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Digital Communications

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Modulation is done in

a)

radio receiver

b)

transmitter

c)

between transmitter and receiver

d)

None of the above

2.

In an AM wave the majority of the power is in

a)

lower sideband

b)

Carrier

c)

Upper Sideband

d)

None of the above

3.

Modulation refers to a low frequency signal controlling the

a)

amplitude of the carrier

b)

frequency of the carrier

c)

phase of the carrier

d)

any of the above

4.

Noises are variations in

a)

amplitude

b)

frequency

c)

phase

d)

both phase and frequency

5.

If level of modulation is increased ................ power is increased.

a)

carrier

b)

carrier as well as sideband

c)

sideband

d)

None of the above

6.

At 100% modulation the power in each sideband is ............ of that of carrier.

a)

50%

b)

40%

c)

60%

d)

25%

7.

Overmodulation results in

a)

weakening of the signal

b)

excessive carrier power

c)

distortion

d)

none of the above

8.

The major advantage of FM over AM is

a)

reception is less noisy

b)

higher carrier frequency

c)

smaller bandwidth

d)

small frequency deviation

9.

Which are the additional stages in FM receiver

a)

AF amplifier

b)

limiter

c)

descriminator

d)

selector

e)

None of the above

10.

The antenna length is smaller for FM broadcasting because the wavelength of FM is short

a)

True

b)

False

11.

For FM the value of modulation index can be greater than 1

a)

True

b)

False

12.

AM wave contains three frequencies

a)

True

b)

False

13.

The process of recovering the audio signal from the modulated wave is known as (a)  

14.

In FM the amplitude of the wave is

a)

remains same as carrier

b)

reduces

c)

increases

d)

none of the above

15.

The bandwidth of AM wave is ....... times signal frequency

a)

0

b)

2

c)

1

d)

4

e)

None of the above

16.

The maximum peak to peak voltage of an AM wave is 16 mV while the minimum peak to peak voltage is 8 mV. Find the percent modulation

a)

33.33%

b)

55%

c)

60%

d)

66%

17.

An AM transmitter supplies 10 kW to the antenna when unmodulated. Determine the total power radiated by the transmitter when modulated to 30%

a)

11%

b)

10.45%

c)

9.5%

d)

12.45%

18.

The r.m.s antenna current of an AM transmitter increases by 15 % over the unmodulated value when sinusoidal modulation is applied. What is the modulation index

a)

0.7

b)

0.5

c)

0.8

d)

1

19.

The r.m.s value of carrier voltage is 100 V. After amplitude modulation by an audio signal, r.m.s value becomes 110.Calculate the modulation index

a)

64.8%

b)

68.4%

c)

66.45%

d)

60%

20.

A certain AM transmitter radiates 8kW with carrier unmodulated and 9kW when the carrier is modulated. Find the percentage modulation

a)

25%

b)

60%

c)

50%

d)

0.5%