QUESTION BANK

Control System ​(PC-EE 503)

Discipline : EE1 & EE2, 5th Semester

Multiple Choice Questions [ 1 Mark ]

1. The principal of superposition and homogeneity are applied only to (a) Nonlinear
(b) linear ​(c) nonlinear dynamic (d) both linear and nonlinear.

2. The difference of the reference input signal and the feedback signal is called (a)
error signal​ (b) differential signal (c) controlling signal (d) integral signal.

3. Traffic lights on roads are example of

(a) Closed loop system​ (b) Open loop system
(c) Both open loop and closed loop (d) Open loop but can be made closed loop

4. Degenerative feedback means the output is feedback with

(a) positive sign ​(b) negative sign​ (c) step input (d) oscillator

5. Feedback control system is basically

(a) high pass filter (b) band pass filter ​(c) low pass filter​ (d) bank stop filter

6. Regenerative feedback means the output is feedback with

(a) positive sign​ (b) negative sign (c) step input (d) oscillator

7. Human system is
(a) a multivariable feedback control system (b) an open loop control system
(c) a signal variable control system ​(d) a complex control system

8. When a human being tries to approach an object, his brain acts as (a) an error
measuring device ​(b) a controller​(c) an actuator (d) an amplifier

9. Transfer function is defined as the

(a) Fourier transform of impulse response​ (b) Laplace transform of unit step
response (c) Laplace transform of impulse response (d) Laplace transform of unit
ramp response.

10. The Laplace transform of the unit impulse function is

(a) 0 ​(b) 1​ (c) ∞ (d) >1

11. Signal flow graph is used to obtain the

(a) stability of a system ​(b) transfer function of a system
 (c) controllability of a system (d) Observability of a system
12. In a signal flow graph loops are said to be non-touching if
(a) they do not touch alternate nodes (b) they do not touch any nodes
(c) they do not possess any common node​ (d) they possess one
common node

13. Signal flow graph is

(a) topological representation of a set of differential equations
(b) Bode plot (c) polar plot (d) locus of root

14. The Laplace transform of the unit step function is

(a) 0 ​(b) 1/s​ (c) ∞ (d) s

15. The Laplace transform of the unit ramp function is

(a) 1/s​2​ ​(b) 0 (c) ∞ (d) s​2

16. The Laplace transform of the unit parabolic function is

(a) 1/s​2​ ​(b) 0 (c) ∞ ​(d) 1/s​3

17. For TF=s/s(s+1)(s-1), no of poles are

(a) 0 (b) 1 ​(c) 3​ (d) 2

18. For TF=s/s(s+1)(s-1), no of zeroes are

(a) 0 ​(b) 1​ (c) 3 (d) 2

19. For TF=s/s(s+1)(s-1), location of zeroes are at

(a) 0​ (b) 0,1 (c) 0,3 (d) 2

20. For TF=s/s(s+1)(s-1), location of poles are at

(a) 0 (b) 0,1 (c) 0,-1 ​(d) 0,-1,1

21. The Laplace transform of dy/dt is

(a) sY(s) (b) 0 (c) e​-s​/s ​(d) sY(s)-y(0)

Fig1
22. For Fig1, no of forward paths are
(a) 6​ (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2
23. For Fig1, no of individual loops are
(a) 5 (b) 1 (c) 2 ​(d) 3

24. For Fig1, no of combination of two non touching loops are

(a) 5​ (b) 1​ (c) 2 (d) 3

25. For Fig1, no of combination of three non touching loops are

(a) 5 ​(b) 0​ (c) 2 (d) 3

26. For a system to be operate in overdamped condition, the value of the damping ratio
should be
(a) 1 ​(b) > 1​ (c) < 1 (d) 0

27. For a system to be operate in undamped condition, the value of the damping ratio
should be
(a) 1 (b) > 1 (c) < 1 ​(d) 0

28. For a system to be operate in under damped condition, the value of the damping ratio
should be
(a) 1 (b) > 1 ​(c) between 0 to 1​ (d) 0

29. For a system to be operate in critically damped condition, the value of the damping
ratio should be
(a) 1​ (b) > 1 (c) < 1 (d) 0

30. The order of RL series circuit is

(a) 1​ (b) 0 (c) 2 (d) 3

31. The order of RC series circuit is

(a) 3 (b) 0 (c) 2 ​(d) 1

32. The order of RLC series circuit is

(a) 3 (b) 0 ​(c) 2​ (d) 1

33. In Massons Gain Formula

​
N stands for
(a) No. of forward path​ (b) No. of loops (c) No. of non touching loops
34. In Massons Gain Formula
​
P​k​ ​stands for
(a) Gain of individual loops ​(b) Gain of forward path​ (c) Gain product of two non
touching loops

Fig 2

35. For Fig2, no of forward paths are

(a) 6 (b) 4 (c) 3 ​(d) 2

36. For Fig2, no of individual loops are

(a) 5​ (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3

37. For Fig2, no of combination of two non touching loops are

(a) 5 (b) 1 ​(c) 2​ (d) 3

38. For Fig2, no of combination of three non touching loops are

(a) 5 ​(b) 0​ (c) 2 (d) 3

39. For given Fig2, no. of nodes present

(a) 0 (b) 1 ​(c) 5​ (d) 4

40. Time invariant system is one where

(a) output varies with time ​(b) parameters does not vary with time​ (c) output does
not vary with time (d) parameters varies with time

Multiple Choice Questions [ 2 Marks ]

1. The Laplace transform of te​-at​ i​ s

(a) 1/(s+a)​2​ ​(b) 0 (c) 1/s (d) 1/(s+a)
2. The Laplace transform of u(t-1) is
(a) 1/(s+a)​2​ ​(b) e​-s​ ​(c) e​-s​/s​ (d) 1/(s+a)
3. For given Fig1, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path G​1​G​3​G​5​ ​is
(a) 1+H​2​G​4​ ​(b) 1 (c) 1-H​2​G​4​ ​(d) 1+H​1​G​3
4. For given Fig1, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path G​2​G​4​G​6​ ​is
(a) 1+H​2​G​4​ ​(b) 1 (c) 1-H​2​G​4​ ​(d) 1+H​1​G​3

5. For given Fig1, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path G​1​G​7​G​6​ ​is

(a) 1+H​2​G​4​ ​(b) 1​ (c) 1-H​2​G​4​ ​(d) 1+H​1​G​3

6. For given Fig1, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path G​2​G​8​G​5​ ​is

(a) 1+H​2​G​4​ ​(b) 1​ (c) 1-H​2​G​4​ ​(d) 1+H​1​G​3

7. Derivative of unit step is a

(a) unit ramp (b) 0 ​(c) unit impulse​ (d) unit parabolic

8. Derivative of unit ramp is a

(a) unit step​ (b) 0 (c) unit impulse (d) unit parabolic

9. Derivative of unit parabolic is a

(a) unit step (b) 0 (c) unit impulse ​(d) unit ramp

10. Integral of step is a

(a) ramp​ (b) 0 (c) impulse (d) parabolic

11. Integral of ramp is a

(a) ramp (b) 0 (c) impulse ​(d) parabolic

12. For given Fig2, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path a​12​a​23​a​34​a​45​ ​is
(a) 0 (b) 1 ​(c) 1+a​44​ (​ d) 1-a​44

​13. For given Fig2, Δ​k​ ​for Forward path a​12​a​23​a​35​ ​is
(a) 0​ (b) 1 (c) 1+a​44​ (​ d) 1-a​44

14. For given Fig2, Gain of the self loop is

(a) 1 ​(b) 0​ (c) 2 (d) a​44

15. Overall transfer function of

 is
(a) G/(1+GH)​ (b) G/(1-GH) (c) -G/(1+GH) (d) -G/(1-GH)
16. What is the overall transfer function of the block diagram given below?
GGGG GGGG

(a) 1​ 2 2 3
(​ b) 1​ 3 2 3
GH 311
​
2 1 ​1 GGGG
​G H

(c) ​G G G G ​1 2 2 3 ​ ​(d)​ 1​ 3 2 3
GGH
2311​

17. The overall gain C(s)/R(s) of the signal flow graph shown in the figure is
GG GG
12
(a) ​
12
 ​G G H H​ ​(b) ​
12121 ​ G G GHGGH
12
(c) ​ 2 2 1 2 1 ​1 G G
12
 G H G G H H​ ​(d) ​
2212121 ​ d​ y dy du​
u
GGHGGH
1 2 1 1 2 2 ​1
2
   ​with u as input and y as
18. Transfer function of the 2​2 dt dt​ dt
system described by
output is (a) ​2​2
(​ 1) (​ 2)
s s
s
s s ​ ​(b) ​2 ​(c) ​2​2
() ss
()ss ( ) s s ​ ​(d) ​2​ ​( )

19. The transfer function for the diagram shown below is given by
 which one of the following?
1
(a) ​

1 sRC​ ​(b) ​1​sRC

 sRC​ ​(c) ​1​sRC
 sRC​ ​(d) ​1 sRC
20. The transfer function of a simple R-C integrator circuit shown in
1​
figure us given by [where ​ RC​ a ​  ​]
1
(a) ​
1​ a
s​ a​ ​ ​(b) ​ s 1​ ​(c) ​
a
s​ a​ ​ ​(d)​ ​
s​ a​ 

21. S​G​T​ ​stands for

​(a) sensitivity of T due to variation of G​ (b) sensitivity of T due to variation of H (c)
sensitivity of G due to variation of T (d) sensitivity of H due to variation of T

22. S​H​T​ ​stands for

(a) sensitivity of T due to variation of G​ (b) sensitivity of T due to variation of H ​ (c)
sensitivity of G due to variation of T (d) sensitivity of H due to variation of T

23. Overall transfer function of

is
(a) G/(1+GH)​ (b) G/(1-GH)​ (c) -G/(1+GH) (d) -G/(1-GH)

24. Area under a unit impulse function is

(a) unity ​(b) zero (c) infinity (d) ten.
25. A R-L-C series circuit with initially charged capacitor
(a) can be modeled by transfer function method ​(b) cannot be modeled by
transfer function method ​(c) can partially modeled by transfer function method

26. A R-L series circuit with initial inductive current

(a) cannot be modeled by transfer function method ​(b) can be modeled by
transfer function method​ (c) can partially modeled by transfer function method

27. Which are the examples of servomechanism?

i) Missile launcher ii) Machine tool position control iii) Roll
stabilization (a) i) (b) ii) (c) iii)​ (d) i), ii),iii)

28. . Which are the examples of Regulatory?

i) Temperature regulator ii) Speed Governor iii) Power steering of an
automobile (a) i)​ (b) both i) and ii)​ (c) iii) (d) i), ii),iii)

29. Time constant for a RL series circuit is

(a) R/L​ (b) L/R​ (c) 1/RL (d) RL

30. Time constant for a RC series circuit is

(a) R/C (b) C/R (c) 1/RC ​(d) RC