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GATE Fundamentals of Biological Engineering: Process Control: Measurement devices, valves, first and second order systems, feedback and feed forward control, P, I and D controllers and tuning – Previous Year Questions

8 GATE previous year questions on Process Control: Measurement devices, valves, first and second order systems, feedback and feed forward control, P, I and D controllers and tuning (Fundamentals of Biological Engineering, Biotechnology) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2021 BT Q23 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A feedback loop controls tank liquid level h by inlet valve V. F 1,F 2 are inlet and outlet flows, LT is transmitter, LC is controller, h sp is set…
  2. GATE 2022 BT Q41 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – Which of the following statements are CORRECT for a controller? P. In a proportional controller, a control action is proportional to the error Q. In…
  3. GATE 2023 BT Q64 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A proportional controller is used to control the temperature of an autoclave from 60 C ° to 130 C ° . If the proportional band setting of the…
  4. GATE 2026 BT Q15 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The transfer function of a Proportional-Integral (PI) controller G C(s) is given by G C(s) = K C(1 + 1 Is) where K C is the controller gain, I is the…
  5. GATE 2026 BT Q36 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – In the open-loop process shown in the figure, the input U(s), the transfer function G p(s) and the output Y(s) are given in the Laplace domain in…
  6. GATE 2025 BT Q42 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – A thermometer measuring body temperature follows a first-order response with a time constant of 40 seconds. The instrument will reach 95% of its…
  7. GATE 2025 BT Q43 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The output y(t) of a first-order process is governed by the following differential equation pdydt + y = K pf(t) where p is a non-zero time constant, K…
  8. GATE 2024 BT Q12 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – The transfer function of a process is G(s) = racK p au p s + 1, where K p is the gain and au p is the time constant. This is a process.