1. Which principle of operation of cavity wavemeters is used in microwave networks ?

Phase shift

Gyration

Resonance

Polarization shift

Answer: Resonance

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2. In the terrestrial paths of a microwave communication system, which technique is usually adopted to overcome signal loss due to earth's curvature ?

Link repeaters are arranged with 500 km apart

Link repeaters are arranged with 50 km apart

Phase correctors are located in every 2 km apart

Signal amplifiers are arranged in every 5 km apart

Answer: Link repeaters are arranged with 50 km apart

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3. Which one of the following statements is correct Microwave link repeaters are typically 50 km apart ?

because of output tube power limitations

because of atmospheric attenuation

to ensure that the applied de voltage is not excessive

because of earth's curvature

Answer: because of earth's curvature

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4. While determining antenna height for terrestrial microwaves links, the effect of refraction from the atmosphere is taken care of by considering the effective curvature of the earth to be ?

2/3 times the radius of the earth

4/3 times the radius of the earth

3/2 times the radius of the earth

3/4 times the radius of the earth

Answer: 4/3 times the radius of the earth

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5. In microwave communication, sometime, microwave signals reach large distances by following the Earth's curvature. This phenomenon is called ?

Faraday effect

ducting

ionospheric reflection

tropospheric scatter

Answer: Faraday effect

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6. A travelling wave magnetron having N resonators with adjacent resonators tightly coupled has possible modes of resonance ?

N

(2N-1)

(2N+1)

N/2

Answer: N

Explanation:


7. For high power microwave industry, power is generated by ?

PIN diode

IMPATT

Magnetron

Gunn diode

Answer: Magnetron

Explanation:


8. Consider the following statements in case of a magic Tee: 1. The collinear arms are isolated from each other. 2. One of the collinear arms is isolated from E-arm. 3. One of the collinear arms is isolated from H-arm. 4. E and H arms are isolated from each other. Which of these statements are correct ?

1 and 4

2 and 3

1 and 2

3 and 4

Answer: 1 and 4

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9. Which one of the following statements in not true for strip line when compared to a waveguide ?

Losses are less

It has a smaller bandwidth

It is much smaller in size

It can be directly connected to semiconductor microwave devices

Answer: It has a smaller bandwidth

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10. In a circular waveguide with radius 'r', the dominant mode is ?

TE01

TM11

TE11

TM01

Answer: TE11

Explanation: