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5951.

Of the four INSAT-I satellites planned by India so for, only __________ has proved to be successful.

A. INSAT-IA
B. INSAT-IB
C. INSAT-IC
D. INSAT-ID
Answer» C. INSAT-IC
5952.

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

A. EHF
B. UHF
C. VHF
D. SHF
Answer» E.
5953.

In a stop-and-wait ARQ system, the transmitting terminal

A. waits for positive or negative acknowled-gement from the receiving terminal after sending a block
B. sends another block if positive acknowledge is received through ACK character
C. resends the previous block if negative acknowledgement is received through a NAK character
D. does not wait for acknowledgement after sending a block
Answer» E.
5954.

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 increases by a factor of

A. 2
B. 4
C. 8
D. 16
Answer» C. 8
5955.

A communication satellite is a repeater between

A. a transmitting station and a receiving station
B. a transmitting station and many receiving station
C. many transmitting station and many receiving station
D. none
Answer» D. none
5956.

Assuming earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km and height of a geosynchronous satellite above Earth as 36000 km, the velocity of a geosynchronous satellite is __________ km/hr.

A. 28000
B. 15000
C. 36000
D. 11100
Answer» E.
5957.

The different access methods which permit many satellite users to operate in parallel through a single transponder without interfering with each other as

A. Frequency Division Multiple Access (FDMA)
B. Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA)
C. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA)
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
5958.

The first column of a Routh array isHow many roots of the corresponding characteristic equation are in left half s-plane?

A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
D. 5
Answer» C. 4
5959.

In the case of a 70-MHz IF carrier for a transponder bandwidth of 36 MHz, energy must lie between MHz.

A. 34 and 106
B. 52 and 88
C. 106 and 142
D. 34 and 142
Answer» C. 106 and 142
5960.

In communication satellites, the up-link normally operates at a higher frequency than the down-link because it

A. gives a narrow beam shining into space
B. results in lesser signal attenuation
C. gives better beam-shaping
D. is easier to polarize a high frequency beam
Answer» B. results in lesser signal attenuation
5961.

The ending part of the popular teleserial Mahabharat will be beamed to the viewers

A. WESTAT
B. INSAT-IC
C. ARABSAT
D. INSAT-ID
Answer» D. INSAT-ID
5962.

To cover all inhabited regions of the Earth, the number of geosynchronous communication satellites required

A. 5
B. 3
C. 10
D. 2
Answer» C. 10
5963.

In Bode diagram (log magnitude plot) the factor (j )n in the transfer function gives a line having slope

A. 20 dB/decade
B. 20n dB/decade
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/18-111-3.png">
D. -20n dB/decade
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/18-111-3.png">
5964.

The entries in the first column of Routh array of a fourth order are 5, 2, - 0.1, 2, 1. The number of poles in the right half plane are

A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
Answer» C. 3
5965.

The magnitude of transport lag factor is always zero.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
5966.

Point out the false statement.Launching of geostationary experimental communication satellite has helped India to gain experience in

A. Building, for the time, a body-stabilized geosynchronous communication satellite with its own apogee propulsion and control systems
B. Attitude control and station management operations for a geostationary satellite
C. Building launching rocket Ariane for putting APPLE in orbit
D. Domestic communications on an experimental basis
Answer» D. Domestic communications on an experimental basis
5967.

A telephone user while talking to a person via a satellite has to wait for reply for about __________ millisecond.

A. 100
B. 270
C. 470
D. 540
Answer» E.
5968.

The degradation of satellite solar cells with time is mainly due to

A. their bombardment by electrons
B. collection of meteoric dust
C. increase in resistivity of silicon
D. gradual leakage of charge carriers from the semiconductor material
Answer» B. collection of meteoric dust
5969.

The echo heard by a telephone user on a satellite channel can be removed by using

A. a vocoder
B. a multiplexer
C. echo suppressor
D. digital techniques
Answer» D. digital techniques
5970.

Master control facility (MCF) for INSAT-2 series satellites is located at

A. Madras
B. New Delhi
C. Leh
D. Hassan
Answer» E.
5971.

Consider Pole zero diagram as shown, If two Poles are moved in opposite direction towards = p/2 and -p/2, the filter will be

A. change to high pass filter
B. change to Band Pass filter
C. remains same
D. change to LPF
Answer» D. change to LPF
5972.

A function having frequency f is to be sampled. The sampling time T should be

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/signals-and-systems/15-213-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/signals-and-systems/15-213-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/signals-and-systems/15-213-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/signals-and-systems/15-213-4.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/signals-and-systems/15-213-4.png">
5973.

Match the following: List I (Digital circuit) List II (Circuit type) A.BCD to 7 segment decoder1.sequential circuitB.4-to-1 MUX2.combinational circuitC.4 bit shift register3.neither sequential nor combinational circuit

A. A-2, B-1, C-2, D-1
B. A-3, B-2, C-1, D-3
C. A-2, B-2, C-1, D-1
D. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-3
Answer» D. A-3, B-1, C-2, D-3
5974.

The characteristics of a non-linear resistance is i = kv4. If i becomes 100 times, v becomes

A. about 100 times
B. about 10 times
C. about 3 times
D. about twice
Answer» D. about twice
5975.

The dynamic equalising circuit consists of a series combination of capacitor C and resistor RC across each thyristor. This resistance RC (along with parallel connected diode)

A. limits charging current
B. limits discharging current
C. limits both charging and discharging currents
D. none of the above
Answer» C. limits both charging and discharging currents
5976.

For a BJT a = 0.98, then =

A. 0.02
B. 0.5
C. 4.9
D. 49
Answer» E.
5977.

The rated current of a thyristor is 40 A. The holding current will be about :

A. 20 A
B. 1 A
C. 100 mA
D. 10 mA
Answer» E.
5978.

The law J = E, where J is current density, is electrical conductivity and E is field strength is

A. Ohm's law
B. Gauss law
C. Ampere's law
D. Biot-Savart law
Answer» B. Gauss law
5979.

Assertion (A): Ferroelectric materials have spontaneous polarization.Reason (R): Above curie temperature, = for ferro-electric materials.

A. Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are true but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is true but R is false
D. A is false but R is true
Answer» C. A is true but R is false
5980.

Material which lack permanent magnetic dipoles are known as

A. paramagnetic
B. diamagnetic
C. ferromagnetic
D. ferrimagnetic
Answer» C. ferromagnetic
5981.

For the given figure,

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/30-299-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/30-299-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/30-299-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/30-299-4.png">
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/30-299-3.png">
5982.

The maximum shift which can be provided by a lead compensator with transfer function is

A. 15
B. 30
C. 45
D. 60
Answer» C. 45
5983.

The polar plot of

A. does not cross real axis
B. crosses real axis
C. crosses real axis at = 0.7 rad/sec
D. crosses real axis at = 1.4 rad/sec
Answer» B. crosses real axis
5984.

Assertion (A): For a given system only one of the static error constants is finite and significant.Reason (R): If finite static error constant is large, the loop gain becomes smaller as approaches zero.

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A
C. A is correct but R is wrong
D. R is correct but A is wrong
Answer» D. R is correct but A is wrong
5985.

For the system of the given figure, the break away and break in points are determined from the conditions . Then K =

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/16-88-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/16-88-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/16-88-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/16-88-4.png">
Answer» C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/16-88-3.png">
5986.

A lead compensator is basically a

A. high pass filter
B. low pass filter
C. band stop filter
D. none of the above
Answer» B. low pass filter
5987.

If P is pressure difference, A is area of each flat surface, K is stiffness and x is displacement of movable surface from reference of bellows, then

A. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/31-327-1.png">
B. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/31-327-2.png">
C. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/31-327-3.png">
D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/31-327-4.png">
Answer» D. <img src="/_files/images/electronics-and-communication-engineering/automatic-control-systems/31-327-4.png">
5988.

In a mechanical accelerometer, the steady state displacement is a measure of

A. constant input acceleration
B. constant input velocity
C. either (a) or (b)
D. neither (a) nor (b)
Answer» B. constant input velocity
5989.

In a synchro transmitter

A. input is angular position of rotor shaft and output is stator voltages
B. input is stator voltages and output is angular position of shaft input is rotor voltage and output is angular position of rotor shaft
C. input is rotor voltage and output is angular position of rotor shaft
D. input is angular position of rotor shaft and output is rotor voltage
Answer» B. input is stator voltages and output is angular position of shaft input is rotor voltage and output is angular position of rotor shaft
5990.

In a receiver, at higher frequencies

A. tracking will be improved
B. tracking will be poor
C. selectivity will be poor
D. image frequency rejection will be poor
Answer» B. tracking will be poor
5991.

High IF in a superheat receiver

A. improves selectivity
B. increases tracking problems
C. decreases tracking problems
D. reduces adjacent channel rejection
Answer» C. decreases tracking problems
5992.

FM receivers using the standard 88 to 108 MHz band use IF of

A. 8 MHz
B. 9.9 MHz
C. 10.7 MHz
D. 12.2 MHz
Answer» D. 12.2 MHz
5993.

Most of the amplification of the received signal is obtained in a superheterodyne receiver from the

A. IF stage
B. RF stage
C. power amplification stage
D. none of the above
Answer» B. RF stage
5994.

The problem associated with tuned-radio frequency receiver is

A. instability
B. insufficient adjacent frequency rejection
C. bandwidth variation
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
5995.

The peak factor is

A. rms value/peak value
B. rms value/average value
C. peak value/rms value
D. peak to peak value/rms value
Answer» D. peak to peak value/rms value
5996.

To plot frequency spectrum we draw two graphs viz |Fn| versus frequency and n versus frequency.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5997.

If f(t) is an even function, the coefficients Fn in the exponential form of Fourier series

A. are real
B. are imaginary
C. are complex
D. may be real or imaginary
Answer» B. are imaginary
5998.

The minor Mij of an n x n matrix is the determinant of (n - 1) x (n - 1) matrix formed by deleting the ith row and j the column of n x n matrix.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
5999.

In Laplace transforms s = + j . Which of the following represents true natue of s. Select your answer using the given codes has a damping effect is responsible for convergence of integral f(t)e-st dt has a value less than zero Codes:

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
Answer» C. 2 and 3
6000.

The power in the signal s(t) = 8 cos (20 p - p/2) + 4 sin (15 pt) is

A. 40
B. 41
C. 42
D. 82
Answer» B. 41