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1. During idling, a petrol engine requires mixture

a. lean b. rich tire
c. chemically correct d. none of these
2. In a petrol engine, the fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with required quantity of air
and the mixture is ignited with a
a. fuel pump b. fuel injector
c. spark plug d. none of these
3. The mechanical efficiency of the engine is given by
a. B.P/I.P b. I.P/B.P c. (B.P*I.P)/100 d. none of these
4. 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
5. 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
6. In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the inlet valve
a.opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
b.opens at 20o before top dead centre and closes at 40o after bottom dead centre
c.opens at 20o after top dead centre and closed at 20o before bottom dead centre
d. may open or close anywhere
7. A higher compression ratio causes
a. pre-ignition b. increase in detonation
c. an acceleration in the rate of combustion d. all of these
8. 1so-octane (C8 H18) has octane number of
a. 0 b. 50 c. 100 d. 120
9. The cetane (C 16 H34) which is a straight chain paraffin is assigned a cetane number of
a. 0 b. 50 c. 100 d. 120
10. The frictional power (F.P.) is given by
a. F.P. = B.P. I.P. b. F.P. = I.P. B.P.
c. F.P. = B.P. /I.P. d. F.P. = I.P/B.P.
11. The thermal efficiency of diesel engines on weak mixtures is
a. unaffected b. lower c. higher d. dependent on other factors
12. 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. All of these
13. The working cycle of an ideal heat engine is
a. Carnot cycle b. Sterling cycle c. Brayton cycle d. Rankine cycle
14. The increase of efficiency of a compression ignition engine, as the load decreases, is due to
a. higher maximum temperature b. qualitative governing
c. quantitative governing d. hit and miss governing
15. The air standard efficiency of an IC engine depends on
a. fuel used b. speed of engine c. compression ratio d. none of these
16. The ignition quality of diesel oil is expressed by
a. cetane number b. octane number c. calorific value d. none of these
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17. The amount of heat generated per kg of fuel is known as
a. calorific value b. heat energy
c. lower calorific value d. higher calorific value
18. 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 500 after bottom dead centre and closes at 15 before top dead centre
d. may open and close anywhere
19. Which of the following statement is correct regarding petrol engines?
a. A fine fuel spray mixed with air is ignited by the heat of compress on which is at a high
pressure.
b. The fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with necessary amount of air and the
mixture in ignited with the help of a spark plug
c. The fuel is first evaporated after passing through a carburettor and is mixed with air
before ignition
d. All of the above
20. 1n 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
21. 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
22. A petrol engine, during suction stroke draws
a. air only b. petrol only c. a mixture of petrol and air d. none of these
23. A diesel engine, during suction stroke, draws
a. air only b. diesel only c. a mixture of diesel and air d. none of these
24. In a coil ignition system of petrol engines, a condenser is connected across the contact Breaker
in order to
a. prevent sparking across the gap between the points
b. cause more rapid break of the primary current, giving a higher voltage in the secondary
circuit
c. both (a) and (b)
d. none of these
25. Numbers of working strokes per min. for a two stroke cycle engineer are the speed of the
engine in r.p.m.
a. equal to b. one-half c. twice d. four-times
26. Number of working stokes per min. for a four stroke cycle engine are .the speed of the
engine in r.p.m.
a. equal to b. one-half c. twice d. four-times
27. In a 4 stroke engine, the working cycle is completed in
(a)One revolutions of the crank shaft (b)Two revolutions of the crank shaft
(c)Three revolutions of the crank shaft (d)Four revolutions of the crank shaft.
28. Which of the following does not relate to a spark ignition engine ?
(a)Ignition Coil (b) Spark plug (c)Distributor (d) Fuel injector
29. The violent sound pulsations within the cylinder of an I.C. engine are due to
(a)Detonation (b) Turbulence (c)Preignition (d) None of these
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30. The knocking tendency in spark ignition engines may be decreased by
(a) Controlling the air-fuel mixture (b) Controlling the ignition timing.
(c) Reducing the compression ratio (d) All of these
31. 1f petrol is used in a diesel engine, then
(a) Low power will be produced (b) Efficiency will be low
(c) Higher knocking will occur (d) Black smoke will be produced.
32. A thermodynamic cycle on which the petrol engine works is
(a) Otto cycle (b) Joule cycle (c) Rankine cycle (d) Stirling cycle
33. A Thermo dynamic cycle on which the diesel engine works is
(a)Constant volume cycle (b)Constant pressure cycle
(c)Constant temperature cycle (d)Constant energy cycle
34. Super charging .. the power developed by the engine.
(a)Has no effect on (b) increases (c) Decreases (d)None of these
35. Theoretically correct mixture of air and petrol is.
(a) 10 : 1 (b) 15 : 1 (c) 20 : 1 (d) 25 : 1
36. The thermal efficiency of a two stroke cycle engine isa four stroke cycle engine.
(a)Equal to (b) Less than (c) Greater than
37. Fly wheel used in two stroke cycle engine as compared to four stroke cycle engine is:
(a)Heavier (b) Lighter (c)Same in weight (d)None
38. In a four-stroke cycle, the minimum temperature inside the engine cylinder occurs at the
(a) Beginning of suction stroke (b) End of suction stroke
(c) Beginning of exhaust stroke (d) End of exhaust stroke
39. Theoretically, a four - stroke cycle engine should develop power as compared to two stroke cycle
engine is:
(a)Half (b) Same (c) Double (d) four times
40. Power available at the shaft of an I.C. engine is known as..
(a) Brake horse power (b) Indicated horse power
(c) Pumping power (d) All of the above.
41. The power developed inside the engine cylinder is known as.
(a) Brake power (b) Frictional power
(c) Indicated power (d) Mechanical power
42. Compression ratio for diesel engines is
(a) 6 to 10 (b) 10 to 15 (c)15 to 25 (d)25 to 40
43. Compression ratio for petrol engines is.
(a) 6 to 10 (b) 10 to 15 (c) 15 to 25 (d) 25 to 40
44. In I.C. engine, removing the burnt gases from combustion chamber of engine cylinder is known
as:
(a) Scavenging (b) Super charging (c) Detonation (d) Poly merisation
45. Carburettor is used for
(a) S.I. engines (b) Gas engines (c) C.I. engines (d) None of these
46. Fuel injector is used in
(a) S.I. Engines (b) C.I.Engines (c) Gas engines (d) None