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Question #51Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Under Indian Wireless Telegraph rules, 1973, the minimum age to work on a radio transmitting apparatus is ______ years

  1. 12 ✓ Correct answer
  2. 15
  3. 18
  4. 21
Explanation: For current ASOC eligibility under the Telecommunications (Amateur Services) Rules, 2024, the minimum age is 12 years (option A). The question stem cites the 1973 rules; older materials often used 18, but this bank is aligned to current ASOC practice.

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Question #52Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

An amateur is forbidden to transmit

  1. communications of business
  2. transmissions of entertainment value or music
  3. advertisements
  4. all the above ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: Amateur service must not be used for business, entertainment/music broadcasts or advertisements.

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Question #53Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Log containing chronological record of all transmissions should be preserved for

  1. 1 day
  2. 1 month
  3. 6 months
  4. 12 months ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: The 2024 rules require logs to be preserved for one year from the date of the last entry; 12 months is option D.

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Question #54Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Log containing chronological record of all transmissions should contain

  1. Date and time of all transmissions
  2. Call sings intercepted
  3. Summary of communications
  4. All of the above ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: The legacy question’s intended answer is “all of the above”; the current 2024 rules specify date/time, communication summary, tests, exchanged stations, emission and opening/closing details.

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Question #55Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which of the following should be given top priority?

  1. Safety signal
  2. Routine communication signal
  3. Distress signal ✓ Correct answer
  4. Urgency signal
Explanation: Distress traffic has priority over urgency, safety and routine traffic.

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Question #56Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The following is not an amateur call sign of India

  1. VU2XYZ
  2. VU3ABC
  3. VU44AB ✓ Correct answer
  4. VU3RS
Explanation: VU44AB does not follow the normal Indian amateur call-sign format shown by the other choices.

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Question #57Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The standard time & frequency signal in India is

  1. 5 MHz
  2. 10 MHz ✓ Correct answer
  3. 20 MHz
  4. 100 MHz
Explanation: The Indian standard time and frequency broadcast is commonly associated with the 10 MHz transmission.

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Question #58Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The standard time & frequency signal in India call sign is

  1. VU2
  2. VU3
  3. ATA ✓ Correct answer
  4. ATU
Explanation: ATA is the call sign used for India’s standard time and frequency service.

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Question #60Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

QTR stands for ?

  1. What is the correct time? ✓ Correct answer
  2. What is your position in latitude and longitude?
  3. Thank you for sending
  4. What is Time and Hour?
Explanation: QTR asks for the correct time.

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Question #61Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The standard emission designation consists of

  1. 8 letters/numerals
  2. 3 letters/numerals ✓ Correct answer
  3. 6 letters/numerals
  4. 2 letters/numerals
Explanation: An emission class is identified by three symbols; the bandwidth is designated separately.

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Question #62Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Metric waves means

  1. 3-30 MHz
  2. 3-30 KHz
  3. 30-300 KHz
  4. 30-300 MHz ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: Metric waves correspond to wavelengths from about 10 m to 1 m, i.e. roughly 30–300 MHz (VHF). Decimetric waves cover about 300 MHz–3 GHz.

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Question #63Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The standard bandwidth designation consistsof

  1. 5 letters/numerals
  2. 3 letters/numerals
  3. 4 letters/numerals ✓ Correct answer
  4. 2 letters/numerals
Explanation: The standard necessary-bandwidth designator uses four characters, such as 4K80.

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Question #64Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which should be used as a suffix in call sign for mobile amateur stations

  1. ME
  2. MB
  3. MO ✓ Correct answer
  4. ML
Explanation: The legacy call-sign suffix convention intended here is “MO” for a mobile amateur station; check the current station authorisation for the applicable identifier.

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Question #76Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The expanded from of SOS is

  1. Save our selves
  2. Save one self
  3. Save one souls
  4. Save our souls ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: SOS is conventionally associated with “Save Our Souls”, although it was selected as a distress signal for its distinctive Morse pattern, not as an acronym.

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Question #80Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

Which one of this is not a standard frequency signal

  1. l5 MHz
  2. l0 MHz
  3. 5 MHz
  4. 1 MHz ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: 1 MHz is not one of the standard time-signal frequencies listed in the other choices.

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Question #81Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The renewal fee for General Grade Amateur license under new rules is

  1. Rs 1000 ✓ Correct answer
  2. Rs 2000
  3. Rs. 100
  4. Rs.200
Explanation: The 2024 rules specify ₹1,000 for a 20-year General ASOC and ₹2,000 for lifetime validity; renewal fee depends on the validity category. Option A is the 20-year fee.

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Question #82Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The fee for mobile endorsement under new rules is

  1. Rs 100 ✓ Correct answer
  2. Rs. 200
  3. Rs. 1000
  4. Rs. 2000
Explanation: The legacy answer is ₹100, but the 2024 rules do not set out a separate “mobile endorsement” fee in those terms; this item needs updating for the current rules.

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Question #83Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The maximum DC power permitted under new rules for Restricted grade amateurs under 144-146 MHz band is

  1. 10 watts ✓ Correct answer
  2. 25 watts
  3. 50 watts
  4. 100 watts
Explanation: The legacy schedule answer for Restricted grade on 144–146 MHz is 10 W; confirm the current category schedule before using this as a live regulatory question.

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Question #84Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The maximum DC power permitted under new rules for General grade amateurs under 7000-7100 KHz band is

  1. 50 watts
  2. 100 watts
  3. 200 watts
  4. 400 watts ✓ Correct answer
Explanation: The legacy schedule answer for General grade on 7 MHz is 400 W; confirm the current category schedule before using this as a live regulatory question.

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Question #85Amateur Radio Regulations and Licensing

The permitted emission under new rules for Restricted grade amateurs under 144-l46 MHz band is

  1. A3E
  2. J3E
  3. F3E ✓ Correct answer
  4. AlA
Explanation: F3E denotes frequency-modulated telephony, the expected VHF voice mode in this legacy question.

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