Q.1.

The Laplace transform of is

a.

b.

c. *

d.

Q.2. Considering the root locus diagram for a system with , the
meeting point of the asymptotes on the real axis occurs at _____________.
a. -1.2
b. -0.85
c. -1.05
d. -0.75 *
Q.3. Figure 1 shows a circuit for which switch S is kept open for a long time and then
closed at t = 0. The dynamic equation governing the circuit will then be
___________.
a.
b.

c. *
d.
Q.4. 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

Q.5. If for a control system, the Laplace transform of error is given as then the
steady state value of the error works out as ______.
a. 3.6
b. 1.8
c. 3.2
d. 2.4 *
Q.6. The impulse response of a LTI system is a unit step function, then the corresponding
transfer function is
a. *
 b.
c. 1
d.
Q.7. If the Nyquist plot of the loop transfer function of a closed-loop system
encloses the point in the plane, the gain margin of the system is
a. zero
b. greater than zero
c. less than zero *
d. infinity
Q.8. consider the function where is the Laplace transform of
is equal to
a. 5
b. 2.5 *
c. 0
d. Infinity
Q.9. The transfer function of a phase-lead controller is given by
a. *

b.

c.

d.
Q.10. If the system matrix of a linear time invariant continuous system is given by
its characteristic equation is given by

a. *
b.
c.
d.
Q.11. Given a unity feedback control system with the value of for a
damping ratio of 0.5 is
a. 1
b. 16 *
c. 32
d. 64
Q.12. Given Laplace transform of is Laplace transform of is equal to
 a. *

b.

c.
d.
Q.13. The state-variable description of a linear autonomous system is where is a
two dimensional state vector and is a matrix given by The poles of the
system are locates at
a. -2 and +2 *
b. -2j and +2j
c. -2 and -2
d. +2 and +2
Q.14. The overshoot in the response of the system having the transfer function
for a unit-step input is

a. 60%
b. 40% *
c. 20%
d. 10%
Q.15. Closed-loop transfer function of a unity-feedback system is given by .
Steady state error to unit-ramp input is
a. Infinity
b. *
c. 1
d.

Q.16. In the system shown in figure, sensitivity of with respect to parameter

is
a.

b.

c. 1 *
d. None of the above
Q.17. The open-loop transfer function of a unity feedback system is
. The system is unstable for
a.
b.
 c.
d. All of the above *
Q.18. A unity feedback system with open-loop transfer function is critically
damped. The value of the parameter is
a. 4 *
b. 3
c. 2
d. 1
Q.19. Consider the position control of the system shown in figure. The value of such that
the steady state error is 10% for input rad/sec, is
a. 104.5
b. 114.5 *
c. 124.5
d. 134.5
Q.20. A periodic voltage waveform observed on an oscilloscope across a load is shown. A
permanent magnet moving coil (PMMC) meter connected across the same load reads
a. 4V *
b. 5V
c. 8V
d. 10V

Q.21. For the circuit shown in the figure, the voltage and current expressions are
and
. The average power measure by the wattmeter is
a.

b.

c. *

d.
Q.22. An analog voltmeter uses external multiplier settings. With a multiplier setting of 20
kΩ, it reads 440 V and with a multiplier setting of 80 kΩ, it reads 352 V. For a
multiplier setting of 40 kΩ, the voltmeter reads
a. 371V
b. 383V
 c. 394V
d. 406V *
Q.23. The bridge circuit shown in the figure below is used for the measurement of an
unknown element . The bridge circuit is best suited when is a
a. low resistance
b. high resistance
c. low Q inductor *
d. lossy capacitor

Q.24. A 4½ digit DMM has the error specification as: 0.2% of reading + 10 counts. If a dc
voltage of 100 V is read on its 200 V full scale, the maximum error that can be
expected in the reading is
a. ±0.1%
b. ±0.2%
c. ±0.3% *
d. ±0.4%
Q.25. A wattmeter is connected as shown in figure. The wattmeter reads
a. Zero always
b. Total power consumed by and
c. power consumed by
d. power consumed by *
Q.26. 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:
a. 10 ± 1% *
b. 10 ± 2%
c. 10 ± 5%
d. 10 ± 10%

Q.27. Two sinusoidal signals and are applied to X and Y

inputs of a dual channel CRO. The Lissajous patter displayed on the screen is shown
in figure. The signal will be represented as
a.
b.
 c.
d. *

Q.28. Consider the logic circuit with input signal TEST shown in the figure. All gates in the
figure shown have identical non-zero delay. The signal TEST which was at logic
LOW is switched to logic HIGH and maintained at logic HIGH. The output
a. stays HIGH throughout
b. stays LOW throughout
c. pulses from LOW to HIGH to LOW
d. pulses from HIGH to LOW to HIGH
Q.29. The logic evaluated by the circuit at the output is

a.
b.
c.
d.

Q.30. In the circuit shown, the switch is momentarily closed and then opened. Assuming
the logic gates to have equal non-zero delay, at steady state, the logic states of X and
Y are

a. X is latched, Y toggles continuously

b. X and Y are both latched
c. Y is latched, X toggles continuously
d. X and Y both toggle continuously