DEPT.

OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING

SRM INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, Kattankulathur – 603 203
COMPREHENSION

Class : VII Semester

Coverage : Control Systems, Digital Signal Processing Date :
Prepared by : M.Kiruthika, R.Rajarajeswari

1. A position control system is a/an

a) Automatic regulating system b) process control system
c) Servomechanism d) stochastic control system

2. The closed loop gain of the system sketched below is

4 4
a)  b) -4 c) 4 d)
3 3

3. A system has the transfer function (1-s) / (1+s). It is known as a

a) Low pass system b) high pass system
c) All pass system

K
6. Given that the transfer functions G(s) is . State the type and order of the
s (1  sT )
2

system.
a) 2 and 3 b) 3 and 2 c) 3 and 3 d) 2 and 2

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7. The transfer function G(s) is . This open loop system is
s (1  sT )
2

a) Stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable

8. A system has phase margin PM = 45o . The damping ratio  is

a) 1 b) 0.5 c) 0 d) 0.42

9. The type number of a transfer function denotes the number of

a) Poles at origin b) zeros at origin
c) Finite poles d) poles at infinity
1
10. The transfer function of a system is . The input to this system is t u(t). The
(1  sT )
output would track this system, but the error would be
T
a) 0 b) T2 c) T d)
2
 1 s
11. G(s) = . The corner frequencies are
s (1  0.5s )
a) 0 and 1 b) 0 and 2 c) 0 and 1 d) 1 and 2

12. An all-pass network imparts only

a) Negative phase to the input b) positive phase to the input
c)  90o phase shift to the input d)  180o phase shift to the input

13. The asymptotes and the break point coincide at s = -2. The transfer function can be
K K ( s  2) K K
a) b) c) d)
( s  1)( s  2) ( s  1)( s  3) ( s  1)( s  2)( s  3) ( s  2) 3
25
14. The second order system defined by is given a step input. The time taken
( s 2  5s  25)
for the output to settle within  2% of input is
a) 1.2s b) 1.6s c) 2s d) 2s
G
15. The polar plot of a closed-loop system with a transfer function
1  GH
G
a) G b) 1+GH c) GH d)
1  GH

16. Nyquist plot of a system is shown below. The system is

a) Marginally stable b) conditionally stable

c) Stable d) unstable

17. The transfer function of a transportation lag is e-sT . If the lag is small compared with the
time constants of the system, it can be approximated best by
1
a) sT b) 1+sT c) 1-sT d)
1  sT

18. If the system has multiple poles on the j-axis, the system is
a) stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable

19. A minimum-phase system with no zeros has a phase angle of -270 o at gain crossover
frequency. The system is
a) Stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable
1 s
20. G(s) = s( s  2) . The system with this transfer function is operated in closed-loop with
unity feedback. The closed-loop system is
 a) Stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable

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21. G(s) = s (1  sT ) . This system is operated in closed-loop with unity feedback. The
closed-loop system is
a) Stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable

22. Routh’s array for a system is given below.

S4 1 3 5
3
S 1 2 0
S2 1 5
S1 -3
S0 5
The system is
a) Stable b) unstable c) marginally stable d) conditionally stable

23. The root locus plot is shown below. The open-loop system has

a) Two real poles b) two complex poles and a zero

c) Two complex zeros and a pole d) two complex poles

24. 20dB / decade corresponds to

a) 3dB / octave b) 6dB/octave c) 9dB/octave d) 20dB/octave

25. For the network given below, what is the transfer function?

1 RC sRC
a) b) c) sRC +1 d)
1  sRC 1  sRC 1  sRC
26. An integral controller is used to improve the transient response of first order system. If
1
G(s) = and the system is operated in closed-loop with unity feedback, what is the
1 s
1
value of Ti, if integral controller transfer function is T s to provide damping ratio of 0.5?
i

a) 0.5 b) 2 c) 1 d) 4

27. The unit circle of the Nyquist plot transforms into 0dB line of the amplitude plot of the
Bode diagram at
a) 0 frequency b) low frequency
c) High frequency d) any frequency

28. If stability error for step input and speed of response be the criteria for design, what
controller would you recommend?
a) P controller b) PD controller c) PI controller d) PID controller

29. The term ‘reset control’ refers to

a) Proportional control b) integral control c) derivative control

30. A lag network for compensation normally consists of

a) R only b) R and C elements c) R and L elements d) R,L and C elements

31. The transfer function C/R of the block diagram given below is

G1G 2 G3 G2 G1G 2 GG G
a) b) G1G3  c)  G3 d) 1 2 3
1  G1G 2 G3 H 1 1  G2 H 1 1  G1G 2 H 1 1  G2 H 1

32. The transfer function C/R of the block diagram given below is

G1G2 G1G2 G1G2 G1G2

a) b) c) d)
1  H1H 2 G1G 2 ( H 1  H 2 )  1 H 2  G1G2 H 1  1 1  G2 H 1  G1 H 2

33. The Figure below gives two equivalent block diagrams.

 The value of transfer function of block marked ‘X’ is given by
1
a) G(s) b) G ( s ) c) 1 d) 1- G(s)
34. The terms in the first column of Routh’s array of a characteristic equation are 6,9,2,4,-3.
The number of roots of characteristic equation in the right half of 8-plane is equal to
a) 0 b) 3 c) 4 d) 1

35. The open-loop transfer function of any unity feedback system is given by G(s) =
s
( s  1)( s  2)( s  3)
. The number of asymptotes of the root locus plot that tend to
infinity is given by
a) 3 b) 1 c) 2
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36. A unity feedback system has an open-loop transfer function G(s) = . The
s ( s  4 s  13)
2

angles of asymptotes are given by

a) 45o, 135o, 225o b) 60o, 180o, 300o
o o o
c) 90 , 180 , 270
K ( s  1)( s  2)
37. The open-loop transfer function of a feedback system is G(s) H(s) = s ( s  3)( s  4) .
The real axis segments of the root locus lies between
a) 0 and -1; -2 and -3; -4 and - b) -1 and -2; -3 and -4
c) -1 and -1.5; -3.5 and -4

38. If the Nyquist plot of a certain feedback system crosses the negative real axis at -0.1
point, the gain margin of the system is given by
a) 0.1 b) 10 c) 100

39. If the open loop transfer function G (j) of a unity feedback system has a phase angle of
-150o at the gain cross-over frequency, the phase margin of the system is equal to
a) -150o b) +120o c) 30o
1
40. The total response of a system is denoted by y (t) = (2  e 3t ) . The steady stat and
2
transient response respectively are
1  3t 1 1 3t
a) 2, -3t b) 1,  e c) , e 3t d)  e ,1
2 2 2

41. For given below the damped natural frequency, damping coefficient and time constant
are
 a) 0.865, 7, 0.945 b) 0.903, 2.5, 0.4
c) 0.865, 0.4, 2.5 d) 0.4, 2.5, 0.865

42. A second order system with no zeros has its poles located at -3+j4 and -3-j4 in the s-
plane. The undamped natural frequency and the damping factor of the system are
respectively.
a) 4 rad / sec and 0.75 b) 3 rad / sec and 0.60
c) 5 rad / sec and 0.80 d) 5 rad / sec and 0.60

43. The frequency at which the Nyquist diagram crosses the negative real axis is known as
a) gain crossover frequency b) phase crossover frequency
c) damping frequency d) natural frequency

44. In the signal flow graph shown, X2 = TX1, where T is equal to

a) 2.5 b) 5 c) 5.5 d) 10

45. The characteristic equation of a feedback control system is given by

s3+5s2+ (K+6) s + K = 0
Where K > 0 is a scalar variable parameter. In the root locus diagram of the system the
asymptotes of the root loci for large values of K meet at a point in the s-plane, whose
coordinates are.
a) (-3,0) b) (-2,0) c) (-1,0) d) 2,0)

46. The steady state error of a stable, type 0 unity feedback system for a unit step function is
1 1
a) 0 b) 1  Kp c)  d) Kp

47. The gain crossover frequency is the frequency at which the gain is
a) 0 b)  c) 1 d) any value

48. A second order system exhibits 100% overshoot. Its damping coefficient is
a) Equal to 0 b) equal to 1 c) <1 d) >1
K
49. A second order system is given as G(s) = (1   1s )(1   2 s ) . The gain K is increased.
Then the phase margin
a) gets increased b) gets decreased c) is unaffected
d) gets decreased and becomes stable
50. Consider the mass spring system shown in Figure
 a) It is a second order system b) It is a first order system
c) A choice of state variables is displacement x and velocity x.
d) A choice of state variable is displacement x and force F.

51. The example for one-dimensional signal is

a) Image b) speech c) video pictured d) none of the above

52. The example for three-dimensional signal is

a) X-ray b) between picture signal c) color picture signals
d) All the above

53. A system which does not have memory element is called

a) Static system b) dynamic system c) causal system d) unstable system

54. A system whose present output depends only on present and past inputs is called
a) Non-causal system b) causal system
c) FIR system d) IIR systems

55. Z – transform of u (n) is

1 1 1 1
a) 1 b) c) d)
1 z 1  z 1 1  Az 1 1  Az 1

56. Z-transform of unit impulse signal is

1 1
a) 1 b) c) 1 d) -1
1 z 1  z 1

57. The system which obeys the principle of superposition theorem is called
a) Non linear system b) linear system c) time in various systems
d) Causal system

58. Direct DFT requires------------------- real multiplications

a) 4N2 b) 4N c) N2 d) N (N-1)

59. Direct DFT requires -------------- real additions

a) 4N (N-1) b) 4N c) N2 d) N (N-1)

60. How many stages need for solving (N=2r ) FFT algorithm
a) N b) 2 c) r d) 2r
DEPT. OF ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
 COMPREHENSION
Answers Keys

Coverage : Control Systems, Digital Signal Processing Date :

Prepared by : M.Kiruthika, R.Rajarajeswari

Q.No Ans Q.No. Ans Q.No. Ans

1 c 26 c 51 b
2 a 27 d 52 c
3 a 28 d 53 a
4 b 29 b 54 b
5 c 30 b 55 a
6 a 31 d 56 c
7 b 32 b 57 b
8 d 33 b 58 a
9 a 34 a 59 a
10 c 35 c 60 c
11 d 36 b
12 d 37 a
13 d 38 b
14 b 39 c
15 c 40 c
16 d 41 b
17 d 42 d
18 d 43 b
19 b 44 d
20 a 45 c
21 a 46 b
22 b 47 c
23 b 48 a
24 b 49 b
25 d 50 a,c