MALLA REDDY ENGINEERING COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS)

B.Tech IV Year II Semester (MR18)

Mid-I Examination Question bank (Objective)

Subject Name: Satellite Communications Branch: ECE

Subject Code: 80443
Name of the Faculty: Dr.B.Suneela.
Multiple choice questions
S. No. Questions
Module - I
1 Satellite communication has _________ a number of components.
A) 1 B)2 C)3 D)4

2 A typical satellite link involves in _______ of a signal from an earth station to a satellite.
A) Uplink B)Downlink C)Both A & B D)None
3 After the up-linking process, a satellite _____ and _____ the signal.
A) Receives, amplifies B) Amplifies, receives C) Receives, adds noise D)
Adds noise and transmits
4 Does the satellite retransmits the signal to the earth station after amplifying?
A)Yes B)No C)Depends on the climate D)None of the above
5 Which of the following are the satellite receivers on the earth station?
A)DTH satellite equipment B) Mobile reception equipment in aircraft
C)Satellite telephones D)All the above
6 DTH in DTH satellite equipment stands for ________.
A) Direct to home B) Direction to home C) Detection of home D) All the above

7 Which of the following is the first artificial satellite?

A) Sputnik B) GSAT-17 C)GSAT19 D) IRNSS-1H

8 In which year Sputnik1 artificial satellite was launched.

A)1958 B) 1957 C)1960 D)1954

9 NASA stands for ______.

A) National Auto Space Administration B) National Aeronautics and Space
Administration C) Net Aeronautics and Space Administration D) National
Aeronautics and satellite Administration
10 Which of the following is the first 2 way communication active satellite?
A)Telstar B) FalconSAT-2 C) FalconSAT-1 D)AISAT-1

11 Which of the following are the examples of digital satellites?

A) FalconSAT-2 B) AISAT-1 C) FalconSAT-1 D)All the above

12 Which of the following is the basic classification of satellites are present?

A) Man made satellites B) Natural satellite C) Both a and b D)All the above

13 Which of the following are the examples of natural satellites?

A) Sun B) Moon C) Planets D)All the above

14 Which of the following are man made satellites?

A) FalconSAT-1 B) AISAT-1 C) Planets D)Both a and b

15 Satellites are classified into ______ types.

A) 8 B) 9 C) 10 D)12
16 GPS stands for _______.
A) Global Positioning System B) Guide Position System C) Guide Posting System
D) Global pointing System
17 GEOs stands for ______
A) Geostationary Satellite B) Geo standing Satellite C) Global stationary Satellite
D)None
18 A communication satellite is a _______ satellite.
A)Artificial Satellite B)Natural Satellite C)Man Made Satellite D)None

19 A communication satellite uses ______ to transmit signal.

A)Antenna B)Transponder C)Oscillator D)None

20 Which of the following are the components in satellite communication?

A)Mixer B)Transponder C)Filter D)All
21 What is the maximum distance covered by satellite communication?
A) 1300 km B) 1500 km C) 1800 km D) 1100 km
22 Which of the following are the main components in satellite communication?
A)Uplink B)Transponder C)Downlink D)All
23 Which of the following is the function of a transponder?
A) It boots incoming signal B) It reduces the frequency of a signal C) It adds noise D)All
24 INSAT stands for ________.
A) Indian National Satellite B) International Satellite C) Either a or b D)None
25 Satellite communication services are classified into how many types?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
26 Which of the following are the advantages of satellite communication?
A) Covers maximum bandwidth B) It provides elasticity property C) Reliability D)All
27 Which of the following are the applications of satellite communications?
A) TV B) Radio C) Military D)All
28 Which of the following countries have their own satellites?
A) India B) Japan C) China D)All
29 Which of the following is the own satellite of India?
A)Rohini D1 B)Ohsumi C) Dong Fang Hong I D) GSAT

30 A spacecraft capable of supporting a human crew in orbit for an extended period of time
is called _______.
A) Space station B) Orbital space C) Work station D) Both a and b
31 How many laws of Kepler supports satellite communication?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
32 Which of the following is true regarding Kepler's first law?
A) It states that the sun is at the center, and other planets revolve around it in an elliptical
manner
B) It states that the area covered by satellites with respect to the center of the earth is
equal, at regular intervals of time.
C) It states that the square of a time period of an orbit is proportional to the mean
distance to the power of three between 2 bodies.
D) Both b and c
33 Which of the following is true regarding Kepler's second law?
A) It states that the sun is at the center, and other planets revolve around it in an elliptical
manner
B) It states that the area covered by satellites with respect to the center of the earth is
equal, at regular intervals of time.
C) It states that the square of a time period of an orbit is proportional to the mean
distance to the power of three between 2 bodies.
D) Both b and c
34 Which of the following is true regarding Kepler's second law?
A) It states that the sun is at the center, and other planets revolve around it in an elliptical
manner
B) It states that the area covered by satellites with respect to the center of the earth is
equal, at regular intervals of time.
C) It states that the square of a time period of an orbit is proportional to the mean
distance to the power of three between 2 bodies.
D) Both b and c
35 Which of the following are the units of data rate?
A) Bits/seconds B) Meters C)Centimeters D) Bits
36 How many types of orbits are present in satellite communication?
A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4
37 MEO stands for _______.
A) Medium earth orbit B) Media earth orbit C) Mass earth orbit D) None of the above
38 LEO stands for ______
A) Low earth orbit B) Level earth orbit C) Low equal orbit D) None of the above
39 The point close to earth is called _______.
A) Apogee B) Apogee C) Apogee D) Latitude
40 The point far from the earth is called ______.
A) Apogee B) Apogee C) Apogee D) Latitude

41 Which of the following condition satisfies for an elliptical orbit?

A) 1<e<2 B) 0<=e C) 0<e<1 D) 0<e<4

42 UML stands for _______.

A)User mobile link B)User multi link C)Up mobile link D)None of the above

43 ISL stands for _______.

A) Inter satellite link B) Intermediate satellite link C) Inter stationary link D)
Intermediate stationary link

44 GEO is _______ km away from the earth.

A) 36000 km B) 6000–20,000km C) 500–1500 km D) 1000 km

45 MEO is _______ km away from the earth.

A) 36000 km B) 6000–20,000km C) 500–1500 km D) 1000 km

46 LEO is ______ km away from the earth.

A) 36000 km B) 6000–20,000km C) 500–1500 km D) 1000 km

47 Is geostationary not useful for global coverage?

A) Yes B) No C) May be D) Depends on the position of the orbit

48 What is the velocity of geosynchronous orbit?

A) 11300 km/hrB)35000km/hr C)5690 km/hr D)31456 km/hr

49 Do geosynchronous orbits have the same rotational velocity as earth?

A) Yes B) No C) May be D) Depends on the position of the orbit

50 Which of the following is the own satellite of Japan?

A)Rohini D1 B)Ohsumi C) Dong Fang Hong I D) GSAT
 Module-II

1 The lowest frequency used in satellite communications is__________________ GHz.

A) 0.8 B) 3 C) 18 D) 30

2 For satellite transmission, analog signals may be converted into digital form with the
help of ____________
A) modem B) transponder C) codec D) compandor
3 Geosynchronous satellites are always launched in the equatorial plane because it is the
only plane which provides
A) 24-hour orbit B) stationary satellite C) global communication D) zero-gravity
environs
4 The traffic-handling capacity of an Earth station on the uplink depends on _______
A) its EIRP B) satellite antenna gain C) noise associated with the satellite D) all of
the above
5 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.
6 Most of the communication satellites are stationed to the West of their service areas
order to reduce their
A) eclipse period B) loss of power C) battery power provision D) mass of station-
keeping fuel
7 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

8 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
9 System satellites orbit the Earth once in
A) 24 hours B) 12 hours C) 1 hour D) 6 hours

10 A few minutes disturbance in space communications occurs twice a year during Sun
blinding when __________ are in line.
A) Sun and satellite B) Sun and Earth station C) Satellite and Earth station D) Sun,
satellite and Earth station
11 In the context of error detection in satellite transmission, ARQ stands for
A) Automatic Repeat Request B) Automatic Relay Request C) Accelerated Recovery
Request D) Automatic Radiation Quenching
12 To cover all inhabited regions of the Earth, the number of geosynchronous
communication satellites required
A) 5 B) 3 C) 10 D) 2
13 A modem is
A) a form of commutator
B) a device for digitizing speech
C) a circuit used for suppressing microwave interference
D) an electronic circuit which carries out modulation and demodulation of a carrier
frequency
14 A typical signal strength received from a geosynchronous communication satellite is of
the order of a few
A) milliwatts B) kilowatts C) picowatts D) watts
15 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
16 The earth segment of a satellite communications system consists of ________. A) The
earth segment of a satellite communications system consists of the transmit and receive
earth stations
 B) With active attitude control, there is no overall stabilizing torque present to resist the
disturbance torques
C) Proper moment
D) None of these
17 In the Americas, for example, the down-link band is ________
A) 12.2 to 12.7 GHz
B) With active attitude control, there is no overall stabilizing torque present to resist the
disturbance torques
C) The Ku (12-GHz) band
D) 64-GHz to 164 GHz
18 The major difference between the Ku-band and the C-band that satellites intended for
DBS have much ________.
A) Low noise B) The indoor unit C) The home unit D) higher equivalent isotropic
radiated power(EIRP)
19 MATV stand as________
A) Multi amplitude TV B) Maximum Angular TV C) Master antenna TV
D) Multiplex All TV
20 The orbital spacing is ______ for the high-power satellites, so adjacent satellite
interference is considered nonexistent.
A) 18° B) 9° C) 27° D) 45°
21 A satellite may carry ______ transponders
A) 32 B) 41 C) 24 D) 64
22 The frequencies for direct broadcast satellites vary from region to region throughout the
world, although these are generally in the_____________
A) Ku band B) Ka band C) C band D) W band
23 A master antenna TV (MATV) system is used to provide reception of DBS TV/FM
channels to a small group of users, for example_____________
A) To the tenants in an apartment building
B) With attitude control, there is no overall stabilizing torque present to resist the
disturbance torques
C) The Ku (12-GHz) band
D) None of these
24 A master antenna TV (MATV) system is used to provide reception of __________to a
small group of users, for example to the tenants in an apartment building.
A) DBS TV/FM channels B) FM channels C) The Ku (12-GHz) band D) None of
these
25 CATV stands as ________
A) Community antenna TV B) Carrier angular TV C) Cost amplitude TV D)
Cost angular TV
26 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
27 India's first domestic geostationary satellite 1NSAT-IA was launched on 10th April 1982
from
A) USSR B) USA C) UK D) Ukraine
28 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
29 The carrier to noise ratio for a satellite depends upon
A) Effective Isotropic Radiated power B) Bandwidth. C) Free space path losses D) All
of them
30 What is an attitude control system.
A) It is the system that achieves & maintains the required attitudes. The main functions
of attitude control system include maintaining accurate satellite position throughout the
life span of the system.
B) The main functions of attitude control system include maintaining accurate satellite
velocity throughout the life span of the system.
 C) It is the system that achieves & maintains the required attitudes. The main functions
of attitude control system include maintaining accurate satellite acceleration throughout
the life span of the system.
D) None of above
31 Describe the spin stabilized satellites.
A) In a, spin stabilized satellites, the body of the satellite spins at about 30 to 100rpm
about the axis perpendicular to the orbital plane.
B) In a, spin stabilized satellites, the body of the satellite spins at about 300 to 1000 rpm
about the axis perpendicular to the orbital plane.
C) a & b
D) None of above
32 What is noise weighting?
A) Improve the post detection signal to noise ratio is referred to as noise weighting.
B) Improve the pre detection signal to noise ratio is referred to as noise weighting.
C) Either a or b.
D) None of above
33 What is meant by frequency reuse?
A) The carrier with opposite senses of polarization may overlap in frequency this
technique is known as frequency reuse.
B) The carrier with same senses of depolarization may overlap in frequency this
technique is known as frequency reuse.
C) a & b
D) None of above
34 What is noise weighting?
A)Improve the post detection signal to noise ratio is referred to as noise weighting
B)Improve the pre detection signal to noise ratio is referred to as noise weighting.
C) Either a or b.
D) None of above
35 What is an EIRP?
A) It is a measure of radiated or transmitted power of an antenna. It can be completed
from the antenna gain & the power fed to the antenna input.
B) It is a measure of radiated or transmitted power of an antenna. It can be completed
from the antenna gain & the power fed from the antenna output.
C) Either a or b.
D) None of above
36 What are the types of antenna losses?
A) sky noise B) Antenna losses C) sky noise , Antenna losses D) all of these
37 Define noise factor.
A) An alternative way of representing amplifier noise is by means of its noise-factor. In
defining the NF of an amplifier, denoted by to usually taken as 290k, N0,out = FGKT0
B) In defining the NF of an amplifier, denoted by to usually taken as 290k, N0,out =
KT0
C) In defining the NF of an amplifier, denoted by to usually taken as 290k , N0,out =
KKT0
D) None of above
38 Write the equation of system noise factor.
A) TS =Tant+ Te1+ (L-1)T0/G1+L(F-1)T0/G1
B) TS =Tant+ Te1+(L-1)T0/G1
C) TS =Tant+ L(F-1)T0/G1
D) None of above
39 __________is essential to the successful operation of a communication satellite.
A) Telemetry B) Tracking C) Command and monitoring D) All
40 The antennas used in satellite are
A) Wire antenna B) Horn Antenna C) Reflector Antenna D) All
41 Switch connection is also referred as
A)Ring redundancy B) Ring Area C) Ring Connection D) All
42 RF Amplifier in a satellite Communication receiver must generate as little as possible,so
it is called a
A) Low Speaker B) Low Noise amplifier C) Noise range D) All
43 C\N ratio calculation is simplified by the use of
A) Linear budget B) Low Budget C)Link Budget D) None

44 A Link Budget is a tabular method for evaluating the _____.

A) Received power and noise power in a radio link B) Received power C) noise power
D) None
45 Uplink Design is _______than the downlink.
A) Easier B) Harder C) both a and b D) None

46 Attitude and orbit control system divided into two types they are
A)orbit control B) Attitude control C) both a and b D) None

47 How many types of rocket motors are used in satellite.

A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 D) 4

48 A spin stabilized satellite usually has a cylindrical body covered with a

A)orbit control B) Battery C) Solar cells D) None

49 Signals transmitted by an earth station are received at the satellite by

A)Zone beam B) Spot beam C) both a and b D) None

50 There are two types of links in satellite they are

A) Uplink B) Down link C) both a and b D) None

MODULE-III

1 Propagation effects that are not associated with raindrops or ice crystals
A) Atmospheric absorption B) Cloud attenuation C) both a and b D) None

2 Total zenith attenuation due to atmospheric gases calculated from

A) 6 to 350 GHz B) 4 to 350 GHz C) 3 to 300 GHz D)3 to 350 GHz

3 As with most propagation effects, the lower the elevation angle the higher the______
A) Cloud attenuation B) Air attenuation C) both a and b D)None

4 Tropospheric Scintillation does not cause

A) Attenuation B) clouding C) depolarization D)None

5 Energy from the sun causes the ionosphere to_____ during the day
A) grow B) stop C) decrease D)None

6 The rain fall is measured by a

A) thermometer B) rain gauge C)stethoscope D)None
7 Rain attenuation and depolarization occur because individual raindrops absorb energy
from
A) frequency waves B) radio waves C) electromagnetic waves D)None
8 The tilt angle refers to the angle between the local _____ and the actual orientation
A) Horizontal B) Vertical C) both a and b D)None

9 Ice crystal depolarization occurs only in ________

A) rain B) storms C) thunderstorms D)None

10 If the rain medium is completely transparent and no attenuation takes place then
A) σ=0 B) σ=1 C) σ>1 D)None
11 Diversity gain is used to measure
A) down link B) uplink C) both a and b D)None
 12 DTH services mostly are in
A) ku B) ka C) both a and b D)None

13 The use of a site diversity is very

A) less B) expensive C) cheap D)None

14 Diversity gain determines

A) system margin B) system attenuation C) system signals D)None

15 ULPC can be operated in

A) closed loop B) Open loop C) both a and b D)None

16 The use of OBP separates the

A) uplink to downlinkB) downlink to uplink C) both a and b D)None

17 The canting angle will have a mean of

A) 2 B) 1 C) 0 D)3

18 Rain effect will also have

A) system noise B) signal attenuation C) depolarization D)All
19 The increase in sky noise temperature is due to
A) low ku band B) low ka band C) low c band D)All

20 Open loop ULPC is more _________ for down link and uplink
A) Difficult B)easy C) both a and b D)All

21 Tm he earth stations are connected together so that any one earth station can be used to
support the ___ stream while the other is suffering a rain fade
A) Traffic B) rain C) both a and b D)All
22 Which of the following is the vehicle used to launch -GSAT-17?
A)PSLV C39/IRNSS1H Mission
B) PSLV-C38/ Cartosat-2 series satellite
C) Ariane-5 VA 238
D)GSLV Mk III-D1/GSAT-19 Mission
23 Which of the following statement is true regarding frequency division multiplexing?
A) It assigns a single user with a single channel
B) It minimizes crosstalk by using guard bands
C) No user can share other users frequency band at a time
D)All
24 FDMA is used in ______ systems.
A)Analog systemsB) Digital systemsC) both a and b D)All

25 TWT stands for _______.

A) Travelling wave tube B) Transport wave tube C) Travel waveguide tube D)None

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