CAPE COAST TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

1ST MOCK EXAMINATION-APRIL, 2024 (20/20/M/J)

FORM: ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING 3
SUBJECT: RADIO & TELEVISION TECHNOLOGY
PAPER: C48-1-02A & B DURATION: 3hrs
This paper consists of two sections, section A and section B. Answer all questions in section A and only
FOUR (4) from section B. The total time for both sections is 3hrs. After the first one hour the shading
answer sheet will be collected from you.
SECTION A : MULTIPLE CHOICE (OBJECTIVES) C48-1-02A / DURATION: 1 HOUR

1. The terminals of a Bipolar transistor are 6. Which ONE of the following amplifiers has the
a). source, gate and drain highest distortion?
b). anode, gate and cathode a). Class AB
c). collector, base and emitter b). Class C
d). source, gate and collector. c). Class B
d). Class A
2. In a transistor, the ratio Ic/Ib is called
a). Voltage gain 7. Which ONE of the following is a disadvantage
b). current gain of negative feedback?
c). power gain a). Improves amplifier bandwidth.
d). electron gain. b). Increase circuit stability.
c). Reduces gain of an amplifier.
3. The output terminal of a common Emitter
d). Reduces distortion.
circuit is the
a). collector 8. The gain of a voltage amplifier in decibels is
b). gate expressed as
c). base a). 20Log Vin/Vout
d). source. b). 10Log Vin/Vout
c). 20Log Vout/Vin
D
d). 10Log Vout/Vin

9. The number of transistors used in a push pull

G amplifier is/are
S
a). one
Fig.1 b). two
c). three
4. Fig 1. Represents d). four.
a). PNP transistor 10. Multivibrators are
b). NPN transistor a). amplifiers
c). P-Channel FET b). power supplies
d). N-Channel FET. c). oscillators
5. An amplifier whose output current flows for d). filters.
less than 1800 is called 11. The active component in an astable
a). class AB multivibrator is a
b). class C a). capacitor
c). Class A b). resistor
d). Class B. c). inductor
d). transistor
 + 18. The inter carrier sound frequency in a TV
receiver is
a). 8MHz
_
b). 55MHz
c). 10.7MHz
+ d). 33.4MHz
Vout 19. The oscillator of the horizontal section of a TV
_ receiver generates a frequency of
Fig.2 a). 50Hz
b). 15.625KHz
c). 16.265KHz
12. Fig.2 is an op amplifier. The terminal marked d). 5.5MHz
“–“ (negative) inside the triangle is a/an
a). inverting input 20. The process of electron beam movement
b). positive supply input from top to bottom and East to West on the
c). non inverting input TV screen is called
d). negative supply input. a). luminance
b). scanning
13. In television system, the tuner is made up of c). signal processing
a). one unit d). signal tracing.
b). two units
c). three units 21. Which of the following section signal is used
d). four units. to extract the audio signal in a Television
receiver?
14. WHICH ONE is NOT part of the Television a). I.F.
Tuner Stage? b). Detector.
a). Radio frequency amplifier c). Mixer.
b). Local oscillator d). Amplifier.
c). Intermediate frequency amplifier
d). Mixer. 22. An oscillation is sustained by having a/an
a). DC voltage
15. In a monochrome TV receiver, the stage b). AC voltage
connected to the picture tube is c). positive feedback
a). radio frequency amplifier d). negative feedback.
b). video detector
c). synchronizing separator 23. An LC oscillator has all the following EXCEPT
d). video amplifier. a). tank circuit
b). feedback circuit
16. Which ONE of the following is NOT a primary c). phase shift circuit
colour in Television Transmission? d). amplifier circuit.
a). Green
b). Magenta 24. An FM transmitter uses
c). Red a). low frequency
d). Blue. b). high frequency
c). very high frequency
17. The output of the field section in a Television d). ultra-high frequency.
is directly connected to
a). the deflecting yoke 25. The velocity of a radio wave is
b). the cathode ray tube a). 30 x 108 m/s
c). sync separator b). 300 x 106 m/s
d). video amplifier. c). 300 x 106 cm/s
d). 300 x 108 cm/s
26. The wave length of a radio station with Fig.3 is a block diagram of A.M. radio receiver.
frequency of 756KHz is Use it to answer questions 33 to 35.
a). 397cm
b). 397m DETEC
1 MIXER 4 6 7
c). 39.7cm TOR
d). 39.7m.
L/O AGC Fig.3
27. The process by which information is added
O
onto a carrier is called
a). communication 33. The block labeled 6 represents
b). demodulation a). R.F. amplifier
c). modulation b). I.F. amplifier
d). transmission. c). voltage amplifier
28. The number of side bands used in Amplitude d). power amplifier.
Modulation transmission is/are 34. The block 1 is a/an
a). one a). detector
b). two b). power amplifier
c). three c). R.F. filter
d). four d). voltage amplifier
29. Which of the following describes Amplitude 35. The stage that controls the gain of the
modulation? receiver is
a). Modulated amplitude is constant. a). mixer
b). Carrier frequency varies with modulation. b). AGC
c). Channel bandwidth is wider. c). detector
d). Modulated frequency remains constant. d). AFC.
30. In frequency modulation 36. Which of the following is an example of a
a). modulated amplitude varies sequential logic?
b). modulated frequency is constant a). EX-OR
c). channel bandwidth is small b). EX-NOR
d). modulated amplitude is constant. c). Flip flop
31. Which of the following stages is NOT found in d). NOT gate
AM transmitter? 37. Which of the following is used as a memory
a). Detector stage. device?
b). Radio frequency amp. a). OR gate
c). Modulator. b). EX-OR gate
d). Oscillator. c). EX-NOR gate
32. The intermediate frequency of an AM radio d). Flip flop circuit.
receiver is
a). 455KHz
b). 470KHz
c). 5.5MHz
d). 7MHz.
In Fig.4 is a combinational logic gate. Use it to
answer questions 38 and 39. 6 5 4

A
X
F
B

Fig.4
1 2 3
38. The circuit equivalent in Fig.4 is Fig.5
a). NAND gate
b). NOR gate
c). NOT gate
40. Fig.5 represents a/an
d). AND gate.
a). transistor
39. The logic gate symbol labeled X in Fig.4 b). integrated circuit
represents c). SCR
a). NOR gate d). thyristor.
b). OR gate
c). NAND gate
d). AND gate.

DO NOT TURN OVER UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

SECTION B
Paper number Paper Duration
C48-1-02B Electronics Technology 2 hours

Answer FOUR of the following six questions.

The maximum marks for each question is shown.

1. a). Define the term frequency modulation. 2 marks

b). Draw a well labelled block diagram of an FM receiver 8 marks

c). State

I. TWO advantages of FM over AM 2 marks

ii. the function of the detector in the block diagram 2 marks

iii. the FM radio frequency range. 1 mark

2. a). State

i. the type of transistor used in Fig.1 2 marks

ii. where the polarities of the power supply in Fig.1 will be connected. 2 marks

iii. the point where a microphone will be connected in Fig.1 2 marks

b). In Fig.1 is a pre-amplifier. Vcc = 9V, Ic = 3mA and hfe = 100 and Vbe = 0.6
Calculate,

i. IB 3 marks

ii. RL 3 marks

c). State THREE types of transistor amplifier biasing. 3 marks

3. a). State

i. FOUR different types of signals in colour TV. 4 marks

ii. the type modulation used in sound in TV transmission. 2 marks
iii. The function of the synchronizing pulse in TV. 2 marks
iv. The function of RF amplifier in TV receiver. 2 marks

b). Draw the colour triangle for Additive colour mixing in Television system. 3 marks

c). Define the term Hue in colour TV. 2 marks

4. a). Define sequential logic. 2 marks

b). State
i. ONE example of sequential logic. 1 mark
ii. TWO applications of sequential logic. 3 marks

c). Using a NAND gate, draw the circuit arrangement for SR bistable. 5 marks

d). Draw the truth table an Ex-OR gate. 4 marks

5. a). i. Define an oscillator. 2 marks

ii. State THREE main stages of an LC oscillator. 3 marks

b). i. Draw the circuit diagram of a Hartley oscillator 6 marks

ii. An LC tuned circuit has an inductance of 100H and a capacitance of
1μF. Calculate the frequency of the tuned circuit. 4 marks

6. a). Define the following terms with reference to an amplifier

i. Coupling. 2 marks
ii. Gain. 2 marks
iii. Power amplifier. 2 marks

b). i. Draw a simple class B push-pull power amplifier circuit 6 marks

ii. Explain how cross over distortion is reduced in a B push-pull amplifier. 3 marks