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A carburettor is used to supply

A. Petrol, air and lubricating oil

B. Air and diesel

C. Petrol and lubricating oil

D. Petrol and air

Correct Answer :

D. Petrol and air


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An hmh flame speed is obtained in diesel engine when air fuel ratio is

A. Uniform throughout the mixture

B. Chemically correct mixture

C. About 35% of rich mixture

D. About 10% of rich mixture

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The specific fuel consumption per B.P. hour for a petrol engine is about

A. 0.2 kg

B. 0.25 kg

C. 0.3 kg

D. 0.35 kg

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The fuels in order of decreasing knock tendency for spark ignition engines are

A. Paraffin, aromatic, napthene

B. Paraffin, napthene, aromatic

C. Napthene, aromatics, paraffin

D. Napthene, paraffin, aromatic

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The ratio of the indicated thermal efficiency to the air standard efficiency is known as

A. Mechanical efficiency

B. Overall efficiency

C. Volumetric efficiency

D. Relative efficiency

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In an internal combustion engine, the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder is known as

A. Scavenging

B. Detonation

C. Supercharging

D. Polymerisation

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The knocking in diesel engines may be prevented by

A. Reducing the delay period

B. Raising the compression ratio

C. Increasing the inlet pressure of air

D. All of these

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The size of inlet valve of an engine in comparison to exhaust valve is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. More/less depending on capacity of engine

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The air-fuel ratio in petrol engines is controlled by

A. Controlling valve opening/closing

B. Governing

C. Injection

D. Carburetion

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Which of the following statement is wrong?

A. A four stroke cycle engine develops twice the power as that of a two stroke cycle engine

B. For the same power developed, a four stroke cycle engine is lighter, less bulky and occupies less floor area

C. The petrol engines are costly than diesel engines

D. All of the above

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Compression loss in I.C engines occurs due to

A. Leaking piston rings

B. Use of thick head gasket

C. Clogged air inlet slots

D. All of the above

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The cetane number of diesel oil, generally available, is

A. 20 to 25

B. 25 to 30

C. 30 to 40

D. 40 to 55

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The reference fuels for knock rating of spark ignition engines would include

A. Iso-octane and alpha-methyl naphthalene

B. Normal octane and aniline

C. Isooctane and normal hexane

D. Normal heptane and isooctane

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Fuel oil consumption guarantees for I .C. engine are usually based on

A. Low heat value of oil

B. High heat value of oil

C. Net calorific value of oil

D. Calorific value of fuel

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In a four stroke cycle engine, the sequence of operations is

A. Suction, compression, expansion and exhaust

B. Suction, expansion, compression and exhaust

C. Expansion, compression, suction and exhaust

D. Compression, expansion, suction and exhaust

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Morse test can be conducted for

A. Petrol engines

B. Diesel engines

C. Multi cylinder engines

D. All of these

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In a diesel engine, the fuel is ignited by

A. Spark

B. Injected fuel

C. Heat resulting from compressing air that is supplied for combustion

D. Ignition

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Number of working strokes per min. for a two stroke cycle engine is _________ the speed of the engine in r.p.m.

A. Equal to

B. One-half

C. Twice

D. Four-times

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The effective inhibitor of pre-ignition is

A. Alcohol

B. Water

C. Lead

D. None of these

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The increase of cooling water temperature in petrol engine will __________ the knocking tendency.

A. Not effect

B. Decrease

C. Increase

D. None of these

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In a petrol engine, if diesel is used, then the engine will

A. Not run

B. Run more efficiently

C. Run at high speed

D. Explode

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The injector nozzle of a compression ignition engine is required to inject fuel at a sufficiently high pressure in order to

A. Inject fuel in a chamber of high pressure at the end of compression stroke

B. Inject fuel at a high velocity to facilitate atomisation

C. Ensure that penetration is not high

D. All of the above

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The object of providing masked inlet valve in the air passage of compression ignition engines is to

A. Enhance flow rate

B. Control air flow

C. Induce primary swirl

D. Induce secondary turbulence

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The fuel air ratio in a petrol engine fitted with suction carburettor, operating with dirty air filter as compared to clean filter will be

A. Higher

B. Lower

C. Remain unaffected

D. None of the above

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Diesel fuel, compared to petrol is

A. Less difficult to ignite

B. Just about the same difficult to ignite

C. More difficult to ignite

D. Highly ignitable

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A petrol engine, during suction stroke draws

A. Air only

B. Petrol only

C. A mixture of petrol and air

D. None of these

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Stoichiometric ratio is

A. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by weight

B. Chemically correct air-fuel ratio by volume

C. Actual air-fuel ratio for maximum efficiency

D. None of the above

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The air requirement of a petrol engine during starting compared to theoretical air required for complete combustion is

A. More

B. Less

C. Same

D. May be more or less depending on engine capacity

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Which one of the following event would reduce volumetric efficiency of a vertical compression ignition engine?

A. Inlet valve closing after bottom dead centre

B. Inlet valve closing before bottom dead centre

C. Inlet valve opening before top dead centre

D. Exhaust valve closing after top dead centre

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In a naturally aspirated diesel engine, the air is supplied by

A. A supercharger

B. A centrifugal blower

C. A vacuum chamber

D. An injection tube

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Most high speed compression engines operate on

A. Otto cycle

B. Diesel cycle

C. Dual cycle

D. Carnot cycle