1.

A Discone antenna is
A. a combination of disk and cone in close approximity

B. a combination of disk and cone at /4 spacing

C. a combination of disk and cone far apart

D. a combination of disk and cone at /2 spacing

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
It is a combination of disc and cone in close approximity.
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2. In a two tone AM system the two modulating frequencies are 2000 and 4000 rad/sec. If
carrier frequency is 2 x 106 rad/sec the frequencies of upper sidebands are
A. 1.002 MHz and 1.004 MHz

B. 1.001 MHz and 1.002 MHz

C. 1.001 MHz and 1.004 MHz

D. 1.002 MHz and 1.008 MHz

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

.
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3. For a system to be designated as hi-fi, the signal to noise ratio should be at least
A. 25 dB

B. 50 dB

C. 75 dB

D. 100 dB
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

Hi-Fi system has a ratio at least equal to 50 dB.

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4. Dolby system of noise reduction divides the total audio spectrum into
 A. 8 frequency bands

B. 4 frequency bands

C. 2 frequency bands

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Dolby A system divides the frequency in 4 bands viz.f < 80 Hz, 80 Hz < f < 2999 Hz, f > 3000
Hz, f > 9000 Hz.
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5. In a system an input resistance of 20 k causes a noise voltage of 15V. If two such input
resistances each of 20 k are used in parallel, the total noise voltage will be about
A. 15 V

B. 30 V

C. 7.5 V

D. 10.6 V
Answer: Option D
Explanation:

Overall resistance = 10 kW. Noise voltage = (15) = 10.6 V.

6. In the television system in India, the odd and even fields are scanned
A. 25 times each

B. 25 times each but alternately

C. 50 times each

D. 50 times each but alternately

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Each field is scanned 25 times but alternately.
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7. Consider the following

1. A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform fh(t) have the same energy density spectrum
2. A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform, fh(t) have the same auto correlation function
3. A signal f(t) and its Hilbert transform are mutually orthogonal
Which of the above are true?
 A. 1, 2 and 3

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 1 only

D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
All are correct.
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8. Vidicon and plumbicon operate on the principle of

A. photo conduction

B. photo emission

C. photo voltaic

D. none of the above

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Photo conduction uses the fact that resistivity of some materials depends on intensity of light
falling on their surface.
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9. A TV receiver has a width of 60 cm. The aspect ratio is 4/3. The required EHT supply is about
A. 29 kV

B. 2.9 kV

C. 45 kV

D. 4.5 kV
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
EHT supply is 1 kV per diagonal inch.

Height = 60 x = 45 cm.

Diagonal = .
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10. The typical squelch circuit
A. cuts off IF amplifier when AGC is minimum

B. cuts off IF amplifier when AGC is maximum

C. cuts off audio amplifier when carrier is absent

D. eliminates RF interference when signal is weak

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
To suppress noise when carrier is absent, squelch circuit cuts off audio amplifier.
11. A narrow band noise n(t) has symmetrical spectrum and has power density spectrum 0.2 x 10-6.
The power density of quadrature component is
A. 0.2 x 10-6

B. 10-7

C. 4 x 10-7

D. 5 x 10-8
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

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12. The radio receivers mostly used now a days are

A. TRF receivers

B. super heterodyne receivers

C. CW receivers

D. pulsed receivers
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Now-a-days only super heterodyne radio receivers are used.
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13. The reactance of coupling capacitors, for DC quantities, is

A. zero
 B. low

C. infinite

D. zero or low
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
For zero frequency capacitive reactance is infinite.
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14. An AM wave is given by s(t)AM = 20 (1 + 0.5 cos 103t + 0.3 cos 104 t cos 106 t) the modulation
index of the envelope is
A. 0.5

B. 0.58

C. 0.3

D. 0.8
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

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15. The modulating frequency in frequency modulation is increased from 10 kHz to 30 kHz. The
bandwidth is increased by
A. 6

B. 1/6 times

C. increase by 30 kHz

D. increase by 20 kHz
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
BW = 2fm(1 + )
for >> 1
B.W. 2fm .

16. A sinusoidal signal with peak to peak amplitude of 1.536 volt is quantized into 128 levels using a
mid-rise uniform quantizer. The quantization noise power is
A. 0.768 V
 B. 48 x 10-6 V

C. 12 x 10-6 V

D. 3.072 Volt
Answer: Option C
Explanation:

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17. An FM wave is made to pass through a frequency tripler. If original modulation index is mf, the
output of tripler has a modulation index equal to
A. mf

B.
mf

C. 3 mf

D.
mf
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Frequency tripler makes modulation index three times.
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18. A balun provides an impedance transformation of

A. 16 : 1

B. 8 : 1

C. 4 : 1

D. 2 : 1
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Balun has turn ratio of 2 : 1. Therefore, impedance transformation is 4 : 1.
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19. A signal m(t) with bandwidth 500 Hz is first multiplied by a signal g(t)

where . The resulting signal is then passes through an ideal

low pass filter with bandwidth 1 kHz the output of the low pass filter would be
A. (t)

B. m(t)

C. 0

D. m(t) (t)
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Multiplication in time domain is equivalent to convolution. According to the property of impulse
signal, convolution of a signal m(t) with (t) is signal itself.
m(t) x g(t)

m(t).
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20. If = (S0/N0)/(Si/Nm) where S0 and S1 are signal power output and signal power input and N0 and
Nm are noise power output and noise power input, the value of for SSB-SC and DSB-SC
amplitude modulated system respectively are
A. 1 and 1

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 and 1

D. 0.5 and 0.5

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
SSB - SC and SSB - DB have = 1 and are similar from noise point.

21. Consider the draw backs

1. Slope overload
2. Serration noise
3. Granular noise
Which of these draw backs does Delta modulation have?
A. 1 and 2 only
 B. 2 and 3 only

C. 1 and 3 only

D. 1, 2, 3
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
In delta modulation the, recovered waveform may be dc whereas the original signal is not dc.
This noise is called granular noise.
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22. It is required to increase the maximum range of a radar by a factor of two. The peak power
transmitted in the radar system has to be increased by a factor of
A. 2

B. 4

C. 8

D. 16
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Range (Power)0.25
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23. Armstrong F.M. transmitter performs frequency multiplication in stages

A. to increase the overall S/N

B. for convenience

C. to reduce the bandwidth

D. to find the desired value of carrier frequency with frequency deviation

Answer: Option D
Explanation:

where (f) is the frequency deviation.

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24. A source generates three symbols with probabilities 0.25, 0.25, 0.50 at a rate of 3000 symbols
per second. Assuming independent generation of symbols, the most efficient source encoder
would have average bit rate is as
A. 6000 bits/sec

B. 4500 bits/sec

C. 3000 bits/sec

D. 1500 bits/sec
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Use Shannon Fano coding.

(0.25) is encoded as 01
Number of bits/sec
= 0.25 x 3000 x 2 + 0.25 x 3000 x 2 + 0.5 x 3000
45000 bits/sec.
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25. The filter circuit for feeding tweeter has

A. an inductance in series and a capacitance in parallel

B. a capacitance in series and an inductance in parallel

C. a resistance in series and a capacitance in parallel

D. a capacitance in series and a resistance in parallel

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Series capacitance and shunt inductance is high pass circuit.

26. The name modem is a contraction of terms modulator demodulator.

A. True

B. False
Answer: Option A
 Explanation:
Baudot code is 5 bit code.
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27. The use of SSB

A. halves the bandwidth required for transmission

B. does not affect the bandwidth for transmission

C. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 25%

D. decreases the bandwidth required for transmission by 66.6%

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
One side band is eliminated in SSB.
Therefore bandwidth is halved.
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28. If a signal voltage Vs is accompanied by a noise voltage Vn the signal to noise ratio is

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Power is proportional to V2.
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29. Video signals are transmitted through

A. amplitude modulation

B. frequency modulation

C. either amplitude or frequency modulation

 D. neither amplitude nor frequency modulation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Because of large bandwidth requirement, modulation of video signals is possible only by
amplitude modulation.
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30. A TV receiver has 20 kV EHT supply and total beam current (for 3 electron guns) of 1500 A.
The power handled by IHVT is
A. 3W

B. 30 W

C. 300 W

D. 0.3 W
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
P = 20 x 103 x 1500 x 10-6 = 30 W.

31. Some possible disadvantages of high level modulation in TV transmitters are

1. Video monitor has to supply high video voltages upto several hundred volts into highly capacitive
loads drawing high current at video frequencies
2. The grid modulated stage presents a varying load to its driver
3. The linearity and high video driving power present design problems
Out of above which are true?
A. 1 only

B. 1 and 2 only

C. 1, 2 and 3

D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
All these are true.
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32. Beam width of an antenna is expressed in

A. metres

B. degrees
 C. ratio of two powers

D. ratio of two angles

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Beam width is the angular separation between the two half power points on the power density
radiation pattern. It is expressed in degrees.
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33. In broadcast television, the number of lines per frame is chosen to be odd number to
A. reduce the required bandwidth

B. improve resolution

C. reduce peak power requirement

D. make interlacing easier

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Odd number of lines per frame makes interlacing easier.
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34. In a picture tube, the video signal is applied to

A. cathode

B. grid

C. any anode

D. either cathode or grid

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Video signal is applied to cathode.
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35. If frames are repeated at 60 Hz and each frame has 525 lines, the time for scanning one
horizontal line (for progressive scanning and no interlacing) is about
A. 320 s

B. 32 s

C. 3.2 s
 D. 0.32 s
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

.
36. Full duplex operation
A. requires modems at both ends of circuit

B. requires two pairs of cables

C. can transfer data in both directions simultaneously

D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Full duplex system has all these features.
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37. In a tape recorder the erase head is

A. engaged during playback but disengaged during recording

B. engaged both during recording and playback

C. disengaged both during recording and playback

D. engaged during recording but disengaged during playback

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
It is engaged during recording to erase the previous matter.
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38. Consider the following statements as regards advantages of CCD sensors as camera pick up
tube
1. High sensitivity
2. Good spectral response
3. Image lag absent
Out of the above which are correct
A. 1, 2, 3

B. 1, and 2 only

C. 1 and 3 only
 D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
CCD (charged coupled device) sensors have all these advantages.
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39. Some desirable features of a computer communication network are

1. It should accept an intended transmission without excessive delay
2. The data arriving at a receiving point should be processed rapidly
3. When a transmission calls for a response, the delay of response should be minimum.
Which of the above are true?
A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1 and 3 only

C. 1, 2, 3

D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
All the three features are necessary.
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40. Television transmission is by

A. ground waves

B. sky waves

C. space waves

D. all of the above

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The reception of signals by space waves is governed by line of sight range limited to about 75
kms or so. For frequencies above 30 MHz (generally used for television) communication is
through space waves.
41. In the television system in India, the aspect ratio is
A. 4:3

B. 3 : 4

C. 5 : 4
 D. 4 : 5
Answer: Option A
Explanation:

Aspect ratio is the width/height ratio of TV receiver. It is .

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42. In high power radars, which of the following are used for switching?
A. Power diode

B. Power BJT

C. Power MOSFET

D. Thyristor
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
For high power switching thyristor is the most suitable device.
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43. A remote control for TV uses

A. LED in receiver and photodiode in transmitter

B. LED in transmitter and photodiode in receiver

C. LED in both transmitter and receiver

D. Photodiode in both transmitter and receiver

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Infrared LED transmits the pulse. At receiver photo diode converts infrared signals into electrical
signals.
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44. In the FM wave described by equation v = 15 sin (4 x 108 t + 3 sin 1100 t), the carrier frequency
and signal frequency respectively are
A. 63.66 MHz and 175 Hz

B. 4 x 108 Hz and 1100 Hz

C. 175 Hz and 63.66 MHz

D. 1100 Hz and 4 x 108 Hz

 Answer: Option A
Explanation:

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45. A sequence x(n) with the z transform X(z) = z4 + z2 - 2z + 2 - 3z - 4 is applied as an input to a

linear, time invariant system with the impulse response h(n) = 2(n - 3) where

The output at n = 4 is
A. -6

B. zero

C. 2

D. - 4
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Y(Z) = X(Z) x H(Z)
= 2 x (Z4 + Z2 - 2Z + 2) x Z-3
Y(n) = 2[(n + 1) - (n - 1) - 2(n - 2) + 2(n - 3) - 3(n - 7)]
at n = 4, Y(4) = 0.

46. Which of the following amplifiers is used for impedance matching?

A. CE

B. CC

C. CB

D. Push pull
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
CC connection has low output impedance and is suitable for impedance matching.
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47. Which of the following amplifiers has highest output impedance?

A. CE

B. CB
 C. CC

D. Push pull
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
CB connection has high output impedance and is used for radio frequency isolation.
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48. In a superheterodyne receiver, having no RF amplifier, the IF is 455 kHz. The image frequency
at 1000 kHz is
A. 1455 kHz

B. 545 kHz

C. 1910 kHz

D. 90 kHz
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Image frequency = 1000 - 455 = 545 kHz.
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49. Audio tapes have two tracks each 2.5 mm wide.

A. True

B. False
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Deck is much superior to tape recorder.
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50. Which of the following amplifiers has a voltage gain of less than 1?
A. CE

B. CC

C. CB

D. CE or CB
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
CC circuit has voltage gain of less than 1 and is used for impedance matching.