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This section includes 513 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
201. |
The size of inlet valve of an engine in comparison to exhaust valve is |
A. | ore |
B. | ess |
C. | ame |
D. | ore/less depending on capacity of engine |
Answer» B. ess | |
202. |
The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine revolution or size in following way |
A. | eeding more fuel |
B. | eating incoming air |
C. | cavenging |
D. | upercharging |
Answer» E. | |
203. |
Which of the following does not relate to a spark ignition engine? |
A. | gnition coil |
B. | park plug |
C. | arburettor |
D. | uel injector |
Answer» E. | |
204. |
Number of working strokes per min. for a two stroke cycle engine is _________ the speed of the engine in r.p.m. |
A. | qual to |
B. | ne-half |
C. | wice |
D. | our-times |
Answer» B. ne-half | |
205. |
Number of working strokes per min. for a four stroke cycle engine are _________ the speed of the engine in r.p.m. |
A. | qual to |
B. | ne-half |
C. | wice |
D. | our-times |
Answer» C. wice | |
206. |
Which of the following medium is compressed in a Diesel engine cylinder? |
A. | ir alone |
B. | ir and fuel |
C. | ir and lub oil |
D. | uel alone |
Answer» B. ir and fuel | |
207. |
The specific fuel consumption per BH hour for a petrol engine is approximately |
A. | .15 kg |
B. | .2 kg |
C. | .25 kg |
D. | .3 kg |
Answer» D. .3 kg | |
208. |
The air-fuel ratio in petrol engines is controlled by |
A. | ontrolling valve opening/closing |
B. | overning |
C. | njection |
D. | arburetion |
Answer» E. | |
209. |
The air-fuel ratio of the petrol engine is controlled by |
A. | uel pump |
B. | overnor |
C. | njector |
D. | arburettor |
Answer» E. | |
210. |
The method of determination of indicated power of a multi cylinder spark ignition engine is by the use of |
A. | orse test |
B. | rony brake test |
C. | otoring test |
D. | eat balance test |
Answer» B. rony brake test | |
211. |
The turbine of the turboprop engine is __________ that of the turbojet engine. |
A. | ame as |
B. | maller than |
C. | igger than |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
212. |
In order to prevent knocking in spark ignition engines, the charge away from the spark plug should have |
A. | ow density |
B. | ow temperature |
C. | ong ignition delay |
D. | ll of these |
Answer» E. | |
213. |
In a four stroke cycle engine, the sequence of operations is |
A. | uction, compression, expansion and exhaust |
B. | uction, expansion, compression and exhaust |
C. | xpansion, compression, suction and exhaust |
D. | ompression, expansion, suction and exhaust |
Answer» B. uction, expansion, compression and exhaust | |
214. |
In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the compression |
A. | tarts at 40° after bottom dead center and ends at 10° before top dead center |
B. | tarts at 40° before top dead center and ends at 40° after top dead center |
C. | tarts at top dead center and ends at 40° before bottom dead center |
D. | ay start and end anywhere |
Answer» B. tarts at 40° before top dead center and ends at 40° after top dead center | |
215. |
The fuel valve in a four stroke cycle diesel engine |
A. | pens at 15° after top dead center and closes at 20° before bottom dead center |
B. | pens at 15° before top dead center and closes at 20° after top dead center |
C. | pens at top dead center and closes at bottom dead center |
D. | ay open and close anywhere |
Answer» C. pens at top dead center and closes at bottom dead center | |
216. |
As compared to air standard cycle, in actual working, the effect of variation in specific heats is to |
A. | ncrease maximum pressure and maximum temperature |
B. | educe maximum pressure and maximum temperature |
C. | ncrease maximum pressure and decrease maximum temperature |
D. | ecrease maximum pressure and increase maximum temperature |
Answer» C. ncrease maximum pressure and decrease maximum temperature | |
217. |
In an internal combustion engine, the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder is known as |
A. | cavenging |
B. | etonation |
C. | upercharging |
D. | olymerisation |
Answer» B. etonation | |
218. |
The operation of forcing additional air under pressure into the engine cylinder is known as |
A. | upercharging |
B. | arburetion |
C. | urbulence |
D. | elay period |
Answer» B. arburetion | |
219. |
Installation of supercharger on a four cycle diesel engine can result in the following percentage increase in power |
A. | p to 35% |
B. | p to 50% |
C. | p to 75% |
D. | p to 100% |
Answer» E. | |
220. |
An engine indicator is used to determine the following |
A. | peed |
B. | emperature |
C. | olume of cylinder |
D. | .e.p. and I.H.P. |
Answer» E. | |
221. |
A diesel engine, during suction stroke, draws |
A. | ir only |
B. | iesel only |
C. | mixture of diesel and air |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. iesel only | |
222. |
The object of providing masked inlet valve in the air passage of compression ignition engines is to |
A. | nhance flow rate |
B. | ontrol air flow |
C. | nduce primary swirl |
D. | nduce secondary turbulence |
Answer» D. nduce secondary turbulence | |
223. |
Stoichiometric ratio is |
A. | hemically correct air-fuel ratio by weight |
B. | hemically correct air-fuel ratio by volume |
C. | ctual air-fuel ratio for maximum efficiency |
D. | one of the above |
Answer» C. ctual air-fuel ratio for maximum efficiency | |
224. |
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. | uel pump |
B. | uel injector |
C. | park plug |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
225. |
Detonation is harmful due to |
A. | ncrease in the rate of heat transfer, there is a reduction in the power output and efficiency of the engine |
B. | xcessive turbulence which removes most of the insulating gas boundary layer from the cylinder walls |
C. | igh intensity of knock causes crankshaft vibration and the engine runs rough |
D. | one of the above |
Answer» E. | |
226. |
For the same compression ratio |
A. | tto cycle is more efficient than the Diesel |
B. | iesel cycle is more efficient than Otto |
C. | oth Otto and Diesel cycles are, equally efficient |
D. | ompression ratio has nothing to do with efficiency |
Answer» B. iesel cycle is more efficient than Otto | |
227. |
The pressure inside the cylinder is _________ the atmospheric pressure during the exhaust stroke. |
A. | qual to |
B. | elow |
C. | bove |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
228. |
The self ignition temperature of petrol is _________ as compared to diesel oil. |
A. | ame |
B. | ower |
C. | igher |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
229. |
Compression ratio of I.C. Engines is |
A. | he ratio of volumes of air in cylinder before compression stroke and after compression stroke |
B. | olume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder |
C. | atio of pressure after compression and before compression |
D. | wept volume/cylinder volume |
Answer» B. olume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder | |
230. |
A petrol engine has compression ratio from |
A. | to 10 |
B. | 0 to 15 |
C. | 5 to 25 |
D. | 5 to 40 |
Answer» B. 0 to 15 | |
231. |
The air standard efficiency of an I.C. engine is given by (where r = Compression ratio, and γ = Ratio of specific heats) |
A. | - rγ - 1 |
B. | + rγ - 1 |
C. | - (1/rγ - 1) |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
232. |
The ignition of the charge by some hot surface within the engine before the passage of spark is called |
A. | re-ignition |
B. | etonation |
C. | gnition delay |
D. | uto-ignition |
Answer» B. etonation | |
233. |
The firing order in an I.C. engine depends upon |
A. | rrangement of the cylinders |
B. | esign of crankshaft |
C. | umber of cylinders |
D. | ll of these |
Answer» E. | |
234. |
Which of the following is false statement? Some of the methods used to reduce diesel smoke are as follows |
A. | sing additives in the fuel |
B. | ncreasing the compression ratio |
C. | dherence to proper fuel specification |
D. | voidance of overloading |
Answer» C. dherence to proper fuel specification | |
235. |
The knocking tendency in compression ignition engines for a given fuel will be |
A. | nhanced by decreasing compression ratio |
B. | nhanced by increasing compression ratio |
C. | ependent on other factors |
D. | one of the above |
Answer» B. nhanced by increasing compression ratio | |
236. |
Theoretically, a four stroke cycle engine should develop _________ power as that of a two stroke cycle engine. |
A. | alf |
B. | ame |
C. | ouble |
D. | our times |
Answer» B. ame | |
237. |
Thermal efficiency of a two stroke cycle engine is _________ a four stroke cycle engine. |
A. | qual to |
B. | ess than |
C. | reater than |
D. | one of these |
Answer» C. reater than | |
238. |
If V₁ is the jet velocity and V₀ is the vehicle velocity, then the propulsive efficiency of a rocket is given by |
A. | 2(V₀/V₁)]/ [1 + (V₀/V₁)²] |
B. | V₀/V₁)/ [1 + (V₀/V₁)²] |
C. | ₀/(V₀+ V₁) |
D. | ₁/(V₀+ V₁) |
Answer» B. V₀/V₁)/ [1 + (V₀/V₁)²] | |
239. |
The following volume of air is required for consuming 1 liter of fuel by a four stroke engine |
A. | m3 |
B. | m3 |
C. | 6 m3 |
D. | 10 m3 |
Answer» E. | |
240. |
Which of the following is not an intern’s combustion engine? |
A. | -stroke petrol engine |
B. | -stroke petrol engine |
C. | iesel engine |
D. | team turbine |
Answer» E. | |
241. |
The process of breaking up or a liquid into fine droplets by spraying is called |
A. | aporisation |
B. | arburetion |
C. | onization |
D. | tomization |
Answer» E. | |
242. |
The compression ignition engines are governed by |
A. | it and miss governing |
B. | ualitative governing |
C. | uantitative governing |
D. | ombination of (B) and (C) |
Answer» C. uantitative governing | |
243. |
The spark ignition engines are governed by |
A. | it and miss governing |
B. | ualitative governing |
C. | uantitative governing |
D. | ombination of (B) and (C) |
Answer» D. ombination of (B) and (C) | |
244. |
The pressure at the end of compression in the case of diesel engine is of the order of |
A. | kg/cm |
B. | 2 kg/cm |
C. | 0 kg/cm |
D. | 5 kg/cm |
Answer» E. | |
245. |
The cetane number of diesel oil, generally available, is |
A. | 0 to 25 |
B. | 5 to 30 |
C. | 0 to 40 |
D. | 0 to 55 |
Answer» E. | |
246. |
The ignition quality of diesel oil is expressed by |
A. | etane number |
B. | ctane number |
C. | alorific value |
D. | one of these |
Answer» B. ctane number | |
247. |
Supercharging is the process of supplying the intake air to the engine cylinder at a density _________ the density of the surrounding atmosphere. |
A. | qual to |
B. | ess than |
C. | reater than |
D. | one of these |
Answer» D. one of these | |
248. |
A diesel engine as compared to petrol engine (both running and rated load) is |
A. | ore efficient |
B. | ess efficient |
C. | qually efficient |
D. | ther factors will decide it |
Answer» B. ess efficient | |
249. |
In a petrol engine, if diesel is used, then the engine will |
A. | ot run |
B. | un more efficiently |
C. | un at high speed |
D. | xplode |
Answer» B. un more efficiently | |
250. |
Compression loss in I.C engines occurs due to |
A. | eaking piston rings |
B. | se of thick head gasket |
C. | logged air inlet slots |
D. | ll of the above |
Answer» E. | |