1. What is the main function of a cylinder in an internal combustion engine?
a. To transfer power to the wheels
b. To house the combustion process
c. To cool the engine
d. To reduce fuel consumption
2. The material typically used for the pistons of an engine is:
a. Cast iron
b. Aluminum alloy
c. Plastic
d. Steel alloy
3. Which component connects the piston to the crankshaft?
a. Cylinder head
b. Connecting rod
c. Flywheel
d. Crankcase
4. What is the function of the flywheel in an engine?
a. Increase the speed of combustion
b. Convert rotary motion into linear motion
c. Maintain speed constancy during operation
d. Store fuel
5. In a water-cooled engine, where is the cooling medium circulated?
a. Flywheel
b. Cylinder block
c. Exhaust manifold
d. Crankshaft
6. What type of motion does the crankshaft convert?
a. Linear motion to rotary motion
b. Rotary motion to linear motion
c. Static motion to dynamic motion
d. None of the above
7. Which valve allows the air-fuel mixture into the cylinder?
a. Exhaust valve
b. Inlet valve
c. Throttle valve
d. Control valve
8. The crankcase is primarily used for:
a. Housing the crankshaft and bearings
b. Cooling the engine
c. Lubricating the valves
d. Increasing engine power
9. The copper or asbestos gasket is placed between:
a. Piston and connecting rod
b. Cylinder head and cylinder block
c. Crankshaft and crankcase
d. Exhaust and inlet manifold
10. Which part of the engine is known for maintaining inertia?
a. Flywheel
b. Cylinder block
c. Piston
d. Connecting rod
11. The Otto cycle is also known as:
a) Constant volume cycle
b) Constant pressure cycle
c) Dual cycle
d) Brayton cycle
12. In a Diesel cycle, combustion occurs at:
a) Constant volume
b) Constant pressure
c) Constant entropy
d) Variable volume
13. The dual cycle is also referred to as:
a) Constant pressure cycle
b) Limited pressure cycle
c) Brayton cycle
d) Carnot cycle
14. What is the typical compression ratio for a Diesel engine?
a) 8-10
b) 10-14
c) 16-23
d) 5-7
15. The thermal efficiency of the Otto cycle increases with:
a) Higher fuel consumption
b) Lower air-fuel ratio
c) Increased compression ratio
d) Decreased engine speed
16. What is the main advantage of the Diesel cycle over the Otto cycle?
a) Higher power output
b) Lower compression ratio
c) Higher thermal efficiency
d) More fuel consumption
17. The expansion process in the Diesel cycle is:
a) Isentropic
b) Isobaric
c) Isothermal
d) Isochoric
18. In the dual cycle, heat is added:
a) Fully at constant pressure
b) Fully at constant volume
c) Partly at constant volume and partly at constant pressure
d) None of the above
19. Which cycle has the highest thermal efficiency for the same heat input and compression
ratio?
a) Otto cycle
b) Diesel cycle
c) Dual cycle
d) Brayton cycle
20. Which of the following factors directly affects the efficiency of the Otto cycle?
a) Fuel type
b) Air pressure
c) Compression ratio
d) Engine speed
21. An engine with cylinders positioned in a straight line is known as:
a) V engine
b) In-line engine
c) W engine
d) Radial engine
22. Which type of engine is commonly used in small aircraft?
a) Radial engine
b) W engine
c) V engine
d) Opposed piston engine
23. A four-stroke engine completes a power stroke in:
a) Every two revolutions of the crankshaft
b) Every revolution of the crankshaft
c) Every three revolutions of the crankshaft
d) Every half revolution of the crankshaft
24. In a turbocharged engine, the intake air pressure is increased using:
a) Crankshaft rotation
b) Exhaust gases
c) Fuel injectors
d) Valve springs
25. Which engine classification is based on fuel used?
a) Compression vs spark ignition
b) Gasoline vs diesel
c) Turbocharged vs supercharged
d) In-line vs V engine
26. What type of engine uses a carburetor?
a) Diesel engine
b) Petrol engine
c) Natural gas engine
d) Hydrogen engine
27. A naturally aspirated engine differs from a turbocharged engine because it:
a) Uses only atmospheric pressure for air intake
b) Compresses intake air using the exhaust system
c) Uses fuel injection directly into the cylinder
d) Operates without a cooling system
28. What is a key advantage of a radial engine?
a) Lightweight design
b) Odd number of cylinders for smooth operation
c) Increased fuel efficiency
d) Requires no lubrication system
29. Which engine type is known for heavy hauling?
a) Over-square engine
b) Under-square engine
c) Square engine
d) W engine
30. Which of the following is a type of combustion chamber for a spark ignition engine?
a) Hemispherical chamber
b) Open chamber
c) Split-chamber
d) Dual chamber
31. What is the primary purpose of the cylinder head?
a) To compress air
b) To seal the combustion chamber
c) To regulate exhaust flow
d) To store lubricating oil
32. Which part transmits the reciprocating motion of the piston into rotary motion?
a) Flywheel
b) Connecting rod
c) Crankshaft
d) Cylinder head
33. What is the role of the exhaust valve?
a) To control the air intake
b) To release combustion gases
c) To compress the fuel-air mixture
d) To regulate fuel flow
34. The material used for the cylinder block in heavy-duty engines is typically:
a) Aluminum alloys
b) Stainless steel
c) Cast iron
d) Plastic
35. The clearance volume in a cylinder refers to:
a) The volume of fuel in the carburetor
b) The volume above the piston at TDC
c) The swept volume of the cylinder
d) The volume of exhaust gases
36. Ports and manifolds are used in an engine to:
a) Connect cylinders to the cooling system
b) Deliver and collect air or air-fuel mixture
c) Store lubricating oil
d) Connect the crankshaft to the cylinder
37. The inlet manifold connects:
a) The exhaust port to the cylinder
b) The air-fuel intake to the inlet ports
c) The connecting rod to the crankshaft
d) The exhaust valve to the piston
38. What is the primary material for a spark plug electrode?
a) Copper
b) Aluminum
c) Iridium or platinum
d) Cast iron
39. Which part ensures smooth engine operation during strokes?
a) Flywheel
b) Cylinder block
c) Piston pin
d) Valve spring
40. What is the function of the piston rings?
a) Transmitting force to the crankshaft
b) Preventing leakage of combustion gases
c) Reducing engine weight
d) Sealing the crankshaft bearings
41. Which process is isentropic in the Otto cycle?
a) Heat addition
b) Compression and expansion
c) Heat rejection
d) Combustion
42. Which thermodynamic cycle is used in modern gasoline engines?
a) Diesel cycle
b) Dual cycle
c) Otto cycle
d) Carnot cycle
43. The specific heat ratio γ is critical for calculating the efficiency of:
a) Diesel engines only
b) Otto and Diesel cycles
c) Dual cycle only
d) None of the above
44. In the Diesel cycle, the fuel is ignited by:
a) Spark plug
b) Compression heating of air
c) External heat source
d) Premixed air-fuel mixture
45. For the Otto cycle, the heat addition takes place at:
a) Constant pressure
b) Constant volume
c) Constant temperature
d) Constant entropy
46. The Diesel cycle requires:
a) Lower compression ratio than Otto cycle
b) Higher compression ratio than Otto cycle
c) Equal compression ratio to Otto cycle
d) Variable compression ratio
47. Which cycle combines features of both Otto and Diesel cycles?
a) Carnot cycle
b) Dual cycle
c) Atkinson cycle
d) Brayton cycle
48. What is a key characteristic of the Dual cycle?
a) Heat rejection at constant pressure
b) Compression ratio is always higher than Diesel cycle
c) Combines constant volume and constant pressure heat addition
d) Compression and expansion are isothermal
49. For the same compression ratio, which cycle has the lowest efficiency?
a) Otto
b) Diesel
c) Dual
d) Carnot
50. An engine operating on the Otto cycle has a compression ratio of 8:1. If γ=1.4, what is the
theoretical thermal efficiency?
a) 56%
b) 65%
c) 74%
d) 81%
51. A two-stroke engine delivers one power stroke:
a) Every revolution of the crankshaft
b) Every two revolutions of the crankshaft
c) Every three revolutions of the crankshaft
d) Only during the intake stroke
52. Which engine is best suited for high-speed operations?
a) Over-square engine
b) Under-square engine
c) Square engine
d) Wankel engine
53. A spark ignition engine can use which of the following fuels?
a) Diesel
b) Gasoline
c) Liquid petroleum gas (LPG)
d) Both b and c
54. Which engine design is most common for V6 engines?
a) Single-cylinder
b) In-line
c) Horizontally opposed
d) V engine
55. Engines used in marine applications are often classified as:
a) In-line engines
b) Radial engines
c) Opposed piston engines
d) Two-stroke engines
56. A W engine has:
a) Two banks of cylinders
b) Three banks of cylinders
c) Four banks of cylinders
d) Cylinders in a straight line
57. What is the purpose of a supercharger?
a) To cool the engine faster
b) To increase engine compression ratio
c) To boost intake air pressure
d) To eliminate the need for exhaust
58. Which engine type requires no throttle valve?
a) Spark ignition engine
b) Compression ignition engine
c) Wankel engine
d) Gas turbine engine
59. What is the primary fuel used in compression ignition engines?
a) Gasoline
b) Diesel
c) Ethanol
d) Hydrogen
60. What type of combustion chamber is typically used in diesel engines?
a) Open chamber
b) Divided chamber
c) Hemispherical chamber
d) Direct injection chamber
Answers:
1-b, 2-b, 3-b, 4-c, 5-b, 6-a, 7-b, 8-a, 9-b, 10-a, 11-a, 12-b, 13-b, 14-c, 15-c, 16-c, 17-a, 18-c, 19-a,
20-c 21-b, 22-a, 23-a, 24-b, 25-b, 26-b, 27-a, 28-b, 29-b, 30-a 31-b, 32-c, 33-b, 34-c, 35-b, 36-b, 37-
b, 38-c, 39-a, 40-b, 41-b, 42-c, 43-b, 44-b, 45-b, 46-b, 47-b, 48-c, 49-b, 50-a, 51-a, 52-a, 53-d, 54-d,
55-d, 56-b, 57-c, 58-b, 59-b, 60-d
