SET A

BITS-Pilani, Hyderabad Campus

Course: ECE/EEE/INSTR F242 CONTROL SYSTEMS
Semester: Second, 2018-2019,
Comprehensive Examination (Closed book): PART A
Date: May 11th, 2019 Time: 9.00am to 12.00pm Total marks: 60

Student Name: _______________________________________ Student ID: ______________________

Instructions: Write your name and ID in the space provided. Answer all questions in PART A. Rough
work should be done in the supplementary answer booklet. Submit PART A and supplementary answer
sheet together. Collect your PART B question paper and main answer booklet. Only prescribed textbook
and handwritten notes only are allowed for PART B question paper.

Q. No 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Answer (To be
filled by
students )
Q. No 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Answer (To be
filled by
students)

No. of correct X (3) No. of wrong X (-1) Total Marks

answers answers
Note:
(a) For all questions, each correct answer carries +3 marks and each wrong answer carries - 1 marks
(b) Answers must be written using blue/black ink, in UPPER case only. Answers written in the above table (in
the Answer row) only would be evaluated. There should be no overwriting of answers. In case of ambiguity,
instructor’s decision shall be final and binding.

K 1 0 1 0
1. For the signal flow graph shown below G= , A) sin ⁡(t −45 ) B) sin ⁡(t +45 )
10 s +1 √2 √2
K K t =99, and s= j1 rad/s. The absolute magnitude
C) sin ⁡(t−45 0) D) sin ⁡(t+ 450 )
of the sensitivity of the closed-loop transfer
function to the variation in parameter K is 3. A second order system has a damping ratio of 1.25
approximately , a natural frequency of 200 rad / s and DC gain of
1. The response of the system to a unit step input
is:
5 −400 t 2 −100t
A) 1+ e − e
3 3
4 −100 t 1 −400 t
A) -0.01 B) 0.1 C) 0.01 D) 0.2 B) 1− e + e
3 3
1 −100 t 4 −400 t
2. In the system shown in figure, the input x (t )=sint . C) 1+ e − e
3 3
In the steady-state, the response y (t ) will be 2 −10 0 t 5 −40 0 t
D)1+ e − e
3 3
4. A Routh table is shown below. The number of
poles on RHP, LHP and imaginary axis are

s
7
1 2 −1 −2
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s
6
1 2 −1 −2
s
5
3 4 −1 0
s
4
1 −1 −3 0
s
3
7 8 0 0
s
2
−15 −21 0 0
s
1
−9 0 0 0
s
0
−21 0 0 0 (A) 16.4 (B) 1250
A) B) 1 , 6 , 0 C) 1 , 0 ,6 D) 1 , 4 , 2 (C) 125 × 103
(D) 463
1 , 2, 4
8. Nyquist plot and Bode magnitude plot of two
5. The first two rows of Routh’s array of a third systems are given as follows:
order system are:
S3 2 2
2
S 4 4

Which of the following option is correct for the

given system?

(A) The characteristic equation has one root in the

right half of the s-plane.
(B) The characteristic equation has roots on the jω
axis at s=± j
(C) The characteristic equation has roots on the jω
axis at s=±2 j
(D) The characteristic equation has roots on the jω
axis at s=± 4 j

6. The open loop transfer function of a control

A) Both the systems are type-0.
Ke−s
G( s)H ( s)= B) Both the systems are type-1.
system is: s(s+2) .For low C) System I is type-0 and system II is type-1.
frequencies, consider the following statements D) System II is type-0 and system I is type-1.
regarding the system.
i. s =2.73 is break-away point. 9. The unit impulse response of a system having
ii. s = - 0.73 is break-away point. K
transfer function is shown below. The value
iii. s = - 0.73 is break-in point. s +α
iv. s =2.73 is break-in point. of α is:
Which of the following is correct?
(A) i∧ii (B) ¿
(C) i∧iii (D)ii∧iv

7. For the system shown below the steady state error

component due to unit step disturbance is
−0.000012. The value of K 1 is:

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(A) s=−9.47 (B) s=−0.53

(C) Both A and B (D) s=−0.477

13. If the roots of a characteristic equation are given

(A) t 1 1 (C) t 2 1 by
s1 , 2=−3± j 2 , the values of damping ξ and
(B) (D)
t1 t2 ω d are:
the damped natural frequency
3 1
10. A linear time-invariant system initially at rest, , √13 ,2
when subjected to a unit-step input, gives a A) √ 3 B) √13
response y (t )=t e−t ; t >0. The transfer function of 1 3
the system is
, √13 ,2
1 1 C) √ 13 D) √13
(A) 2 (B) 2
( s+1) s (s+1)
Common data for Q.14 and Q15.
s 1 A system is described by the following state and
(C) (D)
( s+1)
2
s (s+1) output equations
d x 1 (t)
11. The Nyquist plot for a system is shown below. = −3 x 1 ( t ) + x 2 ( t )+ 2u (t)
Which of the following is correct? dt
d x 2 (t)
= −2 x 2 ( t )+ u(t)
dt
y ( t ) =x 1( t)
where u(t ) is the input and y ( t ) is the output.

14. The system transfer function is:

(s +2) (2 s+5)
(A) 2 (B) 2
( s +5 s−6 ) ( s +5 s+ 6 )

( s+3) (2 s−5)
(C) (D)
( s +5 s+ 6 )
2
( s 2 +5 s−6 )

15. The state-transition matrix of the above system is

(A)GM =∞ ; PM =∞ (B) GM >1 ; PM =∞ (A) (B)

[ ] [ ]
−3 t −3 t −2t −3 t
e 0 e e −e
(C) GM >1 ; PM =00 (D) GM =0 ; PM =00 −2 t
e +e −3 t
e−2 t
0 e −2 t

12. Consider the system given below. The closed loop (C) (D)

[ ] [ ]
poles of the system for K = 5 are: −3 t −2t −3 t 3t −2 t −3 t
e e +e e e −e
0 e−2 t 0 e−2 t

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19. The system shown in figure below

(C) (D)

Can be reduced to the form with

Common data for Q.16 and Q.17
An open-loop pole zero plot is shown below:

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(A) X =c 0 +c 1 s , Y = 2 , Z=b0 s+b 1
s + a0 s +a1

c 0 s+ c1
(B) X = 1, Y = 2 , Z=b 0 s+b 1
16. The transfer function of this system is: s + a0 s +a1
2
K ( s+ 3 ) (s +2)
(A) K (s +2 s +2) (B) b 1 s+b 0
¿¿ ( s2 +2 s +2 ) (C) X=c 1 s+ c 0 , Y = , Z=1
2
s + a1 s +a0
2
K ( s+ 3 ) (s +2)
(C) K (s −2 s+2) (D)
¿¿ ( s2−2 s+2 ) 1
(D) X= c 1 s+ c 0, Y = 2 , Z=b1 s +b 0
s + a1 s +a0
17. The break point is:
(A) break away at σ =−1.29 (B) break in at 20. The block diagram of a system is shown below.
σ =−2.43 . The characteristic equation of the system is:
(C) break away at (D) break in at
σ =−2.43. σ =−1.29 .
18. The block diagram of a positioning system is
shown below. Here, K is the gain of the power
amplifier and B is the gain of the velocity
feedback. The stability region in B-K plane is

(A) (1+ G1 H1 ) + ( G1 + G1 G2 H3 +
G3 H3 ) H2 = 0
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(B) 1+ G3 + G1H1 + G1G2H1 + G1H2 + (D) (1+ G1 H1) + ( G1 + G1 G2 H2 +
G1G2H3 + G3H2H3 = 0 G3 H2 ) H3 = 0
(C) 1+ G3 + G1H1 + G1G2H1 + G1H2 +
G1G2H2H3 + G3H2H3=0