Test 4 - Communication Systems | Electronics and Communication (ECE4

A test for Communication Systems of Electronics and Communication (ECE)

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A carrier is phase modulated (PM) with frequency deviation of 10 kHz by a single tone frequency of 1 kHz. If the single tone frequency is increased to 2 kHz, assuming that phase deviation remains unchanged, the bandwidth of the PM signal is

  1. 21 kHz
  2. 22 kHz
  3. 42 kHz
  4. 44 kHz
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two sinusoidal signals of same amplitude and frequencies 10 kHz and 10.1 kHz are added together. The combined signal is given to an ideal frequency detector. The output of the detector is

  1. 0.1 kHz sinusoid
  2. 20.1 kHz sinusoid
  3. a linear function of time
  4. a constant
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

X(t) is a stationary random process with autocorrelation function Rx($\tau$) = exp $(\pi r^2)$. This process is passed through the system shown below. The power spectral density of the output process Y(t) is

  1. $(4 \pi ^2 f^2 + 1) exp (-\pi t^2)$
  2. $(4 \pi ^2 f^2 - 1) exp (-\pi t^2)$
  3. $(4 \pi ^2 f^2 + 1) exp (-\pi f)$
  4. $(4 \pi ^2 f^2 - 1) exp (-\pi f)$
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A sinusoidal signal with peak-to-peak amplitude of 1.536 V is quantised into 128 levels using a mid-rise uniform quantiser. The quantisation noise power is

  1. 0.768 V2
  2. 48 $\times$10-6 V2
  3. 12 $\times$10-6 V2
  4. 3.072 V2
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The Nyquist sampling rate for the signal s(t) = $\dfrac{sin(500 \pi t)}{\pi t}$ $\times$ $\dfrac{sin(700 \pi t)}{\pi t}$ is given by

  1. 400 Hz
  2. 600 Hz
  3. 1200Hz
  4. 1400 Hz
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A Hilbert transformer is a

  1. non-linear system
  2. non-causal system
  3. time-varying system
  4. low-pass system
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The signal cos$\omega$c t + 0.5 cos$\omega_m$t sin$\omega_c$t + is

  1. FM only
  2. AM only
  3. AM and FM both
  4. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In the following figure, the minimum value of the constant “C”, which is to be added to y1 (t) such that y1 (t) and y2 (t) are different, is

  1. $\Delta$
  2. $\dfrac{\Delta}{2}$
  3. $\dfrac{\Delta ^ 2}{12}$
  4. $\dfrac{\Delta}{L}$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A signal m(t )with bandwidth 500 Hz is first multiplied by a signal g (t ) where
g (t) = $\displaystyle \sum_{R = - \infty}^\infty (-1)^k \delta (t - 0.5 \times O^{-4}k )$
The resulting signal is then passed through an ideal low pass filter with bandwidth 1 kHz. The output of the low pass filter would be

  1. $\delta$ (t )
  2. m (t )
  3. 0
  4. m (t )$\delta$ (t )
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Match the following:

Group 1 Group 2
1. FM P. Slope overload
2. DM Q. $\mu$-law
3. PSK R. Envelope detector
4. PCM S. Capture effect
T. Hilbert transform
U. Matched filter
  1. 1 - T, 2 - P, 3 - U, 4 - S
  2. 1 - S, 2 - U, 3 - P, 4 - T
  3. 1 - S, 2 - P, 3 - U, 4 - Q
  4. 1 - U, 2 - R, 3 - S, 4 - Q
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A random variable X with uniform density in the interval 0 to 1 is quantized as follows :
If 0$\le$x$\le$ 0.3, xq = 0
If 0.3 < X$\le$1, xq = 0.7
where xq is the quantized value of X.
The root-mean square value of the quantization noise is

  1. 0.573
  2. 0.198
  3. 2.205
  4. 0.266
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If Eb, the energy per bit of a binary digital signal, is 10-6 watt-sec and the onesided power spectral density of the white noise, N0 = 10-5 W/Hz, then the output SNR of the matched filter is

  1. 26 dB
  2. 10 dB
  3. 20 dB
  4. 13 dB
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A message signal with bandwidth 10 kHz is Lower-Side Band SSB modulated with carrier frequency fc1 = 106 Hz. The resulting signal is then passed through a Narrow-Band Frequency Modulator with carrier frequency fc2 = 109 Hz.
The bandwidth of the output would be

  1. 4 x 104 Hz
  2. 2 x 106 Hz
  3. 2 x 109 Hz
  4. 2 x 1010 Hz
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The input to a linear delta modulator having a step-size $\Delta$ = 0.628 is a sine wave with frequency fm and peak amplitude Em. If the sampling frequency fs = 40 kHz, the combination of the sine wave frequency and the peak amplitude, where slope overload will take place, is

  1. Em = 0.3 V, fm = 8 kHz
  2. Em = 1.5 V, fm = 4 kHz
  3. Em = 1.5 V, fm = 2 kHz
  4. Em = 3.0 V, fm = 1 kHz
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A speed signal, band limited to 4 kHz and peak voltage varying between + 5 V and - 5 V, is sampled at the Nyquist rate. Each sample is quantized and represented by 8 bits.

If the bits 0 and 1 are transmitted using bipolar pulses, the minimum bandwidth required for distortion free transmission is

  1. 64 kHz
  2. 32 kHz
  3. 8 kHz
  4. 4 kHz
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A symmetric three-level midtread quantizer is to be designed assuming equiprobable occurrence of all quantization levels.

The quantization noise power for the quantization region between -a and +a in the figure is

  1. $\dfrac{4}{81}$
  2. $\dfrac{1}{9}$
  3. $\dfrac{5}{81}$
  4. $\dfrac{2}{81}$
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A device with input x(t) and output y(t) is characterized by: y(t) = x2(t). An FM signal with frequency deviation of 90 kHz and modulating signal bandwidth of 5 kHz is applied to this device. The bandwidth of the output signal is

  1. 370 kHz
  2. 190 kHz
  3. 380 kHz
  4. 95 kHz
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A super heterodyne receiver is to operate in the frequency range 550 kHz - 1650 kHz, with the intermediate frequency of 450 kHz. Let R = $\dfrac{C_{max}}{C_{min}}$ denote the required capacitance ratio of the local oscillator and I denote the image frequency (in kHz) of the incoming signal. If the receiver is tuned to 700 kHz, then

  1. R = 4.41, I = 1600
  2. R = 2.10, I = 1150
  3. R = 3.0, I = 1600
  4. R = 9.0, I = 1150
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A speed signal, band limited to 4 kHz and peak voltage varying between + 5 V and - 5 V are sampled at the Nyquist rate. Each sample is quantized and represented by 8 bits. What is the number of quantization levels required to reduce the quantization noise by a factor of 4?

  1. 1024
  2. 512
  3. 256
  4. 64
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A symmetric three-level midtread quantizer is to be designed assuming equiprobable occurrence of all quantization levels.

If the input probability density function is divided into three regions as shown in figure, the value of a in the figure is

  1. $\dfrac{1}{3}$
  2. $\dfrac{2}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac{1}{2}$
  4. $\dfrac{1}{4}$
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

In a Direct Sequence CDMA System, the chip rate is 1.2288 $\times$ 106 chips per second. If the processing gain is desired to be at least 100, then the data rate

  1. must be less than or equal to 12.288 $\times$ 103 bits per sec
  2. must be greater than 12.288 $\times$ 103 bits per sec
  3. must be exactly equal to 12.288 $\times$ 103 bits per sec
  4. can take any value less than 122.88 $\times$ 103 bits per sec
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The minimum sampling frequency (in samples/sec) required to reconstruct the following signal x (t) = 5 $\left(
\dfrac{sin2\pi 1000 t}{\pi t}
\right) ^ 3
$
+ 7$\left(
\dfrac{sin2\pi 1000 t}{\pi t}
\right) ^ 2
$
from its samples without distortion would be

  1. 2 x 103
  2. 4 x 103
  3. 6 x 103
  4. 8 x 103
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An input to a 6-level quantizer has the probability density function f(x) as shown in the figure. Decision boundaries of the quantizer are chosen so as t maximize the entropy of the quantizer output. It is given that 3 consecutive decision boundaries are -1, 0 and 1.

Assuming that the reconstruction levels of the quantizer are the mid-points of the decision boundaries, the ratio of signal power to quantization noise power is

  1. $\dfrac{152}{9}$
  2. $\dfrac{64}{3}$
  3. $\dfrac{76}{3}$
  4. 28
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An input to a 6-level quantizer has the probability density function f(x) as shown in the figure. Decision boundaries of the quantizer are chosen so as to maximize the entropy of the quantizer output. It is given that 3 consecutive decision boundaries are -1, 0 and 1.

The values of a and b are

  1. a = $\dfrac{1}{6}$and b = $\dfrac{1}{12}$
  2. a = $\dfrac{1}{5}$and b = $\dfrac{3}{40}$
  3. a = $\dfrac{1}{4}$and b = $\dfrac{1}{16}$
  4. a = $\dfrac{1}{3}$and b = $\dfrac{1}{24}$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider a system shown in the figure. Let X (f) and Y( f) denote the Fourier transforms of x (t) and y (t) respectively. The ideal HPF has the cutoff frequency 10 kHz.

The positive frequencies, where Y (f) has spectral peaks are

  1. 1 kHz and 24 kHz
  2. 2 kHz and 244 kHz
  3. 1 kHz and 14 kHz
  4. 2 kHz and 14 kHz
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If S represents the carrier synchronization at the receiver and $\rho$ represents the bandwidth efficiency, then the correct statement for the coherent binary PSK is

  1. $\rho$ = 0.5, S is required
  2. $\rho$ = 1.0, S is required
  3. $\rho$ = 0.5, S is not required
  4. $\rho$ = 1.0, S is not required
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A speed signal, band limited to 4 kHz and peak voltage varying between + 5 V and - 5 V, is sampled at the Nyquist rate. Each sample is quantised and represented by 8 bits.

Assuming the signal to be uniformly distributed between its peak to peak value, the signal to noise ratio at the quantiser output is

  1. 16 dB
  2. 32 dB
  3. 48 dB
  4. 4 dB
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Three analog signals, having bandwidths 1200 Hz, 600 Hz and 600 Hz, are sampled at their respective Nyquist rates, encoded with 12 bit words, and time division multiplexed. The bit rate for the multiplexed signal is

  1. 115.2 kbps
  2. 28.8 kbps
  3. 57.6 kbps
  4. 38.4 kbps
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

X(t) is a stationary process with the power spectral density Sx(f)>0 for all f. The process is passed through a system shown below. Let Sy(f) be the power spectral density of Y(t). Which one of the following statements is correct?

Let Sy(f) be the power spectral density of Y(t). Which one of the following statements is correct?

  1. Sy(f)>0 for all f
  2. Sy(f)=0 for |f|>1kHz
  3. Sy(f)=0 for f=nf0, f0=2kHz, n any integer
  4. Sy(f)=0 for f=(2n+1)f0=1kHz, n any integer
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A signal is sampled at 8 kHz and is quantized using 8-bit uniform quantizer. Assuming SNRq for a sinusoidal signal, the correct statement for PCM signal with a bit rate of R is

  1. R = 32 kbps, SNRq = 25.8 dB
  2. R = 64 kbps, SNRq = 49.8 dB
  3. R = 64 kbps, SNRq = 55.8 dB
  4. R = 32 kbps, SNRq = 49.8 dB
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following Amplitude Modulated (AM) signal, where fm < B :
$X_{AM}(t) = 10 (1+0.5 sin 2\pi f_m t) cos2\pi f_ct$

The average side band power for the AM signal given above is:

  1. 25
  2. 12.5
  3. 6.25
  4. 3.125
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Consider the following Amplitude Modulated (AM) signal, where fm < B:

$X_{AM}(t) = 10 (1+0.5 sin 2\pi f_m t) cos2\pi f_ct$

The AM signal gets added to a noise with Power Spectral Density Sn (f) given in the figure below. The ratio of average sideband power to mean noise power would be

  1. $\dfrac{25}{8 N_0 B}$
  2. $\dfrac{25}{4 N_0 B}$
  3. $\dfrac{25}{2 N_0 B}$
  4. $\dfrac{25}{N_0 B}$