1. MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED MECHANICAL ENGINEERING QUESTIONS IN COMPETITIVE EXAMS1.

A definite area or space where some thermodynamic process takes place is known asA thermodynamic system B thermodynamic cycleC thermodynamic process D thermodynamic law2. Which of the following is an intensive property of a thermodynamic system?A volume B TemperatureC mass D energy3. Temperature at which the volume of the gas becomes 0 is calledA absolute scale of temperature B absolute 0 temperatureC absolute temperature D none of these4. The unit of energy in SI units isA joule B joule metreC watt D joule/metre5. 1 joule is equal toA 1 Nm B kNmC 10 Nm/s D 10 kNm/s6. In an irreversible process there is aA loss of heat B no loss of heatC gain of heat D no gain of heat7. The following is an SI engineA diesel engine B petrol engineC gas engine D none of the above8. In a 4 stroke cycle petrol engine during suction strokeA only air is sucked in B only petrol is sucked inC mixture of petrol and air is sucked inD none of the above9. The thermal efficiency of petrol engine as compared to diesel engine isA lower B higherC same for same power output D same for same speed10. Compression ratio of diesel engines may have a rangeA 8 to 10 B 10 to 15C 16 to 20 D none of the above11 The thermal efficiency of good I.C engine at the rated load is in the range ofA 80 to 90% B 60 to 70%C 30 to 35% D 10 to 20%12 Carburettor is used forA SI engines B gas enginesC CI engines D none of the above13 In SI engine to develop high voltage for spark plugA battery is installed B distributor is installedC carburetor is installed D ignition coil is installed14 In a four cylinder petrol engine the standard firing order isA 1-2-3-4 B 1-4-3-2C 1-3-2-4 D 1-3-4-215 The knocking is SI engines increases withA increase in inlet air temperature B increase in compression ratioC increase in cooling water temperature D all of the above16 Petrol commercially available in India for Indian passenger cars has octanenumber in the rangeA 40 to 50 B 60 to 70C 80 to 85 D 95 to 10017 The knocking tendency in C.I engines increases withA decrease of compression ratio B increase of compression ratioC increasing the temperature of inlet air D increasing cooling watertemperature18 The air standard otto cycle comprisesA two constant pressure processes and two constant volume processesB two constant pressure and two constant entropy processesC two constant volume processes and two constant entropy processesD none of the above19 The thermal efficiency of theoretical otto cycleA increases with increase in compression ratioB increases with increase in isentropic index gammaC does not depend upon the pressure ratioD follows of the above20 Thermal efficiency of a gas turbine plant has compared to diesel engine plant isA higher B lowerC same D may be higher or lower21 Mechanical efficiency of a gas turbine as compared to internal combustionReciprocating engine isA higher B lowerC same D unpredictable 2. 22 For a gas turbine the pressure ratio may be in the rangeA 2 to 3 B 3 to 5C 16 to 18 D 18 to 2223 Thermal efficiency of a closed cycle gas turbine plant increases byA reheating B intercoolingC regenerator D all of the above24With the increase in pressure ratio thermal efficiency of a simple gas turbinePlant with fixed turbine inlet temperatureA decreases B increasesC first increases and then decreases D first decreases and then increases25In two stage turbine plant, reheating after first stageA increases work ratio B decreases work ratioC does not affect work ratio D none of the above26For a jet propulsion unit , ideally the compressor work and turbine work areA equal B unequalC not related to each other D unpredictable27 Various kinematic pairs are given below.choose the lower pairA ball bearings B tooth gears in meshC camm and follower D crank shaft and bearing28The relation between the number of pairs forming a kinematic chain and theNumber of links isA l=2p-2 B l=2p-3C l=2P-4 D l=2p-529In a reciprocating engineA crankshaft and flywheel form 2 kinematic linksB

crankshaft and flywheel form 1 kinematics linksC crankshaft and flywheel do not form kinematic linksD flywheel and crankshaft separately form kinematic links30A kinematic chain is known as a mechanism whenA none of the link is fixedB one of the links is fixedC two of the links are fixedD all of the links are fixed31 Which of the following is an inversion of single slider crank chain?A beam engineB watts indicator mechanismC elliptical trammelsD whitworth quick return motion mechanism32 control volumes refer toA a fixed region in spaceB a specified massC an isolated systemD a closed system33An isentropic process is alwaysA irreversible and adiabaticB reversible and isothermalC friction less and irreversibleD reversible and adiabatic34Work done in a free expansion process isA0B minimumC maximumD positive