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  • Question
  • The angle subtended by earth at geostationary communication satellite is


  • Options
  • A. 17.34°
  • B. 51.4°
  • C. 120°
  • D. 60°

  • Correct Answer
  • 17.34° 


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    • 1. In a stop-and-wait ARQ system, the transmitting terminal

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    • A. waits for positive or negative acknowled-gement from the receiving terminal after sending a block
    • B. sends another block if positive acknowledge is received through ACK character
    • C. resends the previous block if negative acknowledgement is received through a NAK character
    • D. does not wait for acknowledgement after sending a block
    • Discuss
    • 2. In communication satellites, the up-link normally operates at a higher frequency than the down-link because it

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    • A. gives a narrow beam shining into space
    • B. results in lesser signal attenuation
    • C. gives better beam-shaping
    • D. is easier to polarize a high frequency beam
    • Discuss
    • 3. Which one of the following statement is correct?

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    • A. Satellite spacing is not affected by the bandwidth of the transmitting earth station
    • B. Beamwidth is independent of antenna size and frequency band used
    • C. The width of a beam in space is inversely proportional to the width of the transmitting antenna
    • D. Use of high-frequency bands permits less number of satellites to share the orbit
    • Discuss
    • 4. A transponder is a satellite equipment which

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    • A. receives a signal from Earth station and amplifies
    • B. changes the frequency of the received signal
    • C. retransmits the received signal
    • D. does all of the above-mentioned functions
    • Discuss
    • 5. At present, the radio-frequency band mainly used by most satellites is

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    • A. EHF
    • B. UHF
    • C. VHF
    • D. SHF
    • Discuss
    • 6. The geostationary communication satellite APPLE is parked in the equatorial orbit at

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    • A. 102° E longitude over Sumatra
    • B. 90° E longitude over Bangladesh
    • C. 74° E longitude over India
    • D. 67° E longitude over Pakistan
    • Discuss
    • 7. The ending part of the popular teleserial Mahabharat will be beamed to the viewers

    • Options
    • A. WESTAT
    • B. INSAT-IC
    • C. ARABSAT
    • D. INSAT-ID
    • Discuss
    • 8. In satellite communication, frequency modulation is used because satellite channel has

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    • A. small bandwidth and negligible noise
    • B. large bandwidth and severe noise
    • C. maximum bandwidth and minimum noise
    • D. high modulation index
    • Discuss
    • 9. While keeping the down-link frequency constant, the diameter of a satellite antenna is reduced by half. To offer the same EIRP over the increased coverage area, the RF output power has to be increases by a factor of

    • Options
    • A. 2
    • B. 4
    • C. 8
    • D. 16
    • Discuss
    • 10. The Sun blots out the transmission of a geosynchronous satellite twice a year when satellite passes directly in front of it. This outage lasts for about

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    • A. 10 minutes on 5 consecutive days
    • B. 5 minutes on 10 consecutive days
    • C. 30 minutes for 5 consecutive days
    • D. one hour for 5 consecutive days
    • Discuss


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