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1. Forwater,atpressuresbelowatmospheric,
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36.Atwhichpressurethepropertiesofwaterandsteambecomeidentical
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(b)1kg/cm2
(c)100kg/cm2
(d)225.6kg/cm2
(e)itisneverpossible.
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37. Inanexperimenttodeterminedrynessfractionofsteam,themassofwaterseparatedwas1.2kgin15mtsandthe
massofsteampassedoutinsametimewas4.8kg.Drynessfractionis
(a)40%
(b)25%
(c)50%
(d)80%
(e)90%.
Ans:d

38. Whilesteamexpandsinturbines,theoreticallytheentropy
(a) remainsconstant
(b) increases
(c) decreases
(d) behavesunpredictably
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

39. Heatingwetsteamatconstanttemperatureisheatingitatconstant
(a)volume
(b)pressure
(c)entropy
(d)enthalpy
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

40. Adiabaticprocessis
(a) essentiallyanisentropicprocess
(b) nonheattransferprocess
(c) reversibleprocess
(d) constanttemperatureprocess
(e) constantenthalpyprocess.
Ans:b

41. Thestateofvapourundersaturationconditionisdescribedby
(a) pressurealone
(b) temperaturealone
(c) pressureandtemperature
(d)pressureanddrynessfraction
(e)drynessfractionalone.
Ans:d

42. Pickupthewrongstatementaboutcriticalconditionofsteam
(a) latentheatiszero
(b) liquiddirectlybecomessteam
(c) specificvolumeofsteamandliquidissame
(d) thisisthemaximumpressurelimit
(e) allpropertiesofliquidandsteamaresame.
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43. Waterboilswhenitsvapourpressure
(a) equalsthatofthesurroundings
(b) equals760mmofmercury
(c) equalstoatmosphericpressure
(d) equalsthepressureofwaterinthecontainer
(e) boilinghas^nothingtodowithvapourpressure.
Ans:a

45.Mechanicalequivalentofheatfor1kcalorJoule'sequivalentisequalto
(a)421kgm
(b)421kgm
(c)539kgm
(d)102kgm
(e)75kgm.
Ans:a

46. Equivalentevaporationofwateristheevaporation"forafeedwatersupplyat100C
(a) anditscorrespondingconversionintodrysaturatedsteamat100Cand1.033kg/cm2
(b) anditscorrespondingconversionintodrysteamatdesiredboilerpressure
(c) conversionintosteamatatmosphericcondition
(d) conversionintosteamatthesamepressureatwhichfeedwaterissupplied
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

47. Theevaporationof15.653kgofwaterperhourfromandat100Ciscalled
(a) evaporativecapacity
(b) factorofevaporation
(c) equivalentevaporation
(d) oneboilerh.p.
(e) boilerefficiency.
Ans:d

48. Theincreaseinpressure
(a) lowerstheboilingpointofaliquid
(b) raisestheboilingpointofaliquid
(c) .doesnotaffecttheboilingpointofaliquid
(d) reducesitsvolume
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

49. Duringpolytropicprocess
(a)heattransfertakesplaceacrosscylinderwalls
(b)workisdone
(c) steammaybewet,dryorsuperheatedafterexpansion
(d) alloftheabove
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

50. Hygrometerydealswiththe
(a) Hygroscopicsubstances
(b) watervapourinair
(c) temperatureofair
(d) pressureofair
(e) densitymeasurement.
Ans:b

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51. Orsatmeterisusedfor
(a) gravimetricanalysisofthefluegases
(b) volumetricanalysisofthefluegases
(c) massflowofthefluegases
(d) measuringsmokedensityoffluegases
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

52. AlkalinepyrogallateisusedinOrsat'sapparatusforabsorptionof
(a)C02
(b)CO
(c)02
(d)N2
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

53. Anidealregenerativecycleis
(a) equaltocarnotcycle
(b) lessthancarnotcycle
(c) morethancarnotcycle
(d) couldbeanything
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

54. Efficiencyofrankinecyclecanbeincreasedby
(a) decreasinginitialsteampressureandtemperature
(b) increasingexhaustpressure
(c) decreasingexhaustpressure
(d) increasingtheexpansionratio
(e) increasingnumberofregenerativeheaters.
Ans:a

55. Cochranboilerisa
(a) horizontalfiretubeboiler
(b) horizontalwatertubeboiler
(c) veritcalwatertubeboiler
(d) verticalfiretubeboiler
(e) forcedcirculatingboiler.
Ans:d

56. Lancashire'boilerisa
(a) stationaryfiretubeboiler
(b) stationarywatertubeboiler
(c) watertubeboilerwithnatural/forcedcirculation
(d) mobilefiretubeboiler
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

57. Efficiencyofathermalcycleincreasesby
(a) regeneration
(b) reheatingofsteam
(c) both(a)and(b)
(d) coolingofsteam
(e) noneoftheabove.

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Ans:c

58. Onekilowatthourenergyisequivalentto
(a)1000J
(b)360kJ
(c)3600kJ
(d)3600kW/sec
(e)1000kJ.
Ans:c

59. Whichofthefollowinggaseshasthehighestcalorificvalue
(a)producergas
(b)coalgas.
(c)watergas
(d)blastfurnacegas
(e)cokeovengas.
Ans:b

60.100%efficiencyofathermalcyclecannotbeachievedbecauseof
(a) frictionallosses
(b) itisnotpossibletoachieve0Ktemperature
(c) leakage
(d) nonavailabilityofidealsubstance
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

61. Forburning1kgofcarbontoCOasperchemicallycorrectcombusiton,amountofairrequiredis
(a)1kg
(b)4/3kg
(c)8/3kg
(d)2kg
(e)16/3kg.
Ans:b

62. ThediameterofCornishboilerisoftheorderof
(a)12m
(b)1.52.5m
(c)23m
(d)2.53.5m
(e)0.5to1m.
Ans:a

63. ThelenghtofCornishboilerisoftheorderof
(a)24m
(b)35m
(c)57.5m
(d)79m
(e)911m.
Ans:c

64. ThediameteroffiretubeofCornishboilercomparedtoitsshellis
(a)onehalf
(b)onethird
(c)onefifth
(d)twofifth

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(e)threefifth.
Ans:a

65. Steamengineoperateson
(a)carnotcycle
(b)joulecycle
(c)Stirlingcycle
(d)braytoncycle
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

66. Thechangeininternalenergyinsteamenginesequalsto
(a) workdoneduringtherankinecycle
(b) workdoneduringcompression.
(c) workdoneduringadiabaticexpansion
(d) changeinenthalpy
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

67. Watertubeboilersarethoseinwhich
(a) fluegasespassthroughtubesandwateraroundit
(b) waterpassesthroughthetubesandfluegasesaroundit
(c) workisdoneduringadiabaticexpansion
(d) changeinenthalpy
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

68. Locomotivetype'boileris
(a) horizontalmultitubularwatertubeboiler
(b) waterwallenclosedfurnacetype
(c) verticaltubularfiretubetype
(d) horizontalmultitubularfiretubetype
(e) noneoftheabovetypes.
Ans:d

69. Lancashireboilerisof
(a) stationary<firetubetype
(b) horizontaltype
(c) naturalcirulationtype
(d) internallyfiredtype
(e) alloftheabove.
Ans:e

70. Firetubeboilersarethoseinwhich
(a)fluegasespassthroughtubesandwateraroundit
(b)waterpassesthroughthetubesandfluegasesaroundit
(c) forcedcirculationtakesplace
(d) tubesarelaidvertically
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

71. Whichofthefollowingsubstancewillhavesamepercentageinbothproximateandultimateanalysis
(a)ash
(b)volatilematter
(c)moisture

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(d)hydrogen
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

72. ThenumberoffluetubesinLancashireboileris
(a)zero
(b)one
(c)two
(d)four
(e)many.
Ans:c

73. Whichofthefollowingisafiretubeboiler
(a)locomotiveboiler
(b)BabcockandWilcoxboiler
(c) Stirlingboiler.
(d) alloftheabove
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

74. Whichofthefollowingisawatertubeboiler
(a) locomotiveboiler
(b) Cochranboiler
(c) Cornishboiler
(d) BabcockandWilcoxboiler
(e) Lancashireboiler.
Ans:d

75. ThediameterofcylindricalshelloftheLancashireboilerisoftheorderof
(a)1tp1.25m
(b)1to1.75m
(c)2to4m
(d)1.75to2.75m
(e)2.25to4.5m.
Ans:d

76. Apackagedboilerisoneinwhichvariouspartslikefiringequipment,fans,feedpumpsandautomaticcontrolsare
(a) suppliedbysamemanufacturerlooseandassembledatsite
(b) suppliedmountedonasinglebase
(c) purchasedfromseveralpartiesandpackedtogetheratsite
(d) packagedboilerdoesnotexist
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

77. ThebiggestsizeofthermalpowerunitoperatinginIndiais
(a)30MW
(b)60MW
(c)100MW
(d)210MW
(e)500MW.
Ans:e

78. Whichofthefollowingcoalshasthehighestcalorificvalue
(a)anthracitecoal
(b)bituminouscoal

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(c)lignite
(d)peat
(e)wood.
Ans:a

79. Thehighpressureboilerisoiieproducingsteamatapressuremorethan
(a) atmosphericpressure
(b) 5kg/cm2
(c)10kg/cm2
(d) 40kg/cm2
(e)7580kg/cm2.
Ans:e

80. Thecrownofthefireboxismadehemisphericalinorderto
(a) givemaximumspace
(b) givemaximumstrength
(c) withstandpressureinsideboiler,
(d) resistintenseheatinfirebox
(e) enableeasy,manufacture.
Ans:d

81. Whichofthefollowingissteamdbal
(a) noncokingbituminouscoal
(b) browncoal
(c)pulverisedcoal
(d) cokingbituminouscoal
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

82. Thefiretubesin,aCoarranandScotishmarineboilerare
(a)horizontal
(b)vertical
(c) inclined
(d) bothhorizontalandvertical
(e) horizontalandinclined.
Ans:a

83. ThediameterofinternalfluetubesinaLancashireboilercomparedtoitsshellis
(a)onehalf
(b)onethird
(c)onefourth
(d)onefifth
(e)twofifth.
Ans:e

84. Thebasicpurposeofdruminboileristo
(a) serveasstorageofsteam
(b) serveasstorageoffeedwaterforwaterwall
(c) removesaltsfromwater
(d) separatesteamfromwater
(e) controllevel.
Ans:d

85. Duplexfeedpumpsareusedinsmallsteamboilers.Theseoperateontheprincipleof
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(b) axialflowpump
(c) gearpump
(d) ejectorpump
(e) reciprocatingpump.
Ans:e

86. Thebestsuitedcoalforchainortravellinggratestokerboileris
(a) cokingcoal
(b) noncokingorfreeburningcoal
(c) pulverisedcoal
(d) highsulphurcoal
(e) leastashcontentcoal.
Ans:b

87. Innaturalcirculationtypeboiler,
(a) heatingtakesplaceatbottomandthewatersuppliedatbottomgetsconvertedintothemixtureofsteambubblesand
hotwaterwhichrisetodrum
(b) waterissuppliedindurmandthroughdowncomerslocatedinatmosphericconditonitpassestothewaterwalland
risestodrumintheformofmixtureofwaterandsteam
(c) feedpumpisemployedtosupplementnaturalcirculationinwaterwalltypefurnace
(d) waterisconvertedintosteaminone.passwithoutanyrecirculation
(e) waterisfedatatmosphericpressure.
Ans:a

88. Hardcokeisproducedbycarborisationofcoalat
(a)atmospherictemperature
(b)500600C
(c)70O850C
(d)95O1100C
(e)120O1500C.
Ans:d

89..Hardcokeisusedin
(a) cementindustry
(b) thermalpowerplant
(c) blastfurnace
(d) domesticuse
(e) locomotives
Ans:c

90. PickupthecorrectstatementasregardsCornishboilerandLancashireboiler
(a) cornishisfiretubeandlancashireiswatertube
(b) cornishiswatertubeandlancashireisfiretube
(c) cornishhastwofiretubesandlancashirehasone
(d) lancashirehastwofiretubesandcornishhasone
(e) bothhavetwofiretubes.
Ans:d

91. Inlocomotiveboiler,maximumsteampressureislimitedto
(a)1kg/cm2
(b)5kg/cm2
(c)10kg/cm2
(d)18kg/cm2
(e)31kg/cm2.
Ans:d

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92. Locomotiveboilerisofthefollowingtype
(a)multitubular
(b)horizontal
(c)internallyfired
(d)mobile
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e

93. Theshelldiameterandlengthoflocomotiveboilerare
(a)1.5m,4m
(b)1.5m,6m
(c)1m,4m
(d)2m,4m
(e)1.5m,8m.
Ans:a

94. Thediametersoffiretubesandsuperheaertubesinlocomotiveboilerare
(a) 47.5mm,130mm
(b) 32.5mm,180mm
(c) 65.5mm,210mm
(d) 24.5mm,65mm
Ans:a

95. Thewatertubesinababcockandwilcoxboilerare
(a)horizontal
(b)vertical
(c) inclined
(d) horizontalandinclined
(e) verticalandinclined.
Ans:c

96. Whichofthefollowingvarietiesofcoalsismostlyusedinsteamboilers
(a) noncokingbituminouscoal
(b) browncoal
(c)peat
(d) cokingbituminouscoal
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:e

97. Thediameteroftubesfornaturalcirculationboilerascomparedtocontrolledcirculationboilersis
(a)more
(b)less
(c) same
(d) couldbemoreorlessdependingonotherfactors
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

98. AboilerinIndiashouldconformtosafetyregulationsof
(a)DIN
(b)BS
(c)ASTM
(d)IBR
(e)GOST.
Ans:d

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99. Thefunctionofinjectorusedinsmallsteamplantsisto
(a) createvacuuminfurnace
(b) createvacuumatturbineexhaust
(c) pumpfeedwater
(d) dosechemicalsinfeedwater
(e) controlsteamtemperaturebyinjectingwater.
Ans:c

100. Whichofthefollowingboilersisbestsuitedtomeetfluctuatingdemands
(a) babcockandwilcox
(b) locomotive
(c)lancashire
(d) cochran
(e)comish.
Ans:b

101. Thedifferencebetweencornishboilerandlancashireboileristhat
(a) formerisfiretubetypeandlatteriswatertubetypeboiler
(b) formeriswatertubetypeandlatterisfiretubetype
(c) formercontainsonefiretubeandlattercontainstwofiretubes
(e) none/oftheabove.
Ans:c

102. Inacceleratedcirculationtypeboiler
(a) heatingtakesplaceatbottomandthewatersuppliedatbottomgetsconvertedintothemixtureofstdambubblesand
hotwaterwhichrisetodurm
(b) waterissuppliedindrumandthroughdowncomers"locatedinatmosphericconditonitpassestothewaterwalland
risestodurminthefromofmixtureofwaterandsteam
(c) feedpumpisemployedtosupplementnaturalcirculationinwaterwalltypefurnace
(e)waterisconvertedintosteaminonepasswithoutanyrecirculation
(e)waterisfedunderhighpressureandhighvelocity.
Ans:b

103. Pickupthewrongstatementaboutwatertubeboilerincomparisontofiretubeboilers
(a) formergeneratessteamathighpressure
(b) formeroccupieslessspaceforsamepower
(c) rateofsteamflowismoreinformercase
(d) formerisusedforhighinstalledcapacity
(e) chancesofexplosionarelessinformercase.
Ans:e

104. ThenumberofdrumsinBensonsteamgeneratoris
(a)one
(b)two
(c) onesteamdrumandonewaterdrum
(d) nodrum
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

105. Afusibleplugisfittedinsmallboilersinorderto
(a) avoidexcessivebuildupofpressure
(b) avoidexplosion
(c) extinguishfireifwaterlevelintheboilerfallsbelowalarminglimit
(d) controlsteamdome

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(e) removemoltenaslj.
Ans:c

106. Thefusiblepluginsmallboilersislocated
(a) inthedrum
(b) inthefiretubes
(c) abovesteamdome
(d) overthecombustionchamber
(e) attheinletofchimney.
Ans:d

107.Fusibleplugforboilersismadeoffusiblemetalcontainingtin,lead,and
(a)bismuth
(b)copper
(c)aluminium
(d)nickel
(e)iron.
Ans:a

108.BoilerH.P.isdefinedasthe
(a) steamevaporationrateperkgoffuelfired
(b) workdoneinevaporating1kgofsteamperhourfromandat100Cintodrysaturatedsteam
(c) theevaporationof15.65kgofwaterperhourfromandat100Cintodrysaturatedsteam
(d) workdoneby1kgofsteamatsaturationcondition
(e)heatconsumedinevaporating1kgwaterat0Ctosteamat100Cand1.033kg/cmpressure.
Ans:c

109. Inforcedrecirculationtypeboiler,
(a) heatingtakesplaceatbottomandthewatersuppliedatbottomgetsconvertedintothemixtureofsteambubblesand
hotwaterwhichrisetodrum
(b) waterissuppliedindrumandthroughdowncomerslocatedinatmosphericconditionitpassestothewaterwalland
risestodrumintheformofmixtureofwaterandsteam
(c) feedpumpisemployedtosupplementnaturalcirculationinwaterwalltypefurnace
(d) waterisconvertedintosteaminonepasswithoutanyrecirculation
(e) heatingofwatertakesplaceinstages.
Ans:c

110. Theratioofheatutilisedtoproducesteamandtheheatliberatedinfurnaceisknownas
(a) boilereffectiveness
(b) boilerevaporativecapacity
(c) factorofevaporation
(d) equivalentevaporation
(e) boilerefficiency.
Ans:e

111. Steaminwatertubeboilerascomparedtofiretubeboiler
(a) canberaisedrapidly
(b) israisdatslowerrate
(c) israisedatsamerate
(d) couldberaisedatfast/slowratedependingondesign
(e)noneoftheaboveistrue.
Ans:a

112. Thermalefficiencyofwellmaintainedboilerwillbeoftheorder
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(b)40%
(c)50%
(d)75%
(e)90%.
Ans:e

113. Thermalefficiencyofathermalpowerplantisoftheorderof
(a)15%
(b)20%
(c)30%
(d)45%
(e)60%.
Ans:c

114. Itisrequiredtoproducelargeamountofsteamatlowpressure.Whichboilershouldbeused?
(a) pulverisedfuelfiredboiler
(b) cochranboiler
(c) lancashireboiler
(d) babcockandwilcoxboiler
(e) stokerfiredboiler.
Ans:c

115. Theoverallefficiencyofthermalpowerplantis
(a) boilerefficiency,turhineefficiecny,generatorefficiency
(b) allthethreeaboveplusgascycleefficiency
(c) carnotcycleefficiency
(d) regenerativecycleefficiency
(e) rankinecycleefficiency.
Ans:a

116. Whichtypeofboilercanmeetrapidchangesofload
(a) verticalfiretubetype
(b) horizontalfiretubetype
(c) horizontalwatertubetype
(d) verticalwatertubetype
(e) forcedcirculationtype.
Ans:e

117. Inforcedcirculationtypeboiler
(a) heatingtakesplaceatbottomandthewatersuppliedatbottomgetsconvertedintothemixtureofsteambubblesand
hotwaterwhichrisetodrum
(b) waterissuppliedindrumandthroughdowncomerslocatedinatmosphericconditionitpassestothewaterwalland
risestodrumintheformofmixtureofwaterandsteam
(c) feedpumpisemployedtosupplementnaturalcirculationinwaterwalltypefurnace
(d) waterisconvertedintosteaminonepasswithoutanyrecirculation
(e) waterisheatedinalargenumberoftubes.
Ans:d

118. Boilerstaysareusedto
(a) preventflatsurfacesunderpressurefromtearingapart
(b) takecareoffailureinshear
(c) takecareoffailureincompression
(d) providesupportforboiler
(e) providefoundationofboiler.
Ans:a

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119. Theradiusofadishedheadistakenapproximatelyas
(a)onefourth
(b)half
(c)one
(d)two
(e)three.
Ans:c

120. Sizeofboilertubesisspecifiedby
(a) meandiameterandthickness
(b) insidediameterandthickness
(c) outsidediameterandthickness
(d) outsidediameterandinsidediameter
(e) outsidediameteralone.
Ans:c

121. Theheatlossinaboilertakesplaceintheformof
(a) heatcarriedawaybyfluegases
(b) heatcarriedawaybyash
(c) moisturepresentinfuelandsteamformedbycombustionofhydrogeninfuel
(d) radiation
(e) alloftheabove.
Ans:e

122. Themajoraxisofellipticalmanholesontheshellshouldbeprovided
(a)longitudinally
(b)circumferentially
(c)ondishedend
(d)anywhere
(e)vertically.
Ans:b

123. Inwhichofthefollowingboilers,thedraughtinfurnaceisincreasedbyutilisingexhauststeamfromengine
(a) lancashireboiler
(b) locomotiveboiler
(c) babcockandwilcoxboiler
(d) cochranboiler
(e) bensonboiler.
Ans:b

124. Withincreaseinload,radiantsuperheaterhas
(a) droopingcharacteristic
(b) lihearcharacterisstic
(c) risingcharacteristic
(d)flatcharacteristic
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

125. Withincreaseinload,convectionsuperheaterhas
(a) droopingcharacteristic
(b) linearcharacterisstic
(c) risingcharacteristic
(d) flatcharacteristic
(c) noneoftheabove.

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Ans:c

126. ThediameteroffiretubesinCochranboilerisoftheorderof
(a)2cm
(b)6Cm,
(C)8cm
(d)12cm
(e) 15cm.
Ans:b

127. Inarecuperativeairpreheater,theheatistransferred
(a) fromametalwallfromonemediumtoanother
(b) fromheatinganitermediatematerialandthenheatingtheairfromthismaterial
(c) bydirectmixing,
(d) heatistransferredbybleedingsomegasesfromfurnace
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

128. Asafetyvalveinalocomotivestartsleaking.Theleakingmediumwillbe
(a)water
(b)drysteam
(c)wetsteam
(d)superheatedsteam
(e)supersaturatedsteam.
Ans:d

129. Thetemperatureoffluegasesatairheateroutletshouldbe
(a) 100C
(b) abovedewpointtemperatureoffluegases
(c) belowdewpointtemperatureoffluegases
(d) lessthanwetbulbtemperatureoffluegases
(e) abovewetbulbtemperatureoffluegases.
Ans:b

130. Inregenerativeairpreheater,theheatistransferred
(a) fromametalwallfromonemediumtoanother
(b) fromheatinganintermediateanaterialandthenheatingtheairfromthismaterial
(c) bydirectmixing
(d) heatistransferredbybleedingsomegasfromfurnace
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

131. Indesigningairpreheater,theimportantdesignconsiderationisthat
(a) approachtemperatureshouldbeaslowaspossible
(b) handlingandmaintenanceshouldbeeasier
(c) heattransferareashouldbeoptimum
(d) stackgasesshouldnotbecooledtothedewpoint
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

132. Thepressureofreheatsteamafterpassingthroughreheatercomparedtoinletconditionis
(a)more
(b)less
(c) equal
(d) maybemoreorlessdependingoncapacityofreheater

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(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

133. Thefunctionofinjectorusedinsmallcapacityboilersisto
(a) createvacuum
(b) injectchemicalsolutioninfeedpump
(c) pumpwater,similartoboilerfeedpump
(d) addmakeupwaterinthesystem
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

134. Thesafetyvalveatsuperheaterascomparedtodrumsafetyvalvesettingissetat
(a)highervalue
(b)lowervalue
(c)samevalue
(d)anyvalue
(e)noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

135. Theheightofchimneyinapowerplantisgovernedby
(a) thedrafttobecreated
(b) limitationofconstructionfacilities
(c) controlofpollution
(d) quantityoffluegasestobehandled
(e) alloftheabove.
Ans:c

136. Steamexhaustfromhighpressureturbineisreheatedin
(a)boilerdrum
(b)superheatertubes
(c)economiser
(d)aseparatecoil
(e)aseparatecoillocatedinconvectionpath.
Ans:e

137. Vacuumforreciprocatingsteamenginescomparedtosteamturbinesis
(a)more
(b)equal
(c) less
(d) couldbemoreorlessdependingonthesizeofplant
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

138. Expandingsteamtoaverylowprseeure(highvacuum)insteamenginesis
(a)desirable
(b)economical
(c)essential
(d)optional
(e)uneconomical.
Ans:e

139. Inlocomotives,thedraughtisproducedby
(a) chimney
(b) induceddraftfan
(c) bothcombined(a)and(b)

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(d) steamjetdraught
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

140. Reheatingofsteamunderidealconditionstakesplaceatconstant
(a)entropy
(b)enthaply
(c)pressure
(d)temperature
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:d

141. Themaximumdischargethroughachimneyoccurswhentheheightofchimneyis
(a)infinitelylong
(b)around200meters
(c) equaltotheheightofthehotgascolumnproducingdraught
(d) outsidetemperatureisverylow
(e) morethanthetallestbuildingnearby.
Ans:c

142. Proximateanalysisoffuelisdeterminationofpercentageof
(a) carbon,hydrogen,nitrogen,sulphur,moisture
(b) fixedcarbon,ash,volatilematter,moisture
(c) highercalorificvalue
(d) lowercalorificvalue
(e) roughanalysis.
Ans:b

143. Whichdeviceisusedinthermalpowerplantstoreducelevelofpollution
(a) induceddraftfan
(b) smokemeter
(c)chimney
(d)precipitator
(e)pulveriser.
Ans:d

144. Bombcalorimeterisusedtodetermine
(a) Highercalorificvalueatconstantvolume
(b) Lowercalorificvalueatconstantvolume,
(c) Highercalorificvalueatconstantpressure
(d) Lowercalorificvalueatconstantpressure
(e) Noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

145.Ultimateanalysisoffuelisdeterminationofpercentageof
(a) carbon,hydrogen,nitrogen,sulphur,moisture
(b) fixedcarbon,ash,volatilematter,moisture
(c) highercalorificvalue
(b)lowercalorificvalue
(e)bestanalysis.
Ans:a

146. Forcombutsionofafuel,followingisessential
(a) correctfuelairratio
(b) properignitiontemperature

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(c) 02tosupportcombustion
(d) allthethreeabove
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

147. Spontaneouscombustionisaphenomenoninwhich
(a) allthefuelburnsinstantaneouslyproducinghighenergyrelease
(b) fuelburnswithlessair
(c) coalburstsintoflamewithoutanyexternalignitionsourcebutbyitselfduetogradualincreaseintemperatureasa
resultofheatreleasedbycombinationofoxygenwithcoal
(d) explosioninfurnace
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

148. Theeconomiserisusedinboilersto
(a) increasethermalefficiencyofboiler
(b) economiseonfuel
(c) extractheatfromtheexhaustfluegases
(d) increasefluegastemperature
(e) toheatfeedwaterbybledsteam.
Ans:a

149. Aneconomiserinaboiler
(a) increasessteampressure
(b) increasessteamflow
(c) decreasesfuelconsumption
(d) decreasessteampressure
(e) increaseslifeofboiler.
Ans:c

150. 02contentinatmosphericaironvolumebasisis
(a)21%
(b)23%
(d)30%
(d)40%
(e)70%.
Ans:a

151. 02contentinatmosphericaironweightbasisis
(a)21%
(b)23%
(c)30%
(d)40%
(e)70%.
Ans:b

152. Primaryairistheairusedto
(a) provideairaroundburnersforobtainingoptimumcombustion
(b) transportanddrythecoal
(c) convertCO(formedinlowerzoneoffurnace)intoC02athigherzone
(d) airdeliveredbyforceddraftfan
(e) noneottheabove.
Ans:b

153. Sulphurcontentoffuelsisveryimportanttotheplantoperatorsbecauseit

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(a) hashighheatingvalue
(b) retardselectricprecipitation
(c) promotescompletecombustion
(d) hashighlycorrosiveeffect
(e) facilitatesashremoval.
Ans:d

154. Presenceofmoistureinfueloilwould
(a) keeptheburnertipscool
(b) aidinpropercombustion
(c) causesputtering,possiblyextinguishingflame
(d) cleanthenozzles
(e) reduceflamelength.
Ans:c

155. Gussetstaysinaboilerareprovidedto
(a) preventthebulgingofflatsurfaces
(b) avoidexplosioninfurnace
(c) preventleakageofhotfluegases
(d) supportfurnacefreelyfromtop
(e) preventatmosphericairleakingintofurnace.
Ans:a

156. Waterandsedimentinfueloilcanberemovedby
(a) heatingtheoilinthesettlingtanks
(b) coolingtheoilinthesettlingtanks
(c) burningtheoil
(d) suspension
(e) filtering.
Ans:a

157. Pourpointoffueloilisthe
(a) lowesttemperatureatwhichoilwillflowundersetcondition
(b) storagetemperature
(c) temperatureatwhichfuelispumpedthroughburners
(d) temperatureatwhichoilistransported
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

158. Secondaryairistheusedto
(a) provideairaroundburnersforobtainingoptimumcombustion
(b) transportanddrythecoal
(c) convertCO(formedinlowerzoneoffurnace)intoC02athigherzone
(d) airdeliveredbyinduceddraftfan
(e) airfedtopulverisers.
Ans:a

159. Thebehaviourofcoalinafurnaceisdetermainedby
(a) thecontentofsulphur
(b) thecontentofashandheatingvalue
(c) theproximateanalysis
(d) theexactanalysis
(e) itstype.
Ans:c

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160.Pickupwrongstatementaboutdesiredpropertiesofagoodfuel
(a) highcalorificvalue
(b) produceminimumsmokeandgases
(c) easeinstoring
(d) highignitionpoint
(e)ecomomical
Ans:d

161. Sulphurincoalresultsin
(a) causingclinkeringandslagging
(b) corrodingairheaters
(c) spontaneouscombustionduringcoalstorage
(d) facilitatingashprecipitation
(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e

162. Cakingcoalsarethosewhich
(a) formlumpsormassesofcoke
(b) burnfreely
(c) showlittleornofusingaction
(d) burncompletely
(e) donotformash.
Ans:a

163. Greencoal,inordertobeburnt,mustbe
(a) heatedsufficiently
(b) burntinexcessair
(c) heatedtoitsignitionpoint
(d) burntaspowder
(e) burntaslumps.
Ans:c

164. Theultimateanalysisoffuellists
(a) variouschemicalconstituents,carbon,hydrogen,oxygenetc,plusashaspercentsbyvolume
(b) variouschemicalconstituents,carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,etc,plusashaspercentsbyweight
(c) fuelconstituentsaspercentsbyvolumeofmoisture,volatile,fixedcarbonandash
(d) fuelconstituentsaspercentsbyweightofmoisture,volatile,fixedcarbonandash
(e) moistureandashfreeheatingvalue.
Ans:b

165. Theproximateanalysisoffuellists
(a) variouschemicalconstituents,carbon,hydrogen,oxygenetc,plusashaspercentsbyvolume
(b) variouschemicalconstituents,carbon,hydrogen,oxygen,etc,plusashaspercentsbyweight
(c) fuelconstituentsaspercentsbyvolumeofmoisture,volatile,fixedcarbonandash
(d) fuelconstituentsaspercentsbyweightofmoisture,volatile,fixedcarbonandash
(e) moistureandashfreeheatingvalue.
Ans:d

166. Tertiaryairistheairusedto
(a) provideairaroundburnersforobtainingoptimumcombustion
(b) transportanddrythecoal
(c) coolthescanners
(d) supplyairforignitors
(e) convertCO(formedinlowerzoneoffurnace)intoC02athigherzone.
Ans:e

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167. Thesafetyvalveonboilerdrumcomparedtosafetyvalveonsuperheaterissetat
(a)samevalue
(b)highervalue
(c) lowervalue
(d) lower/higherdependingonsteamflow
(e) unpredicatble.
Ans:b

168. Whichisnotcorrectstatementaboutpulverisedfuelfiring
(a) highburningrateispossible
(b) heatreleasecanbeeasilycontrolled
(c) fuelburnseconomically
(d) itisthebesttechniqueforburninghighashcontentfuelhavinglowfusionash
(e) separatemillsarerequiredtopowderthecoal.
Ans:d

169. Thethree"Ts"forgoodcombustionare
(a) temperature,time,andturbulance
(b) totalair,truefuel,andturbulance
(c) thoroughmixing,totalair,andtemperature
(d) totalair,time,andtemperature
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

170.Whichisnotcorrectstatementaboutthefunctionoffurnace
(a) toprovideproperconditionsforcontinuouscompletecombustion
(b) mixfuelwithairandignite
(c) separateashfromcoal
(d) maintainheatsupplytoprepareandignitetheincomingfuel
(e) tominimiseradiationlosses.
Ans:c

171.Whichisnotcorrectstatementabouteffectofsulphurinfuel
(a) ithasheatingvalue
(b) ithelpsinelectrostaticprecipitationofashinfluegases
(c) itleadstocorrosionofairheaters,ducting,etc.iffluegasexittemperatureislow
(d) iterodesfurnacewalls
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

172.Heatingvalueoffuelusedisasonfiredbasis.Ifitisreportedfordryormoisturefreefuel,thenlattershouldbe
multipliedbythefollowingfactortocorrectforasfiredvalue
(a) (1moisturecontent)
(b) (1+moisturecontent)
(c)1+moisturecontent
(d)1moisturecontent
Ans:a

173. Garduallyincreasingtemperatureoffluegasesatinlettochimneyforgivensteamoutputsisanindicationof
(a) highereffectivenessofboiler
(b) highcalorificvaluecoalbeingburnt
(c) foulingofheattransfersurfaces
(d)raisingofsteamtemperature
(e)leakageofair.

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Ans:c

174. Incompletecombustioncanbebestjudgedby
(a) smokychimneyexit
(b) excessairinfluegases
(c) measuringcarbonmonooxideinfluegases
(d) measuringtemperatureoffluegasesatexitoffurnace
(e) measuringoxygeninfluegases.
Ans:c

175. Thecapacityofinduceddraftfancomparedtoforceddraftfaninaboileris
(a) same
(b) more
(c) less
(d) lessormoredependingonsizeofboiler
(e) unpredictable.
Ans:b

176. Pulverisedfuelisusedfor
(a) betterburning
(b) morecalorificvalue
(c) lessradiationloss
(d) mediumsizedunits
(e) stokerfiredboilers.
Ans:a

177. Calorificvalueofcoalisoftheorderof
(a) 200400kcal/kg
(b) 8001200kcal/kg
(c) 20004000kcal/kg
(d) 50008000kcal/kg
(e) 800010,000kcal/kg.
Ans:c

178. Evaporativecapacityofboilerisexpressedas
(a) kgofsteamproduced
(b) steampressureproduced
(c) kgoffuelfired
(d) kgofsteamproducedperkgoffuelfifed
(e) kgofwaterevaporated.
Ans:d

179. Boilerparametersareexpressedby
(a) tonnes/hr.ofsteam
(b) pressureofsteaminkg/cm2
(c) temperatureofsteaminC
(d) alloftheabove
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

180. Theconditionofsteaminboilerdrumisalways
(a)dry
(b)wet
(c)saturated
(d)supersaturated

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(e)superheated.
Ans:b

181. Thebalanceddraftfurnaceisoneusing
(a) induceddraftfanandchimney
(b) induceddraftfanandforceddraftfan
(c) forceddraftfanandchimney
(d) anyoneoftheabove
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

182. Inordetjoobtainsuperheatedsteam,asuperheaterisaddedinanexistingboiler.Asasresult,furnacevacuumwill
(a) remainunaffected
(b) improve (c)worsen
(d) mayimprove/worsendependingonsize
(e) unpredictable.
Ans:c

183. Maximumenergylossinaboileroccursdueto
(a) unburntcarboninash
(b) incompletecombustion
(c) ashcontent
(d)fluegases
(e)radiationlosses.
Ans:d

184. Overfireburningisthephenomenonof
(a) supplyofexcess,air
(b) supplyofexcesscoal
(c) burningCOandunburntsinupperzoneoffurnacebysupplyingmoreair
(d) fuelbedfiring
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:c

185. Whichisnotthecorrectstatementaboutmoistureincoal
(a) inherentmoistureandsurfacemoisturearedifferentthings
(b) insomecoalsmoisturemaybepresentupto40%
(c) somemoistureincoalhelpsinbetterburningwhichisnotpossiblewithcompletelydrycoal
(d) itincreasesthermalefficiency
(e) moistureincoalisremovedbeforefiringbyheatingitwithhotair.
Ans:d

186. Deaerationoffeedwateriscarriedoutbecauseitreduces
(a) cavitationof.boilerfeedpumps
(b) corrosioncausedbyoxygen
(c) heattransfercoefficient
(d) pHvalueofwater
(e) weightofwatertobehandled.
Ans:b

187. Asupercriticalboilerisonethatoperatesabovethepressureandtemperatureoffollowingvalues
(a) 100kg/cm2and540C
(b) 1kg/cm2and100C
(c) 218kg/cm2absand373C
(d)218kg/cm2absand540C

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(e)100kg/cm2absand373C
Ans:c

188. Naturalwatercirculation,byconvectioninwatertubeboilers,withincreaseinpressureofboiler
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c) remainsunaffected
(d) firstincreasesandthendecreases
(e) firstdecreasesandthenincreases.
Ans:b

189. Thesteamtemperaturewithincreaseinloadincaseofaboilerfittedwithradiationsuperheater
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c) remainsunaffected
(d) firstincreasesandthendecreases
(e) unpredictable.
Ans:b

190. Duringstorage,theheatingvalueofcoal
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c) remainsconstant
(d) mayincreaseordecreasedependinguponthemethodofstorage
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:b

191. Therelativeheatabsorptionforsuccessivelyaddedequalareasofboilerconvectionheatingsurfaces
(a)increases
(b)decreases
(c) remainsunaffected
(d) firstincreasesandthendecreases
(e) firstdecreasesandthenincreases.
Ans:b

192. Filmbolingoccursat
(a) verylowpressure
(b) atmosphericpressures
(c) mediumpressures
(d) veryhighpressures
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

193. Firetubeboilersarelimitedtoamaximumdesignworkingpressureof
(a)1kg/cm
(b)6kg/cm
(c)17kg/cm2
(d)100kg/cm2
(e)250kg/cm2.
Ans:c

194. Forthesamediameterandthicknessoftube,awatertubeboilercomparedtoafiretubeboilerhas
(a) moreheatingsurface
(b) lessheatingsurface
(c) equalheatingsurface

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(d) heatingsurfacedependsonotherparameters
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:a

195. Inwaterwallfurnace,theheatistransferredtothewaterwallsby
(a)convection
(b)radiation
(c) conduction
(d) radiationandconducton
(e) radiationandconvection.
Ans:b

196. Relativepercentageofheatabsorbedthroughtheheattransferof
(i)furnacewaterwall,
(ii)boilerbank,
(Hi)superheater,
(iv)economiser,
(v)airheaterofatypicalboilerof200MWcapacitywouldbeoftheorderof
(a)48:20:15:7:10
(b)10:7:15:20:48
(c)20:48:7:15:10
(d)7:15:20:10:48
(e)48:15:10:7:20.
Ans:a

197. Thefeedcheckvalveisusedinorderto
(a) regulateflowofboilerwater
(b) checklevelofwaterinboilerdrum
(c) recirculateunwantedfeedwater
(d) allowhighpressurefeedwatertoflowtodrumandnotallowreverseflowtotakeplace
(e) noneoftheabove.
Ans:d

198. Thesizeofaboilerdruminpulverisedfuelfiredboiler,asitssizeandcapacity,(steampressureandflowratings)
increase
(a) increases
(b) decreases
(c) remainsunchanged
(d) increases/decreasesdependingonsteamtemperaturerequirements
(e) unpredictable.
Ans:b

199. Feedwaterconditioninginthermalpowerplantsindoneto
(a) reducehardnessandforremovalofsolids
(b) increaseefficiencyofthermalpowerplant
(c) increase*heattransferrate
(d) increasesteamparameters
(e) alloftheabove.
Ans:a

200. Thebasicjoboffeedwatertreatmentinboilersistoovercometheproblemof
(a)corrosion
(b)scale
(c)carryover
(d)embrittlement

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(e)alloftheabove.
Ans:e

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