Satellite Communication MCQs

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Q81.
Presently, the worlds's largest and most advanced multi-purpose communication satellite is

a.

INSAT-2

b.

Intelsat-V

c.

INSAT-ID

d.

Olympus-I

Discuss
Answer: (d).Olympus-I
Q82.
A satellite link uses different frequencies for receiving and transmitting in order to

a.

avoid interference from terrestrial microwave links

b.

avoid interference between its powerful transmitted signal and weak in coming signal

c.

minimise free-space losses

d.

maximise antenna gain

Discuss
Answer: (b).avoid interference between its powerful transmitted signal and weak in coming signal
Q83.
Mark out the WRONG statement.

As compared to FDMA, the demand assignment system TDMA

a.

Needs very high-speed burst modems

b.

Faces no problems caused by intermodulation of carriers so that transponder can be used at its full power

c.

Needs high-speed manipulation of bit streams

d.

Is less flexible so that channels of widely different capacities cannot used and intermixed

Discuss
Answer: (d).Is less flexible so that channels of widely different capacities cannot used and intermixed
Q84.
APPLE was into orbit on 19 th June 1981 by European Space Agency (ESA) from

a.

Cape Canaveral in Florida

b.

Kourou in French Guyana

c.

Canarvon in Western Australia

d.

Bangalore in South India

Discuss
Answer: (b).Kourou in French Guyana
Q85.
A telephone user while talking to a person via a satellite has to wait for reply for about __________ millisecond.

a.

100

b.

270

c.

470

d.

540

Discuss
Answer: (d).540
Q86.
Space communication links are being increasingly moved into Ka-band (200-30 GHz) because it

a.

offers a much wider available bandwidth

b.

does not suffer from atmospheric at tenuation

c.

permits the use of smaller antenna

d.

does not suffer from rain attenuation

Discuss
Answer: (a).offers a much wider available bandwidth
Q87.
Which of the following statement regarding link loss for a satellite is wrong?

a.

For fixed antenna, it is inversely proportional to f²

b.

For fixed frequency, it is inversely proportional to the product of the antenna aperture areas

c.

For a given satellite operating at a given frequency, it is inversely proportional to

d.

Loss in down-link is negligible as compared to that in uplink

Discuss
Answer: (d).Loss in down-link is negligible as compared to that in uplink
Q88.
A colour television signal having bandwidth of 4.6 MHz is digitised using 10 bits sample. The digital bit rate used for its transmission with PCM would be __________ kilobits/second.

a.

92000

b.

920

c.

23000

d.

230

Discuss
Answer: (a).92000
Q89.
Regarding TASI which one of the following statements is wrong?

a.

It snatches the channel in his speech and may allocate it to another speaker needing it.

b.

The same speaker is reassigned a channel almost instantly when he speaks again even when the circuit is heavily loaded.

c.

It increases the overall utilization of the transmission channel

d.

Intercontinental callers sometimes confuse the effects of TASI with the effects of satellite delay.

Discuss
Answer: (b).The same speaker is reassigned a channel almost instantly when he speaks again even when the circuit is heavily loaded.
Q90.
Master control facility (MCF) for INSAT-2 series satellites is located at

a.

Madras

b.

New Delhi

c.

Leh

d.

Hassan

Discuss
Answer: (d).Hassan
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