ICE (MCQs)

1. Air cooling system is used in small engines whose application gives

extreme importance to weight such as aircraft engines.
a) True
b) False.
2. Air cooling system is used in industrial and agricultural engines where
there can be a strong objection to use of water as a coolant.
a) True
b) False.
3. The volumetric efficiency of an air-cooled engine is higher due to high
cylinder head temperatures.
a) True
b) False.
4. The design of the engines in air-cooled system becomes simpler, as no
water jackets are required.
a) True
b) False.
5. There is a danger of coolant leakage in air-cooled systems.
a) True
b) False.
6. The weight per B.P. of air-cooled engine is ___________ than that of
water-cooled engine.
a) greater.
b) less.
c) unpredictable.
d) none of the mentioned.
7. The control of cooling system in air-cooled system is not easier than in
water-cooled system.
a) True
b) False.
8. A broken fin affects much in air-cooled engine while a hole in the
radiator may stop a water-cooled engine.
a) True
b) False.
9. In air-cooled engine, high mean cylinder temperatures mean reduced
carbon deposits on the combustion chamber wall.
a) True
b) False.
10.The warm-up performance of air-cooled engine is not better.
a) True
b) False.
11.In liquid cooling, the cylinder walls and heads are provided with jackets
through which the cooling liquid can circulate.
a) True
b) False.
12.In liquid cooling, the liquid becomes heated in its passage through the
jackets and is itself cooled by means of an air-cooled radiator system.
a) True
b) False.
13.The coolant to be employed in liquid cooling system should have
______________
a) low freezing temperature
b) a high boiling point
c) a large latent heat of vaporisation
d) all the mentioned.
14.Anti-freeze mixtures are added to fuel in extreme winter seasons to lower
its freezing temperatures below the danger point.
a) True
b) False.
15.Which of the following are commonly used in anti-freeze materials?
a) denatured alcohol
b) wood alcohol
c) glycerine
d) all the mentioned.
16.Which of the following are commonly used in anti-freeze materials?
a) kerosene
b) sugar solution
c) calcium or magnesium chloride
d) all the mentioned.
17.What are the various methods used for circulating water around the
cylinder and cylinder heads?
a) thermo-syphon cooling
b) forced or pump cooling
c) cooling with thermostatic regulator
d) all the mentioned.
18.The thermo-syphon cooling system can be used in high output engines
due to its inability to meet the requirement of large flow rates of water.
a)True
b)False.
19.In thermo-syphon cooling system, the cooling only depends on
temperature and is independent of the engine speed.
a) True
b) False.
20.The circulation of water starts only after the engine has become hot
enough to cause thermo-syphon.
a) True
b) False.
21.The main disadvantage of forced cooling is that cooling is ensured under
all conditions of operation.
a) True
b) False.
22.Which of the following are the components of a water-cooling system?
a) water jacket
b) water pump
c) fan
d) all the mentioned.
23.The gasoline engine requires much ____________ air than a diesel
engine.
a) less
b) more
c) equal
d) none of the mentioned.
24.The turbocharged diesel engine requires ____________ cooling air than
naturally aspired diesel engines.
a) less
b) more
c) equal
d) none of the mentioned.
25.The heat flow to water jackets, on an average, is about ____________ for
large engines.
a) 500 kJ/kW-h
b) 4200 kJ/kW-h
c) 5700 kJ/kW-h
d) none of the mentioned.
26.The heat flow to water jackets, on average, is about ____________ for
small engines.
a) 500-6200 kJ/kW-h
b) 400-4200 kJ/kW-h
c) 500-5700 kJ/kW-h
d) none of the mentioned.
27.What is the outlet cooling water temperature for large engines?
a) about 50ºC
b) 60 to 65ºC
c) 80ºC
d) none of the mentioned.
28.What is the outlet cooling water temperature for medium engines?
a) about 50ºC
b) 60 to 65ºC
c) 80ºC
d) none of the mentioned.
29.What is the outlet cooling water temperature for small engines?
a) about 50ºC
b) 60 to 65ºC
c) 80ºC
d) none of the mentioned.
30.In thermo-syphon system, the radiator should be kept well above the
engine, to provide a height for natural circulation.
a) True
b) False.
31.When the spark advance is same as the optimum value the heat rejected
to cooling system is increased.
a) True
b) False.
32. Gas temperature remains at a higher average with increased speed.
a) True
b) False.
33. During compression process the temperature ____________ and attains
its maximum value at the end of combustion process.
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned
34. During the expansion process the temperature ____________ and then
drops very rapidly during the release process.
a) decreases
b) increases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned
35. Inadequate lubrication of the engine, due to oil not being warm enough
to flow freely, results in greater frictional losses.
a) True
b) False.
36. A hot spot outside the combustion chamber may be sufficient to cause
pre-ignition.
a) True
b) False.
37. If the engine is overcooled some of the heat which could be used to
expand the gases will be lost.
a) True
b) False.
38. All the lubricating oil from the oil sump, must pass through an oil filter
before it is supplied to the engine bearings.
a) True
b) False
39. Splash system is suitable for high and medium speed engines having
moderate bearing load pressures.
a) True
b) False.
40. ____________ is the property which enables oil to spread over and
adhere to the surface of the bearing.
a) Oiliness
b) Pour point
c) Fire point
d) None of the mentioned.
41. A lubricant should not corrode the working parts and it must retain its
properties even in the presence of foreign matter and additives.
a) True
b) False.
42. A lubricating oil, when mixed with water is emulsified and loses its
lubricating property.
a) True
b) False.
43. A lubricating oil need not be stable physically at the lowest and highest
temperatures between which the oil is to be used.
a) True
b) False.
44. ____________ is the property of lubricating oil due to which the oil
particles stick with the metal surfaces.
a) Oiliness
b) Pour point
c) Adhesiveness
d) None of the mentioned.
45. ____________ is the property of a lubricating oil due to which the oil
retains a thin film between the two surfaces.
a) Oiliness
b) Film Strength
c) Adhesiveness
d) None of the mentioned.
46. The sludge formation takes place as a result of operation at low engine
temperatures during starting, warming up, and idling periods.
a) True
b) False.
47. A high viscosity index is always desired for lubricating oils as it can be
used in severe winter and summer conditions.
a) True
b) False.
48. Which of the following are the properties of lubricants?
a) viscosity
b) flash point
c) fire point
d) all the mentioned.
49. ____________ is the ability of the oil to resist internal deformation due
to mechanical stresses.
a) Viscosity
b) Flash point
c) Fire point
d) None of the mentioned.
50. Viscosity varies with the temperature and hence if a surface to be
lubricated is normally at high temperature it should be supplied with oil
of higher viscosity.
a) True
b) False.
51. ____________ is the lowest temperature at which the oil burns
continuously.
a) Viscosity
b) Flash point
c) Fire point
d) None of the mentioned.
52. The objective of lubrication is to reduce friction between the parts having
relative motion.
a) True
b) False.
53. Lubrication is the admittance of oil between two surfaces having relative
motion.
a) True
b) False.
54. The objective of lubrication is to reduce the wear of the moving parts.
a) True
b) False.
55. The objective of lubrication is to cool the surfaces by carrying away heat
generated due to friction.
a) True
b) False.
56. The objective of lubrication is to absorb shocks between bearings and
other parts and consequently reduce noise.
a) True
b) False.
57. The objective of lubrication is to reduce dirt and girt that might have
crept between the rubbing parts.
a) True
b) False.
58. An increase in supporting pressure will ____________ the oil film
thickness and decreases the eccentricity.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned.
59. The pumping loss is negligible in two-stroke cycle engines.
a) True
b) False.
60. The frictional mean effective pressure ____________ as the compression
ratio is increased.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned.
61. A rise in cooling water temperature ____________ engine friction
through its effect on oil viscosity.
a) increases
b) reduces
c) unpredictable
d) none of the mentioned.
62. As the load increases the maximum pressure in the cylinder tends to
increase slightly.
a) True
b) False
63. The process of combustion in engines generally takes place either in a
homogeneous or a heterogeneous fuel vapour air mixture depending on
the type of engine.
a) True
b) False.
64. In spark ignition engines a nearly ____________ mixture of air and fuel
is formed in the carburettor.
a) heterogeneous
b) homogeneous
c) solid
d) none of the mentioned
65. Homogeneous mixture is formed inside the engine cylinder and the
combustion is initiated inside the cylinder at a particular instant towards
the end of the compression stroke.
a) True
b) False.
66. A pre-combustion chamber gives a shorter delay compared to an open
type of combustion chamber.
a) True
b) False.
67. In ____________ combustion, the flame initiated by the spark travels
across the combustion chamber in a fairly uniform manner.
a) abnormal
b) normal
c) knocking
d) none of the mentioned.
68. In CI engines, abnormal combustion is not a great problem as in SI
Engines.
a) True
b) False.
69. ____________ knock occurs when the delay period is excessively long
so that there is a large amount of fuel in the cylinder for the simultaneous
explosion phase.
a) Petrol
b) Diesel
c) Kerosene
d) None of the mentioned.
70. The rate of pressure rise per degree of crank angle is then so great that an
audible knocking sound occurs.
a) True
b) False.
71. Knock is a function of the fuel chosen and may be avoided by choosing a
fuel with characteristics that do not give too long a delay period.
a) True
b) False.
72. If detonation can persist under extreme conditions or over many engine
cycles, engine parts can be damaged or destroyed.
a) True
b) False.
73. Detonation cannot be prevented by reducing peak cylinder pressure.
a) True
b) False.
74.Knock is less common in ____________ climates.
a) hot
b) cold
c) normal
d) none of the mentioned.
75. Detonation can be prevented by increasing the manifold pressure by
reducing the throttle opening.
a) True
b) False.
76. Diesel knock is the sound produced by the very rapid rate of pressure rise
during the early part of the uncontrolled second phase of combustion.
a) True
b) False.
77. In SI engine, ignition lag is reduced if the initial temperature and
pressure are _____________
a) decreased
b) increased
c) constant
d) none of the mentioned.
78. What are the effects of knocking?
a) noise and roughness
b) mechanical damage
c) carbon deposits
d) all the mentioned.
79. What are the effects of knocking?
a) increase in heat transfer
b) decrease in power output and efficiency
c) preignition
d) all the mentioned.
80. Low engine speeds will give low turbulence and low flame velocities and
knock may occur at low speed.
a) True
b) False.
81. Use of low octane fuel can eliminate detonation.
a) True
b) False.
82. A definite flame front is one that separates the fresh mixture from the
products of combustion travels from the spark plug to the other end of the
combustion chamber.
a) True
b) False.
83. In a spark ignition engine combustion, which is initiated between the
spark plug electrodes spreads across the combustible mixture.
a) True
b) False.
84. Swirl is the rotational flow of charge within the cylinder about the axis.
a) True
b) False.
85. The _____________ is defined by the parallel portion of the piston and
cylinder head which almost touch each other as the piston approaches
T.D.C.
a) turbulence
b) swirl
c) quench area
d) none of the mentioned.
86. ____________ consists of randomly dispersed vortices of different sizes
which become superimposed into the air and petrol mixture flow stream.
a) Turbulence
b) Swirl
c) Quench area
d) None of the mentioned.
87. The amount of vortex activity, and the disintegration of others,
_____________ the turbulent flow with rising engine speed.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) remains same
d) none of the mentioned.
88. The degree of turbulence increases _____________ with the piston
speed.
a) indirectly
b) directly
c) linearly
d) none of the mentioned
89. The flame propagation velocities range from _____________
a) 10 to 15 m/s
b) 15 to 70 m/s
c) 20 to 80 m/s
d) 30 to 90 m/s.
90. Turbulence decreases the heat flow to the cylinder wall and in the limit
excessive turbulence may extinguish the flame.
a) True
b) False.
91. What are the phases of CI engine combustion?
a) ignition delay period
b) period of rapid combustion
c) period of controlled combustion
d) all the mentioned.
92. Which of the following factors affecting combustion in the CI engine?
a) ignition quantity of fuel
b) injection pressure of droplet size
c) injection advance angle
d) all the mentioned.
93. Which of the following factors affecting combustion in the CI engine?
a) compression ratio
b) intake temperature
c) jacket water temperature
d) all the mentioned.
94. Which of the following factors affecting combustion in the CI engine?
a) intake pressure
b) engine speed
c) load and air to fuel ratio
d) all the mentioned.
95. Towards the end of the compression stroke when injection of the fuel
into the combustion chamber commences, the quantity of fuel discharged
is spread out over a predetermined period.
a) True
b) False.
96. The rate of burning does not depend on the relative movement of the
burning droplets to the surrounding air charge.
a) True
b) False.
97. ___________ is the time immediately following injection of the fuel
during which the ignition process is being initiated and the pressure does
not rise beyond the value it would have due to compression of air.
a) Knocking
b) Delay period
c) Start ability
d) None of the mentioned.
98. The ___________ extends for about 13º, movement of the crank.
a) knocking
b) delay period
c) start ability
d) none of the mentioned.
99. The time for which delay period occurs decreases with ___________ in
engine speed.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) unpredictable
d) none of the mentioned.
100. Delay period serves a useful purpose in that it allows the fuel jet to
penetrate well into the combustion space.
a) True
b) False.
101. If the delay is too short the amount of fuel available for the
simultaneous explosion is too great and the resulting pressure rise is too
rapid.
a) True
b) False
102. The delay period depends upon temperature and pressure in the
cylinder at the time of injection.
a) True
b) False.
103. The delay period ___________ with load.
a) increases
b) decreases
c) unpredictable
d) none of the mentioned.
104. The delay period depends upon the nature of the fuel mixture
strength.
a) True
b) False.
105. Higher cetane number means a ___________ delay period and
smoother engine operation.
a) higher
b) lower
c) normal
d) none of the mentioned.
106. Increase in compression ratio ___________ delay period.
a) increases
b) reduces
c) unpredictable
d) none of the mentioned.
107. A pre-combustion chamber gives a shorter delay compared to an
open type of combustion chamber.
a) True
b) False.
108. At constant speed, delay period is proportional to the delay angle.
a) True
b) False.
109. If the intake air temperature of I.C. engine increases its efficiency
will ___________
a) increase
b) decrease
c) remain same
d) none of the mentioned.
110. A two-stroke cycle engine gives _____________ the number of
power strokes as compared to the four stroke cycle engine, at the same
engine speed.
a) half
b) same
c) double
d) four times
111. A two-stroke engine gives _____________ mechanical efficiency
than a four stroke cycle engine.
a) higher
b) lower
c) equal
d) none of the mentioned.
112. The two-stroke cycle engine have lighter flywheel.
a) True
b) False.
113. Thermal efficiency of a two-stroke cycle engine is _____________
a four-stroke cycle engine.
a) equal to
b) less than
c) greater than
d) none of the mentioned.
114. In a petrol engine, the mixture has the lowest pressure at the
__________
a) beginning of suction stroke
b) end of suction stroke
c) end of compression stroke
d) none of the mentioned.
115. In compression ignition engines, swirl denotes a __________
a) haphazard motion of the gases in the chamber
b) rotary motion of the gases in the chamber
c) radial motion of the gases in the chamber
d) none of the mentioned.
116. High speed two stroke engines are ____________ efficient owing
to the reduced volumetric efficiency.
a) high
b) less
c) equal
d) none of the mentioned.
117. Part of the piston stroke is lost with the provision of the ports thus
the effective compression is less in case of two stroke engines.
a) True
b) False.
118. Two stroke engines are liable to cause a ____________
consumption of lubricating oil.
a) lighter
b) heavier
c) unpredictable
d) none of the mentioned.
119. With heavy loads, two stroke engines get heated due to excessive
heat produced.
a) True
b) False.
120. At light loads, the running of the engine is not very smooth because
of the __________ dilution of charge.
a) decreased
b) increased
c) equal
d) none of the mentioned.
121. The heat lost in the cooling medium in internal combustion engines
is about ___________________at full load operation.
a) 50-60%
b) 30-40%
c) 10-20%
d) 60-70%
122. Increasing the compression ratio in spark ignition engines, the
knocking tendency _________.
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) May increase or decrease.
d) Remains the same.
123. The limitations of air-cooling systems are _________.
a) Applicable only to large engines
b) Cooling is fast.
c) Higher working temperature compared to water-cooling.
d) All the above.
124. The type of pump, which used in the cooling system is normally
__________.
a) Piston pump
b) Gear pump
c) Vane pump
d) Centrifugal pump.
125. Spark timing other than optimal spark advance for maximum brake
torque (MBT) result in ________.
a) Less heat rejection
b) More heat rejection
c) No effect on heat rejection
d) None of the above.
126. In CIE by increasing inlet air pressure, the detonation tendency
________.
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) Not affected
d) First decreases and then increases.
127. In CIE, the delay period is affected by __________.
a) Compression ratio
b) Engine speed
c) Equivalence ratio
d) All the above.
128. Decreasing the cooling water temperature in spark ignition engines,
the knocking tendency _________.
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) May increase or decrease.
d) Remains the same.
129. The advantages of the indirect injection chambers are _________.
a) Low injection pressure
b) Direction of spray is not critical.
c) Both (a) and (b).
d) Good cold starting performance.
130. Open combustion chambers in compression ignition engines
require ________.
a) High injection pressures
b) Accurate metering of fuel by the injection system
c) Both (a) and (b)
d) None of the above.
131. In compression ignition engines, with increase in compression ratio
the delay period _________.
a) Increases
b) Decreases
c) First increases and then decreases.
d) Not affected.
132. The radiator is provided in internal combustion engines to
_________.
a) Cool the water jacket.
b) Pressurize the cooling water.
c) Provide additional water flow.
d) None of the above.
133. The thermostat is used in radiators to ________.
a) Control the velocity of water.
b) Control distribution of water to various cylinders.
c) Control the water temperature.
d) Control the pressure of water.
134. The radiator cooling tubes are generally made of ________.
a) Rubber
b) Plastic
c) Iron
d) Copper.
135. Engine overheating may be due to _________.
a) Stuck radiator pressure cap
b) Open thermostat
c) Broken fan belt.
d) Excess coolant.
136. The main purpose of fan in a water-cooling system is to ________.
a) Disperse engine fumes.
b) Pump cold air over the hot water.
c) Cool the external surface of the engine.
d) Drive air flow when the vehicle speed is low.
137. The main purpose of a thermostat in an engine cooling system is to
________.
a) Allow engine to warm-up quickly.
b) Prevent the coolant from boiling.
c) Pressurize the system.
d) Indicate to the driver the coolant temperature.