The air requirement of a petrol engine during starting compared to theoretical air required for complete combustion is
A. More
B. Less
C. Same
D. May be more or less depending on engine capacity
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Which of the following fuel detonates readily?
A. Benzene
B. Iso-octane
C. Normal heptane
D. Alcohol
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Pour point of fuel oil is the
A. Minimum temperature to which oil is heated in order to give off inflammable vapours in sufficient quantity to ignite momentarily when brought in contact with a flame
B. Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
C. It catches fire without external aid
D. Indicated by 90% distillation temperature i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off
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The function of a distributor in a coil ignition system of I.C. engines is
A. To distribute spark
B. To distribute power
C. To distribute current
D. To time the spark
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Compression ratio of I.C. Engines is
A. The ratio of volumes of air in cylinder before compression stroke and after compression stroke
B. Volume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder
C. Ratio of pressure after compression and before compression
D. Swept volume/cylinder volume
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The effective inhibitor of pre-ignition is
A. Alcohol
B. Water
C. Lead
D. None of these
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The brake power (B.P.) of the engine is given by (where W = Brake load or dead load in newtons, l = Length of arm in meters, N = Speed of engine in r.p.m., S = Spring balance reading in newtons, D = Diameter of brake drum in meters and d = Diameter of rope in meters)
A. B .P . = 60 W l × 2 π N watts
B. B .P . = 60 ( W − S ) π DN watts
C. B .P . = 60 ( W − S ) π ( D + d ) N watts
D. All of these
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The ignition of the charge by some hot surface within the engine before the passage of spark is called
A. Pre-ignition
B. Detonation
C. Ignition delay
D. Auto-ignition
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The air standard efficiency of an I.C. engine is given by (where r = Compression ratio and γ = Ratio of specific heats)
A. 1 − r γ − 1
B. 1 + r γ − 1
C. 1 − r γ − 1 1
D. None of these
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The frictional power (F.P.) is given by
A. F.P. = B.P. - I.P.
B. F.P. = I.P. - B.P.
C. F .P . = I .P . B .P .
D. F .P . = B .P . I .P .
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If the compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 7, the percentage increase in efficiency will be
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Supercharging is essential in
A. Diesel engines
B. Gas turbines
C. Petrol engines
D. Aircraft engines
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Which of the following statement is correct regarding petrol engines?
A. A fine fuel spray mixed with air is ignited by the heat of compression which is at a high pressure
B. The fuel supplied to the engine cylinder is mixed with necessary amount of air and the mixture in ignited with the help of a spark plug
C. The fuel is first evaporated after passing through a carburettor and is mixed with air before ignition
D. All of the above
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The firing order in an I.C. engine depends upon
A. Arrangement of the cylinders
B. Design of crankshaft
C. Number of cylinders
D. All of these
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The colour of exhaust from diesel engine is generally
A. White
B. Bluish
C. Black
D. Violet
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A heat engine utilizes the
A. Calorific value of oil
B. Low heat value of
C. High heat value of oil
D. Mean heat value of oil
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In the opposed piston diesel engine, the combustion chamber is located
A. Above the piston
B. Below the piston
C. Between the pistons
D. There is no such criterion
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A mixture containing 65% of iso-octane and 35% of normal heptane will have
A. Cetane number 65
B. Octane number 65
C. Cetane number 35
D. Octane number 35
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If the speed of the engine is increased, the indicated power will
A. Increase
B. Decrease
C. Remain same
D. None of these
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The ratio of indicated thermal efficiency to the corresponding air standard cycle efficiency is called
A. Net efficiency
B. Efficiency ratio
C. Relative efficiency
D. Overall efficiency
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