250+ TOP MCQs on Two-Dimensional Plots – 1 and Answers

MATLAB Multiple Choice Questions on “Two-Dimensional Plots – 1”.

1. How can we smoothen the following graph of sin (t) and cos (t) into a circle?

a) reduce the gap between linearly spaced elements of the dependent variable t
b) reduce the gap between elements of the dependent variable t
c) increase the gap between linearly spaced elements of the dependent variable t
d) increase the gap between elements of the dependent variable t
Answer: a
Clarification: If we reduce the gap between the linearly spaced variables of t, the curvature of sin(t) would be clearly plotted by the plot command. Hence, the resultant curve would be a circle.

2. Which command gives a title to the graph plotted by MATLAB?
a) plot() generates the title itself
b) title()
c) hlabel()
d) heading()
Answer: b
Clarification: The title() command is used to provide a title to the graph plotted in MATLAB. It can be provided from the taskbar of the window which opens due to the plot command.

3. Which command enables a title for the x-axis?
a) xlabel()
b) horilabel()
c) xlabel[]
d) no command
Answer: a
Clarification: The xlabel() command is used to include a title to signify the x-axis of the graph plotted in MATLAB. Hence, the only correct option is xlabel().

4. Which command enables a title for the y-axis?
a) vertlabel()
b) ylabel()
c) ylabel[]
d) no command
Answer: b
Clarification: The command ylabel is used to name the y axis of the graph plotted in MATLAB. Hence, option ylabel() is correct.

5. How can several graphs for the same function be plotted on the same window?
a) Contour plots
b) Bode plots
c) 3-D plots
d) n-D plots
Answer: a
Clarification: Contour plots allow the plot of multiple curves of the same function on different constant levels of the function. This is extremely helpful in analyzing systems.

6. What is the output of the following command?

a) two x*y matrices
b) one x*y matrix
c) one y*x matrix
d) error
Answer: d
Clarification: The meshgrid command takes input within a set of parentheses. Hence, the above code will show an error since the input is given in [].

7. What is the output of the following code?

t=0:0.001*pi:pi/2;
plot(t,sin(t),*);

a) An inverted sine curve
b) A sine curve
c) A point
d) Error
Answer: d
Clarification: The Asterix, given as an input to the plot command, should be given within a pair of single inverted commas. Thus the above code will give an error.

8. What is the slope of the sawtooth waveform generated by the sawtooth command?
a) 1/pi
b) pi
c) 1/(2*pi)
d) 2*pi
Answer: a
Clarification: The slope of the sawtooth waveform always has a slope of 1/pi.

9. What is the period of the sawtooth() waveform which is generated by the sawtooth() command?
a) 2*pi
b) pi*2
c) pi
d) 3*pi/2
Answer: a
Clarification: The sawtooth() command generates a sawtooth waveform which changes it’s peak from -1 to 1 in the period 2*pi. This is inbuilt in MATLAB and so the correct answer is 2*pi.

10. The command used to generate an array of arrows is ________
a) quiver[]
b) arrows()
c) quiver()
d) arrows[]
Answer: c
Clarification: The command quiver is used to generate an array of arrows. This command is used during plotting fields in 2-D. It is used to show the direction of strength of the field that is being plotted.

11. What is the output of the following code?

t=0:.001*pi:2*pi;
plot(cos(t),sin(t))

a) A circle
b) A straight line
c) A unit circle
d) A sinusoid
Answer: c
Clarification: The above code generates the unit circle which is used to define the z-plane. The graph is plotted between the values of cos(t) and sin(t) over their respective time period. It won’t generate a sinusoid or a straight line.

12. The period of sinusoidal curves can be changed in MATLAB.
a) True
b) False
Answer: a
Clarification: The sin() command is defined to generate a sinusoid with a fundamental time period of 2*pi. The period of sinusoid can be changed by changing the angular frequency while giving input to the sine command.

13. The command to draw the nature of a function over a default fundamental period is _________
a) ezplot()
b) plot()
c) stem()
d) plot3()
Answer: a
Clarification: The plot, stem and the plot3() command does not have a default fundamental period, we need to define the period of x-axis. The ezplot command generates a plot of the input function over a default fundamental period. This fundamental period is [-2*pi,2*pi].

14. In the following code, what is the fundamental frequency of the sawtooth command?

f=1/50; sawtooth(2*pi*1/f*t)

a) 50
b) .02
c) 100
d) Error