control systems Mcqs
51. An amplidyne can give which of the following characteristics ?
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A. None of the above

B. Constant current as well as constant voltage

C. Constant voltage

D. Constant current

E. Constant current, constant voltage and constant power
52. _______________is a closed loop system?
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A. Electric switch

B. Direct current generator

C. Auto-pilot for an aircraft

D. Car starter

54. __________________can be extended to systems which are time-varying ?
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A. Bode-Nyquist stability methods

B. Root locus design

C. Transfer functions

D. State model representatives
55. The transfer function is applicable to which of the following ?
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A. Linear systems

B. Linear and time-variant systems

C. Non-linear systems

D. Linear and time-in variant systems

E. None of the above

56. _____________is the reference input minus the primary feedback?
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A. Manipulated variable

B. Primary feedback

C. Zero sequence

D. Actuating signal
58. Which of the following statements is not necessarily correct for open control system ?
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A. Generally free from problems of non-linearities

B. Input command is the sole factor responsible for providing the control action

C. Less expensive

D. Presence of non-linearities causes malfunctioning
59. The type 1 system has _________ at the origin?
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A. no pole

B. two poles

C. simple pole

D. net pole

60. A.C. servomotor is basically a____________?
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A. single phase induction motor

B. two phase induction motor

C. universal motor

D. three phase induction motor

63. When the initial conditions of a system are specified to be zero it implies that the system is______________?
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A. working normally with zero reference input

B. working normally with reference input

C. at rest but stores energy

D. at rest without any energy stored in it

64. Addition of zeros in transfer function causes which of the following ?
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A. Lead-lag compensation

B. Lag-compensation

C. Lead-compensation

D. None of the above

65. In thermal-electrical analogy charge is considered analogous to_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. reciprocal of temperature

C. reciprocal of heat flow

D. heat flow

E. temperature
66. Which of the following is exhibited by Root locus diagrams ?
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A. The bandwidth of the system

B. The frequency response of a system

C. The poles of the transfer function for a set of parameter values

D. None of the above

E. The response of a system to a step input

67. In a stable control system backlash can cause which of the following ?
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A. Poor stability at reduced values of open loop gain

B. Underdamping

C. Overdamping

D. Low-level oscillations
68. Zero initial condition for a system means_______________?
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A. zero stored energy

B. system is at rest and no energy is stored in any of its components

C. input reference signal is zero

D. ne initial movement of moving parts

70. Regenerative feedback implies feedback with_______________?
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A. negative sign

B. step input

C. positive sign

D. oscillations

71. In pneumatic control systems the control valve used as final control element converts____________?
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A. none of the above

B. electric signal to pressure signal

C. position change to pressure signal

D. pressure signal to electric signal

E. pressure signal to position change
72. In order to increase the damping of a badly underdamped system which of following compensators may be used ?
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A. Phase-lead

B. Phase-lag

C. Both A. and B.

D. Either A. and B.

E. None of the above

73. _____________is not a final control element?
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A. Servomotor

B. Electropneumatic converter

C. Potentiometer

D. Control valve

74. ____________technique is not applicable to nonlinear system ?
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A. Phase-plane representation

B. Nyquist Criterion

C. Quasi linearization

D. Functional analysis

75. A control system with excessive noise, is likely to suffer from_______________?
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A. loss of gain

B. saturation in amplifying stages

C. vibrations

D. oscillations

76. The output of a feedback control system must be a function of_________________?
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A. reference and output

B. reference and input

C. output and feedback signal

D. input and feedback signal

77. In an open loop control system____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Only system parameters have effect on the control output

C. Output is dependent on control input

D. Output is independent of control input
78. With feed back ____________ reduces?
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A. none of the above

B. system stability and gain

C. system stability

D. system gain
80. A control system working under unknown random actions is called______________?
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A. adaptive control system

B. computer control system

C. stochastic control system

D. digital data system

81. In a control system integral error compensation _________________ steady state error?
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A. any of the above

B. does not have any effect on

C. minimizes

D. increases

82. In an automatic control system which of the following elements is not used ?
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A. Final control element

B. Oscillator

C. Error detector

D. Sensor

84. The phase lag produced by transportation relays_____________?
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A. is independent of frequency

B. decreases linearly with frequency

C. increases linearly with frequency

D. is inversehproportional to frequency

85. An increase in gain, in most systems, leads to_____________?
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A. larger damping ratio

B. smaller damping ratio

C. constant damping ratio

D. none of the above

86. Transfer function of a system is used to calculate which of the following ?
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A. The order of the system

B. The output for any given input

C. The steady state gain

D. The time constant

88. With feed back __________ reduces?
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A. system gain

B. system stability and gain

C. system stability

D. none of the above

89. The position and velocity errors of a type-2 system are_____________?
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A. zero, zero

B. zero, constant

C. constant, infinity

D. constant, constant

90. Which of the following is the definition of proportional band of a controller ?
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A. The range of measured variables through which the air output changes from maximum to minimum

B. The range of measured variables from set value

C. None of the above

D. Any of the above

E. The range of air output as measured variable varies from maximum to minimum

91. Which of the following can be measured by the use of a tachogenerator ?
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A. Speed and acceleration

B. Speed

C. None of the above

D. Displacement

E. Acceleration

93. A control system in which the control action is somehow dependent on the output is known as____________?
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A. None of the above

B. Semiclosed loop system

C. Open system

D. Closed loop system
94. For open control system which of the following statements is incorrect ?
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A. Errors are caused by disturbances

B. Recalibration is not required for maintaining the required quality of the output

C. Construction is simple and maintenance easy

D. Less expensive

95. In a control system the output of the controller is given to_____________?
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A. none of the above

B. amplifier

C. final control element

D. sensor

E. comparator

96. The frequency and time domain are related through which of the following ?
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A. Either B. or C.

B. Laplace Transform and Fourier Integral

C. Fourier Integral

D. Laplace Transform

97. A phase lag lead network introduces in the output_______________?
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A. none of the above

B. lag at all frequencies

C. lag at low frequencies and lead at high frequencies

D. lag at high frequencies and lead at low frequencies

99. _______________is an open loop control system?
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A. Field controlled D.C. motor

B. Ward Leonard control

C. Stroboscope

D. Metadyne

100. A differentiator is usually not a part of a control system because it______________?
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A. reduces damping

B. increases input noise

C. reduces the gain margin

D. increases error