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Supercharging is the process of supplying the intake air to the engine cylinder at a density __________ the density of the surrounding atmosphere.
Options
A. equal to
B. less than
C. greater than
Correct Answer
greater than
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1. The operation of forcing additional air under pressure into the engine cylinder is known as
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A. supercharging
B. carburation
C. turbulence
D. delay period
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Correct Answer: supercharging
2. In a four stroke cycle petrol engine, , the compression
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A. starts at 40° after bottom dead centre and ends at 30° before top dead centre
B. starts at 40° before bottom dead centre and ends at 30° after bottom dead centre
C. starts at bottom dead centre and ends at top dead centre
D. may start and end anywhere
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Correct Answer: starts at 40° after bottom dead centre and ends at 30° before top dead centre
3. If the temperature of intake air in internal combustion engine increases, then its efficiency will
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A. remain same
B. decrease
C. increase
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Correct Answer: decrease
4. The delay period in oil engines increases with increase in the speed of engine.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
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Correct Answer: Disagree
5. In petrol engines, advancing of the spark timing will __________ the knocking tendency.
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A. not effect
B. decrease
C. increase
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Correct Answer: increase
6. In a four stroke cycle engine, the sequence of operations is
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A. suction, compression, expansion and exhaust
B. suction, expansion, compression and exhaust
C. expansion, compression, suction and exhaust
D. compression, expansion, suction and exhaust
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Correct Answer: suction, compression, expansion and exhaust
7. The ignition quality of petrol is expressed by
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A. cetane number
B. octane number
C. calorific value
D. all of these
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Correct Answer: octane number
8. Anti-knock for compression ignition engines is
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A. napthene
B. tetra ethyl lead
C. amyl nitrate
D. hexadecane
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Correct Answer: amyl nitrate
9. A two stroke cycle engine gives __________ the number of power strokes as compared to the four stroke cycle engine, at the same engine speed.
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A. half
B. same
C. double
D. four times
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Correct Answer: double
10. In a coil ignition system of petrol engines, a condenser is connected across the contact-breaker in order to
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A. prevent sparking across the gap between the points
B. cause more rapid break of the primary current, giving a higher voltage in the secondary circuit
C. both (a) and (b)
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
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