PSU MCQs on Satellite Communication and

Radar
1. Most satellites operate in the frequency range
of
a) 300 MHz to 3 GHz
b) 30 MHz to 300 MHZ
c) Above 300 GHz
d) 3 GHz to 30 GHz

7. The distance of a geostationary satellite from

the surface of the earth is nearly
a) 360 Km
b) 3600 Km
c) 36,000 Km
d) 3,60,000 Km

Ans: Option d)

8. Satellite sends back signals to earth by

means of
a) Yagi antenna
b) chicken-mesh antenna
c) horn antenna
d) dipole antenna

2. The frequency band used by most satellite is

a) UHF
b) VHF
c) SHF
d) EHF

Ans: Option c)

Ans: Option c)
Super High Frequency: 3 to 30 GHz

Ans: Option c)
Satellite sends back signals through horn
antenna

3. The bandwidth of a typical satellite is

a) 500 MHz
b) 900 MHz
c) 200 MHz
d) None of these

9. In satellite communication
a) Amplitude modulation is used
b) Frequency modulation is used
c) Pulse width modulation is used
d) Pulse Amplitude modulation is used

Ans: Option a)

Ans: Option b)

4. For satellite communication, the frequency

should be
a) Less than the critical frequency of ionosphere
b) Equal to the critical frequency of ionosphere
c) More than the critical frequency of ionosphere
d) None of these

10. Antenna elevation angle at the ground

station for satellite communication is always kept
above 5o to
a) minimize the sky noise temperature
b) reduce the effect of oxygen and water vapour
absorption on the antenna noise temperature
c) minimize the slant range
d) increase the visibility of the satellite

Ans: Option c)
5. Geostationary satellites follow
a) circular path
b) elliptical path
c) inclined path
d) cycloidal path
Ans: Option b)
6. A synchronous satellite orbits the earth once
in
a) 24 hours
b) 12 hours
c) 6 hours
d) 1 hour
Ans: Option a)

Ans: Option d)
11. For global communication, the minimum
number of satellite needed is
a) one
b) three
c) seven
d) eleven
Ans: Option b)
One satellite can see "one-third" of the globe

12. FM is preferred for satellite communication

because
a) satellite channel has large bandwidth and less
noise
b) It gives high modulation index
c) low bandwidth is essentially required
d) Other methods of modulation will result in
fading and distortion
Ans: Option a)
13. In a satellite system:
a) upward link frequency is half of downward link
frequency
b) upward link frequency is greater than that of
downward link frequency
c) upward link frequency is lesser than that of
downward link frequency
d) upward link frequency is equal to downward
link frequency
Ans: Option b)
14. A geostationary satellite
a) remains stationary in space
b) remains at a height of 1000 km above the
surface of earth
c) orbits the earth with 24 hour period
d) remains always in a direction opposite to that
of sun, with respect to earth
Ans: Option c)
15. Satellite communication links are preferred
over sub-marine cables because
a) they are faster
b) they involve lesser cost
c) of their multiple access ability
d) none of these
Ans: Option c)
16. The satellite orbit almost invariably used with
remote sensing satellite is:
a) geostationary orbit
b) geosynchronous orbit
c) sun synchronous orbit
d) Molniya orbit
Ans: Option c)

17. The beam width required for a satellite

antenna for full global coverage is approximately
a) 1
b) 5
c) 18
d) 4
Ans: Option c)
18. A satellite earth station antenna having a
maximum gain of 60 dB at the operational
frequency is fed from a power amplifier
generating 10 KW. If the feed system has a loss
of 2 dB, determine earth station EIRP(Effective
Isotropic Radiated Power)
a) 98dBW
b) 100 dBW
c) 89 dB
d) 98 dB
Ans: Option a)
19. A radio communication link is to be
established via the ionosphere. The virtual
height at the midpoint of the path is 300 km and
the critical frequency is 9 MHz. The maximum
usable frequency for the link between the
stations of distance 800 km assuming flat earth
is
a) 11.25 MHz
b) 12 MHz
c) 15 MHz
d) 25.5 MHz
Ans: Option c)
20. If a satellite is launched at an orbital radius
of twice that of a geostationary satellite, how
much time will the launched satellite take to
travel around the earth
a) 48 hrs
b) 12 hrs
c) 96 hrs
d) 6 hrs
Ans: Option c)

T2 r3 by keplers law
Since the time period of geostationary satellite is
24 hrs
(T/24)2 = 23
T = 67.88 hrs

20. Which of the following techniques not

suitable for automatic satellite tracking?
a) Monopulse
b) Step-track
c) Conical Scanning
d) Lobe switching

c) Avoid inter-modulation distortion

d) Avoid heating up of the satellite beyond a
preset value
Ans: Option a)

Ans: Option b)
21. Which of the following statements is not
correct?
a) A geo-synchronous satellite remains
practically stationary relative to earth antennas
b) A geo-synchronous satellite means the same
thing as geo-stationary satellite
c) There is a trade-off between the cost of a
communication satellite and cost of its earth
stations
d) Three geo-synchronous satellites cannot give
100% global coverage.
Ans: Option d)
22. Which ionosphere layer is responsible for
return of a radiation at frequency 30 MHz?
a) D
b) E
c) F
d) All the above
Ans: Option c)
23. Communication satellites are allotted
bandwidth of 500 MHz. This can be increased by
using
a) Frequency and Polarization re-use
b) Time division Multiplexing
c) Frequency division Multiplexing
d) Triple modular redundancy
Ans: Option a)
24. What does a link budget for satellite
communication include
a) Total cost of satellite
b) Cost of satellite plus launch vehicle
c) Signal and noise levels in dB
d) Margins of error permitted
Ans: Option: c)
25. The output stage of a transponder on-board
a satellite has a maximum power output of 10
watts. However, it is not operated at the
maximum power output in order to
a) Conserve the available limited battery power
b) Reduce noise due to device

RADAR
1) The term RADAR stands for
a) Radio direction and reflection
b) Radio waves dispatching and receiving
c) Random detection and re-radiation
d) Radio detection and ranging
Ans: Option d)
2) Frequency in UHF range propagate by means
of
a) Ground waves
b) Sky waves
c) Surface waves
d) Space waves
Ans: Option d)
3) Which of the following diode is used as a
detector in a RADAR?
a) Gunn Diode
b) Schottky diode
c) IMPATT diode
d) Any of the above
Ans: Option c)
4) Most of the aircraft surveillance Radars
operate in
a) X-band
b) C-band
c) L-band
d) S-band
Ans: Option c)
5) In case of RADAR receiver the IF bandwidth
is inversely proportional to
a) Pulse interval
b) Pulse repetition frequency
c) square root of peak transmitted power
d) Pulse width
Ans: Option d)
6) Radar detection is limited to line of sight
because

a) Of curvature of the earth

b) The waves are not reflected by the
ionosphere
c) Long wavelengths are used
d) Short wavelengths are used

b) Long duration pulse

c) High frequency of operating signal
d) Increasing bandwidth

Ans: Option a)

11) In a radar system, if the peak transmitted

power is increased by a factor of 16 and the
antenna diameter is increased by a factor of 2,
then the maximum range will increase by a
factor of
a) 16
b) 8
c) 4
d) 8

7) To increase the radar range of ground and

surface targets to see well beyond the normal
radar horizon, the electromagnetic wave
propagation adopted is
a) Ionosphere scatter
b) Tropo Scatter
c) Ground wave propagation
d) Duct

Ans: Option a)

Ans: Option c)
Ans: Option b)
8) Troposphere scatter is used with frequencies
in the following range
a) HF
b) VHF
c) UHF
d)VLF
Ans: Option c)
9) A Radar receives an echo from a target 20
microseconds after sending the signal. The
approximate range of the target is
a) 300 m
b) 3000 m
c) 600 m
d) 6000 m

Rmax [ Pt Ae 2]1/4
Rmax [ Pt D4]1/4
[16 x 16] 1/4=4
12) For identifying a radar target in a non-lossy
medium, the range of the target is to be doubled,
the RF power radiated must be increased by
a) 2 times
b) 4 times
c) 8 times
d) 16 times
Ans: Option d)
Rmax [ Pt ]1/4
Rmax [ 16]1/4
13) An Altimeter is basically

Ans: Option b)

a) a CW Radar
b) a FM Radar

Range= cT/2 = 3x108 x 20 x 10-6/2 = 6000/2 =

3000 m

c) a Doppler Radar

10) Which of the following can be used to

improve range resolution in a Radar?
a) Short duration pulse

Ans: Option a)

d) a device to indicate the direction at height