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276

For identical total transmitted power, the ratio of $S/N$ for wide band FM to $S/N$ of DSB-AM (with $m_a=1$) is :
(Given $f_m = 15\text{ KHz}$ & frequency deviation $= \pm 75\text{ KHz}$)

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Communications Engineering
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277

A signal $m(t)=3\cos(6000\pi t)+4\cos(7000\pi t)+5\cos(10000\pi t)$ is to be sampled. What is the minimum sampling rate for band pass sampling for truthful representation :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Communications Engineering
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278

Minimum number of bits required to represent maximum value of given analogue signal with 0.1% accuracy is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Digital Electronics
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279

An Ideal power limited communication channel with additive white Gaussian noise is having 4 KHz bandwidth and Signal to Noise ratio of 255. The channel capacity is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Information Theory
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280

An Ideal power limited communication channel with additive white Gaussian noise with 1 MHz bandwidth and Signal to Noise ratio of 15 is transmitting the information at theoretical maximum rate. If the Signal to Noise ratio is reduced to 7, how much bandwidth is required to maintain same rate :

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281

Following constellation diagram represents :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Communications Engineering
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282

The information rate to be transmitted is $900\text{ bits/sec}$, FEC is $3/4$, the symbol rate for QPSK modulation scheme is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Communications Engineering
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283

Electric displacement density D at any point on spherical surface of radius R with a charge Q at the centre in a medium with dielectric constant $\epsilon$ is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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284

Which of the following does not represent Maxwell's Equation :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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285

For a homogeneous and isotropic medium with a charge density ρ & dielectric constant ε, the Poisson's equation for electrical potential V is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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286

For a plane travelling EM wave, the correct equation for characteristic impedance Z for the medium with permittivity of $\epsilon$ and permeability of $\mu$ is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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287

A plane wave propagating in the dielectric medium has an electric field given as $E_x = E_0 \cos(2.6 \times 10^{10}t - 100z)$. The phase velocity of plane wave is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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288

A plane wave propagating in the dielectric medium has an electric field given as $E_x = E_0 \cos(3 \times 10^{10}t - 100z)$. The dielectric constant of the medium is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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289

A transmission line of 50 Ω characteristic impedance terminated by a load impedance of $50 - j50$. The magnitude of reflection coefficient at the load is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Transmission Lines
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290

The outer conductor diameter and the inner conductor diameter dimensions of a coaxial cable are made twice to its original value. (Coaxial line is filled with dielectric material having dielectric constant $\epsilon_r = 4.0$). The correct statement is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Transmission Lines
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291

A non dispersive media has:

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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292

A plane wave is characterized by :
$$\tilde{E} = \left(0.5\hat{x} + \hat{y} e^{-j\pi/2}\right) e^{j\omega t - jkz}$$
The wave is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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293

If a right hand circularly polarised wave is incident on a perfect conductor. The reflected wave is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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294

In which of the following cases the divergence of electric field is zero :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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295

Skin depth at 2 GHz for a gold conductor with $\sigma = 4.55 \times 10^7\text{ S/m}$ is $1.5\;\mu\text{m}$. Skin depth (in $\mu\text{m}$) at 8 GHz & 18 GHz is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Electromagnetic Fields
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296

The S matrix of a lossless line having length $\lambda/4$ is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Microwave Engineering
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297

In the following Smith Chart,

y: g+jby1: 1+jcy2: 1-jcConstant VSWR circle

the movement from y along a constant VSWR circle to y1 needs addition of :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Microwave Engineering
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298

If the RF transmission is terminated in its Characteristic impedance $Z_0$ which of the following statements is wrong :

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299

The loss-less, quarter wavelength long, RF transmission of characteristic impedance 50 Ω is terminated in pure resistive load impedance 100 Ω, the input impedance is :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Transmission Lines
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300

A lossless matching circuit is shown in the figure

LOSSLESS MATCHING CIRCUITXS2XPXS1j 25.1 ohm100 ohm50 ohm

The values satisfying the matching condition are :

ISRO Scientist/Engineer 'SC' Electronics 2012 Microwave Engineering
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