1.

The velocity factor of a transmission line depends on

C.

relative permittivity of dielectric

2. A loss less line of characteristic impedance Z 0 is terminated in pure reactance of

-jZ0value. VSWR is
D
.

infinity

3. In a klystron amplifier the input cavity is called

A. buncher
4. In a circular waveguide the dominant mode is
.

B. TE11

The reflection coefficient on a line is 0.2 45.

The SWR is
D
.

1.5

6. Microwave resonators are used in

A. microwave oscillators
B. microwave narrow band amplifier
C. microwave frequency metres
D. all of the above
Answer: Option D
7. Assertion (A): TWT uses a focussing mechanism to prevent the electron beam
from spreading.
Reason (R): In a TWT the electron beam has to travel a much longer distance
than in klystron.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

8. In a TWT the amplitude of resultant wave travelling down the helix

A. increases exponentially
9. Which of the following is not a travelling wave?
D. e = Em sin (x)

10. Both Impatt and Trapatt devices use avalanche effect

A. True
11. In a directional coupler
A. isolation (dB) equals coupling plus directivity

12. As the frequency is increased, the charging MVAR in a cable

B. increases
13. Loss angle of a good quality cable is about
A
.

14. In a three cavity klystron amplifier, the oscillations are excited in

C. intermediate cavity
15. In the given figure reflection coefficient at load is

B. - 0.6
16. Which of the following lines is non-radiating?
B. Coaxial

17. Assertion (A): The impedance of a matched load is equal to characteristic

impedance of line.
Reason (R): A matched termination absorbs all the power incident on it.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
18. Skin effect is more pronounced at high frequencies.
A
.

True

19. Assertion (A): The phenomenon of differential mobility is called transferred

electron effect.
Reason (R): GaAs exhibits transferred electron effect.
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

20.

Which of the following

devices uses a helix?
C
.

TWT

21. Which of the following parameters is negligible in transmission lines?

D. G
22. The width of a radio beam from a 1 m diameter parabolic antenna at 10 GHz is
about
A. 100

B. 50

C. 5

D. 1

23. The diagram to show distance time history of electrons in klystron amplifier is
called
A. apple gate diagram

24. Impedance level of Impatt diodes is generally lower than that of Gunn diodes
A. True

B. False

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

25. A quarter wave line open circuited at far end behaves as

D. L and C in series
26.

A line has Z0 = 300 0 . If ZL = 150 0 ,

reflection coefficient is
C. -0.3333

27. Assertion (A): A backward wave oscillator has an internal positive feedback.
Reason (R): A positive feedback is necessary for sustained oscillations.
B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

28. In a microstrip transmission the signal can be easily redirected by changing the
centre strip.
A
.

True

29. The frequency of oscillation in a backward wave oscillator can be changed by

A. varying the voltage which controls beam velocity

A line has a phase constant of 29.8 rad/m. At 1000 MHz the wavelength is
D

0.21 m

.
.
31. In the given figure the time taken by the wave to make one round trip is

D
.

40 ns

Answer: Option D
Explanation:

32. For a 50 resistor for 3 GHz application, the stray capacitance should be less
than
D
.

0.1 pF

33. In a travelling wave tube distributed interaction between an electron beam and a
travelling wave takes place
A
.

True

34. The fabrication of microstrip line is done by

B. printed circuit technique
35. The condition of minimum distortion in a transmission line is
D
.
The condition for minimum distortion is found by equating
is
.
36. The action of backward wave oscillator is similar to that of

The result

C. TWT

37. In the given figure the reflection coefficient at source end is

.
C
.

.
1/3

.
38. Assertion (A): Artificial transmission lines are frequently used in laboratories.
Reason (R): An artificial transmission line can be used to represent an actual
line and can also be used as a delay circuit, as attenuator, as filter network etc.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
39. In a backward wave oscillator the wave travelling along the line winds itself back
and forth
A
.

True

B
.

False

Answer & Explanation

Answer: Option A

40. A line is excited by a 100 V dc source. If reflection coefficients at both ends are 1
each then
A.
B.
C.
D
.

the oscillations will continue indefinitely

41. Assertion (A): A coaxial line is a non-radiating line.

Reason (R): In a coaxial line the electric and magnetic fields are confined to the
region between the concentric conductors.
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A
42. Reflex klystron oscillator is essentially a low power device
A
.

B
.

True

False

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43. A 10 km long line has a characteristic impedance of 400 ohms. If line length is
100 km, the characteristic impedance is
B. 400

44. A matched generator (Zg = Z0) with 1 available. If all ports are matched, the
power delivered at ports 1, 2, 3 respectively are
A. 0.5 W, 0.5 W, 0 W

45.

Which TM mode in rectangular waveguide has lowest cutoff frequency?

A
.

TM11

B
.

46. A resistive microwave load with ZL = 150 is connected to 50 coaxial line.

SWR is
C.

equal to 3

47. Which of the following devices uses a slow wave structure?

48. In a turnstile antenna two-half wave resonant wire radiators are placed at 90
to each other in the same plane and are excited
C.

90 out of phase with each other

49. A waveguide section in a microwave circuit acts as

C.

HP filter

50. In a klystron amplifier dc electron velocity is v0 and dc electron charge density

is 0 the dc beam current is
A.

0v0