Explore topic-wise MCQs in Control Systems.

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1.

For a right hand sequence, the ROC is entire z-plane.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
2.

Find the Z-transform of u(-n).

A. \(\frac{1}{1-z}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{1+z}\)
C. \(\frac{z}{1-z}\)
D. \(\frac{z}{1+z}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{1+z}\)
3.

Find the Z-transform of x(n) = a|n|; |a|<1.a) \(\frac{z}{z-a} – \frac{z}{z-(1/a)}\) b) \(\frac{z}{z-(1/a)} – \frac{z}{z-a}\) c) \(\frac{z}{z-a} + \frac{z}{z-(1/a)}\) d) \(\frac{1}{z-a} – \frac{1}{z-(1/

A. \(\frac{z}{z-a} – \frac{z}{z-(1/a)}\)
B. \(\frac{z}{z-(1/a)} – \frac{z}{z-a}\)
C. \(\frac{z}{z-a} + \frac{z}{z-(1/a)}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{z-a} – \frac{1}{z-(1/a)}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{z}{z-(1/a)} – \frac{z}{z-a}\)
4.

Find the Z-transform of y(n) = x(n+2)u(n).

A. z2 X(Z) – z2 x(0) – zx(1)
B. z2 X(Z) + z2 x(0) – zx(1)
C. z2 X(Z) – z2 x(0) + zx(1)
D. z2 X(Z) + z2 x(0) + zx(1)
Answer» B. z2 X(Z) + z2 x(0) – zx(1)
5.

x(n) = an u(n) and x(n) = -an u(-n-1) have the same X(Z) and ROC.

A. True
B. False
Answer» C.
6.

For causal sequences, the ROC is the exterior of a circle of radius r.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
7.

Find the Z-transform of cos⁡ωn u(n).

A. \(\frac{z(z+cos⁡ω)}{z^2-2z cos⁡ω+1}\)
B. \(\frac{z(z-cos⁡ω)}{z^2-2z cos⁡ω+1}\)
C. \(\frac{z(z-cos⁡ω)}{z^2+2z cos⁡ω+1}\)
D. \(\frac{z(z+cos⁡ω)}{z^2+2z cos⁡ω+1}\)
Answer» C. \(\frac{z(z-cos⁡ω)}{z^2+2z cos⁡ω+1}\)
8.

Find the Z-transform of an u(n);a>0.

A. \(\frac{z}{z-a}\)
B. \(\frac{z}{z+a}\)
C. \(\frac{1}{1-az}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{1+az}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{z}{z+a}\)
9.

Find the Z-transform of δ(n+3).

A. z
B. z2
C. 1
D. z3
Answer» E.
10.

When do DTFT and ZT are equal?

A. When σ = 0
B. When r = 1
C. When σ = 1
D. When r = 0
Answer» C. When σ = 1
11.

H (z) is discrete rational transfer function. To ensure that both H(z) and its inverse are stable:

A. Poles must be inside the unit circle and zeros must be outside the unit circle
B. Poles and zeroes must be inside the unit circle
C. Poles and zeroes must be outside the unit circle
D. Poles must be outside the unit circle and zeros must be inside the unit circle
Answer» C. Poles and zeroes must be outside the unit circle
12.

A sequence x (n) with the z-transform X (z) = Z4 + Z2 – 2z + 2 – 3Z-4 is applied to an input to a linear time invariant system with the impulse response h (n) = 2δ (n-3). The output at n = 4 will be:

A. -6
B. Zero
C. 2
D. -4
Answer» C. 2
13.

Which one of the following is the correct statement? The region of convergence of z-transform of x[n] consists of the values of z for which x[n] is:

A. Absolutely integrable
B. Absolutely summable
C. Unity
D. <1
Answer» C. Unity
14.

The ROC of z-transform of the discrete time sequence x(n) = is:

A. 1/3>|z|<1/2
B. |z|>1/2
C. |z|<1/3
D. 2>|z|<3
Answer» B. |z|>1/2
15.

Two sequences x1 (n) and x2 (n) are related by x2 (n) = x1 (- n). In the z- domain, their ROC’s are

A. The same
B. Reciprocal of each other
C. Negative of each other
D. Complements of each other
Answer» C. Negative of each other
16.

The frequency of a continuous time signal x (t) changes on transformation from x (t) to x (α t), α > 0 by a factor

A. α
B. 1/α
C. α2
D. α
Answer» B. 1/α
17.

The discrete-time signal x (n) = (-1)n is periodic with fundamental period

A. 6
B. 4
C. 2
D. 0
Answer» D. 0
18.

What is the ROC of a causal infinite length sequence?

A. |z|<r1
B. |z|>r1
C. r2<|z|<r1
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. r2<|z|<r1
19.

Is the discrete time LTI system with impulse response h(n)=an(n) (|a| < 1) BIBO stable?

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
20.

The ROC of z-transform of any signal cannot contain poles.

A. True
B. False
Answer» B. False
21.

The z-transform of a sequence x(n) which is given as X(z)=\(\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}x(n)z^{-n}\) is known as _____________

A. Uni-lateral Z-transform
B. Bi-lateral Z-transform
C. Tri-lateral Z-transform
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. Tri-lateral Z-transform
22.

What is the ROC of z-transform of an two sided infinite sequence?

A. |z|>r1
B. |z|<r1
C. r2<|z|<r1
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» D. None of the mentioned
23.

What is the ROC of z-transform of finite duration anti-causal sequence?

A. z=0
B. z=∞
C. Entire z-plane, except at z=0
D. Entire z-plane, except at z=∞
Answer» E.
24.

What is the ROC of the z-transform of the signal x(n)= anu(n)+bnu(-n-1)?

A. |a|<|z|<|b|
B. |a|>|z|>|b|
C. |a|>|z|<|b|
D. |a|<|z|>|b|
Answer» B. |a|>|z|>|b|
25.

What is the z-transform of the signal x(n) = -αnu(-n-1)?

A. \(\frac{1}{1-\alpha z^{-1}}\);ROC |z|<|α|
B. \(-\frac{1}{1+\alpha z^{-1}}\);ROC |z|<|α|
C. \(-\frac{1}{1-\alpha z^{-1}}\);ROC |z|>|α|
D. \(-\frac{1}{1-\alpha z^{-1}}\);ROC |z|<|α|
Answer» E.
26.

Which of the following series has an ROC as mentioned below?

A. α-nu(n)
B. αnu(n)
C. α-nu(-n)
D. αnu(n)
Answer» C. α-nu(-n)
27.

What is the z-transform of the signal x(n)=(0.5)nu(n)?

A. \(\frac{1}{1-0.5z^{-1}};ROC |z|>0.5\)
B. \(\frac{1}{1-0.5z^{-1}};ROC |z|<0.5\)
C. \(\frac{1}{1+0.5z^{-1}};ROC |z|>0.5\)
D. \(\frac{1}{1+0.5z^{-1}};ROC |z|<0.5\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{1-0.5z^{-1}};ROC |z|<0.5\)
28.

What is the ROC of the signal x(n)=δ(n-k), k>0?

A. z=0
B. z=∞
C. Entire z-plane, except at z=0
D. Entire z-plane, except at z=∞
Answer» D. Entire z-plane, except at z=∞
29.

What is the z-transform of the following finite duration signal?

A. 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z4
B. 2 + 4z + 5z2 + 7z3 + z5
C. 2 + 4z-1 + 5z-2 + 7z-3 + z-5
D. 2z2 + 4z + 5 +7z-1 + z-3
Answer» E.
30.

The Z-Transform X(z) of a discrete time signal x(n) is defined as ____________

A. \(\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}x(n)z^n\)
B. \(\sum_{n=-\infty}^{\infty}x(n)z^{-n}\)
C. \(\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}x(n)z^n\)
D. None of the mentioned
Answer» C. \(\sum_{n=0}^{\infty}x(n)z^n\)
31.

Let Laplace transform of f(t) is f̅ (s), then

A. L[f(ta) u(t - a)] = e-as f̅ (s)
B. L[f(t + a) u(t + a)] = e-as f̅ (s)
C. L[f(t - a) u(t - a)] = e-as f̅ (s) where\(u(t-a)= \begin{cases} 0 ,~~~ta\\ \end{cases}\)
D. L[f(t - a) / u(t - a)] = e-as f̅ (s) where\(u(t-a)= \begin{cases} 0 ,~~~ta\\ \end{cases}\)
Answer» D. L[f(t - a) / u(t - a)] = e-as f̅ (s) where\(u(t-a)= \begin{cases} 0 ,~~~ta\\ \end{cases}\)
32.

Find the final value of the signal y(t) whose unilateral Laplace transform is:\(Y\left( s \right) = \frac{{7s + 9}}{{s\left( {s + 5} \right)}}\)

A. \(\frac{7}{9}\)
B. \(\frac{7}{3}\)
C. \(\frac{9}{5}\)
D. \(\frac{9}{7}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{9}{7}\)
33.

An impulse function consists of

A. entire frequency range with same relative phase
B. infinite bandwidth with linear phase variation
C. pure DC
D. large DC with weak harmonics
Answer» B. infinite bandwidth with linear phase variation
34.

A signal has \(FT\;x\left( t \right)\mathop \leftrightarrow \limits^{FT} X\left( {j\omega } \right) = {e^{ - j\omega }}\left| \omega \right|{e^{ - 2\left| \omega \right|}}\) Without determining x(t), use the scaling property to find the FT representation of y(t) = x( - 2t).

A. \(Y\left( {j\omega } \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right){e^{\frac{{j\omega }}{2}}}\left| {\frac{\omega }{2}} \right|{e^{\left| \omega \right|}}\)
B. \(Y\left( {j\omega } \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right){e^{\frac{{j\omega }}{2}}}\left| {\frac{\omega }{2}} \right|{e^{2\left| \omega \right|}}\)
C. \(Y\left( {j\omega } \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right){e^{\frac{{j\omega }}{2}}}\left| {\frac{\omega }{2}} \right|{e^{ - 2\left| \omega \right|}}\)
D. \(Y\left( {j\omega } \right) = \left( {\frac{1}{2}} \right){e^{\frac{{j\omega }}{2}}}\left| {\frac{\omega }{2}} \right|{e^{ - \left| \omega \right|}}\)
Answer» E.
35.

Consider the following statements:1. The Laplace transform of the unit impulse function is s × Laplace transform of the unit ramp function.2. The impulse function is a time derivative of the ramp function.3. The Laplace transform of the unit impulse function is s × Laplace transform of the unit step function4. The impulse function is a time derivative of the unit step function.Which of the above statements are correct ?

A. 1 and 2 only
B. 3 and 4 only
C. 2 and 3 only
D. 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer» C. 2 and 3 only
36.

If X(ω) = δ(ω - ω0) then x(t) is

A. \({e^{ - j{\omega _0}t}}\)
B. \(\delta (t)\)
C. \(\frac{1}{{2\pi }}{e^{j{\omega _0}t}}\)
D. 1
Answer» D. 1
37.

Laplace transform of t cos (at) is

A. \(\frac{{{s^2} + {a^2}}}{{{{\left( {{a^2} - {a^2}} \right)}^2}}}\)
B. \(\frac{s}{{{{\left( {{s^2} - {a^2}} \right)}^2}}}\)
C. \(\frac{{{s^2} - {a^2}}}{{{{\left( {{s^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^2}}}\)
D. \(\frac{s}{{{{\left( {{s^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^2}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{s}{{{{\left( {{s^2} + {a^2}} \right)}^2}}}\)
38.

Let F(ω) be the Fourier Transform of a function f(t). The F(0) is

A. \(\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {f\left( t \right)} dt\)
B. \(\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {{{\left| {f\left( t \right)} \right|}^2}dt}\)
C. \(\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {{{\left| {t \cdot f\left( t \right)} \right|}^2}dt}\)
D. \(\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {t \cdot f\left( t \right)dt}\)
Answer» B. \(\int\limits_{ - \infty }^\infty {{{\left| {f\left( t \right)} \right|}^2}dt}\)
39.

Laplace transform of e-at u(t), is ______, where u(t) is unit step.

A. \(\frac{1}{{s + a}}\)
B. \(\frac{1}{s}\)
C. \(\frac{1}{{s\left( {s + a} \right)}}\)
D. \(\frac{s}{{s + a\;}}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{s}\)
40.

Laplace Transform is used in

A. Fourier Series
B. Probability Distribution
C. Complex Numbers
D. None of these
Answer» C. Complex Numbers
41.

Laplace transform of \(\cos \left( {{\rm{\omega t}}} \right){\rm{is}}\frac{{\rm{s}}}{{{{\rm{s}}^2} + {{\rm{\omega }}^2}}}\). The laplace transform of e-2t cos(4t) is

A. \(\frac{{{\rm{s}} - 2}}{{{{\left( {{\rm{s}} - 2} \right)}^2} + 16}}\)
B. \(\frac{{{\rm{s}} + 2}}{{{{\left( {{\rm{s}} - 2} \right)}^2} + 16}}\)
C. \(\frac{{{\rm{s}} - 2}}{{{{\left( {{\rm{s}} + 2} \right)}^2} + 16}}\)
D. \(\frac{{{\rm{s}} + 2}}{{{{\left( {{\rm{s}} + 2} \right)}^2} + 16}}\)
Answer» E.
42.

If the waveform, shown in the following figure, corresponds to the second derivative of a given function f(t), then the Fourier transform of f(t) is

A. 1 + sin ω
B. 1 + cos ω
C. \(\frac{{2\left( {1 - \cos \omega } \right)}}{{{\omega ^2}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{2\left( {1 + \cos \omega } \right)}}{{{\omega ^2}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{2\left( {1 + \cos \omega } \right)}}{{{\omega ^2}}}\)
43.

Fourier transform of the unit impulse δ(t) is

A. π
B. 1
C. 0
D. δ(ω)
Answer» C. 0
44.

A system with zero initial conditions has the closed loop transfer function T(s) = (s2 + 4)/[(s + 1)(s + 4)]. At which frequency, will the system output be zero?

A. 0.5 rad/sec
B. 1 rad/sec
C. 2 rad/sec
D. 4 rad/sec
Answer» D. 4 rad/sec
45.

Match the following Lists:List - I List – IIa) i) b) ii) c) iii) d) iv) Correct codes are:Code:

A. a-iii, b-iv, c-ii, d-i
B. a-ii, b-i, c-iii, d-iv
C. a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii
D. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
Answer» D. a-iv, b-iii, c-ii, d-i
46.

Laplace transform of 3t4 is

A. \(\frac{{18}}{{{s^4}}}\)
B. \(\frac{{24}}{{{s^4}}}\)
C. \(\frac{{72}}{{{s^5}}}\)
D. \(\frac{{12}}{{{s^5}}}\)
Answer» D. \(\frac{{12}}{{{s^5}}}\)
47.

If Laplace transform \(Lf\left( t \right) = \log \left( {\frac{{s + a}}{{s + b}}} \right)\), then f(t) equals

A. \(\frac{1}{t}\left( {{e^{ - bt}} - {e^{ - at}}} \right)\)
B. \(\frac{1}{t}\left( {{e^{bt}} - {e^{at}}} \right)\)
C. \({e^{ - bt}} - {e^{ - at}}\)
D. \({e^{bt}} - {e^{at}}\)
Answer» B. \(\frac{1}{t}\left( {{e^{bt}} - {e^{at}}} \right)\)
48.

If u (t), r (t) denote the unit step and unit ramp functions respectively and u (t) * r (t) their convolution, then the function u (t + 1) * r (t -2) is given by

A. ½ (t -1) u (t -1)
B. ½ (t -1) u (t -2)
C. ½ (t -1)2 u (t-1)
D. None of above
Answer» D. None of above
49.

Laplace transform of the function v(t) shown in the figure is:

A. \({s}^{2}{[1 - e^{s}]}\)
B. \({s}^{2}{[1 - e^{- s}]}\)
C. \(\frac{1}{{s}^{2}} {[1 - e^{s}]}\)
D. \(\frac{1}{{s}^{2}} {[1 - e^{ - s}]}\)
Answer» E.
50.

Match the two lists and choose the correct answer from the code given belowList I(Function)List II(Laplace transform)(a) tx(t)(i)∞(b)\(\frac{x(t)}{t}\)(ii)\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{s \to \infty} \left[ {sX\left( s \right)} \right]\)(c) x(0-)(iii)\(\mathop {\lim }\limits_{s \to 0} \left[ {sX\left( s \right)} \right]\)(d) x(∞)(iv)\(-\frac{dx(s)}{ds}\)

A. (a) – (i), (b) – (ii), (c) – (iii), (d) – (iv)
B. (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)
C. (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)
D. (a) – (i), (b) – (iv), (c) – (ii), (d) – (iii)
Answer» C. (a) – (iv), (b) – (i), (c) – (iii), (d) – (ii)