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1.

Zero-order hold used in practical reconstruction of continuous-time signals is mathematically represented as a weighted-sum of rectangular pulsesshifted by:

A. any multiples of the sampling interval
B. integer multiples of the sampling interval
C. one sampling interval
D. 1 second intervals
Answer» C. one sampling interval
2.

In cascade form of realization, how many bits should be used to represent the FIR filter coefficients in order to avoid the quantization effect onfilter coefficients?

A. 5 to 10
B. 12 to 14
C. 20 to 24
D. 28 to 40
Answer» C. 20 to 24
3.

A system is said to be_____________ if it is possible to transfer the system state from any initial state to any desired state in finite interval oftime.

A. controllable
B. observable
C. cannot be determined
D. controllable and observable
Answer» B. observable
4.

The Eigen values of a 3×3 matrix are λ1, λ2, λ3 then the Eigen values of a matrix A3 are __________

A. λ1, λ2, λ3
B. 1/λ1,1/λ2,1/λ3
C. λ31,λ32,λ33
D. 1, 1, 1
Answer» D. 1, 1, 1
5.

Let us consider a 3×3 matrix A with Eigen values of λ1, λ2, λ3 and the Eigen values of A-1 are?

A. λ1, λ2, λ3
B. 1/λ1,1/λ2,1/λ3
C. -λ1, -λ2, -λ3
D. λ1, 0, 0
Answer» C. -λ1, -λ2, -λ3
6.

Kalman’s test is for :

A. observability
B. controllability
C. optimality
D. observability and controllability
Answer» E.
7.

The transfer function for the state representation of the continuous time LTI system: dq(t)/dt=Aq(t)+Bx(t)Y(t)=Cq(t)+Dx(t) is given by

A. c(si-a)-1b+d
B. b(si-a)-1b+d
C. c(si-a)-1b+a
D. d(si-a)-1b+c
Answer» B. b(si-a)-1b+d
8.

Jury’s test determines whether the roots of a polynomial lie:

A. close to unit circle
B. within the unit circle
C. outside the unit circle
D. on the unit circle
Answer» C. outside the unit circle
9.

If the z transform of x(n) is X(z) =z(8z-7)/4z2-7z+3, then the final value theorem is :

A. 1
B. 2
C.
Answer» B. 2
10.

Consider the function F (s)= 5/s(s2+3s+2), the initial value of f(t) is:

A. 5
B. 5/2
C. 5/3
Answer» E.
11.

In control system an error detector

A. detects error and signal out an alarm
B. detects error of the system
C. produces an error signal as actual difference of value and desired value of output
D. any of the above
Answer» C. produces an error signal as actual difference of value and desired value of output
12.

The necessary and sufficient condition for the system to be completely state controllable is that therank of the composite matrix QC is

A. 1
B. n
C. 2
D. 3
Answer» C. 2
13.

Gilbert's test is used to check

A. controllabilty
B. observability
C. observer
D. controlability & observability
Answer» E.
14.

An oberser or program that that estimates less than n state variables, where n is dimension of stage vector is called

A. reduced order state observer
B. simply a reduced order observer
C. full observer
D. state observer
Answer» B. simply a reduced order observer
15.

A transfer function of the system does not have pole-zero cancellation? Which of the following statements is true?

A. system is neither controllable nor observable
B. system is completely controllable and observable
C. system is observable but uncontrollable
D. system is controllable and unobservable
Answer» C. system is observable but uncontrollable
16.

The impulse response of a linear LTI system is given as g (t) = e(-t)The transfer function of the system is equal to:

A. 1/s
B. 1/s(s+1)
C. 1/(s+1)
D. s/(s+1)
Answer» D. s/(s+1)
17.

Consider a system if represented by state space equation and x1 (t) =x2 (t), then the system is:

A. controllable
B. uncontrollable
C. observable
D. unstable
Answer» C. observable
18.

A system is said to be_________________ if every state can be completely identified by measurements of the outputs at the finite time interval.

A. controllable
B. observable
C. cannot be determined
D. controllable and observable
Answer» C. cannot be determined
19.

A system is said to be_____________ if it is possible to transfer the system state from any initial state to any desired state in finite interval of time.

A. controllable
B. observable
C. cannot be determined
D. controllable and observable
Answer» B. observable
20.

The diagonalizing matrix is also known as:

A. eigen matrix
B. modal matrix
C. constant matrix
D. state matrix
Answer» C. constant matrix
21.

Kalman’s test is for :

A. observability
B. controllability
C. optimality
D. observability and controllability
Answer» E.
22.

State model is generally not suitable for measuring:

A. investigation of system properties
B. evaluation of time response
C. real variables
D. both a and b
Answer» E.
23.

______________ are the techniques for converting general state models into canonical one.

A. observable
B. controllable
C. diagoanlization
D. cannonical
Answer» D. cannonical
24.

Which among the following is a unique model of a system?

A. transfer function
B. state variable
C. block diagram
D. signal flow graphs
Answer» B. state variable
25.

Which mechanism in control engineering implies an ability to measure the state by taking measurements at output?

A. controllability
B. observability
C. differentiability
D. adaptability
Answer» C. differentiability
26.

According to the property of state transition method, e0 is equal to _____

A. i
B. a
C. e-at
D. -eat
Answer» D. -eat
27.

State space analysis is applicable even if the initial conditions are _____

A. zero
B. non-zero
C. equal
D. not equal
Answer» C. equal
28.

The Eigen values of a 3×3 matrix are λ1, λ2, λ3 then the Eigen values of a matrix A3 are __________

A. λ1, λ2, λ3
B. 1/λ1,1/λ2,1/λ3
C. λ31,λ32,λ33
D. 1, 1, 1
Answer» D. 1, 1, 1
29.

Let us consider a 3×3 matrix A with Eigen values of λ1, λ2, λ3 and the Eigen values of A-1 are?

A. λ1, λ2, λ3
B. 1/λ1,1/λ2,1/λ3
C. -λ1, -λ2, -λ3
D. λ1, 0, 0
Answer» C. -λ1, -λ2, -λ3
30.

What is Eigen value?

A. a vector obtained from the coordinates
B. a matrix determined from the algebraic equations
C. a scalar associated with a given linear transformation
D. it is the inverse of the transform
Answer» D. it is the inverse of the transform
31.

Which among the following constitute the state model of a system in addition to state equations?

A. . input equations
B. . output equations
C. state trajectory
D. state vector
Answer» C. state trajectory
32.

Which among the following plays a crucial role in determining the state of dynamic system?

A. . state variables
B. state vector
C. state space
D. state scalar
Answer» B. state vector
33.

Which among the following controls the speed of D.C. motor?

A. galvanometer
B. gauss meter
C. potentiometer
D. tachometer
Answer» E.
34.

Which among the following are the interconnected units of state diagram representation?

A. scalars
B. adders
C. integrators
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
35.

With the knowledge of state space representation the transfer function of the system

A. can be determined partly
B. can be determined completely
C. cannot be determined
D. none of the above
Answer» C. cannot be determined
36.

The state variable representation is preferred

A. to increase the sensitivity to the plant parameter variations
B. to reduce the sensitivity to the plant parameter variations
C. to make a plant simple and to control the transient response
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
37.

Conventional control theory is applicable to ______ systems

A. siso
B. mimo
C. time varying
D. non-linear
Answer» B. mimo
38.

The transfer function of a LTI system is given as 1/(s+1). What is the steady-state value of the unit-impulse response?

A. 0
B. 1
C. 2
D. infinite
Answer» B. 1
39.

The system which works on the initial condition without any input applied to it is called as :

A. homogeneous system
B. non homogeneous system
C. linear system
D. non linear system
Answer» B. non homogeneous system
40.

The transfer function for the state representation of the continuous time LTI system: dq(t)/dt=Aq(t)+Bx(t) Y(t)=Cq(t)+Dx(t) is given by

A. c(si-a)-1b+d
B. b(si-a)-1b+d
C. c(si-a)-1b+a
D. d(si-a)-1b+c
Answer» B. b(si-a)-1b+d
41.

The values of the characteristic equation is given by:

A. eigen values
B. state matrix
C. eigen vector
D. none of the mentioned
Answer» B. state matrix
42.

State model representation is possible using _________

A. physical variables
B. phase variables
C. canonical state variables
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
43.

The transfer function of any stable system which has no zeros or poles in the right half of the s-plane is said to be:

A. minimum phase transfer function
B. non-minimum phase transfer function
C. minimum phase frequency response function
D. minimum gain transfer function
Answer» B. non-minimum phase transfer function
44.

In a closed loop for which the output is the speed of the motor, the output rate control can be used to:

A. limit the speed of the motor
B. limit the torque output of the motor
C. reduce the damping of the system
D. limit the acceleration of the motor
Answer» B. limit the torque output of the motor
45.

Open loop transfer function of a system having one zero with a positive real value is called.

A. zero phase function
B. negative phase function
C. positive phase function
D. non-minimum phase function
Answer» E.
46.

How is the sampling rate conversion achieved by factor I/D?

A. by increase in the sampling rate with (i)
B. by filtering the sequence to remove unwanted images of spectra of original signal
C. by decimation of filtered signal with factor d
D. all of above
Answer» E.
47.

In the cascaded form of realisation, the polynomials are factored into

A. product of 1st-order and 2nd-order polynomials
B. product of 2nd-order and 3rd-order polynomials
C. sum of 1st-order and 2nd-order polynomials
D. sum of 2nd-order and 3rd-order polynomials
Answer» B. product of 2nd-order and 3rd-order polynomials
48.

In cascade form of realization, how many bits should be used to represent the FIR filter coefficients in order to avoid the quantization effect on filter coefficients?

A. 5 to 10
B. 12 to 14
C. 20 to 24
D. 28 to 40
Answer» C. 20 to 24
49.

Parallel form of realisation is done in

A. high speed filtering applications
B. low speed filtering applications
C. both a and b
D. none of the above
Answer» B. low speed filtering applications
50.

The transformation technique in which there is one to one mapping from s-domain to z-domain is

A. approximation of derivatives
B. impulse invariance method
C. bilinear transformation method
D. backward difference for the derivative
Answer» D. backward difference for the derivative