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Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The far field of an antenna varies with distance r\mathrm{r} as
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
A loop is rotating about the yy-axis in a magnetic field E→=B0cos⁡(ωt+ϕ)a⃗x T\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\mathrm{B}_{0} \cos (\omega t+\phi) \vec{a}_{x} \mathrm{~T}. The voltage in the loop is
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
The maximum usable frequency of an ionospheric layer at 60∘60^{\circ} incidence and with 8  mHz8 \; \mathrm{mHz} critical frequency is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
An antenna in free space receives 2  μW2 \; \mu \mathrm{W} of power when the incident electric field is 20 m  V/m  rms20 \mathrm{~m} \; \mathrm{V} / \mathrm{m} \; \mathrm{rms}. The effective aperture of the antenna is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The radiation resistance of a circular loop of one turn is 0.01  Ω0.01 \; \Omega. The radiation resistance of five turns of such a loop will be
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
The vector H\mathrm{H} in the far field of an antenna satisfies
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The polarisation of wave with electric field vector E→=E0  ej(ρ^(ωt+βz)(a⃗x+a⃗y)\overrightarrow{\mathrm{E}}=\mathrm{E}_{0} \; e^{j(\hat{\rho}(\omega t+\beta z)}\left(\vec{a}_{x}+\vec{a}_{y}\right) is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The depth of penetration of wave in a lossy dielectric increases with increasing
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The wavelength of a wave with propagation constant (0.1π+j0.2π)m−1(0.1 \pi+j 0.2 \pi) \mathrm{m}^{-1} is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The time averages Poynting vector, in W/m2W / m^{2}, for a wave with E⃗=24  e  a V/m\vec{E}=24 \; e^{} \; a_{} \mathrm{~V} / \mathrm{m} in free space is
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsTransmission LinesMCQ · 1 mark
All transmission line sections shown in the figure is have a characteristic impedance R0+j0\text{R}_{0}+\text{j}_{0}. The input impedance Zin\text{Z}_{\text{in}} equals
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsMaxwell's EquationsMCQ · 1 mark
The Maxwell equation V×H=J+∂D‾∂t\mathrm{V} \times \mathrm{H}=\mathrm{J}+\frac{\partial \overline{D}}{\partial t} is based on
Official PYQ1998ElectromagneticsPlane Waves and PropertiesMCQ · 1 mark
The intrinsic impedance of copper at high frequencies is
Official PYQ1998Engineering MathematicsProbability and StatisticsMCQ · 1 mark
The probability density function of the envelope of narrow band Gaussian noise is
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsRandom ProcessesMCQ · 1 mark
The spectral density of a real valued random process has
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
For a given data rate, the bandwidth Bp\mathrm{B}_{p} of a BPSK\text{BPSK} signal and the bandwidth B0\text{B}_{0} of the OOK\mathrm{OOK} signal are related as
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsDigital CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
Compression in PCM\text{PCM} refers to relative compression of
Official PYQ1998Networks, Signals and SystemsContinuous-time SignalsMCQ · 1 mark
The Fourier transform of a voltage signal x(t)x(t) is X(f)X(f). The unit of ∣X(f)∣|X(f)| is
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
Quadrature multiplexing is
Official PYQ1998CommunicationsAnalog CommunicationsMCQ · 1 mark
A DSB-SC\text{DSB-SC} signal is generated using the carrier cos⁡(ωc,t+θ)\cos \left(\omega_{c}, t+\theta\right) and modulating signal x(t)x(t). The envelope of the DSB-SC\text{DSB-SC} signal is