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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 %

Correct Answer :

B. 50 %


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Detonation is harmful due to

A. Increase in the rate of heat transfer, there is a reduction in the power output and efficiency of the engine

B. Excessive turbulence which removes most of the insulating gas boundary layer from the cylinder walls

C. High intensity of knock causes crankshaft vibration and the engine runs rough

D. None of the above

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For the same power developed in I.C. engines, the cheaper system is

A. Naturally aspirated

B. Supercharged

C. Centrifugal pump

D. Turbo charger

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Polymerisation is a chemical process in which molecules of a compound become

A. Larger

B. Slowed down

C. Smaller

D. Liquid

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High speed compression engines operate on

A. Otto cycle

B. Diesel cycle

C. Dual combustion cycle

D. All of these

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In a typical medium speed 4-stroke cycle diesel engine

A. Compression starts at 35° after bottom dead center and ends at top dead center

B. Compression starts at bottom dead center and ends at top dead center

C. Compression starts at 10° before bottom dead center and, ends just before top dead center

D. May start and end anywhere

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In a diesel engine, the duration between the time of injection and ignition, is known as

A. Pre-ignition period

B. Delay period

C. Period of ignition

D. Burning period

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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 operation of forcing additional air under pressure into the engine cylinder is known as

A. Supercharging

B. Carburetion

C. Turbulence

D. Delay period

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Air fuel ratio for idling speed of a petrol engine is approximately

A. 1 : 1

B. 5 : 1

C. 10 : 1

D. 15 : 1

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If the compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 7, the percentage increase in efficiency will be

A. 2 %

B. 4 %

C. 8 %

D. 14 %

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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 specific fuel consumption of a petrol engine compared to diesel engine of same H.P. is

A. Same

B. More

C. Less

D. Less or more depending on operating conditions

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The higher combustion chamber wall temperature in compression ignition engines will _________ knocking tendency.

A. Increase

B. Reduce

C. Not effect

D. None of these

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The ratio of the brake power to the indicated power is called

A. Mechanical efficiency

B. Overall efficiency

C. Indicated thermal efficiency

D. Volumetric efficiency

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Antiknock for compression ignition engines is

A. Napthene

B. Tetra ethyl lead

C. Amyl nitrate

D. Hexadecane

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In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the charge is ignited at

A. 30° before top dead centre

B. 30° after top dead centre

C. 30° before bottom dead centre

D. 30° after bottom dead centre

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The power actually developed by the engine cylinder of an I.C. engine is known as

A. Theoretical power

B. Actual power

C. Indicated power

D. None of these

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The self ignition temperature of petrol is ________ as compared to diesel oil.

A. Same

B. Lower

C. Higher

D. None of these

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A stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is

A. Chemically correct mixture

B. Lean mixture

C. Rich mixture for idling

D. Rich mixture for over loads

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Iso-octane (C8H18) has octane number of

A. 0

B. 50

C. 100

D. 120

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If the speed of the engine is increased, the indicated power will

A. Increase

B. Decrease

C. Remain same

D. None of these

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The process of breaking up or a liquid into fine droplets by spraying is called

A. Vaporisation

B. Carburetion

C. Ionisation

D. Atomisation

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In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a

A. Haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber

B. Rotary motion of the gases in the chamber

C. Radial motion of the gases in the chamber

D. None of the above

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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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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 ignition of the charge by some hot surface within the engine before the passage of spark is called

A. Pre-ignition

B. Detonation

C. Ignition delay

D. Auto-ignition

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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 fuel valve in a four stroke cycle diesel engine

A. Opens at 15° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead centre

B. Opens at 15° before top dead centre and closes at 20° after top dead centre

C. Opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre

D. May open and close anywhere

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In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the exhaust valve

A. Opens at 30° before bottom dead centre and closes at 10° after top dead centre

B. Opens at 30° after bottom dead centre and closes at 10° before top dead centre

C. Opens at bottom dead centre and closes at top dead centre

D. May open and close anywhere

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The cetane (C16H34) which is a straight chain paraffin, is assigned a cetane number of

A. 0

B. 50

C. 100

D. 120