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1. The first passive satellite

a. Telstar 10. A transponder is a satellite equipment which
b. Early Bird a. Receives a signal from earth station and amplifies it
c. Sputnik I b. Changes the frequency of the received signal
d. Moon c. Retransmit the received signal
d. All of the above
2. The first active satellite
a. Sputnik I 11. Multiple repeaters in communications satellites are known as
b. Telstar a. Transponders
c. INTELSAT I b. Detectors
d. Explorer I c. Modulators
d. Transceivers
3. The first geostationary satellite launched in 1965 is
a. Syncom I 12. Satellite-to-satellite link is also called
b. Sputnik I a. Uplink
c. Explorer I b. Downlink
d. Early Bird c. Crosslink
d. Weakest link
4. The average lifetime of geosynchronous satellites is about
__________ years. 13. The expression for satellite link frequencies such as 14/12 GHz
a. 5 denotes that
b. 10 a. 12 GHz is the uplink frequency and 14 GHz is the downlink
c. 15 frequency
d. 20 b. the system is operating at a mean frequency of 13 Ghz
c. 14 GHz is the uplink frequency and 12 GHz is the
5. A communication satellite is a repeater between downlink frequency
a. A transmitting station and receiving station d. the 14 GHz frequency is backup for 12 GHz frequency or vice
b. Many transmitting stations and many receiving stations versa
c. A transmitting station and many receiving stations
d. Many transmitting stations and a receiving station 14. The most widely used microwave bands for commercial
applications are
6. One of the main applications of satellite communications is a. C band and X band
monitoring the ecological situation of the earth. This is known as b. X band and S band
a. Navigation c. C band and Ku band
b. Surveillance d. S band and Ku band
c. Remote control
d. Remote sensing 15. At present, the RF band mainly used by most satellites is
a. EHF
7. What vacuum tube used to amplify RF signal for transmission b. UHF
through the downlink to station receiver? c. SHF
a. Magnetron d. VHF
b. Klystron
c. Twystron 16. The required antenna size __________ as the operating frequency
d. TWT of a system increases, assuming that antenna gain remains
unchanged.
8. A high power tube used in transmission of RF signal uplink a. Remains the same
a. Magnetron b. Increases
b. Klystron c. Decreases
c. BWO d. All of the above
d. TWT
17. A 20-m antenna gives a certain up-link gain at frequencies of 4/6
9. A stage in transponder and downlink system which amplifies the GHz. For getting the same gain in 20/30 GHz band, antenna size
signal and ensuring that noise is suppressed as possible requires __________ meters.
a. Mixer a. 100
b. Demodulator b. 4
c. LNA c. 1
d. IF amplifier d. 10
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c. A pass from south to north

18. Orbital disturbances of a geosynchronous satellite are caused by d. A pass from north to south
a. Moon
b. Sun 27. Satellite rotating in an orbit takes it over the north and south poles
c. Earth is in
d. All of the above a. Inclined orbit
b. Polar orbit
19. Geosynchronous satellites c. Equatorial orbit
a. Has the same period as that of the earth d. Declined orbit
b. Has a circular obit
c. Rotates in the equatorial plane 28. The farthest point a satellite can reach is
d. All of the above a. Apogee
b. Perigee
20. To cover all inhabited regions of the earth, the number of c. Altitude
geosynchronous satellites required is d. Attitude
a. 5
b. 10 29. Include all earth stations within line-of-sight path of a satellite
c. 2 a. Satellite shadow
d. 3 b. Earth shadow
c. Zonal
21. A geostationary satellite is one which d. Global
a. Hangs motionless in space about 36,000 km above the earth
b. Travels around the earth about 24 hrs. 30. The different multiple accesses which permit many satellite users
c. Remains stationary above the earth to operate in parallel through
d. Appears stationary above the earth a. A Single Transponder Without Interfering With Each other are
b. FDMA
22. Geosynchronous Communication satellites travel around the earth c. TDMA
in circular orbits with forward speed of about __________km/hr. d. CDMA
a. 100,000 e. All of the above
b. 36,000
c. 11,200 31. A digital technology that uses a low power signal spread across a
d. 22,800 wide bandwidth. With this technology, a phone call is assigned a
code instead of a certain frequency. Using identifying code and a
23. The period of the satellite is low power signal, a large number of channels can used the entire
a. The amount of time it takes for a satellite to complete bandwith
one orbit a. TDMA
b. The point on an orbit where satellite to complete one orbit b. PCDMA
c. The time it takes the satellite to travel from perigee to apogee c. PMA
d. An orbital arc that extends from 60 degrees west longitude to d. CDMA
145 degrees west longitude 32. The use of the same frequency on the same geographical area
a. Frequency reuse
24. What is the satellite's period orbiting in a circular pattern with b. Roaming
elevation of 1000 km? c. Homing
a. 1 hr 45 mins d. Cellular
b. 2 hrs 45 mins
c. 2 hrs 30 mins 33. In selecting a satellite system, the first determining factor is
d. 3 hrs a. Coverage area
b. EIRP
25. A satellite, orbiting in a circular orbit, c. Antenna size
a. Has constant velocity d. Antenna gain
b. Has varying velocity 34. The earth's area or region that the satellite can receive from or
c. Is not moving at all transmit to
d. Both a and b a. Footprint
b. Skip zone
26. What is a descending pass for a satellite? c. Primary area
a. A pass from west to east d. Finger print
b. A pass from east to west
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35. Satellite radiation pattern that covers 1/3 of the earth's surface c. 285
a. Earth d. 185
b. Zonal
c. Spot 44. A satellite communication link between Pinugay Earth Station,
d. Global Philippines and Mt. Fucino Earth Station, Italy is to be established.
If the assigned uplink frequency at Pinugay Earth Station is 6175
36. A satellite position is measured by its _________ angle with MHz, what is the downlink frequency at Mt. Fucino Earth Station,
respect to the horizon. in MHz?
a. Elevation a. 4545
b. Depression b. 3950
c. Azimuth c. 3789
d. Incidence d. 4200

37. The _________ angle measures the satellite position clockwise 45. "The orbit of any planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus".
from the direction of true North This is
a. Elevation a. Kepler's First Law
b. Depression b. Kepler's Second Law
c. Azimuth c. Kepler's Third Law
d. Incidence d. Law of universal Gravitation

38. GPS has a total number satellites equal to 46. When a satellite orbits in the opposite direction as the earth's
a. 12 rotation with an angular velocity less than that of the earth
b. 24 a. Orbital
c. 36 b. Prograde
d. 48 c. Retrograde
d. Geostationary
39. How many elliptical orbits does Navstar GPS have?
a. 5 47. The actual user information conveyed through the satellite system
b. 6 a. Bus transmission
c. 7 b. Payload
d. 8 c. Prograde
d. Retrograde
40. What is the free space attenuation of a satellite system operating
at 36,000 km above the earth operating at 5 GHz? 48. The spatial separation between geosynchronous satellites
a. 180 dB a. 1-3 degrees
b. 190 dB b. 3-6 degrees
c. 198 dB c. 6-8 degrees
d. 189 dB d. 8-10 degrees

41. The FDMA technique wherein voice band channels are assigned 49. The footprint which covers a very small geographical area.
on as needed" basis. a. Spot coverage
a. PAMA b. Zonal coverage
b. DAMA c. Earth coverage
c. SSMA d. Regional coverage
d. CDMA
50. The satellite frequency reuse method which sends different
42. A satellite equipped with electronic devices to receive, amplify, information signals using vertical or horizontal electromagnetic
convert, and retransmit signals. polarization
a. Passive a. Multiple coverage areas
b. Active b. Dual polarization
c. Uplink c. Spatial separation
d. Downlink d. Spread spectrum
43. An earth station transmits signal to a satellite 38,500 km, directly
overhead it. What is the propagation delay when the signal is 51. __________ detects the satellite signal relayed from the feed and
received back at the same earth station, in milliseconds? converts it to an electric current, amplifies and lower its frequency.
a. 257 a. Feedhorn
b. 200 b. Satellite dish
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c. Satellite receiver d. 35 degrees

d. LNA
61. The main power sources for satellites are
52. Satellites used for intercontinental communications are known as a. Batteries
a. Comsat b. Solar cells
b. Domsat c. Fuel cells
c. Marisat d. Thermoelectric generators
d. Intelsat
62. What is the common up-converter and down-converter IF?
53. What is the basic function of a communications satellite? a. 36 MHz
a. To act as a receiving antenna for broadcast FM b. 40 MHz
b. To compensate for the antenna limitations c. 70 MHz
c. To eliminate aerodynamic drag d. 500 MHz
d. To act as a receiving antenna for broadcast AM
63. When the satellites are spaced 4 degrees of the 360 degrees
54. What do you call of a satellite used to provide satellite services complete circle, how many parking spaces or orbit slots are
within a single country? available?
a. Orbital satellite a. 90
b. Geostationary satellite b. 85
c. Non-synchronous satellite c. 95
d. Domestic satellite d. 80

55. A satellite beam that covers almost 42.5% of the earth's surface. 64. The first satellite launched for a geosynchronous orbit but
a. Zone beam unfortunately lost during orbit injection.
b. Hemispheric beam a. Syncom I
c. Spot beam b. Telstar I
d. Global beam c. Sputnik I
56. The first Philippine satellite has how many channels? d. Early Bird
a. 30
b. 24 65. Geostationary satellites are located _______ with respect to the
c. 48 equator.
d. 50 a. 0 deg longitude
b. 0 deg latitude
57. Aguila I has how many transponders? c. 90 deg latitude
a. 36 d. 45 deg latitude
b. 48
c. 24 66. Incidentally proposed the geostationary scheme or orbit of
d. 12 satellites in 1940's.
a. Clarke
58. How many satellite orbital slots were requested by the Philippine b. Gauss
Government from ITU? c. Morse
a. 2 d. Gray
b. 4
c. 6 67. The control routine necessary to keep the satellite in position is
d. 8 referred to as
a. Station keeping
59. The most common device used as an LNA is b. Station tracking
a. Zener diode c. Station monitoring
b. Tunnel diode d. Station maintenance
c. IMPATT diode
d. Shockley diode 68. A satellite which simply reflects the signal without further
amplification.
60. The radiation patterns of earth coverage antennas have a a. Passive
beamwidth of approximately b. Active
a. 21degrees c. Geostationary
b. 5 degrees d. Posigrade
c. 17 degrees
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69. What is the line joining the ascending and descending nodes
through the center of the earth?
a. Line of apsides
b. Line of nodes
c. Line of shoot
d. Line of sight

70. The line joining the perigee and apogee through the center of the
earth.
a. Line of sight
b. Line of nodes
c. Equatorial belt
d. Line of apsides