QUIZ – 1

1. The steady-state error of a feedback control system with an acceleration input becomes finite
in a
(A) type 0 system. (B) type 1 system.
(C) type 2 system. (D) type 3 system.

2 . Considering the unity feedback system of Fig. 2, the settling time of the
resulting second
order system for 2% tolerance band will be ________.
(A) 3.33 (B) 4.5
(C) 2.25 (D) 2.84

3. The impulse response of a LTI system is a unit step function, then the
corresponding
transfer function is

1 1
(A) S (B) S2

(C) 1. (D) s.

4. The equation 2s4+s3+3s2+5s+10=0 has ----- roots in the left half of s–plane
(A) one (B) two
(C) three (D) four

5. Considering the root locus diagram for a system withG(S) =

K ( S+5)
S (S +2)( S+ 4)(s +2 S +2) the
2

meeting point of the asymptotes on the real axis occurs at _________.

(A) –1.2 (B) –0.85
(C) –1.05 (D) –0.75

6. The input to a controller is

(A) sensed signal. (B) desired variable value.
(C) error signal. (D) servo-signal

7. The unit-impulse response of a system starting from rest is given by

C(t) = 1 – e-2t for t ≥ 0 The transfer function of the system is
1 2
(A) (2 S+1) (B) (S +2)

2 2
(C) S (S +2) (D) (S +2)
 G(S)
8. Closed-loop transfer function of a unity-feedback system is given by R(S)

1
= ( ГS+1) Steady-state error to unit-ramp input is

(A) (B) 
(C) 1 (D) 1/ 

The number of root loci branches which do not terminate at zeros is given by
(A) The number of zeros (B) The number of poles
(C) Number of poles + number of zeros (D) Number of poles - number of zeros

( S +6 ) ( S+7)
10. The break away and break in points for the following transfer function (S +2)(S +3) are

(A) Break in -2.56, break away -6.44 (B) Break in -1.5, break away -6.5.
(C) Break in -2.75, break away -5.94 (D) Break in -2.5, break away -7.6

11. Peak overshoot of step-input response of an underdamped second-order

system is
explicitly indicative of
(A) settling time. (B) rise time.
(C) natural frequency. (D) damping ratio.

12. A unity feedback system with open-loop transfer function G(s) 4 / s(s
p)is
critically damped. The value of the parameter p is
(A) 4. (B) 3.
(C) 2. (D) 1.

13. Signal flow graph can be used to represent _______ systems

(A) Linear (B) non-linear
(C) both A & B (D) none

14. Addition of a Zero to a system ________ its stability

(A) improves (B)deteriorates
(C) does not change (D) cannot be judged
15. If for a control system, the Laplace transform of error e(t) is given as
8(S+3)
S (S +10)

Then the steady state value of the error works out as ______.
(A) 3.6 (B) 1.8
(C) 3.2 (D) 2.4
.

QUIZ – 2

16. If the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function GsHsof a closed-loop
system
encloses the 1, jopoint in the GsHsplane, the gain margin of the
system is
(A) zero. (B) greater than zero.
(C) less than zero. (D) infinity.

17. The transfer function of a phase-lead controller is given by

1+ aTs 1+ aTs
(A) 1+Ts a>1, T>0 (B) 1+Ts a<1, T>0

1−aTs 1−aTs
(C) 1+Ts a>1, T>0 (D) 1+Ts a<1, T>0

18. If the system matrix of a linear time invariant continuous system is given by

[ 0 1
]
A = −3 −5 , its characteristic equation is given by

(A) s2+5s+3 (B) s2+3s+5

 (C) s2-3s+5 (D) none

19. The state-variable description of a linear autonomous system is X =AX

where X is a 2-D

state vector and A is matrix given by A= [ ]

0 2
2 0

The poles of the system are located at

(A) -2 and +2 (B) -2j and +2j
(C) -2 and -2 (D) +2 and +2

20. A system with gain margin close to unity or a phase margin close to zero is
(A) highly stable. (B) oscillatory.
(C) relatively stable. (D) unstable.

 jw ( jwt +1)
21. Polar plot of G( j)  1
¿
¿
(A) crosses the negative real axis. (B) crosses the negative imaginary
axis.
(C) crosses the positive imaginary axis. (D) None of the above.

22. Lead compensator is used to

(A) improve transient performance (B) improve steady state performance
(C) Improve only stability (D) amplify a signal

24. A Polar plot intersects the unit circle at a point making an angle of -45 o with
the –ve real
axis .The phase margin of the system is
(A) -45o (B) 45o
(C) -180o - 45o (D) -180o + 45o

25.The damping ratio of a second order system is 0.2. Its phase margin is
approximately
(A) 0.4o (B) 2o
(C) 20o (D)40o

26. A Lag Compensator acts like the following filter

(A) LPF (B) HPF
(C)BPF (D) none

27.The STM for the state model whose A matrix is given by A = [ ]

1 1
0 1
(A) A = [ ] et te t
0 e
t (B) [ ]
et te t
0 te
t

[ ]
t t
e e
(C) 0 te
t (D) none

28. For a system having state model with the following matrices A = [ 1 1
−1 −3 ] , B= []
1
2

C= [ 11 ] .It is
(A) Controllable (B) UnControllable
(C) Observable (D) both A & C

29. Bode plots can be used for

(A) minimum phase systems (B) Non-minimum phase system
(C) Any type of system (D) None

30. Correction at corner frequency in asymptotic Bode plot is

(A) 3 dB (B) 1 dB
(C) 2 dB (D) 0 dB