110/2015


Maximum: 100 marks Time 1 hour and 15 minutes

1. A heat engine converts


(A)Heat energy into mechanical energy


(B)Mechanical energy into heat energy


(C)Heat energy into electrical energy


(D)Chemical energy into electrical energy


2. The engine valves are closed by


(A)Cam shaft


(B)Crank shaft


(C)Valve spring


Piston


3. Inlet valve-is made up of:


(A)Nickel chromium alloy steel


(B)High carbon steel


(C)Tungsten steel


(D)Mild steel


4. Indicated Horse power equation is


2pieNT/4500


pie2h


BHP/IHP x100


PLAN/4500xK


5. Piston rings are made up of


(A)Stainless steel


(B)High grade cast iron


(C)High Carbon steel


(D)Aluminium alloy


6. The function of FIP is

(A)Stormising the fuel


(B)Filtering the fuel


deliver specific quantity of fuel at specific time


(D)Suck the fuel from the fuel tank



7. Which one of the governor is also called spring loaded centrifugal governor?


(A)Mechanical


(B)Hydraulic


(C)Pneumatic


(D)Servo


8. Ohm's Law expressed resistance is


(A)Voltage/Current


(B)Current Voltage


(C)Current x Voltage


(D)Resistance/ Voltage


9. Positive plate of lead acid battery consists of grid filled with a paste of:




(B)PbO2


(C)PbSO4


(D)H2SO4


10. Radiator pressure cap contains:

(A)Pressure valve


(B)Thermostat valve


(C)Rotary valve


(D)Pressure and Vacuum valve


11. The oil pump is generally driven by


(A)Crank shaft


(B)Cam shaft


(C)Distributor


(D)Fan


12. What is the purpose of heat dam in a piston?

enable the piston run cooler


keep the water temperature constant


balance the piston


reduce the piston weight


13. What do you mean by compression ratio?


Swept Volume/Clearance Volume


Total Volume/Clearance Volume


Total Volume/Swept Volume


Clearance Volume/Swept Volume


14. Engine misfiring is due to:


(A)Excessive valve clearance


(B)Less valve clearance


(C)More piston clearance


(D)More valve guide clearance


15. Least count of micrometer is

(A)0.02 mm


(B)0.1 mm


(C)0.01 mm


(D)0.5 mm


16. To change reciprocating motion to rotary motion, the engine has:


(A)Crank shaft and Cam shaft


(B)Piston and connecting rod


(C)Crank shaft and connecting rod


(D)Connecting rod and Crank shaft


17. Manual press operated by hand is called:


(A)Hydraulic press


(B)Arbor press


(C)Fly press


(D)Pneumatic press


18. The reamer is used for:

(A)Drilling holes in thin sheet


(B)Distribute force over a large area


(C)Removing burns


(D)Enlarging and Finishing holes


19. Washers help to


(A)Improve appearance


(B)Distribute force over a large area


(C)Distribute force to the bolt


(D)Cover the clearance hole of the work piece


20. In which engine crank shaft length is maximum?

engine


(B)Inline engine


(C)Radial engine


(D)Opposed engine


21. A hole is drilled between crank shaft main journal and crank pin for:


(A)Balancing of crank shaft


Reducing crank shaft weight


(C)Lubricating connecting rod bearings


Reducing crank shaft vibration



22. In a dry sump lubrication system, scavenging pump is used to

(A)Pump oil from sump to tank


Pump oil directly to all moving parts


(C)Develop additional oil pressure


Pump oil from sump to filter


23. The pipe connecting fuel tank and FIP are called:


(A)High pressure pipe


Over flow pipe


(C)Leak off pipe


Suction pipe


24. Feed pumps are driven by


(A)Cam shaft of engine


Camshaft of FIP


(C)Crank shaft


Valve train


25. Which is the lowest part of the piston?


(A)Ring


Pin


(C)Skirt


Dam


26. Warpness of cylinder head is caused by


(A)Over heating of cylinder head


Over cooling of cylinder head


(C)Over tightening of nuts


Uneven tightening of nuts


27. Vent holes are provided in wet cells:


pour electrolyte


allow gases to escape during charging only


allow gases to escape charging and discharging


allow gases to escape discharging only


28. The centrifugal advance mechanism advances the timing when fly weights


(A)Fly outward


(B)Contract inward


(C)Remain constant


Move upward


29. The dynamo used in automobile is

(A)Single pole


Two poles


(C)Three poles


Five poles


30. In charging system the regulator acts as


automatic control


An electronic control


(C)Manual control


Semi automatic control


31. Piston ring gap in the cylinder bore is


(A)0.0035 -0.0055 mm


(B)0.035 -0.055 mm


(C)0.35 -0.55 mm


(D)3.5 -5.5 mm


32. The instrument used to measure cylinder bore diameter is


(A)Outside micrometer


Vernier caliper


(C)Telescope gauge


Bore dial gauge


33. Worn out camlobe lead to


(A)Decrease volumetric efficiency


Increase the valve-opening height


(C)Increase the valve clearance


Decrease the engine life


34. Worn out control rack teeth will cause:

Keep Plunger and Barrel in Sunlight


Worn out cylinder bore


Piston ring's damaged


Misalignment of the plunger



35. The ratio of work output to the burnt fuel energy is called:


(A)Thermal efficiency


(B)Brake efficiency


(C)Mechanical efficiency


Volumetric efficiency


36. Oil filters element should replace every


years


(B)2000 miles


(C)Oil changing


(D)Every filling of oil


37. A smoking blue exhaust is due to:


(A)Learn mixture


(B)Excessive fuel consumption


(C)Burning of oil in the combustion chamber


(D)Incorrect valve adjustment


38. Name the gauge used to check bearing clearance:


(A)Wire gauge


Dial gauge


(C)Purg gauge


Plastic gauge



39. Distributor shaft supported by

(A)Ball bearing


Shell bearing


(C)Bush bearing


Needle bearing


40. To set ignition timing fly wheel TDC mark is conicide with:


(A)Timing back plate


Mark on Cam shaft gear


(C)Mark on Crank shaft gear


Fly wheel housing pointer


41. The two-stroke cycle engine has ports in the:


(A)Piston


Cylinder walls


(C)Cylinder head


All of these


42. Scavenging is the process of removing:


(A)burnt gases from the engine cylinder


burnt gases from the crank case


(C)burnt gases from the cylinder head


all of these


43. In a diesel engine, fuel and air mix together in the:

(A)carburettor


injector


(C)combustion chamber


inlet port


44. The use of flywheel is


rotate the engine by starting motor


To mount clutch assembly


store the energy


None of these


45. Compression ratio of modern petrol engine is




13:1





10:1


46. Function of ECM is

charge the engine according to the requirement


start the engine smoothly


control the emission


increase engine life


47. Air fuel mixture should be lean for:

starting


cruising


idling


none of these


48. In the throttle -body injection system, there is


(A)one injector for the engine


(B)one injector for each cylinder,


(C)one injector for each spark plug


none of these


49. In the cam, the distance between the base circle and the nose is called:


(A)flank


lobe


(C)lead


lift


50. The ratio between BHP and IHP is called:

(A)thermal efficiency


engine efficiency


(C)mechanical efficiency


(D)power efficiency


51. Air compossor is used for:


(A)multipurpose


lift the car only


lift and remove the wheel


to grind the chisel


52. The catalyst which is used in the reducing converter is:

(A)platinum


rhodium


(C)charcoal


sodium


53. Engine r.p.m is checked by


(A)ammeter


voltmeter


(C)hydrometer


tachometer


54. The engine unit temperature gauge is immersed in

(A)fuel


(B)fluid


(C)oil


(D)water


55. Important pollutants of the engine exhaust are:


CO2 and H2O


CO and NOx


CO and CO2


(D)All of these



56. The ends of stator winding attached to the:

(A)field coil


carbon brush


(C)copper brush


diodes


57. The charcoal particles of the canister adsorb:

(A)gasoline vapour


nitrogen oxide


(C)carbon monoxide


all of this


58. The space required to accommodate the rotating flywheel magneto is

(A)more


(B)wider


(C)narrow


less


59. Adjustment of the ignition timing can be done by

(A)Vacuum gauge


Stop watch


(C)Stroboscopic light


Dwell meter


60. Perished wiper blade causes:

(A)over heat


noise


(C)stops completely


slow working


61. The unit which controls the maximum oil pressure in the lubricating system is

(A)pump rotor



oil filter


(C)pressure release valve


By pass valve


62. In horn, the diaphragm vibration per second is

times


times


(C)300 times


3000 times


63. The engine fan in the maruti car is controlled:


(A)mechanically


electrically


(C)hydraulically


pneumatically


64. The head light parts can be replaced in


(A)prefocused bulb


sealed beam


(C)flush fitting type


halogen bulbs.


65. Aneroid is a device:


(A)for cold starting


for easy running


(C)for decompression


for controlling emission


66. The flasher light bulbs flash at the rate of:


-flashes/min


80 -flashes/min


(C)100 -flashes/min


120 -flashes/min


67. Series winding of solenoid is generally made of:


(A)thin wire


P.V.C wire


(C)flex wire


thick wire


68. The starter armature rotates due to magnetic poles:

(A)attraction


(B)repulsion


(C)vibration


attraction and repulsion


69. When the dynamo voltage is more than the battery Voltage, the voltage flows to the:


(A)field winding


shunt winding


(C)series winding


armature winding


70. Distributor shaft is supported by

(A)ball bearing


shell bearing


(C)bush bearing


needle bearing


71. The main purpose of pressure radiator cap is to

(A)pressurise the system


(B)increase air water circulation


(C)help to develop vacuum in the system


(D)avoid build up of pressure


72. The maximum value of axial force at the clutch which a driver can apply while driving, without getting fatigued is approximately:


N


(B)100 N


(C)500 N


(D)5000 N


73. In which type of steering gearbox variable steering ratio is achieved?

(A)worm and roller steering gear


worm and nut steering gear


(C)worm and sector steering gear


(D)rack and pinion steering gear



74. The component of the torque converter that allows multiplication of torque is the:


(A)turbine


(B)impeller


(C)pump


stator


75. Salisbury type rear axle casing is also known


(A)banjo type casing


(B)unitized carrier casing


(C)separate carrier casing


none of these


76. Maximum room in the engine compartment is provided with:


(A)Wishbone type suspension


(B)Mcpherson strut suspension


(C)Rigid axle suspension


Vertical guide suspension


77. The steering ratio for manual steering of cars is approximately:

5


50


15


100


78. The purpose of tyre sipes is to


(A)increased tread tyres


decrease noise level


(C)increase traction


provide softer ride


79. The maximum disc runout allowed on the vehicle is generally:

mm


(B)0.5 mm


(C)0.1 mm


0.01 mm


80. If proportioning valve is not working:


(A)front brakes may lock


rear brakes may lock


(C)front brakes may drag


rear brakes may drag


81. Wagon tradegy was a tragic incident in connection with:


(A)Quit India Movement


1857 Revolt


(C)Malabar Rebellion


First World War


82. Who was the President of the Lahore session of Indian National Congress?


(A)Subhash Chandra Bose


Jawaharlal Nehru


(C)Mahatma Gandhi


Moulana Azad


83. Kanneerum Kinavum is the autobiography of:


(A)V.T. Bhattathiripad


E.M.S. Nambodhiri


(C)Mannath Padmanabhan


Kumaranasan


84. Lucknow pact was in the year:


(A)1915


(B)1914


(C)1916


(D)1919


85. Birth place of Ayyankali

(A)Kaladi


(B)Chempazhanthi


(C)Kollur


(D)Venganoor


86. Doctrine of Lapse was introduced by

(A)Lord Canning


(B)Lord Lytton


(C)Lord Dalhousie


Lord Wellesley


87. The incident which persuaded Gandhiji to stop non co-operation movement:

(A)Dandi March


(B)Chauri Chaura incident


(C)Rowlet Act


(D)Jalianwalabag Massacre


88. The First Indian State formed on linguistic basis was:

(A)Kerala


(B)Tamil Nadu


(C)Goa


(D)Andhra Pradesh


89. Who was called the Lincoln of Kerala?


(A)Dr. Palpu


(B)Pandit KP. Karuppan


(C)Vagbhatananda


Kelappan


90. Sati was abolished by William Bentick in

(A)1829


(B)1839


(C)1821


(D)1921


91. The social reformer Poykayil Yohannan was popularly known as:

(A)Kumaraguru


(B)Vagabhadananda


(C)Ayyankali


(D)Dr. Palpu


92. The First Lady President of Indian National Congress:


(A)Indira Gandhi


(B)Vijayalakshmi Pandit


(C)Sarojini Naidu


(D)Annie Beasant


93. The boundary line between India and Pakistan


(A)Macmohan line


Durant line


(C)Radcliff line


Countoor line


94. Who among the following is not a member of Cabinet Mission?

V. Alexander


George Simon


(C)Pethick Lawrance


Stafford Crips


95. Sir Sayed Ahamed Khan was the founder of

(A)Khilafat movement


Sudhi movement


(C)Quit India movement


Aligarh movement


96. The only Indian leader who participated in the three round table conferences was:

(A)Gandhiji


B.R. Ambedkar


(C)Rajendra Prasad


C.R. Das


97. Who is the father of Kerala Renaissance?

(A)K.Kelappan


(B)Sahodaran Ayyappan


(C)Sree Narayana Guru


(D)Kumaranasan


98. Political Party formed by Subhash Chandra Bose:


(A)Gaddar Party


(B)Swarajist Party


(C)Bombay association


Forward Block


99. The place where the revolt of 1857 was broke out:


(A)Meerut


(B)Surat


(C)Delhi


(D)Lucknow


100. Brahmananda Sivayogi was the founder of:


(A)Ananthamatham


(B)Atma vidyasangam


(C)N.S.S.


(D)S.N.D.P