Electromagnetic Field Theory

Name: _____________________

Date: _____________________

Instructions: Answer all questions. Write your answers clearly in the space provided.

Question 1:

A square corner reflector is used in

A. Radio astronomy
B. Tv broadcast
C. Point to point communication
D. All of the above
Answer: _________
Question 2:

In microwave communication links, when fading due to rain attenuation occurs then technique adopted for solving the problem would include

A. Antenna replacement and feed correction
B. Amplitude timing and phase correction
C. Polarization shifting and code diversity
D. Path diversity and frequency diversity
Answer: _________
Question 3:

The power gain of a half-wave dipole with respect to an isotropic radiator is

A. 2.15 db
B. 3 db
C. 4.15 db
D. 6 db
Answer: _________
Question 4:

MUF is highest in periods of greatest sunspot activity.

A. True
B. False
Answer: _________
Question 5:

The attenuation in waveguide above to cut off frequency

A. Very high
B. Very low
C. Zero
D. Infinite
Answer: _________
Question 6:

A waveguide operated below cut off frequency can be used as

A. Phase shifter
B. An attenuator
C. An isolator
D. None
Answer: _________
Question 7:

The wave in wave guide has

A. Group velocity inversely proportional to wavelength
B. Larger frequency than in the free space
C. Diminishing wavelength than in the free space
D. Larger wavelength than in the free space
Answer: _________
Question 8:

Radiation intensity in a given direction is the

A. Energy radiated per square metre
B. Power radiated per square metre
C. Power radiated per unit solid angle in that direction
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 9:

Which of the following impedance inversion is obtained?

A. Short-circuited stub
B. A quarter wave line
C. Balun transformer
D. A half wave line
Answer: _________
Question 10:

When a conductor moves in the field, so that it makes an angle 8 with the lines of flux, the force F is given as : F = Bl sin2 0.

A. Yes
B. No
Answer: _________
Question 11:

Which one of the following statements does not pertain to the equation? $$
abla .overrightarrow { ext{B}} = 0?$$

A. There are no sinks and sources for magnetic fields
B. Magnetic field is perpendicular to the electric field
C. Single magnetic pole, cannot exist
D. B is solenoidal
Answer: _________
Question 12:

The magnitude of reflection coefficient is:

A. $$left| ho ight| = frac{{{{ ext{v}}_{max }}}}{{{{ ext{v}}_{min }}}}$$
B. $$left| ho ight| = frac{{left( {{ ext{VSWR}} - 1} ight)}}{{left( {{ ext{VSWR}} + 1} ight)}}$$
C. $$left| ho ight| = frac{{left( {{ ext{VSWR}} + 1} ight)}}{{left( {{ ext{VSWR}} - 1} ight)}}$$
D. $$left| ho ight| = frac{{left| {{{ ext{v}}_{ ext{i}}}} ight|}}{{left| {{{ ext{v}}_{ ext{r}}}} ight|}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 13:

A 75 ohm transmission line is to be terminated in two resistive loads R 1 and R 2 such that the standing patterns in the two cases have the same SWR. To obtain the desired result, the values of R 1 and R 2 (in ohms) should be

A. 250 and 200 respectively
B. 225 and 25 respectively
C. 100 and 150 respectively
D. 50 and 125 respectively
Answer: _________
Question 14:

Two lossy lines are to be joined end to end. The first line is 10 m long and has a loss rating of 0.20 dB/m. The second lines is 15 m long and has a loss rating of 0.10 dB/m. The reflection coefficient at the junction (line 1 to line 2) is Γ = 0.30. The input power (to line 1) is 100 mW. Determine the total loss of the combination in dB to the output end of line 2.

A. 3.91 dB
B. 2.91 dB
C. 4.91 dB
D. 1.91 dB
Answer: _________
Question 15:

The potential (scalar) distribution is given as V = 10y 4 + 20x 3 . If ε 0 is the permittivity of free space, what is the charge density ρ at the point (2, 0)?

A. -200ε 0
B. -200/ε 0
C. 200ε 0
D. -240ε 0
Answer: _________
Question 16:

A plane wave propagating in the dielectric medium has an electric field given as E x = E 0 Cos(2.6 × 10 10 t - 100z). The phase velocity of plane wave is:

A. 10 6 m/sec
B. 2.6 × 10 8 m/sec
C. 3.0 × 10 8 m/sec
D. 4.0 × 10 8 m/sec
Answer: _________
Question 17:

Given potential V = 2x 2 y + z 2 , then the electric field at (1, 1, 0) is

A. $$ - 4{{hat a}_x} - 2{{hat a}_y}$$
B. $$4{{hat a}_x} + 2{{hat a}_y}$$
C. $$ - 2{{hat a}_x} - 4{{hat a}_y}$$
D. $$2{{hat a}_x} + 4{{hat a}_y}$$
Answer: _________
Question 18:

Maxwell's major contribution to EM theory was to assert

A. that an electric field varying with time in free space gives rise to a current
B. that a magnetic field varying with time gives rise to an electric field
C. that a magnetic field varying with space gives rise to an electric field
D. that energy density due to an electric field is $$frac{1}{2}varepsilon {{ ext{E}}^2}$$
Answer: _________
Question 19:

Consider the following statement about a transmission line having non-zero Parameters R, L, G and C: 1. By proper choice of the parameters, the line can be made lossless even though R and G are non-zero 2. The line will have both amplitude and phase distortion in general Of the statements

A. 1 alone is true
B. 2 alone is true
C. Both 1 and 2 are true
D. Both 1 and 2 are false
Answer: _________
Question 20:

With wavelength λ in increasing order, which one of the following combination is correct?

A. EHF, SHF, UHF, VHF
B. SHF, UHF, VHF, EHF
C. UHF, VHF, EHF, SHF
D. VHF, EHF, SHF, UHF
Answer: _________
Question 21:

The voltage reflection coefficient at the load end of a transmission line is

A. $$frac{{left| {{V_{max }}} ight|}}{{left| {{V_{min }}} ight|}}$$
B. $$frac{{left| {{l_{max }}} ight|}}{{left| {{l_{min }}} ight|}}$$
C. $$frac{{left( {{Z_R} - {Z_0}} ight)}}{{left( {{Z_R} + {Z_0}} ight)}}$$
D. $${Z_0}left[ {frac{{left( {{Z_R} - {Z_0}} ight)}}{{left( {{Z_R} + {Z_0}} ight)}}} ight]$$
Answer: _________
Question 22:

In air the lossless transmission line of length 50 cm with L = 10 μH/m, C = 40 pF/m is operated at 25 MHz. Its electrical path length is

A. 0.5 meters
B. 1 meters
C. $$frac{pi }{2}$$ radians
D. 180 degrees
Answer: _________
Question 23:

For a wave travelling in negative Z direction the value of $$frac{{{ ext{Ey}}}}{{{ ext{Hx}}}}$$ xa0is:

A. η
B.
C. $$frac{1}{eta }$$
D. $$frac{1}{{ - eta }}$$
Answer: _________
Question 24:

A coaxial-cable with an inner diameter of 1 mm and outer diameter of 2.4 mm is filled with a dielectric of relative permittivity 10.89. Given $${mu _0} = 4pi imes {10^{ - 7}}{ ext{H/m}},,{varepsilon _0} = frac{{{{10}^{ - 9}}}}{{36pi }}{ ext{F/m}}{ ext{.}}$$ The characteristic impedance of the cable is

A. 330 Ω
B. 100 Ω
C. 143.2 Ω
D. 15.91 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 25:

The frequency of a sound wave is 25 Hz and its wavelength is 4 m. What is the distance travelled by the sound wave in 2?

A. 200 m
B. 400 m
C. 80 m
D. 100 m
Answer: _________
Question 26:

From a solution of wave equation in a conducting medium we can determine various parameters. In the light of this, match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the options given below the lists: List-I (Parameter) List-II (Expression) a. Propagation constant 1. $${left( {frac{2}{{omega mu sigma }}}
ight)^{frac{1}{2}}}$$ b. Skin depth 2. $${left( {frac{{omega {mu _0}}}{{2sigma }}}
ight)^{frac{1}{2}}}$$ c. Sheet resistance 3. $${left( {jomega {mu _0}sigma }
ight)^{frac{1}{2}}}$$ 4. $${left( {frac{{omega {mu _0}sigma }}{2}}
ight)^{ - frac{1}{2}}}$$

A. a-3, b-2, c-1
B. a-3, b-1, c-2
C. a-2, b-3, d-4
D. a-2, b-4, c-3
Answer: _________
Question 27:

The mode used in the laboratory bench is

A. Dominant mode
B. Degenerative mode
C. Regenerative mode
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 28:

Consider a rectangular coordinate system (x, y, z) with unit vectors a x , a y and a z . A plane wave travelling in the region z ≥ 0 with electric field vector E = 10cos(2 × 10 8 t + βz)a y is incident normally on the plane at z = 0, where β is the phase constant. The region z ≥ 0 is in the free space and the region z < 0 is filled with a lossless medium (permittivity ε = ε 0 , permeability µ = 4µ 0 , where ε 0 = 8.85 × 10 12 F/m and µ 0 = 4π × 10 -7 H/m). The value of the reflection coefficient is

A. $$frac{3}{5}$$
B. $$frac{1}{3}$$
C. $$frac{2}{5}$$
D. $$frac{2}{3}$$
Answer: _________
Question 29:

If a right hand circularly polarised wave is incident on a perfect conductor. The reflected wave is:

A. Right circularly polarised wave
B. Left circularly polarised wave
C. Linear polarised wave
D. None of above
Answer: _________
Question 30:

The maximum usable frequency of an ionospheric layer at 60° incidence at with 8 MHz critical frequency is

A. 16 MHz
B. $$frac{{16}}{{sqrt 3 }}{ ext{MHz}}$$
C. 8 MHz
D. About 6.93 MHz
Answer: _________
Question 31:

To couple a co-axial line to a parallel line wire it is best to use

A. slotted line
B. balun
C. directional coupler
D. λ/4 transformer
Answer: _________
Question 32:

Consider the following statements regarding an electrostatic field: 1. It is irrotational 2. It is solenoidal 3. It is static only from a macroscopic view point 4. Work done in moving a charge in the field from one point to another is independent of the path of movement Which of these statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 2 and 4
C. Only 2 and 4
D. 1, 3 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 33:

If the electric field established by three point charges Q, 2Q and 3Q exert a force 3F on 3Q and 2F on 2Q, then what is the force exerted on the point charge Q?

A. F
B. -F
C. 5F
D. -5F
Answer: _________
Question 34:

A transmission line has primary constants R, L, G and C and secondary constants Z 0 and γ = (α + jβ). If the line is lossless, then

A. R = 0, G ≠ 0 and α = 0
B. R = 0, G = α, 0 and β = |γ|
C. G = 0 and α = β
D. R = 0, G = 0, α = 0 and β = |γ|
Answer: _________
Question 35:

An infinitely long uniform solid wire of radius a carries uniform dc current of density $$overrightarrow { ext{J}} .$$ The magnetic field at a distance r from the center of the wire is proportional to

A. r for r < a and $$frac{1}{{{{ ext{r}}^2}}}$$ for r > a
B. 0 for r < a and $$frac{1}{{ ext{r}}}$$ for r > a
C. r for r < a and $$frac{1}{{ ext{r}}}$$ for r > a
D. 0 for r < a and $$frac{1}{{{{ ext{r}}^2}}}$$ for r > a
Answer: _________
Question 36:

A parallel plate air-filled capacitor has plate area of 10 -4 m 2 and plate separation of 10 -3 m. It is connected to a 2 V, 1.8 GHz source. The magnitude of the displacement current is $$left( {{varepsilon _0} = frac{1}{{36pi }} imes {{10}^{ - 9}}{ ext{F}}{{ ext{m}}^{ - 1}}}
ight)$$

A. 200 mA
B. 20 mA
C. 20 A
D. 2 mA
Answer: _________
Question 37:

If the electric field vector is $$overline E = - 2{overline a _x} + 3{overline a _y} + 5{overline a _z}$$ xa0 xa0 and the magnetic field vector is $$overline H = {overline a _x} + 3{overline a _y} - 4{overline a _z},$$ xa0 xa0 then $$overline E imes overline H $$ xa0is equal to

A. $$ - 27{overline a _x} - 3{overline a _y} - 9{overline a _z}$$
B. $$ - 2{overline a _x} + 9{overline a _y} - 20{overline a _z}$$
C. $$5{overline a _x} + 3{overline a _y} - 10{overline a _z}$$
D. $${overline a _x} + {overline a _y} + {overline a _z}$$
Answer: _________
Question 38:

Which of the following equations results from the circuital form of Ampere's law?

A. $$ abla imes { ext{E}} = - frac{{partial { ext{B}}}}{{partial { ext{t}}}}$$
B. $$ abla .{ ext{B}} = 0$$
C. $$ abla .{ ext{D}} = ho $$
D. $$ abla imes { ext{H}} = { ext{J}} + frac{{partial { ext{D}}}}{{partial t}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 39:

If the reflection coefficient is $$frac{1}{5}$$, what is the corresponding VSWR?

A. $$frac{3}{2}$$
B. $$frac{2}{3}$$
C. $$frac{5}{2}$$
D. $$frac{2}{5}$$
Answer: _________
Question 40:

The input impedance of a short circuited line of length less than quarter wave length is purely

A. resistive
B. inductive
C. capacitive
D. complex
Answer: _________
Question 41:

Maxwell's equation for EM waves can be applied to 1. Dielectric medium 2. Conductive medium 3. Plasma 4. Free space Select the correct choice:

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. All above
Answer: _________
Question 42:

What does the expression $$frac{1}{2}overrightarrow J .overrightarrow A $$ xa0represent?

A. Electric energy density
B. Magnetic energy density
C. Power density
D. Radiation resistance
Answer: _________
Question 43:

If the potential difference between points A (1, 0, 0) and B (2, 0, 0) is 10 V, determine d for point C (d, 0, 0), when V BC is 6 V in a uniform field.

A. 1 m
B. 2 m
C. 6 m
D. 5 m
Answer: _________
Question 44:

Following equations represent four travelling waves. Which one has the maximum speed?

A. y = 3.2 sin(5x - 2t)
B. y = 4.3 sin(1.5x - 3t)
C. y = 2.1 sin(7x - 8t)
D. y = 1.5 sin(2.5x - 1.25t)
Answer: _________
Question 45:

A and B are two points at same distance from the centre of a short electric dipole on axial line and equatorial line respectively. E 1 and E 2 are respectively the resultant electric fields due to the dipole at these points. Identify the only correct condition between E 1 and E 2 from the following for this situation.

A. E 1 = 4E 2
B. E 2 = 4E 1
C. E 1 = E 2
D. E 1 = 2E 2
Answer: _________
Question 46:

What is not correct about a transmission line terminated in its characteristic impedance?

A. It is a smooth line
B. The energy distribution between magnetic and electric field is not equal
C. Standing wave does not exist
D. Efficiency of transmission of power is maximum
Answer: _________
Question 47:

Find the work done when a force $$F = left( {vec i + 2vec j + 3vec k}
ight)N$$ xa0 xa0 acting on a particle takes it from the point $${{vec r}_1} = left( {vec i + vec j + vec k}
ight)m$$ xa0 xa0 to the point $${{vec r}_2} = left( {vec i - vec j + 2vec k}
ight)m$$

A. -3J
B. -1J
C. Zero
D. 2J
Answer: _________
Question 48:

A transmission line is distortionless if

A. RL = 1/GC
B. RL = GC
C. LG = RC
D. RG = LC
Answer: _________
Question 49:

The intrinsic impedance η of a conducting medium for which σ = 58 Ms/m, µ r = 1 at a frequency of 100 MHz is

A. 2.14 × 10 5 ∠45°Ω
B. 1.84 × 10 -3 ∠45°Ω
C. 3.69 × 10 -3 ∠45°Ω
D. 3.69 × 10 -3 ∠-45°Ω
Answer: _________
Question 50:

A charge Q 2 = 8.854 × 10 -9 C is located in a vacuum at P 2 (2, 3, 1). The force on Q 2 due to a charge Q 1 = 4π × 10 -3 C at P 1 (2, 2, 1) is: (Note : All the coordinates are measured in Meters. a x , a y and a z are unit vectors in X, Y and Z direction respectively.)

A. a y N
B. -a y N
C. 4a x + 5a y + 2a z N
D. -4a x - 5a y - 2a z N
Answer: _________
Question 51:

The displacement current can be represented as

A. $${i_d} = {mu _0}frac{{d{phi _E}}}{{dt}}$$
B. $${i_d} = { in _0}frac{{d{phi _E}}}{{dt}}$$
C. $${i_d} = {mu _0}frac{{d{phi _B}}}{{dt}}$$
D. $${i_d} = { in _0}frac{{d{phi _B}}}{{dt}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 52:

What is the value of the magnetic vector potential due to an infinitesimally small current element, evaluated at infinite distance from it?

A. Infinity
B. Unity
C. Zero
D. Any number between zero and infinity depending on the strength of the current element
Answer: _________
Question 53:

A steel pipe is constructed of a material for which µ r = 200 and σ = 5 × 10 6 mho/m. The outer and inner radii are 8 and 6 mm respectively and the length is 80 m. If the total current carried by the pipe is 2cos10 4 πt A,Then the skin depth will be

A. 0.225 × 10 -3 m
B. 0.300 × 10 -3 m
C. 0.352 × 10 -3 m
D. 0.125 × 10 -3 m
Answer: _________
Question 54:

If the short circuit and open circuit impedance of a line are 5 Ω and 20 Ω respectively the characteristic impedance is given by

A. 100 Ω
B. 10 Ω
C. 15 Ω
D. 10000 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 55:

The characteristic impedance of a co-axial cable depends on diameter of

A. inner conductor
B. outer conductor
C. both inner & outer conductors
D. none of these
Answer: _________
Question 56:

In general attenuation per unit length in a coaxial cable:

A. increases with frequency
B. decreases with frequency
C. remains constant with frequency
D. depends upon the type of coaxial cable. It can either increase or decrease
Answer: _________
Question 57:

What would be the standing wave ratio (SWR) for a line with reflection coefficient equal to 0.49?

A. 0.01
B. 2.12
C. 2.921
D. 3.545
Answer: _________
Question 58:

When a plane electromagnetic wave is incident normally on the boundary between two lossless dielectric media, the transmission coefficient for magnetic field intensity $$overrightarrow H $$ is

A. $$frac{{{n_1} - {n_2}}}{{{n_1} + {n_2}}}$$
B. $$frac{{{n_2} - {n_1}}}{{{n_1} + {n_2}}}$$
C. $$frac{{2{n_2}}}{{{n_1} + {n_2}}}$$
D. $$frac{{2{n_1}}}{{{n_1} + {n_2}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 59:

The potential at the centroid of an equilateral triangle of side $$rsqrt 3 $$ xa0due to three equal positive point charges each of value q and placed at the vertices of the triangle would be:

A. $$frac{q}{{2pi { in _0}r}}$$
B. $$frac{{sqrt {3q} }}{{8pi { in _0}r}}$$
C. $$frac{{3q}}{{4pi { in _0}r}}$$
D. Zero
Answer: _________
Question 60:

Consider the following statements: For a 10 m long common power line connecting a switch to a light bulb 1. It is distributed circuit 2. Time delay for propagation through it is negligible 3. It is in the form of a shielded coaxial cable of circular cross-section 4. As the intensity of the lamp varies, input impedance of this line also changes Which of the above statements is/are correct?

A. 1 only
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 2 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 61:

The wavelength of the wave having propagation constant (0.314 + j0.628) per metre is equal to:

A. 5 metres
B. 20 metres
C. 30 metres
D. 10 metres
Answer: _________
Question 62:

Many circles are drawn in a Smith chart used for transmission line calculations. The circles shown in the figure represent

A. unit circles
B. constant resistance circles
C. constant reactance circles
D. constant reflection coefficient circles
Answer: _________
Question 63:

Find the SWR, if the reflection coefficient is 0.8.

A. 9
B. 5
C. 4.5
D. 18
Answer: _________
Question 64:

A dual directional coupler is connected in a microwave reflectometer measurement setup. The reading of the power meter in the forward direction is 100 mw and in the reverse direction 4 mw. The VSWR is

A. 4
B. 0.4
C. 1.5
D. 10
Answer: _________
Question 65:

The characteristics impedance of quarter wave transformer with load and input impedances given by 30 and 75 respectively is-

A. 47.43
B. 37.34
C. 73.23
D. 67.45
Answer: _________
Question 66:

If $$overrightarrow E = left( {{{hat a}_x} + j{{hat a}_y}}
ight){e^{ikz - jomega t}}$$ xa0 xa0and $$overrightarrow H = left( {frac{k}{{omega mu }}}
ight)left( {{{hat a}_y} + j{{hat a}_x}}
ight){e^{ikz - jomega t}},$$ xa0 xa0 xa0 the time averaged poynting vector is

A. null vector
B. $$left( {frac{k}{{omega mu }}} ight){{hat a}_z}$$
C. $$left( {frac{{2k}}{{omega mu }}} ight){{hat a}_z}$$
D. $$left( {frac{k}{{2omega mu }}} ight){{hat a}_z}$$
Answer: _________
Question 67:

For distortion less transmission through a channel, the channel should be such that

A. its attenuation response is an even function and phase response is an odd function of frequency
B. its attenuation response is flat and phase response is linear with frequency
C. the ratio of line inductance to line capacitance is constant
D. its termination is by a matched impedance
Answer: _________
Question 68:

An electromagnetic wave propagates through a lossless insulator with a velocity 1.5 × 10 10 cm/s. Calculate the electric and magnetic properties of the insulator if its intrinsic impedance is 90 π ohms.

A. ε r = 2.66 µ r = 1.5
B. ε r = 1.5 µ r = 2.66
C. ε r = 1.2 µ r = 2.0
D. ε r = 2.0 µ r = 1.2
Answer: _________
Question 69:

For a lossless transmission line L = 0.35 µH/m. C = 90 pF/m and frequency = 500 MHz. Then the magnitude of propagation constant is:

A. 14.48
B. 17.63
C. 19.59
D. 21.20
Answer: _________
Question 70:

The gradient of the function f(x, y) = x + y at the point (0, 0) is

A. 0
B. i + j
C. 1
D. i + 2j
Answer: _________
Question 71:

The critical frequency of ‘F’ layer is greater than 30 MHz.

A. True
B. False
Answer: _________
Question 72:

Which of the following statement regarding waveguides is incorrect?

A. At waveguide can be coupled to a coaxial cable
B. At frequencies below the cut off value the wave progresses across the waveguide after total reflections
C. Waveguides are usually air filled hollow conducting metallic tubes for transmitting UHF and microwaves
D. Waveguides can handle large power at UHF and microwaves
Answer: _________
Question 73:

A rectangular waveguide is a

A. Rectangular conducting wire to propagate electromagnetic waves
B. Hollow rectangular walled room carrying electromagnetic wave
C. Hollow rectangular conducting tube through which electromagnetic waves can be propagat-ed
D. Tube antenna to transmit and receive electromagnetic waves
Answer: _________
Question 74:

Tropospheric scatter is used with frequencies in the

A. HF
B. VHF
C. UHF
D. VLF
Answer: _________
Question 75:

A Yagi antenna has a driven antenna

A. Only
B. With a reflector
C. With one or more directors
D. With a reflector and one or more directors
Answer: _________
Question 76:

In case of antenna the ratio of the power radiated in the desired direction to the power radiated in the opposite direction is known as

A. Transmission efficiency
B. Front to back ratio
C. Loss coefficient
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 77:

The frequency range for satellite communication is

A. 3 to 30 kHz
B. 300 to 3000 kHz
C. 3000 to 30000 MHz
D. 30000 to 300000 MHz
Answer: _________
Question 78:

The static electric field in a conductor is

A. Zero
B. Unity
C. Infinity
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 79:

The skip distance is the maximum distance upto which ionospheric reflection is possible.

A. True
B. False
Answer: _________
Question 80:

Parabolic and lens antenna used at

A. Microwave frequency
B. Medium frequency
C. Low frequency
D. High frequency
Answer: _________
Question 81:

Which one of the following statements is correct?

A. Both Lapace's and Poisson's equation are non-linear equations
B. Laplace's equation is non-linear but Poisson's equation is linear
C. Laplace's equation is linear but Poisson's equation is non-linear
D. Both Lapace's and Poisson's equations are linear
Answer: _________
Question 82:

When compared with stripline, the major disadvantage of microstrip line is

A. Not amenable for printed circuit technique
B. More expensive and complex to manufacture
C. Bulkier and voluminous
D. More likely to radiate
Answer: _________
Question 83:

Some unknown material has a conductivity 10 6 mho/m and a permeability of 4π × 10 -7 H/m. The skin depth for the material at 1 GHz is

A. 15.9 µm
B. 20.9 µm
C. 25.9 µm
D. 30.9 µm
Answer: _________
Question 84:

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer using the options given below: List-I (Load impedance) List-II (Value of Reflection Coefficient) a. Short circuit 1. 0 b. Open Circuit 2. -1 c. Line characteristic impedance 3. +1 d. 2 × line characteristic impedance 4. $$ + frac{1}{3}$$

A. a-2, b-1, c-3, d-4
B. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
C. a-2, b-3, c-1, d-4
D. a-4, b-1, c-3, d-2
Answer: _________
Question 85:

The conducting thin coils X and Y (identical except for a thin cut in coil Y) are placed in a uniform magnetic field which is decreasing at a constant rate. If the plane of the coils is perpendicular to the field lines, which of the following statement is correct? As a result, emf is induced in:

A. both the coils
B. coil Y only
C. coil X only
D. None of the two coils
Answer: _________
Question 86:

Who developed the concept of time varying electric field producing a magnetic field?

A. Gauss
B. Faraday
C. Hertz
D. Maxwell
Answer: _________
Question 87:

Electromagnetic waves are produced by

A. A static charge
B. A moving charge
C. An accelerating charge
D. Chargeless particle
Answer: _________
Question 88:

The characteristic impedance of a cable is about

A. 2
B. 5
C. 50
D. 300
Answer: _________
Question 89:

The VSWR of a microwave unit is 1.5, the return loss is:

A. 14 dB
B. 16 dB
C. 18 dB
D. 11 dB
Answer: _________
Question 90:

A medium is divided into regions I and II about x = 0 plane, as shown in the figure below. An electromagnetic wave with electric field $${overrightarrow E _1} = 4{{hat a}_x} + 3{{hat a}_y} + 5{{hat a}_z}$$ xa0 xa0 is incident normally on the interface from region-I. The electric field $${overrightarrow E _2}$$xa0in region-II at the interface is

A. $${overrightarrow E _2} = {overrightarrow E _1}$$
B. $$4{{hat a}_x} + 0.75{{hat a}_y} - 1.25{{hat a}_z}$$
C. $$3{{hat a}_x} + 3{{hat a}_y} + 5{{hat a}_z}$$
D. $$ - 3{{hat a}_x} + 3{{hat a}_y} + 5{{hat a}_z}$$
Answer: _________
Question 91:

Which of the following mechanisms is NOT for removing particulate matter from gas streams.

A. Gravitational settling
B. Centrifugal impaction
C. Electrostatic precipitation
D. Burning the particulate
Answer: _________
Question 92:

Polarization is characteristic of EM wave that gives the direction of

A. Electrical component of a wave with respect to ground
B. Magnetic component of EM wave with respect to ground
C. Both electrical and magnetic components with respect to ground
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 93:

For a transmission of wave from a dielectric medium of permittivity ε 1 into a dielectric medium of lower permittivity ε 2 and (ε 1 > ε 2 ) the critical angle of incidence θ c (relative to the interface) is given by

A. $${sin ^{ - 1}}sqrt {frac{{{varepsilon _2}}}{{{varepsilon _1}}}} $$
B. $${cos ^{ - 1}}sqrt {frac{{{varepsilon _2}}}{{{varepsilon _1}}}} $$
C. $${ an ^{ - 1}}sqrt {frac{{{varepsilon _2}}}{{{varepsilon _1}}}} $$
D. $${sin ^{ - 1}}sqrt {frac{{{varepsilon _1}}}{{{varepsilon _2}}}} $$
Answer: _________
Question 94:

A parallel plate capacitor of 100 pF having an air dielectric is charged to 10 kV. It is then electrically isolated. The plates are pulled away from each other until the distance is ten times more than before. Estimate the energy needed to pull the plates.

A. 0.05 Joules
B. 50 Joules
C. 500 Joules
D. -50 Joules
Answer: _________
Question 95:

The intrinsic impedance of free space is 377 Ω. The approximate intrinsic impedance of a medium with relative permittivity and permeability of 4 and 1 respectively will be

A. 75 Ω
B. 94 Ω
C. 188 Ω
D. 377 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 96:

In a uniform plane wave 'E' and 'H' are related by

A. $$frac{{overrightarrow E }}{{overrightarrow H }} = l$$
B. $$frac{{overrightarrow E }}{{overrightarrow H }} = frac{varepsilon }{mu }$$
C. $$frac{{overrightarrow E }}{{overrightarrow H }} = sqrt {frac{mu }{varepsilon }} $$
D. $$frac{{overrightarrow E }}{{overrightarrow H }} = infty $$
Answer: _________
Question 97:

In a coaxial transmission line (ε r = 1), the electric field intensity is given by: $$E = frac{{100}}{
ho }cos left( {{{10}^9}t - 6z}
ight){u_p}{ ext{V/m}}$$ The displacement current density is

A. $$ - frac{{100}}{ ho }sin left( {{{10}^9}t - 6z} ight){u_p}{ ext{A/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$
B. $$frac{{116}}{ ho }sin left( {{{10}^9}t - 6z} ight){u_p}{ ext{A/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$
C. $$ - frac{{0.9}}{ ho }sin left( {{{10}^9}t - 6z} ight){u_p}{ ext{A/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$
D. $$ - frac{{216}}{ ho }cos left( {{{10}^9}t - 6z} ight){u_p}{ ext{A/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$
Answer: _________
Question 98:

The torque (in N - m) acting on a circular current loop of radius 1 mm in the xy-plane, connected at the origin and with current 0.1 A flowing in the sense of increasing φ in a magnetic field $$B = {10^{ - 5}}left( {2{{hat a}_x} - 2{{hat a}_y} + {{hat a}_z}}
ight){ ext{Wb/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}{ ext{ is:}}$$

A. $$ - 2 imes {10^{ - 12}}left( {2{{hat a}_x} - 2{{hat a}_y} + {{hat a}_z}} ight)$$
B. $$2 imes {10^{ - 12}}pi left( {{{hat a}_y} + {{hat a}_x}} ight)$$
C. $${10^{ - 12}}pi $$
D. $$ - {10^{ - 12}}pi $$
Answer: _________
Question 99:

When a line short circuited at far end, the minimum voltage occurs at

A. Far end
B. Source end
C. Midway between source and load
D. None of these
Answer: _________
Question 100:

A 3 µF capacitor is charged by a constant current of 2 µA for 6 seconds. The voltage across the capacitor to the end of charging will be:

A. 3 V
B. 4 V
C. 6 V
D. 9 V
Answer: _________
Question 101:

The maxwell's equation which interprets that isolated magnetic poles do not exist is

A. $$ abla .overrightarrow E = frac{P}{{{varepsilon _0}}}$$
B. $$ abla .overrightarrow B = 0$$
C. $$ abla imes overrightarrow E = - frac{{partial overrightarrow B }}{{partial t}}$$
D. $$ abla imes overrightarrow B = {mu _0}l + mu {varepsilon _0} - frac{{partial overrightarrow E }}{{partial t}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 102:

When the electric field is maximum value, the magnetic energy of a cavity is

A. At its maximum value
B. At $$sqrt 2 $$ of its maximum value
C. At $$frac{1}{2}$$ of its maximum value
D. Zero
Answer: _________
Question 103:

When waves travel along a transmission line from a generator to load, through which region is power transmission taking place?

A. Only through the conducting region
B. Only through the non-conducting regions
C. Both through conducting and non-conducting regions
D. Through the conducting regions for half a cycle and through the non-conducting regions for the next half cycle
Answer: _________
Question 104:

The electric field lines and equipotential lines

A. Are parallel to each other
B. Are one and same
C. Cut each other orthogonally
D. Can be inclined to each other at any angle
Answer: _________
Question 105:

A shape of homogeneous linear dielectric material of dielectric constant ≥ 1 is placed in a uniform electric field E 0 , then the electric field E that exists inside the sphere is:

A. Uniform and E ≤ E 0
B. Uniform and E ≥ E 0
C. Varies but E < E 0 always
D. Varies but E > E 0 always
Answer: _________
Question 106:

The total flux at the end of a long bar magnet is 500 µWb. The end of the bar magnet is withdrawn through a 1000-turn coil in $$frac{1}{{10}}$$ second. The e.m.f. generated across the terminals of the coil is:

A. 5 V
B. 10 V
C. 25 V
D. 50 V
Answer: _________
Question 107:

The wave propagation in plasma is known as

A. Parametric dispersion
B. Solution dispersion
C. Spherical dispersion
D. Cylindrical dispersion
Answer: _________
Question 108:

What will be the equipotential surfaces for a pair of equal and opposite line charges?

A. Spheres
B. Concentric cylinders
C. Non-concentric cylinder
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 109:

The fundamental postulate of magnetostatic $$
abla overline { ext{B}} = 0$$ xa0in free space is based on

A. Biot Savart Law
B. Ampere's Law
C. Faraday's Law
D. Law of conservation of magnetic flux
Answer: _________
Question 110:

Slotted line with tunable probe is not used to measure

A. VSWR
B. Wavelength
C. Power
D. Impedance
Answer: _________
Question 111:

MUF is depend upon

A. Electron density of the ionospheric layer
B. 11 year sun spot cycle
C. Received frequency by receiver
D. Height of ionospheric layer
Answer: _________
Question 112:

The radiation pattern of loop antenna is

A. Circle
B. Semicircle
C. Elliptical
D. Cardoid or Limacon
Answer: _________
Question 113:

When a current carrying conductor is brought into magnetic field, the force that moves the conductor depends upon

A. The value of current
B. The weight of the conductor
C. The direction of the conductor
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 114:

If a and b are the dimensions of waveguide then

A. a = 3b
B. a = 2b
C. a = b
D. $${ ext{a}} = frac{{ ext{b}}}{4}$$
Answer: _________
Question 115:

When a wave is incident from the more dense into a less dense medium at an angle equal to or exceeding the critical angle, the wave suffers total internal __________ .

A. Reflection
B. Refraction
C. Transmission
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 116:

Due to which of the following reasons a lightning conductor on top of a building is made into a pointed spike?

A. Dust particles may not accumulate
B. Charge per unit area becomes very high for lightening to discharge
C. Rain drops may not collect
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 117:

The useful magnetic flux obtainable from any closed surface is

A. Unity
B. Constant
C. Both A and B
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 118:

When the phase velocity of an EM wave depends on frequency in any medium the phenomenon is called

A. Scattering
B. Polarisation
C. Absorption
D. Dispersion
Answer: _________
Question 119:

A satellite that simply reflect back the signals from one region of the earth to the other region is known as

A. Orbiting satellite
B. Geostationary satellite
C. Active satellite
D. Passive satellite
Answer: _________
Question 120:

The main disadvantage of the two-hole directional coupler is

A. Poor directivity
B. Narrow bandwidth
C. High standing wave ratio
D. Low directional coupling
Answer: _________
Question 121:

For loss less transmission line L = 0.35 µH/m, C = 90 pF/m and frequency = 500 MHz. Then the magnitude of the propagation constant is

A. 14.48
B. 17.63
C. 19.59
D. 21.20
Answer: _________
Question 122:

The intrinsic impedance of free space is

A. 127 Ω
B. 177 Ω
C. 120 πΩ
D. 177 Πω
Answer: _________
Question 123:

The magnitude of Coulomb's force of repulsion between two alpha particles (helium ions) in space 10 mm apart is:

A. 92.16 × 10 -25 nt
B. 9.216 × 10 -25 nt
C. 46.08 × 10 -25 nt
D. 10 × 10 -27 nt
Answer: _________
Question 124:

If a transmission line terminated with a load equal to be characteristic impedance the reflection co-efficient is

A. +1
B. -1
C. 0
D. infinity
Answer: _________
Question 125:

The group delay function τ(ω) is related to phase function φ(ω) as

A. $$ au left( omega ight) = - frac{{dphi left( omega ight)}}{{domega }}$$
B. $$ au left( omega ight) = frac{{dphi left( omega ight)}}{{d{omega ^2}}}$$
C. $$ au left( omega ight) = - frac{{{d^2}phi left( omega ight)}}{{d{omega ^2}}}$$
D. $$ au left( omega ight) = frac{{{d^2}phi left( omega ight)}}{{domega }}$$
Answer: _________
Question 126:

Blue colour of sky look due to

A. Reflection
B. Retraction
C. Scattering
D. Diffraction
Answer: _________
Question 127:

A vector [overrightarrow P ] is given by [overrightarrow P = {x^3}y{overrightarrow a _x} - {x^2}{y^2}{overrightarrow a _y} - {x^2}yz{overrightarrow a _z}] Which of the following statements is TRUE?

A. [overrightarrow P ] is solenoidal, but not irrotational
B. [overrightarrow P ] is irrotational, but not solenoidal
C. [overrightarrow P ] is neither solenoidal nor irrotational
D. [overrightarrow P ] is both solenoidal and irrotational
Answer: _________
Question 128:

The intensity of radiation of a dipole depends strongly on frequency. If at a frequency f, the intensity of radiation is '$$I$$' then at a frequency of $$frac{{ ext{f}}}{2}$$, the intensity will be:

A. $$frac{{ ext{I}}}{2}$$
B. $$frac{{ ext{I}}}{4}$$
C. $$frac{{ ext{I}}}{8}$$
D. $$frac{{ ext{I}}}{{16}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 129:

A lossy transmission line has resistance per unit length-R = 0.01 Ω/m. The line is distortion less and has characteristic impedance of 100 Ω. The attenuation constant (in NP/m, correct to three decimal places) of the line is

A. 0.0001
B. 0.001
C. 0.01
D. 0.1
Answer: _________
Question 130:

A transmission line has a characteristic impedance of 50 Ω and a resistance of 0.1 Ω/m. If the line is distortion less, the attenuation constant (in Np/m) is

A. 500
B. 5
C. 0.014
D. 0.002
Answer: _________
Question 131:

The inductance and energy stored in joules in the magnetic field of the solenoid having length 30 cm and diameter 3 cm and wound with 1000 turns of wire when carrying a current of 10 Amp.

A. 0.003 mH and 0.15 joules
B. 3 mH and 0.15 joules
C. 8 mH and 0.15 joules
D. 0.003 mH and 0.015 joules
Answer: _________
Question 132:

Magnetic flux density is given by:

A. B = εH
B. B = µH
C. B = µE
D. B = µD
Answer: _________
Question 133:

Tangential component of the electric field on perfect conductor will be

A. Infinite
B. Zero
C. Same as the normal's field component and 90° out of phase
D. Same as the normal's field component and 180° out of phase
Answer: _________
Question 134:

Lorentz's force law for a point charge q is given by:

A. $$overrightarrow F = qleft( {overrightarrow E + v.overrightarrow B } ight)$$
B. $$overrightarrow F = qleft( {overrightarrow E + v imes overrightarrow B } ight)$$
C. $$overrightarrow F = qleft( {overrightarrow B + v imes overrightarrow E } ight)$$
D. $$overrightarrow F = qleft( {overrightarrow B + v.overrightarrow E } ight)$$
Answer: _________
Question 135:

Find, which statement is ""TRUE' for A vector field F I. Solenoidal and irrotational if ∇ ⋅ F = 0 and ∇ × F = 0 II. Solenoidal but not irrotational, if ∇ ⋅ F ≠ 0 and ∇ × F = 0 III. Irrotational but not solenoidal, if ∇ × F ≠ 0 and ∇ ⋅ F ≠ 0 IV. Neither solenoidal nor irrotational, if ∇ ⋅ F ≠ 0 and ∇ × F ≠ 0

A. I only
B. II and IV
C. I and III
D. I and II
Answer: _________
Question 136:

If the electric field strength of a plane wave is 12 V/m. What will be the strength of magnetic field in free space-

A. 0.04 A/m
B. 0.03 A/m
C. 0.02 A/m
D. 0.01 A/m
Answer: _________
Question 137:

According to Ampere's circuital Law the line integral of H about any closed path is exactly . . . . . . . . to the direct current enclosed by that path.

A. Double
B. Equal
C. 4 Times
D. Half
Answer: _________
Question 138:

Consider an interface between two dielectric materials, one with ε r = 2 while the other has ε r = 5. If the tangential component of electric field on one side of the interface has a magnitude of 10 V.m -1 . What is the magnitude of the tangential component of electric field on the other side?

A. 10 V.m -1
B. 20 V.m -1
C. 2 V.m -1
D. 5 V.m -1
Answer: _________
Question 139:

At a frequency of 1 GHz, the equivalent inductance between the terminals of a $$frac{lambda }{8}$$ (λ represents wavelength) short-circuited lossless 50 Ω line is

A. $$frac{5}{pi }{ ext{nH}}$$
B. $$frac{{15}}{pi }{ ext{nH}}$$
C. $$frac{{25}}{pi }{ ext{nH}}$$
D. $$frac{{50}}{pi }{ ext{nH}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 140:

A plane electromagnetic wave travelling in a perfect dielectric medium of characteristic impedance η 1 is incident normally on its boundary with another perfect dielectric medium of characteristic impedance η 2 . The electric and magnetic field strengths of the incident wave are denoted by E 1 and H 1 respectively whereas E r and H r denote these quantities for the reflected wave, and E t and H t for the transmitted wave. Which of the following relations are correct? 1. E i = η 1 H i 2. E r = η 1 H r 3. E t = -η 2 H t Select the correct answer using the options given below:

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 3
Answer: _________
Question 141:

A loop antenna is a commonly used for

A. Radar
B. Direction finding
C. Satellite communication
D. All of the above
Answer: _________
Question 142:

Which antenna is a wideband antenna?

A. Hertz antenna
B. Marconi antenna
C. Folded dipole
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 143:

The potential that appears at a point in space due to the current which caused it is called potential

A. Accelerating
B. Retardation
C. Oscillating
D. Lagging the current
Answer: _________
Question 144:

The minimum height of outer atmosphere is

A. 100 km
B. 150 km
C. 200 km
D. 400 km
Answer: _________
Question 145:

The radiation pattern of a parabola antenna is

A. Omnidirectional
B. A figure of directional
C. Highly directional
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 146:

The virtual height of an ionospheric layer is __________ true height

A. Equal to
B. Less than
C. Higher than
D. No relation
Answer: _________
Question 147:

The transmitting antennas for lower frequencies (below 500 kHz) are generally

A. Vertical grounded wire type
B. Horizontal suspended wire type
C. Parabolic reflector type
D. Any of the above
Answer: _________
Question 148:

Which of the following will increase the antenna radiation efficiency?

A. Use of larger section of conductor
B. Providing insulation on conductor
C. Top loading of antenna
D. Any of the above
Answer: _________
Question 149:

According to maximum power transfer theorem, the maximum power is absorbed by one network from another network when

A. The impedance of one of the networks is half that of the other
B. The impedance of one is the complex conjugate of the other
C. The impedance of one is equal to that of the other
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 150:

Tropospheric scatter propagation is not subject to any fading.

A. True
B. False
Answer: _________
Question 151:

A square corner reflector is used in which of the following?

A. TV broadcast
B. Point-to-point communication
C. Radio astronomy
D. All of the above
Answer: _________
Question 152:

In an impedance smith chart, a clockwise movement along a constant resistance circle gives rise to

A. Decrease in the value of reactance
B. An increase in the value of reactance
C. No change in the reactance value
D. No change in the impedance value
Answer: _________
Question 153:

In case of surface waves the field strength at a point is directly proportional to

A. Antenna height
B. Wave frequency
C. Current of the antenna
D. Distance of the point from the antenna
Answer: _________
Question 154:

The radiation pattern of Hertzian dipole in the plane perpendicular to dipole is a

A. Null
B. Circle
C. Figure of eight
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 155:

In a perfect conductor the incident and reflected wave combine to produce

A. A stronger incident wave
B. A stronger reflected wave
C. A standing wave which is not progressing
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 156:

It is best to use for coupling a coaxial line to a parallel wire transmission line.

A. Directional Coupler
B. Balun
C. Slotted line
D. Tee
Answer: _________
Question 157:

In H-plane metal plate lens the travelling wave front is

A. Totally retarded
B. Retarded
C. Accelerated
D. Neither accelerated nor retarded
Answer: _________
Question 158:

Which of the following is multiband HF receiving antenna?

A. Square loop
B. Log-periodic
C. Conical horn
D. Folded dipole
Answer: _________
Question 159:

An open wire transmission line having a characteristic impedance of 600 ohms is terminated by a resistive load of 900 O. The standing wave ratio will be

A. 1.5
B. 2.5
C. 3.5
D. 4.5
Answer: _________
Question 160:

A conductor 4 m long lies along x-axis with a current of 10.0 A in the $${hat i}$$ direction. The force on this conductor due to a magnetic field $$B = 0.05hat kT$$ xa0 is

A. $$2.0hat jN$$
B. $$0.2hat jN$$
C. $$ - 0.2hat jN$$
D. $$ - 2.0hat jN$$
Answer: _________
Question 161:

The value of $$oint {Dell } $$ xa0along a circle of radius 2 unit is

A. zero
B.
C.
D.
Answer: _________
Question 162:

Which of the following is not Maxwell's equation for static electromagnetic field in isotropic and homogenous medium?

A. ∇ 2 A = µJ
B. ∇B = 0
C. ∇ × D = 0
D. ∇ × H = J
Answer: _________
Question 163:

A copper rod of length L is rotated about one end perpendicular to the uniform magnetic field B with constant angular velocity ω. The induced emf between the two end is

A. 2BωL 2
B. BωL 2
C. $$frac{1}{2}$$BLω 2
D. $$frac{1}{4}$$BωL 2
Answer: _________
Question 164:

Consider a closed surface S surrounding a volume V. If [overrightarrow r ] is the position vector of a point inside S, with [{hat n}] the unit normal on s, the value of the integral [mathop{{int!!!!!int}mkern-21mu x08igcirc}limits_S
{5overrightarrow r .hat ndS} ] xa0 is

A. 3 V
B. 5 V
C. 10 V
D. 15 V
Answer: _________
Question 165:

Which of the following represents Maxwell's divergence equation for static electric field?

A. ∇.B = 0
B. ∇ × H = 0
C. ∇.B = µ
D. ∇ × H = µ
Answer: _________
Question 166:

The depth of penetration is the depth in which electromagnetic wave has been attenuated to

A. e of the original value
B. $$frac{1}{{ ext{e}}}$$ of the original value
C. 50% of the original value
D. 100% of the original value
Answer: _________
Question 167:

Poisson's equation for inhomogeneous medium is:

A. ∇ 2 V = -ρ
B. ∇.(∇V) = -ρ
C. ∇ 2 (V) = -ρ
D. None of these
Answer: _________
Question 168:

A Geostationary satellite completes one orbit in

A. One hour
B. 5 hours
C. 24 hours
D. 28 days
Answer: _________
Question 169:

Divergence theorem is applicable for . . . . . . . .

A. static field only
B. time varying fields only
C. both static and time varying fields
D. electric fields only
Answer: _________
Question 170:

Divergence of D is a

A. scalar point function
B. vector point function
C. phasor
D. may be scalar or vector point function
Answer: _________
Question 171:

An axial magnetic field is applied to a cylindrical rod. The Faraday rotation of a plane polarized beam after emergence from the rod is 5°. If both the field and length of rod or doubled, then the angle of rotations is:

A. 40°
B.
C. 10°
D. 20°
Answer: _________
Question 172:

The force between two parallel current carrying conductors placed at a x distance apart and carrying same current I is :

A. $$frac{{2pi imes {{10}^{ - 7}}{{ ext{I}}^2}}}{{ ext{x}}}frac{{ ext{N}}}{{ ext{m}}}$$
B. $$frac{{2 imes {{10}^{ - 7}}{{ ext{I}}^2}}}{{pi { ext{x}}}}frac{{ ext{N}}}{{ ext{m}}}$$
C. $$frac{{2 imes {{10}^{ - 7}}{{ ext{I}}^2}}}{{ ext{x}}}frac{{ ext{N}}}{{ ext{m}}}$$
D. $$frac{{4pi imes {{10}^{ - 7}}{{ ext{I}}^2}}}{{ ext{x}}}frac{{ ext{N}}}{{ ext{m}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 173:

The magnetic field inside the solenoid

A. Zero
B. Uniform
C. Increases with distance from axis
D. Decreases with distances from axis
Answer: _________
Question 174:

If C is a closed curve enclosing a surface S, then the magnetic field intensity $$overrightarrow H $$, the current density $$overrightarrow J $$ and the electric flux density $$overrightarrow D $$ are related by

A. $$iintlimits_S {overrightarrow H .overrightarrow d s = }ointlimits_C {left( {J + frac{{partial overrightarrow D }}{{partial t}}} ight)} .overrightarrow d l$$
B. $$intlimits_C {overrightarrow H .overrightarrow d ell = mathop{{int!!!!!int}mkern-21mu x08igcirc}limits_S {left( {overrightarrow J + frac{{partial overrightarrow D }}{{partial t}}} ight)} } .overrightarrow d s$$
C. $$mathop{{int!!!!!int}mkern-21mu x08igcirc}limits_S {overrightarrow H .overrightarrow d } s = intlimits_C {left( {overrightarrow J + frac{{partial overrightarrow D }}{{partial t}}} ight)} .overrightarrow d l$$
D. $$ointlimits_C {overrightarrow H .overrightarrow d l} = iintlimits_S {left( {overrightarrow J + frac{{partial overrightarrow D }}{{partial t}}} ight)}.overrightarrow d s$$
Answer: _________
Question 175:

A uniform and constant magnetic field $$B = hat zB$$ xa0exists in the $$overrightarrow z $$ direction in vacuum. A particle of mass m with a small charge q is introduced into this region with an initial velocity $$v = hat x{v_x} + hat z{v_z}.$$ xa0 Given that B, m, q, v x and v z are all non-zero. Which one of the following describes the eventual trajectory of the particle?

A. Helical motion in the $${hat z}$$ direction
B. Circular motion in the xy plane
C. Linear motion in the $${hat z}$$ direction
D. Linear motion in the $${hat x}$$ direction
Answer: _________
Question 176:

Two capacitors C 1 = 20 µF and C 2 = 25 µF with respective breakdown voltages of V 1 = 50 V and V 2 = 40 V are given:

A. Both capacitors can stores the same maximum energy
B. When connected up in series and changed C 1 will fail first
C. Both capacitors can store the same maximum charge
D. When connected up in series and changed C 2 will fail first
Answer: _________
Question 177:

A quarter wave transformer can be used for matching accurately

A. Inductive load only
B. Capacitive loads only
C. Loads with any nature of reactance
D. Purely resistive loads only
Answer: _________
Question 178:

In the relation between the field and the potential, if r < a, then the potential at a point r inside a uniformly charged sphere of radius a, is

A. $$frac{{{a^3} ho }}{{3{varepsilon _0}r}}$$
B. $$frac{ ho }{{6{varepsilon _0}}}left( {3{a^2} - {r^2}} ight)$$
C. $$frac{{4pi {a^3}}}{{3r}}$$
D. $$frac{{2pi }}{3}left( {3{a^2} - {r^2}} ight)$$
Answer: _________
Question 179:

A medium of relative permittivity ε r 2 = 2 form an interface with free-space. A point source of electromagnetic energy is located in the medium at depth of 1 meter from the interface. Due to the total internal reflection, the transmitted beam has a circular cross-section over the interface. The area of the beam cross-section at the interface is given by

A. 2π m 2
B. π 2 m 2
C. $$frac{pi }{2}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$
D. π m 2
Answer: _________
Question 180:

Two ceramic capacitors have the following parameters. One has capacitance C 1 and ceramic thickness d 1 . The other has capacitance C 2 and ceramic thickness d 2 . When the two are connected in parallel, the combination has a capacitance of

A. C = d 1 + d 2
B. $${ ext{C}} = frac{{{{ ext{d}}_1}{{ ext{d}}_2}}}{{{{ ext{d}}_1} + {{ ext{d}}_2}}}$$
C. C = C 1 + C 2
D. $${ ext{C}} = frac{{{{ ext{C}}_1}{{ ext{C}}_2}}}{{{{ ext{C}}_1} + {{ ext{C}}_2}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 181:

The electric field component of a uniform plane wave propagating in a lossless magnetic dielectric medium is given by $$overrightarrow E left( {t,,z}
ight) = {{hat a}_x}5cos left( {{{10}^9}t - frac{{20}}{3}z}
ight){ ext{V/m}}{ ext{.}}$$ xa0 xa0 xa0 If η 0 represents the intrinsic impedance of the free space, the corresponding magnetic field component is given by

A. $$overrightarrow H left( {t,,z} ight) = {{hat a}_y}frac{5}{{2{eta _0}}}cos left( {{{10}^9}t - frac{{20}}{3}z} ight){ ext{A/m}}$$
B. $$overrightarrow H left( {t,,z} ight) = {{hat a}_y}frac{{10}}{{{eta _0}}}cos left( {{{10}^9}t - frac{{20}}{3}z} ight){ ext{A/m}}$$
C. $$overrightarrow H left( {t,,z} ight) = {{hat a}_z}frac{{10}}{{2{eta _0}}}cos left( {{{10}^9}t - frac{{20}}{3}z} ight){ ext{A/m}}$$
D. $$overrightarrow H left( {t,,z} ight) = {{hat a}_z}frac{{10}}{{{eta _0}}}cos left( {{{10}^9}t - frac{{20}}{3}z} ight){ ext{A/m}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 182:

A small current carrying circular loop lies on a vertical plane. P is a point of observation on the orthogonal vertical plane passing through the centre of the loop and θ is the angle between O and OP as shown in the given figure. The θ component of the H-field will vary as:

A. cosθ
B. cotθ
C. cos 2 θ
D. sinθ
Answer: _________
Question 183:

Equation of the plane passing through the point [3overrightarrow i - overrightarrow j + overrightarrow k ] xa0 and perpendicular to the vector [4overrightarrow i + 2overrightarrow j - overrightarrow k ] xa0 is

A. 2x + 4y + z = 9
B. 2x + 4y - z + 9 = 0
C. 4x + 2y + z = 9
D. 4x + 2y - z = 9
Answer: _________
Question 184:

The divergence of the magnetic flux density B is given as:

A. ∇.B = 0
B. ∇.B = D
C. ∇.B = ρ/ε
D. ∇.B = E
Answer: _________
Question 185:

Consider the following statements regarding a plane wave propagating through free space: The direction of field 1. 'E' is perpendicular to the direction of propagation 2. 'H' is perpendicular to the direction of propagation 3. 'E' is perpendicular to the direction of field 'H' Which of these statements are correct?

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: _________
Question 186:

A transmission line has characteristic impedance of 500 Ω. It has been terminated in a 200 Ω load. If the load is dissipating a continuous power of 100 W, its reflection coefficient is

A. $$frac{6}{7}$$
B. $$frac{4}{7}$$
C. $$frac{3}{7}$$
D. $$frac{2}{7}$$
Answer: _________
Question 187:

Which of the following statement is correct?

A. In semiconductors, electron and holes move in an electric field and in the same direction
B. Electric field density is exactly equal to the sum of electric field intensity and polarization
C. Ampere's circuital law states that the line integral of $$overline { ext{H}} $$ about any closed path is exactly equal to the direct current enclosed by the path
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 188:

Consider the following statements regarding impedance matching: 1. When the line is terminated in an impedance other than its characteristic impedance, reflection will occur and there will be standing waves of voltage and current along the line which may be very large if there is considerable mismatch. 2. The single-stub device has the advantage that it will match any load. 3. The double stub has the disadvantage that the line length needs to be adjustable. Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 2 and 3 only
B. 1 and 2 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: _________
Question 189:

A 75 Ω transmission line is first short terminated and the minima locations are noted. When the short is replaced by a resistive load R L , the minima locations are not altered and the VSWR is measured to be 3. The value of R L is

A. 25 Ω
B. 50 Ω
C. 225 Ω
D. 250 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 190:

Which one of the following Maxwell's equations gives the basic idea of radiation?

A. [left. x08egin{gathered} abla imes H = frac{{partial D}}{{partial t}} hfill \ abla imes E = frac{{ - partial B}}{{partial t}} hfill \ end{gathered} ight}]
B. [left. x08egin{gathered} abla imes E = frac{{ - partial B}}{{partial t}} hfill \ abla cdot D = 0 hfill \ end{gathered} ight}]
C. [left. x08egin{gathered} abla cdot D = ho hfill \ abla cdot B = 0 hfill \ end{gathered} ight}]
D. [left. x08egin{gathered} abla .B = 0 hfill \ abla imes H = frac{{partial D}}{{partial t}} hfill \ end{gathered} ight}]
Answer: _________
Question 191:

Which one of the following is the correct expression for torque on a loop in magnetic field $$overrightarrow B $$? (here $$overrightarrow M $$ is the loop moment).

A. $$overrightarrow T = abla .overrightarrow B $$
B. $$overrightarrow T = overrightarrow M .overrightarrow B $$
C. $$overrightarrow T = overrightarrow M imes overrightarrow B $$
D. $$overrightarrow T = overrightarrow B imes overrightarrow M $$
Answer: _________
Question 192:

The signal propagation time between two ground stations in a synchronous satellite link is about

A. 50 ms
B. 135 ms
C. 270 ms
D. None of these
Answer: _________
Question 193:

A conductor having surface density σ is embedded in a dielectric medium of permittivity ε. The electric field in the medium is E. If it is known that the pressure p on the conductor surface is equal to the electric energy density in the medium, then p (in SI units) is given by:

A. $$frac{{{sigma ^2}}}{2}$$
B. $$frac{sigma }{{2varepsilon }}$$
C. $$frac{{{sigma ^2}}}{{4pi varepsilon }}$$
D. $$frac{{{sigma ^2}}}{{2varepsilon }}$$
Answer: _________
Question 194:

A 50 Ω loss less transmission line is terminated in 100 Ω load and is exited by a 30 MHz source of internal resistance of 50 Ω. What should be the length of transmission line for maximum power transfer . . . . . . . .

A. 5.0 m
B. 1.25 m
C. 2.5 m
D. 10.0 m
Answer: _________
Question 195:

A transmission - line impairment is located 300 m from the source. For a velocity of propagation of 0.9 c, the time elapsed from the beginning of the pulse to reception of the echo is

A. 20.5 µs
B. 22.22 ms
C. 22.22 µs
D. 25.75 µs
Answer: _________
Question 196:

S parameters of a transmission line are S 11 , S 12 , S 21 and S 22 . If the transmission line is symmetrical, what is the condition?

A. S 21 = -S 12
B. S 21 = S 12
C. S 11 = S 12
D. S 11 = S 22
Answer: _________
Question 197:

For a reflection coefficient of 0.5, the value of SWR is

A. -1
B. 1
C. 2
D. 3
Answer: _________
Question 198:

The electric field of a uniform plane electromagnetic wave in free space, along the positive x direction, is given by $$overrightarrow E = 10left( {{{hat a}_y} + j{{hat a}_z}}
ight){e^{ - j25x}}.$$ xa0 xa0 The frequency and polarization of the wave, respectively, are

A. 1.2 GHz and left circular
B. 4 Hz and left circular
C. 1.2 GHz and right circular
D. 4 GHz and right circular
Answer: _________
Question 199:

If the magnitude of $$overrightarrow { ext{H}} $$ in a plane wave is 1 A/m, what is the magnitude of $$overrightarrow { ext{E}} $$ for a plane wave in free space:

A. 376.8 v/m
B. 148π v/m
C. 140π v/m
D. 1 mv/m
Answer: _________
Question 200:

The time averaged Poynting vector, in W/m 2 , for a wave with $$overrightarrow E = 24{e^{jleft( {omega t + Bz}
ight)}}{overrightarrow a _y}{ ext{V/m}}$$ in free space

A. $$ - frac{{2.4}}{pi }{overrightarrow a _z}$$
B. $$frac{{2.4}}{pi }{overrightarrow a _z}$$
C. $$frac{{4.8}}{pi }{overrightarrow a _z}$$
D. $$ - frac{{4.8}}{pi }{overrightarrow a _z}$$
Answer: _________
Question 201:

In a medium if ε, µ, and σ are constant through out the medium, then it is known as:

A. Distributed medium
B. Dielectric medium
C. Perfect vacuum
D. Homogeneous medium
Answer: _________
Question 202:

If φ = 2x 2 y - xz 3 , then the Laplacian of φ is

A. 4yz - 6xz
B. 4z - 6xy
C. 4y - 6xz
D. 2xy - 6yz
Answer: _________
Question 203:

The loss-less, quarter wavelength long, RF transmission of characteristic impedance 50 Ω is terminated in pure resistive load impedance 100 Ω, the input impedance is:

A. 5 Ω
B. 10 Ω
C. 25 Ω
D. 500 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 204:

A loss-less 50 ohm transmission line is terminated in (A) 25 ohm and (B) 100 ohm loads. Which one of the following statements would be correct, if the voltage standing wave patterns measured in the two cases are compared?

A. The two patterns will be identical in all respects and cannot be distinguished
B. The two patterns will have identical locations of maxima/minima but the VSWR will be higher in case of A
C. The two patterns will have identical locations of maxima/minima but the VSWR will be higher in case of B
D. The two patterns will be identical except for a relative spatial shift of quarter wavelength in the two cases
Answer: _________
Question 205:

The main components of atmosphere responsible for absorption of electromagnetic waves are

A. nitrogen and oxygen
B. nitrogen and hydrogen
C. oxygen and water vapour
D. nitrogen and water vapour
Answer: _________
Question 206:

The region between two concentric cylinder with radii of 2 and 5 cm contains a volume charge distribution of -10 -8 (1 + 10r) C/m 3 . If E r and V both are zero at the inner cylinder and ε = ε 0 , the potential V at the outer cylinder will be:

A. 0.506 V
B. 5.06 V
C. 50.6 V
D. 506 V
Answer: _________
Question 207:

Find the gradient of the curve y = 3x 2 -7x + 2 at the point (1, -2):

A. 1
B. -2
C. 2
D. -1
Answer: _________
Question 208:

The characteristic impedance of a transmission line with inductance 0.294 µH/m and capacitance 60 pF/m, is

A. 49 Ω
B. 60 Ω
C. 70 Ω
D. 140 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 209:

In a charge-free space, the Poisson's equation results in which of the following?

A. Continuity equation
B. Maxwell's equation
C. Laplace equation
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 210:

A TEM wave is incident normally upon a perfect conductor. The E and H fields at the boundary will be, respectively,

A. minimum and minimum
B. maximum and maximum
C. minimum and maximum
D. maximum and minimum
Answer: _________
Question 211:

Two identical copper wires W 1 and W 2 placed in parallel as shown in the figure, carry currents I and 2I, respectively, in opposite directions. If the two wires are separated by a distance of 4r, then the magnitude of the magnetic field [overrightarrow B ] between the wires at a distance r from W 1 is

A. [frac{{mu _0^2{I^2}}}{{2pi {r^2}}}]
B. [frac{{6{mu _0}I}}{{5pi r}}]
C. [frac{{{mu _0}I}}{{6pi r}}]
D. [frac{{5{mu _0}I}}{{6pi r}}]
Answer: _________
Question 212:

When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, the electric flux density D, electric field intensity E and polarization P are related as

A. $$overline { ext{D}} = {varepsilon _0}overline { ext{E}} imes { ext{P}}$$
B. $$overline { ext{D}} = {varepsilon _0}overline { ext{E}} - { ext{P}}$$
C. $$overline { ext{D}} = {varepsilon _0}left( {overline { ext{E}} imes { ext{P}}} ight)$$
D. $$overline { ext{D}} = {varepsilon _0}overline { ext{E}} + { ext{P}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 213:

Gilbert is a unit of

A. electromotive force
B. magneto motive force
C. conductance
D. permittivity
Answer: _________
Question 214:

If $${vec a}$$ is a constant vector and $$vec r = xhat i + yhat j + zhat k,$$ xa0 xa0then div $$left( {vec a imes vec r}
ight)$$ xa0and curl $$left( {vec a imes vec r}
ight)$$ xa0are given by

A. $$left( {2vec a,,0} ight)$$
B. $$left( {vec a,,0} ight)$$
C. $$left( {0,,2vec a} ight)$$
D. $$left( {0,,vec a} ight)$$
Answer: _________
Question 215:

A material is described by the following electrical parameters at a frequency of 10 GHz σ = 10 6 mho/m, µ = µ 0 and ∈/∈ 0 = 10. The martial at this frequency is considered to be $$left( {{ in _0} = frac{1}{{36pi }} imes {{10}^{ - 9}}{ ext{F/m}}}
ight)$$

A. a good conductor
B. a good dielectric
C. neither a good conductor, nor a good dielectric
D. a good magnetic material
Answer: _________
Question 216:

For a perfect matched load the value of standing wave ratio and reflection coefficient respectively are

A. 1, 0
B. 0, 0
C. 0, 1
D. ∞, 1
Answer: _________
Question 217:

Laplace equation in cylindrical coordinates is given by:

A. [{ abla ^2}V = frac{1}{ ho }frac{partial }{{partial ho }}left( {frac{{ ho partial V}}{{partial ho }}} ight) + frac{1}{{{ ho ^2}}}left( {frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {phi ^2}}}} ight) + frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {z^2}}} = 0]
B. [{ abla ^2}V = frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {x^2}}} + frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {y^2}}} + frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {z^2}}}]
C. [{ abla ^2}V = - frac{ ho }{varepsilon }]
D. [{ abla ^2}V = frac{1}{r}frac{partial }{{partial r}}left( {frac{{{r^2}partial V}}{{partial r}}} ight) + frac{1}{{{r^2}sin heta }}frac{partial }{{partial heta }}left( {sin heta frac{{partial V}}{{partial heta }}} ight) + frac{1}{{{r^2}{{sin }^2} heta }}frac{{{partial ^2}V}}{{partial {phi ^2}}} = 0]
Answer: _________
Question 218:

A measure of the mismatch between the maximum and minimum voltage and current variation along the transmission line is called SWR, i.e. standing wave ratio. SWR indicates how much power is delivered to the load, and how much is lost in the line. When SWR is 1, the percent reflected power is zero. When SWR is 1.5, the percent reflected power will be

A. 4
B. 8
C. 25
D. 40
Answer: _________
Question 219:

The electric field of an electromagnetic wave at a point in free space is in the positive Y direction and the magnetic field is in the negative X direction. The direction of power flow will be in the

A. +X direction
B. +Y direction
C. +Z direction
D. -Z direction
Answer: _________
Question 220:

The flux and potential functions due to a line charge and due to two concentric circular conductors are of the following form:

A. Concentric circular equipotential lines and straight radial flux lines
B. Concentric circular flux lines and straight equipotential lines
C. Equipotential due to line charge are concentric cylinders and equipotential due to two conductors are straight lines
D. Equipoential due to line charge are straight flat surfaces and those due to two conductors are concentric cylinders
Answer: _________
Question 221:

The continuity of the tangential field component at the interface of two media for normal incidence of a plane wave requires

A. T = 1 - Γ
B. T = 1 + Γ
C. T = Γ
D. T ≠ Γ
Answer: _________
Question 222:

Which of the following relationship correct

A. $${ ext{J}} = frac{{ ext{I}}}{{{ ext{ab}}}}$$
B. $${ ext{J}} = frac{{ ext{I}}}{{{ ext{bc}}}}$$
C. $${ ext{J}} = frac{{ ext{I}}}{{{ ext{ac}}}}$$
D. $${ ext{J}} = frac{{ ext{I}}}{{{ ext{abc}}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 223:

A point charge is located at origin. At point (a, a) electric field is E 1 . At point (-a, a) the electric field is E 2 and at point (-a, -a) the electric field is E 3 .

A. E 1 .E 2 = 0
B. |E 1 × E 2 | = 0
C. Both E 1 .E 2 = 0 and |E 1 × E 3 | = 0
D. Neither E 1 .E 2 = 0 nor |E 1 × E 3 | = 0
Answer: _________
Question 224:

Which is valid Maxwell equation for magnetic flux density.

A. ∇.B = 0
B. ∇ × B = 0
C. V.D = ρ v
D. ∇ × B = J s
Answer: _________
Question 225:

The electric field intensity $$overrightarrow E $$ at a point P is given by $$10hat i + 10hat j + 10hat k$$ xa0 xa0where $$hat i,,hat j$$ xa0and $${hat k}$$ are unit vectors in x, y and z directions respectively. If α, β, γ are respectively the angles the $$overrightarrow E $$ vector makes with x, y and z axes respectively, they are given by which of the following?

A. α = β = γ = 30°
B. α = β = γ = 60°
C. $$alpha = x08eta = gamma = {cos ^{ - 1}}frac{1}{{sqrt 3 }}$$
D. $$alpha = x08eta = gamma = {cos ^{ - 1}}frac{1}{3}$$
Answer: _________
Question 226:

As a result of reflections from a plane conducting wall, electromagnetic waves acquire an apparent velocity greater than the velocity of light in space. This is called the

A. velocity of propagation
B. normal velocity
C. group velocity
D. phase velocity
Answer: _________
Question 227:

$${
abla ^2}H = {mu _0}{varepsilon _0}frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow H }}{{partial {t^2}}}$$ xa0 xa0is a

A. Subsidiary equation
B. Wave equation
C. Poission's equation
D. Continuity equation
Answer: _________
Question 228:

Consider the following statements: 1. For an isotropic medium, ε is a scalar constant. 2. For a homogeneous medium, ε, µ and σ are constant throughout the region. 3. In an anisotropic medium, D and E have the same direction. 4. For certain crystalline medium, ε varies with the direction of E. Which of the above crystalline medium, ε varies with the direction of E.

A. 1, 2 and 3
B. 1, 3 and 4
C. 1, 2 and 4
D. 2, 3 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 229:

The magneto-motive force is

A. The voltage across the two ends of exciting coil
B. The flow of an electric current
C. The sum of all currents embraced by one line of magnetic field
D. The passage of magnetic field through an exciting coil
Answer: _________
Question 230:

When the phase velocity of an electromagnetic wave depends on frequency in any medium, the phenomenon is called

A. scattering
B. polarization
C. absorption
D. dispersion
Answer: _________
Question 231:

Gauss theorem is expressed mathematically as:

A. $$oint {overrightarrow D .overrightarrow {dS} = frac{q}{{{varepsilon _0}}}} $$
B. $$oint {overrightarrow D .overrightarrow {dS} = q} $$
C. $$oint {overrightarrow E .overrightarrow {dS} = {varepsilon _0}q} $$
D. Both A and B
Answer: _________
Question 232:

"The surface integral of curl of a vector field over an open surface equals the line integral of the vector field over the closed curve bounding the surface area" this is the statement of-

A. Gauss theorem
B. Stoke's theorem
C. Helmholtz's theorem
D. Divergence theorem
Answer: _________
Question 233:

A very reliable service has to be established between two points on earth separated by 1000 km. The band that will be used is

A. HF
B. EHF
C. UHF
D. VLF
Answer: _________
Question 234:

What is the magnitude of emf induced in a 200 turn coil with cross-sectional area of 0.16 m 2 , if the magnetic field through the coil changes from 0.10 Wb/m 2 to 0.50 Wb/m 2 at a uniform rate over a period of 0.02 seconds?

A. -520 V
B. -640 V
C. -725 V
D. -815 V
Answer: _________
Question 235:

The characteristic impedance of a lossless transmission line is given by

A. $$Z = sqrt {ZC} $$
B. $$Z = sqrt {frac{C}{L}} $$
C. $$Z = LC$$
D. $$Z = sqrt {frac{L}{C}} $$
Answer: _________
Question 236:

Consider the following statements regarding the load matching and impedance measurements: 1. A mismatched load can be properly matched to a line by inserting prior to the load a transmission line $$frac{lambda }{4}$$ long. 2. For matching of 120 Ω load to a 75 Ω line, the quarter-wave transformer must have a characteristic impedance of 190 Ω. 3. The main disadvantage of single-stub matching is that it is a narrow-band or frequency-sensitive device. Which of the above statements are not correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: _________
Question 237:

What is the minimum value of VSWR that may exist on a transmission line?

A. Less than zero
B. Zero
C. One
D. 10
Answer: _________
Question 238:

The electric field around a positive charge is

A. inward
B. outward
C. depend upon the test charge
D. none of these
Answer: _________
Question 239:

An electromagnetic wave is transmitted into a conducting medium of conductivity ?. The depth of penetration is

A. directly proportional to frequency
B. directly proportional to square root of frequency
C. inversely proportional to frequency
D. inversely proportional to square root of frequency
Answer: _________
Question 240:

What is the effect of the earth's magnetic field in the reflected wave at frequencies in the vicinity of gyro-frequency?

A. No attenuation in the reflected wave
B. Decreased attenuation in the reflected wave
C. Increased attenuation in the reflected wave
D. Nominal attenuation in the reflected wave
Answer: _________
Question 241:

For free space E = 50 cos(10 8 t + βx), then the value of β . . . . . . . .

A. 0.3333 rad/m
B. $$frac{2}{3}$$
C. $$frac{4}{3}$$
D. 0.316
Answer: _________
Question 242:

The value of flux linkage is 6t 3 at time t = 2 seconds. What is the emf of a material?

A. 70 units
B. 50 units
C. 36 units
D. 72 units
Answer: _________
Question 243:

The depth of penetration of electromagnetic wave in a medium having conductivity σ at a frequency of 1 MHz is 25 cm. The depth of penetration at a frequency of 4 MHz will be

A. 6.25 cm
B. 12.50 cm
C. 50.00 cm
D. 100.00 cm
Answer: _________
Question 244:

In a transmission line with ωL >> R and ωC >> G, Phase Shift constant β is proportional to

A. ω
B. ω 2
C. $$sqrt omega $$
D. $$frac{1}{{sqrt omega }}$$
Answer: _________
Question 245:

In electromagnetic waves, polarisation is

A. due to transverse nature of waves
B. always vertical in isotropic medium
C. due to longitudinal nature of waves
D. caused by reflection of waves
Answer: _________
Question 246:

The line impedance at voltage minimum is

A. Resistive
B. Capacitive
C. Inductive
D. Complex
Answer: _________
Question 247:

For a plane wave propagating in an unbounded medium (say, free space), the minimum angle between electric field and magnetic field vectors is

A.
B. 60°
C. 90°
D. 180°
Answer: _________
Question 248:

An infinitely long uniform charge of density 30 nC/m is located at y = 3, z = 5. The field intensity at (0, 6, 1) is E = 64.7a y - 86.3a z V/m. What is the field intensity at (5, 6, 1)?

A. $$E$$
B. $$left( {frac{{{6^2} + {1^2}}}{{{5^2} + {6^2} + {1^2}}}} ight)E$$
C. $${left( {frac{{{6^2} + {1^2}}}{{{5^2} + {6^2} + {1^2}}}} ight)^{frac{1}{2}}}E$$
D. $${left( {frac{{{5^2} + {6^2} + {1^2}}}{{{6^2} + {1^2}}}} ight)^{frac{1}{2}}}E$$
Answer: _________
Question 249:

Consider a solid sphere of radius 5 cm made of a perfect electric conductor. If one million electrons are added to this sphere, these electrons will be distributed:

A. Uniformly over the entire volume of the sphere
B. Uniformly over the outer surface of the sphere
C. Concentrated around the centre of the sphere
D. Along a straight line passing through the centre of the sphere
Answer: _________
Question 250:

The divergence of magnetic flux density is

A. 1
B. ρ
C. 0
D.
Answer: _________
Question 251:

A lossless transmission line is 100 cm long operate at 400 MHz. The line parameters are L = 0.49 µH/M and C = 100 pf. Find the phase constant and phase velocity.

A. β = 17.58 rad/m, V P = 1.43 × 10 8 m/sec
B. β = 8.79 rad/m, V P = 2.85 × 10 8 m/sec
C. β = 5.56 rad/m, V P = 4.52 × 10 8 m/sec
D. β = 170 rad/m, V P = 1.47 × 10 8 m/sec
Answer: _________
Question 252:

Given a range of frequencies, which of the following system is best for transmission line load matching?

A. Single stub
B. Double stub
C. Single stub with adjustable position
D. Quarter wave transformer
Answer: _________
Question 253:

The dominant mode in a waveguide is characterized by

A. longest cutoff wavelength
B. shortest frequency
C. infinite attenuation
D. zero attenuation
Answer: _________
Question 254:

Electric displacement current density D at any point on a spherical surface of radius r centred at the isolated charge q is:

A. $$frac{{{q^2}}}{{{r^2}}}$$
B. $$frac{q}{{{r^2}}}$$
C. $$frac{q}{{4pi {r^2}}}$$
D. $$frac{q}{{4{pi ^2}{r^2}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 255:

Due to polarization.

A. The effective area of the electrode is reduced
B. A local positive change is built up in the electrolyte, which repels the positive hydrogen ions away from the copper electrode
C. A gas of hydrogen collects around the zinc stopping the conduction
D. Both A and B
Answer: _________
Question 256:

Magnetic flux can be measured by:

A. capacitive pick-up
B. inductive pick-up
C. resistive pick-up
D. hall-effect pick-up
Answer: _________
Question 257:

A theorem that relates surface integral with the volume integral is called

A. Stoke's theorem
B. Gauss-divergence theorem
C. Carnot's theorem
D. Maximum power transfer theorem
Answer: _________
Question 258:

When a load resistance RL is connected to a lossless transmission line of characteristic impedance 75 Ω. It results in a VSWR of 2. The load resistance is

A. 100 Ω
B. 75 $$sqrt 2 $$ xa0Ω
C. 120 Ω
D. 150 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 259:

In a hundred-turn coil, if the flux through each turn is (t 3 - 2t) mWb, the magnitude of the induced emf in the coil at a time of 4s is:

A. 46 mV
B. 56 mV
C. 4.6 V
D. 5.6 V
Answer: _________
Question 260:

A uniform plane electromagnetic wave incident normally on a plane surface of a dielectric material is reflected with a VSWR of 3. What is the percentage of incident power that is reflected?

A. 10%
B. 25%
C. 50%
D. 75%
Answer: _________
Question 261:

Skin depth at 2 GHz for a gold conductor with σ = 4.55 × 10 7 S/m is 1.5 µm. Skin depth (in µm) at 8 GHz & 18 GHz is:

A. 3.00, 4.50
B. 0.75, 0.50
C. 0.375, 0.055
D. 1.50, 1.00
Answer: _________
Question 262:

Which one of the following is caused by reflection from stratified atmosphere or from the surface or land conditions along the path?

A. Multipath fading
B. Selective fading
C. Duo fading
D. Reflection fading
Answer: _________
Question 263:

Polarization of dielectric materials results in

A. Production of eddy current
B. Creation of dielectric dipoles
C. Release of protons
D. Absorption of electrons
Answer: _________
Question 264:

The property of the material which oppose the creation of magnetic flux in it is called

A. reluctance
B. conductance
C. resistivity
D. permeance
Answer: _________
Question 265:

The capacitor is made with a polymeric dielectric having an ε r of 2.26 and a dielectric breakdown strength of 50 KV/cm. The permittivity of free space is 8.85 pF/m. If the rectangular plates of the capacitor have a width of 20 cm and a length of 40 cm, then the maximum electric charge in the capacitor is

A. 2 µC
B. 4 µC
C. 8 µC
D. 10 µC
Answer: _________
Question 266:

If R = Earth's radius, h = orbit height, β = coverage angle, and θ = minimum elevation angle, then which one of the following relations is correct?

A. $$frac{R}{{R + h}} = frac{{cos left( {x08eta + heta } ight)}}{{cos left( heta ight)}}$$
B. $$frac{R}{h} = frac{{cos left( x08eta ight)}}{{cos left( heta ight)}}$$
C. $$frac{h}{R} = frac{{cos left( {x08eta + heta } ight)}}{{cos left( x08eta ight)}}$$
D. $$frac{{R + h}}{h} = cos left( {x08eta + heta } ight) - cos left( heta ight)$$
Answer: _________
Question 267:

The value of the determinant
[left| {x08egin{array}{*{20}{c}}
{cos heta }& heta &{sin heta } \
0&1&0 \
{ - sin heta }&0&{cos heta }
end{array}}
ight|] xa0xa0 is

A. 0
B. -1
C. 1
D. 2
Answer: _________
Question 268:

The electric field component of a wave in free space is given by E = 50sin(10 7 t + kz)$${hat j}$$ V/m. Which one of the following is the correct inference that can be drawn from this expression?

A. The wave propagates along y-axis
B. The wavelength is 188.5 m
C. The wave number k = 0.33 rad/m
D. The wave attenuates as it travels
Answer: _________
Question 269:

The current flowing through a wire of length 2.5 cm is 100 A. If wire is bent into a square, magnetizing force at the centre of square is

A. 144 AT/m
B. 104 AT/m
C. 244 AT/m
D. 72 AT/m
Answer: _________
Question 270:

If the potential, V = 4x + 2 volts, the electric field is:

A. 6 V/m
B. 2 V/m
C. 4 V/m
D. $$ - 4{overline a _x}{ ext{V/m}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 271:

Poynting vector P = E × H has the unit

A. Watts/metre 2
B. Watts/meter
C. Watts-metre
D. Watts-metre 2
Answer: _________
Question 272:

Consider the following For a lossless transmission line, we can write: 1. Z in = -jZ 0 for a shorted line with $$l$$ = λ/8 2. Z in = ±j∞ for a shorted line with $$l$$ = λ/4 3. Z in = -jZ 0 for an open line with $$l$$ = λ/2 4. Z in = Z 0 for a matched line of any length Select the correct answer using the options given below:

A. 1 and 2
B. 2 and 3
C. 1 and 3
D. 2 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 273:

VSWR of a purely resistive load of normalized value n + j0 for n < 1 is:

A. n
B. $$frac{1}{{ ext{n}}}$$
C. 1
D. Infinite
Answer: _________
Question 274:

The wave length of a 100 MHz electromagnetic wave propagating through a perfect non-magnetic dielectric with relative permittivity ε r = 9 is

A. 3 m
B. 3 cm
C. 100 cm
D. 10 cm
Answer: _________
Question 275:

Match List-I with List-II for a transmission line with a series impedance Z = R + jωLΩ/m and a shunt admittance Y = G + jωC mho/m, and select the correct answer: List-I (Parameters) List-II (Values) a. Characteristic impedance Z 0 1. $$sqrt {{ ext{ZY}}} $$ b. Propagation constant γ 2. $$sqrt {frac{{ ext{Z}}}{{ ext{Y}}}} $$ c. The sending-end input impedance Z S when the line is terminated in its characteristic impedance Z 0 3. $$sqrt {frac{{ ext{Y}}}{{ ext{Z}}}} $$

A. a-3, b-1, c-1
B. a-2, b-3, c-3
C. a-2, b-1, c-2
D. a-1, b-2, c-2
Answer: _________
Question 276:

Refraction of radio waves in the atmosphere results due to:

A. Changes in dielectric constant
B. Changes in density of air
C. Changes in dielectric constant and refractive index
D. None of these
Answer: _________
Question 277:

The electric field on the surface of a perfect conductor is 2 V/m. The conductor is immersed in water with ∈ = 80 ∈ 0 . The surface charge density on the conductor is $$left( { in = frac{{{{10}^{ - 9}}}}{{36pi }}}
ight){ ext{F/m}}$$

A. 0 C/m 2
B. 2 C/m 2
C. 1.8 × 10 -11 C/m 2
D. 1.41 × 10 -9 C/m 2
Answer: _________
Question 278:

If [overrightarrow F left( {
ho ,,phi ,,z}
ight) =
ho {{hat a}_
ho } +
ho {sin ^2}phi {{hat a}_phi } - z{{hat a}_z}] xa0 xa0 xa0 which one of the following is TRUE?

A. [ abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = 0}} ight. < abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = frac{pi }{2}}} ight.]
B. [ abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = frac{pi }{4}}} ight. = abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = 0}} ight.]
C. [ abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = 0}} ight. > abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = frac{pi }{2}}} ight.]
D. [ abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = frac{pi }{4}}} ight. = 2 abla .overrightarrow F left| {_{phi = 0}} ight.]
Answer: _________
Question 279:

Short circuited stubs are preferred to open-circuited stubs because the latter are

A. More difficult to make and connect
B. Made of a transmission line with a different Z 0
C. Liable to radiate
D. Incapable of giving a full range of reactance
Answer: _________
Question 280:

Two metal rings 1 and 2 are placed in a uniform magnetic field which is decreasing with time their planes perpendicular to the field. If the rings are identical except that ring 2 has a thin air gap in it, which one of the following statement is correct?

A. No e.m.f. is induced in ring 1
B. An e.m.f. is induced in both the rings
C. Equal Joule heating occurs in both the rings
D. Joule heating does not occur in either ring
Answer: _________
Question 281:

An electric charge of Q coulombs is located at the origin. Consider electric potential V and electric field intensity E at any point (x, y, z). Then

A. E and V are both scalars
B. E and V are both vector
C. E is scalar and V is vector
D. E is vector and V is scalar
Answer: _________
Question 282:

In the infinite plane y = 6m, there exists a uniform surface charge density of $$frac{1}{{6000pi }}mu { ext{C/}}{{ ext{m}}^2}$$ xa0 the associated electric field strength is

A. $$30hat i,{ ext{V/m}}$$
B. $$3hat j,{ ext{V/m}}$$
C. $$30hat k,{ ext{V/m}}$$
D. $$60hat j,{ ext{V/m}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 283:

A plane wave having x-directed electric field propagating in free space along the z-direction is incident on an infinite electrically conducting (perfect conductor) sheet at z = 0 plane. Which one of the following is correct?

A. The sheet will absorb the wave
B. There will be x-directed surface electric current on the sheet
C. There will be y-directed surface electric current on the sheet
D. There will be magnetic current in the sheet
Answer: _________
Question 284:

The capacitance per unit length and the characteristic impedance of a lossless transmission line are C and Z 0 respectively. The velocity of a travelling wave on the transmission line is

A. $${Z_0}C$$
B. $$frac{1}{{{Z_0}C}}$$
C. $$frac{{{Z_0}}}{C}$$
D. $$frac{C}{{{Z_0}}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 285:

An infinite plane Z = 10 m carries a uniformly distributed charge of density 2n C/m 2 . The electric field intensity at the origin is

A. 0.2a z n V/m
B. 2a z n V/m
C. -2a z n V/m
D. -36πa z V/m
Answer: _________
Question 286:

An elliptically polarized wave travelling in the positive Z-direction in air has x and y components E x = 3sin(ωt - βz) V/m
E y = 6sin(ωt - βz + 75°) V/m

A. 8 W/m 2
B. 4 W/m 2
C. 62.5 mW/m 2
D. 125 mW/m 2
Answer: _________
Question 287:

A force with which the plates of a parallel plate capacitor having charge Q and area of each plate A, attract each other is: 1. directly proportional to Q 2. directly proportional to Q 2 3. inversely proportional to A Of these statements which are correct?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 2 and 3 only
C. 1 and 3 only
D. 1, 2 and 3
Answer: _________
Question 288:

A quarter-wave transformer matching a 75 Ω source with a 300 Ω load should have a characteristic impedance of

A. 50 Ω
B. 100 Ω
C. 150 Ω
D. 200 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 289:

The phase velocity of a plane wave given by E x = E 0 cos(ωt - βz) with a frequency of 5.0 GHz and a wavelength in the material medium of 3.0 cm is:

A. 3.0 × 10 8 m/sec
B. 1.5 × 10 8 m/sec
C. 5 × 10 8 m/sec
D. None
Answer: _________
Question 290:

A plane wave of wavelength λ is travelling in a direction making an angle 30° with positive x-axis and 90° with positive y-axis. The $$overrightarrow E $$ field of the plane wave can be represented as (E 0 is a constant)

A. $$overrightarrow E = hat y{E_0}{e^{jleft( {omega t - frac{{sqrt 3 pi }}{lambda }x - frac{pi }{lambda }z} ight)}}$$
B. $$overrightarrow E = hat y{E_0}{e^{jleft( {omega t - frac{pi }{lambda }x - frac{{sqrt 3 pi }}{lambda }z} ight)}}$$
C. $$overrightarrow E = hat y{E_0}{e^{jleft( {omega t + frac{{sqrt 3 pi }}{lambda }x + frac{pi }{lambda }z} ight)}}$$
D. $$overrightarrow E = hat y{E_0}{e^{jleft( {omega t - frac{pi }{lambda }x + frac{{sqrt 3 pi }}{lambda }z} ight)}}$$
Answer: _________
Question 291:

A boundary separates two magnetic materials of permeability µ 1 and µ 2 . The magnetic field vector in µ 1 is H 1 with a normal component H n 1 and tangential component H t 1 while that in µ 2 is H 2 with normal component H n 2 and a tangential component H t 2 . Then the derived conditions would be

A. H 1 = H 2 and H t 1 = H t 2
B. H t 1 = H t 2 and µ 1 H n 1 = µ 2 H n 2
C. H 1 = H 2 and µ 1 H n 1 = µ 2 H n 2
D. H 1 = H 2 , H t 1 = H t 2 and µ 1 H n 1 = µ 2 H n 2
Answer: _________
Question 292:

Consider an impedance Z = R + jX marked with point P in an impedance Smith chart as shown in figure. The movement from point P along a constant resistance circle in the clockwise direction by an angle 45° is equivalent to-

A. adding an inductance in series with Z
B. adding a capacitance in series with Z
C. adding an inductance in shunt across Z
D. adding a capacitance in shunt across Z
Answer: _________
Question 293:

An electromagnetic wave having frequency f 0 gets attenuated by a factor of e -2 after propagating a distance d in a good conductor. If the signal frequency is now reduced to 0.5 f 0 , after travelling the same distance d in the same conductor, the signal will get attenuated by a factor of:

A. e -4
B. e -2√2
C. e -√2
D. e -1
Answer: _________
Question 294:

The wave which 'lie down and dies' is called

A. Space wave
B. Ground wave
C. Sky wave
D. Spherical wave
Answer: _________
Question 295:

If a lossless line is terminated with a load impedance 40 + j30 Ω, then the characteristic impedance of the line for minimum possible standing wave ratio (SWR) will be

A. 70 Ω
B. 25 Ω
C. 50 Ω
D. 100 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 296:

Two thin parallel wires are carrying current along the same direction. The force experienced by one due to the other is:

A. Parallel to the lines
B. Perpendicular to the lines and attractive
C. Perpendicular to the lines and repulsive
D. Zero
Answer: _________
Question 297:

High range resolution is obtained with

A. High attenuation
B. Low attenuation
C. Short pulse
D. Large pulse
Answer: _________
Question 298:

The input impedance of a short circuited lossless transmission line quarter wave long is

A. purely reactive
B. purely resistive
C. infinite
D. dependent on the characteristic impedance of the line
Answer: _________
Question 299:

A loss-less line length x such that $$x08eta { ext{x}} = frac{pi }{2}$$ xa0 is connected in between a line of characteristic impedance of 100 Ω and a load impedance of 400 Ω. The line so connected should have a characteristic impedance of

A. 100 Ω
B. 200 Ω
C. 300 Ω
D. 400 Ω
Answer: _________
Question 300:

Inside a hollow conducting sphere

A. Electric field is zero
B. Electric field is non zero constant
C. Electric field changes with the magnitude of the charge given to the conductor
D. Electric field changes with distance from the center of the sphere
Answer: _________
Question 301:

If the maximum electron density for E layer in ionosphere is 9 × 10 6 electrons/cm 3 , then its critical frequency is

A. 81 MHz
B. 9 MHz
C. 27 MHz
D. 54 MHz
Answer: _________
Question 302:

For a perfectly matched line the reflection coefficient has value of:

A. 0
B. +1
C. -1
D. Infinity
Answer: _________
Question 303:

The electric field inside a metal is always . . . . . . . .

A. Unity
B. Zero
C. Negative
D. Infinity
Answer: _________
Question 304:

Impedance inversion may be obtained with-

A. a short-circuited stub
B. an open-circuited stub
C. a quarter-wave line
D. a half-wave line
Answer: _________
Question 305:

Which of the following is correct?

A. Green's theorem is a particular case of stokes theorem
B. Stokes theorem is a particular case of Green's theorem
C. Both stoke's theorem and Green's theorem are same
D. None of the above
Answer: _________
Question 306:

Three point charges, Q 1 = 30 nC, Q 2 = -150 nC, and Q 3 = 70 nC, are enclosed by surface S. What net flux crosses S?

A. 150 nC
B. -150 nC
C. 50 nC
D. -50 nC
Answer: _________
Question 307:

A transmission line is terminated at its characteristic impedance The reflection coefficient is

A. 1
B. -1
C. 0
D.
Answer: _________
Question 308:

Given the electric field $$E = 2xhat i - 4yhat j{ ext{ V/m}}$$ xa0 xa0find the work done in moving a point charge of 2 C from (2, 0, 0)m to (0, 0, 0)m.

A. 20 J
B. 8 J
C. 2 J
D. 4 J
Answer: _________
Question 309:

A transmission line of characteristic impedance 75 ohms is terminated with an impedance of 50 ohms. The line length is increased from zero. What will be the locus of the input impedance at the other end of the line? (N.B. : Reference impedance of Smith Chart = 50 Ohms)

A. Locus [A]
B. Locus [B]
C. Locus [C]
D. Locus [D]
Answer: _________
Question 310:

For the vectors [overline A = x{{hat a}_x} + y{{hat a}_y}] xa0 and [overline B = z{{hat a}_z},,
abla .left( {overline A imes overline B }
ight)] xa0 xa0is

A. 0
B. 1
C. xz
D. yz
Answer: _________
Question 311:

A conductor of length 1 m moves at right angles to a uniform magnetic field of flux density 2 Wb/m 2 with a velocity of 50 m/s. What is the value of the induced e.m.f. when the conductor moves at an angle of 30° to the direction of the field?

A. 75 V
B. 50 V
C. 25 V
D. 12.5 V
Answer: _________
Question 312:

The parallel-plate capacitor shown in the figure has movable plates. The capacitor is charged so that the energy stored in it is E when the plate separation is d. The capacitor is then isolated electrically and the plates are moved such that the plate separation becomes 2d. At this new plate separation what is the energy stored in the capacitor, neglecting fringing effects?

A. 2E
B. $$sqrt 2 { ext{E}}$$
C. E
D. $$frac{{ ext{E}}}{2}$$
Answer: _________
Question 313:

The solutions to many problems involving electric fields are simplified by making use of equipotential surfaces. An equipotential surface is a surface: 1. On which the potential is same everywhere 2. The movement of charge over such a surface would require no work 3. The tangential electric field is zero 4. The normal electric field is zero Which of the above statements are correct?

A. 1, 2 and 3 only
B. 1, 2 and 4 only
C. 2, 3 and 4 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: _________
Question 314:

Two identical coaxial coils carry the same current I but in opposite directions. The magnitude of the magnetic field B at a point on the axis midway between the coils is

A. Zero
B. The same as that produced by one coil
C. Twice that produced by one coil
D. Half that produced by one coil
Answer: _________
Question 315:

Consider a transmission line of characteristic impedance 50 ohms and the line is terminated at one end by +j50 ohms, the VSWR produced in the transmission line will be

A. +1
B. zero
C. -1
D. infinity
Answer: _________
Question 316:

If the maximum and minimum voltages on a transmission line are 4 V and 2 V respectively, for a typical load, VSWR is

A. 1.0
B. 0.5
C. 2.0
D. 8.0
Answer: _________
Question 317:

When a plane wave traveling in free space is incident normally on a medium having ε r = 4.0, the fraction of power transmitted into the medium is given by

A. $$frac{8}{9}$$
B. $$frac{1}{2}$$
C. $$frac{1}{3}$$
D. $$frac{5}{6}$$
Answer: _________
Question 318:

Insertion loss is defined by

A. -20 Log 10 (1 - |r| 2 )
B. -10 Log 10 |r|
C. -10 Log 10 (1 - |r| 2 )
D. -10 Log 10 (1 + |r| 2 )
Answer: _________
Question 319:

A TEM wave impinges obliquely on a dielectric-dielectric boundary with ∈ r 1 = 2 and
∈ r 2 = 1. The angle of incidence for total reflection is:

A. 30°
B. 60°
C. 45°
D. 90°
Answer: _________
Question 320:

Which one of these equation is not Maxwell's equation for a static electromagnetic field in a linear homogeneous medium state?

A. ∇.B = 0
B. ∇ × D = 0
C. $$oint {{ ext{D}}.{ ext{ds}} = { ext{Q}}} $$
D. ∇ 2 A = µ 0 J
Answer: _________
Question 321:

In the following figure, the transmitter T x sends a wideband modulated RF signal via a coaxial cable to the receiver R x . The output impedance Z T of T x the characteristic impedance Z 0 of the cable and the input impedance Z R or R x are all real. Which one of the following statements is True about the distortion of the received signal due to impedance mismatch?

A. The signal gets distorted if Z R ≠ Z 0 , irrespective of the value of Z T
B. The signal gets distorted if Z T ≠ Z 0 , irrespective of the value of Z R
C. Signal distortion implies impedance mismatch at both ends Z T ≠ Z 0 and Z R ≠ Z 0
D. Impedance mismatches don't result in signal distortion but reduce power transfer efficiency
Answer: _________
Question 322:

The equation ∇.J = 0 is known as:

A. Poisson's equation
B. Laplace equation
C. Continuity equation
D. Maxwell equation
Answer: _________
Question 323:

A plane electromagnetic wave in a free space is represented by an equation.

A. $${Delta ^2}overrightarrow E - mu { in _0}frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow B }}{{partial {t^2}}} = 0$$
B. $${Delta ^2}overrightarrow E - {mu _0}{ in _0}frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow B }}{{partial {t^2}}} = 0$$
C. $${Delta ^2}overrightarrow E - {mu _0}{ in _0}frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow E }}{{partial {t^2}}} = 0$$
D. $${Delta ^2}overrightarrow E - mu sigma frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow E }}{{partial t}} + mu in frac{{{partial ^2}overrightarrow E }}{{partial {t^2}}} = 0$$
Answer: _________
Question 324:

A transmission line having characteristic impedance 'Z t ' of varying length in series with a load impedance 'Z L ' appears in a Smith Chart on:

A. Constant Resistance Circle
B. Constant VSWR Circle
C. Constant Reactance Circle
D. All of the above
Answer: _________
Question 325:

When the target lies at such a distance from the radar that the radar receives the echo while it is transmitting, the target is said to be

A. At an ambiguous range
B. At a blind range
C. In the closed vicinity of clutter
D. None of these
Answer: _________
Question 326:

What is the magnetic field intensity vector $$overrightarrow H $$ between two parallel sheets with separation 'd' along z-axis both sheets carrying surface current $$overline k = {k_y}{overline a _y}?$$

A. $$ - {k_y}{overline a _y}$$
B. $$ + {k_y}{overline a _y}$$
C. $$ - {k_y}{overline a _x}$$
D. Zero
Answer: _________
Question 327:

If over the course of a day, the maximum electron density in the ionosphere varies from 10 11 to 10 12 m -3

the critical frequency changes approximately from:

A. 2.2 MHz to 7 MHz
B. 2.5 MHz to 8 MHz
C. 2.8 MHz to 9 MHz
D. 3.2 MHz to 10 MHz
Answer: _________
Question 328:

The value of ∇.A
where [A = 3xy{overrightarrow a _x} + x{overrightarrow a _y} + xyz{overrightarrow a _z}] xa0 xa0 at a point (2, -2, 2) is:

A. -10
B. -6
C. 2
D. 4
Answer: _________
Question 329:

The divergence of a vector is a scalar, while the curl of a vector is another

A. Scalar
B. Vector
C. Unit vector
D. None of the above
Answer: _________

Answer Key

1: D
2: D
3: A
4: A
5: B
6: B
7: D
8: C
9: B
10: B
11: B
12: B
13: B
14: A
15: D
16: B
17: A
18: A
19: B
20: A
21: C
22: C
23: A
24: D
25: A
26: B
27: A
28: B
29: B
30: A
31: B
32: D
33: D
34: D
35: C
36: B
37: A
38: D
39: A
40: B
41: D
42: B
43: D
44: B
45: D
46: B
47: B
48: C
49: C
50: A
51: B
52: C
53: A
54: B
55: C
56: A
57: C
58: C
59: C
60: D
61: D
62: B
63: A
64: C
65: A
66: A
67: B
68: A
69: B
70: B
71: B
72: A
73: C
74: C
75: D
76: B
77: C
78: A
79: B
80: A
81: C
82: D
83: A
84: C
85: A
86: B
87: C
88: C
89: A
90: C
91: D
92: A
93: A
94: A
95: C
96: C
97: C
98: B
99: A
100: B
101: B
102: D
103: C
104: C
105: C
106: A
107: A
108: C
109: D
110: C
111: C
112: D
113: A
114: B
115: B
116: B
117: D
118: B
119: D
120: B
121: B
122: C
123: A
124: C
125: A
126: C
127: A
128: B
129: A
130: D
131: B
132: B
133: B
134: B
135: A
136: B
137: B
138: A
139: C
140: C
141: B
Solution: Option A: Radar Loop antennas are not commonly used for radar systems. Radar systems typically use high-gain antennas such as parabolic reflectors or phased arrays to achieve precise directional transmission and reception. Option B: Direction finding Loop antennas are widely used for direction finding. Their ability to detect the direction of an incoming signal based on variations in induced voltage makes them suitable for this application. This is a key characteristic of loop antennas. Option C: Satellite communication Loop antennas are not ideal for satellite communication. Satellite communication generally requires antennas with high gain and wide coverage, such as parabolic dish antennas, to handle the high-frequency signals and large distances involved. Option D: All of the above While loop antennas are useful for direction finding, they are not commonly used for radar or satellite communication. Thus, this option is incorrect. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option B: Direction finding , as loop antennas are specifically designed and effectively used for detecting the direction of incoming signals.
142: C
Solution: Option A: Hertz antenna The Hertz antenna, also known as a dipole antenna, operates efficiently over a narrow frequency range. It is not considered a wideband antenna since its bandwidth is limited. Option B: Marconi antenna The Marconi antenna is a type of monopole antenna typically used for narrowband applications. It is not designed to handle a wide range of frequencies, making it unsuitable as a wideband antenna. Option C: Folded dipole The folded dipole is a type of wideband antenna. Its construction allows it to operate over a broader frequency range compared to standard dipole antennas. This characteristic makes it suitable for applications requiring wideband operation. Option D: None of the above This option is incorrect because the folded dipole antenna is explicitly a wideband antenna. Therefore, this statement does not apply. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option C: Folded dipole , as it is specifically designed to function as a wideband antenna.
143: B
144: D
145: C
146: C
147: A
148: C
149: B
150: B
151: D
152: B
153: D
154: C
155: C
156: B
157: B
158: B
159: A
160: D
161: A
162: A
163: C
164: D
165: B
166: B
167: D
168: C
169: C
170: A
171: D
172: C
173: B
174: D
175: A
176: C
177: D
178: B
179: D
180: C
181: B
182: A
183: D
184: A
185: D
186: C
187: C
188: D
189: A
190: A
191: C
192: C
193: D
194: B
195: C
196: D
197: D
198: A
199: A
200: A
201: D
202: C
203: C
204: D
205: C
206: A
207: D
208: C
209: C
210: C
211: D
212: D
213: B
214: C
215: A
216: A
217: A
218: A
219: C
220: A
221: B
222: B
223: C
224: A
225: C
226: D
227: B
228: C
229: C
230: D
231: B
232: B
233: C
234: B
235: D
236: B
237: C
238: B
239: D
240: C
241: A
242: D
243: B
244: A
245: A
246: A
247: C
248: A
249: B
250: C
251: A
252: B
253: A
254: C
255: D
256: D
257: B
258: D
259: C
260: B
261: B
262: A
263: B
264: A
265: C
266: A
267: C
268: B
269: A
270: D
271: A
272: D
273: B
274: C
275: C
276: C
277: D
278: D
279: C
280: B
281: D
282: B
283: B
284: B
285: D
286: C
287: B
288: C
289: B
290: A
291: B
292: A
293: C
294: B
295: C
296: B
297: D
298: C
299: B
300: A
301: C
302: A
303: B
304: C
305: A
306: D
307: C
308: B
309: B
310: A
311: B
312: A
313: A
314: A
315: D
316: C
317: A
318: C
319: C
320: D
321: C
322: C
323: C
324: B
325: B
326: D
327: C
328: A
329: B
Solution: Option A: Scalar The divergence of a vector field is a scalar quantity
however, the curl of a vector field is not a scalar. The curl represents a rotational effect, which requires more than a single value to describe. Option B: Vector The curl of a vector field is indeed another vector. It represents the rotation or circulation of the vector field at a point and is defined by a vector perpendicular to the plane of rotation, with its magnitude indicating the strength of the rotation. Option C: Unit vector A unit vector has a magnitude of one and represents direction. The curl of a vector field is not necessarily a unit vector
it depends on the magnitude of the rotation within the field. Option D: None of the above This option is incorrect because the curl of a vector field is not undefined. It is explicitly a vector quantity and is described by standard mathematical operations. Conclusion: The correct answer is Option B: Vector , as the curl of a vector is another vector that describes the rotation of the field.