G.E. Interview Questions

Excerpts from Interview #1:

• Give some differences between open loop and closed loop control systems.
• What is the Nyquist criterion regarding control systems?
• What does a Bode plot tell you?

• Please introduce yourself.
• How will you work for the next 60 days if you are selected?
• Give an example when you were experiencing peer pressure. How did you handle it?

Excerpts from Interview #2:

• Which type of control system is expensive — closed loop or open loop?
• Do closed loop systems require manual input?
• Initially, when the input is not equal to the output — what type of response is this?
• What is the difference between a Root Locus plot and a Bode plot?

• What is your favourite movie? What did you like about it?
• How do you feel when you are forced to do something at work that you don't want to do?
• Are you comfortable with relocation?

Excerpts from Interview #3:

• How is the speed of a DC shunt motor related to the armature current?
• What type of a DC motor would you use for a lift?
• What is the role of feedback in a closed loop control system?
• What will happen if we introduce negative feedback to a control system that uses a positive feedback?

• Tell me something that is not already in your resume.
• Why do you have low marks in your engineering?
• How will you handle work pressure?

Excerpts from Interview #4:

• Explain the role of a car driver as one of a feedback mechanism.
• How is the gain affected by the introduction of feedback in a control system.
• For a stable system, where should the poles of a system be in a root loci plot?

• Which newspaper do you read? Why do you prefer it over the others?
• What will you do if you suggest something in a meeting but your colleagues do not agree?
• Are you willing to relocate to some other place?

Excerpts from Interview #5:

• What is a DC series motor?
• How does an induction motor start?
• An automatic water heater is an example of which type of control system?

• What is success according to you?
• Where do you see yourself in the next five years?
• What is your goal in life?

Excerpts from Interview #6:

• Explain why C language is procedural?
• What are the different phases of a compiler?
• What do you mean by a JVM?
• What is normalization? Explain its different types?

• Introduce Yourself.
• State two of your weaknesses.
• Tell us something about your final year project.
• State some of your hobbies and interests.