communication systems sample questions for Holistic Exam

Part I- choose the Best Answer from the given alternatives

1. which one of the following is correct about antenna?

A. It is key componet for wirless and wired communications

B. Its height is directly proportaional with frequency of the signal

C. Its height is inversely proportaional with frequency of the signal

D. Its height is directly proportaional with wavelenght of the signal

2. All of the following are benefits of modulation except

A. Reduction in the height of antenna/ Antenna efficiency

B. Increase the Range of Communication

C. Improves Quality of Reception

D. none of the above

3. All of the following are advantages of digital communication Except

A. Requirment of larger bandwidth

B. Inexpensive digital circuits

C. Privacy preserved (data encryption) is possible

D. Availability of error correction

4. analog communication is advantageous in band width requermentb but its main

limitation is:-

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 A. synchronization problem is relatively difficult compared to digital
communication

B. No need of analog to digital converter

C. No error correction capability

D. All of the above

5. which of the following mitigation techinque is important to combact/compensate

the Linear distrortion of the dignal

A. compressor B. channel equalizer C. Repeater D. Amplifier

6. which one is correct order in convertion analaog to digital conversion process

A. quantizationsampling coding

B. coding quantizationsampling

C. sampling coding quantization

D. samplingquantization coding

7. which of the digital modulation technique is complex but robust to interference

A. ASK

B. FSK

C. PSK

D. FM

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 8. We know that DSB, DSB-SC, SSB and VSB Double SideBand(DSB) modulation
techniques are modified version of AM. What is the need of these modified
AM?

A. To decrease the complexity of AM

B. To overcome the power wastefulness of AM

C. To increase noise immunity of AM

D. none of the above

9. All of the following are properties of VSB modulation except.

A. Simplifies the filter design

B. Improves the low-frequency response and allows DC to pass undistorted

C. Has bandwidth efficiency advantages over DSB or AM, similar to that of SSB.

D. all of the above are properties of VSB

10. what will be the minimum antenna height required to transmit a baseband
signal with frequency of 10 MHz

A. 80 meters B. 10 meters C. 7.5 meters D. 75 meters

11. which one of the following is not correct about modulation and demodulation

A. Demodulation is the process of recovering of the wanted message from the

modulated signal

B. Modulation is a process by which some characteristics (amplitude, frequency,

phase of a carrier is varied in accordance instantaneous value of other signal.

C. Both modulator and demodulators at the transmitter side.

D. Demodulation is the inverse process of modulation

12. All of the following are true except.

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 A. AM is bandwidth efficient than FM

B. FM is power efficient than AM

C. FSK AM is bandwidth efficient than FSK

D. PSK is robust to interference but more complex

13. In frequency modulation

A. The amplitude of modulated wave varies as frequency of carrier wave

B. The frequency of modulated wave varies as amplitude of carrier wave

C. The amplitude of modulated wave varies as amplitude of carrier wave

D. The frequency of modulated wave varies as frequency of carrier wave

14. An antenna can transmit_______ radiation with more efficiency

A. Low frequency B. High frequency C. long wave length D. none of the above

15. Which one of the following is not component of communication systems?

A. receiver B. Noise C. Transmission channel D. Transmitter

16. communication component which transform one form of energy into another

form of energy is called__________

A. Transducer B. Transformer C. Transponder D. Transmitter

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