B.TechSemester 42024-25Communication EngineeringBEC401

Communication Engineering (BEC401) - AKTU Question Paper 2024-25

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This is the official AKTU Communication Engineering Previous Year Question Paper for B.Tech Semester 4, academic session 2024-25. Published by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU/UPTU), Lucknow. Free PDF download — no login required.

Course:B.Tech
Semester:Semester 4
Session:2024-25
University:AKTU / UPTU

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Communication Engineering (BEC401) — complete question paper · 70 marks · 3 Hours

Section AAttempt all q u e s t i o n s i n b r i e f . 0 2 x 7 = 1 4
  • a
    Represent following time domain signals into frequency domain : (i) δ(t) (ii) Sin(at)
  • b
    Why we need modulation in Communication System?
  • c
    State Carson's Rule for estima ting the bandwidth of an FM signal
  • d
    What is Figure of Merit
  • f
    Explain pulse amplitude modulation (PAM)
  • g
    Explain QPSK in short
Section BAttempt any three o f t h e f o l l o w i n g : 0 7 x 3 = 2 1
  • a
    Explain Single Sideband Suppressed Carrier (SSB-SC) modulati on. How does it differ from standard Amplitude Modulation (AM)? Derive the mathematica l expression for an SSB-SC signal. Discuss its advantages in terms of power and bandwidth
  • b
    A message signal is given by: m(t)=5cos(1000πt).The carrier signal is given by c(t)=10cos(2π⋅105t). Given:For FM: k f=75 kHz/V and For PM: k p=1 rad/V. Write down expression of FM and PM signal. Compare bandwidth of both
  • c
    Explain following : (i) Random Processes (ii) Autocorrelation Function (iii) Power Spectral Density for White Gaussian noise (iv) Probability Density Function (v) Cumulative Distribution Function
  • d
    Explain the sampling theorem and its significance in the con text of pulse modulation. What happens if the sampling rate is below the Nyquist rate?
  • e
    Discuss QAM in detail
Section CAttempt any one part of the following: 07 x 1 = 07
  • a
    An audio signal given by m(t) amplitude modulates a carrier signal c(t).Where m(t)= 40 sin(600πt) millivolt and c(t)=100 sin(2π×10 5.t) millivolt. (Load Resistance is of 1ohm). Calculate following: (i) Modulation Index (ii) Equation of AM Signal (iii) Message Signal Power (iv) Carrier Signal Power (v) Total AM Signal Power (vi) Bandwidth of AM Signal (vii) Transmission Efficiency
  • b
    Explain working of DSB-SC Modulator and Demodulator
  • a
    Write down difference between N BFM and WBFM in terms of spectral characteristics and mathematical expression
  • b
    Define angle modulation. Compare frequency modulation (FM) a nd phase modulation (PM) in terms of signal representation, FOM, and practical implementation
  • a
    Describe how noise affects Amplitude Modulation (AM) systems . Derive an expression for the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in a coherent AM receiver
  • b
    Explain the concepts of pre-emphasis and de-emphasis in FM s ystems. Derive how these techniques improve the SNR for high-frequency components of the modulating signal
  • a
    Draw and explain block diagram of PCM. Also explain SNR in P CM
  • b
    Define Delta Modulation and Time Division Multiplexing
  • a
    Explain Phase Shift Keying and Frequency shift keying with h elp of waveform. Explain working of both
  • b
    Explain Minimum Shift Keying (MSK) in detail

Question text is extracted from the official AKTU question paper PDF above. Hindi translations are omitted — every question is printed in English in the original paper. Last verified: 2026-08-23.

Repeated Questions — BEC401

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Why we need modulation in Communication System?

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State Carson's Rule for estima ting the bandwidth of an FM signal

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