ADC CHAPTER-I MCQ(EC403PC)

1 If level of modulation is increased ……………. power is increased

A.Carrier
B.Sideband B
C.Carrier as well as sideband
D.None of the above
2 Modulation refers to a low-frequency signal controlling the ………… D
A.Amplitude of the carrier
B.Frequency of the carrier
C.Phase of the carrier
D.May be any of the above
3 If Amin = 40 and Amax = 60, what is the percentage of modulation? A
A.20 %
B.40 %
C.50 %
D.10 %
4 A 100 V carrier is made to vary between 160 V and 40 V by the signal. What B
is the modulation factor?
A.3
B.6
C.5
D.None of the above
5 A 50 kW carrier is to be amplitude modulated to a level of 85%. What is the
carrier power after modulation? A
A.50 kW
B.5 kW
C.8 kW
D.25 kW

6 The interfacing Between the Transmitter and Receiver is called A

A. Channel
B. link
C. interface
D. None
7 The function of input transducer in a communication system is C
A. To transmit the message signal
B. To modulate the message signal
C. To convert message sound signal in to electrical signal
D. none of the above
8 The Example for Wireless Communication system is A
A. Radio communication
B. Telephone Communication
C. Both a and b
D. None
9 The property of Carrier signal is varying according to base band signal is A
called
 A. Modulation
B. Demodulation
C. Noise
D. Distortion
10 The Basic Communication System elements are D
A. Transmitter
B. channel
C. Receiver
D. all the above
11 Modulation is done in ………….. A
A. Transmitter
B. Radio receiver
C. Between transmitter and radio receiver
D. None of the above
12 In India, ……………. modulation is used for radio transmission B
A. Frequency
B. Amplitude
C.Phase
D.None of the above
13 Total bandwidth required for Amplitude Modulation (AM) is A
A. 2B
B. 2L
C. 2F
D. 2H
14 A special band is assigned to Amplitude Modulation (AM) radio from B
A.500 to 1700 kHz
B.530 to 1700 kHz
C.600 to 1500 kHz
D.200 to 2000kHz
15 In an AM wave useful power is carrier by B
A. Carrier
B.Side bands
C.Both sidebands and carrier
D.None of the above
16 In amplitude modulation, bandwidth is ……………. the audio signal C
frequency
A.Thrice
B.Four times
C.Twice
D.None of the above
17 Overmodulation (amplitude) occurs when signal amplitude is …………. B
carrier amplitude
A.Equal to
B.Greater than
C.Less than
D.None of the above
18 In an AM wave, the majority of the power is in ……………. C
A. Lower sideband
B.Upper sideband
C.Carrier
D.None of the above
19 At 100% modulation, the power in each sideband is ………………… of that D
of carrier
A.50%
B.40%
C.60%
D.25%
20 Overmodulation results in ………….. C
A.Weakening of the signal
B.Excessive carrier power
C.Distortion
D.None of the above
ADC CHAPTER-II MCQ(EC403PC)

1 In FM the carrier deviation is determined by – A

(a) Modulating
(b) Frequency
(c) Either of the above
(d) None of the above
2 Pre- emphasis is used to amplify – A
(a) Low frequency
(b) High frequency
(c) Both a and b above
(d) None of the above

3 In FM – A
(a) Noise decreases by increasing deviation
(b) Noise decreases by decreases deviation
(c) Noise decreases by maintaining deviation constant
(d) None of the above

4 The frequency of the stereo sub carrier signal in FM broadcasting is – B

(a) 19 kHz
(b) 38 kHz
(c) 50 kHz
(d) 76 kHz

5 The difference between phase and frequency modulation : A

(a) Lies in the different definition of the modulation index
(b) Is too great to make the two systems compatible
(c) Is purely theoretical because they are the same in practice
(d) Lies in the poorer radio response of phase modulation index
6 Which one of the following is not necessarily an advantage of FM over AM C
?
(a) Better noise immunity is provided
(b) The transmitted power is more useful
(c) Lower bandwidth is required
(d) Less modulating power is required
7 In phase modulated signal, the frequency deviation proportional to : B
(a) Frequency only
(b) Amplitude only
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

8 In carrier system, frequency fogging is used to : B

(a) Reduce noise
(b) Reduce cross talk
(c) Converse frequencies
(d) Reduce distortion

9 If signal band limited to fm is sampled at a rate less than 2 fm., the C

reconstructed signal will :
(a) Be smaller in amplitude
(b) Have higher frequencies suppressed
(c) Be distorted
(d) All the above
10 De-emphasis circuit is used : B
(a) Before detection
(b) After detection
(c) Before modulation
(d) After modulation

11 Pre-emphasis is used to amplify …………… frequencies. B

(a) Low
(b) High
(c) Both a and b
(d) None of the above

12 Pre-emphasis circuit is used : C

(a) Before detection
(b) After detection
(c) Before modulation
(d) After modulation

13 The FM modulation index: B

a. increases with both deviation and modulation frequency
b. increases with deviation and decreases with modulation frequency
c. decreases with deviation and increases with modulation frequency
d. is equal to twice the deviation
14 One way to derive FM from PM is: A
a. integrate the modulating signal before applying to the PM oscillator
b. integrate the signal out of the PM oscillator
c. differentiate the modulating signal before applying to the PM oscillator
d. differentiate the signal out of the PM oscillator

15 The bandwidth of an FM signal is considered to be limited because: D

a. there can only be a finite number of sidebands
b. it is equal to the frequency deviation
c. it is band-limited at the receiver
d. the power in the outer sidebands is negligible

16 Mathematically, the calculation of FM bandwidth requires the use of: B

a. ordinary trigonometry and algebra
b. Bessel functions
c. Taylor series
d. fractals

17 FM bandwidth can be approximated by: C

a. Armstrong’s Rule
b. Bessel’s Rule
c. Carson’s Rule
d. none of the above

18 An SCA signal: D
a. can use amplitude modulation
b. can use FM modulation
c. is monaural
d. all of the above

19 The modulation index of an FM signal can be determined readily: B

a. using measurements at points where J0 equals one

b. using measurements at points where J0 equals zero

c. using measurements at points where the deviation equals zero
d. only by using Bessel functions
20 FM stereo: A
a. uses DSBSC AM modulation
b. is implemented using an SCA signal
c. has a higher S/N than mono FM
d. is not compatible with mono FM
 ADC CHAPTER-III MCQ(EC403PC)

1 Why amplitude modulation is issued for broadcasting?

a) It is more immune to noise
b) It has more fidelity
c) It avoids receiver complexity C
d) It has better selectivity and sensitivity
Answer(C)

2 What is the role of channel in communication system? A

a) acts as a medium to send message signals to its medium
b) converts one form of signal to other
c) allows mixing of signals
d) helps to extract original signal from incoming signal
Answer(A

3 What will be the value of modulation if we want maximum undistorted transmitted

B
power?
a)
b)10
c)0.2
d) 0.5
Answer: (B)
4 Modulation is done in ________
D
a)Receiver
b)Transducer
c)Between transmitter and radio receiver
d)Transmitter
Answer: (D)

5 In TV transmission, picture signal is ________ modulated.

B
a)DSB-SC
b)VSB
c)SSB-SC
d)Pulse
Answer: (B)
6 In TV transmission, sound signal is ________ modulated.
C
a)Phase
b)Pulse
c)Frequency
d) Amplitude
Answer: (C)
7 What is the role of transmitter in communication system? D
a) to decode a signal to be transmitted
b) to convert one form of energy into other
c) to detect and amplify information signal from the carrier
d) to produce radio waves to transmit data
Answer: (D

8 What is the maximum transmission efficiency? B

a)67.88%
b)33.33%
c)73%
d) 54.03%
Answer: (B)

9 Demodulation is done in ________ B

a)Channel
b)Receiver
c)Receiving antenna
d) Transducer
Answer: (B)

10 What is Fidelity?
a) Equally amplifies all the signal frequencies at receiver
A
b) Ability of receiver to select wanted signal from various incoming signal
c) Minimum magnitude of input signal required to produced a specified output
d) Ability to amplify weak signals

ADC(EC403PC) CHAPTER-I FILL IN THE BLANKS

1 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. -----------
ANS : 79.36 W
2. Bandwidth required in SSB-SC signal is-------- (fm is modulating frequency):
ANS:. fm
3. Calculate the side band power in an SSBSC signal when there is 50% modulation and the carrier
power is 50W. ----------
ANS: 6.25 W
4. Disadvantage of using a DSB or SSB signal modulation is ------------
ANS: Difficult to recover information at the receiver, Carrier has to be locally generated at receiver
5. Generation of SSB SC signal is done by -----------------
ANS: Phase discrimination method, Frequency discrimination method
6. Which Modulation has high transmission efficiency --------------
ANS: SSB
7.Phase shift method is --------------
ANS: Includes two balanced modulators, Two phase shifting networks nad Avoids the use of filters
8 Vestigial side band signals are detected by --------------------
ANS:Synchronous detection
9. Which modulation is used for point-to-point communication---------
ANS:SSB
10 Which modulation system demodulation is complex --------------
ANS:SSB

11. What is the band-width required to generate SSB in Frequency Discrimination method. -----
------
ANS:fm
12. Helbert transform is useful in which system --------------
ANS: SSB, DSB-SC

13 Filter size is reduced in which modulator --------------------

ANS: phase Discrimination method
14 Switching among Side-Bands is possible in which modulator ---------------
ANS:phase Discrimination method
15. For the lower audio frequency modulation which modulation technique is useful---------
ANS: phase Discrimination method

16 Phase Shift Network is Complex in-----------------

ANS: phase Discrimination method

17 ) -------------method not required 900 phase shift network

ANS: Frequency Discrimination Method

18) ---------------- method requires frequency Up-Conversion

ANS:Frequency Discrimination Method

19)---------- which method requires filter

ANS:Frequency Discrimination Method

20)We can generate SSB at any frequency in the ---------------- method

ANS:phase Discrimination method , Third method

ADC(EC403PC) CHAPTER-II FILL IN THE BLANKS

1. FM and PM are two forms of ____________________ modulation.

ANS: angle
2. PM is extensively used in ____________________ communication.
ANS: data
3. Compared to AM, the signal-to-noise ratio of FM is usually ____________________.
ANS: better
4. Compared to AM, the bandwidth of FM is usually ____________________.
ANS: wider / greater
5. FM transmitters can use Class ____________________ amplifiers since amplitude
linearity is not important.
ANS: C
6. Both the power and amplitude of an FM signal ____________________ as modulation is
applied.
ANS: stay constant
7. In FM, the frequency deviation is proportional to the instantaneous
____________________ of the modulating signal.
ANS: amplitude
8. The frequency deviation of an FM signal occurs at a rate equal to the
____________________ of the modulating signal.
ANS: frequency
9. Mathematically, the number of sidebands in an FM signal is ____________________.
ANS: infinite
10. As FM sidebands get farther from the center frequency, their power
____________________.
ANS: decreases
11. Mathematically, the value of an FM modulation index can be as high as
____________________
ANS: any number
12. In FM, as the modulating frequency decreases, the modulation index
____________________.
ANS: increases
13. In FM, as the frequency deviation decreases, the modulation index
____________________.
ANS: decreases
14. As the FM modulation index increases, the number of significant sidebands
____________________.
ANS: increases
15. For certain values of mf, such as 2.4, the amplitude of the carrier frequency
____________________.
ANS: disappears / goes to zero
16. The bandwidth of an FM signal can be approximated using ____________________ rule.
ANS: Carson’s
17. FM bandwidth can be calculated precisely using ____________________ functions.
ANS: Bessel
18. The ____________________ effect is characteristic of FM reception in a noisy
environment.
ANS: threshold
19. The ____________________ effect is seen when an FM receiver is exposed to two FM
signals that are close to each other in frequency.
ANS: capture
20. Rest frequency is another name for an FM ____________________ frequency.
ANS: carrier
UNIT-III FILL IN BLANKS
1. In a receiver, noise is usually developed at ________ (RF stage)
2. Which oscillator is used as a local oscillator in radio receiver?___________ (Hartley Oscillator)
3. Process of recovering information signal from received carrier is known as ________
(Demodulation)

4. What is the use of varacter diode in radio receiver?

(Tuning)

5. What is the function of radio receiver?

(to detect and amplify message signal from the carrier)

6. Figure of merit is ________

(Ratio of output signal to noise ratio to input signal to noise ratio)

7. Superheterodyne principle provides selectivity at ________

(IF stage)

8. The frequency of carrier is ______________ than that of the modulating signal. (more)
9. Modulation is used to allow the use of practical antennas. True/False (True)
10. Demodulation of signals is done at ____________ (Receiver)