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Official PYQ2004ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
Consider a 300  Ω300 \; \Omega, quarter-wave long (at 1  GHz1 \; \mathrm{GHz} ) transmission line as shown in the figure. It is connected to a 10 V,50  Ω10 \mathrm{~V}, 50 \; \Omega source at one end and is left open circuited at the other end. The magnitude of the voltage at the open circuit end of the line is
Official PYQ2004ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A lossless transmission line is terminated in a load which reflects a part of the incident power. The measured VSWR is 2.2. The percentage of the power that is reflected back is
Official PYQ2003ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A short-circuited stub is shunt connected to a transmission line as shown in the figure is. If Z0=50ohmZ_{0}=50 \mathrm{ohm}, the admittance YY seen at the junction of the stub and the transmission line is
Official PYQ2003ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A rectangular metal wave guide filled with a dielectric material of relative permittivity εr=4\varepsilon_{r}=4 has the inside dimensions 3.0 cm×1.2 cm3.0 \mathrm{~cm} \times 1.2 \mathrm{~cm}. The cut-off frequency for the dominant mode is
Official PYQ2003ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
Two identical antennas are placed in the θ=π/2\theta=\pi / 2 plane as shown in the figure. The elements have equal amplitude excitation with 180∘180^{\circ} polarity difference, operating at wavelength λ\lambda. The correct value of the magnitude of the far-zone resultant electric field strength normalized with that of a single element, both computed for …
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The phase velocity for the TE10\mathrm{TE}_{10} – mode in an air-filled rectangular waveguide is ( cc is the velocity of plane waves in free space)
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
In an impedance Smith chart, a clockwise movement along a constant resistance circle gives rise to
Official PYQ2002ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The VSWR\text{VSWR} can have any value between
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The dominant mode in a rectangular waveguide is TE10,\text{TE10,} because this mode has
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The phase velocity of waves propagating in a hollow metal waveguide is
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A transmission line is distortionless if
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
In a uniform linear array, four isotropic radiating elements are spaced λ4\frac{\lambda}{4} apart. The progressive phase shift between the elements required for forming the main beam at 60∘60^{\circ} off the end-fire is
Official PYQ2001ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A medium wave radio transmitter operating at a wavelength of 492 m492 \mathrm{~m} has a tower antenna of height 124 m124 \mathrm{~m}. What is the radiation resistance of the antenna?
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
If the diameter of a λ2\frac{\lambda}{2} dipole antenna is increased from⁡λ100\operatorname{from} \frac{\lambda}{100} to λ50\frac{\lambda}{50}, then its
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The magnitudes of the open-circuit and short-circuit input impedance of a transmission line are 100  Ω100 \; \Omega and 25  Ω25 \; \Omega respectively. The characteristic impedance of the line is,
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
Two coaxial cables 11 and 22 are filled with different dielectric constants εr1\varepsilon_{r 1} and εr2\varepsilon_{r 2} respectively. The ratio of the wavelengths in the two cables, (λ1/λ2)\left(\lambda_{1} / \lambda_{2}\right) is
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A rectangular waveguide has dimensions 1 cm×0.5 cm1 \mathrm{~cm} \times 0.5 \mathrm{~cm}. Its cut-off frequency is
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
A rectangular waveguide has dimensions 1 cm×0.5 cm1 \mathrm{~cm} \times 0.5 \mathrm{~cm}. Its cut-off frequency is
Official PYQ2000ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
For an 88 feet (2.4 m)(2.4 \mathrm{~m}) parabolic dish antenna operating at 4  GHz4 \; \mathrm{GHz}, the minimum distance required for far field measurement is closest to
Official PYQ1999ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
Indicate which one of the following will NOT\text{NOT} exist in a rectangular resonant cavity.