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    Section 1: Characteristics of Communication Channels

    1. What is an AWGN channel primarily characterized by?


    a) Deterministic fading
    b) Uniform noise distribution
    c) Narrowband interference
    d) Multi-path propagation
    2. How does fading affect signal transmission?
    a) Increases signal strength
    b) Causes signal attenuation
    c) Reduces noise
    d) Improves bandwidth
    3. What phenomenon causes signal distortion due to reflections and delays?
    a) AWGN channels
    b) Multipath propagation
    c) Narrowband interference
    d) Phase modulation
    4. What is the effect of multipath propagation on signal reception?
    a) Enhances signal clarity
    b) Reduces interference
    c) Causes fading and delay spread
    d) Increases bandwidth

    Section 2: Key Concepts in Communication Engineering


    5. What does SNR stand for in communication systems?
    a) Signal-to-Noise Ratio
    b) Signal-to-Noise Resilience
    c) Signal Normal Range
    d) System Noise Reduction
    6. What does channel capacity refer to in communication engineering?
    a) Maximum data rate a channel can carry
    b) Signal strength in a channel
    c) Channel bandwidth
    d) Channel frequency allocation
    7. How does bandwidth affect signal transmission?
    a) Increases noise
    b) Improves SNR
    c) Limits data rate
    d) Enhances modulation depth
    8. Which parameter defines the maximum data rate a channel can sustain?
    a) Channel capacity
    b) Bandwidth
    c) SNR
    d) Modulation index

    Section 3: Modulation and Demodulation Techniques


    9. Which modulation technique varies the amplitude of the carrier signal according to the message
    signal?
    a) AM
    b) FM
    c) PM
    d) QAM
    10. What does PCM stand for in digital communication?
    a) Phase Code Modulation
    b) Pulse Code Modulation
    c) Pulse Carrier Modulation

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    d) Phase Carrier Modulation
    11. In FM, what is the modulation index a measure of?
    a) Amplitude variation
    b) Phase deviation
    c) Frequency deviation
    d) Modulation depth
    12. How does DSB-SC differ from standard AM modulation?
    a) No carrier is transmitted
    b) Double sidebands are suppressed
    c) Suppressed carrier
    d) Single sideband modulation

    Section 4: Multiple Access Techniques


    13. Which technique allows multiple users to share the same frequency band by assigning unique
    codes to each user?
    a) FDMA
    b) TDMA
    c) CDMA
    d) OFDMA
    14. What is the primary advantage of TDMA over FDMA?
    a) Better spectral efficiency
    b) Simpler implementation
    c) Higher data rate
    d) Reduced interference
    15. Which technique allocates time slots to users for transmitting data?
    a) FDMA
    b) CDMA
    c) TDMA
    d) OFDMA

    Section 5: Miscellaneous Topics


    16. According to Nyquist's theorem, how should a signal be sampled to avoid aliasing?
    a) At twice the highest frequency component
    b) At the highest frequency component
    c) At half the highest frequency component
    d) At a quarter of the highest frequency component
    17. What advantage does PCM offer over analog transmission?
    a) Higher bandwidth usage
    b) Improved noise immunity
    c) Analog fidelity
    d) Lower data rate
    18. Which modulation technique combines amplitude and phase modulation?
    a) PAM
    b) QAM
    c) FSK
    d) PSK
    19. What is the primary difference between PM and FM?
    a) Frequency variation
    b) Amplitude modulation
    c) Phase modulation
    d) Carrier frequency
    20. In communication systems, what is companding used for?
    a) To reduce noise
    b) To increase dynamic range
    c) To amplify signals
    d) To improve modulation index

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    Answers:
    1. b) Uniform noise distribution
    2. b) Causes signal attenuation
    3. b) Multipath propagation
    4. c) Causes fading and delay spread
    5. a) Signal-to-Noise Ratio
    6. a) Maximum data rate a channel can carry
    7. c) Limits data rate
    8. a) Channel capacity
    9. a) AM
    10. b) Pulse Code Modulation
    11. c) Frequency deviation
    12. c) Suppressed carrier
    13. c) CDMA
    14. a) Better spectral efficiency
    15. c) TDMA
    16. a) At twice the highest frequency component
    17. b) Improved noise immunity
    18. b) QAM
    19. c) Phase modulation
    20. b) To increase dynamic range

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