Explore topic-wise MCQs in Control Systems.

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51.

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

A. " Head"
B. " Liquid flow"
C. " Liquid flow rate"
D. " Air flow rate"
Answer» B. " Liquid flow"
52.

" In optimum time switching curve the system takes :"

A. " Minimum time in reaching desired location"
B. " Maximum time in reaching desired location"
C. " Never reaches"
D. " No desired location is present"
Answer» B. " Maximum time in reaching desired location"
53.

" A unity feedback system with open-loop transfer function G (s) = 4/[s(s+p)] is critically damped. The value of the parameter p is"

A. " 4"
B. " 3"
C. " 2"
D. " 1"
Answer» B. " 3"
54.

" An increase in gain, in most systems, leads to:"

A. " Smaller damping ratio"
B. " Larger damping ratio"
C. " Constant damping ratio"
D. " Zero damping ratio"
Answer» B. " Larger damping ratio"
55.

" The transient response of a system is mainly due to:"

A. " Inertia forces"
B. " Internal forces"
C. " Stored energy"
D. " Friction"
Answer» D. " Friction"
56.

" With feedback _____ reduces."

A. " System stability"
B. " System gain"
C. " System stability and gain"
D. " Damping"
Answer» C. " System stability and gain"
57.

" System with logic switching are :"

A. " Hang on"
B. " Bang on"
C. " Bang-bang"
D. " Hang out"
Answer» D. " Hang out"
58.

" Spring constant in force-voltage analogy is analogous to?"

A. " Capacitance"
B. " Reciprocal of capacitance"
C. " Current"
D. " Resistance"
Answer» C. " Current"
59.

" 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"
60.

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

A. " Input"
B. " Actuating"
C. " Feedback"
D. " Reference"
Answer» C. " Feedback"
61.

" 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"
62.

" A linear time invariant system is stable if :"

A. " System in excited by the bounded input, the output is also bounded"
B. " In the absence of input output tends zero"
C. " Both a and b"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» D. " None of the mentioned"
63.

" 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"
Answer» B. " The bandwidth of the system"
64.

" Electrical time-constant of an armature-controlled dc servomotor is :"

A. " Equal to mechanical time-constant"
B. " Smaller than mechanical time-constant"
C. " Larger than mechanical time-constant"
D. " Not related to mechanical time-constant"
Answer» C. " Larger than mechanical time-constant"
65.

" In a control system integral error compensation _______steady state error"

A. " Increases"
B. " Minimizes"
C. " Does not have any effect on steady state error"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» C. " Does not have any effect on steady state error"
66.

" 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"
67.

" A.C. servomotor is basically a"

A. " Universal motor"
B. " Single phase induction motor"
C. " Two phase induction motor"
D. " Three phase induction motor"
Answer» D. " Three phase induction motor"
68.

" The first order control system, which is well designed, has a"

A. " Small bandwidth"
B. " Negative time constant"
C. " Large negative transfer function pole"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» D. " None of the mentioned"
69.

" Which of the following cannot be measured by LVDT?"

A. " Displacement"
B. " Velocity"
C. " Acceleration"
D. " Pressure"
Answer» E.
70.

Consider the following statements:1. The effect of feedback is to reduce the system error2. Feedback increases the gain of the system in one frequency range but decreases in another.3. Feedback can cause a system that is originally stable to become unstableWhich of these statements are correct.

A. 1,2 and 3
B. 1 and 2
C. 2 and 3
D. 1 and 3
Answer» D. 1 and 3
71.

" Stability of a system implies that :"

A. " Small changes in the system input does not result in large change in system output"
B. " Small changes in the system parameters does not result in large change in system output"
C. " Small changes in the initial conditions does not result in large change in system output"
D. " Small changes in the initial conditions result in large change in system output"
Answer» B. " Small changes in the system parameters does not result in large change in system output"
72.

" Roots with higher multiplicity on the imaginary axis makes the system :"

A. " Absolutely stable"
B. " Unstable"
C. " Linear"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» C. " Linear"
73.

" Hydraulic torque transmission system is analog of :"

A. " Amplidyne set"
B. " Resistance-capacitance parallel circuit"
C. " Motor-generator set"
D. " Any of the mentioned"
Answer» D. " Any of the mentioned"
74.

" 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. " Laplace transform is not possible"
Answer» B. " The system is working with zero stored energy"
75.

The polar plot of a transfer function passes through the critical point (-1,0).Gain margin is

A. zero
B. -1dB
C. 1dB
D. Infinity
Answer» B. -1dB
76.

" 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.
77.

" If the impulse response in absolutely integrable then the system is :"

A. " Absolutely stable"
B. " Unstable"
C. " Linear"
D. " None of the mentioned"
Answer» B. " Unstable"
78.

" 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"
79.

" The open-loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is K/(s^2 (s+5))The system is unstable for"

A. " K>5"
B. " K<5"
C. " K>0"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.
80.

The root locus diagram has loop transfer function G(s)H(s) = K/ s(s+4)(s2+4s+5) has

A. No breakaway points
B. Three real breakaway points
C. Only one breakaway points
D. One real and two complex breakaway points
Answer» C. Only one breakaway points
81.

" For non-linear systems stability cannot be determined due to:"

A. " Possible existence of multiple equilibrium states"
B. " No correspondence between bounded input and bounded output stability and asymptotic stability"
C. " Output may be bounded for the particular bounded input but may not be bounded for the bounded inputs"
D. " All of the mentioned"
Answer» E.