Explore topic-wise MCQs in Control Systems.

This section includes 53 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Control Systems knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

" A.C. servomotor resembles"

A. " Two phase induction motor"
B. " Three phase induction motor"
C. " Direct current series motor"
D. " Universal motor"
Answer» B. " Three phase induction motor"
2.

" The differential term in the riccati equation in infinite regulator is:"

A. " Finite"
B. " Positive"
C. " Infinite"
D. " Zero"
Answer» E.
3.

" A closed loop system is distinguished from open loop system by which of the following?"

A. " Servomechanism"
B. " Feedback"
C. " Output pattern"
D. " Input pattern"
Answer» C. " Output pattern"
4.

" Tracking problem can be in:"

A. " Infinite state regulators"
B. " Finite state regulator"
C. " Sub-optimal state regulators"
D. " Non-linear regulators"
Answer» D. " Non-linear regulators"
5.

" The position and velocity errors of a type-2 system are :"

A. " Constant, constant"
B. " Constant, infinity"
C. " Zero, constant"
D. " Zero, zero"
Answer» D. " Zero, zero"
6.

" Pneumatic controller"

A. " Flexible operation"
B. " High torque high speed operation"
C. " Fire and explosion proof operation"
D. " No leakage"
Answer» D. " No leakage"
7.

" The method of choosing compensator is the configuration must be:"

A. " Forward path"
B. " Cascade and feedback compensation"
C. " Feed forward configuration"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
8.

" Hydraulic controller:"

A. " Flexible operation"
B. " High torque high speed operation"
C. " Fire and explosion proof operation"
D. " No leakage"
Answer» C. " Fire and explosion proof operation"
9.

" For minimizing the transfer function the condition is :"

A. " Second differentiation of the function must be zero"
B. " Second differentiation of the function must be positive"
C. " Second differentiation of the function must be negative"
D. " Second differentiation of the function must be complex"
Answer» D. " Second differentiation of the function must be complex"
10.

" As a result of introduction of negative feedback which of the following will not decrease?"

A. " Band width"
B. " Overall gain"
C. " Distortion"
D. " Instability"
Answer» C. " Distortion"
11.

" Which one of the following statement is correct?A plant controlled by a proportional controller. If a time delay element is introduced in the loop its:"

A. " Phase margin remains the same"
B. " Phase margin increases"
C. " Phase margin decreases"
D. " Gain margin increases"
Answer» D. " Gain margin increases"
12.

" Which of the following should be done to make an unstable system stable?"

A. " The gain of the system should be decreased"
B. " The gain of the system should be increased"
C. " The number of poles to the loop transfer function should be increased"
D. " The number of zeros to the loop transfer function should be increased"
Answer» C. " The number of poles to the loop transfer function should be increased"
13.

" __________increases the steady state accuracy."

A. " Integrator"
B. " Differentiator"
C. " Phase lead"
D. " Phase lag"
Answer» B. " Differentiator"
14.

" The output of the system is considered near :"

A. " 1"
B. " 2"
C. " 3"
D. " 0"
Answer» E.
15.

" Which one of the following compensation is required for improving the transient response of the system?"

A. " Phase lead compensation"
B. " Phase lag compensation"
C. " Gain compensation"
D. " Both phase lag compensation and gain compensation"
Answer» B. " Phase lag compensation"
16.

" _______________ is a closed loop system."

A. " Auto-pilot for an aircraft"
B. " Direct current generator"
C. " Car starter"
D. " Electric switch"
Answer» B. " Direct current generator"
17.

" The special case of the tracking problem with input equal to zero:"

A. " Free response"
B. " Regulator problem"
C. " Forced response"
D. " Output regulator problem"
Answer» E.
18.

" For the stable system in discrete optimal control systems:"

A. " Poles must lie outside the unit circle"
B. " Poles must lie within the unit circle"
C. " Poles must be on the unit circle"
D. " Pole must be in infinity"
Answer» C. " Poles must be on the unit circle"
19.

" The regulators that convert the non-linear stability into linear stability:"

A. " Linear"
B. " Sub-optimal"
C. " Finite"
D. " Infinite"
Answer» E.
20.

" The optimization method based on dynamic programming views :"

A. " Control problem as the multistage decision problem"
B. " Control input as a time sequence of decisions"
C. " A sampled data system gives rise to sequence of transformations of the original state vector"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
21.

" In Infinite regulator the optimal control cannot be differentiated from other controls."

A. " True"
B. " False"
Answer» B. " False"
22.

" Riccati equation is formed by using:"

A. " Output regulator problem"
B. " Finite state regulator problem"
C. " Infinite state regulator problem"
D. " Tracking problem"
Answer» E.
23.

" In tracking problem the parameter reduced is :"

A. " Error"
B. " Output"
C. " Input"
D. " State"
Answer» B. " Output"
24.

" Z-transform is used in:"

A. " Continuous optimal control problem"
B. " Discrete optimal problem"
C. " Control systems"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» C. " Control systems"
25.

" A conditionally stable system exhibits poor stability at :"

A. " Low frequencies"
B. " Reduced values of open loop gain"
C. " Increased values of open loop gain"
D. " High frequencies"
Answer» C. " Increased values of open loop gain"
26.

" In case of type-1 system steady state acceleration is :"

A. " Unity"
B. " Infinity"
C. " Zero"
D. " 10"
Answer» C. " Zero"
27.

" The type 1 system has ______ at the origin."

A. " No pole"
B. " Net pole"
C. " Simple pole"
D. " Two poles"
Answer» D. " Two poles"
28.

" Velocity error constant of a system is measured when the input to the system is unit _______ function."

A. " Parabolic"
B. " Ramp"
C. " Impulse"
D. " Step"
Answer» C. " Impulse"
29.

" The limitation of the transfer function approach are:"

A. " The spectral factorization becomes quite complex"
B. " It is restricted to the systems with all performance index"
C. " Multi input and multi output systems are not obvious"
D. " It is useful for time varying and linear systems"
Answer» B. " It is restricted to the systems with all performance index"
30.

" If a step function is applied to the input of a system and the output remains below a certain level for all the time, the system is :"

A. " Not necessarily stable"
B. " Stable"
C. " Unstable"
D. " Always unstable"
Answer» B. " Stable"
31.

" If Q is positive semi- definite:"

A. " The optimal closed loop system is asymptotically stable"
B. " The asymptotic stability is not guaranteed"
C. " The system is stable"
D. " The system is unstable"
Answer» C. " The system is stable"
32.

" Performance index can become infinite if:"

A. " One or more state are uncontrollable"
B. " The uncontrollable states are uncontrollable"
C. " The unstable states are reflected in system performance index"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
33.

" For output regulator problem in performance index the parameter which is set to zero:"

A. " Input vector"
B. " Output vector"
C. " Control vector"
D. " State vector"
Answer» C. " Control vector"
34.

" The choice of control vector is considered decision of interest in :"

A. " Multistage process of N stages"
B. " Minimizing the performance index"
C. " Optimal policy or sequence"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
35.

" Which of the following devices are commonly used as error detectors in instruments?"

A. " Vern stats"
B. " Microsyn"
C. " Resolvers"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
36.

" For the stability in optimal control poles of the transfer function must be :"

A. " Located on the right half of s plane"
B. " Left half of s plane"
C. " On the s plane"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» C. " On the s plane"
37.

" When some of the states are inaccessible, then we may set the feedback coefficients equal to zero."

A. " True"
B. " False"
Answer» B. " False"
38.

" Which of the following is the best method for determining the stability and transient response?"

A. " Root locus"
B. " Bode plot"
C. " Nyquist plot"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» B. " Bode plot"
39.

" In finite time regulator:"

A. " There is no restriction on the controllability of the plant"
B. " Performance index is infinite"
C. " Instability imposes problem in finite-interval control"
D. " No restriction on controllability and performance index"
Answer» B. " Performance index is infinite"
40.

" The main step for solving the optimal control problem:"

A. " Transfer function of system which is optimal with respect to the given performance criterion"
B. " Compensators for the system"
C. " Minimizing the quadratic function"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
41.

" By which of the following the control action is determined when a man walks along a path?"

A. " Brain"
B. " Hands"
C. " Legs"
D. " Eyes"
Answer» E.
42.

" Any externally introduced signal affecting the controlled output is called a"

A. " Feedback"
B. " Stimulus"
C. " Signal"
D. " Gain control"
Answer» C. " Signal"
43.

" Electronic Controller:"

A. " Flexible operation"
B. " High torque high speed operation"
C. " Fire and explosion proof operation"
D. " No leakage"
Answer» B. " High torque high speed operation"
44.

" The type 0 system has ______ at the origin."

A. " No pole"
B. " Net pole"
C. " Simple pole"
D. " Two poles"
Answer» B. " Net pole"
45.

" In infinite time regulator for the final time is:"

A. " t1"
B. " t0"
C. " Infinite"
D. " Zero"
Answer» D. " Zero"
46.

" When time and the state variables tend to infinity then the system becomes:"

A. " Unstable"
B. " Stable"
C. " Marginally stable"
D. " Conditionally stable"
Answer» C. " Marginally stable"
47.

" For suboptimal control the value of R is assumed to be:"

A. " Positive definite"
B. " Non-positive definite"
C. " Negative"
D. " Complex"
Answer» C. " Negative"
48.

" The type 2 system has at the origin."

A. " No net pole"
B. " Net pole"
C. " Simple pole"
D. " Two poles"
Answer» E.
49.

" ______________ is a part of the human temperature control system."

A. " Digestive system"
B. " Perspiration system"
C. " Ear"
D. " Leg movement"
Answer» C. " Ear"
50.

" The value of K must further follow the following constraint that the closed loop system must be:"

A. " Asymptotically stable"
B. " Stable"
C. " Marginally stable"
D. " Conditionally stable"
Answer» B. " Stable"