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GATE Instrumentation and Process Control: Process modelling, transfer functions and dynamic response – Previous Year Questions

9 GATE previous year questions on Process modelling, transfer functions and dynamic response (Instrumentation and Process Control, Chemical Engineering) with answers and explanations, from every paper.

  1. GATE 2022 CH Q34 (1 mark, Numerical answer) – A process described by the transfer function G p(s) = (10s + 1)(5s + 1) is forced by a unit step input at time t = 0. The output value immediately…
  2. GATE 2022 CH Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider a single-input-single-output (SISO) system with the transfer function G p(s) = 2(s + 1)(12s + 1)(14s + 1) where the time constants are in…
  3. GATE 2023 CH Q25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – A liquid surge tank has F in and F out as the inlet and outlet flow rates respectively, as shown in the figure below. F out is proportional to the…
  4. GATE 2023 CH Q62 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – The transfer function of a measuring instrument is G m(s) = 1.052s + 1(-s). At time t = 0, a step change of +1 unit is introduced in the input of this…
  5. GATE 2025 CH Q25 (1 mark, Multiple choice) – Choose the transfer function that best fits the output response to a unit step input change shown in the figure
  6. GATE 2025 CH Q39 (2 marks, Multiple choice) – The first-order irreversible liquid phase reaction A B occurs inside a constant volume (V) isothermal CSTR with the initial steady state conditions…
  7. GATE 2025 CH Q60 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – Consider a process with transfer function G p = 2e-s(5s + 1)2 A first-order plus dead time (FOPDT) model is to be fitted to the unit step process…
  8. GATE 2026 CH Q25 (1 mark, Multiple select) – A process exhibits an inverse response to a step input. Which of the following statements is/are necessarily TRUE about the process?
  9. GATE 2026 CH Q51 (2 marks, Numerical answer) – A thermometer initially at a steady temperature of 30 °C is inserted in a water bath maintained at 90 °C. The initial rate of temperature rise of the…