1. A 100MHz carrier is frequency modulated by 10 KHz wave.

For a frequency
deviation of 500 KHz, calculate the modulation index of the FM signal.

a. 100
b. 50
c. 70
d. 90

ANSWER: 50

2. Calculate the power in one of the side band in SSBSC modulation when the
carrier power is 124W and there is 80% modulation depth in the amplitude
modulated signal.

a. 89.33 W
b. 64.85 W
c. 79.36 W
d. 102 W

ANSWER: 79.36 W

3. The spectrum of the sampled signal may be obtained without overlapping only
if

a. fs ≥ 2fm
b. fs < 2fm
c. fs > fm
d. fs < fm

ANSWER: fs ≥ 2fm

4. The rms value of thermal noise voltage is related to Boltzmann's constant k as

a. Vn is Directly proportional to k2
b. Vn is Directly proportional to k
c. Vn is Directly proportional to √k
d. Vn is Directly proportional to k3

ANSWER: Vn is Directly proportional to √k

5. Threshold effect is:

a. Reduction in output signal to noise ratio

b. Large noise as compared to input signal to envelope detector
c. Detection of message signal is difficult
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

6. Thermal noise is also known as

a. Johnson noise
b. Partition noise
c. Flicker noise
d. Solar noise

ANSWER: Johnson noise

7. At a room temperature of 300K, calculate the thermal noise generated by two

resistors of 10KΩ and 30 KΩ when the bandwidth is 10 KHz and the resistors are
connected in parallel.

a. 30.15 * 10-3
b. 8.23 * 10-23
c. 11.15 * 10-7
d. 26.85 * 10-7

ANSWER: 11.15 * 10-7

8) Noise power at the resistor is affected by the value of the resistor as

a. Directly proportional to the value of the resistor

b. Inversely proportional to the value of the resistor
c. Unaffected by the value of the resistor
d. Becomes half as the resistance value is doubled

ANSWER: Unaffected by the value of the resistor

9) The Noise Factor for cascaded amplifiers (FN) is given by (F1, F2, F3 .. FN, G1, G2,
G3....GN) are the noise factors and the gains of the amplifiers at different stages:

a. FN = F1 + F2/ G1 + F3/ G1G2+ ..+ FN/ G1G2G3GN

b. FN = F1 + (F2 - 1)/ G1 + (F3 - 1)/ (G1+G2)+ ..+(FN - 1)/ (G1+G2+G3+...+GN)
c. FN = F1 + F2/ G1 + F3/ (G1+G2) +...+ FN/ (G1+G2+G3+...+GN)
d. FN = F1 + (F2 - 1)/ G1 + (F3 - 1)/ G1G2+...+(FN - 1)/ G1G2G3GN

ANSWER: FN = F1 + (F2 - 1)/ G1 + (F3 - 1)/ G1G2+...+(FN - 1)/ G1G2G3GN

10) Noise factor for a system is defined as the ratio of

a. Input noise power (Pno) to output noise power (Pni)

b. Output noise power (Pno) to input noise power (Pni)
c. Output noise power (Pno) to input signal power (Psi)
d. Output signal power (Pso) to input noise power (Pni)

ANSWER: Output noise power (Pno) to input noise power (Pni)

11) Figure of merit γ is

a. Ratio of output signal to noise ratio to input signal to noise ratio

b. Ratio of input signal to noise ratio to output signal to noise ratio
c. Ratio of output signal to input signal to a system
d. Ratio of input signal to output signal to a system

ANSWER: Ratio of output signal to noise ratio to input signal to noise ratio

12) FM is disadvantageous over AM signal because

a. much wider channel bandwidth is required

b. FM systems are more complex and costlier
c. Adjacent channel interference is more
d. Both a and b

ANSWER: Both a and b

13) Determine the Bandwidth of a FM wave when the maximum deviation allowed
is 75KHz and the modulating signal has a frequency of 10KHz.

a. 170 KHz
b. 200 KHz
c. 100 KHz
d. 1000 KHz

ANSWER: 170 KHz

14) Wide band FM has the characteristics:

a. The frequency sensitivity kf is large
b. Bandwidth is wide
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both a and b

15) For a FM signal v(t) = 20 cos ( 10 * 108t + 30 sin 3000t), calculate the power
dissipated by the FM wave in a 20Ω resistor.

a. 100 Watts
b. 10 Watts
c. 200 Watts
d. 20 Watts

ANSWER: 10 Watts

16) For a FM signal v(t) = 25 cos (15 * 108t + 10 sin 1550t), calculate
Modulation index
Maximum frequency deviation

a. 10, 3000.1Hz
b. 20, 1550.9Hz
c. 10, 2465.9Hz
d. 10, 2000.0Hz

ANSWER: 10, 2465.9Hz

17) For a FM signal v(t) = 15 cos ( 10 * 108t + 10 sin 1220t), calculate

1. Carrier frequency
2. Modulating frequency

a. 159.1MHz, 194.1Hz
b. 185.5MHz, 200.15Hz
c. 350.1MHz, 200.1Hz
d. 159.1Hz, 194.1Hz

ANSWER: 159.1MHz, 194.1Hz

18) In frequency modulation,

a. Armstrong method is used for generation

b. Multiple side bands are generated
c. The FM signal has infinite bandwidth
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

19) After passing the FM signal through mixer, what is the change in the
frequency deviation Δ when the modulating frequency is doubled?

a. Becomes 2 Δ
b. Becomes Δ /2
c. Becomes Δ2
d. Remains unchanged

ANSWER: Remains unchanged

20) The equation v(t) = A cos [ωct + kp Φ(t)] represents the signal as

a. Phase modulated signal

b. SSBSC signal
c. DSB SC signal
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Phase modulated signal

21) Carson's rule is used to calculate

a. Bandwidth of FM signal
b. Signal to noise ratio
c. Modulation index
d. Noise figure

ANSWER: Bandwidth of FM signal

22) The increase or decrease in the frequency around the carrier frequency is
termed as

a. Figure factor
b. Frequency deviation
c. Modulation index
d. Frequency pectrum

ANSWER: Frequency deviation

23) Change in instantaneous phase of the carrier with change in amplitude of the
modulating signal generates

a. Direct FM
b. Indirect FM
c. SSB-SC
d. DSB-SC

ANSWER: Indirect FM

24) The range of modulating frequency for Narrow Band FM is

a. 30 Hz to 15 KHz
b. 30 Hz to 30 KHz
c. 30 Hz to 3 KHz
d. 3 KHz to 30 KHz

ANSWER: 30 Hz to 3 KHz

25) What is the maximum modulating frequency allowed in commercial FM

broadcastings?

a. 40 KHz
b. 75 KHz
c. 15 KHz
d. 120 KHz

ANSWER: 15 KHz

26) What is the maximum frequency deviation allowed in commercial FM

broadcasting?

a. 100 KHz
b. 75 KHz
c. 15 KHz
d. 120 KHz

ANSWER: 75 KHz
27) What is the change in the bandwidth of the signal in FM when the modulating
frequency increases from 12 KHz to 24KHz?

a. 40 Hz
b. 58 Hz
c. 24 Hz
d. Bandwidth remains unaffected

ANSWER: 24 Hz

28) The audio signal having frequency 500Hz and voltage 2.6V, shows a deviation
of 5.2KHz in a Frequency Modulation system. If the audio signal voltage changes
to 8.6V, calculate the new deviation obtained.

a. 17.2 KHz
b. 19.6 KHz
c. 25.6 KHz
d. 14.6 KHz

ANSWER: 17.2 KHz

29) What is the effect on the deviation d of an FM signal when it is passed through
a mixer?

a. Doubles
b. Reduces
c. Becomes half
d. Remains unchanged

ANSWER: Remains unchanged

30) Pre emphasis is done before

a. Before modulation
b. Before transmission
c. Before detection at receiver
d. After detection at receiver

ANSWER: Before modulation

31) Amplitude limiter in FM receivers are used to

a. Remove amplitude variations due to noise

b. Filteration
c. Demodulation
d. Amplification

ANSWER: Remove amplitude variations due to noise

32) In radio receivers, varactor diodes are used for

a. Tuning
b. Demodulation
c. Mixing
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Tuning

33) Sensitivity is defined as

a. Ability of receiver to amplify weak signals

b. Ability to reject unwanted signals
c. Ability to convert incoming signal into Image Frequency
d. Ability to reject noise

ANSWER: Ability of receiver to amplify weak signals

34) What are the disadvantages of using balanced slope detector for
demodulation of FM signal?

a. The detector operates only for small deviation in frequency

b. Low pass filter of the detector produces distortion in the detection
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Both a and b

35) In Frequency Modulation -

a. Amplitude of the carrier remains same

b. Frequency of the carrier varies in accordance with the modulating signal
c. The number of side bands are infinite
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

36) In terms of signal frequency (fs) and intermediate frequency (fi), the image
frequency is given by

a. fs + fi
b. fs + 2fi
c. 2fs + fi
d. 2( fs + fi)

ANSWER: fs + 2fi

37) Function of frequency mixer in super heterodyne receiver is

a. Amplification
b. Filtering
c. Multiplication of incoming signal and the locally generated carrier
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Multiplication of incoming signal and the locally generated carrier

38) In Automatic gain control of the AM receiver

a. Gain of the receiver is adjusted

b. The gain adjustment depends upon the strength of the received signal
c. The output provided is a DC voltage
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

39) If modulation index is greater than 1

a. The baseband signal is not preserved in the envelope of the AM signal

b. The recovered signal is distorted
c. It is called over modulation
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

40) Vestigial side band signals are detected by

a. Filters
b. Synchronous detection
c. Balanced modulator
d. None of the above

ANSWER: Synchronous detection

41) Disadvantages of using synchronous detection of AM signal are:

a. Needs additional system for generation of carrier

b. Needs additional system for synchronization of carrier
c. Receiver is complex and costly
d. All of the above

ANSWER: All of the above

42) What is the maximum transmission efficiency of an AM signal?

a. 64.44%
b. 33.33%
c. 56.66%
d. 75.55%

ANSWER: 33.33%

43) An oscillator for an AM transmitter has a 100μH coil and a 10nF capacitor. If a
modulating frequency of 10 KHz modulates the oscillator, find the frequency
range of the side bands.

a. 149 KHz to 169 KHz

b. 184 KHz to 296 KHz
c. 238 KHz to 296 KHz
d. 155 KHz to 166 KHz

ANSWER: 149 KHz to 169 KHz

44) The minimum antenna height required for transmission in reference to

wavelength λ is

a. λ
b. λ/4
c. λ/2
d. 4 λ

ANSWER: λ/4
45) What is the effect on the transmitted power of AM signal when the modulation
index changes from 0.8 to 1?

a. 0.1364
b. 0.3856
c. 1.088
d. 0.5

ANSWER: 0.1364

46) Calculate the modulation index when the un modulated carrier power is 15KW,
and after modulation, carrier power is 17KW.

a. 68%
b. 51.63%
c. 82.58%
d. 34.66%

ANSWER: 51.63%

47) Calculate the side band power in an SSBSC signal when there is 50%
modulation and the carrier power is 50W.

a. 50 W
b. 25 W
c. 6.25 W
d. 12.5 W

ANSWER: 6.25 W

48) What is the change in the value of transmitted power when the modulation
index changes from 0 to 1?

a. 100%
b. Remains unchanged
c. 50%
d. 80%

ANSWER: 50%

49) The antenna current of the transmitter is 10A. Find the percentage of
modulation when the antenna current increases to 10.4A.
a. 32%
b. 28.5%
c. 64%
d. 40%

ANSWER: 28.5%

50) The modulation technique that uses the minimum channel bandwidth and
transmitted power is

a. FM
b. DSB-SC
c. VSB
d. SSB

ANSWER: SSB