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Internal Combustion Engines (I.C. Engines) | Set 2
1. The choke is closed when the engine is
A. accelerating
B. hot
C. cold
D. idling
Correct : C. cold
2. Lean air mixture is required during
A. idling
B. starting
C. accelerating
D. cruising
Correct : D. cruising
3. The limits of air-fuel for SI engine are
A. 8/1 to 18/1
B. 8/1 to 50/1
C. 25/1 to 50/1
D. 50/1 to 100/1
Correct : A. 8/1 to 18/1
4. For maximum thermal efficiency, the fuel-air mixture in SI engines should be
A. lean
B. rich
C. stoichiometric
D. may be rich or lean
Correct : A. lean
5. During starting petrol engines require
A. stoichiometric mixture
B. lean mixture
C. rich mixture
D. any air-fuel ratio is alright
Correct : C. rich mixture
6. Economizer is used to provide enriched mixture during
A. Starling
B. idling
C. cruising
D. full throttle operation
Correct : D. full throttle operation
7. When the throttle is suddenly opened, the mixture of the simple carburetor tends to become
A. rich
B. lean
C. stoichiometric
D. not affected
Correct : B. lean
8. Precise petrol injection system is
A. direct injection
B. sequential injection
C. throttle body injection
D. port injection
Correct : C. throttle body injection
9. The choke in an automobile meant for supplying
A. lean mixture
B. rich mixture
C. stoichiometric mixture
D. weak mixture
Correct : B. rich mixture
10. Modern carburetors provide the correct quality of air-fuel mixture during
A. starting
B. idling
C. cruising
D. all conditions
Correct : D. all conditions
11. A simple carburetor supplies rich mixture during
A. starting
B. idling
C. cruising
D. accelerating
Correct : D. accelerating
12. Fuel injector is used for
A. gas engines
B. CI engines
C. SI engines
D. none of the above
Correct : B. CI engines
13. Advantage of air injection system is
A. cheaper fuels can be used
B. mep is high
C. fine atomization and distribution of the fuel
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
14. Commonly used injection system in automobiles is
A. air injection
B. solid injection
C. combination of (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Correct : B. solid injection
15. Fuel injection pressure in solid injection system is around
A. <10 bar
B. 10-20 bar
C. 30-50 bar
D. 200-250 bar
Correct : D. 200-250 bar
16. Fuel filters do not use generally
A. oil
B. paper
C. cloth
D. felt
Correct : B. paper
17. Fuel is injected in a four-stroke CI engine
A. at the end of suction stroke
B. at the end of expansion stroke
C. at the end of compression stroke
D. at the end of exhaust stroke
Correct : C. at the end of compression stroke
18. Injection system in which the pump and the injector nozzle is combined in one housing is known as
A. common rail system
B. distributor system
C. unit injector system
D. individual pump and nozzle system
Correct : C. unit injector system
19. Main advantage of pintaux nozzle is
A. better cold starting performance
B. ability to distribute the fuel
C. good penetration
D. good atomization
Correct : A. better cold starting performance
20. the most accurate gasoline injection system is
A. direct injection
B. port injection
C. throttle body injection
D. manifold injection
Correct : B. port injection
21. Advantage of fuel injection in SI engine is
A. low initial cost
B. low maintenance requirements
C. increased volumetric efficiency
D. none of the above
Correct : C. increased volumetric efficiency
22. ‘MPFI’ stands for
A. Multi point fuel injection
B. Multi port fuel injection
C. Manifold point fuel injection
D. Manifold port fuel injection
Correct : A. Multi point fuel injection
23. In carburetor, Choke is incorporated
A. Before the venturi
B. After the venturi
C. In the venturi
D. Any of the above
Correct : A. Before the venturi
24. The following factors affect the process of carburetion
A. Engine speed
B. The temperature of incoming air
C. The volatility of fuel
D. All of the above
Correct : D. All of the above
25. In MPFI _____ is used to spray fuel into engine.
A. Engine vacuum
B. Suction pressure of engine
C. Electric pump
D. None of the above
Correct : B. Suction pressure of engine
26. L-MPFI system uses
A. port injection
B. direct injection
C. manifold injection
D. throttle body injection
Correct : A. port injection
27. D-MPFI system uses
A. port injection
B. manifold injection
C. direct injection
D. throttle body injection
Correct : B. manifold injection
28. Common rail injection system uses injection pressures of the order
A. 100-200 bar
B. 200-400 bar
C. 400-600 bar
D. 1500 bar
Correct : D. 1500 bar
29. Continuous injection system usually has
A. plunger pump
B. rotary pump
C. gear pump
D. vane pump
Correct : B. rotary pump
30. The cold start injector
A. maintain stoichiometric air-fuel ratio
B. provides lean air-fuel ratio
C. gives rich air-fuel ratio
D. is not used for any of the above functions
Correct : C. gives rich air-fuel ratio
31. ECU is an electronic injection system used for
A. calculating the appropriate injection timing
B. meeting only certain operating conditions
C. closing the injection valve only
D. none of the above
Correct : A. calculating the appropriate injection timing
32. With EFI (ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION) of diesel engines
A. sharp start and stop is not possible
B. very high injection pressure can be obtained
C. sudden cylinder cut-off is impossible
D. diagnostic properties are poor
Correct : B. very high injection pressure can be obtained
33. EFI system can achieve
A. proper injection timing
B. proper injection quantity
C. proper injection pressure
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
34. The first vehicle in India equipped with MPFI system in Indian automobile industry
A. Tata Indica
B. Daewoo Matiz
C. Maruti Alto
D. Chevrolet spark
Correct : B. Daewoo Matiz
35. 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
Correct : D. 90-130 kg/cm2
36. 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
Correct : B. 0.2 kg
37. 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. 0.3kg
Correct : C. 0.25 kg
38. The air-fuel ratio of the petrol engine is controlled by
A. fuel pump
B. governor
C. injector
D. carburettor
Correct : D. carburettor
39. 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
Correct : B. temperature at which it solidifies or congeals
40. 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
Correct : B. 1 kg/hr
41. The secondary winding of ignition coil consists of
A. few turns of fine wire
B. few turns of thick wire
C. many turns of fine wire
D. many turns of thick wire
Correct : C. many turns of fine wire
42. Dwell is the time
A. for which the points remain closed
B. for which the points remain open
C. time during which inlet and exhaust valves are open
D. none of the above
Correct : A. for which the points remain closed
43. Dwell period
A. is directly proportional to engine speed
B. is inversely proportional to engine speed
C. does not depend on engine speed
D. none of the above
Correct : B. is inversely proportional to engine speed
44. If the contact breaker gap is small, it results in
A. advanced timing
B. increased dwell
C. rapid burning of the pointer gaps
D. none of the above
Correct : C. rapid burning of the pointer gaps
45. For a four cylinder engine operating at N rpm, the contact breaker must make and break the circuit
A. N times
B. 2N times
C. N/2 times
D. none of the above
Correct : B. 2N times
46. Contact breaker should be set
A. just before starting the engine
B. before adjustment of dwell angle
C. after adjustment of dwell angle
D. before setting spark plug gap
Correct : C. after adjustment of dwell angle
47. Dwell meter is used for
A. setting spark plug gap
B. contact breaker gap
C. setting the ignition advance
D. setting
Correct : B. contact breaker gap
48. For a four cylinder vertical engine, the commonly used firing order is
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 3-4-1-2
C. 1-3-4-2
D. 4-3-2-1
Correct : C. 1-3-4-2
49. For engine operating with rich mixtures the optimum spark timing
A. must be advanced
B. must be retarded
C. must be at TDC
D. none of the above
Correct : A. must be advanced
50. For peak lead operation, the spark advance
A. must be decreased
B. must be increased
C. need not be altered
D. none of the above
Correct : A. must be decreased
51. Ignition timing is adjusted by
A. tachometer
B. stroboscopic light
C. stop watch
D. accurate clock
Correct : B. stroboscopic light
52. Vacuum advance mechanism shifts the ignition point under
A. no load operation
B. full load operation
C. part load operation
D. under sudden acceleration
Correct : C. part load operation
53. Which of the following statement is wrong?
A. retarded timing causes exhaust gas temperature to be higher
B. retarded timing improves fuel economy
C. retarded timing requires slightly longer throttle opening
D. retarded timing causes burning of the hydrocarbons in the exhaust
Correct : D. retarded timing causes burning of the hydrocarbons in the exhaust
54. Choose the correct statement from the following
A. maintenance problem in magneto-ignition system is more
B. magneto ignition system occupies more space
C. magneto ignition system is used in larger four wheelers
D. magneto ignition system has poor quality of spark during starting
Correct : D. magneto ignition system has poor quality of spark during starting
55. Battery ignition system
A. occupies more space
B. has more maintenance problem
C. is commonly employed in four wheelers
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
56. Method of governing used in petrol engine is
A. hit and miss governing.
B. quality governing
C. quantity governing
D. none of above
Correct : C. quantity governing
57. Pick up the false statement
A. Thermal efficiency of diesel engine i about 34%
B. Theoretically correct mixture of air am petrol is approximately 15 : 1
C. High speed compression engines operate on dual combustion cycle
D. S.I. engines are quality-governed engines.
Correct : D. S.I. engines are quality-governed engines.
58. The centrifugal type supercharger is preferable only for
A. low speeds
B. high speeds
C. high pressures
D. none of the above
Correct : A. low speeds
59. The advantage of Root's supercharger is
A. big pressure
B. minimum maintenance
C. consumes less power
D. occupies less space
Correct : B. minimum maintenance
60. Supercharging air compressor is driven by
A. exhaust gas turbine
B. engine itself
C. separate electrical motor
D. none of the above
Correct : B. engine itself
61. If turbochargers compressor is driven by
A. exhaust gas turbine
B. engine itself
C. separate electrical motor
D. none of the above
Correct : A. exhaust gas turbine
62. Cooling after compression is necessary to
A. increase the density of air
B. reduce engine operating temperatures
C. both (a) and (b)
D. increase exhaust temperature
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
63. Volumetric efficiency of supercharged engine is
A. between 100 - 110%
B. between 90 - 100%
C. between 80 - 90%
D. between 70 - 80%
Correct : A. between 100 - 110%
64. Supercharging is normally done in
A. racing cars
B. marine engines
C. automotive diesel engines
D. none of the above
Correct : D. none of the above
65. Compared to engine driven supercharger the exhaust driven super charger is
A. easy to handle
B. supplies more air
C. utilizes the exhaust energy of the engine
D. matching with engine is easy
Correct : C. utilizes the exhaust energy of the engine
66. Types of supercharger are
A. reciprocating type
B. gear type
C. centrifugal type
D. none of the above
Correct : C. centrifugal type
67. The operation of forcing additional air under pressure in the engine cylinder is known as
A. scavenging
B. turbulence
C. supercharging
D. pre-ignition
Correct : C. supercharging
68. Supercharging is essential in
A. diesel engines
B. gas turbines
C. petrol engines
D. aircraft engines.
Correct : D. aircraft engines.
69. The output of a diesel engine can be increased without increasing the engine revolution or size in following way
A. feeding more fuel
B. increasing flywheel size
C. heating incoming air
D. supercharging.
Correct : D. supercharging.
70. Supercharging is the process of
A. supplying the intake of an engine with air at a density greater than the density of the surrounding atmosphere
B. providing forced cooling air
C. injecting excess fuel for raising more load
D. supplying compressed air to remove combustion products fully
Correct : A. supplying the intake of an engine with air at a density greater than the density of the surrounding atmosphere
71. Pick up the wrong statement about supercharging
A. supercharging reduces knocking in diesel engines
B. there can be limited supercharging in petrol engines because of detonation
C. supercharging at high altitudes is essential
D. supercharging results in fuel economy
Correct : D. supercharging results in fuel economy
72. The reason for supercharging in any engine is to
A. increase efficiency
B. increase power
C. reduce weight and bulk for a given out-put
D. effect fuel economy
Correct : C. reduce weight and bulk for a given out-put
73. For the same power developed in I.C. engines, the cheaper system is
A. naturally aspirated
B. supercharged
C. centrifugal pump
D. turbo charger
Correct : B. supercharged
74. In SI engines maximum flame speed is obtained when the equivalent ratio is between
A. 1.1 and 1.2
B. 1.0 and 1.1
C. 1.2 and 1.3
D. less than 1
Correct : A. 1.1 and 1.2
75. In SI engines flame speed increases
A. with turbulence
B. with fuel-air ratio
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
76. with increase in compression ratio flame speed
A. increases
B. decreases
C. remains the same
D. none of the above
Correct : A. increases
77. With increase in speed the crank angle required for fame propagation
A. increases
B. decreases
C. not affected
D. none of the above
Correct : C. not affected
78. Increasing the compression ratio in SI engines the knocking tendency
A. decreases
B. increases
C. not affected
D. none of the above
Correct : B. increases
79. Decreasing the cooling water temperature in SI engines the knocking tendency
A. increases
B. decreases
C. not affected
D. none of the above
Correct : B. decreases
80. Detonation in SI engines occur due to
A. pre ignition of the charge before the spark
B. sudden ignition of the charge before the spark
C. autoignition of the charge after the spark in struck
D. none of the above
Correct : C. autoignition of the charge after the spark in struck
81. Desirable characteristics of the combustion chamber for SI engines to avoid knock is
A. small bore
B. short ratio of fame path to bore
C. absence of hot surfaces in the last region of the charge
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
82. In CI engines with increase in compression ratio the delay period
A. increases
B. decreases
C. first increases and then decreases
D. not affected
Correct : C. first increases and then decreases
83. Knocking takes place in CI engines
A. at the start of combustion
B. at the end of combustion
C. during combustion
D. none of the above
Correct : A. at the start of combustion
84. In CI engines knocking tendency increases with
A. increase in compression ratio
B. increasing inlet temperature of air
C. decrease in compression ratio
D. increasing coolant water temperature
Correct : C. decrease in compression ratio
85. In CI engines by increasing inlet air pressure the knocking tendency
A. increases
B. decreases
C. not affected
D. first decreases and then increases
Correct : B. decreases
86. Open combustion chambers in CI engines require
A. high injection pressures
B. accurate metering of fuel by the injection system
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
87. The advantages of the indirect injection combustion chambers are
A. low injection pressure
B. direction of spray is not critical
C. both (a) and (b)
D. good cold starting performance
Correct : C. both (a) and (b)
88. In CI engines the delay period is affected by
A. compression ratio
B. engine speed
C. output
D. all of the above
Correct : D. all of the above
89. Crankcase explosion in I.C. engines usually occurs as
A. first a mild explosion followed by a bi explosion
B. first a big explosion followed by a mil explosion
C. both mild and big explosions occi simultaneously
D. never occurs
Correct : A. first a mild explosion followed by a bi explosion
90. Compression loss in I.C engines occurs duto
A. leaking piston rings
B. use of thick head gasket
C. clogged air-inlet slots
D. all of the above.
Correct : D. all of the above.
91. It the temperature of intake air in IC engines is lowered, then its efficiency will
A. increase
B. decrease
C. remain same
D. increase upto certain limit and then decrease
Correct : A. increase
92. The precess of breaking up or a liquid into fine droplets by spraying is called
A. vaporisation
B. carburetion
C. ionisation
D. atomisation.
Correct : D. atomisation.
93. As a result of detonation in an I.C. engine, following parameter attains very high value
A. peak pressure
B. rate of rise of pressure
C. rate of rise of temperature
D. peak temperature
Correct : B. rate of rise of pressure
94. Which of the following statements is correct?
A. All the irreversible engines have same efficiency
B. All the reversible engines have same efficiency
C. Both Rankine and Caront cycles have same efficiency between same temperature limits
D. All reversible engines working between same temperature limits have same-efficiency
Correct : D. All reversible engines working between same temperature limits have same-efficiency
95. The accumulation of carbon in a cylinder results in increase of
A. clearance volume
B. volumetric efficiency
C. ignition time
D. effective compression ratio
Correct : D. effective compression ratio
96. In diesel engine the diesel fuel injected intc cylinder would burn instantly at about compressed air temperature of
A. 250°C
B. 500°C
C. 1000°C
D. 150CPC
Correct : C. 1000°C
97. In a cycle, the spark lasts roughly for
A. 1 sec
B. 0.1 sec
C. 0.01 sec
D. 0.001 sec
Correct : D. 0.001 sec
98. Excess quantities of sulphur in diesel fuel are Objectionable because it may cause the following
A. piston ring and cylinder wear
B. formation of hard coating on piston skirts
C. oil sludge in the engine crank case
D. detonation
Correct : D. detonation
99. Which of the following is false statement. Some of the methods used to reduce diesel smoke are as follows
A. using additives in the fuel
B. engine derating i.e. reducing the maxi-mum flow of fuel
C. increasing the compression ratio
D. adherence to proper fuel specification
Correct : C. increasing the compression ratio
100. A high flame speed is obtained in diesel engine when air fuel ratio is
A. uniform throughout the mixture
B. chemically correct mixture
C. about 3-5% rich mixture
D. about 10% rich mixture
Correct : D. about 10% rich mixture