Antenna & Wave Propagation

This is an MCQ-based quiz on Antenna & Wave Propagation.

This includes SONAR, Subsurface communication, Radio navigation, Facsimile, Ionospheric, Ground wave, and Tropospheric.

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Under which conditions of charge does the radiation occur through wire antenna?

For a charge with no motion For a charge moving with uniform velocity with straight & infinite wire For a charge oscillating in time motion All of the above

In a non-isotropic directional antenna, which radiating lobe axis makes an angle of 180° w.r.t. major beam of an antenna?

Minor lobe Side lobe Back lobe None of the above

Which among the following defines the angular distance between two points on each side of major lobe especially when the radiation drops to zero?

Half power beam width (HPBW) First null beam width (FNBW) Side lobe level (SLL) Front to back ratio (FBR)

In flared transmission line, the radiation phenomenon increases due to ________ in flaring

Increase Decrease Stability None of the above

What is the nature of radiation pattern of an isotropic antenna?

Spherical Dough-nut Elliptical Hyperbolic

Which among the following is regarded as a condition of an ordinary endfire array?

α < βd α > βd α = ±βd α ≠ ±βd

Which mode of propagation is adopted in HF antennas?

Ionospheric Ground wave Tropospheric All of the above

For which band/s is the space wave propagation suitable over 30 MHz?

VHF SHF UHF All of the above

In ungrounded antennas, if an excitation is applied directly across the base insulator, then on which factor/s would the voltage across the insulator depend?

Power delivered to antenna Power factor of impedance Both a and b None of the above

Which type of ground wave travels over the earth surface by acquiring direct path through air from transmitting to receiving antennas?

Surface wave Space wave Both a & b None of the above

Which antennas are renowned as patch antennas especially adopted for space craft applications?

Aperture Microstrip Array Lens

Which conversion mechanism is performed by parabolic reflector antenna?

Plane to spherical wave Spherical to plane wave Both a and b None of the above

Which antenna radiating region/s has/have independent nature of angular field distribution over the distance from the antenna?

Reactive near-field region Fresnel region Fraunhofer region All of the above

Sterdian is a measurement unit of __________

Point angle Linear angle Plane angle Solid angle

In retarded potentials, what factor of time delay is generally introduced in A & V equations?

R + c R – c R/c R x c

The basic requirements of transmitting antennas are:

High efficiency Low side lobes Large signal to noise ratio Lone of the mentioned

An antenna has a field pattern of E (θ) = cos2 θ, θ varies between 0 and 900. Half power beam width of the antenna is:

330 660 12000 None of the mentioned

An antenna has a field pattern E (θ) =cos θ. cos 2θ. The first null beam width of the antenna is:

450 900 1800 1200

The solid area through which all the power radiated by the antenna is:

Beam area Effective area Aperture area Beam efficiency

The beam width of the antenna pattern measured at half power points is called:

Half power beam width Full null beam width Beam width None of the mentioned
Quiz/Test Summary
Title: Antenna & Wave Propagation
Questions: 20
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