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Ans: d (a) 2%
(b) 4%
11. If the intake air temperature of I.C. (c) 8%
engine increases, its efficiency will (d) 14%
(e) 27%.
(a) increase
(b) decrease Ans: d
(c) remain same
(d) unpredictable 18. In case of gas turbines, the
(e) depend on other factors. gaseous fuel consumption guarantees
are based on
Ans: b
(a) high heat value
12. All heat engines utilize (b) low heat value
(c) net calorific value
(a) low heat value of oil (d) middle heat value
(b) high heat value of oil (e) calorific value.
(c) net claorific value of oil
(d) calorific value of fuel Ans: b
(e) all of the above.
19. In a typical medium speed 4-stroke
Ans: a cycle diesel engine the inlet valve
13. An engine indicator is used to (a) opens at 20 before top dead center
determine the following and closes at 35 after the bottom dead
center
(a) speed (b) opens at top dead center and closes at
(b) temperature bottom dead center
(c) volume of cylinder (c) opens at 10 after top dead center and
(d) m.e.p. and I.H.P. closes 20 before the bottom dead center
(e) BHP. (d) may open or close anywhere
(e) remains open for 200.
Ans: a 24. Pick up the wrong statement
20. The pressure and temperature at (a) 2-stroke engine can run in any
the end of compression stroke in a direction
petrol engine are of the order of (b) In 4-stroke engine, a power stroke is
obtained in 4-strokes
(a) 4 6 kg/cm2 and 200 250C (c) thermal efficiency of 4-stroke engine is
(b) 6 12 kg/cm2 and 250 350C more due to positive scavenging
(c) 12 20 kg/cm2 and 350 450C (d) petrol engines work on otto cycle
(d) 20 30 kg/cm2 and 450 500C (e) petrol engines occupy more space
(e) 30 40 kg/cm2 and 500 700C. than diesel engines for same power
output.
Ans: b
Ans: e
21. The pressure at the end of
compression in the case of diesel 25. Combustion in compression
engine is of the order of ignition engines is
Ans: e Ans: b
22. The maximum temperature in the 26. The fuel in diesel engine is
I.C. engine cylinder is of the order of normally injected at pressure of
Ans: d Ans: d
23. The thermal efficiecny of a diesel 27. The specific fuel consumption per
cycle having fixed compression ratio, BHP hour for diesel engine is
with increase in cut-off ratio will approximately
Ans: a Ans: c
31. Compression loss in I.C engines 35. Which of the following is not an
occurs duto interns combustion engine
(a) compression starts at 35 after bottom 44. Which of the following statements
dead center and ends at top dead center is correct?
(b) compression starts at bottom dead
center and ends at top dead center (a) All the irreversible engines have same
(c) compression starts at 10 before efficiency
(b) All the reversible engines have same (a) fuel pump
efficiency (b) governor
(c) Both Rankine and Caront cycles have (c) injector
same efficiency between same (d) carburettor
temperature limits (e) scavenging.
(d) All reversible engines working between
same temperature limits have same- Ans: d
efficiency
(e) Between same temperature limits, 55. In a typical medium speed, 4-stroke
both petrol and diesel engines have same cycle diesel engine
efficiency.
(a) fuelinjection starts at 10 before to
Ans: d dead center and ends at 20 after tor
dead center
45. Most high speed compression (b) fuel injection starts at top dead center
engines operate on and ends at 20 after top dead center
(c) fuel injection starts at just before top
(a) Diesel cycle dead center and ends just after top deac
(b) Otto cycle center
(c) Dual combustion cycle (d) may start and end anywhere
(d) Special type of air cycle (e) none of the above.
(e) Carnot cycle.
Ans: a
Ans: c
56. Diesel fuel, compared to petrol is
48. The accunmulation of carbon in a
cylinder results in increase of (a) less difficult to ignite
(b) just about the same difficult to ignite
(a) clearance volume (c) more difficult to ignite
(b) volumetric efficiency (d) highly ignitable
(c) ignition time (e) none of the above.
(d) effective compression ratio
(e) valve travel time. Ans: c
Ans: a Ans: c
54. The air-fuel ratio of the petrol 58. When crude oil is heated, then
engine is controlled by which of the following hydrocarbon is
given off first.
(a) kerosene Ans: b
(b) gasoline
(c) paraffin 63. Fuel consumption of diesef engines
(d) diesel is not guaranteed at one quarter load
(e) natural gas. because at such low loads
Ans: c Ans: b
77. The fuel air ratio in a petrol engine 81. The reason for supercharging in
fitted with suction carburettor, any engine is to
operating with dirty air filter as
compared to clean filter will be (a) increase efficiency
(b) increase power
(a) higher (c) reduce weight and bulk for a given out-
(b) lower put
(c) remain unaffected (d) effect fuel economy
(d) unpredictable (e) none of the above.
(e) none of the above.
Ans: c
Ans: a
82. The operation of forcing additional
78. Pick up the wrong statement about air under pressure in the engine
supercharging cylinder is known as
(a) uniform throughout the mixture 105. Which is more viscous lub oil
(b) chemically correct mixture
(c) about 3-5% rich mixture (a) SEA 30
(d) about 10% rich mixture (b) SAE 4
(e) about 10% lean mixture. (c) SAE 50
(d) SAE 70
Ans: d (e) SAE 80.
13 If overhead clearance is less, then the 138. In order to prevent knock in the S.I.
following type of engine should be engines, the charge away from the spark
selected plug should have
(a) V-type (a) low temperature
(b) In-line (b) low density
(c) Vertical (c) long ignition delay
(d) Horizontal (d) rich mixture
(e) Radial. (e) all of the above.
133. Which is false statement about 139. Diesel engines have low specific fuel
advantages of V-type engine consumption compared to petrol engine.
(a) compact design requiring lesser space This statement is
(b) improved distribution of air to cylinder (a) not true
(c) casting less liable to distortion (b) true at full load
(d) reduced torsional vibration because of (c) true at part load
shorter crankshaft (d) true at both part and full load
(e) less overhead clearance. (e) there could not be any such criterion.
134. The pistons are usually given a 140. To reduce the possibility of knock in
coating such as tin plating in order to the C.I. engines, the first elements of fuel
(a) reduce weight and air should have
(b) conduct heat efficiently (a) high temperature
(c) reduce possibility of scoring (b) high density
(d) reduce friction (c) short delay
(e) increase lubrication effect. (d) reactive mixture
(e) all of the above.
135. Piston rings are usually made of
(a) cast iron 141. The detonation tendency in petrol
(b) aluminium engines for specified conditions of fuel
(c) phosphor bronze rating, compression ratio, speed etc. can
(d) babbitt be con-trolled by having
(e) carbon steel. (a) smaller cylinder bore
(b) bigger cylinder bore (b) time before actual fuel injection and
(c) medium cylinder bare the pump pluger starts to pump fuel
(d) cylinder bore could be anything as it (c) time corresponding to actual injection
does not control detonation and top dead center
(e) proper stroke legth. (d) time corresponding to actual ignition
and top dead center
142. According to Recardos theory, (e) none of the above.
detonation occurs due to
(a) instantaneous auto-ignition of last part 147. Ignition quality of diesel-fuel oil is
of charge to be burnt expressed by an index called
(b) improper mixing of air and fuel (a) octane number
(c) improper combustion (b) cetane number
(d) self ignition temperature has nothing to (c) calorific value
do with detonation (d) carbon content
(e) none of the above. (e) ignition temperature.
143. A fuel will detonate less if it has 148. For best results of efficient
(a) higher self ignition temperature combustion, high speed diesel engines
(b) lower self ignition temperature need an approximate cetane number of
(c) proper self ignition temperature (a) 100
(d) self ingition temperature has nothing to (b) 10
do with detonation (c) 50
(e) none of the above. (d) 5
(e) 1.
144. The knocking in diesel engines for
given fuel, will be 149. Calorific value of diesel oil is of the
(a) enhanced by increasing compression order of
ratio (a) 3000 kcal/kg
(b) enhanced by decreasing compression (b) 5000 kcal/kg
ratio (c) 7500 kcal/kg
(c) unaflected by compression ratio (d) 10000 kcal/kg
(d) first enhanced by increasig (e) 15000 kcal/kg.
compression ratio upto a limit beyond
which it will be suppressed 150. Carbon residue in diesel oil should
(e) dependent on other factors. not be more than
(a) 1%
145. The ignition of charge by some hot (b) 0.5%
surface in the engine cylinder before (c) 0.1%
operation of spark plug is known as (d) 0.01%
(a) auto ignition (e) 0.001%.
(b) preignition /
(c) retarded ignition 151. The most popular firing order in case
(d) accelerated ignition of four cylinder in-line I.C. engine is
(e) detonation. (a) 1-2-3-4
(b) 1-3-2-4
146. Injection lag is (c) 1-4-2-3
(a) the time taken by fuel after injection (d) 1-2-4-3
(before top dead center) to reach upto (e) 1-3-4-
auto-ignition temperature
15 The compression ratio of motor cars is (c) 1-6-2-5-4-3
(a) 5 (d) 1-5-2-6-3-4
(b) 1 (e) 1-5-3-4-2-6.
(c) 10
(d) 13 159. Sulphur content in diesel oil should
(e) 16. not be more than
(a) 10%
153. The specific gravity of diesel oil Is (b) 5%
(a) 1 (c) 1%
(b) 0.7 (d) 0.1%
(c) 0.85 (e) 0.01%.
(d) 0.5
(e) 1.25. 160. The m.e.p. of a diesel cycle having
fixed compression ratio with increase in
154. Freezing temperature of petrol is cut-off will
usually (a) increase
(a) 0C (b) decreae
(b) 10C (c) be unaffected
(c) 10C (d) depend on other factors
(d) less than 30C (e) unpredictable.
(e) less than 273C.
161. The ash content in diesel oil should
155. The specific gravity of petrol is about bot be more than
(a) 0.65 (a) 1%
(b) 0.75 (b) 5%
(c) 0.85 (c) 0.1%
(d) 0.95 (d) 0.01%
(e) 1.1. (e) 0.001%.
156. Pick up the correct statement. 16 The pour point of diesel oil must be
Detonation can be controlled by (a) lower than the coldest atmospheric
(a) varying compression ratio temperature at which oil is to be pumped
(b) using lian mixture (b) higher than above
(c) retarding the spark timing (c) has no such relation
(d) reducing the r.p.m. (d) more than 100C
(e) increasing inlet pressure. (e) none of the above.
157. The efficiency of I.C. engines 163. High carbon content in diesel oil
normally is of the order of used for diesel engine leads to
(a) 15-20% (a) production of highly corrosive gases
(b) 20-25% corroding the cylinder walls and exhaust
(c) 25-30% system
(d) 30-35% (b) excessive engine wear
(e) 35-50%. (c) damaging of both the storage tank and
the engine
158. The firing order in a six stroke I.C. (d) deposition on engine parts
engine is (e) none of the above.
(a) 1-3-6-5-2-4
(b) 1-4-2-5-6-3
164. Exhaust pipes of engines are (d) unpredictable
covered with insulating marterial in order (e) none of the above.
to
(a) keep the exhaust pipes warm 170. The heat wasted in diesel engine is
(b) reduce formation of condenstae of the order of
(c) reduce heat transfer to the engine (a) 80%
room (b) 65%
(d) increase engine efficiency (c) 50%
(e) conserve heat. (d) 35%
(e ) 25%.
165. Ignition timing of a multicylider petrol
engine can be adjusted by 171. With increa.se in speed of vehicle,
(a) rotating the crank the back pressure will
(b) adjusting the spark plug gap (a) decrease
(c) adjusting ignition coil position (b) increase
(d) rotating the distributor (c) remain unalfected
(e) delaying the spark by increasing (d) depend on other factors
capacitor in ignition circuit. (e) none of the above.
177. The system of lubrication used for 183. The tendency of a diesel engine to
motor cycles and scooters is by knock increases, if
(a) forced lubrication system (a) engine speed is increased
(b) splash lubrication (b) engine H.P. is increased
(c) applying grease under pressure (c) octane number of fuel is increased
(d) wet sump method (d) conperssion ratio is increased
(e) mixing about 5% lub oil with petrol. (e) engine has to move uphill.
178. The m.e.p. of a petrol engine first 184. The tendency of a petrol engine to
increases as the fuel air ratio is increased knock increases by
and then decreases on further increase in (a) supercharging
fuel air ratio. The m.e.p. is maximum in (b) scavenging
the zone of (c) increasing engine H.P,
(a) lean mixture (d) reducing the spark advance
(b) chemically correct mixture (e) increasing cetane number of fuel.
(c) rich mixture
(d) unpredictable 185. Free acids in diesel oil for diesel
(e) none of the above. engine lead to
(a) production of highly corrosive gases
179. The specific fuel consumption for a corroding the cylinder walls and exhaust
petrol engine first decreases with increase system
in fuel air ratio and then increases with (b) excessive engine wear
further increase in fuel air ratio. The (c) damaging of both the storage tank and
minimum value occurs in the range of the engine
(a) lean mixture (d) deposition on engine parts
(b) chemically correct mixture (e) excessive fuel consumption.
(c) rich mixture
(d) unpredictable 186. Thermal efficiency of high speed
(e) none of the above. diesel engine at design load may be of the
order of
180. The thermal efficiency of a two cycle (a) 20%
engine as compared to four cycle engine (b) 35%
is (c) 50%
(a) more (d) 70%
(b) less (e ) 85%.
187. The thermostat in I.C. engines (c) whirl type
permitting hot water to go to radiator is set (d) oil bath type
around (e) all are equally good.
(a) 70-80C
(b) 80-85C 193. Fins are provided over engine
(c) 85-95C cylinder scooters for
(d) above 100C (a) higher strength of cylinder
(e) above 120C. (b) better cooling
(c) good appearance
188. The brake mean effective pressure of (d) higher efficiency
an I.C. engine with increase in speed will (e) easier handling and ease in
(a) increase manufacturing.
(b) decrease
(c) remain unaffected. 194. The elements of most concern in
(d) fluctuate according to engine speed regard pollution caused by engines are
(e) unpredictable. (a) CO and C02
(b) CO and hydrocarbons
189. High ash and sediment in diesel oil (c) C02 and hydrocarbons
used in diesel engine lead to (d) carbon and dust
(a) production of highly corrosive gases (e) hot products of combustion
corroding the cylinder walls and ex-haust
system 195. The preferred location of an oil cooler
(b) excessive engine wear is
(c) damaging of both the storage tank and (a) before the filters
the engine (b) after the filters
(d) deposition on engine parts (c) between the filters
(e) blocking of exhaust pipes. (d) before and after the filters
(e) any where.
190. Mixing of fuel and air in case of dies
engine occurs in 196. The petrol from tank to the
(a) injection pump automotive ergine is fed by
(b) injector (a) gravity
(c) inlet manifold (b) pump run by engine
(d) carburettor (c) suction pressure created by, suctio
(e) engine cylinder. stroke
(d) capillary action
191. The advantage of reversing the flow (e) fuel pump.
of a in an air cleaner is to
(a) increase velocity of air 197. In petrol engine, increase of cooling
(b) increase air flow water temperature will
(c) reduce the velocity of air (a) increase the knocking tendency
(d) throw out a large percentage of foreig (b) decrease the knocking tendecny
matter (c) not affect the knocking tendency
(e) cool the air. (d) increase or decrease knocking
tendency depedning on strength and time
19 The most effective air cleaner in case of spark
diesel engines is (e) unpredictable.
(a) dry type
(b) wet type
207. In carburettors, the top of the fuel jet of spark
with reference to the level in the float (e) unpredictable.
chamber is kept at
(a) same level 213. The following type of carburettor is
(b) slightly higher level preferred
(c) slightly lower level (a) concentric type
(d) may be anywhere (b) eccentric type
(e) varies from situation to situation. (c) horizontal type
(d) vertical type
208. Carburretion is done to (e) none of the above.
(a) feed petrol into cylinder
(b) govern the engine 214. In the passanger cars, the following
(c) break up and mix the petrol with air type of carburettor is preferred
(d) heat up the charge to cylinder (a) horizontal type
(e) scavenge the cylinder. (b) downward draught type
(c) upward draught type
209. Power impulses from an I.C. engine (c) inclined draught type
are somoothed out by (e) any one of the above types.
(a) governor
(b) crank shaft 215. The essential equipment for
(c) gear box producing high vlotage for sparking in
(d) flywheel petrol engines with battery is
(e) timing spark properly. (a) ignition coil
(b) ignition coil and distributor
210. The theoretically correct mixture of (c) ignition coil and condenser
air and petrol is approximately (d) ignition coil and contact breaker
(a) 8 : 1 (e) ignition coil, contact breaker and con-
(b) 12 : 1 denser.
(c) 15 : 1
(d) 20 : 1 216. The ignition coil in diesel engines
(e) 24: 1. produces voltage of the order of
(a) 6 to 12 volts
211. For low speed operation or for idling (b) 240 volts
in petrol engines, the engine requirements (c) 1000 volts
are for (d) 20,000 volts
(a) lean mixture (e) 80,000 volts.
(b) theoretically correct mixture
(c) rich mixture 217. If the door of a diesel engine
(d) any type of mixture crankcase is opened just after shutdown
(e) lean/rich mixture depending upon before cooling of engine, then
capacity of engine. (a) efficiency of engine will be poor
(b) there is a risk of explosion taking place
21 In petrol engines, advancing the spark (c) it is the safest practice
timing will (d) some parts may be subjected
(a) increase the knocking tendency (e) some lub oil may be wasted.
(b) decrease the knocking tendency
(c) not affect the knocking tendncy 218. The thermal efficiency of a diesel
(d) increase or decrease knocking engine is of the order of
tendency depending on strenght and time (a) 92%
(b) 68% (b) fuel is injected into an auxiliary
(c) 52% chamber that is separated from the
(d) 34% cylinder by an orifice or throat
(e) 25%. (c) only a part of air charge is contained in
an auxiliary chamber in which the fuel
219. The thermal efficiency of a gas starts to burn with insufficient air which
engine is of the order of due to explosion tendency mixes
(a) 92% thoroughly into main cylinder charge
(b) 68% (d) fuel is injected at atmospheric
(c) 52% pressure
(d) 34% (e) there are no valves.
(e) 25%.
225. The basic requirement of a good
220. Theoretically, the following engine combustion chamber is
should have maximum efficiency (a) high compression ratio
(a) gas engine (b) low compression ratio
(b) 2-stroke S.I. engine (c) low volumetric efficiency
(c) 4-stroke S.I. engine (d) minimum turbulence
(d) steam engine (e) high power output and high thermal
(e) 4-stroke C.I. engine. efficiency.
221. In petrol engine using a fixed octane 226. Deposition of carbon in petrol engine
rating fuel and fixed compression ratio, cylinder would result in increase of
super charging will (a) clearance volume
(a) increase the knocking tendency (b) swept volume
(b) decrease the knocking tendency (c) compression ratio
(c) not affect the knocking tendency (d) volumetric efficiency
(d) increase or decrease knocking (e) mean effective pressure.
tendency depending on strength and time
of spark 227. Which of the following engines can
(e) unpredictable. work on very lean mixture
(a) S.I. engine
223. High sulphur content in diesel oil (b) C.I. engine
used for diesel engines leads to (c) two stroke engine
(a) production of highly corrosive gases (d) four stroke engine
corroding the cylinder walls and exhaust (e) all of the above.
system
(b) excessive engine wear 228. If petrol is used in a diesel engine,
(c) damaging of both the storage tank and then
the engine (a) higher knocking will occur
(d) deposition on engine parts (b) efficiency will be low
(e) reduction in thermal efficiency. (c) low power will be produced
(d) black smoke will be produced
224. In open combustion chamber in (e) lot of fuel will remain unburnt.
diesel engines
(a) the shape and layout of the piston 229. Hot air standard diesel cycle
crown, the inlet port, and the valve efficiency with increase in value of C
produce the turbulent effect on fuel (a) increases
mixture (b) decreases
(c) remains unaffected (b) weight of engine
(d) depends on other factors (c) type of lubrication system
(e) unpredictable. (d) absence of valves
(e) location of fuel tank.
230. In turbulence chamber in diesel
engine 235. If diesel is fed by mistake in the oil
(a) the shape and layout of the piston tank of a petrol engien, then engine will
crown, the inlet port, and the valve (a) give lot of smoke
produce the turbulent effect of fuel mixture (b) detonate
(b) fuel is injected into an auxiliary (c) knock
chamber that is separated from the (d) not run
cylinder by an orifice or throat (e) run for some time and then stop.
(c) only a part of air charge is contained in
an auxiliary chamber in which the fuel 236. The thermal efficiency of a semi-
starts to burn with insufficient air which diesel cycle having fixed compression
due to explosion tendency mixes ratio and fixed quantity of heat, with
thoroughly into main cylinder charge increase in pressure ratio will
(d) there are no valves (a) increase
(e) fuel is partly burnt by spark. (b) decrease
(c) remain unaffected
231. For low load operation, more suitable (d) increase/decrease depending upon
(economical) engine is engine capacity
(a) S.I. engine (e) first increase and then decrease.
(b) C.I. engine
(c) both are equally good 245. The termal efficiency of a petrol
(d) multicylinder engine engine at design load is around
(e) two stroke engine.
(a) 90%
232. A two stroke crank compressed (b) 50%
engine has following ports in the cylinder (c) 40%
(a) suction port and exhaust port (d) 30%
(b) transfer port only (e) 15%.
(c) suction port and transfer port
(d) transfer port and exhaust port 246. In isochronous governing, speed
(e) suction port, exhaust port and transfer droop is
port.
(a) 100%
233. For the same size and weight, a two (b) 50%
stroke engine as compared to four stroke (c) 5%
engine will generate power (c) 30%
(a) about twice (e) 1%.
(b) about 0.5 times
(c) nearly equal 247. Method of governing used in
(d) about 1.7 times petrol engine is
(e) about 5 times.
(a) quantity governing
234. A two stroke engine is usually (b) quality governing
identified by (c) combined governing
(a) size of flywheel
(d) partial governing 249. Method of governing used in
(e) hit and miss governing. diesel engine is