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1 The characteristic 1 http://www.gatestudy.com/wp- C GATE 2002
polynomial of a content/uploads/2016/01/Stability-
system is q (s) = 2S 5 Analysis-Part-I.pdf
+ S 4 + 4S 3 + 2S 2 +
2S + 1. The system is
(a) stable
(b) marginally stable
(c) unstable
(d) oscillatory
2 The open loop 1 A GATE 2004
transfer function of a
unity feedback
system
𝐾
is 2 The
𝑠(𝑠 +𝑠+2)(𝑠+3)
range of K for which
the system is stable is
(a) 21/44> K >0
(b) 13 > K > 0
(c)21/4< K < ¥
(d) - 6 < K < ¥
3 Despite the presence 1 A GATE 2005
of negative feedback,
control systems still
have problems of
instability because
the
(a) components used
have nonlinearities.
(b) dynamic
equations of the
subsystems are not
known exactly.
(c) mathematical
analysis involves
approximations.
(d) system has large
negative phase angle
at high frequencies
4 The number of roots 1 D GATE 1998
of 𝑆 3 + 5𝑠 2 + 7𝑠 + 3
= 0 in the left half of
the s – plane is
(a) Zero
(b)One
 (c) Two
(d)Three
5 The open loop 2 C GATE 2000
transfer function of
an unity feedback
open loop system 2𝑠
2+6𝑠+5 (𝑠+1) 2(𝑠+2) .
The characteristic
equation of the
closed loop system is
(a) 2𝑠 2 + 6𝑠 + 5 = 0
(b) (𝑠 + 1) 2 (𝑠 + 2) = 0
(c) 2𝑠 2 + 6𝑠 + 5 + (𝑠 +
1) 2 (𝑠 + 2) = 0
(d)2𝑠 2 + 6𝑠 + 5 − (𝑠 +
1) 2 (𝑠 + 2) = 0
6 The gain margin (in 1 D GATE 1999
dB) of a system
having the loop
transfer function 𝐺(𝑠)
𝐻(𝑠) = √2 𝑠(𝑠 + 1) is
(a) 0
(b)3
(c) 6
(d)∞
7 The phase margin (in 1 http://www.gatestudy.com/wp- D GATE 1995
degrees) of a system content/uploads/2016/01/Stability-
having the loop Analysis-Part-I.pdf
transfer function 𝐺(𝑠)
𝐻(𝑠) = 2√3 𝑠(𝑠 + 1) is
(a) 450
(b)-300
(c) 600
(d)300
8 An amplifier with 2 B GATE 2005
resistive negative
feedback has two left
half plane poles in its
open – loop transfer
function. The
amplifier
(a) Will always be
unstable at high
frequency (b)Will be
stable for all
frequency
 (c) May be unstable,
depending on the
feedback factor
(d)Will oscillate at
low frequency
9 The phase margin of 2 D GATE 1999
a system with the
open – loop transfer
function 𝐺(𝑠)𝐻(𝑠) = (1
− 𝑠) (1 + 2)(2 + 𝑠)
(a) 0 0
(b)63.40
(c) 900
(d)∞
10 The gain margin for 2 B GATE 2002
the system with open
– loop transfer
function 𝐺(𝑠)𝐻(𝑠) =
2(1 + 𝑠) 𝑠 2 is (a) ∞
(b)0
(c) 1
(d)−∞
11 The open – loop 2 D GATE 1995
transfer function of a
unity – gain feedback
control system is
given by 𝐺(𝑠) = 𝐾 (𝑠 +
1)(𝑠 + 2) The gain
margin of the system
in dB is given by
(a) 0
(b)1
(c) 20
(d)∞
12 If the closed – loop 2 D GATE 2002
transfer function of a
control system is
given as 𝑇(𝑠) = 𝑠 − 5
(𝑠 + 2)(𝑠 + 3) ,then it
is
(a) an unstable
system
(b) an uncontrollable
system
(c) a minimum phase
system
(d) a non – minimum
phase system
13 Consider a 2 D GATE 1995
characteristic
equation given by 𝑠 2
+ 3𝑠 3 + 5𝑠 2 + 6𝑠 + 𝐾
+ 10 The condition
for stability is
(a) K > 5
(b)– 10 < K 2
(c) K > – 4 2
(d)– 10 < K < – 4
14 An electromechanical 2 http://www.gatestudy.com/wp- B GATE 1999
closed-loop control content/uploads/2016/01/Stability-
system has the Analysis-Part-II.pdf
following
characteristic
equation; 𝑠 3 + 6𝐾 𝑠 2
+ (𝐾 + 2)𝑠 + 8 = 0.
Where K is the
forward gain of the
system. The
condition for closed
loop stability is:
(a) K = 0.528
(b)K = 2
(c) K = 0
(d)K = -2.258
15 If 𝑠 3 + 3𝑠 2 + 4𝑠 + 𝐴 = 2 B GATE 1995
0, then all the roots
of this equation are
in the left half plane
provided that
(a) A > 12
(b)– 3 < A < 4
(c) 0 < A < 12
(d)5 < A < 12
16 A system described 2 B GATE 1999
by the transfer
function 𝐻(𝑠) = 1 𝑠
3+𝛼𝑠 2+𝐾𝑠+3 is
stable. The
constraints on 𝛼 and
k are,
(a) 𝛼 > 0, 𝛼𝐾 < 3
(b)𝛼 > 0, 𝛼𝐾 > 3
(c) 𝛼 < 0, 𝛼𝐾 > 3
(d)𝛼 < 0, 𝛼𝐾 < 3
17 The characteristic 2 C GATE 2000
polynomial of system
 is 𝑞(𝑠) = 2𝑠 5 + 𝑠 4 +
4𝑠 3 + 2𝑠 2 + 2𝑠 + 1 .
The system is
(a)stable
(b)marginally stable
(c) unstable
(d)oscillatory
18 The system with the 2 B GATE 2002
open loop transfer
function 𝐺(𝑠)𝐻(𝑠) = 1
𝑠(𝑠 2+𝑠+1) has a gain
margin of
(a) – 6 dB
(b)0 dB
(c) 3.5 dB
(d)6 dB
19 The open-loop 2 A GATE 1999
transfer function of a
unity feedback
system is 𝐺(𝑠) = 𝐾 𝑠(𝑠
2+𝑠+2)(𝑠+3) . The
range of K for which
the system is stable is
(a) 21 4 > 𝐾 > 0
(b)13 > 𝐾 > 0
(c) 21 4 < 𝐾 < ∞
(d)−6 < 𝐾 < ∞
20 For the polynomial 2 http://www.gatestudy.com/wp- B GATE 2000
𝑃(𝑠) = 𝑠 5 + 𝑠 4 + 2𝑠 3 content/uploads/2016/01/Stability-
+ 2𝑠 2 + 3𝑠 + 15, the Analysis-Part-II.pdf
number of roots
which lie in the right
half of the s-plane is
(a) 4
(b)2
(c) 3
(d)1