1.

Seamless Wireless Communication is focused on

(a) User Mobility (b) Device Portability (c) Handover (d) All
2. DECT stands for
(a) Digital European Cellular Telex (b) Digitized Emergency Cellular Telephone
(c) Digital European Cordless Telephone (d) Digital European Cellular Telephone
3. Mobility Management includes
(a) Handover Management (b) Location Management
(b) Interference Management (d) Both (a) and (b)
4. Half duplex system for communication has
(a) Communication in single direction (b) Communication in single direction at a time
(c) Communication in both directions at the same time (d) None of the above
5. EHF stands for
(a) Extremely High Frequency (b) Extra High Frequency
(b) Enlarge High Frequency (d) None
6. Analog Mobiles work in frequency band
(a) 890-960 MHz (b) 900 MHz (c) 450-465 MHz (d) None
7. Super High Frequency (SHF) falls in the frequency band
(a) 2-40 GHz (b) 2.4 GHz (c) 1-20 GHz (d) None
8. Ground waves have frequency
(a) 2 MHz (b)  2 MHz (c) 1-2 MHz (d) None
9. Sky waves have frequency
(a) 2 MHz (b) 2-30 MHz (c) 30 MHz (d) None
10. LOS waves have frequency
(a)  2 MHz (b)  20 MHz (c) 30 MHz (d) None
11. The 2G cellular network uses
(a) TDMA/FDD (b) CDMA/FDD
(c) Digital modulation formats (d) All of the above
12. LOS stands for
(a) Line-of-Signal (b) Line-of-Sight (c) Line-of-Straight (d) None
13. The process of transferring the services of a mobile station from one BTS to another is
called
(a) Service transfer (b) Roaming (c) Handover (d) None
14. Blocking of Radio Signal is caused by
(a) Any Object (b) Smooth Object (c) Thicker Object (d) None
15. Reflection of Radio Signal is caused by
(a) Thin Object (b) Smooth Object (c) Thicker Object (d) None
16. Scattering of Radio Signal is caused by
(a) Rough Object (b) Smooth Object (c) Thicker Object (d) None
17. Refraction of Radio Signal is caused by
(a) Thin Object (b) Smooth Object (c) Denser Object (d) None
18. Multipath propagation of Radio Signal is caused by
(a) Reflection (b) Scattering (c) Diffraction (d) All
19. The delay spread tolerable by GSM is
(a) 3-16 s (b) 3 s (c) 3-25 s (d) None
20. Spread Spectrum is used for
(a) Narrowing Narrowband Interference (b) Broadband Interference
(c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None
21. DSSS stands for
(a) Detected Sequence Spread Spectrum (b) Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
(c) Detected Signal Spread Spectrum (d) None

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22. If DSSS uses spreading factor s=2.5 and original radio signal bandwidth is 20 MHz. What
will be resulting signal bandwidth after applying DSSS?
(a) 8 MHz (b) 10 MHz (c) 20 MHz (d) 50 MHz
23. A radio signal with 22 MHz frequency is spread with 11-chip Barker’s code. What will be
resulting signal?
(a) 242 MHz (b) 2 MHz (c) 0.5 MHz (d) None
24. FHSS Stands for
(a) Frequently Hopping Spread Spectrum (b) Frequency Hopping Spread Spectrum
(c) Final Hopping Spread Spectrum (d) None
25. Devices in Bluetooth communication perform
(a) 160 Hops/Sec (b) 1800 Hops/Sec (c) 1600 Hops/Sec (d) 1800 Hops/Sec
26. Select the correct option
(a) DSSS is more resistant to fading and Multipath propagation effects
(b) DSSS signal is harder to detect as compared to FHSS signal
(c) FHSS signal is more immune to narrowband interference
(d) All the above
27. The GSM technology uses a channel separation of
(a) 1.25 MHz (b) 200 KHz (c) 30 KHz (d) 300 KHz
28. 3G WCDMA is also known as
(a) UMTS (b) DECT (c) DCS-1800 (d) ETACS
29. LF radio waves are used in
(a) Satellite Communication (b) Cellular Communication
(c) Long range Navigation (d) None
30. What is change in the signal strength (in dB) in free space propagation condition where
distance travelled by second signal is double of the distance travelled by first signal?
(a) 6 bB (b) – 6 dB (c) 8 dB (d) – 8 dB
31. When RF wave is reflected by an object then
(a) Size of object is smaller than wavelength of RF wave
(b) Size of object is larger than wavelength of RF wave
(c) Size of object is equal to wavelength of RF wave
32. A transmitter transmits a signal at 900 MHz. A receiver located at 1 Km distance receives
two signals- one directly as LOS signal and another indirectly via reflection from a building
having a height more than 10 m. The angle between incident and reflected signals is 120o.
What is the delayed caused by reflection?
(a) 50 s (b) 60 s (c) 52 s (d) None
33. Fading of transmitted RF waves is mainly caused by
(a) Multipath Propagation (b) Mobility of Transmitter/receiver
(c) Reflection (d) Both (a) and (b)
34. A mobile user travels at uniform speed of 60 Km/h. What is time between two
consecutive fades if mobile user uses cell phone frequency 900 MHz?
(a) 10 ms (b) 10 s (c) 20 ms (d) 20 s
35. Doppler Shift is caused by
(a) Relative motion of receiver
(b) Relative motion of mobile station and base station
(c) Motion of the transmitter
(d) None
36. A base station is operating at 900 MHz carrier frequency and a mobile station is moving
at speed of 72 Km/h. What is Doppler frequency if mobile station is moving away from base
station?
(a) 50 Hz (b) – 50 Hz (c) 60 Hz (d) – 60 Hz

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37. If mobile station and base station have no clear LOS then which is/are primary ways of
signal reception?
(a) Reflection (b) Scattering (c) Blocking (d) Both (a) & (b)
38. The interference between the neighbouring base stations can be minimized by
(a) SDM (b) Frequency Reuse
(c) Orthogonal Frequency (d) All
39. The advantage of using frequency reuse is
(a) Increased System capacity (b) Better spectrum utilization
(c) Same frequency spectrum may be allocated to other cluster
(d) All of the above
40. FCA is used by
(a) GSM (b) CDMA (c) LTE (d) None
41. Length of IMEI is
(a) 10 Digits (b) 15 Digits (c) 20 Digits (d) None
42. PUK in wireless communication stands for
(a) Personal User Key (b) Public User key
(c) PIN Unlocking key (d) None
43. IMSI stands for
(a) International Mobile Subscriber Identity
(b) International Mobile Service Identity
(c) International Mobile Sector Identity
(d) None
44. IMSI consists of
(a) Mobile Country Code (b) Mobile Network code
(c) Mobile Subscriber Identity Number (d) All
45. MSISDN stands for
(a) Mobile Station International ISDN number
(b) Mobile Station International Subscriber Destination number
(c) Mobile Station International Service Destination number
(d) None
46. In GSM, the size of LAC is
(a) 10 Digits (b) 15 Digits (c) 20 Digits (d) 5 Digits
47. In GSM, LAI consists of
(a) Mobile Country Code (d) Mobile Network Code
(c) LAC (d) All
48. In GSM, TMSI is issued by
(a) HLR (b) VLR (c) MSC (d) BSC
49. In mobile communication, supplementary services include
(a) Closed User group call (b) Call forwarding
(c) Call redirection (d) All
50. How many channels are there in GSM?
(a) 124 (b) 248 (c) 900 (d) 1024
51. In IEEE 802.11, a BSS without AP is called
(a) Ad-hoc Network (b) Wireless LAN
(c) MANET (d) VANET
52. Each 200 KHz channel in GSM is divided into frame at time scale and repeated after
every
(a) 577 s (b) 577 ms (c) 4.615 ms (d) None
53. A GSM frame is further divided into time slots
(a) 8 (b) 10 (c) 12 (d) 14

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54. Each time slot in GSM represents a physical TDM channel with duration
(a) 4.615 ms (b) 577 ms (c) 4.615 s (d) 577 s
55. What is the time duration of each guard space in time slot in GSM?
(a) 15.25 s (b) 15.20 s (c) 15.15 s (d) None
56. What is the size (in Bits) of training field in GSM time slot?
(a) 20 (b) 26 (c) 30 (d) None
57. What is the size (in bits) of user data in a GSM time frame?
(a) 110 (b) 115 (c) 114 (d) 120
58. What is the duration of a normal bust in GSM?
(a) 546.5 s (b) 577 s (c) 4.615 ms (d) 4.615 s
59. The raw data rate in GSM frame is
(a) 33.1 kb/s (b) 33.5 kb/s (c) 33.8 kb/s (d) None
60. The maximum data rate in GSM frame is
(a) 27 kb/s (b) 27.1 kb/s (c) 27.3 kb/s (d) 27.2 kb/s
61. In GSM 900, UL and DL channels are separated in frequency by
(a) 40 MHz (b) 45 MHz (c) 50 MHz (d) 55 MHz
62. In GSM 1800, UL and DL channels are separated in frequency by
(a) 90 MHz (b) 85 MHz (c) 80 MHz (d) 95 MHz
63. Which are the categories of channels available in GSM?
(a) Logical and Physical Channels (b) Logical, Physical, and Frames
(c) Physical Channels (d) Logical Channels
64. Logical channels in GSM are further classified in
(a) Traffic Channels (b) Control Channels
(c) Physical Channels (d) Both (a) and (b)
65. Full rate TCH in GSM has data rate
(a) 22.8 kb/s (b) 22.3 kb/s (d) 22.5 kb/s (d) None
66. Half rate TCH in GSM has data rate
(a) 11.8 kb/s (b) 11.3 kb/s (d) 11.5 kb/s (d) 11.4 kb/s
67. CCHs in GSM are mainly used for
(a) Medium Access Control (b) Allocation of TCHs
(c) Mobility Management (d) All
68. BCCH in GSM is used by
(a) BTS (b) BSC (d) MSC (d) GMSC
69. CCCH in GSM is used for
(a) Exchanging information regarding call connection setup
(b) Exchanging information regarding mobility management
(c) Exchanging information regarding call forwarding
(d) All
70. RACH in GSM is used by
(a) BTS to initiate call setup (b) MS to initiate call setup
(c) BSC to initiate Handover (d) None
71. AGCH in GSM is used by
(a) BTS to signal MS for call setup (b) MS to initiate call setup
(c) BSC to initiate Handover (d) None
72. PCH in GSM is used by
(a) MSC to initiate call setup (b) MS to initiate call setup
(c) BTS to locate MS (d) BSC to locate MS
73. PCH in GSM is used for
(a) MTC (b) MOC (c) Handover (d) None
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75. Which channels are unidirectional?
(a) BCCH and CCCH (b) BCCH and DCCH
(c) DCCH and CCCH (d) None
76. Which channels are bidirectional?
(a) SDCCH and CCCH (b) BCCH and DCCH
(c) SDCCH and SACCH (d) None
77. SDCCH in GSM is used for
(a) Authentication, Registration, and other information needed for setting TCH
(b) Authentication, Registration, and other information needed for setting BCCH
(c) Authentication, Registration, and other information needed for setting CCCH
(d) All
78. SACCH in GSM is used by
(a) Each BCCH and CCCH for exchanging channel quality and signal strength
(b) Each TCH and SDCCH for exchanging channel quality and signal strength
(c) Each TCH and CCCH for exchanging channel quality and signal strength
(d) Each BCCH and SDCCH for exchanging channel quality and signal strength
79. FACCH in GSM is used for
(a) Transmitting more signal information while TCH is in use
(b) Performing call setup between two MSs
(c) Transmitting more signal information while BCCH is in use
(d) None
80. The time duration of control multi-frame in GSM is
(a) 4.615 ms (b) 235.4 ms (c) 6.12 s (d) None
81. The time duration of super-frame in GSM is
(a) 4.615 ms (b) 235.4 ms (c) 6.12 s (d) None
82. The time duration of traffic multi-frame in GSM is
(a) 120 ms (b) 235.4 ms (c) 6.12 s (d) None
83. The time duration of hyper-frame in GSM is
(a) 3 Hrs, 30 m and 53.76 s (b) 3 Hrs, 28 m and 53.76 s
(c) 3 Hrs, 20 m and 53.76 s (d) 3 Hrs, 38 m and 53.76 s
84. How many GSM frames make a control multi-frame?
(a) 8 (b) 26 (c) 51 (d) None
85. How many GSM frames make a traffic multi-frame?
(a) 8 (b) 26 (c) 51 (d) None
86. What is data rate for SACCH in GSM?
(a) 0.95 b/s (b) 0.9 b/s (c) 0.94 b/s (d) None
87. In GSM, error detection and correction occur in
(a) Layer-1 (b) Layer-3 (c) Layer-1 (d) None
88. In GSM, LAPDm protocol offers
(a) Segmentation and reassembly of data (b) Flow Control
(c) Acknowledgement/Un-acknowledgement (d) All
89. In GSM, mobility management layer is present in
(a) BSS (b) MSC (c) BSC (d) MS and MSC
90. TMSI is used for
(a) Location update (b) Registration
(c) Hiding IMSI over Um (d) Mobility Management
91. In GSM, call management layer is present in
(a) BSS (b) MSC (c) BSC (d) MS and MSC
92. Length of TMSI is

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93. MSRN is used for
(a) Hiding IMSI over air (b) Location update
(c) Call setup (d) None
94. Maximum handover duration in GSM is
(a) 50 ms (b) 60 ms (c) 62 ms (d) None
95. Inter-cell handover is managed by
(a) BTS or BSC (b) BTS and MSC (c) BSC and MSC (d) None
96. Interference in cellular system is caused by
(a) Two base stations operating in same frequency band
(b) Two calls in progress in nearby mobile stations
(c) Leakage of energy signals by non-cellular systems into cellular frequency band
(d) All of the above
97. Co-channel reuse ratio depends upon
(a) Radius of the cell (b) Distance between the centres of the co channel cells
(c) Frequency allocation of nearest cells (d) Both (a) and (b)
98. GSM data service comprises
(a) Connection oriented and packet-oriented services
(b) Connection oriented service only
(c) Packet-oriented service only
(d) None
99. Connection oriented data service in GSM requires
(a) S/w upgradation in MS and BTS (b) H/w upgradation in MS and BTS
(c) S/w upgradation in MS and MSC (d) H/w upgradation in MS and MSC
100. Packet-oriented data service in GSM requires
(a) S/w upgradation in MS and BTS (b) H/w upgradation in MS and MSC
(c) S/w upgradation in MS and MSC (d) Both (b) and (c)
101. In connection oriented data service in GSM, charging is based on
(a) Connection time (b) Volume of data downloaded
(c) Volume of data uploaded (d) None
102. In packet-oriented data service in GSM, charging is based on
(a) Connection time (b) Volume of data downloaded
(c) Volume of data uploaded (d) None
103. GPRS stands for
(a) Gateway packet radio service (b) General paid radio service
(c) General packet radio service (d) None
104. HSCSD stands for
(a) High speed circuit switched data (b) High speed circuit service data
(c) High speed circuit subscriber data (d) None
105. GGSN stands for
(a) General GPRS support node (b) Gateway GPRS support node
(c) General gateway support node (d) None
106. SGSN stands for
(a) Subscriber GPRS support node (b) Safe GPRS support node
(c) Serving GPRS support node (d) None
107. Data transfer between GGSN and SGSN is performed by
(a) GTP (b) GPRS protocol (c) SNDCP (d) None
108. SNDCP stands for
(a) Service dependent convergence protocol
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(d) None
109. The techniques used to improve the capacity of cellular systems is/are
(a) Splitting (b) Sectoring
(c) Coverage zone approach (d) All of the above
110. Direct sequence spread spectrum demodulation uses
(a) DPSK (b) FSK (c) ASK (d) QPSK
111. Speech Coders are categorized on the basis of
(a) Signal compression techniques (b) Frequency of signal
(c) Bandwidth of the signal (d) All of the above
112. The speech sequence in GSM Codec consists of
(a) Pre emphasis, segmentation, windowing, filtering
(b) Windowing, Pre emphasis, segmentation, filtering
(c) Pre emphasis, windowing, segmentation, filtering
(d) Pre emphasis, segmentation, filtering, windowing
113. The windowing technique used for speech coding in GSM Codec is
(a) Blackman window (b) Welch window
(c) Cosine window (d) Hamming window
114. The received signal at the GSM speech decoder is passed through
(a) STP filter (b) LTP filter (c) Quantizer (d) PLL
115. FDMA is the division of
(a) Time (b) Phase (c) Spectrum (d) Amplitude
116. Guard space between two channels is
(a) The small unused bandwidth between the channels to avoid interference
(b) The bandwidth allotted to the signal
(c) The channel spectrum
(d) The spectrum acquired by the noise between the signal
117. Cable television is an example of
(a) TDMA (b) FDMA (c) CDMA (d) SDMA
118. The advantages of FDMA over TDMA includes
1. Division is simpler
2. Propagation delays are eliminated
3. Cheaper filters with less complicated logic functions
4. Linearity
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 1 and 2 are correct
(c) 1 and 4 are correct (d) All four are correct
119. TDMA is a multiple access technique that has
(a) Different users in different time slots
(b) Each user is assigned unique frequency slot
(c) Each user is assigned a unique code sequence
(d) Each signal is modulated with frequency modulation technique
120. TDMA allows the user to have
(a) Use of same frequency channel for same time slot
(b) Use of same frequency channel for different time slot
(c) Use of same time slot for different frequency channel
(d) Use of different time slot for different frequency channels
121. GSM is an example of
(a) TDMA cellular systems (b) FDMA cellular systems
(c) CDMA cellular systems (d) SDMA cellular systems
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2. Using same communication medium
3. Every user stays at a certain narrowband channel at a specific time period
4. Each user has unique PN code
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (d) All four are correct
123. Global Positioning System uses
(a) CDMA (b) TDMA (c) SDMA (d) FDMA
124. CDMA is advantageous over other Spread Spectrum techniques for
1. The privacy due to unique codes
2. It rejects narrow band interference
3. Resistance to multi path fading
4. Its ability to frequency reuse
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (d) All the four are correct
125. Transmission technologies used in WLAN are
(a) Radio (b) Infra-red light (c) Optical (d) Both (a) and (b)
126. The wide band usage in CDMA helps in
1. Increased immunity to interference
2. Increased immunity to jamming
3. Multiple user access
4. Different spectrum allocation in different time slots
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (d) All the four are correct
127. Radio frequency used in WLAN is
(a) 2.0 GHz (b) 2.4 GHz (c) 2.2 GHz (d) None
128. The advantages of using a CDMA technique over other spread spectrum techniques are
1. Increased capacity
2. Easier handoff
3. Better measure of security
4. Multiple users occupy different spectrum at a time
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2, 3 and 4 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (d) All the four are correct
129. OFDM is a technique of
1. Encoding digital data
2. Multiple carrier frequencies
3. Wide band digital communication
4. 4G mobile communication
(a) 1, 2 and 3 are correct (b) 2 and 3 are correct
(c) 1, 2 and 4 are correct (d) All the four are correct
130. The advantage of using SDMA over other spread spectrum technique is
(a) Mobile station battery consumption is low
(b) Reduced spectral efficiency
(c) Increased spectral efficiency
(d) Both a and b are correct
(e) Both a and c are correct
131. The increased capacity of SDMA is due to
(a) Focused signal transmitted into narrow transmission beams
(b) Smart antennas pointing towards mobile stations
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(e) Both a and c are correct
132. Small scale multipath propagation is caused due to waves with
1. Different propagation delays
2. Different amplitudes
3. Different phase
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct (d) All the three are correct
133. The effects of small scale multipath propagation are
1. Changes in signal strength
2. Random frequency modulation
3. Time dispersion
(a) 1 and 2 are correct (b) 1 and 3 are correct
(c) 2 and 3 are correct (d) All the three are correct
134. In WLAN, AP and nodes form
(a) BSS (b) ESS (c) Distribution system (d) None
135. Bluetooth is also known as
(a) Ad-hoc network (b) WPAN (c) Piconet (d) All
136. The IEEE specification of Bluetooth is
(a) 802.15 (b) 802.11 (c) 802.16 (d) None
137. Bluetooth operates in
(a) 124 channels in 2.4 GHz band (b) 248 Channels in 2.4 GHz band
(c) 79 channels in 2.4 GHz band (d) 80 Channels in 2.4 GHz band
138. Two Bluetooth networks are separated by
(a) FH-CDMA (b) WCDMA (c) CDMA (d) None
139. Devices participated in Bluetooth perform frequency hopping at rate
(a) 160 hops/s (b) 1600 hops/s (c) 180 hops/s (d) 1800 hops/s
140. In Bluetooth, active devices are addressed with
(a) 3-bits (b) 8-bits (c) 48-bits (d) 10-bits
141. In Bluetooth, parked devices are addressed with
(a) 3-bits (b) 8-bits (c) 48-bits (d) 10-bits
142. A scatternet is
(a) MANETs (b) VANETs (c) Piconets (d) None
143. WLL is also known as
(a) WMAN (b) IEEE 802.16
(c) WLAN (d) Both (a) and (b)
144. Satellite communication provides
(a) Backbone for global mobile communication
(b) Backbone for global telephone communication
(c) Connection to remote of developing areas
(d) All the above
145. The coverage area of a satellite is called
(a) Footprint (b) Service Area (c) Location Area (d) None
146. Geostationary satellites have orbiting time
(a) 12 Hrs (b) 24 Hrs (c) 36 Hrs (d) None
147. GEO satellites are at most distance from earth
(a) 15000 Km (b) 30000 Km (c) 32000 Km (d) 36000 Km
148. GPS consists of
(a) 24 Satellites (b) 12 Satellites (c) 4 Satellites (d) None
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(b) GPS Aided GEO Augmented Navigation
(c) GPS Augmented GEO Aided Navigation
(d) None
150. The life span of GEO satellites is approximately
(a) 20 Yrs (b) 25 yrs (c) 15 Yrs (d) None
151. The life span of LEO satellites is approximately
(a) 10 Yrs (b) 15 yrs (c) 8 Yrs (d) None

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