1.
_________ refers to the time for the process control loop to make necessary
adjustments to the final control element.
A) Control lag
B) Process lag
C) Dead Time
D) Error
2. A transducer is part of a large circuit and produces the required output.
A) False
B) True
3. Whenever a process load change or transient occurs, it causes a change in the
controlled variable.
The process control loop responds to this change to ensure that, after some finite
time the controlled variable reaches the setpoint.
The part of this time consumed by process itself is called __________.
A) Hysteresis
B) Control lag
C) Process lag
D) Dead Time
4. It is that variable which is measured monitored and controlled?
A) Process variable
B) Error
C) Manipulated variable
D) Setpoint
5. The deviation of controlled variable from the setpoint is called________.
A) Error
B) Dead Time
C) Process Lag
D) Control Lag
6. _______ is a set of technologies that results in operation of machines and
systems without significant human intervention and achieves performance
superior to manual operation.
A) Instrumentation
B) Automation
C) Control System
D) Mechatronics
7. It is the variable which is manipulated to make the controlled variable at set
point value.
A) Error & Gain
B) Control variable
C) Manipulated variable
D) Process variable
8. A transducer converts ________
A) chemical quantity to physical form
B) mechanical quantity to electrical form
C) physical quantity to electrical form
D) electrical quantity to physical form
9. __________ is an interconnection of components forming a system
configuration that will provide a desired system response.
A) None of the Answers
B) Wiring
C) HMI
D) Automation
10. What is a process control system?
A) system to check the voltage
B) system to keep the parameters at highest value
C) system to maintain the parameters constant
D) system to keep the parameters at zero value
11. Feedback path element measure only input parameters.
A) False
B) True
12. Any variable which is measured as a differential value with reference to some
point in controllers.
A) Gain
B) SetPoint
C) Error
D) Process variable
13. The main objective of a process control is _________
A) to control electrical parameters
B) to control mechanical parameters
C) to control optical parameters
D) to control physical parameters
14. A control system in which the control action is somehow dependent on the
output is known as
A) Closed loop system
B) Either Closed or Open Loop
C) None of the Answers
D) Open loop system
15. The _________ is a function which describes the process and provides the
information about other process parameters which influence the controlled
variable.
A) All of the Answers
B) P & ID
C) Process equation
D) System
16. A good control system has all the following features except
A) slow response
B) good accuracy
C) good stability
D) less error
17. A process control system consists of ________
A) 8 elements
B) 2 elements
C) 6 elements
D) 4 elements
18. For studying detailed variations with time, one uses
A) Analog Indicator
B) Digital indicator
C) Integrator
D) Recorder
19. A controller, essentially, is a
A) amplifier
B) clipper
C) sensor
D) comparator
20. Physical parameters change due to ________
A) internal and external disturbances
B) power
C) current
D) voltage
1. With a proportional-only controller, if measurement rules set point, the output will be: a. 0 b. 100
percent c. 50 percent d. Impossible to define Answer: c 2. If in a proportional-plus-integral controller
measurements away from the set point for a long period, the controller’s output will be: a. 0 b.
Unknown c. 0
d. 100 percent
Answer: a
3. In the modem controller, derivative action is applied only to the:
a. Error
b. Measurement
c. Setpoint
d. Integral circuit
Answer: b
4. The function of the integral (reset) mode is to:
a. Oppose change in measurement
b. Automatically adjust the controller’s gain
c. Eliminate offset
d. Stabilize the controlloop
Answer: c
5. Automatic controllers operate on the difference between set point and measurement,
which is called:
a. Offset
b. Bias
c. Error
d. Feedback
Answer: c
6. A two-position controller (on/off) always:
a. Controls with a fixed offset
b. Controls around a point
c. Automatically adjusts its integral time
d. Requires precise tuning
Answer: b
7. Gain and proportional bands are:
a. Reciprocally related
b. Two different control modes
c. Adjusted independently 0f one another
d. Controller functions calibrated in time units
Answer: a
8. When we adjust integral time in a controller:
a. We determine an RC time constant in the controller’s internal feedback path
b. We adjust the time it will take for integral to equal derivative
c. We set the process time constant so that it will always equal 1
d. What happens specifically depends on the type of controller, pneumatic
Answer: a
9. A proportional controller will have an offset difference between set point and control
point:
a. At all times
b. Equal to the proportional band setting
c. That depends on process load
d. That will eventually vanish
Answer: c
10. If it were possible for a proportional controller to have a true 0 percent proportional
band, the controller gain would have to be:
a. Unity
b. 0
c. 100
d. Infinite
Answer: d
11. If the proportional band of the controller is adjusted to the minimum possible value,
the control action is likely to be:
a. On/off
b. With maximum otIset
c. Excellent
d. Inoperative
Answer: a
12. The following symbol appears in an instrument diagram. It represents :
a. Flow rate controller
b. Fixed control point
c. Frequency converter
d. Final control element
Answer: a
13. All control systems that fit into the usual pattern are:
a. Open-Loop
b. Nonself-regulating
c. Closed-loop
d. On/off
Answer: c
14. If operating properly, automatic control will always:
a. Reduce manpower
b. Reduce costs
c. Make the process operate more uniformly
d. Decrease maintenance
Answer: c
