Which one of the following can be used for amplification of microwave signals?
A. Gunn diode
B. Strapped magnetron
C. Reflex klystron
D. Double cavity klystron
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A cavity is a
A. low-pass filter
B. high-pass filter
C. band-pass filter
D. band-stop filter
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The modes in a rectangular waveguide are denoted by TEmn / TMmn where m and n are the eigen numbers along the larger and smaller dimensions of the waveguide respectively.
Which one of the following statements is TRUE?
A. The TM10 mode of the waveguide does not exist
B. The TE10 mode of the waveguide does not exist
C. The TM10 and TE10 mode both exist and have the same cut-off frequencies
D. The TM10 and TE01 mode both exist and have the same cut-off frequencies
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Probe coupling is
A. Electrostatic
B. Magnetic
C. Either electrostatic or magnetic
D. None of these
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When a particular mode is excited in a wave guide, there appears an extra electric component in the direction of propagation. The resulting mode is
A. Transverse-electric
B. Transverse-magnetic
C. Longitudinal
D. Transverse-electromagnetic
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HEMT used in microwave circuit is a
A. Source
B. High power amplifier
C. Low noise amplifier
D. Detector
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Typical power gain of TWT amplifier is
A. 1 to 5 dB
B. 50 to 300 dB
C. 100 to 400 dB
D. 20 to 40 dB
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Which of the following is not a TWT slow wave structure
A. Coupled cavity
B. Ring bar
C. Helix
D. Periodic permanent magnet
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Baretters and Bolometers are used to measure
A. VSWR
B. Transmission losses
C. Microwave power
D. Microwave frequencies
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The TWT is sometimes preferred to the magnetron as a radar transmitter output tube because it is
A. Capable of longer duty cycle
B. A more efficient amplifier
C. More broad band
D. Less noising
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The diode which is mainly used in harmonic generator circuits as frequency multiplier is
A. Gunn diode
B. Tunnel diode
C. Step recovery diode
D. Schottky diode
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Indicate the false statement
Transient time in microwave tubes will be reduced if
A. The electrodes are brought closer together
B. A higher anode current is used
C. Multiple or coaxial leads are used
D. The anode voltage is made larger
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For TE or TM modes of propagation in bounded media, the phase velocity
A. Is independent of frequency
B. Is a linear function of frequency
C. Is a non-linear function of frequency
D. Can be frequency-dependent or frequency independent depending on the source
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In a particular microwave tube an electron beam is traveling with an electromagnetic wave. The arrangement is such that beam of electrons gets accelerated. During this process
A. Electron beam imparts energy to the EM wave
B. EM wave gets attenuated
C. EM wave gets a boost
D. None of the above
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Blackbody radiation is enclosed inside a spherical cavity of radius r at a temperature T. What would be the temperature of the enclosure if the radius expands to 2r adiabatically?
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Which vacuum based device is widely used as a power amplifier in satellite communication system?
A. Amplitron
B. Klystron
C. Magnetron
D. TWT
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A microwave junction is supposed to be matched if in the S-matrix
A. All diagonal elements are zero
B. All diagonal elements are equal but not zero
C. Are diagonal are complex
D. Is hermitian
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Consider the following statements relating to the micro-strip lines
1. Modes in micro-strip lines are purely TEM
2. Micro-strip lines is also called open strip line
3. Radiation loss in micro-strip line can be reduced by using thin high dielectric materials
4. Conformal transformation technique is quite suitable for solving micro problems
Which of the statements given above are correct?
A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 2, 3 and 4
C. 1, 3 and 4
D. 1, 2 and 4
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A directional coupler with three or more holes is preferred to a two-hole coupler
A. to reduce spurious mode generation
B. to reduce coupling of the signal
C. To increase the bandwidth of the network
D. Because it is more efficient
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