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Q. 1

Preeti Kumari The amplitude of a sinusoidal carrier signal with a peak value of 10 V is modulated by another sinusoidal signal. If the modulation index of
the resultant AM signal is 0.4, then the maximum and minimum values of the envelope of the AM signal are respectively equal to
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Q. 2

Consider an amplitude modulated signal with a message signal m(t) and carrier frequency “fc” as follows:
                                    s(t) = [12 + m(t)] cos(2πfct ) V
If the modulation index of this AM signal is 0.75, then the peak amplitude of the message signal m(t) is equal to
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Q. 3

Consider an AM signal with a carrier frequency of “fc” as follows:

s(t) = [20 + 4cos(3000t) + 10cos(6000t)] cos(2πfct)
The normalized power carried by the sidebands of this AM signal is equal to
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B 25 W
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A sinusoidal message signal, m(t) = Amcos(2πfmt) is applied to a frequency modulator and a phase modulator separately. If βFM is the
modulation index of the FM signal and βPM is the modulation index of the PM signal, then select the correct one of the following
statements.
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B βPM is independent of Am

C βFM is independent of fm

D βPM is independent of fm Correct Option

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Q. 5

A sinusoidal carrier signal is frequency modulated by a message signal, m(t) = 12cos(5000πt) V. If the frequency sensitivity of the
modulator is kf = 5 kHz/V, then the bandwidth of the resultant modulated signal (according to Carson’s rule) will be equal to
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The modulation index of a single tone FM signal is 2π rad. If the frequency and the amplitude of the message signal are increased by a
factor of 2, then the modulation index of the modified FM signal will be equal to
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C 4π rad

D 8π rad

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Q. 7

To generate an FM signal with 100% power efficiency, the modulation index to be selected is
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B 5.53

C 8.65

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For all the modulation index values given in the options, the power occupied by the carrier frequency component is zero and 100%
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Q. 8

Consider the following statements:

S1: Tracking is superior in FM receivers than in AM receivers.
S2: Double spotting is a major problem in FM receivers than in AM receivers.
S3: AM can be used for long distance transmission than FM.
Select the correct statements using the codes given below.
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B S2 and S3 only
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• Tracking is superior in FM receivers than in AM receivers.
• Double spotting is a major problem in AM receivers than in FM receivers.
• AM can be used for long distance transmission than FM.
Hence, option (c) is correct.

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Consider a section of an FM receiver as shown in the figure below.

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C c

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Q. 10

An AM superheterodyne receiver is designed to receive the signals with carrier frequency (fc) in the range (550 to 1650) kHz. The
intermediate frequency (IF) of the receiver is 450 kHz and the local oscillator frequency (fLO) of the mixer is selected, such that fLO > fc
always. For proper reception of the signals, the frequency “fLO” should be in the range
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The modulation index of the AM signal is equal to ____________.
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Q. 12

When a carrier signal is amplitude modulated by a sinusoidal signal, the antenna current of the transmitter is increased by 50% from that of
unmodulated case. The modulation index of the AM signal is equal to __________.
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The instantaneous frequency of the signal, x(t) = 10cos(20πt + πt ) at t = 40 seconds is equal to _______ Hz.
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The maximum phase deviation of a PM signal is 2π rad and the message signal is band limited to 10 kHz. The bandwidth of the PM signal
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Q. 15

The intermediate frequency (IF) of an AM superheterodyne receiver is 450 kHz. If each of the AM signals present at the input of the receiver
is restricted to a bandwidth of 10 kHz, then for proper operation of the receiver, the maximum value of the quality factor of the IF amplifier
should be equal to __________.
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Q. 16

The intermediate frequency (IF) of an AM superheterodyne receiver is 450 kHz and the local oscillator frequency (fLO) of the mixer is
selected, such that fLO > fc always. If the carrier frequency (fc) of the received signal is 700 kHz, then the carrier frequency of the
corresponding image signal will be equal to _________ kHz.
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A message signal m(t) and a carrier signal c(t) are applied to an amplitude modulator as shown in the figure below.

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which set of the following values of “a” and “b” should be selected for design?
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C a = 8 and b = 1

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Q. 18

The Hilbert transform of a message signal m(t) is represented as . If the average power of the signal m(t) is 16 W, then the average
power of the signal is equal to
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Q. 20

A frequency modulated signal with a carrier frequency of “fc” is given by,

           s(t) = 20cos[2πfct + 12sin(2000πt) + 5cos(2000πt)]
The maximum phase deviation of the signal s(t) is equal to
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D 17 rad

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Q. 21

When a sinusoidal carrier signal is frequency modulated by two message signals m1(t) = cos(2πf1t) V and m2(t) = 2cos(2πf2t) V individually,
the modulation index of the resultant FM signals are 10 rad and 20 rad respectively. If the same modulator is used in both the cases, then
select the correct one of the following relations.
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The message signal m(t), which is shown in the figure below, is applied to a frequency modulator (with a frequency sensitivity of kf) and a
phase modulator (with a phase sensitivity of kp) separately.

If the maximum frequency deviation of the modulated signal in both the cases (FM and PM) is same, then the ratio will be equal to

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C 8π rad/Hz

D 10π rad/Hz

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Q. 23

Which one of the following circuits can be used for the purpose of de-emphasis?
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Q. 24

A superheterodyne receiver, with an intermediate frequency (IF) of 450 kHz, is designed to receive AM signals. A coherent demodulator is
used in the receiver for the purpose of demodulation. If the carrier frequency of the received AM signal is 1000 kHz, then for proper
reproduction of the signal, the carrier frequency of the local oscillator connected to the coherent detector should be equal to
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The spectrum in the range (550 to 1650) kHz is allocated for AM radio broadcasting and the spectrum is shared for different AM radio
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stations using frequency division multiplexing (FDM). If the message signal of each AM radio station is band-limited to 5 kHz, then the
maximum number of different AM radio stations that can be enjoyed by a listener will be equal to
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Q. 26

When a carrier signal, c(t) = cos(200πt) and a message signal, m(t) = cos(2πt) are applied to an unknown modulator circuit, the modulated
waveform resulted at the output of the circuit is given by,
s(t) = cos(200πt) cos(5sin2πt) – sin(200πt) sin(5sin2πt)
The signal s(t) can be
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Q. 28

The amplitude of a sinusoidal carrier signal is modulated by the message signal, m(t) = sinc(1000t). The bandwidth of the resultant AM
signal is equal to __________ kHz.
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Q. 29
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If the phase sensitivity of the PM modulator is 10π rad/V, then the maximum instantaneous frequency of the resultant PM signal will be
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Q. 30

A carrier signal is frequency modulated by a sinusoidal message signal of 15 kHz, resulting in a maximum frequency deviation of 50 kHz. If
the amplitude of the message signal is increased by a factor of 3 and it’s frequency is decreased to 5 kHz, then the bandwidth of the
modified FM signal (according to Carson’s rule) will be equal to ___________ kHz.
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Q. 31

A frequency modulated signal with a carrier frequency of 10 MHz and a modulation index of 20 rad is to be generated using an indirect FM
modulator shown in the figure below.

If the input message signal is a 15 kHz sinusoid, then the maximum frequency deviation required at the output of the NBFM generator will
be equal to ___________ kHz.
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MY PROFILE that fLO > fc always. The receiver is tuned to the station, whose carrier frequency (fc) is 600 kHz. If the loaded quality factor of the RF
amplifier is 50, then the image rejection ratio of the receiver will be equal to __________.
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Q. 33

A superheterodyne receiver is designed to receive the signals in the range (88 to 108) MHz. The local oscillator frequency (fLO) of the mixer
is selected, such that fLO > fc always. To avoid the problem of image frequency in the receiver, the minimum value of the intermediate
frequency (IF) to be selected is equal to _______ MHz.
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