1. If the total power of an amplitude modulated signals is 600 W and the carrier power is 400W, the modulation index is ?

0.75

0.5

0.25

1

Answer: 1

Explanation:


2. What would be the effect on transmitted power of an AM wave if its modulation index changes to 1 from 0 ?

Will be halved

Will remain unchanged

Will be quadrupled

Will be increased by 50%

Answer: Will be increased by 50%

Explanation:


3. On increasing modulation index : ?

Transmitted power is constant in AM but increases in FM

Transmitted power constant in FM but increases in AM

Transmitted power decreases in both FM and AM

Transmitted power increases in both FM and AM

Answer: Transmitted power constant in FM but increases in AM

Explanation:


4. In TV, video signals are transmitted through ?

Frequency modulation

Pulse modulation

Amplitude modulation

Phase modulation

Answer: Amplitude modulation

Explanation:


5. A carrier voltage is simultaneously modulated by two sine waves causing modulation indices of 0.4 and 0.3. the overall modulation index is ?

0.35

0.7

0.5

Cannot be calculated unless the phase relations are known

Answer: 0.5

Explanation:


6. Which one of the following is used for the detection of AM-DSB-SC signal ?

Ratio detector

Foster-Seeley discriminator

Product demodulator

Balanced – slope detector

Answer: Product demodulator

Explanation:


7. Absorption of Ratio waves in atmosphere depends on ?

Frequency of waves

Distance from transmitter

Polarization of waves

Polarization of atmosphere

Answer: Frequency of waves

Explanation:


8. A 20kW carrier is sinusoid ally modulated by two carriers corresponding to a modulation index of 20% and 40 % respectively. The total radiated power is ?

25kW

17kW

15kW

22kW

Answer: 22kW

Explanation:


9. For which of the following reasons, amplitude modulation is used for broadcasting ?

It is more immune to noise

It use avoids receiver complexity

It requires less transmitting power

Only the positive peak of the carrier wave varies with the modulating signal

Answer: It use avoids receiver complexity

Explanation:


10. The input to a coherent detector is DSB-SC signal plus noise. The noise at the detector output is ?

The in-phase component

The Quadrature-component

Zero

The envelope

Answer: Zero

Explanation: