The frequency dual of delay spread is ?

A. Excess Delay
B. Coherence Bandwidth
C. Transmission Bandwidth
D. None of these
ANSWER: B
Condition for severe ISI (Inter Symbol Interference) is :
A. System Bandwidth is greater than Coherence Bandwidth
B. System Bandwidth equals Coherence Bandwidth
C. Coherence Bandwidth is greater than System Bandwidth
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A
Between FDM and OFDM, which has a better spectral efficiency ?
A. FDM
B. OFDM
C. Both have the same
D. Either can have better depending on the case
ANSWER: B
An important property of a circulant matrix is ?
A. It can be LU decomposed by the Fourier transformation matrix
B. Its always an upper triangular matrix
C. Its always a lower triangular matrix
D. It can be diagonalised by the Fourier transformation matrix
ANSWER: D
Inter OFDM symbol ISI can be eliminated completely using
A. Cyclic Prefix
B. Multiple Carriers
C. Orthogonal Carriers
D. Guard band
ANSWER: A
Which of the following is not a diversity technique ?
A. Spatial
B. Frequency
C. Polarisation
D. Carrier
ANSWER: D
The main advantage of diversity is to ?
A. Reduce the cost for the end users
B. Improve the coverage area
C. Reduce depth and duration of small scale fading
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C
Consider a system using time diversity in which a data stream is repeated twice.
In order to maintain the rate same as that without using diversity, we must
A. Keep the same bandwidth
B. Double the bandwidth
C. Reduce the bandwidth by 2 times
D. Increase the bandwidth by 4 times
ANSWER: B
In maximal ratio diversity, signal amplitudes are weighted according to their
A. Frequencies
B. Phase

C. SNR
D. Direction of arrival
ANSWER: C
A signal modulated by
?
A. Constant amplitude
B. Variable amplitude
C. Variable amplitude
D. Constant amplitude
ANSWER: D

the use of BFSK (Binary Frequency Shift Keying) would have

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In MSK (Minimum Shift Keying), phase continuity at the bit transition period is
ensured by choosing the carrier frequency as an integral multiple of :
A. Bit rate
B. Half the bit rate
C. One third the bit rate
D. One fourth the bit rate
ANSWER: D
Consider a signal modulated by both ASK (Amplitude Shift Keying) and FSK (Freque
ncy Shift Keying). Which of the two will require a greater power for its transmi
ssion ?
A. ASK
B. FSK
C. Same for both
D. Depends on the modulating signal
ANSWER: B
In QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) :
A. Vary the phase keeping the amplitude constant
B. Vary the amplitude, keeping the phase constant
C. Vary both the phase and the amplitude
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C
Which of the following modulation techniques is the most resistant to narrowband
interferences :
A. Amplitude Modulation
B. Spread Spectrum Modulation
C. Frequency Modulation
D. Phase Modulation
ANSWER: B
Which of the following is an advantage of digital communication ?
A. Ease in Encryption
B. Use of regenerative repeaters
C. Ease of multiplexing
D. All the above
ANSWER: D
Which of the following is NOT a technique for ISI suppression ?
A. Spread Spectrum
B. Time Domain Equalisation
C. OFDM
D. Maximal Ratio Diversity
ANSWER: D
Which of the following diversity techniques makes use of the RAKE reliever ?
A. Spatial

E. Frequency
F. Polarisation
G. Time
ANSWER: D
From a monetary point of view, which of the following diversity techniques is mo
re economical ?
A. Selection Diversity
B. Scanning Diversity
C. Maximal Ratio Diversity
D. All have the same.
ANSWER: C
Amongst selection and equal gain diversity, which has a better performance ?
A. Selection Diversity
B. Equal Gain Diversity
C. Both have the same performance
D. Depends on the modulating signal used.
ANSWER: B
In Minimum Shift Keying (MSK), the peak frequency deviation is
A. Equal to bit rate
B. half of bit rate
C. one third of bit rate
D. one forth of bit rate
ANSWER: D
In binary frequency shift keying (BFSK), how many different frequency components
are present in the output ?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. Infinite
ANSWER: B
Amongst GMSK (Gaussian MSK) and MSK. which has a better spectral efficiency ?
A. GMSK
B. MSK
C. Both have the same
D. Depends on the modulating signal
ANSWER: A
QAM (Quadrature Amplitude Modulation) is ?
A. Bandwidth efficient
B. Power efficient
C. Has both optimal value of bandwidth and power
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A
Consider an M-ary FSK scheme of modulation. Which of the following statements is
true ?
A. Bandwidth efficiency is independent of M
B. Bandwidth efficiency decreases as M increases
C. Bandwidth efficiency increases as M increases
D. None of the above
ANSWER: B
Consider an M-ary FSK scheme of modulation. Which of the following statements is
true ?
A. Power efficiency is independent of M

B. Power efficiency decreases as M increases

C. Power efficiency increases as M increases
D. None of the above
ANSWER: C