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This is the Multiples Choice Questions Part 1 of the Series in Satellite Communications as one of the Communications Engineering topic. In Preparation for the ECE Board Exam make sure to expose yourself and familiarize in each and every questions compiled here taken from various sources including but not limited to past Board Examination Questions in Electronic System and Technologies, Communications Books, Journals and other Communications References.
MCQ Topic Outline included in ECE Board Exam Syllabi
- MCQ in Satellite System
- MCQ in Types of Satellite
- MCQ in Satellite Orbit
- MCQ in Uplink considerations
- MCQ in Demand Assignments Multiple Access
- MCQ in Antenna Tracking
- MCQ in Satellite Link Budgets
- MCQ in Satellite Path Loss
- MCQ in Satellite Figure of Merit
- MCQ in Ratio of Carrier to thermal Noise Power
- MCQ in Station Margin
- MCQ in VSAT
Start Practice Exam Test Questions Part 1 of the Series
1. Which of the following is the first active satellite?
A. Echo I
B. Telstar I
C. Early Bird
D. Sputnik I
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Answer: Option D
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2. Which of the following is the first commercial satellite?
A. Early Bird
B. Telstar
C. Explorer
D. Courier
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Answer: Option B
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3. What is the first passive satellite transponder?
A. Sun
B. Early Bird
C. Score
D. Moon
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Answer: Option B
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4. The first satellite to receive and transmit simultaneously
A. Intelsat I
B. Agila I
C. Syncorn I
D. Telstar I
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Answer: Option D
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5. A helical antenna is used for satellite tracking because of
A. circular polarization
B. maneuverability
C. beamwidth
D. gain
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Answer: Option A
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6. Repeaters inside communications satellites are known as
A. Trancievers
B. Transponders
C. Transducers
D. TWT
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Answer: Option B
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7. Considered as the unsolved problem in satellite system
A. Coverage
B. Cost
C. Access
D. Privacy
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Answer: Option D
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8. ___________ is a satellite that rotates around the earth in a low-altitude elliptical or circular pattern.
A. Geosynchronous satellite
B. Nonsynchronous satellite
C. Prograde satellite
D. Retrograde satellite
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Answer: Option B
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9. Is the geographical representation of a satellite antenna radiation pattern
A. Footprint
B. Spot
C. Earth
D. Region
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Answer: Option A
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10. The smallest beam of a satellite antenna radiation pattern
A. Zone beam
B. Hemispheric beam
C. Spot beam
D. Global beam
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Answer: Option C
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11. A satellite beam that covers almost 42.4% of the earths surface.
A. Zone beam
B. Hemispheric beam
C. Spot beam
D. Global beam
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Answer: Option D
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12. What is the frequency range of C-band?
A. 8.5 to 12.5 GHz
B. 3.4 to 6.425 GHz
C. 12.95 to 14.95 GHz
D. 27.5 to 31 GHz
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Answer: Option B
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13. A satellite signal transmitted from a satellite transponder to earth’s station.
A. Uplink
B. Downlink
C. Terrestrial
D. Earthbound
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Answer: Option B
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14. Collects very weak signals from a broadcast satellite
A. Helical antenna
B. Satellite dish
C. LNA
D. TWT
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Answer: Option B
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15. What is a device that detects both vertically and horizontally polarized signals simultaneously?
A. Orthomode transducer
B. Crystal detector
C. Optoisolator
D. Isomode detector
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Answer: Option A
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16. _________ detects the satellite signal relayed from the feed and converts it to an electric current, amplifies and lower its frequency.
A. Horn antenna
B. LNA
C. Satellite receiver
D. Satellite dish
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Answer: Option B
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17. Is a loss of power of a satellite downlink signal due to earth’s atmosphere.
A. Atmospheric loss
B. Path loss
C. Radiation loss
D. RFI
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Answer: Option B
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18. What height must a satellite be placed above the surface of the earth in order for its rotation to be equal to earth’s rotation?
A. 26,426.4 miles
B. 27,426.4 miles
C. 23,426.4 miles
D. 22,426.4 miles
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Answer: Option D
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19. Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth.
A. Apogee
B. Perigee
C. Prograde
D. Zenith
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Answer: Option B
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20. The earth area covered by a satellite radio beam.
A. Beamwidth
B. Bandwidth
C. Footprint
D. Zone
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Answer: Option C
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21. What is the local oscillator (mixer) frequency of the satellite with an uplink frequency in GHz band?
A. 3500 MHz
B. 4500 MHz
C. 2225 MHz
D. 2555 MHz
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Answer: Option C
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22. What kind of battery panels are used in some advance satellites
A. Germanium based panels
B. Silicon based panel
C. Galium Phosphate solar panel array
D. Galium Arsenide solar panel array
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Answer: Option D
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23. Satellite engine uses
A. jet propulsion
B. ion propulsion system
C. liquid fuel
D. solar jet
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Answer: Option B
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24. A satellite batter has more power but lighter.
A. Lithium
B. Leclanche
C. Hydrogen
D. Magnesium
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Answer: Option A
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25. What kind of battery used by older satellites?
A. Lithium
B. Leclanche
C. Hydrogen
D. Magnesium
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Answer: Option C
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26. VSAT was made available in
A. 1979
B. 1981
C. 1983
D. 1977
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Answer: Option A
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27. What band does VSAT first operate?
A. L-band
B. X-band
C. C-band
D. Ku-band
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Answer: Option C
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28. The first Philippine Mabuhay satellite has how many channels?
A. 30
B. 24
C. 48
D. 50
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Answer: Option A
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29. The first Philippine Agila I will have how many transponders.
A. 36
B. 48
C. 24
D. 12
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Answer: Option A
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30. How may satellite orbital slots are requested by the Philippine Government from ITU?
A. 2
B. 4
C. 6
D. 8
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Answer: Option C
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31. The location of AsiaSat I.
A. 105.5˚ East
B. 151.5˚ East
C. 115.5˚ East
D. 170.5˚ East
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Answer: Option A
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32. AsiaSat I covers how many countries in Asia?
A. 38
B. 10
C. 28
D. 15
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Answer: Option A
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33. The owner of AsiaSat 2 is
A. Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (ASTC)
B. Japan Satellite System (JSAT)
C. China Great Wall Industry Corporation
D. Singapore Satellite Commission
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Answer: Option C
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34. What is the approximate path loss from satellite-to-earth station?
A. 100 dB
B. 150 dB
C. 175 dB
D. 200 dB
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Answer: Option D
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35. INTELSAT stands for
A. Intel Satellite
B. International Telephone Satellite
C. International Telecommunications Satellite
D. International Satellite
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Answer: Option C
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36. The frequency of Ku band for satellite communications.
A. 6/4 GHz
B. 14/11 GHz
C. 12/14 GHz
D. 4/8 GHz
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Answer: Option B
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37. A satellite cross-link means
A. Earth-to-satellite link
B. Satellite-to-earth link
C. Satellite-to-satellite link
D. None of these
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Answer: Option C
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38. Earth station uses what type of antenna
A. Despun antenna
B. Helical antenna
C. Toroidal antenna
D. Cassegrain antenna
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Answer: Option D
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39. What is the delay time for satellite transmission from earth transmitter to earth receiver?
A. 0.5 s
B. 1.0 s
C. 5 ms
D. 0.25 ms
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Answer: Option A
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40. The bandwidth of C-band satellite frequency band in U.S.
A. 500 GHz
B. 1000 GHz
C. 1000 MHz
D. 500 MHz
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Answer: Option D
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41. The most common device used as an LNA is
A. zener diode
B. tunnel diode
C. IMPATT
D. Shockley diode
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Answer: Option B
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42. The radiation patterns of earth coverage antennas have a beamwidth of approximately
A. 21˚
B. 5˚
C. 17˚
D. 35˚
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Answer: Option C
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43. A mobile satellite array has usually how many elements?
A. 6
B. 88
C. 12
D. 14
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Answer: Option D
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44. In a typical mobile satellite array antenna if three elements are activated, how many elements are deactivated?
A. 3
B. 11
C. 5
D. 9
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Answer: Option B
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45. What circuit is responsible in activating and deactivating adjacent antenna elements in a mobile satellite array?
A. Radial divider
B. Divider/combiner
C. Radial combiner
D. Radial multiplexer
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Answer: Option A
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46. Most mobile satellite array uses ___________ in transforming 50 to 150 Ω impedance.
A. stub
B. balun
C. quarter-wavelength transformer
D. microstrip tapers.
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Answer: Option C
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47. The switching from one element to the other element in a typical mobile satellite array.
A. Series
B. Radial
C. Matrix
D. Shunt
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Answer: Option D
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48. A method of multiple accessing where a given RF channel bandwidth is divided inot smaller frequency band.
A. CDMA
B. ANIK-D
C. TDMA
D. FDMA
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Answer: Option D
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49. What is the delay time for satellite transmissions from earth transmitter to earth receiver?
A. 0.5 s
B. 1s
C. 5 ms
D. 0.25 s
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Answer: Option A
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50. As the height of a satellite orbit gets lower, the speed of the satellite _________.
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. None of the above
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Answer: Option A
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Questions and Answers in Satellite Communications Series
Following is the list of multiple choice questions in this brand new series:
MCQ in Satellite Communications
PART 1: MCQ from Number 1 – 50 Answer key: PART 1
PART 2: MCQ from Number 51 – 100 Answer key: PART 2
PART 3: MCQ from Number 101 – 150 Answer key: PART 3
PART 4: MCQ from Number 151 – 200 Answer key: PART 4
PART 5: MCQ from Number 201 – 250 Answer key: PART 5
PART 6: MCQ from Number 251 – 300 Answer key: PART 6
PART 7: MCQ from Number 301 – 350 Answer key: PART 7
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