WESTMEAD INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT
Comet St., Golden Country Homes Subdivision,
Alangilan, Batangas City

Preliminary Examination
in
Control System Engineering

1) According to the principle of log-scales, if the ratio between two points is same, then the two points
get ________equally.

a. United

b. Separated

c. Multiplexed

d. Mixed

2) If a pole is located at origin, how does it get represented on the magnitude plot?

a. -10 log (ω) dB

b. -20 log (ω) dB

c. -40 log (ω) dB

d. -60 log (ω) dB

3) Due to an addition of pole at origin, the polar plot gets shifted by ___ at ω = 0?

a. -45°

b. -60°

c. -90°

d. -180°
4) Consider the system represented by the equation given below. What would be the total phase value
at ω = 0?

200/ [s3 (s + 3) (s + 6) (s + 10)]

a. -90°

b. -180°

c. -270°

d. -360°

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

a. Scalars

b. Adders

c. Integrators

d. All of the above

6) 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

7) In P-D controller, the derivative action plays a significant role in increasing _______ of response.

a. Time

b. Distance

c. Speed
d. Volume

8) In addition to storage instructions, PLC controls __________

a. Logic sequence timing

b. Counting

c. Arithmetic operations

d. All of the above

9) In frequency response, the resonance frequency is basically a measure of _______ of response.

a. Speed

b. Distance

c. Angle

d. Curvature

10) The frequency at which the phase of the system acquires ____ is known as ‘Phase crossover
frequency’.

a. 90°

b. -90°

c. 180°

d. -180°

11) At which frequency does the magnitude of the system becomes zero dB?

a. Resonant frequency

b. Cut-off frequency

c. Gain crossover frequency

12) If the phase angle at gain crossover frequency is estimated to be -105°, what will be the value of
phase margin of the system?

a. 23°

b. 45°

c. 60°

d. 75°

13) The system is said to be marginally stable, if gain margin is ______

a. 0

b. 1

c. +∞

d. None of the above

14) If the constant ‘k’ is positive, then what would be its contribution on the phase plot?

a. 0°

b. 45°

c. 90°

d. 180°

15) If the unity feedback system is given by the open loop transfer function G(s) = ks2 / [(1 + 0.3s) (1+
0.05s)], what would be the initial slope of magnitude plot?

a. 20 dB/decade

b. 40 dB/decade
c. 60 dB/decade

d. Unpredictable

16) If the system is represented by G(s) H(s) = k (s+7) / s (s +3) (s + 2), what would be its magnitude at ω
= ∞?

a. 0

b. ∞

c. 7/10

d. 21

17) According to Nyquist stability criterion, where should be the position of all zeros of q(s)
corresponding to s-plane?

a. On left half

b. At the center

c. On right half

d. Random

18) Consider a feedback system with gain margin of about 30. At what point does Nyquist plot crosses
negative real axis?

a. -3

b. -0.3

c. -30

d. -0.03

19) For Nyquist contour, the size of radius is _______

a. 25
b. 0

c. 1

d. ∞

20) If a Nyquist plot of G (jω) H (jω) for a closed loop system passes through (-2, j0) point in GH plane,
what would be the value of gain margin of the system in dB?

a. 0 dB

b. 2.0201 dB

c. 4 dB

d. 6.0205 dB

21) Which principle specifies the relationship between enclosure of poles & zeros by s-plane contour
and the encirclement of origin by q(s) plane contour?

a. Argument

b. Agreement

c. Assessment

d. Assortment

22) 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

23) State model representation is possible using _________

a. Physical variables
b. Phase variables

c. Canonical state variables

d. All of the above

24) 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

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

a. I

b. A

c. e-At

d. -eAt

26) Which among the following is a disadvantage of modern control theory?

a. Implementation of optimal design

b. Transfer function can also be defined for different initial conditions

c. Analysis of all systems take place

d. Necessity of computational work

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

a. Transfer function
b. State variable

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

28) Which architectural unit/block of PLC decides the sequence of different operations to be executed
by means of instructions written in memory?

a. Memory

b. Programming software

c. I/O interface

d. CPU

29) Which among the following units of PLC is adopted to convey the control plan to CPU?

a. Memory

b. Power supply unit

c. I/O interface

d. Programming software

30) Which is the correct sequence of operational steps necessary for proper operation of an elevator
(lift) control mechanism?

1. Up switch

2. Stop switch

3. Down switch

4. Start switch

a. 1-2-3-4
b. 2-1-4-3

c. 4-2-1-3

d. 3-1-2-4

31) How many digital inputs are present in PLCs?

a. 4

b. 8

c. 16

d. 32

32) Which system exhibits the initiation of corrective action only after the output gets affected?

a. Feed forward

b. Feedback

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

33) What should be the nature of bandwidth for a good control system?

a. Large

b. Small

c. Medium

d. All of the above

34) If an impulse response of a system is e-5t, what would be its transfer function?

a. 1/ s – 5
b. 1/ s + 5

c. (s+1) / (s+5)

d. (s2 – 5s)/ (s-5)

35) Which among the following are the elements of rotational motion?

a. Mass, Spring, Friction

b. Inertia, Damper, Spring

c. Work, Energy, Power

d. Force, Pressure, Viscocity

36) Match the following notations with their meanings:

A. G(s) ———- 1) Laplace of error signal

B. H(s) ———- 2) Laplace of output signal

C. C(s) ———- 3) Forward transfer function

D. E(s) ———- 4) Feedback transfer function

a. A- 2, B- 3, C- 1, D- 4

b. A- 3, B- 4, C- 2, D- 1

c. A- 2, B- 3, C- 4, D- 1

d. A- 1, B- 2, C- 3, D- 4

37) At summing point, more than one signal can be added or _________

a. Subtracted

b. Multiplied
c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

38) The value of variables at each node is _________the algebraic sum of all signals arriving at that
node.

a. Less than

b. Equal to

c. Greater than

d. None of the above

39) In signal flow graph, the product of all ______gains while going through a forward path is known as
‘Path gain’.

a. Branch

b. Path

c. Node

d. Loop

40) If a type 1 system is subjected to parabolic input, what will be the value of steady state error?

a. 0

b. 100

c. Constant k

d. Infinite

41) On which factor does the steady state error of the system depend?
a. Order

b. Type

c. Size

d. Prototype

42) On the basis of an output response, into how many parts can the s-plane be divided?

a. 2

b. 3

c. 4

d. 6

43) If the complex conjugate poles are located at RHP, what would be the nature of corresponding
impulse response?

a. Exponential

b. Damping oscillations

c. Increasing amplifier

d. Constant amplitude oscillations

44) Which among the following are solely responsible in determining the speed of response of control
system?

a. Poles

b. Zeros

c. Speed of input

d. All of the above

45) If a pole is located at s = -5 in left-hand plane (LHP), how will it be represented in Laplace domain?
a. 1/ s + 5

b. 1/ s – 5

c. s/ s + 5

d. s/ s – 5

46) In second order system, which among the following remains independent of gain (k)?

a. Open loop poles

b. Closed loop poles

c. Both a and b

d. None of the above

47) Root locus specifies the movement of closed loop poles especially when the gain of system
________

a. Remains constant

b. Exhibit variations

c. Gives zero feedback

d. Gives infinite poles

48) Which condition is used to verify the existence of a particular point on the root locus?

a. Amplitude

b. Frequency

c. Magnitude

d. Angle

49) While specifying the angle and magnitude conditions, angles are added whereas magnitudes get
________
a. Subtracted

b. Multiplied

c. Divided

d. All of the above

50) The magnitude & phase relationship between _________input and the steady state output is called
as frequency domain.

a. Step

b. Ramp

c. Sinusoidal

d. Parabolic