A gas engine has a swept volume of 300 cm3 and clearance volume of 25 cm3 . Its volumetric efficiency is 0.88 and mechanical efficiency is 0.90. The volume of the mixture taken in per stroke is
A. 248 cm3
B. 252 cm3
C. 264 cm3
D. 286 cm3
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The pressure at the end of compression, in diesel engines, is approximately
A. 10 bar
B. 20 bar
C. 25 bar
D. 35 bar
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The pressure at the end of compression, in petrol engines, is approximately
A. 10 bar
B. 20 bar
C. 25 bar
D. 35 bar
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Air fuel ratio for idling speed of a petrol engine is approximately
A. 1 : 1
B. 5 : 1
C. 10 : 1
D. 15 : 1
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The specific fuel consumption per BH hour for a petrol engine is approximately
A. 0.15 kg
B. 0.2 kg
C. 0.25 kg
D. 0.3 kg
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The specific fuel consumption per BHP hour for diesel engine is approximately
A. 0.15 kg
B. 0.2 kg
C. 0.25 kg
D. 0.3 kg
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The maximum propulsive efficiency of a turbojet engine is at a speed of
A. 1000 km/h
B. 2000 km/h
C. 2400 km/h
D. 3000 km/h
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The method of determination of indicated power of a multi cylinder spark ignition engine is by the use of
A. Morse test
B. Prony brake test
C. Motoring test
D. Heat balance test
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The air-fuel ratio of the petrol engine is controlled by
A. Fuel pump
B. Governor
C. Injector
D. Carburettor
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The air-fuel ratio in petrol engines is controlled by
A. Controlling valve opening/closing
B. Governing
C. Injection
D. Carburetion
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Does the supply of scavenging air at a density greater than that of atmosphere mean engine is supercharged?
A. Yes
B. No
C. To some extent
D. Unpredictable
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The _________ engines can work on very lean mixture of fuel.
A. Spark ignition
B. Compression ignition
C. Both (A) and (B)
D. None of these
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Iso-octane (C8 H18 ) has octane number of
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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
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In loop scavenging, the top of the piston is
A. Flat
B. Contoured
C. Slanted
D. Depressed
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The actual volume of fresh charge admitted in 4-stroke petrol engine is
A. Equal to stroke volume
B. Equal to stroke volume and clearance volume
C. Less than stroke volume
D. More than stroke volume
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The ratio of the volume of charge admitted at N.T.P. to the swept volume of the piston is called
A. Mechanical efficiency
B. Overall efficiency
C. Volumetric efficiency
D. Relative efficiency
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In order to prevent knocking in spark ignition engines, the charge away from the spark plug should have
A. Low density
B. Low temperature
C. Long ignition delay
D. All of these
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The inlet valve of a four stroke cycle internal combustion engine remains open for
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The turbine of the turboprop engine is __________ that of the turbojet engine.
A. Same as
B. Smaller than
C. Bigger than
D. None of these
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