1.

The Doppler frequency is large if

B: the relative velocity of target with respect to radar is large
Answer => B

2. If peak transmitted power in a radar system is increased 16 times, its maximum range
will be increased by a factor of
A: 2
Answer => A

3. Radar range primarily depends upon

A: peak transmitted power
Answer => A

4. Which statement(s) regarding the working of a radar system is/are wrong?

B: maximum range is inversely proportional to the diameter if wavelength is kept
constant
C: maximum radar range is independent of the effective target area
D: both B and C
Answer => D

5. In a radar transmitter, the function of modulator is to

B: switch the tube OFF and ON as required
Answer => B

6. The resolution of a pulsed radar can be improved by

B: decreasing pulse width
Answer => B

7. The thermal-noise power generated by a receiver of bandwidth Bn (in hertz) at a

temperature T (degrees kelvin) is where k is the Boltzann's constant
A: kTBn
Answer => A

8. If the transmitted waveform is a train of rectangular pulses of width 2 microseconds,

the pulse repetition period is 1 millisecond and the peak power is 10 kilowatts,
theaverage power is
B: 20
Answer => B

9. If a radar is to have a range of 50 nmi (92.6 km), pulse interval should be

microseconD:
D: 620
Answer => D

10. Higher pulse repetition frequency (P.R.F.) in a radar will

C: improve the signal-to-noise ratio of the system
Answer => C

11. If PRF of a radar is 1200 and pulse width 1.2 pis, the duty cycle of the output tube is
ts/s.
B: 1440
Answer => B

12. The average power of a pulsed radar transmitter is given by

A: the product of peak power of the pulse and the duty cycle
Answer => A

13. The minimum range of detection by a pulse radar depends on

A: pulse width
Answer => A

14. A duplexer is a
B: transmit-receive switch
Answer => B

15. 'LASER' is used in communication at

C: light frequencies
Answer => C

16. A `radome' is a
A: protective cover for the antenna
Answer => A

17. The sensitivity of a radar receiver is ultimately set by

C: overall noise temperature
Answer => C

18. A PPI displays

A: range versus angle
Answer => A
19. 'Second time around' echoes are caused by
C: echoes that arrive after transmission of the next pulse
Answer => C

20. A simple CW radar does not give range information because

B: continuous echo cannot be associated with any specific part of the transmitted wave
Answer => B

21. The best system for tracking a target after it has been acquired is
D: monopulse
Answer => D

22. 'PPP in a radar system stands for

C: plan position indicator
Answer => C

23. In radar reception, the term ratrace' is used in connected with

B: duplexer
Answer => B

24. The A-scope of a radar displays

C: traget range but not position
Answer => C

25. A bistatic radar has

B: transmitting and receiving antennas separated by quite large distances
Answer => B

26. The duty oycle in a pulses radar transmitter cannot be increased beyond a point
because it
B: increase the average power of the transmitter tube
Answer => B

27. One method of solving 'blind speed' problem is to

A: use a variable PRF
Answer => A

28. The lowest 'blind speed' of a radar erating at 6 GHz with a PRF of 1000 pps is ? m/s
C: 50
Answer => C

29. Which statement regarding CW Doppler radar is wrong?

D: it is capable of measuring target range
Answer => D

30. Blind speeds in M.T.I. radar result in

A: restrictionin speed of detectable targets
Answer => A

31. A simple CW radar does not give range information because

C: the continuous echo cannot be associated with any specific part of the transmitted
wave
Answer => C

32. The major advantage of pulsed radar over CW radar is that

A: pulsed radar readily gives the range of target while CW radar cannot give range
information
Answer => A

33. Radar transmits pulsed electromagnetic energy because

B: it provides a very ready measurement of range
Answer => B

34. Magnetrons are commonly used as radar transmitters because

A: high power can be generated and transmittedto aerial directly from oscillator
Answer => A

35. If the 'Noise Figure' of receiver A is better than 'Noise Figure' of receiver B, it implies
that S/N ratio of
A: receiver A is better than that of receiver B
Answer => A

36. A CW-FM radar can measure

C: relative velocity and range
Answer => C

37. The resolution of a radar is its ability to

A: distinguish between two closelyspaced targets
Answer => A
38. If 1 watt of R.F. power is fed to a directional coupler having 20 dB coupling, the
power available at the coupled port is watts.
C: 100
Answer => C

39. A circularly-polarized wave is a

B: superposition of two linearlypolarizedwaves of equal amplitude which are
orthogonal in space and 90? out of phase
Answer => B

40. Radar detection is limited to line-of-sight because

A: curvature of the Earth
Answer => A

41. The maximum range R of detection of target is proportional to ? of the transmitted

power.
C: fourth root
Answer => C

42. A radar used for measuring the height of an aircraft is known as

A: radar altimeter
Answer => A

43. VOR stands for

A: VHF Omni range
Answer => A

44. The `COHO' in MTI radar operates at the

D: intermediate frequency
Answer => D

45. The Doppler shift Af is given by

A:
B:
C:
D:
Answer => A

46. Radar transmits pulsed electromagnetic energy because

B: it provides a very ready measurement of range
Answer => B

47. A high noise figure in a receiver means

A: poor minimum detectable signal
Answer => A

48. Which of the following is the biggest disadvantages ofCW Doppler radar?
D: it does not give the target range
Answer => D

49. The function of the quartz delay line in a MTI radar is to

A: help in subtracting a complete scan from the previous scan
Answer => A

50. Second time around echoes are caused bY

C: echoes that arrive after transmission of the next pulse
Answer => C

51. Which of the following diode is used as detector in a radar?

C: IMPATTdiode
Answer => C

52. In a radar in case the return echo arrives after the allocated pulse interval, then
D: the target will appear closer than it really is
Answer => D

53. The average power of a pulsed radar transmitter is given by

A: the product of peak power of the pulse and the duty cycle
Answer => A

54. PPI in a radar system stands for

A: plan position indicator
Answer => A

55. In case the ratio of the antenna diameter to the wavelength in a radar system is high,
this is likely not to result in
A: increased capture area
Answer => A
56. The term RADAR stands for
B: radio detection and ranging
Answer => B

57. The gain of a radar transmitting antenna is

D: much higher than that of radar receiving antenna
Answer => D

58. The duty cyclein a pulsed radar transmitter cannot be increased beyond a point
because it
B: increases the average power of the transmitter tube
Answer => B

59. In case the antenna diameter in a radar system is increased to four times, the
maximum range will increase by
C: 4 times
Answer => C

60. Which one of the following applications or advantages of radar beacons is false?
C: more accurate tracking of enemy targets
Answer => C

61. `STALO' stands for

C: stabilized local oscillator
Answer => C

62. Blind speed causes target to appear

C: stationary
Answer => C

63. For precise target location and tracking, retards operate in

A: S-band
Answer => A

64. The range of a radar is

B: directly proportional to the minimum detectable signal by the receiver
Answer => B

65. Which of the following is essential for fast communication?

A: High S/N ratio
Answer => A

66. The maximum range of a radar depends on

C: pulse energy
Answer => C

67. A target is moving with a velocity of 360 km/hour radially towards the transmitting
frequency generator of 3 GHz will be
D: 2 kHz
Answer => D

68. The minimum range of detection by a pulse radar depends on

A: pulse width
Answer => A

69. Which one of teh following is used for 1FF?

D: Beacon
Answer => D

70. The minimum receivable signal in a radar receiver whose IF, bandwidth is 1.5 MHz
and which has a noise figure 9 dB, will be
D: 4.16 x 10-14 watt
Answer => D

71. When P is the peak transmitted pulse power, the maximum range of the radar is
proportional to
C: (p)1 /4
Answer => C

72. The minimum receivable signal in radar receiver which has an IF bandwidth of 1.5
MHz and a 9 dB noise figure will be
C: 4.17 x 10-14 W
Answer => C

73. The maximum range of a radar depends on all of the following EXCEPT
B: direction of movement of target
Answer => B

74. The antenna used for radar is

A: paraboloidal antenna
B: horn fed paraboloid reflectors
C: dipole
D: all of the above
Answer => D

75. The noise figure of a radar receiver is 12 dB, and its bandwidth is 2.5 Mhz. The value
of Pminfor this radar will be
B: 1.59 x 10-13 W
Answer => B

76. An MTI radar operates at 10 GHz with PRF of 3000 ppps. The lowest blind will be
D: 162 lcm/hr
Answer => D

77. The delay unit section of the VRM/delay unit can De used to
A: extend the range of radar
B: reduce radar interference expand an area for examination
C: both (a) & (b)
D: none of the above
Answer => D

78. Sea clutter returns occur

B: at short ranges
Answer => B

79. A short pulse transmission on short ranges

A: provides good minimum range
C: provides goods range resolution
D: both (a) & (c)
Answer => D

80. If the 1.5 nm range is selected by the operator, the long-pulse/short pulse control
line from the display unit will select a PRT of and a pulse length of
C: 1500 Hz, 0.08 is
Answer => C

81. A given lossless antenna produces a beam that is 100 in azimuth and 20? in
elevation. The power gain of this antenna would be
A: 648/n
Answer => A
82. A radar operating at 3 GHz and using a 1 m diameter parabolic reflector antenna
with an efficiency factor of (1/7t) would radiate with a power gain of
B: 314
Answer => B

83. A beam --idth of 10 in the azimuth direction and 1? in elevation direction implies a
radiated beam solid angle (in steradians) of about
C: 1/3240
Answer => C

84. With reference to accuracy of range measurement, if the received signal to noise
ratio is increased by a factor of 4, the root mean square value of the range error would
D: reduce by a factor of 2
Answer => D

85. With reference to the integration time required by the radar to resolve two doppler
shifts repa rated by (Afd)
C: the integration time is inversely proportional to (Afd)
Answer => C

86. The doppler shift produced by a radar operating at 1 GHz from a target, moving with
a velocity that has a radial component only the radar axis of 100 m/s, would be
A: 667 Hz
Answer => A

87. When the target is moving away from the CW doppler radar, the received frequency
B: is lower than the transmitted frequency
Answer => B

88. A ship sailing at a radial speed of 10 m/s towards on HF radar operating at 3 MHz
would produce a doppler shift of
C: 0.2 Hz
Answer => C

89. The beam width of a radar antenna is 0.1 radian in the azimuth direction and 0.05
radian in the elevation direction. The number of beam positions needed to fill the
complete sphere would be
D: 800 TC
Answer => D
90. With reference to tracking radars, the problems of pulse to pulse variations in echo
amplitudes
B: is overcome in simultaneous lobing technique
Answer => B

91. One of the following is an HF radar system

D: Over-the-horizon radar
Answer => D

92. One of the following radar systems is mainly used in remote sensing applications.
C: Synthetic aperture radar
Answer => C

93. In one of the following radar systems, the radar beam is steered electronically
A: Phased array radar
Answer => A

94. The radar cross-section of a target with a scattering area

B: 4nA2/A: 2
Answer => B

95. When same antenna is used for transmission as well as reception, the radar range is
C: directly proportional to square root of antenna gain
Answer => C

96. With reference to radars, better range resolution requires

A: larger bandwidth
Answer => A

97. A pulse compression radar transmits an encoded pulse with a frequency chirp from
990 MHz to 1010 MHz centered around 1 GHz. The range resolution capability of this
radar would be
D: 7.5 m
Answer => D

98. The maximum unambiguous range of a pulse radar with a PRF of 5 kHz would be
A: 30 lcm
Answer => A

99. In a doppler radar, the transmitted frequency was 100 MHz whereas that of
received echo was 110 MHz. This indicates that
B: the target is moving towards the radar
Answer => B

100. The third blind speed starting from the lowest in case of a 3 cm MTI emitting at a
pulse repetition rate of! kHz would be
C: 162 lcm/hr
Answer => C

101. If (AA), (AE) and (E) are the azimuth difference, the elevation difference signal and
the sum signal in a monopulse tracking radar system, the for an angle (0) between the
azimuth difference signal and the sum signal, the azimuth angular error detector output
is given by
A: ?E cos 0
Answer => A

102. To cover all inhabited regions of the Earth, the number of geosynchronous
communication satellite required is
B: 3
Answer => B

103. For global communication, the number of satellites needed is

B: 3
Answer => B

104. The ending part of the popular teleserial Mahabharat will be beamed to the
viewers via
C: ARABSAT
Answer => C

105. The first geostationary satellite launched in 1965 was called

B: EARLY BIRD (Intelsat-1)
Answer => B

106. Low-orbit satellites are not used for communications because they
C: do not provide 24 hour/day contact to the users on Earth
Answer => C

107. Geosynchronous satellites are always launched in the equatorial plane because it is
the only plane which provides
B: stationary satellite
Answer => B
108. Depending on the technique used, digitized television requires a bit rate between
millions
A: 40 and 92.5
Answer => A

109. A communication satellite is a repeater between

C: many transmitting stations and many receiving stations.
Answer => C

110. The maximum signal propagation time of a geosynchronous satellite transmission

is about milliseconD:
B: 270
Answer => B

111. A telephone user while talking to a person via a satellite has to wait for reply for
about milliseconD:
D: 540
Answer => D

112. The echo heard by a telephone user on a satellite channel can be removed by using
C: echo suppressor
Answer => C

113. A satellite link uses different frequencyies for receiving and transmitting in order
to
B: avoid interference between its powerful transmitted signal and weak incoming
signal
Answer => B

114. The expression for satellite link frequencies such as 4/6 GHz denotes that
B: 4 GHz is the down-link and 6 GHz is the up-link frequency
Answer => B

115. At present, the radio-frequency band mainly used by most satellites is

D: SHF
Answer => D

116. The lowest frequency used in satellite communications is GHz.

A: 0.8
Answer => A
117. A transponder is a satellite equipment which
A: receives a signal from Earth station and amplifiers it
B: changes the frequency of the received signal
C: retransmits the received signal
D: does all the above-mentioned functions
Answer => D

118. The angle subtended by Earth as geostationary communication satellite is

A: 17.34?
Answer => A

119. Satellite launch sites are inveriably located on Eastern seaboards to esure that
D: spent rocket motor and other launcher debris falls into the sea
Answer => D

120. Geosynchronous communication satellites travel around the Earth in circular

orbits with a forward speed of about lun/h.
A: 11,200
Answer => A

121. The lifetime of a geosynchronous communication satellite is about years

B: 10
Answer => B

122. Most of the communication satellites are stationed to the West of their service are
as in order to reduce their
C: battery power provision
Answer => C

123. Space communication links are being increasingly moved into Ka-band (20-30
GHz) because it
A: offers a much wider available bandwidth
Answer => A

124. A geosynchronous satellite

D: has all the above
Answer => D
125. The INTELSAT-IV satellite launched in 1974 had two earth-coverage antennas and
two narrower-angle antennas subtending 4?50. The signal from narrow-angle antenna
was stronger than that from earth-coverage antenna by a factor of
C: (17.34/4.5)2
Answer => C

126. The number of days when Earth's shadow falls on a geosynchronous satellite is
A: 88
Answer => A

127. The Sun blots out the transmission of a geosynchronous satellite twice a year when
satellite passes directly in front of it. This outage lasts for about
A: 10 minutes on 5 consecutive days
Answer => A

128. A geostationary satellite is one which

B: travels around the Earth in 24 hours
Answer => B

129. Synchronous satellites orbit the Earth once in

A: 24 hours
Answer => A

130. A few minutes disturbance in communications occurs twice during Sun-blinding

when line
D: Sun, satellite and Earth station
Answer => D

131. Assuming Earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km and height ofa geosynchronous
satellite above Earth as 36,000 km, the velocity of a geosynchronous satellite is km/hr.
D: 11,100
Answer => D

132. Assuming a minimum angle of elevation of 50, a geoynchronous satellite remains in

line-of-sight for percentage of Eargh'ssurface?
B: 42.4
Answer => B

133. Which of the following factor does NOT contribute to the drift of a geostationary
satellite from its stationary position in space?
D: weight of thesatellite
Answer => D

134. The owner of a communication satellite is usually required to keep the spacecraft
on-station at its assigned place in the geosynchronous orbit with an accuracy of degree.
A: 0.1
Answer => A

135. In selecting a satellite system, the first determining factor is its

C: coverage area
Answer => C

136. Which statement out of the following statements is wrong?

D: at present 4/6 GHz geostationary satellites are being parked in geosynchronous
orbits at least 100 apart
Answer => D

137. Which one of the following statement is correct?

C: the width of a beam in space is inversely proportional to the width of the
transmitting antenna
Answer => C

138. In communication satellites, the up-link normally operates at a higher frequency

than the down-link because
A: it gives a narrow - beam shining into space
Answer => A

139. As compared to 17.340 antenna, the total increase in the signal relayed by 4.5?
antenna of INTELSAT-IV is
B: 220
Answer => B

140. Power received from Sun per m2 surface area of a geosynchronous satellite is
nearly watt
D: 1000
Answer => D

141. The degradation of satellite solar cells with time is mainly due to
A: their bombardment by electrons
Answer => A
142. Nutation of a geosynchronous satellite means its
C: three-axis stabilization
Answer => C

143. When a communication satellite passes into Earth's shadow, its temperature drops
to about oK
D: 123
Answer => D

144. A typical signal strength received from a geosynchronous communication satellite

is of the order of a few
D: watts
Answer => D

145. A certain sound has 10,000 times more energy than another sounD: The number of
times it would sound stronger to a listen& is
A: 40
Answer => A

146. A 20-m antenna gives a certain uplink gain at frequencies of 4/6 GHz. For getting
same gain in the 20/30 GHz band, antenna size required is metre
B: 4
Answer => B

147. Which of the following statement regarding link loss fur_ a satellite link is wrong?
D: loss in down link is negligible as compared to that in uplink
Answer => D

148. To make an antenna more directional, either its size must be increased or
B: the frequency of its transmission must be increased
Answer => B

149. Shannon's Law relates

C: information carrying capacity to S/N ratio
Answer => C

150. Noise temperature of Sun is more than

C: 1,00,000
Answer => C
151. The noise temperature of sky is about ?K
D: 30
Answer => D

152. The average noise temperature of Earth, as viewed from space, is

A: 254
Answer => A

153. While keeping the down-link frequency constant, the diameter of a satellite
antenna is reduced by half. To offer the same EIRP over the increased coverage area, the
RF output power has to be increased by a factor of
B: 4
Answer => B

154. The quality of a space-link is measured in terms of the ratio.

A: C/N
Answer => A

155. While discussing sharing of a communication satellite by many geographically

dispersed Earth stations, DAMA means
A: demand-assigned multiple access
Answer => A

156. Radio broadcasting is a familiar example of

C: frequency multiplexing
Answer => C

157. A modem is
D: an electronic circuit which carries out modulation and demodulation of a carrier
frequency
Answer => D

158. In the case of a 70-MHz IF carrier for a tansponder bandwidth of 36 MHz, energy
must lie between ?MHz.
B: 52 and 88
Answer => B

159. In synchronous detection of an AM signal

C: only one side band and part of carrier is suppressed
Answer => C
160. In envelope detection of an AM waveform
B: both side bands and full-amplitude carrier are needed
Answer => B

161. In satellite communication, frequency ,modulation is used because satellite channel

has
B: large bandwidth and severe noise
Answer => B

162. Phase modulation is commonly used for data transmission mainly because
B: it is resistant to the effects of noise
Answer => B

163. For satellite transmission, analog signals may be converted into digital form with
the help of
C: codec
Answer => C

164. Orbital disturbances of a geosynchronous satellite are caused by the

A: Moon
B: Sun
C: Earth
D: all of the above
Answer => D

165. The traffic-handling capacity of an Earth station on the up-link depends on

A: its EIRP
B: satellite antenna gain
C: noise associated with the satellite
D: all of the above
Answer => D

166. The different access methods which permit many satellite users to operate in
parallel through a single transponder without interfering with each other are
A: frequency division multiple access (FDMA)
B: time division multiple access (TDMA)
C: code division multiple access (CDMA)
D: all of the above
Answer => D
167. A colour television signal having bandwidth of 4.6 MHz is digitised using 10
bits/sample. The digital bit rate used for its transmission with PCM would be
kilobits/seconD:
A: 92,000
B: 920
C: 23,000
D: 230
Answer => A

168. Which one of the following statements regarding compandor is FALSE?

C: for weaker signals, it gives a poor ratio of signal strength to quantizing error
Answer => C

169. Regarding TASI which one of the following statements is wrong?

B: the same speaker is reassigned a channel almost instantly when he speaks again even
when the circuit is heavily loadeD:
Answer => B

170. Which one of the following statements regarding DR is wrong?

B: though it is more efficient than TASI, it is much slower
Answer => B

171. In the context of error detection in satellite transmission, ARQ stands for
A: automatic repeat request
Answer => A

172. In a stop-and-wait ARQ systme, the transmitting terminal

D: does not wait for acknowledgement after sending a block
Answer => D

173. A typical error rate on satellite circuits is one bit error in

A: 107
Answer => A

174. The most effective antijamming technique is

B: spread-spectrum modulation
Answer => B

175. The present total cost per watt of power generation in geosynchronous orbit is
nearly Rs.
A: 20
Answer => A

176. For satellite communication, standard Earth stations have antenna diameters in
the range of metre.
A: 27.5 to 30
Answer => A

177. India's first thre-axis stabilised geostationary communication satellite is

C: Apple
Answer => C

178. APPLE was shot into orbit on 19th June 1981 by European Space Agency (ESA)
from
B: Kourou in French Guyana
Answer => B

179. The geostationary communication satellite APPLE is parked in the equatorial orbit
at
A: 102? E longitude over Sumatra
Answer => A

180. Of the four INSAT-I satellites planned by India so for, only has proved to be
successful.
B: INSAT-IB
Answer => B

181. After the death of INSAT-1B, the mainstay of the entire Indian satellite network for
some time to come would be
D: ARABSAT
Answer => D

182. Launch weight of APPLE was about kg

B: 500
Answer => B

183. orbit weight of APPLE was about

A: 150
Answer => A

184. India's Polar Satellite Launch (PSLV) to be ready in 1991 is designed to launch
1000-kg spacecraft into orbit
D: sun-synchronous polar
Answer => D

185. The useful operational life of INSAT-1B (launched in 1983) is expected to end by
C: 1989-90
Answer => C

186. India's first domestic geostationary satellite INSAT-1A was launched on 10th April
1982 from
B: USA
Answer => B

187. The communication satellite INSTA-1B had to take up the job of INSAT-IA because
the latter collapsed within months of its launch.
C: 5
Answer => C

188. The 1150-kg geosynchronous satellite INSAT-1 A parked 36,000 km above India
had greatly improved India's
B: domestic communications
C: meteorological capability
D: both (b) and (c)
Answer => D

189. Master control facility (MCF) for INSAT2 series satellites is located at
D: Hassan
Answer => D

190. Presently, the world's largest and most advanced multi-purpose communication
satellite is
D: Olympus-1
Answer => D

191. A passive satellite

A: only reflects back signals
Answer => A

192. A satellite in low circular orbit than a geostationary orbit is known as

C: fast moving satellite
Answer => C
193. What is common between earth and a geostationary satellite?
B: both have same angular velocity
Answer => B

194. The square of the period of revolution to the planet about the sun is proportional
to the cubes of their mean kg. distances from the sun. The above statement is based on
C: Kelpler's law
Answer => C

195. If a satellite is orbiting at a height of h km from the surface of the earth, then its
radius of orbit will be
B: h + 6372 lun
Answer => B

196. If the maximum value of electron density is 1.24 x 106 cm-3, the critical frequency
for reflection at vertical incidence will be nearly
D: 10 MHz
Answer => D

197. An active satellite has

C: antenna system, transmitter, receiver and power supply
Answer => C

198. In satellite communication, modulation used is

D: FM
Answer => D

199. Communication satellites are invariably

B: geostationary
Answer => B

200. The distance of a geostationary satellite from the surface of the earth is nearly
C: 36,00 km
Answer => C

201. The waiting time for telephonic conversation via communication satellite is of the
order of
C: 540 ms
Answer => C
202. A satellite earth station has
C: both transmitting as well as receiving equipment
Answer => C

203. A satellite used for international communication is known as

C: Intelsat
Answer => C

204. In satellite transmission, analog signals may be converted into digitalform using
D: codec
Answer => D

205. The source of energy for a satellite is

D: solar cell
Answer => D

206. Epigee and perige are the considerations when a satellite is in

D: elliptical orbit
Answer => D

207. An active satellite carries

D: all of the above
Answer => D

208. A passive satellite

B: reflects the signal
Answer => B

209. Passive reflectors are provided on

B: passive Satellites only
Answer => B

210. One of the following satellite systems is used for intercontinental communications
D: INTELSAT
Answer => D

211. One of the following satellite systms is being used for weather forecast applications
A: TIROS-N
Answer => A
212. One of the following satellite systems is not used for communication services
D: LANDSAT
Answer => D

213. Referring to satellite communication systems, a refraction that occurs in the

ionosphere due to presence of earth's magnetic field and gives rise to rotation of plane
of polarisation of a linearily polarised wave is known as
B: Faraday rotation
Answer => B

214. A 10 GHz signal was beamed, up at a satellite at a distance of about 40,000 kms
from earth's surface, The signal undergoes a free space loss of about
D: 385 dB
Answer => D

215. A geosynchronous orbit is the one when the

D: the satellite's orbital velocity is in synchronism with the earth's rotation
Answer => D

216. If a satellite is in a geosynchronous orbit, it

A: remains in a fixed position relative to points on earth
C: can cover 40 percent of earth's surface
D: both (a) and (c)
Answer => D

217. Higher the frequency of satellite or earth station transmitter,

A: higher is the potential bandwidth that can be used for communications
B: closer the satellites can be spaced without interfering with each other
C: narrower is the radiation beamwidth for a given earth station and satellite antenna
diameter
D: all of above
Answer => D

218. Satellite capacity depends on

A: weight that can be placed in orbit
B: panel area available for energydissipation transmitter power
C: all of above
D: none of the above
Answer => D
219. For the earth station antennas to be 6 feet in diameter, the satellite frequency
bands must be in
B: 12/14 GHz range
Answer => B

220. The satellite orbit almost inveriably used with remote sensing satellites is the
C: Sun synchronous orbit
Answer => C

221. Sith reference to geosynchronous and geostationary satellite orbits,

D: while a geostationary orbit is in the equatorial plane, the orbital plane of a
geosynchronous satellite is inclined to the equatorial plane
Answer => D

222. The location of a geostationary satellite is always given in terms of

A: a certain longitude
Answer => A

223. The orbital velocity of the satellite

B: is inversely proportional to square root of its distance from earth's centre
Answer => B

224. With reference to satellites, the first orbital velocity (u1) which is the minimum
horizontal launch velocity required to put a satellite into a circular orbit around earth
and second orbital velocity (1)2) which is the horizontal launch velocity which makes
the satellite
B: lowest point in the orbit
Answer => B

225. For orbital velocity between the first orbital velocity (u1) and the second orbital
velocity (u2), the satellite orbit would
B: be elliptical & eccentric
Answer => B

226. The satellite orbit that is highly inclined, elliptical and eccentric is the
A: Molniya orbit
Answer => A

227. A payload that is invariably found on all communications satellites is the

C: Transponder
Answer => C
228. The multiple satellite access technique suitable only for digital transmissions is the
A: Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
Answer => A

229. The commonly used multiple access technique that suffers from the disadvantage
of likelihood of intermodulation distortion is
B: Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
Answer => B

230. The satellite series from ISRO (India) meant for earth observation applications is
the
C: IRS-series
Answer => C

231. The satellite series developed by ISRO (India) for carrying out scientific studies is
the
A: SROSS-C satellite series
Answer => A

232. The value of 'g' in the microgravity environment typically available in space
stations is of the order of
B: 10-4g
Answer => B

233. When a satellite of mass (m) is orbitting earth at a height (h) from earth's surface
with a velocity (u), then the centripetal force due to gravitational attraction of the earth
is given by (Assume `G' as the gravitation constant and `IVI' as the mas of earth) escape
earth's gravitational attraction, are interrelated by
A: u2 = 2u1
Answer => A

234. The most commonly employed analog modulation technique in satellite

communication is the
B: Frequency Modulation (FM)
Answer => B

235. Earth station figure-of-merit is defined as

A: 10 log (?GT )
Answer => A
236. When the orbit eccentricity equals 1, the orbit takes the shape of
B: a parabola
Answer => B

237. An accentricity figure of greater than unity would imply that

C: the satellite escapes from the orbit
Answer => C

238. Mark the wrong statement

A: an inclined polar orbit can never be a geosynchronous orbit
Answer => A

239. With reference to Q-59, if (a) is the semi-major axis of elliptical transfer orbit and
(r) is the distance of a given point on the orbit from the centre of earth, ther the orbital
velocity of the satellite at that point is given by (IL = GM)
A: u = 1(21t- ?a)
Answer => A

240. The orbital velocity at the apogee point in an eccentric elliptical orbit increases
when the elliptical orbit is transformed into a circular orbit with apogee point
remaining the same. This increment in velocity is the minimum when
C: elliptical orbit and circular orbit are in the same plane
Answer => C

241. Molniya orbit serves the purpose of a geosynchronous orbit for high latitude
regions. The number of satellites usually required at different phases of the same
Molniya orbit to provide uniterrupted service to a given area is
A: 3
Answer => A

242. For satellite communication, the frequency should be the critical frequency of
ionosphere.
C: come than
Answer => C

243. Before transmitting to the satellite, the wide-band satellite signal is apmplified bY
C: travelling wave tube
Answer => C

244. A satellite repeater serves which of the following purposes?

C: It translates the signal to new frequency band
Answer => C

245. The telephone channels in a communication satellite are assembled in

D: FDM
Answer => D

246. What is the lifetime of a geosynchronous communication satellite?

C: About 10 years
Answer => C

247. Due to which of the following reasons the low-orbit satellites are not used for
communications?
B: They do not provide 24 hours per day contact to the users on the Earth
Answer => B

248. In satellite commuication, frequency modulation is used because stellite channel

has
C: large bandwidth and severe noise
Answer => C

249. From which of the following places APPLE was shot into orbit by European Space
Agency (on 19.6.1981)
C: Kourou in French Guyana
Answer => C

250. What is the power received from Sun per m2 surface area of a geosynchronous
satellite?
C: About 1000 W
Answer => C

251. When a communication satellite passes in to Earth's shadow, its temperature drops
to about
A: 123 K
Answer => A

252. Unlike terrestrial transmission links,satellite links have very amount of power,
hence they use FM with high modulation index.
A: small
Answer => A
253. A satellite link can be made to carry information when operating digitally whan in
analog fashion
B: more
Answer => B

254. ARQ in the context of error detection in satellite transmission stands for which of
the following?
B: Automatic repeat request
Answer => B

255. From which of the rollowing places India's first domestic geostationary satellite
INSAT-1A was launched (on 10.4.1982)?
C: USA
Answer => C

256. Which of the following is common between earth and a geostationary satellite?
C: same angular velocity
Answer => C

257. Satellites operate in which of the following frequency ranges?

C: VHF and UHF
Answer => C

258. An active satellite has which of the following?

D: Antenna system, transmitter, receiver and power supply [IETE 19981
Answer => D

259. For satellite communication, the lower limit of frequency is

B: 10 MHz
Answer => B

260. The radius of the Earth is

C: 6372 km
Answer => C

261. The orbital period of a satellite is proportional to

C: r3/2
Answer => C
262. For a satellite with time period of 2 hours, the height above the surface must be
C: 2000 km
Answer => C

263. Moon completes one orbit in

D: 28 days
Answer => D

264. Long distance communication system via satellite uses frequency in the range
B: 3 to 6 GHz
Answer => B

265. A system has poles at 0.01 Hz, 1 Hz and 80 Hz; zeros at 5 Hz and 200 Hz. The
approximate phase of the system response at 20 Hz is
A: -90?
Answer => A

266. A mW video signal having a bandwidth of 100 MHz is transmitted to a received

through a cable that has 40 dB loss, lithe effective one-sided noise spectral density at
the receiver is 10-20 Watt/Hz, then the signal-to-noise ratio at the receiver is
A: 50 dB
Answer => A

267. Two sinusoidal signals of same amplitude and frequencies 10 kHz and 10.1 kHz are
added together. The combined signal is given to an ideal frequency detector. The output
of the detector is
B: 20.1 kHz sinusoid
Answer => B

268. The positive frequencies where Y(/) has spectral peaks are
D: 21cHz and 141cHz
Answer => D

269. During transmission over a certain binary communication channel, bit errors occur
independently with probability p. The probability of AT MOST one bit in error in a block
of n bits is given by
C: np (1 - p)n-I + (1 - p)n
Answer => C

270. In a GSM system, 8 channels can co-exist in 200 kHz bandwidth using TDMA: A
GSM based cellular operator is allocated 5 MHz bandwidth. Assuming a frequency reuse
factor of ?5 , i.e. a five-cell repeat pattern, the maximum number of simultaneous
channels that can exist in one cell is
B: 40
Answer => B

271. In a Direct Sequence CDMA system the chip rate is 1.2288 x 106 chips per
seconD: If the processing gain is desired to be AT LEAST 100, the data rate
A: must be less than or equal to 12.288 x 103 bits per seC:
Answer => A