The type of a system indicates the number of integrations in the

A) open-loop trANSWERfer function

B) forward path trANSWERfer function
C) closed-loop trANSWERfer function
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

The steady-state response of a system is dependent

A) Only on system poles
B) Only on the inputs applied
C) Both on the system poles and inputs applied
D) none of these
ANSWER:C

A feedback control system has the trANSWERfer function F(s)=K(s+2)/s2(s+1)

(s2+s+2),it is a
A) second-order system
B) First-order system
C) Fifth order system
D) none of these
ANSWER:C

A feedback system has the trANSWERfer function given by F(s)=8(s+2)

(s+4)/s3(s+1)(s2+5s+6), it is a
A) type-6 system
B) type-3 system
C) type-2 system
D) none of these
ANSWER:B

Consider a unity feedback system with open-loop trANSWERfer function

G(s)=K/S(s+1), the steady state error of the system due to a unit step input is
A) zero
B) K
C) 1/K
D) infinity
ANSWER:A

A unity feedback control system has a forward path trANSWERfer function equal
to 42.25/s2(s+6.5, the unit step response of this system startinf from rest,will
have its maximum value at a time equal to
A) 0sec
B) 0.56sec
C) 5.6sec
D) infinity
ANSWER:D

A plant has following trANSWERfer function : G(s)=1/(s2+0.2s+1), from a step

input it is required that the response settles to within 2% of its final value. The
plant setting time is
A) 20sec
B) 40sec
C) 35sec
D) 45sec
ANSWER:B

For a unit step input, a system with forward trANSWERfer function G(s)=20/s2
and feedback path trANSWERfer function H(s)=(s+5), has a steady state output of
A) 0
B) 0.5
C) 0.2
D) 0.03
ANSWER:C

The term frequency response means _____________response of a system to

sinusoidal input
A) TrANSWERient
B) steady state
C) Impulse
D) time
ANSWER:B

The trANSWERfer function G(s)=(s-2)/s(s+5) is an example of

A) Non minimum phase function
B) Minimum phase function
C) All pass function
D) NBeither minimum,non minimum nor all pass function
ANSWER:A

The frequncy at which high frequency and low frequency magnitude plots
intersect is called
A) Resonant frequency
B) cut off frequency
C) corner frequency
D) Gain crossover frequency
ANSWER:C

The rise time is the time taken by the utput to rise from 10% to 90%of its
final steady state value, in case of
A) Undamped systems
B) underdamped systems
C) overdamped systems
D) critically-damped systems
ANSWER:C

The acceleration error constant of a stable feedback system is given by

A) Lt sG(s)
S->0
B) Lt G(s)
S->0
C) Lt s2G(s)
S->0
D) None of these
ANSWER:C

The velocity error constant of a stable canonical feedback system is given by

A) Lt G(s)
S->0
B) Lt sG(s)
S->0
C) Lt s2G(s)
S->0
D) None of these
ANSWER:B

The position error constant of atype-2 canonical feedback system is given by

A) Lt G(s)
S->0
B) Lt sG(s)
S->0
C) Lt s2G(s)
S->0
D) None of these
ANSWER:A

A system is critically damped. If the gain of the system is increased, teh

system will behave as
A) undamped
B) underdamped
C) overdamped
D) noeffct of gain
ANSWER:B

For a unit step input, a system with forward path trANSWERfer function
G(s)=20/s2 and feedback path trANSWERfer function H(s)=(s+5), has a steady state
output of
A) 0
B) 0.5
C) 0.2
D) 0.03
ANSWER:C

When the input to a system was withdrawn at t=0, its output was found to
decrease exponentially from 100units to 500 units in 1.386seconds. The time
constant of vthe system is
A) 0.500
B) 0.693
C) 1.386
D) 2.000ANSWER:D

A system is represented by dy/dt + 2y = 4t u(t), the ramp component in the

forced response will be
A) t u(t)
B) 2t u(t)
C) 3t u(t)
D) 4t u(t)
ANSWER:B

For a feedback control system of type-2, the steady state error for a ramp
input is
A) infinite
B) constant
C) zero
D) indeterminate
ANSWER:C

In the derivative error compensation, damping

A) decreases and settling time decreases
B) increases and settling time increases
C) decreases and settling time increases
D) increases and settling time decreases
ANSWER:D

The Z-trANSWERform of a signal is given by C(z)=z-1(1-z-4)/4(1-z-1)2. Its

final value is
A) 1/4
B) zero
C) 1
D) infinity
ANSWER:B

The unit step response of a second order linear system with zero initial
states is given by C(t)=1 + 1.25 exp(-6t)sin(8t-tan-1 1.333); t>=0,the damping
ratio and the undamped natural frequency of oscillation of the system are
respectively
A) 0.6 and 10rad/sec
B) 0.6 and 12.5rad/sec
C) 0.8 and 10rad/sec
D) 0.8 and 12.5rad/sec
ANSWER:A

The performance specifications for a unity feedback control systems having an

open-loop trANSWERfer function G(s)=K/s(s+1)(s+2) are
(i)velocity error coefficient Kv > 10sec-1
(ii)Sable closed-loop operation
The value of K satisfying the above specifications is
A) K > 6
B) 6 < K < 10
C) K > 10
D) None of these
ANSWER:D

The transfer function of a system is 10/1+s. When operated as a unity

feedback system, the steady state error to a unit step input will be
A) zero
B) 1/11
C) 10
D) infinity
ANSWER:B

The position and velocity error coeffients for the system of trANSWERfer
function G(s)=50/(1+0.1s)(1+2s) respectively are
A) zero and zero
B) zero and infinity
C) 50 and zero
D) 50 and infinity
ANSWER:D

The laplace trANSWERformation of f(t) is F(s).Given F(s)=w/s2 + w2, the final

value of f(t) is
A) infinity
B) zero and infinity
C) one
D) none of these
ANSWER:D

The closed loop trANSWERfer function of a control system is given by

C(s)/R(s)=1/1+s . For the input r(t)=sin t, the steady state value of C9t0 is equal
to
A) 1/1.414
B) 1
C) 1/1.414 sin t
D) 1/1.414 sin (t-(3.142/4))
ANSWER:D

The principles of homogenity and super-position are applied to

A) Linear timevariant systems
B) non linear time variant systems
C) Linear time invariant systems
D) non-linear time invariant systems
ANSWER:C

The trANSWERfer function of a system is G(s)=100/(s+!)(s+100). For a unit

step input to the system, the approximate settling time for 2% criterion is
A) 100sec
B) 4sec
C) 1sec
D) 0.01sec
ANSWER:B

The pupose of series quadrature windings in an amplidyne is to

A) neutralise the effect of armature reaction
B) reduce commutation difficulties
C) increase the gain
D) increases the response time
ANSWER:C

The steady state error of a stable type0 unity feed back system , for a unit
step function is
A) 0
B) 1/1+Kp
C) infinity
D) 1/Kp
ANSWER:B

A unity feed back system has thje open-loop trANSWERfer function

G(s)=4(1+2s)/s2(s+2), If the input to the system is a unit ramp, then steady state
error will be
A) 0
B) 0.5
C) 2
D) infinity
ANSWER:A

A unity feedback system has open-loop tranfer function G(S)=2s/s(s+6), the

peak overshoot in the step input response of the system is approximately equal to
A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 15%
D) 20%
ANSWER:B
The characterisic polynomial of a system is q(s)=2s5 + s4 + 4s3 + +2s2 +2s +
1.The system is
A) stable
B) marginally stable
C) unstable
D) Oscillatory
ANSWER:D

The open-loop trANSWERfer function of a unity feedback system is

G(S)=K/[s2(s+5)];K>0. The system is unstable for
A) K>5
B) K<5
C) K>0
D) all the above.
ANSWER:D

The impulse response of system is h(t)=t u(t). For an inputu(t-1), the output
is
A) t2/2 u(t)
B) t(t-1)/2 u(t-1)
C) (t-1)2/2 u(t-1)
D) t2-1/2 u(t-1)
ANSWER:C

Which of the following statements is not true for a continuous time causal
and stable LTI system
A) all poles of the system must lie on the left side of the jw axis
B) zeros of the system can lie anywhere in the s-plane
C) All poles must lie within IsI=1
D) All the roots of the characteristic equation must be located on the left side
of the jw axis
ANSWER:C

Two systems with impulse responses h1(t) and h2(t) are connected cascade.
Then the overall impulse response of the cascadedsystem is given by
A) product of h1(t) and h2(t)
B) sum of h1(t) and h2(t)
C) convolution of h1(t) and h2(t)
D) subtraction of h1(t) and h2(t)
ANSWER:C

A system with trasfer function G(S)=(s2+9)(s+2)/(S+1)(s+3)(s+4)is existed by

sin(wt)..The steady state output of system is zero at
A) w=1rad/sec
B) w=2rad/sec
C) w=3rad/sec
D) w=4rad/sec
ANSWER:C

For a second order system settling time isT s=7s andpeak time is Tp=3s. The
location of poles are
A) -0.97�j0.69
B) -0.69�j0.97
C) -1.047�j0.571
D) -0.571�j1.04710.
ANSWER:D

For a second order system overshoot=10%andpeak timeT p=5s. The location of

poles are
A) -0.46�j0.63
B) -0.63�j0.46
C) -0.74�j0.92
D) -0.92�j0.7411.
ANSWER:A

For a second-order system overshoot=12% andsettling time=0.6 s. The loThe

location of poles are
A) -9.88�j6.67
B) -6.67�j9.88
C) -4.38�j6.46
D) -6.46�j4.38
ANSWER:B
 A system has a damping ratio of 1.25, a naturalfrequency of 200 rad/s and DC
gain of 1.The response of the system to a unit step input is
A) 1+5/3exp(20t)-2/3exp(-200t)
B) 1-4/3exp(20t)+1/3exp(-400t)
C) 1+1/3exp(20t)-4/3exp(-400t)
D) 1+2/3exp(20t)-5/3exp(-200t)
ANSWER:B

The system is
A) overdamped
B) under damped
C) critically damped
D) None of the above
ANSWER:A

Consider the following system

a.T(S)=5/(s+3)(s+6)
b.T(S)=10(s+7)/(s+10)(s+20)
c.T(s)=20/s2+6s+144
d.T9s)=(s+2)/(s2+9)
e.T(S)=(s+5)/(s+10)2
Consider the following response
1. Overdamped 2. Under damped
3. Undamped 4. Critically damped.
The correct match is
1 2 3 4

A) a c d e

B) b a d e

C) c a e d

D) c b e d
ANSWER:A

The forward-path trANSWERfer of aufbcontrol system is (S)=1000/(1+0.1s)

(1+10s).The step, ramp, and parabolic error constants are
A) 0,1000, 0
B) 1000, 0, 0
C) 0, 0, 0
D) 0, 0, 1000
ANSWER:B

The open-loop trANSWERfer function of aufbcontrolsystemisG(S)=K(1+2s)

(1+4s)/s2(s2+2s+8)The position, velocity and accelerationerrorconstants are
respectively
A) 0, 0,4K
B) infinity,K/8,0
C) 0,4k,infinity
D) infinity,infinity,k/8
ANSWER:D

The open-loop trANSWERfer function of a unit feedbacksystem

isG(S)=50/(1+0.1s)(1+2s)The position, velocity and acceleration errorconstants are
respectively
A) 0, 0, 250
B) 50, 0, 0
C) 0, 250,infinity
D) infinity, 50, 0
ANSWER:B

The forward-path trANSWERfer function of a unityfeedback system

isG(s)=k/s2(s+a)The system has 10% overshoot and velocity errorconstantK v=100.The
value ofK is
A) 237000
B) 144
C) 14400
D) 237
ANSWER:C

The value of ais

A) 23700
B) 237
C) 14400
D) 144
ANSWER:D

The trANSfer function for a single loop nonunityfeedbackcontrol system is

G(S)=1/s2+s+2, H(S)=1/(s+1).The steady state error due to unit tepinputis
A) 67
B) 65
C) 23
D) 0
ANSWER:C

The forward path trANSWERfer function of a ufbsystemis G(S)=K/s(s+4)(s+8)

(s+10)If a unit ramp is applied, the minimum possiblesteady-state error is
A) 0.16
B) 6.25
C) 0.14
D) 7.25
ANSWER:A

The forward-path trANSWERfer function of ufbsystemisG(s)=1000(s2+4s+20)

(s2+20s+15)/s2(s+2)(s+10)The system hasr(t)=t3applied to its input. Thesteady state
error is
A) 4/10000
B) 0
C) infinity
D) 2/1000
ANSWER:A

The trANSfer function of a ufbsystem is G(s)=1000(s+3)(s+10)(s+20)/s(s+25)

(s+a)(s+30)The value of ato yield velocity error constant Kv=104is
A) 4
B) 0
C) 8
D) 16
ANSWER:A

A system has position error constantK p=3. Thesteady state error for input
of 8tu( t)is
A) 2.67
B) 2
C) infinity
D) 0
ANSWER:C
The forward path trANSWERfer function of a unityfeedback system
isG(s)=1000/(s+20)(s+4s+10)For input of 60u (t)steady state error is
A) 0
B) 300
C) infinity
D) 10
ANSWER:D

The forward-path trANSWERfer function of aufbcontrolsystem isG(s)=450(s+8)

(s+12)(s+15)/s(s+38)(s2+2s+28)The steady state errors for the test input37tu(t)is
A) 0
B) 0.061
C) infinity
D) 609
ANSWER:B

A UFB control system has a forward path trANSWERfer function

G(s)=10(1+4s)/s2(1+s) If the system is subjected to an input r(t)=1+t+1/2t2,
t>0 the steady state error of system will be
A) 0
B) 0.1
C) 10
D) infinity
ANSWER:C

A system has the following trANSWERfer function G(s)=100(s+15)(s+20)/s4(s+12)

(s2+3s+10),The type and order of the system respectively
A) 7 and 5
B) 4 and 5
C) 4 and 7
D) 7 and 4
ANSWER:C

consider a unity feedback control system with open loop trANSWERfer function
G(s)=K/s(s+1), the steady state error of the system for step input is
A) zero
B) K
C) 1/K
D) infinity
ANSWER:A

The term frequency response means the response of a system to a sinusoidal

input
A) transient
B) steady state
C) impulse
D) time
Answer:B

the transfer function g(s)-(s-2)/s(s+5) is an example of

A) 0<jeta<0.5
B) 0.1<zeta<0.9
C) 0<jeta<0.707
D) 0.1<jeta<0.707
Answer:C

Bandiwidth and ----- are inversely proportional to each other

A) damping factor
B) undamped natural frequency
C) stttling time
D) rise time
Answer:D

a linear system G9s) is subjected to a sinusoidal input r(t)=Asinwt under

steady state the system output
A) G(jw)asin(wt+(angle)g(wt))
B) G(jw)sin(wt+(angle)g(wt))
C) G(jw)asin(2wt+(angle)g(wt))
D) asin(wt+(angle)g(wt))
Answer:A

the frequency response test on a system can be performed by varying

A) input amplitude
B) input frequency
C) output amplitude
D) output frequency
Answer:B

The sinusoidal transfer function is obtained by replacing s by

A) jw
B) minusjw
C) w^2
D) minusw^2
Answer:A

In frequency response analysis the nature of input signal is

A) stp
B) ramp
C) parabolic
D) sinusoidal
Answer:D

Bandwidth is the frequency at which the magnitude drops to ____ % of its zero
Frequency value
A) 70.7
B) 50
C) 14.14
D) 90
Answer: A
An all pass system has
A) polesZero pattern antisysmmetric about imaginary axis
B) all poles andZeros in the lect half of splae
C) all poles and zeros in the right hald of splane
D) random poe zero pattern in splane
Answer:A

The magnitude of the pure time delay term is unity. This is true for
A) all frequency
B) obly low frequency
C) only high frequency
D) for a particular frequency range which depends on the over all transfer
function of the system
Answer:A

In the magnitude plot of a simple pole a maximun error of ____dbs occur at

corner frequency
A) minus 1
B) zero
C) minus 3
D) minus 1.414
ANSWER:C

In the straight line aapproxiamtion of magnitude plot the slope changes at

corner frequencies b ya value which is in multiples of ____ db/decades
A) 20
B) 14.14
C) 8
D) 10
Answer:A

An octave is the range of frequencies given by

A) w2=2w1
B) w2=8w1
C) w2=10w1
D) w2=14.14w1
Answer:A

Bode plot consists of _____ Plots

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
Answer:B

Dbs are units of

A) 20log(g(jw))
B) 20log(G(jw))
C) G(jw)
D) 10log(g(jw))
Answer:A

The frequency at which high frequency and low frequency magnitued plots
intersect is called
A) Resonant frequency
B) cutoff frequency
C) corner frequency
D) gain cross over frequency
Answer:C

In magnitude plot of bode diagram the quantity taken on Yaxis is

A) g(jw)
B) 20log(g(jw))
C) 20log(g(2jw))
D) log(G(jw))
Answer:B

A decade is the range of frequencies given by

A) w2=2w1
B) w2=1.414w1
C) w2=10w1
D) w2=w1
ANSWER:C

A unity feed back system g(s)=10(s+2)/s^2(s+1)(s^2+2s+2) the slope of the low

frequency asymptote is
A) minus 40
B) minus 20
C) minus 80
D) 80
Answer:A

the phase angle of transportation lag is _____ degrees

A) minus 57.3wt
B) minus 17.3wt
C) minus wt
D) 57.3wt
Answer:A

the log magnitude of a system with transfer function e^(-0.1jw) is

A) unity
B) minus20
C) minus46.05
D) 0
Answer:D

A unity feed back system has g(S)=(s-2)/(s+2) the phase angle in degree at
zero frequency is
A) 180
B) 0
C) 90
D) minus 90
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has g9s)=(s+3)/s(s+5) the phase angle in degrees at
zero frequency is
A) minus 90
B) 90
C) minus 180
D) 270
Answer:A

If a system consists of one zero and five poles the final slope of the
magnitud plot is
A) 80
B) minus 80
C) minus 60
D) 60
Answer:B

given loop transfer fuction G(s)=10(1+10s)/(s^3)(1+s)^2(1+100s) find the

phase angle at w=infinity
A) 270
B) 360
C) minus 360
D) minus 270
ANSWER:C

given G(S)=10(s+0.2)/s(s+0.5) the magnitude in db at w=1 id

A) 20
B) 12.04
C) 0.602
D) 1
Answer:B

if G(jw)H(jw)=10 the the magnitude in db is

A) 10
B) 20
C) 46
D) 23
Answer: B

A unity feed back system has g(jw)=32/(jw)^2 the frequency in rad/sec at

which the log magnitude plot intersects with o db axis is
A) 5.66
B) 32
C) 1024
D) 30.10
Answer:A

In the magnitude plot the slope of the asymptote corresponding to low

frequency region is minus 40db the type of the system is
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
ANSWER:C

if the low freaquency asymptote has a slope of minus 20db then the factor
present in the transfer function in the loop transfer function is
A) (1+0.1jw)
B) 1/(1+0.1jw)
C) 10/jw
D) 10jw
Answer:A

the phase margin of a system with the open loop transfer function
g(s)h(s)=1/s(s+12) is positive .the gain margin of the system is
A) infinity
B) 0
C) minus 6
D) 6
Answer:A

from the bode plot of a systme the value of magnitude at phase cross over
frequency is found to be minus 10db the gain margin the nis
A) 10db
B) minus 10 db
C) 0.1db
D) minus 0.1db
Answer:A

from the bode plots it is observed that the gain cross over frequency is
grater than phase cross over frequency the system is
A) unstable
B) stable
C) critically stable
D) can'f be predicted freom the given data
Answer:A

from the bode plot of a given unstabe system the gain margin is found to be
positive the phase margin tyhen is
A) positive
B) negative
C) cannot be predicted from the given data
D) depends on the transfer function of the system
Answer:B

the frequency at which the magnitude plot crosses the 0 db axis is called
A) gain cross over frequency
B) phase corss over frequency
C) corner frequency
D) resonant frequency
Answer:A

for a critically stable system if the gain cross over frequency is 'x' and
phase cross over frequency is Y then
A) x=y
B) xless than y
C) xgrater than y
D) x less than y less than infinity
Answer:A

from the bode plot of a system the value of angle g of jw at gain cross over
frequency is found to be minus 150 the phase margin of the system is
A) 30
B) minus 30
C) minus 150
D) 150
Answer:A

if the phase cross over frequency is equal to gain cross over frequency than
the system is
A) critically stable
B) stable
C) limitedly stable
D) given data is insufficient to predict
Answer:A

A unity feed back system is g of s equal to 1/(1+10s) for the inverse polar
plot of this system the magnitude and phase angle at zero frequency are
A) 1,0
B) 0.1,0
C) infinity,pieby2
D) infinity ,minus pie by 2
Answer:A

the open loop transfer function of a system is given by G of s equal to

1/(0+10s)(1+s) it is observed that the polar plot of the system intersects with
negative jw axis the magnitude and phase at this point of intersection are
A) 0.287,0.3162
B) 091,0.3162
C) 0.1,0.091
D) 11,0
Answer:A

Addition of a non zero pole to a transfer function results in further

rotation of the polar plot through an angle of minus 90 at what frequency
A) infinity
B) both 0and infinity
C) 0
D) neither 0 nor infinity
Answer:A
 addition of a zero at origin to a tansfer function results in rotation of the
polar plot through an angle of at both 0 and infinite frequencies
A) 90
B) minus 90
C) 0
D) 180
Answer:A

the loop transfer function of a system is 1/(s^2)(1+s)(1+10s)(1+100s) the

polar plot of this system will intersect with
A) positive jw and positive real xis
B) negative jw and positive real axis
C) onle positive imaginary axis
D) only negative imaginary axis
Answer:A

polar plot is defined as the locus of g(jw)d(jw) phasor as the input

frequency is varied over a frequency range given by
A) zero less than w less than infinity
B) zero lessthan equal to w less than w
C) w1less than w less than infinite
D) w2 lessthan equal to w lessthan equal to w2
Answer:A

with reference to the complex funtion p(jw) which of the following is true
A) both magnitude and phase angle of p(jw) are fimctopms pf freqiemcu w
B) only magnitude of p(jw) is function of frequency w
C) only phase angle of p(jw) is a function of frequency w
D) Neither magnitude nor phase angleof p(jw) are function of frequency
Answer:A

the loop transfer fucntion of a system is g(jw)=1/(1+s) the magnitude and

phase angle at infinite frequency are
A) 0,pie/2
B) 0,minus pie/2
C) infinity,pie/2
D) infinity,pie/2
Answer:B

A system is characterized by g(s)=1/(s^2)(s+1)(s+10) the magnityde and phase

angle of g(jw) at inifinite frequency are
A) 0,minus 360
B) 0,minus 270
C) infinity,minus 180
D) infinity,minus 90
Answer:A

A unity feed back system is G(s) =1/s(1+12s)(1+3s) the polar plot of this
system is observed to be asymptotic to the veritcallys line passing through
(minusx,j0) the value of x is
A) 18
B) 2.4
C) 0.167
D) 36
Answer:A

A given stable system has no open loop poles in th right half s plane for
stability thr nyquist plot should excircle the (minu 1,j0) point
A) zero times or zero net encirclement
B) once in CCW direction
C) once in CW direction
D) twicein CCW direction
Answer:A

which of the following statements is true with respect to a function Q(s) in

the theory of complex variables
A) Every s plane contour which does not pass through any singular point has a
corresponding contour in the q(s) plane
B) every s plane contour passing through singular points has a corresponding
contour in the q(s)plane
C) only those contours of splane which les in the lh plane have corresponding
contours in the q(S) plane
D) any s plane contour which does not pass through origin has corresponding
contour in the Q(s) plane
Answer:A

A function q(s) is given by Q(s)=(s-1)/(s(s-2)) the function is analytic at

every point in the s plane except at these points
A) 0,2
B) 0,1,2
C) 1
D) 0
Answer:A

a function is given by Q(s)=(s+1)/(s-1) its value at s=(1+j) is

A) 1minusj2
B) 1minuj
C) 0.2plusj0.4
D) 0.2+j0.4
Answer:A

a function f(S) is given by 1+g(s) if g(S)=6/(s+1)(s+2) the value of F(1+j2)

is
A) 1.115minusj0.577
B) 1.115plusj0.577
C) 0.115plusJ0.577
D) 0.115plusj0.577
Answer:A

the nyquis t stability creterion is based on a theorem of complex variables

due to a scientist by name
A) cauchy
B) nyquist
C) bode
D) nichol
Answer:A

A system has g(s)=(s+2)/(s+1)(s-1) the corresponding nyquist cantour is found

to excircle (minus1plusjo)point once in CCW directions the no of closed loop poles
in right half of s plane are
A) 0
B) 2
C) 1
D) 3
Answer:A

Nyquist stability criterion is used to determine

A) only closed loop stability
B) only open loop stability
C) both open loop and closed loop stability
D) neither open loop nor closed loop stability
Answer:A

A system has 2 open loop poles and one closed pole in the right half of s
plane the nyquist plot of this system will encircle the (minus 1plus j0) point
A) once in CCW direction
B) once in CW direction
C) thrice in CW direction
D) thrice in CCW direction
Answer:A

A minimum phase system has a single pole at the origin. The minimum effort
required for the assessment of stability is by mapping
A) Only that segment of Nyquist contour from w = 0 to infinity
B) The entire imaginary axis segment from minus infinity to plus infinity of
Nyquist contour
C) The entire Nyquist contour
D) The entire Nyquist contour except the small semicircular indent around the
origin.
Answer:A

The Nyquist plot of a type-1, 3rd order minimum phase system with an open
loop gain K intersected the real axis at (-0.25,0). After a change in gain the plot
intersected the real axis at (-0.75,0). The modified value of n is
A) 3K
B) (1/3)K
C) 9K
D) (1/9)K
Answer:A

Two poles & 3 zeros of a function q(s) are enclosed by an s-plane contour.
The net encirclement of origin by the corresponding q(s)-plane contour will be
A) Once in CW direction
B) Once in CCW direction
C) 5 times in CW direction
D) 5 times in CCW direction
Answer:A

A system has loop transfer function G(s) =1/s(s+5) The Nyquist plot
intersects the real axis at
A) (0,0)
B) (minus 5,0)
C) (minus0.2,0)
D) (miusinfinity,0)
Answer:A

The Nyquist plot of a type-1, 3rd order system intersects the - ve real axis
at (- 0.2,0). If the open loop gain K is doubled the new point of intersection will
be
A) (minus 0.4,0)
B) (minus0.2,0)
C) (minus0.1,0)
D) (minus0.8,0)
Answer:A

The open loop transfer function of a system is given by G(s)H(s)

=2(s+0.25)/(s^2(s+1)(s+0.5)in the nyquist countor selected the poles at origin are
bypassed by a small semi circular indent represented by s = varies from
A) minus 90 through 0 to 90
B) 90 through 0 to minus 90
C) minus180 through 0 to 180
D) 180 through 0 to minus 180
Answer:A

A system has open loop poles present on jw axisaxis. Which of the following
statements is true w.r.t. Nyquist Stability Criterion?
A) The Nyquist contour can be selected and stability analysis can be carried
out.
B) The Nyquist contour can be selected but stability analysis can't be carried
out.
C) The Nyquist contour can't be selected but stability analysis can be carried
out.
D) Neither Nyquist contour can be selected nor stability analysis be carried
out.
Answer:A

When open loop transfer function has poles on jwaxis, then for stability
analysis
A) The Nyquist contour is suitably indented to bypass all the- axis poles.
B) The Nyquist contour is selected without any modifications.
C) The Nyquist contour is modified to account for only poles at origin.
D) The Nyquist contour is modified to account for only symmetrically placed
poles on jw axis
Answer:A

A system has an open loop transfer function G(s)H(s) =k/s(1+0.1s) the nyquist
plot encircles the point (minus1+j0)
A) Zero times
B) Once in CCW direction
C) Once in CW direction
D) A definite number of times in CCW direction which depends on the value of
open loop gain 'K'
Answer:A

The open loop transfer function of a system is G(s)H(s) =10/s(s+0.25) the

frequency in rad/sec at which the Nyquist plot intersects with - ve real axis is
A) infinite
B) 0
C) 4
D) 2.5
Answer:A

The Nyquist plot of a stable system does not encircle the (-1+j0) point. The
system is
A) a minimum phase function
B) a non min. phase function
C) an all pass function
D) of a type which can?t be predicted from the given data
Answer:A

The GM of a system G(s)H(s)= frac(1)((s+1)^3) is

A) 8
B) 2
C) 4
D) 16
Answer:A
 A system is given by G(s)H(s) =1/(S)(S+1)(S+0.5) The phase cross over
frequency is
A) 0.707
B) 0.5
C) 1.732
D) 2
Answer:A

For a reasonably good degree of relative stability the values of GM (dBs) and
PM (degrees) should be
A) 6,30
B) 0,0
C) 60,80
D) 1,3
Answer:A

The polar plot of a system passes through the point (-1+j0). The GM is
A) 0db
B) minus1db
C) 1db
D) lessthan 1dB
Answer:A

For a given system the damping ratio jeta is 0.45. The approximate value of
PM in degrees is
A) 45
B) 4.5
C) 0.45
D) Can't be determined from the given data
Answer:A

The Nyquist plot of a minimum phase system encloses the point (-1+j0) point.
The GM of the system is
A) lessthan 0
B) 0
C) greater than 0
D) infinity
Answer:A

Relative stability analysis from Nyquist plots can be carried out for
A) Open loop stable systems only
B) Open loop unstable systems only
C) Both open loop stable & unstable systems
D) Neither open loop stable nor open loop unstable systems
Answer:A

If the gain of an open loop system is doubled then the GM

A) becomes half
B) is not affected
C) gets doubled
D) becomes one fourth
Answer:A

A large GM or large PM indicates

A) very much stable but very sluggish system
B) reasonably stable and non sluggish system
C) critically stable and sluggish system
D) unstable system
Answer:A

A GM close to unity corresponds to

A) a highly oscillatory system
B) a critically stable system
C) reasonably stable system
D) an unstable system
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =1/S(S+2).The real pole is moved from s =
-2 to -10. As a result of this change
A) The shape of Nyquist plot is not affected at all
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at 8 frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and 8 frequencies
Answer:A

An open loop transfer function of a system has only real poles. If a pole at
origin is added to this system the shape of the Nyquist plot is affected in the
following manner:
A) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and infinite frequencies
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at infinite frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is not affected at all
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =1/(s+2)to this system a real pole at
s=minus10 and real zero at s=minus5 are added. For the new system
A) The shape of Nyquist plot is not affected at all
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at infinity frequency only
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and infinity frequencies
Answer:A

Adding a pole at s = 0 to a loop transfer function will

A) reduce the stability of closed loop system
B) increase the stability of closed loop system
C) not affect the stability of closed loop system
D) increase the stability of closed loop system under some specific conditions
Answer:A

A non zero pole is added to the loop transfer function of a system. The
closed loop stability then
A) is reduced
B) is improved
C) is not affected
D) is improved to an extent which depends on the loop transfer function.
Answer:A

Addition of zeros to the loop transfer function affects the closed loop
stability in the following manner.
A) It is improved
B) It is reduced
C) It is not affected
D) The exact effect depends on the loop transfer function
Answer:A

A system has G(s)H(s) =1/(S+1) A real pole at s=-2 is added to this system.
Which of the following is true with respect to the new system
A) The Nyquist plot is affected at 8 frequency only
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and 8 frequencies
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is not affected at all
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =10/(S+2)(S+3) .A pole at origin is added
to this system.
A) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and infinite frequencies
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at infinite frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is not affected at all
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =1/S If the pole at origin is moved to s =
-2, which of the following is true
A) Both M & fie are not affected at infinite frequency
B) Only M is affected at infinite frequency
C) Only fie is affected at infinite frequency
D) Both M & fie are not affected at 0 frequency
Answer:A

If a real pole is added to a loop transfer function then

A) The Nyquist plot is affected at 8 frequency only
B) The Nyquist plot is affected at both zero and 8 frequencies
C) The Nyquist plot is affected at 0 frequency only
D) The Nyquist plot is not affected at all
Answer:A

In the design process by Bode plots if the gain is changed from 3 to 6, the
new magnitude plot can be obtained by shifting the original plot up by _ _ _ _ _ _
dBs
A) 6.02
B) MINUS6.02
C) 9.54
D) 15.56
Answer:A

A unity feed back system with G(s) =10/S(1+0.1S)(1+.45S) has gain margin of
12dbthe value of open loop gain that will yield a GM of 20 dBs is
A) 4
B) 2.5
C) 16.67
D) 10
Answer:A

In Control System design GM & PM are usually provided to

A) account for the uncertainties in the system
B) make the system respond fast
C) reduce the overshoot in the step response
D) reduce the steady state offset
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =1.5/S(S+1)(S+2) . The gain is tripled in
the design process by Bode plots.The new value of gain in dBs is
A) 7.04
B) 13.06
C) 3.52
D) minus2.5
Answer:A

A unity feed back system has G(s) =64(s+2)/s(s+0.5)(s^2+32s+64). If the gain

is increased by 2 the value of log magnitude in dBs at ? = 1 is 20 log k which is
equal to
A) 15.56
B) 36.39
C) 6
D) 12
Answer:A

In the frequencey domaln desingn if the open loop gain cross over
frequencey(w1)and phase cross over frequencey (w2) on the bode plost get affectin
the following mannr
A) W1 move to right while w2 remain constant
B) both w1 w2 move to right
C) both w1 w2 remain constant
D) w1 is constant while w2 move to right
ANSWER:A

A unity feed back system has G(s)=64(s+2)/s(s+0.5)(s2+32s+64).if the gain is

increased by 2.the vaiue of log magnitud in dBs w=1 is 20 log k which is equal to
A) 15.56
B) 36.39
C) 6
D) 12
ANSWER:A

A unity feed back system has G(s)=1.5/s(s+1)(s+2).the gain is tripled by Bode

plots.the new value of gain in dBs is
A) 7.04
B) 13.06
C) 3.52
D) minus2.5
ANSWER:A

the nyquist plot for the open loop transfer function G(s) of a unit negative
feedack system if G(s)has no pole in right half of s-plane the number of roots of
the system characteristic equation in the right half of s-plane is
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
ANSWER:A

the phase margin of a system with the open loop transfer function G(s)=(1-
s)/(1+s)(2+s)
A) 0 dce
B) 90 dce
C) 63.4 dce
D) infinie
ANSWER:D

the nyquist plot for the open loop transfer function G(s)H(s)of a system if
G(s) H(s) has one right hand pole the closed loos system is
A) aways stable
B) unstable with one closed loop right hand pole
C) unstable with two closed loop right hand pole
D) unstable with three closed loop right hand pole
ANSWER:A

A system has poles at0.01HZ 1HZ and zeros at5HZ, and 100HZ and 200HZ the
approximate phase of the system response at20HZ is
A) -90 dce
B) 0 dce
C) 90 dce
D) -180 dce
ANSWER:A

consider two transfer functions G1(s)=1/s2+as+b and G2(s)=s/s2+as+b the 3-dB

bandwidths of their frequency responses are respectively
A) rooughta2-4b.rooughta2+4b
B) rooughta2+4b.rooughta2-4b
C) rooughta2-4b.rooughta2-4b
D) rooughta2+4b.rooughta2+4b
ANSWER:C

the nyquist plot of G(jW)H(jw)for a closed loop control system,passed throuhh

(-1,j0)poin in the GH plant the gain marrgin of the system in dB is equal to
A) infinite
B) zero
C) less than zero
D) greater than zero
ANSWER:D

The value of "a" so that system has a phase margin /4 equal to is

approximately equal to
A) 2.40
B) 1.40
C) 0.84
D) 0.74
ANSWER:C

With the value of"a" set for phase margin of /4 the value of unit impulse
response of the opn loop system at t=1second is equal to
A) 3.40
B) 2.40
C) 1.84
D) 1.74
ANSWER:C

whichof the following statement is true

A) G(s) is an all pass filter
B) G(s) has a zero in the right half plane
C) G(s) is marginall stable
D) G(s) is the impedance of passive network
ANSWER:B

The gain and phase margins of G(s) for closed loop stability are
A) 6dB and 180dce
B) 3dB and 180dce
C) 6dB and 90dce
D) 3db and 90dce
ANSWER:C

system output will be

A) GjwASin[wt+LGjw]
B) GjwSin[wt+LGjw]
C) GjwASin[2wt+LGjw]
D) ASin[wt+L80
ANSWER:A

The term frequency response means the____________ response of the system to

sinusoidal input

A) Transient
B) steady state
C) Impulse
D) time
ANSWER:B

The transfer function G(s) = (s-2)s(s+5) is an example of

A) Non minimum phase function

B) minimum phase function
C) All pass function
D) Neither minimum, Non minimum nor All pass function
ANSWER:B

The correlation between time response and frequency exists for the range of
zeta given by
A) 0<zeta<0.5
B) 0.1<zeta<0.
C) 0<zeta<0.707
D) 0.1<zeta<0.707
ANSWER:C

Band width and ____________________ are inversely proportional to each other

A) damping factor
B) Undamped natural frequency
C) settling time
D) Rise time
ANSWER:D

The sinusoidal transfer function is obtained by replacing �s� by

A) jw
B) -jw
C) w2
D) -w2
ANSWER:A

In frequency response analysis the nature of input signal is

A) step
B) Ramp
C) parabolic
D) Sinusoidal
ANSWER:D

Bandwidth is the frequency at which the magnitude drops_______ percent of its

zero frequency value
A) 70.7
B) 50
C) 14.14
D) 90
ANSWER:A

An all pass system has

A) Pole zero pattern antisymmetric about imaginary axis
B) All poles and zeros in the left half of s-plane
C) All poles and zeros in the right half of s-plane
D) Random pole-zero pattern in S-plane
ANSWER:A

The magnitude of the pure time delay term is unity. This is true for

A) All frequencies
B) only low frequencies
C) only high frequencies
D) For a particular frequency range which depends on the overall transfer
function of the system
ANSWER:A

Due to integral control the order of a control system is

A) Increased '
B) decreased
C) not effected
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

The Laplace transform of e-2tsin2wt is ___________

A) 2ss+22+2w2
B) 2ws-22+4w2
C) 2ws+22+4w2
D) 2ss-22+2w2
ANSWER:C

If for a control system, the Laplace transform of error e(t) isgiven as

8(s+3)s(s+10) then the steady state value of the error works out as

A) 3.6
B) 1.8
C) 3.2
D) 2.4
ANSWER:D

The impulse response of a LTI system is a unit step function, then the
corresponding transfer function is

A) 1s
B) 1s2
C) 1
D) s
ANSWER:A

For a type one system , the steady-state error due to step input is equal to

A) Infinite
B) zero
C) 0.25
D) 0.5
ANSWER:B
 If the system matrix of a linear time invariant continuous system is given
by A= 01-3-5, its characteristic equation is given by

A) (s2+5s+3a)
B) s2-3s-3
C) s2+3s+5
D) s2+s+2
ANSWER:A

Given a unity feed back control system with G(s)=Ks(s+4) , the value of K
for a damping ratio of 0.5

A) 1
B) 16
C) 32
D) 64
ANSWER:B

The unit-impulse response of a system starting from rest is given by C(t)=1-

e-2t for t>=0 The transfer function of the system is

A) 11+2s
B) 2s+2
C) 21s(s+2)
D) 1s+2
ANSWER:C

The overshoot in the response of the system having the transfer function
16Ks(s2+2s+16).Bfor a unit-step input is

A) 60%
B) 40%
C) 20%
D) 10%
ANSWER:B

The damping ratio of a system having the characteristic equation S2 +2s+8=0

is
A) 0.353
B) 0.330
C) 0.300
D) 0.250
ANSWER:A

Closed-loop transfer function of a unity-feedback system is given by

Y(s)/R(s) = 1/(tau s+1). Steady state error to unit ramp input is

A) infinity
B) tau
C) 1
D) 1/tau
ANSWER:B

Peak overshoot of step-input response of an under damped second order

system is explicitly indicative of

A) Settling time
B) rise time
C) natural frequency
D) damping ratio
ANSWER:D

A unity-feedback system with open-loop transfer function G(s)= 4/[s(s+p)] is

critically damped. The value of parameter p is

A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 1
ANSWER:A

Consider the position control system of Fig.2. The value of K such

that the steady-state error is 10� for input ?r= 400t rad/sec, is

A) 104.5
B) 114.5
C) 124.5
D) None of the above
ANSWER:B

Due to derivative control the rise time is

A) reduced
B) Increased
C) unaffected
D) Amade zero
ANSWER:A

Due to derivative control, the steady state error is

A) reduced
B) Increased
C) unaffected
D) made zero
ANSWER:A

Due to an increase in the forward path gain of control system , the maximum
overshoot is
A) reduced
B) Increased
C) unaffected
D) Amade zero
ANSWER:B

Due to an increase in the forward path gain of control system, the steady-
state error is
A) reduced
B) Increased
C) unaffected
D) made zero
ANSWER:A

The effect of increase in the forward path gain of control system on the
damping ratio is that the damping ratio is

A) Increased
B) reduced
C) not effected
D) made zero
ANSWER:A

The roots of the characteristic equation are same as the poles of the

A) Closed-loop transfer function

B) open-loop transfer function
C) forward path transfer function
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

As type of system is increased

A) Stabilization becomes more difficult
B) Stabilization becomes very easy
C) there is no effect on stability
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

As type of system is increased

A) more errors are eliminated
B) more errors are introduced
C) there is no effect on errors
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

Knowledge of transfer function of a system is necessary for the calculation

of
A) time constant
B) output for a given input
C) Order of the system
D) none 2
ANSWER:B

Zero initial conditions means that the system is

A) working with zero stored energy

B) working with zero reference signal
C) at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
D) none of these
ANSWER:C

The transfer function is defined for

A) linear time-invariant systems

B) linear time-varying systems
C) non-linear systems
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

The error signal in a control systems is

A) the difference between the measured value and the set value
B) the sum of measured value and set value
C) the ratio of measured value to set value
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

With feedback, the transient response of the system as compared to that

without feedback
A) decays slowly
B) rises at faster rate
C) rises at slower rate
D) none
ANSWER:B

If for a control system, the Laplace transform of error e(t) is given as

8(s+3)/s(s+10)then the steady state value of the error works out as ______.
A) 3.6
B) 1.8
C) 3.2
D) 2.4
ANSWER:D

A unit impulse signal has zero value everywhere except at t=0, where its
magnitude is
A) unity
B) small finite value
C) infinity
D) none of these
ANSWER:C

The area under a unit impulse function is

A) infinity
B) zero
C) unity
D) none of these
ANSWER:C

The nature of the transient response of a system is depend

A) only on system poles
B) only on the inputs applied
C) both on the system poles and the applied inputs
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

The Laplace transform of impulse function is

A) zero
B) one
C) 1/s
D) none of these
ANSWER:B

The systems impulse response is sometimes referred to as the

A) weighting function of the system
B) transfer function of the system
C) transient response of the system
D) steady-state response of the system
ANSWER:A

The impulse response of a system is

A) the inverse Laplace transform of its transfer function
B) The inverse Laplace transform of G(s)
C) The inverse Laplace transform of G(s)H(s)
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

A large time constant corresponds to a

A) Sluggish system
B) faster system
C) over damped system
D) under damped system
ANSWER:A

The steady-state error of a first-order system to a ramp input is equal to

A) the time constant of the system
B) zero
C) infinity
D) none of thes
ANSWER:A

Control systems are normally designed with damping factor

A) zeta=0
B) zeta=1
C) zeta>1
D) zeta<1
ANSWER:D

For a stable second order under damped system, the poles are
A) purely imaginary
B) complex conjugate of each other
C) real and un equal
D) real and equal
ANSWER:C

For a second order over damped system, the poles are

A) purely imaginary
B) complex conjugate of each other
C) real and un equal
D) real and equal
ANSWER:D

For a second order critically damped system, the poles are

A) purely imaginary
B) complex conjugate of each other
C) real and un equal
D) real and equal
ANSWER:C

For a second order undamped system, the poles are

A) purely imaginary
B) complex conjugate of each other
C) real and un equal
D) real and equal
ANSWER:A

For undamped system , the damping ratio is

A) zeta=0
B) zeta=1
C) zeta<1
D) zeta>1
ANSWER:A

For critically damped system s, the damping ratio is

A) zeta=0
B) zeta=infinity
C) zeta<1
D) zeta>1
ANSWER:D
 For over damped systems , the damping ratio is
A) zeta=infinity
B) zeta=0
C) zeta=1
D) zeta>1
ANSWER:D

For under- damped systems , the damping ratio is

A) zeta=0
B) zeta<1
C) zeta<0
D) zeta=1
ANSWER:B

For a second order system as zeta is increased from zero, the response
becomes
A) progressively more oscillatory
B) progressively less oscillatory
C) zero
D) infinity
ANSWER:B

If the characteristic equation of a system is S2+2s+1=0, the system is

A) undamped
B) over damped
C) critically-damped
D) under-damped
ANSWER:C

If the characteristic equation of a system is S2+4s+10=0, the system is

A) undamped
B) over damped
C) critically-damped
D) under-damped
ANSWER:D

If the characteristic equation of a system is S2+6s+8=0, the system is

A) undamped
B) over damped
C) critically-damped
D) under-damped
ANSWER:D

If the characteristic equation of a system is S2+6s+8=0, the system is

A) undamped
B) over damped
C) critically-damped
D) under-damped
ANSWER:A

The response of a control system having damping factor as unity will be

A) oscillatory
B) underdamped
C) critically-damped
D) over damped
ANSWER:C

The rise time of second-order under amped system is the time taken by the
output to rise
A) from 10% to 90% of its final steady-state value
B) from 0% to 100% of its final steady-state value
C) from 5% to 95% of its final steady-state value
D) from 0% to 50% of its final steady-state value
ANSWER:B

The rise time is the time taken by the output to rise from 10% to 90%of its
final steady-state value, in case of
A) undamped systems
B) underdamped
C) over damped
D) critically-damped system
ANSWER:C

In general which of the following systems is preferred

A) overdamped
B) critically-damped
C) undamped
D) under damped
ANSWER:D

The settling time of second order linear system is

A) 4 times the time constant of the system
B) 2 times the time constant of the system
C) � times the time
D) none of these
ANSWER:A

Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes
given below the lists:
List I List II
A. Derivative control 1. Improved overshoot response
B. Integral control 2. Less steady-state errors
C. Rate feedback control 3. Less stable
D. Proportional control 4. More damping
Codes:
A) A B C D
1 2 3 4
B) A B C D
2 3 1 4
C) A B C D
4 3 1 2
D) A B C D
1 2 4 3
ANSWER:C

A system has open-loop transfer function G(s) = 10/s(s + l)(s + 2) What is

the steady state error when it is subjected to the input r (t) = 1 + 2t +3/2 t2 ?
A) zero
B) 0.4
C) 4
D) infinity
ANSWER:D

A typical control system is given by K X (s plus 40)/s(s plus 10) multiplied

with a feedback factor of 1/S plus 20. Assuming R(s) = 1/s the steady-state error
is given by
A) 1/1 plus K
B) K
C) zero
D) 1
ANSWER:C

Consider a unit feedback control system with a transfer function of

c(s)/R(s)= 2/(s plus 4). The ratio of time constants of open-loop response to
closed loop response will be
A) 1: 1
B) 2: 1
C) 3: 2
D) 2: 3
ANSWER:C

Consider the following overall transfer function for a unity feedback

system : 4/S2 + 4s + 4 Which of the following statements regardmg this system are
correct ?
1. Position error constant Kp for the system is 4.
2. The system type one.
3. The velocity error constant Kv for the system is finite.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below :
Codes:
A) 1, 2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3
ANSWER:C

A first order system is given by 1/(1 plus sT).Its time response to a unit
step input is given by
A) c(t) = [l/T] [e-t/T]
B) c(t) = T (l - e-t/T)
C) c(t) = (1 - e-t/T)
D) c(t) = Te-t/T
ANSWER:C

For a unity feedback system, the open-loop transfer function is G(s) = 16(s
plus 2 )/s2 (s plus 1)( s plus 4) What is the steady-state error if the input is, r
(t) = (2 + 3t + 4t2) u(t)
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
ANSWER:B

A system has a transfer functIOn C(S)/R(s)=4/ s2plus 1.6s plus 4 For the unit
step response, the setling time (in seconds) for 2percent tolerance band is
A) 1.6
B) 2.5
C) 4
D) 5
ANSWER:D

Consider the following statements :

1. The derivative control improves the overshoot of a given system.
2. The derivative control reduces steady-state error.
3. Integral control reduces steady-state error.
4. Integral control does not affect stability of the system.
5. Integral control improves the overshoot of the system.
Of these statements
A) 1 and 3 are correct
B) 1, 2 and 5 are correct
C) 2, 4 and 5 are correct
D) I, 3 and 5 are correct
ANSWER:A

In the case of a second order system described by the differential equation,J

d2 teta 0 / dt2 plus F d teta0 / dt plus K teta o= K tete i (where teta i and teta
o are the input and output shaft angles), the natural frequency is given by
A) sqrt K/J
B) sqrt J/K
C) sqrt K J
D) sqrt K minus J
ANSWER:A

The velocity error constant Kv of a feedback system with closed-loop transfer

function C(S)/R(s)=G(s)/1 plus G(s)H(S) is
A) Kv = Lim s tends to zero s G(s) H(s)
B) Lim s tends to zero s G(s)/ 1+ G(s)H(s)
C) Lim s tends to zero s G(s)
D) Lim s tends to zero s [1 + G(s) H(s)]
ANSWER:A

The settling time of a feedback system with the closed-loop transfer function
C(s)/R(s)=wn2/s2+2 zeta wn s+ wn2
A) ts = 2zeta wn
B) ts= zeta wn/2
C) ts=4 zeta wn
D) ts=4 zeta wn
ANSWER:C

The response c(t) of a system is described by the differential equation d2

c(t)/dt2 + 4 dc(t)/dt + s c(t)=0.The system response is
A) undamped
C) critically damped
B) underdamped
D) oscillatory
ANSWER:B

The system with the open-loop transfer function G(s) H(s) = 1/s(1+s) is
A) type 2 and order 1
B) type 1 and order 1
C) type 0 and order 0
D) type 1 and order 2
ANSWER:D

The transfer function G (s) of a PID controller is

A) K (1 + 1/Ti s + Tds)
B) K (1 + Ti s + Tds)
C) K (1 + 1/Ti s + 1/Tds)
D) K (1 + Ti s + Tds)
ANSWER:A

The industrial controller having the best steady-state accuracy is

A) a derivative controller
B) an integral controller
C) a rate feedback controller
D) a proportional controller
ANSWER:B

The open-loop transfer function G(s) of a unity feedback control system is

1/s(s + 1) The system is subjected to an input r(t) = sin t. The steady-state error
will be
A) zero
B) 1
C) sqrt 2 sin(t- pie/4)
D) sqrt 2sin (t +pie/4)
ANSWER:d

A second order, system has the damping ratio zeta and undamped natural
frequency of oscillation wn. The settling time at 2percent tolerance band of the
system is
A) 2/ zeta wn
B) 3/ zeta wn
C) 4/ zeta wn
D) zeta wn
ANSWER:C

Consider the following statements:

A proportional plus derivative controller
1.has high sensitivity
2.increases the stability of the system
3.improves the steady-state accuracy
Which of these statements are correct ?
A) 1,2 and 3
B) 1 and 2
C) 2 and 3
D) 1 and 3
ANSWER:B

Which one of the following is the steady-state error for a step input applied
to a unity feedback system with the open loop transfer functlOn G(s)=10/s2 +14s+50
A) ess = 0
B) ess = 0.83
C) ess = 0.2
D) ess = infinity
ANSWER:B

With derivative output compensation, for a specified velocity error constant,

A) Overshoot for a step input increases
B) The settling time is decreased
C) The natural frequency decreases
D) Peak time increases
ANSWER:B

Which of the following is not a desirable feature ofa modem control system
A) Quick response
B) accuracy
C) correct power level
D) no oscillation
ANSWER:D

Damping factor and undamped natural frequency for the position control system
is given by
A) 2 sqrt KJ, sqrt KJ respectively
B) K/2fJ, sqrt K/J respectively
C) f/2 sqrt KJ, sqrt K/J respectively
D) J/2 sqrt Kf, sqrt K/J respectively
Where, K = torsional stiffness, J = Moment of Inertia, and f =
Coefficient viscous friction
ANSWER:C

In the derivative error compensation

A) damping decreases and settling time decreases
B) damping increases and settling time increases
C) damping decreases and settling time increases
D) damping increases and settling time decreases.
ANSWER:D

A control system having unit damping factor will give

A) critically damped response
B) oscillatory response
C) undamped response
D) no response.
ANSWER:A

Which of the following will not decrease as a result of introduction of

negative feedback?
A) Instability
B) Band width
C) Overall gain
D) Distortion
ANSWER:B

Consider the following statements regarding time domain analysis of control

systems:
1. Derivative control improves systems transient performance.
2. integral control does not improve system steady state performance
3. integral control can convert a second order system into a third order system.Of
these statements
A) 1 and 2 are correct
B) 2 and 3 are correct
C) 1 and 3 are correct
D) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
ANSWER:B

The open-loop transfer transfer function of a unity feedback control system

is given by G(s)=K/s(s+1)If the gain K is increased to infinity, then the damping
ratio will tend to become
A) 1/sqrt 2
B) 1
C) 0
D) infinity
ANSWER:C