MODULATION PART 7 OF 10

301. One of the following refers to an output of a

balanced modulator
a. SSB
b. ISB
c. AM
d. DSB
302. Which of the following components is used to
produce AM at very high frequencies?
a. Cavity resonator
b. PIN diode
c. Varactor
d. Thermistor
303. A third symbol emission which represent data
transmission including telemetry, and telecommand
a. B
b. D
c. C
d. N
304. In an AM wave, useful power is carried by
a. None of these
b. Sidebands
c. Both the sidebands and the carrier
d. Carrier
305. Determine the modulation index of an standard
FM broadcast having a hypothetical maximum
carrier frequency deviation of 12 kHz and a
maximum modulating frequency pf 4kHz.
a. 9
b. 6
c. 3
d. 4
306. The process by which the intelligence signals
normally at lower frequency are removed from the
transmission frequency after it is received in the
receiver station.
a. Detection
b. Demodulation
c. Amplification
d. Modulation
307. What is meant by the term modulation?
a. The squelching of a signal until a critical
signal-to-noise ratio is reached
b. Carrier rejection through phase nulling
c. A linear amplification mode
d. A mixing process whereby information is
imposed upon a carrier
308. What is a balanced modulator?
a. An FM modulator that produces balance
deviation
b. A modulator that produces a DSBSC
signal

c. A modulator that produces a SSBSC

signal
d. A modulator that produces a full carrier
signal
309. What is a reactance modulator?
a. A circuit that acts as a variable resistance
or capacitance to produce FM signals
b. A circuit that acts as a variable resistance
or capacitance to produce AM signals
c. A circuit that acts as a variable inductance
or capacitance to produce FM signals
d. A circuit that acts as a variable inductance
or capacitance to produce AM signals
310. How can an SSB phone signal be generated?
a. By dividing product detector with a DSB
signal
b. By using a reactance modulator followed
by a mixer
c. By using a loop modulator followed by a
mixer
d. By using a balanced modulator followed
by a filter
311. How can a DSB phone signal be generated?
a. By feeding a phase modulated signal into
a low pass filter
b. By using a balanced modulator followed
by a filter
c. By detuning a Hartley oscillator
d. By modulating the plate voltage of a class
C amplifier
312. First symbol in the designation of radio signals
emission which refers to use of an unmodulated
carrier.
a. J
b. N
c. H
d. A
313. One of the following is a communications
filter generally used in the transceiver of a single
sideband generator.
a. Lowpass filter
b. Crystal filter
c. Bandpass filter
d. Mechanical filter
314. What is the modulation index for an AM signal
having Vmax and Vmin of 2.6 and 0.29,
respectively?
a. 0.799
b. 0.111
c. 0.894
d. 0.639

315. What is the bandwidth of an AM signal

modulated by a 15-kHz intelligence signal?
a. 7.5 kHz
b. 15 kHz
c. 30 kHz
d. 60 kHz
316. If a transmitter supplies 10 kW to the antenna
when it is unmodulated, determine the total radiated
power when it is modulated at 30%
a. 10.45 watts
b. 10750 watts
c. 11.5 kilowatts
d. 10450 watts
317. Which of the following waveform
characteristics determines the wavelength of a sine
wave?
a. Phase
b. Amplitude
c. Period
d. Phase angle
318. In the F3E signal, what is the term for the ratio
between the deviation of a frequency modulated
signal and the modulating frequency?
a. FM compressibility
b. Quieting index
c. Modulation index
d. Percentage of modulation
319. Which frequency band is the standard AM
radio broadcast?
a. HF
b. UHF
c. MF
d. VHF
320. The letter-designation B8E is a form of
modulation also known as
a. Pilot carrier system
b. Independent sideband emission
c. Lincompex
d. Vestigial sideband transmission
321. What are the two general categories of
methods for generating emission F3E?
a. The only way to produce an emission F3E
signal is with reactance modulator on the
oscillator
b. The only way to produce an emission F3E
signal is with a balanced modulator on the
oscillator
c. The only way to produce an emission F3E
signal is with a balanced modulator on the
audio amplifier

d. The only way to produce an emission F3E

signal is with a reactance modulator on the
final amplifier
322. 100% modulation in AM means a
corresponding increase in total power by ____.
a. 25%
b. 75%
c. 100%
d. 50%
323. How does the SSB transmitter output power
normally expressed?
a. Average power
b. In terms of peak envelope power
c. In terms of peak-to-peak power
d. Peak power
324. Determine from the following the common use
of DSB in broadcast and telecommunications
a. Satellite communication
b. FM/TV stereo
c. Two-way communications
d. Telephone systems
325. What is the source of sidebands in frequency
modulation?
a. Oscillator
b. Baseband frequency
c. Mixer
d. Carrier harmonics
326. What is the source of sidebands in frequency
modulated voice?
a. A3F
b. A3J
c. F3E
d. J3E
327. The third symbol in the designation of radio
emission under the ITU refers to
a. Type of modulation of the main carrier
b. Nature of signals
c. Type of information to be transmitted
d. Nature of multiplexing
328. An AM transmission of 3 kW is 100%
modulated. If it is transmitted as an SSB signal,
what would be the total power transmitted?
a. 500 W
b. 1000 W
c. 1500 W
d. 2000 W
329. This circuit has the function of demodulating
the frequency-modulated signal. It is a
a. Automatic gain control
b. Automatic frequency control
c. Envelope detector
d. Foster-Seeley discriminator

330. Calculate the power in one sideband of an AM

signal whose carrier power is 50 watts. The
unmodulated current is 2 A while the modulated
current is 2.4 A.
a. 22 W
b. 33 W
c. 11 W
d. 44 W
331. The method of generating FM used by
broadcasting station is
a. Direct
b. All of these
c. Indirect
d. Insertion
332. Deviation ratio of an FM transmitter is the
ratio of the
a. Maximum frequency swing to the highest
modulating frequency
b. Operating frequency of the assigned
frequency
c. Frequency swing to the modulating
frequency
d. Highest modulating frequency to the
minimum frequency
333. An AM transmitter is modulated by two sine
waves at 1.5 kHz and 2.5 kHz with modulations of
20 percent and 80 percent respectively. Calculate
the effective modulation index.
a. 0.7776
b. 0.6
c. 0.8246
d. 1.0
334. A DSBSC system must suppress the carrier by
50 dB for its original value of 10 W. To what value
must the carrier be reduced?
a. 1 milliwatt
b. 10 microwatts
c. 0.10 milliwatts
d. 0.01 microwatts
335. Which circuit in the AM transmitter does the
frequency translation?
a. Synthesizer
b. Modulator
c. Mixer
d. Booster
336. A phase modulator has Kp= 2 rad/V. What
RMS voltage of a sine wave would cause a peak
phase deviation of 30 degrees?
a. 0.158 V
b. 0.185 V
c. 0.518 V
d. 0.815 V

337. In a phase-locked loop, VCO stands for

a. Variable capacitor oscillator
b. Varactor-capacitor oscillator
c. Voltage-controlled oscillator
d. VHF control oscillator
338. Diagonal clipping in envelope detection will
result in
a. Distortion
b. Diagonal clipping
c. Phase reversal
d. Amplitude damage
339. An AM transmitter supplies a 10 kW of carrier
power to a 50 ohm load. It operates at a carrier
frequency of 1.2 MHz and is 85% modulated by a 3
MHz sine wave. Calculate the RMS voltage of the
signal.
a. 825 W
b. 262. 61 V
c. 1166.7 V
d. 825 V
340. What will be the total sideband power of the
AM transmitting station whose carrier power is
1200W and a modulation of 95%?
a. 270.75 W
b. 900 watts
c. 1.8 kW
d. 542 W
341. Which among the following is capable of
generating frequency conversion?
a. Balanced modulator
b. Low-Q LC Circuit
c. Transmitter
d. Circulator
342. The most commonly used AM demodulator
a. Envelope detector
b. PLL
c. Mixer
d. Balanced modulator
343. Which is a disadvantage of direct FM
generation?
a. The need for an AFC circuit
b. The need for an AGC circuit
c. Two balanced modulators are used
d. The use of Class A amplifier which is
very inefficient
344. Frequency division is useful in the
implementation of a/an
a. AM demodulator
b. Frequency synthesizer
c. AGC circuit
d. FM demodulator

345. A particular synthesizer which contains only a

single crystal is
a. Direct
b. Crystal-modulated
c. Indirect
d. Exact
346. Type of emission most affected by selective
fading
a. FM and DSB AM
b. SSB and TV
c. CCTV and CW
d. CW and SSB
347. Which major element will not be found in
every superheterodyne receiver?
a. RF amplifier
b. IF amplifier
c. LO
d. Mixer
348. A system uses a deviation of 100 kHz and a
modulating frequency of 15 kHz. What is the
approximate bandwidth?
a. 115 kHz
b. 230 kHz
c. 170 kHz
d. 340 kHz
349. A quadrature detector requires that
a. The inputs are coherent
b. Four gates are provided
c. The inputs are in phase
d. The inputs are similar
350. What is the power in one sideband of an AM
signal whose carrier power is 300 W, with 80
percent modulation?
a. 396 W
b. Zero
c. 48 W
d. 96 W

ANSWERS
301. DSB
302. PIN diode
303. D
304. Sidebands
305. 3
306. Demodulation
307. mixing process whereby information is
imposed upon a carrier
308. A modulator that produces a DSBSC signal
309. A circuit that acts as a variable inductance or
capacitance to produce FM signals

310. By using a balanced modulator followed by a

filter
311. By modulating the plate voltage of a class C
amplifier
312. N
313. Mechanical filter
314. 0.799
315. 30 kHz
316. 10450 watts
317. Period
318. Modulation index
319. MF
320. Independent sideband emission
321. The only way to produce an emission F3E
signal is with reactance modulator on the oscillator
322. 50%
323. In terms of peak envelope power
324. FM/TV stereo
325. Baseband frequency
326. F3E
327. Type of information to be transmitted
328. 500 W
329. Foster-Seeley discriminator
330. 11 W
331. Indirect
332. Maximum frequency swing to the highest
modulating frequency
333. 0.8246
334. 0.10 milliwatts
335. Mixer
336. 0.185 V
337. Voltage-controlled oscillator
338. Distortion
339. 825 V
340. 542 W
341. Balanced modulator
342. Envelope detector
343. The need for an AFC circuit
344. Frequency synthesizer
345. Indirect
346. FM and DSB AM
347. RF amplifier
348. 230 kHz
349. The inputs are coherent
350. 48 W