Description : If petrol is used in a diesel engine a. higher knocking will occur b. efficiency will be low c. low power will be obtained d. black smoke will be produced
Last Answer : ANSWER a. higher knocking will occur
Description : A diesel engine compared to petrol engine, running at full load is A. less efficient B. equally efficient C. more efficient D. other factors will decide it
Last Answer : ANSWER : C
Description : The specific fuel consumption of a petrol engine compared to diesel engine of same H.P is A. same B.more C. less D. unpredictable
Last Answer : ANSWER : B
Description : For low load operation more economical engine is a. petrol engine b. diesel engine c. muticylinder engine d. two stroke engine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. diesel engine
Description : Which of the following is not an internal combustion engine? a. petrol engine b. steam turbine c. diesel engine d. gas turbine
Last Answer : ANSWER b. steam turbine
Description : A spark plug is used in a. petrol engine b. diesel engine c. gas engine d. steam engine
Last Answer : ANSWER a. petrol engine
Description : Which of the following fuel detonates readily? a) Benzene b) Iso-octane c) Normal heptane d) Alcohol
Last Answer : Answer: c Explanation: Normal heptane detonates readily.
Description : Supercharging is essential in A. aircraft engines B. petrol engines C. gas turbines D. diesel engines
Last Answer : ANSWER : A
Description : A fuel of cetane number 40 has the same ignition quality as a mixture of a) 40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl naphthalene b) 40% alpha methyl naphthalene and 60% cetane c) 40% petrol and 60% diesel d) 40% diesel and 60% petrol
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: A fuel of cetane number 40 has the same ignition quality as a mixture of 40% cetane and 60% alpha methyl naphthalene as cetane number is counted on cetane percentage.
Description : A fuel of an octane number rating of 75 matches in knocking intensity as a mixture of a) 75% iso-octane and 25% normal heptane b) 75% normal heptane and 25% iso-octane c) 75% petrol and 25% diesel d) 75% diesel and 25% petrol
Last Answer : Answer: a Explanation: None.
Description : Diesel as compared to petrol is a. more difficult to ignite b. less difficult to ignite c. highly ignitable d. just about the same difficult to ignite
Last Answer : ANSWER a. more difficult to ignite
Description : The self-ignition temperature of diesel oil compared to petrol is a. higher b. lower c. same d. depends on the quality of fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER a. higher
Description : The self-ignition temperature of diesel as compared to petrol is a. higher b. lower c. same d. varies
Description : HUCR is the highest compression ratio at which the A. engine can be run B. engine gives maximum output C. engine is most efficient D. fuel can be used in a test engine without detonation
Last Answer : ANSWER : D
Description : Air fuel ratio at which a petrol engine cannot work is A. 8:1 B. 12:1 C. 15:1 D. 20:1 and less
Description : Air fuel ratio for idling speed of a petrol engine is approximately A. 1:1 B. 5:1 C. 20:1 D. 10:1
Description : The theoretically correct air fuel ratio of a petrol engine is of the order of A. 6:1 B. 10:1 C. 15:1 D. 20:1
Description : The actual volume of fresh charge admitted in 4-stroke petrol engine is A. equal to stroke volume B. equal stroke volume and clearance volume C. less than stroke volume D. more than stroke volume
Description : The fuel air ratio in a petrol engine fitted with suction carburetor, operating with dirty air filter as compared to clean filter will be A. higher B. lower C. remain unaffected D. unpredictable
Description : The air-fuel ratio of the petrol engine is governed by A. fuel pump B. governor C. carburetor D. injector
Description : The air requirement of a petrol engine during starting compared to the theoretical air requirement for complete combustion is A. more B.unpredictable C. same D. less
Description : 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
Last Answer : ANSWER b. less
Description : Air fuel ratio at which a petrol engine cannot work is a. 8:1 b. 10:1 c. 20:1 and less d. 15:1
Last Answer : ANSWER c. 20:1 and less
Description : The back pressure of petrol engine is usually a. 1 ata b. 1.2 ata c. 0.8 ata d. 2 ata.
Last Answer : ANSWER b. 1.2 ata
Description : In a petrol engine, which of the following gas gets exhausted out without burning and without transformation? a. CO2 b. CO c. O2 d. N2
Last Answer : ANSWER d. N2
Description : The tendency of a petrol engine to knock increases by a. supercharging b. scavenging c. increasing the engine horse power d. reducing the spark advance
Last Answer : ANSWER a. supercharging
Description : The theoretically correct air fuel ratio for petrol engine is of the order of a.6 : 1 b. 9 : 1 c. 12 : 1 d. 15 : 1
Last Answer : Answer d. 15:1
Description : The specific fuel consumption per BHP hour for petrol engine is approximately a. 0.1 kg b. 0.2 kg c. 0.25 kg d. 0.35 kg
Last Answer : ANSWER c. 0.25 kg
Description : In a naturally aspirated diesel engine, the air is supplied by a A. supercharger B. centrifugal pump C. movement of engine piston D. reciprocating pump
Description : 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 the last part of the charge C. delayed burning of the last part of the charge D. reduction of delay period
Description : A 5 BHP engine running at full load would consume diesel of the order of A. 0.3 kg/hr B. 1 kg/hr C. 3 kg/hr D. 5 kg/hr
Last Answer : ANSWER ; B
Description : Most high speed compression ignition engine operate on A. dual cycle B. otto cycle C. diesel cycle D.Carnot cycle
Description : In diesel engine the fuel injected would burn instantaneously at about compressed air temperature of A. 1000°C B. 250°C C. 450°C D. 2000°C
Description : Which of the following is compressed in a diesel engine cylinder A. air B. fuel C. air and fuel D. air and lub oil
Description : The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine speed or size in the following way A. feeding more fuel B. increasing the flywheel size C. heating intake air D. supercharging
Description : If one cylinder of a diesel engine receives more fuel than others , then for that cylinder the A. exhaust will be smoky B. scavenging occurs C. exhaust temperature will be high D. engine starts overheating
Description : The specific fuel consumption for diesel engine is approximately A. 0.15 kg/kWh B. 0.2 kg/kWh C. 28 kg/kWh D. 0.36 kg/kWh
Description : In a typical medium speed 4- stroke Diesel engine, the inlet valve A. opens 20°before top dead centre and closes at 35°afterthebottomdead centre. B. opens up at top dead centre and closes at bottomdead centre C. may open orcloseanywhere D. remains open for 200°
Description : A 4S diesel engine, when running at 2000 rpm has an injection duration of 1.5 ms.What is the corresponding of the crank angle in degrees? (a) 18° (b) 9° (c)36° (d) 15°
Last Answer : Ans :a
Description : If the performance of diesel engine of different sizes, cylinder dimensions and power rating are to be compared, which of the following parameters can be used for such comparison? (a) Swept volume (b) Air fuel ratio (c) Specific brake fuel consumption (d) Volumetric efficiency
Last Answer : Ans :c
Description : In a 4 S diesel engine, the term ‘squish’ refers to the (a) Injection of fuel in the precombustion chamber (b) Discharge of gases from the precombustion chamber (c) Entry of air into the combustion chamber (d) Stripping of fuel from the core
Description : Keeping other parameters constant brake power of diesel engine 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
Last Answer : Ans : c
Description : The fuel in diesel engine is normally injected at pressure of a. 5-10 kg/cm2 b. 20-25 kg/cm2 c 60-80 kg/cm2 d. 90-130 kg/cm2
Last Answer : ANSWER d. 90-130 kg/cm2
Description : In diesel engine, the compression ratio as compared with the expansion ratio is a. same b. less c. more d. variable
Last Answer : ANSWER c. more
Description : The thermal efficiency of a diesel engine is of the order of a. 92% b. 68% c. 34% d. 25%
Last Answer : ANSWER c. 34%
Description : Mixing of air and fuel in the diesel engine occurs in a. injection pump b. carburetor c. engine cylinder d. inlet manifold
Last Answer : ANSWER c. engine cylinder
Description : The tendency of a diesel engine to knock increases if a. engine speed is increased b. engine power is increased c. cetane number of the fuel is increased d. compression ratio is increased
Last Answer : ANSWER d. compression ratio is increased
Description : The term scavenging is generally associated with a. 2-stroke engine b. 4-stroke engine c. high efficiency engine d. diesel engine
Last Answer : ANSWER C. high efficiency engine
Description : Which of the following medium is compressed in a diesel engine cylinder? a. air b. air and fuel c. air and lubricating oil d. fuel
Last Answer : ANSWER a. air
Description : The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine size in following way a. injecting more fuel b. increasing flywheel size c. scavenging d. supercharging
Last Answer : ANSWER d. supercharging