MODULE - I / UNIT - I

1. (i) In “Force – Current analogy”, Mass in a mechanical system is analogous to the

_________ in electrical system. (fill the blank),

a) Reciprocal of resistance (1/R) b) Resistance (R)

c) Capacitance (C) d) Inductance

(ii) In “Force – Voltage analogy”, Force in a mechanical system is analogous to the

_________ in electrical system. (fill the blank),

a) Voltage (V) b) Current (I)

c) Charge (Q) d) Inductance (L)

(iii) Human system is

a) a multivariable adaptive feedback control system

b) an open loop control system

c) a single variable control system

d) a complex control system

(iv) Signal flow graph is

a) topological representation of a set of differential equations

b) bode plot

c) polar plot

d) locus of roots

(v) The transfer function of control system is defined as the

a) fourier transform of impulse response

b) laplace transform of impulse response

c) fourier transform of unit step response

d) laplace transform of unit step response

(vi) The input –output relationship of a linear system is given by

a) b)

c) d)
(vii) Signal flow graph is used to obtain
a) stability of a system b) transfer function of a system

c) controllability of a system d) observability of a system

(viii) If a single pole situated on origin of a two - dimensional S - plane, the system will be
called as

a) Type 0 system b) Type 1 system

c) Type 3 system d) None of these

(ix) A linear time invariant system obeys

a) a) the principle of superposition b) the principle of homogeneity

c) both of the principles in (a) and (b) d) none of these

(x) The overall transfer function from block diagram reduction for cascaded blocks is

a) sum of individual gain b) product of individual gain

c) difference of individual gain d) division of individual gain

(xi) The transfer function of a simple R-C integrator circuit given below is

1 sRC 1+sRC
a) 1+ sRC b) 1+ sRC c) 1−sRC d)

(xii) The maximum overshoot for a unity feedback system with open loop transfer function
1
G( S )=
S (S +1) , for a unit step input is

a)0.13 b)0.14 c)0.16 d)0.18

(xiii) If the maximum overshoot is 100%, the damping ratio is

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

(xiv) A linear time-invariant system initially at rest, when subjected to a unit step input, gives
−t
a response y (t )=te , the transfer function of the system is

1 1 S 1
2 2
a) ( S+1 ) c) ( S+1 )
2
b) S (S +1) d) S (S +1)
(xv) The characteristic equation of an armature - controlled DC motor is

a) first order equation

b) second order equation

c) zero order equation

d) third order equation

MODULE - I / UNIT - I

Answer Keys:

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. (i) c (ii) a (iii) a (iv) a (v) b (vi) c

(vii) b (viii) b (ix) c (x) b (xi) a (xii) c

(xiii) b (xiv) c (xv) b

MODULE - II / UNIT - II

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 mark

1. (i) If a 1st order system is subjected to unit step input and its time constant is T, then the
settling time will be

a) 2T b) 3T c) 4T d) 5T

(ii) Laplace transform of unit impulse signal is

a) A/s b) A c) 1 d) 1/s

(iii) In a critically damped system, the damping ratio of the system is

a) zero b) unity c) less than unity d) greater than unity

(iv) For a feedback control system of type 2, the steady state error for ramp input is

a) infinite b) constant c) zero d) indeterminate

20
2
(v)For a unit step input, a system with closed loop transfer function S +2 S +5 has a steady
state output of

a) 10 b) 5 c) 2 d) 4
(vi) A 1st order process has a static gain of 1, a time constant of 1 second and a transport
delay of 0.1 second. Its transfer function is

e− S
e−10 S
a) 1+ 0 .1 S b) 1+ S

e−0. 1 S e−0. 1 S
c) 1+ S d) 1+ 0 .1 S

(vii) The settling time for an underdamped second order system

a) increases with damping ratio increases

b) reduces with damping ratio increases

c) does not depend on damping ratio

d) may increase or decrease with damping ratio

d2 x dx
(viii) The natural frequency of oscillation of the given output equation 2
+1 .5 + 4 x=1
dt dt
a) 0 rad/sec b) 1.5 rad/sec c) 2 rad/sec d) 4 rad/sec

(ix) The damping ratio of characteristics equation, s2 +2s+8=0 is

a) 0.353 b) 0.350 c) 0.30 d) 0.333

(x) The characteristic equation of a system is s2 +2s+2 = 0, The system is

a) Critically Damped b) Over damped

c) Under damped d) Undamped

(xi) Routh Hurwitz criterion gives

a) number of roots in the right half of the s-plane

b) value of the roots

c) number of roots in the left half of the s-plane

d) number of roots in the top half of the s-plane

(xii) The characteristic equation of a control system is given as s4+s3+3s2+2s+5 =0. The
system is

a) stable b) unstable
c) marginally stable d) critical stable
(xiii) The loop transfer function of an LTI system is G(s)H(s) =K(s+1) (s+5)/s(s+2) (s+3).
For K>0, the point on the real axis that does not belong to the root locus of the system is

a)-0.5 b)-2.5 c)-3.5 d)-5.5

(xiv) If the gain of the system is reduced to a zero value, the roots of the system in the s-plane

a) coincide with zero b) move away from zero

c) move away from poles d) coincide with the poles

(xv) What is the number of the root locus branches which do not terminate on finite zeroes?

a) The number of poles

b) The number of zeroes
c) The difference between the number of poles and zeroes
d) The sum of the number of poles and the number of the zeroes

MODULE - II / UNIT - II

Answer Keys:

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. (i) c (ii) c (iii) b (iv) c (v) d (vi) c

(vii) b (viii) c (ix) a (x) c (xi) a (xii) b

(xiii) c (xiv) d (xv) c

MODULE - III / UNIT - III

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 mark
1. (i) None of the poles of a linear control system lie on the right half of S plane. For a
bounded input, the output of this system

a) is always bounded b) could be bounded

c) always tends to zero d) none of the above

(ii) If the system has repeated poles on the jω - axis, the system is

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

(iii)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

a) 0.1 b) 10 c) 100 d) none of these

(iv) The frequency at which Nyquist diagram crosses the negative real axis is known as

a) gain cross over frequency b) phase cross over frequency

c) natural frequency d) break away point

(v) If the gain of the open loop system is doubled, the gain margin

a) is not affected b) gets doubled

c) becomes half d) becomes (1/4) th.

(vi) Phase margin of a system is used to specify

a) time response b) frequency response

c) absolute stability d) relative stability.

(vii) The function 1/(1+sT) has a slope of

a) -6 dB/decade b) 6 dB/decade
c) -20 dB/decade d) 20 dB/decade

(viii) The initial slope of Bode plot for a transfer function having no poles at the origin is

a) -10dB/decade b) +10dB/decade

c) -20dB/decade d) 0 dB/decade

(ix) The low frequency and high frequency asymptotes of Bode magnitude plot are
respectively -60dB/decade and -40dB/decade. What is the type of the system?

a) Type 0 b) Type 1 c) Type 2 d) Type 3

(x) At which frequency does the Bode magnitude plots for the functions K/S2 have gain
crossover frequency

a) ω = 0 rad/sec b) ω = √K rad/sec

c) ω = K rad/sec d) ω = K2 rad/sec

(xi) The gain margin in dBs of a unity feedback control system whose open loop transfer
function, G(s) H(s) =1/s(s+1) is

a) 0 b) 1 c) -1 d) ∞

(xii) The forward path transfer function of a unity feedback system is given by G(s) =
100/(s2+10s+100). The frequency response of this system will exhibit the resonance peak at:

a) 10 rad/sec b) 8.66 rad/sec c) 7.07 rad/sec d) 5 rad/sec

(xiii) For a stable closed loop system, the gain at phase crossover frequency should always
be:

a) < 20 dB b) < 6 dB c) > 6 dB d) > 0dB

(xiv) Phase margin of a system is used to specify which of the following?

a) Frequency response b) Absolute stability

c) Relative stability d) Time response

(xv) The critical value of gain for the system is 40. The system is operating at a gain of 20.
The gain margin of the system is:

a) 2 dB b) 3 dB c) 6 dB d) 4 dB

MODULE - III / UNIT - III

Answer Keys:

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. (i) a (ii) b (iii) b (iv) b (v) c (vi) d

(vii) c (viii) d (ix) d (x) b (xi) d (xii) c

(xiii) d (xiv) c (xv) c

MODULE - IV / UNIT - IV

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 mark

1. (i) A PID controller can

a) speed up response b) reduce overshoot

c) provide good tracking performance d) all of these

(ii) By the use of PD controller to a second order system, the rise time

a) decreases b) increases
c) remains same d) has no effect

(iii)Which of the following controller is also known as anticipatory controller?

a) proportional controller b) integral controller

c) derivative controller d) both 1 and 3

 3 2
(iv) The characteristic equation of a unity feedback system is given by s + s + 4 s +4=0 .
The system

a) has one pole in the RHS of s plane

b) has no poles in the RHS of s plane

c) exhibits oscillatory nature

d) both (b) and (c)

(v) The type of a transfer function denotes the number of

a) zeros at origin b) poles at infinity

c) poles at origin d) finite poles

(vi) Roots of the characteristics equation are nothing but

a) poles of the system b) zeros of the system

c) poles and zeros of the system d) none of these

(vii) The root loci method of analysis of a control system gives us

a) Transient response b) Frequency response

c) Steady state response d) Both (a) and (c)

(viii) Root locus of a system has four separate loci. The system can have

a) four poles or four zeros b) four poles & four zeros

c) six poles & two zeros d) two poles & two zeros.

(ix) Which of the following effects are correct in respect of addition of a pole to the open
loop transfer function

1) The root locus is pulled to the right

2) The system becomes more oscillatory

3) The system stability is relatively increased

4) The range gain for stability reduces

Of these statements:

a) 1 and 2 are correct b) 1 and 4 are correct

c) 1,2 and 4 are correct d) All are correct

(x) For the transfer function , the number of asymptotes is

a) 3 b) 2 c) 4 d) 6

(xi) A proportional band setting of 175% is equivalent to a gain setting of

a)175 b)0.756 c)0.571 d)1.32

(xii) A condition where integral control action drives the output of a controller into saturation
is called

a) self - bias b) wind - up c) repeat d) noise

(xiii) The integral control:

a) Increases the steady state error

b) Decreases the steady state error
c) Increases the noise and stability
d) Decreases the damping coefficient

(xiv) When derivative action is included in a proportional controller, the proportional band:

a) Increases
b) Reduces
c) Remains unchanged
d) None of the above

(xv) Which of the following system provides excellent transient and steady state response:

a) Proportional action
b) Proportional + Integral action
c) Proportional + Differential action
d) Proportional + Integral + Differential action

MODULE - IV / UNIT - IV

Answer Keys:

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. (i) d (ii) a (iii) c (iv) d (v) c (vi) a

(vii) d (viii) b (ix) a (x) a (xi) c (xii) b

(xiii) a (xiv) c (xv) d

MODULE - V / UNIT - V

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
Each of 1 mark

1. (i) The transfer function of a multi-input multi-output system, with the state space
representation of

where X represents the state, Y the output and U the input vector, will be given by

a) C (SI – A)-1 B b) C (SI – A)-1 B+D

c) (SI – A)-1 B+D d) (SI – A)-1 B

(ii) State model representation is possible using

a) Physical variables b) Phase variables

c) Canonical state variables d) All of the above

(iii) Which among the following plays a crucial role in determining the state of dynamic
system?

a) State variables b) State vector c) State space d) State scalar

(iv) State space analysis is applicable even if the initial conditions are _____

a) Zero b) non - zero c) Equal d) Not equal

(v)Which among the following is a unique model of a system?

a) transfer function b) state variable

c) block diagram d) signal flow graph

(vi) A transfer function of control system does not have pole-zero cancellation. Which one of
the following statements is true?

a) System is neither controllable nor observable

b) System is completely controllable and observable
c) System is observable but uncontrollable
d) System is controllable but unobservable
(vii) Which mechanism in control engineering implies an ability to measure the state by
taking measurements at output?

a) Controllability
b) Observability
c) Differentiability
d) Adaptability

(viii) State variable analysis has several advantages overall transfer function as:

a) It is applicable for linear and non - linear and variant and time - invariant system
b) Analysis of MIMO system
c) It takes initial conditions of the system into account
d) All of the mentioned

(ix) The minimum number of states require to describe the two - degree differential equation:

a) 1
b) 2

c) 3
d) 4

(x) According to the property of state transition method, e0 is equal to _____

a) I
b) A
c) e-At
d) -eAt

(xi) Which among the following constitute the state model of a system in addition to state
equations?

a) Input equations
b) Output equations
c) State trajectory
d) State vector

(xii) Which among the following are the interconnected units of state diagram representation?

a) Scalars
b) Adders
c) Integrator
d) All of the mentioned

(xiii) The transfer function Y(s)/U(s) of a system described by the state equations dx/dt=-
2x+2u and y(t) = 0.5x is:
 a) 0.5/(s-2)
b) 1/(s-2)
c) 0.5/(s+2)
d) 1/(s+2)

(xiv) Given the matrix

the Eigen value is___________

a) 1,2,3 b) 1 c) -1, -2, -3 d) 0

(xv) A linear time invariant single input single output system has the state space model given

by dx/dt=Fx+Gu, y=Hz, where . Here, x is the state

vector, u is the input, and y is the output. The damping ratio of the system is:

a) 0.25 b) 0.5 c) 1 d) 2

MODULE - V / UNIT - V

Answer Keys:

Group – A
(Multiple Choice Type Questions)
1. (i) b (ii) d (iii) a (iv) b (v) a (vi) b

(vii) b (viii) d (ix) b (x) a (xi) b (xii) d

(xiii) d (xiv) c (xv) b