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Instrumentation and Process Control

Year 2011 One Mark

Q. 1 Match the process parameters in Group I with the measuring instruments in

Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Flame temperature I. Thermocouple

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Q. Composition of LPG II. Radiation pyrometer

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R. Liquid air temperature III. Gas chromatograph
(A) P-III, Q-I, R-II (B) P-I, Q-III, R-II

PA
(C) P-II, Q-III, R-I (D) P-II, Q-I, R-III

M
Q. 2 The range of standard current signal in process instruments is 4 to 20 mA . Which
one of the following is the reason for choosing the minimum signal as 4 mA
instead of zero?
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C
(A) To minimise resistive heating in instruments

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(B) To distinguish between signal failure and minimum signal condition
(C) To ensure a smaller difference between maximum and minimum signals

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(D) To ensure compatibility with other instruments

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Year 2011 Two Marks

N
Q. 3 The following diagram shows a CSTR with two control loops. A liquid phase,
endothermic reaction is taking place in the CSTR and the system is initially at

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steady state. Assume that the changes in physical properties of the system are
negligible.

TC = Temperature controller, LC = Level controller

TT = Temperature transmitter, LT = Level transmitter
V1 and V2 = Control valves
Which one of the following statements is true?
(A) Changing the level controller set point affects the opening of V2 only
(B) Changing the temperature controller set point affects the opening of V2 only
(C) Changing the temperature controller set point affects the opening of both V1
and V2
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(D) Changing the level controller set point affects the opening of both V1 and V2

Statement For Linked Answer Q 4 and 5 :

A PID controller output p ^ t h, in time domain is given by

# e^t hdt + 15 dedt^t h

t

p ^ t h = 30 + 5 e ^ t h + 1.25
0

where, e ^ t h is the error at time t . The transfer function of the process to be controlled is
G p ^ s h = 10
^ s + 1h
.
200

Y
The measurement of the controlled variable is instantaneous and accurate.

N
Q. 4 The transfer function of the controller is
5 ^12s2 + 4s + 1h 5 ^12s2 + 3s + 1h

A
(A) (B)
3s 3s
5 ^12s2 + 4s + 1h 5 ^12s2 + 3s + 1h
P
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(C) (D)
4s 4s

Q. 5
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the characteristic equation of the closed-loop is
(A) 6s2 + 102s + 1 = 0 (B)
C 700s2 + 102s + 25 = 0

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(C) 100s2 − 196s − 25 = 0 (D) 240s3 + 812s2 + 204s + 1 = 0

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Year 2010 One Mark

D
Q. 6 Match the location of the poles/zeroes in the s -plane listed in Group I with the

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system response characteristics in Group II.

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Group I Group II
P. Pole in the right half plane 1. Stable response

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Q. Pole at origin
R. Zero in the right half plane
2. Integrating response
3. Inverse response
4. Inverse response
Codes
P Q R
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 3 4 1
(C) 2 2 4
(D) 1 4 3
Q. 7 Flow measuring instruments with different specifications (zero and span) are
available for an application that requires flow rate measurements in the range of
300 L/h to 400 L/h . The appropriate instrument for this application is the one
whose specifications are
(A) zero = 175 L/h , span = 150 L/h (B) zero = 375 L/h , span = 100 L/h
(C) zero = 275 L/h , span = 150 L/h (D) zero = 475 L/h , span = 100 L/h

Q. 8 The transfer function G ^s h whose asymptotic Bode diagram is shown below, is

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(A) 10s + 1 (B)

s - 10
(C) s + 10 (D)
10s - 1

Year 2010 Two Marks

Q. 9 A block diagram for a control system is shown below.

Y
N
PA
M
O
the steady state gain of the closed-loop system, between output Y ^s h and set
point R ^s h, is
C
&
(A) 5/9 (B) 4/9
(C) 1/3 (D) 2/9

Q. 10
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Consider the cascade control configuration shown in the figure below:

D
O
N
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The system is stable when Kc, 2 is
(A) 3/4 (B) 1
(C) 5/4 (D) 3/2

Q. 11 Consider the process as shown below:

A constant head pump transfers a liquid flow, a tank maintained at 20 psi to a

reactor operating at 100 psi, through a heat exchanger and a control valve. At
the design conditions, the liquid flow rate is 1000 L/ min , while the pressure drop
across the heat exchanger is 40 psi, and that across the control valve is 20 psi.
Assume that the pressure drop across the heat exchanger varies as the square of
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the flow rate. If the flow is reduced to 500 L/ min , then the pressure drop across
the control valve is
(A) 30 psi (B) 50 psi
(C) 80 psi (D) 150 psi

Year 2009 One Mark

Q. 12 Which one of the following sensors is used for the measurement of temperature in
a combustion process ^T > 1800cCh
(A) Type J thermocouple (B) Thermistor
(C) Resistance temperature detector (D) Pyrometer

Y
N
Q. 13 The roots of the characteristic equation of an underdamped second order system
are
(A) real, negative and equal
(C) real, positive and unequal
PA
(B) real, negative and unequal
(D) complex conjugates

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Year 2009
O Two Marks

Q. 14
1
The inverse Laplace transform of
2s + 3s + 1
is
C2

(A) e-t/2 - e-t (B)

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2e-t/2 - e-t

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(C) e-t - 2e-t/2 (D) e-t - e-t/2

D
Q. 15 The characteristic equation of a closed-loop system using a proportional controller
with gain Kc is

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12s3 + 19s2 + 8s + 1 + Kc = 0

(A) 35/3 N
At the onset of instability, the value of Kc is
(B) 10

Q. 16
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(C) 25/3 (D) 20/3

The block diagram for a control system is shown below.

For a unit step change in the set point, R ^s h, the steady state offset in the output
Y ^s h is
(A) 0.2 (B) 0.3
(C) 0.4 (D) 0.5

Q. 17 For a tank of cross-sectional area 100 cm2 and inlet flow rate (Qi in cm3 /s ),
the outlet flow rate (Q 0 in cm3 /s ) is related to the liquid height (H in cm) as
Q 0 = 3 H (see figure below).
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H ^s h
Q i ^s h
Then the transfer function (overbar indicates deviation variables) of the
process around the steady state point, Qis = 18 cm3 /s and Hs = 36 cm , is
(A) 1 (B) 2
100s + 1 200s + 1
(C) 3 (D) 4
300s + 1 400s + 1

Y
N
Year 2008 Two Marks

Q. 18
time constant of the process are, respectively
PA
The unit impulse response of a first order process is given by 2e-0.5t . The gain and

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(A) 4 and 2 (B) 2 and 2

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(C) 2 and 0.5 (D) 1 and 0.5

Q. 19
C
A unit step input is given to a process that is represented by the transfer function
^s + 2h
. The initial value ^t = 0+h of the response of the process to the step input
^s + 5h
is &
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(A) 0 (B) 2/5

D
(C) 1 (D) 3

Q. 20
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A tank of volume 0.25 m3 and height 1 m has water flowing in at 0.05 m3 / min .

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The outlet flow rate is governed by the relation
Fout = 0.1 h

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where, h is the height of the water in the tank in metre and Fout is the outlet flow
rate in m3 / min .
The inlet flow rate changes suddenly from its nominal value of 0.05 m3 / min to
0.15 m3 / min and remains there. The time (in min) at which the tank will begin
to overflow is given by
(A) 0.28 (B) 1.01
(C) 1.73 (D) 3

Q. 21 Which one of the following transfer functions corresponds to an inverse response

process with a positive gain?
(A) 1 − 2 (B) 2 − 5
2s + 1 3s + 1 s + 1 s + 10
3 ^0.5s − 1h 5 − 3
^2s + 1h^s + 1h
(C) (D)
s + 1 2s + 1

Q. 22 Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.
List I List II
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P. Temperature 1. Hot wire anemometry

Q. Pressure 2. Strain gauge
R. Flow 3. Chromatographic analyzer
4. Pyrometer
Codes
P Q R
(A) 1 2 3
(B) 4 1 3
(C) 1 2 4
(D) 4 2 1

Y
Q. 23 Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given

N
below the lists.

A
List I List II

P
P. Ziegler-Nichols 1. Process reaction curve

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Q. Underdamped response 2. Decay ratio

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R. Feed-forward control 3. Frequency response

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4. Disturbance measurement
Codes

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P Q R
(A) 3 2 4

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(B) 1 2 3
(C) 3 4 2
(D) 1 4 2
D
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Statement For Linked Answer Q 24 and 25 :

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The cross-over frequency associated with a feedback loop employing a proportional
controller to control the process represented by the transfer function
G p ^s h = 2e 2 , (unit of time is minute)
−s

^τs + 1h

is found to be 0.6 rad/ min . Assume that the measurement and valve transfer functions
are unity.
Q. 24 The time constant τ (in min) is
(A) 1.14 (B) 1.92
(C) 3.23 (D) 5.39

Q. 25 If the control loop is to operate at a gain margin of 2.0, the gain of the proportional
controller must equal
(A) 0.85 (B) 2.87
(C) 3.39 (D) 11.50

Year 2007 One Mark

Q. 26 An operator was told to control the temperature of a reactor at 60cC . The

operator sets the set-point of the temperature controller at 60. The scale actually
indicated 0 to 100% of a temperature range of 0 to 200cC . This caused a runaway
reaction by over pressurizing the vessel, which resulted in injury to the operator.
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The actual set-point temperature was

(A) 200cC (B) 60cC
(C) 120cC (D) 100cC

Year 2007 Two Marks

Q. 27 The dynamic model for a mixing tank open to atmosphere at its top as shown
below is to be written. The objective of mixing is to cool the hot water stream
entering the tank at a flow rate q2 and feed temperature of Ts with a cold water
feed stream entering the tank at a flow rate q1 and feed temperature of T0 . A
water stream is drawn from the tank bottom at a flow rate of q 4 by a pump
and the level in the tank is proposed to be controlled by drawing another water
stream at a flow rate q 3 . Neglect evaporation and other heat losses from the tank.

Y
N
PA
M
O
C
The dynamic model for the tank is given as
(A) dV = q1 + q2 − q 3 , V dT = q1 T0 + q2 Ts − q 3 T
dt dt

(B) dV = q1 − q 4 ,
d ^VT h
&
= q1 Ts − q 4 T

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dt dt
d ^VT h
(C) dV = q1 + q2 − q 4 ,

D
= q1 T0 + q2 Ts − q 4 T
dt dt
q + q2 − q 3 − q 4 d ^VT h
(D) dV = 1
O , = q1 ^T0 − T h + q2 ^Ts − T h

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dt dt

Q. 28 Match the transfer functions with the responses to a unit step input shown in the

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figure.

− 2.5 ^− 4s + 1h − 2e−10s
1. 2.
2
4s + 4s + 1 10s + 1
3. − 5 4. - 0.1
− 20s + 1 s
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5. 4s + 3
2s + 1
Codes
1 2 3 4 5
(A) E C A D B
(B) A B C D E
(C) B A C E D
(D) E A C B D
Q. 29 Consider the following instrumentation diagram for a chemical reactor. CSP
represents a concentration set-point.

Y
N
PA
M
O
C
&
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Match the List I with List II and select the correct answer using the codes given
below the lists.

D
List I List II
P.
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Control strategy 1. Feed forward control

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Q. Primary control variable 2. Cascade control

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R. Slowest controller 3. Concentration in the reactor
S. Fastest controller 4. Reactor temperature
5. Jacket temperature
6. Concentration controller
7. Reactor temperature controller
8. Jacket temperature controller
9. Flow controller
10. Selective control
Codes
P Q R S
(A) 2 3 6 9
(B) 1 4 8 7
(C) 10 7 9 6
(D) 1 8 5 9
Q. 30 The first two rows of Routh’s tabulation of a third order equation are
s3 2 2
s2 4 4
Select the correct answer from the following choices.
(A) The equation has one root in the right half s -plance
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(B) The equation has two roots on the j -axis at d = j and - j . The third root is
in the left half plane
(C) The equation has two roots on the j -axis at s = 2j and - 2j . The third root
is in the left half plane
(D) The equation has two roots on the j -axis at s = 2j and - 2j . The third root
is in the right half plane

Common Data For Questions 31, 32 and 33 :

A cascade control system for pressure control is shown in the figure given below. The
pressure transmitter has a range of 0 to 6 bar (g) and the flow transmitter range is 0 to
81 nm3 /h . The normal flow rate through the valve is 32.4 nm3 /h corresponding to the
value of set point for pressure = 1 bar (g) and to give the flow, the valve must be 40%
opened. The control valve has linear characteristics and is fall-open (air to close). Error,

Y
set point and control variable are expressed in percentage transmitter output (% TO).

N
Proportional gain is expressed in the units of per cent controller output (CO% TO).

PA
M
O
C
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Q. 31
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The types of action for the two controllers are

D
(A) direct acting for the pressure control and direct acting for the flow control

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(B) indirect acting for the pressure control and indirect acting for the flow control

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(C) direct acting for the pressure control and indirect acting for the flow control

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(D) indirect acting for the pressure control and direct acting for the flow control

Q. 32 The bias values for the two controllers, so that no offset occurs in either controller
are
(A) pressure controller : 40%, flow controller : 60%
(B) pressure controller : 33%, flow controller : 67%
(C) pressure controller : 67%, flow controller : 33%
(D) pressure controller : 60%, flow controller : 40%

Q. 33 Given that the actual tank pressure is 4 bar (g) and a proportional controller
is employed for pressure control, the proportional band setting of the pressure
controller required to obtain a set point to the flow controller equal to 54 nm3 /h
is
(A) 50% (B) 100%
(C) 150% (D) 187%

Year 2006 One Mark

Q. 34 The control valve characteristics for three types of control valves (P , Q , and R
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) are given in the figure below. Match the control valve with its characteristics.

Y
(A) P -Quick opening, Q -Linear, R-Equal percentage

N
(B) P -Linear, Q -Square root, R-Equal percentage

A
(C) P -Equal percentage, Q -Linear, R-Quick opening
(D) P -Square root, Q -Quick opening, R-Linear
P
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Year 2006 Two Marks

Q. 35
given by C
The Laplace transform of the input function X ^ t h, given in the figure below, is

&
IA
D
O
N
(A) 1 2 ^1 - e-2s h (B) ^
1 1 + e−2s
h

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2s 2s2
(C) 12 ^1 + e+2s h (D) ^
1 1 - e-2s
h
s s2

Q. 36 A liquid level control system is configured as shown in the figure below. If the
Level Transmitter (LT) is direct acting and the pneumatic control valve is air to
open, what kind of control action should the controller (LC) have and why?

(A) Direct acting since the control valve is direct acting

(B) Reverse acting since the control valve is reverse acting
(C) Direct acting since the control valve is reverse acting
(D) Reverse acting since the control valve is direct acting

Q. 37 A 2-input, 2-output process can be described in the Laplace transform domain

as given below.
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^τ 1 s + 1h Y1 ^s h = K1 U1 ^s h + K2 U2 ^s h
^τ 2 s + 1h Y2 ^s h = K 3 U2 ^s h + K 4 Y1 ^s h
where U1 and U2 are the inputs and Y1 and Y2 are the outputs. The gains of the
transfer functions Y1 ^s h /U2 ^s h and Y2 ^s h /U2 ^s h, respectively are
(A) K2 and K 3 (B) K1 and K 3 + K2 K 4
(C) K2 and K 3 + K1 K 4 (D) K2 and K 3 + K2 K 4

Q. 38 A process is perturbed by a sinusoidal input u ^ t h = A sin ωt . The resulting process

output is
Y ^ s h = KAω
^τs + 1h^s2 + ω2h
.
If y ^0 h = 0 , the differential equation representing the process is
dy ^ t h dy ^ t h
(A) + τy ^ t h = Ku ^ t h (B) τ + y ^ t h = KAu ^ t h
dt dt
dy ^ t h dy ^ t h
(C) τ + y ^ t h = Ku ^ t h (D) τc
Y
+ y ^ t h m = KAu ^ t h

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dt dt

Common Data For Questions 39 and 40 :

PA
M
The block diagram of a closed-loop control system is shown in the figure below. Y is the

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controlled variable, D is disturbance, YSP is the set point, G1 , G2 , and G 3 are transfer

C
functions, and Kc is the proportional controller.

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IA
D
O
N
Q. 39 ©
The closed-loop transfer function Y ^s h /D ^s h is given by
G 3 G1 G1
1 + ^G1 G 3 + G2h Kc 1 + ^G1 G 3 + G2h Kc
(A) (B)
G3 G3
1 + ^G1 + G2h G 3 Kc 1 + ^G1 G 3 + G2h Kc
(C) (D)

Q. 40 Let G1 ^s h = 1 and G2 ^s h = G 3 ^s h = 1/ ^s + 1h. A step change of magnitude M is

made in the set point. The steady state offset of the closed-loop response Y is
(A) M (B) M
1 + 2Kc 1 + Kc
M ^Kc − 1h
(C) (D) 0
1 + 2Kc

Statement For Linked Answer Q 41 and 42 :

For the system shown below,
G1 ^ s h =
τ 1 .s + 1 2 ^ h τ 2 .s + 1
1 ,G s = 1 and t 2 = 2t 1 .
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When the system is excited by the sinusoidal input X ^ t h = sin ωt , the intermediate
response Y is given by Y = A sin ^ωt + φh.
Q. 41 If the response of Y lags behind the input X by 45c and τ 1 = 1, then the input
frequency ω is
(A) 1 (B) π/4
(C) 0 (D) -1

Q. 42 For the same input, the amplitude of the output Z will be

Y
N
(A) 1.00 (B) 0.62

A
(C) 0.42 (D) 0.32

P
M
Year 2005 One Mark

Q. 43
O
The unit step response of a first order system with time constant τ and steady

C
state gain K p is given by
(A) K p ^1 - e-t/τ h (B) K p ^1 - e-t/τ h
(C) K p ^1 - e-2t/τ h (D)
& K p e-t/τ /τ

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Q. 44 An example of an open-loop econd order under-damped system is
(A) liquid level in a tank

D
(B) U-tube manometer

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(C) thermocouple in a thermo-well

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(D) two non-interacting first order systems in series

Q. 45
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The control valve characteristics is selected such that the product of process gain
and the valve gain
(A) is a linearly increasing function of the manipulated variable
(B) is a linearly decreasing function of the manipulated variable
(C) remains constant as the value of the manipulated variable changes
(D) is an exponentially increasing function of the manipulated variable

Q. 46 Cascade control comes under the control configuration which uses

(A) one measurement and one manipulated variable
(B) more than one measurements and one manipulated variable
(C) one measurement and more than one manipulated variables
(D) more than one measurements and more than one manipulated vgariables

Year 2005 Two Marks

Q. 47 Match the process variables in Group I given below with the measuring devices
in Group II.
Group I Group II
P. High temperature 1. Orifice meter
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Q. Flow 2. Chromatograph
R. Composition 3. Radiation pyrometer
4. Bi-metallic Thermometer
(A) P-1, Q-2, R-3 (B) P-1, Q-3, R-2
(C) P-3, Q-1, R-2 (D) P-4, Q-2, R-1

Q. 48 Given the characteristic equation below, select the number of roots which will be
located to the right of the imaginary axis s 4 + 5s3 − s2 − 17s + 12 = 0 .
(A) One (B) Two
(C) Three (D) Zero

Q. 49 Given the process transfer function G p = 4/ ^τs + 1h2 and the disturbance transfer
function Gd = 2 ^τs + 1h, select the correct transfer function for the Feed Forward
Controller for perfect disturbance rejection.
(A) − 2 ^τs + 1h (B) -1
Y
(C) − 0.5 ^τs + 1h (D) −^τs + 1h2
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Q. 50

PA
Given the process transfer function G p = 20/ ^s − 2h and controller transfer
function Gc = Kc and assuming the transfer functions of all other elements in the

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control loop are unity, select the range of Kc for which the closed-loop response

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will be stable.

C
(A) Kc < 1 (B) Kc < 1
10 100

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(C) 1 < Kc < 1 (D) Kc > 1
100 10 10

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Q. 51 The value of ultimate period of oscillation Pu is 3 min , and that of the ultimate

D
controller gain K cu is 2. Select the correct set of tuning parameters (controller
gain Kc , the derivative time constant τ D in minute, and the integral time constant

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τ I in minute) for a PID controller using Ziegler-Nichols controller settings.

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(A) Kc = 1.1; τ I = 2.1, τ D = 1.31 (B) . Kc = 1 5 ; τ I = 1.8 , τ D = 0.51
(C) Kc = 1.5 ; τ I = 1.8 , τ D = 0.51 (D) . Kc = 1 2 ; τ I = 1.5 , τ D = 0.38

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Year 2004 One Mark
t

Q. 52 For the time domain function f ^ t h = t , the Laplace transform of f ^ t h dt is given

#
by 0
1
(A) 3 (B) 2
2s s3
(C) 13 (D) 2
s s2

Year 2004 Two Marks

Q. 53 Match first order system given in Group I with the appropriate time constant in
Group II.
Group I Group II
P. Thermometer 1. ^mC p h / ^hAh
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Q. Mixing 2. q/V
3. V/q
4. ^hAh / ^mC p h
(A) P-4, Q-2 (B) P-4, Q-3
(C) P-1, Q-2 (D) P-1, Q-3

Q. 54 The experimental response of the controlled variable y ^ t h for a step change of

magnitude P , in the manipulated variable x ^ t h is shown below.

Y
N
PA
M
O
C
^Q/P h e−^Q/Rhs &
The appropriate transfer function of the process is
^Q/Rh e− τ s

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d

6^Q/P h s + 1@
(A) (B)
τd s + 1
^Q/P h e− τ s
D ^Q/Rh e−^P/Q hs
d

6^Q/Rh s + 1@
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(C) (D)
τd s + 1

Q. 55
N
Consider a system with open-loop transfer function
G ^ s h =
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1
^ h^ 1h^5s + 1h

s + 1 2 s +
Match the range of ω (frequency) in Group I with the slope of the asymptote of
the log AR (amplitude ratio) versus log ω plot in Group II.
Group I Group II
P. 0 < ω < 0.2 1. -5
Q. ω > 1 2. -3
3. -2
4. -1
5. 0
(A) P-5, Q-2 (B) P-4, Q-2
(C) P-5, Q-3 (D) P-4, Q-1

Q. 56 The process and disturbance transfer functions for a system are given by
y ^s h
G p ^ s h = 2
m ^s h ^2s + 1h^5s + 1h
=

y ^s h
Gd ^s h = 1
d ^s h ^2s + 1h^5s + 1h
and =
The feed forward controller transfer function that will keep the process output
constant for changes in disturbance is
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2 ^2s + 1h ^5s + 1h 2 2

^2s + 1h ^5s + 1h
(A) 2 (B)
2 2
(C) 1/2 (D) ^2s + 1h^5s + 1h
Q. 57 For the block diagram shown below,

the characteristic equation is

(A) τ l s ^τ p s + 1h + Kc K p ^τ l + 1h e− τ s = 0
d

(B) ^τ m s + 1h^τ p s + 1h + Km K p e− τ s = 0
Y
d

(C) τ l s ^τ m s + 1h^τ p s + 1h + Kc Km K p ^τ l s + 1h e− τ s = 0
N
d

(D) ^τ m s + 1h^τ p s + 1h + Kc Km K p e− τ s = 0
A
d

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Year 2003 One Mark

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Q. 58 Match the measured process variables with the list of measuring devices given

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List I List II
(Measured process variable)
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P. Temperature 1. Bourdon tube element
Q. Pressure 2. Orifice plates
R. Flow
D 3. Infrared analyzer
S. Liquid level
O 4. Displacer devices

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T. Composition 5. Pyrometer

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(A) 5 1 2 4 3
(B) 3 1 4 2 5
(C) 1 3 4 2 5
(D) 3 1 2 4 5
Q. 59 Suppose that the gain, time constant, and dead time of a process with the following
transfer function
Gc ^s h = 10 exp ^− 0.1sh / ^0.5s + 1h
are known with a possible error of ! 20% of their values. The largest permissible
gain Kc of a proportional controller needs to be calculated by taking the values
of process gain, time constant and dead time as
(A) 8, 0.6, 0.08 (B) 12, 0.6, 0.12
(C) 8, 0.6, 0.12 (D) 12, 0.4, 0.08

Q. 60 Water is flowing through a series of four tanks and getting heated as shown
in figure. It is desired to design a cascade control scheme for controlling the
temperature of a water leaving the Tank 4 as there is a disturbance in the
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temperature of a second stream entering the Tank 2. Select the best place to take
the secondary measurement for the secondary loop.

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(A) Tank 1 (B) Tank 2
(C) Tank 3 (D) Tank 4

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Year 2003 Two Marks

Q. 61 Water is entering a storage tank at a temperature T0 and flow rate Q 0 and leaving

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at a flow rate Q and temperature T . There are negligible heat losses in the tank.

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The area of cross-section of the tank is Ac . The model that describes the dynamic

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variation of water temperature in the tank with time is given as

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(A) Q 0 ^T0 − T h = Ac h dT (B)
Q 0 T0 − QT = Ac h dT
dt dt
d ^Th h
(C) Q ^T0 − T h = Ac h dT (D) Q ^T0 − T h = Ac h
dt dt

Q. 62 Find the ultimate gain and frequency for a proportional controller in the case of
a process having the following transfer function.
G p ^ s h = 1
^4s + 1h^2s + 1h^s + 1h

(A) ω = 1 ; K = 45 (B)
ω = 7 ; Kc = 46
c
14 7 14 6 3
(C) ω = 1; Kc = 13 (D) ω = 7 ; Kc = 45
8 4

Q. 63 Match the type of controller given in Group II that is most suitable for each
application given in Group I.
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P. Distillation column bottoms level to be controlled 1. P control
with bottom flow
Q. Distillation column pressure to be controlled by 2. Pl control
manipulating vapour flow from the top plate
R. Flow control of a liquid from a pump by 3. PID control
positioning the valve in the line
S. Control of temperature of a CSTR with coolant
flow in the jacket
(A) P-1, Q-1, R-2, S-3 (B) P-2, Q-2, R-3, S-3
(C) P-2, Q-2, R-1, S-1 (D) P-2, Q-3, R-2, S-3

Q. 64 In the case of a feed forward control scheme, which of the following is not true?

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1. It is insensitive to modeling errors.

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2. It cannot cope with unmeasured disturbances.

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3. It waits until the effect of the disturbance has been felt by the system before

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control action is taken.
4. It requires good knowledge of the process model.

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5. It requires identification of all possible disturbances and their direct
measurement.
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(A) 1 and 3
C (B) 1 and 4

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(C) 2 and 5 (D) 3 and 4

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Q. 65 Temperature control of an exothermic chemical reaction taking place in a CSTR
is done with the help of cooling water flowing in a jacket around the reactor. The

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types of valve and controller action to be recommended are
(A) air to open valve with the controller direct acting

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(B) air to close valve with the controller indirect acting

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(C) air to open valve with the controller indirect acting

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(D) air to close valve with the controller direct acting

Year 2002 One Mark

Q. 66 The closed-loop poles of a stable second order system could be

(A) both real and positive
(B) complex conjugate with positive real parts
(C) both real and negative
(D) one real positive and the other real negative

Q. 67 A first order system with unity gain and time constant τ is subjected to a
sinusoidal input of frequency ω = 1 . The amplitude ratio for this system is
τ
(A) 1 (B) 0.5
(C) 1 (D) 0.25
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Year 2002 Two Marks

Q. 68 The frequency response of a first order system has a phase shift with lower and
upper bounds given by
(A) 9- 3, 2 C (B) 9- 2 , 2 C
π p p

(C) 9- 2 , 0C (D)
90, 2 C
π π

Year 2001 One Mark

Q. 69 The calibration data of a thermocouple with its cold junction at 0cC are given

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below.
Hot junction temperature ^cCh
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0 20 40 60 80 100
Thermo-emf ^mVh
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0.00 0.80 1.61 2.43 3.26 4.10

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The hot junction of the thermocouple is placed in a bath at 80cC while its cold
junction is at 20cC . What is the emf of the thermocouple?
(A) 3.26 mV (B)
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0.80 mV
(C) 2.46 mV (D)
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Q. 70
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A process is initially at steady state with its output y = 1 for an input u = 1. The
input is suddenly changed to 2 at time t = 0 . The output response is y ^ t h = 1 + 2t
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(A) 2 (B) 1 + 22
s s

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(C) 1 + 2 (D) 1 1 + 2l

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s s

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Q. 71 The inherent characteristics of an equal percentage valve relating flow rate q with
valve stem movement x are described by the equation

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dq dq
(A) = k (B) = kq
dx dx
dq k dq
(C) = (D) = kq2
dx q dx

Year 2001 Two Marks

Q. 72 An ideal PID controller has the transfer function 61 + 1/ ^0.5s h + 0.2s@. The
frequency at which the Magnitude Ratio of the controller is 1, is
(A) 0.5 (B) 0.2
0.2 0.5
(C) 0.2 # 0.5 (D) 1
0.2 # 0.5
Q. 73 The block diagram of an integrating level process is given below. For unit step
change in the set point ∆h set = 1 with ∆d = 0 , the offset exhibited by the system
is
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(A) Kc (B) 1
1 + Kc 1 + Kc
(C) 0 (D) 2Kc
1 + Kc

Q. 74 A second order system can be obtained by connecting two first order systems
1 1
^τ 1 s + 1h ^τ s s + 1h
and in series. The damping ratio of the resultant second order

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system for the case t 1 = Y t 2 will be
(A) > 1 (B) =1
(C) < 1 (D) = t 1 /t 1
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2s − 1
^3s + 1h^4s + 1h
Q. 75 The unit step response of the transfer function reaches its final

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steady state asymptotically after
(A) a monotonic increase

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(B) a monotonic increase

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(C) initially increasing and then decreasing
(D) initially decreasing and then increasing

Q. 76
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The unit step response of the transfer function 2 1

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s + 2s + 3
(A) has a non-zero slope at the origin

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(B) has a damped oscillatory characteristic

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(C) is overdamped
(D) is unstable

Q. 77 Select the correct statement from the following.

(A) The frequency response of a pure capacity process is unbounded
(B) The phase lag of a pure time delay system decreases with increasing frequency
(C) The amplitude ratio of a pure capacity process is inversely proportional to
the frequency
(D) The amplitude ratio of a pure time delay system increases with frequency

Q. 78 For a feedback control system to be stable, the

(A) roots of the characteristic equation should be real
(B) poles of the closed-loop transfer function should lie in the left half of the
complex plane
(C) Bode plots of the corresponding open-loop transfer function should
monotonically decrease
(D) poles of the closed-loop transfer function should lie in the right half of the
complex plane
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Year 2000 Two Marks

^s + 1h
The initial value ^t = 0+h of the unit step response of the transfer function
^2s + 1h
Q. 79
is
(A) 0 (B) 1/2
(C) 1 (D) 2

Q. 80 The time constant of a unity gain, first order plus time delay process is 5 min . If
the phase lag at a frequency of 0.2 rad/ min is 60c, then the dead time (in min) is
(A) 5π (B) π
12 6
(C) π (D) π

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12 3

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