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1. For w a t e r ~ at pressures below atmospheric,
(a) melting point r ises slightly and boiling point drops markedly
(b) m elt ing point rises m arkedly and boiling point drops markedly
(c) m elting point drops slightly and boiling point drops markedly
(d) m elting pomt drops slightly and boiling poin t drops slightly
(e) none of the above.
Ans: a
2. At very tow temperature, the melting and bolllno temperatures become equal. This temperature is
(a) 373°K
( b) 273.!6°1(
(c) 303•K
{d) o•K.
( e) 300•K.
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Ans: b
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3. The critical pressure at which Jatent heat of vaporisat1on is zero is

(a) 225 .65 kgf/cm 2
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{b) 273 kgf/cm2

(c) 100 kgf/cm2
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(d) 1 kgf/cm2
(e) • 1 kgf/cm2.
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Ans: a
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4. The latent heat of steam at pressures greater than at mospheric In comparison to latent heat at atmospheric pressure is
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(a) less
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( b) mo·re
(c) equal
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(d) may be less or more depending on temperature

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(e) unpredictable.
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Ans: a
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5. The saturation temperat ure of steam with in crease In pressure lncreaS&s

(a) linearly
tp
( b) r apidly ·first and t hen slowly

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(c) slowly first and then rapidly

(d) inversely
(e) non e of the abov e.
Ans: b
6. Carbonlsatlon of coal is t he process of

(a) pulverising coal in inert atmosphere
( b) heating wood in a llmit4Mt supply of air at te m perat ures below 300°C
(c) str ongly heating coal continuou sly for about 48 hours In the absence of air in a cl osed vessel
(d) bincling the pulverised coal into brick-ettes
(e) enriching carbon In the coal.
Ans: c
7. Coke is produced by
(a) pulverising coal in Inert atmosphere
( b) hea ting wood in a limited supply of air at te mperatures below 300GC
(c) strongly heating coa1 continuously for about 48 hours In the absence of air in a closed vessel
(d) bincling the pulverised coal into brick- etts
(e) enriching carbon in the coal.
Ans: c
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8. Heat ing of dry steam above saturation temperature is known as

(a) enthalpy
(b) superheating
(c) supersaturation
(d) latent heat
(e) super tempering .
Ans: b
9. Superheating of steam is done at

(a) constant volume
( b) constant temperatu re
(c) constant pressure
(d) constant entropy
(e) constant enthaply.
Ans: c
10. 1 kg.m is equal to

(a) 9 .81 Joules
( b) All Joules
(c) 427 Joules
(d) 102 Joules
(e) 539 Joules.
Ans: a
11. If partial pressure of air and steam be pa andps respectively in a condenser, then according to Dalton's law, the
pressure in condenser is equal to
(a) Ps-Pa
(b) pa-ps
(C) Pa +P,
Ans: c
12. Equiva lent evaporation is the amount of water evaporated in a boiler from and at
(a) o•c
(b) 1oo•c
(c) sat urat ion temperature at given pressure
(d) room temperature
(e) 2o•c.
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Ans: b
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13. The spedfic volume of steam w ith increase in pressure decreases

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(a) linearly
( b) slow ly first and then rapidly
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(c) rapidly first and then slowly

(d) inversely
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Ans: c
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14. The equivalent evaporation of a boiler is a measure to compare

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(a) the given boiler with the model

(b) the two different boilers of t he same ma ke
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(c) two different makes of boi lers operat-,ing under the same operating conditions
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(d) two boilers of same make but opera ing under different conditions
(e) any type of boilers operating under any conditions.
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Ans: e
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15. The coal requirement per kW hour generation in the thermal power plant is of the order of
tp
(a) 0 . 1 to 0.2 kg
(b) 0 .2 to 0.4 kg
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(c) 0.6 to 0 .8 kg
(d) 1.0 to 1.5 kg
(e) 1.5 to 2 kg.
Ans: c
16. Sublimation region is the region where

(a) solid and vapour phases are in equ i ~ librium
( b) solid and liqu id phases are in equilibrium
(c) liquid and vapour phases are i n equilibrium
(d) solid, liquid and vapou r phases are in equili brium
Ans: a
17. Stoichiometric quantity of a ir is the

(a) air present in atmosphere at NTP conditions
( b) air required for complete combustion of fuel with no excess air
(c) air r equired for optimum com bustion so as to have reasonable excess air
(d) air r equired to convert CO into C02
(e) air required to form an explosive mixture.
Ans: b
18. One kg of steam sample conta ins 0 .8 kg dry steam; it's dryness fraction is
(a)0 .2
0.8
( b)
(c)1.0
(d)0.6
(e)0 .5.
Ans: b
19. If a steam sample is nearly in dry condition, t hen its dryness fraction can be most accurately determined by
(a) throttling calorimeter
( b) separat ing calorimeter
(c) combined separating and throttl ing calorimeter
(d) bucket calorimeter
Ans: a
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20. If xx and x2 be the dryess fraction s obtained in separat ing calorimet er and t hrottling calorimeter respectively, t hen the
actual dryness fraction of steam will be
(a) xxx2
(b)x, + x2
Ans: a
21. The spedfic heat of superheated steam in kcal/kg i s generally of the order of
(a) 0.1
(b) 0.3
(c) 0.5
(d) 0.8
(e) 1.0.
Ans: c
22. On Mollier chart, flow th rough t urbine is represented by'

(a) horizontal straight line
(b) vertical straight line
{c) straight inclined line
(d) curved line
{e) none of the above.
Ans: b
23. A wet vapour can be com pletely specified by

(a) pressure only
{b) tem perature only
(c) dryness fraction only
(d) specific volume only
{e) pressure and dryn ess fraction .
Ans: e
24. On Mill ier chart1 the constant pressure lines

(a) diverge from left to right
(b) diver ge from right to left
(c) are equally spaced t hroughout
(d) first rise up and t hen fall
Ans: a
25. On Mollier chart, free expansion, or t hrottling process from high pressure to atmosphere is represen ted by
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{a) horizontal straight line
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{b) vertical straight line
(c) straight inclined line
(d) curved line
/b

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Ans: a
26. The bitum inous coal is non-cak ing if its carbon content is
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(a) 78-81%
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(b) 8 1-85%
(C) 85- 90%
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(d) 90- 95%

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(e) 95-100%.
Ans: a
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27. The dry saturated steam at very low pressure, (5- 10 kg/cm 2) w hen t hrottl ed to atmosphere w ill become
(a)
//b
wet
(b) superheated
(c) remain dry satruated
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(d) dry
tp

Ans: b
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28. Water at pressure of 4 k g/cm2 and 1600C t emperat ure when exposed to atmosphere w ill
(a) boil
{b) flash i.e. get converted into steam
(c) remain as it was
(d) cool down
Ans: b
29. The dry saturated steam at very high press.ure (150-200 kg/cm2) when throttled to atmosphere will become
(a) wet
(b) superheated
(c) remain dry saturated
(d) dry
Ans: a
30. In a throttling process

{a) steam temperature r emaisn constant
(b) steam pressure remains constant
(c) steam enthalpy remains constant
{d) steam entropy rema ins constant
(e) steam volume remains constant.
Ans: c
3 1. In a throttling process
{a) heat transfer takes place
(b) work is done by t he expanding steam
{c) internal energy of steam changes
(d) all of the above
Ans: e
32 . The pressure at which latent heat of vaporisation of water is zero, is

{a) below atmospheric pr essure
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(b) 1 kg/cm2
(c) 100 kg/cm2
(d) 170 k g/cm2
(e) 225 .6 kg/cm2.
Ans: e
33. latent heat of dry steam at atmospneric pr~ssure is equal to

(a) 539 kcal/kg
(b) 539 BTU/Ib
(c) 427 kcal/kg
(d) 100 kcal/kg
(e) 471 kcal/kg.
Ans: a
34. The latent heat of steam with ino-ease of pressure

(a) remains same
(b) increases
{c) decreases
(d) behaves unpredictably
Ans: c
35. At critical point, i.e. p=225.65 kg/cm2, t he latent enthalpy o f vaporisation is

(a) maximum
(b) min imum
(c) zero
(d) depends on temperature also
Ans: c
36. At w hich pressure the properties of water and steam become identical
(a) 0 . 1 kg/cm2
(b) 1 kg/cm2
(c) 100 kg/cm2
(d) 225.6 kg/cm2
(e) it is never possible.
Ans: d
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37. In an experiment to determine dryness fraction of steam, the mass of water separated was 1.2 kg in 15 mts and the
mass of steam passed out in same t ime was 4.8 kg. Dryness fraction is
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(a)40%
(b) 25%
/b
(c) SO%
(d) SO%
m
(e)90%.
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Ans: d
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38. While steam expands in t urbines, theoretically t he entropy

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(a) remains constant

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(b) increases
(c) decreases
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(d) behaves unpredictably

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Ans: a
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39 . Heating wet steam at constant temperat ure is heating it at constant

(a) volume
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(b) pressure
tp
(c) entropy
(d) enthalpy
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(e) none of t he above.

Ans: b
40. Adiabatic process is

(a) essentially an isentropic process
(b) non-heat transfer process
(c) reversi ble process
(d) constant temperatu re process
(e) constant enthalpy process.
Ans: b
41. The state of vapour under saturation condition is described by

(a) pressure alone
(b) temperature alone
(c) pressure and temperatu re
(d) pressure and dryness fraction
(e) dryness fraction alone.
Ans: d
42. Pick up the wrong statement about critical condi tion of steam
(a) latent heat is zero
(b) liquid directly becomes steam
(c) specific volume of steam and liquid is same
(d) this i s the ma:ximum pressure li mit
(e) all properties of liquid and steam are same.
Ans: d
43. Water boils when its vapour pressure

(a) equals that of the surroundings
(b) equals 760 mm of mercury
(c) equals to atmospheric pressure
(d) equals the pressure of water in t he conta iner
(e) boiling has "nothing to do with vapour pressure.
Ans: a
45. Mechanical equivalent of heat for 1 kcal or Joule's equivalent is equal to
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(a) 421 kgm

( b) 421 kgm
(c) 539 kgm
(d) 102 kgm
(e) 75 kgm .
Ans: a
46. Equiva lent evaporation of water is the evaporation "for a feed water supply at 100°C
(a) and its corresponding conversion i nto dry sat urated steam at toooc and 1.033 kg/cm2
(b) and its corresponding conversion i nto dry steam at desired boiler pressure
(c) conversion i nto steam at atmospheric condition
{d) conversion i nto steam at t he same pres-sure at which feed water is supplied
Ans: a
47. The evaporation of 15.653 kg of water per hour from and at toooc is called
(a) evaporative capacity
{b) factor of evaporation
(c) equivalent evaporation
(d) one boiler h.p .
(e) boiler efficiency.
Ans: d
48. The increase in pressure

(a) lowers the boiling point of a liqu id
(b) raises the boiling point of a liquid
(c) .does not affect the boiling point of a liquid
(d) reduces its volume
Ans: b
49. During polytropic process

(a) heat transfer takes place across cylinder walls
(b) work is done
(c) steam may be wet, dry or superheated after expansion
Ans: d
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50. Hygrometery deals with the
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(a) Hygroscopic substances

(b) water vapour in air
/b
(c) temperature of air

(d) pressure of air
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(e) density measurement.

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Ans: b
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51. Orsat meter is used for

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(a) gravimetric analysis of the flue gases

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(b) volumetr ic analysis of the flue gases

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(c) mass flow of t he flue gases

(d) measuring smoke density of flue gases
ile

Ans: b
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52. Alkaline pyrogaflate is used in Orsat's apparatus for absorption of

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(a) C02
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(b) CO
tp
(c) 02
ht
(d) N2
Ans: c
53. An ideal regenerative cycle is

(a) equal to camot cycle
(b) less than camot cycle
(c) more than c.arnot cyde
(d) could be anything
Ans: b
54. Efficiency of rankine cycle can be increased by

(a) decreasing initial steam pressure and temperature
(b) increasing exhaust pressure
(c) decreasing exhaust pressure
(d) increasing the expansion ratio
(e) increasing number of regenerative heaters.
Ans: a
55. Cochran boiler is a

(a) horizontal fire-tu be boiler
(b) horizontal water-tube boiler
(c) veritcal water -tube boiler
(d) vertical fire tube boiler
(e) forced circulating boiler.
Ans: d
56. Lancashire 'boiler is a

(a) stationary fire t ube boiler
(b) stationary water t ube boiler
(c) water t ube boiler with natural/forced circulation
(d) mobile fire t ube boiler
Ans: a
57. Efficiency of a thermal cyde i ncreases by
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(a) regeneration
( b) reheating of steam
(c) bot h (a) and (b)
(d) cooling of steam
( e) none of the above.
Ans: c
58. One kilowatt-hour energy is equiva lent to

(a) 1000 J
( b) 360 kl
(c) 3600 kl
(d) 3600 kW/sec
( e ) 1000 kl.
Ans: c
59. Which of t he following gases has t he highest calorific value

(a) producer gas
( b) coal gas.
(c) water gas
(d) blast furnace gas
(e) coke oven gas.
Ans: b
60. 100% efficiency of a t hermal cycle ca nnot be: achieved because of

(a) frtctionallosses
(b) it is not possible to achieve ooK temperature
(c) leakage
(d) non-availability of ideal substance
Ans: b
6 1. For burning 1 kg of carbon to CO as per che mically correct combusiton, amount of air required is
(a) 1 kg
(b) 4/ 3kg
(c) 8/3kg
(d) 2 kg
(e) 16/3 kg.
Ans: b
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62 . The diameter of Cornish boiler is of t he order of
(a) 1·2 m
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(b) 1.5-2.5 m
/b
(c) 2·3 m
(d) 2.5-3.5 m
m
(e) 0 .5 to 1 m .
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Ans: a
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63 . The lenght of Cornish boiler is of th e ord er of

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(a) 2-4m
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( b) 3·5 m
(c) 5-7.5 m
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(d) 7-9 m
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(e)9-11 m .
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Ans: c
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64. The diameter of fire tube of Cornish boiler compared to its shell is
(a) one half
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(b) one third

tp
(c) one-fifth
(d) two-fifth
ht
(e) t hree-fifth .
Ans: a
65. Stea m engine operates on

(a) camot cycle
(b) joule cycle
(c) Stirling cycle
(d) brayton cycle
Ans: d
66. The change in interna l energy in stea m engines equals to

(a) wort< done duri ng the rankine cycle
(b) work done duri ng compression.
(c) wort< done duri ng adiabatic expansion
(d) change in enthalpy
Ans: a
6 7. Water t ube boilers are those in which

(a) flue gases pass t hrough t ubes and water around it
(b) water passes through t he tubes and flue gases around it
(c) wort< is done du ring adiabatic expansion
(d) change in enthalpy
Ans: c
68. Locomotive type' boiler is

(a) hortzontal multitubular water t ube boiler
( b) water wa ll enclosed furnace type
(c) vertical tubular fire tube type
(d) hortzontal multi-tu bu lar fire t ube type
( e) none of the above types.
Ans: d
69 . Lancashire boiler is of
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(a) stationary< fire tube -typ~

( b) horizontal type
(c) natural cirulation type
(d) internally fired type
( e) all of the above.
Ans: e
70. Fire tube boilers a re t hose in which

(a) flue gases pass t hrough tub~ s and water a.round it
( b) water passes t hrough t he t ubes and Rue gases around it
(c) forced circulation ta kes place
(d) tubes are laid vertica lly
Ans: a
7 1. Which of t he following substance will have sam~ percentage in both proximate and ultimat~ analysis
(a) ash
( b) volati le matter
(c) moisture
(d) hydrogen
Ans: a
72. The number of flue tu bes in Lancashire boiler is

(a) zero
(b) one
(c) two
(d) four
(e) many.
Ans: c
73. Which of t he following is a fire tube boil~r

(a) locomotive boiler
(b) Babcock and Wilcox boiler
(c) Stirling boiler.
Ans: a
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74.
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Which of t he following is a water tube bo i le ~r

(a) locomotive boiler
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(b) Cochran boiler

(c) Cornish boiler
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(d) Babcock and Wilcox boiler

(e) Lancashire boiler.
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Ans: d
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75. The diameter of cylindrical shell of t he Lancashire boiler is of the order of

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(a) 1 tp !.25m
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( b) 1 to 1.75 m
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(c)2to4m
(d) 1.75 to 2 .75 m
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(e) 2.25 to 4.5 m .

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Ans: d
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76. A packaged boiler is one in which various parts li ke firing equipment, fans, feed pumps and automatic controls are
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(a) supplied by sa me man ufacturer loose and assembled at site

(b) supplied m ounted on a single base
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(c) purchased from several parties and pa cked together at sit~

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(d) pack aged boiler does not exist

Ans: b
77. The biggest size of therma l power unit operating in India is

(a) 30 MW
(b) 60 MW
(c) 100 MW
(d)210 MW
(e)500 MW.
Ans: e
78. Which of t he following coa ls has t he highest calorific v alue

(a) anthracite coal
(b) bituminous coal
(c) lignite
(d) peat
(e) wood .
Ans: a
79. The high pressure boiler is oiie producing steam at a pressure more than
(a) atmospheric pressure
(b) 5 kg/cm2
(c) 10 kg/cm2
(d) 40 kg/cm2
( e) 75-80 kg/cm2 .
Ans: e
80. The crown of t he fire box is mad e hemispherical in ord er to

(a) give maximum space
( b) give max imum strength
(c) withstand pressure inside boiler ,
(d) resist intense heat in fire box
( e) ena ble easy, ma nufactu re.
Ans: d
81. Which of t he following is steam dbal
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(a) non-coking bituminou s coal

( b) brown coal
(c) pulverised coal
(d) coking bituminous coal
A ns: a
82. The fire tubes in, a Coarran and Scotish marine boiler are
(a) horizontal
( b) vertical
(c) inclined
(d) both horizontal and vertical
( e) horizontal and inclined .
A ns: a
83. The diameter of internal flu~ t ub~s in a La ncashir~ boiler compared to its shell is
(a) one-half
( b) one-third
(c) one-fourth
(d) one-fifth
(e) two-fifth.
A ns: e
84. The basic purpose of drum in boiler is to

(a) serve as storage of steam
(b) serve as storage of feed water for water wall
(c) remove salts from water
(d) separate steam from water
(e) control lev~ l.
Ans: d
85. O upl~x feed pumps are used in small steam boilers. Th~se operat ~ on the principl~ of
(a) centrifugal pu mp
(b) axial flow pump
(c) gear pump
(d) ejector pu mp
(e) reciprocating pump.
Ans: e ks
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86. The best suited coa l for chain or travelling grate stoker boiler is
(a) coking coa l
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(b) non coking or free burning coal

(c) pulverised coal
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(d) high sulphur coal

(e) least ash content coal.
Ans: b
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87. I n natura l circulat ion type boiler,

(a) heat ing takes place at bottom and the watE!!r supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixtur~ of steam bubbles and
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hot water which rise to drum

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(b) water is supplied in durm and through down-comers located in atmospheric conditon it passes to th~ water wall and
rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
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(c) feed pump is employed to supp l ~ ment natural drculation in wat er wall typ~ furnac~
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(d) water is converted into steam in one . pass without any recirculation
( e) water is fed at atmospheric pressure.
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A ns: a
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88. Hard coke is produced by carborisation of coal at

(a) atmospheric temperature
tp
( b) 5oo-6oo•c
ht
(c) 700-850°C
(d) 950-llOO•c
(e) 1200-1500°C.
A ns: d
89 .. Hard coke is used in

(a) cement industry
( b) therma l power plant
(c) blast fumace
(d) domestic use
(e) locomotives
Ans: c
90. Pick: up the correct statem~ nt a s regards Cornish boiler and Lancashir~ boiler
(a) cornish is fire tube and lancashire is water tube
(b) cornish i s water t ube and lanca sh ire is fire tube
(c) cornish has two fire tubes and la ncashire has on~
(d) lancashire has two fire t ubes and corni sh has one
(e) both have two fire t ubes.
Ans: d
9 1. I n locomotive boiler, maximum steam pressure is limited to

(a) 1 kg/cm2
(b) 5 kg/cm2
(c) 10 kg/cm2
(d) 18 kg/cm2
(e) 31 k g/cm2.
Ans: d
92 . Locomotive boiler is of the following type

(a) multitu bu lar
(b) horizontal
(c) internally fired
(d) mobi le
( e) all of t he above.
Ans: e
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93. The shell diameter and length of locomotive boiler are

(a) 1.5 m, 4m
(b) 1.5 m, 6 m
(c) 1m, 4 m
(d)2m,4m
(e) 1.5 m, 8 m.
Ans: a
94. The diameters of fire tubes and su perheaer tubes in locomotive boiler are
(a) 47.5 m m, 130 mm
( b) 32.5 mm, 180 mm
(c) 65.5 mm, 210 mm
(d) 24.5 m m, 65 mm
Ans: a
95. The water tubes in a babcock and wilcox boiler are

(a) horizontal
(b) vertical
(c) inclined
(d) horizontal and inclined
(e) vertical and inclined.
Ans: c
96. Which of t he following varieties of coals is mostly used in steam boilers

(a) non-coking bituminou s coal
(b) brown coal
(c) peat
(d) coking bituminous coal
Ans: e
97. The diameter of tubes for natural circulation boiler as compared to controlled circulation boilers is
(a) more
( b) less
(c) same
(d) could be more or less depending on other factors
Ans: a
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98. A boi ler in India should conform to safety regulations of
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(a) DIN
( b) BS
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(c) ASTM
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(d) IBR
(e) GOST.
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Ans: d
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99. The function of injector used in small steam plants is to

(a) create vacuum in Furnace
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(b) create vacuum at tu rbine exhaust

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(c) pump feed water

(d) dose chemicals in feed water
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(e) contr ol steam temperature by injecting water.

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Ans: c
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100. Which of t he following boilers is best suited to meet fluctuating demands

(a) babcock and wilcox
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(b) locomotive
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(c) lancashire
(d) cochran
(e) cornish.
Ans: b
101. The difference between cornish boiler and lancashi re boiler is that
(a) former is fire t ube type and latter is water tube type boiler
( b) former is water tube type and latter is fire tube type
(c) former contains one fire tu be and latter contains two fire tubes
(e) none/of the above.
Ans: c
102. I n accelerated circulation type boiler

(a) heating takes place at bottom and t he water supplied at bottom gets converted into the mixture of stdam bubbles and
hot water which rise to durm
( b) water is supplied in drum and through downcomers" located in atmospheric conditon it passes to the water wall and
rises to dunn in the from of mixture of water and steam
(c) feed pump is employed to su pplement natural drculat ion i n wat er wall type furnace
(e) water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation
(e) water is fed under high pressure and high velocity .
Ans: b
103. Pick up the wrong statement about water t u be boiler in comparison to fire tube boilers
(a) former generates steam at high pressure
(b) former occupies less space for same power
(c) r ate of steam flow is more in former case
(d) former is used for high installed capacity
(e) chances of explosion are less in former case.
Ans: e
104. The number of drums in Benson steam generator is

(a) one
(b) two
(c) one steam drum and one water drum
(d) no drum
Ans: d
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105. A fusible plug is fitted in small boilers in ord er to

(a) avoid excessive build up of pressure
(b) avoid explosion
(c) extinguish fire if water level in th e boiler falls below alarming li mit
(d) control steam dom e
( e) remove molten aslj.
Ans: c
106. The fusible plug in sm all boilers is located

(a) in the drum
( b) in the fire tubes
(c) above steam dome
(d) over the combustion chamber
( e) at the inlet of chimney.
Ans: d
107. Fusible plug for boilers is made of fu sible meta l containing tin, lead, and
(a) bismuth
( b) copper
(c) alumi nium
(d) nickel
( e) iron .
Ans: a
108. Boiler H.P. is defined as t he

(a) steam evaporation rate per kg of fuel fired
( b) wort< done in evaporat ing 1 kg of steam per hour from and at 100°C into dry saturated steam
(c) the evaporation of 15.65 kg of water per hour from and at 100oc into dry saturated steam
(d) wort< done by 1 kg of steam at saturation condition
( e) heat consumed in evaporating 1 kg water .at 0°C to steam at 100°C and 1.033 kg/em pressu re.
Ans: c
109. I n forced recircu lation type boiler,

(a) heat ing takes place at bottom and t he water supplied at bottom g ets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and
h ot water which rise to drum
(b) water is supplied in drum and through down-comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and
rises to drum in the form of mixture of water and steam s
(c) feed pump is employed to su pplement natural circulation i n water wall t ype furnace
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(d) water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation
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( e) heat ing of water takes place in stages.

Ans: c
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110. The ratio of heat utilised to produce steam and t he heat liberated in furnace is known as
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(a) boiler effectiveness

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( b) boiler evaporative capacity

(c) factor of evaporation
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(d) equivalent evaporation

(e) boiler efficiency.
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111 . Steam in water t ube boiler as compared to fire tube boiler

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(a) can be ra ised ra pidly

(b) is raisd at slower r ate
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(c) is raised at same rate

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(d) could be r aised at fast/slow rate depending on d esign

( e) none of the above is true.
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112 . Thermal efficiency of well mainta ined boiler will be of the order
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(a) 20%
( b) 40%
(c) SO%
(d) 75%
( e) 90% .
Ans: e
113 . Thermal efficiency of a t hermal power plant is of the order of

(a) 15%
( b ) 20%
(c) 30%
(d) 45%
( e ) 60% .
Ans: c
114. It is required to produce large amount of steam at low pressure. Wh ich boiler should be used?
(a) pulve rised fuel fired boiler
( b) cochran boiler
(c) lancashire boiler
(d) babcock and wi lcox boiler
(e) stoker fired boiler.
Ans: c
115. The overall efficiency of t herma l power plant is

(a) boiler efficiency, t urhine efficiecny, generat-or efficiency
(b) all t he t hree above plus gas cycle efficiency
(c) carnot cyde efficiency
(d) regenerative cycle efficiency
(e) r ankine cycle efficiency.
Ans: a
116. Which type of boiler c.an m eet r apid changes of load

(a) vertical fire tube type
( b) horizontal fire t ube type
(c) horizontal water tube type
(d) vertical water t ube type
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(e) forced circulation type.

Ans: e
117. I n forced ci rculation type boiler

(a) heat ing takes place at bottom and t he water supplied at bottom g ets converted into the mixture of steam bubbles and
h ot water which rise to drum
( b) water is supplied in drum and through down-comers located in atmospheric condition it passes to the water wall and
rises t o drum in the form of mixture of water and steam
(c) feed pump is employed to su pplement natural circulation i n wat er wall type furnace
(d) water is converted into steam in one pass without any recirculation
( e) water is heated in a large n umber of t ubes.
Ans: d
118. Boiler stays are used to

(a) prevent flat su rfaces under pres.sure from tearing apart
( b) take care of failure in shear
(c) take care of failure in compression
(d) provide support for boiler
( e) provide foundation of boiler.
Ans: a
119. The radius of a dish ed head is taken approximately as

(a) one -fourth
( b) half
(c) one
(d) two
( e) t hree.
Ans: c
120. Size of boiler tubes is specified by

(a) mean diameter and t hicknes.s
( b) inside diameter and thickness
(c) outside dia meter and thickness
(d) outside dia meter and inside diameter
( e) outside dia meter alone.
Ans: c
121. The heat loss in a boiler takes place in t he form of

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(a) heat carried away by Hue gases
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( b) heat car ried away by ash
(c) moisture present in fuel and steam formed by combustion of hydrogen in fuel
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(d) radiation
( e) all of the above.
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Ans: e
122. The major axis of elliptical manholes on t he shell should be provided

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(a) longitudinally
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( b) circumferentially
(c) on di shed end
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(d) anywhere
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( e) vertically.
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Ans: b
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123. I n w hich of the following boilers, t he draught in furnace is increased by utilising exhaust steam from engine
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(a) lancashire boiler

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( b) locomotive boiler
(c) babcock and wi lcox boiler
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(d) cochran boiler

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( e) benson boiler.
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Ans: b
124. With increase in load, radia nt superheater has

(a) drooping characterist ic
( b) lihear characterisstic
(c) rising characteristic
(d) flat characteristic
Ans: a
125. With increase in load, convection superheater has

(a) drooping characterist ic
( b) linear characterisstic
(c) rising characteristic
(d) flat characteristic
(c) none of the above.
Ans: c
126. The diameter of fire tubes in Cochran boiler is of the ord er of

(a) 2 em
( b) 6Cm,
(C) 8 em
(d) 12 em
( e ) 15 em.
Ans: b
127. I n a r ecuperative air preheater, t he heat is tra nsferred

(a) from a meta l wall from one mediu m to another
( b) from heating an itermediate material a nd t h en heating the air from this material
(c) by direct mixing
(d) heat is t ra nsferred by bleeding some gases from furnace
Ans: a
128. A safety valve in a locomotive starts lea king. The leak ing medium will be
(a) water
( b) dry stea m
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(c) wet steam

( d) super heated steam
(e) su persaturated stea m .
Ans: d
129. The temperature of flue gases at air heater outlet should be

(a) 1oo•c
( b) above dew-point temperature of flue gases
(c) below d ew-point temperature of flue gases
(d) less tha n wet bulb temperature of flue gases
(e) above wet bulb temperature of flue gases.
Ans: b
130. I n r egene rative air preheater, the heat is transferred

(a) from a meta l wall from one mediu m to another
(b) from heating an intermediatea naterial a nd then heating t he air from this material
(c) by direct mixing
(d) heat is t ra nsferred by bleeding some gas frQm furnace
Ans: b
131. I n designing air preheater, t he importa nt design consideration is that

(a) approach temperature should be as low as possible
(b) handling and maintenance should be easier
(c) heat transfer a rea should be optimum
(d) stack gases should not be cooled to t he dew point
Ans: d
132. The pressure of reheat steam after passing through reheater compared to inlet condition is
(a) more
(b) less
(c) equa l
(d) may be more or less depending on capacity of reheater
Ans: b
133. The function of injector used in small capacity boilers is to

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(a) create vacuum
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( b) inject chemic.al solution in feed pump
(c) pump w ate r~ similar to boiler feed pump
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(d) add m ake up water in t he system

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Ans: c
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134. The safety valve at superheater as compared to drum safety valve setting is set at
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(a) higher value

( b) lower value
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(c) same value

(d) a ny value
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Ans: b
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135. The height of chimney in a power plant is governed by

(a) the draft to be created
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(b) limitation of construction facilities

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(c) contr ol of pollution

(d) quantity of flue gases to be ha ndled
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(e) all of the above.

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Ans: c
136. Steam exhaust from high pressure turbine is reheated in

(a) boiler drum
(b) superheater tubes
(c) economiser
(d) a separate coil
( e) a separate coil located in convection path.
Ans: e
137. Vacuum for reciprocating steam engines co mpared to steam turbines is

(a) more
( b) equal
(c) less
(d) could be more or less depending on t he size of plant
Ans: c
138. Expa nding steam to a very low prseeure (high vacuum) in steam engines is
(a) desirable
( b) economical
(c) essential
(d) optiona l
( e) uneconomical .
Ans: e
139. I n locomotives, the draught is produced by

(a) chimney
( b) induced draft fan
(c) both combined (a) and (b)
(d) steam j et draught
Ans: d
140. Reheating of steam under ideal conditions ta kes place at constant

(a) entropy
( b) enthaply
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(c) pressure
( d) temperat ure
Ans: d
141. The m aximum discha rg ~ t hrough a chimn~y occurs when th~ height of chimn~y is
(a) infinitely long
( b) around 200 meters
(c) equa l to t he height of t he hot gas column producing draught
(d) outside temperat ure is very low
(e) more than the tallest building nea rby.
Ans: c
142. Proximate analysis of fue l is determination o f percentage of

(a) carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, sul ph ur, moisture
(b) fixed carbon, ash, volatile matter, moisture
(c) higher calorific value
(d) lower calorific value
(e) rough analysis.
Ans: b
143. Which device is used in t hennal power plants to reduce level of pollution
(a) induced draft fan
(b) smoke meter
(c) chimney
(d) precipitator
(e) pulveriser.
Ans: d
144. Bomb calori meter is used to d etermine

(a) Higher calorific value at constant v olume
(b) Lower calorific value at constant volum~,
(c) Higher calorific value at constant pressure
(d) Lower calorific valu~ at constant pr~ssure
( e) None of the above.
Ans: a
145. Ultimate ana lysis of fuel is d etermination of percentage of s

(a) carbon, hydrogen, n itrog~n, sul ph ur, moisture
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( b) fixed carbon, ash, volat ile matter, moisture
(c) higher calorific value
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(b) lower calorific value

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( e) best a nalysis.
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Ans: a
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146. For combut:sion of a fuel, following is es.sential

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(a) correct fuel air ratio

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( b) proper ignition temperature

(c) 02 to support combustion
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(d) all t he t hree above

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Ans: d
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147. Spontaneous combustion is a phenomenon i n which

(a) all t he fuel burns instantaneously producing high energy release
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(b) fuel burns with less air

(c) coa l bursts into flame without any external ignition source but by itself d ue to gradual increase in temperature as a
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r esult of heat r eleased by combination of oxygen w ith coal

(d) explosion in furnace
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Ans: c
148. The economiser is used in boilers to

(a) increase t hermal efficiency of boil~r
( b) economise on fuel
(c) extract heat from th~ exhaust flue gases
(d) increase flue gas temperature
( e) to heat feed water by bled steam.
Ans: a
149. An economiser in a boiler

(a) increases steam pressure
( b) increases steam flow
(c) decr eases fuel consumption
(d) decr eases steam pressure
(e) increases l ife of boiler.
Ans: c
150. 02 content in atmospheric air on volum~ basis is

(a) 21%
(b) 23%
(d) 30%
(d) 40%
(e) 70%.
Ans: a
151. 02 content in atmospheric air on weight basis is

(a) 21%
(b) 23%
(c) 30%
(d) 40%
(e) 70%.
Ans: b
152. Primary air is t he a ir used to

(a) provide a ir around burners for obtaining optimum combustion
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(b) transport and dry the coal

{c) convert CO (formed in lower zone of furnace) into C02 at higher zone
(d) air-delivered by forced draft fan
(e) none ot t he above.
Ans: b
153. Sulphur content of fuels is very im portant t-o t he plant operators because it
{a) has high heating value
(b) retards electr ic precipitation
(c) promotes complete combustion
(d) has highly corrosive effect
{ e) facilitates ash removal.
Ans: d
154. Presence of moisture in fuel oi l would

(a) keep t he burner ti ps cool
(b) aid in proper combustion
{c) cause sputtering, possibly extinguish-,ing flame
(d) clean the nozzl es
( e) reduce flame length .
Ans: c
155. Gusset stays in a boiler are provided to

(a) prevent the bulging of flat surfaces
( b) avoid explosion in furnace
(c) prevent lea kage of hot flue gases
(d) support furnace freely from top
{ e) prevent atmospheric a ir lea king into furnac~ .
A ns: a
156. Water and sediment in fuel oil can be removed by

{a) heat ing the oil in t he settling tanks
{ b) cooling t he oil in the settling tanks
{c) burning the oil
{d) suspension
( e) filtering .
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157. Pour point of fuel oil is t he
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{a) lowest temperature at which oil will flow under set condition
{ b) storage temperatu re
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{c) temperature at w hich fuel is pumped through burners

{d) temperature at w hich oil is transported
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A ns: a
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158. Secondary air i s the used to

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{a) provide a ir around burners for obta ining optimum combustion

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(c) convert CO (formed in lower zone of furnat>!) into C02 at higher zone
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{d) air d elive red by induced draft fan

{ e) air fed to pulverisers .
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A ns: a
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159 . The behaviou r of coal in a furnace is determained by

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{a) the content of sulphur

{ b) the content of ash and heating v alue
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{c) the pro>cimate a nalysis

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{d) the e>cact analysis

( e) itstype .
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A ns: c
160. Pick up wrong statement about desired properties of a good fuel

{a) high calorific value
{ b) produce m inimum smoke and gases
{c) ease in storing
(d) high ignition point
{ e) ecomomica l
A ns: d
161. Sulphur in coal results in

{a) causing cli nkering and stagging
{ b) corroding air heaters
{c) spontaneous combustion during coal storage
{d) facilitating ash predpitation
(e) all of t he above.
A ns: e
162. Cak ing coals are those w hich

{a) form l umps or masses of coke
(b) burn freely
{c) show little or no fusing action
(d) burn completely
(e) do not form ash.
Ans: a
163. Green coal, in order to be burn t~ must be

(a) heated sufficiently
(b) burnt in excess air
{c) heated to its ignition point
(d) burnt as powder
{e) burnt as lumps.
Ans: c
164. The ultimate analysis of fuel lists

{a) various chemic.al constituents, carbon, hydrogen~ oxygen etc, plus ash as per-cents by volume
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(b) various chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight
{c) fuel constituents as percents by v olume of moisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{d) fuel constituents a s percents by weight of m oisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{e) moisture and ash free heating val ue.
Ans: b
165. The proximate analysis of fuel lists

{a) various chemic.al constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen etc, plus ash as percents by volume
(b) va rious chemical constituents, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, etc, plus ash as per-cents by weight
{c) fuel constituents as percents by v olume of moisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{d) fuel constituents a s percents by weight of m oisture, volatile, fixed carbon and ash
{ e) m oisture and ash free heat ing val ue.
Ans: d
166. Tertiary air is the air used to

{a) provide a ir around burners for obta ining optimum combustion
{c) cool the sc.anners
{d) supply air for ignitors
{ e) convert CO {formed in lower zone of furnace) into C02 at higher zone.
Ans: e
167. The safety valve on boiler drum com pared to safety v alve on superheater i s set at
{a) same value
( b) higher value
{c) lower value
{d) lower/higher depending on steam flow
( e) unpredicatble.
Ans: b
168. Which is not correct statement about pul ve ~rised fuel firing
{a) high burning rate is possible
{ b) heat release can be easily controlled
{c) fuel burns economically
{d) it is the best technique for burning high ash content fuel having low fusion ash
{ e) separate mills are required to powder t he ooal.
Ans: d
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169. The t hree "Ts"' for good combust ion are
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{a) temperature, t ime, a nd turbulance

{ b) total air, t rue fuel, and t urbulance
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{c) thorough mixing, total air, and temperature

{d) total air, t ime, a nd temperature
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170. Which is not correct statement about t he funct ion of furnace

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{a) to provide proper conditions for con-tinuous complete combustion

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(b) mix fuel with ai r and ignite

(c) separate ash from coal
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{d) maintain heat supply to prepare and ignite the incoming fuel
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{ e) to minimise radiation losses.

Ans: c
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171. Which is not correct statement about effect of sulphur in f uel

{a) it has heating value
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{ b) it helps in elect rostatic precipitation of ash i n flue-gases

{c) it leads to corrosion of air heaters, ducting, etc. if flue gas exit tem perature is low
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{d) it erodes furnace walls

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{ e) none of the above.

Ans: d
172. Heating va lue of fuel used is as on fired basis. If it is reported for dry or moisture free fuel, then latter should be
multiplied by the follow ing factor to correct for as fired val ue
(a) ( 1- m oist ure content)
(b) ( 1 +moisture content)
{c) 1 + moist ure content
{d) 1 - moisture content
Ans: a
173. Ga rdually increasi ng temperat ure of flue gases at inlet to chimney for given steam outputs is an indication of
{a) higher effectiveness of boiler
{ b) high calorific value coal being burnt
{c) fouling of heat t ransfer surfaces
{d) raising of steam temperature
(e) lea kage of air.
Ans: c
174. I ncomplete combustion c.an be best j udged by

{a) smoky chimney exit
(b) excess air in flue gases
{c) measuring carbon mono-oxide in flue gases
{d) measuring temperat ure of flue gases at exit of furnace
{e) measuring oxygen in fl ue gases.
Ans: c
175. The capacity of induced draft fan compared to forced draft fan in a boiler is
(a) same
(b) more
(c) less
{d) less or more depending on size of boiler
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
176. Pu lverised fuel is used for

{a) better burning
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(b) more calorific value

{c) less radiation loss
{d) medium sized units
{e) stoker fired boilers.
Ans: a
177. Calorific value of coal is of the order of

(a) 200-400 kcal/kg
(b) 800-1200 kcal/kg
(c) 2000-4000 kcal/kg
(d) 5000-8000 kcal/ kg
(e) 8000-10,000 kcal/kg.
Ans: c
178. Eva porat ive c.apacity of boiler is expres.sed as

(a) kg of steam produced
(b) steam pressure produced
(c) kg of fuel fired
(d) kg of steam produced per kg of fuel fifed
{e) kg of water evaporated.
Ans: d
179. Boiler parameters are expressed by

{a) tonnesjhr. of steam
{b) pressure of steam i n kg/cm2
{c) temperature of steam in oc
Ans: d
180. The condition of steam in boiler drum is always

(a) dry
(b) wet
{c) saturated
{d) supersat urated
(e) su perheated .
Ans: b
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181. The balanced draft furnace is one using
{a) induced draft fan and chimney
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(b) induced draft fan and forced draft fan

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{c) forced draft fan and chimney

(d) any one of the above
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Ans: b
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182. In ordetjo obtain superheated steam, a superheater i s added in an existing boiler. As as result, furnace vacuum will
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{a) remain unaffected

(b) improve (c) worsen
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(d) may improve/worsen depending on size

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(e) unpredictable.
Ans: c
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183. Maximum energy loss in a boiler occurs due to

{a) unburnt c.arbon in ash
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(b) incomplete combustion

{c) ash content
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(d) Hue gases

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{e) radiation losses.

Ans: d
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184. Overfire burning is t he phenomenon of

{a) supply of excess, air
(b) supply of excess coal
{c) burning CO and unbumts in upper zone of f urnace by supplying more air
(d) fuel bed firing
Ans: c
185. Which is not the correct statement about moisture in coal

{a) inherent moisture and surface mois-,ture are different things
{b) in some coals moisture may be present upto 40%
{c) some m oisture i n coal helps in better burning which is not possible with completely dry coal
{d) it increases t hermal efficiency
{e) moisture i n coal is removed before firing by heating it with hot air.
Ans: d
186. Oeaeration of feed water is carried out because it reduces

{a) cavitation of .boiler feed pu mps
{b) corrosion caused by oxygen
{c) heat transfer coefficient
(d) pH value of water
(e) weight of water to be handled.
Ans: b
187. A supercritical boiler is one t hat operates above t he pressure and temperature o f following values
(a) 100 k g/cm2 and 540°C
(b) 1 kg/cm2 and 1oo•c
(c) 218 k g/cm2 abs and 373°C
(d) 218 kg/cm2 abs and 540°C
(e) 100 kg/cm2 abs and 373°C
Ans: c
188. Natural water circulation, by convect ion i n water tube boilers, w ith increase in pressure of boiler
{a) increases
(b) decreases
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(c) remains unaffe-cte-d

(d) first increases and t hen decreases
(e) first decreases and then increases.
Ans: b
189. The steam temperature with increase in load in case of a boiler fitted with radiation superheater
(a) increases
( b) decreases
(c) remains unaffe-cte-d
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
190. During storage, the he-ating value- of coal

(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains constant
(d) may increase or decrease depending upon t he met hod of storage
Ans: b
191. The r elative heat absorption for successively added equal areas of boiler convection heating surfaces
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains unaffected
(e) first decreases and then increases.
Ans: b
192. Film boling occurs at

(a) very low pressure
(b) atmospheric pressures
(c) medium pressu res
(d) very high pressures
Ans: d
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193. Fire tube boilers a re lim ited to a maximum design working pressure of
(a) 1 kg/em
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( b) 6 kg/em
(c) 17 kg/cm 2
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(d) 100 kg/cm2

( e) 250 kg/cm2 .
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Ans: c
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194. For the same diameter a nd thickness of t ube, a water t ube boiler compared to a fire tube boiler has
(a) more heating surface-
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( b) less heating surface

(c) equa l heating surface
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(d) heating surface depends on other parameters

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195. I n water wall furnace, t he heat is tran sferred to the water-walls by

(a) convection
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(b) r adiation
(c) conduction
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(d) radiation and conducton

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(e) radiation and convection.

Ans: b
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196. Relative percentage of heat absorbed t hrough the heat transfer of

( i) furnace water wall,
( ii) boiler bank,
( Hi) superheaters
( iv) economiser,
(v) airheater of a typical boiler of 200 MW capacity would be of the o rder of
(a) 48:20:15:7:10
(b) 10:7:15:20:48
(c) 20 :48: 7 :1 5:10
(d) 7 :15: 20:10:48
( e) 48:15:10:7:20.
Ans: a
197. The feed check valve is used in order to

(a) regulate flow of boiler water
(b) check level of water in boiler drum
(c) reci rculate unwanted feed water
(d) allow high pressure fee-d water to flow to drum and not a llow reverse flow to take place
Ans: d
198. The size of a boiler drum in pulverised fuel fired boiler,as its size and capacity, (steam pressure and flow r atings)
i ncrease
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remains uncha nged
(d) increases/decreases depending on stea m temperature requirements
(e) unpredictable.
Ans: b
199. Feed water conditioning in t herma l power p lants in done to

(a) reduce hardness and for remov al of solids
(b) increase efficiency- of t hermal power plant
(c) increase *heat tr ansfer rate
(d) increase steam param eters
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Ans: a
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200. The basic j ob of feed water treatment in bo ilers is to overcome the problem of
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( a) corrosion
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(b) scale
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{ c) carryover
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( d ) embrittlement
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Ans: e
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21. In a regenerative feed heating cycle, the greatest economy is affected

(a) when steam is extracted from only one suitable point of steam turbine
(b) when steam is extracted from several places in different stages of steam turbine
(c) when steam is extracted only from the last stage of steam turbine
(d) when steam is extracted only from the first stage of steam turbine
Ans: b
22. The maximum percentage gain in Regenerative feed heating cycle thermal efficiency
(a) increases with number of feed heaters increasing
(b) decreases with number of feed heaters increasing
(c) remains same unaffected by number of feed heaters
(d) none of the above
Ans: a
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23. In regenerative cycle feed water is heated by
(a) exhaust gases
/b
(b) heaters
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(c) draining steam from the turbine

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(d) all above

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Ans: c
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24. Reheat cycle in steam power plant is used to

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(a) utilise heat of flue gases

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(b) increase thermal efficiency

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(c) improve condenser performance

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(d) reduce loss of heat

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Ans: b
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25. Mercury is a choice with steam in binary vapour cycle because it has
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(a) higher critical temperature and pressure

(b) higher saturation temperature than other fluids
(c) relatively low vapourisation pressure
(d) all above
Ans: d
26. Binary’vapour cycles are used to

(a) increase the performance of the condenser
(b) increase the efficiency of the plant
(c) increase efficiency of the turbine
Ans: b
27. A steam power station requires space

(a) equal to diesel power station
(b) more than diesel power station
(c) less than diesel power station
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Ans: b
28. Economiser is used to heat

(a) air
(b) feed water
(c) flue gases
(d) all above
Ans: b
29. The modern steam turbines are

(a) impulse turbines
(b) reaction turbines
(c) impulse-reaction turbines
Ans: c
30. The draught which a chimney produces is called

(a) induced draught
(b) natural draught
(c) forced draught
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(d) balanced draught
Ans: b
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31. The draught produced by steel chimney as compared to that produced by brick chimney for the same height is
(a) less
/b
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(b) more
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(c) same
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(d) may be more or less

Ans: b
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32. In a boiler installation the natural draught is produced

(a) due to the fact that furnace gases being light go through the chimney giving place to cold air from outside to rush in
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(b) due to the fact that pressure at the grate due to cold column is higher than the pressure at the chimney base due to hot column
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(c) due to the fact that at the chimney top the pressure is more than its environmental pressure
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Ans: b
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33. The draught produced, for a given height of the chimney and given mean temperature of chimney gases
ht
(a) decreases with increase in outside air temperature

(b) increases with increase in outside air temperature
(c) remains the same irrespective of outside air temperature
(d) may increase or decrease with increase in outside air temperature
Ans: a
34. The draught produced by chimney of given height at given outside temperature
(a) decreases if the chimney gas temperature increases
(b) increases if the chimney gas temperature increases
(c) remains same irrespective of chimney gas temperature
(d) may increase or decrease
Ans: b
35. For forced draught system, the function of chimney is mainly

(a) to produce draught to accelerate the combustion of fuel
(b) to discharge gases high up in the atmosphere to avoid hazard
(c) to reduce the temperature of the hot gases discharged
Ans: b
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36. Artificial draught is produced by

(a) induced fan
(b) forced fan
(c) induced and forced fan
Ans: d
37. The draught in locomotive boilers is produced by

(a) forced fan
(b) chimney
(c) steam jet
(d) only motion of locomotive
Ans: c
38. For the same draught produced the power of induced draught fan as compared to forced draught fan is
(a) less
(b) more
(c) same
(d) not predictable
Ans: b
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39. Artificial draught is produced by
(a) air fans
(b) steam jet /b
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(c) fan or steam jet
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Ans: d
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40. The artificial draught normally is designed to produce

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(a) less smoke

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(b) more draught

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(c) less chimney gas temperature

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//b
Ans: d
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41. For the induced draught the fan is located

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(a) near bottom of chimney

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(b) near bottom of furnace

(c) at the top of the chimney
(D) anywhere permissible
Ans: a
42. The pressure at the furnace is minimum in case of

(a) forced draught system
(b) induced draught system
(c) balanced draught system
(d) natural draught system
Ans: c
43. The efficiency of chimney is approximately

(a) 80%
(b) 40%
(c) 20%
(d) 0.25%
Ans: d
44. The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially superheated at inlet is approximated by equation
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(a) pvls=C
(b) pv1126 = C
(c) pv1A = C
(d) pv = C
Ans: a
45. The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure for maximum mass flow rate per unit area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially dry
saturated is
(a) 0.6
(6) 0.578
(c) 0.555
(d) 0.5457
Ans: b
46. The ratio of exit pressure to inlet pressure of maximum mass flow rate per area of steam through a nozzle when steam is initially superheated
is
(a) 0.555
(b) 0.578
(c) 0.5457
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(d) 0.6
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Ans: c
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47. The critical pressure ratio of a convergent nozzle is defined as
/b
(a) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure of nozzle
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(b) the ratio of inlet pressure to outlet pressure of nozzle
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(c) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure only when mass flow rate per unit area is minimum
.c
(d) the ratio of outlet pressure to inlet pressure only when mass flow rate = c
Ans: d
fo
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48. The isentropic expansion of steam through nozzle for the steam initially dry saturated at inlet is approximated by equation.
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(a)pv = C
(b)pv1A = C
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(c)pv1i = C
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(d)pv
//b
Ans: d
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49. The effect of considering friction losses in steam nozzle for the same pressure ratio leads to
(a) increase in exit velocity from the nozzle
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(6) decrease in exit velocity from the nozzle

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(c) no change in exit velocity from the nozzle

(d) increase or decrease depending upon the exit quality of steam
Ans: b
50. The effect of considering friction in steam nozzles for the same pressure ratio leads to
(a) increase in dryness fraction of exit steam
(b) decrease in dryness fraction of exit steam
(c) no change in the quality of exit steam
(d) decrease or increase of dryness fraction of exit steam depending upon inlet quality
Ans: a
51. In case of impulse steam turbine

(a) there is enthalpy drop in fixed and moving blades
(b) there is enthalpy drop only in moving blades
(c) there is enthalpy drop in nozzles
Ans: c
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52. The pressure on the two sides of the impulse wheel of a steam turbine
(a) is same
(b) is different
(c) increases from one side to the other side
(d) decreases from one side to the other side
Ans: a
53. In De Laval steam turbine

(a) the pressure in the turbine rotor is approximately same as in con¬denser
(b) the pressure in the turbine rotor is higher than pressure in the con¬denser
(c) the pressure in the turbine rotor gradually decreases from inlet to exit from condenser
(d) none from the above
Ans: a
54. Incase of reaction steam turbine

(a) there is enthalpy drop both in fixed and moving blades
(b) there is enthalpy drop only in fixed blades
(c) there is enthalpy drop only in moving blades
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Ans: a
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55. Curtis turbine is
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(a) reaction steam turbine
/b
(b) pressure velocity compounded steam turbine
(c) pressure compounded impulse steam turbine
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(d) velocity compounded impulse steam turbine
Ans: b
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56. Rateau steam turbine is

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(a) reaction steam turbine

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(b) velocity compounded impulse steam turbine

(c) pressure compounded impulse steam turbine
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(d) pressure velocity compounded steam turbine

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Ans: c
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57. Parson’s turbine is

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(a) pressure compounded steam turbine

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(b) simple single wheel, impulse steam turbine

(c) simple single wheel reaction steam turbine
ht
(d) multi wheel reaction steam turbine

Ans: d
58. For Parson’s reaction steam turbine, degree of reaction is

(a) 75%
(b) 100%
(c) 50%
(d) 60%
Ans: c
59. Reheat factor in steam turbines depends on

(a) exit pressure only
(b) stage efficiency only
(c) initial pressures and temperature only
Ans: c
60. The value of reheat factor normally varies from
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(a) 0.5 to 0.6

(b) 0.9 to 0.95
(c) 1.02 to 1.06
(d) 1.2 to 1.6
Ans: c
61. Steam turbines are governed by the following methods

(a) Throttle governing
(b) Nozzle control governing
(c) By-pass governing
Ans: d
62. In steam turbines the reheat factor

(a) increases with the increase in number of stages
(b) decreases with the increase in number of stages
(c) remains same irrespective of number of stages
Ans: a
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63. The thermal efficiency of the engine with condenser as compared to without condenser, for a given pressure and temperature of steam, is
(a) higher
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(b) lower
/b
(c) same as long as initial pressure and temperature is unchanged om
Ans: a
.c
64. In jet type condensers

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(a) cooling water passes through tubes and steam surrounds them
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(b) steam passes through tubes and cooling water surrounds them
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(c) steam and cooling water mix

(d) steam and cooling water do not mix
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Ans: c
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65. In a shell and tube surface condenser

(a) steam and cooling water mix to give the condensate
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(b) cooling water passes through the tubes and steam surrounds them
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(c) steam passes through the cooling tubes and cooling water surrounds them
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(d) all of the above varying with situation

Ans: b
66. In a surface condenser if air is removed, there is

(a) fall in absolute pressure maintained in condenser
(b) rise in absolute pressure maintained in condenser
(c) no change in absolute pressure in the condenser
(d) rise in temperature of condensed steam
Ans: a
67. The cooling section in the surface condenser

(a) increases the quantity of vapour extracted along with air
(b) reduces the quantity of vapour extracted along with air
(c) does not affect vapour quantity extracted but reduces pump capacity of air extraction pump
Ans: b
68. Edward’s air pump

(a) removes air and also vapour from condenser
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(b) removes only air from condenser

(c) removes only un-condensed vapour from condenser
(d) removes air alongwith vapour and also the condensed water from condenser
Ans: d
69. In a steam power plant, the function of a condenser is

(a) to maintain pressure below atmospheric to increase work output from the primemover
(b) to receive large volumes of steam exhausted from steam prime mover
(c) to condense large volumes of steam to water which may be used again in boiler
Ans: d
70. In a regenerative surface condenser

(a) there is one pump to remove air and condensate
(b) there are two pumps to remove air and condensate
(c) there are three pumps to remove air, vapour and condensate
(d) there is no pump, the condensate gets removed by gravity
Ans: b
71. Evaporative type of condenser has

(a) steam in pipes surrounded by water
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(b) water in pipes surrounded by steam
(c) either (a) or (b)
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/b
Ans: a
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72. Pipes carrying steam are generally made up of

(a) steel
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(b) cast iron

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(c) copper
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(d) aluminium
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Ans: a
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73. For the safety of a steam boiler the number of safety valves fitted are
(a) four
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(b) three
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(c) two
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(d) one
Ans: c
74. Steam turbines commonly used in steam power station are

(a) condensing type
(b) non-condensing type
(c) none of the above
Ans: a
75. Belt conveyer can be used to transport coal at inclinations upto

(a) 30°
(b) 60°
(c) 80°
(d) 90°
Ans: a
76. The maximum length of a screw conveyer is about

(a) 30 metres
(b) 40 metres
(c) 60 metres
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(d) 100 metres

Ans: a
77. The efficiency of a modern boiler using coal and heat recovery equipment is about
(a) 25 to 30%
(b) 40 to 50%
(c) 65 to 70%
(d) 85 to 90%
Ans: d
78. The average ash content in Indian co als is about

(a) 5%
(b) 10%
(c) 15%
(d) 20%
Ans: d
79. Load center in a power station is

(a) center of coal fields
(b) center of maximum load of equipments
(c) center of gravity of electrical system
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Ans: c oo
80. Steam pressure in a steam power station, which is usually kept now-a-days is of the order of
/b
(a) 20 kgf/cm2
m
(b) 50 kgf/cm2
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(c) 100 kgf/cm2

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(d) 150 kgf/cm2

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Ans: d
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81. Economisers improve boiler efficiency by

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(a) 1 to 5%
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(b) 4 to 10%
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(c) 10 to 12%
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Ans: b
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82. The capacity of large turbo-generators varies from

(a) 20 to 100 MW
(b) 50 to 300 MW
(c) 70 to 400 MW
(d) 100 to 650 MW
Ans: b
83. Caking coals are those which

(a) burn completely
(b) burn freely
(c) do not form ash
(d) form lumps or masses of coke
Ans: d
84. Primary air is that air which is used to

(a) reduce the flame length
(b) increase the flame length
(c) transport and dry the coal
(d) provide air around burners for get¬ting optimum combustion
Ans: c
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85. Secondary air is the air used to

(a) reduce the flame length
(b) increase the flame length
(c) transport and dry the coal
(d) provide air round the burners for getting optimum combustion
Ans: d
86. In coal preparation plant, magnetic separators are used to remove

(a) dust
(b) clinkers
(c) iron particles
(d) sand
Ans: c
87. Load carrying capacity of belt conveyor is about

(a) 20 to 40 tonnes/hr
(b) 50 to 100 tonnes/hr
(c) 100 to 150 tonnes/hr
(d) 150 to 200 tonnes/hr
Ans: b
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88. Method which is commonly applied for unloading the coal for small power plant is
(a) lift trucks
(b) coal accelerators oo
/b
(c) tower cranes
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(d) belt conveyor

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Ans: b
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89. Bucket elevators are used for

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(a) carrying coal in horizontal direction

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(b) carrying coal in vertical direction

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(c) carrying coal in any direction

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Ans: b
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90. The amount of air which is supplied for complete combustion is called
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(a) primary air

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(b) secondary air

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(c) tertiary air

Ans: b
91. In ______ system fuel from a central pulverizing unit is delivered to a bunker and then to the various burners
(a) unit
(b) central
(c) none of the above
Ans: b
92. Under-feed stokers work best for _______ coals high in volatile matter and with caking tendency
(a) anthracite
(b) lignite
(c) semibituminous and bituminous
Ans: c
93. Example of overfeed type stoker is

(a) chain grate
(b) spreader
(c) travelling grate
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Ans: d
94. Where unpulverised coal has to be used and boiler capacity is large, the stoker which is used is
(a) underfeed stoker
(b) overfeed stoker
(c) any
Ans: b
95. TravelUng grate stoker can burn coals at the rates of

(a) 50—75 kg/m per hour
(b) 75—100 kg/m per hour
(c) 100—150 kg/m per hour
(d) 150—200 kg/m2 per hour
Ans: d
96. Blowing down of boiler water is the process
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(a) to reduce the boiler pressure
(b) to increase the steam temperature
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(c) to control the solid concentration in the boiler water by removing some of the concentrated saline water
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Ans: c
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97. Deaerative heating is done to
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(a) heat the water

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(b) heat the air in the water

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(c) remove dissolved gases in the water

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Ans: c
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98. Reheat factor is the ratio of

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(a) isentropic heat drop to useful heat drop

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(b) adiabatic heat drop to isentropic heat drop

tp
(c) cumulative actual enthalpy drop for the stages to total is isentropic enthalpy heat drop
ht
Ans: c
99. The value of the reheat factor is of the order of

(a) 0.8 to 1.0
(b) 1.0 to 1.05
(c) 1.1 to 1.5
(d) above 1.5
Ans: c
100. Compounding of steam turbine is done for

(a) reducing the work done
(b) increasing the rotor speed
(c) reducing the rotor speed
(d) balancing the turbine
Ans: c
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3. The critical pressure at which Jatent heat of vaporisat1on is zero is

{b) 273 kgf/cm2

(d) may be less or more depending on temperature

5. The saturation temperat ure of steam with in crease In pressure lncreaS&s

( b) r apidly ·first and t hen slowly

(c) slowly first and then rapidly

6. Carbonlsatlon of coal is t he process of

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8. Heat ing of dry steam above saturation temperature is known as

9. Superheating of steam is done at

10. 1 kg.m is equal to

13. The spedfic volume of steam w ith increase in pressure decreases

(c) rapidly first and then slowly

(e) none of the above.

14. The equivalent evaporation of a boiler is a measure to compare

(a) the given boiler with the model

16. Sublimation region is the region where

17. Stoichiometric quantity of a ir is the

22. On Mollier chart, flow th rough t urbine is represented by'

23. A wet vapour can be com pletely specified by

24. On Mill ier chart1 the constant pressure lines

(e) none of the above.

(d) 90- 95%

{e) none of the above.

30. In a throttling process

32 . The pressure at which latent heat of vaporisation of water is zero, is

33. latent heat of dry steam at atmospneric pr~ssure is equal to

34. The latent heat of steam with ino-ease of pressure

35. At critical point, i.e. p=225.65 kg/cm2, t he latent enthalpy o f vaporisation is

38. While steam expands in t urbines, theoretically t he entropy

(a) remains constant

(d) behaves unpredictably

(e) none of the above.

39 . Heating wet steam at constant temperat ure is heating it at constant

(e) none of t he above.

40. Adiabatic process is

41. The state of vapour under saturation condition is described by

43. Water boils when its vapour pressure

45. Mechanical equivalent of heat for 1 kcal or Joule's equivalent is equal to

(a) 421 kgm

48. The increase in pressure

49. During polytropic process

(a) Hygroscopic substances

(c) temperature of air

(e) density measurement.

51. Orsat meter is used for

(a) gravimetric analysis of the flue gases

(b) volumetr ic analysis of the flue gases

(c) mass flow of t he flue gases

(e) none of the above.

52. Alkaline pyrogaflate is used in Orsat's apparatus for absorption of

53. An ideal regenerative cycle is

54. Efficiency of rankine cycle can be increased by

55. Cochran boiler is a

56. Lancashire 'boiler is a

57. Efficiency of a thermal cyde i ncreases by

58. One kilowatt-hour energy is equiva lent to

59. Which of t he following gases has t he highest calorific value

60. 100% efficiency of a t hermal cycle ca nnot be: achieved because of

63 . The lenght of Cornish boiler is of th e ord er of

(b) one third

65. Stea m engine operates on