BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Comprehensive Exam Part A (Closed Book), Second Semester 2021-2022, Set-I

ˆ Course No: ECE/EEE/INSTR F242 ˆ Course Title : Control Systems

ˆ Date and Time 11th May, 2 to 5 pm ˆ Maximum marks: 60 marks

ˆ Instructions: 20 questions, each has 3 marks for correct answer, multiple options can be correct, no negative marking

ˆ Please write your name and ID number below

Name: ID Number:
ˆ Please put correct options under the question numbers

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1. A system described by the following differential equation 2
+3 + 2y = x(t) is intially at rest. For input x(t) =
dt dt
2u(t), the output y(t) is
(a) (1 − 2e−t + e−2t )u(t) (b) (1 + 2e−t − 2e−2t )u(t) (c) (0.5 + e−t + 1.5e−2t )u(t) (d) (0.5 + 2e−t + 2e−2t )u(t)

2. The unit impulse response of a system is h(t) = e−t , t ≥ 0. For this system, the steady-state value of output for unit
step input is equal to
(a) -1 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) ∞
(s2 + 9)(s + 2)
3. A system with transfer function G(s) = is excited by the signal sin ωt. The steady-state output
(s + 1)(s + 3)(s + 4)
of the system is zero at
(a) ω = 1 rad/s (b) ω = 3 rad/s (c) ω = 2 rad/s (d) ω = 4 rad/s
4. Consider the following block diagram in the figure

C(s)
The transfer function is
R(s)
G1 G2 1
(a) (b) G1 G2 + G1 + 1 (c) G1 G2 + G2 + 1 (d)
1 + G1 G2 G1 G2 + G2 + 1

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 5. Consider the system below

Y (s)
When x1 (s) = 0, the transfer function is
X2 (s)
s+1 1 s+2 s+1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
s2 s+1 s(s + 1) s(s + 2)
Y (s)
6. Find the transfer function of the system below
X(s)

G1 G2 G1 G2 G1 + G2 G1 + G2
(a) + (b) + (c) (d)
1 − HG1 1 − HG2 1 + HG1 1 + HG2 1 + H(G1 + G2 ) 1 − H(G1 + G2 )
7. In the formation of Routh-Hurwitz array for a polynomial, all the elements of a row have zero values. This indicates
the presence of
(a) only one root at the origin (b) imaginary roots (c) only positive real roots (d) only negative real roots
8. The number of roots of the polynomial s7 + s6 + 7s5 + 14s4 + 31s3 + 73s2 + 25s + 200 in the open left half of the
complex plane is
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6
Y (s)
9. The transfer function of a system described by the state equations
U (s)

ẋ = −2x(t) + 2u(t)
y(t) = 0.5x(t)

is
0.5 1 0.5 1
(a) (b) (c) (d)
(s − 2) (s − 2) (s + 2) (s + 2)
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10. The transfer function of a linear time invariant system is given by G(s) = . The steady state value of
(s2 + 3s + 2)
the output of the system for a unit impulse input applied at time instant t = 1 will be
(a) 0.5 (b) 0 (c) 1 (d) 2

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11. The open-loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is G(s) = . The range of k for which
s(s2 + s + 2)(s + 3)
the system is stable is
21 21
(a) > k > 0 (b) 13 > k > 0 (c) − < k < 0 (d) −6 < k < ∞
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12. A feedback control system with high k is shown in the figure below:

The closed loop transfer function is

(a) Sensitive to perturbations in G(s) and H(s)

(s + a)
13. The transfer function of a compensator is given as Gc (s) = . Gc (s) is a lead compensator if
(s + b)
(a) a = 1, b = 2 (b) a = 3, b = 2 (c) a = −3, b = −1 (d) a = 3, b = 1
14. A control system with a PD controller is shown in the figure. If the velocity error constant Kv = 1000 and the
damping ratio ζ = 0.5, then the values of Kp and KD are

(a) Kp = 100, KD = 0.09 (b) Kp = 100, KD = 0.9 (c) Kp = 10, KD = 0.09 (d) Kp = 10, KD = 0.9
15. The state-space model of a system is

ẋ1 = −3x1 − x2 + u
ẋ2 = 2x1
y = x1 + u

The system is
(a) Controllable but not observable (b) Observable but not controllable (c) Neither controllable nor observable
(d) Controllable and observable

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16. The signal flow graph representation of a control system is shown below.

Y (s)
The transfer function is computed as
R(s)
1 s2 + 1 s(s2 + 1) 1
(a) (b) 2
(c) 2
(d) 1 −
s s(s + 2) (s + 2) s
17. A system has poles at 0.01Hz, 1Hz and 80Hz; zeros at 5Hz, 100Hz and 200Hz. The approximate phase of the system
response at 20Hz is
(a) 900 (b) −900 (c) 00 (d) −1800
100
18. The gain margin of the system G(s)H(s) under closed loop unity feedback is , where G(s)H(s) =
s(s + 10)2
(a) 0dB (b) 26dB (c) 20dB (d) 46dB
s+6
19. Consider a system with the transfer function G(s) = . Its damping ratio will be 0.5 when value of k is
ks2 +s+6
(a) 2/6 (b) 3 (c) 1/6 (d) 6
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20. In the feedback system shown below, G(s) = . The step response of the closed loop system should have
(s2 + 2s)
minimum settling time and no overshoot.

The required value of given k to achieve this is