Power Plant Engineering MCQ Questions Answers Mechanical


11) Power required by Fan in forced draught is …… to that of induced draught

a) less

b) more

c) same

d) none of these

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Option – a)

12)Carnot cycle comprises of

(a) two isentropic processes and two constant volume processes

(b) two isentropic processes and two constant pressure processes

(e) two isothermal processes and three constant pressure processes

(d) none of the above

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Option – b)

13) Thermal efficiency of steam power plant is maximum at boiler pressure of

a) 120 bar

b) 146 bar

c) 166 bar

d) 156 bar

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Option – d)

14)Economiser is used to heat

(a) air

(b) feed water

(c) flue gases

(d) all above

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Option – b)

15) Rankine cycle efficiency of a good steam power plant in the range of

a) 20 to 25%

b) 35 to 45%

c) 10 to 20%

d) >50%

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Option – b)

16) Heating of dry steam above saturation temperature is known as

a) Enthalpy

b) Super heating

c) Latent heating

d) Super saturation

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Option – b)

17) In the Rankine cycle, the heat rejection process takes place at constant

a) enthalpy

b) volume

c) pressure

d) entropy

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Option – c)

18) Maximum steam pressure in a locomotive boiler is limited to

a) 9 bar

b) 10 bar

c) 18 bar

d) 22 bar

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Option – c)

19) Which of the following is not a safety valve for the boilers ?

a) lever type

b) sliding type

c) dead weight type

d) spring type

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Option – b)

20) Lancashire boiler is a _______ boiler

a) single pass

b) two pass

c) three pass

d) four pass

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Option – c)