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A supercharged engine as compared to an ordinary engine

A. Is lighter

B. Requires smaller foundations

C. Consumes less lubricating oil

D. All of these

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D. All of these


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A diesel engine, during suction stroke, draws

A. Air only

B. Diesel only

C. A mixture of diesel and air

D. None of these

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In petrol engines, advancing of the spark timing will _________ the knocking tendency.

A. Not effect

B. Decrease

C. Increase

D. None of these

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The knocking in spark ignition engines can be reduced by

A. Retarding the spark

B. Increasing the engine speed

C. Both (A) and (B)

D. None of these

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The correct mixture strength (by weight) for petrol is about

A. 14.6 : 1

B. 18.5 : 1

C. 20.4 : 1

D. 22.6 : 1

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Does the supply of scavenging air at a density greater than that of atmosphere mean engine is supercharged?

A. Yes

B. No

C. To some extent

D. Unpredictable

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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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For the same compression ratio

A. Otto cycle is more efficient than the Diesel

B. Diesel cycle is more efficient than Otto

C. Both Otto and Diesel cycles are, equally efficient

D. Compression ratio has nothing to do with efficiency

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Which one of the following engines will have heavier flywheel than the remaining ones?

A. 30 kW four-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.

B. 30 kW two-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.

C. 30 kW two-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.

D. 30 kW four-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.

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The specific fuel consumption per BH hour for a petrol engine is approximately

A. 0.15 kg

B. 0.2 kg

C. 0.25 kg

D. 0.3 kg

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The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine revolution or size in following way

A. Feeding more fuel

B. Heating incoming air

C. Scavenging

D. Supercharging

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All heat engines utilize

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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If V₁ is the jet velocity and V₀ is the vehicle velocity, then propulsive efficiency of a turbojet engine is

A. V₁/(V₀ + V₁)

B. V₀/(V₀ + V₁)

C. 2V₀/(V₀ + V₁)

D. 2V₁/(V₀ + V₁)

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The thermal efficiency of a standard Otto cycle for a compression ratio of 5.5 will be

A. 25 %

B. 50 %

C. 70 %

D. 100 %

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The maximum propulsive efficiency of a turbojet engine is at a speed of

A. 1000 km/h

B. 2000 km/h

C. 2400 km/h

D. 3000 km/h

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The term scavenging is generally associated with

A. 2-stroke cycle engines

B. 4-stroke cycle engines

C. Aeroplane engines

D. High efficiency engines

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Which of the following fuel detonates readily?

A. Benzene

B. Iso-octane

C. Normal heptane

D. Alcohol

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The ratio of the work obtained at the crankshaft in a given time to the energy supplied during the same time is called

A. Mechanical efficiency

B. Overall efficiency

C. Indicated thermal efficiency

D. Volumetric efficiency

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In the opposed piston diesel engine, the combustion chamber is located

A. Above the piston

B. Below the piston

C. Between the pistons

D. There is no such criterion

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Which of the following does not relate to a compression ignition engine?

A. Fuel pump

B. Fuel injector

C. Governor

D. Carburettor

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Supercharging is the process of

A. Supplying the intake of an engine with air at a density greater than the density of the surrounding atmosphere

B. Providing forced cooling air

C. Injecting excess fuel for raising more loads

D. Supplying compressed air to remove combustion products fully

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Most high speed compression engines operate on

A. Otto cycle

B. Diesel cycle

C. Dual cycle

D. Carnot cycle

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A two stroke cycle engine gives ________ the number of power strokes as compared to the four stroke cycle engine, at the same engine speed.

A. Half

B. Same

C. Double

D. Four times

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Gaseous fuel guarantees are based on

A. Calorific value of oil

B. Low heat value of oil

C. High heat value of oil

D. Mean heat value of oil

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Which of the following medium is compressed in a Diesel engine cylinder?

A. Air alone

B. Air and fuel

C. Air and lub oil

D. Fuel alone

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Which of the following statement is correct regarding normal cetane?

A. It is a standard fuel used for knock rating of diesel engines

B. Its chemical name is normal hexadecane

C. It has long carbon chain structure

D. All of the above

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The thermal efficiency of a diesel cycle having fixed compression ratio, with increase in cut-off ratio will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Be independent

D. May increase or decrease depending on other factors

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In order to eliminate knocking in compression ignition engines, there should be

A. Short delay period

B. Late auto-ignition

C. Low compression ratio

D. High self ignition temperature of fuel

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In a petrol engine, the mixture has the lowest pressure at the

A. Beginning of suction stroke

B. End of suction stroke

C. End of compression stroke

D. None of these

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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 advancing of spark timing in spark ignition engines will _________ knocking tendency.

A. Increase

B. Reduce

C. Not effect

D. None of these