The diesel plants are mainly used ________

a. As peak load plants.

b. As base load plants.
c. As standby power plants.
d. Both peak and stand by plants

 Which among the following instruments are provided on the exhaust line to reduce the
pressure?

1. Ducts.
2. Muffler
3. Strainers.
4. Purifiers.

Q1. What is supercharging?

a. Pumping of air into the cylinder at the pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
b. Pumping of air out of the cylinder at the pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
c. Pumping of air into the cylinder at the pressure lower than atmospheric pressure.
d. Pumping of air out of the cylinder at the pressure lower than atmospheric pressure.

Q3. The lubrication cost in a diesel power plant is

a. High
b. Low
c. Moderate
d. Very low.

5Q5. Maximum temperature developed in a diesel engine is in the range of

a. 2000 - 2500 °C
b. 500 – 1000 °C
c. 1500 – 2000 °C
d. 1000 – 1500 °C

Q6. High output diesel engines are started by

a. Self starter.
b. Compressed air.
 c. Battery.
d. Cranking.

7 Q2. The speed of the diesel engine may vary from

a. 0 – 100 rpm.
b. 200 – 1000 rpm.
c. 500 -5000 rpm.
d. 1000 – 3000 rpm.

8Which of the following are pros of diesel power station:

1. Lubrication
2. Power quantity
3. Cost
4. Emergency utilization

9 Silencer is usually incorporated in:

1. Cooling system
2. Air intake
3. Fuel supply system
4. Exhaust system

10
Which of the following is not a part of the Diesel power station:
1. Fuel tank
2. Lubrication system
3. Air intake
4. Surge tank

1. What is the air standard cycle for a Gas-Turbine called?

a) Reheat cycle
b) Rankine cycle
c) Brayton cycle
d) Diesel cycle
2. 2. What is the difference between a Rankine cycle & a Brayton cycle?
a) working fluid in a Brayton cycle undergoes phase change while it doesn’t in
Rankine cycle
 b) working fluid in a Brayton cycle doesn’t undergo phase change while it
does in Rankine cycle
c) both are same
d) none of the mentioned
3. 3. Which of the following is a type of Gas Turbine Plant?
a) Single Acting
b) Double Acting
c) Open
d) None of the mentioned
4. 4. Power is produced when the working fluid does some work on the?
a) Shaft
b) Fins
c) Blades
d) None of the mentioned
5. 5. A Gas Turbine is which type of combustion plant?
a) external
b) open
c) internal
d) cannot say
6. 6. Which among these is the main component of a gas turbine plant?
a) Condenser
b) Compressor
c) Boiler
d) Both Compressor & Boiler
7. 8. What part or % of power developed is utilised for driving the compressor?
a) 65 %
b) 70 %
c) 55 %
d) 80 %
8. 9. The gas turbine power plant mainly uses which among the following fuels?
a) Coal and Peat
b) Kerosene oil and diesel oil and residual oil
c) Gas oil
d) Natural gas and liquid petroleum fuel
9. 7. Combination of two or more thermodynamic processes gives _________
a) decrease in efficiency
b) increase in efficiency
c) increases the temperature at exhaust
d) none of the mentioned
10. 5. Which of the following is not a type of Combined Plant?
a) Sodium- mercury-Potassium plant
b) Gas turbine-Steam turbine plant
c) ThermoNuclear steam plant
d) Thermoelectric steam plant