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This section includes 58 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. |
How can the steady state error can be reduced? |
A. | By decreasing the type of the system |
B. | By increasing system gain |
C. | By decreasing the static error constant |
D. | By increasing the input |
Answer» E. | |
2. |
In second order system gain margin is : |
A. | Zero value |
B. | Finite value |
C. | Infinite value |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» D. None of the mentioned | |
3. |
The stability of the linear system: |
A. | Determined by the location of the poles |
B. | Dependent entirely of whether or the system is driven |
C. | The stability of the undriven linear system is dependent on the magnitude of the final initial state. |
D. | Stability cannot be determined by the open loop poles |
Answer» B. Dependent entirely of whether or the system is driven | |
4. |
Determine the condition for the stability of unity feedback control system whose open loop transfer function is given byG(s) = 2e-st/s(s+2) |
A. | T >1 |
B. | T <0 |
C. | T <1 |
D. | T >0 |
Answer» D. T >0 | |
5. |
The characteristic equation of a feedback control system is s3+Ks2+9s+18. When the system is marginally stable, the frequency of the sustained oscillation: |
A. | 1 |
B. | 1.414 |
C. | 1.732 |
D. | 3 |
Answer» E. | |
6. |
If the roots of the have negative real parts then the response is ____________ |
A. | Stable |
B. | Unstable |
C. | Marginally stable |
D. | Bounded |
Answer» E. | |
7. |
None of the coefficients can be zero or negative unless one of the following occurs: |
A. | One or more roots have positive real parts |
B. | A root at origin |
C. | Presence of root at the imaginary axis |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
The open loop transfer functions with unity feedback are given below for different systems.Among these systems the unstable system is |
A. | G(s) =2/s+2 |
B. | G(s) =2/s(s+2) |
C. | G(s) =2/(s+2)s^2 |
D. | G(s) =2(s+1)/s(s+2) |
Answer» D. G(s) =2(s+1)/s(s+2) | |
9. |
Consider the following statement: |
A. | A system is said to be stable if its output is bounded for any input |
B. | A system is said to be stable if all the roots of the characteristic equation lie on the left half of the s plane. |
C. | A system is said to be stable if all the roots of the characteristic equation have negative real parts. |
D. | A second order system is always stable for finite values of open loop gain |
Answer» B. A system is said to be stable if all the roots of the characteristic equation lie on the left half of the s plane. | |
10. |
Non-linear elements may exhibit___________ |
A. | Linear systems |
B. | Non-linear systems |
C. | Limit cycles |
D. | Time invariant systems |
Answer» D. Time invariant systems | |
11. |
Determine the value of K such that roots of characteristic equation given below lies to the left of the line s = -1. s3+10s2+18s+K. |
A. | K>16 and K<9 |
B. | K<16 |
C. | 9<K<16 |
D. | K<9 |
Answer» D. K<9 | |
12. |
Roots on the imaginary axis makes the system : |
A. | Stable |
B. | Unstable |
C. | Marginally stable |
D. | Linear |
Answer» D. Linear | |
13. |
Consider a characteristic equation, s4+3s3+5s2+6s+k+10=0. The condition for stability is |
A. | K>5 |
B. | -10<K |
C. | K>-4 |
D. | -10<K<-4 |
Answer» E. | |
14. |
A system with unity feedback having open loop transfer function as G(s) = K(s+1)/s3+as2+2s+1. What values of 'K' and 'a' should be chosen so that the system oscillates ? |
A. | K =2, a =1 |
B. | K =2, a =0.75 |
C. | K =4, a =1 |
D. | K =4, a =0.75 |
Answer» C. K =4, a =1 | |
15. |
Routh Hurwitz criterion cannot be applied when the characteristic equation of the system containing coefficient's which is/are |
A. | Exponential function of s |
B. | Sinusoidal function of s |
C. | Complex |
D. | Exponential and sinusoidal function of s and complex |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
The polynomial s4+Ks3+s2+s+1=0 the range of K for stability is _____________ |
A. | K>5 |
B. | -10<K |
C. | K>-4 |
D. | K-1>0 |
Answer» E. | |
17. |
Roots with higher multiplicity on the imaginary axis makes the system : |
A. | Absolutely stable |
B. | Unstable |
C. | Linear |
D. | Stable |
Answer» C. Linear | |
18. |
The characteristic equation of a system is given by3s4+10s3+5s2+2=0. This system is: |
A. | Stable |
B. | Marginally stable |
C. | Unstable |
D. | Linear |
Answer» D. Linear | |
19. |
The necessary condition of stability are: |
A. | Coefficient of characteristic equation must be real and have the same sign |
B. | Coefficient of characteristic equation must be non-zero |
C. | Both of the mentioned |
D. | Coefficient of characteristic equation must be zero |
Answer» D. Coefficient of characteristic equation must be zero | |
20. |
The necessary condition for the stability of the linear system is that all the coefficients of characteristic equation 1+G(s)H(s) =0, be real and have the : |
A. | Positive sign |
B. | Negative sign |
C. | Same sign |
D. | Both positive and negative |
Answer» D. Both positive and negative | |
21. |
The roots of the transfer function do not have any effect on the stability of the system. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» C. | |
22. |
Assertion (A): Routh criterion is in terms of array formulation, which is more convenient to handle.Reason (R): This method is used to investigate the method of stability of higher order systems. |
A. | Both A and R are true and R is correct explanation of A |
B. | Both A and R are true and R is not correct explanation of A |
C. | A is true but R is false |
D. | A is False but R is true |
Answer» C. A is true but R is false | |
23. |
In non-linear system stability is : |
A. | Dependent on the input |
B. | Independent on initial state |
C. | Independent on input |
D. | Dependent on input and initial state. |
Answer» E. | |
24. |
For making an unstable system stable: |
A. | Gain of the system should be increased |
B. | Gain of the system should be decreased |
C. | The number of zeroes to the loop transfer function should be increased |
D. | The number of poles to the loop transfer function should be increased |
Answer» C. The number of zeroes to the loop transfer function should be increased | |
25. |
Determine the stability of closed loop control system whose characteristic equation iss5+s4+2s3+2s2+11s+10=0. |
A. | Stable |
B. | Marginally stable |
C. | Unstable |
D. | None of the mentioned |
Answer» C. Unstable | |
26. |
For non-linear systems the equation for damping factor as in linear system is called__________ |
A. | Krasovskii's equation |
B. | Vander Pol's equation |
C. | Constant method |
D. | Non-variable gradient equation |
Answer» C. Constant method | |
27. |
Liapunov stability analysis is different from the classical theories approach of stability. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
28. |
If the Liapunov's function cannot be found then the system is: |
A. | Stable |
B. | Unstable |
C. | Conditionally stable |
D. | Marginally stable |
Answer» C. Conditionally stable | |
29. |
In polar plots, if a pole is added at the origin, what would be the value of the magnitude at Ω = 0? |
A. | Zero |
B. | Infinity |
C. | Unity |
D. | Unpredictable |
Answer» C. Unity | |
30. |
The visual analogy of the Liapunov energy description is: |
A. | Ellipse |
B. | Circle |
C. | Square |
D. | Rectangle |
Answer» B. Circle | |
31. |
The system is stable at origin if for every initial state which is sufficiently close to the origin remains near the origin for all t then the system is : |
A. | Asymptotically stable |
B. | Asymptotically stable in the large |
C. | Stable |
D. | Unstable |
Answer» D. Unstable | |
32. |
The systems with equation such as dx/dt =F (x) are called: |
A. | Stable systems |
B. | Control systems |
C. | Autonomous systems |
D. | Unstable control system |
Answer» D. Unstable control system | |
33. |
The non-linear system |
A. | Have one equilibrium state |
B. | Their behavior determines the qualitative behavior of the s-plane |
C. | System behavior for small deviations about the equilibrium point may be different from the large deviation |
D. | Both a and b |
Answer» D. Both a and b | |
34. |
Liapunov's stability for non-linear system is same as the Routh Hurwitz criteria for the linear system. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
35. |
Liapunov's stability analysis is for the : |
A. | LTI system |
B. | Time variant system |
C. | Non-linear system |
D. | Linear system |
Answer» D. Linear system | |
36. |
If x (t) approaches near the origin as t tends to infinity then the system is : |
A. | Asymptotically stable |
B. | Asymptotically stable in the large |
C. | Stable |
D. | Unstable |
Answer» B. Asymptotically stable in the large | |
37. |
It is difficult to form Liapunov's function for: |
A. | Linear system |
B. | Non-linear |
C. | Time variant systems |
D. | Time -invariant systems |
Answer» C. Time variant systems | |
38. |
The method which provides considerable flexibility in finding the Liapunov's function is: |
A. | Krasovskii's method |
B. | Variable gradient method |
C. | Constant method |
D. | Non-variable gradient method |
Answer» C. Constant method | |
39. |
The idea that the non-negative scalar functions of a system state can also answer the question of stability was given in Liapunov function: |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
40. |
The method of investigating the stability using Liapunov function as the ________________ |
A. | Direct method |
B. | Indirect method |
C. | Not determined |
D. | Always unstable |
Answer» B. Indirect method | |
41. |
If the impulse response in absolutely integrable then the system is : |
A. | Absolutely stable |
B. | Unstable |
C. | Linear |
D. | Stable |
Answer» B. Unstable | |
42. |
If a Nyquist plot of G (jω) H (jω) for a closed loop system passes through (-2, j0) point in GH plane, what would be the value of gain margin of the system in dB? |
A. | 0 dB |
B. | 2.0201 dB |
C. | 4 dB |
D. | 6.0205 dB |
Answer» E. | |
43. |
If the system is represented by G(s) H(s) = k (s+7) / s (s +3) (s + 2), what would be its magnitude at ω = ∞? |
A. | 0 |
B. | ∞ |
C. | 7/10 |
D. | 21 |
Answer» B. ∞ | |
44. |
A polar plot intersects the unit circle at a point making -45° to the negative real axis then the phase margin of the system is : |
A. | -45° |
B. | 45° |
C. | 180°-45° |
D. | 180°+45° |
Answer» C. 180°-45° | |
45. |
Gain margin is: |
A. | It is a factor by which the system gain can be increased to drive it to the verge of instability |
B. | It is calculated at gain cross over frequency |
C. | It is calculated at phase cross over frequency |
D. | Both a and c |
Answer» E. | |
46. |
Phase margin is: |
A. | It is amount of additional phase lag at the gain cross over frequency required to bring the system to the verge of instability |
B. | It is always positive for stable feedback systems |
C. | It is calculated at gain cross over frequency |
D. | All of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
47. |
An underdamped second order system with negative damping will have the roots : |
A. | On the negative real axis as roots |
B. | On the left hand side of complex plane as complex roots |
C. | On the right hand side of complex plane as complex conjugates |
D. | On the positive real axis as real roots |
Answer» D. On the positive real axis as real roots | |
48. |
Given a unity feedback system with G (s) =K/ s (s+4). What is the value of K for a damping ratio of 0.5? |
A. | 1 |
B. | 16 |
C. | 4 |
D. | 2 |
Answer» C. 4 | |
49. |
Consider the system represented by the equation given below. What would be the total phase value at ω = 0?200/[s3 (s + 3) (s + 6) (s + 10)]. |
A. | -90° |
B. | -180° |
C. | -270° |
D. | -360° |
Answer» D. -360° | |
50. |
The system with the open loop transfer function G(s) H(s) =1/s(s^2+s+1) has the gain margin of : |
A. | -6 dB |
B. | 0 dB |
C. | 3.5 dB |
D. | 6 dB |
Answer» C. 3.5 dB | |