Zpyq 1
Zpyq 1
Th
s
is
in figure is (EE-GATE-92)
PD
(a) a pulse of width T (IN-GATE-97)
F
be
G (b) a square wave of period T
lo
ng
s
H (c) a unit step delayed by T
to
Ab
w y
(d) a ramp delayed by T
hi
na
H
v
07. The transfer function of a tachometer is of
Kr
is
G
hn
the form (EC-GATE-98)
a
G 2G
M
(a) (b) K
te
fF
1 GH 1 GH (a) Ks (b)
R
s
0
(a
GH GH
bh
(c) (d) K K
in
(c) (d)
av
1 GH 1 H
s 1 s s 1
m
kr
is
hn
02. Signal flow graph is used to obtain the
a2
08. The transfer function of a system is the
02
(EE-GATE-93)(EC-95)
0@
Laplace transform of its (IN-GATE-98)
gm
(a) stability of a system
ai
(a) Square wave of response
l.c
(b) transfer function of a system
om
(b) Step response
,8
(c) controllability of a system
54
(c) Ramp response
72
(d) observability of a system
68
(d) Impulse response
03
4)
03. Tachometer feedback in a d.c. position con-
09. Relationship between input x t and output
trol system enhances stability (T/F).
(EC-GATE-94) y t of a system is given as
Vi t e2 s e2 s
(a) 1 (b) 1
s2 s2
(b) Ratio of the derivatives of the output
and the input. (c) 1 s 2 e2 s (d) 1 s 2e2 s
(c) Ratio of the Laplace transform of the 10. The transfer function between y2 and y1 in
output and that of the input with all ini- figure is (IN-GATE-99)
tial conditions zeros. y1 a y2
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11. The impulse response of an initially relaxed d
2t
linear system is e u t . To produce a re- E G1G2 C
Th
1 14. For a tachometer, if t is the rotor dis-
(a) 2et u t (b) e2t u t
is
PD
2
F
placement in radian, e t is the output volt-
be
(c) e2t u t (d) e t u t
lo
ng
age and Kt is the tachometer constant in
s
to
12. A linear time invariant system initially at
Ab
E s
hi
rest, when subjected to a unit step input, V/rad/s, then the transfer function
na
s
v
Kr
gives a response y t te t , t 0. The
is
hn
will be (EE-GATE-04)
a
M
transfer function of the system is Kt
te
(a) Kt s 2
fF
(EE-GATE-00) (b)
R
s
0
(a
1 1
bh
(a) (b) (c) Kt s (d) Kt
in
2 2
av
s 1 s s 1
m
kr
15. Despite the presence of negative feedback,
is
hn
s 1
a2
(c) (d) control systems still have problems of in-
02
s 12 s s 1
0@
stability because the (EC-GATE-05)
gm
13. The equivalent of the block diagram in Fig.1 (a) Components used have non linearities
ai
l.c
om
is given as (EC-GATE-01) (b) Dynamic equations of the subsystems
,8
54
E G1 G2 C are not known exactly
72
68
(c) Mathematical analysis involves ap-
03
4)
F H proximations
(d) System has large negative phase angle
Fig - 1
at high frequencies
a
16. A feedback control system with high gain
E G1 C
K, is shown in the figure below.
F H / G2 (IN-GATE-07)
R s C s
Fig A K G s
b
E G1G2 C H s
Fig C
(c) sensitive to perturbations in H s but
not to perturbations in G s
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Th
(b)
is
1 G1H1 G1G2 H 2
PD
(EE-GATE-09)
F
G1G2 G1G3
be
1 (c)
lo
G1 G2
ng
Input G3 Output 1 G1H1 G1G2 H 2 G1G3 H 2
s
to
Ab
1 2 G1G2 G1G3
(d)
hi
(a) 1 2 3 (b)
na
3 1 G1H1 G1G2 H 2 G1G3 H 2 G1G2G3 H1
v
Kr
is
hn
(c) 1 2 3 (d) 1 2 3 V2 s
a
21. The transfer function of the circuit
M
V1 s
te
C s
fF
R
18. The transfer function of the system
0
R s shown below is (EE-GATE-13)
(a
bh
in
av
shown is (EC-GATE-10)
100F
m
kr
C s 10k
R s
is
1
hn
V1 s V2 s
a2
s 1
02
100F
0@
gm
1
ai
l.c
s 1 0.5s 1 3s 6
om
(a) (b)
,8
s 1 s2
54
72
s2 s 1
68
1 (c) (d)
03
(a) 0 (b) s 1 s2
4)
s 1
1 2 22. For the following system
(c) (d)
s2 s3 X 2 s
X1 s s 1 Y s
19. u t represents the unit step function. The
s 1 s
Laplace transform of u t is
(IN-GATE-10)
1 1 When X 1 s 0, the transfer function
(a) (b)
s s Y s
is (EC-GATE-14/2)
e s X 2 s
(c) (d) es
s s 1 1
(a) (b)
20. The signal flow graph of a system is shown s2 s 1
below. (IN-GATE-11) s2 s 1
(c) (d)
G3 s s 1 s s 2
R 1 1 G1 G2 1 C
23. Consider the following block diagram in the
figure. (EC-GATE-14/3)
H1
H 2
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C s X1 s X2 s
The transfer function is
R s
Th
G1 G2 Y s
is
1
PD
G1G2
F
(a) (b) G1G2 G1 1
be
1 G1G2
lo
ng
1 1
s
G1
to
(c) G1G2 G2 1 (d) G1
Ab
1 G1G2 (a)
hi
1 G2 1 G1
na
v
Kr
24. The signal flow graph of a system is shown
is
G2
hn
below. U s is the input and C s is the (b)
a
M
1 G1 1 G2
te
fF
output. Assuming, h1 b1 and
R
G1 G2
0
(a
(c) (d)
h0 b0 b1a1 , the input-output transfer func-
bh
1 G1G2 1 G1G2
in
av
C s
m
kr
tion, G s of the system is given by 27. For the signal flow graph shown in the fig-
is
hn
U s
C s
a2
02
ure, the value of is (EC-GATE-15/2)
(EE-GATE-14/3)
0@
R s
gm
h1
ai
H 3
l.c
om
,8
U s h0
54
1 1/ s 1 1/ s 1
1 X1 X3 1 X4 C s
72
C s
68
a1 R s G1 X 2 G2 G3 X 5 G4
03
4)
a0 H1 H 2
b0 s b1 (a) G1G2G3G4
(a) G s 2
s a0 s a1 1 G1G2 H 1 G3G4 H 2 G2G3 H 3 G1G2G3G4 H1H 2
(b) G1G2G3G4
a s a0
(b) G s 2 1 1 G1G2 H1 G3G4 H 2 G2G3 H 3 G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
s b1s b0 1
(c)
b1s b0 1 G1G2 H1 G3G4 H 2 G2G3 H 3 G1G2G3G4 H1H 2
(c) G s 2 1
s a1s a0 (d)
1 G1G2 H1 G3G4 H 2 G2G3 H 3 G1G2G3G4 H1 H 2
a0 s a1
(d) G s 2 28. By performing cascading and/or sum-
s b0 s b1
ming/differencing operations using transfer
25. Negative feedback in a closed loop control
function blocks G1 s and G2 s , one
system DOES NOT (EC-GATE-15/1)
CANNOT realize a transfer function of the
(a) reduce the overall gain
form (EC-GATE-15/2)
(b) reduce bandwidth
(c) improve disturbance rejection G1 s
(a) G1 s G2 s (b)
(d) reduce sensitivity to parameter variation G2 s
Th
impulse input. The dc gain of the control
(c) 4tet et (d) 3et
is
PD
system is _______ (EE-GATE-15/2)
F
be
34. Which of the options is an equivalent repre-
lo
30. The impulse response of an LTI system can
ng
sentation of the signal flow graph shown
s
to
be obtained by (EC-GATE-15/3)
Ab
here? (EE-GATE-20)
hi
(a) differentiating the unit ramp response
na
c
v
Kr
(b) differentiating the unit step response
is
1 a d 1
hn
(c) integrating the unit ramp response
a
M
te
(d) integrating the unit step response
fF
e
R
0
(a
31. The block diagram of a feedback control a
bh
in
a d c
av
system is shown in the figure. The overall 1 1
m
kr
closed-loop gain of the system is
is
hn
a2
(EC-GATE-16/3) e
02
0@
X G2 G1 Y b
gm
1 a c d 1
ai
l.c
om
H1
,8
54
e
72
68
G1G2 c d
03
(a) G a
4)
1 G1H1 1 1 cd 1
G1G2
(b) G e
1 G1G2 G1H1
G1G2 d c
a
(c) G 1 1 cd 1
1 G1G2 H1
G1G2 e
(d) G
1 G1G2 G1G2 H1 35. The block diagram of a feedback control
Y s system is shown in the figure.
32. For the system shown in the figure,
X s G2
_________ (EC-GATE-17/2) X s
G1 Y s
X s H
G s 2 Y s
Y s
The transfer function is
X s
(EC-GATE-21)
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G1 G2 G1G2 H G1 G2 02. For the system shown in the figure the trans-
(a) (b)
1 G1H G2 H 1 G1 H C s
fer function is equal to
G1 G2 R s
(c)
1 G1H G2 H (EC-GATE-87)
G1 G2 G1G2 H R s 10 C s
(d)
Th
s s 1
1 G1H
is
PD
F
s
be
36. For the closed loop system shown, the
lo
ng
E s
s
to
transfer function is (EE-GATE-21)
R s
Ab
10 10
hi
(a) (b)
na
2 2
E s s s 10 s 11s 10
v
R s C s
Kr
G
is
10 10
hn
(c) (d)
a
2 2
M
s 9 s 10 s 2 s 10
te
fF
H
R
03. The C/R for the signal flow graph in figure
0
(a
1 1
bh
(a) (b) is: (EC-GATE-89)
in
av
1 GH 1 G
m
1 G1 G2 1 G3 G4 1
kr
G GH R C
is
hn
(c) (d)
a2
1 GH 1 GH 1 1 1 1
02
0@
G1G2G3G4
gm
37. The input x t to a system is related to its (a)
ai
1 G1G2 1 G3G4
l.c
om
output y t as (IN-GATE-22)
,8
G1G2G3G4
54
(b)
72
dy t 1 G1 G2 G1G2 1 G3 G4 G3G4
68
y t 3x t 3 u t 3
03
dt
4)
G1G2G3G4
(c)
Here u t represents a unit-step function. 1 G1 G2 1 G3 G4
The transfer function of this system is G1G2G3G4
(d)
________ 1 G1 G2 G3 G4
e 3 s 3e 3s
(a) (b) 04. In the signal flow graph of figure, the gain
s3 s 1
c / r will be (EC-GATE-91)
3e e
s/3 s /3
(c) (d) 5
s 1 s3
1 2 3 4 1
r c
Two Mark Questions
1 1 1
01. In the signal flow graph shown in figure
(a) 11/9 (b) 22/15
X 2 TX1 where T is equal to
(c) 24/23 (d) 44/23
(EC-GATE-87)
0.5 05. The signal flow of figure shown below, has
______ forward paths and _______ feed-
5 back loops. (EE-GATE-91)
X1 X2
(a) 2.5 (b) 5 (c) 5.5 (d) 10
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c 09. A linear time invariant system has an im-
pulse response e2 t , t 0. If the initial condi-
b d e
x a
tions are zero and the input is e3t , then out-
h
put for t 0 is (EC-GATE-00)
k l f
(a) e3t e2t (b) e5t
Th
m g
is
y
PD
n (c) e3t e2t (d) None
F
be
10. An electrical system and its signal-flow
lo
ng
06. For the signal flow graph shown in figure,
s
graph representation are shown in figure (a)
to
Ab
C s and figure (b) respectively. The value of G2
hi
the transfer function is
na
R s
v
and H , respectively are (EC-GATE-01)
Kr
is
hn
(IN-GATE-95)
a
M
H 2
te
Z1 s Z2 s V0 s
fF
R
0
(a
1 2 3 4
bh
R s C s Vi s I1 s Z3 s I2 s Z4 s
in
G1 G2 G3
av
m
kr
is
hn
H1
a2
Fig : a
02
0@
07. In the signal flow graph of figure, Y / X I1 s G2 s I 2 s
gm
equals (EC-GATE-97) Vi s V0 s
ai
G1 s G3 s
l.c
om
5 2 1
X Y
,8
H s
54
72
2 Fig : b
68
03
(a) 3 (b) 5/2
4)
Z3 s Z3 s
(c) 2 (d) None of the above (a) ,
Z 2 s Z 3 s Z 4 s Z1 s Z 3 s
C s
08. For a block diagram shown in figure, Z3 s Z 3 s
R s (b) ,
Z 2 s Z 3 s Z 4 s Z1 s Z 3 s
is given by (EE-GATE-98)
Z3 s Z3 s
H2 (c) ,
Z 2 s Z 3 s Z 4 s Z1 s Z 3 s
R s Z3 s Z3 s
G1 G2 G3 (d)
C s ,
Z 2 s Z 3 s Z 4 s Z1 s Z 3 s
H1
11. The transfer function of the system is de-
G1G2G3
(a) d 2 y dy du
1 H 2G2G3 H1G1G2 scribed by 2u with u as
dt 2 dt dt
G1G2G3 input and y as output is (EE-GATE-02)
(b)
1 G1G2G3 H1H 2
(a)
s2
(b)
s 1
G1G2G3 s2 s s2 s
(c)
1 H1G1G2G3 H 2G1G2G3
2 2s
(c) 2 (d) 2
G1G2G3 s s s s
(d)
1 G1G2G3 H1
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Th
x1
is
PD
(c) 4e j 4 f (d) 2e j 8 f
F
x1 x2 x3 x4 x5
be
lo
a b c d
13. The signal flow graph of a system is shown
ng
s
e g
to
f
C s
Ab
in figure. The transfer function of the
hi
R s 1 be cf dg
na
(a)
v
Kr
abcd
is
system is (EC-GATE-03)
hn
a
1 bedg
M
1 (b)
te
1 be cf dg
fF
1 s 6 s
R s
R
0
(a
abcd
bh
1 2 3 (c)
in
1 be cf dg bedg
av
m
4
kr
is
C s 1 be cf dg bedg
hn
a2
(d)
02
6 6s abcd
0@
(a) (b)
gm
2 2 16. For the block diagram shown in the figure,
s 29 s 6 s 29 s 6
ai
l.c
s s 2 s s 27 the transfer function is equal to
om
(c) (d)
,8
s 2 29 s 6 s 2 29 s 6 (EE-GATE-04)
54
72
R s C s
68
14. The block diagram of a control system is 1/ s
03
1/ s
4)
shown in figure. The transfer function
Y s
G s of the system is
U s
s2 1 s2 s 1
(EE-GATE-03) (a) (b)
s2 s2
9
s2 s 1 1
u t y t
(c) (d) 2
Integrator 2 Integrator s s s 1
17. The transfer function of the open-loop sys-
3 12
tem G s which is represented by the signal
1
(a)
s s flow graph shown in the figure below is
18 1 1
12 3 (IN-GATE-05)
1 E1 G1 E2 G2 C s
(b) R s
s s
27 1 1
6 9 H1 H 2
1 G1G2
(c) (a)
s s 1 G1H1 G2 H 2
27 1 1
12 9 G1G2
(b)
1 G1H1G2 H 2
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(c)
1 G1H1 1 G2 H 2
b0 c0 b1 c1
G1G2
(d)
1 G1 H1 G2 H 2
18. The signal flow graph representation of a
Th
1/ s 1/ s P
is
control system is shown below. The transfer
PD
F
Y s
be
a0 a1
lo
function is computed as
ng
R s
s
to
Ab
(IN-GATE-06) Can be reduced to the form
hi
na
v
1/ s X Y P
Kr
is
hn
a
M
1 1/ s 1/ s 1/ s 1
Y s
te
R s Z
fF
R
0
With (EE-GATE-07)
(a
bh
in
1 1 (a) X c0 s c1 , Y 1
av
, Z b0 s b1
m
s 2 a0 s a1
s2 1
kr
1
is
(a) (b)
hn
s
s s2 2 c0 s c1
a2
(b) X 1, Y , Z b0 s b1
02
2
s a0 s a1
0@
s s2 1
gm
1 b1s b0
ai
(c) (d)1
l.c
(c) X c1s c0 , Y ,Z 1
s 22 s
om
s 2 a1s a0
,8
54
72
19. A filter is represented by the signal flow 1
(d) X c1s c0 , Y
68
2
, Z b1s b0
03
graph shown in the figure. Its input is X t s a1s a0
4)
and output is Y t . The transfer function of 21. The signal flow graph for a system is given
the filter is (IN-GATE-06) Y s
below. The transfer function for this
X s
1 1 U s
k 1/ s system is (EC, EE, IN-GATE-13)
k 1
Y s
1 1 U s s 1 s 1 1 Y s
1
1 ks 1 ks
(a) (b) 4
sk sk
2
1 ks 1 ks
(c) (d) s 1 s 1
sk sk (a) 2
(b) 2
5s 6 s 2 s 6s 2
20. The system shown in figure below s 1 1
(c) 2 (d) 2
s 4s 2 5s 6 s 2
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25. The overall closed-loop transfer function
R s C s C s
1/ s G s s
, represented in the figure, will be
R s
(IN-GATE-17)
If the desired transfer function of the sys-
G2 s
C s
Th
s
tem is then G s is
is
2
Rs
PD
s s 1, R s C s
F
G1 s G3 s
be
(a) 1 (b) s
lo
ng
s
1 s
to
H1 s
(c) (d)
Ab
s s s2 s 2
3
hi
na
v
Y s G1 s G2 s G3 s
Kr
23. Find the transfer function of the sys- (a)
is
hn
X s 1 G1 s G2 s H1 s G3 s
a
M
te
tem given below is (EE-GATE-15/1) G1 s G3 s
fF
R
(b)
0
G1
(a
1 G1 s H1 s G2 s G3 s
bh
in
X s Y s Y s
av
H G1 s G2 s H1 s
m
kr
(c)
is
1 G1 s G3 s H1 s G1 s
hn
G2
a2
02
G1 s G2 s H1 s
0@
G1 G2
(a) (d)
gm
1 HG1 1 HG2 1 G1 s H1 s G1 s G3 s
ai
l.c
om
G1 G2 26. In the system shown whose signal flow
,8
(b)
54
1 HG1 1 HG2 graph is shown in the figure. U1 s and
72
68
03
G1 G2 G1 G2
U 2 s are inputs. The transfer function
4)
(c) (d)
1 H G1 G2 1 H G1 G2
Y s
24. The relationship between the force f t is (EE-GATE-17/1)
U1 s
and the displacement x t of a spring-mass U2
R
system (with mass M, viscous damping D 1
and spring constant K) is (IN-GATE-16) 1 1
U1 Y
1/ L 1/ s k1 1/ J 1/ s
2
d x t dx t
M 2
D Kx t f t .
dt dt k 2
Th
where, x(t) and y(t) are the input and output respectively. Let the error signal be defined
is
PD
respectively. The impulse response of the as e t r t y t . Assuming the refer-
F
be
system is ( u t is the unit step function)
lo
ence input r t 0 for all t, the steady-state
ng
s
to
(EE-GATE-17/1) error e , due to a unit step disturbance
Ab
hi
2t 5t
na
(a) 2e u t 7e u t
v
d t , is _______ (rounded off to two
Kr
is
2t 5t
(b) 2e u t 7e u t
hn
decimal places) (EC-GATE-22)
a
M
te
2t
(c) 7e u t 2e u t 5t D s
fF
R
0
(a
(d) 7e2t u t 2e5t u t R s Y s
bh
1
10
in
s s 10
av
m
28. The block diagram of a system is illustrated
kr
is
hn
in the figure shown, where X s is the in-
a2
02
0@
30. The signal flow graph of a system is shown.
put and Y s is the output. The transfer
gm
The expression for Y s / X s is ______
ai
l.c
Y s
om
function H s is (EC-GATE-19)
,8
X s (IN-GATE-22)
54
72
G3 s
68
03
4)
s G1 s G2 s
2
X s 1 Y s
X s Y s
s
1
s 1
2G1 s G2 s 2G1 s G3 s
s 1 (a)
(a) H s 2 1 G2 s G3 s
s s 1
G2 s
s2 1 (b) 2 G1 s G3 s
(b) H s 3 1 G2 s
s 2s 2 s 1
G2 s
s2 1 (c) G1 s G3 s
(c) H s 2 2 G2 s
2s 1
2G1 s G2 s 2G1 s G3 s G1 s
s2 1 (d)
(d) H s 1 G2 s G3 s
s3 s 2 s 1
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