Practice Test: Question Set - 06
1. When crude oil is heated, then which of the following hydrocarbon is given off first?
- (A) Kerosene
- (B) Gasoline
- (C) Paraffin
- (D) Natural gas
2. Supercharging is the process of supplying the intake air to the engine cylinder at a density _________ the density of the surrounding atmosphere.
- (A) Equal to
- (B) Less than
- (C) Greater
than
- (D) None
of these
3. Polymerization is a chemical process in which molecules of a compound become
- (A) Larger
- (B) Slowed down
- (C) Smaller
- (D) Liquid
4. 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) Fuel
pump
- (B) Fuel
injector
- (C) Spark plug
- (D) None
of these
5. For maximum power generation, the air fuel ratio for a petrol engine for vehicles, is of the order of
- (A) 9 : 1
- (B) 12 : 1
- (C) 15 : 1
- (D) 18 : 1
6. The ratio of the indicated thermal efficiency to the air standard efficiency is known as
- (A) Mechanical
efficiency
- (B) Overall
efficiency
- (C) Volumetric
efficiency
- (D) Relative
efficiency
7. The knock in diesel engine occurs due to
- (A) Instantaneous and
rapid burning of the first part of the charge
- (B) Instantaneous auto
ignition of last part of charge
- (C) Delayed burning of
the first part of the charge
- (D) Reduction of delay
period
8. 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
9. If one cylinder of a diesel engine receives more fuel than the others, then for that cylinder the
- (A) Exhaust will be smoky
- (B) Piston rings would
stick into piston grooves
- (C) Engine starts
overheating
- (D) Scavenging occurs
10. Pre-ignition is caused by the spontaneous combustion of the mixture before the end of the compression stroke, and is due to
- (A) Cylinder
walls being too hot
- (B) Overheated
spark plug points
- (C) Red
hot carbon deposits on cylinder walls
- (D) Any
one of these
11. Scavenging air in diesel engine means
- (A) Air used for
combustion sent under pressure
- (B) Forced air for
cooling cylinder
- (C) Burnt air containing
products of combustion
- (D) Air used for forcing
burnt gases out of engine's cylinder during the exhaust period
12. The reference fuels for knock rating of spark ignition engines would include
- (A) Iso-octane
and alpha-methyl naphthalene
- (B) Normal
octane and aniline
- (C) Iso-octane
and normal hexane
- (D) Normal
heptane and iso-octane
13. The working cycle in case of four stroke engine is completed in following number of revolutions of crankshaft
- (A) 1/2
- (B) 1
- (C) 2
- (D) 4
14. The brake power of a diesel engine, keeping other parameters constant, can be increased by
- (A) Decreasing
the density of intake air
- (B) Increasing
the temperature of intake air
- (C) Increasing
the pressure of intake air
- (D) Decreasing
the pressure of intake air
15. Engine pistons are usually made of aluminium alloy because it
- (A) Is lighter
- (B) Wear is less
- (C) Absorbs shocks
- (D) Is stronger
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