The critical frequency of ‘F’ layer is greater than 30 MHz.
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Which of the following statement regarding waveguides is incorrect?
A. At waveguide can be coupled to a coaxial cable
B. At frequencies below the cut off value the wave progresses across the waveguide after total reflections
C. Waveguides are usually air filled hollow conducting metallic tubes for transmitting UHF and microwaves
D. Waveguides can handle large power at UHF and microwaves
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A rectangular waveguide is a
A. Rectangular conducting wire to propagate electromagnetic waves
B. Hollow rectangular walled room carrying electromagnetic wave
C. Hollow rectangular conducting tube through which electromagnetic waves can be propagat-ed
D. Tube antenna to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves
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Tropospheric scatter is used with frequencies in the
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A Yagi antenna has a driven antenna
A. Only
B. With a reflector
C. With one or more directors
D. With a reflector and one or more directors
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In case of antenna the ratio of the power radiated in the desired direction to the power radiated in the opposite direction is known as
A. Transmission efficiency
B. Front to back ratio
C. Loss coefficient
D. None of the above
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The frequency range for satellite communication is
A. 3 to 30 kHz
B. 300 to 3000 kHz
C. 3000 to 30000 MHz
D. 30000 to 300000 MHz
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The static electric field in a conductor is
A. Zero
B. Unity
C. Infinity
D. None of the above
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The skip distance is the maximum distance upto which ionospheric reflection is possible.
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Parabolic and lens antenna used at
A. Microwave frequency
B. Medium frequency
C. Low frequency
D. High frequency
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MUF is depend upon
A. Electron density of the ionospheric layer
B. 11 year sun spot cycle
C. Received frequency by receiver
D. Height of ionospheric layer
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The radiation pattern of loop antenna is
A. Circle
B. Semicircle
C. Elliptical
D. Cardoid or Limacon
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When a current carrying conductor is brought into magnetic field, the force that moves the conductor depends upon
A. The value of current
B. The weight of the conductor
C. The direction of the conductor
D. None of the above
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If a and b are the dimensions of waveguide then
A. a = 3b
B. a = 2b
C. a = b
D. a = 4 b
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When a wave is incident from the more dense into a less dense medium at an angle equal to or exceeding the critical angle, the wave suffers total internal __________ .
A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Transmission
D. None of the above
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Due to which of the following reasons a lightning conductor on top of a building is made into a pointed spike?
A. Dust particles may not accumulate
B. Charge per unit area becomes very high for lightening to discharge
C. Rain drops may not collect
D. None of the above
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The useful magnetic flux obtainable from any closed surface is
A. Unity
B. Constant
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
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When the phase velocity of an EM wave depends on frequency in any medium the phenomenon is called
A. Scattering
B. Polarisation
C. Absorption
D. Dispersion
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A satellite that simply reflect back the signals from one region of the earth to the other region is known as
A. Orbiting satellite
B. Geostationary satellite
C. Active satellite
D. Passive satellite
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The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is
A. Poor directivity
B. Narrow bandwidth
C. High standing wave ratio
D. Low directional coupling
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