Exercise :: ​Communication Systems - Section 21

1. Which of the following microphones has bidirectional feature?

A. Moving coil

B. Ribbon

C. Condenser

D. Carbon

2. In TV transmitter some possible advantages of IF modulation are

1. The modulator section and visual exciter can be solid state devices
2. VSB filter can be introduced at low power level
3. The subsequent stages following VSB filter can be tuned permanently for wideband
linear operation
4. It is economical
which of the above are true?

A. 1 and 2

B. 1, 2 and 3

C. 2, 3 and 4

D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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Exercise :: ​Communication Systems - Section 21

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1. Which of the following microphones has bidirectional feature?

 A
Moving coil
.

B
Ribbon
.

C
Condenser
.

D
Carbon
.
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2. In TV transmitter some possible advantages of IF modulation are

1. The modulator section and visual exciter can be solid state devices
2. VSB filter can be introduced at low power level
3. The subsequent stages following VSB filter can be tuned permanently for wideband
linear operation
4. It is economical
which of the above are true?

A
1 and 2
.

B
1, 2 and 3
.

C
2, 3 and 4
.

D
1, 2, 3 and 4
.
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3. A source is radiating power equally in all directions. If source power is P, the power density at

distance ​d​ is

A
.

B
.

C
.

D
.

4. As compared to AM, FM requires

A. narrow channel

B. same channel

C. 2 to 3 times as large channel

D. 7 to 15 times as large channel

5. Capture effect occurs in

A. AM

B. FM

C. PCM

D. QAM
6.
If there are M messages and each message has probability , the entropy is

A. 0

B. 1

C. log​2​ M

D. M log​2​ M

7. Narrowband FM signal can be considered to be equal to

A. PM

B. AM

C. SSB

D. DSB
8. The spectral component of noise associated with ​k​th​ frequency is given, in the limit as Δ​f​ →

0 by ​n​k(​​ t)​ written as ​nk​ (​​ t​) = C​k​ cos (2p​k​ Δ​ft​ + θ​k)​

Consider the following statements as regards C​k​ and θ​k

1. C​k​ and θ​k​ are independent of one another

2. C​k​ and θ​k​ are independent of the amplitude of a spectral component at a different

frequency

3. C​t​ and θ​k​ are independent of the phase of a spectral component at a different

frequency
Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 only

B. 1, 3 only

C. 1, 2, 3

D. 2, 3 only

9. The power density spectrum of noise voltage at the input of a network is S​ni​ and that at the

output of the network is S​no.​ If transfer function of network is H(ω), the corresponding noise

figure is
 A.

B.

C.

D.

10. A narrowband amplifier is one that has a passband

A. limited to 2000 Hz only

B. limited to audio frequency range only

C. near cut off region of active device

D. approximately 10% of its central frequency

11. In a modulator it is found that the amplitude spectrum consists a component at ​fc​ ,​ the

carrier frequency and one component each at ​fc​ ​ - ​f​s​ and ​fc​ ​ + ​f​s​ where ​f​s​ is the modulating

signal frequency. Then the modulator used is

A. AM

B. AM or MBFM with modulation index 0.5

C. FM
 D. PAM

12. Frequency shift keying is used mostly in

A. telephony

B. telegraphy

C. radio transmission

D. none of the above

13. Troposphere is the portion of atmosphere

A. nearest to ground

B. between 50 to 90 km above ground

C. between 110 to 220 km above ground

D. between 250 to 350 km above ground

14. Earth's curvature affects the effective height of antenna.

A. True

B. False

15. In PCM, the quantization noise depends on

 A. sampling rate

B. signal power

C. number of quantization level

D. signal energy

16. In high power AM transmission, modulation is done at

A. IF stage

B. buffer stage

C. RF stage

D. oscillator stage

17. The noise sources shot noise, partition noise and thermal noise are associated with which

component

A. BJT

B. diode

C. resistor

D. capacitor
18. Consider the following statements as regards communication receiver

1. Variable sensitivity is used to eliminate selective fading

2. A product demodulator can be used to receive Morse code
3. The noise limiter cuts off receiver output during a noise pulse
4. Double conversion is used to improve image rejection
Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2, 3, 4

B. 1, 2, 3

C. 2, 3, 4

D. 1, 3, 4

19. In a transmission line, losses due to dielectric heating are

A. proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to Z​0

B. proportional to voltage and proportional to Z​0

C. proportional to current and proportional to Z​0

D. proportional to current and inversely proportional to Z​0

20. The power rating of radio transmitters is around

 A. 100 mW

B. 10 W

C. 10 kW

D. 10 MW

21. How can the quantizing noise be reduced?

A. By using de-emphasis circuit

B. By using RF amplifier in the receiver

C. By increasing the number of quantization levels

D. By sending sloping pulses

22. Audio systems use transverse recording.

A. True

B. False

23. In a CD player the laser uses

A. silicon semiconductor

B. silicon/germanium semiconductor

C. aluminium gallium arsenide semiconductor

D. none of the above

24. Leak type bias is used in a plate-modulated class C amplifier to

A. prevent tuned circuit damping

B. prevent over modulation

C. increase the bandwidth

D. prevent excessive grid current

25. FM broadcast is done using

A. medium waves

B. short waves

C. VHF and UHF waves

D. microwaves

26. A CW transmitter radiates

A. modulated RF carrier

B. unmodulated RF carrier

C. both (a) and (b)

D. none of the above

27. The commonly employed filter in SSB generation is

 A. high pass filter

B. RC filter

C. LC filter

D. mechanical filter

28. The storage capacity of a CD is

A. 360 k bytes per side

B. 360 M bytes per side

C. 540 k bytes per side

D. 540 M bytes per side

29. Which of the following pulse modulation is analog?

A. PCM

B. Differential PCM

C. PWM

D. Delta

30. Pulse stuffing is used in

 A. synchronous TDM

B. asynchronous TDM

C. Any TDM

D. All

31. Household taperecorders generally use

A. crystal microphone

B. moving coil microphone

C. condenser microphone

D. cardioid microphone

32. In AM receiver the oscillator frequency is

A. always equal to signal frequency

B. always equal to 455 kHz

C. always higher than signal frequency

D. always lower than signal frequency

33. The modulation index of an AM wave is measured using a CRO. The waveform is as

shown in figure, the modulation index is nearly

 A. 43%

B. 30%

C. 23%

D. 17%

34. A photo diode converts light signals to binary.

A. True

B. False

35. A three stage telephone switching structure is to have 128 input and 128 output terminals.

It has been found that at peak time the utilization probability is 0.1. The number of

intermediate links required for non-blocking configuration is 15. If the actual number of

intermediate links is 5, the probability of blocking of call is

A. 1%

B. 0.5%

C. 0.2%

D. 0.1%
36. In pulse code modulation, if the signal is sampled at the rate of ​f​ and the number of pulses

in one code group is ​p​, then the number of pulses per second will be

A. p​/​f

B. f​/​p

C. 1/​pf

D. pf

37. A narrow band FM does not have the following feature

A. it has two sidebands

B. both sideband equal in magnitude

C. both sideband have same Phase Difference

D. it does not show Amplitude variation

38. When number of quantization levels are two, then the average transmission power in NRZ

polar signalling is __________ that of NIRZ unipolar signalling.

A.

B.

C.

D. None
39. In telecast

A. video and audio signals are frequency modulated

B. video signals are frequency modulated but audio signals are amplitude modulated

C. both audio and video signals are amplitude modulated

D. video signals are amplitude modulated and audio signals are frequency modulated

40. A pulse width signal can be governed by

A. free running multi-vibrator

B. monostable multi-vibrator

C. Schmitt trigger

D. JK flip-flop

41. In MTI radar, clutter means

A. echos from moving targets

B. echos from stationary targets

C. atmospheric noise

D. thermal noise
42. A sinusoidal carrier voltage, having frequency 1000 Hz is amplitude modulated by a

sinusoidal voltage of frequency 15 kHz. The frequency of upper and lower sidebands will

be

A. 1015 kHz and 985 kHz

B. 1030 kHz and 970 kHz

C. 13 kHz and 17 kHz

D. 14 kHz and 16 kHz

43. Identical telephone numbers in different parts of a country are distinguished by their

A. area codes

B. office codes

C. access digits

D. language codes

44. Consider the following statements as regards pulse repetition frequency

1. Pulse interval should be as large as possible so that a pulse returns before next
pulse is transmitted
2. Greater the number of pulses reflected from a target, greater is the probability of
distinguishing it from the noise
Which of the above are correct?
 A. 1 only

B. 2 only

C. both 1 and 2

D. neither 1 nor 2

45. Which gives minimum probability of error?

A. ASK

B. FSK

C. PSK

D. DPSK

46. Which SNR denotes excellent picture quality in TV?

A. 50 dB

B. 30 dB

C. 15 dB

D. 5 dB

47. In amplitude modulation

 the amplitude of carrier varies in accordance with the amplitude of the modulating
A.
signal.

B. the modulating frequency lies in the audio range

C. the amplitude of the carrier remains constant

the amplitude of the carrier varies in accordance with the frequency of the
D.
modulating signal.

48. At ​f​ = 7 GHz, a 120 cm dish antenna gives a gain of about

A. 50

B. 500

C. 5000

D. 50000

49. PIL colour picture tube has the main advantage that

A. it is cheap

B. it ensures purity in colour

C. it is self convergent

D. both (a) and (b)

50. What is the frequency of the modulated carrier wave?

 A. 1000 Hz

B. 2000 Hz

C. 1000 kHz

D. 2000 kHz

ANSWERS:
1. B
2. D
3. A
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. C
9. A
10. D
11. B
12. B
13. A
14. A
15. C
16. D
17. A
18. C
19. A
20. C
21. C
22. A
23. C
24. B
25. C
26. A
27. D
28. D
29. C
30. B
31. A
32. C
33. A
34. A
35. C
36. D
37. C
38. C
39. D
40. B
41. B
42. D
43. A
44. C
45. C
46. A
47. B
48. D
49. C
50. D