Multiple Choice Questions for COMSE lab:

Submitted by Group 8
TOPIC AM & FM
1. The amplitude modulator works on the principle of
a. Multiplication
b. Subtraction
c. Addition
d. Division
Answer : a. Multiplication

2. Which of the following statements is most correct?

a. Em should be equal to Ec
b. Em should be greater than Ec
c. Em should be less than or equal to Ec
Answer c.

3. What is the modulation index of an A.M. wave?

a. Em/Ec
b. Em * Ec
c. Em+Ec
Answer a.

4. In AM, the modulating frequency should always be :

a. Greater than fc
b. Lower than fc
c. Equal to fc
Answer b.

5. Choose the correct statement In AM

a. Sideband power is always constant
b. Total transmitted power is constant
c. Carrier power is constant
d. Bandwidth is infinite
Answer c.
6. For an AM wave represented by
6
10[1+0.6*cos(2*1000t)]cos(2*10 t) the sideband
frequencies are:
a. 998kHz and 1002kHz
b. 999 kHz and 1001 kHz
c. 0.998 kHz and 1.002 kHz
d. None of the above
Answer b.

7. A carrier of 100 W is modulated to the depth of 50%. The

total transmitted power is :
a. 112.5 W
b. 125 W
c. 150 W
d. 100 W
Answer a.

8. For a 200 W carrier, if the modulation index is varied

between 0 and 1 then the change in sideband power is :
a. 150 W
b. 200 W
c. 50 W
d. 100 W
Answer d.

9. The total transmitted power is proportional to the square of

a. Peak antenna current
b. RMS antenna current
c. Average antenna current
d. Peak to peak antenna current
Answer c.

10. A carrier is amplitude modulated simultaneously by two

sinewaves with modulation indices of 0.3 and 0.6. The
effective modulation index is.
a. 0.9
b. 0.3
c. 0.67
d. None of these
 Answer c.
11. The AM signal that occupies the greatest bandwidth is
the one modulated by.
a. 5 kHz sine wave
b. 2 kHz sine wave
c. 5 kHz sine wave
d. None of these

12. What is the ideal bandwidth of an AM wave?

a. 1
b. 0
c. 100
d. Infinite
Answer d.

13. The general name for both AM and FM is ..

modulation.
a. Angle
b. Triangle
c. Psi
d. Beta
Answer a.

14. In PM the information is transmitted using

a. Change in frequency
b. Change in amplitude
c. Change in phase of the carrier
d. None of the above
Answer c.

15. With increase in modulation index of an FM wave, the

number of sidebands having significant amplitude
will
a. Increases
b. Decreases
c. Remain same
d. None of these
Answer a.
16. FM can be generated using PM by
a. Passing the modulating signal through a low pass filter
b. Passing the modulating signal through a high pass filter
c. Using the pre- emphasis
d. Using the de- emphasis
Answer a.

17. Amplitude of PM wave

a. Remains constant
b. Changes in proportion with the modulating voltage
c. Changes in proportion with the modulating frequency
d. None of these
Answer a.

18. For the broadcasting applications

a. Broadband FM is used
b. Narrowband FM is used
c. PM is used
d. None of these
Answer a.

19. The modulation of a wideband FM system is

a. >1
b. <1
c. =1
d. None of these
Answer a.

20. The deviation in a narrowband FM system is

a. >10 kHz
b. <10kHz
c. <5kHz
d. <1kHz
Answer c.

21. The main disadvantage of FM is

a. Its large bandwidth
b. Modulating frequency
c. Modulating voltage
 d. None of these
Answer a.

22. Phase modulation produces frequency variation as well

as amplitude variation of carrier.
a. True
b. False
Answer a.

23. In PM the carrier of.. is varied in proportion to

the amplitude of the modulating signal.
a. Frequency
b. Amplitude
c. Time
d. Phase
Answer d.

24. We can obtain PM from frequency modulator by passing

the modulating signal through a
a. Integrator
b. Differentiator
c. Multiplier
d. Adder
Answer b.

25. An scheme in which only one of the two sidebands is

transmitted
a. SSB
b. DSBSC
c. DSBFC
d. None of these