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  • Which of the following compound steam engine requires a smaller flywheel?


  • Options
  • A. Receiver type
  • B. Tandem type
  • C. Woolf type
  • D. all of these

  • Correct Answer
  • Receiver type 


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    • 1. The function of an eccentric rod is

    • Options
    • A. to provide reciprocating motion to the slide valve
    • B. to convert reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion of the crank
    • C. to convert rotary motion of the crankshaft into to and fro motion of the valve rod
    • D. to provide simple harmonic motion to the D-slide valve
    • Discuss
    • 2. The function of a valve rod is

    • Options
    • A. to provide reciprocating motion to the slide valve
    • B. to convert reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion of the crank
    • C. to convert rotary motion of the crankshaft into to and fro motion of the valve rod
    • D. to provide simple harmonic motion to the D-slide valve
    • Discuss
    • 3. The working pressure range for a La-Mont boiler is

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    • A. 0.5 to 10 MN/m2
    • B. 1 to 15 MN/m2
    • C. 2.5 to 15 MN/m2
    • D. 3.5 to 20 MN/m2
    • Discuss
    • 4. In a steam engine, superheated steam from the boiler is fed into the steam chest at a pressure of

    • Options
    • A. 10 atmospheres
    • B. 20 atmospheres
    • C. 30 atmospheres
    • D. 40 atmospheres
    • Discuss
    • 5. In a boiler, the heat is lost

    • Options
    • A. to dry flue gases
    • B. in moisture present in the fuel
    • C. to steam formed by combustion of hydrogen per kg of fuel
    • D. all of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. In order to compare the capacity of boilers, the feed water temperature and working pressure are taken as

    • Options
    • A. 50° C and normal atmospheric pressure
    • B. 50° C and 1.1 bar pressure
    • C. 100° C and normal atmospheric pressure
    • D. 100° C and 1.1 bar pressure
    • Discuss
    • 7. The hardness of steel depends upon the

    • Options
    • A. amount of cementite it contains
    • B. amount of carbon it contains
    • C. contents of alloying elements
    • D. method of manufacture of steel
    • Discuss
    • 8. When a low carbon steel is heated upto upper critical temperature

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    • A. there is no change in grain size
    • B. the average grain size is a minimum
    • C. the grain size increases very rapidly
    • D. the grain size first increases and then decreases very rapidly
    • Discuss
    • 9. Which of the following statement is correct?

    • Options
    • A. The product produced by blastfurnace is called cast iron.
    • B. The pig iron is the name given to the product produced by cupola.
    • C. The cast iron has high tensile strength.
    • D. The chilled cast iron has no graphite.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Which of the following statements are true for annealing of steels?

    • Options
    • A. Steels are heated to 500 to 700° C
    • B. Cooling is done slowly and steadily
    • C. Internal stresses are relieved
    • D. all of these
    • Discuss


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