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1. Human ear can detect sound intensities of the order of W/m2.

A. 10-20 B. 10-13 C. 10-6 D. 10-3 Answer => A
2. The unit of loudness is
A. phon B. sone C. decibel D. mel Answer => B
3. Neper is decibel.
A. larger than B. smaller than C. equal to D. none of the above Answer => A
4. When power ratios are expressed in dBm, the reference power is
A. 1 W B. 1 mW C. 1 IAW D. none of the above Answer => B
5. In a superhet broadcast receiver, the frequency of local oscillatoris the incoming signal frequency.
A. higher than B. lower than C. equalto D. none of the above Answer => A
6. High intermediate frequency in a superhet receiver
A. increases tracking problems B. reduces adjacent channel rejection C. improves selectivity D. none of the above
Answer => A
7. If the carrier of a 100% modulated A.M. wave is suppressed, the power saving will be percent.
A.50 B.67 C.75 D.80 Answer => B
8. Modulation is the process of
A. generating constant-frequency radio waves
B. combining audio and radio-frequency waves at the transmitting end of a communication system
C.reducing distortion in RF amplifiers D.improving thermal stability of a transistor Answer => B
9. Regarding amplitude modulation, which statement is false?
A.amplitude of carrier wave is varied by the signal voltage B.frequency of carrier wave remains unchanged C.
outline of the modulated carrier wave is different in shape from the modulating wave
D.amplitude of the modulated wave varies at frequency equal to the frequency of the modulating signal Answer => C
10. Maximum undistorted power output of a transmitter is obtained when its modulation is-percent.
A. more than 100 B.100 C. less than 100 D.50 Answer => B
11. The noise performance of a square-law demodulator of AM signal is
A. better than that of an envelope detector B. better than that of a synchronous detector
C.identical with that of a synchronous detector D.poorer than that detector Answer => B
14. A transmitter supplies 10 kW of carrier power to the antenna. The total radiated power with 40% modulation is
?kW./
A.14 B.10.8 C.1.6 D.25 Answer => B
15. The FM broadcast band is from
A. 550 to 1600 kHz B. 88 to 108 kHz C. 88 to 108 MHz D. 1600 kHz to 59.75 MHz Answer => C
16. An FM radio receiver which is tuned to a 91.6 MHz broadcast station may receive an image frequency of?MHz.
A.102.3 B.113 C.70.2 D.80.9 Answer => B
17. Each of the following statements regarding frequency modulation is true except
A. amplitude of the modulated wave remains the same as that of carrier wave
B. the amount of variation of deviation from the original carrier frequency is determined by the frequency of the
modulating signal
C. the rate at which the frequency of modulated wave varies is determined by the frequency of the modulating signal
D. frequency of modulated wave increases as the signal voltage increases and vice versa
Answer => B
18. When a complex signal is used to frequency modulate a carrier, the resulting sideband distribution is
A. symmetrical about the carrier B. not necessarily symmetrical about the carrier
C. decided by the predominant sidebands. D. all of above Answer => A
19. The standard intermecdiate frequency for FM radio is
A. 10.7 MHz B. 4.5 MHz C. 75 IcHz D. 455 IcHz Answer => A
20. An FM transmitter has maximum frequency deviation of 75 kHz and reproduces audio signals up to 15 kHz.
Minimum channel width required is ?kHz.
A.180 B.120 C.90 D.60 Answer => A
21. With 100% modulation, ratio of sideband power to total power transmitted in anamplitude-modulated wave is
A. 2/3 B. 1/3 C. ½ D. ¼ Answer => B
22. Demodulation
A. is performed at the transmitting station B. removes side-bands C. rectifies modulated signal D. is opposite
of modulation Answer => D
23. 100% modulation is produced in AM when carrier
A. frequency equals signal frequency B. frequency exceeds signal frequency C. amplitude equals signal amplitude
D. amplitude exceeds signal amplitude Answer => C
24. For a given carrier wave, maximum undistorted power is transmitted when value of modulation is
A.1 B.0.8 C.0.5 D.0 Answer => A
26. Given a carrier frequency of 100 kHz and a modulating frequency of 5 kHz, the band width of AM transmission is
?kHz. .
A.5 B.200 C.10 D.20 Answer => C
27. In AM transmission with m = 1, suppression of carrier outs power dissipation by a factor of
A.6 B.2 C.3 D.4 Answer => C
29. Which of the following statement regarding signle-sideband (SSB) transmission is not correct?
A. in such transmission, only one sideband is transmitted, leaving off the other side-band and the carrier
B.it has gained general acceptance for use in home-entertainment equipment
C. it is generally reserved for point-to-point communication
D. the amount of power and bandwidth necessary to be transmitted for a given amount of information are appreciably
reduced.
Answer => B
30. Pilot-carrier transmission is one in which
A. only are sideband is transmitted B. one sidebands and carrier are transmitted
C. only two sidebands are transmitted D. two sidebands as well as a trace of carrier are transmitted
Answer => D
31. The main function of a balanced modulator is to
A. produce balanced modulation of a carrier wave B. produce 100% modulation
C. suppress carrier signal in order to create a signal-sideband or double sideband
D. limit noise picked by a receiver Answer => C
32. The amplitude of an audio-signal is 10 and that of the carrier wave is 50. Percentage modulation is
A.0.2 B.20 C.5 D.60 Answer => B
33. A bandwidth of 20 MHz is available for AM transmission. If the highest audio-frequency used to modulate the carrier
waves is not to exceed 5 kHz, the number of stations that can broadcast simulteneously within this band without
interfering with each other is
A.2,000 B.4,000 C.100 D.4 Answer => A
34. The total power content of an AM signal with 100% modulation is 1200 W. Power being transmitted at each
sideband is watt.
A.400 B.800 C.200 D.300 Answer => C
35. If the power content of a carrier of an AM wave is 4 kW at a percentage modulation of 80%, power content of,each
sideband is kW.
A.1.333 B.0.64 C.0.8 D.0.667 Answer => B
56. The modulation index of an AM wave is changed from 0 to 1. The transmitted power is
A. unchanged B. halved C. doubled D. increased by 50 per cent.
Answer => D
52. One decibel represents a power ratio of
A. 10 : 1 B. 20 : I C. 2 : 1 D. 1.26 : 1 Answer => D
60. In the spectrum of an FM wave
A. total number of sidebands depends on the value of modulation index
B. amplitude of any sideband depends on the value of modulation index
C. carrier frequency can disappear if modulation index is high
D. carrier frequency cannot disappear whatever the modulation index
Answer => B
69. In S.S.B., the transmitter suppresses
A. carrier and audio frequency B. audio and one of the side band frequency
C. carrier and one of the side band frequencies. D. None of above
Answer => C
70. Vestigial sideband (VSB) transmission is exclusively used for
A. HF mobile communications
B. video transmission in all TV systems to conserve bandwidth
C. long-distance HF radiotelephony
D. point-to-point radiotelephony where more than one channel is required
Answer => B
73. A duplexer isa device used to
A. feed more than one receiver from a single antenna
B. connect two transmitters to the same antenna
C. cannect a receiver and a transmitter to the same antenna
D.none of the above
Answer => C
91. Which of the following will carry the same information as the AM wave itself?
A. VSB only B. VSB and SSB C.SSB,VSB and DSB D. All of the above Answer => D
92. A balanced modulator produces
A. AM B.SSB C.DSB D.VSB Answer => C
100. Audio frequency range lies between
A. 20 Hz and 20 kHz ,B. 20 kHz and 200 kHz,C. 2 MHz and 20 MHz,D. 20 MHz and 200 MHz,Answer => A
101. Vestigial side band is most commonly used in
A. Radio transmission B. Television transmission ,C. Telephony D. All of the above Answer => B
102. Maximum undistorted power output of a transmitter can be expected when its modulation is
A.50% B. between 50% and 90% C.100% D. more than 100% Answer => C
103. Which of the following filter is generally used in SSB generation?
A. Active filter B. Mechanical filter C. LC filter D. Crystal filter ,Answer => B
104. Which of the following is the advantage of base modulation over collector modulation of a transistor class C
amplifier?
A. Better linearity B. Better efficiency C. Low modulating power requirement D. High power output per transistor
Answer => C
105. Which of the following is inveriably found in SSB?
A. Tuned modulator B. Class B RF amplifier C. Class C audio amplifier D. All of the above Answer => B