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

  2. A.

     More

    B.

     Less

    C.

     Same

    D.

     May be more or less depending on engine capacity

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  3. Which of the following fuel detonates readily?

  4. A.

     Benzene

    B.

     Iso-octane

    C.

     Normal heptane

    D.

     Alcohol

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  5. Pour point of fuel oil is the

  6. 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

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  7. The function of a distributor in a coil ignition system of I.C. engines is

  8. A.

     To distribute spark

    B.

     To distribute power

    C.

     To distribute current

    D.

     To time the spark

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  9. Compression ratio of I.C. Engines is

  10. A.

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

    B.

     Volume displaced by piston per stroke and clearance volume in cylinder

    C.

     Ratio of pressure after compression and before compression

    D.

     Swept volume/cylinder volume

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  11. The effective inhibitor of pre-ignition is

  12. A.

     Alcohol

    B.

     Water

    C.

     Lead

    D.

     None of these

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  13. The brake power (B.P.) of the engine is given by (where W = Brake load or dead load in newtons, l = Length of arm in meters, N = Speed of engine in r.p.m., S = Spring balance reading in newtons, D = Dia. of brake drum in meters, and d = Dia. of rope in meters)

  14. A.

     B.P = (Wl × 2πN)/60 watts

    B.

     B.P = [(W - S) πDN]/60 watts

    C.

     B.P = [(W - S) π (D + d) N]/60 watts

    D.

     All of these

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

  16. A.

     Pre-ignition

    B.

     Detonation

    C.

     Ignition delay

    D.

     Auto-ignition

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

  18. A.

     1 - rγ - 1

    B.

     1 + rγ - 1

    C.

     1 - (1/rγ - 1)

    D.

     None of these

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  19. The frictional power (F.P.) is given by

  20. A.

     F.P. = B.P. - I.P.

    B.

     F.P. = I.P. - B.P.

    C.

     F.P. = B.P./I.P.

    D.

     F.P. = I.P./B.P.

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