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Unit 1 MCQ
Unit 1 MCQ
C ENGINES
UNIT –I
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
14. The maximum temperature in the I.C. engine cylinder is of the order of
a) 500-1000°C
b) 1000-1500°C
c) 1500-2000°C
d) 2000-2500°C
15. 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 loads
d) Supplying compressed air to remove combustion products fully
17. 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
18. If the temperature of intake air in IC engines is lowered, then its efficiency will
a) Increase
b) Decrease
c) Remain same
d) Increase up to certain limit and then decrease
21. The inlet valve of a four stroke cycle internal combustion engine remains open for
a) 130°
b) 180°
c) 230°
d) 270°
22. The minimum cranking speed in case of petrol engine is about
a) Half the operating speed
b) One fourth of operating speed
c) 250 - 300 rpm
d) 60 - 80 rpm
23. In petrol engines, advancing of the spark timing will the knocking tendency.
a) Not effect
b) Decrease
c) Increase
d) None of these
25. The process of breaking up or a liquid into fine droplets by spraying is called
a) Vaporisation
b) Carburetion
c) Ionisation
d) Atomisation
26. In order to prevent knocking in spark ignition engines, the charge away from the
spark plug should have
a) Low density
b) Low temperature
c) Long ignition delay
d) All of these
27. The actual volume of fresh charge admitted in 4-stroke petrol engine is
a) Equal to stroke volume
b) Equal to stroke volume and clearance volume
c) Less than stroke volume
d) More than stroke volume
28. The power actually developed by the engine cylinder of an I.C. engine is known as
a) Theoretical power
b) Actual power
c) Indicated power
d) None of these
29. 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
30. 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
32. 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
35. By higher octane number of spark ignition fuel, it is meant that the fuel has
a) Higher heating value
b) Higher flash point
c) Lower volatility
d) Longer ignition delay
36. The thermodynamic cycle on which the petrol engine works is
a) Otto cycle
b) Joule cycle
c) Rankine cycle
d) Stirling cycle
38. In SI engine, ignition lag is reduced if the initial temperature and pressure are
a) Decreased
b) Increased
c) Constant
d) None of the above
42. For maximum thermal efficiency, the air fuel mixture in SI engine should be
a) Lean
b) Rich
c) Stochiometric
d) May be rich or lean
45. Desirable characteristics of the combustion chamber for SI engines to avoid knock is
a) Small bore
b) Short ratio of flame path to bore
c) Absence of hot surface in the last region of the charge
d) All of the above
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