Control Systems - Online Test

Q1. Loop transfer function of a feedback system is  Take the Nyquist contour in the clockwise direction. Then, the Nyquist plot of G(s)H(s) encircles -1 + j0.
Answer : Option A
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Q2. Let x1(t) ↔ X1(ω) and x2(t) ↔ X2(ω) be two signals whose Fourier Transforms are as shown in the figure below. In the figure, h(t) = e-2|t| denotes the impulse response.
 
For the system shown above, the minimum sampling rate required to sample y(t), so that y(t) can be uniquely reconstructed from its samples, is

Answer : Option B
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Q3. The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given by

The closed loop system will be stable if,
Answer : Option C
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Q4. A second-order real system has the following properties:
a) the damping ratio ς = 0.5 and undamped natural frequency ω=10 rad/s
b) the steady state value of the output, to a unit step input, is 1.02.
The transfer function of the system is
Answer : Option B
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Q5. The gain at the breakaway point of the root locus of a unity feedback system with open loop transfer function  is
Answer : Option A
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Q6. The transfer function of a system is given by,  Let the output of the system be v0(t) = Vm sin(ωt + φ) for the input vi(t) = Vm sin(ωt). Then the minimum and maximum values of φ (in radians) are respectively 
Answer : Option D
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Q7. A closed loop system has the characteristic equation given by s3 + Ks2 +(K + 2)s + 3 = 0 For this system to be stable, which one of the following conditions should be satisfied?
Answer : Option D
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Q8. The transfer function of the system Y(s)/U(s) whose state-space equations are given below is:

Answer : Option D
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Q9. In the system whose signal flow graph is shown in the figure, U1(s) and U2(s) are inputs. The transfer function Y(s)/U1(s) is

Answer : Option A
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Q10.
As shown in the figure, a negative feedback system has an amplifier of gain 100 with ±10% tolerance in the forward path, and an attenuator of value 9/100 in the feedback path. The overall system gain is approximately:

Answer : Option A
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