1. A rectangular waveguide operating in the dominant mode is gradually deformed into circular cross section in the direction of propagation. What is the mode at the output ?

TE01

TM01

TM01

TE01

Answer: TE01

Explanation:


2. For a wave propagating in an air filled rectangular waveguide ?

guided wavelength is never less than the free space wavelength

wave impedance is never less than the free space impedance

TEM mode is possible if the dimensions of the waveguide are properly chosen

propagation constant is always a real quantity

Answer: guided wavelength is never less than the free space wavelength

Explanation:


3. Which of the following modes can exist in a rectangular wave guide ?

TM00

TM10

TE10

TM01

Answer: TE10

Explanation:


4. The mode with lowest cut-off frequency for an electromagnetic wave propagating between two perfectly conducting parallel plates of infinite extent is ?

TEM

TM01

TE10

TM10

Answer: TEM

Explanation:


5. The dominant mode in a rectangular waveguide is TE10, because this mode has ?

the highest cut-off wavelength

no magnetic field component

no cut-off

no attenuation

Answer: the highest cut-off wavelength

Explanation:


6. Which one of the following modes of transmission will not be supported by a rectangular waveguide ?

TE10

TM01

TE11

TM11

Answer: TM01

Explanation:


7. In a rectangular waveguide with broader dimension a and narrow dimension b, the dominant mode of microwave propagation would be ?

TM10

TE10

TM01

TE01

Answer: TE10

Explanation:


8. Which is the dominant mode in rectangular waveguides ?

TE10

TE11

TM11

TM01

Answer: TE10

Explanation:


9. A disadvantage of microstrips, with respect to stripline circuits, is that they ?

are bulkier

are more likely to radiate

do not lend themselves to printed circuit techniques

None of the above

Answer: None of the above

Explanation:


10. On a microstrip line the wavelength measured is 12 mm for a 10 GHz signal. The dielectric constant of the equivalent homogeneous line is ?

3.5

6.25

5.5

7

Answer: 6.25

Explanation: