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This section includes 538 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
51. |
The advantage of the fuel injection system over the carburetor system is |
A. | improved fuel efficiency |
B. | improved emission |
C. | improved power output |
D. | all of these |
Answer» E. | |
52. |
The PCV valve incorporates a spring loaded plunger and opens in proportion to the level of vacuum pressure in the intake manifold. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
Answer» B. Disagree | |
53. |
In a four cylinder in-line engine, the number of firing strokes in one revolution of the crank is |
A. | 1 |
B. | 2 |
C. | 3 |
D. | 4 |
Answer» C. 3 | |
54. |
In a four speed four-stroke Diesel engine, the intake valve |
A. | opens at T.D.C. and closes at B.D.C. |
B. | opens at 20° before T.D.C. and closes at 35° after B.D.C. |
C. | opens at 10° after T.D.C. and closes at 20° before B.D.C. |
D. | none of the above |
Answer» C. opens at 10° after T.D.C. and closes at 20° before B.D.C. | |
55. |
The motion of the cam is transferred to the rocker arm, moving it upwards and downwards. This rocker-arm motion then forces the valve downwards against the force in the valve spring so that the valve can open. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
56. |
The camshaft is driven by the crankshaft via the timing belt. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
Answer» B. Incorrect | |
57. |
The octane rating of petrol commerically available is |
A. | 85-95 |
B. | 95-100 |
C. | 100-110 |
D. | 110-125 |
Answer» B. 95-100 | |
58. |
When the piston is at T.D.C, the volume above the piston in the combustion chamber is the |
A. | clearance volume |
B. | cylinder volume |
C. | exhaust volume |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. cylinder volume | |
59. |
A petrol that detonates easily is called |
A. | high octane petrol |
B. | low octane petrol |
C. | unleaded petrol |
D. | blended fuel |
Answer» C. unleaded petrol | |
60. |
The ease with which petrol vapourizes is called its |
A. | oxidation |
B. | octane number |
C. | volatility |
D. | cetane number |
Answer» D. cetane number | |
61. |
In Diesel engines, during suction stroke, __________ is drawn in the cylinder. |
A. | air and fuel |
B. | only fuel |
C. | only air |
D. | none of these |
Answer» D. none of these | |
62. |
The sequence order of events in a four-stroke engine is |
A. | suction - exhaust - power - compression |
B. | suction - power - compression - exhaust |
C. | suction - compression - power - exhaust |
D. | exhaust - compression - power - suction |
Answer» D. exhaust - compression - power - suction | |
63. |
In petrol engines, during suction stroke, __________ is drawn in the cylinder |
A. | air and fuel |
B. | only fuel |
C. | only air |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. only fuel | |
64. |
The crankshaft of a typical in-line four cylinder engine has __________ balance weights. |
A. | 12 |
B. | 4 |
C. | 16 |
D. | 8 |
Answer» E. | |
65. |
The connecting rods are generally made of __________ shaped cross-section. |
A. | I |
B. | C |
C. | L |
D. | H |
Answer» B. C | |
66. |
The connecting rod lower end is connected to the relevant __________ of crankshaft. |
A. | big end |
B. | crank arm |
C. | journal |
D. | small end |
Answer» D. small end | |
67. |
The crescent-shaped cavity on the piston head top surface is called as |
A. | piston oil hole |
B. | snap ring |
C. | valve recess |
D. | valve clearance |
Answer» D. valve clearance | |
68. |
The function of oil-control rings is that it |
A. | lubricates the cylinder wall by releasing oil from its hole |
B. | keeps the cylinder wall lubricated by holding oil in its channel |
C. | prevents engine oil from going into the combustion chamber and returns excess lubricating oil off the cylinder wall through the return holes in the piston to the oil pan |
D. | maintains a seal and prevents escape of burned gases and oil leakage |
Answer» D. maintains a seal and prevents escape of burned gases and oil leakage | |
69. |
The reconditioning process used to give cylinder bore surfaces a cross-hatch pattern, is known as |
A. | honing |
B. | porous plating |
C. | boring |
D. | shot peening |
Answer» B. porous plating | |
70. |
The main merit of a multi-cylinder type cylinder sleeve is |
A. | smaller engine dimensions |
B. | better cooling efficiency |
C. | high rigidity |
D. | none of these |
Answer» B. better cooling efficiency | |
71. |
An engine has a clearance volume of 100 cm3 and a swept volume of 800 cm3. The compression ratio is |
A. | 7:1 |
B. | 8:1 |
C. | 9:1 |
D. | 10:1 |
Answer» D. 10:1 | |
72. |
A four-cylinder engine has a capacity of 2.4 litres. The swept volume of one cylinder is |
A. | 400 cm3 |
B. | 600 cm3 |
C. | 1200 cm3 |
D. | 2400 cm3 |
Answer» C. 1200 cm3 | |
73. |
The compression ratio in Diesel engines is less than the petrol engine. |
A. | Agree |
B. | Disagree |
Answer» C. | |
74. |
The air resistance to a car at 20 kmph is R. The air resistance at 40 kmph will be |
A. | R |
B. | 2 R |
C. | 4R |
D. | 4 R2 |
Answer» D. 4 R2 | |
75. |
A petrol engine of a car develops 125 N-m torque at 2700 r.p.m. The car is driven in second gear having gear ratio of 1.75. The final drive ratio is 4.11. If the overall transmission efficiency is 90%, then the torque available at the driving wheels is |
A. | 8.091 N-m |
B. | 80.91 N-m |
C. | 809.1 N-m |
D. | 8091 N-m |
Answer» D. 8091 N-m | |
76. |
The engine torque increases with the increase in engine speed up to a certain point after which it starts to fall down. |
A. | Correct |
B. | Incorrect |
Answer» B. Incorrect | |
77. |
In comparison to frame type construction, the frameless structure construction of automobiles is economical when produced in __________ numbers. |
A. | small |
B. | large |
Answer» C. | |
78. |
Which of the following is not an automobile ? |
A. | Motor cycle |
B. | Passenger car |
C. | Aeroplane |
D. | Truck |
Answer» D. Truck | |
79. |
The positive plates of a lead acid battery has |
A. | ead peroxide (PbO₂) |
B. | pongy lead (Pb) |
C. | ead sulphate (PbSO₄) |
D. | ulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) |
Answer» B. pongy lead (Pb) | |
80. |
The negative plates of a lead acid battery has |
A. | ead peroxide (PbO₂) |
B. | pongy lead (Pb) |
C. | ead sulphate (PbSO₄) |
D. | ulphuric acid (H₂SO₄) |
Answer» C. ead sulphate (PbSO₄) | |
81. |
Wheel base of a vehicle is the |
A. | istance between the centres of the front and rear wheels |
B. | istance between the centres of the front tyres |
C. | istance between the centres of the rear tyres |
D. | xtreme length of the vehicle |
Answer» B. istance between the centres of the front tyres | |
82. |
The engine oil viscosity is defined by ___________ ratings. |
A. | utomatic transmission fluid (ATF) |
B. | ociety of automotive engineers (SAE) |
C. | ross vehicle weight (GVW) |
D. | merican petroleum institute (API) |
Answer» C. ross vehicle weight (GVW) | |
83. |
In order to implement gear changes in the gear unit of an automatic transmission, a ___________ is used. |
A. | ynchronizer |
B. | lanetary gear |
C. | agnetic clutch |
D. | ydraulic multi plate clutch |
Answer» E. | |
84. |
A heat treated glass generally used in automobiles bursts into ________ upon cracking, |
A. | harp edged fragments |
B. | mall particles |
C. | arge particles |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. arge particles | |
85. |
The octane rating of petrol commercially available is |
A. | 5-95 |
B. | 5-100 |
C. | 00-110 |
D. | 10-125 |
Answer» B. 5-100 | |
86. |
Which of the following symptom is caused as a result of brake disc run out? |
A. | neffectiveness of the brakes |
B. | udder during braking |
C. | ocalized wearing of the brake pads |
D. | apid wearing of the brake pads |
Answer» C. ocalized wearing of the brake pads | |
87. |
An under-inflated tyre will wear the tread most |
A. | ear the centre |
B. | ear the edges |
C. | n the lateral direction |
D. | n the cross direction |
Answer» C. n the lateral direction | |
88. |
The purpose of a balancer shaft is to |
A. | alance the timing in the movement of the two groups of pistons |
B. | ncrease inertia force of the rotating crankshaft |
C. | educe vibrations caused by the crankshaft rotation |
D. | djusts the timing of the intake and exhaust valve openings |
Answer» D. djusts the timing of the intake and exhaust valve openings | |
89. |
The correct way to rectify an imbalanced wheel is to |
A. | djust the tyre pressure |
B. | otate the tyres |
C. | djust the damper spring tension |
D. | ttach appropriate weights to the wheel at appropriate positions |
Answer» E. | |
90. |
A maintenance free battery |
A. | as lead-antimony plate grid |
B. | as lead-calcium plate grid |
C. | oes not contain acid |
D. | oes not contain water |
Answer» C. oes not contain acid | |
91. |
A laminated glass upon cracking |
A. | ursts into sharp edged fragments |
B. | ursts into granular pieces |
C. | andwiched layer traps the fragments |
D. | reaks into the form of crystals |
Answer» D. reaks into the form of crystals | |
92. |
The self ignition temperature of Diesel as compared to petrol is |
A. | igher |
B. | ower |
C. | ame |
D. | epends on fuel quality |
Answer» C. ame | |
93. |
The Diesel engines are also known as |
A. | park ignition (S.I.) engines |
B. | ompression ignition (C.I.) engines |
C. | team engines |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. team engines | |
94. |
The basic purpose of tyre rotation on automobiles is to |
A. | void ply separation |
B. | qualize wear |
C. | et better ride |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. et better ride | |
95. |
The function of a governor in automobiles is to |
A. | imit the power |
B. | imit the vehicle speed |
C. | aintain constant engine speed |
D. | aximise the fuel economy |
Answer» C. aintain constant engine speed | |
96. |
The main task of a battery in automobiles is to |
A. | upply electricity to the alternator |
B. | ct as a reservoir or stabilizer of electricity |
C. | upply electricity to the vehicle's electrical system at all times while the engine is running |
D. | upply a large amount of power to turn the starter motor when the engine is being started |
Answer» E. | |
97. |
The basic part of the engine, to which the other engine parts are attached or assembled is the |
A. | ylinder head |
B. | rankshaft |
C. | ylinder block |
D. | il pan |
Answer» D. il pan | |
98. |
The seat belt tensioners are built in the |
A. | ront seats |
B. | houlder anchors |
C. | eat belt retractors |
D. | eat belt buckles |
Answer» D. eat belt buckles | |
99. |
The path taken by intake air is |
A. | arburettor (or throttle body) air cleaner intake manifold intake ports cylinders |
B. | ir cleaner carburettor (or throttle body) intake ports intake manifold cylinders |
C. | ir cleaner intake manifold carburettor (or throttle body) intake ports cylinders |
D. | ir cleaner carburettor (or throttle body) intake manifold intake ports cylinders |
Answer» E. | |
100. |
The power source for a brake booster is |
A. | xhaust manifold pressure |
B. | lectricity |
C. | he pressure difference between the atmospheric pressure and the vacuum pressure in the intake manifold |
D. | ydraulic pump |
Answer» D. ydraulic pump | |