Term II Examination - April/May 2020

Course Name: Satellite Communication (Faculty Elective)

Course Code: ESU-037
Faculty Name: Er. Brij Bhushan Sharma
Program: B.Tech
Semester: 8th

Questions:

The down link frequency in the C band transponder is

A. 6 GHz
B. 4 GHz
C. 14 GHz
D. 11 GHz
ANSWER: B

The first geostationary satellite launched in 1965 was called

A. ANIK
B. EARLY BIRD (Intelsat-I)
C. WESTAR
D. MOLNIYA
ANSWER: B

The carrier to noise ratio for a satellite depends upon

A. Effective Isotropic Radiated power
B. Bandwidth
C. Packet Access
D. Both (A)and (B)
ANSWER: A

Noise temperature of Sun is more than __________ °K.

A. 1000
B. 5000
C. 100000
D. 500
ANSWER: C

Rotation of a geosynchronous satellite means its

A. drift from stationary position
B. wobbling
C. three-axis stabilization
D. three-dimensional stabilization
ANSWER: B

The multiple access technique suitable only for digital transmission is

A. TDMA
B. FDMA
C. Beans
D. Groundnut
ANSWER: A

Define Universal time

A. It is the time used for all civil time keeping purposes & it is the time
reference which is broadcast by the national bureau of standards as a standard for
setting clocks.
B. It is the time used for all private time keeping purposes & it is the time
reference which is broadcast by the national bureau of standards as a standard for
setting clocks.
C. It is the time used for all civil time keeping purposes & it is the time
reference which is not broadcast by the national bureau of standards as a standard
for setting clocks.
D. None of above
ANSWER: A

What is meant by azimuth angle?

A. It is defined as the angle produced by intersection of local vertical plane &
the plane passing through the earth station ,the satellite & center of earth.
B. It is defined as the angle produced by intersection of local horizontal plane &
center of earth.
C. It is defined as the angle produced by intersection of local horizontal plane &
the plane passing through the earth station ,the satellite & center of earth.
D. None of above
ANSWER: C

The discussing sharing of a communication satellite by many geographically

dispersed Earth station, DAMA means
A. Demand-Assigned Multiple Access
B. Decibel Attenuated Microwave Access
C. Digital Analog Master Antenna
D. Dynamically-Assigned Multiple Access
ANSWER: A

What is an polar antenna?

A. An double actuator is used which moves the antenna in a circular arc i.e. known
as polar mount antenna.
B. A single actuator is used which moves the antenna in a circular arc i.e. known
as polar mount antenna.
C. A single actuator is used which moves the antenna in a elliptical arc ie known
as polar mount antenna.
D. None of above
ANSWER: B

What is meant by payload?

A. The payload refers to the equipment used to provide the service for which the
satellite has been stabilize in orbit.
B. The payload refers to the equipment used to provide the service for which the
satellite has been launched.
C. A & B
D. None of above
ANSWER: B

What is meant by transponder?

A. In a communication satellite, the equipment which provides the connecting link
between the satellite’s transmit & receive antennas is referred to as the
transponder.
B. In a communication satellite, the equipment which provides the power supply is
referred to as the transponder.
C. A & B
D. None of above
ANSWER: A

What is meant by frequency reuse?

A. The carrier with same senses of depolarization may overlap in frequency this
technique is known as frequency reuse.
B. The carrier with opposite senses of polarization may overlap in frequency this
technique is known as frequency reuse.
C. A & B
D. None of above
ANSWER: B

A transponder is a satellite equipment which

A. receives a signal from Earth station and amplifies
B. changes the frequency of the received signal
C. retransmits the received signal
D. does all of the above-mentioned functions
ANSWER: D

A geosynchronous satellite
A. has the same period a that of the Earth
B. has a circular orbit
C. rotates in the equatorial plane
D. has all of the above
ANSWER: D

What is meant by spot beam antenna?

A. A beam generated by a communication satellite antenna of sufficient size that
the angular spread of sufficient size that the angular spread of the energy in the
beam is very small with the
result that a region that is only a few hundred km in diameter is illuminated on
earth.
B. A beam generated by a communication satellite antenna of sufficient size that
the angular spread of sufficient size that the angular spread of the energy in the
beam is very slarge with the result that a region
that is only a few hundred mm in diameter is illuminated on earth.
C. A or B.
D. None of above.
ANSWER: A

Define S/N ratio

A. The S/N introduced in the preceding section is used to refer to the ratio of
signal power to noise power at the receiver output.This ratio is sometimes referred
to as the post detector.
B. The S/N introduced in the preceding section is used to refer to the ratio of
signal power to noise power at the receiver input. This ratio is sometimes referred
to as the post detector.
C. A & B.
D. None of above.
ANSWER: A

To make antenna more directional, either its size must be increased or

A. the number of its feed horns must be increased
B. the frequency of its transmission must be increased
C. its effective isotropic radiated power (EIRP) must be increased
D. its footprint must be increased
ANSWER: B

What is an Intermodulation noise?

A. Intermodulation distortion in LNA & HPA can result in signal products which
appear as noise & in fact is referred to as Intermodulation noise.
B. Intermodulation distortion in LNA can result in signal products which appear as
noise & in fact is referred to as Intermodulation noise.
C. Intermodulation distortion in high power amplifier can result in signal products
which appear as noise & in fact is referred to as Intermodulation noise.
D. None of above
ANSWER: C
In selecting a satellite system, the First determining factor is its
A. EIRP
B. antenna size
C. coverage a sea
D. antenna gain
ANSWER: C

India's first domestic geostationary satellite 1NSAT-IA was launched on 10th April
1982 from
A. USSR
B. USA
C. UK
D. UP
ANSWER: B

What are the types of antenna losses?

A. Antenna losses
B. Sky noise
C. Sky noise , Antenna losses
D. All of these
ANSWER: D

Phase modulation is commonly-used for data transmission mainly because

A. phase can be varied from + 180° to 180°
B. it is resistant to the effects of noise
C. demodulation is very easy
D. it gives highest data rates that can be transmitted over a given channel
ANSWER: B

India's Polar Satellite Launch vehicle (PSLV) to be ready in 1991 is designed to

launch 1000 kg spacecraft into __________ orbit.
A. geostationary
B. equatorial
C. polar
D. sun-synchronous polar
ANSWER: D

Most of the communication satellites are stationed to the West of their service
areas in order to reduce their
A. eclipse period
B. loss of power
C. battery power provision
D. mass of station-keeping fuel
ANSWER: C

What is an antenna losses?

A. It is add to noise received as radiation & the total antenna noise temperature
is in the divider of the equivalent noise temperature of all these sources.
B. It is add to noise received as radiation is in the sum of the equivalent noise
temperature of all these sources.
C. It is add to noise received as radiation & the total antenna noise temperature
is in the sum of the equivalent noise temperature of all these sources.
D. None of above
ANSWER: C

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: A

What are the methods of multiple acess techniques?

A. TDMA
B. FDMA
C. A & B
D. None of above
ANSWER: C

Satellite launch sites are invariably located on Eastern seaboards to ensure that
A. launch takes place eastward
B. expenditure of propulsion fuel is reduced during plane changing
C. the satellite achieves circular orbit quickly
D. spent rocket motor and other launcher debris falls into the sea
ANSWWER: D

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: C

The number of days when Earth's shadow falls on a geosynchronous satellite is

A. 88
B. 277
C. 5
D. 10
ANSWER: A

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: B

The 1150 kg geosynchronous satellite INSAT-IA parked 36000 km above India had
greatly improved India's
A. intelligence gathering capacity
B. domestic communications
C. meteorological capability
D. both (b) and (c)
ANSWER: D

Define guard time.

A. The guard time will vary from burst to burst depending on the accuracy with
which the various bursts can be positioned within each frame.
B. It is necessary to between bursts to prevent the bursts from overlapping.
C. A & B
D. None of above
ANSWER: C

What is meant by feedback closed loop control?

A. The synchronization information is transmitted forth to an earth station from a
distant, that is termed feedback closed loop control.
B. The synchronization information is transmitted back to an earth station from a
distant, that is termed feedback closed loop control.
C. A & B
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

Radio broadcasting is a familiar example of

A. space multiplexing
B. time multiplexing
C. frequency multiplexing
D. none of the above
ANSWER: C

What is an multiple access technique?

A. A transponder to be loaded by a number of carriers.
B. A transponder to be loaded by a number of carriers. These may originate from a
number of earth station may transmit one or more of the carriers. This mode of
operation known as multiple
access technique.
C. A & B
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

Which one of the following statements regarding compandor is FALSE?

A. It compresses the higher-amplitude parts of a signal before modulation and
expands them back to normal again after demodulation.
B. It gives preferential treatment to the weaker parts of the signal
C. For weaker signals it gives a poor ratio of signal strength to quantizing error
D. Weaker signals, traverse more quantum steps than they would do otherwise and so
quantizing error is reduced.
ANSWER: C

What is meant by space division multiple access?

A. The satellite as a whole to be accessed by earth stations widely separated
geographically but transmitting on the different frequency i.e. , known as
frequency reuse. This method of access known as
space division multiple access.
B. The satellite as a whole to be accessed by earth stations widely separated
geographically but transmitting on the same frequency i.e. ,known as frequency
reuse. This method of access known as
space division multiple access.
C. A & B
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B

What is an error detecting code?

A. A code which allows for the detection of errors is termed an error detecting
code.
B. A code which allows for the correcting of errors is termed an error detecting
code.
C. A & B
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

A satellite link uses different frequencies for receiving and transmitting in order
to
A. avoid interference from terrestrial microwave links
B. avoid interference between its powerful transmitted signal and weak in coming
signal
C. minimise free-space losses
D. maximise antenna gain
ANSWER: B

Primary component of uplink section of satellite is.

A. Transistor
B. Power station transmitter
C. Transformer
D. Earth station transmitter
ANSWER: D

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

A. C/N
B. S/N
C. G/T
D. EIRP
ANSWER: A

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

A. Madras
B. New Delhi
C. Leh
D. Hassan
ANSWER: D

Sound signals in TV are

A. Frequency modulated
B. Amplitude modulated
C. A & B
D. DC modulated
ANSWER: A

The communication satellite INSAT-IB had to take up the job of INSAT-IA because the
latter collapsed within __________ months of its launch.
A. 12
B. 20
C. 5
D. 36
ANSWER: C

With reference to satellite communication, the anti-jamming technique preferred is

A. Key leverage
B. Once-only key
C. Frequency-spectrum modulation
D. Frequency hopping
ANSWER: D

The useful operational life of INSAT-IB (launched in 1983) is expected to end by

A. 1992-93
B. 1991-92
C. 1989-90
D. 1993-94
ANSWER: C

Which one of the following statement is correct?

A. Satellite spacing is not affected by the bandwidth of the transmitting earth
station
B. Beamwidth is independent of antenna size and frequency band used
C. The width of a beam in space is inversely proportional to the width of the
transmitting antenna
D. Use of high-frequency bands permits less number of satellites to share the orbit
ANSWER: C

Orbital disturbances of a geosynchronous satellite are caused by the

A. moon
B. sun
C. earth
D. all of the above
ANSWER: D

MODEM is
A. Anti-jamming technique invariably installed on all communication satellites
B. An automatic repeat request a device for correcting errors
C. A circuit which carries out modulation and demodulation of a carrier frequency
D. A system for transmitting high speed bursts
ANSWER: C

Power received from Sun per m2 surface area of a geosynchronous satellite in nearly
__________ watt.
A. 100
B. 500
C. 2000
D. 1000
ANSWER: D

The average noise temperature of Earth, as viewed from space, is __________ °K.
A. 254
B. 303
C. 100
D. 500
ANSWER: A

In satellite communication, highly directional antennas are used to

A. direct the spot beam to a particular region of space on Earth
B. strengthen the beam to overcome the cosmic noise
C. make corrections in change of polarisation of the beam
D. select a particular channel in transmission and reception
ANSWER: A

The distance of a synchronous satellite from Earth's surface is __________ km.

A. 300
B. 10000
C. 35900
D. 5
ANSWER: C

A certain sound has 10000 times more energy than another sound. The number of times
it would sound stronger to a listener is
A. 40
B. 10000
C. 100
D. 10
ANSWER: A

PCM system is used in satellite communications for transmission of

A.Speech signal
B.TV signal
C.Telegraph signal
D.All the above
ANSWER: A

In satellite communication modulation is used

A. AM
B. FM
C. PWM
D. PAM
ANSWER: B

Low-orbit satellites are not used for communications because they

A. produce sonic booms
B. do not provide 24 hour/ day contact to the users on Earth
C. heat up and melt
D. none
ANSWER: C

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: B

For satellite transmission, analog signals may be converted into digital form with
the help of
A. modem
B. transponder
C. codec
D. compandor
ANSWER: C

As on-line, real time data transmission system is most likely to require a

connection that is
A. Time shared
B. Frequency shared
C. Simplex
D. Duplex
ANSWER: D

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: C

For globle communication, the minimum number of satellites needed is

A. 1
B. 3
C. 7
D. 11
ANSWER: B

The frequency band used by most satellites is

A. UHF
B. VHF
C. SHF
D. EHF
ANSWER: C

For satellite communication, standard Earth stations have antenna diameters in the
range of __________ metre.
A. 27.5 to 30
B. 10 to 15
C. 30 to 50
D. 5 to 10
ANSWER: A

In satellite communication, frequency modulation is used because satellite channel

has
A. small bandwidth and negligible noise
B. large bandwidth and severe noise
C. maximum bandwidth and minimum noise
D. high modulation index
ANSWER: B

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
B. 5 minutes on 10 consecutive days
C. 30 minutes for 5 consecutive days
D. one hour for 5 consecutive days
ANSWER: A

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: B

FM is preferred for satellite communication because

A. Satellite channel has large bandwidth and severe noise
B. It give high modulation index
C. Low bandwidth is essentialiy requerment
D. Non of the above
ANSWER: A

Which of the following factor does NOT contribute to the drift of a geostationary
satellite from its stationary position in space?
A. Pressure of solar radiations
B. Gravitational changes due to Sun and Moon
C. Oblateness of the Earth
D. Weight of the satellite
ANSWER: D

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: C
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: A

The uplink Frequency of C-band?

A. 4GHz
B. 6GHz
C. 8GHz
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

In envelope detection of an AM waveform

A. One side band and full-ampiitude carrier are needed
B. Both side bands and full-amplitude carrier are needed
C. Only two side bands are needed
D. Upper side band and part of carrier are needed
ANSWER: B

India's first three-axis stabilised geostationary communication satellite is

A. Rohini
B. Aryabhatta
C. Apple
D. Bhaskara
ANSWER: C

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: D

In synchronous detection of an AM signal

A. Carrier is completely suppressed
B. Both side hands are suppressed
C. Only one side band and part of carrier is suppressed
D. One side band and full carrier is suppressed
ANSWER: C

DAMA can be used with______________.

A. FDMA
B. TDMA
C. FDMA as well as TDMA
D. None of these
ANSWER: C

The expression for satellite link frequencies such as 4/6 GHz denotes that
A. 4 GHz is the up-link and 6 GHz is the down-link frequency
B. 4 GHz is the down-link and 6 GHz is the up-link frequency
C. the system operates at a mean frequency of 5 GHz
D. one frequency is used as a back up for the other
ANSWER: B

Mark out the WRONG statement.

As compared to FDMA, the demand assignment system TDMA
A. Needs very high-speed burst modems
B. Faces no problems caused by intermodulation of carriers so that transponder can
be used at its full power
C. Needs high-speed manipulation of bit streams
D. Is less flexible so that channels of widely different capacities cannot used and
intermixed
ANSWER: D

VSAT stands as______.

A. Very small aperture terminal system
B. Vast small aperture terminal system
C. Virtual small aperture terminal system
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

A satellite may carry ______ transponders.

A. 32
B. 41
C. 24
D. None of these
ANSWER: A

APPLE was into orbit on 19 th June 1981 by European Space Agency (ESA) from
A. Cape Canaveral in Florida
B. Kourou in French Guyana
C. Canarvon in Western Australia
D. Bangalore in South India
ANSWER: B

The earth segment of a satellite communications system consists of ________.

A. With active attitude control, there is no overall stabilizing torque present to
resist the disturbance torques.
B. The earth segment of a satellite communications system consists of the transmit
and receive earth stations.
C. Proper moment
D. None of these
ANSWER: B

At the end of life, battery recharge time is less than ________.

A. 200h
B. 700h
C. 16h
D. None of these
ANSWER: C

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: D

The primary electrical power for operating the electronic equipment in satellite is
obtained from:
A. The payload refers to the equipment used to pro-vide the service for which the
satellite has been launched.
B. The bus refers not only to the vehicle which carries the payload.
C. Solar cells
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C

Space communication links are being increasingly moved into Ka-band (200-30 GHz)
because it
A. offers a much wider available bandwidth
B. does not suffer from atmospheric at tenuation
C. permits the use of smaller antenna
D. does not suffer from rain attenuation
ANSWER: A

The payload refers to:

A. The payload refers to the equipment used to pro-vide the service for which the
satellite has been launched.
B. Satellites can provide direct universal voice and data communications for
handheld terminals.
C. Data communications
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A

GPS satellites are ________ satellites.

A. GEO
B. MEO
C. LEO
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B

Which of the following statement regarding link loss for a satellite is wrong?
A. For fixed antenna, it is inversely proportional to f2
B. For fixed frequency, it is inversely proportional to the product of the antenna
aperture areas
C. For a given satellite operating at a given frequency, it is inversely
proportional to
D. Loss in down-link is negligible as compared to that in uplink
ANSWER: D

Depending on the technique used, digitized television requires a bit rate between
__________ millions.
A. 40 and 92.5
B. 25 and 60
C. 30 and 82.5
D. 2
ANSWER: A

LEO satellites are normally below an altitude of ________ km.

A. 1000
B. 2000
C. 3000
D. none of the above
ANSWER: B

In satellite communication, a signal received by an antenna is fed directly into

the receiving equipment via a suitable transmission medium.
A. True
B. False
C. Equal
D. None of these
ANSWER: B
In a communication satellite, the telephone channels are assembled in
A. AM
B. FM
C. TDM
D. FDM
ANSWER: D

Which antenna is used for sending back signals from satellite to earth?
A. Dipole antenna
B. Horn antenna
C. Yagi antenna
D. Chicken-mash antenna
ANSWER: B

Primary source of power for satellite is

A. lead acid battery
B. nickel-cadmium battery
C. solar cells
D. regulated power supply
ANSWER: C

Transmission bandwidth for satellite system least depends on

A. Modulation method
B. Overall costs
C. Available technology
D. Ionospheric characteristics
ANSWER: D

Which is the most commanly employed modulation technique in the commercial

communication satellite syatem?
A. FM
B. Digital modulation
C. Analoge modulation
D. All of the above
ANSWER: C

A communication satellite is a repeater between

A. One transmitting and one receiving station
B. One transmitting and many receiving station
C. Many transmitting and one receiving station
D. Many transmitting and many receiving station
ANSWER: D

The main advantage of satelliite comminication is

A. Low cost
B. Low distortion
C. High reliability
D. High band width
ANSWER: C

Satellite recieves signal from

A. Microwave repeater stations
B. TV relay station
C. Appropriate earth station
D. All of the above
ANSWER: C

Geostationary satellites are located at a height of

A. 3600 km from earth’s surface
B. 36000 km from earth’s surface
C. 360,000 km from earth’s surface
D. 3600,000 km from earth’s surface
ANSWER: B