Basics of Control Systems - Electronic Engineering (MCQ) questions & answers

1)   A good control system should be sensitive to __________

a. Internal disturbances
b. Environmental parameters
c. Parametric variations
d. Input signals (except noise)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Input signals (except noise)

Explanation:
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2)   Which among the following controls the speed of D.C. motor?

a. Galvanometer
b. Gauss meter
c. Potentiometer
d. Tachometer
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Tachometer

Explanation:
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3)   What should be the nature of bandwidth for a good control system?

a. Large
b. Small
c. Medium
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Large

Explanation:
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4)   Which system exhibits the initiation of corrective action only after the output gets affected?

a. Feed forward
b. Feedback
c. Both a and b
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Feedback

Explanation:
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5)   What is the value of steady state error in closed loop control systems?

a. Zero
b. Unity
c. Infinity
d. Unpredictable
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Zero

Explanation:
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6)   Into which energy signal does the position sensor convert the measured position of servomotor in servomechanisms?

a. Mechanical
b. Electrical
c. Thermal
d. Light
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Electrical

Explanation:
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7)   Which among the following represents an illustration of closed loop system?

a. Automatic washing machine
b. Automatic electric iron
c. Bread toaster
d. Electric hand drier
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Automatic electric iron

Explanation:
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8)   Which notation represents the feedback path in closed loop system representation?

a. b(t)
b. c(t)
c. e(t)
d. r(t)
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: b(t)

Explanation:
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9)   Which among the following is not an advantage of an open loop system?

a. Simplicity in construction & design
b. Easy maintenance
c. Rare problems of stability
d. Requirement of system recalibration from time to time
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Requirement of system recalibration from time to time

Explanation:
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10)   Which terminology deals with the excitation or stimulus applied to the system from an external source for the generation of an output?

a. Input signal
b. Output signal
c. Error signal
d. Feedback signal
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Input signal

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!