Information Theory And Coding — Part 2 MCQs with Explanations
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Question 1 of 40
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For the 4 states of an encoder on vertical axis of Trellis diagram, what do/does the solid line indicate/s?
Correct Answer: Option A — 0' input
Detailed Academic Explanation:
0' input is the correct answer to “For the 4 states of an encoder on vertical axis of Trellis diagram, what do/does the solid line indicate/s”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 2 of 40
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The minimum distance of linear block code (d min ) is equal to minimum number of rows or columns of H T , whose . . . . . . . . is equal to zero vector.
Correct Answer: Option A — Sum
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Sum is the correct answer to “The minimum distance of linear block code (d min ) is equal to minimum number of rows or columns of H T , whose . . . . . . . . is equal to zero vector.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 3 of 40
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For a Gaussian channel of 1 MHz bandwidth with the signal power to noise spectral density ratio of about 104 Hz, what would be the maximum information rate?
Correct Answer: Option B — 14400 bits/sec
Detailed Academic Explanation:
14400 bits/sec is the correct answer to “For a Gaussian channel of 1 MHz bandwidth with the signal power to noise spectral density ratio of about 104 Hz, what would be the maximum information rate”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 4 of 40
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Which is more efficient method?
Correct Answer: Option B — Encoding block of symbols
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Encoding block of symbols is the correct answer to “Which is more efficient method”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 5 of 40
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In minimal polynomial, . . . . . . . . degree polynomial is present with coefficients in the basefield along with the zeros in extension field.
Correct Answer: Option C — Smallest
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Smallest is the correct answer to “In minimal polynomial, . . . . . . . . degree polynomial is present with coefficients in the basefield along with the zeros in extension field.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 6 of 40
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Basically, Galois field consists of . . . . . . . . number of elements.
Correct Answer: Option A — Finite
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Finite is the correct answer to “Basically, Galois field consists of . . . . . . . . number of elements.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 7 of 40
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Which among the following is used to construct the binary code that satisfies the prefix condition?
Correct Answer: Option D — Kraft Inequality
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Kraft Inequality is the correct answer to “Which among the following is used to construct the binary code that satisfies the prefix condition”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 8 of 40
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If the channel is bandlimited to 6 kHz & signal to noise ratio is 16, what would be the capacity of channel?
Correct Answer: Option B — 24.74 kbps
Detailed Academic Explanation:
24.74 kbps is the correct answer to “If the channel is bandlimited to 6 kHz & signal to noise ratio is 16, what would be the capacity of channel”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 9 of 40
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In digital communication system, if both power and bandwidth are limited, then which mechanism/choice is preferred?
Correct Answer: Option C — Error control coding
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Error control coding is the correct answer to “In digital communication system, if both power and bandwidth are limited, then which mechanism/choice is preferred”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 10 of 40
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Which type of channel does not represent any correlation between input and output symbols?
Correct Answer: Option C — Useless Channel
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Useless Channel is the correct answer to “Which type of channel does not represent any correlation between input and output symbols”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 11 of 40
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Coded system are inherently capable of better transmission efficiency than the uncoded system.
Correct Answer: Option A — True
Detailed Academic Explanation:
True is the correct answer to “Coded system are inherently capable of better transmission efficiency than the uncoded system.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 12 of 40
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In Trellis diagram, what do/does the horizontal axis represent/s?
Correct Answer: Option B — Discrete time
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Discrete time is the correct answer to “In Trellis diagram, what do/does the horizontal axis represent/s”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 13 of 40
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In Viterbi's algorithm, which metric is adopted for decision making?
Correct Answer: Option A — Hamming distance
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Hamming distance is the correct answer to “In Viterbi's algorithm, which metric is adopted for decision making”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 14 of 40
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At any given time, the output of an encoder depends on . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “At any given time, the output of an encoder depends on . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 15 of 40
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In coding gain & bandwidth of TCM, if the signal energy is kept constant, the . . . . . . . . of constellation reduces the noise margin and results into the degradation of performance.
Correct Answer: Option A — Expansion
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Expansion is the correct answer to “In coding gain & bandwidth of TCM, if the signal energy is kept constant, the . . . . . . . . of constellation reduces the noise margin and results into the degradation of performance.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 16 of 40
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On which factor/s do/does the channel capacity depend/s in the communication system?
Correct Answer: Option C — Both A and B
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Both A and B is the correct answer to “On which factor/s do/does the channel capacity depend/s in the communication system”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 17 of 40
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Entropy of a random variable is
Correct Answer: Option C — Infinite
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Infinite is the correct answer to “Entropy of a random variable is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 18 of 40
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With respect to power-bandwidth trade-off, for reducing the transmit power requirement, the bandwidth needs to be . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option A — Increased
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Increased is the correct answer to “With respect to power-bandwidth trade-off, for reducing the transmit power requirement, the bandwidth needs to be . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 19 of 40
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In digital communication system, smaller the code rate, . . . . . . . . are the redundant bits.
Correct Answer: Option B — More
Detailed Academic Explanation:
More is the correct answer to “In digital communication system, smaller the code rate, . . . . . . . . are the redundant bits.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 20 of 40
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For a baseband system with transmission rate 'r s ' symbols/sec, what would be the required bandwidth?
Correct Answer: Option B — rs / 4 Hz
Detailed Academic Explanation:
rs / 4 Hz is the correct answer to “For a baseband system with transmission rate 'r s ' symbols/sec, what would be the required bandwidth”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 21 of 40
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What is significance of D-frames in video coding
Correct Answer: Option A — They generate low resolution picture
Detailed Academic Explanation:
They generate low resolution picture is the correct answer to “What is significance of D-frames in video coding”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 22 of 40
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Which type of ARQ system introduces the transmission delay between the transmitter and receiver before the reception of frame at receiver for the purpose of error detection?
Correct Answer: Option C — Stop-and-Wait ARQ
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Stop-and-Wait ARQ is the correct answer to “Which type of ARQ system introduces the transmission delay between the transmitter and receiver before the reception of frame at receiver for the purpose of error detection”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 23 of 40
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Which amount the following is capable of correcting any combination of three or fewer errors random errors in a block of 23 bits?
Correct Answer: Option D — Golay code
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Golay code is the correct answer to “Which amount the following is capable of correcting any combination of three or fewer errors random errors in a block of 23 bits”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 24 of 40
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In dictionary techniques for data compaction, which approach of building dictionary is used for the prior knowledge of probability of the frequently occurring patterns?
Correct Answer: Option A — Static Dictionary
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Static Dictionary is the correct answer to “In dictionary techniques for data compaction, which approach of building dictionary is used for the prior knowledge of probability of the frequently occurring patterns”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 25 of 40
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In Repetition Code, how many information bit/s is/are present in addition to n-1 parity bits?
Correct Answer: Option A — One
Detailed Academic Explanation:
One is the correct answer to “In Repetition Code, how many information bit/s is/are present in addition to n-1 parity bits”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 26 of 40
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According to linearity property, the. . . . . . . . of two code words in a cyclic code is also a valid code word.
Correct Answer: Option A — Sum
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Sum is the correct answer to “According to linearity property, the. . . . . . . . of two code words in a cyclic code is also a valid code word.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 27 of 40
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A linear Hamming code is used to map 4-bit messages to 7-bit codewords. The encoder mapping is linear. If the message 0001 is mapped to the codeword 0000111, and the message 0011 is mapped to the codeword 1100110, then the message 0010 is mapped to
Correct Answer: Option D — 1100001
Detailed Academic Explanation:
1100001 is the correct answer to “A linear Hamming code is used to map 4-bit messages to 7-bit codewords. The encoder mapping is linear. If the message 0001 is mapped to the codeword 0000111, and the message 0011 is mapped to the codeword 1100110, then the message 0010 is mapped to”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 28 of 40
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The unit of average mutual information is
Correct Answer: Option A — Bits
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Bits is the correct answer to “The unit of average mutual information is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 29 of 40
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The method of converting a word to stream of bits is called as
Correct Answer: Option B — Source coding
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Source coding is the correct answer to “The method of converting a word to stream of bits is called as”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 30 of 40
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A memoryless source emits n symbols each with a probability p. The entropy of the source as a function of n
Correct Answer: Option A — Increases as logn
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Increases as logn is the correct answer to “A memoryless source emits n symbols each with a probability p. The entropy of the source as a function of n”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 31 of 40
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Generally, a primitive polynomial of degree 'm' is an irreducible polynomial in such a way that it is a factor of x n + 1, where 'n' = . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option A — 2m - 1
Detailed Academic Explanation:
2m - 1 is the correct answer to “Generally, a primitive polynomial of degree 'm' is an irreducible polynomial in such a way that it is a factor of x n + 1, where 'n' = . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 32 of 40
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Which coding technique/s exhibit/s the usability of fixed length codes?
Correct Answer: Option A — Lempel Ziv
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Lempel Ziv is the correct answer to “Which coding technique/s exhibit/s the usability of fixed length codes”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 33 of 40
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The capacity of a band-limited additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel is given by $$C = W\,{\log _2}\left( {1 + \frac{P}{{{\sigma ^2}W}}} \right)$$ bits per second (bps), where W is the channel bandwidth, P is the average power received and σ 2 is the one-sided power spectral density of the AWGN. For a fixed $$\frac{P}{{{\sigma ^2}}} = 1000,$$ the channel capacity (in kbps) with infinite bandwidth (W → ∞) is approximately
Correct Answer: Option A — 1.44
Detailed Academic Explanation:
1.44 is the correct answer to “The capacity of a band-limited additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel is given by $$C = W\,{\log _2}\left( {1 + \frac{P}{{{\sigma ^2}W}}} \right)$$ bits per second (bps), where W is the channel bandwidth, P is the average power received and σ 2 is the one-sided power spectral density of the AWGN. For a fixed $$\frac{P}{{{\sigma ^2}}} = 1000,$$ the channel capacity (in kbps) with infinite bandwidth (W → ∞) is approximately”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 34 of 40
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In channel coding theorem, channel capacity decides the . . . . . . . . permissible rate at which error free transmission is possible.
Correct Answer: Option A — Maximum
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Maximum is the correct answer to “In channel coding theorem, channel capacity decides the . . . . . . . . permissible rate at which error free transmission is possible.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 35 of 40
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When the base of the logarithm is e, the unit of measure of information is
Correct Answer: Option C — Nats
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Nats is the correct answer to “When the base of the logarithm is e, the unit of measure of information is”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 36 of 40
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For fixed symbol rate, increase in bits/symbol ultimately improves rb/B bits/s/Hz & hence, regarded as . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option B — Spectral efficiency
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Spectral efficiency is the correct answer to “For fixed symbol rate, increase in bits/symbol ultimately improves rb/B bits/s/Hz & hence, regarded as . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 37 of 40
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In Viterbi's algorithm, the selected paths are regarded as . . . . . . . .
Correct Answer: Option A — Survivors
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Survivors is the correct answer to “In Viterbi's algorithm, the selected paths are regarded as . . . . . . . .”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 38 of 40
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In a linear code, the minimum Hamming distance between any two code words is . . . . . . . . minimum weight of any non-zero code word.
Correct Answer: Option C — Equal to
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Equal to is the correct answer to “In a linear code, the minimum Hamming distance between any two code words is . . . . . . . . minimum weight of any non-zero code word.”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 39 of 40
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Which bitmap file format/s support/s the Run Length Encoding (RLE)?
Correct Answer: Option D — All of the above
Detailed Academic Explanation:
All of the above is the correct answer to “Which bitmap file format/s support/s the Run Length Encoding (RLE)”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
Question 40 of 40
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Self information should be
Correct Answer: Option A — Positive
Detailed Academic Explanation:
Positive is the correct answer to “Self information should be”. This question is standard in competitive examination syllabi for Information Theory And Coding.
💡Key Conceptual Anchor:Information Theory And Coding
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