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This section includes 180 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Mechanical Engineering knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
101. |
Select the incorrect statement which supports PWR. |
A. | water is used as coolant |
B. | pwr is stable in operation |
C. | uses natural fuel |
Answer» D. | |
102. |
LWR stands for |
A. | lower water reactor |
B. | line water reactor |
C. | liquefied water reactor |
D. | light water reactor |
Answer» E. | |
103. |
Select the incorrect statement about PWR. |
A. | high primary circuit pressure requires a strong pressure vessel |
B. | corrosion is less in pwr |
C. | during fuel charging in pwr, the reactor has to be shut down at least for a month |
D. | pwr results in uneven heating |
Answer» C. during fuel charging in pwr, the reactor has to be shut down at least for a month | |
104. |
What does the top of the pressurizer in pressurized water reactor consists of at primary system pressure? |
A. | steam |
B. | air |
C. | water |
D. | fluids |
Answer» B. air | |
105. |
PWR stands for |
A. | power |
B. | partially weathered rock |
C. | pressurized water reactor |
D. | packaging waste regulations |
Answer» D. packaging waste regulations | |
106. |
In economics of nuclear power plant taxes and insurance charges are taken as |
A. | operating cost |
B. | maintenance cost |
C. | capital cost |
D. | fixed cost |
Answer» E. | |
107. |
What efficiencies of thermionic power generator have been realised? |
A. | 50-60% |
B. | 40-50% |
C. | 10-20% |
D. | 30-40% |
Answer» D. 30-40% | |
108. |
Which of these is not a component of nuclear reactor? |
A. | reactor core |
B. | refractor |
C. | control rod |
D. | biological shield |
Answer» C. control rod | |
109. |
Which of the following is not a type of Combined Plant? |
A. | sodium- mercury-potassium plant |
B. | gas turbine-steam turbine plant |
C. | thermionic steam plant |
D. | thermoelectric steam plant |
Answer» B. gas turbine-steam turbine plant | |
110. |
What happens to the availability in a combined cycle plant? |
A. | decreases |
B. | increases |
C. | remains same |
D. | cannot say |
Answer» B. increases | |
111. |
The maximum steam temperature in a |
A. | 600 |
B. | 500 |
C. | 300 |
D. | 100 |
Answer» B. 500 | |
112. |
The gas turbine power plant mainly uses which among the following fuels? |
A. | coal and peat |
B. | kerosene oil and diesel oil and residual oil |
C. | gas oil |
D. | natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel |
Answer» E. | |
113. |
The temperature in a dry bottom pulverised coal furnace, in degree Celsius is about? |
A. | 1200 |
B. | 1300 |
C. | 1400 |
D. | 2000 |
Answer» C. 1400 | |
114. |
Which type of compressor is used in a gas turbine plant? |
A. | reciprocating compressor |
B. | screw compressor |
C. | multistage axial flow compressor |
D. | either reciprocating compressor & screw compressor |
Answer» D. either reciprocating compressor & screw compressor | |
115. |
What part or % of power developed is utilised for driving the compressor? |
A. | 65 % |
B. | 70 % |
C. | 55 % |
D. | 80 % |
Answer» B. 70 % | |
116. |
A Gas Turbine is which type of combustion plant? |
A. | external |
B. | open |
C. | internal |
D. | cannot say |
Answer» D. cannot say | |
117. |
Power is produced when the working fluid does some work on the? |
A. | shaft |
B. | fins |
C. | blades |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
118. |
What would be the temperature of the gas in the combustion chamber? |
A. | 500 °c |
B. | 1600 °c |
C. | 1200 °c |
D. | 650 °c |
Answer» C. 1200 °c | |
119. |
What is the air standard cycle for a Gas- Turbine called? |
A. | reheat cycle |
B. | rankine cycle |
C. | brayton cycle |
D. | diesel cycle |
Answer» D. diesel cycle | |
120. |
What is meant by inter cooling? |
A. | removal of heat from compressed air between stages of compression |
B. | transfer of heat energy from exhaust gases to the compressed air flowing between compressor and the combustion chamber |
C. | to increase the temperature of partially expanded gases by burning more fuel |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. transfer of heat energy from exhaust gases to the compressed air flowing between compressor and the combustion chamber | |
121. |
What is regeneration? |
A. | removal of heat from compressed air between stages of compression |
B. | transfer of heat energy from exhaust gases to the compressed air flowing between compressor and the combustion chamber |
C. | to increase the temperature of partially expanded gases by burning more fuel |
D. | transfer of heat energy from exhaust gases to the compressed air flowing between compressor and the combustion chamber and increases the temperature of partially expanded gases by burning more fuel |
Answer» C. to increase the temperature of partially expanded gases by burning more fuel | |
122. |
Which of these is a working fluid in the bottoming plant of a Brayton-Rankine combined plant? |
A. | mercury |
B. | steam |
C. | water |
D. | air |
Answer» D. air | |
123. |
If e is the electricity fraction of the total energy output, m is the electric plant efficiency and n is the steam generator efficiency; the heat added per unit total energy output is given by? |
A. | (1 / m) + ((1 – e) / n) |
B. | (1 / n) + ((1 – e) / m) |
C. | (1 / m) + ((1 + e) / n) |
D. | (1 / n) + ((1 – e) / m) |
Answer» B. (1 / n) + ((1 – e) / m) | |
124. |
Which of the following is a good medium for constant temperature heating? |
A. | water |
B. | steam |
C. | coolant |
D. | diesel |
Answer» C. coolant | |
125. |
The cogeneration plant efficiency nCO if WT, Qi, QH represents turbine work, heat input, heat output respectively is given by? |
A. | nco = (wt + qi) / qh |
B. | nco = (wt – qi) / qh |
C. | nco = (wt + qh) / qi |
D. | nco = (wt + qh) / qi |
Answer» E. | |
126. |
Which of these is not considered economical for cogeneration? |
A. | a high fraction of electric to total energy |
B. | a low fraction of electric to total energy |
C. | a low fraction of total energy to electric energy |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. a low fraction of total energy to electric energy | |
127. |
In a by-product power cycle? |
A. | the power is produced initially |
B. | power production is in the middle stages of the cycle |
C. | power production is after the cycle has ended |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
128. |
In terms of cost per MW compared to condensing sets of the same power, the back pressure turbines are? |
A. | more expensive |
B. | cheaper |
C. | costly |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» C. costly | |
129. |
In a back pressure turbine |
A. | pressure at the exhaust from the turbine is the saturation pressure corresponding to the temperature desired in the process |
B. | pressure at the entrance of the turbine is the saturation pressure corresponding to the temperature desired in the process |
C. | pressure at the exhaust from the turbine is the saturation pressure corresponding to the pressure desired in the process |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» B. pressure at the entrance of the turbine is the saturation pressure corresponding to the temperature desired in the process | |
130. |
A plant producing both, electrical power & process heat simultaneously is? |
A. | cogenital plant |
B. | cogenerial plant |
C. | cogeneration plant |
D. | conglomerate plant |
Answer» D. conglomerate plant | |
131. |
Chemical method of treatment is used for treatment of: |
A. | diissolve gases |
B. | carbonate and carbon dioxide |
C. | bacterial impurities |
D. | send and suspended materials |
Answer» C. bacterial impurities | |
132. |
Thermal treatment methods used to remove impurities like: |
A. | dissolved carbon dioxide and other gases |
B. | solid materials |
C. | carbonate |
D. | bacterial impurities |
Answer» B. solid materials | |
133. |
Which method is used in large modern thermal power plants to heat feed water? |
A. | open type heatre is used |
B. | close type heater is used |
C. | steam is directly taken from main turbine and used to heat it feed water |
D. | surface type heater is used |
Answer» D. surface type heater is used | |
134. |
Mechanical method of water treatment is done to |
A. | heat the feed water |
B. | to remove solid matter and impurities |
C. | to add some solid materials |
D. | to remove dissolved gases |
Answer» C. to add some solid materials | |
135. |
Which of these is not a type of drive of variable speed control? |
A. | variable speed turbine |
B. | hydraulic coupling |
C. | multiple speed ac motor |
D. | electronically adjustable turbine drive |
Answer» E. | |
136. |
Feed water for boiler of thermal power plant is obtained from: |
A. | natural sources like river and lake |
B. | partly from condensed steam and natural sources |
C. | condensed steam and small percentage from natural resources |
D. | natural sources and small percentage from condensed steam |
Answer» D. natural sources and small percentage from condensed steam | |
137. |
Which of the following types of the fans has the highest cost? |
A. | centrifugal fans |
B. | axial fans |
C. | primary fans |
D. | gas recirculation fans |
Answer» C. primary fans | |
138. |
In a furnace employing forced draught compared to induced draught |
A. | the fan operates hot and hence blades are liable to corrosion and erosion |
B. | positive pressure exists in the furnace |
C. | air is sucked in, so air leaks are more and hence furnace efficiency is reduced |
D. | none of the mentioned |
Answer» D. none of the mentioned | |
139. |
Which of these accentuates clinkering trouble on furnace grate burning coal? |
A. | low reactivity of carbonised residue containing high proportions of iron and sulphur |
B. | low forced draught and low fuel bed temperature |
C. | thick fire bed and preheated primary air |
D. | all of the mentioned |
Answer» E. | |
140. |
Stack heat losses can be minimised by |
A. | using low c.v. fuels |
B. | controlling the excess air |
C. | oxygen enrichment of combustion air |
D. | maintaining proper draft in the furnace |
Answer» C. oxygen enrichment of combustion air | |
141. |
Which of these is not a type of mechanical draft system for a furnace? |
A. | balanced draft |
B. | induced draft |
C. | forced draft |
D. | actuated draft |
Answer» E. | |
142. |
6 DRAUGHT SYSTEM |
A. | Δp = gh(Ïa-Ïg) |
B. | Δp = gh(Ïg-Ïa) |
C. | Δp = ghÏg |
D. | Δp = gh(Ïa+Ïg) |
Answer» B. Δp = gh(Ïg-Ïa) | |
143. |
What is the capacity of low pressure hydraulic ash handling system? |
A. | 80 tonnes/hour |
B. | 22 tonnes/hour |
C. | 50 tonnes/hour |
D. | 10 tonnes/hour |
Answer» D. 10 tonnes/hour | |
144. |
What would be the amount of distance that a low pressure system could carry the ash? |
A. | 25m |
B. | 500m |
C. | 150m |
D. | 800m |
Answer» C. 150m | |
145. |
Which of these terms defines the pressure difference in the furnace? |
A. | draught |
B. | duct |
C. | stack |
D. | chimney |
Answer» B. duct | |
146. |
Which medium is used to carry ash in hydraulic system? |
A. | air |
B. | water |
C. | steam |
D. | conveyor |
Answer» C. steam | |
147. |
Which system is noisy out of all the following ash handling systems? |
A. | steam jet ash handling system |
B. | mechanical ash handling system |
C. | pneumatic ash handling system |
D. | hydraulic ash handling system |
Answer» D. hydraulic ash handling system | |
148. |
Which medium is used to carry ash in the pneumatic ash handling system? |
A. | conveyor belt |
B. | water trough |
C. | air |
D. | chain belt |
Answer» D. chain belt | |
149. |
What is the function of cyclone separators in pneumatic ash handling system? |
A. | to separate the lighter dust particles |
B. | to force up the movement of ash through pipes or tubes |
C. | to draw out the dust from furnace |
D. | to separate minute coal particles |
Answer» B. to force up the movement of ash through pipes or tubes | |
150. |
The coal is fed to the furnace through |
A. | conveyor belt |
B. | wagon tipper |
C. | hopper |
D. | crane |
Answer» D. crane | |