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YEAR 2010

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Question. 1

The frequency response of G (s) = 1 s (s + 1) (s + 2)

plotted in the complex G (j) plane (for 0 < < 3) is

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Question. 2

o = AX + Bu with A = > 1 2H, B = >0H is The system X 0 2 1 (A) Stable and controllable (C) Unstable but controllable
Question. 3

(B) Stable but uncontrollable (D) Unstable and uncontrollable

The characteristic equation of a closed-loop system is s (s + 1) (s + 3) k (s + 2) = 0, k > 0 .Which of the following statements is true ? (A) Its root are always real (B) It cannot have a breakaway point in the range 1 < Re [s] < 0 (C) Two of its roots tend to infinity along the asymptotes Re [s] = 1 (D) It may have complex roots in the right half plane.

YEAR 2009

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Question. 4

The measurement system shown in the figure uses three sub-systems in cascade whose gains are specified as G1, G2, 1/G3 . The relative small errors associated with each respective subsystem G1, G2 and G3 are 1, 2 and 3 . The error associated with the output is :

(A) 1 + 2 + 1 3 (C) 1 + 2 3
Question. 5

(B) 1 2 3 (D) 1 + 2 + 3

The polar plot of an open loop stable system is shown below. The closed loop system is
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(A) always stable (B) marginally stable (C) un-stable with one pole on the RH s -plane (D) un-stable with two poles on the RH s -plane
Question. 6

The first two rows of Rouths tabulation of a third order equation are as follows. s3 2 2 s2 4 4 This means there are (A) Two roots at s = ! j and one root in right half s -plane (B) Two roots at s = ! j2 and one root in left half s -plane (C) Two roots at s = ! j2 and one root in right half s -plane (D) Two roots at s = ! j and one root in left half s -plane
Question. 7

The asymptotic approximation of the log-magnitude v/s frequency plot of a system containing only real poles and zeros is shown. Its transfer function is

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www.gatehelp.com 10 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25) 100 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25) 1000 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25)

2

(A) (C)

(B) (D)

80 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25)
2

YEAR 2009 Question. 8

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The unit-step response of a unity feed back system with open loop transfer function G (s) = K/ ((s + 1) (s + 2)) is shown in the figure. The value of K is

(A) 0.5 (C) 4

Question. 9

(B) 2 (D) 6

The open loop transfer function of a unity feed back system is given by G (s) = (e - 0.1s) /s . The gain margin of the is system is (A) 11.95 dB (C) 21.33 dB (B) 17.67 dB (D) 23.9 dB

Common Data for Question 10 & 11 :

A system is described by the following state and output equations dx1 (t) = 3x1 (t) + x2 (t) + 2u (t) dt dx2 (t) = 2x2 (t) + u (t) dt y (t) = x1 (t) when u (t) is the input and y (t) is the output
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Question. 10

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The system transfer function is (A) 2 s + 2 s + 5s 6 (C) 2s + 5 s2 + 5s + 6

(B) (D)

s+3 s2 + 5s + 6 2s 5 s2 + 5s 6

Question. 11

The state-transition matrix of the above system is e - 3t 0 (A) = - 2t G - 3t e + e e - 2t e - 3t e - 2t + e - 3t (C) = G 0 e - 2t e - 3t e - 2t e - 3t (B) = G 0 e - 2t e 3t e - 2t e - 3t (D) = G 0 e - 2t

YEAR 2008 Question. 12

ONE MARK

A function y (t) satisfies the following differential equation : dy (t) + y (t) = (t) dt where (t) is the delta function. Assuming zero initial condition, and denoting the unit step function by u (t), y (t) can be of the form (A) et (C) et u (t) (B) e - t (D) e - t u (t)

YEAR 2008 Question. 13

TWO MARK

The transfer function of a linear time invariant system is given as G (s) = 1 s + 3s + 2

2

The steady state value of the output of the system for a unit impulse input applied at time instant t = 1 will be (A) 0 (B) 0.5 (C) 1 (D) 2
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Question. 14

The transfer functions of two compensators are given below : C1 = 10 (s + 1) , C2 = s + 10 (s + 10) 10 (s + 1)

Which one of the following statements is correct ? (A) C1 is lead compensator and C2 is a lag compensator (B) C1 is a lag compensator and C2 is a lead compensator (C) Both C1 and C2 are lead compensator (D) Both C1 and C2 are lag compensator
Question. 15

The asymptotic Bode magnitude plot of a minimum phase transfer function is shown in the figure :

This transfer function has (A) Three poles and one zero (C) Two poles and two zero
Question. 16

(B) Two poles and one zero (D) One pole and two zeros

Figure shows a feedback system where K > 0

The range of K for which the system is stable will be given by (A) 0 < K < 30 (B) 0 < K < 39 (C) 0 < K < 390
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(D) K > 390

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Question. 17

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The transfer function of a system is given as 100 s + 20s + 100

2

The system is (A) An over damped system (C) A critically damped system (B) An under damped system (D) An unstable system

Statement for Linked Answer Question 18 & 19.

The state space equation of a system is described by o = AX + Bu,Y = CX where X is state vector, u is input, Y is X output and A == 0 1 0 , B = = G, C = [1 0] G 0 2 1

Question. 18

The transfer function G(s) of this system will be s (A) (B) s + 1 (s + 2) s (s 2) (C) s (s 2) (D) 1 s (s + 2)

Question. 19

A unity feedback is provided to the above system G (s) to make it a closed loop system as shown in figure.

For a unit step input r (t), the steady state error in the input will be (A) 0 (C) 2 (B) 1 (D) 3

YEAR 2007

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Question. 20

The system shown in the figure is

(A) Stable (C) Conditionally stable

(B) Unstable

(D) Stable for input u1 , but unstable for input u2

YEAR 2007

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Question. 21

If x = Re [G (j)], and y = Im [G (j)] then for " 0+ , the Nyquist plot for G (s) = 1/s (s + 1) (s + 2) is (A) x = 0 (C) x = y 1/6 (B) x = 3/4 (D) x = y/ 3

Question. 22

The system 900/s (s + 1) (s + 9) is to be such that its gain-crossover frequency becomes same as its uncompensated phase crossover frequency and provides a 45c phase margin. To achieve this, one may use (A) a lag compensator that provides an attenuation of 20 dB and a phase lag of 45c at the frequency of 3 3 rad/s (B) a lead compensator that provides an amplification of 20 dB and a phase lead of 45c at the frequency of 3 rad/s (C) a lag-lead compensator that provides an amplification of 20 dB and a phase lag of 45c at the frequency of 3 rad/s
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Question. 23

If the loop gain K of a negative feed back system having a loop transfer function K (s + 3) / (s + 8) 2 is to be adjusted to induce a sustained oscillation then (A) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 3 rad/s (B) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 rad/s (C) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 or 4 3 rad/s (D) Such a K does not exist

Question. 24

The system shown in figure below

can be reduced to the form

with (A) X = c0 s + c1, Y = 1/ (s2 + a0 s + a1), Z = b0 s + b1 (B) X = 1, Y = (c0 s + c1) / (s2 + a0 s + a1), Z = b0 s + b1
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www.gatehelp.com (C) X = c1 s + c0, Y = (b1 s + b0) / (s2 + a1 s + a0), Z = 1 (D) X = c1 s + c0, Y = 1/ (s2 + a1 s + a), Z = b1 s + b0

Question. 25

Consider the feedback system shown below which is subjected to a unit step input. The system is stable and has following parameters Kp = 4, Ki = 10, = 500 and = 0.7 .The steady state value of Z is

(A) 1 (C) 0.1

(B) 0.25 (D) 0

Data for Q.26 & Q.27 are given below. Solve the problems and choose the correct answers.
R-L-C circuit shown in figure

Question. 26

For a step-input ei , the overshoot in the output e0 will be (A) 0, since the system is not under damped (B) 5 % (C) 16 %
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(D) 48 %

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If the above step response is to be observed on a non-storage CRO, then it would be best have the ei as a (A) Step function (C) Square wave of 300 Hz (B) Square wave of 50 Hz (D) Square wave of 2.0 KHz

YEAR 2006 Question. 28

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For a system with the transfer function H (s) = 3 (s 2) , 4s2 2s + 1

o = AX + Bu is equal to the matrix A in the state space form X V V R R S1 0 0 W S0 1 0 W (A) S 0 1 0 W (B) S 0 0 1 W W S S W S 1 2 4 W S 1 2 4 W X X T T V R S0 1 0 W (C) S3 2 1 W S W S1 2 4 W X T
YEAR 2006 Question. 29

V R S1 0 0 W (D) S 0 0 1 W S W S 1 2 4 W X T
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Consider the following Nyquist plots of loop transfer functions over = 0 to = 3 . Which of these plots represent a stable closed loop system ?

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(A) (1) only (C) all, except (3)

(B) all, except (1) (D) (1) and (2) only

Question. 30

The Bode magnitude plot H (j) =

10 4 (1 + j) is (10 + j) (100 + j) 2

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Question. 31

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A closed-loop system has the characteristic function 2 (s 4) (s + 1) + K (s 1) = 0 . Its root locus plot against K is

YEAR 2005 Question. 32

ONE MARK

A system with zero initial conditions has the closed loop transfer function. T (s) = s2 + 4 (s + 1) (s + 4)

The system output is zero at the frequency (A) 0.5 rad/sec (C) 2 rad/sec (B) 1 rad/sec (D) 4 rad/sec
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Question. 33

Figure shows the root locus plot (location of poles not given) of a third order system whose open loop transfer function is

(A) K s3 (C) K s (s2 + 1)

(B) (D)

K s2 (s + 1) K s (s2 1)

Question. 34

The gain margin of a unity feed back control system with the open loop transfer function (s + 1) is G (s) = s2 (A) 0 (C) 2 (B) 1 2 (D) 3

YEAR 2005

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Question. 35

A unity feedback system, having an open loop gain K (1 s) , G (s) H (s) = (1 + s) becomes stable when (A) K > 1 (C) K < 1
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(B) K > 1 (D) K < 1

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Question. 36

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When subject to a unit step input, the closed loop control system shown in the figure will have a steady state error of

(A) 1.0 (C) 0

Question. 37

(B) 0.5 (D) 0.5

In the G (s) H (s)-plane, the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function G (s) H (s) = es passes through the negative real axis at the point
-0.25s

(A) ( 0.25, j0) (C) 0

Question. 38

(B) ( 0.5, j0) (D) 0.5

If the compensated system shown in the figure has a phase margin of 60c at the crossover frequency of 1 rad/sec, then value of the gain K is

(A) 0.366 (C) 1.366

(B) 0.732 (D) 2.738

Data for Q.39 & Q.40 are given below. Solve the problem and choose the correct answer.
o (t) = = A state variable system X 0 1 1 X (t) + = Gu (t) with the initial G 0 3 0

condition X (0) = [ 1, 3]T and the unit step input u (t) has
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Question. 39

The state transition matrix 1 (A) = 0 1 (C) > 0

1 3

(1 e 3t) G e 3t (e3 t e 3t) H e 3t

1 (B) > 0 1 (D) > 0

1 3

(e t e 3t) H e t

1 3

(1 e t) H e t

Question. 40

The state transition equation t e-t (A) X (t) = = - t G e t e 3t (C) X (t) = = - 3t G 3e

YEAR 2004

1 e-t (B) X (t) = = - 3t G 3e t e - 3t (D) X (t) = = - t G e

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Question. 41

The Nyquist plot of loop transfer function G (s) H (s) of a closed loop control system passes through the point ( 1, j 0) in the G (s) H (s) plane. The phase margin of the system is (A) 0c (C) 90c
Question. 42

(B) 45c (D) 180c

Consider the function, F (s) = 5 s (s + 3s + 2)

2

where F (s) is the Laplace transform of the of the function f (t). The initial value of f (t) is equal to (A) 5 (C)
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(B)

5 2

(D) 0

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Question. 43

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For a tachometer, if (t) is the rotor displacement in radians, e (t) is the output voltage and Kt is the tachometer constant in V/rad/sec, E (s) then the transfer function, will be Q (s) (A) Kt s2 (C) Kt s
YEAR 2004 Question. 44

(B) Kt s (D) Kt
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For the equation, s3 4s2 + s + 6 = 0 the number of roots in the left half of s -plane will be (A) Zero (C) Two
Question. 45

(B) One (D) Three

C (s) For the block diagram shown in figure, the transfer function is R (s) equal to

2 1 (A) s + 2 s 2 (C) s + s + 1 s

2 +1 (B) s + s 2 s

(D)

1 s2 + s + 1

Question. 46

The state variable description of a linear autonomous system is, o = AX where X is the two dimensional state vector and A is the X 0 2 system matrix given by A = = . The roots of the characteristic 2 0G equation are (A) 2 and + 2 (C) 2 and 2 (B) j2 and + j2 (D) + 2 and + 2
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Question. 47

The block diagram of a closed loop control system is given by figure. The values of K and P such that the system has a damping ratio of 0.7 and an undamped natural frequency n of 5 rad/sec, are respectively equal to

(A) 20 and 0.3 (C) 25 and 0.3

Question. 48

(B) 20 and 0.2 (D) 25 and 0.2

The unit impulse response of a second order under-damped system starting from rest is given by c (t) = 12.5e - 6t sin 8t, t $ 0 . The steadystate value of the unit step response of the system is equal to (A) 0 (C) 0.5
Question. 49

(B) 0.25 (D) 1.0

In the system shown in figure, the input x (t) = sin t . In the steadystate, the response y (t) will be

(A)

1 sin (t 45c) 2

(B)

1 sin (t + 45c) 2

(C) sin (t 45c)

Question. 50

(D) sin (t + 45c)

The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given as 1. G (s) = as + s2 The value of a to give a phase margin of 45c is equal to
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YEAR 2003 Question. 51

ONE MARK

A control system is defined by the following mathematical relationship d2 x + 6 dx + 5x = 12 (1 e - 2t) dt dt2 The response of the system as t " 3 is (B) x = 2 (A) x = 6 (C) x = 2.4
Question. 52

(D) x = 2

A lead compensator used for a closed loop controller has the following transfer function
s K (1 + a ) s (1 + b )

For such a lead compensator (A) a < b (C) a > Kb

Question. 53

(B) b < a (D) a < Kb

2 A second order system starts with an initial condition of = G without 3 any external input. The state transition matrix for the system is e - 2t 0 given by = G. The state of the system at the end of 1 second is 0 e-t given by 0.271 0.135 (B) = (A) = G 1.100 0.368G 0.271 (C) = 0.736G 0.135 (D) = 1.100 G

YEAR 2003

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Question. 54

A control system with certain excitation is governed by the following mathematical equation d2 x + 1 dx + 1 x = 10 + 5e 4t + 2e 5t 2 dt 18 dt2 The natural time constant of the response of the system are (A) 2 sec and 5 sec (B) 3 sec and 6 sec (C) 4 sec and 5 sec
Question. 55

(D) 1/3 sec and 1/6 sec

The block diagram shown in figure gives a unity feedback closed loop control system. The steady state error in the response of the above system to unit step input is

(A) 25% (C) 6%

Question. 56

(B) 0.75 % (D) 33%

The roots of the closed loop characteristic equation of the system shown above (Q-5.55)

(A) 1 and 15 (C) 4 and 15

Question. 57

(B) 6 and 10 (D) 6 and 10

The following equation defines a separately excited dc motor in the form of a differential equation d2 + B d + K2 = K V dt J dt LJ LJ a

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2 2

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0 1 (C) = K B G LJ J
2

1 0 (D) = B K G J LJ
2

Question. 58

The loop gain GH of a closed loop system is given by the following K expression s (s + 2) (s + 4) The value of K for which the system just becomes unstable is (A) K = 6 (B) K = 8 (C) K = 48
Question. 59

(D) K = 96

The asymptotic Bode plot of the transfer function K/ [1 + (s/a)] is given in figure. The error in phase angle and dB gain at a frequency of = 0.5a are respectively

(A) 4.9c, 0.97 dB

(B) 5.7c, 3 dB
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Question. 60

(D) 5.7c, 0.97 dB

The block diagram of a control system is shown in figure. The transfer function G (s) = Y (s) /U (s) of the system is

(A)

1 s 18`1 + j`1 + s j 12 3 1 s 27`1 + j`1 + s j 12 9

(B)

1 s 27`1 + j`1 + s j 6 9 1 s 27`1 + j`1 + s j 9 3

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(D)

YEAR 2002 Question. 61

o = AX with initial state The state transition matrix for the system X X (0) is (A) (sI A) - 1 (B) eAt X (0) (C) Laplace inverse of [(sI A) - 1] (D) Laplace inverse of [(sI A) - 1 X (0)]
YEAR 2002 Question. 62 TWO MARKS

2 3 1 o == For the system X X + = Gu , which of the following statements G 0 5 0 is true ? (A) The system is controllable but unstable (B) The system is uncontrollable and unstable (C) The system is controllable and stable
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Question. 63

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A unity feedback system has an open loop transfer function, G (s) = K . The root locus plot is s2

Question. 64

The transfer function of the system described by d2 y dy + = du + 2u 2 dt dt dt with u as input and y as output is (s + 2) (s + 1) (A) 2 (B) 2 (s + s) (s + s) (C) 2 (s2 + s) (D) 2s (s2 + s)

Question. 65

For the system o == X 2 0 1 X + = Gu ; Y = 84 0B X, G 0 4 1

with u as unit impulse and with zero initial state, the output y , becomes (A) 2e2t (C) 2e 4t (B) 4e2t (D) 4e 4t
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Question. 66

The eigen values of the system represented by R0 1 0 0 V S W 0 0 1 0W S o =S X X are 0 0 0 1W S W S0 0 0 1 W T X (A) 0, 0, 0, 0 (B) 1, 1, 1, 1 (C) 0, 0, 0, 1
Question. 67

(D) 1, 0, 0, 0

A single input single output system with y as output and u as input, is described by d2 y dy du 2 + 2 dt + 10y = 5 dt 3u dt for an input u (t) with zero initial conditions the above system produces the same output as with no input and with initial conditions dy (0) = 4 , y (0) = 1 dt input u (t) is (A) 1 (t) 7 e(3/5) t u (t) (B) 1 (t) 7 e 3t u (t) 5 25 5 25 (C) 7 e (3/5) t u (t) 25
Question. 68

(D) None of these

A system is described by the following differential equation d2 y dy - 2y = u (t) e t 2 + dt dt dy the state variables are given as x1 = y and x2 = b y l et , the state dt varibale representation of the system is o1 1 x 1 e t x 1 (A) > o H = > tH> H + > H u (t) 0 x2 0 e x2 o1 1 1 x1 1 x (B) > o H = > H> H + > H u (t) 0 1 x2 0 x2 o1 1 x 1 e t x 1 (C) > o H = > >x H + >0H u (t) H x2 0 1 2 (D) none of these
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Common Data Questions Q. 69-71

The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by 2 (s + ) G (s) = s (s + 2) (s + 10)
Question. 69

Angles of asymptotes are (A) 60c, 120c, 300c (C) 90c, 270c, 360c
Question. 70

(B) 60c, 180c, 300c (D) 90c, 180c, 270c

Intercepts of asymptotes at the real axis is (A) 6 (B) 10 3 (C) 4

Question. 71

(D) 8

Break away points are (A) 1.056 , 3.471 (C) 1.056, 6.9433
YEAR 2001 Question. 72

(B) 2.112, 6.9433 (D) 1.056, 6.9433

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The polar plot of a type-1, 3-pole, open-loop system is shown in Figure The closed-loop system is

(A) always stable (B) marginally stable

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www.gatehelp.com (C) unstable with one pole on the right half s -plane (D) unstable with two poles on the right half s -plane.

Question. 73

3 1 Given the homogeneous state-space equation xo = = x the 0 2G steady state value of xss = lim x (t), given the initial state value of x (0) = 810 10B 0 (A) xss = = G 0 10 (C) xss = = 10 G
YEAR 2001
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is 3 (B) xss = = G 2 3 (D) xss = = G 3

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Question. 74

The asymptotic approximation of the log-magnitude versus frequency plot of a minimum phase system with real poles and one zero is shown in Figure. Its transfer functions is

(A)

20 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25) 20 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25)
2

(B)

10 (s + 5) (s + 2) 2 (s + 25) 50 (s + 5) s (s + 2) (s + 25)
2

(C)

(D)

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Common Data Questions Q. 75-78

A unity feedback system has an open-loop transfer function of G (s) =
Question. 75

10000 s (s + 10) 2

Determine the magnitude of G (j) in dB at an angular frequency of = 20 rad/sec. (A) 1 dB (C) 2 dB

Question. 76

(B) 0 dB (D) 10 dB

The phase margin in degrees is (A) 90c (C) 36.86c

Question. 77

(B) 36.86c (D) 90c

The gain margin in dB is (A) 13.97 dB (C) 13.97 dB

Question. 78

(B) 6.02 dB (D) None of these

The system is (A) Stable (C) Marginally stable (B) Un-stable (D) can not determined

Question. 79

For the given characteristic equation s3 + s2 + Ks + K = 0 The root locus of the system as K varies from zero to infinity is
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