PUNJAB COLLEGE OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Class Test: BH 117 Hotel Engineering-I

Note: The examination is of 2 hour duration carrying 60 marks. All Questions are
compulsory. There is no negative marking.

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Signature:……………………Date:……………

Section-A (15 marks)

State True or False:
1. Corrective maintenance is done after breakdown.
2. L.P.G. is a mixture of methane and butane.
3. Good or Ideal fuel has low ignition point.
4. Fuse can be used as switch.
5. Glare is the condition of comfort produced by an object of luminance.
6. The main disadvantage of hard water is bad taste.
7. Switches are always connected with neutral wire.
8. Carbon monoxide is a greenhouse gas.
9. Anthracite is a type of coal.
10. CNG is more polluting than petrol.
11. Methane and LPG do not produce smoke while burning.
12. LPG is heavier than air.
13. Connecting electrical machines to the general mass of the earth by making use of a
conducting material with very low resistance is known as Earthing.
14. The zeolite process is unsuitable for water containing iron and manganese.
15. Electrical shock can cause damage to tissue, muscle, and internal organs.

Section-B (35 marks)

Tick the Right option/Do as directed

16. Measurement of light is done in:
(a) Joules
(b) Volts

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 (c) Lumens
(d) Ampere

17. Paying money one time to repair 10 faulty water taps is a:

(a) Lumpsum contract
(b) Annual contract
(c) Monthly contract
(d) Cost plus contract
18. In India the single phase voltage for domestic supply is:
(a) 220-240 Volt
(b) 110-130 Volt
(c) 380-415 Volt
(d) 415-460 Volt

19. Maintenance consist of the following action(s)

(a) Replace of component
(b) Repair of component
(c) Service of component
(d) All of the above

20. The following is not a classification of maintenance

(a) Corrective maintenance
(b) Timely maintenance
(c) Scheduled maintenance
(d) Preventive maintenance

21. Belt of an electric motor is broken, it needs

(a) Corrective maintenance
(b) Scheduled maintenance
(c) Preventive maintenance
(d) Timely maintenance

22. Hotel equipment history cards are meant to record

(a) The way equipment behaves
(b) Total down time of the equipment
(c) The rate at which different components wear off
(d) All of the above

23. A systematic approach for maintenance is

(a) Problem – Cause – Diagnosis – Rectification
(b) Problem– Diagnosis – Cause – Rectification
(c) Problem – Measure – Diagnosis – Rectification
(d) Problem– Diagnosis – Measure – Rectification

24. With the increase in preventive maintenance cost, breakdown maintenance cost
(a) Increases
(b) Decreases
(c) Remain same
(d) Any of the above

25. Which fuel is prepared by heating bituminous coal continuously for 15 to 18 hours in
closed chamber?
(a) Charcoal
(b) Anthracite
(c) Coke
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 (d) Peat

26. Which is the correct advantage of solid fuels out of given option?
(a) They have low ignition temperature
(b) They produce small amount of smoke
(c) They have higher calorific value
(d) They do not form any clinker

27. Choose the proper disadvantage of solid fuels out of given option?
(a) They produce lot of smoke
(b) They have low ignition temperature
(c) They are high in production cost
(d) They cannot be easily transported
28. In what forms are liquid fuels available in nature?
(a) Light distillate
(b) Petroleum spirit
(c) Petroleum naphtha
(d) Crude petroleum
29. Name the process used to eliminate impurities present in crude oil?
(a) Distillation
(b) Filtration
(c) Sedimentation
(d) Coagulation
30. Which fuel is heavier than petrol but less volatile and it is used as domestic fuel?
(a) Diesel
(b) Distilled fuel
(c) Kerosene
(d) Alcohol
31. Which liquid fuel is used in furnaces of oil fired boiler?
(a) Fuel oil
(b) Petrol
(c) Distillate
(d) Alcohol
32. Which fuels exist in both natural and artificial physical state?
(a) Gaseous fuels
(b) Solid fuels
(c) Liquid fuels
(d) Nuclear fuels
33. Which gaseous fuel is called as town gas?
(a) Natural gas
(b) Coke oven gas
(c) Coal gas
(d) Mond gas
34. Select the incorrect statement from the following option
(a) Water which does not form lather with soap and forms white scum is called hard water
(b) Hard water contains dissolved calcium and magnesium salts in it
(c) In hard water, cleansing quality of soap is depressed
(d) Due to the presence of dissolved hardness-producing salts, the b.p. of water is depressed
35. Select the incorrect statement from the following option
(a) Permanent hardness is due to dissolved chlorides and sulphates of Ca and Mg
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(b) It can be removed by mere boiling of water
(c) It is also known as non-alkaline hardness
(d) The difference between total hardness and alkaline hardness gives the non-alkaline hardness

36. Select the incorrect statement from the following option.

(a) The taste of hard water is better than soft water
(b) The dissolved calcium in hard water can help to produce strong teeth
(c) Hard water coats the lead piping with a layer of insoluble calcium carbonate which prevents
poisonous lead dissolving in water
(d) Boiler feed water should also be hard in nature

37. In which process of water softening, ion exchange phenomenon takes place?
(a) Lime soda process
(b) Zeolite process
(c) Boiling
(d) Demineralization process

38. Zeolites are complex compound of

(a) Aluminium and lime
(b) Silica and soda
(c) Aluminium, silica and soda
(d) Lime and soda

39. When circuit is open current will

(a) not flow
(b) flow
(c) increase
(d) decrease

40. To close and open an electric circuit electrical component used is called
(a) switch
(b) plug
(c) socket
(d) extension

41. The statement which correctly represents Ohm’s law:

(a) V = IR
(b) V = R/I
(c) R = VI
(d) I = R/V

42. Unit of resistance is:

(a) Volt
(b) Watt
(c ) Ohms
(d) Ampere

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43. What is the part of the Bunsen burner that you move to change the type of flame you
produce?
(a) The air hole
(b) The base
(c) The jet
(d) The collar
44. What is the condition for conduction mode of heat transfer between two bodies?
(a) the two bodies must be in physical contact
(b) there must be temperature gradient between the bodies
(c) both a. and b.
(d) none of the above

45. In which mode, does the heat energy transfer between two bodies when they are separated
by some distance and there is no any medium between them?
(a) conduction mode of heat transfer
(b) convection mode of heat transfer
(c) radiation mode of heat transfer
(d) heat transfer cannot takes place with above condition

46. The conduction heat transfer with combination of transfer of material also is called as
(a) material conduction heat transfer
(b) convection heat transfer
(c) solid convection heat transfer
(d) none of the above

47. A person qualified to perform electrical work must possess:

(a) skills/techniques to distinguish live parts from other parts of electrical equipment.
(b) skills and techniques to determine the nominal voltage of exposed live parts.  
(c) jnowledge on the use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), insulating and shielding
materials, and insulated tools.
(d) all of the above.

48. Electrical injuries are commonly caused by:

(a) unsafe equipment or installations
(b) an unsafe environment
(c) unsafe work practices.
(d) all of the above

49. Dead organisms are transformed into petroleum and natural gas in :
(a) the absence of air
(b) presence of air
(c) presence of light
(d) none of these

50. Desired tripping of a Circuit Breaker is

(a) Manual
(b) Automatical
(c) That it should give warning
(d) None of these
Section-C (10 marks)

51. Write the full form of (2 marks):

(a) MCB

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 (b) HVAC
(c) BTU
(d) CFL

52. Match the following (2 marks):

1. Gasoline                       (a) Black gold

2. Cowdung cakes          (b) Fossil fuel
3. Diesel                           (c) Rapid combustion
4. Natural gas                  (d) Liquid fuel
5. Coal                            (e) Traditional fuel.

53. Calculate the electricity bill of a small hotel for the month of November 2019 having the
following electric loads: (6 marks)
60 W bulbs 10 Nos. 6 hrs/day
60 W fans 10 Nos. 5 hrs/day
3 kW heater 03 Nos. 4 hrs/day
750 W iron 02 Nos. 3 hrs/day
6 kW boiler 01 No. 3 hrs/day
Assume Cost of electric energy is Rs. 5/- per unit.

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