Choose the letter of the best answer in each questions.

1. If the peak transmitted power in a radar system is increased by a factor of 16, the
maximum range will be increased by a factor

a. 2
b. 4
c. 8
d. 16

2. If the antenna diameter in a radar system is increased by a factor of 4, the maximum

range will be increased by a factor of

a. 2
b. 2
c. 4
d. 8

3. If the ratio of the antenna diameter to the wavelength in a radar system is high this will
result in (indicate the false statement)

a. large maximum range

b. good target discrimination
c. difficult target acquisition
d. increased capture area

4. The radar cross section of a target (indicate the false statement)

a. depends on the frequency used

b. may be reduced by special coating of the target
c. depends on the aspect of a target, if this non-spherical
d. is equal to the actual cross-sectional area for small targets

5. Flat-topped rectangular pulses must be transmitted in radar to (indicate the false

statement)

a. allow a good minimum range

b. make the returned echoes easier to distinguish from noise
c. prevent frequency changes in the magnetron
d. allow accurate range measurements

6. A high PRF will (indicate the false statement)

a. make the returned echoes easier to distinguish from noise

b. make target tracking easier with conical scanning
c. increase the maximum range
d. have no effect on the range resolution
7. The IF bandwidth of a radar receiver is inversely proportional to the

a. pulse width
b. pulse repetition frequency
c. pulse interval
d. square root of the peak transmitted power

8. If a return echo arrives after the allocated pulse interval,

a. it will interfere with the operation of the transmitter

b. the receiver might be overloaded
c. it will not be received
d. the target will appear closer than it really is

9. After a target has been acquired, the best scanning system for tracking is

a. nodding
b. spiral
c. conical
d. helical

10. If the target cross section is changing, the best system for accurate tracking is

a. lobe switching
b. sequential lobing
c. conical scanning
d. monopulse

11. The biggest disadvantage of CW Doppler radar is that

a. it does not give the target velocity

b. it does not give the target range
c. a transponder is required at the target
d. it does not give the target position

12. The A scope displays

a. the target position and range

b. the target range, but not position
c. the target position, but not range
d. neither range nor position, but not only velocity

13. The Doppler effect is used in (indicate the false statement)

a. moving-target plotting on the PPI

b. the MTI system
c. FM radar
d. CW radar
14. The coho in MTI radar operates at the

a. intermediate frequency
b. transmitted frequency
c. received frequency
d. pulse repetition frequency

15. The function of the quartz delay line in an MTI radar is to

a. help in subtracting a complete scan from the previous scan

b. match the phase of the coho and the stalo
c. match the phase of the coho and the output oscillator
d. delay a sweep so that the next sweep can be subtracted from it

16. A solution to the blind speed problem is

a. to change the Doppler frequency

b. to vary the PRF
c. to use monopulse
d. to use MTI

17. Indicate which one of the following applications or advantages of radar beacons is false:

a. Target identification
b. Navigation
c. Very significant extension of the maximum range
d. More accurate tracking of enemy targets

18. Compared with other types of radar, phased array radar has the following advantages
(indicate the false statement)

a. very fast scanning

b. ability to track and scan simultaneously
c. circuit simplicity
d. ability to track many targets simultaneously

Answers:

1. a. 2
2. c. 4
3. d. increased capture area
4. d. is equal to the actual cross-sectional area for small targets
5. b. make the returned echoes easier to distinguish from noise
6. c. increase the maximum range
7. a. pulse width
8. d. the target will appear closer than it really is
9. c. conical
10. d. monopulse
11. b. it does not give the target range
12. b. the target range, but not position
13. a. moving-target plotting on the PPI
14. a. intermediate frequency
15. a. help in subtracting a complete scan from the previous scan
16. b. to vary the PRF
17. d. More accurate tracking of enemy targets
18. c. circuit simplicity

1. In a RADAR system the transmitter of the radar is more sensitive than the receiver.
a) True
b) False

Answer: b
Explanation: The basic operation of RADAR is that the transmitter sends out a signal, which is partially
reflected by the distant target, and then detected by a sensitive receiver. Because of the presence of
noise in the received signal, the receiver has to be more sensitive.

2. For radar system, antennas with a large beam width are preferred over narrow beam antennas.
a) True
b) False

Answer: b
Explanation: If a narrow beam width antenna is used in radar, the targets direction can be accurately
given by the angular position of the antenna. Hence narrow beam antennas give more accurate position
of the objects.
3. The radar in which both transmission and reception is done using the same antenna are called:
a) Monostatic radar
b) Bistatic radar
c) Monopole radar
d) Dipole radar

Answer: a
Explanation: Radar transmits electromagnetic waves and receives the waves that are reflected by
objects. If a single antenna is used both for transmission and reception of the signals, they are called
monostatic radar.

4. For applications like missile fire control, bistatic radars are used.
a) True
b) False

Answer: a
Explanation: In missile fire control, the target is illuminated with one antenna and the reflected wave is
received from another antenna in the radar. In situations where continuous transmission and reception
of signals is required, bistatic radars are used.

5. When a power Pt is transmitted by an antenna, amount of energy incident on the target is given by
the expression:
a) PtG/4R2
b) Pt/4R2
c) Pt4 R2/G
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a
Explanation: The amount of energy incident on the target is proportional to the energy radiated; gain of
the antenna G, and R is the distance of the target from the radar system. As the distance from the radar
system, the energy incident on the target reduces.

6. The term radar cross section defines the:

a) Scattering ability of the target
b) Power radiating ability of the radar
c) Amount of energy scattered by unwanted objects
d) Cross section of radar area through which energy is emitted

Answer: a
Explanation: Radar cross section is defined as the ratio of scattered power in a given direction to the
power incident on it. The power incident is the energy radiated by the transmitting antenna of the
radar.
7. A ________ determines the target range by measuring the round trip time of a pulsed microwave
signal.
a) Pulse radar
b) Doppler radar
c) Cross section radar
d) None of the mentioned

Answer: a
Explanation: The working principle of pulse radar is that continuous pulses are transmitted and time is
recorded until the pulse is received back by the radar. Based on this delay recorded, the range of target
is estimated.

8. Construction of pulse radar is much simpler than a Doppler radar.

a) True
b) False

Answer: b
Explanation: In Doppler radar the power / signal is continuously radiated by the transmitting antenna. In
pulse radar, pulses are transmitted to the target. Generation and transmission of pulses is more complex
as compared to continuous signal.

9. In military applications the radar cross sections of vehicles is minimized.

a) True
b) False

Answer: a
Explanation: In military applications the radar cross sections of vehicles is minimized so that the military
vehicles remain undetected. Lower the radar cross section, lower is the power scattered, and hence the
object remains undetected.

10. Pulse radar operating at 10GHz frequency has an antenna with a gain of 28 dB and a transmitted
power of 2kW. If it is desired to detect a target of cross section 12m2, and the minimum detectable
signal is -90 dBm, the maximum range of the radar is:
a) 8114 m
b) 2348 m
c) 1256 m
d) 4563 m

Answer: a
Explanation: The maximum range of a radar system is given the expression, [PtG222/ (4) Pmin] 0.25.
Pt is the transmitted power, is the radar cross section, G is the antenna gain. Substituting the given
values in the above equation, the maximum range of the radar is 8114 m.