Explore topic-wise MCQs in Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA).

This section includes 85 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.

1.

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
Answer» E.
2.

In a control system integral error compensation _______ steady state error

A. increases
B. minimizes
C. does not have any effect on
D. any of the above
Answer» C. does not have any effect on
3.

A differentiator is usually not a part of a control system because it

A. reduces damping
B. reduces the gain margin
C. increases input noise
D. increases error
Answer» D. increases error
4.

Which of the following is an electromagnetically device ?

A. induction relay
B. thermocouple
C. lvdt
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
5.

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.
6.

can 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.
7.

Which of the following is the non-linearity caused by servomotor ?

A. static friction
B. backlash
C. saturation
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
8.

A phase lag lead network introduces in the output

A. lag at all frequencies
B. lag at high frequencies and lead at low frequencies
C. lag at low frequencies and lead at high frequencies
D. none of the above
Answer» D. none of the above
9.

technique gives quick transient and stability response

A. root locus
B. bode
C. nyquist
D. nichols
Answer» B. bode
10.

The effect of error damping is to

A. provide larger settling lime
B. delay the response
C. reduce steady state error
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
11.

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
12.

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
13.

In pneumatic control systems the control valve used as final control element converts

A. pressure signal to electric signal
B. pressure signal to position change
C. electric signal to pressure signal
D. position change to pressure signal
Answer» C. electric signal to pressure signal
14.

Which of the following is the definition of proportional band of a controller ?

A. the range of air output as measured variable varies from maximum to minimum
B. the range of measured variables from set value
C. the range of measured variables through which the air output changes from maximum to minimum
D. any of the above
Answer» D. any of the above
15.

is not a final control element.

A. control valve
B. potentiometer
C. electropneumatic converter
D. servomotor
Answer» C. electropneumatic converter
16.

Which of the following can be measured by the use of a tachogenerator ?

A. acceleration
B. speed
C. speed and acceleration
D. displacement
Answer» C. speed and acceleration
17.

The phase lag produced by transportation relays

A. is independent of frequency
B. is inverseh’proportional to frequency
C. increases linearly with frequency
D. decreases linearly with frequency
Answer» D. decreases linearly with frequency
18.

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)
Answer» B. phase-lag
19.

technique is not applicable to nonlinear system ?

A. nyquist criterion
B. quasi linearization
C. functional analysis
D. phase-plane representation
Answer» B. quasi linearization
20.

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
21.

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
22.

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
23.

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
24.

In case of type-1 system steady state acceleration is

A. unity
B. infinity
C. zero
D. 10
Answer» C. zero
25.

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
26.

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
27.

The type 2 system has ______ at the origin.

A. no net pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Answer» E.
28.

The type 1 system has ______ at the origin.

A. no pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Answer» D. two poles
29.

The type 0 system has ______ at the origin.

A. no pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Answer» B. net pole
30.

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
31.

specified ________ input signal.

A. acceleration
B. velocity
C. position
D. all of the above
Answer» E.
32.

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
33.

The frequency and time domain are related through which of the following?

A. laplace transform and fourier integral
B. laplace transform
C. fourier integral
D. either (b) or (c)
Answer» B. laplace transform
34.

Spring constant in force-voltage analogy is analogous to

A. capacitance
B. reciprocal of capacitance
C. current
D. resistance
Answer» C. current
35.

In a system low friction co-efficient 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
36.

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
37.

With feedback _____ increases.

A. system stability
B. sensitivity
C. gain
D. effects of disturbing signals
Answer» B. sensitivity
38.

is the reference input minus the primary feedback.

A. manipulated variable
B. zero sequence
C. actuating signal
D. primary feedback
Answer» D. primary feedback
39.

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
Answer» B. analogous table
40.

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
Answer» B. linear and time-variant systems
41.

as

A. disturbance
B. command
C. control element
D. reference input
Answer» B. command
42.

The transient response of a system is mainly due to

A. inertia forces
B. internal forces
C. stored energy
D. friction
Answer» D. friction
43.

signal will become zero when the feedback signal and reference signs are equal.

A. input
B. actuating
C. feedback
D. reference
Answer» C. feedback
44.

Mass, in force-voltage analogy, is analogous to

A. charge
B. current
C. inductance
D. resistance
Answer» D. resistance
45.

In thermal-electrical analogy charge is considered analogous to

A. heat flow
B. reciprocal of heat flow
C. reciprocal of temperature
D. temperature
Answer» E.
46.

In force-voltage analogy, velocity is analogous to

A. current
B. charge
C. inductance
D. capacitance
Answer» B. charge
47.

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

A. charge
B. resistance
C. reciprocal of inductance
D. reciprocal of conductance
Answer» C. reciprocal of inductance
48.

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
49.

In electrical-pneumatic system analogy the current is considered analogous to

A. velocity
B. pressure
C. air flow
D. air flow rate
Answer» E.
50.

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

A. voltage
B. current
C. capacitance
D. charge
Answer» B. current