REVIEWER IN ELX 305 a) Adaptive control system
b) Stochastic control system
1. What is Control System?
c) Computer control system
a) Control system is a system in which the output is
d) Digital data system
controlled by varying the input
b) Control system is a device that will not manage or regulate 6. Which of the following is an open loop control
the behaviour of other devices using control loops system?
c) Control system is a feedback system that can be both a) Ward Leonard control
positive and negative b) Metadyne
d) Control System is a system in which the input is controlled c) Stroboscope
by varying the output d) Field controlled D.C. motor
2. Which of the following is not the feature of a 7. Which of the following statements is correct for any
modern control system? closed loop system?
a) Correct power level a) Only one of the static error co-efficient has a finite
b) No oscillation non-zero value
c) Quick response b) All the co-efficient can have zero value
d) Accuracy c) All the co-efficient are always non-zero
d) All of the mentioned
3. What is the characteristic of a good control system?
a) Insensitive to the parameter variation but sensitive 8. What should be the nature of bandwidth for a good
to the input commands control system?
b) Neither sensitive to parameter variations nor sensitive to a) Small
input commands b) Medium
c) Insensitive to the input command c) Large
d) Sensitive to parameter variation d) All of the mentioned
4. Which of the following element is not used in an 9. The output of the feedback control system must be
automatic control system? a function of ____________
a) Final control element a) Output and feedback signal
b) Sensor b) Input and feedback signal
c) Oscillator c) Reference input
d) Error detector d) Reference output
5. A control system working under unknown random 10. Which of the following statement is true about
actions is called ____________ Feedback control system?
a) Equally sensitive to forward feedback path parameter 15. Which of the following control systems have
changes unpredictable & non-repeatable?
b) Insensitive to both forward and feedback path parameter a) Stochastic control systems
changes b) Deterministic control systems
c) Less sensitive to feedback path parameter changes than to c) Static control systems
forward path parameter changes d) Dynamic control systems
d) Less sensitive to forward path parameter changes
16. In pneumatic control systems the control valve
than to feedback path parameter changes
used as the final control element converts
11. In a stable control system backlash can cause a) Position change to pressure signal
which of the following? b) Electric signal to pressure signal
a) Overdamping c) Pressure signal to electric signal
b) Low-level oscillations d) Pressure signal to position change
c) Underdamping
17. Consider the following statements with respect to
d) Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gain
the feedback of the control systems.
12. In a control system the output of the controller is i. Feedback can improve stability or be harmful to stability if
given to it is not properly applied.
a) Amplifier ii. Feedback can always improve stability
b) Sensor iii. In many situations the feedback can reduce the effect of
c) Final control element noise and disturbance on system performance.
d) Comparator iv. In general the sensitivity of the system gain of a feedback
system of a parameter variation depends on where the
13. A Control System with excessive noise, is likely to
parameter is located.
suffer from which of the following?
a) i, ii, iii and iv only
a) Oscillations
b) i, ii and iii only
b) Saturation in amplifying stages
c) i, iii and iv only
c) Loss of gain
d) i, ii and iv only
d) Vibrations
18. In closed loop control system, what is the
14. In a temperature control system, what conversion
sensitivity of the gain of the overall system, M to the
in signal takes place?
variation in G?
a) Error to Digital
a) G/1GH
b) Error to Analog
b) 1/1+GH
c) Digital to Analog
c) G/1+G
d) Analog to Digital
d) 1/1+G
19. The input signals to control systems are not 24. The open loop transfer function of the feedback
known fully ahead of time, the characteristics of control system is given by G(s) = K(s+3)/s(s+4)2(s+5)
control system which suddenly strain a control system (s+6). The number of asymptotes and the centroid of
are: asymptotes of the root loci of closed loop system is?
a) Constant velocity and acceleration a) -4 and (-4,0)
b) Sudden shock b) 4 and (-4,0)
c) Sudden change c) -3 and (-12,0)
d) All of the mentioned d) 3 and (-12,0)
20. The characteristic equation of a control system is 25. With negative feedback in a closed loop control
given by s(s+4)(s2+2s+s) + k(s+1) = 0. What are the system, the system sensitivity to parameter variation:
angles of the asymptotes for the root loci? a) Becomes infinite
a) 0°, 180°, 300° b) Becomes zero
b) 0°, 120°, 240° c) Decreases
c) 60°, 180°, 300° d) Increases
d) 120°, 180°, 240°
26. The open loop transfer function of a plant is given
21. Feedback control system is basically ______________ as, G(s) = 1/s2-1. If the plant is operated in unity
a) Band pass filter feedback configuration, then the lead compensator
b) Band stop filter that can stabilize the control system is:
c) High pass filter a) 10(s+4)/(s+2)
d) Low pass filter b) 10(s+2)/(s+10)
c) 10(s+2)/(s+10)
22. Which of the following is not a feature of a good
d) 10(s-1)/(s+2)
control system?
a) Slow response 27. Controllers play which of the following role in the
b) Sufficient power handling capacity control system?
c) Good stability a) They act on the error signal coming out of the summing
d) Good accuracy junction and output a suitable to the actuator
b) They try to reduce steady state error optimizes overshoot
23. A control system is generally met with the time
c) They amplify the signals going to the actuator
response specifications:
d) All of the mentioned
a) Damping factor
b) Setting time 28. In control system excessive bandwidth is not
c) Steady state accuracy employed because
d) All of the mentioned a) It leads to slower time response
b) Noise is proportional to bandwidth
c) Noise is proportional to the square of the bandwidth
d) It leads to low relative stability
29. What is the relation between output response and 34. A particular control system yielded a steady state
input signal in closed loop system? error of 0.20 for unit step input. A unit integrator is
a) Nonlinear cascaded to this system and unit ramp input is applied
b) Linear to this modified system. What is the value of steady-
c) Exponential state error for this modified system?
d) Parabolic a) 0.15
b) 0.20
30. Which of the following is the input of a controller?
c) 0.25
a) Signal of fixed amplitude not dependent on desired
d) 0.10
variable value
b) Desired variable value 35. Sampling is necessary ____________
c) Sensed signal a) Non automated control system
d) Error signal b) Automated control system
c) In complex control system
31. Which of the following are the not characteristics
d) Where high accuracy is required
of the closed loop systems?
a) It does not have the ability to control the system 36. Which of the motions in actuators are preferred?
transient response a) Rotary
b) It does not involve I/O measurements b) Stationary
c) It reduces the sensitivity of plant-parameter variations c) Non-Stationary
d) It does not compensate for disturbance d) Translator
32. A control system whose step response is -0.5(1+e-
2t
) is cascaded to another control block whose impulse
response is e-t. What is the transfer function of the
cascaded combination?
a) 1/(s+1)s
b) 0.5/(s+1)(s+2)
c) 1/(s+2)(s+1)
d) 1/(s+3)
33. Effect of feedback on sensitivity is minimum in:
a) Closed loop control system
b) Open and closed loop control systems
c) Open loop control system
d) None of the mentioned
