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  • Question
  • Assuming earth to be a sphere of radius 6400 km and height of a geosynchronous satellite above Earth as 36000 km, the velocity of a geosynchronous satellite is __________ km/hr.


  • Options
  • A. 28000
  • B. 15000
  • C. 36000
  • D. 11100

  • Correct Answer
  • 11100 


  • Satellite Communication problems


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    • 1. A colour television signal having bandwidth of 4.6 MHz is digitised using 10 bits sample. The digital bit rate used for its transmission with PCM would be __________ kilobits/second.

    • Options
    • A. 92000
    • B. 920
    • C. 23000
    • D. 230
    • Discuss
    • 2. Geosynchronous satellites are always launched in the equatorial plane because it is the only plane which provides

    • Options
    • A. 24-hour orbit
    • B. stationary satellite
    • C. global communication
    • D. zero-gravity environs
    • Discuss
    • 3. A typical error rate on satellite circuits is one bit error in

    • Options
    • A. 107
    • B. 103
    • C. 102
    • D. 1010
    • Discuss
    • 4. The lowest frequency used in satellite communications is __________ GHz.

    • Options
    • A. 0.8
    • B. 3
    • C. 18
    • D. 30
    • Discuss
    • 5. For satellite transmission, analog signals may be converted into digital form with the help of

    • Options
    • A. modem
    • B. transponder
    • C. codec
    • D. compandor
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which statement out of the following statement is wrong?

    • Options
    • A. Attenuation of satellite signals by rain and fog varies almost inversely with the angle of elevation
    • B. At 12/4, GHz link frequencies, signal power loss due to rain and fog is much greater than at 4/6 GHz frequencies
    • C. The distance between satellite and Earth station varies slightly with angle of elevation
    • D. At present 4/6 GHz geostationary satellites are being parked in geosynchronous, orbits at least 10° apart
    • Discuss
    • 7. A few minutes disturbance in space communications occurs twice a year during Sunblinding when __________ are in line.

    • Options
    • A. Sun and satellite
    • B. Sun and Earth station
    • C. Satellite and Earth station
    • D. Sun, satellite and Earth station
    • Discuss
    • 8. Regarding TASI which one of the following statements is wrong?

    • Options
    • A. It snatches the channel in his speech and may allocate it to another speaker needing it.
    • B. The same speaker is reassigned a channel almost instantly when he speaks again even when the circuit is heavily loaded.
    • C. It increases the overall utilization of the transmission channel
    • D. Intercontinental callers sometimes confuse the effects of TASI with the effects of satellite delay.
    • Discuss
    • 9. Assuming a minimum angle of elevation of 5°, a geosynchronous satellite remains in line-of-sight for __________ percentage of Earth's surface.

    • Options
    • A. 30.3
    • B. 42.4
    • C. 50
    • D. 25
    • Discuss
    • 10. Presently, the worlds's largest and most advanced multi-purpose communication satellite is

    • Options
    • A. INSAT-2
    • B. Intelsat-V
    • C. INSAT-ID
    • D. Olympus-I
    • Discuss


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