Introduction to process control:

1. A controller is basically a.........

a. Sensor
b. Comparator
c. Amplifier
d. Program

ANS → B. Comparator
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

2. Which one of the following is not considered as general classes of needs for
control system?
a. Suppressing the influence of external disturbances.
b. Ensuring safety regarding to processes and equipment’s.
c. Ensuring the stability of a chemical process.
d. Optimizing the performance of a chemical process.
ANS → B. Ensuring safety regarding to processes and equipment’s
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

3. For a jacketed CSTR, which of the following statement is correct?

a. If the inlet stream comes from an upstream unit have no control, then
Disturbances: Input Concentration and Flowrate.
b. If the coolant flow rate is controlled by a control valve, then Disturbance:
Inlet coolant temperature
c. If the flow rate of the effluent stream is controlled by a valve, then
Manipulated variable: Outlet Flowrate
d. If the inlet stream comes from an upstream unit have control valve, then
Disturbances: None

ANS → A. If the inlet stream comes from an upstream unit have no control, then
Disturbances: Input Concentration and Flowrate
BTL → 4 Analysis Difficulty → Hard

4. Which one is the correct sequence to design control system?

a. Define control objective, select control configuration, select measurement.
b. Select measurement, select control configuration, select variables.
c. Define control objective, select manipulated variables, Design Controller.
d. Select measurement, select control configuration, select input variables,
 ANS → C. Define control objective, select manipulated variables, Design Controller
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

5. Transfer function is
a. Ratio of input by output Laplace Domaine
b. Ratio of output by input in time Domaine
c. Ratio of output by input in Laplace Domaine
d. Ratio of input by output time Domaine

ANS → C. Ratio of output by input in Laplace Domaine

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

6. What is the Laplace transform of 3 t 4 ( e−2 t )

72
a.
( 2 S+1 )5
72
b.
( S−2 )5
72
c.
( 2 S−1 )5
72
d.
( S +2 )5

72
ANS → D.
( S +2 )5
BTL → 5 Evaluate Difficulty → Moderate

7. L
−1
( S +101S +24 ) =
2

a. 0.5 e−6 t ( e2 t −1 )
b. 0.5 ( e 4 t −e 6 t )
c. 2 ( e−4 t −e−6 t )
d. 0.5 ( e 4 t −e−6 t )

ANS → A. 0.5 e−6 t ( e2 t −1 )

BTL → 5 Evaluate Difficulty → Moderate
 ' −2 t
8. Find the solution of y −5 y=3 e ; y ( 0)=0 .

a. ( e 2 t −e5 t )
b. e−2 t ( 1−e−3t )
c. e−5 t ( 1−e3 t )
d. ( e−2 t −e 5 t )

ANS → B. e−2 t ( 1−e−3t )

BTL → 5 Evaluate Difficulty → Hard

9. Which of the following is not considered as final control element?

a. Relay switches Control Valve
b. Variable speed pump
c. On – Off valve
d. Butterfly Valve Reducers.

ANS → D. Butterfly Valve Reducers

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

10. Which hardware element of control system is used to convert measurements into
physical quantities?
a. Inferential
b. Transmission
c. Transducer
d. Transformer

ANS → C. Transducer
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

11. For design of control system, variables can’t be classified as,

a. Input and Output
b. Measurable and non – measurable
c. Manipulated and disturbance
d. Dependent and Independent.

ANS → D. Dependent and Independent

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy
Open Loop control systems:
12. In first order system a y ' +by=c f ( t ), Gain and time constant is given by ___
respectively.
e. a/b & c/b
f. b/a & c/a
g. c/b & a/b
h. a/c & b/c

ANS → A. a/b & c/b

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

12. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
i) First Order system is characterized by their Capacity to Store material,
energy, or momentum.
ii) First Order system is characterized by the resistance to flow of mass, energy
or momentum in reaching capacity.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → C. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

13. With respect to time constant which of the following sentence is true.
a. Time constant can be found form response vs time curve directly.
b. Time constant is unitless quantity.
c. It will take 4 time constant to reach 99.9 % steady state condition
d. It will take 3 time constant to reach 92% steady state condition

ANS → A. Time constant can be found form response vs time curve directly
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

14. Fore underdamp second order system,

a. Overshoot = square of (Decay Ratio)
b. Overshoot = Inverse square of (Decay Ratio)
c. Overshoot = squire root of (Decay Ratio)
 d. Overshoot = Inverse squire root of (Decay Ratio)

ANS → C. Overshoot = squire root of (Decay Ratio)

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

15. Short systems in ascending order of their sluggishness.

a. 3 noninteracting tanks, 2 interacting tanks, 2 noninteracting tanks,
Thermometer.
b. Manometer, 2 interacting tanks, 3 noninteracting tanks, 2 noninteracting
tanks.
c. Thermometer, 2 noninteracting tanks, 2 interacting tanks, 3
noninteracting tanks.
d. Thermometer, Manometer, 3 noninteracting tanks, 2 interacting tanks.

ANS → C. Thermometer, 2 noninteracting tanks, 2 interacting tanks, 3

noninteracting tanks
BTL → 4 Analysis Difficulty → Hard

16. Which of the following system can be act as second order?

a. Multicapacity Processes Pure Capacitive System
b. Multiple interacting Processes Liquid Levelling Process
c. Multicapacity & Multiple interacting Processes
d. Time leg process

ANS → C. Multicapacity & Multiple interacting Processes

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

17. Which one of the following assumptions is correct for Hg thermometer system?
a. All the resistance lies in the bulk because of low thermal resistance of Hg.
b. All the resistance lies in the Hg film because of very low thickness of glass
wall.
c. All the resistance lies in the fluid film because of high thermal conductivity
of Hg.
d. All the resistance lies in the Hg film because of high thermal conductivity
of Hg.

ANS → C. All the resistance lies in the fluid film because of high thermal conductivity
of Hg
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy
18. Choose the option that correctly matches the forcing function with their graphical
representation.

i) Impulse

ii) Step

iii) Pulse

iv) Linear

a. (S) – i, (R) – ii, (Q) – iii, (P) – iv

b. (Q) – i, (R) – ii, (S) – iii, (P) – ii
c. (Q) – iii, (S) – i, (R) – iv, (P) – ii
d. (Q) – i, (S) – ii, (P) – iii, (R) – iv

ANS → B. (Q) – i, (R) – ii, (S) – iii, (P) – ii

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

19. For the first order system with step change of 5 units has transfer function of
1 . what will be the time constant and gain value respectively?
G ( s )=
10 s +2
a. 2, 1
b. 5, 0.5
c. 10, 5
d. 1, 2
 ANS → B. 5, 0.5
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Moderate

20. Choose the option that correctly define the give system.

P. Hg in glass thermometer I. 2nd order critically damped

Q. Hg in glass manometer II. 2nd order under damped
R. Interacting system III. 1st order
S. Non interacting System IV. 2nd order over damped

a. P – I, Q – II, R – III, S – IV.

b. P – III, Q – IV, R – I, S – II.
c. P – III, Q – I, R – II, S – IV.
d. P – III, Q – II, R – IV, S – I.

ANS → D. P – III, Q – II, R – IV, S – I

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

21. For a second order system, overshoot 0.63, time constant is 2.5 unit time and
gain is 3 unit. What will be the transfer function for this system?
1
a. 2
12.5 s +5 s+0.2
3
b. 2
2.25 s +12.5 s+1
3
c. 2
2.5 s +7.5 s+1
1
d. 2
2.5 s + 2.5 s+1

1
ANS → A. 2
12.5 s +5 s+0.2
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Hard

22. Transfer function for the transportation leg is given by

−τs
e
a.
τs+1
τs
e
b.
τs+1
τs
c. e
 −τs
d. e

ANS → D. e−τs
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

23. If unit step response of a second order system is oscillating continuously with
attenuation in amplitude, then damping coefficient will be
a. 0
b. 1
c. 0.5
d. ∞

ANS → A. 0
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

24. Time constant for mercury in glass thermometer is given by

hA
a.
mC
mC
b.
hA
hC
c.
mA
hm
d.
AC

hA
ANS → A.
mC
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

25. A mercury in glass thermometer is at steady state temperature of 20 0C. Then it

is submersed in 100 0C hot oil. After 10 sec it will show 80 0C temperature. What
will be the time constant?
a. 7.2
b. 5
c. 4.8
d. 6.5

ANS → A. 7.2
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Moderate
26. For a first order liquid level system, time constant is 25 unit and resistance to
flow is 8 unit. What will be the diameter of the tank?
a. 1.77 
b. 1.77 
c. 1.77 
d. 1.77 

ANS → D. 1.77 

BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Hard

27. A 1st order system is subjected to step input. How much steady state it will
achieve after three time constant?
a. 63.2 %
b. 94.2 %
c. 95 %
d. 98.2 %

ANS → C. 95%
BTL → 4 Analysis Difficulty → Easy

28. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
iii) Every 2nd order system shows oscillation.
iv) 2nd order critically damped system has same behaviour as 1 st order system.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → D. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false

BTL → 4 Analysis Difficulty → Moderate

29. A manometer is initially steady state at value of 60 cm. After subjected to unit
step change, observed response time is 5 sec. What will be the manometer
reading at that time?
a. 54 cm.
b. 57 cm.
c. 66 cm.
d. 62 cm.
 ANS → B. 57 cm
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Moderate

30. Which one of the following have least rise time?

a. Liquid level.
b. Two tanks in series (Interacting).
c. Two tanks in series (noninteracting).
d. Pendulum.

ANS → C. Two tanks in series (noninteracting)

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

31. In 2nd order system a y } +b {y} ^ {'} +cy=d f left (t right ¿, Gain and time constant is given by ___
respectively.
a b
a. ,
c c

()
0.5
a d
b. ,
c c
d a
c. ,
c c

()
0.5
d a
d. ,
c c

()
0.5
d a
ANS → D. ,
c c
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

32. Assume that an ordinary Hg in glass thermometer follows first order dynamics. It
is at steady state temperature of 0 0C. At time t = 0 it is immersed into 100 0C
water. After 20 sec it shows the temperature of 95 0C. what is the approximate
value of time constant.
a. 5
b. 7
c. 9
d. 11

ANS → A. 5
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → moderate
Closed loop control systems:

33. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
v) For open loop system any change in output has no effect on input.
vi) Close loop system is highly sensitive to the disturbance.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → B. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false

BTL → 4 Analysis Difficulty → Hard

34. Which one is not an advantage of close loop system?

a. Accuracy of the system is always very high.
b. These systems can sense environmental changes System is less affected
by noise.
c. Reduce sensitivity.
d. None of the above Increase. Make system more stable.

ANS → C. Reduce sensitivity

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

35. Removed

36. In a simple block diagram of close loop system,

a. Set point will be in between of final control element and process.
b. Set point will be in between of final control element and measuring
element.
c. Measuring element will be in between of process and controller.
d. Load will be in between of process and controller.

ANS → C. Measuring element will be in between of process and controller

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

37. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
 i) In servo mechanism there is no change in load with time
ii) In Regulatory mechanism set point very with time.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → B. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

38. Which one of the following is in proper order for a closed loop system?
a. Set Point, Controller, Process, Final Control Element, Load, Measuring
Element.
b. Load, Process, Measuring Element, Set Point, Controller, Final Control
Element.
c. Set Point, Controller, Process, Measuring Element, Final Control Element,
Load.
d. Load, Process, Measuring Element, Final Control Element, Set point,
Controller.

ANS → B. Load, Process, Measuring Element, Set Point, Controller, Final Control
Element
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

39. The input to a controller is.

a. Sensed signal
b. Error signal
c. Set Point
d. Load

ANS → B. Error signal

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

40. A closed loop system is distinguished from open loop system by which of the
following?
a. Servo Mechanism
b. Regulatory Mechanism
c. Feedback
 d. Feedforward

ANS → C. Feedback
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

41. In a control system the output of the controller is given to

a. Final Control Element
b. Measuring Element
c. Process
d. amplifier

ANS → A. Final Control Element

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

42. The purpose of feedforward control is to:

a. Eliminate the need for feedback control in a process.
b. Reduce the effect of load variation on the process variable.
c. Reduce the effect of process variable noise on stability.
d. Compensate for dead time and lag time in a process.

ANS → B. Reduce the effect of load variation on the process variable

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

43. The output signal is fed back at the input side from the _________ point.
a. Summing
b. Differential
c. Take – off
d. Integral

ANS → C. Take – off

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

44. In feedback loop, which one of this is at summing point?

a. Set Point
b. Load
c. Final Control Element
d. Process

ANS → A. Set Point

 BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

45. What is the open loop transfer function of given block diagram?

G1
a.
1+ G1 H 1 +G1 H 2
H1
b.
1+ G1 H 1−G1 H 2
H2
c.
1−G1 H 1 +G1 H 2
G1
d.
1−G1 H 1 −G1 H 2

G1
ANS → A.
1+ G1 H 1 +G1 H 2
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Moderate

46. Removed

47. Removed

48. What is the open loop transfer function for given block diagram?

G1 H 1 H 2
a.
1+G1 H 1
G1 H 1
b.
1+ G1 H 1 H 2
G1 H 1 H 2
c.
1+ G1 H 1 H 2
G1
d.
1−G1 H 1 H 2
 G1 H 1 H 2
ANS → A.
1+G1 H 1
BTL → 5 Evaluation Difficulty → Easy

49. In a generalized closed loop system transfer function of controller, final control
element, process, load and measuring element are G c, Gf, Gp, Gd and Gm
respectively. What is the transfer function of open loop servo problem?
G p G f Gc
a.
1−G p Gf Gc Gm
Gd
b.
1−G p Gf Gc Gm
G p Gf G c
c.
1+ G p G f G c Gm
Gd
d.
1+ G p G f G c Gm

G p Gf G c
ANS → C.
1+ G p G f G c Gm
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

50. In a generalized closed loop system transfer function of controller, final control
element, process, load and measuring element are G c, Gf, Gp, Gd and Gm
respectively. What is the transfer function of open loop regulatory problem?
G p G f Gc
a.
1−G p Gf Gc Gm
Gd
b.
1−G p Gf Gc Gm
G p Gf G c
c.
1+ G p G f G c Gm
Gd
d.
1+ G p G f G c Gm

Gd
ANS → D.
1+ G p G f G c Gm
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

Process control application:

52. Choose the option that correctly matches the types of plunge for pneumatic
valves.

I) Square Root
II) Equal Percentage
III) Linear

a. P – I, Q – II, R – III.
b. P – II, Q – I, R – III.
c. P – I, Q – III, R – II.
d. P – III, Q – I, R – II.

ANS → C. P – I, Q – III, R – II
BTL → 3 Application Difficulty → Easy

53. Choose the option that correctly matches the characteristic curves on the left
with the correct type of control valve in the right. Where f(x) is flow capacity and
x is stamp opening.

i) Linear

ii) Equal Percentage

iii) Quick Opening

iv) Square Root

a. (S) – i, (R) – ii, (Q) – iii, (P) – iv

b. (Q) – i, (R) – ii, (S) – iii, (P) – iv
c. (Q) – i, (S) – ii, (R) – iii, (P) – iv
d. (Q) – i, (S) – ii, (P) – iii, (R) – iv
 ANS → D. (Q) – i, (S) – ii, (P) – iii, (R) – iv
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

54. Which of the following don’t have secondary loop?

a. Cascade control
b. Override control
c. Auctioneering control
d. Adaptive control

ANS → C. Auctioneering control

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

55. Cascade controller have

a. More than one manipulated variable and one measurement
b. More than one manipulated variable and more than one measurement
c. One manipulated variable and more than one measurement
d. One manipulated variable and one measurement

ANS → C. One manipulated variable and more than one measurement

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

56. REMOVED

57. Cascade control means

a. Feed forward control.
b. More than one feed-back loop.
c. On – off control.
d. One feed-back loop.

ANS → B. More than one feed-back loop

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

58. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
i) Close loop response of primary loop is influenced by the dynamics of the
secondary loops.
i) In chemical process, flow rate control loops are almost always cascaded with
other control loops.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
 c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → C. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Hard

59. Which one of the following is part of selective control system?

a. On – off Control.
b. Ratio Control
c. Cascade control
d. Auctioneering control

ANS → D. Auctioneering control

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

60. Choose the option that correctly matches the types of controller mention in left
with their application in right.

P. Auctioneering control i) Protect Boiler system.

Q. Override Control ii) Tubular catalytic reactor.
R. Split Range Control iii) Steam header.
iv) Heat exchanger.

a. P – i, Q – ii, R – iii.
b. P – ii, Q – i, R – iv.
c. P – ii, Q – i, R – iii.
d. P – ii, Q – iv, R – i.

ANS → C. P – ii, Q – i, R – iii

BTL → 3 Application Difficulty → Moderate

61. Choose the option that correctly matches the types of controller mention in left
with their characteristics in right.

S. Cascade control i) LSS and HSS Switch.

T. Override Control ii) Multiple loops.
U. Split Range Control iii) Feed Forward.
 V. Ratio Control iv) Only one measurement.

a. S – i, T – ii, U – iii, V – iv.

b. S – iii, T – i, U – iv, V – ii.
c. S – ii, T – iii, U – iv, V – i.
d. S – ii, T – i, U – iv, V – iii.

ANS → D. S – ii, T – i, U – iv, V – iii

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

62. In equal percentage characteristic valve

a. stem movement is directly proportional to the flow rate.
b. stem movement is directly proportional to the percentage opening.
c. stem movement is inversely proportional to the flow rate.
d. stem movement is inversely proportional to the percentage opening.

ANS → A. stem movement is directly proportional to the flow rate

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

63. Removed

64. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
i) Liner opening valve is used for Pressure control
ii) Quick opening valve is used for level control
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → C. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true

BTL → 3 Application Difficulty → Hard

Control actions & controllers:

65. The reciprocal of proportional band is called:

a. Reset
 b. Percent
c. Gain
d. Rate

ANS → C. Gain
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

66. What is the relationship between the steady-state error, gain and the tendency of
oscillations when the controller is supposed to be under the proportional action?
a. Steady-state error increases with an increase in gain and oscillation
tendency
b. Steady-state error decreases with the decrease in gain and oscillation
tendency
c. Steady-state error decreases with an increase in gain and oscillation
tendency
d. Steady-state error increases with the decrease in gain and oscillation
tendency

ANS → C. Steady-state error decreases with an increase in gain and oscillation

tendency
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

67. In a PID controller if the overshoot increase, the derivative time constant has to
be __ so as to reduce the overshoots:
a. Reduced to zero
b. Increased
c. Reduced
d. None of the above

ANS → B. Increased
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Hard

68. In a PID controller, the offset has increased. The integral time constant must be
___ so as to reduce offset:
a. Increased
b. Reduced
c. Reduced to zero
d. None of the above

ANS → A. Increased
 BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Hard

69. REMOVED

70. The integral control:

a. Decreases the damping coefficient
b. Increases the steady state error
c. Increases the stability
d. Decreases the steady state error

ANS → B. Increases the steady state error

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

71. Proportional band of the controller is expressed as:

a. Percentage
b. Range of control variables
c. Gain
d. Ratio

ANS → A. Percentage
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

72. Proportional band of a controller is defined as the range of:

a. Measured variables through which the output varies from maximum to
minimum
b. Output as the measured variable varies from maximum to minimum
c. Measured variable to the set variable
d. None of the above Set variable to Measure Variable

ANS → A. Measured variables through which the output varies from maximum to
minimum
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

73. REMOVED

74. Derivative output compensation:

a. Improvement in transient response
b. Reduction in steady state error
c. Reduction is settling time
 d. Increase in damping constant

ANS → C. Reduction is settling time

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

75. Reset time is time needed by controller to:

a. Repeat the initial proportional action change in its output.
b. Add initial proportional action into steady state error
c. Multiply initial proportional action with offset.
d. None of the above Remove initial proportional action from steady state
error.

ANS → A. Repeat the initial proportional action change in its output

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

76. Integral windup happens when

a. Off set is high
b. Error can’t eliminate fast
c. Quick elimination of error
d. High overshoot

ANS → B. Error can’t eliminate fast

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

77. REMOVED

78. In PID controller derivative term

a. Act according to past changes
b. Record past error
c. Anticipate future error
d. Multiply error

ANS → C. Anticipate future error

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

79. In PID controller Integral term

a. Act according to past changes
b. Record past error
c. Anticipate future error
 d. Subtract error

ANS → A. Act according to past changes

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

80. REMOVED

81. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of proportional controller?

a. It destabilises the system
b. It produces offset
c. It makes response faster
d. Increase rise time

ANS → A. It destabilises the system

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

82. Which one of the following is a disadvantage of Derivative controller?

a. It destabilises the system
b. It produces offset
c. It makes response faster
d. Increase rise time

ANS → B. It produces offset

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

83. Removed

84. REMOVED

85. PD controller is very least used controller because

a. It makes system oscillatory
b. It makes system sluggish
c. It reduces offset
d. It nullifies effect of P controller.

ANS → B. It makes system sluggish

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

86. REMOVED
87. REMOVED

88. Which one of the following have maximum offset?

a. P
b. PI
c. PD
d. PID

ANS → A. P
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

89. Which one of the following have maximum oscillation?

a. P
b. PI
c. PD
d. PID

ANS → B. PI
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

90. Which one of the following have slowest response?

a. P
b. PI
c. PD
d. PID

ANS → C. PD
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

Digital computer control:

91. Which of the following is an addition to the conventional control system to that
of computer aided control system?
a. recorder
b. Analog to digital converter
c. Display
d. Final Control Element
 ANS → B. Analog to digital converter
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

92. Which one of the following is correct statement?

a. Analog system has discrete numerical value
b. Pyrometer can be considered as Analog device
c. Bit value is not important while converting signal from analog to digital,
d. Higher bit valve gives proper conversion transformation from analog to
digital

ANS → D. Higher bit valve gives proper conversion from analog to digital
BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

93. Based on architecture which one of the following is not considered as computer
aided process?
a. Centralised Computer Control
b. Programable Logic Control
c. Distributed Computer Control
d. Hierarchical Control

ANS → B. Programable Logic Control

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Easy

94. Read the following statements and then decide which of the answers is correct.
ii) CCC suffered from electrical noise problem for long distance communication.
ii) DCC can work even after failure of any part of system.
a. Statement (i) is false but statement (ii) is true.
b. Statement (i) is true but statement (ii) is false.
c. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true.
d. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are false.

ANS → C. Both statement (i) and statement (ii) are true

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Moderate

95. Choose the option that correctly matches the levels of Hierarchy control system
mention in left with their application in right.

P. Level 1 v) Plant Control Level.

 Q. Level 2 vi) Process Control Level.
R. Level 3 vii) Measurement Level.
S. Level 4 viii) Process Optimization
Level
ix) Management Information.

a. P – i, Q – ii, R – iii, S – iv.

b. P – v, Q – iii, R – iv, S – i.
c. P – iii, Q – ii, R – i, S – iv.
d. P – ii, Q – iv, R – i, S – v.

ANS → D. P – ii, Q – iv, R – i, S – v

BTL → 2 Understand Difficulty → Hard

Digital computer control:

96. Acronym DCS stands for

a. Direct Control System
b. Directly Connected System
c. Distributed control system
d. Distributed Connected system

ANS → C. c. Distributed control system

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

97. Acronym PLC stands for

a. Programmable Logic Controller
b. Programmable Logical Controller
c. Power Line Communication
d. Power Line Connection

ANS → A. Programmable Logic Controller

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

98. How many stages are there in Hierarchy Control System?

a. 3
b. 5
 c. 4
d. 6

ANS → B. 5
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

99. Which of the following system comes with the provision to make changes?
a. Centralized Computer System.
b. Centralized Computer Control.
c. Distributed Computer Control.
d. Main frame computer system.

ANS → C. Distributed Computer Control

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

100. Which of the following is not basic function of computer aided process?
a. Visual Display
b. Control Action
c. Data Recording
d. Data manipulation.

ANS → D. Data manipulation

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

Control actions & controllers:

101. In PID controller, D stands for ____.
a. Differential
b. Derivative
c. Dividable
d. Domain.

ANS → B. Derivative
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

102. Identify curves in the image.

 a. 1 – P, 2 – PI, 3 – PID
b. 3 – P, 2 – PI, 1 – PID
c. 3 – P, 1 – PI, 2 – PID
d. 2 – P, 3 – PI, 1 – PID

ANS → D. 2 – P, 3 – PI, 1 – PID

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

Open Loop control systems:

103. If a first order system is subjected to step input, what will be the nature of its
response?
a. liner
b. constant
c. polynomial
d. exponential.

ANS → D. Exponential
BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

104. Which one of the following is correct?

a. Overshoot is ratio of two successive picks in second order system.
b. Overshoot is the ultimate value of the first pick in second order system.
c. As response progress decay ratio will change.
d. In underdamp system 5 percent error is acceptable.

ANS → D. In underdamp system 5 percent error is acceptable

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy

105. Which of the following is unique?

a. Manometer
b. Pendulum
c. Automatic door close system
d. Mass – spring – damper system

ANS → C. Automatic door close system

BTL → 1 Knowledge Difficulty → Easy