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CONTROL SYSTEMS

YEAR 2013 ONE MARK

Q. 1 The Bode plot of a transfer function G ^s h is shown in the figure below.

The gain _20 log G ^s h i is 32 dB and - 8 dB at 1 rad/s and 10 rad/s respectively.

The phase is negative for all w. Then G ^s h is
(A) 39.8 (B) 392.8
s s
(C) 32 (D) 232
s s
Q. 2 Assuming zero initial condition, the response y ^ t h of the system given below to a
unit step input u ^ t h is

(A) u ^ t h
(B) tu ^ t h
2
(C) t u ^ t h
2
(D) e-t u ^ t h

YEAR 2013 TWO MARKS

Y ^s h
Q. 3 The signal flow graph for a system is given below. The transfer function for
U ^s h
this system is

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(A) s+1 (B) s+1

5s2 + 6s + 2 s 2 + 6s + 2
(C) 2 s + 1 (D) 2 1
s + 4s + 2 5s + 6s + 2
w ^s h
Q. 4 The open-loop transfer function of a dc motor is given as = 10 . When
Va ^s h 1 + 10s
connected in feedback as shown below, the approximate value of Ka that will
reduce the time constant of the closed loop system by one hundred times as
compared to that of the open-loop system is

(A) 1 (B) 5
(C) 10 (D) 100

Common Data For Q. 5 and 6

The state variable formulation of a system is given as
xo1 - 2 0 x1 1 x1
> H=> H> H + > H u , x1 ^0 h = 0 , x2 ^0 h = 0 and y = 61 0@> H
x2
o 0 - 1 x2 1 x2

Q. 5 The response y ^ t h to the unit step input is

(A) 1 - 1 e-2t (B) 1 - 1 e-2t - 1 e-t
2 2 2 2
(C) e-2t - e-t (D) 1 - e-t

Q. 6 The system is
(A) controllable but not observable
(B) not controllable but observable
(C) both controllable and observable
(D) both not controllable and not observable

YEAR 2012 TWO MARKS

Q. 7 The state variable description of an LTI system is given by

Jxo1N J 0 a1 0NJx1N J0N
K O K OK O K O
Kxo2O = K 0 0 a2OKx2O + K0O u
Kxo O Ka 0 0OKx 3O K 1O
3 3
L P L PL P L P
Jx1N
K O
y = _1 0 0iKx2O
Kx 3O
L P
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where y is the output and u is the input. The system is controllable for
(A) a1 ! 0, a2 = 0, a 3 ! 0 (B) a1 = 0, a2 ! 0, a 3 ! 0
(C) a1 = 0, a 3 ! 0, a 3 = 0 (D) a1 ! 0, a2 ! 0, a 3 = 0

Q. 8 The feedback system shown below oscillates at 2 rad/s when

(A) K = 2 and a = 0.75 (B) K = 3 and a = 0.75

(C) K = 4 and a = 0.5 (D) K = 2 and a = 0.5

Statement for Linked Answer Questions 9 and 10 :

The transfer function of a compensator is given as
Gc (s) = s + a
s+b
Q. 9 Gc (s) is a lead compensator if
(A) a = 1, b = 2 (B) a = 3, b = 2
(C) a =- 3, b =- 1 (D) a = 3, b = 1

Q. 10 The phase of the above lead compensator is maximum at

(A) 2 rad/s (B) 3 rad/s
(C) 6 rad/s (D) 1/ 3 rad/s

YEAR 2011 ONE MARK

Q. 11 The frequency response of a linear system G (jw) is provided in the tubular form
below
G (jw) 1.3 1.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.3
+G (jw) - 130c - 140c - 150c - 160c - 180c - 200c
(A) 6 dB and 30c (B) 6 dB and - 30c
(C) - 6 dB and 30c (D) - 6 dB and - 30c

Q. 12 The steady state error of a unity feedback linear system for a unit step input is
0.1. The steady state error of the same system, for a pulse input r (t) having a
magnitude of 10 and a duration of one second, as shown in the figure is

(A) 0 (B) 0.1

(C) 1 (D) 10

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Q. 13 An open loop system represented by the transfer function

(s - 1)
G (s) = is
(s + 2) (s + 3)
(A) Stable and of the minimum phase type
(B) Stable and of the non–minimum phase type
(C) Unstable and of the minimum phase type
(D) Unstable and of non–minimum phase type

YEAR 2011 TWO MARKS

Q. 14 The open loop transfer function G (s) of a unity feedback control system is given
as
K bs + 2 l
3
G (s) = 2
s (s + 2)
From the root locus, at can be inferred that when K tends to positive infinity,
(A) Three roots with nearly equal real parts exist on the left half of the s -plane
(B) One real root is found on the right half of the s -plane
(C) The root loci cross the jw axis for a finite value of K; K ! 0
(D) Three real roots are found on the right half of the s -plane

Q. 15 A two loop position control system is shown below

The gain K of the Tacho-generator influences mainly the

(A) Peak overshoot
(B) Natural frequency of oscillation
(C) Phase shift of the closed loop transfer function at very low frequencies
(w " 0)
(D) Phase shift of the closed loop transfer function at very high frequencies
(w " 3)

YEAR 2010 TWO MARKS

Q. 16 The frequency response of G (s) = 1 plotted in the

s (s + 1) (s + 2)
complex G (jw) plane (for 0 < w < 3) is

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Q. 17 o = AX + Bu with A = >- 1 2H, B = >0H is

The system X
0 2 1
(A) Stable and controllable
(B) Stable but uncontrollable
(C) Unstable but controllable
(D) Unstable and uncontrollable

Q. 18 The characteristic equation of a closed-loop system is

s (s + 1) (s + 3) k (s + 2) = 0, k > 0 .Which of the following statements is true ?
(A) Its root are always real
(B) It cannot have a breakaway point in the range - 1 < Re [s] < 0
(C) Two of its roots tend to infinity along the asymptotes Re [s] =- 1
(D) It may have complex roots in the right half plane.

YEAR 2009 ONE MARK

Q. 19 The measurement system shown in the figure uses three sub-systems in cascade
whose gains are specified as G1, G2, 1/G3 . The relative small errors associated with
each respective subsystem G1, G2 and G3 are e1, e2 and e3 . The error associated
with the output is :

(A) e1 + e2 + 1 (B) e1 e2
e3 e3
(C) e1 + e2 - e3 (D) e1 + e2 + e3

Q. 20 The polar plot of an open loop stable system is shown below. The closed loop
system is

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(A) always stable

(B) marginally stable
(C) un-stable with one pole on the RH s -plane
(D) un-stable with two poles on the RH s -plane

Q. 21 The first two rows of Routh’s tabulation of a third order equation are as follows.
s3 2 2
s2 4 4
This means there are
(A) Two roots at s = ! j and one root in right half s -plane
(B) Two roots at s = ! j2 and one root in left half s -plane
(C) Two roots at s = ! j2 and one root in right half s -plane
(D) Two roots at s = ! j and one root in left half s -plane

Q. 22 The asymptotic approximation of the log-magnitude v/s frequency plot of a

system containing only real poles and zeros is shown. Its transfer function is

10 (s + 5) 1000 (s + 5)
(A) (B)
s (s + 2) (s + 25) 2
s (s + 2) (s + 25)
100 (s + 5) 80 (s + 5)
(C) (D) 2
s (s + 2) (s + 25) s (s + 2) (s + 25)

YEAR 2009 TWO MARKS

Q. 23 The unit-step response of a unity feed back system with open loop transfer
function G (s) = K/ ((s + 1) (s + 2)) is shown in the figure. The value of K is

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(A) 0.5 (B) 2

(C) 4 (D) 6

Q. 24 The open loop transfer function of a unity feed back system is given by
G (s) = (e - 0.1s) /s . The gain margin of the is system is
(A) 11.95 dB (B) 17.67 dB
(C) 21.33 dB (D) 23.9 dB

Common Data for Question 25 and 26 :

A system is described by the following state and output equations
dx1 (t)
=- 3x1 (t) + x2 (t) + 2u (t)
dt
dx2 (t)
=- 2x2 (t) + u (t)
dt
y (t) = x1 (t)
when u (t) is the input and y (t) is the output
Q. 25 The system transfer function is
(A) 2 s + 2 (B) 2 s + 3
s + 5s - 6 s + 5s + 6
(C) 2 2s + 5 (D) 2 2s - 5
s + 5s + 6 s + 5s - 6
Q. 26 The state-transition matrix of the above system is
e - 3t 0 e - 3t e - 2t - e - 3t
(A) = - 2t - 3t - 2t G (B) = G
e +e e 0 e - 2t
e - 3t e - 2t + e - 3t e3t e - 2t - e - 3t
(C) = G (D) = G
0 e - 2t 0 e - 2t

YEAR 2008 ONE MARK

Q. 27 A function y (t) satisfies the following differential equation :

dy (t)
+ y (t) = d (t)
dt
where d (t) is the delta function. Assuming zero initial condition, and denoting the
unit step function by u (t), y (t) can be of the form
(A) et (B) e - t
(C) et u (t) (D) e - t u (t)

YEAR 2008 TWO MARK

Q. 28 The transfer function of a linear time invariant system is given as

G (s) = 2 1
s + 3s + 2
The steady state value of the output of the system for a unit impulse input
applied at time instant t = 1 will be
(A) 0 (B) 0.5
(C) 1 (D) 2

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Q. 29 The transfer functions of two compensators are given below :

10 (s + 1)
C1 = , C2 = s + 10
(s + 10) 10 (s + 1)
Which one of the following statements is correct ?
(A) C1 is lead compensator and C2 is a lag compensator
(B) C1 is a lag compensator and C2 is a lead compensator
(C) Both C1 and C2 are lead compensator
(D) Both C1 and C2 are lag compensator

Q. 30 The asymptotic Bode magnitude plot of a minimum phase transfer function is

shown in the figure :

This transfer function has

(A) Three poles and one zero (B) Two poles and one zero
(C) Two poles and two zero (D) One pole and two zeros

Q. 31 Figure shows a feedback system where K > 0

The range of K for which the system is stable will be given by

(A) 0 < K < 30 (B) 0 < K < 39
(C) 0 < K < 390 (D) K > 390

Q. 32 The transfer function of a system is given as

100
s2 + 20s + 100
The system is
(A) An over damped system (B) An under damped system
(C) A critically damped system (D) An unstable system

Statement for Linked Answer Question 33 and 34.

The state space equation of a system is described by Xo = AX + Bu,Y = CX
where X is state vector, u is input, Y is output and
0 1 0
A ==
0 - 2G
, B = = G, C = [1 0]
1
Q. 33 The transfer function G(s) of this system will be
(A) s (B) s + 1
(s + 2) s (s - 2)

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(C) s (D) 1
(s - 2) s (s + 2)
Q. 34 A unity feedback is provided to the above system G (s) to make it a closed loop
system as shown in figure.

For a unit step input r (t), the steady state error in the input will be
(A) 0 (B) 1
(C) 2 (D) 3

YEAR 2007 ONE MARK

Q. 35 The system shown in the figure is

(A) Stable
(B) Unstable
(C) Conditionally stable
(D) Stable for input u1 , but unstable for input u2

YEAR 2007 TWO MARKS

Q. 36 If x = Re [G (jw)], and y = Im [G (jw)] then for w " 0+ , the Nyquist plot for
G (s) = 1/s (s + 1) (s + 2) is
(A) x = 0 (B) x =- 3/4
(C) x = y - 1/6 (D) x = y/ 3

Q. 37 The system 900/s (s + 1) (s + 9) is to be such that its gain-crossover frequency

becomes same as its uncompensated phase crossover frequency and provides a 45c
phase margin. To achieve this, one may use
(A) a lag compensator that provides an attenuation of 20 dB and a phase lag of
45c at the frequency of 3 3 rad/s
(B) a lead compensator that provides an amplification of 20 dB and a phase
lead of 45c at the frequency of 3 rad/s
(C) a lag-lead compensator that provides an amplification of 20 dB and a phase
lag of 45c at the frequency of 3 rad/s
(D) a lag-lead compensator that provides an attenuation of 20 dB and phase
lead of 45c at the frequency of 3 rad/s

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Q. 38 If the loop gain K of a negative feed back system having a loop transfer function
K (s + 3) / (s + 8) 2 is to be adjusted to induce a sustained oscillation then
(A) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 3 rad/s
(B) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 rad/s
(C) The frequency of this oscillation must be 4 or 4 3 rad/s
(D) Such a K does not exist

Q. 39 The system shown in figure below

can be reduced to the form

with
(A) X = c0 s + c1, Y = 1/ (s2 + a0 s + a1), Z = b0 s + b1

(B) X = 1, Y = (c0 s + c1) / (s2 + a0 s + a1), Z = b0 s + b1

(C) X = c1 s + c0, Y = (b1 s + b0) / (s2 + a1 s + a0), Z = 1

(D) X = c1 s + c0, Y = 1/ (s2 + a1 s + a), Z = b1 s + b0

Q. 40 Consider the feedback system shown below which is subjected to a unit step
input. The system is stable and has following parameters Kp = 4, Ki = 10, w = 500
and x = 0.7 .The steady state value of Z is

(A) 1
(B) 0.25
(C) 0.1
(D) 0

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Common Data For Q. 41 and 42

R-L-C circuit shown in figure

Q. 41 For a step-input ei , the overshoot in the output e0 will be

(A) 0, since the system is not under damped
(B) 5 %
(C) 16 % (D) 48 %

Q. 42 If the above step response is to be observed on a non-storage CRO, then it would

be best have the ei as a
(A) Step function
(B) Square wave of 50 Hz
(C) Square wave of 300 Hz
(D) Square wave of 2.0 KHz

YEAR 2006 ONE MARK

3 (s - 2)
Q. 43 For a system with the transfer function H (s) = ,
4s 2 - 2s + 1
the matrix A in the state space form Xo = AX + Bu is equal to
R V R V
S1 0 0 W S0 1 0
(A) S 0 1 0 W (B) S 0 0 1
SS- 1 2 - 4 WW SS- 1 2 - 4
RT V X TR XV
S0 1 0 W S1 0 0 W
(C) S3 - 2 1 W (D) S 0 0 1 W
SS1 - 2 4 WW SS- 1 2 - 4 WW
T X T X

YEAR 2006 TWO MARKS

Q. 44 Consider the following Nyquist plots of loop transfer functions over w = 0 to

w = 3 . Which of these plots represent a stable closed loop system ?

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(A) (1) only

(B) all, except (1)
(C) all, except (3)
(D) (1) and (2) only

10 4 (1 + jw)
Q. 45 The Bode magnitude plot H (jw) = is
(10 + jw) (100 + jw) 2

Q. 46 A closed-loop system has the characteristic function (s2 - 4) (s + 1) + K (s - 1) = 0

. Its root locus plot against K is

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YEAR 2005 ONE MARK

Q. 47 A system with zero initial conditions has the closed loop transfer function.
T (s) = s2 + 4
(s + 1) (s + 4)
The system output is zero at the frequency
(A) 0.5 rad/sec (B) 1 rad/sec
(C) 2 rad/sec (D) 4 rad/sec

Q. 48 Figure shows the root locus plot (location of poles not given) of a third order
system whose open loop transfer function is

(A) K3 (B) K
s s2 (s + 1)
(C) K (D) K
s (s2 + 1) s (s2 - 1)

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Q. 49 The gain margin of a unity feed back control system with the open loop transfer
(s + 1)
function G (s) = is
s2
(A) 0 (B) 1
2
(C) 2 (D) 3

YEAR 2005 TWO MARKS

Q. 50 A unity feedback system, having an open loop gain

K (1 - s)
G (s) H (s) = ,
(1 + s)
becomes stable when
(A) K > 1 (B) K > 1
(C) K < 1 (D) K < - 1

Q. 51 When subject to a unit step input, the closed loop control system shown in the
figure will have a steady state error of

(A) - 1.0 (B) - 0.5

(C) 0 (D) 0.5

Q. 52 In the G (s) H (s)-plane, the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function
G (s) H (s) = pes passes through the negative real axis at the point
0 25s

(A) (- 0.25, j0) (B) (- 0.5, j0)

(C) 0 (D) 0.5

Q. 53 If the compensated system shown in the figure has a phase margin of 60c at the
crossover frequency of 1 rad/sec, then value of the gain K is

(A) 0.366 (B) 0.732

(C) 1.366 (D) 2.738

Common Data For Q. 54 and 55

0 1 1
A state variable system Xo (t) = = GX (t) + = Gu (t) with the initial condition
0 -3 0
X (0) = [- 1, 3]T and the unit step input u (t) has

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Q. 54 The state transition matrix

- 3t
1 3 (1 - e
1
) 1 1
(e- t - e- 3t)
(A) = - 3t G (B) > 3
H
0 e 0 e- t
1 1
(e3 - t - e- 3t) 1 (1 - e- t)
(C) > 3
H (D) > H
0 e- 3t 0 e- t
Q. 55 The state transition equation
t - e-t 1 - e-t
(A) X (t) = = - t G (B) X (t) = = - 3t G
e 3e
t - e 3t t - e - 3t
(C) X (t) = = - 3t G (D) X (t) = = - t G
3e e

YEAR 2004 ONE MARK

Q. 56 The Nyquist plot of loop transfer function G (s) H (s) of a closed loop control
system passes through the point (- 1, j 0) in the G (s) H (s)plane. The phase
margin of the system is
(A) 0c (B) 45c
(C) 90c (D) 180c

Q. 57 Consider the function, F (s) = 5

s (s2 + 3s + 2)
where F (s) is the Laplace transform of the of the function f (t). The initial value
of f (t) is equal to
(A) 5 (B) 25
5
(C) 3 (D) 0

Q. 58 For a tachometer, if q (t) is the rotor displacement in radians, e (t) is the output
voltage and Kt is the tachometer constant in V/rad/sec, then the transfer function,
E (s)
will be
Q (s)
(A) Kt s2 (B) Kt s
(C) Kt s (D) Kt

YEAR 2004 TWO MARKS

Q. 59 For the equation, s3 - 4s2 + s + 6 = 0 the number of roots in the left half of s
-plane will be
(A) Zero (B) One
(C) Two (D) Three
C (s)
Q. 60 For the block diagram shown, the transfer function is equal to
R (s)

2 2
(A) s +2 1 (B) s + s2 + 1
s s
2
(C) s + s + 1 (D) 1
s s2 + s + 1

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Q. 61 o = AX where
The state variable description of a linear autonomous system is, X
X is the two dimensional state vector and A is the system matrix given by
0 2
A = = G. The roots of the characteristic equation are
2 0
(A) - 2 and + 2 (B) - j2 and + j2
(C) - 2 and - 2 (D) + 2 and + 2

Q. 62 The block diagram of a closed loop control system is given by figure. The values
of K and P such that the system has a damping ratio of 0.7 and an undamped
natural frequency wn of 5 rad/sec, are respectively equal to

(A) 20 and 0.3 (B) 20 and 0.2

(C) 25 and 0.3 (D) 25 and 0.2

Q. 63 The unit impulse response of a second order under-damped system starting from
rest is given by c (t) = 12.5e - 6t sin 8t, t $ 0 . The steady-state value of the unit
step response of the system is equal to
(A) 0 (B) 0.25
(C) 0.5 (D) 1.0

Q. 64 In the system shown in figure, the input x (t) = sin t . In the steady-state, the
response y (t) will be

(A) 1 sin (t - 45c) (B) 1 sin (t + 45c)

2 2
(C) sin (t - 45c) (D) sin (t + 45c)

Q. 65 The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given as
G (s) = as + 1.
s2
The value of ‘a ’ to give a phase margin of 45c is equal to
(A) 0.141 (B) 0.441
(C) 0.841 (D) 1.141

YEAR 2003 ONE MARK

Q. 66 A control system is defined by the following mathematical relationship

d2 x + 6 dx + 5x = 12 (1 - e - 2t)
dt2 dt
The response of the system as t " 3 is
(A) x = 6 (B) x = 2
(C) x = 2.4 (D) x =- 2

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Q. 67 A lead compensator used for a closed loop controller has the following transfer
K (1 + as )
function For such a lead compensator
(1 + bs )
(A) a < b (B) b < a
(C) a > Kb (D) a < Kb
2
Q. 68 A second order system starts with an initial condition of = G without any external
3
e - 2t 0
input. The state transition matrix for the system is given by = G. The state
0 e-t
of the system at the end of 1 second is given by
0.271 0.135
(A) = G (B) =
1.100 0.368G
0.271 0.135
(C) =
0.736G
(D) =
1.100 G

YEAR 2003 TWO MARKS

Q. 69 A control system with certain excitation is governed by the following mathematical

equation
d2 x + 1 dx + 1 x = 10 + 5e- 4t + 2e- 5t
dt2 2 dt 18
The natural time constant of the response of the system are
(A) 2 sec and 5 sec (B) 3 sec and 6 sec
(C) 4 sec and 5 sec (D) 1/3 sec and 1/6 sec

Q. 70 The block diagram shown in figure gives a unity feedback closed loop control
system. The steady state error in the response of the above system to unit step
input is

(A) 25% (B) 0.75 %

(C) 6% (D) 33%

Q. 71 The roots of the closed loop characteristic equation of the system shown above
(Q-5.55)

(A) - 1 and - 15 (B) 6 and 10

(C) - 4 and - 15 (D)- 6 and - 10

Q. 72 The following equation defines a separately excited dc motor in the form of a

differential equation

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d2 w + B dw + K2 w = K V
dt J dt LJ LJ a
The above equation may be organized in the state-space form as follows
R 2 V
Sd w W dw
S dw W > H
S dt2 W = P dt + QV
a
w
S dt W
Where Tthe PX matrix is given by
- B - LJ K
- K - BJ
2 2

(A) = J G (B) = LJ G
1 0 0 1
0 1 1 0
(C) =- K - B G
2 (D) =- B - K G 2

LJ J J LJ
Q. 73 The loop gain GH of a closed loop system is given by the following expression
K The value of K for which the system just becomes unstable is
s (s + 2) (s + 4)
(A) K = 6 (B) K = 8
(C) K = 48 (D) K = 96

Q. 74 The asymptotic Bode plot of the transfer function K/ [1 + (s/a)] is given in figure.
The error in phase angle and dB gain at a frequency of w = 0.5a are respectively

(A) 4.9c, 0.97 dB (B) 5.7c, 3 dB

(C) 4.9c, 3 dB (D) 5.7c, 0.97 dB

Q. 75 The block diagram of a control system is shown in figure. The transfer function
G (s) = Y (s) /U (s) of the system is

(A) 1 (B) 1
18^1 + 12s h^1 + s3 h 27^1 + s6 h^1 + s9 h
(C) 1 (D) 1
27^1 + 12s h^1 + s9 h 27^1 + s9 h^1 + s3 h
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