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A nuclear power plant differs from a conventional steam power station only in the steam generating part.
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A. Agree
B. Disagree
Correct Answer
Agree
IC Engines and Nuclear Power Plants problems
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1. The knocking tendency in compression ignition engines for a given fuel will be
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A. enhanced by decreasing compression ratio
B. enhanced by increasing compression ratio
C. dependent on other factors
D. none of the above
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Correct Answer: enhanced by decreasing compression ratio
2. The cylinder of a gas engine is made __________ than that of the petrol engine.
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A. smaller
B. larger
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Correct Answer: larger
3. 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
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A. fuel pump
B. fuel injector
C. spark plug
D. none of these
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Correct Answer: spark plug
4. A fuel of an octane number rating of 75 matches in knocking intensity as a mixture of
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A. 75% iso-octane and 25% normal heptane
B. 75% normal heptane and 25% iso-octane
C. 75% petrol and 25% diesel
D. 75% diesel and 25% petrol
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Correct Answer: 75% iso-octane and 25% normal heptane
5. The specific fuel consumption per B.P. hour for a diesel engine is about
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A. 0.2 kg
B. 0.25 kg
C. 0.3 kg
D. 0.35 kg
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Correct Answer: 0.2 kg
6. In natural uranium, the constituents of three naturally occuring isotopes are
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A. U
234
= 0.006%, U
235
= 0.712% and U
238
= 99.282%
B. U
234
= 0.712%, U
235
= 0.006% and U
238
= 99.282%
C. U
234
= 99.282%, U
235
= 0.006% and U
238
= 0.712%
D. U
234
= 0.006%, U
235
= 99.282% and U
238
= 0.712%
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Correct Answer: U
234
= 0.006%, U
235
= 0.712% and U
238
= 99.282%
7. Reflector in nuclear power plants is used to reflect neutrons back into the active core.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
8. In petrol engines, using a fixed octane rating fuel, the increase in engine speed will decrease the knocking tendency.
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A. Yes
B. No
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Correct Answer: Yes
9. In a four stroke cycle diesel engine, the inlet valve
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A. opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead centre
B. opens at 20° after top dead centre and closes at 20° before bottom dead centre
C. opens at top dead centre and closes at bottom dead centre
D. may open and close anywhere
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Correct Answer: opens at 20° before top dead centre and closes at 40° after bottom dead centre
10. Special reactors, called breeder reactors, supply a net gain of fissionable material.
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A. True
B. False
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Correct Answer: True
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