VVP Engineering College, Rajkot

Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering

Subject :Radar and Navigational Aids Subject Code: 3171110

Semester :BE 7th EC

MCQ Question bank

Sr. No.

1 Radar X-band is :
(a) 8 GHz – 12 GHz
(b) 4 GHz – 8 GHz
(c) 2 GHz – 4 GHz
(d) 1 GHz – 2 GHz

2 Three dimensional radars determine :

(a) altitude, range and bearing
(b) range, bearing and elevation
(c) elevation, altitude and range
(d) elevation, azimuth and range

3 Radar is used for :

(a) ground mapping only
(b) airport surveillance only
(c) weather forecast only
(d) ground mapping, airport surveillance and weather forecast

4 Pulse repetition interval is :

(a) PW + PI
(b) PW – PI
(c) PW × PRF
(d) PW / PRF

5 Echo is :
(a) transmitted signal
(b) modulated signal
(c) demodulated signal
(d) reflected signal

6 Radar is :
(a) a senor
(b) a transducer
(c) an amplifier
(d) a filter

7 40 GHz 300 GHz band is used in :

(a) satellites
(b) radar experiments
(c) police radios
 (d) televisions

8 Radar :
(a) detects only stationary objects
(b) detects only moving targets
(c) detects only incoming targets
(d) detects only stationary and moving targets

9 What radar circuit determines the pulse repetition rate?

(a) Discriminator
(b) Timer/ synchronizer circuit
(c) Artificial transmission line
(d) Pulse-rate indicator circuit

10 The minimum range of a radar is determined by

(a) The frequency of the radar transmitter
(b) He pulse repetition rate
(c) The transmitted pulse width
(d) The pulse repetition frequency

11 Azimuth Bearing Resolution?

(a) Same range, same bearing
(b) Different range, different bearing
(c) Different bearing, same range
(d) Same bearing, different range

12 A ________ determines the target range by measuring the round trip time of a pulsed
microwave signal.
a) Pulse radar
b) Doppler radar
c) Cross section radar
d) None of the mentioned

13 Construction of pulse radar is much simpler than a Doppler radar.

a) True
b) False

14 The radar in which both transmission and reception is done using the same antenna are
called:
a) Monostatic radar
b) Bistatic radar
c) Monopole radar
d) Dipole radar

15 Basically ‘ STALO’ stands for:

(A) Stabilized local oscillator
(B) Saturated and linear oscillator
(C) Stable L-band output
(D) Standard local oscillator
16 The best system for accurate tracking in case of the target cross-section is changing is:
(A) Lobe switching
(B) Conical scanning
(C) Monopulse
(D) Sequential lobbing

17 Which is the biggest disadvantage of CW Doppler radar?

(A) A transponder is required at the target
(B) It does not give the target range
(C) It does not give the target position
(D) It does not give the target velocity

18 Generally CW radar cannot give information about:

(A) Direction
(B) Range, direction and past track
(C) Range
(D) Both range and direction
19 In pulse radar, the minimum range of detection depends on:
(A) Beam width of the antenna
(B) Pulse width
(C) Average transmitter power
(D) All of the above
20 Which statement is incorrect from the following?
The Doppler effects is used in:
(A) CW radar
(B) FM radar
(C) Moving target plotting on the PPI
(D) MTI system
21 Generally MTI system eliminates permanent echoes while preserving echoes from a
moving target by:
(A) Increasing peak transmitted power
(B) Decreasing pulse width
(C) Utilizing the Doppler Effect
(D) All of the above
22 Which radar is used for determining the velocity of the moving aircraft along with its
position and range?
(A) Pulse radar
(B) Radar range finder
(C) Radar speedometer
(D) Moving target indicator
23 The minimum Doppler shift is :
(a) zero
(b) transmitter frequency
(c) infinity
(d) 100 KHz

24 ‘ MTI’ radar is :
 (a) CW radar
(b) pulsed radar
(c) FMCW radar
(d) CW Doppler radar

25 In a pulse radar system, what component controls the timing throughout the system?
(a) Power supply
(b) Synchronizer
(c) Indicator
(d) Receiver
61 A solution to the “ blind speed” problem is
a. to change the Doppler frequency
b. to vary the PRF
c. to use monopulse
d. to use MTI

28 What is the simplest type of scanning?

(a) Single lobe scanning
(b) Mechanical scanning
(c) Electronic scanning
(d) Electromechanical scanning

29 Tracking radar searches a small volume of space during which phase of operation?
(a) Scanning
(b) Tracking
(c) Searching
(d) Acquisition

31 Conical Scanning is used for

(a) locating of targets
(b) tracking of targets
(c) detecting of targets
(d) searching of targets

If the target cross section is changing, the best system for accurate tracking is
a. lobe switching
b. sequential lobing
c. conical scanning
d. monopulse

62 After a target has been acquired, the best scanning system for tracking is
a. nodding
b. spiral
c. conical
d. helical
26 A self- synchronization radar system obtains timing trigger pulses from what source?
 (a) Transmitter
(b) Echo box
(c) Anti-transmit and receive box
(d) Transmit and receive box

27 Transmitter power readings are most often referenced to what power level?
(a) 1 watt
(b) 1 milliwatt
(c) 1 microwatt
(d) 1 picowatt

30 Noise on the Type A display will appear as

(a) grass
(b) snow
(c) blips
(d) flashing spots

32 Celestial navigation also called

(a) Radio navigation
(b) Pilotage navigation
(c) Astronomical navigation
(d) Electronics navigation

33 Loran is
(a) Pulsed radar system
(b) Continues wave radar
(c) Discrete wave
(d) FDMA

34 What happens if the DME loses it's lock on?

(a) Equipment will search for a new signal and freeze on last known DME distance. Off
flag will appear
(b) Equipment will search for a new signal and scroll from 0 to 100nm, Nav flag will
appear
(c) Equipment will search for a new signal and scroll from 0 to 200nm. Off flag will
appear
(d) Equipment will search for a new signal and scroll from 0 to 100nm, off flag will
appear
39 Dead reckoning systems must be re-initialized as errors accumulate.
a) True
b) False

40 Which of the following navigational systems is most stealthy?

a) Secondary surveillance radar
b) VOR
c) Celestial navigation
d) SONAR
41 How is the velocity of an aircraft measured by passive radio systems?
a) Doppler shift
b) Velocity data is transmitted by the aircraft and received by the station
c) Secondary surveillance method
d) Satellite mapping

42 Any type of dead reckoning system is independent of radio waves.

a) True
b) False

43 Which one of the following is not an input utilized by the aircraft navigation system?
a) Sonar
b) Radio aids
c) Dead reckoning data
d) Celestial measurements

44 Which coordinate system is used in satellite based radio navigation?

a) Earth centered, Earth fixed
b) Earth centered inertial
c) Geodetic spherical coordinates
d) Geodetic wander azimuth

45 What is the technique of calculating position from measurements of velocity called?

a) Dead reckoning
b) Doppler radar
c) Secondary surveillance
d) Celestial navigation

46 Why can we not use sky waves for navigation?

a) Low power
b) More noise
c) Unpredictable path
d) Not economical

47 2. Which one of the following is not a hyperbolic radio system?

a) Loran-C
b) Omega
c) Chayka
d) VOR

48 What does Omega and Decca have in common?

a) Both measure the phase difference
b) Both measure the time difference
c) Both measure the power difference
d) Both operate in the same frequency range

49 Which of the following is not true with respect to Loran-C?

a) Loran stands for Long range navigation
b) Uses ground waves
c) Uses pulse techniques
 d) Subjected to site errors

50 Hyperbolic navigational systems are called so because of their hyperbolic lines of

position.
a) True
b) False

38 Which one of the following does not fall under the positioning system?
a) Radio systems
b) Celestial systems
c) AHRS
d) Mapping navigation systems

35 GNSS systems are _______________.

(a)GPS
(b)GLONASS
(c)Galileo
(d)All the above

36 A receiver at GPS calculates the self time and position basing on the received data from
the different ___________.
(a)satellite
(b)Radio waves
(c)Atiomic clock
(d)all of above

37 Which country developed NAVIC in contemporary with the GPS?

(a)china
(b)India
(c)Nepal
(d)Russia

51 Which of the following is false with respect to GPS?

a) Active system
b) All weather system
c) Continuous system
d) Space based system
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52 What is the approximate time taken by the GPS for one complete orbit?
a) 11 minutes
b) 45 minutes
c) 5 hours
d) 12 hours

53 Which of the following position services provided by the GPS require crypto keys?
a) Precise position service
 b) Standard position service
c) Ultimate position service
d) Doppler position service

54 What is the number of GPS satellites used?

a) 54
b) 12
c) 5
d) 24

55 Which of the following is the latest block of GPS satellites?

a) I
b) IA
c) II
d) IIF

56 What is the reason for sending two transmissions in the same band?
a) Redundancy
b) Ionosphere refraction corrections
c) Multiplexing
d) Reducing traffic

57 How are GLONASS satellites differentiated from each other?

a) FDMA
b) CDMA
c) TDM
d) WDM

58 What type of antenna is used in GLONASS satellites?

a) Helical
b) Beam antenna
c) Parabolic antenna
d) Loop antenna

59 GLONASS time and GPS time follows leap the second correction.
a) True
b) False

60 GLONASS time is related to which of the following?

a) UTC(USNO)
b) UTC(Moscow)
c) UTC(London)
d) UTC(Beijing)
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