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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.
| 1. | Engine can be fired with | 
| A. | solid fuel | 
| B. | liquid fuel | 
| C. | gaseous fuel | 
| D. | any of the above fuels | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 2. | Excess quantities of sulphur in diesel fuel are Objectionable because it may cause thefollowing | 
| A. | piston ring and cylinder wear | 
| B. | formation of hard coating on piston skirts | 
| C. | oil sludge in the engine crank case | 
| D. | detonation | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 3. | Desirable characteristics of the combustion chamber for SI engines to avoid knock is | 
| A. | small bore | 
| B. | short ratio of fame path to bore | 
| C. | absence of hot surfaces in the last region of the charge | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 4. | For the same peak pressure and work output | 
| A. | ƞOtto > ƞDual > ƞDiesel | 
| B. | ƞOtto > ƞDiesel > ƞDual | 
| C. | ƞDiesel > ƞOtto > ƞDual | 
| D. | ƞDiesel > ƞDual > ƞOtto | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. | In the air box method of measuring air flow, the air box is provided to | 
| A. | have constant temperature | 
| B. | have constant flow | 
| C. | damp out the pulsations | 
| D. | provide constant velocity of flow | 
| Answer» D. provide constant velocity of flow | |
| 6. | Dissociation can be considered as | 
| A. | disintegration of combustion products at high temperature | 
| B. | reverse process of combustion | 
| C. | heat absorption process | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 7. | D-MPFI system uses | 
| A. | port injection | 
| B. | manifold injection | 
| C. | direct injection | 
| D. | throttle body injection | 
| Answer» C. direct injection | |
| 8. | In an actual SI engine the pumping loss with respect to speed | 
| A. | decreases | 
| B. | Increases | 
| C. | remains constant | 
| D. | nothing to do with speed | 
| Answer» C. remains constant | |
| 9. | Advantage of fuel injection in SI engine is | 
| A. | low initial cost | 
| B. | low maintenance requirements | 
| C. | increased volumetric efficiency | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 10. | For a four cylinder vertical engine, the commonly used firing order is | 
| A. | 1-2-3-4 | 
| B. | 3-4-1-2 | 
| C. | 1-3-4-2 | 
| D. | 4-3-2-1 | 
| Answer» D. 4-3-2-1 | |
| 11. | With dissociation peak temperature is obtained | 
| A. | at the stoichiometric air-fuel ratio | 
| B. | when the mixture is slightly lean | 
| C. | when the mixture is slightly rich | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 12. | For what purpose is the Rhodium used? | 
| A. | To reduce CO and HC | 
| B. | To reduce NOx | 
| C. | To reduce CO | 
| D. | To reduce HC | 
| Answer» C. To reduce CO | |
| 13. | For the same compression ratio and heat addition | 
| A. | ƞOtto > ƞDiesel > ƞDual | 
| B. | ƞDiesel > ƞOtto > ƞDual | 
| C. | ƞOtto> ƞDual > ƞDiesel | 
| D. | ƞDual> ƞDiesel > ƞOtto | 
| Answer» D. ƞDual> ƞDiesel > ƞOtto | |
| 14. | Mist lubrication system is mainly used in | 
| A. | four-stroke petrol engine | 
| B. | four-stroke diesel engine | 
| C. | two-stroke petrol engine | 
| D. | Wankle engine | 
| Answer» D. Wankle engine | |
| 15. | CO in the exhaust of a car engine should not be more than: | 
| A. | 0.5% | 
| B. | 2% | 
| C. | 5% | 
| D. | 10% | 
| Answer» B. 2% | |
| 16. | ‘MPFI’ stands for | 
| A. | Multi point fuel injection | 
| B. | Multi port fuel injection | 
| C. | Manifold point fuel injection | 
| D. | Manifold port fuel injection | 
| Answer» B. Multi port fuel injection | |
| 17. | The rating of a diesel engine, with increase in air-intlet temperature, will | 
| A. | increase linearly | 
| B. | decrease linearly | 
| C. | increase parabolically | 
| D. | decrease parabolically | 
| Answer» C. increase parabolically | |
| 18. | Ignition quality of diesel fuel is indicated by its | 
| A. | octane number | 
| B. | cetane number | 
| C. | fash point | 
| D. | fire point | 
| Answer» C. fash point | |
| 19. | For dual combustion cycle for fixed value of heat addition and compression ratio | 
| A. | mep wil be greater with increase in rp, and decrease in rc | 
| B. | mep will be greater with decrease in rp and decrease in rc | 
| C. | mep remain the same with increase in rp and decrease in rc | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. mep will be greater with decrease in rp and decrease in rc | |
| 20. | The secondary winding of ignition coil consists of | 
| A. | few turns of fine wire | 
| B. | few turns of thick wire | 
| C. | many turns of fine wire | 
| D. | many turns of thick wire | 
| Answer» D. many turns of thick wire | |
| 21. | Dwell period | 
| A. | is directly proportional to engine speed | 
| B. | is inversely proportional to engine speed | 
| C. | does not depend on engine speed | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. does not depend on engine speed | |
| 22. | Olefins are represented by the formula | 
| A. | CnH2n | 
| B. | CnH2n+2 | 
| C. | CnH2n-4 | 
| D. | CnH2n-6 | 
| Answer» B. CnH2n+2 | |
| 23. | The normal range of compression ratio for Diesel cycle is | 
| A. | 4 to 6 | 
| B. | 6 to 8 | 
| C. | 15 to 20 | 
| D. | >25 | 
| Answer» D. >25 | |
| 24. | Maximum allowable hydrocarbon in the car emission are approximately | 
| A. | 10 ppm | 
| B. | 100 ppm | 
| C. | 1000 ppm | 
| D. | 5000 ppm | 
| Answer» C. 1000 ppm | |
| 25. | A perfect engine works on the Carnot cycle between 727 °C and 227°C. The efficiency of the engine is | 
| A. | 0.5 | 
| B. | 0.75 | 
| C. | 1 | 
| D. | 0.25 | 
| Answer» B. 0.75 | |
| 26. | for the same compression ratio and heat rejection, | 
| A. | ƞOtto> ƞDual > ƞDiesel | 
| B. | ƞDiesel > ƞDual > ƞOtto | 
| C. | ƞDual> ƞDiesel > ƞOtto | 
| D. | ƞDual> ƞOtto> ƞDiesel | 
| Answer» B. ƞDiesel > ƞDual > ƞOtto | |
| 27. | The air box/swept volume ratio should be in the range for single-cylinder engines | 
| A. | 10- 100% | 
| B. | 200-300% | 
| C. | 500 600% | 
| D. | > 1000% | 
| Answer» D. > 1000% | |
| 28. | Crankcase scavenged engines have delivery ratio of | 
| A. | greater than 1 | 
| B. | less than 1 | 
| C. | equal to 1 | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» D. none of the above | |
| 29. | The precess of breaking up or a liquid into fine droplets by spraying is called | 
| A. | vaporisation | 
| B. | carburetion | 
| C. | ionisation | 
| D. | atomisation. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. | Main advantage of a two-stroke engine over four-stroke engine is | 
| A. | more uniform torque on the crankshaft | 
| B. | more power output for the cylinder of same dimensions | 
| C. | absence of valves | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 31. | Knocking takes place in CI engines | 
| A. | at the start of combustion | 
| B. | at the end of combustion | 
| C. | during combustion | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. at the end of combustion | |
| 32. | Advantage of reciprocating IC engines over steam turbine is | 
| A. | Mechanical simplicity | 
| B. | Improved plant efficiency | 
| C. | Lower average temperature | 
| D. | all of the above | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. | Fuel consumption of diesel engines is not guaranteed at one quarter load because at suchlow loads | 
| A. | the friction is high | 
| B. | the friction is unpredictable | 
| C. | the small difference in cooling water temperature or in internal friction has a disproportionate effect | 
| D. | the engine is rarely operated | 
| Answer» D. the engine is rarely operated | |
| 34. | Fuel is injected in a four-stroke CI engine | 
| A. | at the end of suction stroke | 
| B. | at the end of expansion stroke | 
| C. | at the end of compression stroke | 
| D. | at the end of exhaust stroke | 
| Answer» D. at the end of exhaust stroke | |
| 35. | When the engines are built to withstand the sane thermal and mechanical stresses | 
| A. | ƞDiesel > ƞDual > ƞOtto | 
| B. | ƞDual> ƞDiesel > ƞOtto | 
| C. | ƞOtto> ƞDual > ƞDiesel | 
| D. | ƞOtto> ƞDiesel > ƞDual | 
| Answer» B. ƞDual> ƞDiesel > ƞOtto | |
| 36. | Which of the following is one of the major exhaust emissions from CI engines compared toSI engines? | 
| A. | Oxides of nitrogen | 
| B. | Particulates | 
| C. | CO and CO2 | 
| D. | Unburnt hydrocarbon | 
| Answer» C. CO and CO2 | |
| 37. | What does the blue smoke in diesel engine indicate? | 
| A. | Unburnt oil | 
| B. | HC | 
| C. | NOx | 
| D. | CO | 
| Answer» B. HC | |
| 38. | With EFI (ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION) of diesel engines | 
| A. | sharp start and stop is not possible | 
| B. | very high injection pressure can be obtained | 
| C. | sudden cylinder cut-off is impossible | 
| D. | diagnostic properties are poor | 
| Answer» C. sudden cylinder cut-off is impossible | |
| 39. | For engine operating with rich mixtures the optimum spark timing | 
| A. | must be advanced | 
| B. | must be retarded | 
| C. | must be at TDC | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» B. must be retarded | |
| 40. | The limits of air-fuel for SI engine are | 
| A. | 8/1 to 18/1 | 
| B. | 8/1 to 50/1 | 
| C. | 25/1 to 50/1 | 
| D. | 50/1 to 100/1 | 
| Answer» B. 8/1 to 50/1 | |
| 41. | The air fuel ratio required for the efficient operation of a three approximately | 
| A. | 5:1 | 
| B. | 10:1 | 
| C. | 15:1 | 
| D. | 20:1S | 
| Answer» D. 20:1S | |
| 42. | Engines used for ships are normally | 
| A. | four-stroke Sl engines of very high power | 
| B. | two-stroke CI engines of very high power | 
| C. | four-stroke Cl engines of high speed | 
| D. | two-stroke SI engines of high power | 
| Answer» C. four-stroke Cl engines of high speed | |
| 43. | The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine revolution orsize in following way | 
| A. | feeding more fuel | 
| B. | increasing flywheel size | 
| C. | heating incoming air | 
| D. | supercharging. | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 44. | The spark timing and combustion rate should be such that | 
| A. | peak pressure occurs at TDC | 
| B. | one half of the total pressure occurs at TDC | 
| C. | ignition delay is reduced | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. ignition delay is reduced | |
| 45. | Thermal efficiency of CI engine is higher than that of SI engine due | 
| A. | light weight | 
| B. | higher compression ratio | 
| C. | constant pressure heat addition | 
| D. | none of the above | 
| Answer» C. constant pressure heat addition | |
| 46. | In carburetor, Choke is incorporated | 
| A. | Before the venturi | 
| B. | After the venturi | 
| C. | In the venturi | 
| D. | Any of the above | 
| Answer» B. After the venturi | |
| 47. | The advantage of Root's supercharger is | 
| A. | big pressure | 
| B. | minimum maintenance | 
| C. | consumes less power | 
| D. | occupies less space | 
| Answer» C. consumes less power | |
| 48. | Octane number of iso-octane is | 
| A. | 0 | 
| B. | 30 | 
| C. | 60 | 
| D. | 100 | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. | Dwell meter is used for | 
| A. | setting spark plug gap | 
| B. | contact breaker gap | 
| C. | setting the ignition advance | 
| D. | setting | 
| Answer» C. setting the ignition advance | |
| 50. | In case of engines backfiring, the PCV valve: | 
| A. | Opens maximum | 
| B. | Closes | 
| C. | Disintegrates | 
| D. | Sticks in the centre position | 
| Answer» C. Disintegrates | |