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Pre-ignition is caused by the spontantaneous combustion of the mixture before the end of the compression stroke, and is due to
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A. cylinder walls being too hot
B. overheated spark plug points
C. red hot carbon deposits on cylinder walls
D. any one of these
Correct Answer
any one of these
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1. Otto cycle consists of
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A. two constant volume and two isentropic processes
B. two constant pressure and two isentropic processes
C. two constant volume and two isothermal processes
D. one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic processes
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Correct Answer: two constant volume and two isentropic processes
2. When coal is first dried and then crushed to a fine powder by pulverising machine, the resulting fuel is called
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A. wood charcoal
B. bituminous coal
C. briquetted coal
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: none of these
3. The relative efficiency is defined as the
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A. ratio of thermal efficiency to Rankine efficiency
B. ratio of brake power to the indicated power
C. ratio of heat equivalent to indicated power to the energy supplied in steam
D. product of thermal efficiency and Rankine efficiency
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Correct Answer: ratio of thermal efficiency to Rankine efficiency
4. A perpetual motion machine of the first kind is __________ according to first law of thermodynamics.
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A. possible
B. impossible
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Correct Answer: impossible
5. The discharge through a turbine is
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A. directly proportional to
H
1/2
B. inversely proportional to
H
1/2
C. directly proportional to
H
3/2
D. inversely proportional to
H
3/2
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Correct Answer: directly proportional to
H
1/2
6. Tin base white metals are used where the bearings are subjected to
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A. large surface wear
B. elevated temperatures
C. light load and pressure
D. high pressure and load
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Correct Answer: large surface wear
7. A refrigerant with the highest critical pressure is
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A. R-11
B. R-12
C. R-22
D. Ammonia
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Correct Answer: Ammonia
8. When a body is subjected to two equal and opposite forces, acting tangentially across the resisting section, as a result of which the body tends to shear off across the section, the stress and strain induced is
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A. tensile stress, tensile strain
B. compressive stress, compressive strain
C. shear stress, tensile strain
D. shear stress, shear strain
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Correct Answer: shear stress, shear strain
9. Diesel cycle consists of __________ processes.
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A. two constant volume and two isentropic
B. two constant pressure and two isentropic
C. two constant volume and two isothermal
D. one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic
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Correct Answer: one constant pressure, one constant volume and two isentropic
10. In a fire tube boiler, the water is contained inside the tubes which are surrounded by flames and hot gases from outside.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: False
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