Internal Combustion Engine Questions and Answers Part-5

1. The thermal efficiency of a standard Otto cycle for a compression ratio of 5.5 will be ___________
a) 25%
b) 50%
c) 70%
d) 100%

Answer: b
Explanation: The thermal efficiency of a standard Otto cycle for a compression ratio of 5.5 will be 50%

2.The efficiency of an Otto cycle is increased by increasing ___________
a) pressure ratio
b) compression ratio
c) temperature ratio
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b
Explanation: compression ratio

3. The Otto cycle consists of __________
a) two constant pressure processes and two constant volume processes
b) two constant pressure and two constant entropy processes
c) two constant volume processes and two constant entropy processes
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b
Explanation: two constant pressure and two constant entropy processes

4. The thermal efficiency of theoretical Otto cycle ___________
a) decreases with increase in compression ratio
b) increases with decrease in compression ratio
c) does not depends upon the pressure ratio
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: c
Explanation: does not depends upon the pressure ratio

5. What is the work output of the theoretical Otto cycle?
a) increases with increase in compression ratio
b) increases with increase in pressure ratio
c) increases with increase in compression & pressure ratio
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: c
Explanation: increases with increase in compression & pressure ratio

6. The mean effective pressure of an Otto Cycle increases with an increase in __________
a) pressure ratio
b) compression ratio
c) temperature ratio
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: b
Explanation: The mean effective pressure of an Otto Cycle is directly proportional to its compression ratio, so it increases with an increase in compression ratio.

7. In Otto cycle, heat addition takes place at __________
a) constant temperature
b) constant pressure
c) constant volume
d) none of the mentioned

Answer: c
Explanation: In Otto cycle, heat addition takes place at constant volume

8. If compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 6, its air standard efficiency will increase by ________
a) 1%
b) 20%
c) 16.67%
d) 8%

Answer: d
Explanation: If compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 6, its air standard efficiency will increase by 8%

9. If the compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 7, the percentage increase in efficiency will be _______
a) 2%
b) 4%
c) 8%
d) 14%

Answer: d
Explanation: If the compression ratio of an engine working on Otto cycle is increased from 5 to 7, the percentage increase in efficiency will be 14%

10. The constant volume cycle is also called __________
a) Carnot cycle
b) Joule cycle
c) Diesel cycle
d) Otto cycle

Answer: d
Explanation: Otto cycle