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The thermal efficiency of petrol and gas engines is about

A. 15 %

B. 30 %

C. 50 %

D. 70 %

Correct Answer :

B. 30 %


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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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Volatility of diesel fuel oil is

A. Minimum temperature to which oil is heated in order to give off inflammable vapours in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily when brought in contact with a flame

B. Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals

C. It catches fire without external aid

D. Indicated by 90% distillation temperature, i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off

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The accumulation of carbon in a cylinder results in increase of

A. Clearance volume

B. Volumetric efficiency

C. Ignition time

D. Effective compression ratio

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Pre-ignition is caused by the spontaneous combustion of the mixture before the end of the compression stroke, and is due to

A. Cylinder walls being too hot

B. Overheated spark plug points

C. Red hot carbon deposits on cylinder walls

D. Any one of these

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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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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 exhaust valve in a four stroke cycle petrol engine

A. Opens at 50° before bottom dead centre and closes at 15° after top dead centre

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

C. Opens at 50° after bottom dead centre and closes at 15° before top dead centre

D. May open and close anywhere

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The injection pressure in a diesel engine is about

A. 10 bar

B. 100 bar

C. 150 bar

D. 500 bar

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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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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 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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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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Solid fuel fabricated into various small shapes, which are assembled to form fuel elements, is in the form of

A. Plates

B. Pallets

C. Pins

D. All of these

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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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Crankcase explosion in I.C. engines usually occurs as

A. First a mild explosion followed by a bi explosion

B. First a big explosion followed by a mil explosion

C. Both mild and big explosions occurs simultaneously

D. Never occurs

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Supercharging is essential in

A. Diesel engines

B. Gas turbines

C. Petrol engines

D. Aircraft engines

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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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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 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 air-fuel ratio in petrol engines is controlled by

A. Controlling valve opening/closing

B. Governing

C. Injection

D. Carburetion

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The knocking tendency in compression ignition engines for a given fuel will be

A. Enhanced by decreasing compression ratio

B. Enhanced by increasing compression ratio

C. Dependent on other factors

D. None of the above

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The actual volume of fresh charge admitted in 4-stroke petrol engine is

A. Equal to stroke volume

B. Equal to stroke volume and clearance volume

C. Less than stroke volume

D. More than stroke volume

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The air standard efficiency of an Otto cycle compared to diesel cycle for the given compression ratio is

A. Same

B. Less

C. More

D. More or less depending on power rating

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In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the pressure inside the engine cylinder during the suction stroke is __________ the atmospheric pressure.

A. Equal to

B. Below

C. Above

D. None of these

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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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When crude oil is heated, then which of the following hydrocarbon is given off first?

A. Kerosene

B. Gasoline

C. Paraffin

D. Natural gas

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In petrol engines, the delay period is of the order of

A. 0.001 second

B. 0.002 second

C. 0.003 second

D. 0.004 second

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The brake power is the power available

A. In the engine cylinder

B. At the crank shaft

C. At the crank pin

D. None of these

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Compression ratio of I.C. Engines is

A. The ratio of volumes of air in cylinder before compression stroke and after compression stroke

B. Volume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder

C. Ratio of pressure after compression and before compression

D. Swept volume/cylinder volume

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If the temperature of intake air in internal combustion engine increases, then its efficiency will

A. Remain same

B. Decrease

C. Increase

D. None of these