For attenuation of high frequencies we should use

A. shunt capacitance

B. series capacitance

C. inductance

D. resistance
Answer: Option A
VSB modulation is preferred in TV because
A. it reduces the bandwidth requirement to half

B. it avoids phase distortion at low frequencies

C. it results in better reception

D. none of the above

Answer: Option A

In FM signal with a modulation index mf is passed through a frequency tripler. The wave in the output
of the tripler will have a modulation index of
A. mf

B. 3mf

C. mf/3

D. mf/9
Answer: Option B
Assertion (A): Free space does not interfere with normal radiation and propagation of radio waves
Reason (R): Free space has no magnetic or gravitational fields.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option A
Which of the following is the indirect way of FM generation?
A. Reactance bipolar transistor modulator

B. Armstrong modulator

C. Varactor diode modulator

D. Reactance FM modulator
Answer: Option B
As the frequency increases, the absorption of ground wave by earth's surface
 A. decreases

B. increases

C. remains the same

D. either (a) or (c)

Answer: Option B
Consider the following statements
1. The amplitude of an FM wave is constant
2. FM is more immune to noise than AM
3. FM broadcasts operate in upper VHF and UHF frequency ranges
4. FM transmitting and receiving equipments are simpler as compared to AM transmitting and receiving
equipments
Which of the above are correct?
A. 1, 2, 3, 4

B. 1, 2, 3

C. 2, 3, 4

D. 1, 3, 4
Answer: Option B

It is found that in a telephone system 60 subscribers initiate calls during a 30 minute interval and the
total duration of all the calls is 100 minutes. The load is
A. 2

B. 3 erlang

C. 3.333 erlang

D. 0.333 erlang
Answer: Option C

Consider the following:

1. A TV receiver antenna should pick up the TV signal and develop maximum voltage from the
available strength of signal
2. It should reject unwanted signals
3. It should not suffer from co-channel interference
4. It should have a very narrowband
The correct statements are
A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1, 2 and 3 only
 C. 1, 2, 3, 4

D. 2, 3 only
Answer: Option B
The equation v(t) = A cos [ωct + φ(t)] where A and ωc are constant and φ(t) is a function of base
signal represents
1. Phase modulation
2. Amplitude modulation
3. Angle modulation
4. Frequency modulation
Which of the above are true?
A. 3 only

B. 1, 3 and 4

C. 1, 2, 3, 4

D. 3 and 4 only
Answer: Option B
The total number of channels allotted for cellular telephone is
A. 666

B. 333

C. 221

D. 111
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Cellular telephones have been assigned 666 channels (826 to 845 MHz and 870 to 890 MHz). Each
channel has width of 30 kHz.

Consider the following

1. Generation of SSB signals
2. Design of minimum phase type filters
3. Representation of band pass signals
Which of the above applications is Hilbert transform used?
A. 1 only

B. 1, 2 and 3

C. 1, 2 only

D. 1 and 3
 Answer: Option B
Consider the following statements about loop antenna
1. It is suitable for direction finding application
2. It is a single turn or multiturn coil carrying RF current
3. The loop is surrounded by a magnetic field everywhere perpendicular to the loop
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 2 only

B. 1 only

C. 1, 2, 3

D. 2 and 3 only
Answer: Option C
A tweeter should be fed from the input through a
A. low pass filter

B. high pass filter

C. band pass filter

D. band stop filter

Answer: Option B
Assertion (A): An electronic tuner uses varactor diode
Reason (R): The capacitance of a varactor diode depends on the magnitude of reverse bias.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option A
Which of the following microphones is used as a standard for calibration?
A. Moving coil

B. Carbon

C. Condenser

D. Ribbon
Answer: Option C
Linear diode detector utilizes
A. linear portion of static characteristics of diode

B. linear portion of dynamic characteristic of diode

C. square law portion of dynamic characteristics of diode

 D. rectification property of diode
Answer: Option D
Some advantages of optical fibre cables are
1. small diameter
2. Immunity to cross talk and EM interference
3. Laser and LED modulation methods lend themselves ideally to digital operation
Which of the above are correct?
A. 1 only

B. 1 and 2

C. 1, 2, 3

D. 2, 3
Answer: Option C
Assertion (A): Electromagnetic waves in free space spread uniformly in all directions from a point
source
Reason (R): Free space has no interference or obstacles.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option A
Assertion (A): A composite video signal has synchronising pulses.
Reason (R): It is necessary to synchronise the scanning process in the transmitter and receiver.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option A

Assertion (A): In standing wave pattern, the nodes and anti nodes are separated by half wave-
length
Reason (R): When line is terminated in resistance RL, the standing wave ratio is SWR = Z0/RL or
RL/Z0
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option B
 In PCM, the biggest disadvantage as compared to AM is
A. larger bandwidth

B. larger noise

C. inability to handle analog signals

D. incompatibility with time division multiplex systems

Answer: Option A

Kell factor is about

A. 5

B. 3

C. 0.7

D. 0.2
Answer: Option C

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

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

C. a combination of disk and cone far apart

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

Answer: Option A

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 μ (Power)0.25
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

Assertion (A): EM waves are attenuated as they travel outward from a source
Reason (R): Both field intensity and power density follow inverse square law.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option A

A carrier is phase modulated (PM) with frequency deviation of 10 kHz by a single tone frequency of
1 kHz. If the single tone frequency is increased to 2 kHz, assuming that phase deviation remains
unchanged, the bandwidth of the PM signal is
A. 21 kHz

B. 22 kHz

C. 42 kHz

D. 44 kHz
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Frequency deviation = 10 kHz, fm = 1 kHz
2(fm + Df)
Bandwidth = 22 kHz
2(10 + 1) 22 kHz
fm is doubled
Hence 22 x 2 44 kHz bandwidth.
As the magnitude of reverse bias is increased, the capacitance of varactor diode
A. increases

B. decreases

C. first increase, then decreases

D. first decreases then increases

Answer: Option B
In FM, as the modulating frequency decreases and the modulating voltage amplitude
A. increases, the modulation index increases
 B. decrease, the modulation index increases

C. remains constant, the modulation index increases

D. remains constant, the modulation index decreases

Answer: Option C
In FM, as the modulating frequency decreases and the modulating voltage amplitude
A. increases, the modulation index increases

B. decrease, the modulation index increases

C. remains constant, the modulation index increases

D. remains constant, the modulation index decreases

Answer: Option C
Consider the following statements as regards DPSK and DEPSK
1. DPSK demodulator requires a device which operates at carrier frequency and provides a delay of bit
time Tb
2. In DPSK, synchronous demodulation recovers the signal b(t) and the decoding of b(t) to
generate d(t) is done at base band
3. In both DPSK and DEPSK errors always occur in pairs
Which of the above statements are correct?
A. 1 and 3

B. 1 and 2

C. 2 and 3

D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: Option B

The IF frequencies in a TV receiver

A. 38.9 MHz for video and 33.4 MHz for audio

B. 38.9 MHz for both video and audio

C. 33.4 MHz for both video and audio

D. 33.4 MHz for video and 38.9 MHz for audio

Answer: Option A

In orthogonal BFSK, the energy of information bearing term is

A. the same as total transmitted energy

B. one-half of total transmitted energy

C. one-fourth of total transmitted energy

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Since noise phase modulated FM wave, as the noise sideband frequency approaches the carrier
frequency, the noise amplitude
A. is equalized

B. is increased

C. is decreased

D. remains constant
Answer: Option C
Companding is used
A. to overcome quantising noise in PCM

B. in PWM receivers to reduce impulse noise

C. to protect small signals in PCM from quantising noise

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Consider the following statements about PCM
1. PCM is not noise resistant
2. PCM requires complex encoding and quantizing circuitry
3. PCM requires large bandwidth
Which of the above are correct?
A. 1 only

B. 1, 2, 3

C. 2, 3

D. 1 and 3
Answer: Option C

Which of the following analog modulation scheme requires the minimum transmitted power and
minimum channel bandwidth?
A. VSB

B. DSB-SC

C. SSB

D. AM
Answer: Option C
Assertion (A): Demodulation of SSB and AM signals is exactly similar
Reason (R): The basic SSB demodulation device is product detector.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

 C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option D
Consider the following statements as regards IF in radio receivers
1. If IF is too high, poor selectivity and poor adjacent channel rejection could result
2. If IF is high, tracking difficulties increase
3. A very low IF makes selectivity too sharp
4. As IF is decreased, image frequency rejection becomes better
Which of the above are correct?
A. 1, 2, 3, 4

B. 1, 2, 3

C. 2, 3, 4

D. 1, 3, 4
Answer: Option B
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

the amount of variation of deviation from the original carrier frequency is determined by the
B.
frequency of the modulating signal

the rate at which the frequency of modulated wave varies is determined by the frequency of
C.
the modulating signal

D. frequency of modulated wave increases as the signal voltage increases and vice-versa
Answer: Option B
Assertion (A): In AM, use of SSB reduces the power and bandwidth requirement
Reason (R): A balanced modulator produces AM with carrier suppressed
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. A is wrong but R is correct

Answer: Option B

In a PCM system, if we increase the quantization levels from 2 to 8, how do the relative bandwidth
requirements vary?
A. Get doubled

B. Get tripled

C. Remains same
D. Become eight times
Answer: Option B