AP-EAMCET SERIES
Physics

Communication Systems

38 previous year questions.

Volume: 38 Ques
Yield: High

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2024
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2018

Chapter Questions
38 MCQs

01
PYQ 2018
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A TV transmitter has a range of . The height of the TV transmitter is (Radius of the earth, )
1
195.3 m
2
186.5 m
3
206 m
4
175 m
02
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

In amplitude modulation, the amplitude of the carrier signal is 28 V and the modulation index is 0.4. The amplitude of the side bands is:

1
7 V
2
5.6 V
3
11.2 V
4
14 V
03
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

200 g of water is heated from 40°C to 60°C. The change in its internal energy [No expansion is taken place] specific heat of water is 4200 J kg⁻¹ K⁻¹

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16.8 kJ
2
10.8 kJ
3
8.4 kJ
4
14.8 kJ
04
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
An inductor of inductive reactance 80 and a resistor of resistance 60 are connected in series to an ac source. The impedance and the power factor of the circuit are respectively:
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20 , 0.4
2
60 , 0.6
3
100 , 0.4
4
100 , 0.6
05
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A car is moving on a horizontal curved road of radius 50 m. If the friction coefficient between tyres and road is 0.34, the approximate maximum speed of the car will be nearly:
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06
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

In the given circuit the currents are , , and . Analyzing the circuit using Kirchhoff’s laws, then , , and values are:

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07
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A diatomic gas does a work of when a heat of is supplied to it. Then the molar heat capacity of the gas is:
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08
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A metallic wire of resistance 30 is bent in the form of an equilateral triangle. The resistance between any two vertices of the triangle is:
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09
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The depth at which the value of acceleration due to gravity becomes times the value at the surface (radius of Earth ) is:
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10
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The speed of a projectile at its maximum height is times its initial speed. If the range of the projectile is times the maximum height attained by it, then is equal to:
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11
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A conducting rod of length and mass is placed over a smooth horizontal plane. A magnetic field is acting perpendicular to the rod. If a charge is suddenly passed through the rod and the rod acquires an initial velocity on the plane surface, then the charge is:
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12
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
Which one of the following is not classified as pulse modulation?
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2


3


4


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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

The ratio of the wavelengths of the first and second Balmer lines of the hydrogen spectrum is:

1
4 : 3
2
36 : 5
3
16 : 3
4
27 : 20
14
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

A proton and an alpha particle are moving with kinetic energies of 4.5 MeV and 0.5 MeV respectively. The ratio of the de Broglie wavelengths of the proton and alpha particle is:

1
2 : 3
2
1 : 9
3
1 : 2
4
1 : 3
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A magnetron valve is used to produce:
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Gamma rays
2
Microwaves
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Radio waves
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X-rays
16
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A coil having 0.64 mH inductance and 0.8 resistance connected to a battery of 12 V. The energy stored in the magnetic field created by that coil is:
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
Relative permeability ( ) of a sample is given by , where is a small positive number. Then the nature of the sample is:
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Diamagnetic material
2
Paramagnetic material
3
Ferro magnetic material
4
Super conducting material
18
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
In a Galvanometer, if the number of turns in the coil are doubled, then the electrical current sensitivity will be:
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Halved
2
Sensitivity is independent of number of turns in coil
3
Doubled
4
Four times the initial value
19
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
Two like charges are separated in air by a certain distance. The air is replaced with a dielectric medium of constant . Then the repulsive force between them:
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Decrease by times
2
Increase by times
3
No change
4
times decreases
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
In Young's double slit experiment, the intensity on the screen where the path difference between the two interfering waves is is . What will be the intensity at the point where the path difference is ?
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2
3
4
Zero
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PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
At a given temperature, arrange the gases hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen in the order of maximum rms speeds:
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Hydrogen>Nitrogen>Oxygen
2
Nitrogen>Hydrogen>Oxygen
3
Oxygen>Nitrogen>Hydrogen
4
Hydrogen = Nitrogen = Oxygen
22
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
Which of the following is incorrect regarding the first law of thermodynamics?
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It introduces the concept of internal energy
2
It introduces the concept of entropy
3
It is applicable to any cyclic process
4
It is a restatement of the law of conservation of energy
23
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The reading of a pressure-meter attached to a closed pipe (with water) is . On opening the valve of the pipe, the reading is reduced to . The speed of the water flowing out the pipe is:
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24
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

The blocks A and B weighing 100 N and 250 N respectively are placed one over the other as shown in the figure. Block B rests on a smooth surface. The coefficient of static friction between A and B is 0.4. When , the acceleration of the upper block is (Take acceleration due to gravity, ):

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25
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The period of oscillation of a particle in simple harmonic motion is 4 s, and its amplitude is 4 cm. Then the distance of the particle in seconds after passing the mean position is:
1
1.5 cm
2
2 cm
3
2.3 cm
4
2.5 cm
26
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A simple pendulum with a bob of mass and density and length is immersed in a liquid of density . If it makes small oscillations, then the time period of the pendulum is:
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27
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A motor car is moving at 40 m/s on a circular road of radius 400 m. If its speed is increasing at the rate of 3 m/s², then its acceleration is:
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28
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce

Direct solar energy is incident on the horizontal surface at an average rate of 200 W/m². If 20% of this energy can be converted to useful electrical energy, how much area is needed to supply 8 kW?

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29
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
Two resistors of resistances and are connected in series. The equivalent resistance of the combination is:
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2
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4
30
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: ap-eamce
The time gap between 44% decay and 93% decay of a radioactive substance is 81 minutes. The half-life of the radioactive substance in minutes is:
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18
2
54
3
27
4
9
31
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The maximum distance between the transmitting and receiving antennas for satisfactory communication in line of sight mode is 57.6 km. If the height of the receiving antenna is 80 m, the height of the transmitting antenna is (Radius of Earth = m):
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m
2
m
3
m
4
m
32
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: ap-eamce
Two objects of masses 2 kg and 5 kg possess velocities and respectively. Then the velocity of C.M. in m/s is:
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33
PYQ 2024
easy
physics ID: ap-eamce
A boat man finds that he can save 8 s in crossing a river by quickest path than by the shortest path. If the velocity of the boat and the river flow are 13 m/s and 12 m/s respectively, then the width of the river is:
34
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
On a sonometer, the lengths of two wires are in the ratio , diameters are in the ratio , densities are in the ratio 1:2 and the tensions in the string are in the ratio 8:1. If the note of higher pitch has frequency of 350 Hz then find the frequency of the beats produced when sounded together:
1
20 Hz
2
7 Hz
3
5 Hz
4
10 Hz
35
PYQ 2024
hard
physics ID: ap-eamce
A 25 kW drilling machine is drilled for 4 minutes to bore a hole in an aluminium block of mass kg. If 40\% of the work done is utilized to raise the temperature of the block and if the specific heat of aluminium is , then the rise in temperature of aluminium block is:
1

266.3°C

2

66.66°C

3

133.3°C

4

70°C

36
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
The resultant capacitance of parallel combination of two capacitors and is 20 µF. When these capacitors are individually connected to a voltage source of 1V, then the energy stored in is 9 times that of . If these two capacitors are connected in series, the resultant capacitance value is:
1
1.4 µF
2
8 µF
3
18 µF
4
1.8 µF
37
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A carrier wave of peak voltage 16 V is used to transmit a message signal. What should be the peak voltage of the modulating signal in order to have a modulation index of 75%?
1
8 V
2
10 V
3
12 V
4
14 V
38
PYQ 2024
medium
physics ID: ap-eamce
A parallel plate capacitor has two plates of area 'A' separated by distance 'd'. The capacitor is charged to a potential difference 'V' and the battery is disconnected. A metal plate with area 'A' and thickness is inserted between the plates, so that it is always parallel to the plates. The work done on the metal slab while it was inserted is:
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2
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4