IC Engines Practice Set-1

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1. The rating of a diesel engine, with increase in air inlet temperature, will

Increase parabolically

Decrease parabolically

Decrease linearly

Increase linearly

2. The pressure at the end of compression in the case of diesel engine is of the order of

12 kg/cm

20 kg/cm

35 kg/cm

6 kg/cm

3. The maximum temperature in the I.C. engine cylinder is of the order of

1500-2000°C

1000-1500°C

500-1000°C

2000-2500°C

4. The ignition of the charge by some hot surface within the engine before the passage of spark is called

Auto-ignition

Ignition delay

Detonation

Pre-ignition

5. The operation of forcing additional air under pressure in the engine cylinder is known as

Turbulence

Scavenging

Pre-ignition

Supercharging

6. The operation of forcing additional air under pressure into the engine cylinder is known as

Delay period

Carburetion

Turbulence

Supercharging

7. Pick up the false statement

Thermal efficiency of diesel engine is about 34%

Theoretically correct mixture of air and petrol is approximately 15:1

S.I. engines are quality governed engines

High speed compression engines operate on dual combustion cycle

8. In the opposed piston diesel engine, the combustion chamber is located

There is no such criterion

Above the piston

Between the pistons

Below the piston

9. The firing order in an I.C. engine depends upon

Number of cylinders

All of these

Design of crankshaft

Arrangement of the cylinders

10. Pick up the wrong statement about supercharging

Supercharging reduces knocking in diesel engines

There can be limited supercharging in petrol engines because of detonation

Supercharging results in fuel economy

Supercharging at high altitudes is essential

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11. Which of the following medium is compressed in a Diesel engine cylinder?

Fuel alone

Air alone

Air and fuel

Air and lub oil

12. The air standard efficiency of an I.C. engine is given by (where r = Compression ratio, and γ = Ratio of specific heats)

1+ r^{γ - 1}

1 - (1/r^{γ - 1})

1- r^{γ - 1}

None of these

13. In a typical medium speed 4-stroke cycle diesel engine the inlet valve

May open or close anywhere

Opens at top dead center and closes at bottom dead center

Opens at 20° before top dead center and closes at 35° after the bottom dead center

Opens at 10° after top dead center and closes 20° before the bottom dead center

14. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the compression

Starts at 40° after bottom dead center and ends at 10° before top dead center

May start and end anywhere

Starts at top dead center and ends at 40° before bottom dead center

Starts at 40° before top dead center and ends at 40° after top dead center

15. Number of working strokes per min. for a four stroke cycle engine are _________ the speed of the engine in r.p.m.

Equal to

One-half

Twice

Four-times

16. A stoichiometric air-fuel ratio is

Chemically correct mixture

Rich mixture for idling

Rich mixture for over loads

Lean mixture

17. The knocking in spark ignition engines can be reduced by

(A) Retarding the spark

(B) Increasing the engine speed

(C) Both (A) and (B)

(D) None of these

18. Which of the following is the lightest and most volatile liquid fuel?

Gasoline

Fuel oil

Diesel

Kerosene

19. In a typical medium speed, 4-stroke cycle diesel engine

Fuel injection starts at just before top dead center and ends just after top dead center

May start and end anywhere

Fuel injection starts at 10° before top dead center and ends at 20° after top dead center

Fuel injection starts at top dead center and ends at 20° after top dead center

20. If the temperature of intake air in internal combustion engine increases, then its efficiency will

None of these

Increase

Remain same

Decrease

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21. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the exhaust valve

Opens at 30° after bottom dead centre and closes at 10° before top dead centre

Opens at 30° before bottom dead centre and closes at 10° after top dead centre

Opens at bottom dead centre and closes at top dead centre

May open and close anywhere

22. In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a

Haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber

Rotary motion of the gases in the chamber

Radial motion of the gases in the chamber

None of the above

23. The fuels in order of decreasing knock tendency for spark ignition engines are

Paraffin, aromatic, napthene

Napthene, aromatics, paraffin

Paraffin, napthene, aromatic

Napthene, paraffin, aromatic

24. In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, the compression

Starts at bottom dead centre and ends at top dead centre

May start and end anywhere

Starts at 40° after bottom dead centre and ends at 30° before top dead centre

Starts at 40° before bottom dead centre and ends at 30° after bottom dead centre

25. Supercharging is the process of

Supplying compressed air to remove combustion products fully

Providing forced cooling air

Supplying the intake of an engine with air at a density greater than the density of the surrounding atmosphere

Injecting excess fuel for raising more loads

26. Compression ratio of I.C. Engines is

The ratio of volumes of air in cylinder before compression stroke and after compression stroke

Swept volume/cylinder volume

Volume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder

Ratio of pressure after compression and before compression

27. The working pressure and temperature inside the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is _________ as compared to a steam engine.

Very high

Low

High

Very low

28. Which one of the following engines will have heavier flywheel than the remaining ones?

30 kW two-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.

30 kW four-stroke petrol engine running at 1500 r.p.m.

30 kW two-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.

30 kW four-stroke diesel engine running at 750 r.p.m.

29. Crankcase explosion in I.C. engines usually occurs as

First a mild explosion followed by a bi explosion

First a big explosion followed by a mil explosion

Never occurs

Both mild and big explosions occurs simultaneously

30. The ignition quality of petrol is expressed by

All of these

Calorific value

Cetane number

Octane number

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31. The probability of knocking in diesel engines is increased by

Low volatility

All of these

High self ignition temperature

Higher viscosity

32. The theoretically correct air fuel ratio for petrol engine is of the order of

9: 1

15: 1

12: 1

6: 1

33. Detonation is harmful due to

Increase in the rate of heat transfer, there is a reduction in the power output and efficiency of the engine

Excessive turbulence which removes most of the insulating gas boundary layer from the cylinder walls

High intensity of knock causes crankshaft vibration and the engine runs rough

None of the above

34. The loud pulsating noise heard within the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is known as

Supercharging

Detonation

Turbulence

Pre-ignition

35. The air requirement of a petrol engine during starting compared to theoretical air required for complete combustion is

Less

More

May be more or less depending on engine capacity

Same

36. In an internal combustion engine, the process of removing the burnt gases from the combustion chamber of the engine cylinder is known as

Polymerisation

Scavenging

Supercharging

Detonation

37. An engine indicator is used to determine the following

Volume of cylinder

Speed

m.e.p. and I.H.P.

Temperature

38. The mean effective pressure obtained from engine indicator indicates the

Minimum pressure

Maximum pressure developed

Instantaneous pressure at any instant

Average pressure

39. If the temperature of intake air in IC engines is lowered, then its efficiency will

Decrease

Increase up to certain limit and then decrease

Increase

Remain same

40. Pour point of fuel oil is the

Temperature at which it solidifies or congeals

Indicated by 90% distillation temperature i.e., when 90% of sample oil has distilled off

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

It catches fire without external aid

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