JAYAWANT SHIKSHAN PRASARAK MANDAL’s

Bhivrabai Sawant Polytechnic

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DEPARTMENT OF ELELCTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATION

MCQ QUESTION BANK
SUBJECT: Industrial Automation SUBJECT CODE: 22534 COURSE: EJ5I

1 The acronym PLC stands for:

(A) Pressure Load Control
(B) Programmable Logic Controller
(C) Pneumatic Logic Capstan
(D) PID Loop Controller
(E) Pressure Loss Chamber

Answer : B
2. Ladder logic programming consists primarily of:
(A) Virtual relay contacts and coils
(B) Logic gate symbols with connecting lines
(C) Function blocks with connecting lines
(D) Text-based code
(E) Hieroglyphics

Answer : A

3. In a PLC, the scan time refers to the amount of time in which …..
(A) the technician enters the program
(B) timers and counters are indexed by
(C) one “rung” of ladder logic takes to complete
(D) the entire program takes to execute
(E) transmitted data communications must finish

Answer : D

4. The PLC was invented by.

a) Bill Gates
b) Dick Morley
c) Bill Landis
d) Tod Cunningham
5 . The first company to build PLCs was .
a) General Motors
b) Allen Bradley
c) Square D
d) Modicon
 6. Classify the following as automatic control,
manual control, discrete control or continuous control.
a) A sensor is used to turn on and off the lights of a room.

b) A temperature sensor is used to adjust the room temperature and maintain it at a set point.

c) A user starts the bottle filling machine, places the bottle on the conveyor belt to fill it with the
required liquid.

d) The luggage system at the airport.

e) A factory that makes red pens and has no human employees.

Answer :

7. Which one of the following is not a PLC manufacturer

a. Siemens
b. Mitsubishi
c. Microsoft
d. ABB

8. Solenoids, lamps, motors are connected to:

a. Analog output
b. Digital output
c. Analog input
d. Digital input

9. In a PLC “I” is used for output and “Q” is used for input
a. True
b. False
c. None of the above

10. PLC stands for programmable logo controller

a. True
b. False
c. None of the above

11. Which of the following statements is correct?

a) Ladder logic is a PLC graphical programming technique introduced in the last 10 years.

b) A ladder logic program is hard to analyze because it is totally different when compared with the
equivalent relay logic solution.
 c) The number of ladder logic virtual relays and input and output instructions is limited only by
memory size.
d) The number of contacts for a mechanical relay is limited to number of coils on the relay.

12. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a) The status of each input can be checked from one location and outputs can be forced on and off.
b) All symbols in the RLL represent actual components and contacts present in the control system.
c) PLCs are not as reliable as electromechanical relays in RLL.
d) Input (-| |-) and output (- ( ) -) instruction symbols in the ladder logic represent only data values
stored in PLC memory.

13. Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a) If a problem in a PLC module occurs, the module can be changed in a matter of minutes without
any changes in wiring.
b) Outputs can be paralleled on the same rung.
c) The physical wires between the input and output field devices and the PLC input and output
modules are the only signal wires required in the PLC system.
d) The cost and size of PLCs have increased significantly in the last 10 years.

14 . The difference between online and offline PLC programming is . . .

a) whether the PLC is running or stopped

b) whether the programming PC has internet connectivity

c) the type of programming cable used

d) Where the edited program resides.

15. The part that monitors the inputs and makes decisions in a PLC is the
CPU.
a. True
b. False

c. None of the above

16 . One of the following is an input device

a. Motor

b. Light

c. Valve
d. Sensor

17. To increase the number of inputs and outputs of the PLC, one can use expansion modules.
a. True
b. False

c. None of the above

18. An example of discrete (digital) control is:

a. Varying the volume of a music system

b. Turning a lamp ON or OFF

c. Varying the brightness of a lamp

d. Controlling the speed of a fan

19. A solenoid is an example of an output device.

a. True
b. False

c. None of the above

20. Which of the following statements about a single pole double throw relay is NOT true?
a) It is called an SPDT type of relay.

b) It has one common contact.

c) It has two positions (NC and NO).

d) It has a center off position.

21. Identify the problem in this motor control PLC program:

(A) Coil
(B) Start contact
(C) Seal-in contact
(D) Stop contact
(E) Power source

Answer : C

22. The Boolean representation of this PLC program is:

(A) ABC + D
(B) C + (A + B)D
(C) C + D(A + B)
(D) ABC + BD
(E) C(AB + D)

Answer : E

23. The difference between online and offline PLC programming is . . .

(A) whether the PLC is running or stopped
(B) whether the programming PC has internet connectivity
(C) the type of programming cable used
(D) where the edited program resides
(E) the type of programmer used

Answer : D

24. In PLC programming, a retentive function is one that:

(A) Defaults to the “on” state
(B) Comes last in the program
(C) Defaults to the “off” state
(D) Cannot be edited or deleted
(E) Is not reset after a power cycle

Answer : E

25. What is the largest integer number that a PLC counter function can reach if it uses a 16 bit
register?
(A) 32,768
(B) 65,535
(C) 65,536
(D) 65,537
(E) 32,767

Answer : B

26. An OR function implemented in ladder logic uses:

(A) Normally-closed contacts in series
(B) Normally-open contacts in series
(C) A single normally-closed contact
(D) Normally-open contacts in parallel
(E) Normally-closed contacts in parallel

Answer : D

27. A good application for a timed interrupt in a PLC program would be:
(A) A communications function block
(B) A PID function block
(C) A math function block
(D) A motor start/stop rung
(E) A “watchdog” timer

Answer : B

28. The consideration involved in the selection of the type of electric drive for a particular
application depends upon
1. Speed control range and its nature
2. Starting Nature
3. Environmental condition
4. All of the above
Answer.4. All of the above

30. Which of the following motor is preferred for automatic drives?

1. Ward Leonard controlled dc motors

2. Squirrel cage induction motor

3. Synchronous motors

4. Shunt Motor

31. The consideration involved in the selection of the type of electric drive for the Load Variation
application depends upon
1. Constant Load
2. Continuous Variable Load
3. Pulsating Load
4. All of the above

32. __________ drive is also called as Line shaft drive

1. Individual drive
2. Multimotor drive
3. Group Drive
4. None of the above

33. The advantages of a group driver electric drive are

1. High efficiency
2. Low Noise
3. Constant speed
4. All of the above
34. The disadvantages of group drive electric machine is/are
1. Low efficiency
2. Low overload capacity
3. Can’t be used for constant operation
4. All of the above

35. In __________ drive each machine is driven by its own separate motor with the help of gears and
pulley.
1. Individual drive
2. Multimotor drive
3. Group Drive
4. None of the above

36. The advantages of the individual drive is/are

1. Flexibility in operation
2. Each machine can be run or stop as desired
3. Maintenance of Lineshaft, bearing is eliminated
4. All of the above

37. The drive which is used for metal-cutting machines tools, rolling mills etc. are
1. Individual drive
2. Multimotor drive
3. Group Drive
4. None of the above

38. What is the total annual cost of a group drive with a motor costing Rs.18000 with that of 10
individual motors, each costing Rs. 5000. The annual consumption is 80000 kWh. Electrical energy
costs 20 paise per kWh. Depreciation, maintenance, and other fixed charges amount to 10 percent.
1. Rs. 16800
2. Rs.1800
3. Rs. 18000
4. Rs. 17800

39.The graph shown below is related to which type of class in the motor

1. Continuous Duty with constant Load

2. Continuous Duty With the variable load
3. Short Time duty
4. Intermittent duty

40. What is the full form of SCADA?

a) Supervisory Control and Document Acquisition
b) Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
c) Supervisory Column and Data Assessment
d) Supervisory Column and Data Assessment

41. DCS is a __________________

a) Distributed Control System
b) Data Control System
c) Data Column System
d) Distributed Column System

42. What is SCADA?

a) Software
b) Process
c) System
d) Hardware
View Answer
Answer: b

43. The control in SCADA is _____________

a) Online control
b) Direct control
c) Supervisory control
d) Automatic control

Answer: c

44. When did the SCADA start?

a) 1980s
b) 1990s
c) 1970s
d) 1960s

45. When did Windows become the world standard operating system?
a) 1980s
b) 1990s
c) 1970s
d) 1960s

46. Which of the following is an example of the SCADA system?

a) Emerson Delta V
b) Honeywell PlantScape
c) Yokogawa CENTUM
d) PowerStudio Deluxe

47. How many levels are present in a complex SCADA system?

a) 3 – levels
b) 5 – levels
c) 4 – levels
d) 6 – levels

48. Which of the following is not the component of a SCADA system?

a) Database server
b) I/O system
c) PLC controller
d) Sparger controller

49. Which of the following is used for centralized network databases?

a) RAID 2
b) RAID 5
c) RAID 1
d) RAID 2

50. The minimum number of disks in RAID level 2 is ________

a) 3
b) 4
c) 2
d) 1

51. Which of the following is the heart of a SCADA system?

a) PLC
b) HMI
c) Alarm task
d) I/O task

52. Which of the following is also known as striping?

a) RAID 2
b) RAID 0
c) RAID 1
d) RAID 2

53. The minimum number of disks in RAID level 4 is five.

a) True
b) False

54. RAID-1 is also known as mirroring.

a) True
b) False

55. A ___________consists of high speed, unidirectional digital communication channel (e.g. fiber
optics link, twisted-wire pair, etc.) which’s arranged as a closed loop or ring microcomputers are
attached to the ring by ring interface units.
A) All the Answers
B) Ring system
C) Hierarchical system
D) Shared bus systems

56. Sensors and control relays can’t generate or interpret protocol communication _______ is needed
to provide an interface between the sensors and the SCADA network.
A) Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)
B) All of the Answers
C) Field Instruments
D) HMI
57. A central host computer server or servers called ________
A) Switch
B) Master Terminal Units (MTUs)
C) Junction Box
D) Microcontroller

58. A collection of standard and/or custom software systems used to provide the SCADA central host
and operator terminal application, support the communications system, and monitor and control
remotely located field data interface devices called as ______
A) HART Protocol
B) Human Machine Interface (HMI)
C) Input Output Modules
D) Network Gateway

59. Combine communications paths to and from many RTUs into a single bit stream, usually using
time division multiplexing (TDM) or other such bit stream manipulation techniques.
A) Human Machine Interface (HMI)
B) Multiplexers
C) Barrier
D) PLC

60. SCADA systems encompass the transfer of data between a central host computer and a number
of ______________and/or Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), and the central host and the
operator terminals.
A) Microcontrollers
B) Remote Terminal Units (RTUs)
C) Input Output Modules
D) Motor Control Center

61. _______ may employ one or more workstations and can be configured at the workstation or by
an off-line personal computer.
A) RTU
B) Router
C) DCS
D) Gate Way

62. A _________ consists of number of minicomputers or microcomputers inter connected in a tree

structure.
A) All the Answers
B) Hierarchical system
C) Shared bus systems
D) Ring system

63. In __________the connected processors communicated over a common channel using time-
sharing, thus allowing attached computers to transmit information in short-duration, high speed
bursts.
A) Ring system
B) All the Answers
C) Shared bus systems
D) Hierarchical system