SUBJECT NAME & CODE: ANALOG COMMUNICATION (5EC04)

NAME OF FACULTY: Ms. DIVYA SIGGER

UNIT-2 AMPLITUDE MODULATION

Q.1 In a 100% amplitude modulated signal,if the total transmitted power is P,then the carrier
power will be
a) 2/3P b) 1/2P c) 1/3P d) 1/4P

Q.2 For an AM wave having a power of 800W at its carrier frequency and modulation index of
90%,thepower content of each side band is
a) 81W b) 162W c) 200W d) 400W

Q.3 In a DSB-SC system with 100% modulation,the power saving is

a) 50% b) 66% c)75% d)100%

Q.4 A 4 GHZ carrier is amplitude modulated by a low-pass signal of maximum cut-off frequency
1MHZ if this signal is to be ideally sampled, the minimum sampling frequency should be nearly
a) 4MHZ b) 4GHZ c)8MHZ d) 8GHZ

Q.5 If the modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1,the transmitted power
a)increase by 50% b)increase by 75% c) increase by 100% d)remains unaffected

Q.6 A modulator is a device to

a)separate two frequencies b) Impress the information on to a radio frequency carrier c)Extract
information from the carrier d)Amplify the audio frequency signal.

Q.7 In AM, the percentage of total power in sideband is

a)10% b)16.67% c)23.34% d)37.5%

Q.8 In AM,the modulation envelop has a peak value which is double the unmodulated carrier
value.What is the value of the modulation index?
a) 25% b) 50% c) 75% d) 100%

Q.9 The capacitor charging time in the AM envelop demodulator is based on the time for one
a) half cycle of the carrier frequency b) quarter cycle of lowest audio frequency c) half cycle of
the lowest audio frequency d)quarter cycle of the highest audio frequency

Q.10 Which of the following desirable features are possessed by SSB in comparison to AM?
a) less power is required b) Bandwidth required is less c)antenna size can be reduced d)lower
frequency can be used
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a) 3&4 b) 2,3&4 c)1&2 d) 1,2&4

Q.11 Which of the following signals can be detected by an envelop detector?

 a) DSB-SC b) DSB-full carrier c) Frequency modulated signal d) SSB-SC

Q.12 For a single amplitude modulated to depth of 100% by a sinusoidal signal,the power is as the
power of unmodulated carrier
a) same b) square root of 2 times c)1.5 times d)twice
Q.13 A carrier is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves with modulation indices of 0.3 &
0.4.If the modulated power is 10KW,what is the total modulated power.
a) 11.25KW b) 10KW c) 11.25 KW d) 10.5KW

Q.14 The envelope detector is/an

a) synchronous detector b) asynchronous detector c) product demodulator d)coherent detector

Q.15 In a low level modulation AM system,the amplifers following the modulated stage can be
a) liner amplifers b) harmonic generators c)class C power amplifiers d) class B untuned amplifier

Q.16 The choice of the product RC in a simple envelop detector using a diode and RC ckt is
governed by
a)Both the lowest and the highest modulation frequencies b) the depth of modulation and the
lowest modulation c) the highest modulation frequency and depth of modulation d) the carrier
frequency

Q.17 A 10KW carrier is sinsoidally modulated by two carriers corresponding to a modulation index
of 30% and 40% resp.The total radiated power is
a) 11.25KW b) 10KW c) 11.25 KW d) 10.5KW

Q.18 In an amplitude modulated system,if the total power is 600W and the power in carrier is
400W,then the modulation index is
a) 0.5 b) 0.75 c)0.9 d) 1

Q.19 The modulation index of an AM is changed from 0 to 1.How dows the transmitted power
change?
a) Gets havled b) gets doubled c) gets increased by 50% d) Remains

Q.20 A DSB-SC signal is generated using the carrier cos(wct+ ) and modulating signal x(t).The
envelope of the DSB-SC signal is
a) x(t) b) x(t) c) only +ve portion of x(t) d) x(t) cos

Answers

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