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IV B.Tech II Sem I-Mid I-QUIZ Examination Question Paper

Subject: SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS Regulation: R16

Max. Time: 20 Min Date: 14/07/2021
Branch: IV ECE (II SEM) Max Marks: 10M
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS (20 X 0.5 = 10 M)

Q1. Satellite engine uses …………  Q7. Satellite launch sites are invariably
a. Jet propulsion located on Eastern seaboards to ensure
b. Ion propulsion system that
c. Liquid fuel a. launch takes place eastward
d. Solar jet b. expenditure of propulsion fuel is
reduced during plane changing
Q2. The earth area covered by a satellite c. the satellite achieves circular orbit
radio beam is known as …….. quickly
a. Beam width d. spent rocket motor and other launcher
b. Band width debris falls into the sea
c. Footprint
d. Zone Q8. The owner of a communication
satellite is usually required to keep the
Q3. What kind of battery used by older spacecraft on station at its assigned
satellites ? place in the geosynchronous orbit with
a. Lithium an accuracy of __________ degree.
b. Leclanche a. 0.1
c. Hydrogen b. 1.0
d. Magnesium c. 2.0
d. 0.5
Q4. The location of AsiaSat I.
a. 105.5˚ East Q9. The number of days when Earth’s
b. 151.5˚ East shadow falls on a geosynchronous
c. 115.5˚ East satellite is
d. 170.5˚ East a. 88
b. 277
Q5. To make antenna more directional, c. 5
either its size must be increased or d. 10
a. the number of its feed horns must be
increased Q10. A satellite signal transmitted from
b.the frequency of its transmission must be a satellite transponder to earth’s station
increased is ……….
c. its effective isotropic radiated power a. Uplink
(EIRP) must be increased b. Downlink
d. its footprint must be increased c.  Terrestrial
d. Earthbound
Q6. India’s first domestic geostationary
satellite 1NSAT-IA was launched on Q11. A helical antenna is used for
10th April 1982 from satellite tracking because of …………..
a. USSR a. Circular polarization
b.USA b. Maneuverability
c. UK c. Beamwidth
d. UP d. Gain
Q12. What band does VSAT first
operate? Q19. A geosynchronous satellite
a. L-band a. has the same period a that of the Earth
b. X-band b. has a circular orbit
c. C-band c. rotates in the equatorial plane
d. Ku-band d. has all of the above

Q13. VSAT was made available in …….. Q20. A transponder is a satellite

a. 1979 equipment which
b. 1981 a. receives a signal from Earth station and
c. 1983 amplifies
d. 1977 b. changes the frequency of the received
signal
Q14. ……………. collects very weak c. retransmits the received signal
signals from a broadcast satellite  d. does all of the above-mentioned
a. Helical antenna functions
b. Satellite dish
c. LNA
d. TWT

Q15. ………….is a loss of power of a

satellite downlink signal due to  earth’s
atmosphere.
a. Atmospheric loss 
b. Path loss
c. Radiation loss
d. RFI

Q16. …………… is considered as the

unsolved problem in satellite system. 
a. Coverage
b. Cost
c. Access
d. Privacy

Q17.  As the height of  a satellite orbit

gets lower, the speed of the satellite
……………
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remains the same
d. None of the above

Q18. A satellite beam that covers almost

42.4% of the earth’s surface is called
……………
a. Zone beam
b. Hemispheric beam
c. Spot beam
d. Global beam