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1.(Nov 1998) What 5.How many cycles of a 1- 11.What is the effect of

determines the velocity factor MHz wave can a 6-mile standing waves on a
in transmission line? transmission line transmission line?
a) The termination accommodate? a) increase in the power fed
impedance a) 16.67 cycles to antenna
b) The center conductor b) 32.26 cycles b) a cooler operating line
resistivity c) 6 cycles c) prevention of arcing
c) Dielectrics in the line d) 60 cycles d) decrease in the power
d) The termination fed to antenna
impedance 6.Power loss due to
increased effective resistance 12.The _____ is a measure
2.A transmission line has a of a conductor at microwave of the mismatch between a
capacitance of 25 pF / ft. and frequencies due to skin load and the transmission
an inductance of 0.15 mH / ft. effect. line.
Determine the characteristic a) Conduction Loss a) Return Loss
impedance of the line. b) Dielectric Loss b) SWR
a) 100 W c) Radiation Loss c) Phase-shift constant
b) 75 W d) Corona d) reflection coefficient
c) 77.5 W
d) 50 W 7.What is the cut-off 13.A very low-loss coaxial
wavelength of a 6-cm x 3-cm transmission line has 30 pF /
3.In a waveguide, the TE waveguide? Assume the ft. of distributed capacitance
mode means that the: dominant mode of operation. and 75 nH / ft. of inductance.
a) none of the above a) 20 cm What is its characteristic
b) magnetic field is b) 18 cm impedance?
perpendicular to the direction c) 15 cm a) 75
of wave propagation d) 12 cm b) 100
c) magnetic and electric field c) 72.5
are perpendicular to each 8.The ratio of incident and d) 50
other reflected voltage waves
d) electric field is representing transmission 14.What is meant by SWR of
perpendicular to the and reflection coefficients a transmission line?
direction of wave used to characterize a linear a) Short Wave Receiver
propagation microwave device. b) Slope Waveguide Relation
a) Z Parameter c) Sitting Wave Ratio
4.(Nov 1998) Determine the b) Y Parameter d) Standing Wave Ratio
dB gain of a receiving c) S Parameter
antenna which delivers a d) H Parameter 15.For a complex impedance
microvolt signal to a Z = 150 j50W with Z0 of 50-
transmission line over that of 9.What is the longest W, what is the normalized
an antenna that delivers a 2 wavelength that a 2.5-cm value of Z?
microvolt signal under wide waveguide will support a) 15 j5 Ohms
identical circumstances. in the dominant mode (m = b) 3 j1 Ohms
a) 3 dB 1)? c) 3 j1
b) 10 dB a) 3 cm d) 15 j5 Ohms
c) 8 dB b) 5 cm
d) 6 dB c) 6 cm 16.What is the impedance of
d) 1 cm most waveguide?
a) 300 ohms
10.Who developed the Smith b) 75 ohms
Chart? c) 600 ohms
a) James N. Smith d) 50 ohms
b) Philip S. Chart
c) Philip H. Smith
d) Gunn Chart

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17.(Nov 1997) The outer 22.If a transmission line is 27.When does a transmission
conductor of a coaxial terminated with a resistance line terminated in a short look
transmission line is always equal to its characteristic like a short to the source?
grounded at the impedance a) at less than l / 2
a) output only a) the standing wave ratio b) at quarter-wavelength
b) input only will be minimum c) at less than l / 4
c) point of high SWR b) the input impedance will d) at half-wavelength
d) input and output be twice the terminating 28.(Mar 1996)When a
resistance transmission line uses
18.An open circuit line c) the reflection coefficient ground return, it is called a
greater than wavelenght/4 will be unity (n) _____ line.
but less than wavelenght/2 in d) the line loss will be a) ungrouped
length will exhibit _____ maximum b) unbalanced
reactance. c) balanced
a) capacitive 23.In a waveguide, the TM d) grounded
b) minimum mode means that the:
c) inductive a) electric field is 29.(Mar 1996) Termination
d) maximum perpendicular to the direction means
of wave propagation a) load connected to the
19.(Nov 1997) An electronic b) magnetic and electric output end of the
equipment used to measure fields are perpendicular to transmission line
standing wave ratio. each other b) looking back impedance of
a) Altimeter c) none of the above a line with no load
b) Multimeter d) magnetic field is c) result of cutting both ends
c) Reflectometer perpendicular to the of a conductor
d) Wavemeter direction of wave d) result of disconnecting a
propagation line from a transmitter
20.What is a short (< l/4)
length of transmission line, 24.How can SWR be 30.(Nov 1998) A transmission
shorted at one end and minimized? a) using filters line consisting of two
attached at the appropriate b) using limiter conductors that have equal
distance from the load for the c) using Smith Chart resistance per unit length.
purpose of matching a d) using stubs a) Open-wire line
complex load to the b) Balanced line
transmission line? 25.In a transmission line, the c) Coaxial line
a) quarter-wave transformer characteristic impedance d) Unbalanced line
b) stub equals _____.
c) balun a) Zoc/Zsc 31.(Nov 1997) Coaxial lines
d) network b) ZocZsc are used on those systems
c) Zsc/Zoc operating _____.
21.(Apr 1997) To couple a d) Zsc/Zoc a) at 300 MHz
coaxial line to parallel line, it b) above 10 kHz
is better to use a _____. 26.The phase velocity, Vp c) below 2 GHz
a) directional coupler and group velocity, Vg in a d) above 10 GHz
b) balun waveguide is represented by
c) slotted line the expression. 32.(Nov 1998)Which of the
d) quarter-wave transformer a) Vp = C/Vg following determines the
b) C = (Vp)(Vg) characteristics of a
c) C = (VpVg)1/2 transmission line?
d) Vg = C2Vp a) Physical dimensions
b) Length
c) Inductance
d) Capacitance

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33.The transmission line 38.Why is impedance 44.(Nov 1996) Which tester is

parameter that represents the matching of a transmission used to measure SWR?
decrease in the signal line to the antenna a) Spectrum analyzer
strength is _____. important? b) Reflectometer
a) reflection coefficient a) for maximum power c) Oscilloscope
b) propagation constant transfer d) Multimeter
c) attenuation constant b) for minimum time delay
d) phase-shift constant c) for maximum efficiency 45.How wide must a
d) for greater energy waveguide be?
34.What is the voltage transformation a) over wavelength/2
reflection coefficient for a 75- b) over wavelength/4
line with a terminating 39.Would it be possible to c) less than wavelength/4
impedance of 50 ? produce a 70-W twin lead? d) less than wavelength/2
a) -0.5 a) depends on the load
b) 0.5 b) can not be answered 46.What is the guide
c) -0.2 c) yes wavelength if m = 1 for a 6-
d) 0.2 d) no cm x 3-cm waveguide with a
frequency of 12 GHz?
35.(Nov 1998) What is the 40.A type of transmission line a) 4.5 cm
meaning of the term velocity consisting of an inner b) 5 cm
factor of a transmission line? conductor surrounded by, but c) 2.55 cm
a) The velocity of the wave insulated from an outer d) 2 cm
on the transmission line conductor.
multiplied by the velocity of a) strip line 47.(Mar 1996) Characteristic
the wave of light in vacuum b) Micro strip line impedance of a transmission
b) The ratio of the c) Coaxial cable line is the impedance
characteristic impedance of d) balanced line measured at the _____ when
the line to the terminating its length is infinite.
impedance 41.A type of semiconductor a) midsection
c) The index of shielding for bolometer is called _____. b) output
coaxial cable a) Optocoupler c) shorted end of the line
d) The velocity of the b) Thermistor d) input
waves on the transmission c) Galvanometer
line divided by the velocity d) Thyristor 48.What is the dominant
of light in a vacuum mode in a rectangular
42.(Mar 1996) What quarter- waveguide?
36.A waveguide can be wave transformer will match a) TE02
considered as a _____. a 100 W line to an antenna b) TM11
a) LPF whose value is 175W? c) TM01
b) BPF a) 150 Ohms d) TE10
c) HPF b) 132.29 Ohms
d) BRF c) 137.5 Ohms 49.For an ideal transmission
d) 16.58 Ohms line, the best possible
37.A 5-GHz signal is to be conductor to use is _____.
propagated along a 43.What is the distance a) Iron
waveguide with a width of 3 between a voltage maximum b) Silver
cm. What is the largest value and adjacent current c) Gold
of m that can be maximum on a transmission d) Copper
accommodated by the line with standing waves?
waveguide? (0 correct a) wavelength/4
answers) b) wavelength/2
a) m = 2 c) wavelength/8
b) m = 0 d) wavelength
c) m = 1
d) m = 3

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50.(Apr 1998) Referred to as 56.For a parallel-resonant 62.A quarter-wave stub

a ferrite device that can be circuit, a l / 4 stub must be shorted at the end has high
used in lieu of a duplexer to _____ at the ends. impedance: a) at the shorted
isolate a microwave a) shorted end
transmitter and receiver when b) open b) wavelength/4 back from
both are connected to the c) complex the short
same antenna. a) Isolator d) loaded c) wavelength/2 back from
b) Coupler the short
c) Circulator 57.(Nov 1996) In a d) at the center
d) Diode transmission line, if the
maximum current to minimum 63.A 50-W lossless
51.What is the input current ratio is 2:1, what is transmission line is
impedance of a shorted the ratio of the maximum terminated with a load
lossless line of length voltage to minimum voltage? impedance of 25 + j75W.
wavelength/4? a) 1:2 What is the input impedance
a) Z0 b) 1:4 at a distance of 0.5l from the
b) infinity c) 2:1 load?
c) 0 d) 4:1 a) 15.5 + j31.6W Ohms
d) complex b) 30 +j15W Ohms
58.What is the length in c) 50 Ohms
52.Does minimum or centimetres of a quarter- d) 25 + j75W Ohms
maximum VSWR indicate wave stub, in free space at 4
best matching of antenna to GHz? 64.(Mar 1996) The
transmission line? a) 19 m characteristic impedance of a
a) either a or b b) 18.75 m transmission line does not
b) minimum c) 19 cm depend upon its ______.
c) either a nor b d) 1.875 cm a) length
d) maximum b) conductor diameter
59.(Nov 1998) Best choice of c) conductor spacing
53.What is the main transmission line component d) conductor radius
frequency determining to couple a coaxial line to a
element of a klystron? parallel wire line. 65.A 300-W line is terminated
a) resonant cavity a) Balun is a load impedance of 100 +
b) accelerating voltage b) Directional coupler j200W. What is the reflection
c) repeller voltage c) Shorting coefficient for this line?
d) mode of operation d) Slotted line a) 0.85<212.1
b) 0.632<108
54.The mode at which a 60.A matching stub should be c) 0.35<61.5
waveguide operates is placed _____. d) 0.75<120
determined by the: a) midway between load and
a) shape of the waveguide transmitter 66.A flat transmission line
b) method used to couple b) nearest to the load delivers 5 kW at 10 A. What
the signal into the c) nearest to transmitter is its impedance?
waveguide d) anywhere a) 50 Ohms
c) length of the waveguide b) 20 Ohms
d) impedance of the 61.What would be the SWR c) 200 Ohms
waveguide of a transmission line if power d) 500 Ohms
is being delivered to a 100-
55.When does a transmission load by a line with a
line have an SWR equal to characteristic impedance of
1? 50 W?
a) ZL = a a) 4
b) ZL = Z0 b) 2
c) ZL = 0 c) 5.5
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67.What must be the ratio of 74.What is the name of the 80.In a coaxial cable, the
outer conductor diameter to microwave transmission line characteristic impedance
center conductor diameter, that is used with printed depends on the diameter of
for a 75- Teflon coaxial circuits? a) inner conductor
transmission line? a) coax b) both a and d
a) 4.8 b) microstrip c) none of the above
b) 6.12 c) ferrite loop d) outer conductor
c) 4 d) waveguide
d) 3.2 75.The use of stub-matching 81.(Apr 1997) Distance
network eliminates standing travelled by a wave in the
68.A type of transmission line waves on _____. time of one cycle.
where the two conductors a) transmitter side of stub a) Crest
carry equal current. b) both sides of stubs b) Wavelength
a) unbalanced c) all of the above c) Frequency
b) balanced d) load side to stub d) Hop
c) strip line
d) waveguide 76.Two 2-mm-diameter wires
69.A waveguide acts as a held 6 cm apart center-to-
_____. center has a characteristic 82.A type of transmission line
a) LPF impedance of _____. (0 whose conductor experience
b) Resonator correct answers) the same electrical
c) HPF a) 75 Ohms capacitance relative to the
d) BRF b) 250 Ohms ground.
c) 491 Ohms a) Strip Line
70.(Mar 1996) To connect d) 500 Ohms b) Waveguide
coaxial line to a parallel-wire, c) Balanced Line
_____ is the best to use. 77.If standing waves are d) Coax
a) balun desirable on a transmitting
b) directional coupler antenna, why are they 83.The characteristic
c) slotted line undesirable on a feedline? impedance will _____, if the
d) quarter-wave transformer a) it decreases the length spacing between the wires of
b) it limits the life of the a balanced transmission line
71.One of the following antenna is increased.
microwave diodes is suitable c) it increases power loss a) none of the above
for very low-power oscillators d) it shortens the feeding life b) increase
only. a) IMPATT c) decrease
b) Tunnel 78.A flat line is also called d) remain the same
c) TWT _____ because it is
d) LSA terminated in its 84.Find the input impedance,
characteristic impedance. in ohms, for a 50- lossless
72.Which of the following is a) Capacitive transmission line, 3.5l long, if
not a microwave vacuum b) Non-resonant the load is 20 + j75 . a) 7 +
tube? c) Resonant j8
a) BWO d) Inductive b) 20 + j75
b) Gunn c) 6.25 j12.5
c) Klystron 79.What is the characteristic d) 12.5 j6.25
d) Magnetron impedance of the quarter-
wave transformer needed to 85.(Apr 1997) A single
73.What is meant by a match a 50-Ohms line to a conductor running from the
voltage node? 300-Ohms load? transmitter to the antenna.
a) high impedance a) 122 200 Ohms a) RG-8 / U
b) voltage minima b) Ohms b) Single line wire
c) current minima c) 312Ohms c) Microstrip
d) voltage maxima d) Ohms d) Twin-lead

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86.(Mar 1996) Transmission 92.(Nov 1998) Which of the 98.The ratio of the maximum
lines are either balanced or following is not a common to minimum voltage on a
unbalanced with respect to transmission line impedance? transmission line is called
_____. a) 120 ohms _____.
a) ground b) 50 ohms a) Smax
b) input c) 650 ohms b) Reflection Coefficient
c) positive terminal d) 75 ohms c) SWR
d) negative terminal d) Propagation Constant
93.When does an open
87.If two towers of an 1100- transmission line look a short 99.The aspect ratio of a
kHz array are separated by to the source? standard rectangular
1200, what are the tower a) at half-wavelength waveguide is _____.
separation feet? b) at less than l / 4 a) 1:2
a) 412 c) at quarter-wavelength b) 4:3
b) 321 d) at less then l / 5 c) 3:4
c) 298 d) 2:1
d) 48 94.What is the SWR along a
transmission line having a 100.A type of transmission
88.Skin effect describes the characteristic impedance of line used in gamma match.
tendency of: 75 W and a load impedance a) strip line
a) ac conductors to carry of 300W? b) twin-lead
the circuit current on their a) 4 c) micro strip line
surface b) 0.5 d) coaxial
b) both a nor c c) 2
c) dc conductors to carry the d) 0.25 101.A shorted transmission
circuit current on their surface line less than l / 4 in length
d) both a and c 95.What is the SWR for a will exhibit _____ reactance.
100-Ohms characteristic line a) capacitive
89.(Apr 1998) A major and and a 300-Ohms load? b) inductive
basic advantage for the used a) 0.33 c) minimum
of a klystron. b) 3 d) maximum
a) High power c) 2
b) Lesser noise d) 4 102.The cut-off frequency in
c) Efficiency a waveguide signifies
d) Cheaper 96.(Mar 1996) What is the a) longer wave will not
velocity factor of non-foam propagate significantly
90.A transmission line dielectric 50 or 75 ohm b) the frequency at which no
capable of handling high- flexible coaxial cable such as transmission takes place
powered signal is _____. RG 8, 11, 58, and 59? c) the dimension of the
a) coax a) 0.10 waveguide
b) waveguide b) 0.66 d) all of the above
c) micro strip line c) 2.70
d) stripline d) 0.30 103.Which of the following is
not a method of coupling into
91.What physical length 97.(Apr 1998) Referred to the or out of a waveguide?
corresponds to 0.25wavekerh dielectric constant of a a) Probe
at 500 MHz for cable with a transmission line material. b) Loop
propagation velocity of a) Inductance and c) Holes
0.68C? a) 0.102 m capacitance d) Slot
b) 0.102 m What is the SWR b) Velocity factor
for a 100-W characteristic c) Characteristic impedance
line and a 300-W load? d) Propagation velocity
c) 1.02 m
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104.Name a use for a circular 110.The ratio of the largest c) Resistance increases with
waveguide. rms value to the smallest rms a decrease in wire diameter
a) FM receiver value of the standing wave d) none of these
b) telephony voltage along a transmission
c) TV transmitter line is called _____. 116.What is the function of a
d) radar a) attenuation constant resistive pyramid or vane at
b) propagation constant the end of a waveguide
105.(Nov 1997) A convenient c) SWR section?
method of determining d) reflection coefficient a) reflector
antenna impedance. b) dummy load
a) Smith Chart 111.Indicate the false c) termination
b) Reactance circle statement. The SWR on a d) absorber
c) Trial and error transmission line is infinity:
d) Stub matching the line is terminated in a (n) 117.(Nov 1996) Energy that
a) pure reactance has neither been radiated
106.What type of coupling is b) open circuit into space nor completely
used between helical c) complex impedance transmitted.
resonators? d) short circuit a) Standing waves
a) loop b) Captured waves
b) probe 112.(Nov 1996) Transmission c) Incident waves
c) mechanical line must be matched to the d) Modulated waves
d) slot load to
a) reduce the load current 118.(Nov 1996) Transmission
107.What is the phase shift b) transfer maximum current lines when connected to
corresponding to to the load antenna have
wavelenght/4 in standing c) transfer maximum power a) resistive load whose
wave pattern? to the load resistance is less than
a) 180 d) transfer maximum voltage characteristic impedance
b) 40 to the load b) capacitive load
c) 0 c) resistive load at the
d) 90 113.(Apr 1997) What is the resonant frequency
impedance in ohms of a d) resistive load whose
108.For a transmission line transformer marked 25 V, 4 resistance is greater than the
giving a maximum rms W, when the secondary is characteristic impedance of
voltage reading of 50 V at correctly loaded? the line
one point and a minimum rms a) 165 Ohms
voltage reading 25 V at b) 150 Ohms 119.What is the characteristic
another point. What is the c) 156 Ohms impedance of twin lead?
VSWR of the line? d) 160 Ohms a) 600 W
a) 2 b) 50 W
b) 4 114.What is the attenuation c) 300 W
c) 5 in nepers for a 1-km length of d) 70 W
d) 1 RG58 A / U coax with a loss
of 5dB / 100 ft.? 120.(Nov 1996) The standing
109.What should be the SWR a) 86.86 Np wave ratio is equal to _____
into a dummy antenna? b) 68.68 Np if the load is properly
a) a c) 18.88 Np matched with the
b) 1:2 d) 8 Np transmission line.
c) 0 a) 10
d) 1:1 115.A wire conductor b) 50
experiences the following c) 1
characteristics: d) 2
a) b and
b) Resistance increases with
wire length ARVIN

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