Quiznetik
Control System | Set 1
1. In an open loop control system
A. Output is independent of control input
B. Output is dependent on control input
C. Only system parameters have effect on the control output
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Output is independent of control input
2. For open control system which of the following statements is incorrect ?
A. Less expensive
B. Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
C. Construction is simple and maintenance easy
D. Errors are caused by disturbances
Correct : B. Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output
3. A control system in which the control action is somehow dependent on the output is known as
A. Closed loop system
B. Semiclosed loop system
C. Open system
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Closed loop system
4. In closed loop control system, with positive value of feedback gain the overall gain of the system will
A. decrease
B. increase
C. be unaffected
D. any of the above
Correct : A. decrease
5. Which of the following is an open loop control system ?
A. Field controlled D.C. motor
B. Ward leonard control
C. Metadyne
D. Stroboscope
Correct : A. Field controlled D.C. motor
6. Which of the following statements is not necessarily correct for open control system ?
A. Input command is the sole factor responsible for providing the control action
B. Presence of non-linearities causes malfunctioning
C. Less expensive
D. Generally free from problems of non-linearities
Correct : B. Presence of non-linearities causes malfunctioning
7. In open loop system
A. the control action depends on the size of the system
B. the control action depends on system variables
C. the control action depends on the input signal
D. the control action is independent of the output
Correct : D. the control action is independent of the output
8. has tendency to oscillate.
A. Open loop system
B. Closed loop system
C. Both a) and b)
D. Neither a) nor b)
Correct : B. Closed loop system
9. A good control system has all the following features except
A. good stability
B. slow response
C. good accuracy
D. sufficient power handling capacity
Correct : B. slow response
10. A car is running at a constant speed of 50 km/h, which of the following is the feedback element for the driver ?
A. Clutch
B. Eyes
C. Needle of the speedometer
D. Steering wheel
Correct : C. Needle of the speedometer
11. The initial response when the output is not equal to input is called
A. Transient response
B. Error response
C. Dynamic response
D. Either of the above
Correct : A. Transient response
12. A control system working under unknown random actions is called
A. computer control system
B. digital data system
C. stochastic control system
D. adaptive control system
Correct : C. stochastic control system
13. An automatic toaster is a ______ loop control system.
A. open
B. closed
C. partially closed
D. any of the above
Correct : A. open
14. Any externally introduced signal affecting the controlled output is called a
A. feedback
B. stimulus
C. signal
D. gain control
Correct : B. stimulus
15. A closed loop system is distinguished from open loop system by which of the following ?
A. Servomechanism
B. Feedback
C. Output pattern
D. Input pattern
Correct : B. Feedback
16. is a part of the human temperature control system.
A. Digestive system
B. Perspiration system
C. Ear
D. Leg movement
Correct : B. Perspiration system
17. By which of the following the control action is determined when a man walks along a path ?
A. Brain
B. Hands
C. Legs
D. Eyes
Correct : D. Eyes
18. is a closed loop system.
A. Auto-pilot for an aircraft
B. Direct current generator
C. Car starter
D. Electric switch
Correct : A. Auto-pilot for an aircraft
19. Which of the following devices are commonly used as error detectors in instruments ?
A. Vernistats
B. Microsyns
C. Resolvers
D. Any of the above
Correct : D. Any of the above
20. Which of the following should be done to make an unstable system stable ?
A. The gain of the system should be decreased
B. The gain of the system should be increased
C. The number of poles to the loop transfer function should be increased
D. The number of zeros to the loop transfer function should be increased
Correct : B. The gain of the system should be increased
21. increases the steady state accuracy.
A. Integrator
B. Differentiator
C. Phase lead compensator
D. Phase lag compensator
Correct : A. Integrator
22. A.C. servomotor resembles
A. two phase induction motor
B. Three phase induction motor
C. direct current series motor
D. universal motor
Correct : A. two phase induction motor
23. As a result of introduction of negative feedback which of the following will not decrease ?
A. Band width
B. Overall gain
C. Distortion
D. Instability
Correct : A. Band width
24. Regenerative feedback implies feedback with
A. oscillations
B. step input
C. negative sign
D. positive sign
Correct : D. positive sign
25. The output of a feedback control system must be a function of
A. reference and output
B. reference and input
C. input and feedback signal
D. output and feedback signal
Correct : A. reference and output
26. is an open loop control system.
A. Ward Leonard control
B. Field controlled D.C. motor
C. Stroboscope
D. Metadyne
Correct : B. Field controlled D.C. motor
27. A control system with excessive noise, is likely to suffer from
A. saturation in amplifying stages
B. loss of gain
C. vibrations
D. oscillations
Correct : A. saturation in amplifying stages
28. Zero initial condition for a system means
A. input reference signal is zero
B. zero stored energy
C. ne initial movement of moving parts
D. system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
Correct : D. system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
29. Transfer function of a system is used to calculate which of the following ?
A. The order of the system
B. The time constant
C. The output for any given input
D. The steady state gain
Correct : C. The output for any given input
30. The band width, in a feedback amplifier.
A. remains unaffected
B. decreases by the same amount as the gain increase
C. increases by the sane saaaajajt as the gain decrease
D. decreases by the same amount as the gain decrease
Correct : C. increases by the sane saaaajajt as the gain decrease
31. On which of the following factors does the sensitivity of a closed loop system to gain changes and load disturbances depend ?
A. Frequency
B. Loop gain
C. Forward gain
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
32. The transient response, with feedback system,
A. rises slowly
B. rises quickly
C. decays slowly
D. decays quickly
Correct : D. decays quickly
33. The second derivative input signals modify which of the following ?
A. The time constant of the system
B. Damping of the system
C. The gain of the system
D. The time constant and suppress the oscillations
Correct : D. The time constant and suppress the oscillations
34. Which of the following statements is correct for any closed loop system ?
A. All the co-efficients can have zero value
B. All the co-efficients are always non-zero
C. Only one of the static error co-efficients has a finite non-zero value
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Only one of the static error co-efficients has a finite non-zero value
35. Which of the following statements is correct for a system with gain margin close to unity or a phase margin close to zero ?
A. The system is relatively stable
B. The system is highly stable
C. The system is highly oscillatory
D. None of the above
Correct : C. The system is highly oscillatory
36. Due to which of the following reasons excessive bond width in control systems should be avoided ?
A. It leads to slow speed of response
B. It leads to low relative stability
C. Noise is proportional to band width
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Noise is proportional to band width
37. In a stable control system backlash can cause which of the following ?
A. Underdamping
B. Overdamping
C. Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gain
D. Low-level oscillations
Correct : D. Low-level oscillations
38. In an automatic control system which of the following elements is not used ?
A. Error detector
B. Final control element
C. Sensor
D. Oscillator
Correct : D. Oscillator
39. In a control system the output of the controller is given to
A. final control element
B. amplifier
C. comparator
D. sensor
Correct : A. final control element
40. A controller, essentially, is a
A. sensor
B. clipper
C. comparator
D. amplifier
Correct : C. comparator
41. The capacitance, in force-current analogy, is analogous to
A. momentum
B. velocity
C. displacement
D. mass
Correct : D. mass
42. The temperature, under thermal and electrical system analogy, is considered analogous to
A. voltage
B. current
C. capacitance
D. charge
Correct : A. voltage
43. In electrical-pneumatic system analogy the current is considered analogous to
A. velocity
B. pressure
C. air flow
D. air flow rate
Correct : D. air flow rate
44. In liquid level and electrical system analogy, voltage is considered analogous to
A. head
B. liquid flow
C. liquid flow rate
D. none of the above
Correct : A. head
45. The viscous friction co-efficient, in force-voltage analogy, is analogous to
A. charge
B. resistance
C. reciprocal of inductance
D. reciprocal of conductance
Correct : B. resistance
46. In force-voltage analogy, velocity is analogous to
A. current
B. charge
C. inductance
D. capacitance
Correct : A. current
47. In thermal-electrical analogy charge is considered analogous to
A. heat flow
B. reciprocal of heat flow
C. reciprocal of temperature
D. temperature
Correct : D. temperature
48. Mass, in force-voltage analogy, is analogous to
A. charge
B. current
C. inductance
D. resistance
Correct : C. inductance
49. The transient response of a system is mainly due to
A. inertia forces
B. internal forces
C. stored energy
D. friction
Correct : C. stored energy
50. signal will become zero when the feedback signal and reference signs are equal.
A. Input
B. Actuating
C. Feedback
D. Reference
Correct : B. Actuating
51. A signal other than the reference input that tends to affect the value of controlled variable is known as
A. disturbance
B. command
C. control element
D. reference input
Correct : A. disturbance
52. The transfer function is applicable to which of the following ?
A. Linear and time-in variant systems
B. Linear and time-variant systems
C. Linear systems
D. Non-linear systems
Correct : A. Linear and time-in variant systems
53. From which of the following transfer function can be obtained ?
A. Signal flow graph
B. Analogous table
C. Output-input ratio
D. Standard block system
Correct : A. Signal flow graph
54. is the reference input minus the primary feedback.
A. Manipulated variable
B. Zero sequence
C. Actuating signal
D. Primary feedback
Correct : C. Actuating signal
55. With feedback _____ increases.
A. system stability
B. sensitivity
C. gain
D. effects of disturbing signals
Correct : A. system stability
56. By which of the following the system response can be tested better ?
A. Ramp input signal
B. Sinusoidal input signal
C. Unit impulse input signal
D. Exponentially decaying signal
Correct : C. Unit impulse input signal
57. In a system zero initial condition means that
A. The system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
B. The system is working with zero stored energy
C. The system is working with zero reference signal
Correct : A. The system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components
58. In a system low friction co-efficient facilitates
A. reduced velocity lag error
B. increased velocity lag error
C. increased speed of response
D. reduced time constant of the system
Correct : A. reduced velocity lag error
59. Spring constant in force-voltage analogy is analogous to
A. capacitance
B. reciprocal of capacitance
C. current
D. resistance
Correct : B. reciprocal of capacitance
60. The frequency and time domain are related through which of the following?
A. Laplace Transform and Fourier Integral
B. Laplace Transform
C. Fourier Integral
D. Either (b) or (c)
Correct : A. Laplace Transform and Fourier Integral
61. An increase in gain, in most systems, leads to
A. smaller damping ratio
B. larger damping ratio
C. constant damping ratio
D. none of the above
Correct : A. smaller damping ratio
62. Static error co-efficients are used as a measure of the effectiveness of closed loop systems for specified ________ input signal.
A. acceleration
B. velocity
C. position
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
63. A conditionally stable system exhibits poor stability at
A. low frequencies
B. reduced values of open loop gain
C. increased values of open loop gain
D. none of the above
Correct : B. reduced values of open loop gain
64. The type 0 system has ______ at the origin.
A. no pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Correct : A. no pole
65. The type 1 system has ______ at the origin.
A. no pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Correct : C. simple pole
66. The type 2 system has at the origin.
A. no net pole
B. net pole
C. simple pole
D. two poles
Correct : D. two poles
67. The position and velocity errors of a type-2 system are
A. constant, constant
B. constant, infinity
C. zero, constant
D. zero, zero
Correct : C. zero, constant
68. Velocity error constant of a system is measured when the input to the system is unit _______ function.
A. parabolic
B. ramp
C. impulse
D. step
Correct : B. ramp
69. In case of type-1 system steady state acceleration is
A. unity
B. infinity
C. zero
D. 10
Correct : B. infinity
70. If a step function is applied to the input of a system and the output remains below a certain level for all the time, the system is
A. not necessarily stable
B. stable
C. unstable
D. always unstable
Correct : A. not necessarily stable
71. Which of the following is the best method for determining the stability and transient response ?
A. Root locus
B. Bode plot
C. Nyquist plot
D. None of the above
Correct : A. Root locus
72. 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
Correct : C. Relative stability
73. Addition of zeros in transfer function causes which of the following ?
A. Lead-compensation
B. Lag-compensation
C. Lead-lag compensation
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Lag-compensation
74. technique is not applicable to nonlinear system ?
A. Nyquist Criterion
B. Quasi linearization
C. Functional analysis
D. Phase-plane representation
Correct : A. Nyquist Criterion
75. In order to increase the damping of a badly underdamped system which of following compensators may be used ?
A. Phase-lead
B. Phase-lag
C. Both (a) and (b)
D. Either (a) and (b)
Correct : A. Phase-lead
76. The phase lag produced by transportation relays
A. is independent of frequency
B. is inverseh'proportional to frequency
C. increases linearly with frequency
D. decreases linearly with frequency
Correct : C. increases linearly with frequency
77. In a stable control system saturation can cause which of the following ?
A. Low-level oscillations
B. High-level oscillations
C. Conditional stability
D. Overdamping
Correct : A. Low-level oscillations
78. Which of the following can be measured by the use of a tacho-generator ?
A. Acceleration
B. Speed
C. Speed and acceleration
D. Displacement
Correct : B. Speed
79. is not a final control element.
A. Control valve
B. Potentiometer
C. Electro-pneumatic converter
D. Servomotor
Correct : B. Potentiometer
80. Which of the following is the definition of proportional band of a controller ?
A. The range of air output as measured variable varies from maximum to minimum
B. The range of measured variables from set value
C. The range of measured variables through which the air output chan¬ges from maximum to minimum
D. Any of the above
Correct : C. The range of measured variables through which the air output chan¬ges from maximum to minimum
81. Pressure error can be measured by which of the following ?
A. Differential bellows and straingauge
B. Selsyn
C. Strain gauge
D. Strain gauge and potentiometer
Correct : A. Differential bellows and straingauge
82. Which of the following devices is used for conversion of co-ordinates ?
A. Microsyn
B. Selsyn
C. Synchro-resolver
D. Synchro-transformer
Correct : C. Synchro-resolver
83. The effect of error damping is to
A. provide larger settling lime
B. delay the response
C. reduce steady state error
D. any of the above
Correct : C. reduce steady state error
84. technique gives quick transient and stability response
A. Root locus
B. Bode
C. Nyquist
D. Nichols
Correct : A. Root locus
85. A phase lag lead network introduces in the output
A. lag at all frequencies
B. lag at high frequencies and lead at low frequencies
C. lag at low frequencies and lead at high frequencies
D. none of the above
Correct : C. lag at low frequencies and lead at high frequencies
86. Which of the following is the non-linearity caused by servomotor ?
A. Static friction
B. Backlash
C. Saturation
D. None of the above
Correct : C. Saturation
87. can be extended to systems which are time-varying ?
A. Bode-Nyquist stability methods
B. Transfer functions
C. Root locus design
D. State model representatives
Correct : D. State model representatives
88. When the initial conditions of a system are specified to be zero it implies that the system is
A. at rest without any energy stored in it
B. working normally with reference input
C. working normally with zero reference input
D. at rest but stores energy
Correct : D. at rest but stores energy
89. A differentiator is usually not a part of a control system because it
A. reduces damping
B. reduces the gain margin
C. increases input noise
D. increases error
Correct : C. increases input noise
90. In a control system integral error compensation _______ steady state error
A. increases
B. minimizes
C. does not have any effect on
D. any of the above
Correct : B. minimizes
91. Which of the following can be measured byLVDT?
A. Displacement
B. Velocity
C. Acceleration
D. Any of the above
Correct : D. Any of the above
92. directly converts temperature into voltage.
A. Thermocouple
B. Potentiometer
C. Gear train
D. LVDT
Correct : A. Thermocouple
93. The transfer function technique is considered as inadequate under which of the following conditions ?
A. Systems having complexities and non-linearities
B. Systems having stability problems
C. Systems having multiple input dis¬turbances
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
94. Which of the following is the output of a thermocouple ?
A. Alternating current
B. Direct current
C. A.C. voltage
D. D.C. voltage
Correct : D. D.C. voltage
95. A.C. servomotor is basically a
A. universal motor
B. single phase induction motor
C. two phase induction motor
D. three phase induction motor
Correct : C. two phase induction motor
96. The first order control system, which is well designed, has a
A. small bandwidth
B. negative time constant
C. large negative transfer function pole
D. none of the above
Correct : C. large negative transfer function pole