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Control Systems Multiple Choice Questions

Last updated: June 21, 2025 10:09 am
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Control Systems Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

Cascade control is characterized by:

(A) a special relay or function block to compensate for nonlinear process gain
(B) one controller providing a setpoint for another controller
(C) the presence of a “dead time” relay or function block
(D) two controllers whose outputs are selected either by high or low value
(E) the presence of a “lead/lag” relay or function block

Answer : B

Question 2

Adaptive gain is used for controlling processes.

(A) Nonlinear
(B) Time-variant
(C) Dead time
(D) Fast
(E) Integrating

Answer : A

Question 3

The three “elements” in a three-element boiler feedwater control system are:

(A) Feedwater flow, water conductivity, and steam flow
(B) Drum level, water pH, and drum temperature
(C) Turbidity, feedwater flow, and temperature
(D) Drum temperature, firing rate, and feedwater flow
(E) Steam flow, drum level, and feedwater flow

Answer : E

Question 4

The purpose of feedforward control is to:

(A) eliminate the need for feedback control in a process
(B) reduce the effect of load variation on the process variable
(C) save energy
(D) reduce the effect of process variable noise on stability
(E) compensate for dead time and lag time in a process

Answer : B

Question 5

In a feedback control system, the controller gets its input from the.

(A) Load variable
(B) Manipulated variable
(C) Inferred variable
(D) Controlled variable
(E) Dynamic variable

Answer : D

Question 6

Ratio control is where:

(A) one variable is controlled in proportion to another
(B) a “wild flow” variable sets the gain of the controller
(C) fuel must be precisely rationed for economy
(D) process data is communicated in a digital format
(E) the rate of one variable must remain fixed over time.

Answer : A

Question 7

The following P&ID shows a/an control strategy:

Cascade Control

(A) Adaptive gain
(B) Ratio
(C) Model predictive
(D) Cascade
(E) Feedforward

Answer : D

Question 8

The primary controller in a cascade control system must always be tuned:

(A) faster than the secondary
(B) using the Ziegler-Nichols method
(C) with the same parameters as the master
(D) with greater filtering than the secondary
(E) after the secondary is tuned

Answer : E

Question 9

The following P&ID shows a/an control strategy:

FeedForward Control

(A) Ratio
(B) Cascade
(C) Feedforward with trim
(D) Override
(E) Two-element

Answer : C

Question 10

Lead/lag compensation, sometimes called “dynamic compensation,” is commonly used to:

(A) improve stability by changing controller gain over time
(B) filter noise from the process variable signal in a feedforward system
(C) overcome dead time by duplicating the process lags on the setpoint signal
(D) equalize load and manipulated variable lags in a feedforward system
(E) prevent integral windup by placing limits on the manipulated variable signal

Answer : D

Credits : by Tony R. Kuphaldt

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  • Ishwar says:
    July 17, 2021 at 4:06 pm

    a simple single feedback control of reactor temperature suffer from the date time of the jacket which is mcq 0 ,will not affect ,1 ,none of the above

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