Reg.No.

Dr. Pauls Engineering College

CIA Test - 1
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Subject Name : Communication Engineering
Date
: 11/03/2016
Subject Code : EC6651
Duration: 2 Hours
Year/Sem
: III/VI
Marks : 60
Part-A (6x2=12)
Answer Any Six Questions
1. Define modulation.
2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of AM?
3. Define modulation index of AM.
4. A carrier signal with a power of 40 watts is amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal signal.
find the power of the modulated signal if the modulation index is 0.7.
5. Write short notes on vestigial side band transmission.
6. What are the advantages of FM over AM?
7. How to generate FM from PM?
8. State Sampling theorem.
9. What is meant by quantization?
10. What do you understand by the term aliasing with respect to a sampled waveform?
Part-B (3x16=48)
Answer Any Three Questions
11. Explain a method of generation of amplitude modulated signal and sketch the time
domain waveform of message, carrier and modulating signal.
12. With neat block diagram explain the superhetrodyne receiver.
13. Explain the generation of frequency modulated signal using reactance modulation scheme
and Armstrong method.
14. Explain working principle of PAM modulator and detector with neat diagram.
15. With a neat sketch explain the generation of Delta Modulated signal and also explain
about slope overload and Granular noise.
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Reg.No.:

Dr. Pauls Engineering College

CIA Test - 1
Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering
Subject Name : Communication Engineering
Subject Code : EC6651
Year/Sem
: III/VI

Date
: 11/03/2016
Duration: 2 Hours
Marks : 60

Part-A (6x2=12)
Answer Any Six Questions
1. Define modulation.
2. Define Pulse Amplitude Modulation.
3. What are the merits and demerits of AM?
4. Define modulation index of AM.
5. Draw the frequency and phasor diagram of AM.
6. Write the advantages of SSB-SC.
7. Define modulation index of FM.
8. What are the advantages of FM over AM?
9. How to generate PM from FM.
10. What is meant by aliasing effect?
Part-B (3x16=48)
Answer any Three Questions
11. Explain a method of generation of amplitude modulated signal and sketch the time
domain waveform of message, carrier and modulating signal.
12. With neat block diagram explain the working principle of superhetrodyne receiver.
13. Explain the FM signal generation using direct and indirect method.
14. State and prove the Sampling theorem.
15. With neat sketch explain the generation of Delta Modulation and also explain about slope
overload and Granular noise distortion.
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