Chapter: Communication Systems
1.

As compared to sound waves the frequency of radio waves is

A. lower
B. higher
C. equal
D. may be higher or lower
Answer» B. higher
2.

Decrease in strength of signal is known as

A. tuning
B. modulation
C. attenuation
D. amplification
Answer» C. attenuation
3.

If frequency of modulated wave is less than frequency of carrier wave, then input signal is

A. negative
B. positive
C. zero
D. infinite
Answer» A. negative
4.

At the end of communication system, the signal is converted from radio to

A. sound
B. mechanical energy
C. kinetic energy
D. potential energy
Answer» A. sound
5.

Energy is lost in wires due to

A. heating
B. resistance
C. conduction
D. both A and B
Answer» D. both A and B
6.

Voltage signal generated by a microphone is

A. digital in nature
B. analogue in nature
C. consists of bits and bytes
D. hybrid in nature
Answer» B. analogue in nature
7.

Phenomena in which signal transmitted in one circuit creates undesired effect in other circuit is known as

A. crosstalk
B. signal attenuation
C. sampling
D. crosslinking
Answer» D. crosslinking
8.

Digital number 9 can be represented in binary number as

A. 110
B. 1001
C. 1010
D. 1011
Answer» B. 1001
9.

Geostationary satellite has period

A. twice of Earth
B. same as Earth
C. half of Earth
D. quarter of Earth
Answer» B. same as Earth
10.

Bit on left hand side has

A. lowest value
B. zero value
C. highest value
D. infinite value
Answer» C. highest value
11.

A digital quantity has

A. only 2 values
B. more than 2 values
C. no values
D. less than 2 values
Answer» A. only 2 values
12.

Frequency of sky waves is

A. less then 3 MHz
B. more than 3 MHz
C. less than 2 MHz
D. exactly 2 MHz
Answer» B. more than 3 MHz
13.

Each digit in a binary number is known as a

A. bit
B. byte
C. number
D. digit
Answer» A. bit
14.

Value of sampled signal is used to produce a

A. binary number
B. decimal number
C. octal number
D. all of above
Answer» A. binary number
15.

Data in compact disc is stored in form of

A. analogue signal
B. digital signal
C. noise
D. colors
Answer» B. digital signal
16.

With a 30 m long coaxial cable, the bandwidth can exceed

A. 100 MHz
B. 1000 MHz
C. 50 MHz
D. 300 MHz
Answer» A. 100 MHz
17.

Amplitude of modulated wave is in phase with

A. output
B. system
C. frequency
D. signal
Answer» D. signal
18.

Variation in amplitude or frequency of carrier wave is called

A. amplitude modulation
B. frequency modulation
C. modulation
D. bandwidth
Answer» C. modulation
19.

In frequency modulation, amplitude of modulated wave is

A. positive
B. negative
C. constant
D. zero
Answer» C. constant
20.

High quality music only needs frequencies up to

A. 10 Hz
B. 15 Hz
C. 20 kHz
D. 15 kHz
Answer» D. 15 kHz
21.

Binary system has base

A. 10
B. 11
C. 1
D. 2
Answer» D. 2
22.

In FM, frequency of modulated wave varies with

A. amplitude
B. time
C. wavelength
D. energy
Answer» B. time
23.

Unwanted signal that distorts a transmitted signal is called

A. analogue
B. noise
C. digital
D. tuning
Answer» B. noise
24.

First communication satellites used frequencies of

A. 6 GHz for uplink
B. 3 GHz for uplink
C. 6 GHz for downlink
D. 5 GHz for downlink
Answer» A. 6 GHz for uplink
25.

A wave of frequency 1 GHz has wavelength of

A. 0.4 m
B. 0.5 m
C. 0.2 m
D. 0.3 m
Answer» D. 0.3 m

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