(Ref.

Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page-43)

24. An engine working with piston and cylinder is called
17. In which stroke both exhaust & intake valve are a
closed: 1) Piston engine
1) Compression stroke 2) Gas turbine engine
2) Intake stroke 3) Propeller engine
3) Power stroke 4) Rotary engine
4) Both 1 & 3
(Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page-44) 25. Thermal efficiency of petrol engine is about
1) 15%
18. The actual horsepower delivered by an engine to a 2) 25%
propeller is called: 3) 30%
1) IHP 4) 70%
2) BHP (Ref. FAA-12A, Page-37 & 38)
3) FHP
4) IMEP 26. BHP/IHP x 100 is formula used to calculate:
(Ref. FAA-12A, Page-34) 1) Mechanical efficiency
2) Thermal efficiency
19.Total volume of a cylinder is equal to: 3) Volumetric efficiency
1) Swept volume + clearance volume 4) Operating efficiency
2) Displacement volume + clearance volume (Ref. FAA-12A, Page-37)
3) Both 1) & 2) are correct
4) Swept volume - clearance volume 27. Exhaust back pressure will reduce:
(Ref. FAA-12A, Page-37) 1) Propulsive efficiency
2) Mechanical efficiency
20. The actual power delivered to the propeller is called 3) Thermal efficiency
1) FHP 4) Volumetric efficiency
2) BHP (Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page-60)
3) IHP
4) Mechanical efficiency 28. Propulsive efficiency is the ratio of:
Ref. FAA -12A, page – 34 1) (BHP/IHP) x 100
2) (BHP/THP) x 100
21. In a four strokes cycle engine, the operation are in 3) (THP/BHP) x 100
sequence: 4) (THP/FHP) x 100
1) Suction, compression, expansion & exhaust (Ref. FAA-12A, Page-38)
2) Compression, expansion, suction & exhaust
3) Suction, exhaust, expansion, compression 29. Compression Ration must be limited because
4) None 1) It increases HP
(Ref. FAA-12A, Page-28) 2) It increases manifold pressure
3) It increases temp & pressure
22.The expansion of hot gases takes place in the 4 4) 1 & 3 are correct
strokes cycle engine during Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 58
1) compression stroke
2) exhaust stroke 30. If IO 250 BTC, IC 550 ABC, EO 550 BBC and EC150
3) intake stroke ATC, then valve overlap is
4) power stroke 1) 300
(Ref. Kroes and Wild, Page-43) 2) 250
3) 400
23. In 4-stroke cycle petrol engine the pressure inside 4) 450
the cylinder during exhaust stroke is Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45
1) Above the atmospheric pressure
2) Below the atmospheric pressure 31.Valve lead or lag are greater towards
3) At the atmospheric pressure 1) TC position
4) None 2) BC position
(Ref. FAA-12A, Page-30) 3) It is same near TC & BC
4) None
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 39.The ratio of the power produced by an engine to the
power theoretically available in the fuel is known as
32. If IO 200 BTC and IC 450 ABC, then duration of valve 1) Propulsive efficiency
opening is 2) Mechanical efficiency
1) 2550 3) Thermal efficiency
2) 2450 4) Volumetric efficiency
3) 1550 Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 55
4) 1650
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 46 40. The specified timing of the valve represents the:
1) Start of opening of the valve
33. The time valves are off their seat is called: 2) Fully open position of the valve
1) Opening time 3) Full closed position of the valve
2) Duration 4) All of the above are correct
3) Induction Ref. FAA-12A, Page-21
4) None
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 46 41. The opening or closing of the intake or exhaust
valves after top center or bottom center is called:
34. During valve overlap 1) Valve overlap
1) Both valves are seated 2) Valve lag
2) Combustion 3) Valve lead
3) Both valves are off their seat 4) None
4) Pressure inside chamber is maximum Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 44,45
42. For which principal reasons the exhaust valve opens
35. An “Otto” cycle is a before BDC in power stroke?
1) Constant pressure cycle 1) More through scavenging of the cylinder
2) Constant temperature cycle 2) Better cooling of the engine
3) Constant volume cycle 3) Both 1 & 2 are correct
4) Constant pressure and constant volume combined 4) Increasing power
cycle Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45
Ref. Jeppesen Power Plant, Page-(1-33)
43. The number of power strokes per minute in a 4)
36. If an engine operates at 2000 rpm, the piston will stroke engine is equal to the:
move up and down in 1 minute: 1) Rpm /2 times the number of cylinders
1) 2000 times 2) Rpm /4 times the number of cylinders
2) 1000 times 3) Rpm/2 times the bores
3) 4000 times 4) Rpm /2
4) 1500 times Ref. FAA-12A, Page-33
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 42
44. The five events of a four strokes cycle engine in
37.During 7200 rotation of crank shaft of a 4 stroke- the order of their occurrence are:
engine, the intake and exhaust valves only open: 1) Intake, ignition, compression, power exhaust
1) Once 2) Intake, power, compression, ignition, exhaust
2) Twice 3) Intake, compression, ignition, power, exhaust
3) As required in the cycle 4) Intake, compression, power, exhaust, ignition
4) Once and sometimes twice Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 44
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 44,45
45. Using the following information, determine how
38. The heat energy utilized for power output is: many Degree crankshaft will rotate with both intake and
1) 30 to 40 % of the total heat energy exhaust valves seated I O 150; BTDC EO 700;
2) 15 to 20 % of the total heat energy BBDC IC 450; ABDC EC 100; ATDC
3) 40 to 45 % of the total heat energy 1) 290 Degree
4) 5 to 10 % of the total heat energy 2) 245 Degree
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-37 3) 373 Degree
4) 25 Degree 4) 49.8%
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 54

46. Which statement is correct regarding a four strokes 52. In a valve timing diagram, the intake valve opens 15
cycle Aircraft engine? Degree BTC during exhaust stroke and closes 60
1) The intake valve closes on the compression stroke Degree ABC during compression stroke, then the total
2) The exhaust valve opens on the exhaust stroke period the valve remains opened in a cycle is:
3) The intake valve closes on the intake stroke 1) 230 Degree
4) The exhaust valve closes on the exhaust stroke 2)235 Degree
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 43 3) 255 Degree
4)260 Degree
47. If the exhaust valve of a four - stroke cycle engine Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45
is closed and the intake valve is just closing, the piston
is on the: 53. The burning of fuel/air mixture in the intake
1) Intake stroke pipelines or, intake manifold is referred as
2) Power stroke 1) After firing
3) Compression stroke 2) Back firing
4) Exhaust stroke 3) Flow blow by
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 4) Normal firing
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-445
48. When does the ignition event take place in a four-
stroke cycle Aircraft reciprocating engine? 54. After firing is caused because of
1) Before the piston reaches TDC on compression 1) Excessive rich mixture
stroke 2) Improper valve timing
2) After the piston reaches TDC on power stroke 3) Faulty ignition
3) After the piston reaches TDC on compression stroke 4) All the above are correct
4) Just after the piston reaches TDC on compression Ref. FAA-12A, Page-446
stroke
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 55.Stoichiometric ratio is
1) Chemically correct fuel air ratio by weight
49. If the Intake valve closes 60 Degree ABC on 2) Chemically correct air fuel ratio by volume
compression stroke then the valve lag is: 3) Actual air/fuel ratio for maximum efficiency
1) 240 Degree 4) None
2) 120 Degree Ref. Jeppesen Power Plant, Page-(1-48)
3) 60 Degree
4) 135 Degree 56. If the fuel/air mixture burns inside a container and
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 the hot gases directed through a jacket to inside of a
cylinder to actuate piston is called:
50. By using the valve-timing diagram, it is possible 1) An internal combustion engine
to determine: 2) An overheating engine
1) The rotational distance of crankshaft travel while 3) An electrical combustion engine
each valve is open 4) An external combustion engine
2) The rotational distance of crankshaft travel while
each valve is closed 57. The average pressure acts on piston head is called:
3) Both 1 & 2 are correct 1) Mean effective pressure
4) The rotational distance of crankshaft travel through 2) Average effective pressure
each valve is fully opened and closed 3) Mean pressure
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45 4) Useful total pressure
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-33
51. What will be the thermal efficiency of a piston
engine that produces 150 BHP while burning 8 58. The total piston displacement of an engine equals to
gallons of aviation gasoline per hour? the:
1) 19.8% 1) Number of cylinders in the engine multiplied by the
2) 29.8% piston displacement of one cylinder
3) 39.8%
2) Number of cylinders in the engine multiplied by the 4) Naturally aspirated engine
Bore of one cylinder Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 55,56
3) Number of cylinders in the engine multiplied by the
piston area of one cylinder 65. The pressure in the cylinder just before the ignition
4) All of the above are correct is determined by:
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-31 1) Compression ratio
2) Manifold pressure
59. What will be the engine piston displacement of six- 3) Both 1 & 2 are correct
cylinder horizontal opposed engine that has a bore of 4 4) Mean effective pressure
inches& a stroke of 3 inches? Ref. FAA-12A, Page-32
1) 540 cubic inches
2) 526 cubic inches 66.If an engine were operating at a manifold pressure of
3) 326 cubic inches 15” Hg with a compression ratio of 7:1, the pressure at
4) 226 cubic inches the instant before ignition would be approximately:
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 50 1) 210” Hg
2) 105” Hg
60. An average pressure inside the cylinders of an 3) 2992” Hg
internal combustion engine during power stroke is 4) 15” Hg
called: Ref. FAA-12A, Page-32
1) Mean effective pressure (MEP)
2) Indicated mean effective pressure (IMEP) 67. One of the reasons for using engines with high
3) Brake means effective pressure (BMEP) compression ratio is to:
4) Friction means effective pressure (FMEP) 1) Obtain long range fuel economy
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-33 2) Convert more heat energy into useful work
3) Both 1 & 2 are correct
61.The compression ratio of an aircraft engine may 4) Obtain more power out put
be increased by: Ref. FAA-12A, Page-32
1) Installing “Domed” head Piston
2) Using longer connecting rods 68. What will be the indicated horsepower for six-
3) Installing a crankshaft with a greater throw cylinder engines that has a bore of 5 inches, a stroke of
4) All of the above are correct 5 inches and is turning at 2750 rpm with a measured
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 58 & Jeppesen IMEP of 125 PSI per cylinder?
Power Plant, Page-(1-47) 1) 150 IHP
2) 155 IHP
62. Increasing the compression ratio of an engine causes 3) 255 IHP
a: 4) 355 IHP
1) Lower specific fuel consumption Ref. FAA-12A, Page-33
2) Greater thermal efficiency
3) Both 1 & 2 are correct 69. What will be the brake specific fuel consumption if
4) Increases specific fuel consumption an engine burns 12) gallons per hour while producing
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 58 180BHP?
1) 0.4 lb/hp/hr
63. The reading on a manifold absolute pressure gage at 2) 0.5lb hp/hr
sea level when an engine is not running will be about: 3) 0.3 lb/hp/hr
1) 29.92 in Hg 4) 0.45 lb/hp/ hr
2) 10 in Hg Ref. FAA-12A, Page-3 & Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 58
3) 15 in Hg
4) 14. 69 in Hg 70. A stoichio metric mixture is a perfectly balanced
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 55 fuel/air mixture of:
1) 15:1
64. MAP gauge is used with: 2) 12:1
1) Supercharged engine 3) 16:1
2) Unsupercharged engine using variable pitch 4) 8:1
propeller Ref. Jeppesen Power Plant, Page - (1-48)
3) Both 1 & 2 are correct
71.Most modern Aircraft reciprocating engines have a 78. The limit of travel to which the piston moves inside
brake specific fuel consumption which should be lying the cylinder away from crankshaft is called:
between the: 1) TDC
1) 0.4 to 0.5 lb/hp/hr 2) BDC
2) 0.4 to 0.6 lb/hp/hr 3) Stroke
3) 0.4 to 0.7 lb/hp/hr 4) Bore
4) 0.4 to 0.8 lb/hp/hr Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 42
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 58
79. In a four strokes cycle engine, the operation are in
sequence (14)
72. When the engine at idling rpm , the MAP gauge may 1) Suction, compression, expansion & exhaust
read: 2) Compression, expansion, suction & exhaust
1) 29.92 in Hg 3) Suction, exhaust, expansion, compression
2) Less than 29.92 in Hg 4) None
3) Greater than 29.92 in Hg Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 43
4) Both 1 & 2 are correct
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 55 80. Theoretically, a four strokes cycle engine should
develop power as compared to two stroke engine is:
73. Disadvantages of 2 – stroke engine is/are: 1) Half
1) Loss of efficiency 2) Same
2) Improper cooling of engine 3) Double
3) Difficult to lubricate 4) Four times
4) All
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 48 82. If swept volume of cylinder is 60 cc and clearance
volume is 20 cc then compression ratio is:
74. Every downward stroke of a 2 strokes engine is a 1) 3:1
1) Intake stroke 2) 1:3
2) Power stroke 3) 4:1
3) Exhaust stroke 4) 1:4
4) Compression stroke Ref. FAA – 12A, page – 31
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 47,48
83. Due to detonation, combustion takes place
75. The expansion of hot gases takes place in the 4) 1) Before normal ignition
stroke cycle engine during 2) After normal ignition
1) Compression stroke 3) Exactly at normal ignition
2) Exhaust stroke 4) None
3) Intake stroke Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 56
4) Power stroke
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 43 84. After normal combustion, cylinder pressure is
maximum
76. The four strokes cycle, the minimum temperature 1) Just before TDC in compression stroke
inside the engine cylinder occurs at the 2) Exactly at TDC
1) End of intake stroke 3) Just after TDC in power stroke
2) Beginning of exhaust stroke 4) Just after BDC in compression stroke
3) End of power stroke Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 43
4) Beginning of intake stroke C2
85. The horsepower developed in the cylinders of a
77. During 7200 rotations of crank shaft of a 4 stroke- reciprocating engine is known as
engine, the intake and exhaust valves only open 1) Shaft horsepower
1) once 2) Indicated horsepower
2) twice 3) Brake horsepower
3) as required in the cycle 4) Friction horsepower
4) once and sometimes twice Ref. FAA – 12A, page – 33
Ref. Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 33
86. Part throttle operation
1) Increases volumetric efficiency 1) Improper valve timing
2) Decreases volumetric efficiency 2) As in 1 & part throttle operation
3) Neither increases nor decreases 3) As in 2 & long intake pipes of small diameter
4) All are incorrect 4) None
Ref. FAA – 12A, page – 38 Ref. FAA – 12A, page – 38

87. In which stroke or strokes, both valves on 4-stroke 94. Mark the correct statement
engine is/are open 1) Mechanical efficiency will be more if FHP is more
1) Exhaust 2) Mechanical efficiency will be more if BHP is more
2) Intake 3) BHP will be more if FHP is more
3) Power & intake 4) BHP will be less if IHP is more
4) Exhaust & intake Ref. FAA – 12A, page – 37
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 44
95. Mechanical efficiency is
88. Opening of intake valve too early may lead to 1) The ratio that shows how much of the power
1) Back – firing development by the expanding gases in the cylinder is
2) After firing actually delivered to the propeller shaft
3) Pre – ignition 2) As in 1 and is a comparison between bhp & fhp
4) Both 1 and 2 are correct 3) Always 100% in case of piston engine
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 44 4) Both 2 & 3 are correct
Ref. FAA-12A, page – 37
89. In 2-stroke engine, check valve controls the flow of
air fuel mixture 96. In choke bore cylinder:
1) Admitting into the crankcase 1) The bore diameter at TDC is greater than that of
2) Admitting into the cylinder at BDC
3) Both 1 & 2 2) Diameter is same from BDC to TDC
4) None 3) The bore diameter is reduced at TDC
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 47 4) Stroke is equal to bore
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 28
90.In 2 – stroke piston engine, power impulse occurs for
every 97. Compression ratio is the ratio between:
1) 3600 Revolution of crankshaft 1) The diameter of the cylinder at TDC to the diameter
2) 7200 Revolution of crankshaft of the cylinder at BDC
3) 5400 Revolution of crankshaft 2) The volume of the cylinder when the piston is at BDC
4) 1800 Revolution of crankshaft and the volume when piston is at TDC.
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 47 3) The swept volume and clearance volume
4) Both 2 and 3 are correct
Ref FAA-12A, page-31
91. For constant brake horsepower, if RPM of an engine
increases; then torque will 98. Stroke is:
1) Increase 1) The distance travelled by the piston inside the
2) Decrease cylinder barrel from TDC to BDC
3) Remains same 2) As in 1 and one stroke is equal to 1800
4) None of crankshaft rotation
Ref. FAA-12A, Page-35. 3) As in 2 and one stroke is equal to 900 of crankshaft
rotation
92. Increasing the compression ratio of an engine causes 4) The internal diameter of a cylinder barrel
a Ref FAA-12A, page-28
1) Lower specific fuel consumption
2) As in 1 & greater thermal efficiency 99. Valve overlap provides:
3) Higher specific fuel consumption 1) Better mechanical efficiency
4) As in 3 & low thermal efficiency 2) Better volumetric efficiency
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 58 3) Less friction
4) Both 2 and 3 are correct
93.Volumetric efficiency depends upon Ref Kroes & Wild power plant, page-44
 Ref Kroes & Wild Power Plant, Page – 45
100. Friction horsepower is equal to:
1) Indicated horsepower minus trust horsepower 107. BHP is calculated by the formula:
2) Indicated horsepower plus thrust horsepower 1) BHP = (π x torque x 33000/2) x rpm
3) Indicated horsepower plus brake horsepower 2) BHP = (2π x33000/torque) x RPM
4) Indicated horsepower minus brake horsepower 3) BHP = (2π x torque x RPM)/33000
Ref FAA-12A, page-35 4) BHP = (RPM x 33000/2) x torque
Ref FAA-12A, page-35
101. Mechanical efficiency is the ratio of:
1) Brake horsepower to the indicated horsepower 108. Brake horsepower is:
2) Brake horsepower to the friction horsepower 1) The power developed by the engine delivered to the
3) Brake horsepower to the thrust horsepower crankshaft for useful work
4) Indicated horsepower to the friction horsepower 2) Equal to the indicated horsepower plus friction
Ref FAA-12A, page-37 horsepower
3) Equal to the indicated horsepower minus friction
102. Thermal efficiency is the ratio of: horsepower
1) The heat energy converted into useful work to the 4) Both 1 and 3 are correct
total heat energy contained in the fuel consumed by the Ref FAA-12A, page-34.
engine
2) As in 1 and higher thermal efficiency, lower is the 109. In effective crank angle is the period in crankshaft
specific fuel consumption Degree when:
3) As in 1 and higher the thermal efficiency higher is 1) Both valves remain in opened condition
the specific fuel consumption 2) Both valves remain in closed condition
4) None of the above 3) The piston moves at faster speed at TDC than BDC
Ref FAA-12A, page-37 4) The piston has a little or no movement
Ref Kroes & Wild power plant, page-199
103. Thermal efficiency of an engine is increased by:
1) Increasing compression ratio 110. Piston displacement is:
2) decreasing compression ratio 1) The distance of the piston movement from BDC
3) as in 1 and by ignition advance to TDC and vice-versa
4) as in 2 and by using proper grade of fuel 2) The space of the volume swept by the piston from
Ref FAA-12A, page-37 TDC to BDC and vice-versa
3) The ratio of cylinder volume when the piston is at
104. The face angle of intake valve is: BDC to that of at TDC
1) 300 4) The space above the piston when it is at the TDC
2) 450 Ref FAA-12A, page-30
3) 750
4) 900 111. How many Degrees the crankshaft will rotate
Ref FAA-12A, page-20 in one four stroke cycle, when both intake and exhaust
valves are closed; if valve closes 450 after BDC in
105. In four stroke engine the otto cycle is completed in: compression stroke and exhaust valve opens 700 before
1) 3600 rotations of crankshaft BDC in power stroke?
2) 3600 rotations of cam shaft 1) 6100
3) 7200 rotations of crankshaft 2) 2900
4) Both 2 and 3 are correct 3) 2450
Ref FAA-12A, page-28 4) 250
Ref. Kroes & wild Power Plant, page – 44 & 45
106. Ignition occurs at 280 before TDC on a certain four
stroke cycle engine and the intake valve at 150 before 112. Using the following information, determine how
TDC How many Degrees the crankshaft will travel after many Degrees crankshaft will rotate with both intake a
ignition does the intake valve open? exhaust valves seated:
1) 7070 I O 150 BTDC EO 700 BBDC IC 450 ABDC EC 100 ATDC
2) 3730 1) 290 Degree
3) 3470 2) 245 Degree
4) 2730 3) 373) Degree