Transmission Lines
dielectric losses?
1. A system of conductors used to convey
electric power or signal between two or
more points
a. Channels
b. Optical cables
c. Transmission lines
d. Waveguides
2. These conductors are uniformly spaced by
insulators. They have low losses at low and
medium frequencies and are economical to
construct and maintained
a. Coaxial cables
b. Open-wire transmission lines
c. Optical cables
d. Waveguides
3. To prevent radiation losses and interference
from external sources, the inner conductor
of this transmission line is completely
enclosed with a metal sheath or braid
a. Coaxial cables
b. Open-wire transmission line
c. Optical cables
d. Waveguides
4. The term “balance line” means that
a. Both conductors carry currents that
flow in opposite directors
b. Conductors present equal capacitance
to ground
c. One conductor is connected to ground
d. A and B above
5. The characteristic impedance of a
transmission line is determined by:
a. Its operating frequency
b. Its length
c. Its physical size and arrangement
d. The signal applied at the input terminal
6. The distributed parameters of the
transmission line are: the series resistance;
the series inductance; the shunt
capacitance and the shunt conductance.
What parameter was determined due to
a. Series resistance
b. Series inductance
c. Shunt capacitance
d. Shunt conductance
7. Shunt capacitance was determined due to:
a. Conductors were closed to each other
b. The length and diameter of the
conductors
c. Dielectric losses
d. Flux linkage
8. Series resistance was determined due to:
a. Conductors were closed to each other
b. The length and diameter of the
conductors
c. Dielectric losses
d. Flux linkages
9. At radio frequencies, a line is considered
lossless because:
a. Characteristic impedance is determined
by its physical structure
b. Inductive reactance is much more than
the resistance
c. Capacitive reactance is much larger
then the shunt conductance
d. B and C above
10. Determine the characteristic impedance of
a transmission line which has a capacitance
of 30pF/m and an inductance of 75nH/m
a. 5 Ω
b. 50 Ω
c. 500 Ω
d. 5 KΩ
11. The characteristic impedance of an open-
wire balance line is determined from its
physical structure. [ Zo = 276 log (2S/d)
where S is the center-to-center distance of
the conductors and d is the diameter of the
conductor ]. At what condition is the
characteristic impedance minimum?
a. S = d
b. S = 2d
 c. d = 2S 18. A measure of the mismatch between line
d. S >> d and load impedance is called as
a. Reflection coefficient
12. If a change in the dielectric material b. Standing wave ratio
decreases the capacitance, the c. Loss
characteristic impedance is: d. Standing waves
a. Kept constant
b. Decreased 19. At matched condition, SWR is equal to
c. Increased a. Zero
d. Halved b. One
c. 100
13. All power applied at the input of the line d. Infinite
will be absorbed by the load if:
a. ZO > ZL 20. The ratio of the reflected voltage to the
b. ZO < ZL incident voltage on the transmission line is
c. ZL = ZO termed as
d. ZO = ZL a. Reflection coefficient
b. Standing wave ratio
14. When ZL ≠ ZO, the power sent down the line c. Loss
toward the load is called the d. Standing waves
a. The incident power
b. The reflected power 21. A shorted or opened line will have a
c. The power dissipation reflection coefficient of
d. The carrier power a. Zero
b. One
15. When mismatch is great, this power c. 100
actually cause damage to the transmitter or d. Infinite
the line itself.
a. The incident power 22. The minimum voltage along a transmission
b. The reflected power line is 260V, while the maximum voltage is
c. The power dissipation 390V. The SWR is
d. The carrier power a. 0.67
b. 1.0
16. A resultant wave due to the combination of c. 1.2
incident and reflected wave d. 1.5
a. Electromagnetic wave
b. Sine wave 23. At UHF and microwave frequencies,
c. Standing wave transmission lines are commonly used as
d. Current a. Antenna
b. Coupler
17. If the load impedance matches the c. Resonant circuit
characteristic impedance of the line, there d. Transformer
are _____ standing waves
a. More 24. The time required for a wave to propagate
b. Less on a transmission line will depend on the
c. No value of its
d. Ten (10) a. Series resistance and shunt
conductance
 b. Series inductance and shunt d. 0.115
capacitance
c. Series resistance and series inductance 31. Characteristic impedance and load
d. Shunt conductance and shunt impedance must be matched in order to
capacitance transfer
a. Maximum power to the load
25. The current (and voltage) distribution along b. Maximum current to the load
a matched line vary _____ with distance c. Maximum voltage to the load
a. Linearly d. Maximum standing waves
b. Inversely
c. Exponentially 32. The ratio of reflected voltage to the forward
d. Logarithmically or incident voltage is termed as
a. Reflection coefficient
26. a measure of how the voltage or current b. SWR
decreases with distance along the line c. VSWR
a. Propagation constant d. Propagation constant
b. Attenuation constant
c. Phase constant 33. A more common method of expressing the
d. SWR degree of mismatch between Zo and ZL is
return loss. [Return Loss = 20 log (1/
27. The value remains constant for any length reflection coefficient)]. Echoes may result if
of wire return loss is
a. Characteristic impedance a. Too high
b. Inductance b. Too low
c. Capacitance c. Zero
d. Propagation constant d. Infinite

28. A measure of the difference in phase 34. The points along the line where the incident
between the input and output current or and reflected voltages are in phase are
voltage points of
a. Attenuation constant a. Maximum voltage and maximum
b. Reflection constant current
c. Phase constant b. Minimum voltage and minimum current
d. Characteristic impedance c. Maximum voltage and minimum
current
29. To match a 300Ω transmission line to a d. Minimum voltage and maximum
100Ω load, the impedance of the quarter- current
wave transformer is
a. 1.732 KΩ 35. When incident and reflected voltages are
b. 20 Ω out of phase, the voltages are
c. 200 Ω a. Added
d. 173.21 Ω b. Neutralized
c. Multiplied
30. An attenuation of 1 Neper is equal to _____ d. Divided
dB
a. 8.686 x 10-3 36. If the distance of separation between
b. 8.686 centers of two parallel wires is increased,
c. 4.343 the characteristic impedance will
 a. Increased 42. If a wire is terminated on a short circuit, the
b. Decreased end of the wire is a point of
c. Be the same a. Maximum current and zero voltage
d. Doubled b. Maximum voltage and zero current
c. Zero current and zero voltage
37. Which statement is true? d. Maximum voltage and maximum
a. Increasing the length of the wire will current
increase the SWR
b. Decreasing the length of the wire will 43. The principal method of reducing noise and
increase the SWR crosstalk to low value on open-wire lines
c. Increasing the length of the wire will a. Filter method
decrease the SWR b. Scrambling
d. Changing the length of the wire will c. Feedback
have no effect on the SWR d. Transposing

38. The characteristic impedance of balance 44. Used for VHF antennas
wire varies from a. RG-214/U
a. 150 to 600 Ω b. RG-59/U
b. 40 to 150 Ω c. RG-11/U
c. 75 to 400 Ω d. RG-58/U
d. 75 to 600 Ω
45. Which transmission line has the highest
39. The characteristic impedance of coaxial attenuation?
cable varies from a. RG-214/U
a. 150 to 600 Ω b. RG-59/U
b. 40 to 150 Ω c. RG-11/U
c. 75 to 400 Ω d. Twin lead
d. 75 to 600 Ω
46. Which transmission line has the lowest
40. Often inserted in telephone lines at spacing attenuation?
as close as 1 (1.6km), to counteract the a. RG-214/U
capacitance of the line and thus make the b. RG-59/U
line impedance more closely equivalent to a c. RG-11/U
pure resistance d. Twin lead
a. Amplifiers
b. Transformer 47. A widely used transmission line, in which
c. Equalizer two stranded wires are separated by a flat
d. Loading coils continuous plastic insulators
a. RG-214/U
41. When the receiving end of the wire is an b. RG-59/U
open circuit, it is a point of c. RG-11/U
a. Maximum current and zero voltage d. Twin lead
b. Maximum voltage and zero current
c. Zero current and zero voltage 48. Used for TV antennas; cable TV; and HF
d. Maximum voltage and maximum antennas
current a. RG-214/U
b. RG-59/U
c. RG-11/U
 d. RG-58/U a. Conduction loss
b. Radiation loss
49. An open-wire line has an attenuation of 2.4 c. Dielectric loss
dB per 100 ft. The attenuation for 275 ft is d. Corona
a. 2.4 dB
b. 3.3 dB 55. When does a transmission line terminated
c. 4.8 dB in a short look like a short to the source?
d. 6.6 dB a. At quarter-wavelength
b. At half-wavelength
50. The ratio of velocity of propagation in the c. At less than λ/5
transmission line and the velocity of d. At less than λ/4
propagation in free space
a. Wavelength constant 56. How many cycles of a 1 MHz wave can a
b. Propagation constant 6=mile transmission line accommodate?
c. Velocity factor a. 60 cycles
d. Velocity of light b. 6 cycles
c. 16.67 cycles
51. This transmission line is used in microwave d. 32.26 cycles
circuit. It consists of a narrow, flat
conductor sandwiched between dielectric 57. A transmission line has a capacitance of 25
boards whose outside surfaces are coated pF / ft. and an inductance of 0.15 µh / ft.
with conductor Determine the characteristic impedance of
a. Stripline the line.
b. Microstrip a. 77.5 Ω
c. Waveguide b. 50 Ω
d. Coax c. 75 Ω
d. 100 Ω
52. Is a narrow, flat conductor on a single
dielectric board whose opposite face is 58. For a transmission line giving a maximum
metallized, much like an ordinary printed- rms voltage reading of 50 V at one point
circuit board. It is also used in microwave and a minimum rms voltage reading 25 V at
circuits another point. What is the VSWR of the
a. Stripline line?
b. Microstrip a. 2
c. Waveguide b. 4
d. Coax c. 1
d. 5
53. Can be placed at either end of a
transmission line to convert between 72- 59. Two 2-mm-diameter wires held 6cm apart
Ω unbalanced line to a 300-Ω balance line center-to-center has a characteristic
a. Stub impedance of______.
b. Resonant circuit a. 500 Ω
c. Balun b. 250 Ω
d. Coupler c. 491 Ω
d. 75 Ω
54. Power loss due to increased effective
resistance of a conductor at microwave
frequencies due to skin effect.
60. Does minimum or maximum VSWR indicate a. 0.25
best matching of antenna to transmission b. 4
line? c. 2
a. Minimum d. 0.5
b. Maximum
c. Either a or b 67. Who developed the Smith Chart?
d. Neither a or b a. Philip H. Smith
b. James N. Smith
61. If two towers of a 1100-kHz array are c. Philip S. Chart
separated by 120°, What is the tower d. Gunn Chart
separation in feet?
a. 321 68. An electronic equipment used to measure
b. 48 standing wave ratio.
c. 298 a. Reflectometer
d. 412 b. Wavemeter
c. Altimeter
62. What is the reflection coefficient of an d. Multimeter
open-circuited transmission line?
a. 1 69. What is the phase shift corresponding to λ
b. -1 / 4 in standing wave pattern?
c. 0 a. 0°
d. Infinity b. 40°
c. 90°
63. The reflection coefficient on a transmission d. 180°
line is 1/3, what is the SWR?
a. 0 70. For a parallel resonant circuit, a λ / 4 stub
b. 3 must be_____ at the ends.
c. 2 a. Open
d. 4 b. Shorted
c. Loaded
64. Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a complex
transmission line is infinity: the line is
terminated in a/an
a. Short circuit
b. Open circuit
c. Pure reactance
d. Complex impedance

65. Coaxial lines are used on those systems

operating_______.
a. Below 2 GHz
b. At 300 MHz
c. Above 10 kHz
d. Above 10 Ghz

66. What is the SWR along a transmission line

having a characteristic impedance of 75 Ω
and a load impedance of 300 Ω?