Quiznetik
Radiation and Microwave Techniques | Set 1
1. . Which of the following parameters is not a primary parameter?
A. resistance
B. attenuation constant
C. capacitance
D. conductance
Correct : B. attenuation constant
2. ohm is
A. 50
B. 20
C. 1000
D. 125
Correct : D. 125
3. For a matched line, the input impedance will be equal to
A. load impedance
B. characteristic impedance
C. output impedance
D. zero
Correct : B. characteristic impedance
4. wave ratio of 2.5 is
A. 20
B. 125
C. 200
D. 75
Correct : B. 125
5. The average power in an electromagnetic wave is given by
A. propagation constant
B. pointing vector
C. phase constant
D. attenuation constant
Correct : B. pointing vector
6. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is normally chosen to be
A. 50
B. 75
C. 50 or 75
D. 100
Correct : C. 50 or 75
7. Identify the material which is not present in a transmission line setup.
A. waveguides
B. cavity resonator
C. antenna
D. oscillator
Correct : D. oscillator
8. respectively. The standing wave ratio is
A. 2
B. 3
C. 1/2
D. 4
Correct : B. 3
9. The range of the standing wave ratio is
A. 0 < s < 1
B. -1 < s < 1
C. 1 < s < ∞
D. 0 < s < ∞
Correct : C. 1 < s < ∞
10. The best stub selection for the transmission line will be
A. series open
B. series short
C. shunt open
D. shunt short
Correct : D. shunt short
11. The phenomenon employed in the waveguide operation is
A. reflection
B. refraction
C. total internal reflection
D. adsorption
Correct : C. total internal reflection
12. The dominant mode in waveguide is the mode which has
A. highest frequency
B. highest wavelength
C. lowest phase constant
D. highest attenuation
Correct : B. highest wavelength
13. The modes are calculated from which parameter?
A. frequency
B. wavelength
C. phase constant
D. v number
Correct : D. v number
14. The circular waveguides use which function in the frequency calculation?
A. laplace function
B. schottky function
C. bessel function
D. transfer function
Correct : C. bessel function
15. The scattering parameters are used to indicate the
A. permittivity and permeability
B. electric and magnetic field intensities
C. reflection and transmission coefficients
D. frequency and wavelength
Correct : C. reflection and transmission coefficients
16. For the matched line, the parameters S12 and S21 are
A. 1
B. 0
C. -1
D. ∞
Correct : B. 0
17. The waveguides are materials with characteristics of
A. low bulk resistivity
B. high bulk resistivity
C. high conductivity
D. low conductivity
Correct : A. low bulk resistivity
18. range of
A. hz
B. khz
C. mhz
D. ghz
Correct : D. ghz
19. In rectangular waveguides, the dimensions a and b represent the
A. broad wall dimensions
B. broad wall and side wall dimension respectively
C. side wall and broad wall dimension respectively
D. side wall dimensions
Correct : B. broad wall and side wall dimension respectively
20. The cut off frequency for a waveguide to operate is
A. 3 mhz
B. 3 ghz
C. 6 mhz
D. 6 ghz
Correct : D. 6 ghz
21. In transverse electric waves, which of the following is true?
A. e is parallel to h
B. e is parallel to wave direction
C. e is transverse to wave direction
D. h is transverse to wave direction
Correct : C. e is transverse to wave direction
22. The dominant mode in rectangular waveguide is
A. te01
B. te10
C. tm01
D. tm10
Correct : B. te10
23. The propagation constant for a lossless transmission line will be
A. real
B. complex
C. real and equal to phase constant
D. complex and equal to phase constant
Correct : D. complex and equal to phase constant
24. Which of the following parameter is non zero for a lossless line?
A. attenuation
B. resistance
C. conductance
D. phase constant
Correct : D. phase constant
25. The phase and group velocities does not depend on which of the following?
A. frequency
B. wavelength
C. phase constant
D. attenuation constant
Correct : D. attenuation constant
26. amplifier.
A. linear beam
B. crossed field
C. parallel field
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. linear beam
27. reflector electrode after the cavity.
A. backward wave oscillator
B. reflex klystron
C. travelling wave tube
D. magnetrons
Correct : B. reflex klystron
28. A major disadvantage of klystron amplifier is:
A. low power gain
B. low bandwidth
C. high source power
D. design complexity
Correct : B. low bandwidth
29. The material out of which PIN diode is made is:
A. silicon
B. germanium
C. gaas
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. silicon
30. GaAs is used in the fabrication of GUNN diodes because:
A. gaas is cost effective
B. it less temperature sensitive
C. it has low conduction band electrons
D. less forbidden energy gap
Correct : D. less forbidden energy gap
31. GaAs is used in fabricating Gunn diode. Gunn diode is:
A. bulk device
B. sliced device
C. made of different type of semiconductor layers
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. bulk device
32. The mode of operation in which the Gunn diode is not stable is:
A. gunn oscillation mode
B. limited space charge accumulation mode
C. stable amplification mode
D. bias circuit oscillation mode
Correct : A. gunn oscillation mode
33. an IMPATT diode, it results in:
A. avalanche multiplication
B. break down of depletion region
C. high reverse saturation current
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. avalanche multiplication
34. maintain at safe limit.
A. average current
B. average voltage
C. average bias voltage
D. average resistance
Correct : A. average current
35. Expression for the characteristic impedance of a transmission line(λ/4) used for impedance matching is:
A. z1=√(zₒr)l
B. z1=√(zₒ/r)l
C. z1=√(zₒ+r)l
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. z1=√(zₒr)l
36. If there is no standing wave on a transmission line, then the value of SWR is:
A. 1
B. 0
C. infinity
D. insufficient data
Correct : A. 1
37. When a λ/4 transmission line is used for impedance matching, then which of the following is valid?
A. standing waves are present on the λ/4 transmission line
B. no standing waves on the λ/4 transmission line
C. standing waves are not present both on the feed line and the matching λ/4 line
D. standing waves are present on both the feed line and the matching λ/4 line
Correct : A. standing waves are present on the λ/4 transmission line
38. The lowest mode of TE mode propagation in a circular waveguide is:
A. te10 mode
B. te00 mode
C. te01 mode
D. te11 mode
Correct : C. te01 mode
39. Which primary parameter is uniformly distributed along the length of the conductor?
A. g
B. c
C. l
D. r
Correct : D. r
40. Which of the following parameters does not exist in the transmission line equation?
A. r
B. zo
C. zl
D. propagation constant
Correct : A. r
41. Find the characteristic impedance of a quarter wave with input and load impedances given by 50 and 25 respectively.
A. 50
B. 25
C. 75
D. 35.35
Correct : D. 35.35
42. Calculate the transmission coefficient, when the incident and transmitted amplitudes are 10 and 7 respectively.
A. 17
B. 3
C. 10/7
D. 0.7
Correct : D. 0.7
43. The reflection coefficient of a transmission line having characteristic and load impedances as 50 and 30 ohm respectively is
A. 1/4
B. 1/8
C. 1/2
D. 3/4
Correct : A. 1/4
44. The major disadvantage of single stub tuning is:
A. it requires a variable length of line between the load and the stub
B. it involves 2 variable parameters
C. complex calculation
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. it requires a variable length of line between the load and the stub
45. In a double stub tuner circuit, the load is of _______ length from the first stub.
A. fixed length
B. arbitrary length
C. depends on the load impedance to be matched
D. depends on the characteristic impedance of the transmission line
Correct : B. arbitrary length
46. The major advantage of double stub tuning is:
A. it uses 2 tuning stubs in fixed positions
B. it involves 2 stubs
C. length of the stub is variable
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. it uses 2 tuning stubs in fixed positions
47. The modes of propagation supported by a rectangular wave guide is:
A. tm, tem, te modes
B. tm, te
C. tm, tem
D. te, tem
Correct : B. tm, te
48. Dominant mode is defined as:
A. mode with the lowest cut off frequency
B. mode with the highest cut off frequency
C. any tem mode is called a dominant mode
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. mode with the lowest cut off frequency
49. The product of the phase and the group velocities is given by the
A. speed of light
B. speed of light/2
C. 2 x speed of light
D. (speed of light)/4
Correct : D. (speed of light)/4
50. For TE1ₒ mode, if the waveguide is filled with air and the broader dimension of the waveguide is 2 cm, then the cutoff frequency is:
A. 5 mhz
B. 7.5 mhz
C. 7.5 ghz
D. 5 ghz
Correct : C. 7.5 ghz
51. For dominant mode propagation in TE mode, if the rectangular waveguide has a broader dimension of 31.14 mm , then the cutoff wave number:
A. 100
B. 500
C. 50
D. 1000
Correct : A. 100
52. The klystron tube used in a klystron amplifier is a _________ type beam amplifier.
A. linear beam
B. crossed field
C. parallel field
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : A. linear beam
53. A PIN diode consists of ______number of semiconductor layers.
A. three
B. two
C. four
D. one
Correct : A. three
54. The resistance of the PIN diode with positive bias voltage:
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. insufficient data
Correct : B. decreases
55. Microstrip line can support a pure TEM wave.
A. true
B. false
C. microstrip supports only tm mode
D. microstrip supports only te mode
Correct : B. false
56. The effective dielectric constant ∈r for a microstrip line:
A. varies with frequency
B. independent of frequency
C. it is a constant for a certain material
D. depends on the material used to make microstrip
Correct : B. independent of frequency
57. The arcs of circles on smith chart represent
A. normalised resistance or conductance
B. different values of swr
C. normalised reactance or susceptance
D. none of the above
Correct : C. normalised reactance or susceptance
58. The characteristic impedance of a transmission line is
A. directly proportional to its length
B. inversely proportional to its length
C. independent of its length
D. none of the above
Correct : C. independent of its length
59. Standing wave ratio (SWR) equal to unity implies that
A. the transmission line is open circuited
B. the transmission line is short circuited
C. the transmission line\s characteristic impedance equals load impedance
D. none of the above
Correct : C. the transmission line\s characteristic impedance equals load impedance
60. ), The normalised load impedance is
A. (1 + j 2)
B. (2500 + j 5000)
C. (0.5 +j)
D. none of the above
Correct : A. (1 + j 2)
61. V and a conduction current of 1.2A is
A. 25.2
B. 22.8
C. 28.8
D. 20
Correct : D. 20
62. and 9 respectively is
A. 25
B. 1.33
C. 7
D. 0.75
Correct : B. 1.33
63. Input impedance of a shorted lossless line of length π/4 is
A. zero
B. infinity
C. zo
D. none of the above
Correct : C. zo
64. V. The SWR is
A. 0.67
B. 1.2
C. 1
D. 1.5
Correct : D. 1.5
65. The reflection coefficient on a transmission line is 1/3, what is the SWR
A. 0
B. 3
C. 2
D. 4
Correct : C. 2
66. pF/m and an inductance of 75 nH/m
A. 5 ohm
B. 50 ohm
C. 500 ohm
D. 5000 ohm
Correct : B. 50 ohm
67. The wavelength of a line with a phase constant of 3.14 units is
A. 2
B. 1
C. 0.5
D. 3.14
Correct : A. 2
68. The dominant mode for rectangular waveguide is
A. te11
B. tm11
C. te10
D. tm10
Correct : C. te10
69. Following waveguide component not easily adjustable for tuning
A. stub
B. iris
C. screw
D. plunger
Correct : B. iris
70. What is the wavelength of a wave in a waveguide?
A. greater than in free space
B. depends only on the waveguide dimensions and the free-space wavelength
C. inversely proportional to the phase velocity
D. inversely proportional to the group velocity
Correct : A. greater than in free space
71. What is the cut-off frequency of a waveguide?
A. the highest frequency the waveguide operates
B. the lowest frequency the waveguide operates
C. the same as the operating frequency
D. the only frequency the waveguide operates
Correct : B. the lowest frequency the waveguide operates
72. For reduction in cross sectional dimension, waveguide to use is
A. ridged
B. circular
C. rectangular
D. flexible
Correct : A. ridged
73. Out of following list, is not directional coupler
A. bathe hole
B. two hole
C. rate race
D. magic hole
Correct : D. magic hole
74. The condition which will satisfy the dimensions of the waveguide is
A. a = b
B. a>b
C. a<b
D. ab=0
Correct : B. a>b
75. Materials generally preferred for wave guides are
A. brass and aluminium
B. cast iron and steel
C. non-metallic solids including plastics
D. all of the above
Correct : A. brass and aluminium
76. cm and b = 1.5 cm with μ = 1 and ε = 2.25 is
A. 377 ohm
B. 327 ohm
C. 227 ohm
D. 127 ohm
Correct : C. 227 ohm
77. 75GHz?
A. 9.2 cm
B. 3.2 cm
C. 0.6 m
D. 12 cm
Correct : A. 9.2 cm
78. 5 cm and 1 cm respectively is
A. 4.5 ghz
B. 5 ghz
C. 5.5 ghz
D. 6 ghz
Correct : D. 6 ghz
79. 5 GHz is
A. 1 cm
B. 2 cm
C. 3 cm
D. 4 cm
Correct : B. 2 cm
80. A major disadvantage of klystron amplifier is
A. low power gain
B. low bandwidth
C. high source power
D. design complexity
Correct : B. low bandwidth
81. A PIN diode consists of........number of semiconductor layers.
A. three
B. two
C. four
D. one
Correct : A. three
82. The resistance of the PIN diode with positive bias voltage
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains constant
D. insufficient data
Correct : B. decreases
83. GaAs is used in the fabrication of GUNN diodes because
A. gaas is cost effective
B. it less temperature sensitive
C. it has low conduction band electrons
D. less forbidden energy gap
Correct : D. less forbidden energy gap
84. The number of modes of operation for n type GaAs Gunn diode is
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. five
Correct : C. four
85. The number of semiconductor layers in IMPATT diode is:
A. two
B. three
C. four
D. none of the mentioned
Correct : C. four
86. The cavity resonator
A. is equivalent to an lc resonant circuit
B. in a reflect klystron has its output taken from the reflector plate
C. produces a frequency which is independent of the cavity size.
D. has a low q factor for narrow operation.
Correct : A. is equivalent to an lc resonant circuit
87. A traveling-wave tube (TWT) amplifies by virtue of
A. the absorption of energy by the signal from an electron stream
B. the effect of an external magnetic field
C. the energy contained the cavity resonators
D. the energy liberated form the collector
Correct : A. the absorption of energy by the signal from an electron stream
88. Which of the following is used as a high power microwave oscillator?
A. thyratron
B. magnetron
C. klystron
D. reflex-klystron
Correct : B. magnetron
89. The characterstic impedance of a transmission line depends upon
A. shape of the conductor
B. surface treatment of the conductor
C. conductivity of the material
D. geometrical configuration of conductors
Correct : D. geometrical configuration of conductors
90. In order to reduce skin effect at ultra high frequencies,
A. conductors are painted
B. conductors are anodized
C. copper rodes with silver plating are used
D. copper lubes with silver plating are used
Correct : D. copper lubes with silver plating are used
91. Which of the following are constants of transmission lines
A. resistance
B. inductance
C. capacitance
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
92. Indicate the false statement. The SWR on a transmission line is infinity; the line is terminated in
A. a short circuit
B. an open circuit
C. a complex impedance
D. pure reactance
Correct : C. a complex impedance
93. Major advantage of a quarter wave transformer is
A. proper matching
B. high gain
C. broader band width
D. none of the above
Correct : C. broader band width
94. The reactances associated with the transmission line due to discontinuities:
A. can be ignored
B. have to be matched
C. discontinuities do no exist
D. none of the above
Correct : C. discontinuities do no exist
95. The wave impedance of air for a wave propagating in it is
A. 377 Ω
B. 345 Ω
C. insufficient data
D. none of the above
Correct : A. 377 Ω
96. A loss less line of characteristic impedance Z0 is terminated in pure reactance of - jZ0 value. VSWR is
A. 10
B. 2
C. 1
D. infinity
Correct : D. infinity
97. A rectangular air – filled waveguide has a cross section of 4 × 10 The minimum frequency which can propagation in the waveguide is
A. 1.5 ghz
B. 2.5 ghz
C. 2.0 ghz
D. 3.0 ghz
Correct : A. 1.5 ghz
98. Indicate which one of the following modes do not exist in a rectangularresonant cavity
A. te110
B. tm110
C. te011
D. mt111
Correct : A. te110
99. The phase velocity of waves propagation in hollow metal waveguide is
A. greater than velocity of light in free space
B. less than velocity of light in free space
C. equal to velocity of light in free space
D. equal to group velocity
Correct : C. equal to velocity of light in free space
100. The dominant mode in a rectangular waveguide is TE10 because this mode has
A. no attenuation
B. no cut off
C. no magnetic field component
D. the highest cut off wavelength
Correct : D. the highest cut off wavelength