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TUTORIAL SHEET-1
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: I
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Introduction to Control System
Q.1. An open loop system represented by the transfer function GATE 2012

is

(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

Q.2. A function y(t) satisfies the following differential equation : GATE 2008

where δ(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) etu(t) (D) e-tu(t)

Q.3. The transfer function of a linear time invariant system is given as GATE 2008

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

Q.4. The response of the to the unit step input u(t) is y(t) . GATE 2016

The value of dy/dt at t = 0 + is ________.

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TUTORIAL SHEET-2
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: I
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Modeling of control system and SFG

Q.1. The relationship between the force f (t) and the displacement x(t) of a spring-mass system (with mass M, viscous

damping D and spring constant K) is

X(s) and F(s) are the Laplace transforms of x(t) and f (t) respectively. With in appropriate

units, the transfer function is GATE 2016

A)

B)

C)

D)

Q.2. The signal flow graph of a system is shown below. U(s) is the input and C(s) is the output. GATE 2014

Assuming, h1=b1 and h0=b0-b1a1, the input-output transfer function, G(S)=C(s)/U(s) of the system is given

by

A)

B)

C)
D)
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TUTORIAL SHEET-3
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: II
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: State Variable Analysis

Q.1. For the system governed by the set of equations: GATE 2015
dx1/dt = 2x1+x2+u
dx2/dt = −2x1+u
y=3x1
the transfer function Y(s)/U(s) is given by
(A) 3(s+1)/(s2−2s+2)
(B) 3(2s+1)/(s2−2s+1)
(C) (s+1)/(s2−2s+1)
(D) 3(2s+1)/(s2−2s+2)
Q.2. The state transition matrix for the system GATE 2014

is

(A)

(B)

(C)

(D)
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TUTORIAL SHEET-4
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: II
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: State Variable Analysis

Q.1. The state variable formulation of a system is given as GATE 2013

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

Q.2. The system x = Ax + Bu with   is GATE 2010

(A) stable and controllable
(B) stable but uncontrollable
(C) unstable and uncontrollable
(D) unstable and uncontrollable
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TUTORIAL SHEET-5
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: III
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Time Domain Analysis
Q.1. The transfer function of a second order real system with a perfectly flat magnitude response of unity has a
pole at (2−j3). List all the poles and zeroes. GATE 2016
(A)  Poles at (2±j3), no zeroes.
(B)  Poles at (±2−j3), one zero at origin.
(C)  Poles at (2−j3), (−2+j3), zeroes at (−2−j3),(2+j3).

(D)  Poles at (2±j3),zeroes at (−2±j3)

Q.2. An open loop control system results in a response of e−2t(sin 5t+cos 5t) for a unit impulse input.
The DC gain of the control system is _________. GATE 2015
Q.3. The unit step response of a system with the transfer function G(s)=1−2s1+sGs=1-2s1+s is given by
which one of the following waveforms?
GATE 2015
A) B)

C) D)
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TUTORIAL SHEET-6
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: III
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Time Domain Analysis

Q.1. The closed-loop transfer function of a system is T(S)=4(s2+0.4s+4). The steady state error due to unit step
input is __________. GATE 2014
Q.2. A system with transfer function GATE 2012

G(s)=(s2+9)(s+2)/((s+1)(s+3)(s+4))
is excited by sin(ωt). The steady-state output of the system is zero at
A) ω=1 rad/s
B) ω=2 rad/s
C) ω=3 rad/s
D) ω=4 rad/s
Q.3. 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

GATE 2011

(A) 0
(B) 0.1
(C) 1
(D)10
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TUTORIAL SHEET-7
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: IV
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Stability of Linear Control System

Q.1.The open loop transfer function of a unity feedback control system is given by GATE-2016

The closed loop system will be stable if,

Q.2. In the formation of Routh-Hurwitz array for a polynomial, all the elements of a row have zero values. This
premature termination of the array indicates the presence of GATE-2014
(A) only one root at the origin (B) imaginary roots
(C) only positive real roots (D) only negative real roots
Q.3. For the given system, it is desired that the system be stable. The minimum value of αα for this condition is
_______________. GATE-2014
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TUTORIAL SHEET-8
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: IV
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Stability of Linear Control System

Q.1. The gain at the breakaway point of the root locus of a unity feedback system with open loop transfer function

GATE-2016

Is

(A)  1 (B)  2 (C)  5 (D)  9

Q.2. An open loop transfer function G(s) of a system is GATE-2015

For a unity feedback system, the breakaway point of the root loci on the real axis occurs at

(A)  -0.42 (B)  -1.58 (C)  -0.42 and -1.58 (D)  none of the above

Q.3. The root locus of a unity feedback system is shown in the figure GATE-2014

The closed loop transfer function of the system is

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TUTORIAL SHEET-9
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: V
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Frequency Domain Analysis

Q.1. The polar plot of an open loop stable system is shown below. The closed loop system is GATE 2009

(A) Always stable (B) Marginally stable

(C) Unstable with one pole on the RH s-plane (D) Unstable with two poles on the RH s-plane

Q.2. The forward path transfer function of a unity feedback control system is

G(s) = 21.39/(s(s + 6.54))

Determine the resonance peak, resonant frequency and normalized bandwidth.

Q.3. Sketch the polar plot for the transfer function

G(s) = 1/(s(1 + s)(1 + 2s))

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TUTORIAL SHEET-10
SUBJECT: Control System-I NAME OF FACULTY: Narendra Kumar Chaurasia
SUB. CODE: RIC-603 UNIT: V
BRANCH: EC TOPIC: Frequency Domain Analysis

Q.1. Loop transfer function of a feedback system is G(s)H(s)=(s + 3)/(s2(s – 3)).Take the Nyquist contour in the
clockwise direction. Then, the Nyquist plot of G(s)H(s)encircles −1+j0 GATE 2016

(A)  once in clockwise direction (B)  twice in clockwise direction

(C)  once in anticlockwise direction (D)  twice in anticlockwise direction

Q.2. Consider the following asymptotic Bode magnitude plot (ω is in rad/s). GATE 2016

Which one of the following transfer functions is best represented by the above Bode magnitude plot?

Q.3. For the transfer function GATE 2014

The values of the constant gain term and the highest corner frequency of the Bode plot respectively are

(A) 3.2, 5.0 (B) 16.0, 4.0 (C) 3.2, 4.0 (D) 16.0, 5.0