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51.

Is the reference input minus the primary feedback.$?

A. Manipulated variable
B. Zero sequence
C. Actuating signal
D. Primary feedback
Answer» D. Primary feedback
52.

an be extended to systems which are time-varying ?$?

A. Bode-Nyquist stability methods
B. Transfer functions
C. Root locus design
D. State model representatives
Answer» E.
53.

Any externally introduced signal affecting the controlled output is called a$?

A. feedback
B. stimulus
C. signal
D. gain control
Answer» C. signal
54.

The type-2 system has ________ at the origin.$?

A. No net pole
B. Net pole
C. Simple pole
D. Two poles
Answer» E.
55.

Is an open loop control system.

A. Ward Leonard control
B. Field controlled D.C. motor
C. Stroboscope
D. Metadyne
Answer» C. Stroboscope
56.

Is a part of the human temperature control system.

A. Digestive system
B. Perspiration system
C. Ear
D. Leg movement
Answer» C. Ear
57.

Pressure error can be measured by which of the following ?

A. Differential bellows and straingauge
B. Selsyn
C. Strain gauge
D. Strain gauge and potentiometer
Answer» B. Selsyn
58.

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» B. Overall gain
59.

In a system zero initial condition means that

A. The system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
B. The system is working with zero stored energy
C. The system is working with zero reference signal
D. None of the above
Answer» B. The system is working with zero stored energy
60.

By which of the following the system response can be tested better ?

A. Ramp input signal
B. Sinusoidal input signal
C. Unit impulse input signal
D. Exponentially decaying signal
Answer» D. Exponentially decaying signal
61.

An automatic toaster is a ______ loop control system.

A. open
B. closed
C. partially closed
D. any of the above
Answer» B. closed
62.

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. none of the above
Answer» C. increased values of open loop gain
63.

In a stable control system saturation can cause which of the following ?

A. Low-level oscillations
B. High-level oscillations
C. Conditional stability
D. Overdamping
Answer» D. Overdamping
64.

In a system low friction coefficient facilitates

A. Reduced velocity lag error
B. Increased velocity lag error
C. Increased speed of response
D. Reduced time constant of the system
Answer» B. Increased velocity lag error
65.

Which of the following statements is correct for any closed loop system ?

A. All the co-efficients can have zero value
B. All the co-efficients are always non-zero
C. Only one of the static error co-efficients has a finite non-zero value
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
66.

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.
67.

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 above
Answer» B. Bode plot
68.

In liquid level and electrical system analogy, voltage is considered analogous to

A. head
B. liquid flow
C. liquid flow rate
D. none of the above
Answer» B. liquid flow
69.

In force-voltage analogy, velocity is analogous to

A. current
B. charge
C. inductance
D. capacitance
Answer» B. charge
70.

On which of the following factors does the sensitivity of a closed loop system to gain changes and load disturbances depend ?

A. Frequency
B. Loop gain
C. Forward gain
D. All of the above
Answer» E.
71.

Mass, in force-voltage analogy, is analogous to

A. charge
B. current
C. inductance
D. resistance
Answer» D. resistance
72.

The transient response of a system is mainly due to

A. inertia forces
B. internal forces
C. stored energy
D. friction
Answer» D. friction
73.

In electrical pneumatic system analogy the current is considered analogous to

A. velocity
B. pressure
C. air flow
D. air flow rate
Answer» E.
74.

Addition of zeros in transfer function causes which of the following?

A. Lead-compensation
B. Lag-compensation
C. Lead-lag compensation
D. None of the above
Answer» C. Lead-lag compensation
75.

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
E. any of the above
Answer» B. stable
76.

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
77.

The viscous friction co-efficient, in force-voltage analogy, is analogous to

A. charge
B. resistance
C. reciprocal of inductance
D. reciprocal of conductance
E. none of the above
Answer» C. reciprocal of inductance
78.

In case of type-1 system steady state acceleration is

A. unity
B. infinity
C. zero
D. 10
Answer» C. zero
79.

The temperature, under thermal and electrical system analogy, is considered analogous to

A. voltage
B. current
C. capacitance
D. charge
E. none of the above
Answer» B. current
80.

Hydraulic torque transmission system is analog of

A. amplidyne set
B. resistance-capacitance parallel circuit
C. motor-generator set
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
81.

With feed back _____ reduces.

A. system stability
B. system gain
C. system stability and gain
D. none of the above
Answer» C. system stability and gain
82.

The capacitance, in force-current analogy, is analogous to

A. momentum
B. velocity
C. displacement
D. mass
Answer» E.
83.

An increase in gain, in most systems, leads to

A. smaller damping ratio
B. larger damping ratio
C. constant damping ratio
D. none of the above
Answer» B. larger damping ratio
84.

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
85.

Due to which of the following reasons excessive bond width in control systems should be avoided ?

A. It leads to slow speed of response
B. It leads to low relative stability
C. Noise is proportional to band width
D. None of the above
Answer» D. None of the above
86.

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
87.

In thermal-electrical analogy charge is considered analogous to

A. heat flow
B. reciprocal of heat flow
C. reciprocal of temperature
D. temperature
E. none of the above
Answer» E. none of the above
88.

Static error coefficients are used as a measure of the effectiveness of closed loop systems for specified ________ input signal.

A. acceleration
B. velocity
C. position
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
89.

Which of the following is an electromagnetically device ?

A. Induction relay
B. Thermocouple
C. LVDT
D. Any of the above
E. None of the above
Answer» D. Any of the above
90.

Which of the following is exhibited by Root locus diagrams ?

A. The poles of the transfer function for a set of parameter values
B. The bandwidth of the system
C. The response of a system to a step input
D. The frequency response of a system
E. None of the above
Answer» B. The bandwidth of the system
91.

technique is not applicable to nonlinear system ?

A. Nyquist Criterion
B. Quasi linearization
C. Functional analysis
D. Phase-plane representation
Answer» B. Quasi linearization
92.

In order to increase the damping of a badly underdamped system which of following compensators may be used ?

A. Phase-lead
B. Phase-lag
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Either (A) and (B)
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Phase-lag
93.

Phase margin of a system is used to specify which of the following ?

A. Frequency response
B. Absolute stability
C. Relative stability
D. Time response
Answer» D. Time response
94.

When the initial conditions of a system are specified to be zero it implies that the system is

A. At rest without any energy stored in it
B. Working normally with reference input
C. Working normally with zero reference input
D. At rest but stores energy
Answer» E.
95.

The transfer function is applicable to which of the following ?

A. Linear and time-in variant systems
B. Linear and time-variant systems
C. Linear systems
D. Non-linear systems
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Linear and time-variant systems
96.

Which of the following devices is used for conversion of co-ordinates ?

A. Microsyn
B. Selsyn
C. Synchro-resolver
D. Synchro-transformer
Answer» D. Synchro-transformer
97.

An amplidyne can give which of the following characteristics ?

A. Constant current
B. Constant voltage
C. Constant current as well as constant voltage
D. Constant current, constant voltage and constant power
E. None of the above
Answer» E. None of the above
98.

In a stable control system backlash can cause which of the following ?

A. Underdamping
B. Overdamping
C. Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gain
D. Low-level oscillations
Answer» E.
99.

From which of the following transfer function can be obtained ?

A. Signal flow graph
B. Analogous table
C. Output-input ratio
D. Standard block system
E. None of the above
Answer» B. Analogous table
100.

has tendency to oscillate.

A. Open loop system
B. Closed loop system
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. Neither (A) nor (B)
Answer» C. Both (A) and (B)