Gujarat Technological UniversityWinter 2025 examination

GTU 3131101 Control Systems Winter 2025 Question Paper & PDF

B.E. · EC Engineering · Semester 3 · Subject code 3131101
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Total
70 marks
To pass
23 marks (33%)
Duration
2.5 Hours 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Questions
5 with internal choice
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21 of 25 questions on this paper were also asked in other years. Each is marked below with the years it appeared.See all 31 repeated 3131101 questions, most asked first

Q.1

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Explain standard test signals.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1a, Summer 2025 Q3a, Summer 2024 Q3b

(b)
4 marks
Compare time response and frequency response of system.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Explain any 7 rules of block diagram reduction technique.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q1c, Summer 2025 Q4c OR, Summer 2024 Q2c OR

Q.2

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Write advantages of state space approach over classical methods.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2a, Summer 2025 Q4a OR

(b)
4 marks
Discuss the effect of adding a pole to a closed loop transfer function.
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Mason’s Gain Formula with suitable example

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2c, Summer 2025 Q5b

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Write a short note on state space representation of a control system.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q2c OR

Q.3

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain in brief about PID controller.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Discuss force voltage (F-V) analogous system with analogous quantity.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b, Summer 2025 Q1b, Summer 2024 Q3c OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers

Explain the steps of root locus

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3c, Summer 2025 Q2c, Summer 2024 Q4c OR

(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Explain in brief about PD controller.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3a OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss force current (F-I) analogous system with analogous quantity.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marks
Explain nature of Bode plot for
i)Poles at the origin
ii)Zeros at the origin.

Q.4

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Find Laplace transform of x(t) = cos2t

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4a

(b)
4 marks
Explain, how the gain and phase margin are obtained from Nyquist plots?
(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Phase-Lag compensator in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c, Summer 2025 Q5c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Find Laplace transform of x(t) = sin2t

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4a OR, Summer 2024 Q2b

(b)
4 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain polar plot with suitable example.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4b OR, Summer 2025 Q4b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 3 of 4 papers
Explain Phase-Lead compensator in detail.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q4c OR, Summer 2025 Q5c OR

Q.5

14 Marks
(a)
3 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Define: State, State variable, State trajectory.

Also asked in Summer 2024 Q3a

(b)
4 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Define steady state error and obtain its formula

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b, Summer 2025 Q4c, Summer 2024 Q3b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss unit step response of first order system.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c

(a)
3 marksAsked in 4 of 4 papers
Define
i)Gain Margin
ii)Frequency response
iii)Phase Margin

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5a OR, Summer 2025 Q5a, Summer 2024 Q5a OR

(b)
4 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers

Obtain equation of peak time for a second order control system when subjected to unit step input.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5b OR

(c)
7 marksAsked in 2 of 4 papers
Discuss impulse response of second order system.

Also asked in Summer 2026 Q5c OR

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Official Gujarat Technological University (GTU) examination paper for Control Systems (Winter 2025, B.E. · EC Engineering, Sem 3). Features complete 70-mark regular & remedial examination pattern, official marking distribution across all 5 questions, and direct 1-click official PDF download.

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