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EC8491 COMMUNICATION THEORY
PART B & PART C QUESTIONS – UNIT WISE

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Unit I
1. Explain the generation of AM signals using Square Law Modulator. (8 marks)
2. Explain about the generation of SSB using Balanced Modulator. (8 marks)
3. Draw the block diagram for the generation and demodulation of a VSB signal and explain the principle
of operation.
4. Draw the circuit diagram of Ring Modulator and explain with its operation?

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5. Explain about balanced modulator to generate DSB-SC signal.
6. Discuss about coherent detector to detect SSB-SC signal. Elaborate in detail about filter method of
suppression of unwanted sidebands.
Unit II

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1. Explain the indirect method of generation of FM wave and any one method of demodulating an FM
wave.
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2. Discuss the indirect methods of generating a wide-band FM signal.
3. Draw the circuit diagram of Foster-Seeley discriminator and explain its working.
4. Derive an expression for single tone FM wave and Narrowband FM wave.
5. Discuss the working of FM using Armstrong method. (8 marks)
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6. Explain in detail any two methods of FM Discriminator.

7. (i)Show the mathematical expression for Wideband Frequency Modulation. Also compare and contrast
its characteristics with Narrowband Frequency modulation. (ii)How do you obtain FM from PM and vice
versa? Explain.
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Unit III
1. Define and explain the following: (i) Gaussian noise and Gaussian distribution (ii) Thermal Noise (iii) Shot
Noise what type of PDF does the Gaussian noise follow?
2. (i) Explain the following terms mean, correlation, covariance, and ergodicity. (ii) Give the properties of
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the auto correlation function.

3. Derive the equation for finding the probability density function of a one to one differential function of
a given random variable.
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4. (i)Explain about Transmission of random process through a Linear Time Invariant (LTI) filter. (ii)Find the
autocorrelation of a sequence x(t) =A cos (2fc (t+θ)) where A and fc are constant and is a random variable
that is uniformly distributed over the interval [-π π].
5. State and prove the properties of power spectral density.
6. PDF of a continuous random variable is said to be Fx(x) = e-x for x≥0. Estimate mean, variance and SD of
random variable.
7. Two random process X (t) = A cos(ωt+Φ) and Y(t) = ASin(ωt+Φ), where A and ω are constants and Φ is
a uniform variable(0,2π).Find the cross correlation of x(t) and Y(t).
Unit IV
1. What is coherent detector? Derive an expression for SNR at input (SNRc) and output of (SNRo) of a
coherent detector.
2. i) Derive the figure of merit for AM and FM system using envelope detector. ii) Explain FM threshold
effect.
3. Derive the Friis formula.
 4. Discuss the properties of the in-phase and quadrature components of narrow band noise
5. Obtain the expression for the envelope and phase of the narrowband noise.
6. Explain noise in FM receivers using Phasor diagram. Compare the noise performance of AM and FM
systems.
7. i) Derive the output SNR for FM reception. ii) Explain the significance of Pre-emphasis and De-emphasis
in FM system.
8. What do you mean by Noise? Give the different types of noise – explain.
Unit V
1. Explain what is natural sampling and flat-top sampling.
2. Describe the process of sampling and how the message signal is reconstructed from it’s sample. Also
illustrate the effect of aliasing with neat sketch.

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3. The signal x(t)=4cos 400Πt+12cos360 Πt is ideally sampled at a frequency of 300 samples per second.
The sampled signal is passed through a unit gain low pass filter with a cut off frequency of 220Hz, List
the frequency Components present at the output of the low pass filter. (8 marks)
4. Explain non-uniform quantization process.
5. What is the need for Companding in PCM and explain its types. (8 marks)
6. With neat block diagram, explain pulse code modulation and demodulation system.

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7. Explain the PCM technique and evaluate the expression for SNR in PCM. What important functions
are performed by the regenerator? Why is Equalization carried out?
8. With an example explain how multiplexed PCM channels are transmitted using T1 carrier system. (8
marks)

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