiguous range
9. The blind speeds of two independent radars operating at the same frequency will be different
if
Their [
]
a. Amplitudes are different b. Blind speeds are different
c. Pulse repetition frequencies are different d. Pulse intervals are different
10. A disadvantage of the staggered prf is its inability to [
]
a. Cancel second-time around echoes b. Cancel second-time around clutter echoes
 c. Provide variable prf d. Provide pulse to pulse incoherence
11. Second-time around clutter echoes can be removed by use of a ____________
12. The loss of range information and the collapsing loss may be eliminated by _______
13. Range gating is a process ____________ of the range into small intervals
14. When the switching is pulse to pulse. It is known as a ________
15. Pulse to pulse coherence is provided by use of __________
16. The output of the range gates is stretched in a circuit called _________
17. The clutter rejection filter is a ____________
18. The bandwidth of clutter rejection filter depends upon the extent of the ___________
19. By quantizing the range _____________ Information is eliminated

20. Clutter visibility factor provides Probabilies of ________ and __________.

Answers:
1.a 2.c 3.c 4.a 5.c 6.c 7.c 8.c 9.c 10.b
11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. Box 17. 18. 19. Loss 20
Constant Quantizing Quantizing Staggered Constant car Band Expected of range detection
prf the range prf prf generator pass clutter and false
filter spectrum alarm