1) Which type of friction is there between the rubber tire and road?

a) Static
b) Dynamic
c) Rolling friction
d) Cannot be determined
2) What is minimum age for getting driving license in Nepal ?
a) 16 for two wheelers, 18 for light four wheelers, 21 for heavy four wheelers
b) 16 for two wheelers, 18 for light four wheelers, 22 for heavy four wheelers
c) 18 for two wheelers, 10 for light four wheelers, 22 for heavy four wheelers
d) 16 for two wheelers, 20 for light four wheelers, 24 for heavy four wheelers
3) In a four stroke cycle, the minimum temperature inside the engine cylinder occurs at
a) Beginning of suction stroke
b) End of suction stroke
c) Beginning of exhaust stroke
d) End of exhaust stroke
4) The spark ignition engines are governed by
a) Hit and miss governing
b) Qualitative governing
c) Quantitative governing
d) Combination of (b) and (c)
5) The probability of knocking in diesel engines is increased by
a) High self-ignition temperature
b) Low volatility
c) Higher viscosity
d) All of these
6) The quality of diesel oil is expressed by
a) Octane number
b) Cetane number
c) Calorific value
d) Mach number
7) The octane number of petrol, generally available, is
a) 20 to 40
b) 40 to 60
c) 60 to 80
d) 80 to 100
8) Alpha-methyl-naphthalene has the cetane number of
a) 0
b) 50
c) 100
d) 120
9) The mechanical efficiency of engine is given by
𝑩.𝑷
a) 𝜼𝒎 = 𝑰.𝑷
𝐼.𝑃
b) 𝜂𝑚 = 𝐵.𝑃
 𝐼.𝑃×𝐵.𝑃
c) 𝜂𝑚 = 100
d) None of these
10) Morse test is conducted for
a) Petrol engines
b) Diesel engines
c) Multi cylinder engines
d) All of these
11) The basic part of the engine, to which the other engine parts are attached or assembled is
the
a) Cylinder head
b) Cylinder block
c) Crankshaft
d) Oil pan
12) The materials used for cylinder block are
a) Cast iron and steel
b) Cast iron and aluminum alloy
c) Steel and aluminum alloy
d) Brass and steel
13) The motion of cam is transferred to valves through
a) Pistons
b) Rocker arms
c) Camshaft pulley
d) Valve stems
14) The specific gravity of petrol is about
a) 0.75
b) 0.85
c) 0.95
d) 1.25
15) The firing order for in line four cylinder engine is
a) 1-2-3-4
b) 1-3-4-2
c) 1-4-3-2
d) 1-3-2-4
16) The self-ignition temperature of diesel as compared to petrol is
a) Higher
b) Lower
c) Same
d) Depends on fuel quality
17) Tachometer in vehicle measures
a) Speed
b) Distance
c) Engine rpm
d) Fuel consumption
18) The full form of ABS is
a) Automatic braking system
b) Antilock braking system
c) Antiskid braking system
d) None of the above
19) Mixing of fuel and air in case of diesel engine occurs in
a) Combustion chamber
b) Carburetor
c) Injector
d) Fuel pump
20) Diesel engine as compared to petrol engine requires
a) Bigger flywheel
b) Smaller flywheel
c) Same size flywheel
d) No flywheel
21) For earth moving machines, widely used engines are
a) Petrol engine
b) Diesel engine
c) Steam engine
d) Gas engine
22) Which of the following is not true for internal combustion engine as compare to external
combustion engine?
a) It has lower ratio of weight to output
b) They are self-starting
c) Higher overall efficiency
d) Mechanical simplicity

23) The ascending order of strokes in four stroke engine is

a) Suction stroke – Expansion stroke – Compression stroke – Exhaust stroke
b) Suction stroke – Compression stroke – Expansion stroke –Exhaust stroke
c) Suction stroke – Expansion stroke – Exhaust stroke – Compression stroke
d) Suction stroke – Compression stroke – Exhaust stroke – Expansion stroke
24) The compression ratio in a Compression Ignition (CI) engine is generally in between
a) 8 to 13
b) 14 to 23
c) 20 to 28
d) 25 to 32
25) The compression ratio in a Spark Ignition(SI) engine is generally in between
a) 6 to 10
b) 14 to 23
c) 20 to 28
d) 25 to 32
26) 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 above
27) If petrol is used in diesel engine, then
a) Low power will be produced
b) Efficiency will be low
c) Higher knocking will occur
d) Black smoke will be produced
28) The color of exhaust from diesel engine is generally
a) White
b) Bluish
c) Black
d) Violet
29) The pressures at the end of compression stroke in petrol and diesel engine are
a) 10 and 20 bar
b) 10 and 25 bar
c) 15 and 35 bar
d) 10 and 35 bar
30) The spark ignition engines are governed by
a) Hit and miss governing
b) Qualitative governing
c) Quantitative governing
d) Combination of b and c
31) The spark plug gap is kept between
a) 0.3 to 0.7 mm
b) 0.2 to 0.8 mm
c) 0.4 to 0.9 mm
d) 0.6 to 1.0 mm
32) A petrol engine has compression ratio from
a) 6 to 10
b) 10 to 15
c) 15 to 25
d) 25 to 40
33) A diesel engine has compression ratio from
a) 6 to 10
b) 10 to 15
c) 15 to 25
d) 25 to 40
34) The combustion in compression ignition engines is
a) Homogenous
b) Heterogeneous
c) Both (a) and (b)
 d) None of these
35) The voltage required to produce a spark across the gap, between the sparking points is
a) 2000 to 4000 volts
b) 4000 to 6000 volts
c) 6000 to 10000 volts
d) 10000 to 12000 volts
36) Supercharging is the process of supplying the intake air to the engine cylinder at a density …………
the density of surrounding atmosphere.
a) Equal to
b) Less than
c) Greater than
d) Either of them
37) Supercharging ………………. the power developed by engine.
a) Has no effect
b) Increases
c) Decreases
d) Depends on the condition
38) The compression ignition engines are governed by
a) Hit and miss governing
b) Quality governing
c) Quantity governing
d) Combination of (b) and (c)
39) The air fuel ratio in petrol engine is governed by
a) Carburetor
b) Injector
c) Governor
d) None of these
40) Which of the following is the part of air cooling system?
a) Fan
b) Pump
c) Radiator
d) Fins
41) The correct mixture strength(by weight) for petrol is
a) 14.6:1
b) 18.5:1
c) 20.4:1
d) 18:1
42) High speed compression ignition engines operate on
a) Otto cycle
b) Diesel cycle
c) Dual combustion cycle
d) All of these
43) Injection pressure in diesel engine is about
a) 10 bar
 b) 100 bar
c) 150 bar
d) 500 bar
44) The loud pulsating noise heard within the cylinder of an internal combustion engine is known as
a) Detonation
b) Turbulence
c) Pre-ignition
d) Supercharging
45) Detonation is also called as
a) Knocking
b) Pinking
c) Resonance
d) Both (a) and (b)
46) The knocking in diesel engines may be prevented by
a) Reducing delay period
b) Raising compression pressures
c) Increasing inlet air pressure
d) All of the above
47) In diesel engines, the duration between the time of injection and ignition, is known as
a) Pre- ignition
b) Delay period
c) Ignition period
d) Burning period
48) The higher combustion chamber wall temperature in compression ignition engine will ………….
knocking tendency
a) Increase
b) Reduce
c) Not effect
d) Depends on air pressure
49) The knocking tendency in spark ignition engines may be prevented by
a) Controlling air fuel mixture
b) Controlling ignition timing
c) Controlling the exhaust temperature
d) Reducing the compression ratio
50) Knocking in diesel engines may be prevented by
a) Reducing the delay period
b) Raising the compression ratio
c) Increasing the inlet pressure of air
d) All of these
51) The ignition quality of petrol is expressed by
a) Cetane number
b) Octane number
c) Calorific value
d) None of these
52) The ignition quality of diesel is expressed by
e) Cetane number
f) Octane number
g) Calorific value
h) None of these
53) The cetane number of diesel, generally available, is
a) 20 to 25
b) 25 to 30
c) 30 to 40
d) 40 to 55
54) Iso- octane ( C8H18) has the octane number of
a) 0
b) 1
c) 50
d) 100
55) Alpha- methyl- naphthalene(C11H10) has the cetane number of
a) 0
b) 1
c) 50
d) 100
56) N- heptane ( C7H16) has the octane number of
a) 0
b) 1
c) 50
d) 100
57) The cetane ( C16H34) which is a straight chain paraffin has the cetane number of
a) 0
b) 1
c) 50
d) 100
58) A fuel of an octane number rating 75 matches in knocking intensity as a mixture of
a) 75% iso- octane and 25% normal heptane
b) 25% iso- octane and 75% normal heptane
c) 75% diesel and 25% petrol
d) 75% petrol and 25% diesel
59) Which of the following fuel has little tendency towards detonation
a) Benzene
b) Iso- octane
c) Normal heptane
d) Alcohol
60) In petrol engines, the delay period is of order of
a) 0.001 sec
b) 0.002 sec
c) 0.003 sec
 d) 0.004 sec
61) The operation of forcing additional air into the combustion chamber during suction stroke is known
as
a) Supercharging
b) Carburation
c) Turbulence
d) Delay period
62) The power actually developed by the engine cylinder of an IC engine is known as
a) Theoretical power
b) Actual power
c) Indicated power
d) None of these
63) The brake power is available
a) In the engine cylinder
b) At the crankshaft
c) At crank pin
d) None of these
64) The friction power is given by
a) F.P. = B.P. – I.P
b) F.P. = I.P. – B.P.
c) F.P. = B.P./I.P.
d) F.P. = I.P./B.P.
65) The thermal efficiency of petrol and gas engine is about
a) 14%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 70%
66) The thermal efficiency of diesel engine is about
a) 14%
b) 30%
c) 50%
d) 70%
67) The primary fuel used in nuclear power plant is
a) U235
b) U238
c) Pu239
d) Pu233
68) Uranium has isotopes
a) U234
b) U235
c) U238
d) All of these
69) The effective inhibitor of pre ignition is
a) Alcohol
 b) Water
c) Lead
d) None of these
70) The ratio of work obtained at the crankshaft in the given time to the energy supplied during the
same time is known as
a) mechanical efficiency
b) overall efficiency
c) indicated thermal efficiency
d) volumetric efficiency