Q.1
The geostationary communication satellite APPLE is parked in the equatorial orbit at
  • 102° E longitude over Sumatra
  • 90° E longitude over Bangladesh
  • 74° E longitude over India
  • 67° E longitude over Pakistan
Q.2
The ending part of the popular teleserial Mahabharat will be beamed to the viewers
  • WESTAT
  • INSAT-IC
  • ARABSAT
  • INSAT-ID
Q.3
Which of the following factor does NOT contribute to the drift of a geostationary satellite from its stationary position in space?
  • Pressure of solar radiations
  • Gravitational changes due to Sun and Moon
  • Oblateness of the Earth
  • Weight of the satellite
Q.4
The owner of AsiaSat 2 is
  • Asia Satellite Telecommunications Company (ASTC)
  • Japan Satellite System (JSAT)
  • China Great Wall Industry Corporation
  • Singapore Satellite Commision
Q.5
AsiaSat I covers how many countries in Asia?
  • 38
  • 10
  • 28
  • 15
Q.6
A mobile satellite array has usually how many elements?
  • 6
  • 88
  • 12
  • 14
Q.7
Which one of the following statements regarding DSI is wrong?
  • It is a digital form of TASI
  • Though it is more efficient than TASI, it is much slower
  • A speaker has to wait (it at all) for only a few milliseconds for reallocation of channel
  • It has increased the capacity of satellite channels by a factor of 2.2 or more with out degrading speech quality
Q.8
Satellite launch sites are invariably located on Eastern seaboards to ensure that
  • launch takes place eastward
  • expenditure of propulsion fuel is reduced during plane changing
  • the satellite achieves circular orbit quickly
  • spent rocket motor and other launcher debris falls into the sea
Q.9
The frequency of Ku band for satellite communications.
  • 6/4 GHz
  • 14/11 GHz
  • 12/14 GHz
  • 4/8 GHz
Q.10
A satellite cross-link means
  • Earth-to-satellite link
  • Satellite-to-earth link
  • Satellite-to-satellite link
  • None of these
Q.11
A method of multiple accessing where a given RF channel bandwidth is divided inot smaller frequency band.
  • CDMA
  • ANIK-D
  • TDMA
  • FDMA
Q.12
Point on the satellite obits closest to the earth.
  • Apogee
  • Perigee
  • Prograde
  • Zenith
Q.13
_________ detects the satellite signal relayed from the feed and converts it to an electric current, amplifies and lower its frequency.
  • Horn antenna
  • LNA
  • Satellite receiver
  • Satellite dish
Q.14
What is the frequency range of C-band?
  • 8.5 to 12.5 GHz
  • 3.4 to 6.425 GHz
  • 12.95 to 14.95 GHz
  • 27.5 to 31 GHz
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