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Questions in Unit-3

Topic: Cascade control – Split-range

The control arrangement where one controller’s output drives the set point of another    controller
16470  

Options - Correct answer: 3

Ratio control
(1)
 
Feed Forward control
(2)
 
Cascade control
(3)
 
Auctioneering control
(4)  
 
16503  
The controller driving the set point called the
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Secondary controller
(1)
 
Primary controller
(2)
 
Inner controller
(3)
 
(4) Slave controller
16575 The controller receiving the set point called the 

Options - Correct answer: 1

(1)  
  
Secondary controller
 
Primary controller
(2)
 
Outer controller
(3)
 
Master controller
(4)
    
16607  
In cascade control loop, fastest controller is?
 
Inner most controller 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

(1) Inner most controller 
Outermost controller
(2)
 
Depends on the controller
(3)
 
Cannot say
(4)
        
16678 In cascade control which loop experiences less parameter perturbations

Options - Correct answer: 2

Inner loop
(1)
 
Outer loop
(2)
 
Both
(3)
 
Cannot say
(4)       
  
16751 Cascading makes the use of feed forward control more
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Systematic
 
 Disorganised
(2)
 
Cascading does not affect feed forward control
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
               Ans.(a)
16785 For proper operation of cascade control arrangement, the dynamics of inner loop should be consid
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Slower than the dynamics of outer loop process
(1)
 
Faster than the dynamics of outer loop process
(2)
 
Same as the dynamics of outer loop process
(3)
 
Does not depend on the dynamics of outer loop process
(4)
 
16808 Cascade control system is 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)
Single loop system
 
(2) Multiple loop system
 
Dose not depend on loop
(3)
 
None
(4)
               Ans.(b)
16850 Which loop is used to compensate the flow rate of the stream in cascade control
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Primary loop
 
Secondary loop
(2)
 
(3) Both
  
None
(4)
  
16884 The control system involves one measurement and more than one manipulated variables called as
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Split Rang control
(1)
 
Selective control
(2)
 
Cascade control
(3)
 
Override control
(4)
              Ans. (a)
16990 The control system where several manipulated variable are used to control a single controlled vari
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Split Range control
 
Selective control
(2)
 
Cascade control
(3)
 
Feed forward control
(4)
 
21770 Cascade control is
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Feedback control
(1)
 
Feedforward control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21883 A cascade control system will increase the natural frequency of the control loop along with having
 magnitudes of the associated time constants
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Reduce them
(1)
 
 Increase them
(2)
 
 Not affect them
(3)
 
Have an unpredictable effect
(4)
 
21933 Which control system is used when a single controller is employed to control two final-control ele
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Split range control
 
Ratio control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
None
(4)
      
22090 To control a single process output can be controlled by co-coordinating the actions of several man
have same effect on controlled output. Such systems are called
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Auctioneering control
 
Override control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Split range control system
(4)
            
Topic: Feed-forward control – Ratio control
21865 The ratio controller
  

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Can be used with any combination of related process variables
 
 Has one measurement in put and two outputs
(2)
 
 Can be used for even-numbered ratios
(3)
 
 Must always employ the derivative mode in the controller
(4)
 
21874 Two flows are to be ratio controlled, the first is measured with an orifice and the second with a sh
signals must be:
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
Both made linear by using a square root extractor on the orifice signal
(1)
 
 
 Used as if a 1 percent error can be tolerated
(2)
 
 Both made linear by using a square root extractor on the shedding vortex transmitter
(3)
 
 Flow-calibrated
(4)  
 
21893 If two square root flow signals are to be ratio-controlled and the ratio factor adjusted, the maximum
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) 0.6 to 1.7
 
 0.3 to 3.0
(2)
 
 1.0 to 10
(3)
 
 1.0 to 1.0
(4)
  
21775 The control system where two disturbances are measured and held in a ratio to each other.
  

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Cascade control
 
Ratio control
(2)
 
Override control
(3)
 
None
(4)
    
21789 Controller which requires identification of all possible disturbances and their direct impact:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Feedback control
 
Feedforward control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21797 Controller which Cannot cope with unmeasured disturbances:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Feedback control
 
Feedforward control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21819 Controller which Cannot cope with unmeasured disturbances:
 
 
 Options - Correct answer: 1
Feedforward control
(1)
 
Feedback control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21831 Controller which is unsatisfactory for slow processes with significant dead time:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Feedback control
 
Feedforward control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21836 The controller which is used to measure important disturbance variable and take corrective action
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

(1) Feedback controller

(2) Feedforward controller

(3) Both b and c

Can not say
(4)
 
17191 The control system involves one manipulated variables and several controlled outputs called as
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Split Rang control
 
(2) Selective control
 
  
(3) Cascade control
Feed forward control
(4)
  
17207 In cascade control system the secondary may be regarded as 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) A valve actuator
 
An elaborate final control element
(2)
 
A means of slowing down regulation of the manipulated variable
(3)
 
A sophisticated noise filter
(4)
          
17235 The coordination among different manipulated variables is carried out by using 
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Split Rang control
(1)
 
Selective control
(2)
 
Cascade control
(3)
 
Feed forward control
(4)
 
17269 The most dramatic application of feed forward technique has occurred in their application to:
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

Heat exchanger
(1)
 
Level processes
(2)
 
Flow processes
(3)
 
(4)  Distillation columns
   
21746 The feedback control system:
 
Cannot make corrections until a measurable error exists
Makes a change in output which is the differentiated error
Is always superior to a feed forward system in operation
Is theoretically capable of perfect control
               Ans. (a)

Options - Correct answer: 1

Cannot make corrections until a measurable error exists
(1)
 
Makes a change in output which is the differentiated error
(2)
 
Is always superior to a feed forward system in operation
(3)
 
Is theoretically capable of perfect control
(4)
 
21752 The feedforward control system:
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Cannot make corrections until a measurable error exists
 
 Makes a change in output that is the integrated error
(2)
 
 Requires little knowledge of the process before installation
(3)
 
 Is theoretically capable of perfect control
(4)
 
21757 The original boiler drum level application of feedforward control, developed in 1925:
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Is still being applied everyday
(1)
 
Was abandoned because of poor measuring  techniques
(2)
 
Worked well only with particular boiler for which it was originally designed
(3)
 
 Was immediately recognized as the ultimate control system  
(4)
 
21761 A properly designed feedforward control system:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Should be applied to every process
 
 Should be employed when its use can be justified economically and technologically
(2)
 
 Is always easier to adjust than a feedback system
(3)
 
 Will always result in more economical process operation
(4)
 
21766 Ratio control is 
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Feedback control
(1)
 
Feedforward control
(2)
 
Both b and c
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
Topic: Generalized Predictive Control
21899 A very common secondary loop that may be used with almost any process except flow is:
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Flow
 
 Temperature
(2)
 
 Pressure
(3)
 
 Valve position
(4)
 
22112 In some cases it is necessary to change from the normal control action and attempt to prevent a pro
allowable upper or lower limit. This can be achieved by the use of

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
Valve
 
Actuators
(2)
 
Limit switches 
(3)
 
None
(4)
 
22195 In a feedback control system, the controller gets its input from the.
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

Load variable
(1)
 
 Manipulated variable
(2)
 
 Inferred variable
(3)
 
 Controlled variable
(4)
 
22207 Ratio control is where:
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

one variable is controlled in proportion to another
(1)
 
a “wild flow” variable sets the gain of the controller
(2)
 
 fuel must be precisely rationed for economy
(3)
 
 process data is communicated in a digital format
(4)
       
22058 In heat exchangers, the control objective is to keep the exit temperature of stream. But the flow ra
disturbance throughout of its a function. The secondary loop is used to compensate the flow rate o
mechanism should be used in this case
 
  

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Split range control
 
Cascade control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Auctioneering control
(4)
  
22068 In some process the secondary variables in it introduce disturbance throughout the system is meas
loop. This statement is example of which controller
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Split range control
 
Cascade control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Auctioneering control
(4)
        
22150 Adaptive gain is used for controlling processes.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Nonlinear
 
Time-variant
(2)
 
Dead time
(3)
 
 Fast
(4)
    
22289 It is unsatisfactory for slow processes with significant dead time.
 
 Options - Correct answer: 1
Disadvantage of feed back controller 
(1)
 
Disadvantage of feed forward controller 
(2)
 
Advantage of feed back controller 
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
  
22367 Control system which is an advanced method of process control that is used to control a process w
constraints is
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Self regulation control
(1)
 
Model predictive control (MPC)
(2)
 
Robust control
(3)
 
None
(4)
 
22374 In control theory, control which is an approach to controller design that explicitly deals with uncer
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Self regulation control
(1)
 
Model predictive control (MPC)
(2)
 
Robust control
(3)
 
None
(4)
        
22387 Each manipulated variable can depend on two or more of the controlled variables is
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Multiloop control
(1)
 
Single loop control
(2)
 
 Multi variable control
(3)
 
None
(4)
   
23680 The dynamic behaviour one tank is affected by the other, but the reverse is also true, then it is

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Non interacting system
 
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3)
Both a and b
 
None
(4)
 
 
Topic: Inferential control - override control
21859 The device that directly controls the manipulated variable.
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Measuring element 
 
Transmitting element
(2)
 
Controlling element 
(3)
 
Final control element
(4)
 
22077 Selective control system.
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Auctioneering control
(1)
 
Override control
(2)
 
(3) Both a and b
  
None
(4)
 
21948 A level controller driving the set point of a flow controller to keep the level at its set point. The flo
control valve to match the flow with the set point the level controller is requesting. From below gi
control system example is this
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Split range control
(1)
 
Ratio control
(2)
 
 
(3) Cascade control
 
Both a and b
(4)  
  
21960 The control is beneficial only if the dynamics of the inner loop are fast compared to those of the o
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Split range control
(1)
 
Cascade control
(2)
 
Ratio control
(3)
 
Both a and b
(4)
  
21973 Which type of control system is used in cases where the output of the process and the influence of
measured.
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Split range control
 
(2) Ratio control
  
Both a and b
(3)
 
Inferential control
(4)
    
21980 During the normal operation of a plant (or) during its start up(or) shut down it is possible that dang
which may load to destruction of equipment and operating personnel.
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Split range control
 
Override control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Inferential control
(4)
 
22099 During the operation of the plant, it is possible that some of the process variables exceed the limit.
change from the normal control action and attempt to prevent a process variable from exceeding a
or lower limit.This type of protective control is called.
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Auctioneering control
(1)
 
Override control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Split range control system
(4)
    
21845 The controller which does not take corrective action until after the disturbance has upset the proce
signal is
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Feedback controller
 
 Feedforward controller
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
              Ans. (a)
Can not say
(4)
 
Topic: Internal Model Controller- IMC PID controller
21852 A controller’s output signal can be reversed by
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1) An I/P transducer 
 
Reversing the lead wire
(2)
 
The valve positioner
(3)
 
Both a and b
(4)
 
22128 Cascade control is characterized by:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)
a special relay or function block to compensate for nonlinear process gain
 
(2)
 one controller providing a set point for another controller
 
(3)  the presence of a “dead time” relay or function block
 
 two controllers whose outputs are selected either by high or low value
(4)
              
22228 The primary controller in a cascade control system must always be tuned:
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

faster than the secondary
(1)
 
 with the same parameters as the master
(2)
 
(3) with greater filtering than the secondary
  
after the secondary is tuned
(4)
   
22245 Acts before the disturbance is felt by the process. It is good for slow systems.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Advantage of feed forward controller 
(1)
 
Disadvantage of feed forward controller 
(2)
 
Advantage of feed back controller 
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
       
21987 The scheme which makes use of a proposed model to infer the effects of un measurable disturbanc
counteracts that effect.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) IMC controller
 
Override controller
(2)
 
Inferential controller
(3)
 
None
(4)
 
22320 If operating properly, automatic control will always:
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Reduce manpower
(1)
 
Reduce cost
(2)
 
Make the process operate more uniformly
(3)
 
Decrease maintenance
(4)
  
22159 The three “elements” in a three-element boiler feedwater control system are:
  

Options - Correct answer: 4

Feedwater flow, water conductivity, and steam flow
(1)
 
 Turbidity, feedwater flow, and temperature
(2)
 
Drum temperature, firing rate, and feedwater flow
(3)
 
Steam flow, drum level, and feedwater flow
(4)
 
22354 A linear system is called ______stable if its output will stay bounded for any bounded input
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Bounded-input bounded-output (BIBO)
(1)
 
Single-input single-output (SISO)
(2)
 
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
(3)
 
Neither a nor b
(4)
      
22359 Stability for nonlinear systems that take an input is.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Input-to-state stability (ISS)
(1)
 
Bounded-input bounded-output (BIBO)
(2)
 
Single-input single-output (SISO)
(3)
 
Neither a nor b
(4)
  
Topic: Single Loop Dynamic Matrix Control
22382 Each manipulated variable depends on only a single controlled variable, i.e. , a set of conventiona
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Single loop control
(1)
 
 Multiloop control 
(2)
 
Self regulation
(3)
 
None
(4)
      
22170 The purpose of feedforward control is to:
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

eliminate the need for feedback control in a process
(1)
 
reduce the effect of load variation on the process variable
(2)
 
save energy
(3)
 
 reduce the effect of process variable noise on stability
(4)
 
22334 The control system, in which one output is controlled by one control signal is
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Single-input single-output (SISO)
(1)
 
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
(2)
 
Neither a nor b
(3)
 
Both a and b
(4)
    
22345 System with more than one input and/or more than one output are known as 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Single-input single-output (SISO)
(1)
 
Multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO)
(2)
 
Neither a nor b
(3)
 
Both a and b
(4)
  
22311 a limit switch which is used whenever a variable should not exceed an upper limit.
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Low select switch 
(1)
 
High select switch
(2)
 
Neither a nor b
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
      
21997 An auto-selector control system should be considered when
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) The process has more controlled variables than manipulated variables
 
 The process has more manipulated variables than controlled variables
(2)
 
 Two independent control systems are Dot economical
(3)
 
 Two or more measured variables must be isolated
(4)
  
22025 The auto-selector controller will function only when the measurement inputs are:
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Interdependent
 
 Independent
(2)
 
 Isolated from one another
(3)
 
 Flow measurements
(4)
 
22259 Requires identification of all possible disturbances and their direct impact. Cannot cope with unm
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 Advantage of feed forward controller 
(1)
 
Disadvantage of feed forward controller 
(2)
 
Advantage of feed back controller 
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
              
22273 It does not require identification and measurement of disturbance.
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

Advantage of feed forward controller 
(1)
 
Disadvantage of feed forward controller 
(2)
 
Advantage of feed back controller 
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
21906 A cascade control system is to be adjusted. You should first
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Place the primary controller on manual and adjust the secondary controller
 
Place the secondary controller on manual and adjust the primary controller
(2)
 
 Place both controllers on automatic and go through the conventional adjustment routine
(3)
 
 Bypass the secondary controller and adjust the primary controller by the conventional method
(4)
 
21925 If the time constant of the secondary loop is greater than the time constant of the primary loop, cas
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

(1) Shorten the period of the total system
Lengthen the period of the total system
(2)
 
 Improve the operation of the system
(3)
 
  Provide no benefits
(4)
 
Topic: Smith predictor control scheme
21938 Two (or more) controllers of which one controller’s output drives the set point of another controlle
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Split range control
 
Ratio control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Cascade control
(4)
 
22033 Such control configurations select among several measurements the one with the highest value an
is a selective controller which possesses several measured outputs and only one manipulated input
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

Split range control
(1)
 
Cascade control
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Auctioneering control
(4)
    
21966 A cascade arrangement should be tuned starting with the
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Innermost loop
(1)
 
Outermost loop
(2)
 
Does not depend on loop
(3)
 
(4) Can not say
  

Questions in Unit-4

Topic: Decoupling Control

Decoupling control and model predictive control are example of
22663  

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1) Manipulated variable control
 
Controlled variable control
(2)
 
Multi variable control
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
22682 A process has many variables exists in the process & must be regulated
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Multi variable process
 
(2) Non-interacting process
 
Interacting process
(3)
 
Both b and c
(4)  
 
22696 Which system can have such a complex interaction pattern that the adjustment of a single set poin
many other control loops in the process
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Multi variable system
 
(2)
Non-interacting system
  
(3) Interacting system
 
Both b and c
(4)  
 
22711 To obtain an optimal pairing of control loops in a system, The positive RGA elements that are clo
corresponding manipulated and controlled variables

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Unpaired
 
(2)
Paired
 
(3)
Does not depend on pairing
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
22875 The control scheme that have multiple dependencies and multiple interactions between different v
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
MIMO control
 
(2) SISO control
 
Botha and b
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
Topic: Introduction – Process Interaction
22770 A normalized form of the gain matrix that describes the impact of each control variable on the out
variable's impact on other variables

Options - Correct answer: 1

(1)  
 
 Relative Gain Array(RGA)
 
(2) Decouplers
 
(3)
Ziegler Nichols 
 
Both b and c
(4)
 
Ans. (a)
22782 The relative gain array is a
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)
Diagonal matrix
 
(2)
Unit matrix
 
(3)
square matrix
 
(4)
None
22794 The relative gain array is a square matrix, which implies that the

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
 
(1)
Number of manipulated Variables are not equal to the number of controlled outputs.
 
Number of manipulated Variables are equal to the number of controlled outputs.
(2)
 
Does not depend on manipulated variables
(3)
 
relative gain array is not a square matrix
(4)  
 
22808 Experimentally determine the effect of input variables on the output variables, then Compile the re
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1) RGA diagonal matrix
 
 RGA unit matrix
(2)
 
RGA matrix
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22824 Use a steady-state gain matrix to calculate the
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
RGA diagonal matrix
 
RGA unit matrix
(2)
 
RGA matrix
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
23034 It is the tendency of the process to adopt a specific value of controlled variable for nominal load w
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)
 Controlled variable
 
(2)
Manipulated variable
 
(3)
Self regulation
 
None
(4)
 
 
23058 The output will move from one steady state to another for the sustained change in input. This mea
variable the output variable will rise until it reaches a steady state (inflow = outflow).

Options - Correct answer: 3

(1)  
 
 Controlled variable
 
(2) Manipulated variable
 
(3)
Self regulation
 
(4)
None
23124 A simple description of how the process reacts to various inputs, know as

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Systematically modeling of process 
 
(2)
mathematical modeling of process
 
(3)
Self regulation
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
22980 Any system comprised of dynamic variables usually involved in manufacturing and production op
of operations during which some materials are placed in more useful state.

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Process
 
(2)
System
 
(3)
Controller 
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
23744 Liquid heads are independent of each other in
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Non interacting system
  
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3)
Both a and b
 
None
(4)  
 
 
23516 Set of equations that characterize the process is termed as
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)
Systematically modeling 
 
(2)
Mathematical modeling 
 
(3) First order process
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
23977 Which of the following is the input to a controller ?

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Servo signal 
 
(2)
Desired variable value
 
(3)
Error signal
 
(4)
Sensed signal
24036 A controller, essentially is a
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)
Sensor
(2)  
 Clipper
 
(3)
Comparator
 
(4)
Amplifier
24334 In open loop system
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1)
  the control action depends on the size of the system
 
(2)
 the control action depends on system variables
 
(3)
  the control action depends on the input signal
 
(4)
  the control action is independent of the output
24356 Has tendency to oscillate.

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
 Open loop system
 
(2)
  Closed loop system
 
(3)
Both (a) and (b)
 
Neither (a) nor (b)
(4)
 
 
Topic: Multi-loop Control
24133 In control system the output of the controller is given to
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Final control element
 
(2) Amplifier
 
(3)
Comparator
  
Sensor
(4)
 
 
24055 The output of a feed back control system must be a function of 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Reference and output
 
(2)
Reference and input
 
(3)
Input and feed back signal
 
Output and feed back signal
(4)  
 
 
23329 Components of a control system (such as valve) is used to directly regulates the flow of energy or
directly determines the value of manipulated variable.
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
Function of controller 
 
(2) Function of model
 
(3) Final control element
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
23242 A process which is self regulating the ultimate value of the response equal to Kp (steady state gain
change in the input.

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)  
Systematically modeling of process 
(2)  
 mathematical modeling of process
 
(3)
First order lag process
 
(4)
Can not say
23141 Drum boiler system, in which the flow rate of the cold feed water is increased by a step the total v
consequently the liquid level will decreased for a short period and then it will start increasing. Thi

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
 
(1)
Direct response
 
Inverse response
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
23169 Load changes in first process affects the second process and vice versa when both are connected in

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Non interacting system
 
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3) Both a and b
 
None
(4)  
 
22723 To obtain an optimal pairing of control loops in a system, When the CN number is large, implying
should look for the

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
 
(1)
min RGA elements
 
 max RGA elements
(2)
 
does not depend on RGA elements
(3)
 
can not say
(4)  
 
22733 To obtain an optimal pairing of control loops in a system, If the NI value is negative, the loop pair
configuration is
 
Acceptable
Unacceptable
Does not matter on acceptance
Can not say
 
Ans. (b)

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
 
(1)
Acceptable
 
Unacceptable
(2)
 
Does not matter on acceptance
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
22749 For a given process, the goal of the RGA and NI analysis is to quantitatively determine the optima

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Pairing
 
(2)
Decoupling
 
(3)
Both and b
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
22763 Which tool is used to determine the optimal input-output variable pairings for a multi-input-multi-

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Relative Gain Array(RGA)
 
(2)
Decouplers
 
(3) Ziegler Nichols 
 
Both b and c
(4)  
 
Topic: Multi-loop PID Controller
22897 Example, in a distillation column, where a manipulated variable such as the reflux ratio could dire
flow rate, the product composition, and the reboiler energy
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) MIMO control example
 
(2) SISO control example
 
(3) Botha and b
 
None
(4)  
 
23259 A process in which the materials or work flows more or less continuously through a plant apparatu
as

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Batch process
 
(2)
Continuous process
 
(3) Both a and b
 
 Can not say
(4)  
 
23280 A process in which the materials or work are stationary at one physical location while being treate
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1) Batch process
 
Continuous process
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
23000 A variable which is altered by the automatic control equipment so as to change the variable under
desired value.

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Controlled variable
 
(2)
Manipulated variable
 
(3)
Self regulation
 
None
(4)  
Ans. (b)
 
23016 The quantity of control system which is directly measured and controlled.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Controlled variable
 
(2)
Manipulated variable
(3)  
 Self regulation
 
None
(4)
 
 
23851 When the two differential equations are of same order or form such type of systems is called

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Dissimilar  system
 
(2)
Analogous system
 
(3)
Both a and b
 
(4)
Can not 
23899 Which is not a final control element

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)  
Servomotor
 
(2)
Control valve
 
(3)
Potentiometer
 
Electro pneumatic converter
(4)
 
 
23447 Controlled variable indirectly indicates the performance of the process Eg. Water heater system

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Direct process control
 
(2) Indirect process control
 
 
(3)
Both a and b
  
None
(4)
 
 
24154 In stable control system saturation can cause which of the following?
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)
Low level oscillation 
 
(2) High level oscillation
 
Conditional stability
(3)
 
Overdamping
(4)  
 
24380 A control system working under unknown random actions is called

Options - Correct answer: 3

(1)   computer control system
 
(2)
  digital data system
 
(3)   stochastic control system
 
adaptive control system
(4)  
  
24276 An automatic toaster is a ______ loop control system

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
open
 
(2)
 closed
 
(3)
partially closed
(4)  
  any of the above
 
 
Topic: Multivariable Systems
24245 By which of the following the system response can be tested better ?

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
(a) Ramp input signal
 
(2)  (b) Sinusoidal input signal
 
(3)
 (c) Unit impulse input signal
 
(d) Exponentially decaying signal
(4)
 
 
22654 Each manipulated variable can depend on two or more of the controlled variables
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1) Manipulated variable control
 
Controlled variable control
(2)
 
Multi variable control
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)
 
23706 Liquid heads are dependent of each other in

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Non interacting system
 
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3)
Both a and b
  
None
(4)
 
 
23950 What increases with feedback 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
System stability 
 
(2)
Gain
 
(3)
Sensitivity
 
Effect of disturbing signal
(4)
 
 
23185 Two level tanks are connected in series are
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)
Non interacting system
 
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3)
Both a and b
 
None
(4)
 
 
22623 When the designer is confronted with two strongly interacting loops, then introduces in the contro
called
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1) Inferential control
 
Decouplers
(2)
 
 Ziegler Nichols controller
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
22548 The special element introduced in a system with two strongly interacting loops to cancel the intera
loops and thus render two non-interacting control loops is called
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)
Inferential control
 
(2) Decouplers
 
Ziegler Nichols controller
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22571 If the Decouplers are designed using steady-state models for the process, it is called

Options - Correct answer: 3

Steady state
(1)  
 
Static decoupling
(2)
 
Steady state or Static decoupling
(3)  
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
Topic: Pairing of Inputs and Outputs
22844 one or more manipulated variables can affect the interactions of controlled variables in a specific l

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
 
(1)
In MIMO
 
 In SISO
(2)
 
Both a and b
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
23359 It is the scheme that describes how much the manipulated variable should change in order to bring
the set point.

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
Self regulation
 
Ratio control
(2)
 
Process control
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  

23992 What reduces with feedback

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
System stability 
 
(2) Gain
 
 
(3)
Sensitivity
 
Effect of disturbing signal
(4)
 
 
23785 The manner in which the automatic controller produces the control signal is

Options - Correct answer: 1

(1)  
 
 Control action
 
(2)
Self regulation
 
(3) Both a and b
 
 
(4) None 
 
24298 In an open loop control system

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
 Output is independent of control input
 
(2)
Output is dependent on control input
 
(3)
Only system parameters have effect on the control output
 
None of the above
(4)
 
   
Topic: The Relative Gain Array (RGA) – Properties and Application of RG
24194 A control system in which the control action is somehow dependent on the the output is known as
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Closed loop system
 
(2)
Semi closed loop system
 
(3)
Open system
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
23306 The element in a process control loop that evaluated error of the controlled variable and initiates c
controlling variable.

Options - Correct answer: 1

  
 
(1)
Function of controller 
 
(2) Function of model
 
(3)
Batch process
 
Continuous process
(4)
 
 
23202 A system that grows without limit for a sustained change in input (constant outflow or outflow ind

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
 
(1)
Controlled variable
 
Non self regulation
(2)
 
Self regulation
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22633 The purpose of decouples is to cancel the interaction effects between the two loops&thus render tw
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Non-interacting loops
 
(2)
Interacting loops
 
(3) Both a and b
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
22914 RGA provides a measure of 
 
  

Options - Correct answer: 1

Interaction
(1)
 
(2) Non interaction
 
(3)
Botha a and b
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
Topic: Transfer Matrix Representation, Poles and Zeros of MIMO System
22643 Each manipulated variable depends on only a single controlled variable, i.e., a set of conventional

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
 
(1)
Multi loop control
 
Interacting loops
(2)
 
Decouplers
(3)
 
Ziegler Nichols controller
(4)  
 
23214 The smaller the value of time constant the steeper the initial response of the system

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
(1)  
Systematically modeling of process 
 
(2)
mathematical modeling of process
 
(3)
First order process
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
23419 Controlled variable directly indicates the performance of the process Eg. Water heater system
 Options - Correct answer: 1
 
(1)  
Direct process control
 
(2)
Indirect process control
 
(3) Both a and b
 
None
(4)  
 
24229 In pneumatic control systems the control valve used as final control element converts
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

pressure signal to electric signal
(1)
 
 
(2)
pressure signal to position change
 
electric signal to pressure signal
(3)  
 
 
(4) position change to pressure signal
24172 Any externally introduced signal affecting the controller output is called a
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

(1) Feedback
 
(2) Stimulus
 
Signal
(3)
 
Gain control
(4)  
 
24320 For open control system which of the following statements is incorrect ?
 Options - Correct answer: 2
 
(1)  
  Less expensive
 
(2)
 Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
 
(3)
  Construction is simple and maintenance easy
 
  Errors are caused by disturbances
(4)  
 
 
23819 The device which compares the actual value of plant output with the desired value is
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)
Automatic controller
 
(2)
Self controller
 
(3)
Ratio controller
 
Can not say
(4)
 
 
23561 The dynamic behaviour one tank is affected by the other, but the reverse is not true, then it is

Options - Correct answer: 1

 
(1)  
Non interacting system
 
(2)
Interacting system
 
(3) Both a and b
 
None
(4)  
 
24022 A good control system has all the following features except 

Options - Correct answer: 2

 
(1)  
Good stability
 
(2)
Slow response
 
(3)
Good accuracy
 
Sufficient power handling capacity
(4)
 
 
24072 In closed loop control system, with positive value of feedback gain the overall gain of the system
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Decrease
(1)
 
Increase
(2)
 
Be unaffected
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)  
 
24098 Signal will become zero when the feed back signal and reference signal are equal
 

Options - Correct answer: 4

 
(1) Input
 
Reference
(2)
 
Feedback
(3)
 
Actuating
(4)  
 
22580 The interaction among the control loops of a MIMO process.
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Inferential control
(1)
 
Decoupling control
(2)
 
Ziegler Nichols controller
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22595 Which method determines how the controlled and manipulated variables should be controlled to y
interaction.

Options - Correct answer: 3

 
 
(1)
Steady state or Static decoupling
 
Ziegler Nichols 
(2)
 
RGA
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22605 The design of special control systems with non-interacting loops.
 
 

Options - Correct answer: 2

Inferential control
(1)
 
Decoupling control
(2)
 
Ziegler Nichols controller
(3)
 
None
(4)  
 
22301 A limit switch which is used whenever a variable should not exceed an lower limit.
 

Options - Correct answer: 1

Low select switch 
(1)
 
High select switch
(2)
 
Neither a nor b
(3)
 
Can not say
(4)