Communication Systems

1. How many elements are essential for any communication system?

a) 3
b) 2
c) 4
d) 7
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2. Which of the following is the purpose of the transmitter?
a) Converts signals to electric form
b) Operating the received signal
c) Converting the signal into a suitable form
d) Reduces noise from signals
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3. Which among the following can be an input to a transmitter?
a) Voice signal
b) Electric signal
c) Light signal
d) Wave signal
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4. A channel can be either in the form of wires or wireless.
a) True
b) False
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5. Which of the following is the reason for signal distortion?
a) Speed of the signal
b) Wearing down of the essential elements
c) Absence of a channel
d) Channel imperfection
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6. What is the function of the receiver?
a) Converts signal into electric form
b) Reducing noise during transmission
c) Operating on the received signal
d) Converting the signal into a useful form
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7. Find the odd one out.
a) Radio
b) Telephone
c) Television
d) Computer networking

1. What is the electrical analogue of the information produced by the

source?
a) Attenuation
b) Amplification
c) Signal
d) Modulation
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2. What is defined as the largest distance between the source and the
destination upto which a signal can be received with sufficient strength?
a) Modem
b) Range
c) Attenuation
d) Amplification
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3. Identify the device which is a combination of a transmitter, an amplifier
and a receiver which picks up a signal and retransmits it.
a) Multi-tandem transmitter
b) Repeater
c) Amplifier
d) Modem
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4. What refers to the band of frequencies of the original signal?
a) Range
b) Broadband
c) Bandwidth
d) Baseband
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5. ‘X’ refers to the frequency range over which equipment operates or the
range over which the frequencies in a signal vary. Identify ‘X’.
a) Range
b) Repeater
c) Bandwidth
d) Baseband
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6. A transmitter is a device which recovers the original message signal from
the signal received at the output of the communication channel.
a) True
b) False
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7. What is the loss of strength of a signal during its propagation called?
a) Attenuation
b) Amplification
c) Bandwidth
d) Noise
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8. What is meant by the term communication?
a) Transfer of information
b) Transfer of bytes
c) Transfer of knowledge
d) Transfer of funds
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9. Name the device which converts energy from one form to another.
a) Transformer
b) Modem
c) Transducer
d) Repeater
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10. Name the process of recovering the original information signal from the
modulated wave at the receiver end.
a) Attenuation
b) Demodulation
c) Modulation
d) Bandwidth

1. The communication system needed for a given signal depends on which

of the following?
a) Band of frequencies
b) Length of the channel
c) Size of the transmitter
d) Size of the collector
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2. What is the frequency range for a speech signal?
a) 20 Hz to 20 kHz
b) 20 kHz to 20 MHz
c) 300 Hz to 3100 Hz
d) 30 Hz to 310 Hz
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3. The frequencies for transmitting music is which of the following?
a) Low
b) High
c) Moderate
d) Very high
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4. A TV signal is allocated with a bandwidth of 6 MHz.
a) True
b) False
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5. Find the true statement.
a) The value of the harmonic is equal to its contribution to the waveform
b) The value of the harmonic is directly proportional to its contribution to the
waveform
c) The value of the harmonic is independent of its contribution to the
waveform
d) The value of the harmonic is inversely proportional to its contribution to
the waveform

1. Which of the following is not a medium of transmission?

a) Microwave system
b) Wire
c) Free space
d) Fiber optic cable
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2. The range of radio frequencies for communication through free space is
which of the following?
a) Few hundreds of Hz to a few kHz
b) Few hundreds of MHz to a few GHz
c) Few hundreds of kHz to a few GHz
d) Few hundreds of Hz to a few thousands kHz
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3. Identify the range of optical communication from the following.
a) Visible to ultraviolet
b) Microwaves to ultraviolet
c) Microwaves to x rays
d) X rays to gamma rays
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4. The bandwidth of optic fiber is high.
a) True
b) False
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5. Pick out the expansion of ITU.
a) Internal Telecommunication Union
b) International Telephone Union
c) International Telecommunication University
d) International Telecommunication Union

1. The maximum distance upto which TV transmission from a TV tower of

height h can be received is proportional to which of the following?
a) h1/2
b) h
c) h3/2
d) h2
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2. In communication with help of antenna if the height is doubled, then the
range covered which was initially r would become what?
a) √2r
b) 3r
c) 4r
d) 5r
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3. Identify the layer where ozone is present.
a) Troposphere
b) Stratosphere
c) Ionosphere
d) Mesosphere
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4. Which of the following statements is wrong?
a) Ground wave propagation can be sustained at frequencies 500 kHz to
1500kHz
b) Satellite communication is useful for the frequencies above 30 MHz
c) Space wave propagation takes place through tropospheric space
d) Skywave propagation is useful in the range of 30 to 40 MHz
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5. What is the refractive index of the ionosphere?
a) Zero
b) More than one
c) Less than one
d) One
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6. The biological importance of the ozone layer is to stop the greenhouse
effect.
a) True
b) False
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7. Identify a suitable frequency for skywave propagation.
a) Upto 2 MHz
b) From 2 MHz to 30 MHz
c) From 2 MHz to 50 MHz
d) From 2 MHz to 80 MHz
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8. What is the maximum distance upto which the TV transmission can be
received, if the TV tower has a height of 220 m?
a) 37.75 km
b) 20 km
c) 59.3 km
d) 40.55 km
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9. What is the physical significance of the Ozone layer in the atmosphere?
a) Stops ultraviolet radiation
b) Stops greenhouse effect
c) Stops increase in temperature of the atmosphere
d) Absorbs pollutant gases
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10. The phase difference between space current and capacitive
displacement current is 0 rad, when radio waves undergo the ionosphere.
a) True
b) False

1. What is the modulation used to?

a) Reduce the bandwidth used
b) Separate the transmissions of different users
c) Ensure that intelligence may be transmitted to long distances
d) Allow the use of practical antennas
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2. Identify the limitation of amplitude modification.
a) The quality of the audio signal is high
b) Amplitude modulation suffers from noise
c) The efficiency of AM transmission is high
d) It does not require a wider channel
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3. Why audio signals cannot be transmitted directly?
a) The signal has more noise
b) The signal cannot be amplified for distance communication
c) The transmitting antenna length is very small to design
d) The transmitting antenna length is very large and impracticable
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4. What happens in a frequency modulated wave?
a) Frequency varies with time
b) Amplitude varies with time
c) Both frequency and amplitude varies with time
d) Both frequency and amplitude are constant
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5. An oscillator is producing FM waves of frequency 5 kHz with a variation
of 15 kHz. What is the modulation index?
a) 1.00
b) 3.00
c) 0.5
d) 5.00
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6. Modulation is a process of the superposing high-frequency audio signal
on low-frequency radiowaves.
a) True
b) False
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7. Why is AM used for broadcasting in the communication systems?
a) Its use avoids receiver complexity
b) It is more noise immune than other modulation systems
c) It requires less transmitting power
d) No other modulation system can give the necessary bandwidth for
faithful transmission
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8. If the highest modulating frequency of the wave is 10 kHz, what is the
number of stations that can be accommodated in a bandwidth of 200 kHz?
a) 10
b) 20
c) 5
d) 15
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9. What is the maximum distance up to which a TV transmission can be
received if the TV tower has a height of 50 m?
a) 28284 km
b) 20.8 km
c) 28.2 km
d) 45 km
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10. What happens in frequency modulation?
a) The amplitude of the modulated wave varies as the frequency of the
carrier wave
b) The frequency of the modulated wave varies as the amplitude of the
modulating wave
c) The amplitude of the modulated wave varies as the amplitude of the
carrier wave
d) The frequency of modulated wave varies as the frequency of modulating
wave
1. Identify the type of modulation where the frequency of the modulated
wave is equal to that of the carrier wave.
a) Frequency modulation
b) Amplitude modulation
c) Carrier modulation
d) Phase modulation
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2. What does AGC stand for?
a) Automatic gain control
b) Automatic gear control
c) Amplitude gain control
d) Automotive gear center
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3. Why is AM used for broadcasting in the communication systems?
a) Its use avoids receiver complexity
b) It is more immune to other modulation systems
c) It requires less transmitting power
d) No noise disturbances
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4. Of the following which is the preferred modulation scheme for digital
communication?
a) Pulse code modulation
b) Pulse amplitude modulation
c) Pulse position modulation
d) Pulse width modulation
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5. A carrier of peak voltage 15 V is used to transmit a message signal. If
the modulation index is 70%, then what will be the peak voltage of the
modulating signal?
a) 25 V
b) 11 V
c) 10.5 V
d) 30 V
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6. PAM stands for pulse attenuation modulation.
a) True
b) False
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7. ‘X’ for an AM is the ratio of change in amplitude of the carrier wave to the
amplitude of the original carrier wave. Identify ‘X’.
a) Automatic gain control
b) Modulation index
c) Phase index
d) Amplitude index
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8. How can the noise be reduced in AM signal?
a) Increasing amplitude
b) Increasing wavelength
c) Increasing bandwidth
d) Increasing frequency deviation
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9. Suggest a possible communication channel for the transmission of a
message signal that has a bandwidth of 200kHz.
a) TV transmission
b) Optical fiber
c) AM radio
d) FM radio
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10. Identify the type of modulation where the modulating wave is
superimposed on a high-frequency carrier wave.
a) Phase modulation
b) Amplitude modulation
c) Frequency modulation
d) Wavelength modulation

1. Which one of the following is a way to produce a signal?

a) Superimposition with a carrier signal
b) Superimposition with a received signal
c) Superimposition with a transmitted signal
d) No superimposition is required
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2. Which of the following is true about carrier signal?
a) Carrier signals have low frequency
b) Carrier signals are used to increase the wavelength of the signal
c) Carrier signals have high frequency
d) Carrier signals and message signals are the same
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3. Identify the one that is not required in the process of production of
amplitude modulated wave?
a) Square law device
b) Rectifier
c) Bandpass filter
d) Combination of message and carrier signal
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4. A bandpass filter rejects direct current.
a) True
b) False
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5. Which of the following is false?
a) Bandpass filters filter out the unwanted frequencies
b) The transmitting antenna transmits the signal over large distances
c) Attenuation should be reduced for a signal
d) The modulated signal is quite strong

1. What is the full form of IF?

a) Intermediate frequency
b) Internal frequency
c) Interval frequency
d) Immediate frequency
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2. Which of the following is not part of the detector system?
a) Rectifier
b) Envelope detector
c) Amplifier
d) AM wave
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3. Which one of the following is the process of recovering the modulated
signal?
a) Amplification
b) Detection
c) Attenuation
d) Transmission
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4. The rectifier produces the output required in a communication system.
a) True
b) False
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5. Which among the following can be detected by an envelope detector?
a) Low frequency AM waves
b) Very low frequency AM waves
c) Envelope detectors cannot detect AM waves
d) High frequency AM waves