Control system

1. For the system in the given figure the characteristic equation is

A.

B.

C. K(s + 1)(s + 3) = 0
D. s(s + 2) = 0
Answer: Option A
Explanation:

Transfer function = .

Hence characteristic equation is .

2. Mechanical impedance is the ratio of

A. rms force to rms velocity
B. rms force to rms displacement
C. rms velocity to rms displacement
D. none of the above
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In force voltage analogy force is analogous to voltage and velocity to current.
Just as , force/velocity = mechanical impedance.
 3. For the system in the given figure. The transfer function C(s)/R(s) is

A. G1 + G2 + 1
B. G1 G2 + 1
C. G1 G2 + G2 + 1
D. G1 G2 + G1 + 1
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Transfer function = (G1 + 1) G2 + 1 = G1 G2 + G2 + 1.

4. Whether a linear system is stable or unstable that it

A. is a property of the system only
B. depends on the input function only
C. both (a) and (b)
D. either (a) or (b)
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
4.
Stability is a property of the system only.
5. For the system of the given figure the transfer function

=
 A.

B.

C.

D.
Answer: Option B
Explanation:

, E0(s) = [I(s)][Z2(s)] or .
6. In the given figure shows pole-zero plot. If steady state gain is 2 the
transfer function G(s) is

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option A
 Explanation:
The zero at - 1 gives the term (s + 1) in the numerator.
The poles at (- 2 + j1) and (- 2 - j1) give (s2 + 4s + 5) term is the denominator.
Gain is 2.
If a system is to follow arbitrary inputs accurately the bandwidth should
be

A. Large

B. Small

7. C. very small

D. neither small nor large

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Arbitrary inputs require large bandwidth.
8. For the system of the given figure, the damping ratio of closed loop poles
is

A. 1.5

B. 1

C. 0.5

D. 0.25
Answer: Option C
Explanation:

The standard form of characteristic equation is .

.
9. Assertion (A): Potentiometers can not be used as error detectors in
position control systems.
Reason (R): The resolution of a potentiometer places an upper limit on
its accuracy

A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. R is correct but A is wrong

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Potentiometers are used as error detectors.
10. For a first order system having transfer function , the unit
impulse response is
A. e-t/T

B. T e-t/T

C.

D. T2 e-t/T

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
11. For the given figure C(s)/R(s)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

.
12. A stepper motor is
A. a two phase induction motor

B. is a kind of rotating amplifier

is an electromagnetic transducer used to convert an angular position

C.
of shaft into electrical signal
 is an electromechanical device which actuates a train of step angular
D.
movements in response to a train of input pulses on one to one basis

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
When input pulses are applied, the motor moves in steps.
13. In a two phase ac servomotor rotor resistance is R and rotor reactance
is X. The speed curve will be linear if
A.

B.

C.

D. X2 = R

Answer: Option A
Explanation:

In a two phase servomotor ∠ < 1 so that torque speed curve is almost

linear.
14. In the given figure, the input frequency is such that R = XC. Then

A. v0 lags vi by 45°

B. v0 lags vi by 90°

C. v0 leads vi by 45°
 D. v0 leads vi by 90°

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
R = XC, voltage drops across R and XC are equal and at 90° with respect by
each other. V0 lags Vi by 45°.
15. From the noise point of view, bandwidth should
A. be large

B. not be too large

C. should be as large as possible

D. should be infinite

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
If noise is to be eliminated, bandwidth cannot be large.

16. First column elements of Routh's tabulation are 3, 5, , 2. It

means that there
A. is one root in left half s plane

B. are two roots in left half s plane

C. are two roots in right half s plane

D. is one root in right half s plane

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Since there are two sign changes in the first column, hence two roots in
right half plane.
When a unit step voltage drives a lag network the output
 A. remains constant at unit step value

B. increases exponentially from zero to final value

C. decreases exponentially from 1 to 0

17.
D. either (b) of (c) depending on values of R and C

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
At t = 0 the capacitor behaves as a short-circuit and output voltage is 0.
At t = ∞ capacitor behaves as an open-circuit and V0 = Vi.
18. For the given figure C(s)/R(s)

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
19.
For the circuit in the given figure,

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option C
Explanation:

.
20. A system has its two poles on the negative real axis and one pair of
poles lies on jω axis. The system is
A. stable

B. unstable

C. limitedly stable
 D. either (a) or (c)

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Poles on j x-axis lead to oscillations.
21. In the given figure the input frequency is such that R << Xc, then

A. v0 lags vi by 90°

B. v0 leads vi by 90°

C. v0 and vi are in phase

D. either (b) or (c)

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Voltage across capacitor lags by 90°.
22. In the given figure, of potentiometer V0 = Vi (R0/Ri) only when

A. RL = 0

B. RL = ∞
 C. RL is neither low nor high

D. RL is low but not zero

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
If RL is not infinite, the voltage ratio of potentiometer depends on the
value of RL. This is called loading effect.
23.
A unity feedback system has open loop transfer function The
closed loop transfer function is
A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

.
24. Bellows converts
A. pressure difference into displacement

B. pressure difference into voltage

C. displacement into pressure difference

 D. either (a) or (c)

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
To measure pressure, it is convenient to convert pressure into
displacement and then use a displacement transducer.
25. Assertion (A): The steady state response, of a stable, linear, time
invariant system, to sinusoidal input depends on initial conditions.
Reason (R): Frequency response, in steady state, is obtained by
replacing s in the transfer function by jω
A. Both A and R are correct and R is correct explanation of A

B. Both A and R are correct but R is not correct explanation of A

C. A is correct but R is wrong

D. R is correct but A is wrong

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Steady state response does not depend on initial conditions.
26. Consider the systems with following open loop transfer functions

1.

2.

3.
If unity feedback is used, the increasing order of time taken for unit
step response to settle is

A. 1, 2, 3

B. 3, 1, 2
 C. 2, 3, 1

D. 3, 2, 1

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
. For the three systems the values of ξωn are 1.8, 2.5 and 2
respectively.
Hence values of T are 0.55, 0.4 and 0.5 respectively.
27. The phase margin and damping ratio have no relation.
A. True

B. False

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
They are related.
28. For the transport lag G(jω) = e-jωT, the magnitude is always equal to
A. 0

B. 1

C. 10

D. 0.5

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Magnitude is 1.
29. The log magnitude curve for a constant gain K is a
A. horizontal straight line

B. horizontal straight line of magnitude 20 log K decibels

 C. an inclined line having slope K

D. an inclined line having slope -K

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The factor K in the numerator of G(jω) gives is straight line at 20
log10 K in Bode plot.
30. The compensator of the given figure is a

A. lag compensator

B. lead compensator

C. lag-lead compensator

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B

31. If error voltage is e(t), integral square error

A. e2(t) dt

B.
 C.

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Error is squared and integrated.
32. A lag compensator is essentially a
A. low pass filter

B. high pass filter

C. band pass filter

D. either (a) or (b)

Answer: Option A
Explanation:

See transfer function in the equation ,β>1

where 1 = R1C1, 2 = R2C2 and > 1.
33. Stepper motors find applications in
A. X-Y plotters

B. numerically controlled machining equipment

C. printers

D. all of the above

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
 Stepper motors are used in all these applications.
34. For type 2 system, the magnitude and phase angle of the term
(jω)2 in the denominator, at ω = 0, are respectively
A. 0 and - 90°

B. 0 and + 90°

C. infinity and - 180°

D. infinity and + 180°

Answer: Option C
Explanation:

If ω = 0, has a magnitude of infinity and phase angle -180°.

35. In an integral controller
A. the output is proportional to input

B. the rate of change of output is proportional to input

C. the output is proportional to rate of change of input

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Output is proportional to integral of input or rate of change of output is
proportional to input.
36.
In Bode diagram (log magnitude plot) the factor in the transfer
function gives a line having slope
A. -20 dB per octave

B. -10 dB per octave

 C. -6 dB per octave

D. -2 dB per octave

Answer: Option C
Explanation:

For term the slope is -20 dB/decade or -6 dB/octave because - 20

log 2 = -6 dB.
37. In the given figure the input is x(t) = A sin ωt. The steady state
output y(t) =

A. A sin (ωt + φ) where φ = tan-1 |G(jω)|

B. |G(jω)| A sin [ωt + ∠G(jω)]

C. |G(jω)| A sin [2ωt + ∠G(jω)]

D. A G(jω) sin [ωt + ∠G(jω)]

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The magnitudes A and G(jω) are multiplied and phase angles are added.
38. In the given figure x6 =

A. de(ax1 + bx2 + cx3)

 B. (a + b + c) (x1 + x2 + x3) (d + e)

C. (ax1 + bx2 + cx3) (d + e)

D. a b c d e (x1 + x2 + x3)

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The input x1 is multiplied by a, x2, by b and x3 by c. The sum total is
multiplied by d and e.

39.
A negative feedback system has . The
closed loop system is stable for
A. K > 20

B. 15 < K < 19

C. 8 ≤ K ≤ 14

D. K < 6

Answer: Option D
40.
For the given figure,

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

For the inner loop, transfer function =

Then .
41. For the control system in the given figure, the value of K for critical
damping is
 A. 1

B. 5.125

C. 6.831

D. 10

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

since ζ = 1, ωn = 3.5 Hence 2 + 2k = 3.52 = 12.25 or

K = 5.125 .
42. Bode magnitude plot is drawn between
A. magnitude of network function and ω

B. dB magnitude and log ω

C. dB magnitude and ω

D. loge (magnitude) and log ω

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Frequency is plotted on log scale and magnitude is taken in dB.
43.
For the system in the given figure,

A.
 B.

C.

D. none of the above

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

For inner loop we have transfer function =

Then = .
44. In the given figure, if R = XC, voltage gain is

A. 0 dB

B. 3 dB

C. -3 dB

D. 20 dB

Answer: Option C
Explanation:
If R = XC, V0 = 0.5 Vi Hence gain is -3 dB.
45. For the circuit in the given figure, V2(s)/V1(s) =

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option B
Explanation:

.
46. The system in the given figure, has

A. good gain and phase margin

B. poor gain and phase margin

 C. good gain margin but poor phase margin

D. poor gain margin but good phase margin

Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Since the plot is very near (-1 + j0) point, gain margin is poor.
47. The given figure shows a pole zero diagram. The transfer function
G(j1) is

A. 0.5 ∠0

B. 2.7 ∠- 31°

C. 2 ∠45°

D. 2 ∠- 67.4°

Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Join j1 point with the zero and poles. Find magnitude and phase angles
of all these lines.
48. For very low frequencies, v0/vi in the given figure equals

A. 1

B. 0

C. ∞

D. 0.5

Answer: Option A
Explanation:

For low frequencies Xc is very high as compared to R. Hence .

49. In a minimum phase system
A. all poles lie in the left half plane

B. all zeros lie in the left half plane

C. all poles lie in the right half plane

D. all except one pole or zero lie in the left half plane

Answer: Option B
Explanation:
For stability poles must be in left half plane. Zeros in left half plane
lead to minimum phase shift.
50. For the system of the given figure the transfer function is

A.

B.

C.

D.

Answer: Option D
Explanation:

Transfer function = .